{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3356", "width": "2117", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "aass_Emz__", "height": "3278", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3278", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3278", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3263", "width": "2284", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3278", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nOF\\nSHIfflSl ID\\nHOi\\nE\\nMICHIGAN,\\nWITH\\nIllustrations and Biographical Sketches\\nOF THEIR\\nPROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS.\\nPHILADELPHIA:\\nD. W. ENSIGN CO.\\n1880.\\nI\\nPRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT A CO PHILADELPHIA.", "height": "3263", "width": "2284", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "16245\\n^1\\ny\\n1\\nD\\nA", "height": "3278", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nThis History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties has been prepared witii the intention to make it\\nas complete and accurate as possible; to produce a truthful and exhaustive narrative of events of im-\\nportance or general interest which have occurred within the present boundaries of these two counties\\nfrom the period of their occupation by the aborigines down to the present time; to embody all obtainable\\nfacts, but to exclude from the narrative everything of doubtful authenticity, confining it as closely as\\npracticable to the limits of Shiawassee and Clinton, and referring to no outside matters except such as\\ncould not properly be omitted because of their close connection with the history of the region which is\\nespecially under notice.\\nThe work is divided into three parts. The first part, embracing twenty chapters, is devoted to\\nmatters common to both counties, viz., a short account of the occupation of their territory by the native\\nIndians as far back as tradition reaches; the operations of white traders among the red men through all\\nthis region the several Indian cessions of land covering the territory now forming Shiawassee and Clinton\\ninternal improvements, including a mention of Territorial roads, State roads, and railways traversing the\\ntwo counties, and of the several projects formed in early yeare for improving the navigation of the Shia-\\nwassee, Maple, and Looking-Glass Rivers; military history, principally referring to the services performed\\nin the war of the Rebellion by a large number of Michigan regiments, all or nearly all of which contained\\nsoldiers from both Clinton and Shiawassee Counties. Next after these general chapters is given a separate\\nhistory of Shiawassee County, its cities, Owosso and Corunna, and each of its townships and this part is\\nfollowed by a similar separate history of Clinton County, its principal village, and the several towns.\\nThe township histories are largely made up of accounts of pioneer settlers, the work whicii they\\nperformed and the privations which they endured while transforming the wilderness into fruitful fields.\\nIn this connection it is proper to say that if errors are discovered (as it is nearly certain there will\\nbe) in the orthography of some of the family names of the early and later residents of Shiawassee and\\nClinton, it is largely to be attributed to the fact that the names have been found spelled diiferently\\n(and sometimes in as many as three or four different ways) in the county, township, church, and society\\nrecords, and that even members of the same family are not infrequently found to vary in the orthog-\\nraphy of their surname. Under such circumstances it cannot be regarded as a matter of surprise if\\nthe writers of the county and township histories, often finding themselves wholly at a loss to know\\nwhich manner of spelling to adojit, have sometimes made the mistake of choosing the wrong one.\\nThe historical material for the work has been gathered partly from county, township, and society\\nrecords, and to some extent from old newspaper files, but principally from conversations with the oldest\\nresidents and best-informed people, of whom a very large number in each county have been called on\\nand consulted; and all, with Jiardly an exception, have fully and freely to the extent of their ability\\nimparted the information sought. The pioneers and other citizens of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties", "height": "3263", "width": "2284", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nwho liave tliiis furnished information are so numerous that it is inipraoticable to give them the separate\\nindividual mention wliich they are entitled to receive, but grateful thanks are tendered to each and all for\\nthe assistance whieli they have so obligingly extended. The writer also desires especially to express his\\nacknowledgments to the editors and proprietors of the several newspapers, the county and township officers,\\nthe pastors and leading members of the churches, and the gentlemen of the legal and medical professions\\nof the two counties, for favore and courtesies received from them in the preparation of the work.\\nF. E.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa., August 14, 1880.", "height": "3283", "width": "2117", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nHIISTOE/IOJLXj.\\nHISTOEY or SHUWA 3SEE AND OLINTOTT\\nCOUNTIES.\\nCHAPTER PAGE\\nI. Indian History of the two Counties 9\\nII. Indian Treaties and Cessions of Lands, and Indian Emi-\\ngration 17\\nIII. Internal Improvements 23\\nIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Record 39\\nv.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Third Infantry 43\\nVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fifth Infantry 45\\nVII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eighth Infantry 53\\nVlil.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ninth Infantry 60\\nIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tenth Infantry 63\\nX. Fourteenth Infantry 68\\nXI. Tiventy-third Infantry 75\\nXII. Twenty-seventh Infantry 85\\nXIII. Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Infantry and First En-\\ngineers and Mechanics 83\\nXIV. First and .Second Cavalry 03\\nXV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Third Cavalry 97\\nXVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fourth Cavalry 99\\nXVII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fifth Cavalry 102\\nXVIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sixth Cavalry 106\\nXIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tenth Cavalry 108\\nXX. Other Soldiers from Shiawassee and Clinton Counties Ill\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nXXI. Location, Topography, and Mineral Resources 116\\nXXII. Civil Changes, Early Settlements .118\\nXXIII. Organization of the County; Courts and Other\\nMatters 121\\nXXIV. County-sites and County Property 126\\nXXV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Press, The Professions, Civil List .130\\nXXVI. County Societies, Agriculture, Manufactures, Popula-\\ntion 138\\nXXVII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 City of Owosso 144\\nXXVIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 City of Corunna 165\\nXXIX. Antrim Township 177\\nXXX. Bennington Township 186\\nXX.XI.- Burns 193\\nCHAPTER PAGE\\nXXXII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Caledonia Township 211\\nXXXIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 FairBeld 220\\nXXXIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hazelton 226\\nXXXV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Middlebury 238\\nXXXVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 New Haven 248\\nXXXVII. Owosso 259\\nXXXVIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Perry 265\\nXXXIX.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rush 272\\nXL. Shiawassee 279\\nXLI. Seiota 291\\nXLII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Vernon 300\\nXLIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Venice 3U\\nXLIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 WoodhuU 322\\nCLINTON COUNTY.\\nXLV. Boundaries, Topography, Mineral Resources 331\\nXLVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Changes of Civil Jurisdiction 334\\nXLVII. Early Settlements, County Organization, Courts, and\\nother County JIatters 336\\nXLVIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Professions, Press, Civil List .345\\nXLIX. County Societies, Agriculture, Manufactures, Popula-\\ntion .353\\nL.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Village of St. .lohns 363\\nLI. Bingham Township 379\\nLII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bath 386\\nLIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bengal 393\\nLIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 De Witt 403\\nLV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dallas 414\\nLVI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duplain 422\\nLVII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eagle 436\\nLV III.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Essex 443\\nLIX. Greenbush 458\\nLX. Lebanon 469\\nLXL\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ovid 478\\nLXII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Olive 491\\nLXtll.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Riley 497\\nLXIV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Victot 509\\nLXV. Watertown Township 519\\nLXVI. Westphalia Township 533\\nBIOa-K/.A.I=I3:iO.A.Ij.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams\\nHon. Amos Gould\\nElisha Salisbury\\nHon. Josiah Turner\\nWilliam M. Kilpatrick\\nD. M. Estcy\\nJames M. Guile\\nEzra L. Mason\\nJohn C. Adams\\nI. S. A. Wright\\nPAGE\\n158\\n160\\n161\\n162\\n163\\n163\\n164\\n165\\n1\u00c2\u00ab3\\n184\\nWalter Wright\\nCalvin M. F uller\\nNathaniel Durfec\\nAllen Beard\\nBenjamin F. Howard\\nIsaac tiale\\nNcwcorab Mitchell\\nSamuel Nichols\\nJohn Innes\\nJonathan M. Harttvell\\nPAGE\\n184\\n185\\n185\\n185\\n180\\n191\\n195\\n191!\\n197\\n198", "height": "3268", "width": "2264", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nBIOG-I^^miOA-Xj.\\nFAQE\\nTruman W. Rowly 207\\nRoger HavilaiiJ 208\\nRobert Fox 208\\nIsaac S. Barnum 208\\nNicholas Braden 209\\nAmos Foster 209\\nThomas P. Green 210\\nW.W.Smith 210\\nThomas R. Young 219\\nEphraim F. Bennett 225\\nGeorge B. Munson 225\\nIthial L. Munson 226\\nJohn Judd 2.34\\nW. W. Warner 2.36\\nJesse Rhoades 237\\nJohn Bonian 237\\nGeorge W. Slocum 244\\nGeorge H. Warren 245\\nLeonard F. Kingsley 246\\nJames Kenney facing 246\\nWilliam Tubbs 247\\nHorace C. Main 248\\nJacob Weidman 256\\nPhineas Buroh 257\\nWellmnn Hart 257\\n-Daniel Young 258\\nH. B. Cram 259\\nIsaac M. Banks facing 280\\nA. P. Greenman and Wife 284\\nWilliam Newberry 290\\nJohn Whaley 290\\nMrs. Nellie P. MoClintock 300\\nWillard Ryan 300\\nR. Reed facing 306\\nHenry Jennings Van Akin 312\\nJames Van Akin 313\\nNathan M. Smith 313\\nHon. F. a. Bailey 321\\nAlonzo H. Owens 321\\nAndrew J. Van Riper 329\\nFrancis F. Mann 330\\nJohn P. Shaft facing 330\\nHon. Oliver Lyman Spaulding 377\\n.Tohn H. Fedewa 377\\nRobert M. Steel 378\\nJohn Hicks 378\\nJohn R. Hale 385\\nPAGE\\nJohn Avery 385\\nDaniel Ridcnour 3S6\\nJames N. Smith 392\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0J Benjamin F. Young 402\\nGeorge Allen 413\\nGeorge F. Dutlon 421\\nDaniel Dutton 422\\nE. V. Chase facing 433\\nWilliam Tillotson 433\\nGeorge R. Doty 434\\nLyman Cobb 435\\nComfort Ranney 436\\nWillis Leach 436\\nDavid Clark 4 12\\nGeorge W. McCrumb 442\\nMrs. Sally Hawley Beers 443\\nWilliam A. Hewitt 455\\nSolomon P. Creasinger 456\\n0. F. Peck 457\\nNathan R. Lowe 457\\nCapt. David S. French 467\\nDavid Levy 468\\nWilliam T. and Robert E. Davies 468\\nCharles Sessions 477\\nEzekiel De Camp 489\\nB. M. Shepard 490\\nDr. Solon C. King 491\\nAugustus Gillett 497\\nJohn W. Outcalt 497\\nLyman Hungcrford 507\\nPhilip P. Peck 508\\nJonathan Owen facing 508\\nJohn C. Brunson 516\\nWilliam S. Parker 517\\nMrs. Sarah Parker 517\\nEpson Parker 517\\nC. R. McKee 518\\nAinsworth Reed 518\\nJames Upton 518\\nChas. Edward Hollister 519\\nGeorge Gall 528\\nEliel Ingersoll 529\\nWm. F. Dutton 530\\nGeorge W. Kinney 531\\nStephen Hill 532\\nFrank Noekor 541\\nirjIjTJSTI?.^TI02srS.\\nState Capitol Building\\nMaps of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties.\\nPAGE\\nfacing title,\\nfacing 9\\nPortrait of Okemos 15\\nShiawassee Court-House facing 116\\nCITY OF OWOSSO.\\nEstey Manufacturing Company s Works and Office, between 150, 151\\nPortrait of Benjamin 0. Williams\\nAlfred L. Williams\\nResidence of Benjamin 0. Williams\\nPortrait of Hon. Amos Gould (steel)\\nElisha Salisbury\\nHon. Josiah Turner\\nfacing\\n158\\n158\\n158\\n160\\n161\\n162\\nPortrait of William M. Kilpatrick 163\\nJames M. Guile 164\\nEzra L. Mason 165\\nANTRIM TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of B. F. Howard\\nC. M. Fuller\\nwith portraits of Nathaniel Durfee and\\nPortraits of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Adams\\nMr. and Mrs. I. S. A. Wright\\nResidence of AV alter Wright\\nPortraits of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright\\nResidence of Allen Beard\\nPortraits of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Beard\\nWife\\nfacing\\nfacing\\n178\\n180\\n183\\n183\\n184\\n184\\n184\\n185\\n185", "height": "3273", "width": "2180", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nirjiL.TJSTK.^^TZonsrs-\\nBENNINGTON TOWNSHIP\\nPortraits of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ilartwell\\nResidence of J. M. Ilartwel!\\nPortraits of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gale\\nSamuel Nichols and Wife\\nLyman Hickey and Wife\\nResidence of Lyman Hickey\\nNewcomb Mitchell\\nPortraits of Newcomb Mitchell and Wife\\nPortrait of John Innes\\nBURNS TOWNSHIP\\n4)\\nResidence of Roger Haviland\\nPortraits of Roger Haviland and Wife\\nResidence of Thomas P. Green\\nPortraits of Thomas P. Green and Wife\\nPortrait of Mrs. Thomas P. Green (deceasei\\nResidence of Isaac S. Barnum\\nPortraits of Isaac S. Barnum and Wife\\nResidence of Amos Foster\\nPortraits of Amos Foster and Wife\\nPortrait of Truman W. Rowly\\nResidence of Robert Fox\\nPortraits of Robert Fox and Wife\\nResidence of Nicholas Braden\\nPortraits of Nicholas Braden and Wife\\nResidence of William W. Smith\\nPortraits of William W. Smith and Wife\\nCALEDONIA TOWNSHIP\\nResidence of Thomas R. Young\\nPortraits of Thomas R. Young and Wife\\nPAQB\\nfacing 188\\n188\\nfacing 194\\n196\\n196\\nfacing 196\\n197\\n197\\n197\\nFAIRFIELD TOMNSHIP.\\nResidence of E. F. and E. R. Bennett\\nItbial L. MuDson\\nG. B. Munson\\nHAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of John Roman\\nPortraits of John Judd and Wife\\nPortrait of Mrs. Matilda Judd (deceased)\\nPortraits of W. W. Warner and Wife\\nJesse Rhoades and Wife\\nfac\\n200\\n200\\n202\\n202\\n202\\n20+\\n20-t\\n207\\n207\\n207\\nng 208\\n208\\n209\\n209\\n210\\n210\\nfacing 219\\n219\\nfac\\nfacing 220\\n222\\n224\\nfacing 232\\n235\\n235\\n236\\n237\\nMIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of (\u00c2\u00bbeorge H. Warren\\nPortraits of George H. Warren and Wife\\nPortrait of George W. Slocumb\\nLeonard F. Kingsley\\nPortraits of James Kenney and Wife\\nResidence of Horace C. Main\\nPortrait of William Tubbs\\nfacing 242\\n242\\n245\\n246\\nfacing 246\\n247\\n247\\nNEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Jacob Weidman\\nPortraits of Jacob Weidman and Wife\\nResidence of Wellman AY. Hart\\nPortraits of Phineas Burch and Wife\\nDaniel Young and Wife\\nH. B. Cram and Wife\\nfacing 256\\n256\\n257\\n257\\n258\\n259\\nSHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of John Wbaloy\\nPortrait of Isaac M. Banks\\nPortraits of A. P. Greenman and Wife\\nResidence of William Newberry\\nPortraits of William Newberry and Wife\\nfacing 279\\n280\\n284\\n290\\n290\\nSCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Willard Ryon\\nPortraits of Willard Ryon and Wife\\nResidence of Mrs. Nellie P. McClintock\\nPortrait of Mrs. Nellie P. McClintock\\nMiss Alta B. McClintock\\nVERNON TOWNSHIP.\\nPortrait of R. Reed\\nResidence of N. M. Smith\\nPortrait of Henry J. Van Akin\\nPAOB\\nfacing\\n294\\n294\\ntt\\n298\\n*t\\n298\\nft\\n298\\nfacing\\n306\\n313\\n313\\nVENICE TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Alonzo H. Owens between 318, 319\\nPortraits of Alonzo H. Owens and Wife 318, 319\\nPortrait of Hon. F. G. Bailey 321\\nWOODHULL TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Andrew J. Van Riper\\nPortraits of Andrew J. Van Riper and Wife\\nFrancis F. Mann and Wife\\nPortrait of John P. Shaft\\nfacing 329\\n329\\n330\\nfacing 330\\ncxjnsTTOisr GOTTisrarir.\\nClinton County Court-House facing 331\\nGeological Map of the Lower Peninsula 332\\nST. JOHNS.\\nPortrait of John Swcgels 364\\n0. L. Spaulding facing 370\\nResidence of Richard Moore 372\\nJ. Hicks 374\\nR. M. Steel 376\\nJ. H. Fedewa 377\\nBINGIIAIH TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of John Avery facing 382\\nPortraits of John Avery and Wife 382\\nResidence of Daniel Ridenour 384\\nJ. R. Hale 385\\nBA^TH TOWNSHIP.\\nPortrait of James N. Smith 392\\nBENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Benjamin F. Young facing 402\\nDE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\nPortraits of George Allen and Wife 414\\nDALLAS TOWNSHIP.\\nPortraits of George F. Dutton and Wife 421\\nDaniel Dutton and Wife 422\\nDUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\nPortrait of E. V. Chase facing 433\\nPortraits of William Tillotson and Wife 433\\nGeorge R. Doty and Wife 434\\nPortrait of Charles R. Doty 434\\nHotel and Farm Property of George R. Doty facing 434\\nPortraits of Lyman Cobb and Wife 435\\nPortrait of Comfort Ranney 436\\nWillis Leach 436", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nILIjTJSTI^A.TIOnSrS.\\nEAGLE TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of George W. McCrumb\\nPortraits of George W. McCrumb and Wife\\nBesidence of Oliver Doty\\nPortraits of Oliver Doty and Wife\\nResidence of George Gall\\nDavid Clark\\nPortrait of Sally H. Beers\\nESSEX TOWNSHIP\\nPortrait of 0. F. Peck\\nResidence of 0. F. Peck\\nPortraits of William A. Hewitt and Wife\\nPortrait of Solomon P. Creasinger\\nNathan R. Lowe\\nfaoinj\\nPAon\\n438\\n438\\n440\\n440\\n442\\n442\\n443\\nfacing 446\\n446\\n455\\n456\\n457\\nGREENBUSH TOWNSHIP.\\ni\\nPark House, D. S. French proprietor\\nPortrait of David Levy\\nResidences of William T. and R. E. Davies\\nPortraits of William T. and R. E. Davies\\nLEBANON TOWNSHIP.\\nPortraits of Charles Sessions and Wife\\nOVID TOWNSHIP.\\nfacing 4(i7\\n468\\nfacing 468\\n468\\nOvid Carriage-Works\\nBesidence of Ezekiel De Camp\\nPortraits of Ezekiel De Camp and Wife\\nB. M. Shepard and Wife\\nPortrait of Mrs. Matilda Shepard (deceased)\\nDr. Solon C. King\\nfacing 486\\n489\\n489\\n490\\n490\\n491\\nOLIVE TOWNSHIP.\\nResidence of Augustus Gillctt\\n.John AV. Outcalt\\nPortrait! of John W. and William Outcalt\\nRILEY TOWNSHIP.\\nPortrait of Lyman Hungerford\\nPhilip P. Peck\\nPortraits of Jonathan Owen and Wife\\nVICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\nBesidence of Ainsworth Reed\\nPortraits of Ainsworth Reed and Wife\\nResidence of James Upton\\nPortraits of James Upton and Wife\\nResidence of Epson Parker\\nPortraits of Epson Parker and Wife\\nResidence of Charles E. Ilollister\\nMrs. Sarah Parker\\nPortrait of Mrs. Sarah Parker\\nPortraits of John C. Brunson and Wif\\nResidence of John C. Brunson\\nWilliam S. Parker\\nPortraits of William S. Parker and Wife\\nPortrait of C. R. McKee\\nBesidence of Mrs. Mary A. McKee\\nfe\\nPA or.\\nfacing 41)6\\n497\\n497\\nWATERTOWN TOWNSHIP\\nPortraits of Eliel IngersoU and Wife\\nResidence of William F. Button\\nPortraiU of William F. Button and Wife\\nPortrait of George W. Kinney\\nStephen Hill\\nResidence of Frank Noeker\\nPortraits of Frank Noeker and Wife\\nfacing\\nfacing\\nfacing\\nfacing\\n5117\\n508\\n5118\\n510\\n510\\n511\\n611\\n512\\n512\\n513\\nh\\\\\\\\\\n514\\n516\\n616\\n517\\n517\\n518\\n518\\n529\\nfivcing 530\\n530\\n531\\n532\\nfacing 541\\n541", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "MillA^V^A^\\nAv^\\nL I V I N G S T O", "height": "3278", "width": "2241", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "JI I S T O B Y\\nOF\\nSHIiWASSEE iND CLINTON COUNTIES, IICHIGiN.\\nBY FRANKLIN ELLIS\\nCHAPTER 1.\\nINDIAN HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES.\\nForests, Rivers, and Indian Mounds Tradition of Sauli Occupancy\\nand Kipulsion Chippewa Occupation Early Indian Traders\\nIndian Villages, Fields, and Agriculture Their Peculiar Super-\\nstitions The Chief Oketnos Character of the Indians of this\\nRegion Fearful Ravages of Smallpox among them in 1837.\\nA SECTION of country lying in the form of a parallelo-\\ngran), about forty-sis miles in length due east and west,\\nand twenty-four miles wide from south to north, through\\nwhich the principal meridian of the State passes, one mile\\neast of the centre, and of which the south boundary is\\nparallel to, and twenty-four miles north of, the base line\\nthis is the modern geographical description of the territory\\nembraced in the counties of Shiawassee and Clinton. But\\nmany years ago, before the surveyor s transit or compass had\\nmarked the course of a meridian or a base line across the\\npeninsula, this same territory could not have been described\\nmuch more correctly than as a wilderness tract, extending\\nfrom the Grand River north and east, embracing nearly\\nthe whole of the valleys of the Wabwaysin (Looking-Glass)\\nand Du Plain* Rivers to their heads as also the valley\\nof the Shiawassee River, from the point where its two prin-\\ncipal branches mingle their waters, down the course of the\\nmain stream for more than two-thirds of the distance to the\\nplace where it enters the Saginaw. This was a country of\\ndense forests and timbered openings, occasionally inter-\\nspersed with small prairies,| tamarack swamps, and marshes\\ncovered with coarse, rank grass and it was well watered by\\nthe streams above mentioned, and their tributaries. Its\\nonly human inhabitants at that time were the native In-\\ndians, and it is with these people that its history com-\\nmences; though the existence here of numerous earthen\\nmounds (which were of unknown origin, and wholly unlike\\nThe name given by the early French traders to the stream now\\nknown as the Maple River.\\nI The field-notes of the original surveys of Clinton and Shiawassee\\nCounties, by deputy United Stiites surveyors, mention prairies\\nand prairie lands, found in a majority of the townships of both\\ncounties.\\no\\nanything known to have been constructed by those to whom\\nwe apply the term aborigines) has induced the belief that\\nthey were the works of a people who were superior to the\\nIndians, and the predecessors of the latter in their occupa-\\ntion of the country.\\nThese mounds were generally circular or oval in form,\\nfrom ten to forty feet in diameter, and two to sis feet in\\nheight. They were found in various parts of both coun-\\nties, but the largest number in any one locality were found\\nin the valley of the Maple River, in the northeast part of\\nClinton County.J That they were built for purposes of\\nsepulture is made more than probable, from the fact that all\\nor nearly all which were examined were found to contain\\nhuman bones. An exception to this, however, was a mound\\ndiscovered on the bank of the Shiawassee River, near New-\\nburg, in Shiawassee County. This was nearly circular in\\nform, and consisted of a parapet inclosing an interior space.\\nIt was surrounded by a ditch, and had an opening or gate-\\nway facing the east, with detached mounds fronting this\\nentrance. It has been supposed, from the peculiar construc-\\ntion of this work, that it was built for purposes of defense.\\nBut what were the objects for which the mounds were built,\\nor who were the people who erected them, are mere topics\\nof speculation. History has but to record the bare fact of\\ntheir existence, before passing to the meagre annals of the\\nnative tribes who were found in occupation of the country.\\nAll that is or can be known of the history of the Indians\\nwho once inhabited the interior region now included in the\\ncounties of Shiawassee and Clinton may be easily and\\nbriefly told, for it is all, or nearly all, embraced in a period\\nwhich is within the recollection of settlers who are yet\\nliving and in full possession of all their faculties.\\nWhen this wilderness region was first penetrated by white\\nexplorers they found it occupied by bands of the Saginaw\\ntribe of the Ojibwa or Chippewa nation, mixed with a few\\nOltawas and still fewer I ottawattamies, which latter two\\nhad perhaps become allied by marriage or otherwise with\\nXA.n account of this group of mounda will be found in the history\\nof Ovid and Duplain townships in this work.\\nDescribed by 13. O. Williams, Esq., who visited it in the year\\n1829.\\n9", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "10\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nthe dominant Chippewas. The last named, however, have\\nalways been mentioned in Indian history, and recognized by\\nthe United States Government in all treaties, as the original\\nowners of the country bordering the Saginaw River and\\nits tributaries, and of the great wilderness stretching away\\nthence northwestwardly towards the Straits of Mackinac.\\nThe Indians inhabiting the valley of the Shiawassee River\\nwere known to the early traders and settlers as the Shia-\\nwassee bands of the Saginaws, and these were the .same\\npeople who also occupied the country along the Looking-\\nGlass, the Maple, and the Red Cedar Rivers, though the\\nseveral bands were not infrequently designated by the names\\nof the streams on which their villages or camps were located.\\nAll of them, however (except the Ottawas and few Potta-\\nwattamies who were found among them as before men-\\ntioned), were from the same parent stock, and members of\\nthe same tribe or nation, the Saginaw Chippewas.\\nBut if we may believe their own traditions, the Chippe-\\nwas had not always been masters of these forests and rivers,\\nnor did their occupancy extend back to years beyond the\\nmemory of their ancestors. The story told by their old\\nmen (and which is to some extent supported by authentic\\nhistory) was to the effect that, ages before, in the days of\\ntheir great-grandfathers, all the hunting-grounds bordering\\nthe streams which find their outlet in Saginaw Bay, and all\\nthe forests and openings extending thence west to the\\nGrand River, were held and inhabited by the Sauks, a pow-\\nerful and warlike people, who not only felt entirely able to\\nkeep their own country, but who were often in the habit of\\nmaking bloody forays into the territory of other tribes, who\\nconsequently hated them, and longed to exterminate, or at\\nleast to expel them from the region which they regarded as\\nan Indian paradise, abounding as it did with fish, deer,\\nbeaver, and almost every kind of game. This desire to\\nsubjugate or destroy the powerful Sauks and to seize their\\nteeming hunting-grounds, burned nowhere more intensely\\nthan in the breasts of the Chippewa warriors, whose home\\nat that time was far away at the north. But they dreaded\\nthe prowess of their enemies too much to venture an attack,\\nand this consideration held them in check for many years,\\nthough their hatred constantly increased and their wish to\\npossess the Sauk country became so ardent as to well-nigh\\novercome their fears.\\nAt last their ambitious desires could be controlled- no\\nlonger, and they resolved at all hazards to attempt the\\nenterprise which they had so long meditated. For this\\npurpose they held council with the Ottawas of the north\\n(whose country was contiguous to their own), and dispatched\\nmessengers to the southern branch of the Ottawas (who\\nthen occupied what is now Southeastern Michigan) asking\\nthem both to join in a war of invasion. Their proposition was\\nfavorably received, a league was formed, and the confeder-\\nated bands set out speedily and secretly on their bloody\\nexpedition, which was destined to result in their complete\\ntriumph.\\nThe invaders entered the country of the Sauks in two\\ncolumns one, composed of the southern Ottawas, marching\\nfrom the southeast through the forests to the bend of Flint\\nRiver, where Flint City now stands, while the northern\\nconfederates moved in canoes from Mackinac, paddling\\ndown the west shore of Lake Huron, and boldly crossing\\nSaginaw Bay by night, landed in two detachments, marched\\nstealthily up along the shore of the river, and at the proper\\nmoment and at a preconcerted signal fell like a thunder-\\nbolt on the principal village of the Sauks at or near the\\npresent site of Saginaw City. No precaution, says Mr.\\nFox, in his liistory of Saginaw, had been taken by the\\nSauks to guard against danger, for none had been antici-\\npated. The night wind sighed through the dark pine-tops\\nin mournful cadence, and the gentle spirit-bird hovered over\\nthe sleeper with its low, gushing death-chant but its warn-\\ning notes were unheard, and still the sleeper slumbered on.\\nSuddenly a wild, unearthly yell broke fearfully upon the\\near of night, and awoke a thousand echoes. Aroused by it\\nthe Sauks sprang to their feet, but were met by the fierce\\nChippewas, who commenced an indiscriminate slaughter.\\nSome were tomahawked, some leaped into the Saginaw and\\nwere drowned, while a few escaped to impart the death news\\nto their brethren. Those who escaped, and others from\\nneighboring villages which had not yet been attacked, fled\\nin their canoes to a small island in the Saginaw, where they\\nbelieved them.selves safe, at least for a time, for tlieir\\nfoes had no canoes in the river. But in this they were\\nmistaken, for the ice was rapidly forming, and on the\\nfollowing day or night it had become strong enough to\\npermit the passage of the pursuing Chippewas, who there-\\nupon crossed to the island and renewed the attack with such\\nenergy and ferocity that of all the Sauk refugees who had\\ntaken shelter there not a single man was left alive, and only\\nabout a dozen women were spared. The place, in after-\\nyears, became known as Skull Island, from the great\\nnumber of skulls* and other human bones which were\\nfound in its soil.\\nAfter completing their bloody work on the island, the\\nChippewa and Ottawa warriors moved rapidly up the river\\nto the confluence of the Flint and Shiawassee Rivers, where\\nthey met the victorious band of .southern Ottawas, who had\\ndestroyed the villages on the Flint and massacred nearly\\nall the inhabitants, the few survivors retreating in terror\\ntowards their principal villages on the Saginaw, where they\\nvainly hoped to find safety from their enemies. These\\npanic-stricken fugitives now turned and fled up the valley\\nof the Shiawassee, where they were relentlessly pursued by\\nthe invaders, and here the result was the same as it had\\nbeen on the Saginaw and Flint. All the villages on the\\nShiawassee were given over to destruction and massacre\\nthe Sauks were completely overthrown and almost exter-\\nminated, only a miserable remnant escaping westward\\nthrough the dense forests to the Grand River, and down\\nthat stream to Lake Michigan.\\nThe Chippewa and Ottawa warriors were now absolute\\nmasters of the Sauk country, but they did not immediately\\nremove their settlements here. The conquered territory\\nwas for a long time held as a hunting-ground, which was\\nroamed over in common by the bands of the two tribes.\\nEphraira S. Williams, Esq., of Flint (brother of B. 0. Williams,\\nEsq.. of Owosso), who was located at .Saginaw for several years in the\\nfur trade, says this tradition is prohably well founded, for he has\\noften visited the island in question, and has seen many mouldering\\nskulls cxhuuied there.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "INDIAN HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES.\\n11\\nBut when they found that some of their young braves who\\nentered these forests disappeared and were never again seen\\nor heard of, their superstitious fears were awaicened, and\\nthey came to the firm belief that the eddies of the streams\\nand the daric recesses of the woods were infested by evil\\nspirits, the ghosts of the murdered Sauks, who had come\\nback to their old domain, and were thus mysteriously wreak-\\ning vengeance on their destroyers. The dread inspired by\\nthis belief and the strange disappearance uf their young\\nmen became at last so strong that they entirely abandoned\\nthe country, and for years afterwards no Chippewa or Ottawa\\nhunter braved the terrorsof the haunted hunting-grounds.\\nBut after many moons (no one can say how many) they\\nventured back, though still in dread and fear, and finally\\nin favored spots there sprang up many villages of the Chip-\\npewas,* while their bark canoes sped swiftly over the bright\\nwaters of the lakes and streams. And this (the tradition\\nsays) was the manner in which the tribe that became\\nknown as the Saginaw-Chippewa acquired and occupied the\\ndomain which the Sauk chiefs and warriors had once called\\ntheir own.\\nThe Chippewas of the Lower Peninsula possessed all the\\nfierce and sanguinary characteristics of their northern kin-\\ndred. From the time when England wrested the lake\\ncountry from the possession of the French this tribe was\\ndistinguished for its aggressive disposition, cruelty, and\\ntreachery and during the almost continuous Indian wars\\nand conspiracies of the succeeding half century its chiefs\\nshowed a spirit as turbulent and untamable as that of the\\nparent nation, the Ojibwas of Lake Superior. The story\\nof their ravages is found in all the annals of Indian hostili-\\nties. They were prominent actors in the Pontiac war\\nof 1763 in the Indian alliance against America in the war\\nof the Revolution in the savage rising which was quelled\\nby Mad Anthony Wayne a few years later and they\\nwere among the most energetic and eflScient allies of Te-\\ncumseh in his prolonged warfare against the United States.\\nThey did bloody work at the Raisin, at Sandusky, and on\\nmany other fields, and finally they fought with fierce des-\\nperation in the battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813. But\\nthat day extinguished forever the warlike spirit of the\\nChippewas, for then and there the hopes of the red man\\nperLshed. Their total defeat in that battle, and the death\\nof Tecumseh, annihilated ail possibility of successful resist-\\nance to the government, and all hope of holding their hunt-\\ning-grounds against the advance of settlement and civiliza-\\ntion. So the Saginaws, like other Michigan tribes, sued for\\npeace, gave hostages for their future good conduct, received\\na pardon (which they scarcely expected) for their past\\noffenses, and retired to their villages sullen and dejected,\\nbut thoroughly subjugated and never again made war\\nagainst white men. Nearly twenty years afterwards, the\\nWisconsin chief, Black Hawk, sent emissaries among them\\nto distribute war-quills and invite them to join his\\nbands in a new war, but they made reply that the Chippe-\\nIt does not appear that the Ottawas ever came to this section of\\ncountry in any considerable numbers, but many of that tribe emigrated\\nfrom their northern lands (on tlie east shore of Lake Michigan, north\\nof Orand Traverse Bay) and settled in the .southeast, in the vicinity\\nof Lake .St. Clair, and the Detroit, St. Clair, and Huron Rivers.\\nwas would not again raise the hatchet against the pale-\\nfaces, who were masters of the land, and under the protec-\\ntion of the Great Spirit.\\nThe earliest knowledge of the Indians, as they existed\\nin their native wilderness, was gained by white men who\\nwent among them for purposes of trade, the most impor-\\ntant branch of which was the purchase of furs. Of these\\ntraders, the first of whom any account is found, as being\\nlocated in the country of the Saginaw-Chippewas, was a\\nFrenchman named Bolieu (called by the Indians, Kase-\\ngans) and soon after him there came another of the same\\nnationality, named Tremble (since corrupted to Trombley),\\nwho established himself at Saginaw. The date of Bolieu s\\ncoming is not exactly known, but it is certain that he was\\ntrading with the Saginaws before the commencement of\\nthe present century. He married a full-blood Indian\\nwoman j a sister or near relative of Neome, head-chief of\\nthe Pewonigo band of Indians, who lived at Pewonigowink,\\non the Flint River. He (Bolieu) prosecuted his trading\\nbusiness with the Indians living on the Flint and Shiawas-\\nsee, and, without doubt, with those on the Looking-Glass\\nand Maple Rivers also. It is not known where his post\\nwas located, but there is strong probability that it was on\\nthe Shiawassee River at the Big Rapids (Owosso), near the\\npresent residence of B. 0. Williams, E.sq., for at that place\\nthere are still in existence portions of two ancient chimneys\\nand some other ruins which Mr. Williams (than whom no\\nperson in Michigan is more competent to judge) pronounces\\nto be the remains of an old trading-post. This opinion is\\nstrengthened by the fact that at the same place there are\\nstill to be seen pits in the earth, evidently made for the\\nburying of canoes. As it is certain that this place was\\nnot occupied by any of the later traders, it seems highly\\nprobable that it was the post of Bolieu, the pioneer trader\\namong the Saginaws. If so, the buildings must have been\\nerected nearly or quite as early as the commencement of\\nthis century.\\nTwo of the earliest traders who followed Bolieu and\\nTremble into the Saginaw country were Jacob Smith\\n(named by the Indians Wahbesins) and Conrad Ten Eyck,\\nwho established at Saginaw before the opening of the war\\nof 1812-15. Both of these men found it necessary to\\nabandon their posts during the continuance of that war,\\nbut returned to Saginaw at the close of hostilities. In the\\nfall of 1819, Smith removed his trading-post to the Grand\\nTraverse of the Flint River (where Flint City now stands),\\nand remained there in trade till his death, in the spring of\\n1825. He was of German parentage or descent, and a\\nnative of Quebec, Canada. Two of his daughters (Mrs.\\nC. S. Payne and Mrs. T. B. W. Stockton) are still living at\\nFlint, and another daughter became the wife of Gen. John\\nGarland, United States Army. His son, Albert J. Smith,\\nis, or was recently, living in South America.\\nf A daughter of theirs, Angflique Bolieu (whose Indian name was\\nTawcumegogua), was sent at the age of twelve years to Detroit,\\nwhere ah^ received a tolerable education. She married a Frenchman\\nnamed Coutant, and after his death she became the wife of Jean\\nBaptiste St. Aubin, of Detroit.\\nJ The Indians (and the traders, who learned the custom from them)\\nwere in the habit of burying their canoes in winter, to prevent them\\nfrom being ruined by the frost.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "12\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nLouis Campau commenced in the Indian trade at Sagi-\\nnaw in 1815. He remained there many years, but finally\\nremoved to Grand Rapids, where he passed the remainder\\nof his life, and died highly respected. Antoine Campau, a\\nbrother of Louis, also located at Saginaw in 1815 or 1816.\\nJohn B. Cushway,* Gen. Riley, of Schenectady, N. Y.,\\nand Wliitmore Kiiaggs came to this Indian country as\\ntraders not long afterwards, as did also Baptiste Cochios,\\nwho established his post on the Flint. All these traders\\ndealt with the Indians inhabiting the valleys of the Shia-\\nwassee, Looking-Glass, and Maple Rivers, but only Cushway,\\nCampau, and Knaggs located trading-houses in this region.\\nIt was in or about 1820f that Whitmore Knaggs came to\\nopen his post at the crossing of the Shiawassee, that is,\\nthe place where several trails crossed that river, on the In-\\ndian reservation of Kechewondaugoning,J or Big Salt\\nLick. The name given to the place by the French (very\\nprobably by old Bolieu himself) was Grand Saline.\\nThe white settlers afterwards called it the Knaggs place,\\nfor the old trader by whom it was established, and his son,\\nwho was its last occupant as a trader. The post was situ-\\nated on the river, in the northwest corner of the present\\ntownship of Burns.\\nIn 1820 the nearest trading-posts to Knaggs on the south\\nand west were that of the two Godfreys (father and son),\\nlocated on the Huron, at the present site of Ypsilanti, and\\nthat of Rix Robinson at the Thornapple and on Grand\\nRiver, above and below. These merchants, as well as\\nthose at Saginaw, divided the trade with Knaggs to some\\nextent, but there is little doubt that the latter took the\\nlion s share among the Indians living within his range.\\nNot long after the time mentioned, a Frenchman named\\nBattise (correctly Baptiste) opened a post on the upper\\nwaters of the Grand River, in the present county of Jack-\\nson, and this became a somewhat popular trading-place,\\neven for some of the Indians living as far north as the\\nterritory of Clinton and Shiawassee Counties.\\nWhitmore Knaggs was succeeded, about 1824, by a\\nman named Grant, who continued in the trade for a time,\\nbut became so unpopular with the Indians that they finally\\ndrove him from their country.\\nThe successor of Grant in the Indian trade on the Shia-\\nwassee was Richard Godfroy, who reopened the post at\\nKechewondaugoniug in 1828. In the spring of 1829 this\\npost was visited by the brothers Alfred L. and Benjamin\\n0. Williams, who were then making a tour of exploration\\nwith a view to permanent settlement, they being probably\\nthe first white men who visited Shiawassee County with\\nthat intention. The Godfroy trading-post, as it existed at\\nCushway was called by the Indians Pewabicorzo, or the iron-\\nshod, because he wore lieavily-uailed boots.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2f A list of the licensed traders in Michigan in that year places\\nKnaggs* post on the river Shiawassee, at the Indian Reservation.\\nThis tract of three thousand acres was reserved to the Indians of\\nthe Shiawassee bands, in the treaty concluded by Gen. Cass at Sagi-\\nnaw, Sept. 24, 1819. The name of this reservation is spelled in the\\ntreaty Ketchewaundaugcnink, which is perhaps as nearly \u00c2\u00bb3brrect as\\nany other manner of spelling, the orthography of Indian names\\nbeing at best a matter of taste or caprice. It was located in the\\nnorthwest corner of the present township of Burns and southwest\\ncorner of Vernon, and comprised also small parts of Shiawassee and\\nAntrim.\\nthat time, is described by B. O. Williams as a rude log\\nhouse and stable, with bark roof, and then in charge of\\nJohn B. Cushway, as Godfrey s agent. The post was con-\\ntinued by Godfrey s succes.sors, Antoine Beaubien and\\nJohn Knaggs, until about 1839.\\nOn the south side of the Maple River, at the site of the\\npresent village of Maple Rapids, a trading-post was opened\\nas early as 1826, but whether the first trader there was\\nJohn B. Cushway or George Campau is a matti-r of some\\ndoubt. It is certain that it bore the name of the first-named\\nproprietor in 1837, for en the 17th of March in that year\\nthe Legislature passed an act laying out a State road from\\nthe seat of justice in Eaton County to Cushway s trading-\\npest on Maple River in the county of Clintoir. Mr. James\\nSewle, of Essex, is of the opinion, however, that Cushway\\ncarried on the trading-station before Campau, which latter\\nseems to have been the one recollected by old residents\\nas the first proprietor. He was a brother of Louis and An-\\ntoine Campau, and was known to the Indians as Waugeosh,\\nor the Red Fox. His successor in trade at the post on\\nthe Maple was John Johnson, who became a permanent\\nresident, and died there since 1875. Mr. Campau is (or\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was very recently) living at Grand Rapids. The Cushway\\nor Campau trading-station, with the Genereau post, on the\\nriver below, in Ionia County, took a large part of the trade\\nof the Indians living on the Maple and Looking-Glass\\nRivers, but there was also for a time a post on the Grand\\nRiver, in Ionia County, kept by Gilbert W. Prentiss and\\none or two associates, who (it was said) were also engaged\\nin counterfeiting, and were driven away from their post by\\nthe Indians, on whom they had passed some of their spuri-\\nous coin. The same flite also befell them at a trading-\\nstation which they opened in 1834, in Cohoctah township,\\non the north border of Livingston County, adjoining Shia-\\nwassee.\\nThe Williams trading-post, which secured a very large\\nbusiness among the Indians of this section of country, and\\nwhich is particularly noticeable from the fact that the two\\nyoung men who opened it became permanent r sidents and\\nvery prominent citizens of Shiawassee County, was estab-\\nlished in August, 1831, by Alfred L. and Benjamin 0.\\nWilliams, for Rufus W. Stevens and Elisha Beach, of Pon-\\ntiac. The location of this trading-station was a very little\\nnorth of the north line of the Kechewondaugoniug reser-\\nvation, at the point where the Chicago and Lake Huron\\nRailroad crosses the Shiawassee River, on or very near the\\ndividing line between the townships of Shiawassee and\\nVernon. To this station there were brought furs collected\\nwithin the present counties of Shiawassee and Clinton, as\\nwell as in adjoining counties to the south and east. Their\\ntrade within the limits of Clinton, however, was much less\\nthan in Shiawassee, as much of the Indian trade in the\\nformer county was secured by Genereau, at the post on the\\nGrand River, and by Campau, at his station at Maple\\nRapids.\\nIn 1832 the brothers Williams became agents for the\\nAmerican Fur Company, and continued as such until 1836,\\nwhen they began trading on their own account, and re-\\nmained until 1837, when the post was vacated and the\\nbusiness abandoned, the Indians having been in that year", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "INDIAN HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES.\\n13\\nso greatly reduced in numbers, and so much scattered and\\ndemoralized by the ravages of a fatal pestilence among\\nthem, that their trade was no longer of any value. The\\nowners of the trading-station then removed to Owo.sso,\\nwhere Mr. B. 0. Williams yet resides. He still speaks the\\nChippewa language almost as fluently as English. He un-\\nquestionably knows more of the Indian history of this\\nregion than any other person, and it is principally on in-\\nformation furnished by him that this account of the Indians\\nof these two counties is based.\\nIn 1830 the Indian villages or settlements on the Shia-\\nwassee River were those of Kechewondaugoning, on the\\nreservation of the same name, and Shigemasking (meaning\\nsoft-maple place near Shiawasseetown. The former\\nwas the summer residence of Wasso, the principal chief of\\nthe Shiawassee bands. These were the only villages on\\nthe river within the boundaries of Shiawassee County.\\nBelow, on the same stream, but a few miles north of the\\ncounty line, was the Chippewa village of Che-as-sin-ning or\\nBig Rock, at the site of the present village of Chesaning.\\nThis was a much larger village than either of those pre-\\nviously mentioned. Its people were under the chief Sher\\nmanito, who died in 1836 and was succeeded in the chief-\\nship by Nokchikaming.\\nOn the south branch of the Shiawassee, in Livingston\\nCounty, near its northern border, was a very small settle-\\nment of Indians at Assineboinaing Rocky Place\\nThis had in earlier years borne the name of Nabobish,\\nwhich was then also the name of its chief. His succe.\u00c2\u00absor\\nwas old Portabeek, who is yet recollected by residents of\\nthat part of Livingston County. This settlement or village\\nwas entirely abandoned by the Indians about 1830. Away\\nto the eastward, and nearly on the boundary between Gene-\\nsee and Oakland Counties, was the village of Kopenicorn-\\ning, situated by a small lake, which is yet known by the\\nsame name. This was a village of the Fisher tribe of\\nSaginaws, of whom a few are still living in Genesee\\nCounty.\\nOn the Looking-Glass River, in what is now the town-\\nship of Antrim, there had been an Indian village of con-\\nsiderable size, but this had been abandoned prior to 1831.\\nFarther down the stream, on its northern bank, just above\\nthe place which is now the village of De Witt in Clinton\\nCounty, there was still in existence at that time the Chip-\\npewa village of Wabwalinahseepee, of which the chiefs\\nwere Wahbaskonoquay, or Whitelocks, and his son,\\nCanorbway. This village was broken up soon afterwards,\\nand there are now few, if any, of even the oldest settlers\\nin Clinton County who have any recollection of the exist-\\nence of an Indian village at this place, though the place\\ncontinued to be for many years a favorite ground for the\\ntemporary camps of wandering parties of the Chippewa\\nbands. This was a well-known place to the early white\\nsettlers, who called it the Indian Green. Some four\\nmiles above this, but on the opposite side of the river, at\\nLowry Plains, there was another large and much frequented\\ncamp-ground, and still others were found at different places\\nup the stream, in both Clinton and ShiaWiussee Counties.\\nOn the south bank of the stream which the early French\\ntraders called La Riviere du Plain, but which the English-\\nspeaking settlers named Maple River, was the village of the\\nchief Makitoquet, located on what is now to be described\\nas the northwest part of section 3, township of Essex.\\nThis settlement remained and prospered (as much as any\\nIndian village can ever be said to prosper) for a considera-\\nble time after the coming of the first white settlers. There\\nwere ah^o villages of Makitoquet s people farther down the\\nriver, in the present township of Lebanon (on section 14\\nand at one or two other points), but these were not as an-\\ncient as the one first mentioned and they were, in fact,\\nmore like camps than permanent villages, but were always\\nfully occupied during the sugaring season. The sub-chief,\\nWintagowish, was a kind of lieutenant to Makitoquet.\\nThe latter became a land-owner having purchased land\\nfrom government) in Lebanon in 1837.\\nPassing from Makitoquet s village down the Maple River\\nto a point at or very near where the present village of Muir\\nstands, there would have been found at that time a settle-\\nment of Chippewas, mixed with Ottawas, all under the\\nauthority of a chief named Cocoose. The name of this\\nchief was also the name of the village. West of this, on\\nthe Grand River, at the place which is now Lowell, Kent\\nCo., was the chief Kewagooshcum s village, also composed\\nof Ottawas and Chippewas. Many miles farther up the\\nGrand River, on its west bank, in the present township of\\nDanby, Ionia Co., and near the west border of Clinton\\nCounty, was the village of Pe-shimnecon (Apple Place),\\nwhich was under the authority of the chiefs Dayomek and\\nKekonosoway, the latter of whom was stabbed to death by\\none of his own braves in a drunken brawl. This village,\\nunlike most of the others named, continued to be held by\\nthe Indians as a place of residence until within recent\\nyears.\\nA few miles south of the southern boundary of Clinton\\nCounty were settlements of the people known as Red Cedar\\nIndians, though they belonged to the Shiawassee bands of\\nthe Saginaws. Their principal chief was the veteran\\nOkemos, and next to him in authority were Manitocorb-\\nway and Shingwauk, of the first two of whom further men-\\ntion will be made.\\nThe various bands, says Mr. Williams, all belonged\\nto the Chippewa or Saginaw tribe. We found them scat-\\ntered over this vast primitive forest, each band known by\\nits locality or chief They subsisted principally by hunting,\\nthough all had summer residences, where ihey raised min-\\ndor-miii (corn), potatoes, turnips, beans, and sometimes\\nsquashes, pumpkins, and melons.\\nAt or near all their villages, on the Maple, the Looking-\\nGlass, and the Shiawassee, there were corn-fields, which they\\nplanted year after year with the same crops. The largest\\nof the corn-fields in all this region were tho.se in the vicin-\\nity of Shermanito s village on the Shiawassee, now Ches-\\naning, Saginaw Co., a little north of the Shiawassee County\\nline. Fields of considerable extent were situated midway\\nbetween Vernon and Shiawassee Town. Smaller ones were\\nfound near the villages and camping-grounds on the Look-\\ning-Glass, the Grand, and Maple Rivers, as also at Keche-\\nwondaugoning, on the Shiawa.ssee. At the latter place\\nthere was a small Indian orchard of stunted and uncared-", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "14\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nfor apple-trees, and similar ones were found at several\\nplaces in both counties. The Indians carried on their agri-\\nculture in a careless, slovenly, and superficial way. Of\\ncourse they were ignorant of the use of plows, and the few\\nimplements which they had were of the rudest and most\\nprimitive kind. They had plenty of poor and scrawny\\nponies, but these were wholly uncared for, and were never\\nmade use of except for riding. From lack of care, and the\\nplanting of the same fields for many years in succes.sion,\\nthese had become overgrown with grass, weeds, and sumach-\\nbushes, so that the crops obtained were very meagre, and\\nbut for the almost boundless stores of food furnished by the\\nstreams and forests, the people must have been constantly\\nin a state bordering on famine.\\nIt was their custom during the autumn to move from\\nthe vicinity of their fields, proceeding up towards the heads\\nof the streams, making halts at intervals of six or eight\\nmiles, and camping for a considerable time at each halting-\\nplace for purposes of hunting and fishing. Upon the\\napproach of winter they floated back in their canoes (car-\\nrying them round rapids and obstructions), and betook\\nthemselves to their winter C[uarters in comparatively shel-\\ntered places within the shelter of the denser forests. From\\nthere the young men went out to the winter hunting- and\\ntrapping-grounds, through which they roamed till the ap-\\nproach of spring, when all, men, women, and children, en-\\ngaged in sugar-making until the sap ceased to flow and\\nafter this process was finished they again moved to their\\ncorn-fields, and having planted and harvested, and fished\\nand hunted up to the head-waters of the streams during the\\nsummer and autumn, they again returned to their forest\\ncamps or villages to pass the winter as before.\\nThe manufacture of sugar was one of the principal In-\\ndian industries, if the term industry can be properly applied\\nto anything existing in an Indian community. They pro-\\nduced large quantities of this article, and of as good quality\\nas is made by white people. Having completed its manu-\\nfacture for the year, they packed it in mokoks (vessels or\\npackages neatly made of birch-bark) and buried it in the\\nground, where it was kept in good condition for future use\\nor sale. Their sugar- making resources were, of course, al-\\nmost unlimited, for noble groves of maple abounded every-\\nwhere. There were extensive ones in the vicinity of the\\nBig Rapids of the Shiawassee, and many others of perhaps\\nequal extent along the valleys of the Maple, the Looking-\\nGlass, and other streams and, in fact, through nearly every\\npart of the territory of Clinton and Shiawassee Counties.\\nThe Chippewas, like all other Indians, were extremely\\nsuperstitious indeed, they appeared to be more marked in\\nthis peculiarity than were most of the other tribes. It has\\nalready been mentioned that the ancestors of the later Sagi-\\nnaw Chippewas imagined that the country which they had\\nwrested from the conquered Sauks was haunted by the\\nspirits of those whom they had slain, and that it was only\\nafter the lapse of years that their terrors became allayed\\nsufficiently to permit them to occupy the haunted hunt-\\ning-grounds. But the superstition still remained, and, in\\nfact, it was never entirely dispelled. Long after the valleys\\nof the Saginaw, the Shiawassee, and the Maple became\\nstudded with white settlements, the simple Indians still\\nbelieved that mysterious Sauks were lingering in the forests\\nand along the margins of their streams for purposes of\\nvengeance that munesous, or bad spirits, in the form of\\nSauk warriors, were hovering around their villages and\\ncamps, and on the flanks of their hunting-parties, prevent-\\ning them from being successful in the chase, and bringing\\nill fortune and discomfiture in a hundred ways. So great\\nwas their dread that when (as was frequently the case) they\\nbecame possessed of the idea that the munesous were in\\ntheir immediate vicinity, they would fly, as if for their\\nlives, abandoning everything, -wigwams, fish, game, and\\npeltry, and no amount of ridicule from the whites could\\nconvince them of their folly, or induce them to stay and\\nface the imaginary danger. Sometimes, during sugar-\\nmaking, said Mr. Truman B. Fox, of Saginaw, they\\nwould be seized with a sudden panic, and leave everything,\\n^their kettles of sap boiling, their mokoks of sugar stand-\\ning in their camps, and their ponies tethered in the woods,\\nand flee helter-skelter to their canoes, as though pursued\\nby the Evil One. In answer to the question asked in re-\\ngard to the cause of their panic, the invariable answer was\\na shake of the head, and a mournful an-do-gwane (don t\\nknow). Some of the northern Indian bands, whose country\\njoined that of the Saginaw Chippewas, played upon their\\nweak superstition, and derived profit from it by lurking\\naround their villages or camps, frightening them into flight,\\nand then appropriating the property which they had aban-\\ndoned. A few shreds of wool from their blankets left stick-\\ning on thorns or dead brushwood, hideous figures drawn with\\ncoal upon the trunks of trees, or marked on the ground in\\nthe vicinity of their lodges, was sure to produce this result,\\nby indicating the presence of the dreaded munesous. Often\\nthe Indians would become impressed with the idea that\\nthese bad spirits had bewitched their firearms, so that they\\ncould kill no game. I have had them come to me, says\\nMr. Ephraim S. Williams, of Flint, from places miles\\ndistant, bringing their rifles to me, asking me to examine\\nand resight them, declaring that the sights had been removed\\n(and in most cases they had, but it was by themselves in\\ntheir fright). I have often, and in fact always did when\\napplied to, resighted and tried them until they would shoot\\ncorrectly, and then they would go away cheerfully. I\\nwould tell them they must keep them where the munesous\\ncould not find them. At other times, having a little bad\\nluck in trapping or hunting, they became excited, and would\\nsay that game had been over and in their traps, and that\\nthey could not catch anything. I have known them to go\\nso far as to insist that a beaver or an otter had been in\\ntheir traps and got out that their traps were bewitched or\\nspell-bound, and their rifles charmed by the munesous, so\\nthat they could not catch or kill anything. Then they\\nmust give a great feast, and have the medicine man or con-\\njurer and through his wise and dark performances the\\ncharm is removed and all is well, and traps and rifles do\\ntheir duty again. These things have been handed down\\nfor generations.\\nA very singular superstitious rite was performed annually\\nby the Shiawassee Indians at a place called Pindatongoing\\nI meaning the place where the spirit of sound or echo lives),", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "INDIAN HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES.\\n15\\nabout two miles above Newburg, on the Shiawassee River,\\nwhere the stream was deep and eddying. The ceremony\\nat this place was witnessed in 1831 by Mr. B. O. Williams,\\nof Owosso, who thus describes it Some of the old In-\\ndians every year, in fall or summer, offered up a sacrifice\\nto the spirit of the river at that place. They dressed a\\npuppy or dog in a fantastic manner by decorating it with\\nvarious colored ribbons, scarlet cloth, beads, or wampum\\ntied around it also a piece of tobacco and vermilion paint\\naround its neck (their own faces blackened), and after burn-\\ning, by the river-side, meat, corn, tobacco, and sometimes\\nwhisky offerings, would, with many muttered adjurations\\nand addresses to the\\nspirit, and waving of\\nhands, holding the pup,\\ncast him into the river,\\nand then appear to\\nlisten and watch, in a\\nmournful attitude, its\\nstruggles as it was\\nborne by the current\\ndown into a deep hole\\nin the river at that\\nplace, the bottom of\\nwhich at that time\\ncould not be discovered\\nwithout very careful\\ninspection. I could\\nnever learn the origin\\nof the legend they then\\nhad, that the spirit\\nhad dived down into\\nthe earth through that\\ndeep hole, but they be-\\nlieved that by a pro-\\npitiatory yearly offering\\ntheir luck in hunting\\nand fishing on the river\\nwould be bettered and\\ntheir health preserved.\\nOnce a year, soon\\nafter sugar making,\\nnearly all the Indians\\nof the interior repaired\\nto Kepayshowink (the\\ngreat camping-ground),\\nwhich was at the place\\nwhere Saginaw City now stands.\\nThey went there for the\\npurpose of engaging in a grand jubilee of one or two weeks\\nduration, engaging in dances, games, and feats of strength\\nand as they were usually able to obtain liquor there, these\\ngatherings often brought about quarrels and deadly fighting.\\nIf an injury had been done to one party by another it\\nwas generally settled here, either with property, such as\\narms, ponies, or blankets, or by the price of life. If the\\ninjury had been one of an exceedingly aggravated nature,\\na life was demanded, and stoically and unflinchingly yielded\\nup by the doomed party. Many an inveterate Indian feud\\nreached a bloody termination on the great camping-\\nground at Saginaw.\\nAlthough the Red Cedar band, of which Okemos* was\\nthe leader, had its settlements several miles south of Shi-\\nawassee and Clinton Counties, yet a brief mention of the\\nold chief is not out of place in the history of these\\ncounties, for it was in one of them that he first saw the\\nlight, and in the other that he died and the territory of\\nboth of them was roamed over as a hunting-ground for\\nmany years by him and his followers in common with the\\nbands whose villages and fields were within its boundaries.\\nOkemos was born at or near the Grand Saline, in what\\nis now Shiawassee County, at a date which is not precisely\\nknown, but which has been placed by some historians at\\nabout 1788. That this\\ndate is nearly the correct\\none seems not improb-\\nable, for reasons which\\nwill presently be given.\\nHe was of Saginaw\\nChippewa stock, his\\npeople having been of\\nthe Shiawassee bands\\nof that tribe. It has\\nbeen said by some that\\nhe was the nephew of\\nthe great Pontiac, but\\nthere is little reason to\\nbelieve that such was\\nthe case, though it is\\nnot strange that he\\nshould, in the spirit of\\ngenuine Indian boast-\\nfulness, be more than\\nwilling to favor the idea\\nthat he sustained that\\nrelation to the redoubt-\\nable Ottawa chieftain.\\nHow and where the\\nearlier years of Okemos\\nwere passed is not\\nknown. His first ap-\\npearance as a warrior\\nwas at Sandusky in\\nthe war of 1812, and\\nhis participation in\\nthat fight was the prin-\\nOKEMOS. P* of lis\\nlife. On that occa-\\nsionf eighteen young Chippewa braves, among whom were\\nOkemos and his cousin Manilocorbway, and who were serv-\\ning as scouts on the side of the British, had come in from\\nthe river Raisin, and were crouching in ambush not far from\\nOkemos, or Ogemaw, meant, in the Chippewa language, Little\\nChief, and Clie-ogemaw, Big Chief. Whether the name Little\\nChief, as applied to this Indian, had reference to his small stature\\n(as he was very short) or to the extent of his power and authority as\\na chief, does not appear.\\nI The account here given of the participation of Okemos and his\\ncousin Manitocorbw.iy in the fight at Sandusky is written from facts\\nfurnished by B. 0. Williams, Esq., of Owosso, who had a minute\\naccount of it from the two chiefs themselves, with both of whom he\\nwas well acquainted.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "16\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nthe fort of Sandusky, waiting to surprise the American\\nsupply-wagons or any small detachment that might pass\\ntheir lurking-place. Suddenly there appeared a body of\\ntwenty American cavalrymen approaching them directly in\\nfront. The red warriors promptly made their plans, which\\nwas to wait till they could count the buttons on the coats\\nof the troopers, then to deliver their fire and close on them\\nwith the tomahawk, fully expecting that in the disorder\\nproduced by their volley they would be able to kill most of\\nthem and take many scalps. But they had reckoned with-\\nout their host. When the flash of their guns disclosed\\ntheir place of concealment the cavalrymen instantly charged\\nthrough the cover upon them, sabre in hand. Almost at\\nthe same instant a bugle-blast echoed through the woods,\\nand a few moments later a much larger body of horsemen,\\nwarned of the presence of an enemy by the firing, came\\nup at a gallop to the help of their friends. The Indians, en-\\ntirely surrounded, were cut down to a man, and, gashed and\\npierced by sabre-thrusts, were all left on the field for dead.\\nMost of them were so, but life was not quite extinct in\\nOkemos and Manitocorbway, though both were wholly in-\\n.sensible, and remained so for many hours. At last Okemos\\nreturned to consciousness, and found that his cousin was\\nalso living and conscious. Together these two managed\\nto crawl to a small stream near by, where they refreshed\\nthemselves by drinking, and washing off the clotted blood,\\nand then, crawling, rolling, dragging themselves painfully\\nand slowly along the ground, they at last reached the river,\\nfound a canoe, succeeded in getting into it, pushed off into\\nthe stream, and relapsed to a state of insensibility, in which\\ncondition they were not long afterwards discovered and\\nrescued by Indians of their own or a friendly band. When\\nat last they again returned to consciousness they were sur-\\nprised at finding themselves in charge of squaws, who were\\nfaithfully and tenderly nursing them. Finally, both recov-\\nered, but Okemos never wholly regained his former vigor,\\nand Manitocorbway was little better than a cripple during\\nthe remainder of his life. Each had been gashed with a\\ndozen wounds the skulls of both had been cloven, and\\ntliey carried the broad, deep marks of the sabre-cuts to\\ntheir graves.\\nOkemos was but a common warrior in the fight at San-\\ndusky, but for the high qualities and endurance which he\\nshowed at that time he was made a chief, and became the\\nleader of tlie lied Cedar band of Shiawassee Chippewas.\\nHe obtained, through the intercession of Col. Godfioy, a\\npardon from the government for the part which he had\\ntaken in favor of the British, and he never again fought\\nagainst the Americans. The .same was the case with his\\nkinsman, Manitocorbway.\\nAfter the close of the war Okemos made a permanent\\nsettlement with his baud on the banks of the Cedar River,\\nin Ingham County, a few miles east of Lansing. There\\nwere the villages of Okemos, Manitocorbway, and Shing-\\nwauk, the latter two being also chiefs. Tiieir settlements\\nwere all located in the vicinity of the present village and\\nrailroad station of Okemos, and there the baud remained\\ntill finally broken up and scattered.\\nThrough all his life Okemos was (almost as a matter of\\ncourse) addicted to the liberal use of ardent spirits, and in\\nhis later years (notably from the time when his band be-\\ncame broken up and bim.self little more than a wanderer)\\nthis habit grew stronger upon him, yet he never forgot his\\ndignity. He was always exceedingly proud of his chief-\\nship, and of his (real or pretended) relationship to the\\ngreat Pontiac, and he was always boastful of his exploits.\\nBut he sometimes found himself in a position wliere neither\\nhis rank nor his vaunted prowess could shield him from\\ndeserved punishment. Upon one such occasion, in the\\nyear 1832, he appeared at the Williams trading-post on\\nthe Shiawa.ssee, and, backed by twelve or fifteen braves of\\nhis band, demanded whi. ^ky. B. 0. Williams, who was\\nthen present and in charge, replied that he had no liquor.\\nI have money and will pay, said Okemos. You had\\nplenty of whisky yesterday, and I will have it. You re-\\nfuse because you are afraid to sell it to me It is true,\\nsaid the proprietor, that I had whisky yesterday, but I\\nhave not now, and if I had, you .should not have it. And\\nif you think I am afraid, look right in my eye and see if\\nyou can discover fear there. The chief became enraged,\\nand ordered his men to enter the trading-house and roll\\nout a barrel of whisky, saying that he himself would knock\\nin the head. Go in if you wish to, said Williams, care-\\nlessly, my door is always open But the braves were\\ndiscreet, and did not move in obedience to their chief s\\norder. Then Okemos grew doubly furious, but in an in-\\nstant Mr. Williams sprang upon him, seized him by the\\nthroat and face with so powerful a grip that the blood\\nspirted; he snatched the chief s knife from his belt and\\nordered him to hand over his tomahawk, which he did\\nwithout unnecessary delay. He was then ordered to leave\\nthe place instantly, and never, as he valued his safety, to\\nbe seen at the trading-house again. Disarmed, cowed, and\\ncompletely humbled, he obeyed at once, and moved rapidly\\naway followed by his braves, who had stood passively by\\nwithout attempting to interfere in his behalf during the\\nscene above described.\\nSome time afterwards Mr. Williams visited the settle-\\nments of the Red Cedars for purposes of trade, and made\\nhis headquarters at the village of Manitocorbway, whom\\nhe held in high esteem as an honest, peaceable, and straight-\\nforward Indian. While there a messenger came to him\\nfrom Okemos, whose village was not far off, requesting\\nhim to come there and trade with him. He had not in-\\ntended to go to Okemos village, and was not disposed to do\\nso even upon this invitation but at the earnest solicitation\\nof his friend Manitocorbway he finally went, and was re-\\nceived by Okemos with marked deference and respect.\\nThe chief had previously dealt at Baptiste s trading-post,\\non Grand River, below Jacksonburgh, but from this time\\nall his trade was taken to the Williams station on the\\nShiawassee. This incident illustrates that Indian trait of\\ncharacter which invariably led them to give their warmest\\nfriendship and admiration to those who had boldly defied and\\nchastised them, instead of allowing themselves to be brow-\\nbeaten by their threats and insolence.\\nAfter the breaking up of his band on the Cedar, Okemos\\nhad never any permanent place of residence. It is said\\nthat he then resigned his chiefship to his son,* and thie\\n^Tbia son, John Okemos, is now a farmer in Montcalm Co., Mich.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "INDIAN TllEATIES AND CESSIONS OF LANDS.\\n17\\nmay be true, but it there was such a pretended resigna-\\ntion it was wholly nominal and without effect, for lie had\\nceased to have a following, and therefore had no real chief-\\nship to resign. It has also been stated that in his latter\\nyears he degenerated into a vagabond, a coininon drunkard,\\nand a beggar, but this is wholly incorrect. lie was cer-\\ntainly fond of liquor, and occasionally became intoxicated,\\nbut never grossly or helplessly so, nor was it a common prac-\\ntice with iiim. Neither was he a beggar; for, though\\nsmall presents were often bestowed upon him, it was never\\ndone on account of solicitation on his part. That he was\\nregarded with a considerable degree of respect is shown by\\nthe fact that he was not infrequently entertained as a guest\\nat the houses of people who had known him in his more\\npro.sperous days. This was done by citizens of Lansing,\\nCorunna, and Owosso among the latter being the brothers\\nA. L. and B. 0. Williams, the two earliest white acquaint-\\nances of the chief in all this region.\\nOkemos died on the 4th of December, 1858, at his camp\\non the Looking-Giass River, in Clinton County, above the\\nvillage of De Witt. His remains dressed in the blanket\\ncoat and Indian leggins which he had worn in life were\\nlaid in a rough board coffin, in which were also placed his\\npipe-hatchet, buckhorn-handled knife, tobacco, and some\\nprovisions and thus equipped for the journey to the happy\\nhunting-grounds, he was carried to the old village of Pe-\\nshimnecon, in Ionia County, and there interred in an ancient\\nIndian burial-ground near the banks of the Grand lliver.\\nThe age of Okemos is not known. Some writers have\\nmade tlie loose assertion (similar to those which are fre-\\nquently made in reference to aged Indian chiefs) that he\\nwas a centenarian at the time of his death, while others\\nhave reduced the figure to between eighty and eighty-five\\nyears. In one account of him his birth is placed in the\\nyear 1788, as before mentioned. Mr. B. 0. Williams was\\ntold by both Okemos and Manitocorbway that the Sandusky\\nfight was the first in which they had ever been engaged,\\nand that both of them were at that time young and inex-\\nperienced warriors. This, with the fact that until the end\\nof his life Okemos was lithe in body and elastic in step,\\nshowing none of the signs of extreme old age, renders it\\nprobable that the year mentioned was nearly the correct\\ndate of his birth,* which would give him the age of seventy\\nyears at the time of his death.\\nOf the character of the Indians of this region, and their\\nmelancholy fate, Mr. B. 0. Williams says, They were\\nhospitable, honest, and friendly, although always reserved\\nuntil well acquainted; never obtrusive unless under the\\ninfluence of their most deadly enemy, intoxicating drink.\\nNone of these spoke a word of English, and they evinced\\nno desire to learn it. I believe they were as virtuous\\nand guileless a people as I have ever lived among, previous\\nto their great destruction in 1834 by the cholera, and again\\ntheir almost extermination during the summer of 1837 by\\nThis would make Okemos about twenty-five years old at the time\\nof the Sandusky fight; nnd, from the statement which both he and\\nManitocorbway made to Mr. AVilliams, it is almost certain that his\\nago could not have been more than that (and was most probably a few\\nyears less) at the time of the fight.\\n3\\nthe (to them) most dreaded disease, smallpox, which was\\nbrought to Chesaning from Saginaw, they fully believing\\nthat one of the Saginaw Indians had been purposely inoc-\\nulated by a doctor there, the belief arising from the fact\\nthat an Indian had been vaccinated by the doctor, probably\\nafter his exposure to the disease, and the man died of small-\\npox. The Indians always dreaded vaccination from fear\\nand suspicion of the operation.\\nThe Asiatic cholera of 1832 did not reach the interior\\nof Michigan, but in 1834 it seemed to be all over the\\ncountry, and was certainly atmospheric, as it attacked In-\\ndians along the Shiawassee and other rivers, producing con-\\nvulsions, cramps, and death after a few hours. This began\\nto break up the Indians at their various villages. The white\\nsettlements becoming general, and many persons selling\\nthem whisky (then easily purchased at the distilleries for\\ntwenty-five cents per gallon), soon told fearfully on them.\\nWhen the smallpox broke out in 1837 they fled to the\\nwoods by families, but not until some one of the family\\nbroke out with the disease and died. Thus whole villages\\nand bands were decimated, and during the summer and fall\\nmany were left without a burial at the camps in the woods,\\nand were devoured by wolves. I visited the village of Che-\\nas-sin-ning now Chesaning and saw in the summer-camps\\nseveral bodies partially covered up, and not a living soul\\ncould I find, except one old squaw, who was convalescent.\\nMost of the adults attacked died, but it is a remarkable\\nfact that no white person ever took the disease from them,f\\nalthough in many instances the poor, emaciated creatures\\nvisited white families while covered with pustules. Thus\\npassed away those once proud owners of the land, leaving\\na sickly, depressed, and eventually a begging, debased rem-\\nnant of a race that a few years before scorned a mean act,\\nand among whom a theft was scarcely ever known. I do\\nnot think I possess any morbid sentimentality for Indians.\\nI simply wish to represent them as we found them. What\\nthey are now is easily seen by the few wretched specimens\\naround us.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nINDIAN TREATIES AND CESSION* OP LANDS-\\nINDIAN EMIGRATION.\\nTreaties of 17H5 and 1807 Cession of Territory East of the Prin-\\ncipal Meridian Treaty of Springwells in IS 15 Treaty of Saginaw\\n(ISltt) and Cession of Lands West of the Meridian Indian Reser-\\nvations Plans for Indian Emigration Removal of Pottawattamie\\nRefugees.\\nIt is a principle which has been recognized by the gov-\\nernment of the United Slates from the time of its formation,\\nthat the Indians had possessory rights in the lands which\\nthey occupied, but that those rights could pass from them\\nonly to the government, and that this could only be done\\nby their own voluntary act in public and open council held\\nf It is a singular fact, also, that although the disease was so exceed-\\ningly fatal to the Indians on the Shiawassee, and in less degree to\\nthose in the valley of the Looking-Glass, it was not eommunicated to\\nthe Maple River Indians at all, and they remained wholly unharmed\\nby it.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "18\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nby an accredited agent or commissioner of the United States,\\nwith the chiefs and head men of the tribes interested. And\\nthis principle and method liave always been observed by\\nthe government in treaties held with Indians for the pur-\\nchase of their territory.\\nThe treaty by which the first cession was made of Indian\\nlands now in the State of Michigan was concluded on the\\n3d of August, 179.5, at Greenville, Ohio, by Gen. Anthony\\nWayne, for the United States, with the chiefs of the Chip-\\npewa, Ottawa, Pottawattamie, and other tribes, who there\\nceded to the United States the post of Detroit and all the\\nlands to the north, the west, and the south of it of whieh\\nthe Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to\\ntiie French or English governments, and so much more\\nland to be annexed to the district of Detroit as shall be\\ncomprehended between the river Rosine (Raisin) on the\\nsouth. Lake St. Clair on the north, and a line, the general\\ncourse of which shall be six miles distant from the west end\\nof Lake Erie and Detroit River, with several other tracts,\\namong which were the post of Michilimackinac and lands\\nadjacent, and the island of Bois Blanc menliuned as being\\nan extra and voluntary gift of the Chippewa nation.\\nOn the part of the government it was expressly stipu-\\nlated that the United States relinquish their claims to all\\nother Indian lands northward of the river Ohio, eastward of\\nthe Mississippi, and westward and southward of the great\\nlakes and the waters uniting them, according to the bound-\\nary line agreed on between the United States and the\\nKing of Great Britain in the peace made between them in\\nthe year 1783. This the government did in consideration\\nof the peace established by the treaty, and of the cessions\\nmade by the Indians, as well as to manifest the liberality\\nof the United States as the means of making the peace\\nstrong and perpetual. It was also declared in the treaty\\nthat the Indian tribes who have a right to those lands are\\nquietly to enjoy them hunting, planting, and dwelling\\nthereon so long as they please, without any molestation\\nfrom the United States; but when these tribes or any of\\nthem shall be disposed to sell their lands or any part of\\nthem, they are to be sold only to the United States; and\\nuntil such sale the United States will protect the said Indian\\ntribes in the q\u00c2\u00abiet enjoyment of their lands against all\\ncitizens of the United States, and against all other white\\npersons who intrude upon the same. This treaty left the\\nIndians still in possession of all Slichigan except the six-\\nmile strip along the Detroit River, the island of Bois Blanc,\\nMichilimackinac, and a few small tracts in actual possession\\nof white occupants (principally French settlers) outside the\\nsix-mile strip.\\nAll the southeastern part of Michigan (including four-\\nfifths of the present county of Shiawassee) was ceded to\\nthe United States by the terms of a treaty concluded at\\nDetroit, Nov. 17, 18U7, by William Hull, Governor of the\\nTerritory of Michigan, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and\\nsole commissioner of tiie United States to conclude and sign\\na treaty or treaties with the several nations of Indians north-\\nwest of the river Ohio, on the one part, and the sachems,\\nchiefs, and warriors of the Ottoway, Chippeway, Wyandotte,\\nand Pottawattamie nations of Indians on the other part.\\nThe territory here ceded was described in the treaty as be-\\nginning at the mouth of the Miami River of the Lakes (the\\nMaumee),and running thence up the middle thereof to the\\nmouth of the Great Auglaize River thence due north\\nuntil it intersects a parallel of latitude to be drawn from\\nthe outlet of Lake Huron, which forms the river Sinclair;\\nthence running northeast on the course that may be found\\nwill lead in a direct line to White Rock in Lake Huron\\nthence due east until it intersects the boundary-line between\\nthe United States and Upper Canada in said lake then\\nsouthwardly, following the said boundary-line down said\\nlake, through the river Sinclair, Lake St. Clair, and the\\nriver Detroit into Lake Erie, to a point due east of the\\naforesaid Miami River thence west to the place of begin-\\nning. In payment for this immense tract of land, the\\nIndians were to receive from the government in money,\\ngoods, agricultural implements, or domestic animals, at the\\ndiscretion of Gen. Hull the sum of three thousand three\\nhundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents each\\nto the Chippewa and Ottawa tribes, and one-half that sum\\neach to the Wyandottes and Pottawattamics with an\\nannuity of two thousand dollars each to the Chippewas\\nand Ottawas, and one thousand dollars each to the other\\ntribes. The Chippewas and Ottawas were also to be fur-\\nnished each with a blacksmith for the period of ten years\\nthe former to reside at Saginaw and the latter at the Indian\\nsettlement on the Maumee, to do such work for the said\\nnations as shall be most useful to them.\\nThe line forming the western boundary of the tract\\nceded by this treaty, viz., the line from the mouth of tlie\\nGreat Auglaize, and running thence due north until it\\nintersects a parallel of latitude to be drawn from the outlet\\nof Lake Huron, was known for many years after as the\\nIndian Boundary-Line, and this, prolonged northward to\\nthe east end of Bois Blanc Island, in the Straits of Macki-\\nnac, was identical, or very nearly so, with the line afterwards\\nadopted by the United States surveyors as the principal\\nmeridian of the lower peninsula of Michigan, which is the\\ndividing-line between the counties of Clinton and Shiawas-\\nsee. The territory which the Indians ceded at the Detroit\\ntreaty embraced all of Michigan lying east of this line as\\nfar north as the northwest corner of the township of Sciota\\nin Shiawassee County, and south of a line drawn from\\nthence northeast to Lake Huron thus including all of\\nShiawassee County except the township of Fairfield and\\nparts of the townships of Middlebury, Owosso, llu.sh, and\\nNew Haven. Over all of the ceded territory until sold to\\nsettlers the Indians had the right reserved to hunt and fish\\nat will during good behavior.\\nAfter the close of the war of 1812-15 a treaty was held\\nat Springwells, near Detroit, by Gen. William H. Harrison,\\nGen. McArthur, and John Graham, on behalf of the gov-\\nernment, with the chiefs of the Chippewa, Ottawa, and\\nPottawattamie tribes, for purposes of conciliation, and to-\\nrestore to these Indians the rights which by their hostility\\nto the United States during the then late war they were\\nconsidered to have justly forfeited, and which they them-\\nselves scarcely expected to be allowed to retain. The\\ntreaty, which was made and concluded on the 8th of", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "INDIAN TREATIES AND CESSIONS OF LANDS.\\n19\\nSeptember, 1815, declared that tlie United States jjive\\npeace to the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawattamie tribes.\\nThey also agree to restore to tlie said Chippewa, Ottawa,\\nand Pottawattamie tribes all their possessions, rights, and\\nprivileges which they enjoyed or were entitled to in the\\nyear 1811, prior to the late war with Great Britain; and\\nthe said tribes upon their part agree to place themselves\\nunder the protection of the United States, and of no other\\npower whatsoever. Previous treaties and cessions were\\nalso confirmed and ratified.\\nThe treaty by which the Indian owners ceded to the\\nUnited States a large scope of territory including all the\\npresent county of Clinton and all that part of Shiawassee\\nnot embraced in the Detroit cession of 1807, was held at\\nSaginaw, in September, 1819, by Gen. Lewis Cass,, Gov-\\nernor of Michigan and ex-qfficio Indian commissioner, with\\nthe chiefs and head men of the Chippewa tribe of the lower\\npeninsula. Soon after the close of the war of 1812-15 the\\nattention of West-bound emigrants from the old States began\\nto be strongly directed towards Michigan Territory, and it\\nbecame evident to the clear mind of Governor Cass that,\\nbroad as was the domain acquired by the treaties of 1795\\nand 1807, it would soon be found too narrow to receive the\\nimmigration which had already begun to spread westward\\nand northward from Detroit. He therefore at once set\\nabout the task of securing further cessions from the na-\\ntives, and having laid bis plans before the government,\\nand received its sanction with authority to proceed in the\\nmatter, he convened the chiefs in council, as above men-\\ntioned.\\nThe Governor, accompanied by quite a numerous retinue,\\ncomposed of his secretaries, Robert A. Forsyth (who was\\nalso acting couimissioner), John L. Leib, and D. G. Whit-\\nney, with several other persons, set out from Detroit on\\nhorseback on the 7th of September, and proceeding north-\\nwestwardly through the woods and openings by way of\\nRoyal Oak, Pontiac, Silver Lake, Grand Blanc, and the\\nGrand Traverse of the Flint River (now Flint City), ar-\\nrived at the Saginaw treaty-ground on the 10th. Two\\nsmall vessels, a sloop and a schooner, which had left\\nDetroit a few days before, had already arrived, and lay\\nmoored in the river. They were laden with subsistence\\nstores, silver coin to be used in payment for the lands ex-\\npected to be ceded, and goods intended for Indian presents;\\nand they brought also a company of the Third United\\nStates Infantry, under command of Capt. C. L. Cass (a\\nbrother of the Governor), who liad disembarked his com-\\nmand, and encamped it on the bank of the stream. The\\npresence of these troops was thought to be necessary, in\\nview of the possibility of an attempt at violence by some\\nof the bands.\\nOn his arrival, Gen. Cass found a large number of In-\\ndians assembled, but yet the attendance was not as numer-\\nous as he had expected. Having found, upon inquiry, that\\na ndmber of the more remote bauds were unrepresented,\\nhe dispatched runners to the villages on the Huron (now\\nCa.s,s), Flint, Shiawassee, Mishtegayock, Maple, and Titta-\\nbawassee Rivers, to give further notification to the chiefs,\\nand to urge tlicm to come in and join in the council.\\nThis pressing invitation had the desired eifect, and nearly\\nall the absentee chiefs and warriors, with their squaws and\\npappooses, made haste to join their red brethren at the\\nrendezvous.\\nWhen all had come in, and the preparations were com-\\nplete, the council was opened, in a large house (or more\\nproperly a bower, as its covering was composed principally\\nof the branches of trees) which had been built for the\\noccasion, on the bank of the Saginaw, by Louis Campau,\\nthe trader, by direction of Gen. Cass. All around this\\nstructure, and crowding closely up to the line which they\\nwere not allowed to enter, were squaws and pappooses from\\nevery band of the Saginaw Chippewa tribe, eager to look\\nupon the ceremonies which were little less than mysterious\\nto them. Next in their front -and inside the leafy\\ncouncil-house were the young men and warriors,\\nwhile within their circle, seated on the trunks of trees\\nwhich had been placed there for that purpose, were the\\nchiefs and sagamores, those of highest rank being clustered\\nround a low platform of hewn logs, on which were seated\\nGen. Cass, liis secretaries, Forsyth, Leib, and Whitney,\\nCapt. Cass and Lieut. John Peacock, of the Third In-\\nfantry, Capt. Chester Root, of the United States Artillery,\\nWhitmore Knaggs (Indian trader, sub-agent, and principal\\ninterpreter), and some others. Other interpreters present\\nwere Louis Beaufait, John Ilurson, William Tuckey, and\\nHenry Connor, who was known among the Indians as\\nWabaskindebay, or White Hair. Among the traders\\nwho made themselves officious on the occasion were Louis\\nand Antoine Campau, Jacob Smith, and Archibald Lyons,\\nwho was afterwards drowned in the Tittabawassee while in\\nthe employ of G. D. and E. S. Williams at their station\\nnear where Midland City now stands.\\nGen. Cass opened the council by an address to the In-\\ndians, delivered through his interpreters. He told them\\nthat the Great Father (the President) earnestly desired\\nto preserve and perpetuate the peace which had been estab-\\nlished between their tribes and the government that he\\nhad the welfare of bis red children at heart, and wished to\\nsee them gradually change their mode of life by depending\\nmore on the pursuits of agriculture and less on hunting\\nand fishing, which would grow more and more precarious\\nyear by year because the advance of white immigration\\nwas moving resistlessly towards them, and in a little time\\ntheir streams would become less prolific, and their game\\nwould be driven to more remote hunting-grounds. He\\nexplained to them that the government, wishing to pur-\\nchase their lands for the use of white settlers, would pay\\nthem a generous price and that other lands, ample in\\nextent, and as fertile as these, would be set apart for the\\nperpetual use of themselves and their children.\\nThe original object of Gen. Cass was not only to induce\\nthe Chippewas to cede their lands, but also to obtain from\\nthem an agreement to remove from the peninsula and locate\\nthemselves on tracts to be selected for them west of Lake\\nMichigan, or perhaps beyond the Mississippi. This object\\nwas made apparent by the tenor of his opening speech, and\\nit roused the opposition and resentment of the chiefs to\\nsuch a degree as to threaten a suspension of all negotiations.\\nThe first Indian who spoke in rej)ly to the Governor was", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "20\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nKishkawko* the principal chief of the Saginaws. He\\nspoke in a violent and angry manner against the cession of\\nany of their lands, and advised the breaking up of the\\ncouncil. He was, however, considerably under the influ-\\nence of li(]uor at the time, and on this account his harangue\\nhad less effect than that of Ogemawkeketo (a name mean-\\ning chief speaker who immediately followed Kishkawko\\nin a speech which was far less violent, but quite as uncom-\\npromising in its opposition to the objects of Gen. Cass.\\nMishenanoncquet and other chiefs spoke in nearly the same\\nvein, and when the council was ended for the day the pros-\\npect of the conclusion of a treaty was far from favorable.\\nAt the close. Gen. Cass, after having told the chiefs in a\\nfriendly manner to go to their wigwams and smoke and\\ntalk the matter over together, retired with his secretaries\\nto their quarters in a state of disappointment and great\\nanxiety in view of the not improbable failure of the nego-\\ntiations. Tiiere was one favorable circumstance, however\\nthe chief, Kishkawko, had reached a state of helpless in-\\ntoxication, and he remained in that condition for the follow-\\ning eight or ten days, not again making his appearance\\nuntil all the terms of the treaty had been agreed on.\\nThe Indians had retired sullen and almost rebellious, and\\nno other session of the council was held for several days.\\nBut during that time powerful influences in favor of the\\ntreaty had been brought to bear on them by Jacob Smith\\nand other traders, who wished, for private reasons of their\\nown, to see the sale consummated. The trader Smith, in\\nparticular, was high in fiivor with old Ncome and a great\\nnumber of the other chiefs, and his influence over them\\nwas great. He was favorable to the cession, because in it\\nhe expected to (and eventually did) secure a number of\\nchoice reservations of land for his children. Archibald\\nKishkawko was not a Chippewa, but a member of one of the\\nCanadiaD tribes, who came to Saj^inaw and by some means was ena-\\nbled to usurp the power and place of principal chief. lie was de-\\nscribed as a miserable tyrant and a villainous coward. Mr. Tru-\\nman B. Fox, in his mention of Kishkawko, says: The early settlers\\nof Oakland County were very much annoyed by this villain and his\\ncowardly band as they passed through that section of the country on\\ntheir way to Maiden to receive their annual presents from the liritish\\ngovernment. Kishkawko was in the habit of traveling with thirty or\\nforty scoundrels, whom he called his warriors, and taking advantage\\nof the sparseness of the settlements would levy contributions upon\\nthe poor settlers. If his demands were not readily complied with he\\nwould take what he wanted by force, such as cattle, hogs, etc., thus\\nsubjecting the poor settlers to great suffering and continual fear.\\nUpon one occasion, after his arrival at Detroit, which happened a\\nfew days before payment, his men being very hungry, he applied to\\nsome of the authorities for food, for, said he, unless my young\\nmen get something to eat it will be impossible for me to restrain them\\nfrom robbing the settlers along the route.* *Sir, returned Gen.\\nCass, if your young men commit any depredations upon the settlers\\nI will send nil/ young men to punish them. Notwithstanding this\\nintimation depredations were occasionally committed upon the set-\\ntlers with impunity. Kishkawko at length came to his end in a man-\\nner strikingly in keeping with his wicked and cowardly career. One\\nday, while encamped at a place a little above Detroit, known as Chaine\\nFarm, he got into a drunken row and killed an Indian. He was\\narrested by the roper authorities and imprisoned in the old Detroit\\njail, where he remained several months. Feeling assured from his\\njjast conduct that he need e.xpect no mercy or lenity from the hands\\nof those he had so often outraged, and that his death was certain, ho\\nanticipated the law by taking poison, supposed to have been provided\\nhim by his squaws.\\nLyons was another who expected (and received) a similar\\nfavor for his half-breed daughter Elizabeth. Several other\\ntraders (among whom a principal one was Louis Campau)\\nstood well in the confidence of the Chippewas, and all these\\nexerted their powers of persuasion to induce the Indians to\\nmajve the treaty, in the hope of receiving certain arrearages\\ndue them out of the silver coin which would be paid in\\nconsideration of the cession.\\nGen. Cass, although he was Governor of Michigan and\\ncommissioner of Indian afiairs, and was backed by the\\nmilitary force of the United States, did not wield one-half\\nthe power over the savages which was exercised by these\\ntraders but the latter used theirs so effectually that at the\\nend of a few dttys they had nearly overcome the opposition.\\nHaving accomplished this result they notified Gen. Cass\\n(who had all the while been aware of the means that were\\nbeing employed), and he thereupon reconvened the chiefs\\nand warriors in the council-house.\\nAt this second council there was still a considerable\\namount of discussion among the chiefs, but as the principal\\ndifficulty had already been surmounted by the arguments\\nand persuasions of the traders, the scenes of the previous\\nmeeting were not re-enacted here. All the circumstances were\\nnow favorable I or the conclusion of a treaty. The most de-\\ntermined opponent, Kishkawko, was absent (not having yet\\nrecovered from his debauch), and the chief speaker, Oge-\\nmaiykeketo, had been won over by the traders. Gen. Cass,\\nhaving found that the Indians were bitterly hostile to tiie\\nplan for removing them beyond Lake Michigan, and that\\nif the measure was insisted on it would most probably re-\\nsult in the failure of the treaty, had ceased to press the\\nproposition, and substituted for it the plan of granting\\ntribal and individual reservations within the tract to be\\nceded. These circumstances had wrought such a favorable\\nchange in the feelings of the chiefs that the parties had\\nlittle difiiculty in agreeing on the terms of a treaty, whicli\\nwas virtually concluded at this sitting; all that remained to\\nbe done being to engross it in due form, and to aflix to it\\nthe signatures of the commissioner, the chiefs, and the wit-\\nnesses.\\nOn the following day (September 24th) the third and\\nlast session of the council was held, and the treaty was\\nformally signed. The Indian attendance was much larger\\nat this than at either of the previous councils, being esti-\\nmated at fully two thousand chiefs and warriors while a\\nstill greater number of women and children were crowded\\ntogether on the outskirts of the assemblage. The ceremony\\nof signing the treaty was made as imposing as possible.\\nThe first name written upon the document was, of course,\\nthat of Lewis Cass, United States Indian commissioner,\\nand this was followed by the totems of one hundred and\\nfourteen Chippewa and Ottawaf chiefs. Old Kishkawko\\nhad finally come out of his prolonged trance, and was\\npresent\u00e2\u0080\u0094 somewhat sullen, but very quiet and dignified\\nI Only a very few Otlawas, however, were included among the\\nchiefs who signed the Saginaw treaty. The Ottawas were regarded\\nas the owners of a small part {the southwestern portion) of the lands\\nceded by this treaty but theyhad no proprietorship in the eastern\\npart, which (including the two counties to which this history has ref-\\nerence) was embraced in the domain of the Chippewas.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "INDIAN TREATIES AND CESSIONS OF LANDS.\\n21\\nand affixed his mark to the treaty with those of the other\\nchiefs. The execution of tlie treaty was witnessed by\\nActins; Commissioner R. A. Forsyth the Governoi s sec-\\nretaries, Leib and Whitney; Capts. Cass and Root and\\nLieut. Peacock Gabriel Godfroy, sub agent the inter-\\npreters Knaggs, Beaufait, Ilur.son, and Tuckey John\\nHill, army contractor; Henry I. Hunt, Barney Campau,\\nWilliam Keith, V. S. Ryley, J. Whipple, A. E. Lacock,\\nJohn Smyth, B. Head, Richard Smyth, Louis Dequindre,\\nand Conrad Ten Eyck.\\nAfter the signing, a large table was spread before the\\ncommissioner, and on this table were placed great piles of\\nsilver half dollars, which, under the direction of Gen. Cass,\\nwere to be paid out to the representatives of the several\\nbauds. This part of the ceremony was watched with great\\ninterest by both chiefs and traders, but for somewhat differ-\\nent reasons. Many of the chiefs were indebted in consider-\\nable sums to the trader Louis Campau, who had received\\ntheir promise that when the payment was made to them bis\\nclaim should be liquidated, at least to the amount of fifteen\\nhundred dollars. He had already notified Gen. Cass of this\\nagreement, and was now anxiously waiting, hoping to re-\\nceive the money from the commissioner without having it\\npass through Indian hands at all. But three of the other\\ntraders present wore not pleased at the prospect of having\\nso considerable a part of the Indians money appropriated\\nto the payment of their old debts. One of these three was\\nJacob Smith, who at once set about the task of persuading\\nthe wily and treacherous Kishkawko and some of the other\\nchiefs to demand that the entire sum due them should be\\npaid to the Indians, to be applied by them as they saw fit.\\nThis diplomacy was so entirely successful that when the\\ncommissioner explained to the chiefs that Campau was ex-\\npecting to receive his dues, and asked if they consented to\\nthe arrangement, they replied that they were his children,\\nunder his protection, and expected that he would pay the\\nmoney into their hands. The general could not disregard\\ntheir expressed wishes in this particular, and be therefore\\ndirected that the money be paid to them, which was accord-\\ningly done by the secretaries, much to the disgust of Cam-\\npau, who, seeing that his money was lost, and believing\\nSmith to be the cause of his discomfiture, leaped from the\\nplatform where he had been standing, and struck the latter\\ntwo stunning blows in the face. Quick as lightning Smith\\nturned on his assailant, but Henry Connor and Louis Beau-\\nfait interposed between the belligerents and stopped the\\nfight.\\nAfter the payments had been made. Gen. Cass ordered\\nfive barrels of government whisky to be opened, and the\\nliquor to be dealt out to the Indians. Upon seeing this,\\nCampau, still filled with wrath at the treatment he had\\nreceived, and blaming the general almost as much as Smith\\nfor it, ordered up ten barrels of his own whisky, knocked\\nin the heads, and posted two men with dippers to supply\\nthe Indians as they came up. Of course the scene of in-\\ntoxication that ensued was indescribable. At about ten\\no clock, the Governor, having become thoroughly alarmed at\\nthe infernal orgies that surrciunded the trading-house in\\nwhich he was quartered, sent his private secretary, Forsyth,\\nwith orders to Campau to shut off the supply of liquor\\nbut the trader only deigned the grim reply, Gen. Cass\\ncommenced it himself. Then a platoon of Capt. Cass\\ncompany was detailed to guard the store-house. Soon after\\nthey had been posted, a new arrival of Indians demanded\\nwhisky, and, upon being refused and held at bay, rushed on\\nthe guard to force an entrance, during which attempt one\\nof them received a bayonet wound in the leg. In an instant\\nthe war-whoop was sounded, and in a few minutes more\\nswarms of savages, infuriated with liquor, and tomahawk in\\nhand, came rushing towards the store. Stop the liquor,\\nLouis! screamed the Governor of Michigan Territory, as\\nhe stood in the door of his quarters with a night-cap on\\nhis head. W^e shall all be murdered Stop the liquor, I\\nsay! Certainement, mon general, replied Campau,\\nbut you begun it, and you allowed Smith to rob me. I ll\\nkeep you safe, but remember you commenced it, mon gen-\\neral. lie appeared to think that the satisfaction of thor-\\noughly frightening Gen. Cass for having allowed Jacob\\nSmith to rob him, as he said, was cheaply enough purchased\\nby the expenditure of ten barrels of whisky. I lost my\\nwhisky and my money, he afterwards remarked, but I\\nhad good revenge on Cass.\\nBy the combined efforts of the interpreters and traders\\nthe Indians were at length pacified, and they retired to\\ntheir wigwams to sleep off the effects of their intoxication.\\nAfter they had entirely recovered from their debauch they\\nbecame perfectly friendly and tractable, and even after the\\ncommissioner and his staff of assistants had departed for\\nDetroit, they sent the orator-ehief, Washmenondequet, to\\novertake him, and express to him their pleasure and satis-\\nfaction at the result of the council.\\nBy the terms of this treaty, the Indians ceded to the\\nUnited States an area of territory estimated at about six\\nmillions of acres; on consideration of which cession, the\\ngovernment agreed to pay to the Chippewa nation annually,\\nforever, the sum of one thousand dollars, in silver coin, and,\\nalso, that all annuities to be paid them in pursuance of the\\nstipulations of previous treaties should thereafter be paid\\nin silver. The terms of the treaty of Greenville (in 1795j,\\ngiving the Indians the right to hunt and fish at will upon\\nthe ceded lands, so long as they remained the property of\\nthe United States, were applied to this treaty. They were\\nalso to be permitted to make sugar wherever they chose\\nupon the same lands and during the same period, but with-\\nout auy unnecessary waste of the trees. The boundaries\\nof the cession, as described in the treaty, were as follows\\nBeginning at a point in the present Indian boundary line\\n(identical with the principal meridian of the State) which\\nruns due north from the mouth of the great Auglaize River,\\nsix miles south of the place where the base line, so-called,\\nintersects the same thence west sixty miles thence in a\\ndirect line to the head of Thunder Bay River thence down\\nthe same, following the courses thereof, to the mouth\\nthence northeast to the boundary line between the United\\nStates and the British province of Upper Canada thence\\nwith the same to the line established by the treaty of De-\\ntroit in the year 1S07 and thence with said line to the\\nplace of beginning.\\nThis immense tract joined the cession of 1807 along the\\nline of the principal meridian, and extended thence west-", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nward to a point about three miles northeast of the site of\\nthe village of Kalamazoo. Prom this point, the western\\nboundary of the cession was an unsurveyed line extending\\nnortheasterly tlirough the present counties of Kalamazoo,\\nBarry, Ionia, Montcalm, Isabella, Clare, Roscommon, and\\nCrawford to Montmorency, embracing all the country be-\\ntween the diagonal line mentioned and Lake Huron thus\\nincluding, of course, the entire territory of Clinton County,\\nand all of Shiawassee which had not been covered by the\\ncession of 1807.\\nWithin the boundaries of the great tract conveyed to the\\ngovernment by the treaty of Saginaw a number of tribal\\nand individual reservations were made, viz. A tract of\\n8000 acres, including an Indian village, on the east side of\\nthe Au Sable 2000 acres on the Mesaquisk 6000 acres,\\nto include an Indian village, on the north side of the Kaw-\\nkawling 6-10 acres on the same river, for the use of the\\nchildren of Bowkowtonden 9GI0 acres, in three tracts,\\non the Huron (Cass) River an island in Saginaw Bay\\na tract of 2000 acres where Nabobish formerly stood\\n1000 acres near the island in Saginaw River; 2000\\nacres at the mouth of Point Augrais River; 10,000\\nacres at Big Rock, on the Shiawassee, and 3000 acres on\\nthe Shiawassee River at a place called Ketchewandauge-\\nnink 6000 acres at Little Porks, on the Tctabawasink\\n(Tittabawassee) River, and GOOO acres, near the same\\nstream, at Blackbird s town 40,000 acres on the\\nwest side of the Saginaw River, to bo hereafter located\\none tract of 57G0 acres upon the Flint River, to include\\nReaume s (Neome s) village and a place called Kishkaw-\\nbawee individual reservations on the Saginaw River to\\nthe Crow a Ciiippewa chief, and to three half-breed sons\\nof Gen. Riley also eleven individual reservations of G40\\nacres each, at the Grand Traverse of the Flint River, em-\\nbracing the site of the present city of Flint five of the\\nreservations last named being granted for the use of the\\nfive children of Jacob Smith the trader, whose influence\\nwith the Indians (exerted principally in view of the secur-\\ning of these same tracts) was largely instrumental in gain-\\ning the Indians consent to the treaty, and without which\\nit could hardly have been made.\\nThs ten-thousand-acre reservation at Big Rock on the\\nShiawa.ssee River was located a short distance north of\\nthe boundary of Shiawassee County, in Saginaw, at the\\njirescnt village of Chesaning, which took its name from the\\nold Indian village of Che-as-sin-ning (Big Rock), which\\nwas included in the reservation.\\nThe tract of two thousand acres to be located where\\nNabobish formerly stood was never laid out, but was\\nmerged in the forty-thousand-acre reservation to bo here-\\nafter located on the west side of the Saginaw. The old\\nvillage of Nabobish (so called lor the chief of the same\\nname, who died before 1830) was the place which was\\nThe Indinn title to all that part of the Lower Peninsula which\\nremained in possession of the Indians after the conclusion of the\\nSaginaw treaty was extinguished by the treaties of Chicago (Aug. 2i),\\n1821) and Washington (March 28, ISHC). By the former the Indians\\ncoded the southwest part of the State as far north as Grand Iliver;\\nand by the latter, all the remainder of the peninsula (except a few\\nreservations) which had not been included in previous cessions.\\nknown among the later Indians as Assineboining, .situated\\non the south branch of the Shiawassee, in what is now the\\ntownship of Cohoctah, in the county of Livingston. The\\nreason why the Nabobish reservation was never surveyed\\nand set apart for the u.se of the Indians in accordance with\\nthe terms of the treaty is not known, but the fact that it\\nwas never done caused great dissatisfaction among them\\nand during all the years of their stay in this region they\\nnever ceased to refer to it in bitter terms, as an act of bad\\nfaith on the part of the government. The tract of three\\nthousand acres reserved on the Shiawassee Iliver, at a place\\ncalled Ketchewandaugenink, was the Grand Saline or\\nBig Lick reservation, embracing lands in the northwest\\ncorner of the present township of Burns, Shiawassee Co.,\\nand also extending into the adjoining townships of Antrim,\\nShiawassee, and Vernon. This was the only reservation\\never laid out for Indians within the territory of Shiawassee\\nand Clinton Counties.\\nNeither the reservation of Kechewondaugoning nor that\\nwhich was promised at Nabobish was, strictly speaking,\\nwithin the scope of the Saginaw treaty, nor within the tract\\nthere ceded for, as has already been stated, the cession of\\n18U7 included within its boundaries as described in the\\ntreaty of Detroit a territory which, extending northward\\nas far as the centre of the west line of Shiawassee, and run-\\nning thence northeasterly to White Rock on Lake Huron,\\ncovered all of that county except the northwest corner,\\nabout one-sixth part of its area. But the Indians did not\\nso understand it. They had no means of knowing where\\nthe described linos would fall, and they supposed that the\\nnorthern boundary of that cession would pass to the south-\\nward of the head-waters of the Shiawassee River, while in\\nfact it crossed that stream within the present boundary of\\nSaginaw County. Tiie fact, however, that they believed\\nthemselves to be still possessors of the Shiawassee Valley is\\nproof that they never iiitviulcd to include it in the lands\\nceded by the treaty of 1807. Whether Gen. Cass knew\\nthat this region was comprehended within the limits of that\\ncsssion or, indeed, whether the northern boundary de-\\nscribed by the treaty of Detroit was ever accurately run\\ndoes not appear; but if the commissioner was aware of the\\nfact, he did not, and could not, insist on the right of the\\ngovernment to the lands which the Indians believed to be\\no\\nstill their own, for by so doing he would probably liave\\nenraged them to such an extent that the treaty of Saginaw\\ncould not have been concluded.\\nPLANS FOR INDIAN EMIGRATION.\\nIt has already been mentioned that one of the principal\\nobjects of Gen. Cass in convening the treaty-council at\\nSaginaw in September, 1819, was to procure from the In-\\ndians an agreement that they would gradually emigrate from\\ntheir old hunting-grounds in Michigan and remove beyond\\nthe Mississippi River, or at least to the country lying to the\\nwestward of Lake Michigan but in this the commissioner\\nwas disappointed, as we have seen. This repulse, however,\\ndid not cause the government to abandon its cherished idea,\\nand, finally, after many long years of persuasion, the minds\\nof the red men seemed to have become fully prepared to", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "INDIAN EMIGRATION.\\n23\\nciit(.M-l:iiii (lie proposition for iiltiniute removal to the now\\ncountries of the far ^Vcst. Finally, at the beginning of the\\nyear 1837, Henry E. Scliooleraft, Indian coniiuissioner,\\nmet tlie chiefs and head men of tlie Chippewas in council\\nat Detroit, where, on the 14th of January in that year, a\\ntreaty was concluded by wliich the tribe ceded to tlie United\\nStates all the reservations, except those granted to individ-\\nuals, under the Saginaw treaty of 1819, but retained the\\nright to continue for five years in undisturbed occupation\\nof their tracts on the Augrais Iliver, and on the Blushowusk\\nRiver west of the Saginaw no white man to settle or en-\\ncroach on those tracts under penalty of five hundred dol-\\nlars. The United States agreed to furni.sh a farmer and\\nblacksmith for the tribe as before, and to continue the dona-\\ntions of cattle and farming utensils. The lands embraced\\nin the ceded reservations were to be surveyed by the United\\nStates and placed in the market with the other public land.s\\nas soon as practicable, and the amount due the Indians from\\nthis source to be invested by the President iu some public\\nstock, the interest to be paid annually to the tribe in the\\nsame manner as their annuities were paid and if, at the end\\nof twenty years, the Indians should wish the said stock to\\nbe sold and the proceeds divided among the tribe, it might\\nbe done with the consent of the President and Senate.\\nBut the most important part of this treaty was that in\\nwhich the Chippewas agreed to remove from the State of\\nMichigan as soon as a proper location for them could be ob-\\ntained, lor which purpose a deputation was to be sent to\\nview the country occupied by kindred tribes west of Lake\\nSuperior; and if an arrangement for their future and per-\\nmanent residence can be made there which shall be satis-\\nfactory to them and the government, they shall bo permitted\\nto form a reunion with such tribes and remove thereto. If\\nsuch an arrangement cannot be efliected the government of\\nthe United States will use its influence to obtain such\\nlocation west of the Mississippi River as the legislation of\\nCongress may indicate. An amendment was made to the\\nterms of this treaty by a new treaty made by Mr. School-\\ncraft with the Chippewa chiefs at Flint River, Dec. 20,\\n1837, by which the United States agreed to reserve a\\nlocation for the tribe on the head-waters of the Osage\\nRiver, in the country visited by a delegation of the said\\ntribe during the present year to be of proper extent agree-\\nably to their numbers, embracing a due proportion of\\nwood and water, and lying contiguous to tribes of kindred\\nlanguage the meaning and intent of this being to abro-\\ngate that article of the treaty of Detroit which entitled\\nthem to lands in the country lying west of Lake Superior.\\nIt was provided by the treaty that the sum of fifty cents for\\neach acre of Indian reservation land .sold by the United\\nSlates should be reserved as an iTideninification for the\\nlocation to be furnished for their future permanent resi-\\ndence, and to constitute a fund for emigrating thereto.\\nImmediately after the treaty of Flint River, Commis-\\nsioner Schoolcraft called another council, to be held at Sagi-\\nnaw, the reasons for which convention were sot forth to be\\nthat the chiefs of the bands have represented that combi-\\nnations of purchasers may be formed at the sale of their\\nlands [meaning the reservation lands relinquished by the\\ntreaty of Detroit, Jan. 14, 1837], for the purpose of keep-\\ning down the jiriee thereof, both at the public and private\\nsales, whereby the proceeds would be greatly diminished\\nand such a procedure would defeat some of the primary\\nobjects of the cession of the lands to the United States, and\\nthereby originate difficulties to their early removal and ex-\\npatriation to the country west of the Mississippi. The\\ncouncil was held and a treaty made, in which it was pro-\\nvided that the reservation lands ceded by the treaty of\\n1837 should be offered for sale by proclamation of the\\nPresident, and that the sales should be conducted in the\\nsame manner as the sales of other government lands, which,\\ntogether with other guarantees and safeguards to protect\\nthe Indians from being wronged in the sale of their reser-\\nvations, had the effect to quiet their apprehensions. This\\ntreaty was concluded Jan. 23, 1838.\\nThe time set for the final evacuation of the Michigan\\npeninsula by the Saginaw Ciiij)pewas was January, 1842,\\nor five years from the coliclusion of the treaty of Detroit,\\nin which they gave their assent to the project of emigra-\\ntion, and relinquished their reservations, except those on\\nMushowusk and Augrais Rivers, which last two they were\\nto hold until the expiration of the five years of grace. Rut\\nthe plans of the government looking to the removal of the\\nChippewas from Michigan were never carried into effect.\\nLong before the time agreed on for their departure they\\nhad bitterly repented of their promise to remove to the\\nlands in the far West, and they prayed the Great Father\\nthat they might be allowed to remain on almost any terms,\\nand to die in the land of their birth. Probably, however,\\nthis had less efl^ect in averting their doom of expatriation\\nthan the fact that, in the mean time, they had been almost\\nexterminated by the ravages of the smallpox, which left\\nbut a feeble remnant of their once numerous tribe. The\\nbands were broken up, and the few miserable and dejected\\nones who survived the scourge became too widely scattered\\nto be easily gathered together for banishment. Some of\\nthem, in dread of being removed West, preferred to cro.ss\\ninto Canada,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and did .so. Others (and the greater jini-\\nportion) went northward into what was then the wilderness.\\nThese, or their children, are some of them now living on\\nthe reservation in Isabella County; a few yet remain in\\nSaginaw, Gratiot, and other counties toward.s the north\\nbut very few, if any of them, arc now residents of Shia-\\nwassee or Clinton.\\nPvEMOVAL OP POTT.VWATTAMIE EEFUGEES.\\nThe policy of the United States government in reference\\nto the Pottawattamie tribe was the same which was pur-\\nsued towards the Chippewas, except that with tlie former\\nthe plan of emigration was carried out to the end, and\\nmost of the people of that tribe were ultimately removed\\nbeyond the Mississippi. The Pottawattamies, by various\\ntreaties, from 1821 to 1828, had ceded their country to the\\ngovernment, but, like the Chippewas, they had retained\\nseveral reservations. In September, 1833, however, they\\nceded these reservations to the United States, and at the\\nsame time agreed to evacuate and remove from their lands\\nwithin three years. They were not removed promptly at\\nthe expiration of the time agreed on, but in the autumn of\\n1838 a large number of them were collected on the St.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "24\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nJoseph Kivor (by some persons who had taken the contract\\nfrom government to remove them) and were sent West, es-\\ncorted by United States troops. Many, Iiowever, had left\\ntheir villages and hidden themselves to avoid being taken,\\nand quite a number who started, escaped from the troops\\nand returned. In 1839 the process was repeated, and many\\nIndians were collected through all the country from the St.\\nJoseph eastward to the Huron. But even after this second\\nattempt, a large number of Pottawattaniies (amounting in\\nall to several hundreds) had evaded the vigilance of the\\ncontractors, and remained behind. In 1840 it was under-\\nstood that a very determined eiFort would be made to collect\\nall the lingerers and remove them, but the dejected fugitives\\nwere equally determined to avoid capture, if possible, and\\na body of them numbering about two hundred men, women,\\nand children, with their old cliief Muckemoot, fled for\\nsafety to the northern part of Shiawassee County.\\nEarly in the autumn of that year (1840) Gen. Hugh\\nBrady* arrived at the village of Owosso under orders to\\nuse the troops at his command in capturing the Pottawat-\\ntamie band, who were supposed to be lurking in the woods\\nand swamps to the northward. This duty of hunting down\\nthe poor wretches and forcing them into exile was very\\ndistasteful to the gallant old soldier, but his orders left him\\nno choice. His troops were to be used to assist the con-\\ntractors in collecting and guarding the Indians, r.nd after-\\nwards in escorting them on their weary way to the Mis-\\nsissippi.\\nObservation and inquiry soon revealed the fact that the\\nfugitives were a few miles north of Owo.sso, engaged in\\npicking cranberries on the marshes in the vicinity of the\\nShiawassee River. It was not long, however, before the\\nIndians became aware of the presence of Gen. Brady, and,\\nof course, knew too well the nature of his errand. Upon\\nthis the old chief, Muckemoot, started eastward with two\\nor three followers, and passed swiftly on through Genesee\\nand Oakland Counties, heading for Canada, and fully re-\\nsolved never to be taken alive. The companions of Mucke-\\nmoot had firearms, but the chief himself had only his\\nbow and a quiver of arrows at his back, with kuife and\\ntomahawk in belt.\\nHugh Brady was born in Northumtjcrlancl Co., Pa., in the year\\n1708. lie entered the United States army as ensign in 1792, and\\nserved with great credit under Mad Anthony Wayne in the Indian\\ncampaigns which followed. He was made lieutenant in February,\\n1794, and captain in 1799. In the reduction of tiie army, which was\\nmade soon afterwards, he was mustered out of the service, but was\\nrestored with his former rank in 180S by President Jefferson. He\\nfought with great bravery in the war of 1812, and was severely\\nwounded at the battle of Chipp(^wn, where, as Gen. Scott said in his\\nreport of the engagement, Old lirady showed himself in a sheet of\\nfire. The Hon. George C. Bates says of him: Again and again\\nhe faced death on the battlefields of Chippewa, Queenstown, Niagara,\\nand Lundy s Lane, amidst such slaughter as was never seen on any\\nprevious battle-field of our country. lie w,as colonel of the Twenty-\\nsecond Foot Corps, which crossed bayonets with Col. Basden, of the\\nBritish Twenty-first. He was so diffident, so modest, so brave, that\\nany mention of his gallant exploits in his presence would drive him\\nfrom the circle of conversation. But whenever duty called him to\\naction he went calmly, resolutely to it. Not only was Gen. Brady a\\ntrue soldier, but in all the broadest aspects of the word he was an\\naccomplished -American genllemnn. His death occurred at Detroit\\nin IS51, the result of his being tluowii from his carriage by a jiair of\\nfrightened horses.\\nWhen their flight became known a party of three or\\nfour white men set out on horseback from Owo. iso in pur-\\nsuit. The chief and his men had kept to the woods for\\nmany miles, but before reaching Pontiac they took the\\nroad and pressed on with all speed towards Auburn. Near\\nthat place the pursuing party (having heard of the Indians\\nseveral miles back) overtook and passed them without\\nawakening their suspicions. Keeping on for a considerable\\ndistance the white men finally halted, and when the savages\\ncame up, demanded their surrender. Old Muckemoot, see-\\ning that he was entrapped, made an involuntary movement\\nof defense, but recovered himself in an instant (probably\\nrealizing the hopelessness of resistance with bow and arrow\\nwhile covered by the firearms of his opponents), and he\\ncoolly demanded to know what they wanted, and why they\\ninterfered with him on his peaceful journey. Who are\\nyou? said the white man whom he addressed. I am\\nOgemawkeketo, the Saginaw chief. Why am I molested\\nNo, said the white man, I have known Ogemawkeketo\\nfor many years. You are not he. You are Muckemoot,\\nthe Pottawattamie chief, and you must go with me. Then\\nthe old Indian saw that further dissimulatioti was as vain\\nas resistance. His countenance fell, and he answered very\\nsa dly, and yet proudly, Yes, it is true I am the great\\nchief of the Pottawattamies, and it is well for you that\\nyou came on me unawares, for otherwise Muckemoot could\\nnever have been taken I would fight you now, but it is\\ntoo late I will surrender It is very hard, but I will go\\nwith you\\nThe other Indians, following the lead of their chief, sur-\\nrendered peaceably, and all were taken to Owosso. After\\nthe capture of Muckemoot and his followers the main\\nbody of Pottawattamies did not make much effort to escape,\\nand they were finally all (or very nearly all) taken in the\\nvicinity of the cranberry marshes, in the present township\\nof Rush. They were brought into Owosso in squads at\\ndififerent times, and these, as they arrived, were placed\\nunder guard. Some of them were quartered in a wooden\\nbuilding which had been erected for a hotel, but more in\\nthe Log Cabin which had been erected on the southeast\\ncorner of Main and Washington Streets as a rendezvous\\nfor the supporters of Harrison and Tyler in the Presiden-\\ntial campaign of that year. They were kept in those\\nbuildings for a considerable time, until all who could be\\nfound had been brought in. Then a number of four-horse\\nwagons were brought to the place, and into them were\\nloaded the women and children, with their few utensils and\\nother movable articles. Some of the Indian men were\\nallowed transportation in the wagons, some rode on ponies,\\nand many were obliged to travel on foot. Formed in this\\nmanner, and closely guarded by troops in front and rear,\\nthe mournful procession of Pottawattamies moved out on\\nthe road, and sadly took their way to the place of their\\nexile beyond the waters of the Mississippi.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nINTEENAIi IMPROVEMENTS.\\nLaying out and Construction of Early lloads in the two Counties\\nMaple River Navigation Trojects Navigation of the Shiawassee\\nNorthern Railroad and Northern Wagon-Road Detroit and Shia-\\nwassee Railroad Company Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee\\nRailway Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad Detroit, Lan-\\nsing and Northern Railroad Port Huron Railroad Project Chi-\\ncago and Lake Huron Railroad Line\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Other Projected Railroads.\\nWherever immigrants of the Anglo-Saxon race estab-\\nlish themselves as pioneers in wild interior regions, the\\nopening of routes of travel between tlieir isolated settle-\\nments and the nearest civilized communities is one of the\\nfirst labors which they are called on to perform. In many\\ncases, when the country is heavily timbered (as was the\\ncase through the greater part of the counties of Clinton\\nand Shiawassee), this is a heavy task, and one which the\\npioneer is sometimes obliged to attend to before he can\\ntransport his family and tlieir movables to the place which\\nhe has chosen for a home. If his location has been selected\\nin a country of openings, he still has some labor to perform\\nin clearing a path through thickets which are occasionally\\nfound barring the way, or in filling wet places with brush-\\nwood to allow the passage of his team and even if he is\\nmigrating on foot, withoiit the convenience of either wagon\\nor animals, he will sometimes find it necessary to fell a tree\\nor two across a water-course, to serve as a footbridge for\\nhis wife and children, with their scanty stock of household\\ngoods. And whether the work bo light or heavy, the\\nopening of these rude tracks to pioneer settlements is road-\\nmaking, the first step in the direction of public internal\\nimprovements in all new countries which are remote from\\nnavigable waters.\\nThe earliest highways in the section of country to which\\ntliis history has reference were the Indian trails, several of\\nwhich were found traversing the territory of Clinton and\\nShiawassee Counties at the time when the first settlers\\ncame here. The most important of these was the one\\nknown as the Grand River trail, which, leaving that\\nriver at the mouth of the Looking-Glass, passed up the\\nlast-named stream on its northern side through Clinton\\nCounty to what are now the villages of Do Witt and\\nLaingsburg, and thence through Shiawassee County south\\nof the village of Hartwellville to a point where an ancient\\nIndian village was situated on the Looking-Glass in the\\npresent township of Antrim. There it forked, and the\\nmore southerly branch (known as the Red Cedar trail)\\npassed south to the Cedar River in Livingston County, but\\nthe main Grand River trail continued eastward, crossed\\nthe Shiawassee River where the present hamlet of Burns\\nstands, bore away southeast to Ryron, and thence across\\nthe southwest corner of Genesee County and the northeast\\ncorner of Livingston into and through Oakland County to\\nPontiac and Detroit.\\nThe Saginaw trail passed from the great Indian camp-\\nground at Saginaw, up the Saginaw and Shiawassee Rivers\\nto the great crossing of the latter stream, where it joined\\nthe Grand River trail. The Saginaw and Grand River\\ntrail, passing up the valley of the Bad River in Saginaw\\nCounty, crossed to the great bend of the Maple River in\\nGratiot County, and thence passed down the latter stream\\nthrough Clinton County to Genereau s trading-post on\\nGrand River. Another trail left the one last mentioned at\\nthe great bend of the Maple and passed southeastwardly\\nup that river, through Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, to\\njoin the Grand River trail at the crossing of the Shiawas-\\nsee. Almost directly through the centre of Clinton County\\na trail led southeastwardly from Maple Rapids to Scott s\\n(De Witt village), where it crossed the Grand River trail\\nand the Looking-Glass River, and thence passed to the\\nGrand River in Ingham County. Besides the trails al-\\nready mentioned, there were a number of others of less\\nimportance which traversed the territory of Clinton and\\nShiawassee Counties, and some of these were selected as\\nthe routes of early roads to the pioneer settlements.\\nWhen Richard Godfroy came to establish his trad-\\ning-post at the great crossing of the Shiawassee in 1828,\\nhe brought his goods from Oakland County by way of the\\nIndian village of Kopenicorning and across the south part\\nof Genesee County to his destination. The wagon in which\\nthese goods were transported was without doubt the first\\nvehicle, as the route over which it came was the first road\\n(if the rude wagon-track through the woods could be consid-\\nered as such) which entered or existed within any part of\\nthe territory of these two counties. In the year 18.33\\na road was cut through the woods over very nearly the\\nsame route from Kopenicorning (in the extreme northwest\\ncorner of Oakland County) to the Williams trading-post of\\nthe Shiawassee, this being done mainly by the proprietors\\nof that post, A. L. and B. 0. Williams, assisted by the\\nfew pioneer settlers who had then located themselves on or\\nin the neighborhood of its line.\\nThe principal one of all the early roads in these counties\\nwas that known as the Pontiac and Grand River road,\\nwhich ran from Pontiac to Ionia, and, of course, traversed\\nthe entire breadth of both Shiawassee and Clinton Counties.\\nIt ran from Pontiac westward through Oakland, and passed\\nIlillman s Tavern in the township of Tyrone, Livingston\\nCo, whence, its route was by way of Byron, Burns, Fre-\\nmont, Hartwellville, and Laingsburg, in Shiawassee Co.,\\nand De Witt and Wacousta, in Clinton, to Portland and\\nLyons, in Ionia. The pioneer travelers over this road (or at\\nleast the Shiawassee and Clinton part of it) were members\\nof a party of colonists who were brought from the State of\\nNew York by Judge Samuel W. Dexter, to settle on lands\\nwhich had been purchased by him in Ionia County. This\\nparty of immigrants, numbering sixty-three persons, came\\nfrom the east, through Oakland County, and arrived at the\\nShiawassee River in the early part of May, 1833. There\\nwere six or seven families of them, besides several single\\npersons, all traveling with wagons, containing their movable\\nproperty, and having with them oxen, cows, and swine. Ar-\\nriving at the Grand Saline, whore Antoine Beaubien had a\\ntrading-post, their leader (Judge Dexter) asked that trader\\nto pilot and assist them to their destination on the Grand\\nRiver, but as he refused to undertake it, the judge then\\napplied to B. 0. Williams, of the trading firm located be-\\nlow on the river. He was then engaged in his spring farm-", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "26\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ning, and was unwilling to leave it, but finally acceded to\\nJud^e Dextcr s proposal and started out to guide the party\\non their way through the wilderness from the Shiawassee\\nto the Grand River. Tiie account which he gives of that\\npioneering journey is this: Having in vain tried to get\\nBoaubien to pilot them, Messrs. Dexter, Yeomans,* and\\nWinsor came to us for help. I left our planting, taking\\nmy blankets and small tent, and in six days landed them at\\nIonia, looking out the route, and directing where the road\\nwas to be. This was the first real colonizing party we had\\never seen, myself having never been farther than De Witt\\n(the Indian village). I then induced Macketapenace\\n(Blackbird), a son of Kishkawko, the usurping chief of all\\nthe Saginaws, to pilot us past Muskrat Creek, and from\\nthere proceeded with the party. At that point, a son of\\nMr. and Mrs. Dexter, a child of about two years old, died\\nof scarlet fever. We buried the child by torch- and candle-\\nlight, in a box improvised by the party. The road we\\nopened was nest year followed by others, and was substan-\\ntially the present Grand River road through Shiawassee and\\nClinton Counties, and was traveled for many years after.\\nMr. Williams is correct in saying that the route traveled by\\nhim with the party of Ionia colonists was nearly the same\\nas that of the Pontiac and Grand River road, east of De\\nWitt, but west of that place it was entirely different, as it ran\\nthence northwestwardly through the present townships of\\nRiley, Bengal, and Dallas, and down the south side of Stony\\nCreek to Ionia County. It was on section 31 of Bengal\\non the farm of Judge Cortland Hill that the child of\\nJudge Dexter was buried, as narrated by Mr. Williams.\\nThe route opened by this party between De Witt and Lyons\\nbecame known as the Dexter trail, and was cut out and\\ntraveled for a number of years, but a large part of it was\\nafterwards closed and taken into the farms through which\\nit passed.\\nOn the 9th of March, 1844, the Governor approved an\\nact to establish and improve the Pontiac and Grand River\\nroad, over the route which has already been described.\\nIn 1845 an amendatory act was passed (approved March\\n12th), which provided that Philip S. Frisbee, Elkanah\\nParker, and Daniel Donelson be, and they are hereby, ap-\\npointed commissioners to examine any part of the Pontiac\\nand Grand River road, and to make alterations of route\\naccording to their judgment and by the same act, Robert\\nToan, of the county of Ionia Loyal Palmer, of Clinton\\nJonathan M. Hartwell, of Shiawassee; Samuel N. Warren,\\nof Genesee and Archibald Phillips, of Oakland County,\\nwere appointed special commissioners, each for the county\\nin which he resides, whose duty it shall bo to direct and\\nsuperintend the performance of all labor which by the pro-\\nvisions of this act, or the act to which this is amendatory,\\nare to be performed on said road, and to expend all monies\\nwhich may accrue to said road by the provisions of said\\nacts. Under the provisions of these, and acts passed in\\nsubsequent years appropriating non-resident taxes, and by\\nlabor applied by the highway officers of the several town-\\nships traversed by it, the road was gradually worked and\\nmade passable in its entire length, though it was not until\\nErastu-! Yeomans, afterwards a prominent citizen of loni.i County.\\nJuly, 1854, that it was declared opened through Clinton\\nCounty. It has been an important thoroughfare to these\\ntwo counties (though much le.ss so now than formerly), and\\nit is still known and mentioned by its ancient name, the\\nPontiac and Gra.nd River road.\\nThe Detroit and Grand River road more generally\\nknown in the- counties through which it passes as the\\nGrand River Turnpike was established by act of Con-\\ngress, passed on the 4th of July, 1832 (Michigan being\\nthen a Territory), directing the President to appoint three\\ncommissioners to lay out a road from Detroit, through\\nSciawassee County,! to the mouth of the Grand River,\\nfor military and other purposes. The road was accordingly\\nlaid out, and the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars\\nwas expended by the government in the years 1833 and 1834\\nin working the eastern part of the road ten miles out from\\nDetroit. A further appropriation of twenty-five thousand\\ndollars was made by Congress, March 3, 1835, and this\\namount was expended in 1835-3G in clearing the road one\\nhundred feet wide through the timbered land, and in con-\\nstructing bridges on its line across the Rush, Huron, Shia-\\nw.assee (south branch), and Cedar Rivers. This was the\\nlast work done on the Grand River road by the general\\ngovernment, as Michigan had cea^^ed to be a Territory and\\nbecame a sovereign State. A grant of five thousand acres\\nof land was, however, obtained from the United States for\\nthe benefit of the Grand River and Saginaw roads, of which\\ngrant this road received its proportion.\\nAfter the United States ceased making appropriations\\nfor the Grand River road very little was done on it for a\\ntime. The State, however, took up the work soon after,\\nand the construction of the road was continued by State ap-\\npropriations from time to time, one of these being made by\\nan act approved April 2, 1841, which provided that five\\nthousand dollars be expended on the construction of this\\nroad, under the direction of the Board of Internal Im-\\nprovement this sum being taken from the sixty thousand\\ndollars which remained unexpended of the appropriations\\npreviously granted for the Northern Wagon-Road,J which\\nproject had at that time been virtually abandoned. By\\nthese appropriations, and by the expenditure of local high-\\nway taxes upon it, the Grand River Turnpike was finally\\nmade an excellent road, which for many years accommodated\\na vast amount of travel. So great was the traffic upon it\\nat one period prior to the opening of the railroads through\\nthe section tributary to it that the vehicles passing over it\\nheavy wagons, light carriages, and stage-coaches formed\\nan almost continuous procession. With the opening of the\\nDetroit and Milwaukee, and Detroit, Lansing and Northern\\nRailroads this great travel suddenly ceased, and the former\\nglory of the Grand River Turnpike departed. The route\\nof the turnpike, being entirely south of the present territory\\nf Shiawassee County at that time extended south as far as the centre\\nof the present county of Livingston.\\nJ The Northern Wagon-Road, of which the route lay through the\\nwhole breadth of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, and for which the\\nLegislature made au appropriation of thirty thousand dollars in 1841,\\nwill be found mentioned in succeeding pages in connection with the\\naccount of the old Northern R:iilro.ad.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\n27\\nof Shiawassee, enters Clinton County at the southeast corner\\nof the township of Watertown, and passes northwestwardly\\nthrough that and tlie township of Eagle into louia County.\\nThe first Legislature of the State of Michigan, at its ses-\\nsion of 1835-36, provided for the laying out and establish-\\nment of a large number of State roads, and among them\\nwere a number of which the routes were partially within\\nthe counties of Shiawassee and Clinton. These were au-\\nthorized by act approved March 26, 183G, as follows\\n1. A State road from Pontiac, in the county of Oak-\\nland, on the most direct and eligible route to the village of\\nBrooklyn, in the county of Clinton, and thence to the seat\\nof justice in said county. Jonathan F. Stratton, William\\nC. Ilumscy, and Enos Leek were appointed by the act\\ncomiuissioners to lay out and establish the same.\\n2. A State road from the village of Pontiac, in the\\ncounty of Oakland, by the most direct and eligible route, to\\nterminate at the county-seat of Ionia. The commissioners\\nappointed to lay out and establish this road were Alfred L.\\nWilliams, William Terry, and Erastus Yeomans. The\\nroute of this road crossed the entire width of the counties\\nof Shiaw:issee and Clinton.\\n3. A State road from Jacksonburgh, in the county of\\nJackson, through the centres (as nearly as may be) of the\\ncounties of Ingham and Shiawassee, to Saginaw, in the\\ncounty of Saginaw. Commissioners, Daniel Coleman,\\nDavid Scott, and William 11. Thouip.son.\\n4. A State road from Pontiac, in Oakland County, to be\\nlaid out on the most direct and eligible route until it inter-\\nsects the Grand River at the mouth of the Looking-Glass\\nRiver, passing the White Lake (Oakland County) settle-\\nment, Alfred Williams on the Shiawassee River, and the\\ncounty-seat of Clinton County. The commissioners ap-\\npointed to lay out and e.stablish this road were Alfred\\nL. Williams, Jonathan F. Stratton, and David Scott.\\n5. State road to be laid out running from the village\\nof Pontiac, in Oakland County, to Mapes and Bursley s\\nmills, on Ore Creek, in townsliip 3 north, of range G east,\\nand thence to the centre of Shiawa.ssee County. To lay\\nout and establish this road John S. Webber, Samuel Slapes,\\nand George Buckley were appointed commi.ssionors. The\\nact authorizing the above-mentioned roads was declared to\\nbe inoperative and void after Dec. 31, 1839, as to such of\\nthem as should not at that time have been laid out and\\nestablished.\\nIt will be noticed that four of the five roads above men-\\ntioned were to have their eastern termini at Pontiac. As\\nit is certain that the public good could not have required\\nso many highways running through these counties to that\\npoint, it might seem strange that the Legislature should\\nhave authorized all of them, but for the fact that it was\\nexpressly provided in the law that all State roads so author-\\nized were to be under the care of the commissioners of\\nhighways for the several townships through which they\\nwere to pass, and subject to be by them opened and kept\\nin repair in the same manner as township roads may be by\\nthem opened and kept in repair. It was also provided\\nthat in laying out and establishing the roads, or any of\\nthe roads named, the State shall not be liable for the ex-\\npenses or damages incurred thereby. Therefore, as the\\nlaying out of these roads brought no expense to the State,\\nit was the policy of the Legislature to grant such as were\\nasked for by interested parties, though without any expec-\\ntation that all would be actually built.\\nThe second Legislature of the State, at its regular session\\nin 1837, passed an act (approved March 17th) which author-\\nized the laying out of State roads to cross the territory of\\nClinton or Shiawassee County, or both, as follows\\n1. A road from Byron, in the county of Shiawassee,\\nto Shiawassee town, so called, in town 6 north, of range 3\\neast, and from thence to Leach s Place in section 10, of\\ntown 6 north, of range 1 east, and from thence by the most\\ndirect and eligible route to the village of Lyons in the\\ncounty of Ionia. The commissioners appointed to lay out\\nthis road were Francis J. Prevost, Archibald Purdy, and\\nHenry Leach.\\n2. A State road at or near Farmington City, so called,\\nin the county of Oakland, running by the head of Walled\\nLake to Byron, in the county of Shiawassee, with Erie\\nPrince, Isaac Wixom, and John Thomas as commissioners\\nto lay out the same.\\n3. A road commencing at the village of Marshall, in\\nthe county of Calhoun, and from thence to Saginaw City,\\nso called, in the county of Saginaw. The route of this\\nroad must necessarily pass through the county of Shia-\\nwassee. The commissioners to locate and establish it were\\nSidney S. Alcott, Cyrus Hewett, and Charles T. Gorham.\\n4. A road from the seat of justice in Eaton County,\\nto Cushway s trading-point, on Maple River, in the county\\nof Clinton, on the most direct and eligible route. The\\ncommissioners appointed were William Wheaton, Stephen\\nB. Rogers, and Philander R. How.\\n5. A road from De Witt, in Clinton County, to Pe-\\nShimnecon, in the county of Ionia for the location of\\nwhich Sylvester Scott, Alexander Chapel, and Philander\\nR. How were appointed commissioners.\\n6. Truman H. Lyon, A. F. Bell, and John McKelvey\\nwere appointed commissioners to lay out and establish a\\nState road from the village of Pontiac, in the county of\\nOakland, by the most direct and eligible route to the vil-\\nlage of Lyons in the county of Ionia.\\nIn 1838 (by act approved March 9th) the Legislature\\nauthorized the establishment of a State road from the\\nRochester Colony, in Clinton County, thence on the most\\ndirect and eligible route to the county-seat of Ionia, and\\nappointed Lyman Webster, Lockwood Yates, and Cyrus\\nLovell commissioners for that purpose. In the following\\nyear (by act approved April 18th) Samuel Barker, Charles\\nBaldwin, and John Fcrdon were appointed commissioners\\nto lay out and establish a State road, commencing at the\\nvillage of Owosso in the county of Shiawassee, and running\\nthence on the most direct and eligible route by the way of\\nRochester Colony, so called, to a certain point of intersec-\\ntion with a State road running from Ionia to the Rochester\\nColony, at or near the dwelling-house of Hiram Benedict,\\nin township 8 north, of range 3 west.\\nAn act of the Legislature, approved March 4, 1 840, ap-\\npointed Joseph P. Roberts, ApoUos Dewey, and I]lias Com-\\nstock coiumis.-iioners to lay out and establish a State road", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ncommencing at the village of Mason, in the county of\\nIngham, thence in a northerly direction to the village of\\nOwosso, in the county of Shiawassee, and to file the survey\\nof so much of said road in the office of each township clerk\\n[in any township] through which the road shall pass as\\nshall be laid out in each township. And by another sec-\\ntion of tlie same act Daniel Ball, Alfred L. Williams, and\\nAlpheus F. Williams were made commissioners to lay out\\nand establish another State road (a northern continuation\\nof that above mentioned) commencing at the village of\\nOwosso, in the county of Shiawassee, running from thence\\nin a northerly direction on the most practicable route to\\nSaginaw City, in the county of Saginaw, and to file the\\nsurvey of so much of said road in the oflSce of each town-\\nship clerk [in any township] through which the said road\\nshall pass as shall be laid out in each township.\\nFor several years after 1840 the Legislature authorized\\nvery few State roads to be laid out through Shiawassee or\\nClinton County. The popular excitement in that direction\\nhad in a great measure expended itself during the first three\\nyears succeeding the organization of the State, and not one-\\nhalf the roads authorized by the Legislature in those years\\nhad been built, or even located. Railroad schemes, too, had\\nalready begun to attract public attention, and a few years\\nlater projects for the construction of plank-roads became so\\npopular that many persons believed that this kind of high-\\nway was destined to come into universal use, and to super-\\nsede the common road. These, and other causes, had the\\neffect to divert attention from the opening of new State\\nroads during a number of years preceding the removal of\\nthe State capital to Lansing, but the accomplishment of\\nthat removal, in 1847, caused the people, particularly those\\nof Shiawassee, Clinton, and other neighboring counties, to\\ndesire more and better roads, to afford access to the new\\nseat of government. Among the numerous State roads\\nauthorized at the next succeeding session of the Legislature\\n(in 1848) were several to be laid out within Shiawassee and\\nClinton Counties, viz.\\n1. Alexander Mc Arthur, Jonathan M. Hartwell, and\\nLuke H. Parsons were appointed (by act approved April 1,\\n1848) commissioners to layout a State road from the\\nvillage of Flint, in the county of Genesee, by the way of\\nthe village of Corunna, in the county of Shiawassee, to the\\ncapital of this State, or to such other point, touching any\\nroad leading to the capital, as the said commissioners, or a\\nmajority of them, may deem proper.\\n2. A State road was authorized, to run from the vil-\\nlage of Michigan, in the county of Ingham, on the most\\ndirect and eligible route by the way of Owosso, in the\\ncounty of Shiawassee, and Northampton and the forks of\\nBad River, in the county of Saginaw, to the city of\\nSaginaw. The commissioners appointed to lay out and\\nestablish this road were William Smith, Alfred L. Wil-\\nliams, and Daniel Gould.\\n3. Harvey T. Lee, Joiin Thomson, and James M. Cum-\\nmings were appointed commissioners to lay out and estab-\\nlish a State road on the most eligible route from the village\\nof Byron, in the county of Shiawassee, to the capital of\\nthis State.\\n4. A northeastern extension of the last-named road was\\nauthorized by the appointment of Hartford Cargill,\\nEphraim Fletcher, and George C. Holmes as commissioners\\nto lay out and establish a public State road from Flint vil-\\nlage, in the county of Genesee, through the township of\\nGaines thence on the most direct and eligible route to\\nByron, in the county of Shiawas.see, intersecting the State\\nroad at that place.\\n5. James Seymour, Alexander McArthur, and Luke H.\\nParsons were appointed commissioners with authority to\\nlay out and establish a State road from the village of\\nCorunna, in the county of Shiawassee, on the most eligible\\nroute to the village of Flushing, in the county of Genesee.\\nAnd b} the same act, J. B. Bloss, Simon Z. Kinyon, and\\nIsaac Castle were made commissioners to lay out and estab-\\nlish a State road from Corunna to a point at or near\\nwhere the present traveled road, leading from said village\\nof Corunna to Shiawasseetown, touches the Shiawassee\\nRiver.\\nAn act approved March .31, 1848, appropriated six\\nthousand acres of internal improvement lands for the pur-\\npose of improving certain roads in tlie county of Clinton, as\\nfollows, viz. three thousand acres thereof upon a road to\\nb laid out from the village of De Witt to the village of\\nMapleton, in the township of Duplain, crossing the line of\\nthe Northern Railroad at or near the residence of Stephen\\nW. Downer; also one thousand acres thereof for laying\\nout and improving a branch of said last-mentioned road,\\ncommencing at a point where it intersects the Northern\\nRailroad line, and running thence to the northeast corner\\nof section 25, in the township of Essex; and from thence\\non the most eligible route to a point at or near the\\ncentre of the township of Greenbush, in said county of\\nClinton and also two thousand acres of said land for\\nlaying out and improving a road from the village of De\\nWitt through the German settlement in Westphalia to\\nLyons, in iho county of Ionia; .said appropriation to be\\nexpended within the limits of the county of Clinton. An\\nact pas.sed at the .same session (approved March 21, 1848)\\nappropriated seven thousand acres of internal improvement\\nlands in the lower peninsula for the purpose of opening\\nand improving the road leading from Corunna, in the\\ncounty of Shiawassee, to a point at or near the forks of\\nBad River, in the county of Saginaw.\\nIt should be borne in mind, in reference to the roads au-\\nthorized by the Legislature, as above mentioned, that the\\nlaying out of roads in that manner (particularly in the\\nearlier years) was by no means equivalent to opening and\\nmaking tliem ready for travel that some of them so au-\\nthorized were never opened at all and that in nearly every\\ncase a long time (sometimes a number of years) intervened\\nbetween the time when a State road wa.s laid out by the\\ncommissioners and the time when it was actually worked,\\nopened, and made passable for vehicles.\\nThere have been a number of State roads laid out in\\nClinton and Shiawassee Counties later than tho.se mentioned\\nabove. It is impracticable to notice in detail the laying\\nout and construction of all these, but it is proper to men-\\ntion the Shiawassee and Saginaw, and the Clinton and\\nGratiot State roads, as among the most important north-and-\\nsoulh thoroutrhfares of these counties. The first mentioned", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\n29\\nwas liiid out from Owosso to St. Charles in 1861, and was\\nworked tlirouuh in 1802 10 ISG-I- by Philip Mickle, con-\\ntractor. The project of planking this road between Chesa-\\nnin and Owosso was started, and a short distance was\\nplanked in 18(55 (the first plank being laid April 27th of that\\nyear at Chesaning), but the planking was not extended\\ninto Shiawassee County.\\nThe fine thoroughfare passing northward through the\\nvillage of St. John s, and thence into Gratiot County, is a\\npart of the line authorized by act of Feb. 12, 1859, which\\nprovided for the layingout of a State road from Port Hu-\\nron, in St. Clair County, to Bay City thence westerly to the\\nmeridian township line between ranges 2 and 3 west thence\\nsoutherly to St. John s, in Clinton County to be known as\\nthe Port Huron, Bay City and Clinton road. The sec-\\ntion passing through the north part of Clinton into Gratiot,\\nhowever, has usually been known as the St. John s and\\nGratiot road. This section was built by Christopher C.\\nDarling, of Lansing, in 1859 and 1860, but has since been\\nimproved at great expense by the townships of Bingham\\nand Greenbush, so that it is now one of the best highways\\nin the county or State.\\nPLANK-ROADS.\\nProjects for the construction of plank-roads began to\\ncome into general favor in Michigan about the year 181:7,\\nand it was in that year that the first two of these companies\\nwhose proposed route lay across any part of the territory of\\nShiawassee or Clinton County were formed, as follows\\nThe Pontiac and Corunna Plank-Road Company in-\\ncorporated by act approved March 17, 1817 was em-\\npowered and authorized to survey and lay out a road com-\\nmencing at the village of Pontiac, and running thence\\nnorthwesterly through the village of Byron and the village\\nof Shiawassee to the village of Corunna, in the county of\\nShiawassee, and to construct and keep in repair a\\nplank or macadamized road on the route so established from\\nthe village of Pontiac to the village of Corurma. Horace\\nC. Thurber, J. W. Crandall, Jairah HiUman, George C.\\nHolmes, J. B. Blo.ss, Seth Beach, and William Axford\\nwere appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to\\nthe capital stock, which was authorized to the amount of\\ntwo hundred thousand dollars.\\nThe Portland and Shiawassee Plank-Road Company was\\nincorporated at the same time as the above. This company\\nwas authorized to survey and lay out, on the line of any\\nexisting highway, or elsewhere, a road commencing at the\\nvillage of Portland and running thence easterly to some\\neligible point on the Pontiac and Corunna Plank-Road.\\nCommissioners appointed, Peter Laing, David Sturgis, and\\nHarvey Hunter. Capital authorized, two hundred and fifty\\nthousand dollars. The object of these two companies was\\nto plank the Pontiac and Grand River Road from Pontiac\\nto Portland.\\nAfter 18-17, and before the enactment of the general\\nplank-road law, tlie Legislature incorporated the following-\\nnamed companies, each of which proposed to build plank-\\nroads through some part of Shiawassee or Clinton County,\\nviz.\\nThe Clinton and Bad River Plank-Road Company, in-\\ncorporated April 3, 1848. Route, from the village of\\nDe Witt, in the county of Clinton, on the most eligible\\nroute to the forks of Bad River, in the county of Saginaw.\\nCommissioners, J. W. Turner, Daniel Ferguson, Stephen\\nW. Downer, Chandler W. Coy, and Robert E. Craver.\\nCapital, seventy-five thousand dollars.\\nThe Portland and Michigan Plank-Road Company, in-\\ncorporated April 3, 1848. To build a plank-road from\\nPortland, Ionia Co., to the town of Michigan (now Lan-\\nsing), Ingham Co. Commissioners, William F. Jennison,\\nA. Newman, and Hezekiah Smith. Capital, fifty thousand\\ndollars. An amendatory act, approved March 8, 1851,\\nempowered this company to enter upon and use the De-\\ntroit and Grand River turnpike between Lansing and Port-\\nland.\\nThe Owosso and Bad River Plank-Road Company. In-\\ncorporated April 3, 1848, to build a road from the village\\nof Owosso to the forks of Bad River, in Saginaw County.\\nCommissioners, Alfred L. Williams, Amos Gould, and\\nJohn B. Barnfts. Capital, forty thousand dollars.\\nThe Michigan and De Witt Plank-Road Company. In-\\ncorporated April 3, 1848. Proposed route, from the town\\nof Michigan, in the county of Ingham, to the village of\\nDe Witt, in the county of Clinton. Capital, ten thousand\\ndollars. Commissioners, James Seymour, Siloam S. Carter,\\nJ. W. Turner, George T. Clark, and David Ferguson.\\nThe Corunna and Saginaw Plank-Road Company. In-\\ncorporated April 3, 1848, to lay out, establish, and con-\\nstruct a plank-road from Corunna, in the county of Shia-\\nwassee, to Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw, or to such\\nintermediate point as the stockholders of said company\\nshall determine. Capital, fifty thou.sand dollars (after-\\nwards increased to seventy thousand dollars). Commis-\\nsioners, Isaac Castle, Alexander McArthur, Ransom W.\\nHawley, Luke H. Parsons, Ebenezer C. Kimberly, and\\nSamuel W. Cooper. To these were afterwards added\\nGardner D. Williams, James Fraser, Charles S. Kimberly,\\nand David Eaton.\\nThe Howell and Byron Plank-Road Company. Incor-\\nporated March 25, 1850, to construct a plank-road from\\nHowell, Livingston Co., to Byron, Shiawassee Co. Capital,\\nthirty thousand dollars. Commissioners, Josiah Turner,\\nGeorge W. Lee, B. W. Dennis, F. J. Prevost, and Noah\\nRamsdeli.\\nNone of the above-mentioned companies built their pro-\\npo.sed roads, or any part of them, within these two counties,\\nand the only reason why they have been noticed here is to\\nshow how general was the plank-road mania here, as in\\nother portions of the State, and also to show what were the\\nseveral projects of this kind, and who were their originators.\\nMAPLE KIVEK NAVIGATION PKOJECTS.\\nIn the first half of the present century, before the days\\nof railroad communication, the people of Michigan, like\\nthose of other States, were disposed to place an extrava-\\ngantly high estimate on the importance and value of their\\nrivers for purposes of navigation, and to favor bold and\\noften visionary projects for the improvement of the streams,\\nin the expectation (which was seldom if ever realized) of\\nsecuring great advantages from the utilization of these", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "30\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nwater-ways. Such projects were conceived and their pro-\\nsecution Commenced with regiird to the principal rivers of\\nClinton and Shiawassee Counties, the Shiawassee, Grand,\\nand Maple, and the improvement of the latter two was em-\\nbraced in the internal improvement system (more fully\\nnoticed in succeeding pages) which was adopted by the\\nState at the I egular session of its second Legislature in\\n1837.\\nIn that year an act was passed (approved March 20th)\\nwhich provided Section 5. That the sum of twenty\\nthousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated\\nout of any moneys which shall come into the treasury to\\nthe credit of the internal improvement fund, for the fol-\\nlowing surveys, to be made under the direction of the board\\nof commissioners: for the survey of a canal or for a canal\\npart of the way and railroad the balance of the route, com-\\nmeneiug at or near Mount Clemens, on the Clinton River,\\nto terminate at or near the mouth of Kalamazoo River\\nand for the survey of a canal route to unite the waters of\\nthe Saginaw River with the navigable waters of the Maple\\nor Grand Rivers, and for the purchase of surveyors and\\nother instruments and for the survey of the St. Joseph,\\nKalamazoo, and Grand Rivers, with a view to the improve-\\nment of the same by slack-water navigation. Section 7\\nof the same act provided That the sum of fifteen thou-\\nsand dollars be and the same is hereby approj)riated out of\\nany moneys which shall come into the treasury to the\\ncredit of the said internal improvement fund, to be applied\\nto the construction of a canal to unite the waters of the\\nSaginaw with the navigable waters of the Grand or Maple\\nRivers, if said board of commissioners shall decide that it\\nis practicable to construct a canal on said route.\\nUnder the authority conferred by this act the board of\\ninternal improvement caused a survey to be made by Tracy\\nMcCracken, Esq.. chief engineer of the Saginaw and Maple\\nRivers Canal, and this survey resulted in the location and\\nadoption of a route running from the forks of the Bad\\nRiver (a navigable tributary of the Saginaw), in Saginaw\\nCounty, westward to the Maple River, at its Big Bend,\\nin Gratiot County. The report of the survey was regarded as\\nexceedingly favorable, showing the existence of a remarkable\\nvalley or depression, extending westward from the waters\\nof the Saginaw to those of the Maple that these waters,\\nflowing in opposite directions, were only three miles distant\\nfrom each other at one point, and that between them the\\nhigiiest elevation necessary to be crossed was only seventy-\\ntwo feet above Lake Michigan. It was along this valley\\nand across this low summit that the engineer located the\\nroute of the canal, which, with certain slack-water improve-\\nments to be made to the east and west of it, on the Bad,\\nthe Maple, and the Grand Rivers, was to open a line of\\nuninterrupted navigation between Lake Michigan and Sag-\\ninaw Bay, and to bring prosperity to all the country contig-\\nuous to it.\\nContracts were let for the grubbing and clearing of the\\nroute and for the excavations upon a five-mile section on\\nthe most difficult portion of it the last-named contract\\nbeing taken by Norman Little, of Saginaw. Another part\\nof this work was taken by Alphous Williams. Work was\\ncommenced in 1838, and was continued with more or less\\nvigor until July of the following year, when it was sus-\\npended. The immediate cause of the suspension is made\\napparent by the following extract from the official report of\\nRix Robinson, president of the State board of internal\\nimprovement, dated Nov. 30, 1839. He says: Early in\\nthe season Norman Little, Esq., the principal contractor on\\nthis work, expressed to me his incapacity to proceed with\\nthe work in case the State should fail to pay his estimate\\nfor labor monthly, and punctually according to the tenor of\\nhis contract. There being no possible means for me to\\nobtain sufficient funds for that purpose, the work has ac-\\ncordingly boon abandoned by him. The chief engineer, Mr.\\nMcCracken, in his report for 1831), said: It was not to\\nbe expected that the contractor fur this work, which, from\\nits position, is one of the most difficult to execute, would\\nbe able or willing to prosecute it without prompt payment\\non the part of the State, which, failing to meet its engage-\\nment in the payment of the monthly estimates, was averred\\nby the contractor as the cause of the work being aban-\\ndoned. This occurred some time in June last [1839]\\nsince then nothing has been done towards the construction\\nof the work. Most of the work required upon one\\nsection of the canal, together with the greater part of the\\nclearing and grubbing of the line under contract, has been\\ncompleted. There is now upon the line several thousand\\nfeet of plank and timber intended for the locks and dams.\\nA great portion of the timber is framed, and will, from its\\npresent exposed condition, decay very rapidly.\\nThe suspension of work by the contractors in July, 1839,\\nproved to be a final abandonment of the construction of the\\ncanal as a State work. The timbers mentioned by the chief\\nengineer as having been intended for the construction of\\nlocks and dams remained to rot on the ground, and the\\nremnants of some of theui have been visible in recent\\nyears in the town of Chapin, Saginaw Co. (a few miles\\nfrom the northeast corner of Clinton County), having been\\nleft to decay in the place where they were framed more\\nthan forty years ago.\\nThe sums expended on the Saginaw and Blaple River\\nCanal (and which were, of course, a total loss to the State)\\nwere as follows In the year 1838, $6271.12 in the year\\n1839, $15,985,69; total, $22,256.81.\\nTen years after the abandonment of this canal project by\\nthe State, the Legislature of Michigan (by act approved\\nMarch 30, 18 19) incorporated Gardner D. Williams, James\\nFrazier, and D. J. Johnson, of Saginaw City Adam L.\\nRoof, of Ionia County Rix Robinson, of Kent D. H.\\nFitzhugh, John F. Mackie, and Charles Yates, of New\\nYork City, as the Saginaw and Grand River Canal Com-\\npany, with authority to enter upon the canal commenced\\nby the State, as their property, at the forks of the Bad\\nRiver, and upon lands on either side and through which\\nthe said canal may pass, to the bend of Maple River, a\\ntributary of Grand River, and as far on that river as may\\nbe thought proper to construct a tow-path, and concen-\\ntrate the water for canal use, and to dig, construct, or ex-\\ncavate the earth to erect or set up any dams, locks, waste-\\nweirs, sluices, feeders, or any other device whatsoever to\\nrender the same navigable with boats, barges, or other\\ncraft. The company was also empowered to make such", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\n31\\nimprovements on the BaJ, JMaiile, and Grand Rivers as\\nnii^lit be necessary to carry out tlie ubjoots for wliich it was\\nincorporated. The capital stock of the company was placed\\nat two hundred thousand dollars, and its charter was to\\ncontinue for a term of sixty years. The revival of the\\nproject reawakened hopes that the Maple River was at last\\nto beconfo part of a navigable water-way between the two\\nfireat lakes but no work on the canal was ever done by\\nthe company, and finally the enterprise was definitely\\nabandoned, never to be again revived.\\nAt the present time a small steamboat, named the May\\nQueen, is running on the river from Maple Rapids to\\nBridgeville, Gratiot Co. this part of the stream being\\ndeepened and made navigable for craft of that size, by the\\ndam at the Rapids, which sets the water back for ruany\\nmiles.\\nAt about the same time when the Maple River improve-\\nments were in agitation, a project was started for the con-\\nstruction of a canal along the Looking-Glass River between\\nDe Witt and Wacousta, but the work was never accom-\\nplished, or even actually commenced.\\nNAVIGATION ON THE SHIAWASSEE.\\nThe improvement of the Shiawassee River, so as to form\\na slack-water navigation from the Big Rapids of that stream\\nnorthward to the Saginaw, was a project which had been con-\\ntemplated by the founders of Owosso from the time when\\nthe first settlements were made at that place. Between\\nthem and the outside world there were no roads practicable\\nfor heavy transportation, and the obstacles to the construction\\nof such for a distance of more than fifty miles (to Pontiac)\\nwere at that early day regarded as almost insurmountable.\\nIt seemed to them, therefore, that their settlement must\\ncontinue in its isolated condition, and that very little im-\\nprovement as a village could be expected until they could\\nsecure communication with Saginaw by making the river\\nbeatable. These were the considerations which gave birth\\nto the idea of improving the Shiawassee, and but a short\\ntime elapsed before they moved towards the execution of\\nthe plan by procuring the necessary authority from the\\nLegislature.\\nThe Owosso and Saginaw Navigation Company was\\nincorporated by act approved March 21, 1837. By this\\nact Daniel Ball, Alfred L. Williams, Benjamin 0. Wil-\\nliams, Lewis Findley, William Gage, Gardner D. Williams,\\nNorman Little, Samuel G. Watson, Ephraim S. Williams,\\nElias Comstock, Alexander Hilton, and Perry G. Gardner\\nwere appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to\\nthe capital stock, which was authorized to the amount of\\none hundred thousand dollars. The company thu.s incor-\\nporated was empowered to enter upon the river Shiawas-\\nsee, and upon the lands on either side, and to use the rocks,\\nstones, gravel, or earth which may be found thereon in the\\nconstruction of their works, first giving notice to the owners\\nor occupiers of the land and to form and make, erect and\\nset up any dams, locks, or any other device whatsoever\\nwhich they shall think mo.st fit and convenient to make a\\ncomplete slack-water navigation between the points herein\\nmeniionedjtowit: from the village of Owosso, situate on the\\nShiawassee River, to and down said river to a point where\\nthe Flint River intersects the Shiawassee and the locks for\\nthe purposes of passing steamboats, barges, and other craft\\nup and down said river shall be of sufficient width and\\nlength to admit a safe and easy passage for steamboats,\\nbarges, and other craft, up as well as down said river.\\nThe company (in which Daniel Ball* was the leading\\nman, and Sanford M. Green a prominent member) com-\\nmenced the work in 1837, and continued it during that\\nand the following season, expending several thousand dol-\\nlars on the river in removing fallen timber, driftwood,\\nand other obstructions (principally between Chesaning and\\nthe mouth of Bad River), erecting dams, and constructing\\ntow-paths above Chesaning. The river was thus made nav-\\nigable lor flat-bottomed boats or scows, several of which\\nwere built with foot-boards at each side, on which men\\nwalked forward and aft in poling the craft up the stream.\\nThis poling process was employed on that part of the river\\nwhich is below Chesaning, but above that place horses were\\nused. At some points the tow-path was made on the east\\nside of the stream, and at others on the west (for the sake\\nof economy in its construction), the horses being crossed on\\nthe boat from one side of the river to the other as occasion\\nrequired. Larger boats were afterwards used for floating\\nproduce down the river from Owo.sso. One Durham\\nboat, built at that place by Ebenezer Gould and others,\\ncarried a cargo of two hundred barrels of flour from\\nOwosso to Saginaw.\\nThe company was reincorporated under the same name by\\nact approved May 15, ISlt!, Amos Gould, i\\\\lfred L. Wil-\\nliams, Benjamin O. Williams, Elias Comstock, Ebenezer C.\\nKimberly, Lemuel Castle, Isaac Gale, George W. Slocum,\\nGeorge Chapman, Edward L. Anient, Anson B. Chipman,\\nand John B. Barnes being appointed commissioners to re-\\nceive subscriptions to the stock, which was authorized to\\nthe amount of one hundred thousand dollars. In addition\\nto the powers granted by the incorporating act of 1837, the\\ncompany was now authorized to construct a canal from\\nsome point on said river Shiawassee to such point on Bad\\nRiver as they may hereafter determine upon, and to make\\nsuch improvements on said Bad River as will render the\\nsame navigable. After this reincorporation there were\\nsome further improvements made on the river by the con-\\nstruction of a lock at Chesaning, the building of several\\nweir-dams, and in other ways but the company never\\navailed itself of the authority conferred to build the canal\\nbetween the Bad and Shiawassee Rivers. Boats continued\\nto be run on the river at favorable stages of water for some\\nyears, and in foct this navigation was never wholly aban-\\ndoned until the opening of the Detroit and Milwaukee\\nRailroad superseded this unreliable and unsatisfactory\\nmeans of transportation. It was then entirely discontinued,\\nafter having been used to a greater or less extent for some\\nfifteen years, during which time it is doubtful whether its\\nadvantages ever compensated for the outlay incurred in the\\nimprovement of the river.\\nMr. Bull had previously been engaged in boiiting on the Genesee\\nRiver, in New York, iinJ it was he who originated the idea of secur-\\ning navigation by the Shiawassee Kiver.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "32\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nNORTHERN RAILROAD AND NORTHERN WAGON-\\nROAD.\\nVery soon after Michigan emerged from the condition of\\na Territory to assume that of a sovereign State, and even\\nbefore its admission as a member of the Federal Union,\\nmeasures were originated having for their object the adop-\\ntion by the State of a comprehensive system of public\\nimprovements and, in pursuance of this phin, the Legis-\\nlature at the session of 1837 passed an act (approved\\nIMarch 20th in that year) to provide for the construction\\nof certain works of intern.il improvement, and for other\\npurposes, by which the board of commissioners of internal\\nimprovements in the State was authorized and directed,\\nas soon as may be, to cause surveys to be made fur three\\nseveral railroad routes across the peninsula of Michigan\\nthe first of said routes to commence at Detroit, in the\\ncounty of Wayne, and to terminate at the mouth of the\\nSt. Joseph River, in the county of Berrien, to be denomi-\\nnated the Central Railroad. The second of said routes to\\ncommence at the navigable waters of the river Raisin, pass-\\ning through the village of Monroe, in the county of Mon-\\nroe, to terminate at New Buffalo, in Berrien County, and\\nto be denominated the Southern Railroad. The third of\\nsaid routes to commence at Palmer, or at or near the mouth\\nof Black River, in the county of St. Clair, and to terminate\\nat the navigable waters of the Grand River, in the county\\nof Kent, or on Lake Michigan, in the county of Ottawa,\\nto be denominated tlie Northern Railroad which roads\\nshall be located on the most eligible and direct routes be-\\ntween the termini above mentioned. It was provided by\\nthe same act, That the sum of five hundred and fifty\\nthousand dollars bo and the same is hereby appropriated,\\nto be taken from any moneys which shall hereafter come\\ninto the treasury of this State to the credit of the fund for\\ninternal improvement, for the survey and making of the\\nthree railroads mentioned in the first section of this act, as\\nfollows for the Southern Railroad, the sum of one hundred\\nthousand dollars; for the Central Railroad, the sum of four\\nliundrod thousand dollars and for the Northern Railroad,\\nthe sum of fifty thousand dollars.\\nThe State Board of Internal Improvement, acting under\\nthe provisions of this act, caused the surveys to be made\\nwithout unnecessary delay. The routes thus surveyed for\\nthe Central Railroad and the Southern Railroad were\\n(excepting the western portion) substantially the same as\\nthose of the Michigan Central and Michigan Southern\\nroads of the present. The Northern Railroad route was\\nsurveyed and located to run from the St. Clair River by\\nway of Lapeer and Flint River village (now Flint City),\\nnearly due west, to the Big Rapids of the Shiawassee (now\\nthe city of Owosso) thence through Owosso and M ddle-\\nbury townships, in Shiawassee County, and westwardly in\\nthe same tier of townships through Clinton County (pass-\\ning through the southern part of the present corporation\\nlimits of St. John s) to Lyons, in Ionia County, and from\\nthere westward to Lake Michigan, at the mouth of Grand\\nRiver, a distance of two hundred and one miles. This was,\\nof course, the first survey made for railroad purposes\\nthrough any part of Clinton or Shiawassee Counties. The\\nwork was done by Tracy MeCracken, chief engineer of the\\nroad, and his assistants, under supervision of Commissioner\\nJames B. Hunt, who had been placed in charge of the\\nsurvey by the Board of Internal Improvement.\\nIn 1838 contracts were let for clearing and grubbing\\nthat portion of the line between its eastern terminus and\\nLyons, Ionia Co., a distance of about one hundred and thirty\\nmiles. The contract for the section extending from Lyons\\nto the line between ranges 2 and 3 east (near the cen-\\ntre of Shiawassee County) was awarded to A. L. and\\nB. 0. Williams, of Owosso. The section joining this, and\\nextending eastward across the remainder of Shiawassee\\nCounty, was taken by A. H. Beach Co., of Flint. The\\nnext .section eastward was awarded to Gen. Charles C. Has-\\ncall, of Flint. Twenty miles of the section east of Lyons\\nwas sublet by the Williams brothers to Messrs. Moore\\nKipp at about two hundred and fifty dollars per mile. The\\nspecifications required the grubbing of a central strip\\ntwenty feet wide, and the clearing of a breadth of twenty\\nfeet on either side of this strip. Outside the.se clearings,\\non both sides, slashings were to be made, each twenty\\nfeet in width, making a total breadth of one hundred feet.\\nThe work of clearing the route was commenced in the fall\\nof 1838, and by the 1st of September following it was\\ncompleted in all the sections between Lyons and Port\\nHuron, except about three miles in Shiawassee County east\\nof Owosso, and seventeen miles east of Lapeer.\\nContracts for grading some parts of the line were made\\nin the fall of 1838, among these being that of a ten-mile\\nsection eastward from Lyons to B. 0. Williams and Daniel\\nBall, of Owosso. The work of grading was commenced\\non the contracted sections in January, 1839, and was pros-\\necuted till the following July. The contractors then\\nstated, said the chief engineer, in his report dated Dec. 7,\\n1839, that unless they were paid punctually they could\\nnot proceed with their work. I then informed them, in\\naccordance with my instructions, that if they continued\\nthe work their estimates would, as usual, be made monthly,\\nbut that it was probable that they would only be paid\\nin treasury orders, which would be payable out of any\\nmoneys received into the treasury to the credit of the\\ninternal improvement fund. The contracts for grading\\nwere then abandoned immediately, but those for clearing\\nand grubbing, which were not then finished, have\\nsince been completed. In regard to these contracts for\\ngrubbing and clearing the chief engineer said It may\\nnot be improper for me to state that it is probable that\\nmany of the contracts upon this road were let to those who\\nconsidered that they were to be benefited by its speedy\\ncompletion, and, in consequence, bid so low that they have\\nlost money in the prosecution of the works assigned them.\\nThis remark of the engineer was probably as applicable to\\nthe grading contracts as to those made for clearing the\\nline. It is certain at all events that those who took the\\nlatter class of contracts found them to be decidedly unprofit-\\nable.\\nThe last of the appropriations by the Legislature for the\\nconstruction of the Northern Railroad was one of forty\\nthousand dollars, made by act approved April 20, 1839,\\nmaking the total amount appropriated for the enterprise\\none hundred and fifty thou.sand dollars. Of this there was", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\n33\\nexpended upon the line in surveys, clearing, and construc-\\ntion tlie following amounts, viz.\\nInlS.IT $S,22G.25\\n1838 12,772.44\\n18:J9 39,122.09\\nTotal 60,12n.78\\nThe figures given above* show that at the close of oper-\\nations in 1889 there remained of the amount of appropiia-\\n(inns made for this northern line of raih-oad an unexpended\\nbalance of eightj--nine thousand eight hundred and seventy-\\nnine dollars and twenty-two cents. In view of this fact, it\\nmight at first be regarded as strange that, with this very\\nconsiderable balance remaining, the work should have been\\nso suddenly brought to a close, but it must be remembered\\nthat the figures indicating the unexpended balance did not\\nrepresent a corresponding amount of ready cash on hand\\nand immediately available. The extract given above from\\nthe chief engineer s report fully explains the reason why\\nthe contractors abandoned their jobs in the summer of\\n1839 and it only remains to say that the construction of\\nthe Northern Railroad, being suspended at that time, was\\nnever resumed.\\nAs has already been stated, all legislative aid to the\\nnorthern line of railway ceased with the appropriation made\\nin April, 1839. Soon after this, the financial embarrass-\\nments of the State caused a feeling to spring up among\\nthe people and their representatives that the adoption of so\\nextensive a plan of internal improvements had been pre-\\nmature, to say the least, and the result of this growing\\nsentiment was the restriction of appropriations to such\\nworks as did, or could easily be made to, return the inter-\\nest on their cost. Accordingly, further aid was withheld,\\nexcept to the central and southern 4ines (then in partial\\noperation), and finally, in 1841, all idea of the construction\\nof the Northern Railroad as a State work was abandoned,\\n.and the Legislature passed an act relative to the appro-\\npriation upon the Northern Railroad (approved April 2d\\nin that year), which recited iu its preamble that it is\\nthought impolitic under the pre.\u00c2\u00abent embarrassments of the\\nState to make at present further expenditures on said road\\nfor the purpose of a railroad that a large amount has\\nbeen expended in chopping, grubbing, and clearing said\\nroad, which, if left in its present condition, can be of no\\ninterest to the people of the north and that it is the\\nunited wish and request of the people in the vicinity of\\nsaid road that the same should for the present be con-\\nverted into a turnpike- or wagon-road, and thus open an\\nimportant thoroughfare through the centre of the tier of\\ncounties through which the said road passes, and tliereby\\nrender the money heretofore expended on said road avail-\\nable to the best interests (under existing circumstances) of\\nthe people in the northern section of the State. It was\\ntherefore enacted that the commissioners of internal im-\\nprovement be directed to expend thirty thou.sand dollars\\nof the unexpended balance of the moneys which had been\\nappropriated for the Northern Railroad for bridging, clear-\\nTuken from the ofBcial report of Ri.\\\\ Robinson, L. S, Humjitircy,\\nunJ Willhini K. Thompson (composing the Board of Commissioners\\nof Intern.al Improvemcuts) (o the Legislature of Michigan, dated\\nDoc. 1, 1839.\\ning, and grading said road, or so much of it as the said\\ncommissioners shall judge will be most beneficial to the\\ninhabitants and public in the section of country through\\nwhich the same passes, so as to make a good passable wagon-\\nroad.\\nIn March, 1843, an act was passed to authorize the\\nconstruction of a Wagon-Road on the line of the Northern\\nRailroad, and ordering the application and appropriation,\\nfor that purpose, of all the non-resident highway taxes for\\na distance of three miles on either side of the line, to be\\nexpended under the superintendence of a special commis-.\\nsioner to be appointed for each of the counties of St. Clair,\\nLapeer, Genesee, Shiawassee, Clinton, and Ionia. The act\\nwas repealed in 1846, but in the following year another act\\nwas passed (approved April 3, 1848) to provide for the\\nconstruction and improvement of the Northern Wagon-\\nRoad from Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair, through\\nthe counties of Lapeer and Gene.see to Corunna, in the\\ncounty of Shiawassee, and appropriating twenty thou-\\nsand acres of internal improvement lands for the purpose.\\nTo carry its provisions into effect the Governor of the State\\nwas authorized to appoint a special commissioner, and he\\ndid so appoint to that position the Hon. Alvin N. Hart, of\\nLapeer. Still another act was passed in 1849 appointing\\nLewis S. Tyler, Albert Miller, and Henry Hunt as com-\\nmissioners, with power to relocate, upon the most eligible\\nground, the Northern Wagon-Road from the village of\\nFlint, in the county of Genesee, to the village of Corunna,\\nin the county of Shiawassee.\\nThe result of all the laws passed and appropriations made\\nfor the construction of the Northern Railroad and Northern\\nWagon-Road was the clearing of the route of the former\\nas before mentioned, and the grading or partial grading of\\nparts of that route (but principally east of Owosso) into\\nan indifferent wagon-road, which never proved to be of\\nmuch practical advantage to Shiawassee County, and still\\nless to Clinton.\\nDETROIT AND SHIAWASSEE RAILKOAD COM-\\nPANY.\\nThe Detroit and Shiawassee Railroad Company was in-\\ncorporated by act of the Legislature, ajjproved March 22,\\n1837, under the provisions of which Marshall J. Bacon,\\nSilas Titus, Elijah F. Cook, Thomas Curtis, Alfred A.\\nDwight, Robert Warden, Jr., and Ely Barnard were ap-\\npointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to the capital\\nstock, the amount of which was placed at five hundred\\nthousand dollars. The company so created was author-\\nized and empowered to construct a railroad with a single\\nor double track from Detroit, in the county of Wayne,\\nthrough Farmington, in the county of Oakland, Kensing-\\nton, in the township of Lyon, Byron, in the county of\\nShiawassee, to Shiawas.see village, in said county of Shia-\\nwassee with power to transport, take, and carry persons\\nand property upon the same by the power and force of\\nsteam or animals, or of any mechanical or other power, or\\ncombination of them. The company was required by its\\ncharter to commence the construction of its line within\\none year; to finish and put in operation twenty-five miles\\nof road within three years; and to complete the whole dis-", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "34\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ntance within six years from the date of incorporation, under\\npenalty of forfeiture of charter. A change of route was\\nauthorized by act approved April 6, 1838, but no part of\\nthe line was ever built few, if any, subscriptions to the\\nstock were procured, and the company, having eifected only\\na temporary organization, ceased to exist by non-compliance\\nwith the conditions under which it was created. The in-\\ncorporation of this company being a matter of very little\\nimportance is mentioned here only because its charter was\\nthe first which was granted by the Legi.slalure authorizing\\nthe construction of a railway in any part of the territory\\nwhich now composes the counties of Shiawassee and\\nClinton.\\nDETKOIT, GEAND HAVEN AND IIILWAUKEE\\nRAILWAY.\\nThe line now known as the Detroit, Grand Haven and\\nMilwaukee llailway was the first which was built and com-\\npleted to any point within the boundaries of the counties\\nof Shiawassee and Clinton; and it was also over the eastern\\nlink of this line (the old Detroit and Poiitiac road, which\\nwas in operation many years before the locomotive reached\\nthe waters of the Shiawassee River) that the inhabitants\\nof these counties enjoyed their earliest railway facilities, by\\nmeans of stage lines which ran from Lyons, by way of De\\nWitt, Laingsburg, and other points in Shiawassee, Genesee,\\nand Oakland Counties, eastward to the successive termini\\nof the railroad, first at Royal Oak, then at Birmingham,\\nand finally at Pontiac. For this reason it seems proper to\\nmake brief mention here of the building and opening of\\nthe Pontiac Road, for though it was purely an Oakland\\nCounty enterprise, yet it was one in which the people of\\nShiawassee and Clinton were interested, first, because its\\nconnecting stage lines gave them communication over it,\\nand afterwards because by its extension it became a part of\\nthe grand through line which passes through these coun-\\nties to Grand Haven and Milwaukee.\\nThe Detroit and Pontiac Railroad project was agitated\\nin Oakland as early as the spring of 1830, and an act in-\\ncorporating the Pontiac and Detroit Railway Company\\nwas passed by the Legislative Council of the Territory, and\\napproved by Gov. Cass, on the 31st of July in the year\\nnamed, this being the first railway company ever chartered\\nin Michigan. The corporators were John P. Helfenstein,\\nGideon 0. Whittemore, William F. Mosely, William\\nThompson, Hervey Parke, and such other persons as\\nshall associate for the purpose of making a good and suffi-\\ncient railway from Pontiac to the city of Detroit, the\\nstock of the company to consist of one thousand shares, at\\none hundred dollars each. This company, however, found\\nthe project to be too heavy for the means which they could\\ncommand, and their charter became void by reason of their\\nfailure to comply with its conditions.\\nA second company was formed, and an act granting a\\nnew charter was passed by the Territorial Legislature, and\\napproved by the Governor, March 7, 1834. Under this\\nact, William Draper, Daniel Le Roy, David Stanard, John-\\nson Niles, Seneca Newberry, Elisha Beach, Benj. Phelps,\\nJoseph Niles, Jr., and Augustus C. Stevens were appointed\\ncommissioners to receive subscriptions to the stock of The\\nDetroit and Pontiac Railroad Company, the amount of\\nwhich was fixed at fifty thousand dollars. The work was\\nto be commenced within two years from the passage of the\\nact, and completed within six years, the charter to be for-\\nfeited by failure to comply with these conditions. The\\nprincipal stockholders were Alfred Williams, and Sherman\\nStevens, of Pontiac, who were also managers of the affairs\\nof the company. Operations were soon commenced, but\\nvery slow progress was made in the construction of the\\nroad, and it was not until the fall of 1838 that a track\\n(which even then was composed of wooden rails for a part\\nof the distance) was completed as fiir as Royal Oak, and\\ntrains made up of cars of the mo.st inferior description were\\nrun from Detroit to that point by horse-power. In the fall\\nof 1839 the road was extended so that the trains ran to\\nBirmingham, and steam was introduced as a motive-power\\nfor their propulsion. At that tin)e (September, 1839) the\\nPontiac papers contained the advertisement of Henry J.\\nBuckley, agent and conductor, informing the public that\\nthe trains were then running two trips a day between De-\\ntroit and Birmingham, and making connection at the latter\\nplace with a daily line of post-coaches for Pontiac and\\nFlint, and a semi-weekly line for Lyons on the Grand\\nRiver, by way of Byron, De Witt, and other points in\\nShiawassee and Clinton Counties.\\nIn 1 840, the company being heavily in debt and without\\nmoans of payment, the road was sold at sheriff s sale, and\\npassed into the hands of Dean Richmond, of Buffalo, and\\nother capitalists of the State of New York. Then followed\\nanother period of delay and discouragement, but finally, in\\nSeptember, 1844, the road was opened to Pontiac, which\\nfor more than t.en years continued to be the western ter-\\nminus, and the point ef connection with the stage-lines run-\\nning to Flint, Saginaw, and the Grand River.\\nIn the earlier years of its operation, this road was made\\nthe subject of unmeasured ridicule on account of the poverty\\nof the company, the rough and superficial manner in which\\nthe line was constructed, the poor quality of its carriages\\nand machinery, and the exceedingly slow and irregular time\\nmade by the trains between Pontiac and Detroit. From\\nan article which appeared in the Detroit Post a few years\\nsince, containing some reminiscences of pioneer railway\\ntravel, the following having reference to the Pontiac line\\nis extracted The trains would frequently stop be-\\ntween way stations at a signal from some farmer who\\nwished to ask a few questions, or to take passage. An\\nold lady denizen of a farm-house, with spectacles of a primi-\\ntive manufacture placed high upon her forehead, came\\nrunning out to the train, waving her bandanna. Her signal\\nbeing heeded, the train was brought to a stop, and her\\ninquiry of the conductor was, if a certain lawyer named\\nDrake was on board. After receiving a negative answer, a\\nshort conversation was kept up before the train started on\\nits journey. It was no uncommon occurrence for the en-\\ngineer, who kept his shot-gun with him, to bring down\\ngame from his engine, shut off steam, and send his fireman\\nafter the fruits of his marksmanship. The road being laid\\nwith strap-rail, one of the duties of the conductor was to\\nkeep a hammer for the purpose of sjiiking down snake-heads\\nwhenever they were seen from the cab of the engineer.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPEOVEMENTS.\\n35\\nAa old resident of Shiawassee County has said to the\\nwriter, that he recognizes this as a truthful description of\\nthe operation of the Pontiac road in the year IStl, and\\nthere are no doubt many others who have similar recollec-\\ntions of their travel upon it at about tiie same period.\\nAfter a fov years of operation with the primitive and\\nunsafe strap-rail, the line was leased for ten years to\\nGurdon Williams, but the lease was purchased or relin-\\nquished before its expiration, and the road came into the\\npossession of a company, of which H. N. Walker, Esq.,\\nwas made the president. Under his administration a sufiB-\\ncient amount of money was raised ou the bonds of the road\\nto relay the track with solid T rails and to make other\\nimprovements necessary to put the road in condition for\\nbusiness.\\nImmediately after the completion of the road from De-\\ntroit to Poatiac a project was formed to build a railroad\\nfrom that village westward through Shiawa.ssee, Clinton,\\nand other counties to Lake Michigan at the mouth of Grand\\nRiver, to connect at that point with steamers for Milwaukee\\nand other lake ports. This resulted in the formation of the\\nOakland and Ottawa llailroad Company, and its incor-\\nporation by act of Legislature approved April 6, 1848.\\nThe persons appointed as commissioners to receive sub-\\nscriptions to the capital stock (which was fixed at two mil-\\nlion five hundred thousand dollars) were Gurdon Williams,\\nEdward A. Brush, H. C. Thurber, Alfred Williams, Bow-\\nman W. Dennis, John Hamilton, C. P. Bush, W. A. Rich-\\niiiond, and Charles Shopard. The company was empowered\\nby the act to construct a railroad with a double or single\\ntrack from the village of Pontiac, in the county of Oakland,\\nto Lake Michigan, in the county of Ottawa, passing it\\ntiirough the most desirable and eligible route, by the way\\nof Fentonville, and was required to begin its construction\\nwithin five years and to complete it within fifteen years\\nfrom the passage of the act. In 1850 an act was passed\\n(approved March 20th), providing That the Detroit and\\nPontiac Railroad Company be and they are hereby author-\\nized to extend said railroad so as to connect with the Oak-\\nland and Ottawa Railroad when constructed, thus forming a\\ncontinuous line of railroad through the village of Pontiac.\\nThe construction of the Oakland and Ottawa road was\\ncommenced in 1852, and in the following year H. N.\\nWalker (who was a leading spirit in this as well as in the\\nPontiac road) purchased in England twenty-six hundred\\ntons of iron, which was estimated to be sufficient to lay the\\ntrack through to Fentonville. On the 13th of February,\\n1855, the Governor approved An act to authorize the\\nconsolidation of the Detroit and Pontiac and the Oakland\\nand Ottawa llailroad Companies, so as to form a continuous\\nline from Detroit to Lake Michigan, under the name of\\nthe Detroit and Milwaukee Railway* Company. By this\\nact the name of the Detroit and Pontiac was changed\\nto that of The Detroit and Milwaukee Railway Com-\\npany, which was empowered to iucrea.se its capital stock\\nto an amount not exceeding ten millions of dollars and it\\nwas provided that the said company is hereby authorized,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2The name was ch.angcd to DctroU and Milwaukee Railroad\\nCuiupanj iu ISdO.\\nfor the purpose of forming a continuous line, to purchase\\nall the property, rights, and franchises of the Oakland and\\nOttawa Railroad Company upon such terms as shall be\\nmutually agreed upon and the stockholders of the said\\nOakland and Ottawa Railroad Company shall, in case of sale,\\nbecome stockholders of the said Detroit and Milwaukee Rail-\\nway Company, in such proportions as may be agreed upon\\nin the terms of sale and the said Oakland and Ottawa Rail-\\nroad Company shall thereupon become merged in the said\\nDetroit and Milwaukee Railway Company.\\nUnder the authority so conferred the two companies were\\nconsolidated, and the Oakland and Ottawa became the De-\\ntroit and Milwaukee line. The work of construction west\\nof Pontiac had proceeded but slowly during the three years\\nsucceeding its commencement, but as the new company had\\nnegotiated a loan in Europe to the amount of one million\\ntwo hundred and fifty thousand dollars, it was now pushed\\nmore vigorou.sly, so that in October, 1855, the road was\\nopened to Fentonville, where stage connections were made\\nfor Grand River, and for Flint and Saginaw. In the fol-\\nlowing spring the locomotive entered Shiawassee County for\\nthe first time, and on the 1st of July, 1856, the road was for-\\nmally opened to Owosso, where the arrival of the pioneer\\ntrain was hailed with demonstrations of almost unbounded\\ndelight and exultation. The same enthusiasm greeted the\\nopening of the road to St. John s on the IGth of January\\nfollowing. Well might the people of Clinton and Shia-\\nwassee congratulate themselves as they saw the first trains\\nspeeding westward, for their coming was an event which\\nlifted the ban of isolation from these counties, and more\\nthan doubled the value of their domain.\\nBetween St. John s and Ionia the work was prosecuted\\nwith vigor, and the road was completed to the last-named\\nplace in September, 1857. Finally, on the 22d of Novem-\\nber, 1858, the line was opened to its terminus at Grand\\nHaven, and the locomotive traversed the entire peninsula\\nfrom Detroit River to Lake Michigan.\\nThe Detroit and Milwaukee road, although a very great\\nbenefit to Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, proved a bad\\ninvestment for its original stockholders. The foreclosure of\\nthe bondholders mortgage in 18G0 placed the road in the\\nhands of a receiver, and it remained in this condition until\\nOct. 19, 1878, when it became the Detroit, Grand Haven\\nand Jlilwaukee Railway, by passing into the possession of\\na company of that name, organized in the interest of the\\nGreat Western Railway of Canada. It is still owned and\\ncontrolled by that company.\\nThe road enters Shiawassee County in the township of\\nVernon, and passes thence northwestward into Caledonia.\\nThen, turning to a nearly due west course, it crosses the\\nremainder of Shiawassee County and all of Clinton through\\nthe third tier of townships north of the south line of the\\ncounties. The stations on the line within these counties\\nare Vernon, Corunna, and Owosso, in Shiawa.sscc, and\\nOvid, Shcpardsville, St. John s, and Fowler, in Clinton.\\nJACKSON, LANSING AND SAGINAW RAIL-\\nROAD.\\nThe first link iu the present important line known as the\\nJackson, Lansing and Saginaw llailroad was built as part", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "36\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\n(if a proposed lino to run from Aniboy, near tlie south line\\nof the State, to Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The\\nAinboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Railroad Company\\nbecame incorporated in 1857 for the purpose of construct-\\ning the lino above mentioned, and in the expectation of\\nreceiving in aid of such construction certain lands granted\\nby an act of Congress approved June 8, 185G. The act\\nreferred to provided that there be, and hereby is, granted\\nto the State of Michigan to aid in the construction of\\nrailroads from Little Bay de Noquet to Marquette, and\\nthence to Ontonagon, and from the two last-named places\\nto the Wisconsin State line also from Amboy, by Hillsdale\\nand Lansing, and from Grand Rapids to some point on or\\nnear Traverse Bay also from Grand Haven and P6re\\nMar juette to Flint, and thence to Port Huron every\\nalternate section of land, designated by odd numbers, for\\nsix sections iu width, on each side of each of said roads.\\nWhere such odd-numbered sections had already been sold\\nby the United States, or pre-empted, then the deficiency to\\nbe made good by selections of a like number of alternate\\nsections of land owned by the government outside of the\\nsix tiers of .sections but in no case to be farther than fif-\\nteen miles from the lines of the proposed roads. By an\\nact of the Legislature of Michigan, approved Feb. 14, 1857,\\nthe State accepted this grant of lands from the United\\nStates, with the terms and conditions imposed.\\nThe route on which it was originally proposed to build\\nthe road from Amboy to its Lake Michigan terminus was\\nby way of Hillsdale and Lansing, and from the latter point\\nnorthwestwardly to Traverse Bay, leaving Owosso and\\nSaginaw far to the east of its route; but the influence of\\nthese two cities was exerted to change the route and bring\\nthe road to their own borders. This was accomplished,\\nthough at great danger of losing the land-grant, a strong\\neft ort being made to deprive the company of its benefit, on\\nthe ground that it had never been the intention of Congress\\nto give lands in aid of roads built on routes unnecessarily\\ncircuitous, as this was claimed to be. One of the Lansing\\nnewspapers, in ridiculing the alleged crookedness of the\\nline, named it in derision the Ramshorn Railroad, a term\\nwhich clung to it (almost entirely superseding its legitimate\\ntitle), and has not yet been forgotten.\\nAmong the men who were most influential in promoting\\nthe success of the Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay road,\\nand who were especially prominent in its board of directors,\\nwere Judge Amos Gould and Alfred L. Williams, ol Owosso\\nGeorge C. Monroe, of Jonesville and Alvin N. Hart, of\\nLansing. The construction of the road was commenced in\\n1857 on the section between Lansing and Owosso; and\\nthough there ensued many delays and discouragements to\\nthe friends of the enterprise, the obstacles were finally\\nso far overcome that the road between Lansing and Owosso\\nwas completed and opened for travel and traffic about Nov.\\n20, 18G2. The Owosso Press of Jan. 10, 1863, said,\\nThe rush over the Ramshorn road to Lansing this week\\nhas been like the rush to a newly-discovered gold-mine.\\nThe business of the road seems to have been considerable\\nfrom the first, but it was far from being sufficient to render\\nit profitable to the stockholders, and in 1864, under pres-\\nsure of financial difficulties, it p.issud into the hands of a\\nreceiver, the Hon. C. C. Trowbridge, who held posses-\\nsion about two years, operating it through the superintend-\\nent of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, that road fur-\\nnishing the rolling-stock. In the latter part of the year\\n1866 it was sold with all its franchises to the Jackson,\\nLansing and Saginaw Railroad Company, which was or-\\nganized as the Jackson and Lansing Railroad Company,\\nFeb. 2.3, 1864, and changed its name to that of Jackson,\\nLansing and Saginaw, Feb. 24, 1865. It opened its road\\nfor business from Jackson to Lansing in June, 1866, and\\nthrough the whole distance, Jackson to Owosso, in-\\ncluding the purchased road, in January, 1867.\\nThe Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Company, after\\nopening its road to Owosso, in 1862, continued the work\\nof construction on the section of the road between Owosso\\nand Saginaw, and a considerable amount of grading was\\ndone before their financial diSicultios compelled suspension.\\nThe work was continued by the Jackson, Lansing and Sagi-\\nnaw Company immediately afte the pureha.se, and was\\npushed with such vigor that the road was opened through\\nSaginaw and Bay City in the same year. The railway\\nline thus opened, affording communication with important\\npoints north and south, was and has continued to be an\\nimportant one to the interests of Shiawassee County, though\\nmuch less so to those of Clinton. The road is now operated\\nby the Michigan Central Railroad Company. Its route\\nlies through De Witt, Bath, and Victor townships, in\\nClinton County, and Sciota, Bennington, Owosso, and\\nRuish, in Shiawassee. At Owosso City it crosses and con-\\nnects with the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee\\nRailroad.\\nDETROIT, LANSING AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.\\nThe railroad line now known as the Detroit, Lansing\\nand Northern, which crosses a corner of the southwestern-\\nmost township of Clinton County, was formed by a con-\\nsolidation of the Detroit and Howell, the Howell and Lan-\\nsing, and the Ionia and Lansing Railroads. The last-named\\nroad (which included all of the Detroit, Lansing and\\nNorthern line that is within Clinton County) was com-\\npleted and opened for travel between Ionia and Lansing in\\nDecember, 18G9. The Detroit and Howell and the How-\\nell and Lansing Companies (the titles of which indicate\\ntheir respective routes) were consolidated in April, 1870.\\nIn September next following the consolidation the fran-\\nchises were conveyed to James F. Joy and other capitalists\\ncomposing the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad\\nCompany, to which the Ionia and Lansing Railroad was\\nsoon after conveyed by consolidation. The road between\\nDetroit and Lansing was completed about Aug. 10, 1871,\\nand on the 22d of the same month the officers of the com-\\npany opened the line from Detroit to its (then) northern\\nterminus at Kay wood Station, five miles north of Green-\\nville, Montcalm Co., the road having been completed from\\nIonia to the last-named point in September, 1870. It was\\ncompleted in August, 1871, to Howard City, where it forms\\na connection with the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad.\\nThis point continued to be its terminus for several years.\\nIn 1877 the name was changed from Detroit, Lansing and\\nLuke Michigan, to Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad,", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.\\n37\\nas it is at present. It has been extended from Howard\\nCity to Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., and was opened for traffic\\nto the hist-nained point May 31, 1880. The road passes\\nthroujih Clinton County for a distance of about twelve miles,\\nand three of its stations tliose of Eagle, Delta, and In-\\ngersoll s arc. located in the townships of Eagle and Water-\\ntown.\\nTHE PORT HURON RAILROAD PROJECT.\\nSoon after the abandonment of the old Northern Rail-\\nroad by the State, which has been mentioned in pre-\\nceding pages, the project was taken up by an association\\nof individuals vpho were, by act of Legislature approved\\nJan. 30, 1847,* incorporated as the Port Huron and Lake\\nMichigan Railroad Company, with authority to construct\\na railroad with a double or single track from Port Huron,\\nin St. Clair County, running westerly until it shall intersect\\nLake Michigan at or near the mouth of Grand River, with\\npower to take, transport, and carry property and persons\\nupon the said railroad, or any part thereof herein author-\\nized to be constructed, by the power and force of steam or\\nof animals, or of any mechanical or other power, or of any\\ncombination of them which the said company may choose\\nto use or apply. John Wells, Alvin N. Hart, Charles C.\\nHascall, Allied L. Williams, Jesse F. Turner, Ira Porter,\\nEdmund B. Bostwick, and Thomas W. White were ap-\\npointed cliartor commissioners to receive sub.scriptions to\\nthe capital stock, which was authorized to the amount of\\ntwo millions of dollars. The company was required to com-\\nmence its road in five years, and to complete it in fifteen\\nyears, from the passage of the act. And the State relin-\\nquished to the company all her rights and privileges in the\\nline of the Northern road wherever the company might\\nwish to construct its road over that route. In alluding to\\nthis relinquisliment by the State, the directors of the com-\\npany (in a statement published for the purpose of influen-\\ncing subscriptions to the stock) said that instead of pay-\\ning the State for what it has done towards the construction\\nof the road, the company have a donation of all that one\\nhundred and ten thousand dollars in cash, and twenty\\nthousand acres of land, have accomplished.\\nIt was, in effect, a revival, by a private company, of the\\nNorthern Railroad scheme, which had been commenced and\\nabandoned by the State and its proposed route, east of\\nIonia County, was to be tlie same as that which had been\\ngrubbed and cleared in lB38-o9 for the old road. Of\\ncourse, the resuscitation of tlie scheme, and the prospect\\nthat after all a railroad would be built through Shiawassee\\nand Clinton Counties (the Oakland and Ottawa company\\nnot having then been chartered), was very cheering to the\\npeople living on or contiguous to the route, but the hopes\\nthus rai.scd were destined never to be realized.\\nDuring a long series of years great efforts were made by\\nthe promoters to secure funds for the construction of the\\nroad, and many changes were made in the management of\\nThe I.L gisliituro hail passed an act of incorporation of the same\\ncompany in 1846, but it had been vetoed by Governor Felch on the\\nground that it might defeat the sale of the Southern and Central roads,\\nnegotiations for their purchase from the .Slate being then in progress.\\nThis sale having been eflected, and the oi jcction thus removed, the\\nincoi purutiug act was approved in 1S-J7, as stated.\\nthe company, but all to no effect the accomplishment of\\nthe object so earnestly desired seemed as remote as ever.\\nIn 1855, Mr. N. P. Stewart, of Detroit, procured the or-\\nganization of a new con)pany, under the general railroad\\nlaw, called the Port Huron and Milwaukee Railroad Com-\\npany, to build a railway line from Port Huron to Grand\\nHaven, there to connect with steamers for Milwaukee. The\\nsurvey of the route was made without delay, the right of\\nway obtained, and for a time the work of construction was\\npushed most vigorously. A dock was built at Port Iluroni\\nsome twenty miles of grading was done, and about a mile\\nof track was laid at the Port Huron end of the line, so that\\nthe people living in the counties traversed by the route\\n(who cared chiefly for the success of the project, with but\\nlittle regard as to which company should build the road)\\nbegan to feel sure that at last their hopes were to be real-\\nized. But they were again to be disappointed, for, about\\nthe time that the work had progressed to the stage above\\nmentioned, Mr. Stewart procured or at least assented to\\nthe passage of an act of Legislature consolidating tliis with\\nthe Detroit and Milwaukee road at Owosso and from that\\ntime, work on the eastern portion of the road was sus-\\npended, and the means raised for its construction were used\\non the last-named road west of Owosso. This help to the\\nDetroit and Milwaukee road pushed that line westward\\nthrough Shiawas.see and Clinton Counties, but it prostrated\\nall hope of the building of the additional line to I ort\\nHuron.\\nTo follow the history of the hopes, disappointments, and\\ndelays in the building of the Port Huron and Lake Michi-\\ngan road is unnecessary, for it has little reference to these\\ncounties. It is sufficient to mention that, under a reor-\\nganization of the company, work was resumed near Port\\nHuron in March, 18(56, and that after nearly .six years\\nmore of disaster and delay the road was, on the 13th of\\nDecember, 1871, opened for travel from Port Huron to the\\ncity of Flint, beyond which point, westward on the original\\nroute to Owosso, nothing has since been done. A con-\\nsiderable part of the route, however, had previously been\\ngraded between Flint and Owosso, several miles of this\\ngrading being in Shiawassee County.\\nCHICAGO AND LAKE HURON RAILROAD LINE.\\nThe Chicago and Northeastern Railroad Company was\\nincorporated under the general law by the filing of articles\\nof association in the oflice of the Secretary of State, Aug. 12,\\n1874, the object of its formation being the construction of\\na railroad from Lansing to Flint, to connect at the former\\ncity with the Peninsular Railway and at Flint with the\\nPort Huron Railroad, and with these to form a through\\nline from Chicago to the city of Port Huron.\\nThe preliminary work on the Chicago and Northeastern\\nroad was commenced in November, 1874, and it was pushed\\nwith vigor during 1875 and 1876, so that at the close of\\nthe latter year the road was nearly ready for traffic. It\\nwas formally opened about the 1st of February, 1877, and\\nwas operated as a part of the Chicago and Lake Huron\\nline, which enjoyed a very heavy business (particularly in\\nfreighting) until the early part of 1879, when it was broken\\nup by the Chicago and Nortlicastern liuk being purchased", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "38\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nby an Eastern capitalist (understood to be William H. Van-\\ndorbilt, or parties in his interest), for the purpose of de-\\nstroying a formidable competitor to other through lines\\nunder his control. This was for a time a severe blow to\\nthe Grand Trunk Railway, as it destroyed its Chicago con-\\nnection, and measures were at once taken by that company\\nto supply the place of the Chicago and Northeastern link\\nby a new road from Flint to Lansing by way of Owosso.\\nA survey of the route (or rather a resurvey of the original\\nroute of the Port Huron and Lake Michigan road between\\nFlint and Owosso) was made in April, 1879, and this re-\\nsulted so favorably that in July of that year Mr. Charles\\nB. Peek, general manager of the Chicago and Lake Huron,\\nadvertised for bids for the immediate construction of the\\nroad, full-tied, with stone and iron bridges and steel rails.\\nIt seemed then as if the old project of a railroad from\\nShiawassee County direct to Flint and Port Hurou^a pro-\\nject which, as the Northern Railroad and afterwards as\\nthe Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad, had been\\nagitated, but held in abeyance for more than forty years\\nwas destined at last to be realized but the hopes of the\\npeople in this direction were destined to be again disap-\\npointed, for the Grand Trunk Company afterwards suc-\\nceeded in regaining possession of the Chicago and North-\\neastern link between Flint and Lansing, which is still owned\\nand operated by that company as a part of their through\\nline to Chicago. The road, entering Shiawassee County at\\nits southwestern corner, passes in a northeasterly direction\\ndiagonally through the townships of Woodhull, Perry, An-\\ntrim, Shiawassee, and Vernon, from which last-named town-\\nship it crosses the county-line into Genesee.\\nOTHER PROJECTED RAILROAD LINES.\\nIn August, 1869, the Owo.sso and Big Rapids Railroad\\nCompany was incorporated under the general railroad law,\\nliaving for its object the construction of a railroad from\\nOwos.so to Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., this being intended\\nas a northern connection of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and\\nNorthern Railroad, which was incorporated in the same\\nyear, designing to build a road from Toledo by way of Ann\\nArbor, Howell, and Oak Grove, in Livingston County, to\\nOwosso. Nothing was accomplished by this company (the\\nOwosso and Big Rapids), and in 1871 it was changed in\\nname and object, becoming incorporated as the Owosso and\\nNorthwestern Railroad Company, with T. D. Dewey as\\npresident, Gilbert R. Lyon secretary, and E. A. Todd as\\ntreasurer, for the purpose of building a road from Owosso\\nto Frankfort, Benzie Co., on Lake Michigan. Work was\\ncommenced on the line, and a great part of the nece. sary\\ngrading was done on a section of about thirty miles in\\nlength, from Owosso to Pine River, in Gratiot County.\\nThis was done prior to the financial revulsion of 1873, but\\nthe panic of that year caused a suspension of operations,\\nand no progress has since been made in the prosecution of\\nthe enterprise. Its promoters, however, believe that the\\nroad is destined to be completed, and to prove successful.\\nThe subject of railroad communication from St. John s\\nvillage southward began to be agitated in 1804, upon the\\nincorporation of the Jackson and Lansing Railroad Com-\\npany, which, as was understood, contemplated not only the\\nbuilding of a road from Jackson to Lansing, but also the\\nsecuring of a northern connection through the counties of\\nClinton, Gratiot, and Isabella. The route, if so extended,\\nwould almost ncces.sarily pass through St. John s, and so\\ngreat was the confidence of the people of this part of Clin-\\nton County that such a result would surely be reached that\\none of the papers of the village, in its issue of June 3, 1864,\\nannounced, in reference to this project, that the enterprise\\nis now a fixed fact. The opinion, however, proved to be\\nunfounded, for in the following year the Jackson and\\nLansing became the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Rail-\\nroad Company, and changed the proposed route of its road\\nto conform to its change of name and title. The old\\nRamshorn road to Owosso was purchased, and became a\\npart of the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw line, and St.\\nJohn s had no longer anything to hope for from that com-\\npany.\\nThe Lansing, St. John s and Mackinac Railroad Company\\n(having for its object the construction of a road from\\nLansing northward through the villages of De Witt, St.\\nJoiin s, Ithaca, Alina, St. Louis, and Salt River to Mount\\nPleasant, Isabella Co., and thence north to a junction with\\nthe Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, and eventually to\\nMackinac) was incorporated about May 1, 1869, its ofiicers\\nbeing R. M. Steel, President; I. A. Fancher, Vice-Presi-\\ndent Oliver L. Spaulding, Secretary and S. S. Walker,\\nTreasurer. In aid of the construction of this road the\\ntownships of I)e Witt, Olive, Bingham, and Greenbush, in\\nClinton County, voted an aggregate sum of eighty-five\\ntiiousund dollars, and deposited their bonds to that amount\\nin the office of the Secretary of State, under Act No. 4.5,\\nof the Laws of Michigan for 1869. But this act was de-\\nclared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the State;\\nand upon this announcement the townships took the neces-\\nsary measures to recall and cancel their bonds. In conse-\\nquence of this the company proceeded no further towards\\nthe construction of the road, and became to all intents and\\npurpo.ses dead. The survey of the route of the road be-\\ntween Lansing and St. John s had been made in November,\\n1869, and it was continued northward from St. John s, but\\nbeyond these preliminary surveys the company did no\\nwork upon the line.\\nUpon the collapse of the Lansing, St. John s and Macki-\\nnac Railroad the Gratiot and Isabella County promoters of\\nthat enterprise transferred their support to the Owosso and\\nBig Rapids and Saginaw and St. Louis Railroad projects,\\nwhich were then being agitated. This withdrawal of sup-\\nport, however, did not wholly discourage the people of St.\\nJohn s from making a further attempt, and in the fall of\\n1871 the Lansing and St. John s Railroad Company was\\nincorporated for the purpose of building a railroad between\\nthe two points named in its title. The corporators resident\\nin St. John s were Oliver L. Spaulding, Alvah H. Walker,\\nHenry M. Perrin, Porter K. Perrin, John Hicks, Charles\\nKipp, 0. W. Munger, R. M. Steel, Samuel S. Walker,\\nRandolph Strickland, M. Heavenrich, George W. Em-\\nmons. The ofiicers of the company were R. M. Steel,\\nPresident; H. M. Perrin, Treasurer; 0. W. Munger,\\nSecretary; O. L. Spaulding, Charles Kipp, and P. K. Per-", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "MILITARY RECORD OP SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON.\\n39\\nrin, Executive Committee. Tlie sum of sixty thousand\\ndollars was raised by subscriptions to the stoelc, and the\\ncompany proceeded to make the preliminary surveys; but\\nthe monetary panic of 1873 caused a suspension of opera-\\ntions, and nothing has been done towards grading the road-\\nbed.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nMILITAHY RECORD OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLIN-\\nTON.\\nThe Mexican War The First Michigan Roginient\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Record of the\\ntwo Counties in the War of the Rebellion The Second Infantry\\nIJull Run Cam|iaign Peninsula Campaign Batlles of Williams-\\nburg and Fair Oaks The .^evcn Da.vs Fight Cam]iaign under\\nGen. Pope\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fredericksburg\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Campaigns in Kentucky and Missis-\\nsippi\u00e2\u0080\u0094In E.ast Tennessee Veteran Rocnlistment Campaign of\\nthe Wilderness In Front of Petersburg\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fall of Petersburg\\nMuster Out, and Return Home.\\nNeither Shiawassee nor Clinton County has any mili-\\ntary history datinc; farther back than the commencciiient of\\ntlio war between the United States and Mexico. At the\\nbreaking out of the Bhick Hawk War, about fourteen\\nyears before that time, the entire territory of these coun-\\nties was but a wilderness, containing less than ten white\\ninhabitants; and its condition was nearly the same when,\\nthree years later, the quarrel known as the Toledo War\\ncau.sed the mustering of a considerable number of troops,\\nwhich were furnished by the older counties of the State.\\nAt the outbreak of the Mexican war the circumstances\\nwere diifercnt. The total population of these two counties\\nhad increased to nearly nine thousand, and included about\\nthirteen hundred men liable to do military duty, but still\\nthere were not many who were in a condition which made\\nit possible for them to leave their families and farms to be-\\ncome soldiers. Of these a few volunteered in the Michigan\\nRegiment (and some probably in other commands), and\\nserved honorably through the war. A part of the names\\nof those who so volunteered have been found, and are giveu\\nin this chapter.\\nOn the 18th of May, 1846, was issued the requisition\\nof the President of the United States, calling upon the\\nseveral States for troops to serve in the war with Mexico;\\nand under this requisition the First Michigan Volunteer In-\\nfantry Regiment was organized and placed under command\\nof Col. T. B. W. Stockton. Company C of that regiment\\nwas raised and commanded by Capt. A. H. Hanscom, of\\nPontiac, assisted by his first lieutenant, Thoma.s II. Hunt,\\nand second lieutenants (for it had two of that grade) C. O.\\nConant and A. P. Hanscom. It was made up of men of\\nwhom a few were enlisted at Detroit, but by far the greater\\npart at Pontiac and other points in Oakland County, at\\nBrighton in Livingston County, and at Corunna and other\\nplaces in Shiawassee County; recruited in November and\\nDecember, 1846. From the roll of the company, as mus-\\ntered at the Detroit Barracks, Dec. 22, 1846, are taken the\\nnames of those who enlisted in Shiawassee County, as fol-\\nlows:\\nCharles Baker, enlisted at Corunna.\\nTimothy W. Brown, enlisted at Corunna.\\nCharles Curl, enlisted at Corunna.\\nJames Culbert, enlisted at Corunna.\\nCharles Harpe, enlisted at Corunna.\\nJ. Jingall, enlisted at Corunna.\\nLewis Lyons, enlisted at Corunna.\\nWilliam II. Lovejoy, enlisted at Corunna.\\nAndrew H. Letts, enlisted at Corunna.\\nElisha A. Morgan, enlisted at Corunna.\\nWilliam R. Chapman, enlisted at Owosso.\\nH. P. Blurray, enlisted at Owo.sso.\\nLevi Prangle} enlisted at Caledonia.\\nDaniel Phelps, enlisted at Caledonia.\\nNathan M. Smith, enlisted at Caledonia.\\nMatthias Scherraerhorn, enlisted at Caledonia.\\nBartley Siegel, enlisted at Caledonia.\\nGeorge W. Ormsby, enlisted at Burns.\\nJoseph B. Stone, enlisted at Burns.\\nThe First Michigan Regiment was rendezvoused at\\nDetroit, where it was mustered on the 22d of December,\\nand on the 25th of the same month (before its ranks were\\nfull) it left for the seat of war to move by way of Spring-\\nfield, Ohio, Cincinnati, and New Orleans. Arriving at\\nCincinnati it was embarked on the steamer Andrew Jack-\\nson, and arrived in New Orleans ten days later. After a\\nstay of about one week, during which time it was encamped\\non Gen. Jackson s battle-ground of 1815, it took passage\\nfor Vera Cruz, and arrived at that city about the middle of\\nJanuary, 1847. It remained encamped outside the walls\\nof Vera Cruz for about three weeks, at the end of which\\ntime it ipoved with other forces, amounting in all to two\\nthousand men, under command of Gen. Bankhead, to the\\ncity of Cordova, in the interior. A second detachment,\\nunder Lieut.-Col. (afterwards general) A. S. Williams, had\\nleft Detroit some time after the departure of the main body\\nof the regiment; and this detachment now came up and\\njoined the command at Cordova. Col. Stockton, of the\\nFirst Michigan, was made military governor of the city,\\nand remained there in that capacity until the close of the\\nwar. While there the regiment was engaged in gar-\\nrison duty and occasional .skirmishes with guerrillas while\\nacting as guard to supply-tmins, but did not participate in\\nany general engagement, though it suffered severely from\\nsickness among the men. It was ordered home in May,\\n1848. and in due time reached Detroit, where it was mus-\\ntered out of the service July IStli in that year.\\nThe Fifteenth United States Infantry, which served in\\nMexico in the division of Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, and\\nfought in some of the principal battles, contained a large\\nnumber of volunteers from this part of Michigan, and is\\nsaid to have included a few from Shiawassee and Clinton\\nCounties, but the names of these cannot be giveti here, for\\nthe reason that the muster-rolls of the regiment are not\\naccessible.\\nThe Mexican war, however, was but a trivial matter when\\ncompared with that mighty struggle the war of the Re-\\nbellion which opened some fifteen years later, and it is\\nwith the commencement of that great conflict that the real\\nmilitary history of these counties begins. When on the", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "40\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\n13th of April, 1861, the tremendous news ran through the\\nwires of the telegraph that a United States fort had struck\\nits colors to a band of armed insurgents, and when, two\\ndays later, the President of tlie republic called on the States\\nto furnish a great army of volunteers to preserve the life\\nof the nation, there was no State which responded with\\nmore alacrity than Michigan, and there were none of the\\ncounties in the Beautiful Peninsula in which the fires of\\npatriotism flamed up more promptly or burned more\\nbri htly than in Clinton and Shiawassee. Five days after\\nthe issuance of the President s call, and just one week after\\nthe day when the rebel flag supplanted the stripes and stars\\nabove the brown ramparts of Sumter, an impromptu mass-\\nmeeting (the largest which had ever convened in Shiawassee\\nCounty) was held at Owosso, to take measures for sustain-\\ning the government in its time of peril. The Hon. Amos\\nGould was called to the chair, and Judge Josiah Turner,\\nB. 0. Williams, and T. D. D^ wey were made vice-presi-\\ndents of the meeting. Resolutions were presented and\\nadopted by the meeting without a dissenting voice, calling\\nupon every man to ignore and bury all party differences and\\nprejudices, and to devote life, fortune, and sacred honor to\\nthe support of the government and the preservation of the\\nUnion.\\nA meeting similar in purpose, and equally large and en-\\nthusiastic, had been held on the previous evening (Friday,\\nApril 19, 1861), at Clinton Hall, in the village of St.\\nJohn s. James W. Ransom was called to the chair, and a\\ncommittee was chosen to draft resolutions. This committee,\\ncomposed of Oliver L. Spaulding, Randolph Strickland,\\n\\\\V. H. Moote, Joab Baker, Henry Walbridge, H. C. Hodge,\\nand H. S. Gibbons, reported resolutions nearly identical\\nwith those passed at the Owosso meeting, and these were\\nadopted unanimously, and with great enthusiasm. At this,\\nas at the Owo.sso gathering, arrangements were made for\\nholding another meeting a few days later, and at these sub-\\nsequent meetings measures were taken to promote the\\nraising of companies of volunteers in the two counties, and\\nresolutions were pa.ssed pledging support (if needed) to the\\nfamilies of soldiers absent in the army.\\nThese meetings at St. John s and Owosso were supple-\\nmented by others, held in many of the townships of both\\ncouutics, and at all these the same patriotic spirit was mani-\\nfested. Enlistments commenced immediately. Men left the\\nfarm, the store, and the workshop to volunteer in their coun-\\ntry s service. Many of these, unwilling to wait for the\\norganization of companies in their own county, went to\\nother places to enlist, and before the 1st of May a few men\\nfrom both counties had left for Detroit, Lansing, and Grand\\nRapids, to place their names on the rolls of companies or-\\nganizing there. By that time, however, recruiting had com-\\nmenced both in Clinton and Shiawa.ssee, and on the 4th of\\n]\\\\Iay the papers announced that Capt. Richard Baylis had\\nmade good progress towards enlisting a company at St.\\nJohn s and Ovid, and that a company recruited at Owosso\\nand Corunna was already full, and had been accepted by\\nthe military authorities of the State.\\nFrom that time, during four years of war and terror, the\\ncounties of Clinton and Shiawassee responded well and\\npromptly to the numerous calls for volunteers, and furnished\\nfor the several armies fully three thousand men,* who served\\nin more than fifty regiments, infantry, cavalry, artillery,\\nand engineers. Several of these regiments, most notice-\\nable for the number of Shiawassee and Clinton County\\nmen included among their members, are especially men-\\ntioned in succeeding pages in historical sketches of their\\norganization and services in the great war for the union.\\nSECOND INFANTRY.\\nWhen, at the fall of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln\\ncalled on the several loyal States for an army of seventy-\\nfive thousand men to sustain the power of the government\\nagainst a rebellion which had unexpectedly proved formid-\\nable. Governor Blair, of Michigan, responded by issuing\\nhis proclamation calling for twenty companies out of the\\nuniformed volunteer force of the State, with field and staff\\noflScers, to compose two regiments of infantry, to be placed\\nat the disposal of the President if required. The War\\nDepartment had placed the quota of Michigan at one full\\nregiment, but the Governor very wisely concluded and\\nthe people of Michigan concurred in the opinion that a\\nsecond regiment should be made ready for service if it\\nshould be needed, as he believed it would be. Four days\\nafter the Governor s call (April 19th) the State s quota\\nwas filled, and her first regiment ready for muster into the\\nservice of the United States, fully equipped with arms,\\nammunition, and clothing, awaiting only the orders of the\\nWar Department, and on the 13th of May it left Detroit\\nfor Washington, being the first regiment to arrive at the\\ncapital from any point west of the Alleghany Mountains.\\nThe Governor s call for twenty companies had been\\npromptly and fully responded to and so, after making up\\nthe First Regiment, there still remained ten companies\\nwhich, having failed to secure places in the First, were\\nready and anxious to be organized as the Second Regiment\\nof Michigan. Nine of the companies composing this regi-\\nment contained men from Clinton and Shiawassee, though\\nnone of them were principally, or even largely, made up of\\nvolunteers from these counties.\\nOn the 20th of May, 1861, the Second Regiment was\\nannounced to be full, and on the 25th it was mustered into\\nthe United States service for three years by Lieut. -Col. E.\\nBackus, U.S.A. The field-officers of the regiment were\\nClinton and .Shiawassee were credited in the adjutant-general s\\noffice for about three thousand four hundred men furnished to the\\ngovernment, but this is considerably above the number of those who\\nactually served in the army from these counties. This discrepancy is\\nto be explained by the fact that of the large number who re-enlisled\\nas veterans each man was counted twice, and that each man who\\npaid commutation money in lieu of personal service was counted as a\\nsoldier furnished by the county, though never actually in the service.\\nA few men also volunteered in the naval service, and these went to\\nswell the aggregate credit.\\nIn regard to the lists given in these pages of officers and men from\\nthese counties serving in the several regiments, it is proper to say\\nthat great care has been taken in transcribing them from the rolls in\\nthe adjutant-general s office, and in verifying them, when practicable,\\nby surviving members of the regiments to which they have reference.\\nIf, notwithstanding this, they are found (as they doubtless will be, to\\nsome extent) incomplete, it should be remembered that it is on ac-\\ncount of the neglect of officers whose duty it was to return full and\\ncomplete records with the muster-out rolls tiled in the adjutant-gen-\\neral s office.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "MILITARY RECORD OP SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTOiSr.\\n41\\nIsrael B. Richardson, colonel Henry L. Cliipraan, lieu-\\ntenant-colonel Adolplius W. Williams, major. In the\\nafternoon of Thursday, June 6th, the Second Regiment,\\none thousand and twenty strong, emharked on three steamers\\n(one side-wheel and two propellers), and at eight o clock\\nP.M. left Detroit for Cleveland, arriving there the following\\nmorning. From Cleveland it proceeded by railway, via\\nPittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Baltimore, to Washington,\\nreacliing the capital on the 10th.\\nThe regiment made a stay of several weeks in the District\\nof Columbia, its camp being named Camp Winfield Scott.\\nIt was brigaded with the Third Jlichigan, First Massachu-\\nsetts, and Twelfth New York, the brigade-commander\\nbeing Col. Richardson, of the Second Michigan. When\\nCien. McDowell made his forward movement towards Ma-\\nnassas, this brigade moved with the army into Virginia, and\\nwas engaged in the fight at Blackburn s Ford, July 18th,\\nand in the battle of Bull Run, Sunday, July 21st. In the\\npanic and disorder which ended that disastrous day the\\nSecond Regiment behaved with great steadiness, covering\\nthe retreat of the brigade towards Washington, for which\\nit was warmly complimented by the heroic Richardson.\\nAfter Bull Run the regiment was encamped for some\\nweeks near Arlington, and later in the season at Fort Lyon,\\nVa., where it remained during the fall. About December\\n20th, substantial and comfortable winter quarters were con-\\nstructed at Camp Michigan, three miles from Alexandria,\\non the Acotink Road. While this camp was in process of\\nconstruction an officer wrote that Cabins are growing up\\non every side, adorned with doors and windows, procured\\nby a process called cramping, which is somewhere on the\\ndebatable ground between buying and stealing. Here\\nthe regiment remained until March, 1SG2, when it moved\\nwith its brigade and the Army of the Potomac to Fortress\\nMonroe, and thence, up the Peninsula, to Yorktown and\\nWilliamsburg, at which latter place it took active part in\\nthe severe engagement of Monday, May 5lh, sustaining a\\nloss of fifty-five killed and wounded.\\nFrom Williamsburg the Second moved, with the army,\\nup the Peninsula to and across the Chickahominy, and\\nfought in the battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 and June 1,\\n1SG2. Its loss in that engagement was fifty-seven killed\\nand wounded, though only seven of the companies were\\nengaged.\\nIn the retreat (or change of base, as it has sometimes\\nbeen called) from the York River Railroad to James River,\\nthe regiment fought at Glendale (or Charles City Cross-\\nRoads), June 30th, and at Malvern Hill, July 1st. From\\nthe latter field it retired with the army, and moved to Har-\\nrison s Landing, on the James, where it remained until the\\ngeneral evacuation of that position, August 15th, when it\\nmarched down the Peninsula, and was moved thence, by\\nway of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River, with other\\ntroops, to the assistance of the imperiled army of Gen. Pope\\nin the valley of the Rappahannock, during which campaign\\nit took part in the fights of August 28th, 29th, 30th, and\\nin the battle of Chantilly, September 1st.\\nAt Fredericksburg the Second was not actively engaged.\\nIt crossed the Rappahannock on the 12th of December, but\\nin the great battle of the next day was held in reserve, and\\n6\\nsustained only a loss of one killed and one wounded by the\\nenemy s shells, but was, with the Eighth Michigan, among\\nthe last of the regiments of the army to recross to the north\\nside of the river on the IGth.\\nOn the 13th of February, 1863, the regiment moved to\\nNewport News, Va and on the 19th of March took its route\\nto Baltimore, and thence, by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-\\nroad and steamers on the Ohio River, to Louisville, Ky.,\\nwith the Ninth Army Corps, of which it was a part. The\\ncorps remained in Kentucky during the months of April\\nand May, and in June was moved to Mississippi to reinforce\\nthe army of Gen. Grant, near Vicksburg. The Second went\\ninto camp at Milldale, near Vicksburg, on the 17th, and\\na few days later was stationed at Flower Dale Church. On\\nthe 4th of July, the day of the surrender of Vicksburg, the\\nregiment left Flower Dale, and moved east towards the cap-\\nital of Mississippi, to take part in the operations against\\nthe rebel army of Gen. Johnston. It arrived in front of\\nJackson in the evening of the 10th, and on the 11th ad-\\nvanced in skirmi.sh line on the enemy s rifle-pits, which were\\ntaken and held for a time. Superior numbers, however,\\ncompelled the Second to retire from the position, with a loss\\nof eleven killed, forty-five wounded, and five taken prison-\\ners. On the 13th and 14th of July the regiment was again\\nslightly engaged. On the 17th and 18th it was engaged in\\ndestroying the Memphis and New Orleans Railroad, in the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0vicinity of Jackson and Madison, and then moved through\\nJackson (which had been evacuated by the enemy) back to\\nMilldale, where it remained till August 5th, when it marched\\nto the river, and thence moved with the Ninth Corps, by\\nway of Cincinnati, to Kentucky, and encamped at Crab\\nOrchard Springs, in that State, on the 30th of August.\\nHere it remained twelve days, and September 10th broke\\ncamp and took the road for Cumberland Gap and Knox-\\nville, Tenn., reaching the latter place September 26th. It\\nmoved from the vicinity of Knoxville, October Sth, and was\\nslightly engaged at Blue Springs on the 10th. On the\\n20th it was again at Knoxville, but immediately afterwards\\nmoved to Loudon, and thence to Lenoir, Tenn., where, on\\nthe 8th of November, its men commenced building winter\\nquarters. The strength of the regiment at tiiat time was\\nreported at five hundred and three, present and absent.\\nThe anticipation of pa.ssing the winter at Lenoir was soon\\ndispelled by the intelligence that the enemy, under Gen.\\nLongstreet, was moving up the valley of the Tennessee in\\nheavy force, evidently having Knoxville as his objective\\npoint. On the 14th of November, the Second Regiment\\nwith its division (the First Division of the Ninth Corps) was\\nordered out to meet and repel Longstreet, who was reported\\nto be crossing the Tennessee, below Loudon. He was found\\nin force near IIu8 s Ferry, on the Holston,and the division\\nfell back to Lenoir. Here a line of battle was formed, but\\non the enemy coming up, the retreat towards Knoxville was\\nresumed, the Second Regiment, with its brigade, forming\\nthe rear-guard. On the 16th it again stood in line at Camp-\\nbell s Station to resist the advance of Longstreet, who was\\npressing up with great vigor. A sharp engagement ensued,\\nin which the Second lost tliirty-one in killed and wounded.\\nThe position was stubbornly held till dark, when the retreat\\nwas resumed, and the regiment reached Knoxville at five", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "42\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\no clock in the morning of the 17tli, after a march of nearly\\nthirty miles through mud and niin, and a battle of several\\nhours duration, all without rest or food. It took position\\non a hill below the city, at Fort Saunders, where rifle pits\\nwere constructed, and where the regiment remained during\\nthe .siege which followed. On the lL)th and 20th it was\\nslightly engaged, and on the 24th, under orders to attack\\na line of rifle-pits, it advanced under command of Maj. By-\\nington, moving several hundred yards across an open plain\\nswept by a front and flank fire of musketry and canister.\\nThe line was carried, but could not be held the attacking\\nforce was di-slodged and compelled to retire, with a loss to\\nthe Second Regiment of eighty-one killed and wounded\\nthis being very nearly one-half its whole number who were\\nin the fight. Among the killed was Adj. William Noble,\\nand Maj. Byington was mortally wounded.\\nIn the morning of Sunday, Nov. 29, 18(53, a force of\\nthe enemy, consisting of two veteran Georgia brigades of\\nMcLaws division, made a furious and persistent assault on\\nFort Saunders, but were repelled, and finally driven back\\nin disorder, with a loss of eight hundred in killed, wounded,\\nand prisoners, and three stands of colors. With the force\\ninside the fort during this assault were Companies A, F, G,\\nand H, of the Second Michigan. Their loss, however, was\\ninconsiderable, being only five killed and wounded. From\\nthat time the regiment saw no fighting at this place other\\nthan slight skirmishes, and on Friday night, December 4th,\\nthe enemy withdrew from before Knoxville, after a siege of\\neighteen days duration.\\nThe Second marched from Knoxville, December 8th,\\nand moved to Rutledge. On the 16th it moved to Blain s\\nCross- Roads, which was its last march in 18G3. During\\nthe year that was then about closing the regiment had\\nmoved a distance of more than two thousand five hundred\\nmiles. It remained at Blain s for about a month, during\\nwhich time it was veteranized, the number re-enlisting\\nas veterans being one hundred and ninety-eight. About\\nthe middle of January, 1864, it moved to Strawberry\\nPlains, thence to Knoxville, and to Erie Station, remaining\\nat the latter place until February 4th, when it moved under\\norders to proceed to Detroit, Mich., and reached there\\ntwenty days later. Here the veteran furlough was given\\nto those who had re-enlisted, and Mount Clemens was\\nmade the place of rendezvous. At this place the regiment\\nreceived orders, on the 4th of April, to proceed to An-\\nnapolis, Md., to rejoin the Ninth Army Corps, which had,\\nin the mean time, moved from Tennessee to Virginia to\\nreinforce the Army of the Potomac. The regiment left\\nAnnapolis on the 22d, proceeded to Washington, and\\nthence into Virginia, where, on the 5th of May, it crossed\\nthe Rapidan and joined the army, which was then moving\\ninto the Wilderness. For six weeks following this time\\nthe Second was, witli its companion regiments of the brigade,\\nso constantly employed in march, skirmish, or battle, that\\nit is hardly practicable to follow the intricacies of the\\nmovements but the following statement of casualties during\\nthat time shows where and how it fougbt. The statement,\\nwhich includes only the killed and wounded (and not the\\nmissing), is taken from the report of the regimental sur-\\ngeon, Richard S. Vickcry, viz\\nIn the Wilderness battle, May 6th, killed and\\nwounded 3S\\nAt Spottsylvania Court- House, May 12th, killed and\\nwounded II\\nAt Ox Ford. North Anna, May 2Jth, killed 1\\nSkirmish of May 27th 1\\nPamunkey River, May 31sl 2\\nSkii mi?h, .Tune l.st 5\\nSkirmish, June 2d 2\\nBattle of Bethesda Church, .Tune 3d 38\\nCold Harbor and other actions, from June 4th to\\nJune loth 9\\nThe regiment crossed to the south side of the James\\nRiver on the 15th, reached the enemy s works iu front of\\nPetersburg on the 16th, and took part in the attacks of\\nthe next two days with the following losses in killed and\\nwounded, viz.\\nIn battle of June 17th 91\\nIn battle of June 18lh 83\\nRecruits to the number of five hundred or more had\\njoined the regiment since the veteran re-enlistment, other-\\nwise such losses would have been impossible.\\nOn the 30th of July the Second took part in the engage-\\nment which followed the explosion of the mine, and sus-\\ntained a loss of twenty killed and wounded and thirty-seven\\nmissing. Having moved with the Ninth Corps to the\\nWeldon Railroad, it there took part in repelling the ene-\\nmy s assault on our lines, August 19th, losing one killed\\nand two wounded. On the 30th it crossed the AVeldon\\nRailroad, and moving towards the enemy s right flank, par-\\nticipated in the engagement of that date at Poplar Grove\\nChurch, losing seven wounded and twelve mi.ssing. It was\\nthen encamped for about a month at Peebles Farm, but\\nmoved, October 27th, in the advance on Boydton Plank-\\nRoad, losing seven wounded in that affair. It then re-\\nmained at Peebles engaged in picket duty and fortifying,\\ntill November 29th, when it moved to a point about ten\\nmiles farther to the right, on the City Point and Peters-\\nburg Railroad, and there remained in the trenches during\\nthe winter. On the 25th of March it fought at Fort\\nSteadman, and sustained severe loss. It again lost slightly\\nat the capture of Petersburg, April 3d. It then moved to\\nthe South Side Railroad, eighteen miles from Petersburg,\\nand remained nearly two weeks, but in the mean time the\\narmy of Lee had surrendered, and the fighting days of the\\nregiment were past. It moved to City Point, and embark-\\ning there on the 18th, was transported to Alexandria, Va.,\\nfrom whence it moved to a camp at Tenallytown, Md. On\\nthe 27th of May it was detached for duty in Washington\\nCity, and remained there for about two months. On the\\n29th of July (having on the previous day been mustered\\nout of the service) it left by railroad for Michigan, and on\\nthe 1st of August it reached Detroit, and was soon after\\npaid and disbanded, after four years and a quarter of hon-\\norable service.\\nOFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SECOND INFANTRY FROM CLINTON\\nCOUNTY.\\nFicU ami .Sdijf.\\nMaj. Porter K. Perrin, St. John s; cum. Ajjril 1, 18G4; diach.for disubility, Nov.\\n23, 1864.\\nCompantj A.\\n2(1 Lieut. Joa. Berry, Duphiin com. April 1, 18C4; taken pria. July aO, 1804;\\nilied in rebel prison, 1805.\\nGeo. C. Bell, mustered out.\\nReasou Craven, Duplain died of disease at Aumipolis, Md., Oct. 30, 1864.\\nLuke B. Uicks, mustered out.\\nMiner Hicks, mustered out.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "THIRD INFANTRY.\\n43\\nCompany B.\\n1st Lieut. Alex. Richards, St. John s; com. April 25,1865; must, out July 28,\\n1865.\\nCompany C.\\nMortimer Dnyor, died of disease at White Hall, Pa., Aug. 20, 1804.\\nSidney C. Johnson, must, otit July 28, ISliJ.\\nWm. J. Eogere, must, out Aug. 1 18G5.\\nCompany E.\\n2d Lieut. James H. Wellings, De Witt; com. April 1, 18G4; discli. Dec. 28,1364.\\nAbiani F. Kimball, must, out Aug. 9, 1865.\\nJohn F. Munsuii. must, out July II, 1805.\\nGeo. Passniort must, out July 28, 18G5.\\nWm. Schnler, mis-^ing in action.\\nAsa Tillotson, died in action near Petersburg, Va., Aug. 1, 1804.\\nCompany F.\\nJas. M. Birmingham. Duplain; mustered out.\\nCompany G.\\nJerome L. Cnrtii*, died of wounds at Washington, April 10, 1865.\\nDaniel C. Pierce, died of wounds, June 17, 1801.\\nWm. B. Parkei-,jiiu8t. out 5Iay 15, 1805.\\nCompany H.\\nSilas S. Babcock, died in div. hosp., March 10, 1865.\\nGeo. B. Morse, died in Washington, D. C, July 3, 1864.\\nSmith H. Stanton, died in action m-ar Petersburg, June 17, 1861.\\nIchabod I. Towne, died in Washington, D. C, Nov. 11, 1864.\\nAbram White, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nJohn U. Wilhums, must, out June 20, 1805.\\nCompany T.\\nEmory Vance, disch. at end of service, July 21, 1864.\\nCompany K.\\n2d Lieut. Orlando S. Perkins, St. John s; com. April 19, IS61 sergt. 27tb Inf.;\\ndisch. Dec. 28, 1S64.\\nBarzillai Coals, died at Philadelphia of wounds, July 30, 1864.\\nSanford Hayes, must, out July 20, 1805.\\nCaleb Hall, must, out July 28, 1865.\\nEnoch Hand, must, out Oct. lo, 186.5.\\nIsaac V. Jones, Bengal died in hosp. 9th Army Corps, July 1, 1801.\\nWathew Moore, died of wounds in 1864.\\nCorp. E. Teet^, Groenbush.\\nSOLDIERS OF THE SECOND INFANTRY FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany C.\\nAndrew Allen, must, out July 28, 18G5.\\nCompany E.\\nOrren C. Chapman, died of wounds at Washington, D. C, July 17, 1864.\\nFrank Collins, must, out July 31, 1805.\\nSanford Haddcn, disch. for disability, Sept. 18, 1864.\\nGeorge W. Kf-yes, must, out July 28, 1865.\\nJames D. Millsi, died of disease at Washington, D. C, July 21, 1864.\\nCompany F.\\nDennis Birmingham, disch. for disability. May 12, 1862.\\nCom^pany K.\\nCharles C. Loynes, disch. by order, June 3, 1805.\\nCHAPTER V.\\nTHIRD INFANTRY.\\nOrganization of the Regiment nt Grand Rapids Battle of Bull Run\\nPeninsula Campaign Seven Days Rattles Fredericl(sburg,\\nCliiincellorsviUe, and (lettysburg Service in New Yorli Mine Kim\\nTtie Wilderness and Spoltsylvania Coid Harbor The New Third\\nInfantry Service in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas.\\nThe Third Micliigaa Infantry was recruited in the\\nmonth of May, 1861, and had its rendezvous and camp of\\ninstruction at Grand Rapids. Clinton and Shiawassee\\nCounties furnished to this regiment about seventy men,\\nwho were distributed among six of its companies, the\\nlarger number being found in Company G. Most of the\\nShiawassee men in the Third were originally members of\\nthe IngersoU Rifles, which was raised by Capt. Quack-\\nenbush for the Fifth, but were transferred to this regiment\\non account of the Rifles being filled to considerably more\\nthan the maximum strength.\\nThe Third Regiment was mustered into the United\\nStates service, one thousand and forty-two strong (oflBcers\\nand enlisted men), on the 10th of June, 1861, under Col.\\nD. McConnell. Three days later it left Grand Rapids and\\nproceeded to Washington, D. C, where it arrived on Sun-\\nday, the 16th, and moved to the Chain Bridge, where it\\nencamped at Camp McConnell. It was soon aft\u00c2\u00abr\\nassigned to the brigade commanded by Col. Israel B.\\nRichardson, and first met the enemy at Blackburn s Ford,\\nVa., on the 18th of July. On the 21st the regiment,\\nwith its brigade, was engaged in that famed conflict, the\\nfirst battle of Bull Run. In the disaster of that day the\\nMichigan regiments proved themselves to be among the\\nbravest and most steadfast of the troops engaged. The\\narmy commander. Gen. McDowell, said, in his report, that\\nRichardson s troops were the last to leave the field, and\\nthe correspondent of the New York Tribune who was pres-\\nent at the battle wrote to that journal an account of the\\nfight, in which he said, I was told that a few regiments,\\nbesides the three faithful ones of Blenker s brigade, had\\ncome in in fair order, and that they were the Second and\\nThird Michigan and the Massachusetts First, of Richard-\\nson s brigade. When the defeated and disorganized Union\\narmy fell back on Washington, tliis brigade served as rear-\\nguard. It maintained its position at Centreville Heights\\nuntil the morning of July 22d, and when all detachments\\nand stragglers had passed to the rear, it deliberately took\\nup the line of march to Washington, where it arrived in\\ngood order. Immediately afterwards the brigade was\\nassigned to the duty of guarding the position at Bailey s\\nCross-Roads, and picketing other highways leading to\\nAlexandria and Washington from the South. After assist-\\ning in the construction of the defenses of Washington, the\\nThird went into winter quarters near Alexandria, Va., and\\nremained there until IMareh, 1862, when it moved with\\nMcClellan s army to the Peninsula.\\nAt the battle of Williamsburg, fought on the 5th of May,\\n1862, Berry s brigade* of Kearney s division moved to the\\nfront through mud and rain, at double-quick, formed line\\nunder fire, and immediately charging a superior force of\\nthe enemy, recaptured a lost position and artillery, and did\\nnot stop until the enemy was dislodged and beaten back from\\nhis position. In regard to this fight, a New York Tribune\\ncorrespondent said By confessions of rebel prisoners, eight\\nhundred of Berry s men, mostly of Michigan regiments, drove\\nback sixteen hundred of the enemy. At Fair Oaks, on the\\n31st of May, the Third particularly distinguished itself,\\nlosing thirty men killed, one hundred and twenty-four\\nwounded, and fifteen missing. Among the wounded was\\nits commander, Col. Stephen G. Champlin. The Prince de\\nJoinville, an eye-witness of this battle, said As at Wil-\\nliamsburg, Kearney comes to re-establish the fight. Berry s\\nbrigade of this division, composed of Michigan regiments\\nComposed of the Second, Third, and Fifth Michigan, and Thirty-\\nSeventh New York regiments.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "44\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nand ill) Irish battalion, advances firm as a wull into the\\nmidst of the disordered mass which wanders over the battle-\\nfield, and does more by its example than the most powerful\\nreinforcement.\\nThe Tliird was engaged at Savage Station and Peach\\nOrchard, June 29, 18G2 Gh^ndale (or Charles City Cross-\\nRoads), June 30th; Malvern Hill, July 1st; and Grove-\\nton (or Second Bull Run), Aug. 29, 18G2. In the latter\\nbattle it lost twenty men killed, besides a large number\\nwounded and missing. Proceeding from Edwards Ferry,\\nMd., via Warrenton and Falmouth, Va., to Fredericks-\\nburg, Va., the regiment was engaged at the latter place\\nDec. 13, 18G2, losing nine men wounded. At Clnuicel-\\nlorsville, on the 1st, 2d, and 3d of May, 18G3, it sustained\\na loss of sixty-three men killed, wounded, and missing.\\nOn the 11th of June the regiment began a toilsome\\nmarch via Centreville, Va., p]dwards Ferry, and Frederick\\nCity, Md., to Gettysburg. The roads were dusty, the heat\\nintense, and the men suffered terribly. At Gettysburg, on\\nthe 2d and 3d days of July, 18G3, the Third fought\\nbravely, sustaining a loss of forty-one men, killed, wounded,\\nand missing. Having followed the enemy to Williamsport,\\nit marched thence to Harper s Ferry, crossed the Potomac\\nat Berlin, and moved forward to Manas.sas Gap. On the\\n17th of August, 18G3, the regiment proceeded to Alex-\\nandria, Va., and from there to New York City, whither it\\nhad been ordered to aid iu the preservation of the public\\npeace and in keeping down a mob during the then pending\\ndrall. Remaining there a few days, it proceeded up the\\nHud.son to Troy, N. Y., where it was stationed two weeks.\\nIt theu returned to its brigade in the Army of the Potomac,\\narriving at Culpeper, Va., Sept. 17, 1863.\\nOn the 2Gth of November, 18G3, the regiment took part\\nin the Mine Hun campaign, engaging the enemy on the\\n27th at Locust Grove, and on the 30th at Mine Run.\\nWith the array it returned to Brandy Station December 2d,\\nhaving lost during the movement thirty-one men in killed,\\nwounded, and missing. One hundred and eighty members\\nof the regiment re-enlisted as veterans Dec. 23, 1863.\\nThey received a thirty days furlough, and at the expiration\\nof that time returned to their command.\\nFrom December, 1863, until the beginniugof May, 18G4,\\nwas a season of inactivity. On the 4th of the latter\\nmonth the Third cro.sscd the llapidan at Ely s Ford, ad-\\nvanced to Chancellorsville, and during the three following\\ndays was in the midst of the terrific battle of the Wilder-\\nness, sustaining a heavy lo.ss. It was also engaged at\\nTodd s Tavern on the 8th and at Spottsylvania on the 12th,\\nwhere it participated in the successful charge of the Second\\nArmy Corps. At the North Anna River it again encoun-\\ntered the enemy, May 2od and 24th. The Paraunkey\\nRiver was crossed on the 27th, and the advance continued\\ntowards Cold Harbor. During this month of continuous\\nfighting the regiment sustained a loss of thirty-one men\\nkilled, one hundred and nineteen wounded, and twenty-nine\\nmissing.\\nAt Cold Harbor, on the 9th of June, 1864, the regiment,\\nwith the exception of the re-enlisted men and such as had\\njoined since the original organization, and certain desig-\\nnated officers, was ordered home for the purpose of being\\ndischarged. The remaining officers and men some three\\nhundred and fifty in number were formed into a battalion\\nof four companies, and attached to the Fifth Michigan In-\\nfantry. The order consolidating these regiments was con-\\nfinned by the War Department June 13th, and on the 20th\\nday of June, 1864, the old Third, which had been one of\\nthe first to take the field in defense of the government, was\\nformally mustered out of the United States service.\\nTHE NEW THIRD INFANTRY.\\nOn the 18th of July, 1864, the President issued his proc-\\nlamation calling upon the loyal States for five hundred thou-\\nsand more men. Volunteers from the several States were to\\nbo accepted for one, two, and three years, as they elected.\\nMichigan s quota under this call was more than eighteen\\nthousand, of which twelve thousand had to be recruited or\\ndrafted. Governor Blair determined to raise six new regi-\\nments of infantry, viz., the Third, Fourth, Twenty-eighth,\\nTwenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-fiist, or one in each\\nCongressional district, and in pursuance of this plan, issued\\nhis proclamation on the 21st of July, 1864. Oh the 29th\\nof the same month orders were issued to reorganize the\\nThird Infantry, and to Col. Moses B. Houghton (formerly\\nlieutenant-colonel of the old organization) was intrusted\\nthe charge of raising the new regiment. Grand Rapids was\\nnamed its place of rendezvous, and the Fourth District its\\nfield for recruiting.\\nThe exigencies of the service did not permit the com-\\nplete organization of all these regiments before the enforce-\\nment of the impending draft (Sept. 5, 1864), and seven\\ncompanies, which had been raised for the Thirtieth at\\nPontiae, were distributed between the Third and Fourth,\\nfour companies going to the former and three to the latter,\\nand the organization of the Thirtieth was abandoned. The\\nThird, thus reinforced, completed its organization at once\\n(October 15th), and, being mustered in with eight hun-\\ndred and seventy-nine officers and men, left camp for Nash-\\nville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 1864, going thence to Decatur, Ala.\\nIt remained at Decatur having meanwhile a skirmish with\\nthe enemy at that point until November 25lh, when it was\\ntransferred to Murfreesboro Tenn., and ordered to duty at\\nFortress Rosecrans.\\nOn the 7th of December, while Gen. Milroy was engaged\\nat the Cedars with the principal part of Forrest s rebel com-\\nmand, Faulkner s rebel brigade of mounted infantry made\\na dash on the picket-line at Murfreesboro drove in the\\nguard, and gained possession of the town. After a .spirited\\nengagement of an hour s duration, four companies of the\\nThird, together with an equal number of companies of the\\nOne Hundred and Eighty-first Ohio, with a section of ar-\\ntillery, repulsed the rebels and pursued them two miles.\\nThe regiment remained at Murfreesboro and its vicinity\\nuntil Jan. 16, 1865, when it was moved to Huntsvillo, Ala.,\\nand assigned to the Fourth Army Corps. On the 31st of\\nJanuary it was ordered to Ea.stport, Miss., and proceeded\\nas far as Nashville, Tenn., when, the order being counter-\\nmanded, it returned to Huntsville, remaining there until the\\nmiddle of March. With its brigade it then marched to\\nEast Tennessee, occupying successively positions at New\\nMarket, Bull Gap, and Jonesboro where it was employed", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "FIFTH INFANTKY.\\n45\\nin pursuing, capturiiiLr, and driving off the numerous guer-\\nrilla bands infesting that rogiun. The Tliird was ordered to\\nNashvillcj Tenn., on the 20th of March, arrived there the\\n28th, and on the 15lh of June, 18G5, with its corps, pro-\\nceeded by rail from Nashville to Johnsville, Tenn.; thence\\nby steamers down the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi\\nRivers to New Orleans, arriving on the 5th of July. After\\na short delay the regiment proceeded in vessels to Indian-\\nola, Texas, and thence it marched to Green Lake. On the\\n12th of September it started out for Western Texas, and,\\nafter a fatiguing march of fourteen days duration, it\\nreached San Antonio. During the following winter two\\ncompanies were on duty at Gonzales. Early in the spring\\nof 186G the entire regiment was ordered to Victoria, Texas,\\nand was there mustered out of the service, May 26, 1866.\\nMarching to Indianola, it took steamers to New Orleans,\\ngoing thence via the Mississippi Kiver to Cairo, 111., whence\\nit was transported by railway to Detroit, Mich. It arrived\\nthere June 10, 1866, and was soon after discharged.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE THIRD INFANTRY.\\nCompany B.\\nJohn N. Foster, died of disease, June 15, 18G2.\\nBicliard norritigtun,di8cti. for disalnlity, April 1, 18G2.\\nAaron Ht rrington,disch. for disability, March II, 1B63.\\nReuben Hopkins, disch. for disability, March oO, 186J.\\nTlieron Janes, veteran, enl. Dec. 23, 18G;j mnst. out July 5, 1865.\\nMortimer Markhiim, died in action at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1802.\\nLymun BIcCarty, disch. lor disability, Aug. 9, 1861.\\nKzra KaiiHoni, dizich. fur disability, Aug. 1, 1862.\\nCompntvj C.\\nW illiani Cfioatos, died of disease at Camp Blair, Va., July 1, 18GI.\\nChristian Foster, diach. for disability, Oct. 10, 18G1.\\nHenry ReuNelman, veteran, unl. Dec. 21, iSGii.\\nAbljah Southard, disch. at end of service, June 20, 1864.\\nCuspor Thener, veteran, eul. Dec. 21, 1863.\\nCompany D.\\nWillard McKay, diech. for disability, Aug. 8, 18G1.\\nCompany F.\\nJames Gunnegal, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1864.\\nCompany G.\\nCharles T. Goodell, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; died in action at Wilderness,\\nVa., May 5, 18G4.\\nEhen D. Jackson, disch. for disability, Nov. 10, 18G2.\\nrutrii;k Kilboy, disch. lor disability, Oct. 24, 18G1.\\nFranciH Mnguire, discli. for disability, Dec. 21, 18G1.\\nLemuel Smith, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 18G:1; mii t. out July 1865.\\nChailes Shaft, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; must, out Aug. 23, 18Go.\\nJohn Shaft, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; died June 22, 1S64.\\nJames Trimmer, diucli. for disability, Aug. 6, 1862,\\nArthur Walkins, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nPhilo H. Wier, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1803; died June 16, 1864.\\nSOLDIERS IN THE THIRD, FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany li.\\nBurnett Hopkins, trans, to 3th Mich. Inf.; must, out July G, 1865.\\nLewis Rogei-8, trans, to 5th Mich. Inf.; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nEbenezer Sweet, trans, to oth Mich. Inf.; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nFrancis Brinnick, died in Andersonville prison pen, July 12, 1864.\\nHerman Hardenburgh, missing in action, June 30, 1802.\\nAlexander Parka, tnins. to 5th Mich. Inf. diach. for disability, Sept. 3, 1864.\\nCompany D.\\nJerome Briggs, missing in action.\\nClinton Corey, veteran, onl. Doc. 24, 1803 trans, to 5ih Mich. Inf. must, out\\nJuly 5, 1 05.\\nEdgar Green, disch. for disability. May, 18G2.\\nAmos W. Oillolt, died in Virginia, Sept. 2(f, 1H62.\\nWilliiim H. Hickrt, disch. for -lisability, F.-b. 24, 1803.\\nPhiiander J. Myers, disch. to onl. iu regular army, Jan. 18, 1863.\\nWebster Morris, Ovid.\\nJamuB IteynoUls, disch. at end of service, Juno 20, 1804.\\nCharles Vosburg, disch. for disability, May 20, 18G3.\\nElbridge W^ellingtun, disch. for disability, Aug. 5, 1861.\\nCompany F.\\nAsa H. Daniels, trans, to 5th Mich. Inf. must, out July 5, 1865.\\nElijah Fish, died in action at Grovt-ton (Bull Run), Aug. 20, 1862.\\nWarren Stoup, trans, to 5th Mich Inf; muMt. out July 5, .805.\\nCharles B. Sands, trans, to 5tli Mich. Inf.; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nCImuncey D. Webster, trans, to 5th Mich. Inf.; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\nSergt. George M. Cook, Eagle; disch. for disability, Feb. 10, 1863.\\nCorp. John Blancbard, died in action at Seven Pines, May 31, 1802.\\norp. Ca ie B. Wickham,died Iti action at Seven Pines, May 31, 1862.\\nMus. Dewitt C. Formati. iiro. to principal mns.\\nAugustus Billings, died at Douglas Ho-ipibil of wounds, June 17, 1862.\\nJoshua R. Benson, veteran, enl, Dec. 24, 1863; trans, to 5th Inf.; must, out July\\n5, 1865.\\nJohn Bissell, must, out July 5, 1865.\\nWilliam Clark, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; trans, to 5th Inf.; must, out July\\n5, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Davis, veteran, enl, Dec. 24, 1863 trans, to 5th Inf.; must, out July\\n5, 1805.\\nWilliam H. Davis, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; died in action at Wilderness,\\nMay 5, 18 4.\\nCharles Gaskill, died in action at Seven Pines, May 31, 1862.\\nCalvin D. Holmes, dieil of wounds, May 18, 1RG4.\\nAndrew J. Helh, disch. for disability, March 18, 1803.\\nHenry W. McKoberts, died of disease at Fort Monroe, March 23, 1862.\\nMoses F. Newman, trans, to 5tli Mich. Inf.; must, out July 5, 18G5.\\nHenry J. Patterson, veteian, enl. Dec. 24, 18G3; traua. to 5th Mich. Inf.; must.\\nout July 5, 1865.\\nCharles H. Rose, disch. for disability, May 25, 18G2.\\nChauncey Strickland, died of disease at Grand Kapids, June 13, 1861.\\nHarrison Sickles, died of disease in Virginia, March 24, 1862.\\nCompany K.\\nWallace W. Wade, must, out Aug. 13, 18G2.\\nCompany C {new Third).\\nCorp. Benjamin F. Fuller, Westphalia; enl. Sept. 3, 18G4; died of disease in\\nTexas, Nov. 5, 1865.\\nSamuel F. Crauson, must, out May 25, 1806.\\nJohn Gallagher, must, out Sept. 25, 1805.\\nJohn J. Langdon, must, out June 14, 18GG.\\nJafion S. Mershon, must, out Miiy 2.5, 1860.\\nSpencer H. Noithrop, died of disease at Cincinnati, Ohio, Ang. 9, 1865.\\nG\u00c2\u00abOi-ge Rich, died of disease at Nashville, Feb. 28, 18G5.\\nWilliam S. Stiles, died of disease in Texas, Dec. 7, 1S65.\\nPiescott Vernon, must, out Blay 25, 1806.\\nCHAPTER VI.\\nFIFTH INFANTRY.\\nOrganization at Fort Wayne Winter Quarters in \\\\*irginia Battles\\nof Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Charles Citj Cross-Roads\\nSecond Bull Kun, Fi-eduricksburg, Chancellorsville, and (Scttys-\\nburg Mine Run Veteran Reenlistuicnt The Wilderness Cam-\\npaign Consolidation oi the Third and Fifth Spring Campaign\\nof 1865 Close of Service.\\nOne of the companies of the Fifth Infantry was raised\\nwholly in Shiawassee County, and two others contained\\na number of men from that county and Clinton. The\\nShiawassee company originally known as the Ingersoll\\nRifles was the first one raised in the county for actual\\nservice, its formation having been commenced in the latter\\npart of April, 18G1. On the 4 th of May following its strength\\nhad been raised to seventy-four, rank and file (as was an-\\nnounced in the Shiawassee American of that date), and not\\nlong afterwards its ranks were filled to about twenty men more\\nthan the maximum number. This excess of men afterwards\\njoined the Third Infantry at Grand Rapids. The com-\\nmanding officer of the Rifles was Capt. Louis B. Quack-\\neubush, who had been principally instrumental iu recruiting", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "46\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nthe company. The other two original commissioned ofiBcers\\nwere First Lieut. William Wakenshaw, and Second Lieut.\\nAVilliam K. Tillotson, both of whom had been active in\\nprocuring enlistments.\\nSeveral weeks passed after the company was full before\\nit was definitely assigned to its regiment. This period was\\npassed in perfecting its organization, drill, and discipline,\\nand on the 10th of August the Ingersoll Rifles left\\nOwosso one hundred and ten strong, and proceeded to the\\nregimental rendezvous at Fort Wayne, Detroit, whore it\\nlost its recruiting name, and was designated as Company\\nH of the Fifth Michigan Infantry. The regiment hav-\\ning completed its organization was mustered into the United\\nStates service on the 28th of August, 18G1, with a total\\nstrength of about nine hundred oflBcers and men, under\\ncommand of Col. Henry D. Terry.\\nOn the 11th of September, at an early hour in the morn-\\ning, the men of the Fifth Regiment broke camp at the\\nFort Wayne rendezvous, packed their knapsacks, and pre-\\npared for their departure to the front. It was a momentous\\nbusiness, and nearly all the day was consumed in the prepa-\\nrations which in their later days of campaigning they\\nlearned to accomplish in a half-hour. At a little before\\nfour o clock in the afternoon the several companies were\\nmarched to the parade-ground of the fort, and there formed\\nill line for the reception of a flag, the gift of Messrs. F.\\nBuhl, Newland Co., of Detroit, which was about to be\\npresented to the regiment. There were many spectators\\npresent, consisting of citizens of Detroit and friends and\\nrelatives of the departing soldiers, who had come to say\\ngood-by, many of them for the last time. The crowd\\nwas kept back by the unceasing labor of guards stationed\\nalong the line. When the swaying to and fro of the people\\nin the vain effort of each one to stand in front of the others\\nhad \u00c2\u00abeased, Marshal Whiting, with Mr. Frederick Buhl on\\none side and Alderman Backus on the other, stepped for-\\nward bearing the colors. Approaching to within a few\\npaces of Col. Terry, Mr. Backus made a few well-timed\\nremarks on behalf of Mr. Buhl, which were responded to\\nby Col. Terry in an appropriate manner. The flag, which\\nwas of heavy silk, fringed with gold and surmounted by a\\ngilded eagle, was handed to Sergt. Asa A. Rouse, of E\\ncompany, who had been designated as the color-bearer of the\\nregiment. At the conclusion of the ceremony the companies\\nwere marched back to the camp-ground for supper a few\\nfinal preparations were made, and between seven and eight\\no clock the command was marched to the river and em-\\nbarked for Cleveland, en route for the national capital. The\\njourney of the regiment from Detroit to Washington was\\ndescribed in a letter written by an officer of the regiment,\\nfrom which account the following extracts are given\\nWe embarked on Wednesday evening, September 11th,\\non the steamer Ocean, for Cleveland. Our journey\\nwas pleasant but rapid. As the shrill whistle of the\\nsteamer gave the signal for our departure, the most intense\\nexcitement prevailed, and when she swung round from her\\nmoorings cheer after cheer rose from the decks, for our\\ncountry and her flag, our homes and the dear ones left be-\\nhind us, and was returned with the same spirit ana enthu-\\nsiasm by the numerous crowd that thronged the wharves to\\nwitness our departure. About three o clock in the morn-\\ning we arrived at Cleveland, where we were detained till\\nnine o clock, and then took the cars for Pittsburgh. As\\nthe bell rang to warn us of our departure, crowds of people\\ngathered round the cars to bid the Wolverine boys good-\\nby. Nor was Cleveland behind in giving us a warm re-\\nception. The whole line as far as Pittsburgh was crowded\\nwith people of all grades, from the aged grandparent to the\\nlisping child, to see us pass. At nine o clock the same\\nevening we arrived at Pittsburgh, where we took supper,\\nchanged cars, and resumed our way for Washington by the\\nway of Harrisburg. We arrived in the latter place be-\\ntween two and three o clock the next morning. There we\\nwere numbered off and stowed away in cattle-cars of the\\nmost old and dilapidated kind, and in this wretched way\\nwe proceeded to Baltimore, where we were again furnished\\nwith good coaches. We arrived in Washington on Sunday\\nmorning, somewhat fatigued from our long journey. We\\nremained there til! night, when we received orders to\\nmarch, to what place we did not know. We were soon\\nprepared for the journey, and after a march of some three\\nor four miles we arrived at Meridian Hill, where we learned\\nwe were to encamp.\\nMeridian Hill is in the northwest part of the city of\\nWashington, and at this place the Fifth remained until the\\nmorning of Wednesday, September 18th, just one week\\nfrom the day of departure from Detroit. It then broke\\ncamp and marched down through the city to the arsenal,\\nwhere the men were furnished with indifferent Springfield\\nmuskets. Thence the regiment moved across the Long\\nBridge into Virginia and out to Arlington, where it bi-\\nvouacked for the night, and on the following day marched\\nabout two miles farther from the river to Hunter s Chapel,\\nwhere it halted and pitched a camp, named Camp Richard-\\nson, in honor of Col. Richardson, to whose brigade (of\\nHeintzelman s division) it had been assigned for duty. On\\nthe 22d a part of the regiment was placed on picket some\\ntwo miles farther to the front. This was the first time the\\nmen of the Fifth stood in front of the enemy, and here it\\nwas that they first heard the crack of hostile rifles.\\nOn Saturday the 28th of September, six companies of\\nthe regiment moved to Munson s Hill, Va. The remainder\\nof the regiment came up immediately afterwards, and to\\nCol. Terry s command is due the credit of first occupying\\nthis position in the front where an attack was hourly looked\\nfor, though none was made. At this place the regiment\\nwas without tents, and constantly engaged on fatigue duty,\\nfelling timber, and, with the Thirty-seventh New York,\\nconstructing substantial earthworks on the hill. On the\\n12th of October the Fifth moved to Hunter s Creek, two\\nmiles south of Alexandria, and the men were put on similar\\nduty in the construction of Fort Lyon, and remained so\\noccupied at that place for about two months.\\nIn the early part of December the regiment moved about\\nthree miles farther down the Potomac, to Camp Michi-\\ngan, where the men were supplied with Sibley tents, and\\nset about preparing winter quarters. The enemy was in\\ntheir front, though not in much force, and the. regiment\\nremained here in comparative comfort through the winter\\nof 1861-62, and until the general movement of the Array", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "FIFTH INFANTRY.\\n47\\nof the Potomac, in March. The first of the operations of\\nthat caiiipaij;;!) was a feint made by nearly the wliole army\\nin tlie direction of Manassas, wliich was immediately fol-\\nlowed by the transportation of the immense host down the\\nPotomac to Foitress Monroe. The Fifth embarked at Al-\\nexandria, and moved with the army to the Virginia Penin-\\nsula, wJien, on the 4tli of April, 18G2, it marched with its\\ndivision towards Yorktown, arriving in front of that strong-\\nhold on the following day.\\nThe Filth, as a part of the investing force, remained in\\nfront of Yorktown until Sunday, the 4th of May, when the\\nUnion army was electrified by the announcement that the\\nhostile works had been evacuated during the previous night,\\nand that the enemy was retiring towards Richmond. The\\nforces of Gen. McClellan were at once put in motion to\\npursue, and the Fifth Jlichigan, with its brigade, moved\\nfrom camp on through the evacuated intrenchments at about\\nthree o clock p.m., taking the road towards Williamsburg,\\nbut bivouacking for the night a short distance beyond York-\\ntown. At two o clock in the morning of Monday, the 5th,\\nthe men were turned out in the pouring rain to prepare for\\nmarching but the regiment did not move until about ten\\nA.M. Then forward over the almost bottomless roads,\\nwhich were clogged and blockaded by artillery, cavalry, and\\narmy wagons, the men of the Fifth pressed on towards the\\nfield where the battle had been in progress since the early\\nmorning. For hours they struggled on through the mud\\nand rain, and as they approached Williamsburg the thun-\\nder of artillery and the continuous roar of volleys told too\\nplainly of the work on which they were about to enter.\\nOrder after order came from the front to hurry up the\\nbrigade, and about the middle of the afternoon the Fifth\\nstood in line of battle, about five hundred strong, in front\\nof the enemy s position, the Thirty-seventh New York\\njoining its line, the Third Michigan being in support of a\\nbattery, and the Second Michigan being lield in reserve.\\nThese four regiments formed the Third (Berry s) brigade,\\nof Gen. Phil. Kearney s division.\\nIt was not until between three and four o clock that the\\nFifth delivered its first fire, but from that time it was kept\\nup without intermission till nearly dark. The ammunition\\nbeing then nearly exhausted, the order was given to charge\\nwith the bayonet. It was obeyed with alacrity. The reg-\\niment charged, carried the rifle-pits in its front, and occu-\\npied them through the night. The rain ceased and the\\nsky cleared during the night, and the morning of the 6th of\\nMay opened bright and beautiful but the enemy had retreat-\\ned, and was then some miles away on the road to Richmond.\\nWilliamsburg was the first battle-field of the Fifth\\n^lichigan, and a wild initiation it was. The regiment went\\nin with about five hundred men, and out of this force its\\nloss was one hundred and fifty-three in killed and wounded.\\nThe heroism of the Fifth and its companion regiments of\\nthe brigade in this battle is attested by the following order\\nof Gen. Berry, the brigade commander, viz.\\nSPECIAL ORDER.\\nHEADguAiiTERs Third Bric.^he, Kearney s Division,\\nWilliamsburg Battle-Field, May 8, 1S62.\\nThe commander of the brigade takes great pleasure in\\nmaking this official communication to his command: That\\nthey by heroic fortitude on Monday last, by making a\\nforced march tlirough mud and rain, each vying with the\\nother to see who could most cheerfully stand the hardships\\nthe time called for, making thereby a march that others\\nshrank from; coming into a fight at double-quick, made\\ndoubtful to our side by the overwhelming mass of the\\nenemy poured upon our centre by a rapid deploy and\\nquick formation, and by coolness, precision, and energy\\nbeat back the enemy, recapturing our lost position and\\nartillery, and also by a heroic charge took a stronghold of\\nthe enemy, and thereby dislodged him and drove him on\\nthe plain beyond his well-chosen position, have done them-\\nselves great honor, have honored the States of Jlichigan\\nand New York, and have won a name in history that the\\nmost ambitious might be proud of.\\nR. G. Berry,\\nBrig.-Gen. commanding Third Brigade.\\nIn the advance from Williamsburg the Fifth moved with\\nits brigade up to and across the Chickahominy, and took\\nits place in the lines confronting Richmond. Again, on\\nthe 31st of May, it fought in the battle of Fair Oaks, and\\nagain it sufiered terribly its loss in killed and wounded\\nbeing one hundred and forty-nine out of about three hun-\\ndred men who entered the fight, this being proportion-\\nately much greater than its less at Williamsburg. Among\\nthe killed of the Fifth at Fair Oaks was Capt. Louis B.\\nQuackenbush, commanding the Shiawassee company.\\nDuring the Seven Days battles which accompanied\\nthe change of base, or more properly the retreat, of the\\narmy from the Chickahominy to the James, the Fifth\\nMichigan fought bravely at Charles City Cross-Roads,\\nlosing thirty-three killed and wounded and eighteen miss-\\ning. It was also engaged at Malvern Hill, July 1st, with\\nslight loss. After the evacuation of Harrison s Landing\\nthe regiment was moved with its command and other\\ntroops up the Potomac, and thence to the succor of the\\nsorely-pressed Army of Virginia under Gen. Pope. In\\nthis duty it was engaged, but without severe loss, at\\nManas.sas, August 30th, and at Chantilly (where the gal-\\nlant Kearney fell) on the 2d of September. Later in the\\nfall, when the Army of the Potomac under its new com-\\nmander, Gen. Burnside, marched towards Fredericksburg,\\nthe Fifth Michigan, as part of the force, marched from\\nLeesburg, Va., on the 1st of November, moved down the\\nRappahannock, and encamped on the left bank of that\\nstream near Falmouth.\\nWhen the operations were commenced against the strong\\nposition of the enemy on the heights of Fredericksburg, the\\nregiment crossed the Rappahannock with the attacking col-\\numn on the 12th of December, and took gallant part in the\\ndisastrous battle of the following day, in which it lost its\\ncommanding officer, Lieut.-Col. John Gilluly. The story how\\nthe men of the Fifth fought on that bloody day is briefly\\ntold in the official report of Maj. Sherlock, who assumed\\ncommand when his superior officer fell. It is as follows\\nHeadquarters Fifth Michigan Volunteers,\\nBivouac on the Cattle-Field, Dec. 15, 18(i2.\\nCapt. Wilson, A. A. A. Gen.\\nSir, In accordance with a circular from headquarters,\\nI have the honor to submit the following report of the part", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "4S\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nwhich this roginient sustained in the action of the 13th\\ninstant- The regiment, under connuand of Lieut.-Col.\\nJohn Gilluly, came ujxm the field at half-past one o clock,\\nand after sliifting from jilaee to place, occupying different\\njHisitions, constantly exposed to a furious fire of shot and\\nshell, was at length detailed to support Randolph s Battery,\\nwhich was in rather a precarious situation, on account of\\nthe (ailing back of some regiments thrown out in front of\\nit. At this juncture the regiment was ordered forward, and\\nopened an effective fire upon the enemy, who were sheltered\\nby a brush fence, and afVer a brisk conflict drove them to\\nthe woods. Lieut. -Col. Gilluly fell mortally wounded\\nwhile cheering on the men, and I assumed command.\\nThe raiment remained on tlie scene of action till evening,\\nwhen the First New York relieved us, and we retired in\\nperfect order, carrying with us our dead and wounded.\\nThe regiment numbered two hundred and seventy-two, rank\\nand file, and our loss is nine killed and seventy-four wounded.\\nThe ofiicers and men behaved nobly throughout the short\\nbut sharp conflict, and it would be an act of injustice to pir-\\nticul.wiic where .all demeaned themselves so well yet I can-\\nnot forbear mentioning Color-Set^gt. Bergher, who stood up\\nbravely, waving the colors defiantly in the face of the foe.\\nI am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,\\nR. T. SUERLOCK,\\nMajor Commandv)^ fiflfi Michigan Infantry.\\nOn the 15fh of December the regiment recrassed the\\nriver from the battle-field, and returned to its old camp at\\nFalmouth. In January it took art in the historic Mud\\nMarch up the Rapfnahannock to Banks Ford, and on the\\nabandonment of that expedition returned agaiu to its camp,\\nwhere it passed the remainder of the winter. On the 1st\\nof January, IStio, it numbered less than seventy men fit\\nfor duty, but this number was soon after increased by re-\\ncruitment and returns from hospital.\\nOn the opening of the spring campaign, under the new\\ncommander of the array, Gen. Hooker, the Fifth moved\\nup the Rappahannock, crossed the river on the 1st of May.\\nwas engaged at the Cedars on the 2d, and took part in the\\ngreat battle of Chaneellorsville on the 3d, where it again\\nlost its commanding oflSeer, Lieut.-Col. Sherlock, killed in\\naction. The losses of the regiment in the engagement of\\nthe 2d and 3d were fifty killed and wounded and thirty-one\\nmissing. On the 6th of May it recrossed the river to its\\nnorth b.ink, and marching twenty-eight miles in twelve\\nhours, reoccupied its winter quarters at Falmouth.\\nImmediately after the battle of Chaneellorsville the Con-\\nfederate commander marched northward with the intention\\nof invading Maryland and Pennsylvania, and as soon as the\\nobject of this movement became apparent the Army of the\\nPotomac was put in motion to intercept him. Ou the 11th\\nof June the Fifth Michigan moved northward with the\\ncolumn, and in that day marched eighteen miles in seven\\nhours. On the following day the same distance was made,\\nthrough intolerable heat and dust, in six hours. The\\nmarch was exceedingly rapid and laborious through all the\\ndistance. Ou the 25th of June the regiment marched\\ntwenty-eight miles in eleven hours, though the day w.is ex-\\ncessively sultry. In the evening of the 1st of July it\\nbivouacked at Kinraettsburg. Md., within six hours march\\nof the field of Gettysburg.\\nThe regiment with its brigade left Eramettsburg at four\\no clock in the morning of the 2d. and marched with the\\ngreatest jx^ssible rapidity to Gettysburg, where it arrived at\\nten o clock .\\\\..m., having made the last ten miles of the dis-\\ntance in three hours. The regiment was placed in position\\non the field near the left centre of the line, where it re-\\nmaine l till about two o clock, when the brig-.ule was moved\\nto the front- Between three and four o clock three com-\\npanies A, B, and H of the Fifth, under C-apls. Waken-\\nshaw and (jcncrous, were deployed as skirmishers, and\\nmoved forward across a ravine, up a steep, rocky hillside,\\nand through an ojien wood to the edge of a wheat-field\\nthe remainder of the regiment moving up over the s:ime\\nground to a position partly sheltered behind trees and\\nrocks. Soon a battery opened on them directly in front,\\nbut soon changed position about one hundred rods farther\\nto the left and ag-ain oj ened, but soon ceased firing, when\\na heavy body of Confederate infantry moved out in close\\ncolumn from the cover of the woods, and charged furi-\\nously with the peculiar rebel yell. They were received\\nwith a fire which drove back their firet line, but they re-\\nformed and again charged with greater desperation than\\nbefore. Simultaneously the enemy charged also on the\\ncentre and drove it back, thus exposing that part of the\\nline in which was the Fifth Michigan to a murderous cross-\\nfire and the danger of being assaulted in flank. This cir-\\ncumstance, with the furious charcre in front, compelled the\\nregiment and its brigade to fall back for nearly half a mile,\\nwhich they did in good order, and fighting over every rod\\nof the lost ground. Soou after this the regiment was re-\\nlieved by another, and was not again engaged, though the\\nbattle continued till darkness closed the carnage of the day.\\nThe Fifth h.id been engaged less than one hour, but in that\\nbrief time it had lost one hundred and five men killed and\\nwounded, and five missing. On the 4th of July it was\\nheld in reserve aud not engaged, except slightly in skirm-\\nishing. In the evening of that day the Confederate retreat\\ncommenced.\\nThe regiment moved from Gi;ttysburg with other troops\\nin pursuit of the retiring enemy to Williamsport, on the\\nupper Potomac, and afterwards, the pursuit having been\\nabandoned, marched down the river to Berlin, crossed from\\nthat point into Vii^inia, and moved by way of Manassas\\nGap to a beautiful camp at Fauquier White Sulphur\\nSprings, where aud in that locality it remained until the\\nIGth of August^ when orders were received for the Fifth\\nand Third Michigan Regiments to rejKirt at Alexandria,\\na. The movement ordered was a mysterious one, and aH\\nkinds of surmises were indulged in by officers and men as\\nto their probable ultimate destination.\\nThe Fifth Regiment embarked at Alexandria, August\\n22d, on board the ocean steamer Baltic, which had also\\non board four other regiments of the Ohio brigade, to\\nwhich the Fifth was at that time temporarily attached. The\\nship moved down the Potomac early in the morning of the\\n23d, but had onlj proceeded as far as Matthias Point when\\nshe grounded on a sand-bar, and remained fast in that position\\nfor four days. By removing the anchor, three hundred", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "FIFTH INFANTRY.\\n49\\ntons of coal, and two regiments, and with the assistance of\\nfive tiif;-hoats, she at last got afloat and moved down the\\nriver and tlirough Clicsapcake Bay to the oooan, where she\\nturned northward towards iicr destination (whicli was the\\ncity of New York), and arrived there on the Mth. The\\ntroops, which had been sent here to assist in quelling the\\ndraft riots, if necessary, were disembarked on Governor s\\nIsland. The Tliird Michigan had preceded the Fifth by\\nanother vessel, and these two regiments were now ordered\\nto proceed up the Hudson River to Troy. They embarked\\non river steamers, reaching Troy the next niorniiig. They\\nwere first quartered at the armory, a day or two later at\\nthe courthouse, and finally, on the 5th of September, they\\nwere removed to the Fair-Grounds. The Trojans were\\nvery much surprised at seeing two Michigan regiments in\\ntheir streets, but they received them most hospitaVjly, so\\nthat the men of the Fifth counted their stay at Troy among\\nthe most pleasant of all their war experiences. No duty be-\\nyond that of the camp and the drill-ground was required\\nof the regiment during its sojourn at Troy, and the neces-\\nsity for its presence there having pa.ssed it left on Sunday\\nevening, September 13th, for New York by steamer, and\\narriving there in the following morning, left immediately\\nby railroad for Washington under orders to rejoin the Army\\nof the Potomac. It arrived at Washington in the night of\\nSeptember 15lh, and three days later proceeded to Alex-\\nandria, whence, after a stop of one day, it was moved to\\nFairfax Station, and from there to the camp of its old bri-\\ngade, between that place and Culpeper. The brigade was\\nthe Third of the First Division, Third Corps, Army of the\\nPotomac.\\nOn the 17th of November the regiment moved to the\\nRappahannock River, crossed at Kelly s Ford, and soon\\nafter moved to near Brandy Station, occupying a deserted\\ncamp of the enemy. On the 2(jth it crossed the Rapidan\\nwith the forces which were moving to Mine Run. Taking\\npart in that expedition, it was engaged at Locust Grove on\\nthe 27th, and there lost several killed and wounded. It\\nreached the front of the enemy s works at Mine Run, where\\nfor thirty-six hours it remained in support of a battery.\\nFrom Mine Run the Fifth fell back with the army, and\\nagain occupied its camp at Brandy Station, which became\\nits winter quarters until the 28th, when (the requisite num-\\nber of re-enlistments having been obtained) it left for\\nMichigan on veteran furlough. It arrived on the 4th of\\nJanuary at Detroit, which was designated as the rendez-\\nvous, and then its members entered upon a brief period of\\nfreedom and enjoyment with their families and friends.\\nHaving been considerably augmented by recruiting\\nduring its stay in Michigan, the Fifth Regiment, composed\\nof veterans and recruits, left Detroit on the 10th of Feb-\\nruary, 18G4, and proceeding by way of Washington, reached\\nBrandy Station in the evening of the 17th, and marched\\nlour miles northwest to camp, and took position with its old\\ncommand in the Army of the Potomac. In the latter part\\nof March a general order was issued dissolving the First\\nand Third Corps, and consolidating their troops with those\\nof the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Corps. The First and\\nSecond Divisions of the Third Corps were transferred to the\\nSecond Corps, and made to constitute its Third Division.\\n7\\nThe Third Division of the old corps was transferred to the\\nSixth Corps.* Thus, wrote a member of the Fifth\\nRegiment, A. K. Sweet, of Detroit,\u00e2\u0080\u0094^ was wiped out of\\nexistence the gallant old Third Corps, with which our for-\\ntunes had been so long a.ssociatcd, and of which wc formed\\na part. Its glorious name, which we in some small degree\\nhad helped to make illustrious, and in which we justly felt\\na soldier s pride, became one of the things that were. The\\ncorps had long been a mere skeleton of its former self.\\nThe old Third Division had been consolidated with the\\nI ^irst and Second immediately after the battle of Gettys-\\nburg, and a new division of ten thousand fresh troops,\\nunder command of Gen. French, added. The old com-\\nmanders of heroic fame, whom the men had learned to\\nlove and respect, had gone, and a stranger filled the place\\nof command made glorious by Heiiitzelman and Hooker.\\nStill the glorious as.sociations that clustered around the\\nname gave it a tender place in our hearts, and when at last\\nits death-knell struck, and the men so long a.\u00c2\u00ab.sociated in a\\ncommon history of the toil and triumph separated to tbeir\\nvarious destinations, many a brave fellow felt a twinge of\\nsorrow and pain like that which pierces the heart as we\\nstand at the grave of a friend, and the cold clods of the\\nvalley close over the dear face and shut it from our sight\\nforever.\\nOn the 31st of March we broke camp and marched to\\nthe south side of the railroad in the vicinity of Brandy\\nStation, and took up our new quarters in the Second\\nBrigade, Third Division, and Second Corps. The men\\nwere allowed to retain the diaiuond badge, a deference to\\ntheir feelings which was thankfully appreciated. The sense\\nof pain and disgrace slowly pa.ssed away as we became\\nbetter acquainted with our new companions in arms, for\\nthey were as fine a corps of men as the Army of the Po-\\ntomac or any other in the world could boast, and we were\\nnow under command of a general of brilliant abilities and\\nmost intrepid bravery. Gen. W. S. Hancock. Gen. D. B.\\nBirney, our old brigade and division commander, was in\\ncommand of the division. We soon began to feel at home\\nin our new relations, and with the old red diamond to re-\\nmind us of the glorious past, we were soon ready as ever to\\ndo and dare for the honor of the old flag and the success of\\nthe common cause.\\nTowards the last of April nature had begun to\\nspread her rich garniture of green over hill and plain, and\\nsoft gales from Southland fanned us with the first delicious\\nbreath of spring. The warm sunshine, as May approached,\\nsoon dried up the mud from the spring rains, and the roads\\nwere once more in a condition for the movement of army\\ntrains. On every hand the sure indications of an early\\nopening of field operations were apparent. A few days of\\nbustle and preparation and the last finishing touches were\\ncomplete. A week of comparative quiet followed, like the\\nlull that precedes the bursting of the storm, and then, on the\\nevening of the 3d of Jlay, the first move in what will go down\\nto history as the great campaign of the war commenced. No\\ndrum-beat or bugle-note sounds a warning, but silently as\\nThe Fifth Kcgimeot at this time was only three hundred and\\nninety strong, including twenty-four siclc.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "50\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEK AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nspectres in a dream, rogiraonts, brigades, and divisions leave\\ntheir camps and fall into line. Already the vanguard is on\\ntlie march, and tlic dull tramp, Iraiiip, comes from out the\\ndarkness mingled with the low rumbling of artillery and\\nbaggage trains. The camp-fires, as they light up the scene\\nwilii tlicir litful glare, reveal the faces of the men as they\\nstand leaning on their guns awaiting their turn to fall into\\nthe lino of marcli. Tliey have little time to wait, for every-\\nthing moves with dock-like precision, and the long lines\\nfollow each other in quick succession and disappear in the\\ndarkness, until at last what was a few hours before a vast\\ncity of snowy tents, with streets thronging with busy life,\\nis now one vast tenantless expanse of smouldering camp-\\nfires, over which broods the midnight stillness, unbroken\\nsave by the echoes that come fainter and fainter from the\\ndistant footsteps of the receding hosts.\\nThe morning finds us still on the march and ncaring\\nthe llapidan, which we cross without opposition at Pily s\\nFord, about nine a.m. Wo rest half an hour on the heights\\nbeyond, from which we enjoy a fine view of the surround-\\ning country, a picturesque succession of hill and plain,\\nwith its distant background of mountains against the west-\\nern horizon.\\nThe men, having marched all night with only a short\\nrespite at suriri.se for coffee and hard tack, began to feel\\nthe need of rest and sleep. But the march is soon re-\\nsumed and pushed forward at a rapid pace. The weather\\nis uncommonly hot for the time of year, and the narrow\\nforest-roads, walled in on either side by a dense under-\\ngrowth, aflorded scarce a breath of cooling air. It was the\\nfirst march of the season, and the men had not become\\nhardened to fatigue by exposure. But tired, sleepy, and\\nfootsore, we hobbled on as best we could until about two\\nP.M when we arrived on the old battle-ground of Chaneel-\\nlorsville and halted for the rest of the day.\\nHow familiar looks every object around There is the\\nold Chaucellorsvillo House, whore Gen. Hooker had his\\nheadquarters. But only the roofless, blackened walls re-\\nmain the rest was destroyed by fire during the battle.\\nFarther on is the little country cemetery, with its white\\nfence and the white farm-house standing near, around\\nwhich raged the fiercest tide of battle on that lovely Sab-\\nbath morning in May. There is the field hard by where\\nthe regiment lay for two hours or more the target for a\\nrebel battery. Just across that low swale, a little to the\\nleft, is the open field where that battery stood, and on\\nwhich, the night before, Birney s division formed for the\\nmidnight charge and there, too, is the thick hedge of\\ncedars bordering the field, through which we tore our way\\nto the charge, making niL ht hideous with yell and whoop\\nand wild uproar, as if Paudemonium had turned loose all\\nits fiends at once.\\nThere is the old rifle-pit along the edge of the swale\\nstill standing, and the narrow belt of open timber between\\nit and the plank-road, where the regiment rallied after the\\nuproar had subsided, and, in blissful ignorance of our im-\\nminent danger, pas.sed the remainder of the night in sleep.\\nAnd here on the same ground and almost the identical spot\\nwe again bivouac for the night.\\nThe men of the Fifth had started on the campaign each\\ncanying five days rations, and sixty rounds of ammunition.\\nIn the morning of the 5th of Jlay the regiment left its\\nbivouac at Chancellorsville, and moved on the road leading\\nto Orange Court-House. The enemy was met, and a des-\\nperate battle ensued. On the morning of the Gth the regi-\\nment was again engaged, nniking a successful charge on the\\nrebel works, capturing a stand of colors and tliirteen hun-\\ndred prisoners, and .suffering in this, as in the fight of the\\nprevious day, a heavy loss in killed and wounded. By the\\nloss of Col. Pulford and Maj. Matthews (both severely\\nwounded in the fight of the 5th of May, the command of\\nthe regiment had devolved on Capt. Wakenshaw. In the\\nbattle of the Gth he also fell, severely wounded, losing his\\nright arm.\\nThe Fifth was again engaged with the enemy on the 8th\\nof May, and lay under a heavy artillery fire until noon of\\nthe 10th. It fought again on the 11th, and (with the rem-\\nnant of the Third Michigan, which was acting with it)\\ntook part in the charge on the enemy s works at Spottsyl-\\nvania Court-House on the 12th. In this charge it cap-\\ntured two stands of the rebel colors, and was highly com-\\nplimented for gallant conduct both by Gen. Hancock and\\nGen. Meade.\\nFrom Spottsylvania it moved forward by forced marches,\\nand, on the 2!5d of May, took part in the as.sault of the\\nworks on the north bank of the North Anna Hiver, at\\nJericho Bridge the regiment carried them, captured a\\nnumber of prisoners, and drove the rebel force across the\\nriver. In the afternoon of the 24th the regiment crossed\\nthe river under a very heavy artillery fire, and again drove\\nthe enemy from his position. On the 27th it recrossed the\\nNorth Anna and marched to the Pamunkey River, which\\nit crossed the same day. From the 28th to the 31st of\\nMay the wearied and hungry men worked day and night\\nthrowing up fortifications, and on the latter date the regi-\\nment took part in a charge upon a lino of works, which\\nthey gallantly carried. Marching from the Pamujikey. it\\nreached Cold Harbor on the 5th of June, and immediately\\ncommenced the erection of earthworks. It remained here\\na week, and during that time the Third Michigan Infantry\\n(having become reduced to a mere skeleton, and the terra\\nof service of a large part of its men having expired) was\\nconsolidated with the Fifth under the following field-order\\nof the corps commander, viz.\\nIlEADQl .VnTERS SlCCOND Al!MV CoIlPS,\\nJuno 10, 1SB4.\\nSpecial Orders.\\n(E.vtrnct.)\\nThe term of service of the Third Michigan Volunteers\\nhaving expired, that regiment, with the exception of re-\\nenlisted men or such as have joined since date of original\\norganization, and such oflficers as are hereafter designated\\nto be retained, will at once proceed to Michigan, and report\\nto the Superintendent of Recruiting for that State, for the\\npurpose of being discharged. Descriptive lists must accom-\\npany all men sent home. The remaining ofiicers and men\\nof the regiment will be formed into a battalion of four com-\\npanies, to be attached to the Fifth Michigan Veteran Vol-\\nunteers, which regiment will be at once consolidated into\\nsix companies, and all ofiicers not hereinafter designated", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "FIFTH INFANTRY.\\n51\\nto be retained will be mustered out of service. The follow-\\ning officers will be retained in tlie above ori^anizatioii\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0T hi III Micliii/an llcyiiiu iit. Colonel B. 11. Fierce,\\nCaptain Simon Breniian, Captain Daniel S. Root, Captain\\nThomas Tate, Lieutenant Daniel Converse, Lieutenant John\\nF. MeGinley, First Lieutenant Jerome B. Ten Eyck, First\\nLieutenant Charles A. Price.\\nFifth Michic/aii ItcginieiU. Major S. S. Matthews,\\nSurgeon Henry F. Lyster, Assistant Surgeon P. B. Ross,\\nAdjutant Ueurge W. Waklron, lli j, imental Quartermaster\\nHudson B. Blackman, Captain William Wakenshuw, Cap-\\ntain Charles M. Gregory, Captain James W. Colville, Cap-\\ntain Amos A. Rouse, Captain Edgar H. Shook, Captain\\nJames O. Gunsolly, First Lieutenant Walter Knox, First\\nLieutenant John Bradon, First Lieutenant Andrew Ham-\\nlin, Second Lieutenant George B. Dudley, Second Lieu-\\ntenant S. S. Lyon.\\nTins order is subject to the approval of higher au-\\nthority.\\nBy command of Major-General Hancock.\\n(Signed) Francls A. Walker,\\nAssistant Adjutant-General.\\nThe order was confirmed by the War Department on the\\n13th of June.\\nThe Fifth left Cold Harbor June 12th, crossed the\\nCbickalioniiny at Long Bridge on the same day, reached\\nHarrison s Landing on tiie 13th, crossed the James River\\non the 14th, and arrived in front of Petersburg late in the\\nnight of the l.jtli. On the following day, towards evening,\\nit was engaged with the enemy, and carried the assaulted\\nline of works.\\nDuring all the memorable but monotonous siege of Peters-\\nburg, from tlie time when tlie regiment reached the front of\\nthat stronghold until the close of the great drama of tlie\\nRebellion, the service of the Fifth Michigan embraced a\\nseries of movements, changes of position, labors on fortifi-\\ncations, picket and railroad duty, life in the trenches,\\nmarchings, skirmishes, and battles, which it would be too\\ntedious to follow or to enumerate. In its as.saults upon the\\nworks in front of Petersburg, during the campaign of 18G4,\\nits loss was fifteen killed, fifty-two wounded, and nineteen\\nmissing, total, eighty-six. It fought at Deep Bottom,\\nJuly 27th, 2Slh, with a loss of twelve wounded, and at\\nBoydton I lank-Road, October 27lh, losing nine killed,\\nfifty-two wounded, and forty-three mi.\u00c2\u00absing. It was also\\nengaged at Strawberry Plains, August 14th to 17th, and at\\nPoplar Spring Church on the 30th of September. During\\nthe year following the commencement of the Mine Run ex-\\npedition, in November, 18G3, the total loss of the regiment,\\nin killed, wounded, and missing, was five liundred and forty-\\nnine.\\nFrom October, 18G4, to the middle of January, 1865\\nthe Fifth occupied Fort Davis, in the front line of works\\nat Petersburg. On the 15th of January it formed a part\\nof the force with which Gen. Warren made his raid south-\\nward to the Weldon Railroad and after its return from\\nthat expedition w;is posted for about two weeks at Hum-\\nphrey s Station, and then moved back to the front of\\nPetersburg, and remained there until the 25tli of March,\\nwhen it moved with other forces to Hatcher s Run, and\\ntook part in the assault on the works at that place, sustain-\\ning the weight of a heavy engagement for four hours. In\\nthe final assault on Petersburg the Fifth took part, and is\\nsaid to have been the first to plant its colors on the cap-\\ntured works. On the 6th of April the regiment with its\\nbrigade attacked the retreating enemy at Sailor s Creek,\\nand captured a stand of colors and a large number of pris-\\noners. The enemy being followed closely by the brigade\\non the 7th and 8th of April, tlie V lhh Regiment, acting\\nas flankers and skirniisliers, became engaged at New Store,\\nbut with slight loss. And finally, on the 9lh, it was present\\nin the front, in line of battle, at the surrender of the Con-\\nfederate army by Gen. Lee. It lay at Clover Hill, near\\nthe place of surrender, until the 13th, when it moved back\\nto Burkeville, and on the Lst of IMay .started on the march\\nto Washington by way of Richmond.\\nThe regiment took its place in the great review of the\\nArmy of the Potomac, at Wasliington, May 23d, and re-\\nmained in the vicinity of the city until June lOtli, when\\nit left for the West, proceeding by the Baltimore and Ohio\\nRailroad to Parkersburg, W. Va., and thence by steamer\\non the Ohio to Louisville, wliicli place it reached on the\\n14th. Moving to Jeffersonville, on the north side of the\\nOhio, it remained there until July 4th, when it was mus-\\nered out of the service as a regiment, and on the Gth left\\nby railroad for Detroit, where it arrived on the 8lh, and\\nwhere, on the 17th of. July, 18G. the men of the Fighting\\nFifth received their pay and discharge.\\nOKKICEllS AND MEN OF THE FIFTH FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTV.\\nFitld and Staff.\\nl8t Lieut, and Q.M. Willinm H. Allen, Byron com. Aug. 28, 1SC4 bvt. capt.\\nU. S. Vols, April 9, ISW, for gallant and nicritoriuus servicer timing\\nrecent campaigns terminating in the surrender of the rebel army under\\nGen. Robert Lee; mimt. out July 5, 18G5.\\nNon-Commixeioned Staff.\\nHosp. Steward William H. Allen, Byron veteran, enl. Doc. 10, 18C3 pro. to 2d\\nlieut. Co. D, June 10, 18C4.\\nCora.-Scrgt. Geo. A. Winans, Middlebury pro. to lst lient. Co H, Jnric 10, 18C4.\\nCompany A,\\nSamuel M. Atkins, died in action at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862.\\nEdward IJnrgoyiio, discli. for disability, Dec. 4, 1804.\\nDiivid nines, trans, lo Vet. lies. Conis, Nov. 15, 18S3.\\nJohn Little, veteran enl. Dec. l.l, 18(;:i.\\nIsaac Lovejoy, veteran must, out July 21, 1805.\\n(Jompctiiy B.\\nAbraham Vandeniarli, mu- t, out July 5, 1805.\\nCompany C.\\nJohn W. Cook, must, out May 24, 1805.\\nCompany D.\\nCapt. James 0. Gunsolly, OwosBO, CODI. Juno 25, 180.3 dlscll. at end of service,\\nOct. 1.1, 1804.\\n2d Lieut. William 11. Allen, Byron com. June 10, 18G4; pro. lst lieut. and q.m.\\nK.lgur Calkins, died of disease at Washington, D. C, May 27, 1803.\\nAntliony Clees, disch. by order, May 11, 18(35.\\nCharles Condon, disch. for disability, Aug. 29, 1802.\\nJohn Holcomli, disch. at end of service, Aug. 27, 1804.\\nHiram Johnson, disch. for disability, Jan. 19, 1863.\\nDavid Johnson, must, out June 15, 1805.\\nPatrick Kcveny, must, out June 15, If GS.\\n\\\\V illiaui Kinters, disch. at end of service, Aug. 27, 1804.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Sylvester Neariiig, died of disease near Falnioiltli, Vll., Nov. 22, 1802.\\nAsahel Rust, disch. Aug. 9, 18U2.\\nJames M. Sliippey, disch. at end of sorvico, Aug. 27, 1804.\\nCompany F.\\nJoseph H. lieunelt, disdi. for disability, Nov.riO, 1801.\\nAndrew Bliss, disch. for disability, April 11, 1802.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "52\\nHISTORr OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nAshley B. Clark, ilisch. for disability, Aug. 21, 18C2.\\nRi.bcit CtimplK ll, liiscl). for disiil.ility, Aug. 15, 18G2.\\nTI1..111HS MkUii, ilii-d i.f WDiMids, July U, 1HG2.\\nI);inii-1 Hurley, discli. for disiibility, July, 1HG2.\\nBmdlurd F. Sniitli, tliistl of disease, Oct. 18, 18ni.\\nWilliain K. Whitney^ died of disoaso nt Camp Midilb^iin, Fob. 24, 18112.\\nCompnvy G,\\nOtis U, FulI.T, tniua. to Vet. Uch. Corps, April 10, 18G-1.\\nCompany II.\\nCapt. Louis IJ. Quiickenbuali, Owoswo; com. Jnue 19, 1861 killed in battle of\\nFair Oiika, Va., 3Iuy ;J1, 1802; buried in Seven Pines National Cemetery,\\nVa.\\nCapt. William Wakensbiiw, Owosao; com. June 1, 1862; 1st liout., June 19,\\n18C1; wounded May 6, 1804; capt. in Vet. Ilea. Corps, Nov, 7, 1864.\\nlet Lieut. \\\\Vm. K. Tillotsou, Owo\u00c2\u00bb.so; com. Juno 1, 1862; 2d lieut., June 19,\\n1861 wountlod at Williamsburg, Va., May r 1862; disch. for sorvicea in\\nVet. Ilea. Corps, June H(i, lS6:i.\\nl8t Lieut. James 0. Gnnsolly, Owosao; com. July I i, 1802; 2d lieut,, June 1,\\n1862 (sergt.) pro. to tapt., Co. D.\\n1st Liout. Geo. A. Wiiiatis, Miildlebury com. June 10, 1864 pro. to capt. and\\nmust, out, July 5, 1805.\\n1st Lieut. Diivid B. Wyker, Owosso; com. June 29, 186:1; 2d lit-ut., June 1,1862;\\ndied in action at Germania Ford, Nov. 27, 180:i.\\n2d Lieut. John Shont/., Byron com. Nov.7, 18tU 2d lieut., Oct. 1, 1804 must.\\nout July 5, 1805.\\nSergt. Iliram L. Chapmau, euL Aug. 28, 1801; dJach. for disability, April 10,\\n1802.\\nSergt. Morton Gregory, eiil. Aug. 28, 1861 diach. for dipability, Dec. H), 1801.\\nSergt. David B. Wyker, enl. Aug. 28, ISOl pio. t* 2il lieut., Juno 17, 1862 lat\\nlieut., Juno 29, lS6:i killed at Gennaiiia Ford, Nov. :i7, ISOi.\\nSergt. Joliu Shonlz, enl. Aug. 28, 1801 pro. to 2d li -ut.\\nSei gt. Lucieu A. Cliaso, enl. Aug. 28, 1801 diach. for disability, April 14, 1862.\\nSergt. Washingtou Howard, enl. Aug. 28, 1861 died of disease, Feb. 22, 1802.\\nCorp. William Bowles, enl. Aug. 2S, 1861; trans, to Inv. Corps; disch. Aug. 27,\\n1864.\\nCorp. James 0. Gunsolly, enl. Aug. 28, 1861 pro. to 2d lieut.\\nCorp. Orpheua B. Church, enl. Aug. 28, 1861 disch. for disability.\\nCorp. Alpha A. Carr, enl. Aug. 28, 1801 disch. for disubility.\\nCorp. George A. Wiuans, enl. Aug. 28, 1861 pro. to com.-aergt.\\nCorp. Charles Ormsby, died of disease at Fortress Monroe, April 10, 1862.\\nWiigoiier Jerome Trim, disch. for disability, Nov. 18, 1862.\\nJohn C. Adams, diach. for di.sabdity, July 22, 1862.\\nCliauucey W. Anible, diach. for disability, Sept. :tO, 1862.\\nWm. H. Boi-st, diach. for disability, Nov. 27, 1802.\\nJohn Beebe, veteran, died June 16, 1864.\\nAuguatua Breekell, died of disease at Camp Pitcher, Dec. 27,1862.\\nFranklin S. Church, dii-il of disease at Ale.xarulria, Jau. 11, 1802.\\ndiaries II. Collier, died of wounds, May 8, 1864.\\nJeremiah Cassidy, trans, to Vet. U\\\\ S. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.\\nWilliam Cummings, veteran, onl. Dec. IS, 186;i; diacli. by order, June :J, 1805.\\nLevi Clark, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863; diach. for disability, Jau. 15, 1805.\\nEgbett Campbell, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 186^; must, out July 5, 1805.\\nAlfred B. Crane, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803; must, out, July 5, 1805.\\nCharles Oolmau, must, oiit May 3U, 1805.\\nMarcius S. Crawf..rd, disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 1802.\\nTbonuts M. Clay, disch. lor disability, Oct. 8, 1802.\\nJohn W. Close, diach. for disability, Oct. 8, 1862.\\nBenjamin C. Cook, disch. for disability by reason of wounds, Oct. 8, 1862.\\nJohn Q, A. Cook, disch. for disability, Dec. 4, 1802.\\nJames Carniody, disch. for disability, Sept. 24, 1862.\\nIsaac Felti-r, wounded at bailie of Wilderness.\\nAmos Finch, discli. for disability, May II, 1862.\\nClark Fineout, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863; must, cput July 5, 1865.\\nDwight I). Gibbs, disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 1802.\\nWm. II. lliurin^tou, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1SG3.\\nMelvin Houghteliu, disch. for disability, Aug. 22, 1802.\\nMartin N. Halstead, die i in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.\\nJlyron F. Halstead, died in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.\\nAllen llerrington, died of wounds, May 27, 1864.\\nWilliam II. Herrington, wounded in battle of tlie Wilderness.\\nMichael Helms, trans, to Vet- lies. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863.\\nWilliam F. Herring, died May 3, 1803.\\nChristopher Ilayuos, killed in battle of Wilderness.\\nWilliam Hall, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803; died in action at Wilderness, Va.,\\nMay 5, 1804.\\nOscar F. Halatead, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803; diach. by order, Oct. 21, 1804.\\nHenry Herrick, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803 disch. by order, Fob. 4, 1805.\\nGeorge W. Harris, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863; must, out July 10, 18t(5.\\nStephen M. Hammond, veteran, enl, Dec. 15, 1803; must, out July 6, 1805.\\nBenjaiiiin Hoag, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803 must, out July 5, 1805.\\nKichard Haley, must, mit May 31, 1865.\\nEbcnezer M. Ishatu, di^ch. at 1 nd of service, Aug. 27, 1864.\\nJoid M. Jackson, diach. for disability, Oct. 2, 1805.\\nJeflei-son Kinney, disch. for disal ility. May 22, 1804.\\nHenry A. Keyes, disch. for disability.\\nJohn K. Kelly, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1804.\\nJohn D. Keyes, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nJohn V. Lindsay, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803 must, out July 5, 1805.\\nIrtaac Lovejtiy, wounded at battle of Wiblerness, May, 1864.\\nThomas Lawrence, di^ch. for disability, Nov. 20, 1802.\\nEdgar M. Leonard, disch. for disability (loss of arm at Gettysburg), Oct. 14,\\n1803.\\nDaniel Martindale, disch. for disability, July 22, 1802.\\nOrlando Matson, killed at Frederickshurg, Dec. 13, 1802.\\nWilliam F. Bh:Divit, disch. for disability, May 1, 1862.\\nLyman McCarthy, disch. for di.aabilily, Doc. 5, 1862.\\nPeter McLean, disch. for disability, Sept. 25, 1862.\\nAle.\\\\ander McDivit, died of disease at Ycu ktown, Va.. May 6, 1862.\\nEdward McNoal, died of disease at Alexandria, Va., July 25, 1862.\\nThomas Murliu, died of disease at Alexaudiia, Va., Oct. 28, 186:^.\\nAmos Moore, veteran, onl. Dec. 15, 1863; died of disease near Pcteraburg, Va.,\\nOct. 22, 1864.\\nJacob Mauahaw, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1803; disch. by order, Oct. 21, 1804.\\nMerriman Morehouse, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863; died of disease at Salisbury,\\nN. C, April 11, 1863.\\nMilton Mattoun, veteran, onl. Dec. 15, 1803 must, out July 5, 1805.\\nWilliam l Iurliii, must, out Miiy 31, 1865.\\nWilliam Miinsliawee, must, out May 25, 1865.\\nHerman T. Newman, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863 must, ont July 5, 1865.\\nTheodore Odell, veteran, en!. Dec. 15, 1863 disch. for disability. May 23, 1865.\\nAndrew J. Pattei-son, disch. for ilisability, Dec. 1(), 1861.\\nJohn M. Rosa, wounded at battle of Wilderness, Slay, 1864.\\nJames N. Peck, died of disease, Feb. 8, 1862.\\nWilliam H. H. Shulters, died of disease at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 6, 1862.\\nCharles C. Scott, died of diseiise, April 12, 1862.\\nAbram K. Swrut, must, out May 31, 1805.\\nGeorge A. Shelley, wounded at battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864.\\nSamuel A, Sutberland, disch. for (liaability, May 25, 1805.\\nOreii S. Skinner, diach. for disability.\\nJamea Shulters, diach. for disability, Nov. 11, 1862.\\nWilliam Tayhu-, disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 18G2.\\nHoward Wortliington, died of disease at Camp Michigan, Feb. 24, 1802.\\nJohn Weia, died of disease, Jan. 18, 1803.\\nIHarcns Wakeuiaii, died of wounds, April 25, 1805.\\nPatrick Watei-s, pro. to sergt.; wounded at Wilderness, May, 1864; veteran,\\nenl. Dec. 15, 1863; must, out July 5, 1805.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEMBERS OF THE FIFTH INFANTRY.\\nCompantj C.\\nFrederick L. Buell, must, ont July 5, 1805.\\nChandler Ferguson, disch. for dis^ibility, June 20, 1862.\\nDavid Goodrich, died of disease at Washington, Sept. 25, 1801.\\nWm. II. Goodrich, must, out July 5, 1805.\\nValorous Green, disch. for disability, Jan. 19, 1803.\\nOrton B. Green, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jau. 10, 1864.\\nMerrill Howe, died in battle at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.\\nClinton WcSIuitry, St. John s.\\nJos. Morton, St. John s; disch. for disability, Aug. 10, 1862.\\nAlvin McGowan, di-sch. for disability, Aug. 27, 1862.\\nEilwin Perry, discli. at end of service, Aug. 28, 1805.\\nUriah G. Tucker, died in action at Williaiuslmrg, May 5, 1862.\\nJohu S. Weatlierwax.died in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1804.\\nGeo. E. Webb, Ohve disch. for disaliility, Maich 18, 1S03.\\nNathaniel D. Wickbam, disch. at end of service, Aug. 28, 1864.\\nCompany D.\\nEliaha A. Elwood, must, out May 13, 1805.\\nEdwin Formau, disch. for disability, June 20, 1862.\\nJames A. Forman, disch. for disability, March 19, 1863.\\nDavid Frost, died of disease at Camp Michigan, Dec. 27, 1861.\\nJohn D. lugall-i, veteran, enl. Doc. 15, 1863; must, out July 5, 1805.\\nIra P. Jones, disch. by order, Oct. 0, IS62.\\nSaniuel Lee, tUscli. for disability, Feb. 7, 1803.\\nCharles B. Laud, must, out July 5, 1805.\\nAlson H. Reed, diach. for disability, Aug. 9, 1S62,\\nW illiam Reed, disch. at end of service, Aug. 27, 1865.\\nPeleg Sweet, disch. for disability, Jan. 8, 1803.\\nRobert K. Smith, must, ont May 13, 1865.\\nNathaniel S. Wells, veteran, enl. Dec. 15, 1863 must, out July 5, 1805.\\nHenry C. Williams, disch. by order.\\nDaniel G. Wade, disch. at end of service, Sept. 5, 1864.\\nComjyany F.\\nIst Lieut. Joshua R. Benson, Riley com. Nov. 9, 1804, 2d lieut.; Sept. 18, 1864,\\nsergt.; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nRussell N. Bagley, diach. for disability. Jan. 13, 1863.\\nAlmerou Daniels, disch. for disability. May 31, 1865.\\nDaniel L. Harrington, died of disease, Feb. ii8, 1802.\\nNathan S. Ross, died in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.\\nCompany I.\\nAlexander Parks, disch. for disability, Sept. 3, 1864.", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "EIGHTH INFANTRY.\\n53\\nCHAPTER VII.\\nEIGHTH INFANTRY.\\nOrganizntion of the Eiglith at Camp Anderson The Port Royal Ex-\\npedition Battles of Port Uoyal Ferry and Wilmington Island\\nTerrible Conflict at Seccssionville Campaign unjer Gen. Pope\\nSouth Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Campaigns in\\nKentucky, Mississippi, and East Tennessee ^Veteran Ro enlist-\\nment and Return to the Army of the Potomac The Wilderness\\nand Petersburg The Eighth leads the Union Column into the\\nCity End of Service and Muster Out.\\nThe Eighth Regiment of Michigan Iiifantiy was or-\\nganized in the summer and fall of 1861 by Col. William\\nM. Fenton, who became it:? commander, and led it bravely\\non many bloody fields. One company of this regiment was\\ncomposed principally of Clinton County men, and another\\nwas in the same manner distinctively a Shiawassee com-\\npany. Volunteers from these counties were also found in\\nthe ranks of five of its other companies.\\nThe Clinton company contained the earliest enlistments\\nthat were made in that county, dating as early as May 1st,\\nwhen Captain Richard Baylis commenced recruiting for\\na company to join the Second Infantry. It was called\\nthe Clinton Rangers, and was filled in about two weeks,\\nbut was after all too late for acceptance in the Second,\\nand this fact caused the announcement to be made, on the\\n17th of May, that the Clinton Rangers are hereby dis-\\nbanded. Afterwards, however, most of the Rangers\\nvolunteered in other companies, principally in the St.\\nJohn s Union Guard, which was organized at Clinton\\nHall, St. John s, June 22d, by the enrollment of fifty names\\nof volunteers, and the choice of the following officers of\\nthe company, viz. Oliver L. Spaulding, Captain W. H.\\nPaine, First Lieutenant; Charles F. Smith, Second Lieu-\\ntenant; William T. Magoffin, W. Ely Lewis, J. W. Brad-\\nnor, N. T. Jones, and A. B. Nourse, Sergeants; and An-\\nthony Cook, Luther Pratt, Edwin Hewett, and Aaron B.\\nTaylor, Corporals. A board of directors was also chosen,\\ncomposed of Charles Kipp, Henry Walbridge, Timothy\\nBaker, Stephen J. Wright, and William Sickels. The\\ncompany met for drill under these officers, but was soon\\nafterwards reorganized as the St. John s Volunteers, un-\\nder Capt. Gilbert E. Pratt and 1st Lieut. VV. Ely Lewis,\\nand having been augmented by a number of volunteers\\nfrom Gratiot County, was assigned to duty with the Eighth\\nInfantry, and designated as Company B of that regiment.\\nThe Shiawassee County company of the Eighth was re-\\ncruited and organized in August, 18(il, under Capt. J. L.\\nQuaekcnbush, of Owosso, and 1st Lieut. Albert Bainbridge,\\nof Byron, in the expectation that it would be joined to the\\nNinth or Tenth Regiment. It was, however, as.signed to\\nduty with the Eighth, and designated in the organization\\nof that regiment as Company I.\\nThe Eighth Infantry was rendezvoused at Camp An-\\nderson, Grand Rapids, on the 21st of August. There it\\nremained for four weeks, engaged in drill, organization, and\\nthe filling of its ranks to the maximum number. On the\\n18th of September it moved to Detroit, and thence to a\\ncamp at Fort Wayne, below the city, where, on the 23d, it\\nwas mustered into the United States service for three years\\nby Capt. H. 11. Mizner, U.S.A., its strength when mus-\\ntered being irine hundred. Its field-officers, besides Col.\\nFenton, were Lieut. -Col. Frank Graves and Maj. Amasa\\nB. Watson.\\nOrders for the departure of the regiment were received\\non the 26th of September, and on Friday (the 27th) it\\nembarked on the steamers Ocean and May Queen, and\\nmoved down the river and lake, arriving at Cleveland the\\nfollowing morning. From there it moved by railroad\\nthrough Pittsburgh, Ilarrisburg, and Baltimore to Wash-\\nington, where it arrived on the 30th, and encamped on\\nMeridian Hill, its camp being named Camp Williams.\\nIn due time the men received arms and equipments, and on\\nthe 9th of October the regiment moved to Annapolis, Md.,\\nand there occupied the grounds of the Naval Academy.\\nOn the 19th of October it was ordered to embark on board\\nthe ocean-steamer Vanderbilt, then lying at Annapolis.\\nIt was evidently bound on some distant expedition, but its\\ndestination and object were unknown, and were matters of\\nendless surmise and speculation among the officers and men\\nduring the pa.ssagc down the Chesapeake. On the Van-\\nderbilt with the Eighth was the Seventy-ninth New York\\nRegiment, called the Highlanders, and neither regiment\\nappeared to be very favorably impressed with the appearance\\nor presence of the other. One who was present on board the\\nship at that time wrote afterwards concerning this, as follows\\nThe men of the Eighth Michigan and Seventy-ninth New\\nYork looked distrustfully on each other. The ship was\\nrather uncomfortably crowded, having eighteen hundred\\npersons on board, and every effort to obtain better storage\\nby one party was jealously watched by the other. The\\nEighth regarded the Seventy-ninth as a set of foreigners\\nand sots, and the latter regarded our men as a lot of un-\\ndrilled bushwhackers, tinged with verdancy. How long\\nthis state of feeling continued does not appear, but it is\\ncertain that there was afterwards developed between them a\\nfriendship which became absolute aflFection, so strong and\\nmarked that it was proverbial among the different commands\\nof the army where the two regiments were known.\\nUpon their arrival at Fortress Monroe they found the\\nroadstead crowded with a fleet made up of war-steamers and\\ntransports filled with troops. This fleet, including the\\nVanderbilt, went to sea in the morning of October 29ih,\\nand the sight was grand and in.spiriting. For a time the\\nwinds favored and the sea was comparatively smooth, but\\nafterwards a heavy gale came on in which the vessels were\\nscattered, and three or four of them were lost. During\\nthis time the troops suffered greatly from sea-sickness and\\novercrowding on the transports. The fleet had sailed under\\nsealed orders, and its destination was as yet unknown ex-\\ncept to the naval and military commanders. At last the\\nstorm abated, the vessels one by one returned within sig-\\nnaling distance of each other, and the low shores of South\\nCarolina became visible on the starboard hand. Six days\\n(which seemed as many weeks) from the time of its de-\\nparture from Fortress Monroe the fleet arrived ofi Hilton\\nHead, S. C, Nov. 4, 1861. The object of the expedition\\nwas now apparent, and, with a smoother sea and an enemy\\nalmost in sight, sea-sickness and dejection gave place to\\nbuoyant spirits and eager enthusiasm.\\nThe fleet was composed of fourteen armed vessels, twenty-", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "5i\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ntwo first-class steamers, twelve smaller steamers, and twenty-\\nsix sailing-vessels. The commander of the fleet was Com-\\nmodore (afterward Admiral) S. F. Dupont, whose flag-ship\\nwas the splendid steam-frigate Wabash. The land forces\\nconsisted of thirteen regiments of volunteers, in three\\nbrigades, in all, about eleven thousand men, under com-\\nmand of Gen. T. W. Sherman. The Second Brigade, com-\\nposed of the Fiftieth and One Hundredth Pennsylvania,\\nEighth Rlicliigan, and Seventy-ninth New York, was under\\ncommand of Brig.-Gen. Isaac I. Stevens.\\nThe channel connecting Port Royal harbor with the sea\\nwas guarded on either side by a strong rebel fortification.\\nThese were known as Forts Walker and Beauregard, and\\nthe reduction of these, by the navy, was the first work to\\nbe done. For three days after their arrival the vessels re-\\nmained in quiet, below, as the weather was not considered\\nsufiBciently favorable for operations; but on the 7th the\\nWabash set hfer signal for battle, and advanced to the\\nattack, ibllowed by tiie other armed ships in their proper\\norder. They moved in a circular line, up, past one fort,\\nand down, past the other, delivering their tremendous\\nbroadsides into each as they came abreast of it. With the\\nfire from the ships, and the responses from the forts, it was\\nalmost a continuous volley of artillery, which shook the\\nearth and made the very waters tremble. But at length\\nthe fire of the forts began to slacken, their replies grew\\nmore and more feeble, and finally the stars and bars above\\ntheir ramparts gave place to the white flag. A little later\\nthe standard of the Union floated above the captured works\\non both sides of the channel.\\nOn the following day the Eighth landed at Hilton Head,\\nand occupied Fort Walker. On the 17 th of December, it\\nmoved to Beaufort, a place of surpassing beauty, where\\nmany of the wealthy people of Charleston had, in the old\\ndays of peace, made their summer residences. It was now\\nfound deserted by nearly all its inhabitants except negroes.\\nThe camp at this place was made in a grove of magnificent\\nlive-oaks, on the public square, which was surrounded on\\nall sides by stately mansions. Except on account of the\\nlosses sustained by the Eighth in the vicinity of Beaufort,\\nthe stay of the regiment at this place was among the most\\npleasing of all its experiences during its term of service.\\nOn the 18th, Companies A and F, of the Eighth, were\\nsent on a reconnoitering expedition to the mainland, across\\nCoosaw River, and while engaged in this service, David\\nBurns Foote, of Capt. Guild s company, was killed by the\\nenemy he being the first man of the regiment who fell\\nin his country s service. The Eighth, during the time it\\nwas stationed at Beaufort, was engaged in other reconnois-\\nsances, and in picket duty and detachments occupied\\nGrey s Hill, Ladies Island, Pinckney s Island, Brickyard\\nPoint, and some of the neighboring plantations.\\nThe first battle in which the regiment was engaged was\\nthat of Coosaw River, or Port Royal Ferry, Jan. 1, 1862.\\nAn oflBcial report by Col. Fenton to Gen. Stevens, embracing\\nan account of that engagement, is here given\\nIIeadquartehs Eighth Michigan Kkgiment,\\nMainland, Port Koyal Ferry, Jan. 1, 1862.\\nBrig.-Gen. Stevens Sir, I have the honor to re-\\nport that in compliance with your order this regiment was\\nsafely landed at the Adams House on the mainland, having\\neffected the crossing in flatboats from Brickyard Point,\\nPort Royal Island, and took up its line of march towards\\nthe enemy s battery at this place at one o clock p.m. On\\nour approach towards the ferry we were ordered to attack\\n(as skirmishersj a masked battery which opened fire on us\\nfrom the right. I immediately detached the first two and\\ntenth companies, and directed their march to the left and\\nfront on the battery, which was followed by four additional\\ncompanies to the right and front. The fire of the battery\\nwith shells continued on our lines until the skirmishers\\nreached the right, when it was turned on them, and on\\ntheir approach right, left, and front to within fifty to one\\nhundred yards of the enemy s position, a fire of musketry\\nwas opened upon them. The force of the enfemy, as well\\nas the battery, was concealed to a considerable extent by\\ntrees, brush, and underwood, but appeared to consist of two\\nmounted howitzers, supported by a regiment or more of in-\\nfantry and some cavalry. The skirmishers were measurably\\nprotected by underbrush and furrows, and continued their\\nfire upon the enemy, which was returned by volleys of mu.s-\\nketry and shells from the battery. Our fire was well di-\\nrected, and .seemed to be eft ective. One mounted ofiBcer\\nwho seemed to be very active, was seen to fall from his\\nhorse, at which the troops on the enemy s right were\\nthrown into confusion. Their position seemed to be\\nchanging to the rear, and as our skirmishers were called\\noff and the regiment formed in line the enemy s fire ceased.\\nThe regiment was then marched to its position in line of\\nbattle in rear of the fort at this point.\\nLieut.-Col. Graves led the left and Jlaj. Watson the\\nright of the skirmishers. The major, in leading on the\\nline, received a severe flesh wound in the leg. I have to\\nreport that officers and men behaved with admirable bravery\\nand coolness. The loss of the enemy from the well-directed\\nfire of our skirmishers cannot be less than forty. Our loss\\nis seven wounded, two missing. A list is appended. I have\\nthe honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,\\nWm. M. Fenton,\\nCul. Eiglilh Micliii/aii Reijihneut.\\nOf the three companies which made the attack, Capt.\\nPratt s company B, known in the regiment as the\\nClinton Boys had the right of the line. The left of\\nthis company was joined by the right of A company,\\nand the left of the line was held by Company K. The\\naffair of Port Royal Ferry, although not a great battle,\\nwas extremely trying to the qualities of raw troops, as\\nthey then were, but they went through it with the same\\ncool and admirable bravery which they afterwards exhibited\\non many bloodier fields. Capt. Pratt s company sustained\\nno loss in killed, but it had a number wounded, among\\nwhom were James Dodge, L. L. Warner, Henry 0. Brown,\\nFrederick Miller, and Amos Wetherby, acting orderly-\\nsergeant.\\nDuring the months of January, February, and March\\nthe regiment was employed in drill and picket duty, but\\nalways ready to respond to marching orders, which were\\nconstantly expected, and were finally received on the 9th\\nof April, when the Eighth left Beaufort and moved to", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "EIGHTH INFANTRY.\\n55\\nTybee Island, Ga., where it was reported to Gen. Q. A.\\nGillniore, commanding the operations against Savannah. It\\nwas present (but not engaged) at the bombardment of Fort\\nPuhisici, on the 10th and 11th, as also at the surrender of\\nthat formidable work.\\nOn the 16th of April seven companies of the regiment,\\neach about forty strong, and including the Clinton and\\nShiawassee companies, B and I,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 were detailed, with\\na detachment of Rhode Island artillery, as an escort\\nto Lieut. C. H. Wilson, chief of the topographical engi-\\nneers, Department of the South, to make a reconnoissance\\nof Wilmington Island, with a view to the erection of forti-\\nfications upon it if found practicable. The force was em-\\nbarked on the steamer Honduras, and moved to the\\nplace designated, wiiere it landed and proceeded to the\\nexecution of the duty assigned. This resulted in an en-\\ngagement with a force of the enemy, consisting of the 13th\\nGeorgia, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, and the Altamaha\\nScouts, in all about eight hundred strong. A detailed\\naccount of this movement and battle is given in Col. Fen-\\nton s official report, of which the following is a copy\\nHkadquarters Eighth Regiment Mich. Vols.\\nOn board the steamer Honduras, off Wilmington Island,\\nGa., April 16, 1S62,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 eleven p.m.\\nLieut. W. L. M. Burger, Acting Assistant Adjutant-\\nGeneral.\\nSir, I have the honor to report, for the information\\nof the general commanding, that in compliance with Special\\nOrders No. 41, I embarked with seven companies of the\\nEighth Michigan Regiment, as an escort to Lieut. C. H.\\nWilson, Topographical Engineer, on a reconnoissance oiF\\nWilmington Island. Two companies were landed at Scri-\\nven s plantation under command of Capt. Pratt, with orders\\nfrom Lieut. Wilson to skirt Turner s Creek. The other\\nfive companies were landed at Gibson s plantation. Two\\nof those companies were ordered to skirt Turner s Creek.\\nA third was to take the road to the right, towards the ferry\\nat Canan s Bluff, to protect the boat party up Oatland\\nCreek. Owing to the small number of boats, and the dis-\\ntance from the steamer, which was aground, some delay\\noccurred in the disembarkation. I directed Lieut.-Col.\\nGraves .to follow with the second company to skirt Turner s\\nCreek but he by misdirection took the road to the right,\\ntowards Canan s Bluff, and on landing with the remaining\\ncompanies, I received information from him that the enemy\\nwere in force at Flatwood s plantation, and to the left of\\nthe road. This made the reconnoissance with boats unsafe,\\nand I ordered the companies all in and stationed the re-\\nmaining companies to guard against an attack at our land-\\ning, and sent out strong pickets on both roads. I believe\\nthe advance of the company to the right, instead of along\\nTurner s Creek, saved my command, as it sooner enabled\\nme to post the men to advantage, and take a position from\\nwhich the enemy s approach could be observed. The enemy\\nappeared to be the Georgia Thirteenth, about eight hundred\\nstrong, armed with Enfield rifles. As they approached,\\nabout four p.m., with a strong body of skirmi.shers in the\\nskirt of woods below the road, the companies to tlie right\\nand left of the road, in accordance with my instructions.\\nopened fire. I immediately sounded the charge for an ad-\\nvance of the companies in the rear of the first line but\\nthe first line misunderstanding the signal, fell back to the\\nnext company. A constant and effective fire was kept up\\non both sides from the cover of the trees and bushes.\\nLieut. Wilson, who had returned with the boat s party,\\nhere proved of great service to me, and took a party, at\\nmy request, to the left. I ordered a company to the right,\\nto flank the enemy. Both operations were successful, and\\nin a few moments the enemy retreated in confusion, leaving\\nseveral dead on the field, and followed by our men with\\nloud cheers. It being now about sunset, I recalled our\\ntroops, and giving to Lieut. Wilson the command of pickets\\nstationed to guard against surprise, formed the companies\\ninto line as originally posted, sent the dead and wounded\\nin boats to the ship, and gradually and very quietly, under\\ncover of darkness, withdrawing the men, sent them on\\nboard as fa.st as our limited transportation would allow.\\nAt the last trip of the boat I embarked, accompanied by\\nLieut. Wilson, Lieut.-Col. Graves, and the remainder of\\nthe command, at about ten o clock p.m., and immediately\\nbrought on board the two companies left at Scriven s plan-\\ntation. After the enemy retreated we were unmolested.\\nIt is due to the officers and men of the command to say\\nthat generally they behaved with cool and intrepid courage.\\nAdj. Pratt fell dead near my side, gallantly fighting, musket\\nin hand, and cheering on the men. Our loss, I regret to\\nsay, was comparatively large, ten killed and thirty-five\\nwounded, out of a command of three hundred men.\\nAmong the wounded was Acting Lieut. Badger, of Com-\\npany C, who was in charge of the advanced picket, and\\nexhibited undaunted courage. He, with one of his men,\\nwas taken prisoner. Both escaped and wore brought in\\nwhen the enemy retreated. The captain of the Honduras\\nis deserving of great credit for his kind attention to the\\nwounded, and he afforded us every facility for the comfort\\nof officers and men in his power. I respectfully refer j ou\\nto Lieut. Wilson s report, which I have seen, which con-\\ntains some facts not embraced in this report among others,\\nin relation to the men detailed in charge of the field-piece\\non board ship, who were vigilant and attentive. Herewith\\nI transmit a list of casualties.\\nI am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,\\n\\\\VlLLI.\\\\M M. Fenton, Col. Commanding.\\nThe part of Lieut. Wilson s report to which Col. Fenton\\nalluded as having reference to the detachment in charge of\\nthe field-piece was as follows Lieut. Caldwell and sixteen\\nmen of the Rhode Island volunteers, with one light six-\\npounder, were left in charge of the steamer. The gun\\ncould not be bandied on account of the inability of the\\nboat to lie alongside the landing. After holding the\\nground for three hours the entire force was quietly em-\\nbarked without further accident, though it must be con-\\nfessed that had the enemy renewed his attack while we\\nwere embarking we should have suffered great loss. Our\\nfive small boats could not move more than fifty men every\\nthirty minutes, and the steamer lay in such a po.sition that\\nthe six-pounder could not be brought to bear without jeop-\\nardizing the lives of our own people.", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "5(5\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nFrom Wilmington Island tlic command returned to Beau-\\nfort, and the first knowledge wliich Gen. Stevens had of\\nthe battle of the IGth was conveyed by the arrival of the\\ndead and wounded from that field. The dead were buried\\nwitli all military honors, the entire brigade attending their\\nfuneral.\\nDuring the month of May the Eighth was engaged on\\npicket duty and other similar service, on Port Koyal Island.\\nOn the 2d of June it moved thence to Stono River, S. C,\\nto relieve the Twenty-eighth Ma.ssachusetts Regiment, on\\npicket on James Island, where the Eighth arrived on the\\nday following its departure from Port Royal. Here it was\\nattached to the First Brigade of the Second Division,\\nunder Gen. Stevens the brigade being placed under com-\\nmand of Col. Fenton, and Lieut -Col. Graves succeeding to\\nthe command of the regiment.\\nThe battle of James Island (or SecessionviJle, as it is\\nfrequently called) was fought on the IGlh of June. In it\\nthe Eighth Michigan took a more prominent part, and suf-\\nfered more severely, than any other regiment, and its losses\\nhere were, taking everything into consideration, more ter-\\nrible than it sustained on any other field during its long\\nand honorable career. Secessionville, the scene of the\\nbattle, was described by Dr. J. C. Wilson, surgeon of the\\nEighth Regiment, as a village composed of a few houses\\nwhose owners have seceded from them, situated on a narrow\\nneck of land jutting into the stream on the east side of\\nJames Island, skirted by tidal marshes and swamps on\\neither side, and difficult of approach, except from the\\nwestward, where is a rebel fcrrt which commands this\\nentrance. The fort was a formidable earthwork, with a\\nparapet nine feet in height, surrounded by a broad ditch\\nseven feet deep, and protected by a broad and almost im-\\npenetrable abatis. The neck of dry land over which (alone)\\nit was approachable was barely two hundred yards in width,\\nand every inch of it could be swept at close range by can-\\nister from the six heavy guns of the fort and by musketry\\ni rora its defenders. And it was over such ground, and to\\nthe assault of such a work, that the troops of Stevens\\ndivision moved forward at four o clock in the morning of\\nthat bloody and eventful ICth of June, 1862.\\nThe attacking column was composed of Col. Fenton s\\nand Col. Leasure s brigades, the former composed of the\\nEighth Michigan, Seventh Connecticut, and Twenty-eighth\\nMassachusetts Regiments, and the latter of the Forty-sixth\\nand Seventy-ninth New York and One Hundredth Penn-\\nsylvania, with four batteries of artillery, in all thirty-\\nthree hundred and thirty-seven men. The following account\\nof the battle was written by the correspondent of the Nmo\\nYork Tribune, then at James Lsland, and published in that\\npaper immediately after the fight\\nThe advanced regiments were the Eighth Michigan,\\nthe Seventy-ninth New York, and the Seventh Connecticut.\\nThere is some confusion as to the order in which these\\nregiments came up to the fort it seems, however, from the\\nbest information within reach that the glorious but unfor-\\ntunate Eighth Michigan was the first there, led by its gal-\\nlant Lieut. -Col. Graves. The immediate assault upon the\\nfort was not successful, and the cause of its failure, as is\\nusual in such cases, is difiScult to determine. It appears,\\nfrom the statements of some of the officers and men in these\\nregiments, that about one-half mile from the fort there was\\na narrow pass through a hedge, and the men were compelled\\nto pass through, a very few abreast, thus delaying their\\nadvance. The Eighth Blichigan got through and pushed\\non with great vigor up to the fort, which they assaulted\\nwith a shout. They were met with a murderous fire from\\nthe fort in front, and from flanking batteries. A few of\\nthese brave men overcame all dangers and difficulties, and\\nrushing over the dead bodies of their slaughtered comrades,\\nactually climbed into the fort but it was inipo.ssible for\\nthem to maintain their ground there against the fearful\\nodds which opposed them, the men who should have sup-\\nported them being delayed in passing through the hedge.\\nThe Eighth was obliged to fall back as the Seventy-\\nninth New York came up, led by the brave Col. Morrison,\\nwho mounted the walls of the fort and discharged all the\\nbarrels of his revolver in the very faces of the enemy.\\nWounded in the head, and unsupported, he was obliged to\\nretreat. About as far behind the Seventy-ninth as that\\nregiment was behind the Eighth Michigan came the Seventh\\nConnecticut, which made a spasmodic and almost indepen-\\ndent efl ort against the fort, but was obliged to fall back.\\nThus the brave regiments which were intended to act in\\nconcert as the advance went into the fight one at a time,\\none repulsed and falling back as the other came up, thtis\\ncreating confusion, and rendering abortive the charge on\\nthe fort at this time.\\nThe Eighth Michigan has been most unfortunate. For-\\nward in every skirmish and battle, always in the advance,\\nit has lost a considerable number of its officers, and can now\\nscarcely number three hundred men. All these regiments\\nfought well, and piled their dead around the fort but it\\nwas a terrible sacrifice and a vain one.\\nThe first, as has been said, to reach the fort were the\\nMichigan Eighth, and New York Seventy-ninth. This was\\nnot the natural order, but the Seventy-ninth, hearing the\\ncheers of the Eighth, ran past the other regiments and\\njoined the Eighth as it reached the works. Both regiments\\nsufiered terribly from the fire of the enemy as they ap-\\nproached, the Eighth from grape and canister, the Sev-\\nenty-ninth from musketry, as the nature of their .wounds\\nshow. Badly shattered, and wholly exhausted from three-\\nfourths of a mile on the double quick, many fell powerless\\non reaching the works while a few, in sufficiently good\\ncondition, mounted the parapet, from which the enemy had\\nbeen driven by our sharp and effective fire, and called upon\\nthe others to follow them.\\nAt about nine o clock, which seemed to be the crisis of\\nthe battle, and when the generals seemed to be consulting\\nwhether they should again advance upon the fort, or retire,\\nthe gunboats decided the question by opening a heavy can-\\nnonade in our rear, which, instead of telling upon the\\nrebels, threw their shot and shell into our own ranks. This\\nmust have resulted from ignorance on their part as to our\\nprecise position, owing to the rapid changes upon the field,\\nand in the intervening timber. The shells fell and burst\\nin the very midst of our men, several exploding near\\nthe commanding general and his staff. The effect of this\\nJ", "height": "3283", "width": "2200", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "EIGHTH INFANTRY.\\n57\\nunfortunate mistake was an order for the troops to retire,\\nwhich they did in perfect order, taking position on the old\\npicket-line.\\nIn the Scottish American newspaper, of New York, there\\nappeared, a few days after the battle, a communication from\\nan officer of the Seventy-ninth Highlanders, in which the\\ngallantry of the Eighth at Secessionville is thus noticed\\nI should mention that the Eighth Michigan, small in\\nnumber, but every man a hero, had been repulsed from the\\nfort, with terrible loss, just as we advanced. The Michigan\\nmen could not have numbered four hundred when they ad-\\nvanced wlien they retired they had one hundred and\\nninety killed and wounded. One company alone lost, I un-\\nderstand, no less than ninety-eight men. The ordeal through\\nwhich they had passed the Seventy-ninth were now experi-\\nencing. Shot down by unseen enemies, and without having\\nan opportunity of returning the fire with any effect, the\\nmen got discouraged, but remained stubbornly on the\\nground until the order was given to retire, an order, let\\nme say, which was only rendered necessary by the shameful\\nfact that, notwithstanding the strong force within support-\\ning distance, no support came. The fort was ours had we\\nre^eived assistance, but it is a fact that cannot be gainsaid\\nthat every man who fell around its ramparts belonged to the\\nEighth Michigan and the. Seventy-ninth New York, the\\ntwo weakest regiments, in point of numbers, in the whole\\nforce under command of Gen. Bcnham.\\nThe Eighth Kcgiment went into the fight with a total\\nstrength of five hundred and thirty-four officers and men,\\nand its loss in the assault was, according to the surgeon s\\nreport, one hundred and forty-seven killed and wounded\\nand thirty-seven missing; this being more than one-third\\nof the number engaged. The first report of its loss made\\nit somewhat greater than this. Gen. Stevens, in his\\nGeneral Order No. 2G, dated James Island, S. C, June\\n18, 1862, mentioned the heroism of the Eighth Michigan,\\nas follows: Parties from the leading regiments of the two\\nbrigades, the Eighth Michigan and Seventy-ninth High-\\nlanders, mounted and were shot down on the parapet, offi-\\ncers and men. These two regiments especially covered\\nthemselves with glory, and their fearful casualties show the\\nhot work in which they were engaged. Two-fifths of the\\nEighth Michigan and nearly one-quarter of the Seventy-\\nninth Highlanders were down, either killed or wounded,\\nand all the remaining regiments had a large number of\\ncasualties. In congratulating his comrades on their\\nheroic valor and constancy on that terrible field, the\\ncommanding general of the division has not words to ex-\\npress his and your grief at the sacrifice that has been\\nmade. Our best and truest men now sleep the sleep that\\nknows no waking. Their dead bodies lie on the enemy s\\nparapet.\\nGen. Stevens command evacuated James Island on the\\n5th of July, the Eigiith Kcgiment being the last to leave,\\nas it had been the first in the advance. Moving to Hilton\\nHead, it embarked there July 13th, with the Seventy-ninth\\nNew York, Twenty eighth Massachusetts, Seventh Con-\\nnecticut, and other regiments lor Fortress Monroe, where\\nthey arrived on the 16th, and landed at Newport News on\\nthe following day. Tliey knew they were destined to rein-\\n8\\nforce the Army of the Potomac after its disasters in the\\nSeven Days fight, and they did not like the change, for\\nthey preferred to remain in the South, where their laurels\\nhad been won. The Eighth remained three weeks in camp\\nat Newport News, and during this time Col. Fenton left for\\nMichigan to obtain recruits, and Lieut.-Col. Graves was\\nleft in command of the regiment. The command left this\\ncamp* August 4th, and moving to the Rappahannock\\nRiver, took part in the campaign of Gen. Pope, fighting at\\nsecond Bull Run, August 29th and 80fh, and at Chantilly,\\nSeptember 1st, losing considerably in both engagements.\\nSoon after, it moved with the Ninth Army Corps (to\\nwhich it had been attached) into Maryland. It fought at\\nSouth Mountain, September 1-lth, losing thirteen, wounded,\\nand was again engaged in the great battle of Antietam,\\nSeptember 17th. Early in that day it formed in line on\\nthe right with its brigade, but about noon, when the battle\\nbecame general, it was ordered to the left, and took posses-\\nsion near the historic Stone Bridge. A more terrific fire\\nthan we here met with, wrote an officer of the regiment,\\nit has not been my lot to witness. It equaled, if it did\\nnot exceed, that of James Island. At first our men gained\\nground and drove the enemy half a mile, but the battery\\ntliat covered our advance and answered to the enemy s in\\nfront getting out of ammunition, together with the arrival\\nof a fresh rebel brigade from Harper s Ferry, flanking our\\nposition and bringing our men under a cross-fire, changed\\nthe fortunes of the day in their favor, and when night\\nclosed upon the scene of carnage the enemy reoccupied the\\nground wrested from them at such fearful sacrifice in the\\nafternoon. The bridge, however, was not retaken by the\\nenemy, and, although the Union forces had been driven\\nback here on the left, the advantage remained with them\\non other parts of the field. The battle was not renewed to\\nany extent on the following day, and the enemy, while\\nkeeping up the appearance of a strong line in front, re-\\ntreated from his position to the Potomac, preparatory to\\ncrossing back into Virginia.\\nThe loss of the Eighth at Antietam was twenty-seven\\nkilled and wounded, a loss which appears quite severe\\nwhen it is remembered that the regiment went into action\\nwith considerably less than two hundred men, having been\\nreduced not only by its terrible losses in previous battles,\\nbut also by discharges more than two hundred and fifty\\nmen being discharged from the Eighth in the year 1862,\\nof whom just one hundred enlisted in the regular army.\\nThe places of these were being filled to some extent by re-\\ncruits, of whom a number joined the regiment the day\\nbefore Antietam and it was said of them that, although\\nthey had never before hoard a hostile gun, they endured\\nthe terrible initiation of that day with almost the steadiness\\nof veterans.\\nFor about a month after the battle the regiment re-\\nmained in Maryland, a short time in the vicinity of An-\\ntietam, and a longer time in Pleasant Valley. On the 26th\\nof October it marched to Weverton, and thence to Ber-\\nlin, Md., where it crossed the Potomac on pontoons into\\nVirginia. It passed through Lovettsvillo, Waterford,\\nSlack s Mills, Ilectortown, and Salem, to Waterloo, where,\\non the 11th of November, it received the announcement of", "height": "3242", "width": "2259", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "58\\nHISTOllY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nGen. Burnside s promotion to the coiumaiid of the army.\\nOn tlie 15th it was at Sulphur Springs, and moved thence,\\nby way of Fayettcvillo and Be;ilton Station, to a camp\\nabout ten miles east of the latter place, where was read the\\norder forming the right grand division of the army, by\\nuniting the Second and Ninth Corps, under command of\\nGen. E. V. Sumner. On the 18th the regiment marched,\\nleading the brigade, to Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg,\\nwhere the army was rapidly concentrating. Here it re-\\nmained (a part of it acting as provost-guard of the division)\\nuntil the 12th of December, when it crossed the Rappa-\\nhannock to Fredericksburg, but wa.s not engaged in the\\ngreat battle of the 13th. It recrosscd on the 15th, and re-\\nmained at Falmouth until Feb. 13, 18G3, when it moved\\nwith the Ninth Corps (which had been detaclied from the\\nArmy of the Potomac) to Newport News, Va., and there\\ncamped, evidently waiting orders for a further movement,\\nwhich the officers and men hoped might take them back to\\nthe department of the South.\\nOn the 20th of March the Eighth Regiment, being again\\nunder marching orders, eirfbarked at Newport News, on tlie\\nsteamer Georgia, preparatory to the commencement of the\\nlong series of movements and marches in the Southwest\\nwhich afterwards gave it the name of the wandering regi-\\nment of Michigan. It left Newport News on the 21st,\\narrived at Baltimore on tlie 22d, and proceeded thence by\\nthe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Parkersburg, W. Va.,\\nreaching there on the 24th, and embarking on the steamer\\nMajestic for Louisville, Ky., where it arrived at noon on\\nThur.sday the 26th. At that time it was brigaded with the\\nSecond, Seventeenth, and Twentieth Michigan Regiments,\\nunder Brig.-Gcn. Orlando M. Poe (formerly colonel of the\\nSecond), as brigade commander this being the First\\nBrigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps. This corps\\n(then a part of the Army of the Ohio) had for its im-\\nmediate mission in Kentucky to observe and hold in check\\nthe forces of the guerrilla chief, John Morgan, who, at\\nthat time, seemed to be omnipresent in all that region, and\\nwhose movements were giving the government no little\\ntrouble and alarm.\\nThe Eighth moved by railroad from Louisville on the\\n28th, proceeded to Lebanon, Ky., and remained stationed\\nthere and at Green River Ford, Ky., for some weeks.\\nWliilc the command lay at Lebanon there was issued the\\nfirst number of a paper entitled The Wolvcriitc, which was\\nannounced as published by members of the Eighth Michi-\\ngan Infantry, and will be issued as often as circumstances\\nwill permit. How many numbers of this journal were\\never published is not known.\\nAbout the 1st of June the Ninth Corps, which had been\\nscattered in detachments at various points in Kentucky,\\nwas ordered to move to Mississippi to reinforce the army of\\nGen. Grant, then operating against Vicksburg. The Eighth\\nRegiment moved with the corps, going to Cairo, 111., by\\nrail, and then embarking on boats on the Mississippi River,\\nwas transported to Haynes Bluff, Miss. From there it\\nmoved to Milldale, Miss., and remained there and at Flower\\nDale Church, near Vicksburg, until the operations against\\nthat stronghold ended in its capitulation, July 4th. Then\\nit uioved with the corps towards Jackson, Miss., in pursuit\\nof the army of Johnston, who had been hovering in Gen.\\nGrant s rear, attempting to raise the siege of Vicksburg.\\nIn the several engagements which occurred from the 10th\\nto the 16th of July the Eighth participated, but suffered\\nlittle loss; and after the evacuation of Jackson, on the 16th,\\nit returned to its former camp at Milldale, remaining there\\ntill August 6th, when it again took boat on the Mississippi\\nand moved north with the corps. It reached Memphis in\\nthe night of the 11th, and passed on to Cairo and thence\\nto Cincinnati, where it arrived on the 18th, and, crossing\\nthe river, camped at Covington, Ky. From Covington it\\nmoved by way of Nicholasville to Crab Orchard, Ky.,\\nreaching there August 27th, and remaining there in camp\\ntwo weeks. On the 10th of September it was again on\\nthe march, and moved by way of Cumberland Gap to Knox-\\nville, Tenn., reaching there on the 2Gth.\\nThe Eighth was slightly engaged with the enemy at Blue\\nSprings, October 10th, and, after considerable marching and\\ncountermarching, went into camp, October 29th, at Lenoir\\nStation, where it remained until November 14th. It was\\nthen, with its divi.sion, ordered to Huff s Ferry, on the\\nHolston River, to check the advance of Longstreet, who\\nwas reported moving up from Georgia towards Knoxville.\\nHe was found in strong force, and the Union troops retired\\nbefore him, and passing back through Lenoir, continued\\nthe retreat to Knoxville. Being hard pressed, however, a\\nstand was made at Campbell s Station on the IGth, and a\\nbattle ensued, lasting from about one P.M. until dark, and\\nresulting in a loss to the Eighth of eleven wounded. Du-\\nring the night the retreat was continued, and the regiment\\nreached Knoxville in the morning of the 17th, after an\\nalmost continuous march of two days and three nights, in-\\ncluding a battle of several hours duration, moving over the\\nworst of roads tliough mud and rain, and with less than\\nquarter rations.\\nThen followed the siege of Knoxville by Longstreet,\\nwhich continued eighteen days, during all of which time\\nthe regiment occupied the front line of works. On Sunday,\\nNovemljer 29th, two veteran Georgia brigades, belonging to\\nMcLaws rebel division, made a furious assault on Fort\\nSaunders (one of the works in the line of fortifications in-\\nclosing Knoxville), and were repulsed and driven back with\\na loss of nearly eight hundred men, the Eighth Michigan\\nbeing one of the regiments which received and repelled the\\nassault.\\nIn the night of the 4th and 5th of December the enemy\\nwithdrew from Knoxville. The Eighth took part in the\\npursuit, but with no results, and on the 16th it encamped\\nat Blain s Cross-Roads. This proved to be the last camp\\nwhich it occupied for any considerable length of time in\\nTennessee. It remained here about three weeks, during\\nwhich time three hundred of its members re-enlisted as\\nveterans. On the 8th of January, 1864, the veteranized\\ncommand, under orders to report at Detroit, left its camp\\nand took the road across the Cumberland Mountains for the\\nrailroad at Nicholasville, Ky., nearly two hundred miles dis-\\ntant. It reached that place in ten days, having made an\\naverage of nearly twenty miles a day, over miserable roads,\\nand through the ice and snow of the mountain passes.\\nFrom Nicholasville the men went by rail to Detroit, reach-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "EIGHTH INFANTEY.\\n59\\ning there January 25tli. At the end of their furlough,\\nMarch 8th, they left for the front, and proeecded to Annap-\\nolis, Md., where they rejoined the Ninth Corps, which had\\nin the mean time been ordered from Tennessee, to reinforce\\nthe Army of the Potomac.\\nOn tlie 23d of April the Eighth moved by way of Wash-\\nington across the Potomac to Warrenton Junction. When\\nthe spring campaign opened it moved (May 4th) with the\\narmy, crossed the Kapidan on the 5th, and on the following\\nday was hotly engaged in the Wilderness, losing ninety-nine\\nin killed, wounded, and missing. On the 12th it took\\npart in the assault on the enemy s intrenchmcnts at Spott-\\nsylvania Court-House, losing forty-nine officers and men in\\nthe bloody work of that day. During the fight the corps\\ncommander. Gen. Burnside, rode up, and called out to the\\nregiment, Boys, you must support this battery and hold\\nthe hill at all hazards, for it is the key to our safety A\\nmoment later he inquired what regiment it was, and Col.\\nEly informed him. Ah, returned the general, the\\nEighth Michigan I know you. You ll hold it and\\nrode away.\\nThe regiment crossed the Pamunkey River May 28th,\\nand moved towards Bethesda Church, where, in the battle\\nof June 3d, it gallantly charged and carried the enemy s\\nrifle-pits, sustaining a loss of fifty-nine killed, wounded, and\\nmissing. On the 12th it was encamped near Mechanics-\\nville, Va. The next day it crossed the Chickahominy, and\\non the 14th crossed the James River, from which point it\\nmoved by a forced march to the front of Petersburg, ar-\\nriving there in the evening of the ICtli. On the 17th and\\n18th it took part in the attacks on the enemy s works, losing\\nforty-nine killed and wounded. For six weeks after that\\ntime it was constantly employed on the fortifications, under\\nfire. In the fight at the Crater, July 3Uth, it was en-\\ngaged, losing thirteen killed and wounded. Soon after it\\nmoved to the Weldon Railroad, and fought there in the\\naction of August 19th, losing thirty in killed, wounded,\\nand missing. It was again engaged, with but slight loss,\\non the 21st; and on the 30th it took part in the battle of\\nPoplar Grove Church, losing eight wounded.\\nThe Eighth remained near Peebles farm engaged in for-\\ntifying and picket duty till November 29th, when it moved\\nagain to a position before Petersburg. The strength of the\\nregiment at that time was only about three hundred men\\nfit for duty. It assisted in repulsing the enemy in his at-\\ntack on Fort Steaiman, March 25, 1865, and on the 2d\\nof April it was engaged in the attack on Fort Mahon, as-\\nsisting in carrying the work, and being the first regiment to\\nplace its colors on the hostile ramparts. The next day it\\nmarched into Petersburg. After this it was employed on\\nguard duty on the South Side Railroad till the 20th, when\\nit marched to City Point, and on the following day em-\\nbarked on transports and proceeded to Alexandria, Va.,\\nfrom which place it moved to Tenallytown on the 2Gth. It\\nmoved into the city of Witshington May 9th, and was there\\nengaged in guard and patrol duty until July 30, 18C5,\\nwhen it was mustered out of the service. It left Washington\\non the 1st of August, and on the 3d arrived at Detroit,\\nwhere it was paid off and disbanded, and the survivors of\\nthe Wandering Regiment of Michigan returned to their\\nhomes. During its existence the Eighth Regiment had\\nmoved more than seven thousand miles by land and by sea;\\nmore than nineteen hundred men had marched in its ranks,\\nand it had been engaged in thirty-seven battles and skir-\\nmishes in seven diflfcrent States of the Union.\\nOFFICERS AND MEN OF THE EIGHTH FHOM CLINTON COUNTT.\\nCompttmj B.\\nCapt. Will. Ely Lewis, St. John s; com. .\\\\pril 1, 18G2 1st lieut., Aug. 1, 1801\\npro. to luaj. Murcli 12, 1803; killeil in uction at Cold Harljor, Va., June 3,\\n18C4.\\nCapt. Rolit. G. Hntcliinson, St. John s; com. Murch 13, 18G3; 1st lieut.. May H,\\n1802; died of disease at Detroit, Jan. 2, 186.\\nCapt. James I Dodge, SI. Jolin s; com. Jan. 2, 1865; 1st lieut., Co. G, Oct. 27,\\n1804; must, out July 30, ISOJ.\\n2d Lieut. Sauil. A. Baldwin, Watertown com. July 5, 1804; pro. to capt., Co.\\nE, Nov. 0, 1864.\\nSergt Jas. Travis, St. John s; disch. for disability, Dec, 2, 1861.\\nSergt. Chas. F. Smith, St. Jolin s; pro. to 2d lieut, Co. K, May 14, 1802.\\nSergt. Jas. P. Dodge, St. John s veteran, eul. Dec. 29, 1863 pro. to 2d lieut.,\\nJuly 6, 1864.\\nCorp. Wm. H. Smith, St. Jolin n enl. Aug. 12, 1861 disch. Oct. 29. 1862.\\nCorp. Chas. F. Valleau, St. John s enl. Aug. 13, 1801 died of disease at Wash-\\nington, Oct. 20,1801.\\nCorp. M.J. Morton, St. John s; enl. Aug. 15, 18GI died of disease in Mississippi,\\nJuly 30, 186 1.\\nCorp. Tompkins Dunlap, St. John s enl. Aug. 15, 1861 disch. for disability,\\nMarch 3, ISOi.\\nWagoner Mose.^ Brown, St. John s; enl. Aug. 12, 1861 disch. at end of service,\\nSept. 22, 1864.\\nJoshua Aldricli, disch. to enl. in regular army, Oct. 28, 1862.\\nJohn Austin, disch. Oct. 31, 1862.\\nBenj. F. Brown, disch. for disability, Nov. 29, 1862.\\nFrederick Burke, died of disease, Dec. 2, 1861.\\nChas. E. Blanchard, died of disease, April 9, 1862.\\nAlbert M. Bennett, died of disease at Baltimore, Md., March 21, 1863.\\nDarrell Brewer, dieil of disease at Lebanon, Ky., April 19, 1863.\\nClark C. Brewer, died of disease in Michigan, Feb. 17, 1864.\\nHenry A. Brown, died in battle at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1804.\\nHenry 0. Brown, disch. for disability, P eb. 9, 1863.\\nWm. H. Brown, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nBlarshall B.icheldor, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1804.\\nJohn K. Brooks, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; must, out July 5, 1865.\\nSariford Baker, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803 disch. by order, June 13, 18( 5.\\nHansom A. Brooks, veteran, enl. Feb. 17, 18t 4; disch. by order, June 20, 1805.\\nSheldon Crowell, died in action at Antietain, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.\\nWm. A. Diltton, died in action at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1804.\\nHenry W. Davenport, died ot di.iease at Washington, March 30, 1863.\\nEnoch Doty, discll. Feb. 19, 1803.\\nFranklin Doty, disch. for di.iability, April 11, 1803.\\nDon A. Duty, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803; must, out July 30, 1866.\\nSanil. Ddlingbam, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; discli. at end of service, Sept. *22,\\n1804.\\nLeroy M. Dodge, died at James Island, S. C, Juno 10, 1802.\\nJeremiah Dooling, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nDavid Forest, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; disch. for disability, Aug. 17, 1864.\\nMarchua M. Face, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nHiram Gardnei Greetibiish; died of disease at Port Royal, NoV. 17, 1861.\\nWillett S. Green, died of diiease at Millikoii s Bond, La, Juno 22, 1803.\\nFrancis F. Gleason, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803; must, out July 30, 1805.\\nWm. J. Hildieth, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nWon is H. Hill, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803; disch. by order, June 13, 1805.\\nWm. J. [Janiinond, disch. by order, June 9, 1805.\\nJames M. Hinies, died of disease at Annapolis, Md., March 27, 18G4.\\nLester E. Jewett, disch. to enl. in regular army, Oct. 27, 1862.\\nChas. Kelly, disch. for disability, Dec. 9, 1862.\\nWm. Kelly, died in action at Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1863.\\nJohn J. Kniffln, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803; must, out July 30, 1865.\\nEnos 11. Kimmel, must, out July 30, 1800.\\nGeo. W. Lewis, died of disea\u00c2\u00abe at Annapolis, Md., April 9, 1864.\\nJohn M. Look, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1804.\\nJoseph Miller, disch. to enl. in regular army, Oct. 29, 1862.\\nMiles Mansfield, discb. for disability, Oct. 24, 1862.\\nSaiiil. McVeigh, disch. for disability, Oct. 25, 1802.\\nHorace Mosier, disch. by order, June 15, 1805.\\nFrederick Miller, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1804.\\nGeo. McVeigh, died in miction at James Island, S. C, June 16, 1862.\\nHarrod Slorton, died in action at James Island, S. C, June 16, 1862.\\nDavid Mayhew, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; died of diseaae at Nashville, Tenn.,\\ntliirch 7, 1804.\\nJames Morrison, must, out July 30, 1861.\\nChillies Myselt, must, out July 30, 186,5.\\nCharles Marsted, must, out July 30, 1805.\\nCharles Otis, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "60\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nAndrew Post, disch. for disability, Aug. 20. 18(i2.\\nDarius Pictdl, disch. for disaliility, Feb. 16, 1863.\\nCli:i8. P. PiitiiHin, discli. itt end of service, Oct. 19, 1864.\\nJiimes L. Putterson, disclj. by older, .June 5, 1865.\\nWm. S. Seaver, discli. by order, April 12, 1865.\\nWm. H. Siigc, discli. by order, June 1, 1865.\\nWm. H. Sniilli, ilisliarged Oct, 31, 1862.\\nAndrew J. Smith, disch. for disability, Nov. 29, 1862.\\nJoseph Silvcis, discli. for disability, Jan. 15, 1863.\\nFrederick Schwarz, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nGeorge P. Steadman, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nSamuel Strickland, died of disease, Dec. 15, 1861.\\nWm. J. Stiicklanrt, died in action at James Island, S. C, June 16, 1862.\\nMyron Tiacy, died of disease, April 26, 1862.\\nJohn D. Thotnns, died in action at James Island, S. C, June 16, 1862.\\nHomer Terwilliger, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803 di\u00c2\u00bbch. by order, June 13, 1S6S.\\nAmos Weatlierly, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863 must, out July 30, 1866.\\nCompany C.\\nCapt. Clias. F. Smith, St. John s; com. May 27, 1863 ditcli. at end of service,\\nOct 18, 1864.\\nIst Lieut. Simon McLaiigUlin, St. John s j com. Sept. 28, 1864 must, out July\\n30, 1865.\\nDarius C. Wait, died of disease at Beaufort, S. C, Dec. 28, 1861.\\nEphraim Brown, St. Jolin s.\\nComptunj E.\\nCapt. Samuel A. Baldwin, Watertown; com. Nov. 0, 1864, 2d lieut.Co. B sergt.\\nCo. E; must, out July :i(l, 18G5.\\n1st Lieut. Tiuiotby L. Baldwin, Watertown com. April 25, 1865, sergt. Co. E;\\nmust, out July 30, 1865.\\nTlios. T. Davenport, died in action at Wilderness, May 6, 1864.\\nKenneth F. Morse, ti-ans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.\\nMarcus L. McCrum, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nCoiitpanif G.\\n1st Lieut. Jas. P. Dodge, St. Jcdin s com. Oct. 1, 1864 2d lient, July 5, 1RG4;\\npro. capt. and must, out July 30, 1865.\\nCompanlj if.\\nLuther J. Winter, disch. by order, Jnue 1, 1865.\\nC ompttny I.\\nChas. Hildreth, disch. for disability, Dec. 9, 1863.\\nCompany K.\\nIst Lieut. Chas. F. Smith,St. John s; com. Nov. 1, 1862; 2d lieut. May 14,1862;\\npro. capt. Co. C.\\nOFFICERS AND MEN OF THE EIGHTH FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany A,\\nElisha Bird, died of wounds, Oct. 23, 1S64.\\nJohn Mirichin, died in action at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864.\\nAlbert Marten, must, out July 30, 1866.\\nCompany E.\\nChavlcs Brott, disch. for disability, April 21, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\n1st Lieut. Oscar P. Hendee, Corunna; com. April 25, 1865; 2d lieut. Way 6,\\n1S64 must, out July 30, 1865.\\nWilliam S. Close, di.-ch. for prom ticui in 29lh, Nov. 17, 1864.\\nJoseph L. lloyt, died of disease at Wasliington, D. C.\\nEdwin Wliitney, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nMelancthon E. Whitney, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\nSmith Doubleday, died near Petersburg, Va., June 25, 1864.\\nCompany II,\\nIst Lieut. John R. Dougherty, Shiawassee; com. April 25,1861 must, out July\\n30, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nCapt. Jay L Quackenbush.Owosao com. Sept. 6, 1861 resigned March 3,1862.\\nIst Lieut. Albert Bainbridse, Byron com. Sept. 5, 1861; resigned April 7,1862.\\n1st Lieut. Bartley Siegel, Shiawassee; com. May 1,1865; must, out July 30,\\n1866.\\nSergt. Wm. R. Smith, Owosso; enl. Sept. 7, 1861 disch. for disability, April 21,\\n1863.\\nSergt. Bartley Siegel, enl. Sept. 10, 1861; veteran, Feb. 17, 63; pro. to 1st lieut.\\nSergt. John 1. Knoop, Byron enl. Sept. 9, 1861 disch. for disability, April 21,\\n1863.\\nSergt. Cyrus H Roys, Byron; enl. Sept. 10, 1861; died of disease at Washing-\\nton, Feb. 10, 1863.\\nCorp. Geo. W. Love, Owosso; enl. Sept. 7, 1861 disch. Oct. 22, 1862.\\nCorp. Edwin Ayres, Owosso; enl. Sept. 16, 1861; died in action in Georgia,\\nApril 16, 1862.\\nCorp. D. H. Williams, Veilion enl. Sept. 9, 1861 disch. for disability, Sept. 28,\\n1862.\\nMusn. Judson A. Clough, Shi.awassoe; enl. Sept. 2, 1861; disch. at end of\\nservice. Sept. 22, 1864.\\nJoseph Ames, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nDavid N. Arthur, veteran, enl. Jan. 15, 1864.\\nAlonzo Bstchelder, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; must, out July 30, 1805.\\nJohn K. Bunting, discli. for disability, April 16, 1862.\\nHenry Brown, disch. for disability, Oct. 18, 1S6I.\\nJames W. Bronson, disch. for disability, Jan. 20, 1863.\\nAlbert Bittner, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22,1864.\\nFrederick T. Bently, died near Petersburg, Va., July 31, 1864.\\nPeter F. Camus, disch. Feb. 3, 1863.\\nGeorge F. Camus, died of wounds, June 20, 1862.\\nSamuel B, Corsons, died of disease at Hiltim Ileail, S. C, Nov. 17, 1861.\\nHorace L Clark, died of disease at Crab Orchard, Aug. 30, 1863.\\nThonws F. Clark, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nOscar I. Card, discb. for disability, Feb. 13, 1862.\\nWm. H. Carr, disch. for disability, Feb. 13, 1862.\\nPhilip W. Colnian, disch. for disability, Oct. 15, 1862.\\nWm. II. H. Chase, disch. for ili.sability, March 6, 1863.\\nBenjamin Dutcber, ilisch. for disability, Feb. 13, 1862.\\nWilliam Deinond, disch. to enlist in regular service, Oct. 27, 1862.\\nCliarles Desoiiess, discii. by order.\\nMartin Decker, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803 died of disease in Michigan, March\\n17, 1S64.\\nGridson M. Dutcher, died of disease at Newport News, March 7, 1863.\\nJ.diu W. Eckman, discli. lor disability, Feb. 13, 186i.\\nCharles Freeman, disch. for disability, Dec. 9, 1862.\\nWilliam Freeman, died of disease, Oct. 21, 1861.\\nRoyal D. Heudee, missing in action at James Island, July 16, 1862.\\nOscar P. Helulee, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nHenry House, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nJacob Hubbard, disch. for disability, Feb. 13, 1862.\\nReuben Hydoni, discli. for disability, June 29, 1863.\\nGeorge W. Jewell, disch. for disability, Aug. 19, 1862.\\nAdoni,jah Jewell, disch. to enlist in regular service.\\nFrederick Kurrle, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1861.\\nJacob M. Klingiiigsinitli, disch. for disability, Oct. 9, 1861.\\nFrancis S.,Luni, disch. lor disjibility, Oct. 29, 1862.\\nWm. W. Leniuiiyon, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863.\\nJolin B. Malhewson, disch. at end ..f service, Feb. 6, 1865.\\nHenry McClellen, disch. to enlist in regular service, Sept. 22, 1862.\\nAsro Miller, died of disease at Clark s Plantation, Miss., July 21, 1863.\\nGeorge W. McCoinb, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863 died near Petersburg, Va.,\\nAug. 21, lK6t.\\nAlpheus Ott, veteiaii, enl. Dec. 29,1863 disch. fir disability, Feb. 7,1865.\\nEdward Ogibn, disch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nJohn W. I landle, disch. at end of service, Sept. 19, 1861.\\nGeorge W. Porter, di-cli. lor disability, Feb. 22, 1S62.\\nWm. R. Punches, died of disea-se at Aniiapidis, Md., March 29, 1864.\\nWalter S. Ryness, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; disch. by order, July 28, 1865.\\nJohn Slionrtz, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1803; must, out July 30, 1865.\\nHiram Spear, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; must, out July 30, 1865.\\nBartley Seigel, veteran, enl. Feb. 17, 1864; must, out July 30, 1865.\\nWilliam Sliissler, died of wounds, Sept. 7, 1862.\\nBenjamin O. Simons, disch. Feb. 15, 1862.\\nDewitt Titus, discli. for disability, Sept. 1, 1862.\\nWilliam Turner, discb. for disability, Oct. 15, 1862.\\nWm. 11. Wood, disch. for disability, Sept. 28, 1862.\\nFrancis Whitmore, d.sch. at end of service, Sept. 22, 1864.\\nBenjamin L. Wasbbourne, died in action at James Island, July 16, 1862.\\nSimon Wolf, veteran, enl. Dec. 29, 1863; died at Hanover Town, Va., May 31,\\n1801.\\nCharles W. Young, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nCompany K.\\nJohn Emery, must, out July 30, 1865.\\nCHAPTEll VIII.\\nNINTH INFANTKY.\\nOrganization of the Ninth Service in Kentucky Battle tind Dis-\\naster at Murfrcesboro ^High Opinion of tiie Ninth expressed by\\nGen. Thomas Assignment of the Regiment to Duty at Army\\nHeadquarters Veteran Re-enlistment Tlio Regiment on Duty at\\nAtlanta, Chattanooga, and Nashville Muster Out and Discharge.\\nThe Ninth Infantry Ilegiment of Michigan was raised\\nduring the latter part of the summer and in the early au-\\ntumn of the year 1861. Its rendezvous was at Fort Wayne,\\nDetroit, wliere its organization was perfected, under the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "NINTH INFANTRY.\\n61\\nfollowing officers William W. Duffield, Colonel; John G.\\nParkhur.st, Lieutenant-Colonel; Dorus M. Fox, Major; Eu-\\niiis Church, Surgeon C^rus Smith, Assistant Surgeon\\nJames G. Portman, Chaplain Henry M. Duffield, Adju-\\ntant; Cliarles H. Irwin, Quartermaster.\\nIn the ranks of the Ninth during its term of service\\nwere more tlian one liundred men from Shiawassee, and\\nsome from Clinton County. Those from Shiawassee were\\nprincipally in Capt. George K. Newcoiube s company,\\nwhich was raised by him iu August, 18U1, and was known\\nduring the period of its enlistment as the Fremont\\nGuard. In the organization of tlic regiment this com-\\npany was designed as Company F.\\nThe regiment, having been armed with weapons of an\\ninferior class, was mustered into tiie United States service\\nfor three years, by Capt. II. R. Mizner, United States army,\\nat the rendezvous, October 23 and 25, 1861, and on the\\nlast-named day left Detroit for the seat of war in the South-\\nwest, being the first regiment from Michigan which entered\\nthe field in the Western departments. It reached Jeffiir-\\nsonville, Ind., on the 27th, and on the following day was\\nmoved by steamboat to Salt River, Ky. It was soon after\\nengaged in the construction of a defensive work on Mul-\\ndraugh s Hill, and made its winter quarters in that vicinity.\\nDuring their stay at that place the men of the Ninth were\\nterribly afflicted with measles and other disorders, as many\\nas four hundred having been on the sick-list at one time.\\nImmediately after the fall of Fort DoneLson, the regi-\\nment was moved by transports from Salt River to Nashville,\\nTenn., where it remained for some weeks then moved to\\nMurfreesboro and was posted there from April to July, as\\none of the chain of detachments which were placed to\\nguard the rear and communications of Gen. 0. M. Mitchell,\\nin his advance on Huut.sville, Ala. During that time it\\nformed part of the force with which Gen. Negley made a\\ndemonstration against Chattanooga, reaching the north bank\\nof the Tennessee River, opposite the town. After fliat\\nexpedition it was again stationed at Murfreesboro and vi-\\ncinity, and on the 13th of July the six companies which\\nwere at that place (the other four, under command of Maj.\\nFox, being at Tullaho maj were attacked by a body of the\\nenemy s cavalry, three thousand five liundred strong, under\\nGen. N. B. Forrest. Of this battalion of the Ninth at\\nMurfreesboro one company (B) forty-two strong, under\\nFirst Lieut. Wright, was quartered in the court-house, and\\nfive companies were camped in a body in the northea.stcrn\\noutskirts of the village on the Liberty turnpike, all under\\ncommand of Lieut.-Col. Parkhurst. Col. Duffield was pres-\\nent, but not on duty, he having arrived in the evening of\\nthe 11th, in company with Gen. Crittenden, on business\\nconnected with the formation of a new brigade, of which\\nCol. Duffield was to have the command. The Third Min-\\nnesota Infantry Regiment (nine companies, four hundred\\nand fifty strong; was encamped on the bank of Stone River,\\nless than two miles to the northwest of the town, and with\\nit was Hewett s (First Kentucky) Battery of four guns.\\nForrest s attack on the camp of Lieut.-Col. Parkhurst s\\nbattalion was made at four o clock in the morning of Sun-\\nday, the 13th of July. He had evidently expected that it\\nwould be a surprise, but such did not prove to be the case.\\nCol. Parkhurst had been warned of their approach, for\\nthe noise made by fourteen thousand hoofs sounding on the\\nhard macadamized roads was so great that the alarm was\\ngiven before the head of the rebel column reached the\\npicket line, a mile out of tlie town, so that, although they\\ncame in at full speed, the Union force was prepared to\\ngive them a very warm reception. The result was that\\nthe first attack was successfully repelled, with considerable\\nloss to the enemy, who then withdrew and proceeded to\\nattack the company occupying the court-hou.se. Upon the\\nwithdrawal of the enemy from his front, Lieut.-Col. Park-\\nhurst at once dispatched a messenger to the colonel of the\\nThird Minnesota, at Stone River, informing him of the\\nsituation, and asking him to come to his (Parkhurst s) as-\\nsistance. With this request the officer iu question, for\\nwhat doubtless seemed to him good reasons, declined to\\ncomply. It was believed that he might have done so with\\ngood prospects of success, he having a comparatively large\\nforce, including an efficient battery. Certainly any attempt\\nof Col. Parkhurst with his little force of less thau three\\nhundred men, including the company in the court-house,\\nand with no artillery to effect a junction with the Miniie-\\nsotiaus, in the face of such an overwhelming body of the\\nenemy, would have been almost fool-hardy.\\nAt the court-house the attacking party met a very warm\\nreception from the defending garrison, who held them at\\nbay for two long hours, and only yielded when they found\\nsuch a course inevitable, the enemy having gained posses-\\nsion of the lower story of the building and set fire to it to\\ncompel the surrender. Immediately after their capture\\nthey were sent to the rear, in the direction of McMinnville,\\nwithout an hour s delay, for the rebel commander believed\\nthat his work might at any moment be interrupted by\\nUnion reinforcements from either or all of the several de-\\ntachments posted at different points in the vicinity a very\\nnatural supposition, which uiight easily have been verified.\\nFrom the siege of the court-house the enemy returned\\nto the attack of Col. Parkhurst s position, which, during\\nthe brief cessation of hostilities, had been strengthened by\\nsuch slight defenses as the men had been able to construct\\nin the short time, and with the insufficient moans and ma-\\nterials at their command. Slight as they were they al-\\nforded some shelter to the defending force, who, though\\noutnumbered more than ten to one by their assailants,\\nfought with the most determined and persistent bravery\\nuntil past noon, when, as it became evident that they need\\nlook no longer for succor, and that further resistance was\\nuseless, their leader submitted to the inevitable and sur-\\nrendered. During the eight hours through which they had\\nstood at bay their loss had been thirteen killed and eighty-\\nseven wounded. The enemy admitted that his own loss\\nin killed alone had been thirty-five, and there is little doubt\\nthat It was much beyond this figure. Among the captured\\nofficers were Lieut.-Col. Parkhurst and Capt. Mansfield.\\nThe first was marched away by tiie victorious rebels. Capt.\\nMansfield being unable to endure the march was left be-\\nhind, paroled, as was also Col. Duffield, who had been badly\\nwounded during the fight. His companion in his unfor-\\ntunate visit to the po.st Gen. Crittenden had also beeu\\ncaptured at the hotel in the village, and was taken away", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nwilli the other prisoners, to whose numbers was also added\\nthe Minnesota regiment before mentioned, and the men and\\nofiBcers of Ilewett s Battery.\\nAt McMinnviiie, Forrest paroled the enlisted men vyhom\\nhe had captured, and they returned to Nashville, whence\\nthey were sent to Camp Chase. He, however, retained the\\nofficers and took them to Knoxville. From there they\\nwere sent to Atlanta, then to Madison, Ga., where they re-\\nmained for a considerable time, then to Columbia, S. C, to\\nSalisbury, N. C, and finally to Libby Prison, at Richmond,\\nwhere they were eventually paroled. Col. Parkhurst was\\nexciianged in December, 180-. In the mean time the\\nportion of the regiment which had escaped capture at\\nMurfree.*boro had been engaged against the enemy at\\nTyree Springs, Tenn., and at Munlbrdsville, Ky., about the\\ntime of Gen. Buell s advance from Louisville to Perryville\\nand Bowling Green.\\nOn the 24th of December, 18G2, Lieut.-Col Parkhurst,\\nthen in command of the Ninth (Col. Duffield was perma-\\nnently disabled by the wounds received at Murfreesboro\\nand resigned less than two months after that time), reported\\nfor duty at the headquarters of Gen. Thomas, near Nash-\\nville, and was assigned to duty as provost-marshal his\\nregiment (reorganized and witii ranks refilled by the ex-\\nchanged prisoners) being detailed as provost-guard of the\\nFourteenth Corps. The remark was made by Gen. Thomas,\\non the issuance of the order assigning it to that duty, that\\nhe had fully acquainted himself with the history of the\\npart taken by the regiment in its defense of the post of\\nMurfreesboro against Forrest, and that just such a regi-\\nment was what lie needed at his headquarters.\\nThe duty to which the Ninth was thus assigned was\\nperformed by the regiment from that time until the expi-\\nration of its term of service. For the manner in which it\\npeiformed the duties devolving on it at the battles of Stone\\nRiver and Chickamauga (particularly the former), Col.\\nParkhurst and the regiment were warmly complimented by\\nGen. Thomas. When that general assumed the chief com-\\nmand of the Army of the Cumberland, after Chickamauga,\\nCol. Parkhurst (who received his promotion to the colonelcy\\nFeb. 6, 18G3) was made provost-marshal-general of the de-\\npartment, and the Ninth became provost-guard at army\\nheadquarters. In December, 18G3, the regiment, to the\\nnumber of two hundred and twenty-nine, rc-enlisted as a\\nveteran organization, received a veteran furlough, and re-\\nturned to Michigan in a body, arriving at Coldwater in\\nJanuary, 1864. At the expiration of its furlough, re-\\nassembling at the same place, it left on the 20th of Feb-\\nruary ibr the front, with its ranks filled to about five\\nhundred men. At Chattanooga it returned to duty at\\nheadquarters, and in the summer and fall of 18G4 partici-\\npated in all the operations of the Army of the Cumber-\\nland in Georgia and Tennessee. It entered Atlanta on its\\nevacuation by the enemy, and was there engaged in provost\\nduty till November 1st, when it returned to Chattanooga.\\nDuring October sixty-nine members were discharged by\\nexpiration of their term of service, but as a large number\\nof recruits had been received during the year, the regiment,\\non the 1st of November, 18G4, numbered eight hundred\\nand ninety-seven enlisted men. It remained in Chatta-\\nnooga until the 27th of March, 1865, when it was moved\\nto Nashville. There it stayed on duty at headquarters and\\nas guard at the military prison until the loth of September,\\nwhen it was mustered out of the service, and on the fol-\\nlowing day left for Michigan. It arrived at Jackson on\\nthe 19th of September, and one week later the men were\\npaid ofi and disbanded.\\nSHIAWAS15EE COUNTY SOLDIERS IN TUB NINTH INF.ANTRY.\\nNoji-Commifisioned Stnff,\\nSergt.-Miij. Wm. R. Senoii, Owusso; pru. tu 2d lieut. Co. G.\\nQ.M.-Seigt. Artliur B. Hathaway, Owosso; pro. to 2d Ueut. Co. K.\\nCovipantj A.\\nDelos Hourd, disch. by order, June 22, 1865.\\nCompany B.\\nJames B. Ciininiings, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., May 28, 18G5.\\nSlarsliaU F. Freiicl], disch. hy oriler, July 24, lSU-1.\\nCompitmj D.\\nJolin Miller, iMscli. by order, Aug. 10, 186. j.\\nJames N. Place, disc-h. by order, June 20, 1865.\\nWilson D. Smith, disch. by order, Aug. M, 1805.\\nCtntlpcniy E.\\nHiram B. Andrews, disch. by order. May 15, 1865.\\nJohn K. Holt, disch. by order, Aug. 17, 1865.\\nMai tin Jtidil, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nRansom E. Rhodes, disch. by order, June 20, 1865.\\nCompmuj F.\\nCapt. Geo. K. Newcombe, Owosso, com. Oct. 12, 1861 i pro. to maj. of Ttli Cav.,\\nDec. 1(J, 1862.\\nWilliam W. lirown, disch. by order, Aug. 25, 1865.\\nWilliam U. Babcock, disch. for disability, Oct. 1, 1863.\\nJohn Colby, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nStephen A. Crane, veteian, enl. Dec. 7, 1863 must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nGeorge Cordrny, veteran, enl. Nov. 3, 1863; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJustus Coll iii u, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJacob H. Doolittle, died of disease at Murfreesboro Tenn., July 18, 1862.\\nJames Drown, died of disciuse at West Toint, Ky., Nov. 26, 1862.\\nLuther Drown, disch. April 17, 1802.\\nFrancis Denning, veteian, enl. Nov. 3, 1863; must, out Sept. l. i, 1865.\\nAdam Dubeck, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1S63; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJohn Doney, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863; must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nSulliiau Fay. veteran, Dec. 7, 1S6:S; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nHenry T. Fish, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., April 13, 1865.\\nSamuel H. Graham, disch. for disability, Fel 28, 1862.\\nEdward Graliaiu, disch. for disability, Feb. 28, 1802.\\nIsaac Gould, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nFrederick Gliutekuust, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nReuben Harvey, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863 must^out Sept. 15, 1S65.\\nLyman Hammond, must, out Sept, 15, 1865.\\nGeorge HollauJ, must, out Sept. 15, 1 0J.\\nCyrus Hill, died iif disease at Slnrfreesboio Tenn., July 7, 1862.\\nEdward Hagerman, dii-d of disease at Bowling Gieen, Ky., Oct. 21, 1862.\\nEdward Jones, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nBartlett Jolmsoti, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nMorris Jackson, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJames E. Jackson, disch. for disability, Dec. 14, 1862.\\nGeorge W. Knight, must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nJohn Latnpmati, disch. for disability, Feb. 28, 1802.\\nAlfied Lefevre, disch. by order, Sept. 27, 1865.\\nHerrick Lefevre, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1603; must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nAlexancler Morris, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803 must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nEdward McCann, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863 must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nFrederick Moore, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803.\\nFrederick Newman, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863; must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nGeorge W. I hiUips, disch. for disability, Sept. 30, 1802.\\nJoseph H. Rhodes, must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nHenry Uei\u00c2\u00ab, disch. at end of service, Oct. 11, 1804.\\nWilliiini 11. Rhodes, dn-d of disease at Corunna, Mich., Feb. 27, 1864.\\nEdwin W. Robinson, died of disease at Murfreesboi-o Tenn., July 7, 1862.\\nGeorge A. Stickler, accidentally drowned at Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 18, 1865.\\nArcher Simonds, veteran, en!. Dec. 7, 1863 disch. by order, Sept. 29, 1865.\\nRodolph M. Stickler, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1863 must, out Sept. 16, 1865.\\nObadiah Smith, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803; must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nrhilipSchwable, must, out Sept. 10, 1805.\\nMichael Strahel, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nHerman Schmitgal, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "TENTH INFANTRY.\\n63\\nSimoon SpaiiUIing, must, out Srpt. 15, 1805.\\nGfiirgf Scoiigiil, must, out Sept. l. i, 18G5.\\nWilliiini P. Trciulwny, veienin, eiil. Dec. 7, l?f.;J must, rut Sept 15, 1805.\\nIni M. Warp, veteiHU, enl. Nctv. 28, 18G:J; must, uut S -pt. 15. ISGr).\\nJ ajic Wrttci, vctiTun, enl. Dec. 7, ISC:*.; uiu^t c ut Sfpt. l.^i, 18(i5.\\nC liauncey I). Wliitninn, veteran, enl. Kuv. 11. 180;s (li cli. fur difealiilily, April\\n17, 18114.\\nItartus WntKins, discli. for disaljility, Teh. 28, 18C2.\\nIticlinnl AVjilliice, distil, at end of service, Oct. 14, 1864.\\nl aniel D. Wiso, died of disea.*e at Blurfreesboru Tenn., Murcli 14, 1803.\\nCr.mpa\u00c2\u00bbii G.\\n2d Lieut. William R. Sellon, Owossn; com. Feb. 8, 1SC2; pro. to 1st licut., Co. I.\\nIlorare 0. Ciiilis, must, out Sejit. 15, 1805.\\n.Iiinu S Crandall, must, out St-itt. 15, 1865.\\nGeorge Holland, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJohn Miller, mu.st. nut Sept. 15, 18G5.\\nEli K. Rood, must, out Sept. 15, 1S65.\\nCompany H.\\nLevi A. Bronson, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nAndrew Curtis, must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nThaddeus llufl, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nJoseph Iluft; disch. hy order, Sept. 6, 1865.\\nAlexander Montgomery, died of disease at Chattanooga, Tenn., Apiil 9, 1SG4.\\nJohn O Conner, disch. by order, Sept. 0, 18G5.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\Villi3 Palmer, died of disease at Murfreesboro Tenn., March 23, 1863,\\nPatrick Quinn, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\n1st Lieut. William R. Sellon, Omosso; com. Sept. 23, 1802; pro. to lieut.-col. of\\nI02d U. S. Col. Troops, Aug. 17, 1863.\\nJoseph Brown, must, out Sept. 15, 18G5.\\nJeremiah Coll must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nCharles H. Culf, disch. by order, Sept. II, 1805.\\nIra A. Johnson, disch. by order, Sept. 11, 1805.\\nMichael Punches, must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nCompany K.\\n2d Lieut. Arthur B. Hathaway, Owosso; com. Oct. 14, 1SC4 must, out Sept. 15,\\n18G5.\\nDavid M. Arthur, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nLeroy Chapin, disch. for iiisability, Si-pt. 18, 1863.\\nCornelius Corson, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 1,1803; must, out Sept. 15,\\n1863.\\nKli F. Evatts, disch. for promotion, Dec. 14, 1864.\\nWilliam P. Uorton, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., July 10, 1865.\\nGeorgo Harrington, died of disease at Mui frecsboro Tenn., May, 1861.\\nCharles I Jones, must, out Sept. 15, 1S65.\\nDaniel McCollum, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nWilliam G. Rouse, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nChauiicey C. Rouse, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nSuniuel U. Reed, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nAlbert Snow, must, out Sept. 15, IfcOo.\\nFranklin Scougall, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nWilliam Sbatluck, must, out Sept. 15, 18^5.\\nAllen Slater, veteran, enl. Dec. 7, 1803.\\nJohn Sabine, died of disease at Louisville, Ky.\\nJames B. Sanderson, disch. for disability, Jmifl 22, 1863,\\nLulher Truesdale, disch. by order, Sept. 28, 1805.\\nAlexander Vanwormer, disch. by order, Sept. 6, 1863.\\nAbel Vanwormer, disch. for disability, Sept. 0, 1863.\\nElthaner Vunwoimer, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nCompany L.\\nOrlundu Hardngtun, disch. for disability, April 9, 1803.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN IN THE NINTH.\\nCompany D.\\nWilbert Thompson, must, out Sept. 15, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nPet*r Bertram, disch. at end of service, Oct. 14, 1804.\\nCHAPTER IX.\\nTENTH INFAWTEY.\\nThe Tenth Organized at Flint Campaigns and Marches in Missis-\\nsippi, Tennessee, and Alabama Pursuit of Longstreet in East\\nTennessee Winter Quarters in Georgia Battle at Buzzard s Roost\\nVeteran Re-enlistment Atlanta Campaign March to the Sea\\nCarolina Campaign March to Washington ^The Grand Review\\nMuster Out.\\nIn the composition of the Tenth Regiment there were\\nseveral companies which contained men from Shiawassee\\nand Clinton Counties but the greatest number of these\\nwere found in the ranks of A company, which was\\nlargely recruited at Byron (the home of its commanding\\nofficer) and Corunna. and was made up almost entirely of\\nvolunteers from Shiawassee and the northern part of Liv-\\ningston County. The name by which this company was\\nknown while being recruited and before receiving its desig-\\nnating letter in tlie regiment was that of The Byron\\nGuard its captain and first lieutenant being respectively\\nHenry S. Burnett, of Byron, and Robert F. Gulick, of\\nCorunna.\\nThe Byron Guard was raised in the fall of 1861,\\nunder authority received by Capt. Burnett from the Gov-\\nernor of Michigan, dated October 4tli in that year. On the\\n2Sth of the same month it had reached the minimum num-\\nber of men, and on the 2d. of November the captain re-\\nceived orders to report with his company at Flint, the\\nrendezvous of the Tenth Infantry, to which regiment it\\nhad been assigned. It reached Flint November 5th, eighty-\\nsis strong, and was the second company to report at the\\nrendezvous, the company known as the Saginaw Rangers\\nhaving reached there three days earlier. In the organiza-\\ntion of the regiment, however, the Byron Guard re-\\nceived the first letter, and the Rangers were designated\\nas Company B. The last of the ten companies reported\\nat Flint on the 26th of December, and by the 20tli of Jan-\\nuary all had been filled and the organization of the regi-\\nment was perfected.\\nThe camp of instruction at Flint was named Camp\\nThomson, in honor of Col. Edward II. Thomson, of that\\ncity, president of the State Military Board. At this camp,\\non the 5th of February, 1862, the Tenth Infantry was re-\\nviewed by Governor Blair, and on that and the following\\nday it was mustered into the United States service by Col.\\nWright, US. A. The Tenth was now an organized regi-\\nment in the service of the government, under the following\\nfield-officers, viz. Colonel, Charles M. Lum Lieutenant-\\nColonel, Christopher J. Dickerson Major, James J. Scarritt.\\nThe ceremony of presentation of a national flag to the\\nregiment was performed on Friday, the 11th of April, at\\nthe camp of instruction.\\nThe regiment, nine hundred and ninety-seven strong,\\ntook its departure from Camp Thomson on Tuesday, the\\n22d of April, its first destination being known to be St.\\nLouis, Mo. There was then no railroad from Flint to the\\nline of the Detroit and Milwaukee road, and therefore the\\nmen were moved to Holly Station on wagons and other\\nvehicles i urnished by patriotic citizens. This first stage of\\ntheir long journey was accomplished in a snow-storm, which", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "64\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ngave additional sadness to partings, some of wliich proved to\\nbe final. At Holly, after abundant feasting, the command\\ntook the train for Detroit, and after marching through the\\ncity to the Michigan Central depot, escorted by the Lyon\\nGuard and Detroit Light Guard, embarked on a train\\nconsisting of twenty-three passenger and five freight cars,\\ndrawn by two locomotives, and at a little before midnight\\nleft for the West. Michigan City was reached at two\\no clock P.M. on Wednesday, and at six p.m. on Thursday\\nthe regiment was at East St. Louis. On the following day\\nit embarked on the steamer Gladiator, and at four p.m.\\non Friday moved down the Mississippi. Cairo was reached,\\nand during the short stop which was made there the most\\nsensational rumors were circulated that desperate fighting\\nwas then in progress at Pittsburg Landing, on the Tennes-\\nsee (the known destination of the regiment) that the river\\nat Paducah was filled with dead floating down from the bat-\\ntle-field above and many other stories of similar import.\\nBut the Gladiator moved on up the Ohio and Tennessee\\non Saturday afternoon, passed Fort Henry on Sunday, and\\non Monday night reached Pittsburg Landing, but was or-\\ndered to proceed four miles farther up the Tennessee to\\nHamburg, which place was reached on Tuesday, the 27th,\\njust one week after the departure from Camp Thomson.\\nHere the regiment was disembarked on the 28ih, and on\\nthe 29th was assigned to duty in Col. James D. Morgan s\\nbrigade, Payne s division, left wing Army of Mississippi.\\nOn its first advent among the veterans of Shiloh the regi-\\nment received the usual attentions which old soldiers pay to\\nfresh troops, such as sneering allusions to the cleanness of\\nuniforms and the size of knapsacks, with frequent appli-\\ncations of the epithets paper-collar soldiers, band-box\\nregiment, and many similar compliments but all this was\\ngiven and received in good-humor, for all knew that a few\\ndays of marching would lighten the knapsacks and remedy\\nthe objectionable brightness of uniforms, and after the first\\naction all would be old soldiers together.\\nThe first march of the regiment in the enemy s country\\nwas made on the 29th, when it moved up about five miles\\nand bivouacked for the night in the woods. On the 1st of\\nMay it again advanced towards Farmington, Miss., and re-\\nmained in the vicinity of that village until the enemy s\\nevacuation of Corinth, May 30th. During this time it was\\nseveral times .slightly engaged in skirmishing, but sustained\\nno loss except on the 26th, when the adjutant, Lieut. Syl-\\nvester D. Cowles, was instantly killed by the bullet of a\\nsharpshooter while on picket.\\nThe entire summer of 1862 was passed by the regiment\\nin marching, camping, picketing, and similar duties in the\\nnorth part of the States of Mississippi and Alabama, but\\nwithout any notable event (more than an occasional skirmish)\\noccurring in its experience. On the 1st of June it was at\\nllienzi. Miss., and from the 2d to the 11th was at Boone-\\nville and in its vicinity. About June 15th it encamped at\\nBig Springs, six miles from Corinth, and remained there\\nfive weeks. At this place a Fourth of July celebration was\\nheld, and the stay at this camp was regarded by all as among\\nthe most agreeable of all the regiment s sojournings during\\nthe war. On the 27th of July the headquarters of the\\nregiment were at Camp Leighton, Tuscumbia, Ala., but tlie\\nseveral companies were posted at different places for a dis-\\ntance of twenty miles along the Memphis and Charleston\\nRailroad, engaged in guarding that line. Lieut.-Col. Dick-\\nerson, who was at Town Creek, Ala., with a part of the\\nregiment, evacuated that place in haste in the night of the\\n31st on account of the (reported) advance of a heavy force\\nof the enemy. The camp was reoccupied the next day, as\\nthe enemy (if there had been any in the vicinity) had\\nmoved in another direction.\\nThe headquarters of the regiment remained at Camp\\nLeighton until Septe;nber 1st, when it received orders to\\nmove towards Nashville, and on the following day it crossed\\nthe Tennessee River and moved northward. The march\\n(the line of which lay through Rogersville, Athens, Elkton,\\nPulaski, Lynnville, Columbia, Spring Hill, and Franklin)\\noccupied nine days, and in the evening of September 11th\\nthe regiment with its brigade reached a point two miles\\nsouth of Nashville. There it remained until the 15th, when\\nit moved through the city and encamped in the suburbs.\\nFor nearly two months the force of which the Tenth\\nRegiment was a part (consisting of the divisions of Gens.\\nPalmer and Ncgley) remained at Na.shville without com-\\nmunications, surrounded by .the forces of the Confederate\\nGen. Breckinridge, and compelled to live by foraging on\\nthe neighboring country, crowding back the enemy every\\ntime that parties were -sent out from Na.shvillo for this pur-\\npose. But finally, on the 6th of November, the advance\\nof the Army of the Cumberland (moving southward from\\nKentucky under Gen. Rosecrans, in pursuit of the rebel\\nGen. Bragg) reached Edgefield, on the north side of the\\nCumberland, opposite Nashville; thus opening communi-\\ncation with the Ohio River for the force which had so long\\nbeen beleaguered in Nashville.\\nThe army of Rosecrans remained encamped around Nash-\\nville until the 2Gth of Deceiuber, when it moved forward\\ntowards Murfreesboro on the campaign which culminated\\nin the great battle of Stone River, December 31st, and\\nJanuary 1st and 2d. The Tenth Michigan did not take\\npart in this forward movement, but remained nearly seven\\nmonths after that time at Nashville, engaged in provost,\\ngrand guard, and fatigue duty, and in protecting communi-\\ncation between Nashville and Murfreesboro and other\\npoints. Upon one occasion, Jan. 3, 1863, two companies\\n(one of them being Capt. Burnett s), while guarding a train\\nbetween Nashville and Murfreesboro were attacked by a\\nlarge guerrilla force of the enemy, but repulsed them, taking\\nfifteen prisoners and killing an equal number without loss\\nto themselves. Again, April 10, 1863, a force of forty-\\nfour men of the Tenth Regiment, having been sent under\\ncommand of Lieut. F. W. Vanderberg to guard a railway-\\ntrain, were attacked by a body of the enemy s cavalry in\\nambush at Antioch Station, three miles north of Lavergne,\\nthe train having been stopped for some cause when the\\nattack was made. Lieut. Vanderberg fell mortally wounded\\nat the first or second fire, and five of his men were killed,\\nten wounded, and three taken prisoners, making a total loss\\nof nineteen, or two-fifths of the force engaged. This (with\\nthe exception of the loss of its adjutant, killed on picket\\nin IMississippi) was the first loss inflicted on the regiment\\nin acliiin by the enemy.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "TENTH INFANTRY.\\n65\\nThe men and oflScers of the Tentli had begun to regard\\nNashville as their permanent camping-place, and some of\\nthem had formed such strong attachments there that when,\\non the 19th of July, orders were received to move south-\\nward, they were welcomed with very little of the enthusiasm\\nwhich similar orders would have produced a few months\\nearlier. But the regiment moved in the morning of the\\n20th, and reached Murfrccsboro at noon of the 21st. Here\\nit remained on picket and guard duty till August 19th, when\\nit again marched southward.\\nThe history of the regiment during the four months\\nnext succeeding its departure from Murfreesboro is that of\\nan almost continuous march through the States of Tennes-\\nsee, Alabama, and Georgia. It passed south through Foster-\\nvillo, Shelbyville, Faruiington (^Tonn.), and Lewisburg to\\nColumbia remained there on provost duty from the 23d\\nto the 26th of August; moved on through Pulaski and\\nLynnville to Athens, Ala.; remained there from August\\n29th to September 1st; thence passed through Huntsville,\\nBrownsville, on Flint River, Ala., Larkinville, Seottsboro\\nand Bellefonte to Stevenson, Ala., remaining at the last-\\nnamed place on provost duty from the 7th to the 21st of\\nSeptember moved to Bridgeport, Ala., remained there till\\nOctober 1st; moved at midnight, through dense darkness and\\nfathomless mud, on the road to Jasper, Tenn. passed that\\nplace and moved to Anderson s Cross-Roads remained\\nthere picketing from the 3d to the 18th of October;\\nmoved to Dalhis, Tenn., thirteen miles above Chattanooga,\\non the north side of the Tennessee River remained there\\nthree days within hearing of the cannonading between the\\nhostile armies at Chattanooga; moved again October 24th,\\npassed through Washington, Tenn., and arrived on the\\n2Gth at Smith s Ferry over the Tennessee, fifty-five miles\\nabove Chattanooga. There the regiment remained for\\nnearly four weeks, during which time the men had con-\\nstructed comfortable quarters with fireplaces aud other\\nconveniences, believing that this would be their camping-\\nplace for the winter, which was then approaching. But on\\nthe 20th of November marching orders came, and on\\nSaturday, the 21st, the Tenth Michigan was again on the\\nmarch. In the evening of the 22d it was once more\\nwithin hearing of the cannonade from the batteries on\\nLookout Mountain, and on the 23d it reached Camp Cald-\\nwell, on the right bank of the Tennessee, four miles above\\nChattanooga.\\nOn the following day the Tenth crossed to the south side\\nof the river aud stood in line during the progress of the\\ngreat conflicts at Lookout and Mission Ridge, but was not\\nengaged in either of those battles. Soon after midnight,\\nin the morning of the 26th, it moved up the Tennessee,\\ncrossed Chickamauga Creek on a pontoon-bridge, and\\nmarched up the right bank of that stream, where a part of\\nthe brigade met a small force of the retreating enemy, and\\na skirmish ensued in which one man of the regiment was\\nslightly wounded by a spent ball. The enemy s evacuated\\nworks at Chickamauga Station were occupied on the same\\nday, the Tenth being the first to enter the works. Ou the\\n27th the regiment entered Georgia for the first time, pass-\\ning through Grayville and camping near Ringgold. On\\nthe 28th orders were received to march in pursuit of Long-\\ns\\nstreet, who was known to be in the vicinity of Knoxville.\\nUnder these orders the regiment marched with its brigade\\non the 29th, and continued to move rapidly up the valley\\nof the Tennes.see until December 6th, when it had reached\\na point some fifteen miles above Loudon, where the intelli-\\ngence was received that Longstreet had withdrawn from\\nKnoxville and retreated into Virginia. Then the column\\nwas ordered to return to Chattanooga. The Tenth passed\\nthrough Madisonville to Columbus, Tenn. (remaining at\\nthe latter place from the 9th to the 15th of December,\\nduring which time the bridge across the Hiawassee River\\nwas constructed, and on the 18th reached its old camp, four\\nmiles above Chattanooga. Here it remained till the 26th\\nwhen it moved to near Rossville, Ga., and prepared to go\\ninto winter quarters after a marching campaign of more\\nthan four months duration. The men had come in from\\nthe East Tennessee march worn out, famished, and tattered,\\nmany of them having no shoes, having been compelled to\\ncut up their ragged blankets into wrappings for their feet.\\nNo men ever stood more in need of rest and recuperation.\\nAt the Rossville camp the men built tight and comfort-\\nable log cabins, each containing a fireplace, and in these\\n(when not out on picket duty) the two remaining months\\nof winter were spent in a very agreeable manner. Prepara-\\ntions were made for mustering as veterans, and nearly all\\nthe companies had the requisite three-fourths of their num-\\nber re-enlisted, when, in the evening of February 3d, the\\nregiment was ordered out on picket to Chickamauga Sta-\\ntion, eight miles away. It remained out till the 14th, when\\nit was marched back to camp, and the veteran muster was\\ncompleted on the 16th, three hundred and eighty men\\nsigning the veteran enlistment for three years, dating from\\nFebruary 6th. The number of veterans was afterwards in-\\ncreased to over four hundred. The re-enlistment and mus-\\nter being perfected, the men were waiting impatiently for\\nthe veteran furlough (which some of them were destined\\nnever to receive), when, in the morning of February 23d,\\nthe regiment had orders to march immediately, with three\\ndays rations and sixty rounds of ammunition. The men\\ncould hardly believe that they were again to march to the\\nfront before making the long-anticipated visit to their\\nhomes, but they fell in without much audible complaint,\\nand marched away on the road which was to lead them to\\ntheir first battlefield. The regiment moved to within a\\nmile of Ringgold, and camped for the night. In the morn-\\ning of the 24th it moved to a point between that town\\nand Tunnel Hill, where the brigade joined the forces\\nwhich had moved out from Chattanooga to make a recon-\\nnoissance in force of the enemy s positions in the direction\\nof Dalton and Lafayette, Ga. The enemy were flanked\\nout of their works at Tunnel Hill, and retired towards\\nDalton. The Tenth (with other commands) followed in\\npursuit, and at about five o clock p.m. arrived at Buzzard s\\nRoost, a rocky stronghold of the rebels, situated in a pass\\nof the mountains known as Kenyon s Gap, three miles\\nfrom Dalton. The works were in the rear of Rocky-Face\\nRidge, and fully commanded the gap. Some skirmishing\\nwas done in the afternoon and evening of the 24th, and\\nthe regiment took position for the night between two spurs\\nof Rocky-Face Ridge.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "66\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEB AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nOn the 25tli tlie early part of the day was consumed in\\nskirniisliiii,^, but about two o clock p.m. the Tenth, with\\nthe Sixtieth Illinois, was ordered forward in line over the\\nrid i;es to attack the enemy and carry his po.sition if possible.\\nThey moved forward gallantly into a very hot artillery and\\nmusketry fire from greatly superior numbers of the enemy.\\nThey remained under this terrible enfilading fire for about\\nforty minutes, and did what men could do to carry the\\nposition, but were at last forced back by superior numbers,\\nand at the end of one hour and ten minutes the regiment\\nreoccupied the position from which it had advanced to the\\ncharge. In this brief time it had lost forty-nine killed and\\nwounded and seventeen missing, among the latter being\\nLieut. -Col. Dickerson, who was wounded and made prisoner\\nby the enemy.\\nA characteristic account of the battle given by a rebel\\npaper (the Atlanta Register of Feb. 21), 1864) was as fol-\\nlows: On Thursday, the 25th, the enemy commenced,\\nabout nine a.m., to skirmish with our pickets and sharp-\\nshooters. At one P.M. the Federal general, Morgan, ad-\\nvanced on our right centre to force the gap. They were\\ngallantly met by Reynolds brigade, of Stevenson s division,\\nClayton s brigade, of Walker s division, and Stavall s bri-\\ngade, of Stewart s division, when a lively fight took place.\\nThe enemy made three desperate assaults to take the gap,\\nand were repulsed each time with great slaughter, being\\nenfiladed at the same time by our artillery. We captured\\nsome twenty prisoners, among them Jjieut.-Col. C. J. Dick-\\nerson, of the Tenth Michigan, which regiment alone lost\\ntwo hundred and fifty killed and wounded. That night the\\nenemy fell back behind their intrenchments, some three\\nor four miles from our front line, and a portion of their\\nforces moved over to our left, and succeeded in taking a\\ngap leading to the Lafiiyette road, through Sugar Valley,\\nthree miles south of Dalton.\\nIt will be noticed that while this account made the loss\\nof the Tenth more than five times what it really was in\\nkilled and wounded, it admits that the two regiments which\\nformed the Union attacking column encountered a rebel\\nforce of three brigades in a strongly-fortified position. In\\nfact, neither the Tenth nor the Sixtieth Illinois had all its\\nstrength present in the fight, only eight companies of\\neach, making a total of about nine hundred men, beinsr\\nengaged.\\nOn the 2Gth the regiment with its brigade was relieved,\\nand marched to Ringgold, from which place it returned to\\ncamp at Rossville on the 27th. About the 5th of March\\nthe veterans of the Tenth left the Rossville camp and\\nmoved to Chattanooga en route for Michigan, and arrived\\nat Detroit on the 11th. There they received the veteran\\nfurlough, with orders to reassemble at its expiration at the\\nrendezvous, the city of Flint. Upon reassembling they\\nremained in Flint for some days, a visit which was long\\nremembered by both soldiers and citizens. The veterans\\nand recruits left Flint on the 2()th of April, and moved by\\nway of Fentonville to Detroit, thence by way of Kalamazoo\\nand Lafayette to Jefiersonville, Ind., Louisville, Ky., and\\nNashville, arriving at the latter city April 24th. They left\\nNashville on the 27tli, and marched to Chattanooga, where\\nthey arrived on the 11th of May, and on the 12th marched\\nto their old winter quarters at Rossville, which were found\\nundisturbed and in good condition. On the 13th they\\nmarched in search of the brigade (which had moved for-\\nward with the army May 2d), and overtook it in the morn-\\ning of the IGth, marching nineteen miles farther the same\\nday with Gen. Jeff. C. Davis division, which was moving\\ntowards Rome. On the 17th the regiment took part in\\nthe fight at Oostcnaula River and in the capture of Rome\\non the following day, both without loss. Then followed a\\nseries of marches and manceuvres by which the Tenth\\nmoved to Dallas, to Ackworth, Ga., and by way of Lost\\nMountain to Kenesaw, where, in the assault of the 27th\\nof June, it formed part of the reserve of the charging\\ncolumn. Its losses during June were fourteen killed and\\nwounded.\\nThe enemy having evacuated his works at Kenesaw, the\\nTenth took part in the pursuit, marching on the 3d of\\nJuly, and, having crossed the Chattahoochee River, it\\nadvanced on the 19th to Durant s Mill, on Peachtree\\nCreek, and took part in the actions of that and the follow-\\ning day, losing twenty-three killed and wounded. Through\\nthe remainder of July and nearly all of August it lay in the\\nlines of investment before Atlanta. August 30th it moved\\nwith a roconnoitoring column to Joncsboro and took part\\nin the battle at that place on the 1st of September, charging\\nacross an open field on the enemy s works, and losing thirty\\nkilled and forty-seven wounded, among the former being\\nthe commanding officer of the regiment, Maj. Burnett.\\nIt was claimed for the Tenth that in this action it took\\nmore prisoners than the number of men which it carried\\ninto the fight. For its conduct on this occasion it was\\ncomplimented by Gens. Thomas, Davis, and Morgan, the\\ncorps, division, and brigade commanders.\\nOn the second day Ibllowing the battle of Jonesboro\\nthe Tenth moved back to the front of Atlanta, and re-\\nmained there until and after the capture of that city. On\\nthe 28th of September the brigade moved northward by\\nrailroad to Chattanooga, and thence by way of Bridgeport\\nand Stevenson to Florence, Ala., the object being to expel\\nthe enemy s cavalry from the country north of the Ten-\\nnessee River. In this the forces were but partially success-\\nful, and after a stay of about ten days they were moved\\nback to Chattanooga, where a halt was made for several\\ndays. The Tenth with its brigade then moved up the\\nChattooga and Broomtown valleys to Rome, Ga., where it\\njoined its corps (the Fourteenth), which was moving into\\nAlabama in pursuit of the Confederate army under Gen.\\nHood. It moved across the mountain to Gaylesviile, Ala.,\\nwhere it remained only one day and then returned to Rome.\\nFrom that point it moved rapidly to Etowah and Carters-\\nville, Ga., and thence south along the Atlanta Railroad,\\ndestroying the track and telegraph in its march, the object\\nbeing to cut all communication with Atlanta, preparatory\\nto Gen. Sherman s bold march across Georgia to the At-\\nlantic. When the Tenth Regiment with its brigade ap-\\nproached Atlanta in the afternoon of the 15th of November\\nthe city was on fire from end to end, it being the object\\nof the Union general to destroy everything in it (except\\ndwelling-houses) which could be of service to the enemy\\nafter the departure of the army. During the afternoon", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "TENTH INFANTRY.\\n67\\nand evening of the 15th, shoes, clothing, and rations were\\nissued to tiie troops, and everything was made ready for the\\nforward march in the following morning.\\nAt noon on the 16th of November, the Tenth Michigan\\nforming a part of the First Brigade, Second Division of\\nthe Fourteenth Army Corps moved out with its com-\\npanion regiments (the Fourteenth Michigan, the Sixteenth\\nand Sixtieth Illinois, and the Seventeenth New York, all\\nunder Col. Robert F. Smith, as brigade commander), and\\ntook the road to Stone Mountain, Ga., near which place it\\nbivouacked for the night. The march was resumed on the\\n17th, and was continued without intermission, except the\\nnecessary halts, until the evening of the 21st, when the\\ncommand encamped several miles from Millcdgeville, and\\nremained quiet there during the following day. On the\\n23d the regiment resumed the march, and on the 24th it\\npassed through Milledgeville. It reached Louisville, the\\ncounty-seat of Jefferson County, on the 28th, and camped\\nthere for three days, engaged in foraging and picket duty.\\nAgain, on the 1st of December, it moved forward, and,\\ncrossing the Savannah and Charleston Railroad on the 10th,\\narrived in front of Savannah (four and a half miles distant\\nfrom the city) in the morning of the 11th. Ten days\\nlater Savannah was evacuated by the enemy and immedi-\\nately occupied by the forces of Gen. Sherman.\\nAfter a month s stay in Savannah, the Fourteenth Corps,\\nincluding the Tenth Regiment, left the city (on the 20th of\\nJanuary, 18(55) for the march through the Caroliiias. The\\ncrossing of the Savannah River was made at Sister s Ferry,\\non the 5th of February. The Tenth remained here two\\ndays before moving north, and while here (February 6th)\\nthe non-veterans of the organization were mustered out of\\nthe service, just three years having expired since the com-\\npletion of the original muster at Camp Thomson.\\nThe regiment reached Fayctteville, N. C, March 11th,\\nand was there slightly engaged in a skirmish with the\\nenemy. On the 12th it crossed the Cape Fear River, skir-\\nmishing at Averysboro and on the 16lh was again engaged\\nat the same place, losing three men killed. Moving in ad-\\nvance of the corps on the ISth, six companies being de-\\nployed as skirmishers, they struck the enemy about noon,\\nand a lively skirmish ensued. The regiment was ordered\\nto take position at the junction of the Smithfield and\\nGoldsboro roads, and during the night it was attacked, but\\nrepulsed the enemy, and held its position until relieved by\\ntroops of the Twentieth Corps, on the 19th, when it moved\\nand formed on the right of the second line of battle at Ben-\\ntonville. About four p.m. the enemy moved up in heavy\\nmasses, and charged the first line, but was repulsed. Then\\nthe Tenth with its brigade moved forward to the first line,\\nand in a few minutes the enemy was discovered coming in\\non the left flank. The line was at once changed to the\\nopposite side of the works, and, after pouring a volley into\\nthe ranks of the rebels, they were charged and driven with\\nthe bayonet, many prisoners and arms being taken. On\\nthe 20th the regiment skirmished during the entire day\\nand night, and on the 21st moved towards Goldsboro\\nreaching there on the 23d. Moving from Goldsboro\\nit reached Smithfield April lOth and Raleigh April 13th.\\nFrom Raleigh it moved to Avery s Ferry, forty-five miles\\nabove Fayetteville, and lay there from the 15th to the 21st\\nof April, when it moved to Holly Springs, on the road to\\nRaleigh. On the 2Sth it was at Morseville, N. C, and there\\nreceived the announcement that its campaigning was over\\nand the war ended by the surrender of Johnston. In its\\npassage through the two Carolinas the regiment had sus-\\ntained a loss of fifteen, killed, wounded, and missing.\\nMoving north on the 30th of April, the Tenth arrived\\nat Richmond, Va., May 7th, and remained there till the\\nlOth, when it marched on towards Washington, reaching\\nthere about the 16th. It took part in the grand review of\\nGen. Sherman s army at the capital on the 24th. It moved\\non the 13th of June, and proceeded to Louisville, Ky.,\\nwhere it was mustered out of the service July 19th, and\\nordered to Michigan. It reached Jackson on the 22d, and\\nwas paid off and discharged Aug. 1, 1865.\\nThe length and severity of this regiment s marches\\nduring its term of service were remarkable. It is shown\\nthat during 1862 and 1863 its foot-marches aggregated\\nsixteen hundred miles; that its marches in 1864 amounted\\nto thirteen hundred and seventy-five miles, and those in\\n1865 to sis hundred and twenty miles, a total of three\\nthousand five hundred and ninety-five miles this being\\nexclusive of the distances accomplished by railroad and\\nsteamer. There were few, if any, regiments in the service\\nwhose marching record surpassed this. The brigade to\\nwhich the Tenth was attached during the period of its re-\\nmarkable marchings through Tennessee, Georgia, and Ala-\\nbama was quite generally known among the men of the\\nSouthwestern army as Morgan s brigade of Davis foot-\\ncavalry, the division being that commanded by Gen. Jeff.\\nC. Davis.\\nMEMDERS OF THE TENTH INFANTKY FKOM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField atid Sli^ff.\\nMiij. Henry S. Burnett, Byron; com. Nov. IG, 1SG3; died in action at Joncs-\\nboro Ga., Sept. 1, 1SC4.\\nNon-Commieeioued Stojjf.\\nQ. M.-Sergt. George A. Allen, Bj-rou enl. Oct. 2U, ISCl pro. to 2d iieut. Co. C.\\nCompany A.\\nCnpt. H. S. Burnett, Byron com. Oct. 4, 1S61 pro. to major.\\nCapt. Samuel S. Tower, Byron; com. May 20, 1803; lat Iieut., Feb. 24, 18(!5j\\nsergejint must, out July 19, 1865.\\n1st Lieut. Eobert F. Gulick, Corunna; com. Oct. 4, 01 resigned May 23, G2.\\nSergt. Jay J. I arkliuret, Byron; enl. Oct. 24, 18G1 died in Mississippi, July 30,\\n1S62.\\nSergt. William B. Pratt, Byrou; enl. Oct. 18, 1801 veteran, Feb. G, 18C4; pro.\\nto 2d Iieut. Co. D.\\nSergt. Cbarles nice, Byron; enl. Oct. 12, 18G1 veteran, Feb. C, 18G4; must. out\\nJuly 19, 1865.\\nSergt. Delos Jewell, Byron.\\nCorp. Jolin J. Campbell, Byron eul. Oct. 9, 18G1 died of disease at home, July\\n30, 18G2.\\nCorp. Marcus P. Andrews, Vernon; enl. Oct. 19, 1861 veteran, Feb. 6, 1\u00c2\u00ab04;\\ndied of disease in hospitil.\\nMusician William W. Barker, Newburgli; enl. Oct. 18, ISGl died at Cincin-\\nnati, 0., June 27, 1802.\\nMusQ. liiley W. Litclifleld, Corunna; enl. Jau. 14, 1802; trans, to brigade\\nband.\\nWagoner Henry U. Keyes, Byrou disch. for disability, July 9, 1802.\\nRobert Agnew, discb. for disability, Jan. 2, 18G3.\\nWilliam Brown, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1804 discli. Iiy order, May 3, 1865.\\nJonas W. Botsford, veteran, enl. Feb. 0, 1864; must, out July 19, 1805.\\nMiner U. Blake, corporal veteran, enl. Feb, 0,1804 must, out July 19, 1865.\\nHenry Baird, veteran, enl. Feb. G, 1804; must, out July 19, 1805.\\nMartin Braylon, discb. Oct. 11, 1802.\\nHenry Brown, must, out July 19, 1805.\\nHorace S. Calkins, veteran, enl. Feb. 0, 1864; corporal must, out July 10, 65.\\nAlbert Campbell, veteran, enl. Feb. 0, 1804 Irans. to U. S. Eng.,Sept. 25, 18B4.\\nSil#s Crawloid, must, out July 10, 1805,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "68\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\njHCob Croup, discli. for disability, Feb. 11, 1862.\\nPliilip Cliamberlain, disch. Aug. 5, 1SC2.\\nDiivi.l C. CalkiiiH, dlsch. for disability, June 24, 1862.\\nGeorge Ooffln, discli. for disability, Aug. 25, 1862.\\nAlfred Cronkite, died of disease at Faruiirigtuii, Mies,, July 5, 18C2.\\nSheldon Dickson, died of disea-se at Farmington, Miss., July 22, 18G2.\\nLumim Jlarris, discli. for disability, Dec. 23, 1802.\\nEzekiol Jewell, must, out July 19, 1805.\\nTliurlow L. Millard, died of disease on board steamer EmpreaV* Mississippi\\nRiver, May 17, 18( .2.\\nAlbert Martin, disrh. for disability, Aug. G, 1862.\\nM illiam J. Mosely, lisch. for disability, Oct. 24, 1862.\\nCorp. tieurge E. Mills, veteran, enl. Feb. fi, 18G4; must, out July 19, 1865.\\nOrlando Mills, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1864 must, out July 19, 1865.\\nHenry Miller, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1864; must, out July 19, 1865.\\nChiirles Newman, disch. for dieabillly, Sept. 2, 18G2.\\nGeorge A. Parker, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1864; discli. for dis;ibility, July 22,1865.\\nTlionins J. Pettis, discli. at end of seivice, Feb. 6, 1865.\\nWilliaui J. Parka, must, out July 19, ISt o.\\nAlu-ani Reigle, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1864; must, out July 19, 1865.\\nPhilip Kieliardson, died at regi. hosp., Na-bville, Teiin., March 13, 1863.\\nIsniel D. Russell, discli. at end of service, Feb. 6, 1865.\\nCorp. Aureii Hoys, discli. at end of service, Feb. 6, 1865.\\nCorp. Lemuel J. Sniedtey, discli. at end of service, Feb. 6, 1861.\\nAllen Stejihens, discli. for disability, July 17, 1862.\\nCharles F. Stewart, disch. for disability, Nov. liG, 1862.\\nIra I. Sweet, disbarged Jan. 14, 18G3.\\nGeorge Stroud, died of disease at Farmington, Mich., May 30, 1862.\\nEdwin U. Scully, died of disease at Peach-Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 18G4.\\nWilliam J. Tower, veterau, enl. Feb. 6, 1864; disch. by order, June 12, 18G5.\\nJndd Vincent, died near Goldaboro N. C, March 23, 1865.\\nEdgar D. Welch, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1864 must, out Jnly 19, 1865.\\nPeter Wouliver, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1S64; disch. by order, June 13, 18G5.\\nGideon Whiting, discharged.\\nJohn Walworth.\\nCompany li.\\nIst Lieut. Wm. Pratt, Byron com. May 20, 1865 2d lieut. Co. D, May 8, 1865;\\nmust, out July 19, 18G5.\\nCompany C.\\n2d Lieut. Goo. A. Allen, Byroii; com. March 31, 1863; discli. at end of service,\\nFeb. fi, 1865.\\nJames M. Gillett, dind of disease at Smith s Ferry, Dec. 2, 1863.\\nEdgar E. Giilly, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 18G4.\\nFrank Munger, died of disease at Farmington, Midi., .Tuly 11, 18G2.\\nHenry Ostraiider, died ofcdisease at Tuscnmbia, Ala., Aug. 22, 1862.\\nAlvab Remington, disch. at end of service, Feb, 6, 1865.\\nDaniel Spear, disch. for disability, Sept. 5, 1862.\\nWilliam E. Sprague, veteran, enl. Feb. 6, 1865.\\nCompany 0.\\nMna. Pliilip Goodwin, Shiawassee; enl. Jan. 14, 18C2; disch. for disability,\\nfliarch 4, 186:i.\\nGeorge R. Knapp, disch. at end of service, Feb. 5, 1865.\\nCompnnij H.\\nNathan Findlay, must, out July 19, 1865.\\nAlbert Hill, disch. for disability, Sept. 3, 1863.\\nJohn Marshall, disch. by order, Juno 26, 1865.\\nJohn W. M. Parks, must, out July 19, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nWilliam B. GiUett, disch. for disability, July 24, 1862.\\nDavid W. Gillett, disch. at end of service, March 10, 1865.\\nCompaiiy K.\\nCapt. Wm. B. Walker, Owosso; com. May 8, 1865; lat lieut. Nov. 8 1864- 2d\\nlieut. Co. B, July 20, 1864; must, out July 19, 1865.\\nMEMBERS OF THE TENTH INFANTRY FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nWarren Chattiold, must, out July 19,1865.\\nSylvester Hall, must, out July 19, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nMartin B. Payne, discli. l y order, June 12, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nJaa. P. Salisbury, disch. by order, June 29, 1865.\\nCHAPTER X.\\nFOUKTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nOrganization at Ypsilnnti Ciimpaigns in Mississippi and Alabama\\nMarch to Nashville Service at Franklin and Columbia Veteran\\nRe-enlistment Atlanta Campaign March to the Sea and through\\nthe Carolinas Battles of Averj-sboro and Bentonville March to\\nWashington Muster Out at Louisville, Ky.\\nThe volunteers from Shiawassee and Clinton Counties\\nwho served in the ranks of the Fourteenth Infantry were\\nprincipally found in Companies D, E, and K, though a con-\\nsiderable number were scattered through several other\\ncompanies. The two counties were about equally repre-\\nsented in D company, which received its first enlistment\\nOct. 11, 1861, and attained minimum strength December\\n12th. The original first and second lieutenants of this\\ncompany were, respectively, Gilman McCliutock and Cyrus\\nF. Jackson, of Owosso.\\nCompany E was chiefly made up of Shiawassee County\\nvolunteers. The date of the first enlistment in this com-\\npany is Nov. 4, 1861, and it attained the minimum\\nstrength December 3()th in the same year. Of its original\\nofficers, First Lieut. C. C. Goodale and Second Lieut.\\nDaniel Wait were residents of Owosso at the time of its\\norganization. It contained a small number of men from\\nClinton County.\\nIn Company K there were a few men from Shiawas-\\nsee County, but it was principally composed of Clinton\\nCounty volunteers, recruited by John Kelly and Charles\\nB. Hose, of Westphalia, and N. T. Jones, of Grcenbush.\\nCapt. Kelly became the company commander, and Rose\\nwas made first lieutenant, though in the recruiting of the\\ncompany Mr. Jones had been named as its .second officer.\\nOne of the county papers, dated Nov. 21, 1861, mentioned\\nthe recruiting of Capt. Kelly s company, as follows An\\nartillery company is being raised by Capt. John Kelly, of\\nWestphalia, to be attached to Col. Sinclair s [Fourteenth\\nInfantry] regiment. The name of this company is Kelly s\\nClinton Dragoons. This raising of an artillery company,\\ndesignated as dragoons, to form a part of an infantry regi-\\nment, is mentioned in this connection as being a rather re-\\nmarkable military event.\\nThe name of the company was changed soon afterwards,\\nand it became known as the Clinton Rangers. The first\\nenlistment in it was made on the 7th of November; the\\ncompany attained the minimum strength on the 1st of Jan-\\nuary, 1862, and on tlie 3d of the same month it was re-\\nmoved to Ypsilanti, the regimental rendezvous. The two\\nother companies previously mentioned reached the camp\\nof instruction at about the same time, and the three soon\\nafter received their designating letters D, E, and K, iu\\nthe Fourteenth Infantry.\\nThe regiment was mustered into the United States service\\non the 13th of February, under command of Col. Robert\\nP. Sinclair, with Robert W. Davis as lieutenant-colonel,\\nand M. W. Quackenbush, of Owosso, as major. Two\\nmonths more were spent in perfecting its organization and\\ndrill, and, after the presentation of a stand of colors at the\\ncamp of instruction, the command, nine hundred and\\ntwenty-five strong, moved from Ypsilanti on the 17th of", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.\\n69\\nApril, and proceeded to the theatre of war in the South-\\nwest, reaching Pittsburg Landing, on the Tennessee River,\\nabout two weeks after the great battle of Sliiloh had been\\nfought at that point. Passing on to Ilanibuigli Landing,\\nfour miles farther up the river, the command was disem-\\nbarked, and a few days later was assigned to duty as a part\\nof Col. James D. Morgan s brigade, in the Army of the\\nMississippi. This brigade included the Tenth and Sixteenth\\nIllinoisand the Fourteenth Michigan. Tlie Tenth Michigan\\nand the Sixtieth Illinois were added soon afterwards, and\\nthe brigade, as thus composed, remained together the greater\\npart of the time during the continuation of their terms of\\nservice.\\nAbout the 1st of May the command moved forward to-\\nwards Corinth, Mi.\u00c2\u00abs., at which point tlie enemy had made a\\nstand and thrown up intrenchments. This march was a very\\nlaborious one, for the weather was excessively hot, and the\\nFourteenth was employed in guarding and moving to the\\nfront several siege-guns, each of which was drawn by twelve\\nyokes of oxen, floundering through the almost bottomless\\nmud of the Mississippi swamps. Tlie men wore continually\\nengaged in extricating the ponderous guns from the slough\\nin corduroying the roads, often in the face of the enemy s\\nskirmi-shers and always throwing up temporary works of\\ndefense before bivouacking for the night. Several weeks\\nwere spent in this way before the Fourteenth arrived in\\nfront of Corinth, but, excepting some slight skirmishing,\\nthe regiment did not take part in the operations by which\\nthe enemy was forced to retire from bis stronghold.\\nAfter the evacuation of Corinth the Fourteenth spent\\nthe remainder of the summer in marching, skirmishing,\\npicketing, and guarding railroads through Northern Missis-\\nsippi and Alabama camping for a considerable time at\\nFarmington, at Big Springs, Miss., and for a longer period at\\nTuscumbia, Ala. At this place Lieut. Wait, of E Com-\\npany, was left in hospital prostrated by sickness brought\\non by the hardships of the service, and from which he has\\nnever fully recovered.\\nAbout the last of August it was announced that the\\ncommand was to move to Nashville, Tcnn., and on the 1st\\nof September the detachments of the regiment concen-\\ntrated at the military ferry on the Tennessee River and\\nawaited orders to move. The orders were received on the\\nfollowing day, and the command moved northward with its\\nbrigade. The march occupied nine days, during which the\\nregiment passed through Rogersville, Athens, Eikton,\\nPulaski, Lynnville, Columbia, Spring ilill, and Franklin,\\nand in the evening of the 11th bivouacked two miles from\\nNashville. Here it remained on picket duty for a few days,\\nand then moved through the city to a camp on high ground,\\nnear Fort Negley.\\nThe labor demanded of the regiment during its stay at\\nNashville was severe, consisting of work on the extensive\\nfortifications which had been laid out by Gen. Negley, the\\ncommandant of the post, besides constant picketing and\\nguarding of forage-parties, which were continually sent out\\ninto the surrounding country, this being the only means of\\nsubsisting the forces in Nashville, as all communication\\nwith the city, by rail or river, was destroyed. This state\\nof aifairs continued for about two mouths, Nashville being\\nheld by the divisions of Negley and Palmer, but out of\\ncommunication with the outside world, and surrounded\\non every .side by troops of the enemy, principally cavalry.\\nThe Army of the Cumberland, however, having defeated\\nthe army of Bragg at Perryville, Ky., was marching south-\\nward from Bowling Green, under Gen. Ro^ecrans, to the\\nrelief of the beleaguered force, and on the 6th of November\\nhis advance-guard reached the river at Edgefield, opposite\\nNashville. In the early morning of the day preceding that\\nof Rosecrans arrival a large force of the enemy had at-\\ntacked the positions of the troops in Nashville, and the\\nFourteenth was quite sharply engaged with the other forces\\nin repelling them. Maj. Quackenbush, who was then in\\ncommand of the regiment, had his horse shot under him\\n(though not killed) in the fight. This occasion was the\\nfirst on which the Fourteenth had ever delivered their fire\\non a battle-field.\\nThe arrival of the Army of the Cumberland at Nash-\\nville opened railroad communication from the Ohio River\\nto Mitchelville, thirty-five miles north of Nashville, and\\nsoon after it was opened to the city. This gave relief in\\nthe matter of rations to the troops who had been so long\\nimprisoned there, and lightened the forage and picket duty,\\nbut the labor on the defensive works of the town was still\\ncontinued, and a great amount of work was to be done in\\nrepairing roads and bridges for the advance of the army\\nsouthward.\\nIn the movements preliminary to the advance of Gen.\\nRosecrans on Murfreesboro the division of Gen. Palmer\\n(in which was the Fourteenth Michigan) was the first\\npushed to the front on the line of Stone River near the\\nHermitage, the former residence of Andrew Jackson.\\nIt remained at this point facing the enemy for about eight\\ndays, when on the general advance of the Army of the\\nCumberland (December 26th), it was moved back to Nash-\\nville by order of the commanding general, who, as he said,\\nwished to have that important place held by some of his\\nmost trusty and reliable troops. Five days after the ad-\\nvance of the main body of the army it was fiercely engaged\\nwith the enemy at Stone River in front of Miirfreesboro\\nand the conflict raged with great fury and with little in-\\ntermission until the evening of the 2d of January, at\\nwhich time the Fourteenth Michigan received orders to\\nmove up wiih all speed to Stone River. In obedience to\\nthis order it was marched all night through thick darkness\\nand pouring rain, and in the morning it had reached the\\nfield, twenty-seven miles from the camp which it had left\\nin the preceding evening. But as the enemy had already\\nretreated, and there was no more fighting to be done on\\nthat line, the regiment did not participate in the memorable\\nbattle which secured to Gen. Rosecrans the possession of\\nMiddle Tennessee.\\nDuring the month of March, 1863, the Fourteenth was\\nstationed for a few days at Franklin, Tenn., and in April it\\nwas ordered out with its brigade to the neighborhood of\\nBrentwood, to hold the railway line between Nashville and\\nFranklin. The brigade was at this time attached to the\\nReserve Corps, commanded by Gen. Gordon Granger. Hav-\\ning returned to its camp at Na.shville, the regiment was\\ndetached from its brigade on the 2d or 3d of July, and", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "70\\nniSTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nordered to Franklin. Early in Soiitcmber the eoiumand\\nwa.s transformed into a enrjis of mounted infantry, and\\neight of its eompanics, with a section of artillery, were\\nmoved to Columbia, Tenn. From tlnit time, for a period\\nof eight months, Columbia and Franklin and the railroad\\nline connecting the two places were held by the men of the\\nFourteenth, who, with their cavalry equipment and Spencer\\nrifles, performed excellent service in clearing tlie surrounding\\ncountry of guerrillas. They al:-o constructed a railway-bridge\\nacross the Duck Kivcr, and erected formidable fortifications\\nat Columbia.\\nIn the first part of January, 1864, the regiment re-en-\\nlisted, as veterans, and on the 21st of February five com-\\npanies C, F, G, I, and K left Columbia for Michigan on\\nveteran furlough, at the expiration of which they returned\\nto their post in Tennessee. The remainder of the regiment\\nthen spent a thirty days furlough in Michigan, and return-\\ning, rejoined their comrades in the field about the middle\\nof May. On the 21st of tliat month the regiment received\\norders to move from Columbia and join the army of Gen.\\nSherman in Georgia. How the people of Columbia received\\nthe announcement that the Fourteenth was to leave their\\ntown, is shown by the following con;munieation from a\\nColumbia correspondent to the Nashville Union, and pub-\\nlished in that journal on the day of the regiment s de-\\nparture\\nNews having reached Columbia that the Fourteenth\\nMichigan Veteran Volunteers, which has been stationed\\nhere since September last, was ordered off, a meeting of the\\ncitizens was convened at the court-house, and a series of\\nresolutions adopted which do credit alike to the citizens and\\nsoldiers. The honorable and consistent and liberal policy\\nof the Fourteenth Michigan has merited and won the es-\\nteem and applause of all true lovers of their country, and\\ntheir sudden removal from our midst has brought fear and\\nmourning to all classes of the community. They have\\ndriven guerrillas and thieves from this country clear to the\\nTennessee River, and have done more to create a feeling of\\nrespect and veneration for the old government than ten\\nthousand bayonets and proclamations could have done.\\nThey strengthened the hopeful, confirmed the faith of the\\ntrue, won back the erring and terrified, and subdued the\\ndefiant. They fought bravely, often desperately, captured\\nmany prisoners, and disarmed opposition with gentlemanly\\nkindness and courtesy. Ever mindful of their mission,\\nthey treated the people as feeling human beings,. and not\\nas brutes. They will be long and aifectionately remembered\\nby our people.\\nThe chairman of the meeting, Joshua B. Frierson,\\nEsq., accompanied by the committee and a large delegation\\nof citizens, entered the Union Bank oflace (post headquarters),\\nexplained in a few feeling sentences to Maj. Fitzgibbon\\n(who had been in command since Col. Mizner went home\\non furlough nearly a month ago) and read to him a series\\nof resolutions adopted by the meeting, highly flattering to\\nthe officers and men of the regiment. The resolutions\\nwere replied to by the major in an eloquent and feeling\\nmanner which drew tears from many eyes long unused to\\nweep.\\nIn compliance with the order the regiment left Columbia\\nand moved to Bridgeport, Ala. thence up on the south\\nside of the Tennessee River, by Lookout Mountain, to\\nDallas, Ga., where it rejoined its old brigade, which was\\nthen attached to the division of Gen. Jeff. C. Davis. From\\nDallas it moved by way of Ackworth, Ga., to Kenesaw\\nMountain, where the brigade participated in the battle of\\nthe 27th of June. The gallant part taken in this battle\\nby the division of which the Fourteenth was a part is\\nmentioned in the Annual Cyclopisdia, 1864, as follows:\\nFor the second, and more important attack, portions of\\nGen. Newton s division of the Fourth Corps and Gen.\\nDavis division of the Fourteenth Corps were selected.\\nAt a given signal the troops rushed forward with buoyant\\ncourage, charged up the face of the mountain amidst a\\nmurderous fire from a powerful battery on the summit,\\nand through two lines of abatis, carried a line of rifle-pits\\nbeyond, and reached the works. The colors of several of\\nthe regiments were planted before the latter, and some of\\nthe men succeeded in mounting the ramparts but the\\ndeath of Gens. Wagner and Harker and the wounding of\\nGen. McCook, the destructive fire of both musketry and\\nartillery, and the difiiculty of deploying such long columns\\nunder such fire, rendered it necessary to recall the men.\\nGen. Newton s troops returned to their original line, while\\nGen. Davis Second Brigade threw up works between those\\nthey had carried and the main line of the enemy, and there\\nremained.\\nOn the evacuation of the rebel works at Kenesaw the\\nFourteenth moved in pursuit of the enemy, and coming up\\nwith him on the north side of the Chattahoochee River,\\nassaulted and carried his first and second line of rifle-pits\\non the 5th and 6th of July, capturing a considerable num-\\nber of prisoners, and sustaining a loss of forty-four in killed\\nand wounded. It then cro.ssed the Chattahoochee and took\\npart in the operations in front of Atlanta, where, on the 7th\\nof Augu.st, the Fourteenth sustained a loss of thirty-five\\nkilled and wounded in an assault which resulted in the\\ncarrying of two lines of the enemy s works, and the capture\\nof a large number of prisoners. On the 30th of August\\nit moved with its division towards Jonesboro and was hotly\\nengaged in the battle of September 1st at that place, losing\\nthirty killed and wounded, and doing its part in carrying a\\nstrong line of works. After the battle at Jonesboro the\\nregiment returned to the front of Atlanta.\\nOn the 28th of September the Fourteenth left Atlanta\\nand moved by rail to Chattanooga, Stevenson, Huntsville,\\nAthens, and Florence, Ala., tearing up the Memphis and\\nCharleston Railroad. For several days it was in pursuit of\\nWheeler s and Forrest s cavalry, but did not overtake them.\\nOn the 13th of October the regiment moved by rail, back\\nto Chattanooga, where it remained five days, and on the\\n18th again took the road, moving to Lee and Gordon s Mills\\nGa., to Lafayette, to Summerville, up Duck Creek, through\\nBroomtown Valley, Alpine, and Rome, Ga., across the\\nmountains into Alabama, to Gaylesville (October 20th), and\\nthen back to Rome, where it was in camp November 1st.\\nOn the 9th it was at Etowah, Ga., and on the 13th at Car-\\ntersville, where, at six o clock a.m. on that day, the force\\nbade good-by to the cracker line, and to all communica-\\ntions, and plunged into the Confederacy with four days", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "FOUllTEKNTH INFANTRY.\\n71\\nrations, maroliing south and tearing up tlie railroad as it\\nmoved. On the 13th it made sixteen miles, on the 14th\\ntwenty-four miles, and on the 15th tjiirtoen miles, burning\\nthe bridge over the Chattahoochee, and reaching Atlanta at\\nthree o clock in the afternoon of that day.\\nAs we approached Atlanta, wrote an officer of the\\nbrigade, a huge column of blaclc smoke was seen, and\\nsoon we found tlie railroad depots and buildinjis, with the\\nfoundries and manufactories, a burning mass. When night\\nclosed in the whole heavens were illuminated by the glare\\nof the conflagration, and the innumerable camp-fires of the\\nUnion hosts which lay encircling the con(|uered city, busy\\nwith their final preparations for the storied March to the\\nSea.\\nThe troops, as they arrived at Atlanta, were immediately\\nordered to draw clothing and rations, and to make the last\\npreparations for departure from the base of supplies, and in\\nthese preparations tliey were employed during a great part\\nof the night. All the troops, said Gen. Sherman, in liis\\nreport of the Georgia campaign, were provided with good\\nwagon-trains loaded with ammunition and supplies, approx-\\nimating twenty days bread, forty days sugar and coffee,\\na double allowance of salt ibr forty days, and beef-cattle\\nequal to forty days supplies. The wagons were aljjo sup-\\nplied with about three days forage in grain. All were in-\\nstructed by a judicious system of foraging to maintain this\\norder of things as long as possible, living chiefly if not\\nsolely upon the country, which I knew to abound in corn,\\nsweet potatoes, and meats.\\nThe forces composing the great army which Sherman\\nhad concentrated here for the mysterious expedition, who.se\\ndestination was then only a matter of conjecture, were com-\\nposed of four corps d arm^e,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Seventeenth (a consoli-\\ndation of the old Sixteenth and Seventeenth) and the\\nFifteenth forming his right wing, and the Fourteenth and\\nTwentieth forming the left wing of his grand army of\\ninvasion. In that army the position of the Fourteenth\\nMichigan was with the First Brigade, Second Division of\\nthe Fourteenth Corps. The other regiments of the brigade\\nwere the Tenth Michigan, tlie Sixteenth and Sistietli Illi-\\nnois, and the Seventeenth New York, all under Col. Robert\\nF. Smith as brigade commander.\\nThe right wing was the first to move out; then came the\\nTwentieth Corps, and lastly the Fourteenth, and with this\\ncorps the Fourteenth Regiment marched away at noon on the\\n16th of November. A distance of eleven miles was made\\nduring the afternoon, and at niglit the brigade bivouacked\\nnear the celebrated Stone Mountain, a round-topped knob\\nof solid limestone about one mile in diameter at the base,\\nand rising bare and gray from the level plain to a height of\\nabout thirteen hundred feet. From this halting-place the\\nregiment set out at six o clock in the morning of the 17th,\\nand, with fine weather and a good road, made a march of\\nfifteen miles, passing through the decaying settlements of\\nLassonia and Conyers Station. On the 18th the Yellow\\nand Alcova Rivers, tributaries of the Ocmulgee, were\\ncros.sed on pontoons, and the tired men of the Fourteenth\\nlighted their bivouac fires in the vicinity of Covington, the\\nseat of justice of Newton County. During this day they liad\\nmarched as train-guard, and made a distance of ten miles.\\nIn the morning of the 19tli they resumed their journey\\nat six o clock, in a drizzling rain, and at night found them-\\nselves twenty miles from Covington, and twice that distance\\nfrom each of the towns of Macon and Milledgeville. The\\nevening of the 20th saw them encamped three miles from\\nEatonton and fifteen from Milledgeville. Here the dull\\nboom of distant artillery was heard, this being the first\\nhostile sound whieli they had heard since their departure\\nfrom Atlanta. Their march of the 21st was commenced at\\nten A.M. and was continued until three P.M., at which time\\ntwelve miles had been accomplished, and they went into\\ncamp for the night.\\nHere they remained in rest during the following day,\\nand here the order of Gen. Sherman was read to them\\ngiving the liberty to forage on the country, and to appro-\\npriate anything necessary for the sustenance of man or\\nbeast. These orders [said a letter written by an officer\\nof the brigade] were generally lived up to, and often ex-\\nceeded. The citizens, on hearing of our approach, took\\neverything of value to the woods and swamps and covered\\ntliem with brush, or buried them in the ground. But the\\nYanks were not long in discovering this, and but little\\nis presumed to have escaped their notice. Sweet potatoes,\\nmeal, flour, various kinds of liquor, tobacco, silk, and even\\ncoin were thus unearthed from their hiding-places, and\\nmany a frolic was had by the blue-coats at the Confederates\\nexpense.\\nIt was truly amusing to go ahead of the army proper\\nand see the foragers proceedings. They were as goo l as\\nskirmishers and advance-guards, and often were the only\\nones we had. They never failed to rout the rebels when-\\never and wherever found. Citizens could tell our approach\\nlong before the army came along, by the popping of guns,\\nsquealing of hogs, and the noiscs of various farm fowls.\\nNothing escaped the foragers notice, and but little that was\\nserviceable to us eluded their grasp. When they came to\\na plantation they generally separated into small squads,\\neach squad hunting for some special thing. As if taught\\nby instinct that we meant them harm, all animals and fowls\\ntried to secrete themselves or get out of reach of us. Hogs,\\nsheep, and cattle would take to the woods, fowls to the\\noutbuildings, and turkeys to the trees. But it was all\\nof no avail. The enterprising and persistent Yankees,\\nprompted by hunger and the thoughts of a savory dish,\\nwere sure to hunt them out and bring them to. We had\\norders not to fire our guns to procure food, but that order\\nwas only partially lived up to. Any animal whicli we could\\nnot corner and catch we shot; and when the fowls took to\\nthe trees or the tops of buildings the Enfield rifle was sure\\nto bring them down. Often would the fat turkeys take\\nshelter in the trees, and cry quit, quit! but there was no\\nquit. Occasionally the foragers would find a lot of tobacco,\\nhoney, or sorghum molasses. Then there was a rush and\\nscramble. To many, a swarm of bees was no more an im-\\npediment to the getting of the honey than if they had been\\nso many blue flies. A crowd of soldiers might be seen\\naround a barrel of molasses, the head knocked in, and they\\nwith their cups filling their canteens, colfee-pots, little pails,\\nand every available kind of vessel that would hold the sweet\\nfluid. At all hours of the day they might be seen coming", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "72\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, jMICIIIGAN.\\nin and taking their places in the ranks, with face, hands,\\nand clothes besmeared with molasses and honey. To see\\nthem, one might think they would stick to the Union, or\\nto anytliing else and they would, too. Such was foraging\\nin Georgia, and even more than can be described with the\\npen. Imagination must supply the rest.\\nIn the morning of November 23d, at six o clock, the\\nregiment was again on the road, and marched leisurely to\\nwithin two miles of Milledgeville, wliere it rested for the\\nnight. About noon of the 24tii it passed through Milledge-\\nville, and at night the men built their fires eight miles be-\\nyond the town. Here the foragers brought in a ton and a\\nhalf of captured flour found secreted in a swamp. On the\\n25th a distance of eleven miles was made, and in the after-\\nnoon of the 2Gth the brigade reached Sandersville, the\\ncounty-seat of Washington County. The marches of the\\n27th and 28th brought the regiment to a camping-place\\none mile south of Louisville, the county-seat of Jefier.son,\\nwhere it remained for three days picketing and foraging.\\nIn the first five days of December the men of the Four-\\nteenth marched sixty-three miles, and camped on the night\\nof the 5th at Briar Creek, sixty miles from Savannah.\\nDuring the Gth and 7th they made thirty -six miles, though\\ncontinually impeded by timber felled across the road and\\nbridges destroyed by the enemy. They had now entered\\nthe marshy country lying along the south side of the\\nSavannah Iliver. Their march of the 8lh was uneventful,\\nbut on the Jth they came upon a hostile battery of three\\nguns, so posted as to command a road or causeway over\\nwhich they were compelled to pass through one of the\\nswamps which were numerous in that region. The Second\\nIllinois Battery was ordered into position, and soon cleared\\nthe road, but with the loss of one of its lieutenants killed.\\nThe rebel battery on its retreat encountered the Twentieth\\nArmy Corps, and was captured. On the 10th the regi-\\nment with its brigade moved .southward to the crossing of\\nthe Savannah and Charleston Kailroad, and went on picket\\nin that vicinity. In the morning of the following day\\nthey marched nine miles south, and took position in the\\nUnion line of investment four and a half miles from\\nSavannah, one line being formed to face the city, and\\nanother facing towards the country through which they\\nhad just passed. They had completed a distance of nine\\nhundred and forty miles, marched since the 28lh of Sep-\\ntember, and now sat down to the siege of Savannah.\\nThe city was defended by fifteen thousand to twenty\\nthousand men behind exceedingly strong fortifications, and\\nthe artillery-fire under which the Fourteenth in common\\nwith other regiments lay was unintermitting day and night.\\nOn the 14th new.s was received of the capture and occupa-\\ntion of Fort McAllister, south of the city. The first mail\\nreceived by the regiment in a period of six weeks came to\\nit here on the 17th. Finally, in the night of December\\n20th-21st, the enemy evacuated the city, and on the 21st\\nthe troops marched in.\\nThe Fourteenth remained a little more than four weeks\\nin Savannah, and it was whispered about among the men\\nthat the division to which it belonged would be designated\\nas the one to hold and garrison the city when the army\\nshould move north. This hope was soon crushed by the\\narrival of Gen. Grover s division and its assignment to the\\ncoveted duty, and there were many and loud murmurs of\\ndissatisfaction at the result, but these were of no avail, and\\nthe men of the Fourteenth, in common with those of other\\ncommands in the division, bore their disappointment as best\\nthey could, and prepared for the long and laborious march\\ntlirough the Carolinas.\\nOn the 20th of January, 1865, the regiment moved out\\nfrom Savannah, and took its way with the army up the\\nright bank of the Savannah liiver, bound north. It\\nreached Sister s Ferry, on the Savannah, January 28th,\\nand remained there until the night of Sunday, February\\n5th, when, with the other troops of the command, it\\ncrossed to the north side of the river. Shouts and wild\\nhurrahs rent the welkin as the feet of each successive regi-\\nment touched the soil of Carolina, so wrote an ofiBcer\\nwho was present at this memorable crossing.\\nThe regiment, after a two days halt here, moved northward\\non the 8th, and passed through South Carolina without\\nthe occurrence of any especially notable event in its own\\nimmediate experience. The march through this State was\\nmuch the same as it had been through Georgia, excepting\\nthat here the foragers found a le.ss productive field, and the\\ntrack of the army was marked by a far more general de-\\nstruction of property than in Georgia, nearly all the build-\\nings being burned, and only the tall, naked chimney-stacks\\nbeing Icit standing; while all along the western and north-\\nwestern horizon great columns of smoke by day, and the\\nred glow of conflagration by night, told how the cavalry of\\nKilpatrick were wreaking their treasured vengeance against\\nthe Palmetto State.\\nThe command marched through South Carolina by way\\nof Barnwell Court-House, Williston, and Lexington to the\\nvicinity of Columbia, the State capital, thence west of that\\ncity to and up the right bank of the Catawba River to\\nRocky Mount (where six days were spent in eflfecting the\\ncrossing of Davis division), and on from that point by a\\nforced march to the Great Pedee River, where a junction\\nwas formed with the main body of the army. Entering\\nNorth Carolina a short distance above Cheraw, it reached\\nFayetteville on the 11th of March, and on the following\\nday crossed the Cape Fear River, the brigade of which tlie\\nFourteenth was a part being the first of all the army to pass\\nthat stream. After this crossing, the brigade skirmished\\nwith the enemy continually until the 16th, when the Con-\\nfederate forces stood for battle at Averysboro In the en-\\ngagement which followed, the Fourteenth Michigan took a\\nleading part, advancing on the enemy s works with the\\ngreatest bravery and carrying the first line, losing twenty-\\ntwo in killed and wounded, and taking a considerable\\nnumber of prisoners, though failing to dislodge the foe\\nfrom his second line of defense. The position thus gained\\nwas held through the night, and in the morning it was\\nfound that the Confederate works had been abandoned. A\\nvigorous pursuit ensued, in which heavy skirmishing was\\nkept up with very little intermission until the 19th of\\nMarch, when the enemy again stood for battle at Benton-\\nville. The Confederate force at this point numbered be-\\ntween forty and fifty thousand men, under one of the ablest", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.\\n73\\nof their coinraanders, -Gen. Josqih E. Johnston. The\\nposition wiiith he liad chosen was a very strong one, beinj;\\nformidably fortified and difficult of a.ssault by reason of a\\nlarge swamp in its front. He did not, however, await an\\nattack, bnt took the initiative, charging five times with the\\ngreatest fury on the temporary works of the Union troops.\\nAt the last charge the men of the Fourteenth Michigan\\n(which held the extreme right of the Union lino) and the\\nSixteenth Illinois, which joined it on the left, leaped over\\ntheir parapet and made a counter-charge witli such desper-\\nation tliat they captured thirty-two officers (including one\\ngeneral), two hundred privates, six hundred stand of arms,\\nand the regimental colors of the Fortieth North Carolina.\\nBut while this was being done a force of the enemy had\\ngained their rear, occupied their works, and planted their\\ncolors upon them. Upon seeing this they promptly faced\\nto the rear, and charged back upon the works which they\\nhad themselves erected. A hand-to-hand fight ensued, in\\nwhich the Confederates lost heavily, and were driven from\\nthe position iu disorder, leaving more than one hundred\\nand thirty prisoners and the colors of the Fifty-fourth\\nVirginia in the hands of the Unionists.\\nThis closed the day s fighting on this part of the line,\\nbut at about ten o clock on the following morning the\\nFourteenth Michigau and Sixteenth Illinois were again\\nordered forward to attack the hostile position. They ad-\\nvanced at double-quick, carried the work at the point of\\nthe bayonet, took one hundred prisoners, and drove the foe\\nbefore them for nearly a mile. Here they were met by two\\nfresh brigades of rebels, with a full battery, but notwith-\\nstanding these overwhelming odds the Michigan and Illi-\\nnois men charged unhesitatingly and captured the battery.\\nThe enemy, however, rallied, and, being so greatly superior\\nin number, recaptured the battery, and forced the two Union\\nregiments to retire a short distance, where they threw up a\\nlight defense, and held it through the day and night, this\\nbeing nearly a mile in advance of all other Northern troops.\\nDuring the night the enemy retreated from his position,\\nand on the following day the army of Gen. Sherman took\\nup its line of march for Guldsboro The Fourteenth Regi-\\nment reached that place on the 23d of March, and remained\\nthere in camp until April 10th, when it moved on the road\\nto Raleigh, and kept up an almost continuous skirmLsh with\\nthe rebel forces until it arrived at that city. From there it\\nmoved, on the 13th, to the Cape Fear River, at Avon s\\nFerry, where the cheering news of Johnston s surrender\\nwas received. The fighting days of the regiment were now\\nover, and on the 30th of April it moved northward on the\\nroad to Virginia and Washington. Proceeding by way of\\nBurkeville, Chesterfield, and Amelia Court-House, it reached\\nManchester (on the south side of the James River, opposite\\nRichmond) on the 7th of 3Iay. After a halt of two days\\nit moved across the river, through the Confederate capital,\\nand pressed rapidly on towards the Potomac, where it\\narrived about the 15th of May, and went into camp at\\nArlington Heights. On the 24th it took its place in the\\ngrand review of Sherman s army at Washington. About\\nthree weeks later it led the capital, and was moved by rail\\nand river to Louisville, Ky., where it was mustered out on\\nthe 18th of July. From Louisville it was ordered to Jack-\\nlU\\nson, Mich., and arrived there on the 21st. Eight days\\nafterwards the men of the Fourteenth received their pay\\nand were discharged from the service.\\nSOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY IN TUE FOURTEENTH.\\nField and Staff\\nLieut.-Col. M. W. Qniickcnbusli, Owosso; com. Nov. 11, 18G2; miij. Nov. 1, 18G1\\nrosigneil March 25, 1803.\\nChiip. Thumiis B. Uuoley, Corunna com. Feb. 11,1862; resigned April 29, 1804.\\nNon-Comvimwn\u00e2\u0082\u00acd SUfff,\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Henry O. Jewell, Vernon enl. Jan. 2-1, 18C1 veteran Jan. 14, 1864;\\nmust, out July 18, 1806.\\nCom.-Sergt. Addison Uiirtlett, Sbiawa.=see pro. 2d lieut. Co. B, Dec. 18, 1864.\\nCompany A.\\n1st Lieut. Marsliall Kyte, Owosso com. Marcli 14, 1805 sergt. Co. K nuist. out\\nJuly 18,1805.\\nJohn Groom, discli. Aug. 6, 1862.\\nAbel Hill, must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nGnnjiamj D.\\n2d Lieut. Addison Bartlett, Shiawassee com. Dec. 18,1804; com.-sergt.; rea.\\nApril 9, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\n1st Lieut. Gillnian McClintock, Owosso com. Nov. 18, 1861 rea. July 3, 1862.\\nIst Lieut. Cyrus F. Jackson, Owosso com. July 4, 1802; 2d lieut. Nov. 18, 1861\\nres. Aug. 2, 1864; maj. IStli U. S. Col. Troops.\\nCharles II. Allen, veteran, eul. Jan. 4, 1864.\\nWilliam n. Adams, veteiau, enl. Jan. 4, 1864.\\nArmead Botf-furd, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nBeiijauiin E. Craudall, disch. Oct. 30, 1802.\\nJohn H. Hays, veteran, eul. Jan. 4, 1804 must, out July 18, 1805.\\nJohn Huy, luiist. out July 18, 1805.\\nHenry King, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nWalter Laing, died of disease at Evausville, lud., Sept. 16, 1862.\\nCharles McCarthy, disch. for disability, July 17, 1862.\\nAaron Martin, discli. for disability, June 18, 1863.\\nOrman Millard, died of disease, Middleburg, Mich.\\nWilliam C. McFarren, veteian, Jan. 4, 1804.\\nDavid McCarty, veteran, Jan. 4, 1864.\\nW illiam Price, discli. at end of service, Feb. 2, 1865.\\nJohn Ilichmouils, disch. for disability, Jan. 15, 1864.\\nSidney Smith, disch. for disability, Oct. 13, 18(,3.\\nPeter Skutt, veteran, eul. Jan. 4, 1864; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nFrancis Summer, veteran, Jan. 4, 1804.\\nWilliam U. Shaffer, veteran, Jan. 4, 1864; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nEdwin K. Scott, veteran, Jan. 4, 1804.\\nCompany E.\\nCapt. Edward S. Sinionds,Shiawaasee com. July 7, 1865; 2d lieut. Sept. 1, 1804;\\nsergt.; must, out July 18, 1865.\\n1st Lieut. C. C. Goodalc, Owosso; com. Nov. 1861; res. March 30, 1803.\\n2d Lieut. Daniel Wait, Owosso; com. Nov. IS, 1861 rea. Feb. 4, 1803.\\nSergt. Edward S. Simonds, Owosso; enl. Kov. 0, 1861; veteran, Jan. 4, 1864;\\npro. to 2d lieut.\\nSergt. Henry Deuiiiig, Scioto enl. Dec. 4, 1S61.\\nSergt. Evan Roberts, Antrim enl. Nov. 28, 1861 disch. Jan. 22, 1863.\\nCorp. Lasello C. Brewer, Owosso; enl. Dec. 2, 1861; disch. at end of service,\\nMarcli 14, 1865.\\nCorp. Robert C. Kyle, Owosso; enl. Dec. 21, 1801; disch. July 15, 1802.\\nCorp. Beiij. F. Stevens, Owosso; enl. Dec. 21, 1861 disch. Feb. 16, 1B03.\\nJohn Q. Adams, disch. Dec. 30, 1862.\\nEdwin Bolslord, disch. Jan. 6, 1863.\\nEbenezer Brewer, disch, for disability, July 10, 1862.\\nBeiijamiii Bagley, disch. Nov. 21, ls02.\\nJacob Bunch, disch. Oct. 17, 1862.\\nJohn H. Barnes, disch. for promotion in 23d Regt., Aug. 11, 1802.\\nJacob Byerly, died of disease, Aug. 21, 1802.\\nLeonard Black, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864 must, out July 18, 1865.\\nMathew Coif, disch. Oct. 10, 1862.\\nGeorge Clark, disch. for disability, April 17, 1802.\\nLeviiius Coll disch. for disability, July 15, 1802.\\nMarcus Coif, disch. for disabilily, July 25, 1863.\\nEzra Dibble, disch. for disability, July 8, 1863.\\nByron A. Dunn, disch. for disability, July 8, 1863.\\nSamuel C. Decker, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nWilliam B. Dunbar, veteran, Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nJacob De Forest, veteran, Jan. 4, 1864.\\nJesse Fleming, veteran, Jan. 4, 1804 must, out July 18, 1865,\\nJohn Foil died of disease at Andersouville, Ga.\\nW illiam (iull, ditch at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nJotliaiii Iliiiit, ilisch. for promotion. May 17, 1803.\\nCharles S. Harris, disch. for disability, Oct. 18, 1802,\\nNatlianiel Hyde, disch. for disability, July 22, 1802.\\n\\\\V llliani Hill, died of disease at luka, Miss., Sept. 5, 1862,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTOX COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nWelles J. Haynes, veteran, Miu ch il, 18G4 must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nAlbert C. Johnson, veteran, Jan. 4, 1S(14 must, out July 18, 1865.\\nValoit H. Morse, veteran, Jan. 4, 1SG4 must, out July 18, ISGo.\\nThomas Munger, veteran, March :il, IStU.\\nNorman McLenithan, disch. March Id, 1803.\\nPeter McNolly, disch. for disuMlity, July 1. 18fi2.\\nllusten Waiiew, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1S65.\\nNuthau Monroe, (Usch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nWilliam B. Monroe, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nMason Phelps, disch. Sept. IG, 18G2.\\nlanipl ParBhall, disch. Jan. 4, 1863.\\nIni .A. Polity, died at Colnmhia, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1863.\\nWilliam Steen, dicl of dist-ase at Ovvosso, Mich., June 15, 1^62-\\nJohn Seevoord, died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 26, 18G2,\\nDaniel D. See, diet! of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 18G2,\\nGeorge Swimen, disch. for disahility, Oct. 10. 18C2.\\nJohn W. Simpson, disch. for disability, July 25, 18G3.\\nAVilliam Sargent, disch. for disability, June IG, 18G3.\\nGeorge AV. Smith, disch. Sept. 14. 1SG2.\\nEdward Sanfurd. disch. Nov. 18, 18G2.\\nAllen Tt-mplor, disch. April 2ii, 1863.\\nChark-s Teiwilliger, disch. by order, Jan. 3, 1803.\\nDor Tillotson, vi-teraii, Jan.4, 1SG4; must, out July IS, 180. i.\\nWilliam Wiera, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 10, 1863.\\nEverett Woodbury, disch. at end of service, Nov. 10, 18G3.\\nCompany H,\\nOwen Miller, disch. to onl. in regular service.\\nCompany I,\\nA7.;iriah Fitch, disch. Aug. 22, 18G2.\\nCaleb Hall, disch. Aug. 2, 1862.\\nCompaiiij K.\\nSergt. Thomas Crane, Owosso, enl. Dec. 7, 18G1 died of wounds at Nashville,\\nTenu., Nov. 9, 1SG2.\\nJohn Buck, disch. March 18, 18G3.\\nJames E. Crane, died of disease at luka. Miss., Oct. 21, iSg2.\\nAllen Davis, died of dist-ase at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1SG2.\\nJohn G. Delliimater, veteran, Jan. 4, 1861.\\nPeter Giirrison, veteran, Jan. 4, 18G4.\\nJosi ph Guyer, veteran, Jan. 4, 18G4; must, out July 18, 1SG5.\\nWilli. im Garrison, disch. at end of service, Feb. 13, 18G5.\\nRichard Odoll, di*?ch.\\nWilliam D. Piatt, veteran, Jan. 4, 1864 must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nAndruw Scott, discli. Aug. 29, 1864.\\nOliver B. Van Doran, veteran, Jan. 4, 1864 disch. by order, July 20, 1865.\\nJohn W. Wester, disch. for disability, Dec. 17, 1862.\\nCLINTON COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE FOURTEENTET.\\nCompany A.\\nIra Armstrong, discli. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nNelson Brown, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 28, 18G2.\\nWilliam Hotaling, disch. Aug. 2o, 18G2.\\nOlney H. K.chmond, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18C4; disch. hy order, July 20, 18G5.\\nWilliam W. Thayer, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1SG4; died in actioTi at Bentonville,\\nN. C. March 19, 1865.\\nPerry Watkins, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., April 15, 1863.\\nCompany C.\\nJames Barrett, veteran, enl. Jan. 3, 1864 must, out July 18, 1865.\\nFrancis Hinton, died of disease at Cincinnati, Ohio, June 25, 1862.\\nCumpainj D.\\nIftt Lii Ut. Sylvanus Bachelder, Bath com. March 14,1865; pro. to 2d lieut.\\nDec. 2a, 18G4; must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nSergt. Sylvanus Bachelder, Bath enl. Nov. 30, 1861 veteran, Jan. 4, 1864 pro,\\nto 2d lieut.\\nCorp. Tbcron Wead, Eagle; enl. Dec. 3, 1861 disch. Aug. 27, 1863.\\nGeorge Barnum, disch. March 26, 18G3.\\nBerij. Lyman, disch. for disability, June 18, 18G3,\\nJohn A. Bixi.y, disch. Oct. 13, 1S62.\\nEzra Benjamin, disch. by order, Juno 13,1865,\\nJotuilhan Burke, died of disease at Ypsilanti, Midi., Jan. 19, 1862.\\nSamuel Carl, disch, for disability, April IG, 1802.\\nGeorge S. Culver, disch. by order. May 20, 1865.\\nStephen B. Crane, disch. at end of service, April G, 1SG5.\\nWilliam II. Clark, disch. at end of service, April 11, 18C5.\\nJacob S. Clark, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must. out July 18, 1865.\\nJared De Bar, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18G4; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nWilliam W. Fenton, disch. July 24, 1862.\\nGeorge W. Howe, disch. Feb. 10, 1863.\\nNapoleon B. Howe, disch. Oct. 8,18G2.\\nHanford I!. Hawley, disch. at end of service, April 11, 1865.\\nJonathan Henderson, veteran, enl. Jan. 4. 1864.\\nJohn Morgan, veteran, enl.. Ian. 4, 1864; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nSamuel McKibbin, died of disease at Ypsilanti, April 16, 18G2.\\nLevi M.organ, died of disease in New York harbor, April 16, 1865.\\nHenry W. Newsom, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nJuhu Sinclair, disch for disability, April IG, 1SG2.\\nJohn E. Swe- t, disch. Dec. 10, 1862.\\nJudson Smith, disch.\\nWilfurd N. Scadin, disch. at end of senice, ftlarch 14, 1865.\\nAndrew Sockengor, dieil of disease at Farmington, Miss., Aug. 2, 1862.\\nAnsel Stevens, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 19, 18G2.\\nWilliam Showerman, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18Gi; died in action at Atlanta, Ga.,\\nAug. 7, 1864.\\nAlfred Sprague, must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nHarlan P. Towner, must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nWilliam P. Tromhly, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18G4; must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nHerman V. Trombly, vetemn. enl. Ja:n. 4, 1864; disch. by order, July 25,1865.\\nRichard Thorp, disch. by order, Sept. 18, 1865.\\nSamuel Talnian, discli. f. r disability, Feb. 11, 1865.\\nJoshua Thuma, died of disease at Big Springs, Miss., June 26, 1862.\\nCompany E,\\n2d Lieut. William II. Shiffer, St. John s, com. July 7, 1865; must, out July 18\u00c2\u00bb\\n1865.\\nOliver D. Beebe, disch. Sept. 14, 1802.\\nHezokiah Marcy, died of disease near Farmington, Miss., July .17, 18G2.\\nWilliam A. Mainh, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864.\\nCompany F.\\nCorp. Ferdinand Plalte, Westphalia; enl. Oct. 14, 1861 re-enl. as veteran, Jan.\\n4, ISGl; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nAnthony Ainst, disch. at end )f service, March 14, 18G5.\\nHenry Amerlu-ini, disch. at end of service, March 14, 18G5.\\nFi ancis Blondy, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nJohn Baker, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1SC4; disch. by order, July 19, IS65.\\nPeter Fox, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must, out July 18, 18G5.\\nSibres Miller, lUsch. for disability, Aug. Hi, 1SG2.\\nPeter Pung, disch. at end of service, March 14, 1865.\\nHenry Roclial, veteran, enl. Feb. 5, 1864; died in a- tion in North Carolina,\\nMarch 19, 1865.\\nPeter Siindy, died of di^^ease in Mississippi, Aug. 20, 18G2,\\nTimothy Serge, trane. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 10, 18G5.\\nJacob Stenkle, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nAnthony WVrtz, disch. for disability, July 10, 1SG2.\\nAnthony Wehr, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; disch. July 19, 18G5.\\nCompany H.\\nHenry Myers, disch. Oct. 1, 1862.\\nCompany K.\\nCiipt. John Kelly, Westphalia; com. Nov. 18, 1861 res. June 4, 18G3.\\n1st Lieut. Clias. B. Rose, Westphalia com. Nov. 18, 1861 died of disease at\\nFiirmington, itiss., June 11, 18G2.\\nCorp. Edward Brass, Diiplain enl. Dec. 13, 1861 died of disease at Farming-\\nton, Miss., July 18, 1SG2.\\nCorp. David Looniis. Victor enl. Nov. 8, ISGl disch. April 24, 1863.\\nCorp. Samuel Kinney, Greenbnsli enl. Dec. 13, 18G1; veteran, Jan.4, 1SG4\\nabsent on fuiluugh on muster out.\\nCorp. Martin C. JJyers, Eagle enl. Dec. 31, 1861 veteran, Jan. 4, 1864 died\\nin action in Georgia, July 6, 18G4,\\nSergt. John Sly, Bengal; enl. Nov. 19, 18GI; veteran, Jau. 4, 1864; must, out\\nJuly 18, 1865.\\nWallace Anthony, disch. Dec 9, 1862.\\nTalman Beardsley, disch. for disability, July 1, 1862,\\nWm. H. Barnes, died of disease in Ohio, Jan. 31, 1SG5.\\nEdwin Baldwin, veteiun, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nSamuel S. Bennett, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nFredk. Carpenter, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18G4; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nJacob Cook, must, out July IS, 1865.\\nMichael Cook, must, out July 18,1865.\\nCharles Calkins, disch. for disability, July 23, 1862.\\nJacob L. Doud, died of disease May 29, 1802.\\nFranklin Fish, died of disease, March 25, 18G2.\\nZuriel Fish, disch. for disability, March 1, 1802.\\nJohn Fisler, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; disch. by order. May 15, 1865.\\nDeander Ferris, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864 disch. by order, Aug. 1, 18(i5.\\nJasper Harrington, disch. for disability, July 24, 1802.\\nRichard Jones, disch. for disability, July 1, 1862.\\nRobert M. Junes, veteian, enl. Jan. 4, 18G4 must out July 18, 1865.\\nMarshall T. Kjte, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18,1865.\\nDavid Loomis, disch. April .^4, 1S03.\\nMathias Miller, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nJohn Morolf, must, out July 18, 1805.\\nHenry Murphy, veteran, enl. Jau. 4, 18G4; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nJeptha Owen, disch. for disability, Sept. 8, 1862.\\nOscar Peck, disch. for disability, Feb. 15, 18G2.\\nHomer Parks, disch. for disability, July 10, 1862,\\nOrrin Parks, disch. Jau. 8,1863.\\nWm. H. Parka, died of disease at Detroit, Aug. 5, 1862.\\nAlbert Passage, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; died in action in Georgia, July 5,\\n1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "TWEiNTY-THIRD INFANTRY.\\n75\\nAlpheua Passage, discli. for disability, March 22, 18G5.\\nThos. RiclinvnJ, died of d srase, TMarcli 12, 1802.\\nClias. Robinson, died of disi ase at Big Springs, Miss.. Jnly 16, 1802.\\nEdward Rjiby, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, lsr.4; mu-t. out July 18, 18C5.\\nThos. Shaw, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, ISC4 died in action at Jonesboro Ga., Sept.\\n1,1804.\\nHenry Sliiffer, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804 pro. to 2d lieut. Co. E.\\nCaleb Silvers, veteran, enl Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1SC5.\\nRichard Silvers, disch. for disability, July 15, 1862.\\nJohn Shook, veteran, enl. Feb. 9, 1SC4; discli. by order, July 29, 1865.\\nJohn Spears, discli. Dec. 4, 1802.\\nBelton Soper, discli. at end of service, March 14, 1865,\\nNicholas Schernish, disch. by order, June 8, 1865.\\nJerry Sullivan, died of disease in Indiana, July IT, 1862.\\nJohn Sly, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must, out July 18, 1R6.5.\\nMoses R. Tuttle, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, lSli4; died on tlie held, .Inly 5, 1804.\\nMarvin Thomas, veteran, eul. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1805.\\nHenry H. Tillapaugh, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nThos. Ulrich, died of disease at Nashville, Oct. 19, 1802.\\nDavid B. Wheeler, disch. for disability, July lU, 1802.\\nChas. S. Wise, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; disch. by order, July 26, 1805.\\nCHAPTER XI.\\nTWENTY-THIHD INFANTRY\\nRendezvous and Organization at E.ast Saginaw Service in Kentucky\\nand Ohio March to East Tennessee and Campaign in that Section\\nThe Georgia Campaign Pursuit of Hood Battles of Columbia,\\nFranklin, and Nashville Transfer to the East and Service in North\\nCarolina End of the War and Return Home.\\nThe Twenty-third Regiment was made up of men from\\nthe counties composing the Sixth Congressional District,\\nand was raised and organized in the summer of 1862 under\\nthe President s call for volunteers, Issued on the 2d of\\nJuly, immediately after the close of the Seven Days bat-\\ntles on the Virginia peninsula. The regimental rendezvous\\nwas established at East Saginaw, and D. H. Jerome, Esq.,\\nwas designated as commandant of the camp of instruction\\nand organization.\\nIn this regiment the county of Clinton was represented\\nby one full company under command of Capt. (now General)\\nO. L. Spaulding, and another company (under Capt. Henry\\nWalbridge) of which very nearly all the members were from\\nClinton.\\nShiawassee County furnished for the Twenty-third a i uU\\ncompany under command of Capt. John Carland,* of\\nCoruuua, and besides the above-mentioned companies sev-\\neral others of the regiment contained men from Shiawassee\\nand Clinton Counties.\\nThe headfjuarters of both the Clinton companies were\\nat the village of St. John s. The first enlistment in Capt.\\nSpaulding s company was made on the lijili of July, and\\non the Gth of August it had attained the minimum strength\\nnecessary for muster. Soon afterwards it was reported at\\nthe East Saginaw rendezvous, and was incorporated in the\\nregiment ;is ompany A, with William Sickles as its first\\nand James Travis as second lieutenant.\\nCapt. Spaulding had been assisted in the recruiting of\\nhis company by Henry Walbridge, with the expectation\\nthat the latter would be made its first lieutenant, but when\\nit became apparent that many more than enough men to\\nCapt. Carland was afterwards major of the regiment, and is now\\nan officer in the Sixth United States Infantry.\\nfill one company could be obtained here he commenced the\\nformation of a sefcond company, which was filled without\\nmuch difficulty, and he became its captain, with Stephen\\nJ. Wright as first and Alonzo 0. Hunt as second lieu-\\ntenant. This company was designated as G company of\\nthe Twenty-third.\\nThe Shiawassee company was recruited by Capt. Carland,\\n1st Lieut. Benjamin F. Briscoe, and 2d Lieut. Marvin\\nMiller, who were its original officers. In the organization\\nof the Twenty-third this became Company H. The regi-\\nment was mustered into the United States service on the\\n13th of September, 18G2, with eight hundred and eighty-\\nthree officers and men under command of Col. Marshall W.\\nChapin. The regimental surgeon was Dr. Louis Fasquelle,\\nof St. John s.\\nWhen the Twenty-third Regiment left East Saginaw for\\nthe theatre of war it moved by detachments. The first of\\nthese composed of Coinptinies C, H, and K broke camp\\nin the morning of September 17th, and were transported on\\nthe cars of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway to Mount\\nMorris, which was then the southern terminus of the road\\nand thence were moved across the country, by way of Flint,\\nto the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, over which they\\nproceeded by train to Detroit. On the following day the\\nremaining companies left the rendezvous, and moved by the\\nsame route to Detroit, where they arrived in the evening,\\nand all were hospitably entertained by the patriotic citizens.\\nWith but little delay the ten companies were embarked on\\nsteamers, which landed them at Cleveland the next morn-\\ning, the weather being rainy and dismal, and the condition\\nof the men anything but comfortable. From Cleveland,\\nthe regiment moved by rail across the State of Ohio to\\nCincinnati, whence, after a stop of some hours, it again\\nproceeded by railroad, and on Sunday morning, September\\n21st, reached JeSersonviile, Ind., on the north bank of the\\nOhio River, opposite Louisville, Ky. In the afternoon of\\nthe same day the command moved to Camp Gilbert,\\nnear by, and that night, for the first time, the tired men of\\nthe Twenty-third slept upon the soldier s bed, the bosom\\nof mother earth.\\nThe city of Louisville was at that time in a panic-stricken\\ncondition on account of the reported approach of the rebel\\ngeneral S. B. Buckner, with a strong Confederate force.\\nIn consequence of this, many people were leaving their\\nhomes in the city and crossing to the north side of the\\nriver. Large quantities of government stores were also\\nbeing transferred to the Indiana side, by order of the gen-\\neral then in command at Louisville. The Twenty-third\\nwas placed on duty, guarding the public property and ferry\\nlandings at JeflFersonville, and remained so employed for\\ntwo days and nights, at the end of which time it crossed\\nthe river and camped in the southwestern suburbs of Louis-\\nville. Here the situation of the men was not the most\\ncomfortable, and it was made worse by their almost com-\\nplete ignorance of the methods by which veteran soldiers\\nmanage to force something like comfort out of the most\\nunfavorable surroundings. A few hours later they were\\nordered to move to another camping-place, and while on\\ntheir way thither they passed a brigade or division of the\\narmy of Gen. Buell, which had then just entered the city", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nafter a fatiguing forced march from Nashville in pursuit of\\nthe Southern army under Gen. Bragg. As the Twenty-\\ntliird marched past the dusty and battle-scarred veterans of\\nShiloh, Farmington, and luka, tlie latter indulged (as vet-\\nerans are apt to do) in many a sneer at the expense of the\\nfresh troops, few of whom had yet heard the whistle of a\\nhostile bullet. An officer of the Twenty-third* says of this\\nincident The contrast of their dirty, tattered, and torn\\ngarments with our men was a matter of much comment.\\nWe were surprised that they jeeringly hinted at our green-\\nness and inferiority, which a few months experience in\\nmarches and on battle-fields would change. In time we\\nlearned that they had not been mistaken in their estimate\\nof our relative merits as soldiers.\\nThe camp to which the regiment was moved at this time\\nwill be well recollected by those who occupied it as the\\nbrick -yard camp, a dreary and comfortless place, where the\\ncommand remained without tents or other shelter until the\\nafternoon of the .3d of October, when the Thirty-eighth\\nBrigade (Army of the Ohio), composed of the One Hun-\\ndred and Second and One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio,\\nOne Hundred and Twenty-ninth Illinois, and Twenty-third\\nMichigan, all under uommand of Gen. Dumont, marched\\naway from Louisville, on the road to Shelbyville, Ky. The\\nweather was very hot, the road dusty, water almost impos-\\nsible to obtain, and the men, not having yet learned the\\nmeaning of light marching order, were overloaded with\\nthe cumbrous outfits which they brought froiu home so\\nthat when, late at night, they halted on the bank of a muddy\\nstream known as Floyd s Fork, the exhausted and foot-\\nsore troops were glad enough to lie down upon the ground,\\nwith no shelter but their blankets, and no thought but that\\nof rest from the fatigues of this, their first severe march.\\nLate the next morning they arose stiff and sore in every\\njoint, and soaked with the rain which was still falling.\\nCoffee was made from the muddy water of the stream, in\\nwhich hundreds of mules were stamping and wallowing.\\nThe rations were neither very good nor plentiful, but these\\nwere on this occasion supplemented by supplies taken from\\na mansion which stood near by, and from which the occu-\\npants had fled on the approach of the troops. The sol-\\ndiers, impressed with the idea that all food, raiment, and\\nother movables found in the enemy s country belonged to\\nUncle Sam s elect, proceeded to ransack the premises,\\nbringing off meat, meal, vegetables, sauces, honey, jellies,\\npreserves, and some pretty good stock for the stable, a\\nportion of which we recognized the next spring grazin in\\nMichigan.\\nFrom Floyd s Fork the regiment moved early in the follow-\\ning morning towards Shelbyville, which was reached the same\\nevening, and the Twenty-third encamped in the vicinity of\\nthe village. Here the brigade remained until the morning\\nof October 9th, when it moved through the villnge and on\\ntowards Frankfort, arriving in the neighborhood of that\\ntown the .same night, the advance-guard of the force having\\nalready entered the city after a skirmish with the cavalry\\nof the enemy, who had succeeded in destroying the fine\\nCiipt. W. A. Lewis, of the Twenty-third, from whom all the quo-\\ntutiuua in this sketch (unless utherwise noted) are made.\\nbridge of the Lexington and Frankfort Railroad, and had\\nattempted the destruction of the turnpike-bridge, but had\\nbeen driven away before accomplishing it.\\nLarge numbers of negroes had fallen in with the column\\non its march from Louisville to Frankfort. Some of these\\nhad engaged as servants to the officers, but the greater part\\nof them were following the troops without any definite ob-\\nject that was apparent. So numerous were the dusky\\ncrowds that there were found among them the names or\\nlineal descendants of every prominent general in the rebel\\narmy. A considerable number of Kentucky horses had\\nalso fallen in on the line of march, and were being ridden\\nby officers and privates; but on arrival at Frankfort there\\ncame for these a host of claimants, and the day was one of\\nreckoning for those in whose possession they were found.\\nA court-martial was instituted, and held a protracted session\\nat Frankfort. It must have made sad havoc among the\\nWolverines but for the fact that our fighting companion,\\nCapt. Walbridge, who rode the best captured steed into the\\ntown on that eventful morning (October 10th), was the\\nhonored judge-advocate in the court.\\nWith the exception of an expedition in pursuit of the\\nguerrilla chief, John Morgan, the Twenty-third remained at\\nFrankfort thirteen days. It was at this time under com-\\nmand of Maj. B. F. Fisher, the colonel being in command\\nof the brigade, and Lieut. -Col. Pratt being absent. It was\\nwhile the regiment laid at this place that the death oc-\\ncurred of Lieut. John Earle, of E company, on Sunday,\\nOct. 19, 8G2. His remains were sent home to Michigan in\\ncharge of Sergt. Lyons, and at about the same time the regi-\\nment received the sad news of the death of Capt. Norville,\\nof fever, at Saginaw City, October 3d.\\nAt a little past midnight on the morning of the day of\\nLieut. Earle s death, the men of the Twenty-third were\\nstartled from their sleep by the thrilling sound of the long\\nroll, and at one o clock a.m. they were marching rapidly\\naway in pursuit of the redoubtable Morgan, who was re-\\nported to be at Luwrenceburg. Two companies of the\\nregiment, however (G and K), were left as guard at\\nFrankfurt. The pursuing column was, almost as a matter\\nof course, a little too late to overtake the main body of\\nMorgan s force, but succeeded in capturing a few men and\\nhorses belonging to his rear-guard, and with these trophies\\nthe command returned the same evening to the camp at\\nFrankfort, having marched twenty-six miles under the\\nusual disadvantages of choking dust and great scarcity of\\nwater.\\nThe regiment took its final departure from Frankfort late\\nin the afternoon of the 21st of October, and encamped that\\nnight in an oak grove, a few miles down the road towards\\nLawrenceburg. On the following day it passed through\\nthat town, and made its camp for the night at Big Spring,\\nsome miles farther on. The weather had suddenly grown\\ncold, and many of the men suffered for need of the blankets,\\nwhich had been foolishly thrown away as incumbrances in\\nthe heat and dust of previous marches. In the morning\\nof the 23d the Kentucky hills and vales were white with\\nhoar frost. The regiment was early in line, and during\\nthis day s march passed through Harrodsburg. Here the\\nmen were not permitted to make a free exploration of the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.\\ntown, on account of their rather damaginir record as indis-\\ncriminate foragers. Ahout noon of the 24th they passed\\nthrouuh the little village of Perry villc, in the outskirts of\\nwhich the armies of Buell and Bragg had fought the battle\\nof Chaplin Hills, sixteen days before, many of the Union\\nand Confederate wounded from tliat engagement being still\\nin the village, and in the farm house hospitals of the vi-\\ncinity. That night the weary men of the Twenty-third\\nmade their bivouac on the banks of an abundant and toler-\\nably clear stream of water, called the Rolling Fork. In\\nthe march of the following day, this stream was crossed\\nand recrossed many times in its meanderings, and late in\\nthe day the regiment reached the little half-burned village\\nof Bradfordsville. The latter part of the day s march had\\nbeen made in a cold, drenching rain, which, as night fell,\\nturned to snow, and on the following morning (Sunday,\\nOctober 2Gth) the Arctic covering lay six inches deep over\\nthe ground. This was considered a remarkable event for\\nthat latitude, and it brought remembrances of their Northern\\nhomes to the minds of many whose eyes would never again\\nlook upon the whitened expanse of the Michigan hills and\\nvalleys. During all that Sabbath day the tired men en-\\njoyed a season of rest and recreation around their comforta-\\nble camp fires, and while they rested the snow disappeared,\\nso that their march of the following day was over bare\\nroads, but free from tormenting dust. In the evening of\\nthe 27th the brigade arrived at New Market, Ky., where\\nseveral commands of the rearguard of Buell s army were\\nfound encamped, and where the Twenty-third and its com-\\npanion regiments also wont into camp and remained for\\neight days, engaged in recuperation, drill, and the prepara-\\ntion of muster-rolls, to be used upon a payday which all\\nhoped might come in the near future.\\nThe Twenty-third again moved forward with its brigade\\non the 4th of November, and on the following day it passed\\nthrough Munfordsville, where a Union force of ten thousand\\nmen lay encamped. On the 6th it reached Dripping Springs,\\nwhere it remained one day, and in the afternoon of the 8th\\narrived at Bowling Green, Ky.,a town which had the ap-\\npearance of having been visited by pestilence, famine, and\\nthe besom of destruction, as was remarked by some of the\\noiEcers of the Twenty-third. A large rebel force had\\nwintered there, and remained until driven out by the Union\\nforces under Gen. Mitchell, and they had made of the\\nwhole visible creation one common camping-ground. This\\nplace was destined to be the homo of the regiment for a\\nperiod of more than six months. Its camp (which was\\nafterwards transformed into substantial and comfortable\\nwinter quarters) was pitched near the magnificent railroad-\\nbridge crossing the Big Barren River, and the guarding of\\nthis bridge formed a part of the duty of the regiment during\\nthe winter of 1862-63 its other duties being camp rou-\\ntine, drill, picket, provost, and railway guard, and the con-\\nvoying of railroad trains of stores over the road from\\nBowling Green to Nashville. While here the Twenty-\\nthird, with its brigade, formed part of the Tenth Division\\nof the Army of the Cumberland, and they were successively\\nunder command of Gens. Granger, Manson, and Judah, as\\ncommandants of the po.st during the six months that they\\nremained here.\\nMany notable events some pleasant, some painful, and\\nothers ludicrous occurred in the history of the regiment\\nduring its long stay at Bowling Green. Near the town was\\na pleasure-ground, many acres in extent, with a magnificent\\nspring of clear cold water in its centre. This seems to have\\nbeen a favorite resort for both citizens and soldiers, and we\\nare told that here, upon many a happy occasion, the beauty\\nand the chivalry of Bowling Green, and many inveterate\\nYankees, assembled to enjoy the scene of unequaled hilarity\\nand mirth. It was several times the case that snow fell to\\na sufficient depth for sleighing, and those opportunities for\\npleasures were improved to the utmost. Private entertain-\\nments, too, were sometimes given by the citizens, and\\nthere ware, in several instances, strong indications of at-\\ntachments between some of the boys in blue and the fair\\ndamsels of Bowling Green. These were oases in the\\ndreary Saliara of the war. On the morning of the mo-\\nmentous 1st of January, 1863, the artillery on College Hill\\nfired a salute, which was afterwards changed to target prac-\\ntice and during a part of the time of its continuance the\\ncamp of the Twenty-third Michigan seems to have been the\\ntarget, for several solid shots were thrown into it, doing some\\ndamage to quarters, and creating no little consternation.\\nThis was the first time the regiment had been actually under\\nfire.\\nOn the (ith of April, 1863, occurred one of the most dis-\\ntressing events in the experience of the regiment at Bow-\\nling Green. This was the sudden death of Lieut.-Col.\\nPratt. He had mounted a powerful and restive horse, but\\nwas scarcely seated in the saddle when the fiery animal\\nplunged and reared so violently as to fall backwards upon\\nthe colonel, crushing and killing him instantly. He was a\\ngood and popular officer, and was sincerely mourned by the\\nmen and officers of the regiment.\\nUpon the death of Lieut.-Col. Pratt, Maj. O. L. Spauld-\\ning (who had been advanced to that rank to fill the vacancy\\ncaused by the resignation of M:ij. B. F. Fisher, February\\n3d) was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-\\nthird, dating from the day of the gallant Pratt s death.\\nFrom that time until the close of the war Col. Spaulding\\nwas almost constantly in command of the regiment.\\nWhen spring had fairly opened, it began to be rumored\\nthat the troops occupying Bowling Green would soon be\\nmoved from there and enter active service. The men of\\nthe Twenty third Michigan did not regret this probability\\nof a change, for although their experience there had been\\nin some respects as pleasant as any which soldiers in time\\nof war have a right to expect, yet they had been terribly\\nreduced in numbers by sickness while there, and it was be-\\nlieved that this evil would be aggravated by the coming of\\nwarm weather. Besides, they had grown tired of the mo-\\nnotonous duty which they were called on to perform here,\\nand were, as soldiers almost always are, inclined to wish for\\na change. About the 20tli of May orders were received to\\nmake all preparations for a movement, and to hold the com-\\nmands in readiness for the march and on the 29th of the\\nsame month the regiment broke camp, and moved with its\\nbrigade on the road to Glasgow, Ky., which point was\\nreached on the 30th, and here the Twenty-third remained\\nuntil the 13th of June, when it was ordered in pursuit of a", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "78\\nHISTORY OF SlilAWASSEK AND CLIiNTGN COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nforce of guerrillas, said to be at Randolph, about twelve miles\\ndistant. Almost as a matter of course notliing resulted\\nfrom this expedition, and the regiment returned to Glasgow\\non the 16th, after a most severe and exhausting march.\\nOn the 22d it again moved, with Manson s brigade, to\\nScottsville; thence, on the 26th, to Tompkinsvillc and,\\nJuly 4th, back to Glasgow. Here, however, it made little\\nstay, but marched out (now in full pursuit of John Mor-\\ngan) to Munfordsville, reaching there July 7th, then to\\nElizabethtown and Louisville by rail, reaching the latter\\ncity on the 1 1th. Morgan was now reported across the\\nOhio River, in Indiana. The Twenty-third, as part of the\\ncommand of Gen. Judah, crossed to New Albany, Ind., but,\\nmaking little stop there, proceeded to Jeffersonvillo, and\\nthence up the river by steamer, passing Madison, Ind., on\\nthe 12th, and reaching Cincinnati in the evening of the\\nK th its brigade being the first to reach that city. From\\nCincinnati the fleet (on which was the Twenty-third, with\\nthe other regiments under command of Gen. Judah) passed\\nup the river to Maysville, Concord, and Portsmouth, Ohio,\\nat which latter place they remained until July 20th, when\\nthey returned to Cincinnati, and disembarked the troops.\\nFrom there the Twenty-third Regiment, under command\\nof Lieut.-Col. Spaulding, and unaccompanied b} any other\\ntroops, was transported by railroad to Chillicothe, and\\nthence to Hamden Junction, where it encamped for ii few\\ndays. Within the camp-ground of the regiment at this\\nplace there remained a rude rostrum, from which, on a\\nprevious occasion, the notorious Vallandigham had set forth\\nhis peculiar views to the population of Southern Ohio. But\\nnow the same ro.strum was occupied by the chaplain of the\\nTwenty-third, the Rev. J. S. Smart, who most eloquently\\nconsecrated it to the cause of freedom, while the regiment\\nmade the welkin ring with shouts for liberty and the\\nUnion.\\nThe pursuit of Morgan had now ceased, for the forces of\\nthat daring leader had already been driven from Ohio, ex-\\ncept such as had been destroyed or captured. The regi-\\nment soon after this returned to Cincinnati, and after a\\nshort delay moved (under orders delivered by Gen. Burn-\\nside in per.son to Col. Spaulding) across the Ohio to Cov-\\nington, and thence by rail to Paris, Ky., where Lieut.-Col.\\nYoung, with two companies of the One Hundred and\\nEighteenth Ohio, was threatened by a superior force of\\nConfederate cavalry, commanded by the rebel general\\nPegram. The Twenty-third reached Paris on the 29th of\\nJuly, just at the close of a brisk fight, which had been\\nbrought on by an attempt on the part of Pegram to destroy\\nan important railway-bridge at that point. The opportune\\narrival of the Twenty third prevented any further attempt\\nby the enemy to burn the bridge, and doubtless ahso saved\\nthe force of Lieut.-Col. Young from a second attack and\\nnot improbable capture. The conduct of the regiment in\\nthis affair was most creditable to its commander, Lieut.-Col.\\nSpaulding, and to all the officers and men under him.\\nThe regiment remained at Paris until the 4th of August,\\nwhen it moved, by way of Lexington and Louisville, to\\nLebanon, Ky., and thence to New Market, where it arrived\\non the 8th of August, and was incorporated with the\\nSecond Brigade, Second Division, of the Twenty-third\\nArmy Corps, then organizing at that point. In this or-\\nganization Col. Cliapin commanded the brigade (composed\\nof the Twenty-third Michigan, the One Hundred and Elev-\\nenth Ohio, the One Hundred and Seventh Illinois, and the\\nThirteenth Kentucky), and the Twenty-third remained\\nunder command of Lii ut.-Col. Spaulding.\\nMarching orders were received on the 16th of August,\\nand at two P..M. on the following day the regiment, with its\\ndivision, moved out and took up the long and weaiisome\\nmarch for East Tennessee. The camp of that night was\\nonly seven miles out from New Market, on Owl Creek,\\nwhere the command rested during all of the following day\\nand night, but moved forward again at daybreak in the\\nmorning of the 19th, and camped that night on Greeu\\nRiver. The march was resumed on the following morning,\\nand two days later (August 22d) the regiment forded the\\nCumberland River and began to ascend the foot-hills of\\nthe Cumberland Mounlain.s. In the evening of the 25th\\nit made its camp at Jamestown, the county-seat of Fentress\\nCo., Tenn.\\nOn the 30th the command reached Montgomery, Tenn.,\\nwhere were Gens. Burnside and Hartsuff, with the main\\nbody of the army, commanded by the former officer. In\\npassing through this little settlement an enthusiastic old\\nlady harangued the corps upon the glory of its mission,\\nalternately weeping and shouting, invoking the blessings\\nof heaven upon the troops, and pouring out volleys of\\nanathemas upon the enemies of the country.\\nOn the 1st of September the men of the Twenty-third,\\nhaving passed the gorges of the mountains, descended their\\nsoulheaslern slope to the valley of the Tennessee, and camped\\nlate at night on the right bunk of the Clinch River, a trib-\\nutary of the larger stream. Fording the Clinch in the\\nforenoon of the 2d of September, the coips marched for-\\nward and passed through Kingston, a considerable town of\\nEast Tennessee, near which the waters of the Clinch join\\nthose of the Holston and form the Tennessee River. The\\ncamp of the Twenty-third was pitched for the night about\\ntwo miles beyond Kingston. At five o clock in the morning\\nof the 3d the troops were in line ready for the march, and\\nthen, for eight long weary hours, the Twenty-third Michi-\\ngan and its companion regiments of the brigade waited for\\nthe order to move. At nine o clock in the forenoon the\\nbrigade was formed in square four lines deep, and while\\nstanding in that formation was addressed by its commander,\\nGen. White, who read a dispatch just received from Gen.\\nBurnside, announcing the capture of Knoxvilleby the Union\\nforces. Gen. White then congratulated his command, and\\ncalled on Col. Chapin of the Twenty-third for a speech.\\nThe colonel responded in an address, which being brief and\\ncomprehensive is given here entire. He said, Boys, the\\ngeneral calls on me to make a speech. You know that I\\nam not much of a speaker, and all I have to say is, that\\nyou ve done d d well 1 Keep on doing so\\nLong and loud acclamations greeted this vigorous ha-\\nrangue then the brigade resumed its previous formation,\\nand, after another tedious delay, moved out on the road to\\nLoudon, which was reached early in the afternoon of Fri-\\nday, September 4th. The enemy had hastily evacuated all\\nthe strong works which they had built at this place, but", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.\\n79\\nhad succeeded in destroying the great and important rail-\\nroad-bridge across the river. Here the brigade remained\\nfor about ten days.\\nDuring the latter part of the march acrcss the mountains\\nsupplies had become so much reduced that rations of corn,\\nin the ear, were issued to some of the troops, and after their\\narrival at Loudon this situation of affairs was but little im-\\nproved until Tuesday, the Sth of September, when the first\\nrailroad-train reached the town from Knoxville, and was\\nhailed with wild delight by the weary and hungry soldiers.\\nBefore this, however, their necessities had been partially\\nrelieved by repairing and putting in running order a grist-\\nmill which the enemy had dismantled before his evacuation.\\nThe advance of the wagon-trains also came up at about tjie\\nsame time that the railroad was opened for use.\\nAt two o clock in the morning of September 15th the men\\nof the Twenty-third were roused from their slumbers to\\nprepare for a march, and one hour later they wore moving\\non the road to Knoxville, twenty-eight miles distant. This\\nmarch was performed with all possible speed, and lute in the\\nafternoon the regiment bivouacked within a short distance of\\nthe capital of East Tennessee. The next morning it entered\\nthe city, but soon after proceeded by rail to Morristown, a\\ndistance of about forty miles. Only a short stay was made\\nhere, and on the 19th it returned to Knoxville, and went\\ninto camp at the railroad depot. The next day was the Sab-\\nbath, and here, for the first time in months, the ears of the\\nmen were greeted by the sound of church-bells, and they\\npassed the day in rest and quiet, little dreaming of the furi-\\nous battle that was then raging away to the southward, upon\\nthe field of Chickamauga, or of the rout and disaster to the\\nUnion arms which that day s sunset was to witness.\\nAt four o clock IMonday morning the brigade took the\\nroad towards Loudon, and arrived there the same night.\\nHere the regiment occupied a pleasant and elevated camp\\nin a chestnut grove, and remained stationed at Loudon for\\nabout five weeks, engaged in picket duty and scouting, and\\nduring the latter part of the time frer|Uontly ordered into\\nline of battle, and continually harassed by reports of the\\nnear approach of the enemy under Longstreet, who had\\nbeen detached from the army of Bragg in Georgia, and was\\npressing northward with a heavy force towards Knoxville.\\nThis advance of Longstreet decided Gen. Burnside to\\nretire his forces from Loudon, and on the 28th of October\\nthe place was evacuated; the Twenty-third Michigan being\\nthe last regiment to cross the pontoon-bridge, which was\\nthen immediately swung to the shore, and the boats loaded\\nupon cars and sent to Knoxville. All this being accom-\\nplished, the army moved to Lenoir, Tenn., and camped be-\\nyond the town, the line of encampment extending many\\nmiles. The same night the camp-tires of the enemy blazed\\nupon the hills of Loudon, which the Union forces had just\\nevacuated.\\nAt the new camp on the Lenoir road the regiment re-\\nmained until the 12th of November, when it moved with\\nthe army back to HuS s Ferry, wiiere a heavy engagement\\nensued, in which Col. Chapin s brigade (the Second of the\\nSecond Division, Twenty-third Army Corps) moved to the\\nattack on the double-quick, and, after a severe fight against\\noverwhelming odds, drove the rebels back for more than\\nthree miles. The enemy s force (consisting of three of\\nLongstreet s veteran regiments) took up an apparently im-\\npregnable po.sition on a hill but the Second Brigade\\n(Chapin s) charged the works promptly, and with such\\neffect that in less than fifteen minutes the hill was cleared\\nand the enemy in disorderly retreat.\\nThe next day after the battle the army retreated to\\nLenoir, the Second Brigade holding the most exposed po-\\nsition in the column, that of rear-guard, to cover the re-\\ntreat. At Lenoir the camp equipage and transportation\\nwas destroyed, the teams turned over to the several bat-\\nteries, and in the following morning the army continued its\\nrapid march towards Knoxville. On the 16th the retreat-\\ning column was overtaken by the pursuing forces of Long-\\nstreet at Campbell s Station, where a severe battle was\\nfought, resulting in the repulse of the enemy and the re-\\ntirement of the Union force in good order, but with a loss\\nto the Twenty-third Regiment of thjrty-one killed and\\nwounded. The part \u00e2\u0080\u00a2.vhich this regiment and its brigade\\ntook in the engagement was mentioned in the Journal of\\nLouisville, Ky., by a correspondent writing from the field,\\nas follows\\nOne brigade of the Ninth Corps was in advance, the Sec-\\nond Brigade of the Twenty-third Corps in the centre, and one\\nbrigade of the Ninth Corps as rear-guard. The skirmish-\\ning was begun by the Ninth Corps forming in the rear of\\nGen. White s command, which formed in line to protect\\nthe stock, etc., as it passed to the rear, and to cover the\\nretreat of the Ninth Corps, which was the rear-guard, and\\nwas to file past it. Again was the Second Brigade in posi-\\ntion where it must receive the shock of battle, and must\\nsustain more or less the honors already won. The arrange-\\nments for battle had hardly been completed before the\\ncavalry came in from the front, followed by the infantry of\\nthe Ninth Corps, and two heavy lines of the enemy emerged\\nfrom the woods three quarteis of a mile in front. Each\\nline consisted of a division, and the men were dressed al-\\nmost wholly in the United States uniform, which at first\\ndeceived us. Their first line advanced to within eight\\nhundred yards of Gen. White s front before that officer\\ngave the order to fire. Henshaw s and the Twenty-fourth\\nIndiana Batteries then opened on them with shell, but\\nthey moved steadily forward, closing up as their lines would\\nbe broken by this terrible fire, until within three hundred\\nand fifty yards of our main line, when the batteries men-\\ntioned opened on them witji canister, and four batteries in\\nthe rear and right and left of Gen. White opened on their\\nrear line with shell. This was more than they could stand.\\nTheir front line broke and ran back some distance, where\\nthey reformed and deployed right and left, and engaged the\\nThirteenth Kentucky and Twenty-third Michigan on the\\nright, and the One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio and the\\nOne Hundred and Seventh Illinois on the left, which were\\nsupported by Gen. Ferrero s command of the Ninth Corps.\\nThis unequal contest went on for an hour and a half The\\nonly advantage over them so far was in artillery, they not\\nhaving any in position yet. It seemed to be their object\\nto crush the inferior force opposing them with their heavy\\nforce of infantry. The men were too stubborn they would", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "80\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nnot yield an ineli, but frefnicndv drove tlic rebels from ibeir\\nposition and liolj their jjround. Finding: they could not\\nmove them with the force ahoady cmiiloycd, the rebels\\nmoved forward another line of infantry as heavy as either\\nof the first two, and placed in position three batteries.\\nTheir ;uns were heavier and of lonirer range than those of\\ntlie Second Brigade, and were posted so as to command Gen.\\nWhite s position, while his guns could not answer their fire.\\nThey got the range of these guns at once, and killed and\\nwounded several gunners and disabled several horses, when\\nGen. White ordered them back to the position occupied by\\nthose in the rear, the infantry holding the position covered\\nby the artillery on the liill. An artillery fight tlien began,\\nwliich continued nearly two hours till it was growing dark,\\nand the order was given for our troops to fall back to re-\\nsume the march to Knoxville.\\nThe Twenty-third with its brigade arrived at Knoxville\\na little before daylight in the morning of the 17th, after a\\nmarch of twenty-eight miles without rest or food, and\\nhaving fought for five hours, losing thirty-one killed and\\nwounded, and eight missing. Then followed the memor-\\nable siege of the city, which continued until the 5th of\\nDecember, when the enemy retreated. In the operations\\nof this siege the regiment took active and creditable part,\\nand on the withdrawal of the forces of Longstreet it joined\\nin the pursuit, though no important results were secured.\\nThe enemy having passed beyond reach, the regiment\\ncamped at Blain s Cross-Roads, December 13th, and re-\\nmained until the 25th, when it was moved to Strawberry\\nPlains. From the commeneeuient of the ratrcat to Knox-\\nville until its arrival at the Plains the situation and con-\\ndition of the regiment Iiad been deplorable, for many of\\nits men had been without blankets, shoes, or overcoats, and\\nin this condition (being almost entirely without tents) they\\nhad been compelled to sleep in unsheltered bivouac in the\\nstorms and cold of the inclement season, and at the same\\ntime to subsist on rjuarter rations of meal, eked out by\\nsuch meagre sujiplies as could be foraged from the country.\\nThe command remained at Strawberry Plains about four\\nweeks, engaged upon the construction of fortifications, and\\non the 21st of January, 18G4, marched to the vicinity of\\nKnoxville, where it was employed in picket and outpost\\nduty until tlie middle of February, having during that\\ntime three quite sharp affairs with the enemy s cavalry\\n(January 14th, 22d, and 27th), in the last of which seven\\nmen were taken prisoners and one mortally wounded. From\\nthis time until the opening of the spring campaign it was\\nchiefly engaged in scouting, picket, and outpost duty, in\\nwhich it was moved to several different points, among\\nwhich were Strawberry Plains, New Market, Morristown,\\nand Mossy Creek, at which last-named place it lay encamped\\non the 25th of April, 1864.\\nAt this time orders were received for the troops in East\\nTennessee to move at once, to join the forces of Gen.\\nSherman in the forward movement which afterwards be-\\ncame known as the campaign of Atlanta. Under these\\norders the Twenty-third with its companion regiments left\\nMossy Creek on the 26th of April and marched to Charles-\\nton, Tenn., from which place it moved out on the 2d of\\nMay and took the road to Georgia. In this campaign the\\nregiment, under command of Col. Spaulding, was still a\\npart of the Second Brigade (then under Gen. Hascall) of\\nthe Second (Judah s) Division of the Twenty-third Army\\nCorp.s. Passing down the valley of the Tennessee, and\\nthence up Chickainauga Creek, it reached the vicinity of\\nTunnel Hill on the 7th, and confronted the enemy at\\nRocky-Face Ridge, Ga., on the 8th of May, opening the\\nfight on that day by advancing in skirmish-lino, and taking\\npossession of a commanding crest in front of the hostile\\nworks. In the advance from Rocky-Face the regiment\\nwith its brigade passed through Snake Creek Gap, arrived\\nin front of Resaca on the 13th, and on the following day\\ntook a gallant part in the itSsault on the enemy s strong\\nworks at that place. The result of this attack was a\\nrepulse of the attacking column and severe loss to the\\nTwenty-third Michigan. The commanding officer of the\\nregiment (Col. Spaulding), in his report of this engage-\\nment, said: The assaulting column was formed in three\\nlines; this regiment being in the second line, advancing\\nover an open field, within easy rifle-shot of the enemy s\\nposition, under a terrible fire of musketry and artillery.\\nThe regiment in advance of the Twenty-third broke and\\nwas driven back, and the one in the rear followed them.\\nWe moved forward until we reached a deep creek which\\nit was impossible to cross, and held our position until\\nordered back. In this advance the regiment lost sixty-two\\nkilled or wounded. Lieut. William C. Stewart was among\\nthe killed. All this severe loss (out of a total of not\\nmore than two hundred and fifty muskets which the regi-\\nment took into the fight) was sustained during only a few\\nminutes of most desperate fighting.\\nResaca was one of the most memorable among the many\\nbloody battles in which the Twenty-third showed conspicu-\\nous gallantry. Gen. John Robertson, Adjutant-General of\\nSlichigan, says of it, Although this reliable and model\\nregiment acquitted itself with much celebrity in every en-\\ncounter with the enemy in which it was engaged, Campbell s\\nStation, Resaca, Franklin, and Nashville will always be rec-\\nognized as prominent among its many hard-fought battles;\\nand the memories of those fields, on which so much patri-\\notism and daring courage were evinced, will last while a\\nsoldier of that noble regiment lives.\\nThe enemy, though successful in repelling the as.sault on\\nhis works at Resaca, evacuated his position there and moved\\nto the Etowah River, where his rear-guard was overtaken\\nand slightly engaged by the Union pursuing force, of wliieh\\nthe Twenty-third Michigan formed a part. From this point\\nthe regiment moved on to Dallas and took a position in front\\nof the rebel works at that place, where it remained from the\\n27th of May until the 1st of June, and during this time\\nwas almost constantly enf,aged day and night in skirmish-\\ning with the advanced lines of the enemy. Again the rebel\\nforces evacuated their strong position and moved south\\ntowards Atlanta, the Union troops pressing on in clo.se and\\nconstant pursuit, in which service the Twenty-third Regi-\\nment participated, and took part in the engagements at Lost\\nMountain, Ga., and Kenesaw Mountain, and at the crossing\\nof the Chattahoochee River at Isham s Ford, on the 8th of\\nJuly. It had been given out by the enemy that a most\\ndetermined stand would be made on the Hue of this river,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.\\n81\\nand it was expected that the crossing at this place must be\\na bloody one. Gen. Schofield liad decided to attempt the\\npassage of the river at about four o clock in the afternoon\\nof the 8th, and his plan was carried out successfully, and,\\ncontrary to expectation, without loss. From an account of\\nthis crossing, found in Moore s Rebellion Record, and\\nwritten by an officer who was present, the following extract\\nis made\\nOn the morning of the 8th the Twenty-third Corps broke\\ncamp at an early hour, and directed its march eastward,\\naiming to strike the river at Isham s Ford, eight miles\\nabove the railroad-bridge. Headquarters moved out in ad-\\nvance, and riding at a rapid pace with an old man, a resi-\\ndent of the country, as a guide, we emerged suddenly from\\nthe thick forest out upon the brink of the river bluff s.\\nMoving a little farther down the bluff, a close reconnois-\\nsance with the glasses discovered on top of the opposite\\nhill, just in the edge of a newly-harvested wheat-field, a\\nsingle twelve-pound brass howitzer with a few gunners\\nwalking about it, and close down to the river s edge half a\\ndozen rebel sharpshooters squatted under a large tree, just\\nopposite the ford. The river here is about four hundred\\nfeet wide, and from crest to crest of the hills on either side\\nof the river, between which the cannon must play, was\\nabout a third of a mile. Meantime, and until late in\\nthe afternoon, the troops were slowly getting into shape,\\nand the lumbering pontoon-trains were coming up and park-\\ning on the hill, ready to go down into the valley when\\nneeded. A little before four, Gen. Schofield sent orders to\\nGen. Cox to have his skirmish line in readiness, and at that\\nhour pass it rapidly across a few rods of corn-field which\\nlay between the hill and the river, and if they drew the\\nrebel fire, to open with his cannon and silence it.\\nAs the hour approached, a small party of spectators\\nposted themselves half-way down the liill.side, a mile below\\nthe ford, and with glasses thrust out from behind convenient\\ntrees and fences, eagerly awaited the spectacle. The cap-\\ntain of the rebel gun could be clearly seen on the distant\\nhill, seeking comfort as best he could (it was the hottest\\nday of the year), and reading a January number of the\\nCkattanooga Rebel. The gun had been drawn back to\\nconceal it a little, and a sentinel sat on the brink of the\\nhill to observe our movements and give notice to the gun-\\nners to bring forward the piece. The sharpshooters also\\ncould be seen, glaring intently out of their cover upon the\\nopposite opening in the willows where the ford was ap-\\nproaclied.\\nOur skirmish line was composed of about two hundred\\nmen from several regiments and a volunteer detachment\\nof two hundred men from the Twenty-third and Twenty-\\nfifth Michigan, One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio, and\\nother regiments, which had in their ranks many old Lake\\nErie sailors, were assigned to the use of the oars in the\\npontoons which were to cany over the first companies.\\nAt half-past four o clock the little squad of skirmishers\\nissued out of the woods which had concealed them perfectly,\\nruslied rapidly across the corn-field, and when they came\\nclose in the rear of the willows they began pouring a sharp\\nfire upon the rebel gun on the hill, and kept it up without\\ncessation. Tlie sentinel was seen to leap up hastily and\\n11\\nrun to the rear, the gunners trundled out their gun in plain\\nsight, and the sergeant stoops to sight it. But it is in vain,\\nthe bullets whistle so thick about his ears that, after dodg-\\ning a few moments from one side to the other, he gives up\\nin despair, the lanyard is pulled, the shot plunges harmless\\nin the middle of the river, and the rebel gunners all incon-\\ntinently take to their heels and disappear in the woods.\\nSuddenly a pontoon-boat filled with blue-coats is seen Hear-\\ning the opposite shore, then another, and another. As the\\nfirst boat touches land. Captain Daniels, whose eye is riveted\\nto his glass, shouts, They hold up their hands they drop\\ntheir guns they run down the bank The shells have\\ncut off their retreat there is no other resource, and they\\ncome running down to the boats with uplifted hands in\\ntoken of surrender.\\nSoon the pontoons had ferried over several regiments,\\nwho formed in lino of battle at once on the top of the hill,\\nbut found no enemy. Soon after the troops began to cross\\nthe corps below began to open a lively cannonade, doubtless\\nwith a view of attracting the enemy s attention away from\\nus. Detached as this corps is, so far away from the others,\\nI am unable to learn whether they have yet crossed over\\nany forces or not but if I am not greatly mistaken, the\\nTwenty-third Corps has crossed the first regiment of the\\narmy. True, they did not encounter strong forces in their\\nfront but none could tell what they would find, and the\\ngallantry of the men who rushed forward to man the pon-\\ntoons in the face of these uncertainties, and those who ran\\nup the hill with no others yet over to support them, when\\nthey might be met by a deadly fire from behind some\\nscreen, is worthy of all praise. When men are compelled\\nthus to go upon suspense, and charge, it may be, upon lurk-\\ning volleys which shall leave no one of them to return, it\\nrequires a stouter heart than to dash forward amid the roar\\nand rattle of arms, to meet a foe whom they can see. I\\nhave not known a more dramatic, brilliant, and at the same\\ntime bloodless episode in the whole campaign than was en-\\nacted to-day by the corps of Gen. Schofield. Among the\\ntroops to whose bravery at the passage of the Chattahoochee\\nthe above tribute was paid, one of the most prominent\\nregiments was the Twenty-third Michigan, whose men vol-\\nunteered to form a part of the forlorn hope which crossed\\non the pontoon-boats. Unexpectedly, the regiment suffered\\nDO loss in killed, but its record of gallantry at the Chatta-\\nhoochee was as bright as at Campbell s Station or Resaca.\\nArriving in front of Atlanta, the Twenty-third took part\\nin the operations of the army which resulted in the capture\\nof that stronghold. It was afterwards posted at Decatur,\\nGa., from which place, on the 3d of October, it moved north-\\nward in pursuit of the Confederate Gen. Hood, who was\\nthen marching his army towards Nashville. While engaged\\nin this service, the regiment marched with its division (it\\nwas still in the Second Brigade, Second Division of the\\nTwenty-third Army Corps) to Marietta, New Hope Church,\\nBig Shanty, Allatoona, Cartersville, Kingston, and Home,\\nGa., and from the last-named place, through Snake Creek\\nGap, to Summerville, Tenn., and Cedar Bluff, Ala., and\\nthence back to Rome, where it remained a short time, and\\nearly in November again moved through Alabama into\\nTennessee, and was stationed at Johusouville, employed in", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "82\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTOX COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ngarrison duty and the construction of defensive works until\\nthe 24th. It was then moved by rail to Columbia, Tenn.,\\nwhere it arrived on the 25th, while a heavy skirmish,\\namounting to almost a general engagement, was in progress\\nnear that place between the armies of Thomas and Hood.\\nA part of the regiment was immediately advanced upon\\nthe skirmish line, while the remainder of the command\\nwent into position. At midnight it was withdrawn and\\nordered to the line of Duck lliver, where it lay on the\\nsouth side of the stream, throwing up defenses and fre-\\nquently .skirmishing with the enemy being constantly on\\nduty day and night until near daylight in the morning of\\nthe 28th, when it retired across the river to the north\\nbank, where it held position, and keeping up an almost con-\\ntinual skirmish with Hood s advance till noon of the 29th,\\nwhen it fell back with the army to the vicinity of Spring\\nHill, Tenn., about ten miles north of Duck River. Here,\\nat about dark on the same day, the enemy was found in\\nforce occupying the road. An attack was made, and after\\na short fight the Confederates were driven from their posi-\\ntion. The Union forces then resumed the march to\\nFranklin, Tenn., and arriving there in the morning of the\\n30th, immediately took position and commenced throwing\\nup temporary defenses, which was continued through the\\nday. At about sunset the forces of Hood, moving in four\\nstrong lines, assaulted the position most furiously, but were\\nrepulsed with heavy loss. The attack was several times\\nrenewed, but without success to the enemy. Finally at\\nabout ten o clock p.m. the Confederate forces, concentrating\\nall their energies in a supreme eflFort to carry the defenses,\\nmade their final, and by far their most desperate assault,\\ncharging up to and over the parapet, and planting their\\ncolors on the work in front of the Twenty-third IMichigan.\\nBut beyond that limit they did not go, for Col. Spaulding s\\nmen gave them the bayonet, in a counter-charge which is\\ndescribed as one of the most brilliant and eifective in the\\nentire history of the war. It was a short, but very desper-\\nate hand-to-hand struggle, in which the IMichigan men\\ngallantly held their position against the furious assault of\\nthe Confederates.\\nImmediately after this successful repulse of the enemy,\\nthe Twcnty-thiid with the other Union troops withdrew,\\nand crossing the river, moved on the road to Nashville, ar-\\nriving there at two p.m. on December 1st, having marched\\nfifty miles in forty-eight hours, five hours of which time\\nhad been passed under fire in the desperate battle of\\nFranklin. During the week which had elapsed since the\\narrival of the Twenty-third at Columbia the men had suf-\\nfered severely from scarcity of provisions, and in the last\\ntwo days of the movement had subsisted on less than quar-\\nter rations.\\nThe regiment lay widiin the works of Nashville for two\\nweeks, and then in the morning of the 15th of December\\nit moved out with its division and the other commands\\nunder Gen. Thomas to attack the Confederate army, which\\nhad in the mean time concentrated in their front just south\\nof the city. In the great battles of the 15th and 16th of\\nDecember, which resulted in the defeat and complete rout\\nof Hood s army, the Twenty-third took an active part,\\nand was conspicuous for steadiness and bravery during those\\ntwo days of carnage. On the first day of the battle, Col.\\nSpaulding, with his regiment, then in the brigade of Col.\\n^loore, made a most daring and dashing charge on a posi-\\ntion occupied by a portion of the enemy s infantry, posted\\nbehind a heavy stone wall on the crest of a hill, which it\\ncarried in most brilliant style, capturing more prisoners than\\nthere were men in the line of the regiment. The flag-staff\\nwas shot in two and the color-sergeant severely wounded,\\nbut before the colors fell to the ground they were grasped\\nby the corporal of the color-guard and gallantly carried to\\nthe front. On the 17th the pursuit of the enemy com-\\nmenced, and during the first three days of the march the\\nrain fell in torrents, the mud being fully six inches deep,\\nwhich, with the swollen stream, rendured progress ex-\\ntremely difficult and tedious. The pursuit was continued\\nuntil Columbia was reached, where a halt was made and\\nthe movement ended.\\nSoon after this utter rout of Hood s army and its expul-\\nsion from Tennessee, the Twenty-third Army Corps received\\norders to move east to the city of Washington, and on the\\n1st of January, 1865, the Twenty-third Michigan, as part\\nof this corps, left Columbia and took up its line of march\\nfor Clifton, two hundred and fifty miles distant, on the\\nTennessee River, at which point it arrived on the 8th of\\nthe- month. On the 16th it embarked at that place, and\\nproceeded thence by steamer, on the Tennessee and Ohio\\nRivers, to Cincinnati, where it arrived on the 22d, and im-\\nmediately left there by railroad for Washington. Reaching\\nthat city on the 29tli, it went into camp at Camp Stone-\\nman. D. C, and remained there until the 9th of Feb-\\nruary. At that time the regiment moved to Alexandria,\\nVa., where, on the 11th, it embarked with its corps on\\ntransports bound for Siuithville, N. C, at the mouth of the\\nCape Fear River, and reached that point of destination\\nafter a passage of four days. On the 17th it moved with\\nthe other forces against Fort Anderson, taking position be-\\nfore it on the 18th, and commencing the work of intrench-\\ning, under a furious artillery and musketry fire. Upon the\\ncapitulation of the fort and its occupation by the Union\\nforces on the morning of the 19th of February, the Twen-\\nty-third Michigan Infantry was the first regiment to enter\\nthe captured work. The regiment was again engaged at\\nTown Creek, N. C, on the 20th, taking three hundred and\\nfifty prisoners and two pieces of artillery. In the morning\\nof the 23d the Union force crossed the Cape Fear River to\\nits north bank, and found that the city of Wilmington had\\nbeen evacuated by the enemy during the previous night.\\nThe corps moved up the coast on the 6th of March, and\\nreached Kinston, N. C, just at the close of the severe en-\\ngagement at that place. In this movement the Twenty-\\nthird marched one hundred and twenty-five miles in six\\ndays, and during the last twenty-four hours moved con-\\nstantly without halting, except long enough to draw rations\\nand to Lssue thirty additional rounds of ammunition to the\\nmen.\\nThe corps left Kinston March 20th, and on the 22d\\nreached and occupied Goldsboro where, on the following\\nday, the advance of Gen. Sherman s army made its appear-\\nGen. Robertson s Reports.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.\\n83\\nance, coming in from the south. The Twenty-third Regi-\\nment was then ordered back ten miles to Mosely Hall, to\\nguard the railroad at that point while the army was receiv-\\ning its supplies. On the 9th of April the regiment moved\\nwith the army on the road to Raleigh, which was occupied\\nby the advance on the 13tli, the Twenty-third Michigan\\nentering the city on the following day and receiving the\\nwelcome news of Lee s surrender at Appomattox. The\\nregiment remained at Raleigh until after the war had been\\nclosed by the surrender of the Confederate array under\\nJohnston. Its fighting days were over, but its men had\\nyet to experience a little more of the fatigues of marching.\\nOn the 3d of May it moved on the road, by way of Chapel\\nHill, to Greensboro ninety miles distant, and reached that\\ntown on the 7tl Two days later it left by rail for Salis-\\nbury, N. C., and remained there until the 28th of June,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0when it was mustered out of service. All that now re-\\nmained of military life to the men of the Twenty-third was\\nthe homeward journey to Michigan, and their final pay-\\nment and discharge. They were transported by railroad\\nthrough Danville and Petersburg to City Point, Va., and\\nthence by steamer to Baltimore, Md., where they again took\\nrailway transportation for the West, and arrived at Detroit\\nJuly 7, 1865. On the 20th of the same month they were\\npaid and disbanded, and each went his way to resume the\\nvocations of civil life.\\nOFFICERS AND MEN OF THE TWENTV-THIRD INFANTRY FROM\\nCLINTON COUNTY.\\nField and SItij:\\nCol. Oliver L. Sp TuIding, St. John s; com. April IG. 1SG4 lieu(.-col. April 6,\\n1803; uiiij. Feb. l:), 1863; capt. Co. A; l)Vt. brig.-gcii. U. S. Vols., June\\n25, 1865, for f.iitlifnl .and meritorious services during the war.\\nSurg. Louis Fasquellc, St. John s; com. Aug. 23, 1802; res. Nov. 20, 180-2.\\nAsst. Surg, Jos. II. Baclieior, St. John s; com. Nov. 25, 1804; hospital steward;\\nmust, out June 28, 1805.\\nQ.M. Clmrles Fowler, St. John s; com. June 20, 1864 1st lieiit., Co. C; must, out\\nJune 28, 1865.\\nNon-Coininisswucd Stnjf.\\nSergt.-Maj. Charles Fowler, St. John s pro. to 2d liout., Co. C.\\nQ M.-Sergt. .loel H. Cranson, St. John s; trans. t i 28lh Mich. Inf., June 28, 1805.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Edwin A. Forman, De Witt; pro. to 2d l.eut., Co. E.\\nllosp. Stew. Abram L. Casterline, De Witt.\\nCompany .4.\\nCapt. 0. L. Siwuliling, St. John s corn. .\\\\ug. 1, 1802 pro. lo niaj., Feb. 13, 1803.\\n1st Lieut. William Sickles, St. John s com. Aug. 1, 1862 res. Dec. 22, 1802.\\n1st Lieut. James Travies, St. John s; com. Dec. 22, 1802; 2d lieut., Aug. 1, 1S02;\\ndied of disease, Jan. 26, ISO.i.\\nIst Lieut. Edwin A. Forman, De Witt; com. Aug. 15, 1864; must, out June 28,\\n1865.\\n2d Lieut. Michael LafUin, St. John s com. Nov. 1 2, 1804 must, out Jime 28,\\n1805.\\nSergt. Charles S. Fowler. St. John s enl. July 22, 1802 pro. to sergt.-maj.\\nSergt. Elbridge G. Wellington, Bengal j eul. July 18, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut, Co.\\nB, Feb. 20, 1863.\\nSergt. Edwin A. Forman, St. John s; enl. Aug. 1,1802; pro. to 2d lieiit., Co. B,\\nApril 10, 1804.\\nSergt. John T. Cobb, Dnplain; enl. July 2.3, 1802; died of disease at Bowling\\nGreen, Ky.\\nSergt. Zelotes Avery, hingham; enl. Aug. 5, 1802; died at Citicinnuti, Ohio,\\nFeb. 22, 18C3.\\nSergt. Isaac N. Cochran, Watertown; enl. July 31, 1802; pro. to 2d lieut.; must.\\nout June 28, 1805.\\nCorp. Sanmel W. Taylor, St. John s enl. July 28, 1862 died of disease at Knox-\\nville, April 21, 1864.\\nCorp. Kirby Thompson, Greenbush; enl. July 24, 1802; must, out May 27,\\n1805.\\nCorp. Lyman N. Barber, Greenbush enl. July 23, 1862 on detached service nt\\nmust. out.\\nCorp. Michael Rochford, Essex; enl. July 26, 1802; must, out July 28, 1805.\\nCorp. Michael J, Murphy, Kssex; enl. Aug. 5, 1802; must, out by order, June\\n17, 1805.\\nCorp. Michael Lnfilin, St. John s onl. July 19, 1802 pro. to 2d liout.\\nCorp. Albert Bovee, St. John s enl. July 30, 1862; must, out by order, June 17,\\n1803.\\nBIus. Albert E. Niles, Watertown enl. Aug. 4, 1802; died of disease at Kuox-\\nville, Tenn., July 24, 1864.\\nMus. Theodore R. Birmingham, Dnplain; enl. July 22, 1802; appointed chief\\nmus., March 1, 1S65.\\nWag. George Mowalt, St. John s; enl. July 21, 1862 must, out May 31, 1865.\\nHorace W. Avery, liisch. for disability, Nov. 10, 1802.\\nJohn A. Annis, disch. for disability, April 20, 1863.\\nJ. A. T. Anierman. disch. for disability, April 26, 1863.\\nErviu H. Ameiman, died in Andersonville prison-pen, Aug. 7, 1864.\\nLyman Aldiidge, must, out June 28, 1S05.\\nCharles T. Andrews, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nRobert Anderson, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nSeymour Barrows, must, oiit June 28, t86.5.\\nJohn S. Brnliaker, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nSylvester Brown, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nMoses Brown, discli. for disability, March 25, 1803.\\nRobert Burnett, Dnplain disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 180.3.\\nWilliam Bannister, died of disease at Newtiern, N. C, April 0, 1865.\\nJames V. Carr, dinch. for disability, Oct. 24, 1862,\\nRoilerick D. Carrier, disch. for disability, Dec. 3, 1862.\\nIrving Carrier, disch. for disabilit.v, Feb. 25, 1803.\\nNelson Caprou, disch. for disability, Jan. 8, 1S03.\\nJos. N. Cochran, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nSamuel Cochran, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nHiram ColTman, must, out June 28,1865.\\nCharles Cook, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nMarvin B. Dinion, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn H. Davidson, died iif disease.\\nRodney Eldridgp, killed on foraging expedition, Decatur, Ala-\\nWilliam W. Emery, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nEli W. Foglesang. must, out June 28, 1865.\\nLoren 11. Flint, died of dise.ise at Bowling Green, Ky., March 31, 1863.\\nChas. 51. Ferdon, disch. lor disability, Feb, 3, 1863.\\nJas. J. Forman, disch for disability, April 15. 1863.\\nBartlett B, Hill, died of disease at Marietta, Ga\u00e2\u0080\u009e Oct, 20, 1804,\\nWni, W, Hammorul, died nf disease, April 10, 1804.\\nJlilo H, Hewitt, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nTlieo, Hoyt, must, out June 28, ISOJ.\\nLevi Halsingor, must out June 28, 180.5,\\nRobt. D. Heron, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn Hensell, trans, to 28th Inf.; must, out June 5, 1866.\\nLafayette Kergan, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJas. Larkin, must, out .liine 28, 1805.\\nJos. G. Lamb, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn n. Lowell, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nBenj. Land, uuist. out June 28, 180.\\nRichard C. Lewis, trans, to Vet, Res. Corps.\\nBurney B. Martin, trans, to Vet. Res, Corps.\\nSanford S. Messenger, trans, to 28tli Jlich. Inf.\\nAlex. McCraig, traus. to 28th Inf.; disch. at end of service, Oct. 14, 1805.\\nJohn SlcCraig, trans, to 28th Inf. disch. at end of service, Oct. 14, 1865.\\nWayne E. Moore, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nGeo. W. Myers, must, out June 2S, 1805.\\nGeo. Myer, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nWnl, Miller, nnist. out June 28, 1865,\\nWm, W. Jlorton, died of disease in Indiana, April 14, 1864.\\nJolin H. Owen, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky,, Dec, 1, 1862,\\nGilbert Odell, died of disease at Birwliug Green, Ky,, Dec. 7, 1802.\\nJames Odell, must, out June 20, 1865.\\nLeander L. Ono. must, out June 1^^ 1865.\\nThos. Parris, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nSi.lney D. Parks, traus. to 28th Inf.; must, out June 19, 1805.\\nWm. H. Pennington, trans, lo 28th Inf, must, out July 25, 1865.\\nPeter Kced, dscb. for disability, Nov. 17, 1863.\\nGuy S. Saul, disch. for disability, April 13, 1863.\\nWm. M. Spangle, disch. for disability, Feb. 25, 1863.\\nDavid Smith, died of dise.ise at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 11, 1802.\\nClias. Strickland, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky, Nov. 9, 1802.\\nReuben Spade, died of wounds, Jan. 21, 1864.\\nMerritt .Sealon, died of disease at Knoxville, April 4, 1864.\\nWesley Sprague, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nGeo. Titus, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nHenry M. Taylor, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., March 19, 1863.\\n.Joseph Vernia, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky,, March 3, 1863.\\nCornelius Van Sickle, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nJay H. Van Deusen, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nTlieo. J. Wagner, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nOssian D. Wheeler, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nJas, B, Woodard, trans, to 2Sth Inf, must, out Nov, 9, 1805.\\nCalviu P. Wellor, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky,, March 1, 1803.\\nDelso W. Warner, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 13, 1803.\\nFranklin Warner, died of disease at Wilmington, N. C, March 1, 1864.\\nEmery N. Warner, died in action at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.\\nFred Willard, died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn., July 14, I8G4.\\nBouj. Young, trans, to 28th Mich. Inf.; must, out June 6, 1801).", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "8-t\\nniSTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nCompavtf B.\\n2(i Lieut. Klhridgo G. WoIIinglon, Bengal; com. Fob. 26, 18G3; sprgt. Co. A;\\nrcHigiU il Aug. 19, 1864.\\n2(1 Lieut. Etiwin A. Funnan, Dp Witt com. April 10, 18C4 pro.tolst lieut.Co. A.\\nJolin Bhintftiill. disch. at cml of service, Oct. U, 1865.\\njHCiib \u00c2\u00bbftrtriiflr. liiiisl. out May 22, 18C.*\u00c2\u00bb.\\nJoacpli HufiKT, must, out June 28, 18G5.\\nOwen McGutiegiil, truim. to 28tli Inf.\\nCompant/ C\\nCfipt. GeorpoR. Long, St. John s; com. Nov. 30, 1864; must, out June 25, 1865.\\nIsl Lieut. Clmrli s Fowler; com. Dec. 25, 1S63 2*1 lieut., Dec. 17, 1862 pro. to\\n(j.-ni.\\nJohn J. Oftlitey, must, out July 10, 1865.\\nJohn liiiniftey, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJubu \\\\V. Wilson, tlieil of di^euse ut Chattiinoogft, Tenn., Sept. 21, 1864.\\nCompani/ E.\\n]8t Lieut. George R. Long, St. John s com. Feb. 24, 18C4 pro. to capt. Co. C.\\nOeorgR W. Anderson, died in Andersonville prison-pen, Dec. 27, 1864.\\nChiirIt-8 KessHw, must, out June 28,1865.\\nJohn Shaffer, must, out May 30, 18G5.\\nCompany F.\\nHenry Barnes, trans, to 28th Mich. Inf. must, out Aug. 3, l?fi5.\\nJesse Newsom, tnins. to 28th Mich. Inf.; must, out Sept. 13, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\nCapt. Henry Wiilbridge, St. John s; com. Aug. 1,1862; resigned Jan. 3, 1864.\\nlat Lieut. Stephen J. Wright, St. John s com. Aug. 1, 1862; resigned Feb. G,\\n1863.\\n2d Lieut. Alonzo 0. Hunt, St. John s; com. Aug. 1, 1862; resigned Dec. 29, 1862.\\n2d Lieut. Miisou S. Alexander, De Witt com. Oct. 6, 1864; must, out June 28,\\n18G5.\\nSergt.John G. Cronkite, Riley enl. Aug. 11,1802; disch. for disability, Feb. 13,\\n1864.\\nSergt. George R. Long, St. John s; enl. Aug. 22, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. I.\\nSergt. Benj. C. Mucomber, Eagle; enl. Aug. 18, 18G2; traTis. to Inv. Corps, Jan.\\n15, 1804.\\nCorp. Elliott Shattuck, Eagle; enl. Aug. 18, 18G2; on detachwl service since\\nAug. 17, 1863.\\nCorp. Pembroke S. Buck, Bengal; enl. Ang. 11, 1862; must, out June 28, 1865.\\nCorp. George G. Bush, Bingham; enl. Aug. 12, 1862; disch. for disability, April\\n2, 1863.\\nCorp. Gilbert W. Smith, De Witt; enl. Aug. 20, 1862; must, out June 28, 1865.\\nCorp. Daniel L. Kelly, DeWitt; enl. Aug. 13, 18G2; died in Richmond prison,\\nFeb. 15, 1864.\\nCorp. Harry C. Nutting, Riley; enl. Aug. 12, 1862; died at Bowling Green, Ky.,\\nFeb. 1,1863.\\nCorp. George W. Pray, St. John s; enl. Aug. 15,1862; must, out June 16, 1865.\\nWagoner Asii W. Williams, Lebanon; enl. Aug. 13, 1862 died in Kentucky,\\nNov. 17, 1862.\\nAbijali Arnott, died of di.seaseat Bowling Green, Ky., June G, 1863.\\nPaul A. Averill. disch. for disability, April 28, 1863.\\nAlbert Benjamin, disch. for disability, April 2, 18G5.\\nOliver Blizzard, died of diseaso at Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 15, 1865.\\nHenry H. Bund, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1804.\\nFrancis Brown, trans, to 28th Inf.; mustered out.\\nJoshua Brown, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nSidney J. Bliss, must, out May 31, 1865.\\nHenry N. Blakeslee, must, out May 30, 1865.\\nEdward Chase, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nJohn F. Carpenter, must, out Juno 28, 1865.\\nGeorge II. Crego, nnist, out June 28, 1805,\\nLorenzo D. Chadwick, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn P. Caster, must, out June 28, 18G. j.\\nFreeman N. (/arr, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nLewie H. (Carpenter, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 7, 18G2.\\nJohn Culp, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 16, 18(i2.\\nBenj. Cddwell, died in Andei-sonville prison-pen, Sept. 17,1864.\\nCharles M. Cronkite, died of disease at Cincinnati, U., Jan. 16, 18b3.\\nAndrew T. Chapman, disch. for disability, Sept. 13, 1864.\\nEzra Dunsmore, disch. for disability, April 28,1863.\\nAbraru Dtdong, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nA. V. Dickinson, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nSamuel Evans, must, out June 28, 1805.\\nUriah Frills, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 15, 1863.\\nWilliam 0. Ferguson, disch. for disability, Feb. 10, 1863.\\nWilliam It. l-reeman, disch. for disability, Feb. 12, 18C3.\\nE/.ra Glass, died of wounds at Knoxvillo, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1864.\\nLewis Grucsbock, must, out June 28, 18G5.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Walter W. *;ortliy, must, out June 28, 1805,\\nDelos Hayes, died of wounds at Kuoxvil e, Tenn., July 14, 1804.\\nChas. W. Hinman, disch. for disability.\\nNathan K. Jones, discli. for disability, Jan. 7, 1863.\\nGoo. C. Kniflin, died of discise at Cincinnaii, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1863.\\nJohn D. Knapp, died pf disease at Bowling Green, Ky., March 18, 1863.\\nJohn Lewis, died of diseaso at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 22, 1863,\\nWm.L. Miller, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1863.\\nWm, L. Nichols, died of dipease at Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 17, 1862.\\nJohn N al, died of disease at Bowling Green. Ky., Dec. 7, 1862.\\nJohn M. Newsome, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 23, 1862.\\nDaniel Newsome.died of discnso at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 4, 1863.\\nJesse C. Owen, dijcli. for disability, March 26, 1863.\\nJohn Redmond, disch. for disability, April 2, 1863.\\nPeter Russell, died in Andersonville prison-pen, April 5, 1864.\\nJohn Reed, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nAndrew Robb, must, out June 28, 18G5.\\nMyron Sherman, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nStephen W. B. Temple, Duplain must, out June 28, 1865.\\nL. H. Treat.\\nDavis Thurston, died of disease at Frankfort. Ky., Nov. 22, 1862.\\nEdwaril L. Tinklepaugh, died of disease at Lebanon, Ky., Nov. 3, 1862.\\nClark A. Vredenburgli, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 30, 1862.\\nFrank Vredenburgh, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nWm. G. A anb\u00c2\u00abrgh, must, out Aug. 3, 1865.\\nShubael Vincent, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 1, 1863.\\nMilo White, trans, to 28tli Inf.; must, out April 4, 1866.\\nAsa fli. Williams, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., 1862.\\nTbos. J. Winters, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 24, 1863.\\nAlex. Watson, died of disease at Bowling Green. Ky., Feb. 7, 1863.\\nChas. G. Wri*;ht, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., April 1, 1863.\\nJared Wriglit, disch. for disability, Oct. 9, 1863.\\nHenry West, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nCompavy S.\\nHenry L. Porter, must, out June 28. 1865.\\nEdward Rose, must, out July 24. 1865.\\nDanl. Steele, died of disease at Brooke s Station, Va., Dec. 2, 1862.\\nCompavy I.\\n2d Lieut. Geo. R. Long, St. John s; com. Feb. 13, 1863; sergt.; pro. to Ist lieut.,\\nCo. E.\\nAnthony Newman, trans, to 28th Inf.\\nHenry Yager, trans, to 28lh Inf. disch. at end of service, Oct. 14, 1805.\\nCompamj K,\\nJ.din W. Drake, trans, to 28lh Inf. must, out June 5, 186G.\\nHiram Murphy, trans, to 28th Inf.\\nOFFICERS AND MEN OF THE TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY FROM\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField and Staff.\\nMaj. John Carlandj Caledonia com. Dec. 29, 1864, capt., Co. H must, out June\\n28, 18G5.\\nCompany A.\\nJames Gay, must, out Juno 28, 1865.\\nDavid R. Nicholson, disch. at end of service, Oct. 18, 18G5.\\nEdwin A. Walter, must, out June 16, 1865.\\nCo^npany B.\\nAlfred M. Bennett, must, out June 28, 18G5.\\nCompany C.\\nAbel D. Livermore, must, out July 24, 1865.\\nMoses A. Norris, must, out May 15, 1865.\\nCompamj D.\\nAlbert Guyer, must, out June 5, 1S06.\\nCompany E.\\n2d Lien t. James H. Anderson, Caledonia; com. March 11,1864; pro.tolst lieut.,\\nCo. I, Oct. 6, 1864 trans, to 2Sth Mich. Inf. must, out June 5, 1866.\\nDaniel R. Muuger, disch. for wounds.\\nCompany G.\\nCapt. Benj. F. Briscoe, Corunna; com. Feb. 24, 1864; lat lieut. Co. H must, out\\nJan. 8,1860.\\nSergt. Alonzo H. Crandall, Shiawassee, Aug. 14, 1862 pro. to 2d lieut. Co. F.\\nSamuel Goron, must, out July 13, 1865.\\nTruman Husted, died of disease at Camp Chase, Ky., May 15, 1864.\\nOi-son Post, disch. for disability, Oct. 15, 1862.\\nDaniel S. Post, must, out June 28, 1865r\\nJames St. John, disch. for disability, April 2, 1863.\\nWilliam Sterling, died of wounds, June 24, 1864.\\nEdward A. Vining, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 20, 1863.\\nCompany H.\\nCapt. John Garland, Corunna; com. Aug. 1, 1862; pro. to major.\\n1st Lieut. Benj. F. Briscoe, Corunna; com. Aug, 1, 1862; pro. to capt. Co. G.\\n2d Lieut. Marion Miller, Caledonia; com. Aug. 1, 1862; res. Dec. 17, 1862.\\n2d Lieut. Calvin Smith, Caledonia; com. Oct. 6, 1864.\\nSergt. Wm. H. Jones, Caledonia; enl. July 26, 18G2; disch. for disability, Feb.\\n12, 1863.\\nSergt. James H, Anderson, Caledonia; cnl. Aug. 9, 1862 pro. to 2d lieut. Co. B.\\nSergt. Caleb Mead, Caledonia enl. Aug. 6, 1862; must out June 28, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.\\n85\\nSergt. Isaac H. Post, Anln ni; trans, to Invalid Corps.\\nSeigt. Lutlier Santell, Venice trans, to liivnH l Corps.\\nCorp. Andrew S. Parsons, Perry enl. Ang. fl, 1802; must. out.\\nCorp. U.ivid West, Caledonia; enl. Ang. 7, 18G2; must, out,\\nCorp. E. L. M. Ford, Csledoniii enl. Aug. 5, 1862 died of wounds at Knoxville,\\nFeb. IS, 18G.5.\\nCorp. Jason S. Wiltse, Burns; enl. Aug. 14, 18C2; discli. for pro. in V. S. Col.\\nArt., Ang. 11, 18C4.\\nCorp 0*-*ian W. Caon. Bennington; enl. Aug. 13, 1SC2 disch. for disability,\\nMay 15.18 i.\\nCorp. Gt orge Dippy, Antrim died at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 18. 1864.\\nCorp. Charles F. Beard, Antrim; ditd in action at Campbell s Station, Tenn.,\\nNov. 16, 18G3.\\nCorp. .John M. Calkins, Venice enl. Aug. 13, 1862 disch. by order. May \u00c2\u00a39, 18f 5.\\nCt^rp. William H.Baker, Burns; enl. Aug. 14, 18G2; disch. for disability, Feb. 20,\\nIS i.\\nCorp. Charles E. Smith, Perry enl. Aug. 15, 1862 died at Louisville, Ky., Oct.\\n8, 18fi3.\\nOliver M. Able, disch. for disaljility. Feb. 20, 18C3.\\nUriah Arnold, must, out June 5, 18t:i6.\\nIsrael G. Atkins, mnst. out June 28, 1865.\\nWilliam D. Bailey, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nAlvah D. Beach, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJames Boutee, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nOrestus Blake, must, out Juno 5, 1806.\\nArchibald Brown, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky.\\nGeorge L. Bailey, died of disease at New Albany, Ind., July 16, 1862.\\nSamuel Brown, died of disease at New Albany, Ind., June 23, 1864.\\nEbenezer Ball, tians. to Vet. Bes. Corp\u00c2\u00ab, Jan. 15, 1864.\\nCyrus Brigham, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863.\\nCliauncey W. Barnes, trans, to Missirisippi Marine Brigade.\\nWilliam C. Baker, disch. for dit^ability, Feb. 20, 1863.\\nGeorge Bt-nlley, disch. for dii^abilily, Dec. 10, 18C2.\\nHenry P. Calkins, disch. for disability, April 13, 1863.\\nSidney Coy, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862,\\nWilliam H. Cobnrn, died of disease.\\nDaniel J. Cloiigh, died in action at Town Creek, N. C, Feb. 20, 1865.\\nAsa F. Chalker, trans, to Vef. Res. Corps.\\nCalvin H. Card, mnst. out June 28, 1865.\\nSamuel Conklin, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nNelson K. Calkins, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nGeorge Ceraven, mnst. out June 28, 18G5.\\nCharles Dean, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nBenjamin F. Dickerson, must, out June 28, 18G5.\\nJohn L. Dippy, died at Stone Mountain, Ga., Sept. 2r 1864.\\nWillett C. Day, died of disease at Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 10, 1862.\\nCharles P. Day, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1863.\\nBenjamin Defrics, disch. for disability, Feb 22, 1863.\\nAlfred Dunham, disch. by order. Jan. 5, 1865.\\nHenry B. Dibble, disch. for wounds, Sept. 29, 1864.\\nDaniel P. Eldridge, must, out June 5, 1865.\\nFrank Garabrand, must, out June 28, 1S65.\\nFrancis A. Hall, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 29, 1863.\\nJerome E. Harris, died of disease at Corunna, Mich., May 21, 1865.\\nMerritt S. Harding, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps must, out July 5, 1865.\\nGeorge Lytle, died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn., April 15, 1864.\\nSamuel A. Lytle, disch. at end of service, Feb, 13, 1866.\\nPerrin S. Linge disch. for disability, Oct. 20, 1S62.\\nChester W. Lynds, disch. for disability, Oct. 31, 1862.\\ntnos P. Mi-lvin, died of disease ai Bowling Green, Ky., April 1, 18G3.\\nPhilander Murray, died of disease in Michigan, May 20, 1864.\\nMarmon Moore, died of disease at Marietta, Ga., Sept. 21, 1864.\\nGeorge N. Macomber, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863.\\nJames W. McKnight, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nFrederick S. Mitts, must, out June 23, 1865.\\nJulius W. Piper, must, out June 8, 1865.\\nFrancis Purdy, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn F. Piper, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nWilliam Plase, trans, lo 28th Regt.\\nGeorge F. Prentiss, disch. for disability, Dec. 4, 1862.\\nMosely W. Potter, disch. for disability, Aug, 20, 1863.\\nJames J. Peacock, disch. by order. Dec. 17, 1864.\\nWilliam H. Ream, trans, to Vet. Res, (kjrps, Dec. 1, 1863.\\nDavid M, Ricbatdsou, must, out May 31,1865.\\nCharles O. Russell, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nGeorge P. Seal, must, out June 27, 1805.\\nFrederick Stickuey, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nThomas Slmw, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nGodfrey Shaoutz, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nJohn B, Swan, uiust. out June 28, 1865.\\nWilliam H. Stickney, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nHubert L. Shurt1e\u00c2\u00a3f, died of disease at Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 29, 1862.\\nGuy J. Scofield, died of disense at Cincinnati, O., Dec. 20, 1862.\\nGeorge H. Spaulding, missing at Campbell s Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 18G3.\\nCharles P. Stevens, trans, to Mississippi Marine Brigade.\\nWilliam H. Shaw, disch. for disability, Nov. l. 1862.\\nOrlando Titus, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., April 6, 1863.\\nEdward A. Thompson, must, out June 28,1865.\\nAustin Trowbridge, must, out Juno 28, 1865.\\nPanl Trnynon, mnst. out June in, lS6-i.\\nEdgar L. Tyler, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.\\nWilliam D. Voohies, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863.\\nHorace Wakeman, died of disease at Grand Rapids, Mich.\\nJohn Walters, must, oyt June 5, 1866.\\nCharles P. Williams, mnst. out June 14, 1865.\\nWilliam J. Warren, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nAlonzo Wallace, must, out June 28, 1863.\\nCharles Wilkeson, must, out June 28, 1865.\\nCompany K.\\nWalton Jlitcbell, missing in action near Na-^hville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1S64.\\nMonroe Wolvey, must, out May 30, 1865.\\nCHAPTER XII.\\nTWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.\\nOrganization at Ypsilanti Services in Kentucky and Mississippi\\nCampaign in East Tennessee Battles at Huflf s Ferry and Camp-\\nbell s Station Transfer to Army of the Potomac The Wilderness\\nCampaign Operations at Petersburg Assault and Capture of Fort\\nMabun Close of Service.\\nRecruitinq for the Twenty-seventh Regiment was com-\\nmenced in 1862, and its first rendezvous was established at\\nPort Huron. Anotlier regiment, to be designated as the\\nTwenty-eighth, was commenced not long afterwards,- with\\na rendezvous at Ypsilanti. Both these filled very slowly,\\nand the exigencies of the service demanded their consolida-\\ntion. An order was accordingly issued, directing the nu-\\ncleus at Port Huron to break camp and proceed to the ren-\\ndezvous of the Twenty-eighth at Ypsilanti, where the two\\ncommands were consolidated as the Twenty-seventh Infan-\\ntry, under command of Col. Dorus M. Fox. The other\\nfield-oflficers of the regiment were Lieut.-Col. John H.\\nRichardson and Major William B. Wright.\\nClinton and Shiawassee Counties were represented by a\\nfew men in A, B, C, E, and H companies,\\nand by a larger number in the Independent Company of\\nSharpshooters, wliich was attached to the Twenty-seventh\\nbut the greatest number was found in Company I, which\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was principally made up of volunteers from Clinton, and\\nwas on this account usually mentioned in the regiment as\\nthe Clinton company. Its ofiicers were Capt. Abner 5.\\nWood and First Lieut. Porter K. Perrin,* of St. John s,\\nand Second Lieut. John Q. Patterson, of Ovid. All its\\noriginal non-commissioned ofiBcers were of Clinton County.\\nThis company, however, was not organized until several\\nmonths after the regiment took the field, and therefore took\\nno active part in its earlier campaigns.\\nOn the 12th of April the Twenty-seventh Regiment\\nthen composed of only eight companies left Ypsilanti and\\nproceeded, by way of Cincinnati, to Kentucky, where it be-\\ncame a part of the Ninth Army Corps. In the following\\nJune it was moved to Mississippi and took part in the ad-\\nvance against Jackson, as well as in some of the other\\nmovements in the Vicksburg campaign. In August it re-\\nturned with the Ninth Corps to Kentucky, and on the 10th\\nof September received orders to move with that corps to\\nAfterwards promoted to captain of the Sharpshooters, and to major\\nof the Second Infantry.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "86\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nCumberland Gap, where it arrived about ten days later.\\nTlicnce it moved on to Kiio-wille, and reached there on the\\n26th. From Knoxville it moved to Lenoir Station, and\\nremained encamped there several weeks. On the 14th of\\nNovember it moved with its division to Huff s Ferry, Tenn.,\\nwiiere a brisk fii^ht ensued with the advance of Longstreet s\\narmy. From this place it moved back through Lenoir on\\nthe retreat to Knoxville. At Campbell s Station the column\\nwas overtaken by the enemy, who attacked vigorously, and\\na battle of several hours duration was fought, in which the\\nTwenty-seventh lost eleven killed and wounded and ten\\nmissing. After this engagement the retreat was continued,\\nand the regiment reached Knoxville on the following day.\\nThen followed the siege of Knoxville by Longstreet, during\\nwhich the regiment occupied a position at Fort Saunders,\\nand participated in the repulse of the enemy s furious as-\\nsault on that work, on the 21)th of November. It marched\\nwith other troops in pursuit of Longstreet, when that gen-\\neral withdrew from Knoxville, and was afterwards encamped\\nsuccessively at llutledge, Blain s Cro.ss-Roads, and Mossy\\nCreek, at which latter place it was joined by the company\\n(I) from Clinton and Shiawassee, another company (K)\\nand a number of recruits, numbering in all three hundred\\nand sixty-two men.\\nImmediately after this accession to its numbers orders\\nwere received for the Twenty-seventh, with its corps, to pro-\\nceed east to reinforce the Army of the Potomac. Under\\nthese orders the regiment left Mossy Creek on the 17th of\\nMarch, and moved by way of Knoxville and Hall s Gap to\\nNicholasville, Ky., making the march over horrible roads\\nand through the ice and snow of the mountains in fourteen\\ndays. From Nicholasville it moved by railroad to Annapo-\\nlis, Md., arriving there on the 5th of April. At that place\\nit was joined by the company of Sharpshooters, which con-\\ntained a considerable number of men from Clinton and\\nShiawassee Counties, under Capt. P. K. Perrin.\\nFrom Annapolis the regiment moved, on the 23d of\\nApril, to Washington and thence to Warrenton Junction,\\nVa., where it took its place in the Army of the Potomac\\nas part of the First Brigade, Third Division of the Ninth\\nArmy Corps. On the 5th of May it crossed the Rapidan\\n!tnd moved into the Wilderness, where it fought in the\\nbattle of the following day, and sustained a loss of eighty-\\nnine killed and wounded.\\nAt the battle of Spottsylvania, May 12th, the regiment\\nwas again engaged, and fought most gallantly, charging up\\na hill to the assault of a strong earthwork. The attack\\nfailed, but the regiment unflinchingly hold its ground,\\nthough almost entirely unsupported on the left, and exposed\\nto a raking fire of musketry from this direction, as well as\\nto the storm of shell and canister from the fort. While in\\nthis terrible situation the regiment joining it on the right\\nwas withdrawn, thus leaving both flanks exposed to the fire\\nof the enemy. But the orders given to its commanding\\nofficer were not to lall back an inch, and the.se orders were\\nobeyed, even after the last round of ammunition had been\\nexpended, and until the friendly shadows of night ended\\nthe work of death. In this battle the loss of the Twenty-\\nseventh was one hundred and seventy-five killed and\\nwounded and only twelve missing.\\nIn the movement from Spottsylvania to the North Anna\\nRiver the regiment was engaged (though not heavily) on\\nthe 24th and 25th of May. On the 3d of June it took\\npart in the battle at Bethesda Church, losing seventy-six in\\nkilled and wounded, among the hitter being the heroic Maj.\\nSloody, whose wound proved fatal. The regiment was\\npresent at the battle of Cold Harbor, but sustained no\\nconsiderable loss. From this place it moved rapidly to the\\nJames River, which it crossed at Wilcox s Landing. It\\narrived in front of Petersburg on the 16th of Juno, and\\ncharged with its brigade on the enemy s works on the fol-\\nlowing day, sustaining heavy loss. The loss of the regi-\\nment during the month of June, exclusive of the loss at\\nBethesda Church on the 3d, was ninety-four killed and\\nwounded.\\nFrom this time the Twenty-seventh was on duty in the\\ninvesting lines round Petersburg until its final evacuation\\nby the forces of Lee, but its changes of position were too\\nnumerous to mention in detail. It took part in the opera-\\ntions at the springing of the mine on the 30th of July,\\nand lost severely, among its wounded being the command-\\ning officer, Col. Wright. During the month of July the\\nrejrimcnt lost one hundred and twelve in killed and wounded.\\nIt fought in the engagements at the Weldun Railroad, on\\nthe 19th and 20th of August, but witii a loss of only seven\\nteen killed and wounded. Again, on the 30th of Septera-\\ntember, it took part in the fight at Poplar Grove Church,\\nwith a loss of one killed and nine wounded.\\nThe regiment remained near this place for two months,\\nbut returned to the trenches in front of Petersburg on the\\n29lh of November, and remained there engaged in severe\\nand constant duty until the 2d of April, ISOS. Before\\ndaybreak on that day it advanced to the attack of Fort\\nMahon, which was one of the strongest of the defenses of\\nPetersburg. The assault was successful the men of the\\nTwenty-seventh charged on the double-quick, passed the\\nditch, mounted the parapet, and planted the regimental\\ncolors upon it. The fortification thus taken was not the\\nentire work which was known as Fort Mahon, but its east-\\nern wing. The number of men of the Twenty-seventh who\\nmade this assault was only one hundred and twenty-three,\\nbut they took one hundred and fifty-nine prisoners and six\\npieces of artillery. The regiment held the captured work\\nduring the day against repeated attempts of the enemy to\\nretake it. Petersburg was evacuated by the forces of Lee\\nduring the succeeding night, and the Twenty-seventh entered\\nthe city at three o clock in the morning of the 3d.\\nThe assault and capture of Fort Mahon was perhaps the\\nmost brilliant exploit iu all the bright record of the Twenty-\\nseventh, as it was also nearly the last of its experience in\\nthe field of war. It moved in pursuit of the retreating\\ncolumns of Lee, but the surrender at Appomattox followed\\na few days later, and the Army of the Potomac had no\\nlonger an armed foe to oppose it. The Twenty-seventh\\nwas soon after moved to Washington, where it took part in\\nthe great review of the army on the 23d of May. It was\\nencamped at Tenallytown, D. C, from that time until July\\n26, 1805, when it was mustered out of service. Three\\ndays later the men had reached Detroit, on the way to their\\nhomes.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "T\\\\YENTY SEVENTH INFANTRY.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN IN TIIK TWENTY-SEVENTH.\\nCoiiqiany A.\\nJames Brown, disch. for disnlnlity, Ulay 9, ISOri.\\nFranklin Dnty, disch. for disability, Jan. 0, ISCf).\\nElias Myers, must, out June 2, 18C5.\\nLayton Richmond, dit-d of diseah^e near Petcislmrp, Va., June 19, 1864.\\nKJchard E. Snow, disch. for disability, Marih 7, 18G5.\\nJumcs II. Woodrnft di-^ch. for disability. Pec. 29, 18li4.\\nGeorgp A. AVhitnmn. must, ont July 20, ISGj.\\nWilliam Whitman, died of wunnds at York, Pa., Nov. 7, 18f 4.\\nCompamj B.\\nJames C. Howell, must, nut of Vet. Kes. Corps, Aug. 9, 18G5.\\nCoinjuuiy C.\\nRobeit Daniels, died of disease at Washington, D. 0., February, 1865.\\nWilliam C. Bloiigett, must, out June 9, ISCx\\nHenry Copenhaver, must, out June 8, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Christopher, must, ont June 10, 1865.\\nJolin J. Christopher, niUBt. out July 17, 1865.\\nAlbert Loth, must, out July 7, 18(J5.\\nJames JIatteson, must, out May 29, 18G5.\\nRufna W. Partridge, must, out M;iy 27, 1SG5.\\nJoseph Tabor, ditsch. by tirder, Jan. 12, 18G5.\\nFrank Webb, must, out July ZG, 18G5.\\nBenjamin F. Yeomans, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nCompau j I.\\nCapt. Abner B. Wood, Jr., St. John s; com. Dec. 20, 18611 resigned Nov. 12, 64.\\nIst Lieut. Porter K. Perrin, St. John s com. Dec. 20,1 86.t; pro. to capt., 1st Ind.\\nCo. S. 8., Feb. 29, 18G4; pro. to nuij 2d Michigan Inf., April I, 1864.\\n2d Lieut. John Q. Patterson, Ovid; com. Dec 20,186.1; disch. for disability\\nApril 28, 1865; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. C, May 5, 1864; wounded in action\\nJune 18 and Dec. 7, 1864.\\nSergt. Nelson Fitcli, Ovid; enl. Nov. 30, 1863; disch. for wounds.\\nSergt. Joseph Berry, Victor; enl. Nov. ao, 18G.i; disch.; pro. to 2d Vet. Vol.\\nInf., July 1,1864.\\nSergt. Daniel R. Ditls, Ovid; enl. Dec. 1,1863 disch. for disability, Oct. 12, 18G4.\\nSergt. George Simpson, Ovid enl. Nov, 30, 1863 must, out July 2G, 1865.\\nSergt. William II. Hicks, Bingham; enl. Dec. 9, I8G:J; died of wounds received\\nat Cold Harbor, June 3, 18G4\\nSergt. Orlando S. Perkins, St. John s; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. K, 27th Inf., April\\n19, 18G4.\\nCorp. Cyras Stout, Essex enl. Dec. 12, 1863; must, out July 26, 1865.\\nCorp. William D. Hodge, Ovid; enl. Nov. 25, I8G3; disch. by order, May 3, 1865.\\nCorp. Cornelius M. Letts, Ovid enl. Nov. 24, 1863; disch. by order. May 3, 1865.\\nCorp. John S. King, Victor; enl. Nov. 30, 1863; disch. for disability, Oct. 10, 64.\\nCurp. Jacob Parsage, Victor; enl. Dec. 1, G3; disch. for disability, April 20, 65.\\nCorp. John W.Outcalt, Olive; enl Dec. 24, 63; disch. for disability, April 18, 65.\\nCorp. Jacob Gibbard, Victor; enl. Dec. 1, 63; disch. for disability, March 5^ 65.\\nMu8. George F. Besley, Bingham; enl. Dec. 19, 1863 died of disease at Wash-\\nington, Aug. 15, 1864.\\nAbram Bacr, must, out July 26, 1866.\\nJohn Briggs, must, out June 5, 1865.\\nJoseph Bynns, must, out July 2G, 1865.\\nFrederick U. Butler, St. John s must, out from Vet. Res. Corim, Aug. 3, 1805.\\nNelson Cadcon, must, out May 23, 1865.\\nJohn Carpenter, must, out July 26, 18G5.\\nJoliu Duncklee, must, out June 7, 1865.\\nJabez S. Dennisoii, must, out Feb. 7, 1865, for wuunds received June 3, 1864.\\nWilliam S. Decker, St. John s; must, out May 12, 1865.\\nNathaniel Doak, died of disease at Petcreburg, Jan. 7, 18G4.\\nJoseph N. Ellicott, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nJoseph Fields, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nArlington L. Fields, must, out July 26, 18G5.\\nJohn Flynn, must, out July 20, 1365.\\nEbenezer B. Fuller, must, out July 2G, 1865.\\nMilan Gleason, Duplain, must, out June 15, I8G5.\\nJohn E. Gleason, Dupbtin, must, out May 23, 1805.\\nLewis Garland, died of wounds at Philadelphia, Pa., July 4, 1864.\\nClark Gray, died of wounds at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.\\nMerribew Green, died of disease at Alexandria, Va.\\nCleou Green, died of disease at 3d Div. Hosp., Aug. 10, 1804.\\nHivilla H. Hames, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nJohn A. Hillaker, must, out from Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 7, 1865.\\nCharles F. Hathaway, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nHiram M. Hughes, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nHenry H. labell, must, out July 26, 1805.\\nJohn ti. Jackway, Duplain, must, out July 26, 18G5.\\nAlonzo Le Baron, must, out from Vet. Kes. Corps, Aug. 2, 1865.\\nGeorge P. Mattoon, must, out July 26, 1805.\\nW. L, Maasey, died of disoa^^e at Washington, D, C, Oct. 11, 1804.\\nD. P. Miner, disch. for disability, Oct, 8, 1864.\\nHenry S. Marshall, Greenbush, disch. for wounds, Dec. 15, 1804.\\nJames E. Owen, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nJohn E. Pelton, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nJoseph Y. Perkins, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nHenry Putnam, Victor, di.-^ch. for wounds, Jan. 31, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Pruden, disch. Feb. 18,1805.\\nGeorge W. Steele, disch. Nov. 12, 1864.\\nSilas B. Southworlh, disch for wounds, Jan. 28, 1865.\\nJoseph Silvers, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nUriah Smith, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nSidney Smith, must, out Aug. 4, 1865.\\nAdin C, Skinner, Bengal, died in action ftt Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.\\nS. B. St ickland, died of wounds at AVashington, June 1, 1864.\\nHenry G. Thompson, disch. lor disability, Feb. 4, 1865.\\nJames Tonse, must, out May 15, 1805.\\nHart L. Upton, must, out July 26, 18G5.\\nAlvin B. Wanaey, must, out May 23, 1805.\\nLuiher W. Wetherbee, must, out June 9, 1805.\\nPalmer M. Wilbur, must, out July 20, 1805.\\nAlvan E. Wells, disch. for disability, July 21, 1864.\\nG. H. Whitney, died of disease at Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1864.\\nD. F. Whitney, died of disease at Washington, Oct. 11, 1864.\\nWilliam R. Wing, died in action before Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1805.\\nRobert Youngs, disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 1864.\\nFirst Independ- ut Conijuimj Sharpshooters, attached to the Twenty-seveiith Ivfautry.\\nCapt. Porter K. Perrin, St. John s, com. Feb. 29, 1864; pro. to maj.2d Inf., April\\n1, 1864.\\nArctus H. Allen, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nCharies Bigelow, Ovid, died in action at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1804.\\nEnos Carey, died in action near Petersburg, Va June 18, 1864.\\nJames H. Hathaway, must, out July 26. 1805.\\nRichard M. Johnsun, must, out Aug. 5, 1865.\\nHenry Leonard, must, out July 2li, 1865.\\nGeorge M. Lyon, must, out May 5, 1805.\\nGeorge A. Lanin, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nWilliam S. Lo Clerc, died near Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1865.\\nGeorge McDowell, died of wounds at Waj^hington.\\nJohn M. Myer, must, ont July 20, 1805.\\nJohn A. Matthews, must, out July 26. 1865.\\nAmbrose Murtaugli, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nJames H. Worden, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nHorace B. Whetstone, must, out May 23, 18G5.\\nWilliam H. Whetstone, must, out May 23, 1865.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN IN THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.\\nCompany C.\\nWalter E. Norton, must, out Aug. 4, 1805, from Vet. Res. Corps.\\nCompany E.\\nHenry Van Vleit, disch. for disability, Dec. 23, 1804.\\nCompany H.\\nCharles D. Beach, must, out June 17, 1805.\\nCompany I.\\nCorp. Charles Van Deusen, Fairfield; enl. Dec. 1, 1803; must, out July 20, 65.\\nE. Andrews, disch. for disability, Oct. 13, 1804.\\nWilliam Brown, must, out July 2ti, 1865.\\nCharles Cole, must, out May 1!*, 1805.\\nReuben Davis, must, out July 29, 1865.\\nSamuel Davis, died of wounds at Washington, D. C, June 1, 1864.\\nThadeus Graves, died of disease at City Point, Va., July 11, 1804.\\nSamuel E. Isbell, must, out July 26, 1865.\\nJackson N. Vooihees, died of wounds at Alexandria, Va June 28, 1864.\\nTrnman A. Van Deusen, died in action at Wilderness, May 6, 1864.\\nFirst Independent Company of Shm-pshooters, attacked to Ticenty-seventh Infantry.\\nHerman Ford, must, out May 23, 1805.\\nCharies H. Hammond, died of disease, July 16, 18G4.\\nJ. J. Kenney, died of wounds at Washington, D. C.\\nAaron Mnnsel, must, out Aug. 5, 1865.\\nJohn W. Parker, must, out July 26, 1805.\\nHorace Tibbetts, must, out Aug. 8, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "88\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nCHAPTER XIII.\\nTWENTY-NINTH AND THIKTIETH INFANTRY,\\nAND FIRST ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.\\nOrgnnization of the Twenty ninlli iil Saginaw Campaign in Tennessee\\nFights at Decatur, Murfrcosburo and Winstcd Church Railroad\\nDuty Muster Out\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Thirtieth Infantry Service in Michigan\\nEngineers and Mechanics Kcndczvous at Marshall Its varied\\nServices in Kentucky, Tennessee, .Mississippi, and Alabama Fight\\nnt Lavergne Services in Georgia\u00e2\u0080\u0094 March to the Sea and through\\nthe Carolinas\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Garrison Duty at Nashville in 1865\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Muster Out and\\nDisbandment.\\nTWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY.\\nMore than one hundred uien of Shiawassee and Clinton\\nCounties officers and private soldiers .served with the\\nTwenty-ninth Infantry in the war of the Rebellion, one\\nof its companies (E) being raised ajinost entirely in Shia-\\nwassee County, under Capt. A. J. Patterson and First\\nLieut. Sidney G. Main, of Owos.so, and Second Lieut.\\nWilliam P. Close, of Ryron. This regiment was organized\\nat Saginaw in the autumn of 18G4, its muster into the\\nUnited States service under Col. Thomas M. Taylor being\\ncompleted on the ;-id of October in that year. Three days\\nlater it left the rendezvous for Nashville, Tenn., where it\\narrived October 12th, and soon after moved to Decatur,\\nAla., reaching there on the 2Gth. On the day of its ar-\\nrival at Decatur that place was attacked by the army of the\\nConfederate Gen. Hood, and the Twenty-ninth was ordered\\nto move to the front and occupy a line of rifle-pits and a\\nsmall defensive work. In obedience to the order the regi-\\nment moved forward bravely and steadily, though under a\\nsevere fire of artillery and musketry, and held the position\\nuntil dark, notwithstanding that the enemy made several de-\\ntermined efforts to carry it. The Confederate force during\\nthis day s fight had outnumbered the Union troops nearly\\nton to one, but during the night the latter received rein-\\nforcements, and on the following day a little advantage was\\ngained in the driving in of the enemy s skirmishers, and a\\nslight advance of the right of the Union line. Before\\ndaylight in the morning of the 28lh the Confederates\\nmade an attack, driving in our pickets and advancing their\\nline considerably. This line they held against a strong at-\\ntempt to dislodge them in the early morning, but they\\nwere afterwards driven back by a part of the Eighteenth\\nMichigan, who took over one hundred prisoners in the\\naffair. Later in the day a general engagement was brought\\non, the enemy assaulting with great determination, but the\\nUnion forces had by this time been increased to about five\\nthousand men, and they were able to hold their ground\\nand inflict severe loss on the assaulters. In the morninn of\\nthe 29th it was found that the main force of the enemy\\nhad been withdrawn, and only a rear-guard was left in the\\nrifle-pits. Tiiis rear-guard was driven out from the pits\\nduring the afternoon, and thus the defense of the place was\\nmade entirely successful. Tiie part taken by the Twenty-\\nninth in the fight at Decatur was higiily creditable to the\\nregiment, and more particularly so because its men were\\nthen fresh from the camp of instruction, and had never\\nbefore smelled the smoke of battle. The adjutant-general\\nof Micliigan in his report of this affair says The ex-\\nemplary conduct, the vigorous and splendid fighting of Col.\\nTaylor s regiment and his officers, although less than a\\nmonth in the field, could scarcely have been excelled by\\nlong-tried veterans.\\nThe Twenty-ninth, after this battle, garrisoned Decatur\\nuntil the 24th of November, when it marched to Murfrees-\\nboro and reaching there on the 26th composed a part of\\nthe defending force at that point during the siege of Nash-\\nville and Murfreesboro by Hood, being engaged with a part\\nof the enemy s forces at Overall Creek, December 7th.\\nHaving been sent out to escort a railway-train on the 13th,\\nit was attacked at Winsted Church by a superior force of\\nthe enemy, infantry and artillery, and in the severe\\naction which ensued it sustained a loss of seventeen in\\nkilled, wounded, and missing. The track was relaid under\\na brisk fire, and the regiment brought the train safely back\\nto Murfreesboro by hand, the locomotive having been dis-\\nabled by a shell. On the loth and 16th it was attacked\\nby two brigades of the enemy s cavalry on the Shelbyville\\nturnpike, south of Murfreesboro while guarding a forage-\\ntrain, and was again slightly engaged at Nolansville on the\\n17th. On the 27th it moved by rail to Anderson, and was\\nas.signed to the duty of guarding the Nashville and Chat-\\ntanooga Railroad. It remained on this duty till July, 1865,\\nwhen it moved to Decherd, Tenn., and thence to Murfrees-\\nboro arriving there on the 19th. It was employed there\\non garrison duty till September 6th, when it was mustered\\nout of the service, and on the 8th left Tennessee for Michi-\\ngan, and was disbanded at Detroit about the 13th of Sep-\\ntember.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN IN TUB TWENTY-NINTH.\\nComptiui/ A.\\nDavid 51 Black, must, out Sept. C, 1865.\\nCharles A. Fiinda, must, out Sept. ti, 1865.\\nThomas Graliaui, must, out 51uy 22, 1865.\\nJasper Johnson, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nJames C. Luce, must, out Sept. 0, 1865.\\nJacob Layer, must out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nWilfiam U. Ormslieo, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nDavid Stiuble, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nRobert McFarhuid, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nEbenezer Tbusgood, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nCapt. .Viid. J. Patterson, Owosso com. July 29, 1864 must, out Sfpt. 16, 1S65.\\nIst Lieut. Sidney G. Main, Owobsu cum. July 29, 1864; must, out Sept. 16,\\n1865.\\n2d Lieut. \\\\Vm. F. Close, Byron com. July 29, 1864 pro. to 1st lieut. Co. K.\\n2d Lieut. John Q. Adams, Owosso; mu t. out as sergt., Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. A. M. Parmeuter, Vernon; eul. Sept. 2, 1864; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. J. C. Woodman, Shiawassee; enl. Aug. 25, 1864 must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nSergt. Chas. C. Rowell, Betinington, enl. Aug. 26, 1864 must, out May 16, 1865.\\nSergt. CyrenuB Thomas, Owosso enl. Aug. 16, 1S64 must, out Sept. 16, 1865.\\nSer^t. Orriu Drown, Owubsu; enl. Aug. 16, 1864; died in action at Shelbyville\\nPike, Tenn,, Dec. 1,5, 1864.\\nSergt. Philet us Waldron, Bennington enl. Aug. 22, 1864; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. Geo. F. Browuell, Bennington e[il. Aug. 2U, 1864; uiust. out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. Wm. G. Merrill, Burns; enl. Aug. 27, 1864; disch. for disability, April\\n19, 1865.\\nSergt. Theo. Creque, Shiawassee, enl. Aug. 22, 1864; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. Wm. J. Wiswell, Benniugton enl. Aug. 19, 1864; discb. for disability,\\nJune 7, 1865.\\nSergt. Edward U. Jones, Antrim; enl. Sept. 4, 1864; must out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCorp. James M. Freeman, WoudhuU enl. Aug. 29, 1864 must, out Sept. 6,\\n1865.\\nCorp. Jobn lluffmnn, Woodhull enl. Aug. 29, 18C4; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCorp. Richard Clienell, Woodhull; enl. Aug. 12, 1864; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nJohn M. Arthur, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 13, 1864.\\nWilliam M. Balcbelor, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nNatban Borem, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nDavid Brown, must, out May 30, 1865.\\nWilliam W. Bennett, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "THIRTIETH INFANTKY.\\n89\\nWillinin Budfls, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nThoniaa Cyrenu\u00c2\u00ab, must. untSi-pt. 6, 18G5.\\nJeremiah Cui-eon, must, out S pt. 6, I8G5.\\nBenJHniin Codwell, must, uut Sept. fi, 18G5.\\nLeonard Grouse, must, out Sept. G, ISilS.\\nChristopher Cook, must, out Sept. 6, 1S65.\\nGeorge E. Cole, died of disease at Cowan, Tenn., April 17, 1865.\\nDavid W. Dunu, must, out June 7, 18Gj,\\nJohn A. Drew, must, out June 27, 1865.\\nDavid Dwight, uiust. out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nLadock Gillett, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nRichard German, must, out Sfpt. 6, 18G5.\\nWilliam P. Harer, imst. out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nJohn W. Hagerman, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCharles E. Harris, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nGeorge Hoag, must, out Sept, 6, 18C5.\\nWilliam B. Ilendee, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nNewell Kellogg, must, out Sept. 6. 1865.\\nCharles N. Kilridge, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nJohn Klingensmith, must, out June 7, 18G5.\\nWilliam 11. Lavery, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nWeston W. Lamunyon, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nHenry L. Lamunyon, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nGeoigo Lindner, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nOscar M. Morse, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nJacob Mason, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nEnos Osgood, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., April 9, 1865.\\nCharles E. Perkins, must, out June 20, 18C5.\\nAustine Phillips, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nHiram Plutncr, must, out Sept. G, 1865.\\nLeroy Kegua, must, out May 22, 1865.\\nWilli;im Sanderson, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSherman Stevenson, disch. for disability, May 31, 1865.\\nAndrew Vandusen, must, out Sept. 6, 1 G5.\\nJohn E. Watson, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSeth N. Walter, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nStephen L. Woliver, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nEdward D. Woolcot, died of disease at Nashville. Tenn., Dec. 1, 1864.\\nDennis Watkins, disch. for disability, March 7, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nGodfrey Armaugher, must, out Sept. 6, lb65.\\nGeorge Aldrich, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nNoah G. Berg, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nThomas Graham, must, out May 5, 1865.\\nJacob Mnffly, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nDavid Martindale, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nDuvid Muffly, disch. for disahility, June 3, 186.5.\\nCompany IT.\\nIsaac Cassada, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nCharles Hempeted, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nAlonzo Hunt, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCtiarles Long, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nLeonard Robinson, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nWilliam K. Vanpatten, must, out May 30, 1865.\\nEli Woodward, must, out Sept. fi, 1865.\\nCompavy K.\\nIst Lieut. William F. Close, Byron; com. July 7, 18C5. 2d lieut., Co. E; must.\\nout Sept. 6, 1865.\\nVorden H. Worden, muet. out Sept. G, 1865.\\nSOLDIERS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany C.\\nWilliam Cilraan, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nSalem S. Puffer, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSilenuB A. Simons, mu ;t. out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nEllis Buckingham, must, out Sept. 6, 18G5.\\nJames L. Covel, died of disease at Na-fhville, Tenn., Feb. 26, 1865.\\nCompavy G.\\nSergt. R. A. Burch, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nSergt. Joseph Lathrop, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nHenry C. Atwell, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCharles Hooker, must, out Sept 6, 1866.\\nFrancis M. Hayne-s, must, out Sept. 6,1865.\\nAlexander Movey, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nAlbert Martin, must, out May 23, 1865.\\nEdward N. Ph-rco, must, out Sept. 2G, 1865.\\nClinton W. Rose, disch. for disability, March 22, 1865.\\n12\\nAlbert C. Vredonburgh, must, out Sept. 26, 1865.\\nJohn S. Wright, must, out Sept. 26, 18G5.\\nCompany K.\\nrhilo Chiippell, must, out Aug. 0, 1865.\\nTHIRTIETH INFANTRY.\\nOn account of the numerous attempts made by the Con-\\nfederates to organize in Canada plundering raids against\\nour Northern border, autliority was given by the War De-\\npartment to the Governor of Michigan, in the autumn of\\n1SG4, to raise a regiment of infantry for one year s service,\\nand especially designed to guard the Michigan frontier.\\nIts formation, under the name of the Thirtieth Michigan\\nInfantry, was begun at Jackson in November, 1864, and\\ncompleted at Detroit on the Jth of January, 1865. To\\nthis regiment Shiawassee and Clinton Counties furnished a\\ntotal number of men equal to about three-fourths of a com-\\npany, the greater part of whom served in the ranks of\\nCompany K.\\nWhen the organization was completed the regiment was\\nstationed in companies at various points, one company being\\nplaced at Fort Gratiot, one at St. Clair, one at Wyandotte,\\none at Jackson, one at Fenton, three at Detroit Barracks,\\nand one on duty in the city. But the speedy collapse of\\nthe Rebellion put an end to Canadian raids, and the regi-\\nment had no active service to perform. It remained on\\nduty until the 30th of June, 1865, and was then mustered\\nout.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN IN THE THIRTIETH.\\nField imd Slnff.\\nlet Lieut, and Adj. Jerome W. Turner, Owosso; com. Nov. 28, 1864; resigned\\nApril 7, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nCorp. James A. Hoyt, Kush enl. Nov. 18, 1864; must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCompamj F.\\nJerome R. Fairbanks, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nJames Rummer, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nJohnson Taylor, must, out June 30, 1SG5.\\nCharles W. Williams, must, out .Tune 30, 1865.\\nAlfred B. Williams, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nJohn F. Cartwright, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nCompany K.\\nCorp. Ora 0. Waugh, Owosso; enl. Pec. 16, 1864; must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCorp. Robert Upton, Owosso; enl. Dec. 7, 1804; must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCorp. Oscar Bailey, Owosso; enl. Dec. 2, 1864; must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCorp. Elnathan Beebe, Caledonia; enl. Dec. 29, 1861 must, out June 30, 1863.\\nLeonard Alger, died of dieeaae at Jackson, Mich., March 28, 1865.\\nLeander A. Bush, died of disease at Jackson, Mich., Feb. 14, 1865.\\nRobert F. Buck, nuist. out June 30, 1805.\\nHenry Boslaw, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nEdward Bright, unist. otit June 30, 1805.\\nEbenezer Chilils, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nJohn Crane, must, out Juin* 30, 1865.\\nAndrew Case. must, out June 30, 1865.\\nT. Fanclieon, must, out June 30, 1805.\\nJohn Gannon, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nLyman E. Hill, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nGeorge Jolinson, must, out June 30, 18tJ5.\\nRobert Smith, must, out Juno 30, 1865.\\nCharles N. Wetmoro, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN IN THE THIRTIETH.\\nCompany F.\\nElijah E. B.ildwin, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nGeorge E. BlisH, nuist. out Juno :io, 1865.\\nHenry P. Cutter, must, out Juno 30, 1865.\\nJohn W. Day, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nAndrew Jones, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nAlbert Jones, must, out .lutie 30, 1865.\\nWm. B. Owen, must, out June 30, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "90\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLIiNTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nComp tnii K.\\nSiTgt. Sil IS E. Losey, Bingham mu t. out Juno 30, 18G5.\\nSergt, AU.irt H. B. Fiteli, Bingliain uiust. out Juno ;iO, 18G5.\\nCorp. Charles K. lllnkesloo, must, out Jnnn 30, 18G5.\\nCor|i. J lin G. Hathuway, Bingham; died of disease at Jackson, Mich., May 29,\\n18G5.\\nHorace Avery, must, out Juno 30, 18G5.\\nHenry II. Burdiclt, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nJohn (liandler, must, out Jan. 9, 18G.i.\\nJohn Kdwards, must, out June 30,1865.\\nHerbert Estes, must, out June 30, 1805.\\nJohn Iletlierington, must, otit June 30, 1865.\\nFniuklin Ilickox, mu\u00c2\u00bbt. out June :in, 18G5.\\nNelson Lorerilierg, must, out June 30, ISG.\\nWilliutn Lorenberg, must, out Juno 30, 18G5.\\nPorter Pratt, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nScott Starkweather, inu-^t. out Jjino 30, 18fi5.\\nJohn W. Spauldiiig, must, out Juno 30, 18G5.\\nGeorge W. Shuttes, must, out Juno 30, 1865.\\nClark Scliram, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nliiuies Sherwood, must, out June 3(f, 18G5.\\nCharles Travis, must, out June CO, 1865.\\nM. Vaufliot, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nWm. R. Wilson, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nFIRST ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.\\nThe Miclilgan regiment of Engineers and Mechanics\\nwas recruited and organized by Col. William P. Iiines (its\\ncommanding oflBcer) in the summer and autumn of 1861.\\nIt was the intention, in raising this regiment, that it should\\nbe largely composed of men skilled in mechanical trades,\\nand that upon entering the field they should be principally\\nemployed in the work with whioli they were acquainted,\\na great amount of which is always required in the opera-\\ntions and movements of large armies. This implied prom-\\nise, made to the men at the time of the enlistment, was\\nmeasurably carried out, though they were always expected\\nto enact the part of fighting-men upon occa.sion and for\\nthis purpose they were regularly armed and accoutred as\\ninfantry. It can be said of them with truth that they\\nalways proved themselves as brave and steadfast in battle\\nas they were skillful and efficient in their own peculiar field\\nof labor, though it was in the latter that their services\\nwere by far the more valuable to the government.\\nThe P]ugineers and Mechanics organization was composed\\nof men from almost every county in the central and southern\\npart of the peninsula, the counties of Clinton and Shiawassee\\nbeing represented in nearly all its companies, but most\\nnumerously in Company E. The regiment was rendezvoused\\nat Marshall, and was there mustered into the service of thg\\nUnited States, by Capt. H. R. Mizner, U.S.A., October\\n28 to December 6, 1861, and on the 21st of the latter\\nmonth left Marshall, one thousand and thirty stron for\\nLouisville, Ky. On account of the peculiar nature of the\\nservice required of them, they were employed in detach-\\nments, and thus it would be impracticable to trace them\\nthrough all their numerous marchings and labors. One of\\nthe detachments was under Gen. 0. M. Mitchell in his ad-\\nvance on Bowling Green, and among the first Union troops\\nto enter the town after it s evacuation by the enemy. After\\nthe capture of Fort Donelson opened Tennessee to the\\nUnion forces, the Engineers and Mechanics were speedily\\nat work in that State repairing bridges and railroads and\\nopening lines of communication. For eight weeks imme-\\ndiately following the battle of Shiloh they were engaged\\nin constructing steamboat landings, wharves, and ware-\\nhouses, and during the spring and summer of 18G2 they\\nwere chiefly employed in the repair or reopening of the\\nrailroads between Nashville and Chattanooga, Nashville and\\nColumbia, Corinth and Decatur, Huntsville and Stevenson,\\nand Memphis and Corinth, and twice assisted in reopening\\nthe road between Louisville and Nashville. In the month\\nof June, 1862, alone, they built seven bridges on the Mem-\\npliis and Charleston Railroad, each from eighty-four to\\nthree hundred and forty feet in length in the aggregate\\nnearly three thousand feet and from twelve to sixty feet\\nin height.\\nSerious difficulties existed in the regiment during the\\nfirst months of its service, owing to a misunderstanding as\\nto the pay the men were to receive, it having been found\\nafter their organization that there was no law by which\\nthey could receive the pay expected. This trouble was\\nfinally remedied by an act of Congress, which act also pro-\\nposed to increase the regiment s strength from ten to twelve\\ncompanies of one hundred and fifty men each, forming\\nthree battalions, each commanded by a major. Half the\\nmen, as artificers, drew seventeen dollars per month, and\\nthe others thirteen dollars per month.\\nOn the 1st of November, 1862, the regiment was en-\\ncamped at Edgefield, Tenn., when the alterations and cas-\\nualties to that date aggregated as follows Died of disease,\\nseventy-five died of wounds received in action, two killed\\nin action, one wounded in action, seventeen discharged,\\none hundred and twenty-four taken prisoners, fifteen de-\\nserted, twenty recruits received, sixty-seven. Until June,\\n1863, the regiment was stationed at Edgefield and Mill\\nCreek, near Nashville, at Lavergne, Murfree.sboro and\\nSmyrna, and at a point near Nashville on the Tennessee\\nand Alabama Railroad. During this time the regiment\\nbuilt nine bridges, besides a number of magazines and build-\\nings for commissary, quartermaster, and ordnance stores,\\nand also repaired and lelaid a large amount of railroad track.\\nWhile at Lavergne, on the 1st of January, 1863, a part\\nof the regiment was attacked by two brigades of the enemy s\\ncavalry, under Gens. Wheeler and Wharton, with two pieces\\nof artillery, but succeeded in defeating them with serious\\nloss.\\nOn the 29th of June the regiment moved south from\\nJlurfreesboro and during the two succeeding months was\\nengaged repairing and opening the railroad from Mur-\\nfreesboro Tenn., to Bridgeport, Ala. Of five bridges\\ncompleted in July, the one over Elk River was four hun-\\ndred and sixty feet in length that over Duck River, three\\nhundred and fifty feet long. During September and Oc-\\ntober detached companies were employed in building an\\nimmense bridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport,\\nAla., constructing commi.\u00c2\u00absary buildings at Stevenson, Ala.,\\nand building and repairing bridges, etc., on the lines of the\\nNashville and Chattanooga and the Nashville and North-\\nwestern Railroads the headquarters of the regiment being\\nat Elk River Bridge, Tenn. The alterations and casual-\\nties for the year, to Nov. 1, 1863, were: Died in action or\\nof wounds, six died of disease, fifty-eight discharged for\\ndisability, one hundred and eighty-nine discharged for\\nother causes, fourteen deserted, twenty-seven officers\\nresigned, ten joined as recruits, three hundred and sev-\\nenty-two aggregate strength, nine hundred and sixty-five.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "FIRST ENGINEP]11S AND MECHANICS.\\n91\\nIn the months of November and December, 1863, and\\nJanuary and February, 1864, tlie regiment was engasied in\\nbuildiiii; trestle-work and bridges on the line of tiie Nash-\\nville and Northwestern Ilailroad, and in the construction of\\nstore-houses and other buildings at Ciiattanooga, Tenn.,\\nand Bridgeport, Ala., for the quartermaster, ordnance, and\\nother departments of the army. At the same time one\\nbattalion was engaged at Chattanooga in refitting saw-mills,\\nwhere it continued during the months of March, April, and\\nMay, employed in runidng saw-mills, getting out railroad-\\nties, building hospital accommodations, and working on the\\ndefenses.\\nDetachments from the other battalions were engaged\\nerecting block houses on the lines of the Tennes.see and Ala-\\nbama, the Nashville and Chattanooga, and tlie Memphis and\\nCharleston Railroads. Two companies were at Bridgeport,\\nAla., building artillery block-houses. Two companies were\\nat Stevenson, Ala., completing its deluiises, while another\\nbattalion was stationed on the Mcmpliis and Charleston\\nRailroad, building block-hou.ses at various points between\\nDecatur and Stevenson. The major portion of the regi-\\nment was finally concentrated upon the line of the Atlantic\\nand Western Railroad during the summer montlis of 186-1,\\nwhere it built and repaired railroads, block-houses, etc. The\\ntask allotted to this regiment during the campaign of\\nSherman s army, in 1864, was one of great magnitude,\\nand most nobly did its members fulfill their duty. But for\\nsuch men as composed the Michigan Engineers and Me-\\nchanics, and the rapidity with which they repaired the rail-\\nroad right up to the enemy s skirmish line,* the more than\\none hundred thousand Union soldiers in front would many\\ntimes have been compelled to go without their rations.\\nAt the close of the Atlanta campaign, headquarters of\\nthe regiment were established in the latter city. The al-\\nterations and casualties for the year were reported as fol-\\nlows Died of disease, one hundred and twelve; trans-\\nferred, thirty-six discharged for disability, etc., fifty\\nre-etdisted as veterans, one hundred and forty-eight.\\nOn the 31st of October, 1864, the original term of the\\nregiment expired, and such oflScers as desired to leave the\\nservice were mustered out, as were also the enlisted men\\nwhose terms had expired. The re-enlisted veterans, together\\nwith the recruits who had joined the regiment, enabled it\\nto maintain its organization entire and nearly its full\\nstrength.\\nFrom the 1st to the 15th of November, 1804, the regi-\\nment, with the exception of Companies L and M, was\\nstationed at Atlanta, Ga., being employed in constructing\\ndefenses, destroying rebel works, depots, rolling-mills, foun-\\nAs Johnston s arm; fell back from one chosen position to another\\nbefore the fierce attaetis and flank movements of .Sherman s veterans,\\nthe railroad was invariably destroyed by the enemy, and in a man-\\nner, too, that would seem to require days to repair it. It must have\\nbeen a matter of great surprise and chagrin to the Confederates when,\\nas was often the case in the course of a very few hours after the de-\\nstruction of a road, a locomotive bearing the legend United States\\nMilitary Kailroad, driven by a greasy Northern mechanic, would\\ndash up aliiiost in their very midst, saluting them with several short,\\nsharp whistles, and then a prolonged scream of defiance. The salute,\\nhowever, as well as the cheers from the Yanks, usually, and very\\nquickly too, received a response in the shape of shells from a rebel\\nb.ittery.\\ndries, gas-works, and other rebel property, and in tearing\\nup and rendering useless the various railroad tracks in the\\nvicinity. After the complete destruction of Atlanta, j the\\nregiment set out on the morning of November 10th with\\nthe Fourteenth Army Corps, as part of the engineer force\\nof Gen. Sherman s army, going to Sandcrsville, Ga., and\\nthence with the Twentieth Army Corps to Horse Creek,\\nwhere it received orders to join the Seventeenth Army Corps,\\nwith which it continued on to Savannah, Ga., reaching there\\nDec. 10, 18(i4. During this march the regiment was\\nrequired to keep pace with the movements of the army,\\ntraveling over twenty miles a day, and meanwhile was en-\\ngaged tearing up railroad tracks, twisting rails, destroying\\nbridges, repairing and making roads, building and repairing\\nwagon-bridges, etc. On the 10th and 11th of December\\nthe regiment built a dam across the Ogechee Canal under\\nthe fire of rebel batteries.\\nFrom that time until after the evacuation of Savannah\\nby the enemy, the regiment was constantly at work tearing\\nup railroad track and destroying the rails of the several\\nrailroads leading out of the city, and in constructing long\\nstretches of corduroy-road for the passage of army-trains.\\nOn the 23d of December it moved into the city, and five\\ndays later coiumenced work on the fortifications laid out by\\ndirection of Gen. Sherman. These works, constructed by\\nand under the supervision of this regiment, were over two\\nmiles in length, and included several strong battery posi-\\ntions and lunettes. The regiment was again put in motion\\non the 3d of January, 1865, marching to Pooler Station,\\nconverting the railroad into a wagon-road, and then return-\\ning to Savannah.\\nIt embarked on board transports for Beaufort, S. C, Jan-\\nuary 26, 1805, and on the 31st started with the victorious\\narmy on its march to Golilsboro N. C. It moved with\\nthe Fifteenth Army Corps to Banbury, S. C, thence with\\nthe Twentieth Army Corps to Columbia, S. C, thence with\\nthe Seventeenth Corps to Fayetteville, N. C, and thence\\nwith the Twentieth Army Corps to Goldsboro N. C, where\\nit arrived March 23, 1865. It is estimated that during\\nthis campaign, besides making and repairing a great distance\\nof corduroy-road, the regiment destroyed and twisted the\\nrails of thirty miles of railroad track and built eight or ten\\nimportant bridges and crossings. At Edisto the bridge was\\nconstructed under fire from the enemy s sharpshooters. At\\nHughes Creek and at Little and Big Lynch Creeks the\\nbridges and approaches were built at night. At the last-\\nnamed stream the men worked in water waist-deep. A\\nfoot-crossing was made there in one night nearly a mile in\\nlength, and the next day the space was corduroyed fur the\\nheavy army-trains and artillery to pass over. Tiie regiment\\ndestroyed factories and rebel army-supplies at Columbia,\\nrebel ordnance and stores at Cheraw, and the old United\\nStates arsenal at Fayetteville, N. C.\\nCompanies L and M, which had been detached from the\\nregiment early in the summer of 1864 and placed upon the\\ndefenses at Stevenson, Ala., having completed those works,\\nwhich consisted of a systein of eight block-houses, were\\nretained in the Army of the Cumberland. They assisted to\\nf Afternoon and night of Nov. 15, 1864.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "92\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nfortify and defend the line of the Nashville and Chatta-\\nnoo ;a Railroad for some weeks, and on the 28tli of Novem-\\nber, 18t)4, were moved to Elk River Bridge. For some\\ntime after that, when not interrupted by Hood s rebel army,\\nthey were engaged in building blockhouses between that\\nbridge and Miirfreesboro Tenn. During the most of the\\nmonth of December a portion of the Engineers and Me-\\nchanics was engaged in completing and repairing Fort\\nRosecrans, at Murfreesboro Tenn., while the rebels, under\\nHood, were investing Nashville.\\nA detachment, consisting of Company L of this regi-\\nment, with several companies of an Illinois regiment, which\\nhad been sent out to bring through from Stevenson, Ala.,\\na railroad-train of supplies, was captured Dec. 15, 1861,\\nafter several hours hard fighting.\\nOn the 1st of March, 18G5, Companies L and M left\\nMurfreesboro Tenn., to rejoin their regiment, and pro-\\nceeding by rail, via Louisville, Indianapolis, Crestline, Pitts-\\nburgh, and Philadelphia, to New Yorlc they then took\\nsteamer to Beaufort, N. C, thence by rail to Newbern, and\\nfinally joined their comrades at Goldsboro N. C., March 25,\\n1865.\\nGen. Sherman s army began its last campaign April 10,\\n1865. By breaking camp at Goldsboro and moving\\nrapidly to the northward, Johnston s fleeing forces were\\npursued to, through, and beyond Raleigh. The Engineers\\nand Mechanics marched with the Twentieth Army Corps,\\nbut proceeded no farther than Raleigh, where they remained\\nuntil after Johnston s surrender.* On the 30th of April the\\nregiment moved out on its homeward march with the Sev-\\nenteenth Army Corps. It crossed the Roanoke River at\\nMonroe, and passing through the cities of Petersburg,\\nRichmond and Alexandria, Va., arrived at Washington,\\nD. C, during the latter part of May, 1865. It partici-\\npated in the grand review of two hundred thousand veteran\\nsoldiers held at the nation s capital. May 23 and 24, 1865,\\nand then went into camp near Georgetown, D. C. Early\\nin Juue the regiment was ordered to Louisville, Ky.,\\nthence to Nashville, Tenn., where it was employed upon\\nthe defenses until September 22d, when it was mustered out\\nof the United States service. It arrived at the designated\\nrendezvous, Jackson, Mich., September 25th, and on the\\n1st day of October, 1365, was paid off and disbanded.\\nThe battles and skirmishes which by general ordei-s it\\nwas entitled to have inscribed upon its colors were those\\nof Mill Springs, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862; Farmington, Miss.,\\nMay 9, 1862; siege of Corinth, Miss., May 10 to 31,\\n1862; Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862; Lavergne, Tenn.,\\nJan. 1, 1863; Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1863; sie^e of\\nAtlanta, Ga., July 22 to Sept. 2, 1864; Savannah, Ga.,\\nDec. 11 to 23, 1864 Bentonville, N. C, March 19, 1865.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN IN THE ENGINEERS.\\nCompany E,\\nStfbbins 0. Bliss, discli. at end of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nKmiicis A. Cotttit, trans, to Vet. Kes. Corps, Sept. 1, 180^.\\nMarcus A. Case, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nMartin Fislier, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nJohn Grier, uiuat. out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nS. C. Uutcliinsou, discb. at eud of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nApril 26, 1865.\\nJames Kelly, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nJackson Kelly, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nSanil. S. Kentfield, died of disease at Bridgeport, Ala.\\nHervey Lyon, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nClias. P. Lyon, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nArnold L. Lake, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nNathan Penny, disch. at end of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nLuther B, Pratt, disch. for disability, Nov. 29, 1862.\\nHull L. Prndden, disch. by order, Aug. 25, 1S65.\\nMerritt Randolph, disch. by ordt-r, June 2, 18G2.\\nJoel T. Smith, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nEmanuel Sumner, died of disease at Bridgeport, A a., March 23, 1864.\\nHiram H. Starr, disch. at end of service, Oct. 3^ 1864.\\nFrederick Tuttle, disch. for disability. May 18, 1863.\\nCompany G.\\nDavid Scott, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 1, 18G5.\\nCompany L,\\nDanl. Baughn, must, ont Sept. 22, 1S65.\\n.Tohn Crawford, died of disease at Stevenson, Ala., Oct. 27, 1864.\\nWm. H. Hewitt, died of wounds at Muifreesboro Jan. 13, 1865.\\nPeter W. Prndden, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nJohn Vanoise, disch. by order, July 3, 1865.\\nCompany M,\\nOscar F. Bristol, disch. by order, July 21, 18G5.\\nSaml. Crawford, must, out Sept. 2:. 1865.\\nPeter Duffs, must, out Sept. 22, 186j.\\nHiram Ililliker, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nClias. Randol])h, disch. by order, M.ay 22, 1865.\\nMartin Sutplien, disch. by order, Sept. 27, 1865.\\nOven Sebring, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nSylvester Sebring, must, out Sept. 22, 1863.\\nSaml T, Simpson, disch. for disability, April 23, 1865.\\nDanl. J. Wilkinson, must, out Sept. 22, 1863.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN IN THE ENGINEERS.\\nCompany B,\\nNathan Colby, disch. by order, .Tune 6, 1865.\\nAlexander Kellas, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nNewell E. Cady, disch. by order, July 11, 1865.\\nAndrew Kinney, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nCompany D,\\n2d Lieut. Herman Vi. Perkins, Curunna; com. Nov. 3, 1864 must, out Sept. 22,\\n1863.\\nDaniel F. Case, disch. for disability, June 1, 1862.\\nCompany E.\\nIsaiah Slayler, disch. at end of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nWilliam B. Staner, disch. at end of service, Oct. 31, 1864.\\nCompany F.\\nWilliam E. Delbridgo, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\n2d Lieut. Rodney Mann, Owoaso com. April 12 ,1862 pro. to 1st lieut.\\nJohn Berkley, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nJoseph Gest, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nW^illiani Stone, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nCharles W. Smith, disch. by order, Juue 6, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nHarrison Hackett, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.\\nCompany J,\\nOliver Hopkins, disch. for disability, Jan. 14, 1864.\\nJames H. Maible, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., March 24, 1863.\\nCompany K.\\nCharles E. Rowell, must, out Sept. 22, 1866.\\nCompany M.\\nLewis M. Dickinson, must, out Sept. 22, 1863.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "FIRST AND SECOND CAVALRY.\\n93\\nCHAPTER XIV.\\nFIBST AND SECOND CAVALRY.\\nThe First Cavalry in Virginia in 1862\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Campaigning in 1803\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nRaids and other Movements in 1864 and 1865 Organization of the\\nSecond Cavalry at Grand Rapids\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Campaigning in Missouri, Mis-\\nsissippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee in 1S62 and 1863 Re-enlist-\\nment\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Campaigns of Atlanta and Nasliville Raidings in 1865\\nMuster Out.\\nThe First Michigan Cavalry Regiment was organized in\\nthe summer of 1861, at Camp Lyon, Detroit, which was\\ndesignated as the regimental rendezvous. One company of\\nthe regiment was chiefly made up of volunteers from Clin-\\nton and Shiawassee Counties. This company, originally\\nstyled the Constitutional Guard, was recruited by Capt.\\nJosiah B. Park, of Ovid, and First Lieut. Thurlow W.\\nLusk, of Duphiin, under whom it was mustered and saw\\nits first service. The recruiting headquarters were at Ovid,\\nand the company was raised to a strength of sixty-four men\\nin three days from the date of its first enlistment.* It left\\nOvid about the 1st of August, was reported at the regi-\\nmental rendezvous, and designated in the organization as\\nD Company of the First Cavalry.\\nThe regiment was mustered into the United States ser-\\nvice September 13, 1861, eleven hundred and forty-four\\nstrong, under command of Col. T. F. Brodhead, and on\\nthe 29th of the same month Companies A, D, E, and M\\nembarked on the steamer May Queen, and Companies\\nH, I, K, and L on the Ocean, for Cleveland, on their\\nway to Washington and the seat of war. Tiiey reached\\nWashington on the 2d of October, and were soon after\\njoined by C, F, and G Companies, which had been left be-\\nhind in charge of the horses. About the 20th of November\\nthe regiment moved to Frederick, Md., where it remained\\nin camp, two miles from the city, during the winter.\\nUpon the opening of the spring campaign of 1862 the\\nFirst became actively employed on the Upper Potomac and\\nin the passes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. On the 28d\\nof March it took part in the battle at Winchester, and won\\nhonorable mention for its bravery and efficiency in covering\\nthe retreat of Gen. Banks forces from the Shenandoah\\nValley, being almost continuously under fire while engaged\\nin that service. Afterwards it took part in the actions at\\nMiddletown (March 25thj, at Strasburg (March 27th),\\nHarrLsonburg (April 2d), Winchester (second battle. May\\n2-lth), Orange Court-House (July Kith), Cedar Mountain\\n(August 9th), and at the second battle of Bull Run,\\nAugust 30th, in which last-named engagement its com-\\nmanding officer. Col. Brodhead, was mortally wounded.\\nThe losses of the regiment in that battle were twenty killed\\nand wounded, seven prisoners, and one hundred and six\\nmissing. From that time until November 1st ten more\\nhad died of wounds received in action, and sixty of disease.\\nDuring the month of November, and through the follow-\\ning winter and spring, the regiment was employed in grand\\nguard duty along the line of the Potomac River, in Vir-\\nginia, from Leesburg (the locality of the battle of Ball s\\nBins in 18(Jl), on the northwest, to the mouth of Occo-\\nThis statement is from the local newspapers of that time.\\nquan Creek, below Mount Vernon. This duty, besides\\nbeing of the most arduous and laborious kind, was one\\nwhich required the exorci.se of constant and almost sleep-\\nless vigilance in guarding against the inroads and attacks\\nof the bold and enterpri.siug guerrilla bands of Mosby and\\nStuart but so well did the men of the First Michigan\\nkeep their guard against surprises, that though two cavalry\\nregiments of other States lost each about two hundred men\\nwhile engaged in the same duty, during the same time, this\\nregiment lost only about thirty men. When the enemy s\\ncavalry, under the famous J. E. B. Stuart, made a raid\\nalong the Union lines, in February, 1863, a detachment of\\nthe First was sent out to observe their movements, and\\nfinding them on the Occoquan, at once engaged them, and\\ndrove them back in confusion. They, however, rallied on\\nlearning the weakness of the attacking party, and in turn\\ncharged vigorously, and compelled the Union force to re-\\ntire which they did, however, in good order, and con-\\nstantly fighting, over a, distance of several miles, inflicting\\nquite heavy loss on the raiders.\\nWhen Gen. Lee invaded Maryland and Pennsylvania, in\\nJune, 1863, and the Army of the Potomac marched north-\\nward to meet him, the First Michigan moved with the\\nother cavalry regiments (June 27th) on the campaign ot\\nGettysburg, and during fifteen days fought in sixteen bat-\\ntles and skirmishes, being almcst constantly in the saddle.\\nAt Gettysburg, on the 3d of July, it met and charged three\\nregiments of Confederate cavalry, composing the Hampton\\nLegion, and in six minutes put the rebel force to flight\\nbut in this engagement it lost eighty enlisted men and\\neleven officers out of the throe hundred who went into the\\nfight. Gen. Custer, in his report of the operations of the\\ncavalry at Gettysburg, said of this fight Arriving within\\na few yards of the enemy s column a charge was ordered,\\nand with a yell that spread terror before them, the First\\nMichigan Cavalry, led by Col. Town, rode upon the front\\nrank of the enemy, .sabering all who came within reach.\\nFor a moment, but only a moment, that long heavy column\\nstood its ground then, unable to withstand the impetu-\\nosity of the attack, it gave way into a disorderly rout,\\nleaving vast numbers of their dead and wounded in our\\npossession, while the First, being masters of the field, had\\nthe proud satisfaction of seeing the much-vaunted chivalry,\\nled by their favorite commander, seek safety in headlong\\nflight. I cannot find language to express my high appre-\\nciation of the gallantry and daring displayed by the officers\\nand men of the First Michigan Cavalry. They advanced\\nto the charge of a vastly superior force with as much order\\nand precision as if going upon parade; and I challenge the\\nannals of warfare to produce a more brilliant or successful\\ncharge of cavalry than the one just recounted.\\nOn the following day the regiment was again engaged at\\nFairfield Gap. The following extract is from the report of\\nthat fight made by Col. C. H. Town, commanding the First:\\nWe moved early on the morning of the 4th of July to\\nEmmettsburg, thence to Monterey. Before readiing the\\nlatter place the enemy was discovered in force upon the\\nhills to the right of the road. The regiment, being in ad-\\nvance of the column, was sent on a road leading to Fair-\\nfield Gap. The enemy having possession of the gap, a", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "94\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\ncliarge was made by one squailron, which, with the re-\\nmainder of tlic rofiinieiit deployed as skinuishers, was\\nsuccessful in driving; the enemy IVom the ;ap. The regi-\\nment held the position until the entire column had passed,\\nthough the enemy made desperate efi orts with superior\\nnumbers to drive us out.\\nDuring the pursuit of the enemy from Gettysburg to\\nthe Potomac the men of the First were almost constantly\\nin the saddle and frequently engaged. On the 6th of July\\nit supported a battery under heavy fire, but fortunately\\nsustaiued no loss. It took part in the actions at Boonsboro\\nHagerstown, and Williamsport and at Falling Waters, Va.,\\non the 14th of July, it was heavily engaged, capturing five\\nhundred prisoners and the colors of the Fortieth and Forty-\\nseventh Virginia Infantry.\\nIn September, 1803, the War Department authorized the\\nconsolidation of the twelve companies of the regiment into\\neight, and the raising of a new battalion of four companies.\\nThese were speedily raised, and were mustered into service\\nat Mount Clemens, in December, 1863. This battalion went\\nto Camp Stoneman, near Washington, in December, 1863,\\nand remained there until the spring of 1864. Meanwhile,\\nthe two old battalions re-enlisted, came home on veteran\\nfurlough, and joined the new levies at Camp Stoneman.\\nThe three battalions went to the front together, and in\\nthe latter part of March, 1864, joined Gen. Sheridan s\\ncavalry corps at Cnlpeper, Va., being still a part of the\\nMichigan Cavalry Brigade. The regiment did excellent\\nwork in the arduous campaigns of May and June, 1864,\\none of its most brilliant engagements being that at Yellow\\nTavern, Va., on the 11th of May. The splendid charge\\nof the First on that occasion is mentioned in Gen. Custer s\\nreport of the movement, as follows From a personal\\nexamination of the ground I discovered that a successful\\ncharge might be made upon the battery of the enemy by\\nkeeping well to the right. With this intention, I formed\\nthe First Michigan Cavalry in column of squadrons under\\ncover of the woods. At the same time I directed Col.\\nAlger and Maj. Kidd to move the Fifth and Sixth Michi-\\ngan Cavalry I orward and occupy the attention of the enemy\\non the left, Ileatou s battery to engage them in the front,\\nwhile the First charged the battery on the flank. The bugle\\nsounded the advance, and the three regiments moved forward.\\nAs soon as the First Michigan moved from the cover of the\\nwoods the enemy divined our intention, and opened a brisk\\nfire from his artillery with shell and canister. Before the\\nbattery of the enemy could be reached there were five fences\\nto be opened and a bridge to cross, over which it was im-\\npossible to pass more than three at one time, the intervening\\nground being within close range of the enemy s battery.\\nYet, notwithstanding these obstacles, the First Michigan,\\nLieut.-Col. Stagg commanding, advanced boldly to the\\ncharge, and when within two hundred yards of the battery\\ncharged it with a yell which spread terror before them.\\nTwo pieces of cannon, two limbers filled with ammunition,\\nand a large number of prisoners were among the results of\\nthis charge. Licut.-Col. Stagg, who commanded the\\nFirst Michigan in the charge, with the otficers and men of\\nliis command, deserve great credit for the daring manner\\ni(i which thp rebel battery was taken.\\nThe regiment was engaged at Hanovertown, on the 27th\\nof May, and at Hawes Shop on the 28th, where fifteen of\\nits membens were killed and wounded, and at Old Church\\non the 30th, where fifteen were killed and wounded. On the\\n31st of May and 1st of June ifwas engaged, together with\\nother cavalry regiments, at Cold Harbor, where it fought,\\ndismounted, in advance of the infantry, having eighteen\\nmen killed and wounded. It shared the fortunes of the\\nbrigade throughout the summer, having fifty-one men killed\\nand wounded at Trevillia,i Station (where six commissioned\\nofiicers were killed), eleven killed and wounded at Front\\nRoyal, in the Shenandoah Valley, thirty-two at Manchester,\\nand twenty-seven at Cedar Creek. During the six months\\nclosing on the 1st of November, 1864, the regiment had\\neighty-two men killed or mortally wounded in action, and\\none hundred and two less seriously wounded, while only\\nthirty three died of disoa.se.\\nAfter being in quarters with the brigade near Winchester\\nthrough the winter, the First went with it in Sheridan s\\ngreat raid in March, 1865, and was warmly engaged in the\\nclosing scenes of the Rebellion. A most gallant charge\\nmade by the regiment at the battle of Five Forks is men-\\ntioned as follows The next morning we moved forward,\\npassing over the ground from which we had been driven the\\ndaybefore. Our brigade being in advance, we soon came upon\\nthe enemy, strongly posted behind a large swamp, through\\nwhich it was impossible to penetrate. Moving to the right,\\nthe enemy s cavalry appeared in our front, and was driven\\nto his main line of works, occupied by Kershaw s division.\\nIn the afternoon the regiment participated in the final\\ncharge and capture of these works, taking many prisoners\\nand pursuing the flying enemy until long after dark.\\nThis battle was immediately followed by the surrender of\\nthe Confederate army under Gen. Lee, and soon after this\\nthe regiment moved into the edge of North Carolina, then\\nreturned to Washington, and immediately after the review\\nof the Army of the Potomac, on the 23d of May, 1865, was\\nsent by rail and steamer to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., whence\\nit was ordered across the Plains. There was much dissatis-\\nfaction, but most of the regiment .set out on the march,\\nreaching Camp Collins, at the foot of the Rocky Jlountains,\\non the 26th of July. Its headquarters remained there\\nuntil about the 1st of November, when it was reiuoved to\\nFort Bridger. There it was consolidated with those men\\nof the Sixth and Seventh Michigan Cavalry who had the\\nlongest time to serve, forming an organization known as\\nthe First Michigan Veteran Cavalry. After the consolida-\\ntion eight companies were sent to Camp Douglas, near Salt\\nLake City, while four remained at Fort Bridger. The\\nregiment garrisoned those two stations until the 10th of\\nMarch, 1866, when it was mustered out, paid ofi and dis-\\nbanded. The men were given their choice,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 to be dis-\\nbanded in Utah then, or to remain till June and then be\\nmarched to Fort Leavenworth, without horses or tents. All\\nbut about seventy made the former choice. The commuta-\\ntion paid them in lieu of transportation, however, was not\\nenough to carry them home, and on representation of the\\ninjustice to Congress, that body voted three hundred and\\ntwenty-five dollars to each member of the regiment, minus\\nthe amount already paid as commutation money. This", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "FIRST AND SECOND CAVALRY.\\n95\\ngave each member about two liundred and ten dollars extra,\\nwhich was duly paid them by the government.\\nSOLDIEnS OF THE FIRST C.WAtRY FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nField and SUig.\\nMiij. Thurlow W. I,usk, Dupliiin com. Oct. 25, 1804; must, out Nov. 28, ISC\\nl^oH-Commiiwioned Stnjf.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Samuel L. Bra\u00c2\u00ab, Ovid veteran, enl. Dec. 21 186T pro. to lat li eut\\nCo. G.\\nQM.-Sergt. C. F. Carrier, Ovid vetei-an, enl. Dec. 21, 18G:l died of disease at\\nAlexandria.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Edward 1 Weed, Duplain; veteran, enl. Jan. 2, 1804; trans, to\\nCo. H.\\nCompany C.\\nJoseph Tucker, disch. for disability.\\nCompiiiy D.\\nCapt. Josiah B. Park, Ovid; com. Aug. 10, 1861 pro. to maj. of 4tli Mich. Cav.,\\nAug. 14, 1802.\\nCapt. Thurlow W. Lusk, Dnpliiin; com. Aug. 1, 1862; 2d lieut., Aug. 22, 1801;\\npro. to maj., Oct. 2.~ 1804.\\n2d Lieut. Harry Marvin, Ovid com. Nov. 12, 1802; must, out at end of service,\\nDec. 21, 1804.\\nSergt. Richard G. Finch, Ovid; enl. Aug. 12, 1862; died of disease at Frederick,\\nMd.\\nSeigt. Mark B. Wansor, Ovid; enl. Aug. 12, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut.\\nCorp. Henry S. Chapman, Duplain; enl. Aug. 12, 1861; disch. for disability,\\nJune, 1862.\\nCorp. George G. Winfield, Ovid enl. .\\\\ng. 12, 1861 killed in skirmish in Vir-\\nginia, .\\\\pril 1, 1802.\\nCorp. James W. Howd, Dujilain enl. Aug. 12, 1862.\\nCorp. John If. Faxon, Duplain; enl. Aug. 12, 18G2.\\nBlud. E. V. Chase, Dniilain; enl. Aug. 11), 1802: sergeant; veteran, ro-enl. Jan.\\n4, 1804; pro. to 2i\\\\ lieul., Co. F, Oct. 2.i, 1801; pro. to let lieut., Co. F, and\\ntrans, to Co. JI must, out March 10, 1806.\\nMus. S. L. Bra\u00c2\u00abs. Ovid enl. Aug. 12, 1802 trans, to Co. B\\nSad. Henry L. HoUiiter, Duplain; cul. Aug. 12, 1862; veteran, re-enl. Jan. 2,\\n1804; must, out April 25,1860.\\nFar. Charles Chase, Ovi.i enl. Aug. 12, 1802.\\nFar. Jerome Bitely, Ovid enl. Aug. 12, 1802 must, out March 10, 1S60.\\nWag. Almon Bennett, Duplain enl. Aug. 12, 1802.\\nByron .\\\\hlrich, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1801; disch. by order, June 9, 1805.\\nJames Bennett, veteran, eld. Nov. 10, 186:1; must, out Jan. 16, 1806.\\nAlbert Bradley, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804.\\nJohn Bromley, veteran, enl. Jan. 2, 1864.\\nOliver CrosH, disch. for disability, Dec. 5, 1862.\\nEhenezer Cowles, disch. for disability, January, 1862.\\nEvan Davis, missing in action, Feb. 20, 180;J.\\n8. R. Dewetoe, Duplain disch. for disability, Feb. 13, 1803.\\nDaniel R Dilts, disch. for disability. June, 1802.\\nJohn Dills, veteran, enl. Feb. 2t, 1804; must, out by order, July 15, 1805.\\nMorris Dilts, veteran, enl. March 3, 1804 must, out Auk. ty 1800.\\nGeorge W. Davis, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out March 10, ISOO.\\nFrancis M. Davis, Duplain; veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out March 10,\\n1806.\\nJohn Hibbard, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must, out March 10, 1806.\\nJohn W. Hawkins, disch. for disability, Oct. 14, 1802.\\nGeorge E. Hollister, disch. fur disability, Nov. 26, 1801.\\nJacob House, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; must, out May 12, 1866.\\nGeorge R. Jameson, Ovid died of disease in Virginia, April 29, 1802.\\nMorgan L. Leach, disch. for disability, Oct. 14, 1S02,\\nAnd. J. Linman, Duplain; died of disease at Washington, D. C, Nov. 9, 1801.\\nAnd. J. Mead, died of disease at Washington, Dec. 23, 1862.\\nBernard Oberlc, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 18G4; must, out March 10, 1866.\\nSilas S. Perry, Duplain veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must, out Aug. 8, 1800.\\nJames F. Ross, disch. for disability, June 30, 1802.\\nWilliam A. Simmons, veteran, enl. Dec 21, 1803; must, out July 11, 1805.\\nWilliam Sweet, veteran, enl. Jan. 4, 1804; disch. by order, May 3, 1805.\\nWilli.-im D. Scott, disch. for disability, Nov. 25, 1861.\\nCharles Upton, must, out Dee. 7, 1805.\\nJosiah D. Van lierger, veteran, enl Nov. 16, 1863; must, out Jan. 10, 1806.\\nAlbert Watson, disch. for disability, June .30, 1802.\\nAllen D. Watkins, diseh. for disability, Oct. 9, 1862.\\nCharles J. Young, disch. for disability, Nov. 26, 1861.\\nDaniel C. Young, disch. by order, Juno d, 1865.\\nCbmpanii\\nEdward Ilindman, must, out March 26, 1806.\\nCharles 0. Hior, must, out June 30, 1800.\\nSOLDIERS OF THE FIRST CAVALRY FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nOompnm/ C.\\nCharles Bogue, veteran, enl. Blarch 3, 1804 must, out March 10, 1806.\\nGeorge L. Foster, disch. at end of service, Aug 22, 1664.\\nWilliam D. Jewell, veteran, enl. Dec. 21, 1863.\\nJoseph Naracon, missing in action at Fairfield Gap, July 4, 1863.\\nCompany D.\\n1st Sergt. Frank Shepherd, Owoeso; enl. Aug. 12, 1861; disch. June, 1862.\\nCorp. George P. Guilford, Owosso; enl. Aug. 12, 1861; veteran, Jan. 4, 1864;\\ndisch. for disability, July 17, 1805.\\nCorp. Joseph O. Hathaway, Middlebury; enl. Aug. 12, 1801.\\nLemuel W. Bogue, died of disease at Ciiuip Rucker, Nov. 6, 1801.\\nJohn Brooks, disch. for disability, Aug. 7, 1802.\\nBradley B. Bennett, veteran, enl. March 3, 1804; disch. by order, July 11, 1865.\\nHenry N. Curtis, veteran, enl. Jan. 2, 1864 must, out March 10, 1S06.\\nJacob Color, veteran, eul. Jan. 2, 1864 must, out March 10, 1800.\\nWilliam Uankinson, veteran, enl. Feb. 23,1864; must, out July 10, 1865.\\nWilliam Hyatt, veteran, enl. Jan. 2, 1804; must, out March 10, 1800.\\nEgbert Maton, veteran, enl. Jan. 2, 1804.\\nHenry C. McCarty, disch. for disability, Nov. 24. 1861.\\nCharles W. Moslier, disch. for disability, Jan. 2, 1802.\\nWillard Ryan, disch. for disability, June 30, 1862,\\nSamuel R Smith, disch. for disability, June 30, 1802.\\nAaron L. Tubbs, died of disease at Camp Rucker, Nov. 9, 1801.\\nOotapamj F.\\nGustavus Brenner, must, out March 25, 1806.\\nCompany G.\\nWilliam Everest, must, out March 10, 1800.\\nAlvah C. Liiing, disch. by order, Juno 3, 1865.\\nWilliam Mabeen, must, out March 10, 1860.\\nAlexander Mabeen, must, out March 10, 1860.\\nSECOND CAVALRT.\\nThe Second Cavalry Regiment was organized in the\\nsummer and autumn of 1861, by Hon. F. W. Kellogg,\\nand for this reason was generally known during the period\\nof its recruitment as Kellogg s First Cavalry. It con-\\ntained between fifty and sixty men from Clinton and Shia-\\nwassee Counties, these being scattered through all the\\ncompanies. The regimental rendezvous and camp of in-\\nstruction was located at Grand Rapids.\\nThe regiment was mustered into the United States ser-\\nvice on the 2d of October, 1861, and on the 14th of Novem-\\nber following it left Grand Rapids for St. Louis, JMo., where\\nit remained till March, 1862. It then moved to New\\nMadrid, Mo., where it took part in the military operations\\nagain.st that place, and afterwards at Island No. 10. In\\nMay, 1862, it moved to Corinth, Miss., and was occupied\\nthroughout the summer in cavalry duty in Northern Mis-\\nsissippi and Western Tennessee. Its colonel was then\\nPhilip H. Sheridan, now lieutenant-general, who had re-\\ncently been detailed from duty as a captain in the regular\\narmy to receive the colonelcy lately vacated by the promo-\\ntion of Gen. Gordon Granger. Col. Sheridan commanded\\nthe brigade consisting of the Second Michigan, Second\\nIowa, and Seventh Kansas Cavalry, and at its head made\\nnumerous excursions through the country around Corinth,\\nto keep down guerrillas and learn the movements of the\\nenemy.\\nEarly in the autumn, however, Col. Sheridan was made a\\nbrigadier-general of volunteers and transferred to the Army\\nof the Cumberland, and about the same time the Second\\nCavalry was sent to Kentucky. In December, 1862, and\\nJanuary, 1863, it was engaged in a movement into p]ast\\nTennessee, the men being in the saddle twenty-two days\\nand taking part in several sharp skirmishes. Soon after-\\nwards it moved into Middle Tennessee, and for several\\nCalled the Fimt because Mr. Kellogg soon after commenced the\\norganiwtiou of other cavalrj regiments.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "96\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nmonths its headquarters were at or near Murfrecsboro\\nwhile it was almost constantly engaged in scoulings and\\nraids tlirdugh that region.\\nOn the 25th of March, 1863, it had a sharp encounter\\nwith a large rebel force under Gen. N. B. Forrest, killing\\nand wounding many and capturing fifty-two prisoners.\\nThe Second had seven men killoJ and wounded. On the\\n4th of June it had another brisk skirmi.sh between Frank-\\nlin and Triune, five of its men being killed and wounded.\\nWhen the army advanced from Murfrecsboro in June,\\n18(j3, the Second accompanied it in the cavalry division,\\ndriving the enemy from Shclbyville, Middlctown, and other\\npoints. In the autumn it was engaged in scouting around\\nChattanooga, at one time being part of a force which chased\\nGen. Wheeler s cavalry one hundred and ninety-one miles\\nin six days (October 3d to 8th inclusive). In November\\nit marched into East Tennessee, and on the 24th of Decem-\\nber it participated in an attack on a largo force of the\\nenemy at Dandridge, Tenn., having ten men killed and\\nwounded. Ou the 2Gth of January, 18G4, the Second\\nwith other forces attacked a brigade of rebel cavalry on\\nPigeon Eiver, capturing three pieces of artillery and\\nseventy-five prisoners, and having eleven of its own men\\nwounded.\\nThree hundred and twenty-eight of the men re enlisted\\nas veterans, and in April went home on veteran furlough.\\nThe rest of the regiment accompanied Gen. Sherman in\\nhis Atlanta campaign, having several sharp skirmishes with\\nthe enemy, but ordered back from Lost Mountain to Frank-\\nlin, Tenn., were rejoined by the veterans in July. During\\nthe summer and autumn it was busily engaged in marching\\nthrough Middle Tennessee, fighting with the horsemen of\\nForrest and other rebel generals.\\nOn the 5th of November, 1864, the regiment was at-\\ntacked at Shoal Creek, Ala., by a large Confederate force\\n(a part of Hood s army, then advancing against Nashville),\\nand was forced back with heavy loss. It steadily fell back,\\nskirmishing almost constantly with the enemy, and at\\nFranklin, on the 30th of November, it resisted his ad-\\nvance all day, having eighteen oflScers and men killed and\\nwounded.\\nAfter Hood s defeat before Nashville, the Second pressed\\nhard on his rear, and at lliehland Creek, ou the 24th of\\nDecember, charged repeatedly, driving the foe sixteen\\nmiles, and having seven men killed and wounded. After\\nHood s final retreat from the State the regiment remained\\nmostly in Middle Tennessee until March 11, 1865, when it\\nset out on a long raid through Northern Alabama to Tusca-\\nloosa, thence througli Talladega to Macon, Ga., where it\\narrived on the 1st day of May, 1865.\\nAfter remaining in Georgia, on garrison duty, until the\\n17th of August, the regiment was mustered out and sent\\nhome, arriving at Jacksou on the 25th of August, where\\nit was disbanded.\\nSIIUWASSEE COUNir SOLDIERS IN THE SECOND CAVALRY.\\nDavid Barnnm, died in action at Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1863.\\nHenry lladdor, muBt. out Aug. 17, 1805.\\nAbrl Cronaon, must, out May M\\\\ 18C5.\\nHolland llait, died in action at Dandi idge, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1863.\\nJolm Jacltfon, must, ont S pt, 14, 1865.\\nJames 11. Lyman, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1864 disch. by order, Jiin. 6, 18C6\\nCtniqicmy C.\\nDean Cutler, mutit. out Aug. 14, 1805.\\nJumea A. Farr, must, ont Aug. 17, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nJohn Hicks, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30, 1864.\\nWarren L. Woolman, must, out June 20, 1865.\\nCompauy E,\\nJohn Ilownian, must, out June 21, 1865.\\nTlioums (innur, must, out Aug. 17, 1865.\\nJames I.Miiy, must, out Aug. 17, 1805.\\nJoseph Musher, disch. by order, Aug. 19, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nCharles Bradford, died of dise-ise at Annapolis, Md., March 21, 1866.\\nAndrew Cull, must, out Aug. 17, 1865.\\nGeorge Ililnia, must, ont July 18, 1805.\\nAlonzo Maltisou, must, ont June 21, 1865.\\nSidney M. Shelley, must, out Aug. 17, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\nJohn Codger, trans, to U. S. navy, April, 1804.\\nWilliam Jacobs, liisch. for disability, Feb. 1862.\\nGeorge Juwctt, disch. for disability, .\\\\pril 14, 1863.\\nDani\u00c2\u00bb l E. Lenioiiyon, died of disease un steamer Woodford, April 19, 1862.\\nGeorge L;itlin, died of disease at Little Itock, Ark., June 22, 1805.\\nCharles Lemouyon, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1864 must, out Feb. 12, 1866.\\nArchibald McQenry, must, out Aug. 17, 1805.\\nCovipany H,\\nAndrew Kinney, died of disease at Benton Barracks, Mo., Dec. 26, 1862.\\nEnnnett Mullett, must, ont Aug. 17, 1865.\\nSilas Newnian, must, out Ang. 17, 1865.\\nOwen otto, must, out Aug. 17, 1S65.\\nCtnnpany I.\\nSergt. Abram Jones, Byron.\\nJames C. Graham, must, out Ang. 17, 1865.\\nCompany K,\\nSlartiii Spencer, must, ont Aug. 17, 1865.\\nGeorge Shultz, must, out Ang. 17, 1865.\\nContpany L.\\nAzariah Slartin, must, ont Juno 3, 1865.\\nLyman S. Thrasher, must, out Aug, 17, 1865.\\nCharles Vanalstin.\\nCompany M.\\nlliirry U. Waidwell, mnst. ont June 3, 1865.\\nHenry Wilson, disch. by older, Ang. 2fi, 1805.\\nCLINTON COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE SECOND CAVALRY.\\nCompany A,\\nJohnson L. SutliflT, tiBns. to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 11, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nHenry P. Adams, St. John s; veteran, enl. Jan. 5, 1804; must, out Aug. 17, 1805.\\nWm. H. Buck, must, out Aug. 30, 1865.\\nChristian llizer, died of disease at Nashville, Jnly 13, 1864.\\nAlmon Kelly, must, out Aug. 17, 1866.\\nRobt. G. Mason, disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864.\\nLeroy B. Stowell, disch. for disal ility, Sept. 20, 1862.\\nBenj. F. Tilll, must, out July 20, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nMus. Jas. A. Stevenson, veteran, enl. Jan. 5, 1864 must, oat Aug. 17, 1865.\\nLevi S. Blakely, died of disease at Savannah, Tenn., Jnne 26, 1862.\\nCmnpany B.\\nSaml. II. Barton, must, ont Ang. 17, 1865.\\nJacob Blakely, must, out June 30, ISfi. i.\\nJohn D. Moon, died of disease at Rienzi, Miss., Aug. 1, 1862.\\nCompany F.\\nJeremiah Blackman, must, ont Aug. 17, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nJeremiah Mahoney, mnst. oat Jnne 30, 1865.\\nCompany M.\\nSergt. Henry II. Walker, pro. to 1st lieut. and q.-m.\\nCharles M. Duke, discU. for disability, Juue 15, 1803.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "THIRD CAVALRY.\\n97\\nCHAPTER XV.\\nTHIRD CAVALRY.\\nRendezvous of the Third at Grand Rapid.^ Winter Quarters in\\nMissouri Campaigns of 1862 Marching and Fighting in Missis-\\nsippi and Tennessee in 186.*J Re-enlistmcnt Campaign in Ar-\\nkansas At Mobile Services in Texas till the Close of the War.\\nThe Third Cavalry Regiment of Micliigan was recruited\\nand organized in the summer and fall of 1861, and was mus-\\ntered into the United States service at its rendezvous, Grand\\nRapids, on the 1st of November of that year. Its total\\nstrength was eleven hundred and sixty-three oflficers and\\nenlisted men, under command of Lieut.-Col. R. H. Gr.\\nMinty. One of the companies of this regiment (Company\\nB) was made up of Clinton and Shiawassee men, and a\\nconsiderable number of soldiers from these counties served\\nin eight of the other companies.\\nThe regiment left its rendezvous Nov. 28, 1861, and pro-\\nceeded to Benton Barracks, JIo., where Col. John K. Miz-\\nner soon after assumed command. It remained at St. Louis\\nuntil early in the spring of 1862, when it joined Gen. John\\nPope s Army of the Mississippi, and actively participated\\nin the operations which resulted in the capture of the rebel\\nstrongholds Island No. 10 and New Madrid. With Gen.\\nPope s army it then proceeded by way of tiie Mississippi,\\nOhio, and Tennessee Rivers, to Pittsburg Landing, where\\nit arrived soon after the battle of Shiloh, and took an active\\npart in the advance of Gen. Halleck s army upon Corinth,\\nMiss. Immediately after the evacuation of Corinth by\\nBeauregard, the Third was ordered to Booneville, Miss., to\\nascertain the position and strength of the enemy. While\\nin the performance of this duty a small detachment of the\\nregiment was sent out in advance, under one of the captains.\\nIt ran upon a rebel force of all arms, drove them from their\\nposition, halted, and bivouacked for the night. The fol-\\nlowing morning, while eating breakfast, a Union scout dis-\\ncovered tlie enemy in the vicinity. The men left their\\nbreakfast half eaten, mounted, and hurried forward. They\\nsoon found a small body of rebel cavalry, wlio fled before\\nthem. The Union horsemen advanced at a rapid pace,\\nand soon came upon an entire regiment of rebel cavalry\\ndrawn up to dispute their further progress. There was no\\ntime for consideration. If the little command hud then\\nretreated, it would have been attacked and crushed by the\\nelated Confederates. The commanding officer knew it was\\nessential for cavalry to get the advantage of its own mo-\\nmentum in a combat, and accordingly sliouted the order to\\ncharge. The detachment dashed forward at the top of it.s\\nspeed, burst through the Confederate lines, and thenturned\\nand charged back. The enemy were so demoralized by\\nthese movements that no attempt was made to follow. How\\nmany of the foe were killed and wounded was not known,\\nbut it was certain that at least eleven were dismounted, for\\nthat number of their horses accompanied the Union force\\non its returning charge. After retreating a short distance,\\nthe commander halted and scut a dispatch to camp. About\\nibur o clock in the afternoon he was relieved by the Second\\nMichigan Cavalry, under the command of Col. Philip H.\\nSheridan. The latter drove back the enemy four or five\\nmiles, and then rejoined the main army.\\n13\\nThe regiment was actively engaged in the usual cavalry\\nduty of picketing and scouting throughout the whole sea-\\nson. Through the month of August it was at Tuscumbia\\nand Russellville, Ala. On the approach of Price s rebel\\ncavalry it returned to the vicinity of Corinth. At luka.\\nMiss., on the 19th of September, 1862, while in command\\nof Capt. L. G. Wilcox, Col. Mizner being chief of cav-\\nalry, the regiment was actively engaged, and was specially\\nmentioned in Gen. Rosecrans report of that battle. When\\nPrice and his defeated rebel army retired from the field\\nthe Third hung on his flanks and rear for many miles, be-\\ncoming several times hotly engaged, and causing him re-\\npeatedly to form line of battle to check the Union advance.\\nAt the close of the year ending Nov. 1, 1862, the regi-\\nment had lost one hundred and four men who died of dis-\\nease, seven killed in action, forty-five wounded in action,\\nand fifty-nine taken prisoners. Its battles and skirmishes\\nto that date were New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 18C2 siege\\nof Island No. 10, Mo., March 14th to April 7th Farm-\\nington, Miss Jlay 5th siege of Corinth, Miss., May 10th\\nto 31st Spangler s Mills, Miss., July 26th Bay Springs,\\nMLss., September 10th luka. Miss., September 19th\\nCorinth, Miss., October 3d and 4th; and Hatchio, Miss.,\\nOctober 6th. It advanced with Gen. Grant s army into\\nMississippi in November and December, 1862, and engaged\\nthe enemy at Holly Springs, November 7th at Hudson-\\nville, November 14th, where it captured an entire rebel\\ncompany at Lumkin s Mill, November 29th and at Ox-\\nford, December 2d and shared in the defeat of the Union\\ncavalry at CoflFceville, December 5th.\\nThe Tliird passed the winter in Northern Mississippi,\\nand in 1863 was again employed in that State and West-\\nern Tennessee in almost continuous marching, fighting, and\\nraiding, in the arduous service of driving out the numer-\\nous bands of guerrillas which infested Western Tennessee\\nand Northern Mississippi, and repelling the incursions of\\nConfederate forces from other f|uarters, its camp being\\nmost of the time at Corinth, MLss. It fought at Clifton\\non the 20th of February; at Panola, Miss., on the 20th\\nof July; at Byhalia, Miss., on the 12th of October; at\\nWyatt s Ford, Miss., on the 13th of October. At Gre-\\nnada, Miss., also, on the 14th of August, the Third led\\nthe Union advance, and, after a vigorous fight, drove\\nback the enemy, captured the town, and destroyed more\\nthan sixty locomotives and four hundred cars, gathered\\nthere by the Confederate authorities. By the 1st of No-\\nvember in that year it had taken an additional number of\\nprLsoiiers, sufficient to make the whole number captured by\\nit since its commencement of service two thousand one\\nhundred, of whom about fifty were officers. During the\\nyear (from Jan. 1 to Nov. 1, 1863} the regiment marched\\na distance of ten thousand eight hundred miles, exclusive\\nof marches by separate companies and detachments. Ac-\\ncompanying the Third in its movements was a light bat-\\ntery of twelve-pound howitzers.\\nOn the 1st of January, 1864, the regiment arrived at\\nLa Grange, Tenn., where it prepared winter quarters, and\\nwhere, during January, nearly six hundred of its mem-\\nbers re-enlisted as veterans, and received the usual furlough,\\nto rendezvous at Kalamazoo. From that place they", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "98\\nIlISTOUY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nmoved, with tlicir numbers liirgoly augmented by recruits,\\nto St. Louis, wlierc tliey rciiiaiiied about two months on\\nprovost duty in tiio tily, wliilo iiwiiiliri;^ tlio arrival of new\\nliorses and (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0(|ui|imonls. Still di.-ui(Juntod, tiic ref^imeiit\\nmoved May 18tii, and ])roceeded to Arkansas, there joining\\nthe army oi Gen. Steele. It was mounted and armed with\\nthe Speneer repeating- earbine on tlio 1st of August, and\\nfrom lliat lime until winter, was enf;a^ed in scouting and\\noutpost duty in that State. Its winter quarters were at\\nBrownsville Station, on the Memphis and Little Hock Hail-\\nroad. At this [ilaee the men built suili line appearing\\nquarters and stables, that it was called JMichigari City, in-\\nstead of Brownsville.\\nThe regiment was transferred (March 14, 1805) from\\nArkansas to the Military Division of West Mississippi,\\nunder Gen. Canby, to move with the forces designed to\\noperate against Mobile. In this service as a part of the\\nFirst Brigade, First Division, Seventh Army Corps it\\nmoved to New Orleans, and thence to its objective point.\\nMobile. Alter the fall of that city the regiment was em-\\nployed on outpost duty till after the surrender of Lee and\\nJohnston, and was then detailed as the escort of Gen.\\nCanby, on the occasion of his receiving the surrender of\\nthe Confederate Gen. Taylor and his army. It moved\\nacross the country from Mobile to Baton Rouge, Louisiana,\\narriving there May 22, 1805. On Sheridan s assuming\\ncommand of the Division of the Southwest, the Third was\\nordered to join lroo])s designed for Texas, and left Baton\\nBougeJurie 10th, moving by way of Shreveport, and across\\nTexas to San Antonio, where it remained, employed in gar-\\nrison duty, scouting expeditions lor the protection of the\\nfrontier, and other similar duty till Feb. 15, 180t!, when it\\nwas dismounted and mustered out of service. The men\\nreturned, via Victoria, Indianola, New Orleans, and Cairo,\\nIllinois, to Jackson, IMiehigaii, and there received their final\\nj)ayment, March 15, 18CG.\\nMEMUKllS or TllK TlUltn CAVALllV I llOM CMNTON COUNTY.\\nConipuny It.\\nl8t I.ii iit. Williiuii T. Miif^uiVin, St. Juliiru; com. Si-pt. 7, ISGl resigned Miurh\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a01 J, 18C12.\\nlilt I.li Ut. Diiiik l T, Welllni;lui ,SI.Juliji ii; com. Oct. :i, 1\u00c2\u00abM, iia 2J liiut. pro.\\nto capl. Co. II, Dec. 7, 1S04.\\ny.M.-Scrgt. KmsiiiUB I). Tl ipp, St. Jolin H; lilHcli. for dinuliililj Jul}- H, 1802.\\ntj.M.-Surgt llorucc S. CJrcuii, St. JoIiii h; tllecl of (libcuso ut St. Luuiu, Miircli 3,\\nl\u00c2\u00abli2.\\nli.M.-Scrgl. KiioB li. liuilcy, SI. Jolin dlr.cli. for pro. iij lltli Cuv., Oct. 1, 1863.\\nCorp, 1). T. Wellington, St. Jolin s; enl. Oct. 14, ISUl veteran, Jiin. IS), 18G4-,\\npro. to 2(1 Hunt.\\nCorp. Jucob P. Sleight, Until dl.ch. for pro. in U. S. C. T.\\nCorji, Hlriini Slelt.v, St. John s onl. Oct, lit, ISlil nmst. onl Feb. 12, 18G0.\\nCorp. riiineuH It. Freenmii, St. Juhii ii; onl. Aug. 31, 1801; dittcli. for disability,\\nFeb, 7, 1803.\\nMualciiiii Jume\u00c2\u00ab Gunner, St. John t); eiil. Sept. 4, 1861; trans, from N. C. S.\\n(Horgt.); disdi. lor dlHiibllity, Jan. 2, 1803.\\nAluaiclan Charlea H. Faton, St. Julin u; onl. Sept. 17, 1801; veteran, Jan. 19,\\n1804; Corp.; muNt. out Feb. 12, 1SC6.\\nAmos T. Ayers, dlsdi. for diiuibility, Jan. 27, 1862.\\nHenry Alward, nniHt. out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nTheo. Anhloy, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nJoliu llfdion, niUHt. utit Feb. 12, 1800.\\nLysler K. Uond, liiust. out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nJohn A. Drown, nin\u00c2\u00bbt. out Feb. 12, 1800.\\ntiulru-M Hrown, disch. for dipahility, Feb. 0, 1802.\\nSamuel llrubuUer, diacb. for dituibility, July lU, 1802.\\nAbiiiiii llinbuker, veleian, enl. Jan. HI, 1804; must, out Oct. 9, 1806.\\nWilliam 11. iJiiUer, dibcli. for disiibilily, Feb. f,, 1805.\\nKnos Uacbeiiler, die l if din-use at Duvall s Hliill, Arli., July 10, 1804.\\nCluirlus F. Uotloin, died of dlsoaso iuTe.xiis, July 21, 180.^.\\nWilliam II. 11. CooU, died of disease ut New Madrid, Mo., March 24, 1802.\\nWnllaco J. Cronklllto, died of dl\u00c2\u00abon\u00c2\u00bbe nt St. Louis, Mo., April 30, 1802.\\nJohn I. Cable, died of disease at Shreveiiort, La., July 0, 1806.\\nLuwrence Croy, diseh. lor dlsubilily, July 2, IKOl.\\nTheo. W. Curtis, vetiriin, enl. Jan. 19, 1804 must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nLeonard CoHnian, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804 must, out Oct. 9, 1865.\\nAaron Cuntre t, must, out Juno 2, 1806.\\nI erry Ciintrell, must, out May 18, 18(16.\\nTlieo, IJowd, discli, for disability, Juno 4, 1802,\\nAnson R. Doyen, veteran, enl. Jati. 19, 1804 must, out Oct. 9, 1805,\\nAhnini Fugles, veteran, onl. Jan. 19, 1804; must, out Oct. 9, 1805.\\nW illiam Kagles, veteran, enl Jan. 19, 1804 must, out Oct. 9, 1805.\\nCharles 11. Faton, veterati, enl. Jan. 19, 1804 Corp.; must, out Fob. 12, 1866.\\nMieliiiel N. Freer, must, out Oct. 9, 180.6.\\nLeoininl G. Fry, must, out March 17, 1800.\\nArlhur L. Gunn, Vielor; voteran, onl. .Ian. 19, 1804; must, out Oct. 9, 1805.\\nCharles A. Gunn, disch. at end of service, Oct. 24, 1804.\\nOliver D. Gillson, disch. at end of service, Oct. 24, 1804.\\nStephen D. Gillson, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nHorace S. Green, Olive died of disease nt St. Louis, Mo., March 2, 1802.\\nWm. Iliilae, Greenbush; died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., Fob. 7, 1862.\\nMileH Hall, Viitor; died of liisenao at St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 31, 1802.\\nHiram A. Ilillakei discli. for disability, June 21, 1802.\\nJohn A. Ililhiker, Duplain disch. for disaldlily, Juno 21, 1802..\\nGeo. lIan\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i^ley, veteran, cut. Jan. 19, 1804 must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\n.luhii It. Jeffreys, must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nHenry U. Johns, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nMyron A. KnilTen, died of disease at Jackson, Oct. 7, 1802.\\nThomas Lester, must. out.\\\\ug. 11, 1805.\\nICliJali MildKo, ninst.out Sept. 19, 1805.\\nJames L. Miller, veteran, Jan. 19, 1804 must, out Fob. 12, 1866.\\nDaniel Miller, disch. for disability, Sept. 20, 1802.\\nWm. II. IMiirtiii, died of disease in Tennessee, Juno 1, 1H02.\\nEzra Nelson, v teian, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; disch for disability, Nov. 18, 1864.\\nDaniel G. Owen, veteran, enl, Jan, 19, 1804; must, out Sept, 4, 1865.\\nJackson Page, veteran, enl, Jan. 19, 1804; ninst. out Feb. 12,1860.\\nAlborl F. Piiliner, veteran, enl. Jan. 10, 1804; died of disease in Arkansas, Aug.\\n29, 1804.\\nCharles II. liheinbolham, veleran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; must, out Feb. 12, 1860.\\nWilliam J. Kiidsdale, niiisl. out June 2, \\\\xt:h.\\nJamoH II. Udbinson, died of ilisease at Memphis, Tenn., July 26, 1804.\\nOwen Stopiiens, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804.\\nSamuel Shaw, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804.\\nJacob Smith, veteran, enl. .laii. 19, 1804 died of disease at Baton Rouge, Juno\\n26, 1805.\\nDavid I). Sowles, died of disease at San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1806.\\nJiimes Terry, must, out June 2, 1806.\\nJohn 11. Tripp, must, onl Feb. 12, 1800.\\nDaniel Vail, niiist. out Fell. 12, 1800.\\nWiliiani Vail, died of disease at Duvall s niiilT, Ark., July 12, 1804.\\nWm. L. Van Djke, disch. for disaldlity, July 10, 1802.\\nJames A. Woodruff, disch. for disabilily, July 23, 1802.\\nWarren K. Wilton, veteran, onl. .Ian. 19, 1804; must, out Feb. 12, ISOO.\\nHenry C. Young, Olive died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., March 2, 1802.\\nCompani/ D.\\nAbram Ilaiie, died of discaso at Grand llapidK, Dec. 1, 1801.\\nDavid II. Payne, disch. for disability, Aug. 1, 1802.\\nComjnnnj E.\\nPeter (^lark, must, out Feb. 12, 18(i0.\\nAlbert H. Gregory, must, out Feb, 1 2, 1800.\\nHdwiii Hewitt, must, out Feb. 12, 1860.\\nCliarles A. Sloan, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nJames M. Warren, must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nCompmiy II.\\nCapt. D. T. Wellington, St. John s; com. Dec. 7, 1864 must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nWin. A. Foster, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nCoitijxniy L.\\nCharles W. Ilildreth, must, onl Fob. 12, 1800.\\nllobt. G. remple, must, out Dec. 9, 1865.\\nCompanj/ M.\\nFrancis M. Gillette, must, nut Feb. 12, 1806.\\nFrancis M. Jones, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nLafayette Van Vliet, must, out Dec. 30, 1806.\\nMEMBERS OF THE THIRD CAVALRY FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nConipontj It.\\nSorgt. James II. Lyman, Shiawassee; enl. Sept. 14, 1801; veteran, re-eiil. Jan.\\n19, 1804 pro. to 2d lieut. Co. E.\\nCorp. Wilson Wright, Vernon enl. Sept. 10, 1861 J died of disease at St. Louis,\\nJan. 22, 1802.\\nCorp. John C. Woodman, Coriinna enl. Sept. 4, 1801 disch. for disability.\\nJohn Balr, died of iliseiwe at lliivall s Hliill, Ark., Anj;. 21, 1804.\\nWilliam 11. Cole, died in action at Collecviile, Miss., Doc. 6, 1802.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "FOURTH CAVALRY.\\n99\\nThomas B. Carey, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1801 dUch. f.ir ilifla^ilily, Nov. 18, 1864.\\nlldswell B. Illckcy, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; mn\u00c2\u00bbt. out Keb. 12, 1860.\\nLoren Harrington, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1864; must, out June 19, 186.\\nRobert Lawrence, must, out Feb. 12, 1860.\\nGeorge C. McCoy, dieil of iliseaio at St. Loula, Mo., Jan. 28, 1862.\\nTver Roberts, diid in action at Coffeeville, Miss., Dec. 5, 1862.\\nCliarles I Tillson, discli. at end of service, Oet. 8, 1804.\\nHiram T. Youngs, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 180t; niuHt. out Fob. 12, 1800.\\nCompaiiij D,\\nWilliam M. Case, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804 mu^t. out June 2, 186.5.\\n2d Lieut. J. II. Lyman, Shiawassee; com. July 4, 1805; mint, out Feb. 12,1806.\\nFrank Payne, must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nCompany F.\\nOrange Storey, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1864; mast, out Nov. 28, 1863.\\nOompanjl G.\\nSilas II. AUiton, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1864; must, out Feb. 12, 1866.\\nJ. G. Uentley, disch. for disability, Dec. 7, 1802.\\nDavid K. Carrier, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nHarrison H. Carson, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; must, out Feb. 12, 1866.\\nSilas W. Currier, veteran, enl. .Ian. 19, 1804 must, out Juno 2, 1805.\\nPeter Diimond, disch. for disability, July 21, 1862.\\nFrederick Delano, disch. at end of service, Aug. 13, 180.5.\\nOliver C. Gaylard, died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., May 11, 1862.\\nJohn J. Gumee.disch. for disabilily, July 1, 1802.\\nGeorge \\\\V. Hatiford, disch. for disability, June 11, 1802.\\nHarvey J. Hopkins, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; must, out Nov. 3, 1805.\\nJoseph B. Miller, died of disease at New JLadrid, Bio.\\nAustin Miller, died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 7, 1862.\\nEllis Olt, must, out Aug. 17, 1805.\\nKussell Bynes veteran, enl. Jan. 19, 1804; mu.st. out June 22, 1805.\\nThomas J. Sme^lley, veteran, enl. Jan. 19, IHOI; must, out Feb. 12, 1806.\\nValentine Shaeppala, veteran, enl. J.in. 19, 1804; must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nSeymour Sliiptuau, disch. for promotion, 1802.\\nKoswell Sliipinau, died of disease at St. Loui-f, Mo., Jan. 2.5, 1862.\\nAsa D. Whitney, veteran, enl. Jan. 10, 1804 must, out Feb. 12, 1860.\\nCompany If.\\nAdolphus Campbell, must, out Sept. 21, 1SC5.\\nOmtpany I.\\nCharles Campbell, must, out Feb. 12, 1800.\\nJohn E. Herrick, died at La Grange, June 20, 1803.\\nCHAPTER XVI.\\nFOURTH CAVALRY.\\nOrgaoizattoo of tbe Regiment Movement to the Front Operations\\nagainst Guerrillas in Kentucky Fight at Franklin, Tenn. Ad-\\nvance with the Army of the Cumberland in 1S6.1 The Georgia\\nCampaign of 1.S64 Fight at Lattimore s Mill I ur.\u00c2\u00abuit of Gen.\\nHood Raid through Alabama in the Spring of 18Ci Capture of\\nJefferson Davis by the Fourth Cavalry.\\nThe renowned Fourth Resiment of Michigan Cavalry\\nwas recruited and organized in the summer of 1862, the\\ncity of Detroit being its place of rendezvous. Clinton and\\nShiawassee Counties were represented in eleven of its twelve\\ncompanies, but most numerously in Company B, which was\\nprincipally composed of men from these counties. The\\nregiment was mustered into the service of the United States\\non the 29th of August, 1862, with eleven hundred and\\neighty-six enlisted men, and the usual complement of offi-\\ncers. The commanding officer of the regiment was Col.\\nRobert H. G. Minty, previously lieutenant-colonel of the\\nThird Cavalry.\\nThe regiment left Detroit for the seat of war, in Ken-\\ntucky, on the 26th of September being hurried forward\\nwithout preliminary drill, on account of Gen. Huiill s retro-\\ngrade movement towards the Ohio River, and the Coul cd-\\nerate Gen. Bragg s advance northward, with the supposed\\nintention of crossing that stream. The Fourth proceeded\\nfrom Detroit to Jeffcrsonville, Ind., whore it received arms,\\nand made other preparations for crossing the Ohio into\\nKentucky. In the mean time, Bragg had abandoned his\\nplan (if he ever entertained one) of invading Ohio, and had\\nturned the head of his column southward, pursued in turn\\nby Buell. The regiment crossed the Ohio on the 10th of\\nOctober, and pressed on with all speed to join the army of\\nBuell, leaving tents and baggage behind. It was soon en-\\ngaged in the pursuit of the guerrilla, John H. Morgan, and\\novertaking him at Stanford, Ky., led the column which at-\\ntacked his forces at that place, October 14th, defeating and\\npursuing them to Crab Orchard Springs. It also led in\\nthe attack on Lebanon, Ky., November 9th; five hundred\\nand forty-three of its men pushing in Morgan s pickets at a\\ngallop, entering the town two miles in advance of the in-\\nfantry, and driving out the guerrilla leader and his force of\\nseven hundred and sixty men.\\nArriving at Nashville, Tenn., it made a .short stay at\\nthat city, and on the 13th of December marched to Frank-\\nlin, Tenn., attacked and drove out a rebel force thirteen\\nhundred strong, capturing their colors and a considerable\\nnumber of prisoners. On the 26th of December it moved\\nwith the Army of the Cumberland in its advance on\\nMurfreesboro fighting the cavalry of the enemy at La-\\nvergne, and taking part in the great battle of Stone River,\\nDecember 31st, when it charged the enemy three times,\\neach time driving a brigade of Confederate cavalry from the\\nfield. The Fourth was the first regiment to enter Murfrees-\\nboro in the morning of Jan. 3, 1863; and from the 9th to\\nthe 19th of that month it took part in an important cavalry\\nexpedition, which drove Forrest s, Wheeler s, and Whar-\\nton s cavalry beyond the Harpeth River. During the\\nmonth of February the regiment was constantly on the\\nmove, and captured one hundred and forty-five prisoners,\\nincluding two colonels and a number of commissioned offi-\\ncers of other grades.\\nOn the 22d of May following, this regiment with two\\ncompanies of United States cavalry charged into the camp\\nof the Eighth Confederate, First Alabama, and Second\\nGeorgia Cavalry, and after a sharp engagement routed them,\\ntaking fifty-five prisoners and destroying their camp. The\\ncolors of the Alabama regiment were also captured by the\\nFourth Michigan, and are now in the office of the Adjutant-\\nGeneral of the State.\\nAgain, at Shelbyville, Tenn., June 27, 1863, the Fourth,\\nas a part of the brigade of Col. Minty, assaulted an in-\\ntrenched position held by a superior force of the enemy s\\ncavalry, and how the regiment did its work on that occa-\\nsion is told in the official report of Col. Minty, as follows:\\nAt Shelbyville I found my.self, with a force of fifteen\\nhundred men, in front of formidable brea.stworks, with an\\nabatis of over one-fourth of a mile in width in front of\\nthem, behind which Gens. Wheeler and Martin had an\\nopposing force of four thousand men and three pieces of\\nartillery. I detached the Fourth Michigan, in command\\nof Miij. Mix, well to the right, with orders to force their\\nway througii the abatis and a.s.sault the works, and if suc-\\ncessful to turn to the left and sweep up the intrenchments,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "100\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\npromising that so soon as I heard their rifles speaking I\\nwould make the direct assault on the Murfieesboro and\\nSlielbjville pike. They did their work so well that as I\\nentered the works on the main road they joined me from\\nthe right, having carried the works and taken prisoners\\nfrom six different regiments. The fruits of that day s\\nwork were the whole of the enemy s artillery and six hun-\\ndred prisoners, while over two liundred dead bodies were\\nafterwards taken out of Duck lliver, into which I had\\ndriven Wheeler and his entire command.\\nThe fight at Shclbyville was delivered during the move-\\nment of the Army of the Cumberland irom Murfrecsboro\\nto the Tennessee River. Through all that movement the\\nFourth Cavalry was nearly always in the advance, and was\\nrepeatedly engaged with the enemy. In these fights and\\nskirmishes it was always successful until it reached the\\nvicinity of Chattanooga, where it was several times re-\\npulsed. On the ISth of September the day before the\\nopening of the great battle of Chickamauga it took part\\nin a severe fight with a greatly superior force of the enemy s\\ncavalry near Lee and Gordon s Mills, Ga., in which the\\nUnion cavalry was compelled to retreat, but so stubborn was\\nthe fighting on that occasion that the brigade commander,\\nCol. Minty, said in his report that with less than one\\nthousand men the old First Brigade disputed the advance\\nof seven thousand from seven o clock in the morning until\\nfive o clock in the evening, and during that time fell back\\nonly five miles.\\nThe next day, September 19th, the regiment fired the\\nfirst shots in the disastrous battle of Chickamauga, and\\nsubsequently protected the left and rear of Rosecrans army\\nand the trains moving to Chattanooga. On the 20th, while\\nassisting to hold the enemy in check until the shattered\\nUnion forces could retire from the field, Minty s brigade\\nattacked and defeated Scott s rebel brigade of cavalry and\\nmounted infantry, driving it back across the creek. The\\nregiment bivouacked on the ground it had held, but the\\nnext day was comptilled to share in the general retreat.\\nOn the 30th of September it was driven by Wheeler s\\nrebel cavalry near Cotton s Ferry, on the Tennessee but\\nfrom the 1st to the 3d of October the tables were turned,\\nand the Fourth had the pleasure of following its late pur-\\nsuers with ardor and success. By the 1st of November,\\n1863, the service of the regiment had been so severe that\\nonly three hundred of the men were mounted. This bat-\\ntalion was actively engaged on picket and scout duty in\\nSoutheastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia and Ala-\\nbama throughout the winter the number of mounted men\\nbeing reduced by the latter part of March, 1864, to one\\nhundred and twenty-eight. Meanwhile, the dismounted\\nmen had been employed in various duties in the same lo-\\ncality, and also in Middle Tennessee.\\nThe regiment, except the one hundred and twenty-eight\\nmounted men, set out for Nashville on the 28th of March,\\n1864, where the men received new horses and equipments,\\nand were armed with Spencer carbines. On the 14th of\\nApril, under the command of Blaj. F. W. Mix, the regi-\\nment joined the Second Cavalry Division at Columbia,\\nTenn. Thence it advanced with eight hundred and .seventy-\\neight men into Georgia, where the cavalry began its arduous\\nand dangerous service in co-operation with Gen. Sherman s\\narmy, which was then advancing on Atlanta. In this\\ncampaign its hardest conflict was at Lattiniore s Mill, on\\nNoonday Creek, where it took part in one of the most bril-\\nliant achievements of the war. A small detachment of the\\nSeventh Pennsylvania Cavalry had crossed the creek, and,\\nbecoming hotly engaged with a superior force of the enemy,\\nCapt. Pritehard, with two battalions of the Fourth Michi-\\ngan, was ordered across to its support. This force had scarcely\\nreached the position assigned it when a whole rebel division,\\neight times their own number, swept down upon the Penn-\\nsylvania and Michigan men, with the evident purpose of\\ndriving them back across the creek. They did not, how-\\never, propose to go immediately, so, dismounting and avail-\\ning themselves of the protection afforded by the inequali-\\nties of the ground, they met their assailants with terrific and\\ncontinuous volleys from their Spencer carbines. Again and\\nagain did the rebels bear down upon them, making desper-\\nate efforts to destroy the little force of Unionists, but being\\nas often repulsed. At length, after holding their ground\\nagainst the repeated assaults of the enemy for more than\\ntwo hours, they retired slowly and in good order at the\\ncommand of Col. Minty.\\nThe following extract from a letter published in the\\n3Iemph{s Appeal, at Atlanta, Ga.,* June 25, 1864, gives\\nthe rebel version of this fight, and shows very plainly the\\ngallantry of Minty s brigade and the immense preponder-\\nance of the rebel force\\nOn the 20th instant two divisions, Kelly s and Martin s,\\nand one brigade, Williams of our cavalry, went round to\\nthe left flank and rear of Sherman s army, it was said to\\ncapture a brigade of Yankee cavalry situated at McAfee s.\\nWe succeeded in getting to the right place, where the\\nenemy, Minty s brigade, was vigorously attacked by Williams\\nand a portion of Anderson s brigade. Alter a sharp conflict\\nthe enemy were driven from the field, Hannon s brigade\\nhaving come up and attacked them on the flank. The\\nYankees fought desperately and fell back slowly, with what\\nloss we are unable to ascertain, as they carried off their\\nwounded and most of their dead. To one who was an\\neye-witness, but not an adept in the art of war, it seemed\\nvery strange that the whole Yankee force was not sur-\\nrounded and captured. Dibrell s brigade was drawn up\\na few hundred yards from and in full view of the battle-\\nground, with Martin s whole division immediately in the\\nrear. This is one of the best fighting brigades the Yan-\\nkees have, and to have captured or routed it would have\\nadded a bright feather to the plume of the successful\\nhero accomplishing the feat. After he (Minty) had been\\ndriven from his first position, Martin s whole division was\\nbrought up, and lost several men of Allen s brigade. Brig.-\\nGen. Allen had his horse shot. The Eighth Confederate\\nand Fifth Georgia, of Anderson s brigade, lost several killed\\nand wounded. Williams Kentucky brigade also lost sev-\\neral good soldiers.\\nCol. Minty, in his report, after quoting this statement,\\nadded\\nThe Mcmpln s Appeal was published at half a dozen difterent\\nplaces, to which it was successively driven by the victorious Unionists.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "FOURTH CAVALRY.\\n101\\nAccording to the above, there was the following rebel\\nforce in the field Kelly s and Martin s divisions, consisting\\nof the brigades of Anderson, six regiments-; Hannon s, five\\nregiments Allen s, five regiments and Johnson s, five\\nregiments; and the independent brigades of Williams ancf\\nDibreli, composed of five regiments each say in all, thirty-\\none regiments, of which the Fifth Georgia numbered over\\neight hundred. The entire force I had engaged was, of the\\nSeventh Penn.sylvania one hundred and seventy men, and\\nof the Fourth Michigan two hundred and eighty-three; in\\nail, four hundred and fifty-three. These few men held their\\nground against the repeated assaults of the enemy for over\\ntwo hours, and when I ordered them to fall back, they re-\\ntired slowly, in good order. I beg to call the attention of\\nthe general commanding to the heavy loss sustained by this\\nsmall force. In a loss of over twelve per cent., the very\\nsmall proportion reported missing shows how steadily and\\nstubbornly they fought.\\nIn a note appended to this report Col. Minty said\\nMy loss in this engagement was two oflicers and sixty-\\nfive men. The Marietta (Ga.) papers acknowledge a loss\\nof ninety-four killed and three hundred and fifty-one\\nwounded. Two battalions of the Fourth Michigan repulsed\\nthree sabre charges made by the Eighth Confederate and\\nFifth Georgia, numbering over one thousand men, and one\\nbattalion led by Capt. Hathaway repulsed a charge made\\nby Williams Kentucky brigade by a counter-charge.\\nOf the two hundred and eighty-three ofiicers and men\\nof the Fourth engaged at Lattimore s Mill, thirty-seven were\\nkilled and wounded, and three were reported missing.\\nAfter the capture of Atlanta, the mounted men of the\\nregiment followed Hood s army northward nearly to the\\nTennessee River, harassing his rear and taking many prison-\\ners. By this time only about one hundred of their horses\\nremained fit for service. These were turned over to another\\ncommand, and the Fourth, dismounted, concentrated at\\nNashville in October. It was remounted at Louisville,\\nKy., and by the last of January, 1865, was back in Ala-\\nbama, on duty near Gravelly Springs, where it remained till\\nthe 12th of March, when it joined with other regiments\\n(all under command of Gen. W^ilson) in a long raid through\\nAlabama, swimming rivers, building corduroy roads, fighting\\nthe rebel cavalry Gen. Forrest, and finally capturing the\\ncity of Selma, Ala., which was defended by at least seven\\nthousand of Forrest s men, behind very strong fortifications.\\nAt one point fifteen hundred dismounted cavalrymen, of\\nwhich those of the Fourth formed a part, charged strong\\nintrenchments, and captured them in twenty minutes, hav-\\ning had three hundred and twenty-four men killed and\\nwounded. This was on the 2d of April. On the 20th,\\nalter numerous adventures, the command reached Macon,\\nGa., where the news of the surrender of Lee was the signal\\nto cease fighting.\\nThe Fourth Regiment had won an enviable reputation\\nfor gallantry and steadfastness on the field of battle, but it\\nwas destined to gain still another title to renown by the cap-\\nture of Jefierson Davis, the President of the now dead\\nConfederacy, the figure-head of the Lost Cause. While\\nthe regiment lay at Macon, Ga., it became known that\\nthe arch-rebel and his suite were fleeing through Central\\nGeorgia in the hope of escaping from the country and on\\nthe 7th of May the Fourth Michigan, four hundred and\\nforty strong, under Licut.-Col. Pritchard, left Macon for the\\npurpose of capturing the rebel chief and his party. Having\\nstruck the trail of the fugitives at Abbeville on the 9th of\\nMay, Col. Pritchard selected one hundred and fifty-three of\\nhis best-mounted oflicers and men, and moved rapidly by a\\ncircuitous route to intercept them. At Irwinsville, at one\\no clock in the morning of the 10th of May, the colonel\\nlearned that a train, which probably belonged to Davis, was\\nencamped a mile and a half distant. Moving out into the\\nvicinity of the camp, he sent Lieut. Purinton, with twenty-\\nfive men, to wait on the other side of it. At daybreak Col.\\nPritchard and his men advanced silently, and without being\\nobserved, to within a few rods of the camp, then dashed\\nforward and secured the whole camp before the astonished\\ninmates could grasp their weapons, or even fairly arouse\\nthemselves from their slumbers. A chain of mounted\\nguards was immediately placed around the camp, and dis-\\nmounted sentries were stationed at the tents and wagons.\\nThe result was, that this detachment of the Fourth Michi-\\ngan Cavalry captured Davis, dressed partially in female\\nattire, and that Col. Pritchard, with twenty-five oSicers and\\nmen of the regiment detailed as a special escort, took their\\nprisoner to Washington, whence he was transferred to the\\ncasemates of Fortress Monroe.\\nSoon after this event the regiment marched to Nashville,\\nTenn., where it was mustered out of the service on the 1st\\nof July, and nine days afterwards it was disbanded at De-\\ntroit. Ninety-four battles and skirmishes are inscribed on\\nthe record of the Fourth Cavalry of Michigan, and every\\none in the bright list is an addition to its fame.\\nCLINTON COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE FOURTH CAVALRT.\\nField and Staff.\\nLicut.-Col. Josiah B. Park, Ovid com. Feb. 18, 1SG3 maj. Aug. U, 1862; re-\\nsigued Nov, :iG, 1S64.\\nContjtany A.\\n2d Lieut. Hiram D. Treat, St. John s; com. Nov. 24, 1864; sergt. must, out\\nJul.v 1, 1863.\\nLuther W, Holmes, trans, to Vet. Re.^, Corps,\\nGeo. W, Niles, discli, for disability,\\nCompttnij B.\\n1st Lieut, Julius M, Carter, Ovid; com, Dec, 24, 1862; 2d lieut, Aug. 13, 1862\\nwounded in action at King.ston. Ga,, May 18, 1804; pro, citpt, Co, M\\nbrevet nia.j. U, S, Vols,, March IJ, 1865, for gallant and meritorious ser-\\nvices in action at Kingston, Ga. disch, for disability. May 17, 1865,\\nSergt, Ileury A, Potter, Ovid enl, July 28, 1862; pro. 2d lieut. Co. E, Feb.\\n16, 180:i.\\nSergt, John N. Gilbert, Ovid; enl, July 28, 1862; disch, for disability, Aug, 9,\\n180.!,\\nSergt. Edward Watson, Duplain enl, July 19, 1862 died of disease at Bow-\\nling Green, Ky,, Nov, 10, 1802,\\nSergt, Conrad Wrcsler, Duplaiu; enl, July 28, 1862; died of disease at Mur-\\nfreesLoro Tejin,, March 23, 1863.\\nSergt. Lorenzo J. Southivorth, Ovid; onl. July 28, 1862; pro. 2d lieut, Co, H,\\nDec, 10, 1864.\\nCorp. Jos. M, Harrison, Bingham; enl, July 28, 1802; died of disease at Nash-\\nville, Tenn,, Dec. 26. 1802.\\nCorp. Theo. H. Gleason, Duplain enl. July 18, 1862 died of disease at Stan-\\nford, Ky., Oct. 28, 1802.\\nCorp. W m. W. Hammond, Ovid enl. July 28, 1862; died of disease at Louis-\\nville, Ky,, Nov, 20, 1863.\\nFranklin Aldiich, disch. for disability, March 23, 1S63.\\nJohn Adams, mu^t. out Ju y 1, 180.5.\\n\\\\Vm. Biivi, died of disease at Nashviile, Tenn.\\nNelson II. Beelie, Duplain trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, July 1, 1863.\\nGeo. II. Bennett, must, out July 1, lfr65.\\nJohn W. Bradner, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nWm. \\\\V. Crow, must, out July I, 1865.\\nLewis T. Coon, died of disease at Mui lreesboro Tenu., Blarch 2, 1863.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "102\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSKE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nR. F. Dayne, died of disease at Stanford, Ky.\\nWm. U. Eggleston, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nLevi Fishlft ck, disch. hy order, Juno 9, 18(i5.\\nAndrew K. Feniun, disch. for disability, Nov. 5, 1803.\\nTlios. II. Goodrich, nuHt.uut July 1, 18(55.\\nPhilip H:ill, licd of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Doc. 2, 1863.\\nE. M. Hi-acox, disch. for ilisahiliiy, July 2. 1864.\\nSamni l lUnnpstead, Duplinn disch. for disiibility, Doc. 15, 1863.\\nFnuikliu S. Jones, disch. hy order, Juno li, 1805.\\nHcrin;in D. Knowl.-s, died of diso^tse at Murfreesboro May 10, 1863.\\nHerman II. Lounsbory, died of disease at Murfreesboro\\nGeo. McClintock, died of disease at Nashville, April 29, 1863.\\nJohn MoiTisey, died of disease at Nashville, Feb. 15, 18Gi.\\nGuy C. Mclntyre, trans, to Vet. R-s. Corps, April 10, 18G-1.\\nFninklin Ubhich, disch. fur disability, Jan. 18, 1864.\\nA.-?:! round, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 1, 1SG3.\\nHenry Ryan, died of disease at Na hville, Tenn.\\nCharles H. Smith, died of disejise at Nashville, Tenn.\\nNorman Smith, died of dis- ase at Murfreesboro Tenn., April 3, 18G3.\\nSamuel K. Simpson, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nJos. E. Seaver, Duplain must, out July 1, 1805.\\nJohn F. Sherbnrn, must, out July 1, I8C5.\\nChas. A. Starkweather, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nLewis H. Wilcox, must, out July 1, 16G5.\\nWilliam H. Wood, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nJohn S. llaivey, must, out Aug. 15, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\n2d Lieut. Ileni-y A. Potter, Ovid; com. Feb. 10, 1863; pro. 1st lleut. Co. H.March\\n31, 18G3.\\nCompany JI.\\nCapt. H. A. Potter, Ovid; com. Aug. 1, 1SG4 Ist lieut. March 31, 18G3 must.\\nout July 1, ISGo.\\n2d Lieut. L. T. Southworth, Ovid com. Dec. 10, 1864 must, out July 1, 1865.\\nCompmiy M.\\nCipt. J. M. Carter, Ovid; com. July 9, 1864; Ist lieut.; disch. for disability,\\nMay 17, 1865.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE FOURTH CAVALRY.\\nCompany A.\\nTimothy Hill, must, out Aug. 15, 1865.\\nEdward Ilyno, must, out Aug. 15, 1865.\\nCompany B.\\nUt Lieut. Chauncey F. Shepherd, Owosso; com. Aug. 13,1SG2; res. Dec. 24. 62.\\nWillinm Armidon, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nErastus W. Blair, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nB;ixter li. Bennett, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nAbel A. Bradley, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nAlbert Babcock, must, out July 1, 1S65.\\nAlbert R. Bradley, must, out July 1, 186.5.\\nDaniel F. Blair, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, April 10, 1S64.\\nHenry J. Bearce, disch. for disability, Nov. 18, 18G2.\\nGeorge A. Chase, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nCharles Dean, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., March 10, 1863.\\nCyrus Dean, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863.\\nBenjamin Dutcher, disch. by order, July 25, 1865.\\nWeltoi) D. Fox, disch. for disability, May U, 1863.\\nC. S. Fox, died of disease at Mumfurdsville, Ky.\\nL. W. Harrington, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn,\\nIra Johnson, disch. for disability, March 5, 1863.\\nGeorge Jacobs, must, out July 1, 1866.\\nCharles F. Parker, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nJacob I. Powell, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nWilliam P. Stedman, must, out July 1, 18G5.\\nTheodore Sanford, disch. for disability, July 30, 18G4.\\nJohn D. Smith, disch. for disability, March 5, 1863.\\nDarias Watkins, disch. for disability, July 14, 1862.\\nWilliiini Weswell, disch. for disability, Jan. 6, 1863.\\nCompany C.\\nEbenezor Brewer, must, out Sept. 2, 1805.\\nThomas Brewer, disch. by order, June 2G, 1865.\\nThaddeus M. Carr, disch. for disability, April 14, 1863.\\nEdwin L. Howe, disch. for disability, March 19, 1?63.\\nPatrick Sweeney, disch. for disability, Aug. IG, 186.1.\\nH. H. Stewart, disch. for disability, April 14, 1863.\\nEmery T. Warle, must, out Aug. 15, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nl8t Lieut. Joshua W. Mann, Owosso com. Aug. 13, 1862 pro. capt. Co. M March\\n31, 1803.\\nHomer A. Bristol, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., April 15, 1863.\\nEdgar P. Byerly, disch. by order. Dec. 22, 1863.\\nGeorge A. BuUard, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nSihis Bnllard, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nDewitt C. Carr, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nStephen G. Fuller, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1802.\\nDavid B. Green, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nL. R. McUmber, died of diseiise at Nashville, Tenn., July 14, 1803.\\nJohn Nelson, disch. by order, June 14, 18G5.\\nGeorgo M. Rose, disch. by order, July 24, 1865.\\nAnson L. Simons, disch. for disability, Jan. 19, 1863.\\nThomas L. Spafford, died of disease at Bardstown, Ky., Oct. 10, 1802.\\nJohn G. Stovetis, must, out July 1, 1863.\\nWilliam C. SlifT, must, out July 1, 1863.\\nGeorge A. Underbill, must, out July 1, 1803.\\nCompany F.\\nGilbert M. Hemingway, must, out Aug. 15, 1805.\\nJames St. John, must, out Aug. 15, 1805.\\nCompany H.\\nAlbert Spinks, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nCompany I.\\nWilliam S. Howard, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30. 1864.\\nGeorge W. Titus, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 10, 1SG4.\\nCompany K.\\nGeorge Sumner, disch. by order, Aug. 2, 1805.\\nGeorge W. Willets, died of disease at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1865.\\nCompany L.\\nStillman W. Green, must, out Aug. 15, 1805.\\nCompany M.\\nCapt. J. W. Mann, Owo sso; com. March 31, 1S63; res. Aug. 1,1864.\\nJacob Spotta, Owosso, must, out Aug. 15, 1865.\\nCHAPTER XVII.\\nFIFTH CAVALRY.\\nRendezvous at Detroit Winter Quarters near Wnshington Cam-\\npaign of Gettysburg, and in Virginia in ISfiS Winter Quarters at\\nStevensburg Campaigns of 1864 and Spring of lS6o Service in\\nNorth Carolina Transfer to Fort Leavenworth and the Plains\\nMuster Out and Disbnndmcnt.\\nEarly in 1862 authority was given by the War De-\\npartment to Joseph T. Copehind (then lieutenant-colonel of\\nthe First Cavalry), William D. Mann, and Richard Baylis\\nto raise a regiment of cavalry in Michigan and in August\\nof the same year this authority was confirmed by the Gov-\\nernor of the State. Upon receiving tlie Governor s sanc-\\ntion, Col. Copeland established his rendezvous at Detroit,\\nand in the exceedingly short period of two weeks from that\\ntime the ranks were filled sufficiently for muster. While\\nbeing recruited and organized, and until it received its des-\\nignating number, the regiment was known as Copeland s\\nMounted Rifles.\\nThe counties of Clinton and Shiawassee were represen-\\nted by men in nine companies of this regiment, but most\\nnumerously in Company G, of which the original com-\\nmissioned officers were Capt. William T. Magoffin, of St.\\nJohn s, First Lieut. George W. Townsend, of Green-\\nbush, and Second Lieut. John Gunderman, of Essex\\nwhile its ranks were principally filled by volunteers from\\nClinton County. One of the original field-officers of the\\nregiment Maj. Ebenezer Gould was of Owosso, Shia-\\nwassee Co., and he was afterwards promoted through the\\nintermediate grade to that of colonel. The adjutant of the\\nFilth was Richard Baylis, of Ovid, Clinton Co. He had\\npreviously (immediately after the close of the Mexican\\nwar) been a non-coiumissioned officer in a cavalry company\\nin the United States regulars, and with that command had", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "FIFTH CAVALRY.\\n103\\nseen three years of Indian service in Texas and New\\nMexico, having been twice wounded, and discharged from\\nthe service on that account.\\nThe officers and men of Copeland s Mounted Rifles\\nwere mustered into tlie United States service on the 30th\\nof August, 18G2, as tiie Fifth Cavah-y Regiment of Mich-\\nigan, under command of Col. Copeland.\\nFor about three months after muster, tlie Fifth ]-eniained\\nat the headquarters waiting for arms, and at the time of\\nits departure December 4th the men had been but par-\\ntially armed, though fully equip])ed. From Detroit the\\ncommand moved to Washington, D. C, and remained at\\nCamp Copeland, on East Capitol II ill in that city, through\\nthe winter. In the spring of 1803, after being fully armed,\\nit was attached to the Second Brigade of the Third Divi-\\nsion of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. This\\nbrigade became known and widely famed as the Michigan\\nCavalry Brigade. It was commanded successively by Gens.\\nKilpatrick and Custer, and gained the highest reputation of\\nany cavalry brigade in the service.\\nMoving from Washington in February, 1863, the regi-\\nment crossed the Potomac, and was encamped for more\\nthan two months at Fairfax Court-House, where it was\\nvisited by the Governor of Michigan. Its duty while en-\\ncamped here was arduous, and it was several times en-\\ngaged in skirmishing, but without much loss, until the\\nopening of the campaign of Gettysburg. It moved north-\\nward on that campaign on the 27th of June, and on the\\n2d of July was sharply engaged with the enemy at Hun-\\nterstown. Pa. On the 3d it was moved, with the brigade,\\nto the York turnpike road (leading to Gettysburg), where\\nit was dismounted and placed in position in front of the\\ncentre and left of the brigade line. The enemy advanced\\nsoon after noon, and how he was met by the men of the\\nFifth Michigan Cavalry is told in Gen. Custer s official\\nreport of the engagement, as follows The enemy was\\nsoon after reported to be advancing on my front. The de-\\ntachment sent to the Oxford road was driven in, and at the\\nsame time the enemy s line of skirmishers, consisting of\\ndismounted cavalry, appeared on the crest of the ridge of\\nhills on my front. The line extended beyond my left. To\\nrepel their advance I ordered the Fifth Michigan Cavalry\\nto a more advanced position, with instructions to maintain\\ntheir ground at all hazards. Col. Alger, commanding the\\nFifth, assisted by Majs. Trowbridge and Terry, of the same\\nregiment, made such admirable disposition of their men be-\\nhind fences and other defenses as enabled them to success-\\nfully repel the repeated advance of a greatly superior force.\\nI attributed their success in a great measure to the fact\\nthut this regiment is armed with the Spencer repeating\\nrifle, which iu the hands of brave, determined men, like\\nthose composing the Fifth Michigan Cavalry, is, in my\\nestimation, the most eflfective firearm that our cavalry can\\nadopt. Col. Alger held his ground until his men had ex-\\nhausted their ammunition, when he was compelled to fall\\nback on the main body. The beginning of this movement\\nwas the signal for the enemy to chaige, which they did\\nwith two regiments, mounted and dismounted. Then\\nfollows the account of a counter-charge made by the Seventh\\nMichigan Cavalry, in which the latter was compelled to re-\\ntire, pursued by twice their number of the enemy but\\nby this time Col. Alger, of the Fifth, having succeeded in\\nremounting a considerable portion of his regiment, gallantly\\nadvanced to the assistance of the Seventh, whose further\\npursuit by the enemy he checked. This was the last\\nfighting done by the Fifth during that day. The brigade\\nheld possession of the field until dark, and then returned to\\nits camping-place of the previous night. On the following\\nday it was engaged at Monterey, Jld., and in the pursuit\\nof the enemy to the Potomac it fought at Cavetown, Md.,\\nJuly 5th Smithtown, Md., July Uth Boon.sboro Md.,\\nJuly Gth Hagerstown, Md., July 7th Williamsport,\\nMd., July 7th Boonsboro (2d), July 8th Hagerstown\\n(2d), July 10th; Williamsport, July 10th; and Falling\\nWaters, July 14th. It is impracticable to give a detailed\\naccount of the almost innumerable marches and constantly\\nchanging movements and counter-movements which suc-\\nceeded during that eventful year. It is sufficient to men-\\ntion that having crossed the Potomac soon after the fight\\nat Falling Waters, the regiment took part in the following-\\nnamed engagements, viz Snicker s Gap, Va., July 19th\\nKelly s Ford, Va., September 13th; Culpeper Court-House,\\nVa., September 14th Raccoon Ford, Va., September IGth\\nWhite s Ford, September 21st; Jack s Shop, Va., Septem-\\nber 2Gth James City, Va., October 12th Brandy Station,\\nVa., October 13th Buckland s Mills, Va., October 19th;\\nStevensburg, Va., November 19th; and Morton s Ford,\\nVa., Nov. 2G, 18G3. Sixty-four men were killed and\\nwounded during the year 18G3, besides one hundred and\\ntwenty-one reported missing in action, many of whom were\\nkilled. Other reports of alterations and casualties show\\nthat from the time the regiment was organized until the\\nclose of 1863 forty men died of disease, sixty-eight were\\ndischarged for disability, twenty-one by sentence of general\\ncourt-martial, fifteen by order, two for promotion, twenty\\nofficers resigned one officer was dismissed, and the total\\nnumber of recruits received was thirteen. During the\\nwinter of 1863-64 the Fifth had its quarters at Stevens-\\nburg, Va., and was employed mostly on picket duty along\\nthe Rapidan.\\nIn the latter part of February, 1864, it took part in the\\nraid made by the cavalry under Kilpatrick to the outer de-\\nfenses of Richmond. The main body of the regiment\\ncrossed the Rapidan, marched thence by way of Spottsyl-\\nvania and Beaver Dam Station to Hungary Station, and\\nmoved down the Brook turnpike to within fiva miles of the\\ncity of Richmond. Being attacked on the 2d of March by\\na superior force of the enemy, the Union cavalry was com-\\npelled to fall back on Gen. Butler s forces, stationed at New\\nKent Court House. A detachment of the regiment had\\nalso accompanied the forces commanded by the gallant Col.\\nUlric Dahlgren. They moved down the James River to\\nwithin five miles of the rebel capital. The detachment of\\nthe Fifth being in front, charged the enemy s works, and\\ncaptured his first line of fortifications. Following up its\\nadvantage, Dahlgren s command pushed back the enemy\\nfrom one line to another, until a point was reached within\\ntwo miles of the city, when it was found impossible to ad-\\nvance farther with so small a force. Meanwhile the rebels\\nwere gathering from all points, and in the endeavor to", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "104\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nextricate itself from its perilous position the detaehraent of\\nthe Fifth became separated in tlie night (whicli was rainy\\nand very darij) from the main portion of Dahlgreu s com-\\nmand. On the following day this detachment cut its way\\nthrough a strong rebel force posted at Old Church, and suc-\\nceeded in rejoining the regiment near White House Land-\\ning. At Yorktown, Va., on tlie 11th of March, the regi-\\nment embarked on board transports for Alexandria, whence\\nit marched to Stevensburg, arriving there on the 18th of\\nApril, 1864. Here a reorganization of the cavalry forces,\\nunder Gen. Sheridan s command, took place, and the Mich-\\nigan Cavalry Brigade was thenceforth known as the First\\nBrigade of the First Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the\\nPotomac.\\nOn the 5th of May the brigade, commanded by the fiery\\nCuster, again crossed the Kapidan, and soon became engaged\\nin the great battle of the Wilderness fighting mounted, the\\nfirst three days, against the forces led by the renowned rebel\\ncavalry leader. Gen. J. 11 B. Stuart. On the 9th of May\\nthe cavalry corps set out, under Gen. Sheridan, on his great\\nraid towards Richmond. Three divisions, numbering full\\ntwelve thousand men, turned their horses heads to the south-\\nward the blue-coated column, as it marched by fours, ex-\\ntending eleven miles along the road, from front to rear. On\\nthe route they overtook a large body of Union soldiers, who\\nhad been taken prisoners at Spottsylvania, released them, and\\ncaptured the rebel guard. Toward evening, the same day,\\nthe Michigan brigade, followed closely by the rest of the\\ncolumn, dashed into the rebel depot at Beaver Dam Station,\\nscattering, almost in an instant, the force stationed for its\\ndefense. All night long the men were busy destroying the\\nimmense amount of rebel supplies accumulated at Beaver\\nDam, worth millions of dollars, consisting of three long\\nrailroad-trains, with locomotives, stores of goods of vari-\\nous kinds, and one hundred loaded army-wagons, the flames\\nfrom which rose in lurid columns through the darkness amid\\nthe cheers of the exultant soldiers.\\nAt daybreak the next morning the command moved\\nforward, and after tearing up the railroad-track at Negro\\nFoot Station it reached Yellow Tavern, ten miles from\\nRichmond, on the 11th of May. There Gen. Stuart had\\nassembled a large force of rebel cavalry, and a severe battle\\nensued. The Fifth Cavalry fought dismounted, and charged\\nthe enemy s position under a heavy fire routing him after\\na most stubborn resistance. The rebels lost heavily in this\\nengagement, including their commanding oflficer. Gen. J.\\nE. B. Stuart, who was mortally wounded by a private of\\nthis regiment. Having defeated all the forces oppo.sed to\\nit, the Union column pursued its way on to Richmond\\nunmolested.\\nThe next day the command arrived within a mile and a\\nhalf of Richmond, but found fortifications in front, on\\nwhich cavalry could make no impression. Gen. Sheridan\\nthen turned his course towards the Chickahominy at Meadow\\nBridge. The rebels had destroyed the bridge, and a large\\nibrce of them disputed his further progress. The ap-\\nproaches to the stream led through a swamp, along which\\nnot more than four men could ride abreast, and a well-\\nposted battery on the opposite side cut down the head of\\nthe Union column, completely checking its advance. The\\nleading brigade vainly endeavored to force a passage. The\\nnext one likewise failed.\\nGen. Slieridan then sent for Custer and his Michigan\\nbrigade, which at once hastened to the front. There the\\nyouthful general dismounted the Fifth and Sixth Michigan,\\nand sent them forward into the swamp as flanklng-parties,\\nwliiic with drawn sabres the First and Seventh Michigan\\nbreathlessly awaited the order to charge. The dismounted\\nmen drove the enemy from their first position, advanced\\nthrough water waist-deep to the railroad-bridge, crossed it\\non the ties, and then plied their Spencer rifles on the rebel\\ncannoniers with such cfl ect that the latter were obliged to\\nturn their guns on these a.ssailants to prevent being entirely\\nenfiladed. The moment they did so Custer gave the order\\nCharge and the two mounted regiments, with brandished\\nsabres and ringing cheers, dashed forward at the top of\\ntheir horses speed. The rebels had barely time to limber\\ntheir guns and retreat leaving the road again open for the\\nadvance of the whole corps. The command then proceeded,\\nvia 31alvern Hill, Hanover Court-Housc, White House,\\nAylett s and Concord Church, to Chesterfield Station,\\nwhere it joined the main Army of the Potomac.\\nOn the 28th of May the regiment was hotly engaged\\nnear Hawes Shop, where it aided in driving the enemy\\nfrom .their position after a desperate hand-to-hand fight.\\nThe lo.ss of the regiment in this action was very severe.\\nMoving to Old Church Tavern on the 30th, it was engaged\\nwith its brigade in the routing of Young s rebel cavalry.\\nOn the olst of May and 1st of June it was engaged, to-\\ngether with other cavalry regiments, at Cold Harbor, where\\nit fought dismounted in advance of the infantry, and,\\nalthough losing heavily, succeeded in capturing many\\nprisoners.\\nThe Michigan brigade soon after set out under Gen.\\nSheridan to join Gen. Hunter, who was moving from the\\nShenandoah Valley to Lynchburg. On the 11th of June\\nthe command mot at Trevillian Station a large force of the\\nenemy, both infantry and cavalry. During that day and\\nthe next there ensued one of the severest cavalry fights of\\nthe war, the Union cavalry mostly fighting dismounted.\\nThe Michigan brigade did most of the fighting the first\\nday, and lost heavily. The brigade battery was three times\\ncaptured by the enemy, and as many times recaptured by\\nthe determined efforts of the Michigan men. The rebels\\nwere finally driven from the field and pursued several miles\\nsix hundred prisoners, fifteen hundred horses, one stand of\\ncolors, six caissons, forty ambulances, and fifty wagons\\nbeing captured by the victorious Unionists. In this action\\nAdjt. Richard Baylis was severely wounded. He had pre-\\nviously been thanked in general orders by Gen. Custer,\\nfor remarkable gallantry in transmitting and executing\\norders on the field in the battle of Gettysburg, and also\\nby the same general for similar gallant services in the series\\nof engagements which occurred in the month of October,\\n1863. And now, for gallant services at Trevillian Sta-\\ntion, he was brevetted captain. Afterwards he was\\nbrevetted major and lieutenant-colonel for gallaut and\\nmeritorious services during the war.\\nMoving from Trevillian Station in the direction of Louisa\\nCourt-House, the regiment encountered a column of the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "FIFTH CAVALRY.\\n105\\nenemy, but cut its way through with considerable loss in\\nprisoners. Gen. Hunter had failed to make the passage of the\\nmountains. Gen. Sheridan, in conse(|uence, then marched\\nhis troops to White House Landing, and soon after joined\\nthe Army of the Potomac, south of Petersburg. After\\nserving on picket and scout duty in front of Richmond and\\nPetersburg during the mouth of July, 1864, the Michigan\\nbrigade was taken on transports to Washington, D. C, early\\nin August, and thence marched to the Shenandoah Valley.\\nHere it followed Custer in many a desperate charge, fully\\nsustaining its old renown. At Middletown the Fifth Cav-\\nalry w.is attacked by a strong force of the enemy, but re-\\npulsed them, capturing sixty-five prisoners. Again, on the\\n19th of August, while a squadron of the regiment were\\nscouting to the front, they were attacked by a greatly supe-\\nrior force of the enemy, under the guerrilla leader Mosby,\\nand being overpowered were driven into camp with a loss\\nof sixteen men killed. It was also engaged at Front Royal,\\nAugust 16th; Leetown, August 25th; at Shepardstown,\\nAugust 25th Smithfield, August 28th Berryville, Sep-\\ntember 3d; Opequan Creek, September 19th, where the\\nMichigan brigade utterly routed the enemy s cavalry and\\nbroke their infantry lines, capturing two battle-flags and\\nfour hundred prisoners; Winchester, September 19th;\\nLuray, September 24th Woodstock, October 9th and\\nCedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864, where Custer s command\\ncharged the enemy s main line, driving it back in confu-\\nsion and capturing a large number of prisoners. During\\nthe year ending Nov. 1, 1864, the regiment had seventy-\\nsix men killed, one hundred and seventeen wounded in\\naction, fourteen missing in action, one hundred and ninety-\\nfour taken prisoners two hundred and nine recruits joined\\nthe regiment, while but thirty-three men died of disease\\nand but two desertions were reported.\\nThe Michigan brigade went into winter quarters near\\nWinchester, Va., in December, 1864, and remained until\\nthe latter part of February, 18G5. On the 27th it broke\\ncamp, and with the cavalry corps commanded by Gen. Sher-\\nidan started on a long and rapid march up the Shenan-\\ndoah Valley, past Staunton, over the mountains, and down\\nthe James River to the Army of the Potomac. The com-\\nmand met with but little opposition, dispersed all forces op-\\nposed to it, destroyed much property on the line of the\\nLynchburg and Gordonsville Railroad, locks, mills, and\\naqueducts on the James River Canal, and on the 19th of\\nMarch joined the forces assembled to give the last blow to\\nLee s rebel army.\\nOn the 30th and 31st days of March and 1st of April,\\n1865, the Michigan brigade was warmly engaged at Five\\nForks. During these three days of battle it was in the\\nadvance, and on the extreme left of the Union armies,\\nfighting dismounted, and finally succeeded, with the rest\\nof Sheridan s corps, in capturing the enemy s line of de-\\nfense and several thousand prisoners. From this time until\\nthe surrender of Lee, at Appomattox, April 9, 1865, it\\nwas constantly engaged with the enemy, and being in the\\nadvance, the flag of truce to negotiate the surrender was\\nsent through its lines. After the surrender of Lee the\\nregiment moved with the cavalry corps to Petersburg, Va.\\nSoon after it made an incursion, with other forces, into\\n14\\nNorth Carolina thence it marched to Washington, D. C,\\nparticipated in the review of the Army of the Potomac,\\nMay 23, 1865, and immediately afterwards, with the Michi-\\ngan Cavalry Brigade, was ordered to the Western frontier.\\nThe Fifth was sent by rail and steamboat to Fort Leaven-\\nworth, Kansas, where the men having two years or more to\\nserve were transferred to the First and Seventh Michigan\\nCavalry regiments. On the 22d of June, the regiment, as\\nan organization, was mustered out of service, and returned\\nto Detroit, where it arrived July 1, 1865.\\nFIFTH CAVALRY SOLDIERS FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nField and Staff.\\n1st Lieut, and Ailjt. Eicbarii BiijlU, Ovid; com. Sept. 25, 1862 wounded inac-\\ntion at Trevillian Station; pro. to brevet capt., for gallant services at\\nTrevillian Station to lirevet in:ij. and lient.-col., March 13, 1865, for gal-\\nlant and meritorious services during tlie war.\\nUliaplain Jolin Gunderunin, Essex; com. Oct. 9, 1863 pro. to 2a lieut., Co. B,\\nNov. 25, 1802 must, out Juno 22, 1805.\\nCompany A.\\nFranli R. Simmons, trans, to 7tli Cav. and 1st Cav., Nov. 17, 1806.\\nCompany E.\\nJames G. Sicliles, trans, to Ist Micliigan Cav.\\nCompany F.\\nHansford Comstocli, discli. for disability, June 22, 1S63.\\nCMtipany\\nCapt. William T. Magoffin, St. John s; com. Aug. 1862; res. Aug. 1, 1864;\\npro. to brevet maj. U. S. Vols. March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious\\nservice^ during the war.\\n1st Lieut. George W. Townsend, Greenbush com. Nov. 26, 1862 pro. to 2d\\nlieut. Aug. 16, 1802; pro. to capt. Co. I.\\n2d Lieut. John Gunderman, Essex com. Nov. 25, 1802 pro. to chaplain.\\nQ M.-Sergt. N. S. Hammond, Essex enl. Aug. 15, 1862; died in action at\\nBrandy Station, Va., Oct. 12, 1863.\\nCom.-Sergt. William W. Humiston, Bengal; enl. Aug. 15, 1862; must, out Juno\\n22, 1805.\\nSergt. Charles I. Young, Essex enl. Aug. 15, 1862; must, out June 22, 1805.\\nSergt. Benj. Hawes, Essex enl. Aug, 17, 1802; died of disease at Annapolis,\\nMd., Dec. 12, 1804.\\nSergt. John Cornwell, St. John s enl. Aug. 19, 1862; mast, out June 22, 1805.\\nSergt. George B. Wixom, Olive enl. Aug. 15, 1862 died at Washington, March\\n20, 1804.\\nSergt. Cliauiicey Morton, Greenbush died in rebel prison at Richmond, Va.,\\nDec. 13, 1803.\\nCorp. Sylvester P. Bailey, Farrier; must. out June 22, 1805.\\nCorp. Aaron D. Lyon, Essex died in Anderaooville prison-pen, July 21, 1804.\\nCorp. Andrew J. Taylor, Essex; enl. Aug. 15,1802; disch. for disability, Oct. 13,\\n1803.\\nCorp. Martin Blackford, Greenbush enl. Aug. 18, 1802; must, out June 22,\\n1SG5.\\nGabriel Auderaon, must, out June 22, 1805.\\nMarcus Bentley, disch. by order. May 30, 1805.\\nSamuel Coleman, died of disease at Washington, D. C, Aug. 5, 1863.\\nJames Cronk,died in Andersonville prison-pen, Aug. 3, 1864.\\nJohn F. Connell, trans, to 1st Cav.\\nJames A. Chapman, must, out June 22, 1805.\\nLoren D. Cliapman, must, out June 22, 1805.\\nDaniel Ferguson, must, out Juno 22, 1805.\\nGeorge E, Godfrey, must, out June 22, 1805.\\nJames Griffith, must, out June 22, ISO. i.\\nDaniel Gunderman, disch. for disability, June 1, 18ti4.\\nEdward A. Gunderman, disch. for disability, March .5, 1863.\\nLevi Gibbs, died of wounds, .\\\\ug, 8, 1863.\\nDaniel Handy, disch. for disability, March 1, 1864.\\nWilliam H, Hewitt, disch. Oct. 24, 1862.\\nJohn J. Henderson, died of disease at Fairfax Couit-House, May 29, 1863.\\nJohn K. Hammond, died in rebel prison, Richmond, Va., March 15, 1864.\\nSimon H, Hawes, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 1, 1803.\\nWilliam L. Havens, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nB. H. Banes, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nGeorge C. Hooker, disch. by order, July 8, 1865.\\nOliver P. Ingersoll. must, out Juno 22, 1805.\\nAlanson Mathews, must, out Juno 22, 1865.\\nSamuel B, McPherson, must, out Juno 22, 1805.\\nJames P. Minard, must, out June 22, 1805.\\nJoseph M. McPherson, died of disease at Washington, Aug. 5, 1863.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "106\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nAILort S. Norris, died in rebel priscin, RichmontI, Va., March 5, IS64.\\nllii-nm NVsirl, disch.foriiis:il)iIit.v,Oit. 1, 18G2.\\nWilliiini S. Parker, must, out Juno 22, 18Go.\\nJacob RcihiiT, UeU of diseiise ut Uiniiily Station, Va., Marcli 9, 1864.\\nNaibimicl KiisscII, died of disease in Michigan, December, 1804.\\nAdam Itnssfll, disch. y ord\u00c2\u00ab*r, July 7, 1805.\\nWalter F. Itecves, trans, to 1st Mich. Ciiv.\\nIluruce A. S ule, diseh. for disability, Oct. 2, 18G2.\\nKi-win Bl. Siiiniier, died in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 18G3.\\nHiram Sturgis, trans, to Vet. Ron. Corps, Feb. 15, 18(il.\\nAVilliam SlierifF, died of disease at IMiilailelpbia, Pa,, Sept. 3, 1864.\\nAVilliani T. Smith, disch. for disability, Aug. 18, 18G3.\\nGodrge 11. Sdule, must, out Juno ^2, 1S65.\\nAlbert H. Vredi-nl urgh, trans, to Vet. Ues. Corps, Fob. 15, 1864.\\nLyuiari Van Sickle, died in Andersonville prison-pen. Aug. ni, 1864.\\nJames II. W)i. \u00c2\u00bbbirigton, died of disease in Michigan, March 20, 1865.\\nAlonzo Wheeler, died of disease at Frederick, Md., Nov. 17, 18G4.\\nCailos A. Webster, trans, to 1st Michigan Cav.\\nMib-8 D. Webster, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nMartin Weaver, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nHenry F. Warren, must, out by prder, July 7, 1865.\\nGeorge Young, must, out by order, June 19, 1865.\\nComjMnij II.\\nHugh Jamison, died in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864.\\nConqmiiy I.\\nCapt. George W. Town5end,Gieenbu h; com. Nov. 2, 1803 disch. for disability,\\nJuly 15, 1864.\\nFIFTH CAVALRY SOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField and SUiff.\\nCol. Ebenezer Gould, Owosso; com. Sept. 21, 1864; lieut.-col. Dec. 31,1862;\\nmaj. Sept. 2, 1862 wouiid-d in action at Hagerstown, Md., July 13, 1863\\ndisch. for disability, Nov. 10, 1SC4.\\nXon- Commissioned Staff.\\nSergt.-Maj. Charles Y. Osbum, Owosso pro. to 2d lieut., Co. H, Aug. 18, \\\\863.\\nCompany D.\\nThomas G. IngersoU, died of disease at Washington, D. C, Dec. 2, 1862.\\nCompany F.\\nJohn Bemis, di^ch. by order, May 17, 1865.\\nSanford BemJH, disch. by order, May 3, 18C5.\\nWilliam D. IngersoU, pro. to 2d lieut., Co. I.\\nCompany G.\\n2d Lieut. Emery L. Brewer, Owosso; com. Feb. 27, 1864; wounded in action at\\nHawes Sh .p, Va., May 28, lSG-1 disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 1864.\\nA. II. Clark, disch. for disability, Jan. G, 1864.\\nThomas Johnson, died of disease at Ander?onvilIe prison, Aug. 4, 18G4.\\nPatrick Mitchell, must, out June 22, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nCapt. C. Y. Osburn, Owosso; com. Aug. 9, 18C4; Ist lient., Nov. 2,1863; 2d lieut.,\\nAug. 18, 1863; sergt.-maj.; wounded in action at Hawes Shop.Va., May\\n28,1804; disch. for disaldiity, Sept. 28, 18G4; brevet capt. U. S. Vols.,\\nMarch 13, 1865, for gallant and nioritorious services during the war.\\nOliver C. Hullister, died of disease at Philadelpliia, Pa., Sept. 4, 1864.\\nRobert Purdy, died in action at Trevillian Station, Va., June 11. 1864.\\nCompavy I.\\n2d Lieut. William D. IngersoU, Owosso; com. Oct. 28, 1SC4; wounded in action\\nat Five Forks, Va.; resigned, 1865.\\nCompany K.\\nSergt, Emory L. Brewer, Owosso; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. G.\\nEmory L. Brewer, disch. for promotion, Nov. 25, 1863.\\nAndrew 1. Beniis, missing in action at Annon Churcli, Va., May 28 18G4.\\nAdam Dell, must, out June 23, 1865.\\nCharles Edwards, must, out July 17, 1865.\\nWilliam Edwards, disch. by order, June 19, 1865.\\nAnson Howe, disch. for disability, Dec. 31, 1864.\\nMilton Hodge, died at Brandy Station, Va., Oct. 12, 1863.\\nGeorge B. Lynds, disch. for disability, Oct. 21, 1862.\\nJnliel W. Monroe, must, out June 23, 18G5.\\nGeorge W. Morse, must, out June 23, 1865.\\nOrvillo Ogden, died of disease at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 25, 1865.\\nRowell P. Root, died of disease at Fitirfax Court-House, Va., June 17, 1863.\\nMilan S. Warren, died at Newby s Roads, July 24, 1803.\\nOrlando F. Wilkinson, must, out June 19, 1805.\\nAllen I. Williams, disch. by order. May 10, 1865.\\nCompany M.\\nJunrs H. Ml Gowiin, disch. for disability, Dec 4, 1862.\\nCHAPTER XVIII.\\nSIXTH CAVALRY.\\nOrganization and Departure from Michigan Assignment to Duty in\\nllie Cavalry Corps, Array of tlie Potomac Its Campaigning in 1863\\nWinter Quarters at Stevensburg The Richmond Raid Continu-\\nous Campaigning in ISGJ Campaign of 1865 General Pickett s\\nOpinion of a Charge made by the Sixth Movement to North Car-\\nolina Return to Washington and Participation in the Grand Re-\\nview Transfer to Fort Leavenworth Service on the Plains\\nMuster Out and Discharge.\\nThe Sixth Cavalry (one of the regiments composing the\\nfamed Michigan Cavah-y Brigade, which won imperishable\\nlaurels under the gallant Custer) contained Clinton and\\nShiawassee soldiers in sis of its companies, these being\\nprincipally found in Companies D and G. The first-named\\nof these companies entered the service under command of\\nCapt. David G. Royce, of Burns, Shiawassee Co., and\\nthe other hud for its original first lieutenant, Harrison N.\\nThroop, of Owosso. The regiment was recruited in the\\nfall of 1862, under authority given by the War Depart-\\nment, and the Governor of Jlichigan, to the Hon. F. W.\\nKellogg. Its rendezvous was at Grand Rapids, where it\\nwas mustered into the United States service under com-\\nmand of Col. George Gray, on the 13th of October in that\\nyear, it having on its rolls twelve hundred and twenty-nine\\noflBcers and enlisted men.\\nMounted and equipped, but not armed, it left the regi-\\nmental rendezvous on the 10th of December following, and\\nproceeded to the seat of war in Virginia, where it was soon as-\\nsigned to the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, in the Third Divis-\\nion of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac. In the\\nearly part of 1863 it was encamped for a considerable time\\nat Fairfax Court-House, and saw some service in February\\nand March, but was not engaged in any notable actions\\nwith the enemy until the time when the rebel army of Gen.\\nLee moved northward after the battle of Chancellorsvillc.\\nIn that campaign it fought at Hanover, Pa., June 30,\\n1863 at Hunterstown and Gettysburg, Pa., and Monterey,\\nCavetown, Smithtown, Boonsboro Hagerstown, Williams-\\nport, and Falling Waters, Md., in July. At Gettysburg\\nand Falling Waters it was particularly distingiiished. In\\nreference to its part in the latter engagement the corre-\\nspondent of the New York Times said in that journal\\nThe Sixth Michigan Cavalry was in the advance. They\\ndid not wait for orders, but a squadron composed of Com-\\npanies D and G, under Captains Royce and Throop, were\\ndeployed as skirmishers, while Companies B and F, led by\\nMajor Weaver, made the charge. The line of skirmishers\\nwas forced back several times, but the men rallied promptly,\\nand finally drove the enemy behind their works. A charge\\nwas then made, the squadron passing between the earth-\\nworks. So sudden and spirited was the dash, and so de-\\nmoralized were the enemy, that the first brigade surren-\\ndered without firing a shot. The charging column moved\\ndirectly on and engaged the second brigade, when the bri-\\ngade that had surrendered seized their arms, and then com-\\nmenced a fearful struggle. Of the one hundred who made\\nthis charge, only thiity escaped uninjured. Seven of their\\nhorses lay dead within the enemy s works. Twelve hun-\\ndred prisoners were here captured, and tlie ground was", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "SIXTH CAVALRY.\\n107\\nstrewn with dead and wounded rebels. Among the killed\\nwas Maj.-Gen. Pettigrew, of South Carolina. The two\\ncompanies particularly menlioned in this account were\\nthose whose ranks were principally filled with Shiawassee\\nCounty men, and Capt. Royce, commanding Company D,\\ndied there, as a brave .soldier would wish to die, in the\\nthunder and smoke of the charge.\\nCrossing the Potomac into Virginia after the battle of\\nFalling Waters, the regiment was engaged with the enemy\\nat Snicker s Gap, July IDth; Kelly s Ford, September\\n13th; Culpeper Court-Hou.se, September 14th; Raccoon\\nFord, September 16th; White s Ford, September 21st;\\nJack s Shop, September 2Bth James City, October 12th\\nBrandy Station, October 13th Buckland s Mills, October\\n19th; Stevensburg, November 19th; and Morton s Ford,\\nNovember 26th. From the latter date it remained in\\nwinter (|uarters at Stevensburg until the 2Sth of February,\\n186 1, when it joined the cavalry column of Kilpatrick, on\\nhis great raid to the vicinity of Richmond. Returning\\nfrom that expedition to camp at Stevensburg, it was trans-\\nferred to ihe First Cavalry Division, and soon after moved\\ncamp to Culpeper.\\nCompanies I and M, which had been operating in the\\nShenandoah Valley during the year 1SG3, rejoined the\\nregiment on the 3d of May, 1864, and two days later the\\ncommand moved acro.ss the Rapidan and into the Wilder-\\nness. It was engaged, and fought bravely, near Chancel-\\nlorsville. May 6tli, and skirmished on tlie 7th and 8th.\\nOn the morning of the 9th it moved with Gen. Sheridan s\\ncommand on the raid to the rear of the Conlisderate army,\\nholding the advance. From this time its history is one of\\nalmost continuous movement, which may be summed up\\nby the enumeration of the fights and skirmishes in whicii\\nit took part, as follows: Beaver Dam, Va., May 9th;\\nYellow Tavern, May 10th and 11th; Meadow Bridge,\\nMay 12tii; Hanover Court-House, Va., May 27th; Ilawes\\nShop, May 28th Baltimore Cross- Roads, May 29th Cold\\nHarbor, May 30th and June 1st; Trevillian Station, June\\n11th and 12th; and Cold Harbor, July 21st.\\nEarly in August the Michigan brigade, with others of\\nSheridan s command, was transferred to the Shenandoah\\nValley, where the Sixth took active part in all the skir-\\nmishes, battles, marches, and counter-marches that occurred\\nduring this part of the operations in the Valley, a cam-\\npaign which had made the names of Sheridan, Winchester,\\nand Cedar Creek famous for all time. The principal actions\\nin which the Sixth participated in the valley were those\\nof Front Royal, Leetown, Sniithfield, Opequan Creek, Win-\\nchester, Luray, Port Republic, Mount Crawford, Fisher s\\nHill, Woodstock, and Cedar Creek. In December, 1864,\\nit went into winter quarters near Winchester. Its total\\nlist of killed to November 1st amounted to fifty-five, while\\nforty-four of its members had died of disease.\\nDuring the last days of February, 1865, the regiment\\nbegan its final Virginia campaign. After a long and event-\\nful march under Sheriilan, during which it helped to defeat\\nthe rebel Gen. Rosser at Louisa Court-House, to break up\\nthe Lynchburg and Gordonsville Railroad, and to destroy\\nthe locks, aqueducts, and mills on the James River Canal,\\nit reached White Hou.se Landing on the 19th of March,\\nmoved thence to and across the James River, and joined\\nthe Army of the Potomac in time to take part in the final\\nbattles of the war, being engaged at Five Forks, Va., March\\n30th, 31st, and April 1st; at Southside Railroad, April\\n2d; Duck Pond Mills, April 4th; Sailor s Creek, April\\n6th and Appomattox, April 9th. In one of these en-\\ngagements the rebel general Pickett was captured, and he\\nafterwards spoke of the charge of the Sixth on that occa-\\nsion as the bravest charge he had ever seen.\\nAfter Lee s surrender the regiment moved to Petersburg,\\nthence to North Carolina, and then north to Washington,\\nD. C, where it marched in the great review of May 23d.\\nImmediately after it was ordered West, and moved with\\nthe Michigan Cavalry Brigade, vid Baltimore and Ohio\\nRailroad, and the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers,\\nto Fort Leavenworth. There it received orders to move\\nover the Plains, westward, on duty in the Indian country.\\nThe ofiicers and men were greatly disgusted at this, but\\nthey would not soil their noble record by disobedience, and\\nso they moved unhesitatingly to the performance of the dis-\\nagreeable duty, on which they remained till the 17th of\\nSeptember, 1865, when the men of the regiment whose\\nterm did not expire before Feb. 1, 1866, were consolidated\\nwith the First Michigan Cavalry, and the remainder of the\\ncommand was ordered back to Fort Leavenworth, where it\\nwas mustered out of service, Nov. 24, 1865. Returning to\\nMichigan, it arrived at Jackson, November 30th, and was\\nthere disbanded.\\nSIXTH CAVALRY SOLDIEKS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField mid Staff.\\nAsst. Surg. Jas. Sleetli, Byron; com. March 1, 1863 must, out Nov. 7, 18G5.\\nComptiitif A.\\nFreeling Potter, must, out July 11, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nCapt. Diiviil G. Royce, Burns; com. Oct. 13, 1802; died in action at Falling\\nWaters, Va., July U, I8C3.\\nCom. Sergt. Henry M. Billiugs, Burns; enl. Sept. 4, I8C3; trans, to Idv. Corps,\\nJan. 1, 18C4.\\nSergt. Sainl. C. Smith, Caledonia; enl. Sept. 1, 1862; disch. by order, June 9,\\n18G.5.\\nSergt. Alonzo Ferguson, New Haven enl. Sept. 9, 18G2; mu-^t. out from Inv.\\nCoris, Sept. 4, 1865.\\nCorp. Clias. Simpson, Burns, enl. Sept. 5, 1862; disch. for pro. in 11th Cav.. Oct.\\n22, ISO.\\nCorp. Wm. H. Dailey, Burns; enl. Sept. 9, 1862; died in action in Virginia,\\nMay 28, 186*.\\nMus. Wm. II. Rust, Burns; enl. Sept. 3, 1SC2; must. out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nMus. And. J. Williams, Burns; enl. Sept. 26, 1862; must, out from luv.Corps,\\nJuly 19, 186,^.\\nWagoner. Jjis. W. Rathbone, Caledonia; enl. Sept. 8, 1862 must, out June 12,\\nI860.\\nGrin B. Arnold, disch. for disabdily, May 24, 1863.\\nGeorge W. .\\\\lclricli, disch. for disability, July 28, 1863.\\nJacob II. Alliton, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nPavid C. Austin, must, out June 26, 1865.\\nPeter Boughton, must, out March 25, 1866.\\nEzra D. Barnes, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Botsford, must, out Aug. 8, 1865.\\nAugustus M. Barnes, supposed lost on steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865.\\nAlexander Crawford, must, out March 25, 1866.\\nUejiry Cole, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nDayid Oimpbell, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nHenry W. Cramer, must, out Dec. 12, 1865.\\nGilbert Dutcher, died of disease at Klchmond prison, Va., Feb. 12, 1864.\\nEdwin J. Emery, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nFerdinand Euler, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nAlva F. Ewiiig, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nJohn II. Green, must, out July lu, 1865.\\nPhilaiuler Gleason, must, out March 27, 1866.\\nGeorge R. Il.irris, must, out March 25, 1866.\\nHartford Harding, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "108\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nGeorge Hopkins, must, out Nov. 24, 18C5.\\nJucoli IlHiel, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nIloruce Hart, died of wounds at Hanover, Va., July 3, 18G3.\\nIra C. Harding, died in action at SiimniervillL- Ford, Ya., Sept. 16, 1863.\\nJames M. Ilatli, disth. for disability, July 12, 1865.\\nJohn Judd, trans, to Vt-t. Kes. Corps, July, 1864.\\nL. F. James, died of wounds at Hawes Shop, Va., May 28, 1864.\\nKdwin Judd, must, out Nuv. 24, 1865.\\nW. K. Kendall, died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 4, 18G4.\\nAlhei t Lyon, trans, to Vet. Kes. Corps, July, 1864.\\nD. S. MungcT, disch. for pro., Feb. 17, 1804.\\nThomas Murray, must, out Nov, 24, 1865.\\nAlbert Otis, died in action at Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 1863.\\nTruman Osgood, died of disease at Washington, D.C., July 22, 1863.\\nSamuel E. I ilts, disch. for disability, June 1, 1863.\\nAbraham Polly, disch. for disability, Dec. 5, 1864.\\nWilliam E. Parker, must, out May 31, 1865.\\nAllen W. Rhodes, died of disease at Uichinond prison, Va., Nov. 20, 1863,\\nSamuel Sherbourne, died of disease at Kichmond prison, Va., April 12, 1864.\\nAnanias Stafford, died in action at Hawes Shop, Va., May 28, 18G4.\\nJacob St.iler, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nfili^rtin Simpson, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nEdward Sinipson, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nWilliam H. Shaft, nuist. out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nJoseph Shaffer, missing in action.\\nJohn Van Dyke, died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., June 20, 18G4.\\nTiffany S. Wright, must, out May 24, 1865.\\nDennis C. Welch, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 1, 1864.\\nCompany E.\\nGeorge Bennett, disch. for disability.\\nCompany F.\\nGeorge Butcher, died of wounds at Annapolis, Md., Oct. 2, 18G. I.\\nCompany G.\\nIst Lieut. Harrison N. Tiiroop, Owosso com. Oct. 1 1, 1SG2 pro. to capt., Co. K,\\nMarch 13,1863.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Norton Gregory, Owosso enl. Aug. 30,1862; must, out Nov. 24,\\n1805.\\nCom. Sergt. Geo. B. W. IngersoH, Owosso enl. Aug. 30, 18G2; killed in action\\nin Virginia, Aug. 28, 1864.\\nSergt. Isaac F. Paikhurst, New Haven enl. Aug. 30, 18G2 trans, to luv. Corps,\\nNov. 15, 1863.\\nSergt. Danl. I. Wyker, Owosso enl. Aug. 30, 1862; died of disease at Annapo-\\nlis, Dec. 9, 1864.\\nSergt. John B. Kay, WoodhuU; enl. Sept. 9, 1862; taken pria. at Brandy Sta-\\ntion, Va., Oct. 11, 1S63.\\nCorp. Wm. M. Linsley, New Haven euL Aug. 30,1802 disch. from Inv. Corps,\\nJuly 19, 1865.\\nCorp. Jas. N. Smith, Owosso; cnl. Sept. 3, 18G2; mustered out.\\nCorp. George H. Wyman, Owosso; eul. Aug. 30, 18G2 died- in hospital, March\\n28, 1803.\\nTeamster Jacob Petlit, Owosso; enl. Aug. 30, 1802 must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nFarrier Andrew 1*. Culp, Scioto eul Aug. 30, 1862 died of disease, Nov. 4, 1863.\\nFarrier L. I. Eckler, Bennington; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; taken prisoner; must, out\\nby order, June 12, l\u00c2\u00ab6o.\\nJoshua Austin, died of disease at Washington, D. C, March 10, 1863.\\nJohn Allen, died of disease at Richmond, Va., Sept. 24, 1864.\\nArtemus W. Angel, must, out Nov. 24, 18G5.\\nJami B l!uil, must, out June 5, 1865.\\nJohti Covel, died of disease at Andevsonville prison, Ga,, April 17, 1864.\\nArthur Colyer, died of disejise at Washington, D. C, Feb. 21, 18G3.\\nGeorge Dutcher, died of disease at Sumnierville Ford, Va., September, 1863.\\nSi-th Dutcher, dieil of disease at Owosso, Mich., Nov. 12, 1864.\\nIsajic DeniJBton, died of disease at Washington, D. C, June 20, 1864.\\nJohn Deniiston, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nGeorge Kdwards, must, out March 10, 186C.\\nAvery I). French, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863.\\nHenry H. Tiain, trans, to 1st Cav.\\nAlbert N. Train, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nSamuel Graham, must, out Aug, 17, 1805.\\nLewis E. Galusha, died in action at Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 18G3.\\nJohn E. Graham, disch. by order, Jan. 28, 1865.\\nHenry Herat, must, out July 5, lb65.\\nGeorge W. Judd, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, July 1, 1863.\\nJohn H. Moon, dieil of disease at Andersonville prison, Nov. 12, 1861.\\nJesse Monroe, disch. July 10, IS65.\\nAbraham Otf, must, oiit Nov. 24, 1865.\\nPeter I. I utuam, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.\\nJohn E. Potter, died of disease at Fairfax Court-House, Va., April 1, 1863.\\nJohn P. Ream, died of disease at Fairfax Couit-House, Va., April 3, 1863.\\nOliver H. llathbone, died of disease at Washington, D. C, March 15, 1863.\\nJohn P. Uay, missing in action.\\nAlmond N. Stephens, must, out Nov, 24, 1865.\\nGeorge Stickler, mnst. out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nSamuel J. Suuthworth, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nJames Vanderhoof, died of disease at Andereonville prison, Ga., April 23, 1865.\\nChristian Widenbuigh, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nWilliam F. Williams, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nOrange Williams, disch. for disability, June 11, 1864.\\nCov)pa\u00c2\u00abn 11.\\nCapt. Henry L. Wise, Caledonia; com. Oct. 13, 1802; pro. to nuij. in lUli Cav,,\\nAug. 31, 1863.\\nCompany K.\\nCapt. H. N. Throop, Owosso com. March IG, 1863 resigned July 10, 1S64.\\nSIXTH CAVALRY SOLDIERS FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompatty D.\\nChas. Ferrir, trans, to Ist Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nChas. E. Havilaud, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nCom. Sergt. Amos T. Ayers, Bingham enl. Oct. 13, 1862; disch. for pro., Oct.\\n13, 1863.\\nSergt. Marvin D. Avery, Bingham enl. Sept. 9, 1862; killed in action at Tr\\nvillian Station, June 11, 1804.\\nCorp. Beiij. B. Tucker, Duplain enl. Sept. 9, 1862 disch. for disability, Feb. 28,\\n1863.\\nMns. John A.Gates, Bingham; enl. Oct. 8, 18G2; disch. by order, March 6,1805.\\nMarion Case, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nGeo. I. Goodale, died in rebel prison, Richmond, Va., Jan. 12, 1804.\\nHenry M. Harrison, died in action at High Ridge, Va., April 6, 1865.\\nSamuel Hoyle, dietl of disease at St. Louis, Mo., July 14, 1805.\\nCha.s. 0. Haire, trans, to 1st Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nEdwin C. Hinman, trans, to 1st Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, ISGo.\\nMartin Lerg, must, out Nov. 24, 1805.\\nGershom W. Mattoon, must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nWm. T. Martin, died of disease at Washington, D. C, July 25, 1864.\\nAnd. J. Miller, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.\\nMoses-C. Nestel, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.\\nHiram J. Saterlee, died in Andersonville prison-pen, Sept. 3, 1S64.\\nLewis H. Yeomand, died in action at Brandy Station, Va., Oct. 13, 1863.\\nCompavy G.\\nMns. John C. Taylor, Bingham; enl. Sept. 17, 1862; must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nDavid Camp, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 19, 1864.\\nAllen Dryer, mnst. out Nov. 24, 1805.\\nWm. Finley, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 10, 1864.\\nJas. McDaniels, must, out Nov. 24, 1805.\\nHenry Sprague, must, out Nov. 24, 1K65.\\nGeo. W. Taylor, trans, to Vet. Res. Corp.s, Sept. 1, 1863.\\nCompany H.\\nJames Reynolds, must, out June 13, 1865.\\nWinchester K. Rice, must, out July 10, 1862.\\nCHAPTER XIX.\\nTENTH CAVALRT.\\nOrganization of the Tenth Its Advance into Kentucky Movement\\nthence to Knoxvllle, Tenn. Arduous Service in East Tennessee,\\nVirginia, nnd North Carolina Unsuccessful Pursuit of Jefferson\\nDavis Disbaudment of the Tenth.\\nCompany F of the Tenth Cavalry was largely made up\\nof Shiawassee County men, recruited in that county by\\nCapt. Chauncey F. Sliepherd, of Owosso, who had pre-\\nviously served in both the First and Fourth Cavalry Regi-\\nments.\\nCompany H was raised in Shiawassee County by Capt.\\nPeter N. Cook, of Antrim, who was its original command-\\ning officer. Prior to Sept. 1, 1863, he had recruited sixty\\nmen for this company, and had reported with them at the\\nrendezvous. The remainder were recruited soon after,\\nnearly all of them being from Shiawassee County.\\nCompany I was almost entirely composed of Clinton\\nCounty men, largely recruited by First Lieut. Enos B.\\nBailey and Second Lieut. George M. Farnham, who were\\noriginal officers of the company.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "TENTH CAVALKY.\\n109\\nThe rendezvous of the Tenth was at Grand Rapids,\\nwhere it was oriranized and niustored into the United\\nStates service witli nine hundred and twelve ofEeers and\\nmen, and with Col. Thaddous Foote as its commanding\\nofficer. On the 1st of December, 1863, it left its rendez-\\nvous and was transported to Lexington, Ky., whence, on\\nthe 13th, it moved to Camp Nelson. From that camp it was\\nmoved, on the 25th of January, 1864, to Burnside Point,\\nfrom which place it marched, on the 29th of February, for\\nKnoxvillc, East Teiin. It was engaged, though with but\\nlittle loss, at Bean s Gap, March 26th, and at Rhcatown,\\nApril 24th but a more severe fight was had on the 25th\\nat Carter s Station, near Jonesboro Tenn., when the Tenth,\\nwith the Third Indiana Cavalry, were sent to destroy a\\nrailroad-bridge across the Watauga River. At Carter s\\nthe Tenth and Third attacked the enemy within his earth-\\nworks. The Tenth fought dismounted, charging at a\\ndouble-quick over the outer rampart through a galling\\nfire into the main bastion, driving the enemy out com-\\npletely, to seek protection in a rocky gorge. The fight\\nlasted from two P.M. until dark, and resulted in a loss to\\nthe Tenth Regiment of seventeen, killed and wounded.\\nThe operations of the regiment during the months of\\nMay and June embraced little that was out of the usual\\nmonotonous round of cavalry ducy, excepting that a detach-\\nment, one hundred and sixty strong, while engaged on a\\nreconuoissance to Bull s Gap and Greenville, encountered a\\nsuperior force of the enemy, attacked and routed them with\\nsevere loss, capturing twenty-six prisoners and a number of\\nhorses and mules.\\nOn the 23d of July the Tenth took part in an attack\\nmade on a rebel brigade at Blue Springs, Tenn., driving\\nthe Confederates from their position in disorder. In this\\nthe lo.=s of the regiment was six wounded. It returned to\\nStrawberry Plains on the 31st. On the 4th of September\\nthe regiment attacked the forces of Gen. John H. Morgan\\nat Greenville, routed them, took a large number of prison-\\ners, and killed the guerrilla chief. During the remainder\\nof that month the men of the Tenth were continually in\\nthe saddle, in pursuit of Wheeler s and other rebel cavalry,\\nand frequently overtaking and fighting them, though not\\ntaking part in any general battle. In all the month of Oc-\\ntober it was engaged in picket duty and scouting.\\nAt the end of October the regiment was posted at Straw-\\nberry Plains, and remained there for more than a month\\nengaged in camp duty, scouting, and erecting defensive\\nworks. While there it w;is attacked (November 14th) by\\na force of rebel cavalry, with artillery, under command of\\nGen. Breckinridge. This attack was commenced by the\\nartillery from the opposite side of the Holston River, and\\nthe cavalry force at the same time threatened the position\\nfrom the rear. The fight, which was a prolonged skirmish,\\nwith almost continual artillery firing from the opposite side\\nof the river, was kept up for a number of days, but the\\nenemy was decisively repulsed on the 24th, and withdrew\\nfrom the field. On the 6th of December the regiment\\nmarched under orders to Knoxvillc, and thence soon after-\\nwards to Sakville, Va., where it assisted in destroying the\\nConfederate salt-works at that place, having been engaged\\nat Kingsport, December 12th, at Bristol, December 14th,\\nand at Saltville, December 20th. After the accomplish-\\nment of the purpose for which the force was sent out, it\\nreturned to Knoxvillc, having had a smart skirmish at\\nChucky Bend on the 10th of January, 1865.\\nThe Tenth remained at Knoxville until the latter part\\nof March, when it marched with its brigade to the north-\\nern part of East Tennessee, and soon afterwards joined an\\nexpedition to North Carolina under Gen. Stoneman. In\\nthis incursion it fought the enemy at Brab.son s Mills,\\nMarch 25th, and at Boonoville on the 27th. Turning\\nthence northward b} way of Wilkcsborough, it penetrated\\nto the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad at Christiansburgh,\\nMontgomery Co., Va., reaching that place on the 5th of\\nApril, and then taking part in the destruction of nearly\\none hundred miles of that railway line. Then it moved\\nto Henry Court-House, ninety-five miles away, and made\\nthat distance in a little le.ss than twenty-four hours. At\\nthat place, on the 8ih of April, it was attacked by a heavy\\nrebel force of cavalry and infantry, but successfully held\\nits ground with only a slight loss. On the 9th of April\\n(the day of Lee s surrender) the Tenth with its companion\\nregiments left Henry Court-House, moved south, destroy-\\ning the railroad line, fighting at Abbott s Creek and High\\nPoint on the 10th, capturing the town of Salisbury and\\nwith it an immense amount of stores, and then, passing\\ndown the Catawba River, engaged in the business of pick-\\ning up bands of rebel cavalry, who had heard of the sur-\\nrender of Lee and were endeavoring to make their escape\\nto their homes. A few more skirmishes (among which\\nwas one at Statesville on the 14th and another at Newton\\non the 17th of April) finished the fighting of the Tenth\\nCavalry. News of the .surrender of Johnston s array was\\nreceived soon after, and then the regiment was sent on an\\nexpedition having for its object the capture of Jefi erson\\nDavis but in this it was forestalled by the Fourth Cav-\\nalry. When it was found that the pursuit of the rebel\\nchief would be fruitless, the regiment was ordered west-\\nward, and passing by way of Stevenson, Ala., into Ten-\\nnessee, it remained on duty in that State until the 11th of\\nNovember, when it was mustered out of service at Mem-\\nphis, and thence proceeded directly to Michigan, arriving\\niu Jackson on the 15th of the same month. A little later\\nthe men received their final payment and dispersed to\\ntheir homes.\\nTENTH CAV.^LKY SOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTr.\\nField and Staff.\\nM;ij. P. N. Cook, Antrim; pro. from citpt. Co. H; must, out Feb. 11, 1865.\\nCbiipluin Henry Cherry, Owosso cum. Dec. 3, 1863 must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nKon-Commmioned Staff.\\nSergt.-Maj. L. T. Tloun-swell, Caledonia; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nChief Mus. John L. Wild, Caledonia unl. Sept lU, 1S03 pro. to 2J lieut., Co. F.\\nCompany A.\\nCapt. Myron A. Converse, Corunna; com. Jan. 5, 1865 lat lieut., April 1,1864\\nmust, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\n1st Lieut. John 11. Bennett, Shiawiv^soe com. Sept. 2, 18G5 2d lieut., Co. U.\\nCompiiny D.\\nA. F, Carlton, li\u00c2\u00bbcli. by order, Juno 17, 1865.\\nOimpatiij F.\\nCapt. Ch:aiiiccy F. Shepherd, Owosso; com. June 6, 1863; resigned for disabil-\\nity, Feb. -Jo, 1SU4.\\n1st Lieut. Wni. E. Cummins, Corunua com. July 25, 1863 pro. to capt., Co. I.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "110\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nl8t Lieut. John L. Wild, Conmn i; com. Jan. 1, 18G5; 2d liout., April 1, 1864\\nmust, out Nov. H, 1805.\\n2d Lieut. M. A. Converse, Coiunnit coin. July 25, 18(53; pro. to 1st lieut., Co. A.\\nQ M.-Sergt. L. S. Rounswell, Caledonia; iipp. sorgt.-ruiij. Sept. 18, 1865.\\nConi.-Sergt. Wilson M. Burk, Owos^io; must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nSergt. Liicien A. Chase, Owosso; pro. to 2ii Ueut., Cu, G.\\nSergt. jHuies R. Conkliu, Owcisso; dicil of disease in Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1864.\\nSergt. Eber D. Jackson, Cttledonia; must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nSergt. Albert K. McBride, Caledonia; must, out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nSergt. Ptrry Swuin, Vernon ninst. out Nov. 24, 1865.\\nSergt. Christian Prine, Perry; must, out Nov. 20, 18G5.\\nSergt. Joel M. Jackson, Caledonia; must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nCorp. John Parsons, P^rry; must, out Nov. 24, 18G5.\\nCorp. Edward S. Treadway, Perry died of disease at Knoxville, Aug. 1, 1864.\\nCorp. Lewis T. Putnam, A ernon discli. for disability, Oct. 1, 18G5.\\nCorp. Daniel Slorehouse, Middlebury trans, to Vot. Res. Corps.\\nFarrier David W._ Palmer, Caledonia died of disease at Grand Rapids, Nov. 18,\\n1863.\\nMns. Elisba P. Tew, Ciiledonia; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSaddler Abner Sears, Burns; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWagoner Albert A. Barnes, Caledonia; disch. for disability, Aug. 25, 1864.\\nHenry K. Angus, disch. for disability, Fell. 20, 1864.\\nAlon Bciddry, missing at High Point, N. C, April 25, 1865.\\nIloi cit II. Barton, must, out June KJ, 1865.\\nCharles M. Calkins, must, out Nov. 11, ISGj.\\nDaniel Conklin, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nOscar F. Card, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nKdwiird B. Clifford, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Feb. 13, 1864.\\nHiram Clark, died of disease at Camp Nelson, March, IS65.\\nCharles Conklin, disch. for disability, Feb. 19, 1SG4.\\nLevi Fhlridge, must, out June 8, 1865.\\nCharles D. Footer, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWm. E. Forney, died of disease at Grand Riipids, Mich., Nov. 18, 1863.\\nEIi ha C. Gleason, must, out Nov. U, 1865.\\nWilliam Gleason, must, out Nov, 11, 1865.\\nGeorge Howe, must, out May 27, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Harrie, must, out Nov. 22, 1865.\\nReuben J. Holmes, mu^t. out Nov. II, 1865.\\nAndrew J. Hovey, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nWillard S. Hawthorn, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nHiram Halleek, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nPetei- Hamlin, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nAndrew H-irt, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Feb. 3, 18G4.\\nAlbeit E. Huntley, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Feb. 1, 18G4.\\nSamuel liukomb, died of disease at Ciimp Nelson, Ky,, Feb. 9, 1864.\\nHenry Howe, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., March 1, 1865.\\nFriend D. Jackson, died uf disease atCorunna, Mich., Nov. 12, 18G3.\\nCompany F.\\nCarpenter Jacobs, died of disease at Somerset, Ky., Feb. 13, I86i.\\nLambert Johnson, must, out Nov, 11, 1\u00c2\u00ab65.\\nDavid Kinyon, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nD.uiiel L. Kiuy(tu, must, out Nov. 11, I860.\\nCharles Kinney, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nDaniel Kief, died of disease at Knoxville, Tcnn., March 9, 1864.\\nOtis Lamnnyon, must. out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJames Mole, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nHenry C. McCarty, must, out Nov. II, 1865.\\nJerry M. Miillery, died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1865.\\nAlviii Owen, must, out Nov. 11, 18ii5.\\nDaniel Owen, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nEdward Pu;nam, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nFrank Putnam, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJohn N. Pratt, must, out Nov. 27, 1865.\\nGeorge F. Prior, must, out May 11, 1865.\\nGeorge R. Stninie, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Dec. 28, 1863.\\nJohn Snow, died of disease at Owosso, Mich., Nov. 24, 1863,\\nWilliam Thomas, died of disease at Knoxville, Teiin., April 23, 1864.\\nPhilip Thomas, must, out June 9, 1865.\\nJohn D. Thomas, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nMilliam K. Walcott, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1864.\\nJohn Woodiuff, died of disease in Michigan, March I, 1865.\\nCompany G.\\n2d Lient. Lucien A. Chiise, Owosso enl. Fob, 18, 1865 must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nLevi Hall, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJames H. Qlorgan, died of disease at Lenoir, Tenn., June 5, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nCapt. Peter N. Cook, Antrim com. Aug. 26, 1863 pro. to major, Feb. 18, 18G5,\\nCapt. Edgar P, Byerly, Owoseo; com. Feb. 18, 1865; Ist lieut., July 25, 18G3;\\nmust, out Nov. 11, 1865,\\n2d Lieut. J. Q. A. Cook, Antrim com. July 25, 1863; resigned April 12, 1864.\\n2d Liout. John B. Bennett, Sliiawassee; com, Feb. 18, 1865; aergt. pro. to 1st\\nlieut., Co. A.\\nSergt. John L. Banks, Shiawassee disch. by order, Aug. 3, 18G5.\\nSergt. Lewis Decker, Antrim; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. Aaron Herrick, Shiawassee; trans, to luv. Corps, June 16, 1864.\\nSergt. David F. Tyler, Perry; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. Jacob N. Decker, Antrim; died of wounds at Knoxville, Tenn., May 24,\\n18G4.\\nSergt. Samuel B. R vonangh, Shiawassee disch. for disability, May 31, 1865,\\nSergt Robert D. .\\\\dams, Antrim must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nCorp. Saurtel H. Graham, Woodhull nui-it. out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nCorp. Wm. H. Bachelder, Antrim died of disease in Kentucky, March 25, 1864,\\nCorp. John N. Baker, Antrim must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nCorp. Stephen D, Stedman, Porry died in Andersonville prison-pen, Oct. 31,\\n1SG4.\\nCorp. Piatt S. Pelton, Shiawassee must, out Nov, 11, 1865.\\nCorp. And. Bliss, Burns must, out Nov. 11,1865.\\nCorp. Chas. F. (AjIos, Shiawassee, disch. by ordt-r, Oct. 17, 1865.\\nMns. Gideon Whitman, corp,, Burns; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nMns. Samuel K. Bennett, Antrim; died of disease in Kentucky, Feb. 24, 18G4.\\nSaddler Geo. Hart, Shiawassee must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nGeorge Bentley, died of disesise at Camp Nelson, Feb. 27, 1864.\\nFrancis M. Baker, died of di-jease at Knoxville, Tenn., April 5, 1864.\\nWilliam Battisliill, died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn., June 10, 1864.\\nWilliam R. Bugbee, died of disease at Somerset, Ky., Feb. 27, 18G4.\\nJohn R. Bennett, disch. for promotion, May 29, 1865.\\nB. E. Barnes, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWalter Biowji, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nHector E. Bentley, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJohn S. Babiock, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nEdgar Cole, nuHt. out Nov. 11, 1SG5.\\nGeorge W. Coif, must, out Nov. 22, 1865.\\nAndrew Crowell, must, out Nov, 11, 1865.\\nSamuel W. Carr, died of disease at Detroit, Mich., Sept. 12, 1865.\\nL. A. Decker, died of disease at Andersonville prison, Ga., April 24, 1864.\\nPeter Dumoud, must, out Nov. 24, ISGo.\\nBenjamin Dulreze, must, out Nov. 22, 1865.\\nGeorge P, Dean. must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nSamuel H. Graham, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nHale P. Goodwin, died of diseiise at Knoxville, Tenn., March 27, 1865.\\nDaniel 11. Herrington, must, out May 19, 1865.\\nTruman W. Hemingway, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nReuben C. Hutchings. must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nHiram Johnson, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSylvester Ketchuni, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, May 1, 1864.\\nAlfred Lamunyan, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJohn R. Lucas, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nJohn C. Levy, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nRobert Lyons, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nArthur Mead, must, out Nov, II, 1865.\\nGeorge F. Merrill, must, out Blay 19, 18C5.\\nWilliam F. McDivit, disch. by order, Feb, 4, 1865.\\nLoreu D. Peck, died of disease at Grand R ipids, Mich., Nov, 18, 1863.\\nMartin Pierce, died of disease at Andersonville, Ga.\\nThomas Ratigan, dii-d of disease at Andersonville, Ga.\\nSamuel Robinson, died of disease at Andersonville, Ga.\\nWilliam Richardson, must, out Nov. 14, 1865.\\nJohn W. Simpson, died of wounds at Knoxville, Tenn., May 7, 1864.\\nWilliam II. Shaw, disch. for disability, June 23. 1864.\\nHiram W, Stevens, disch. by order. May 1, 1865.\\nAlmon M. Sandford, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nWilliam 0. Sherburne, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nAllen Scott, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nAllen H, Terberry, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWilliam Vaughn, died of disease at Annapolis, Md., May 2, 1864.\\nFrederick Wolf, d.sch. by order, June 30, 1865.\\nCompauy I.\\nCapt. Wm. E. Cunimings, Corunna; com. Jan. 7, 1865; must, out Nov. 11, 1S65.\\nMelviu Hauglitland, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nCompany M.\\nWilliam M. Decker, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nGeorge W. Hickox, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWilliam Roberts, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., July 24, 1S64.\\nCharles Thomas, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nTENTH CAVALRY SOLDIERS FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nField and SU{ff\\nMaj. Harvey E. Light, Eureka; com. Jan. 6, 1865; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nCompany B.\\n1st Lient. Nelson Robinson, Jr., Eureka; com. Aug. 3, 1865; must, out Nov. 11,\\n1S65.\\nJohn Hodges, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nHomer Parkes, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nTompkins Parkes, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nAlbert Van Alstine, diet! of disease at Somerset, Ky,, Feb. 12, 1864.\\nCompany D.\\nAllen Hicks, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "OTIIER SOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON.\\nIll\\nCompany E.\\nOii t. Iliirvcy E. Light, Eureksi com. July 2^, 18G:J pro. to mnj.. Jan. 6, 18G5.\\n2d Lieut. Nelson E. Robinson, Eureka; q.m.-soigt. pro. to let lieut. Co. B,\\nAug. :i, 18G5.\\nMua. John B. Lackey, Rih-y must, out Nuv. 11, 1SC3.\\nFun ier Alfred V. Roosii, Eureka mu.-.t. ouT Nov. 11, 18G5.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\Viigoner Levi Spauldhip, Eurtka; disch. fur disability, April 2G, 1804.\\nJ.ilm M. Benjamin, diseh. by order, St-pt. 5, ISGa.\\nJames 0. Chart, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Jan. 17, 18G4.\\nJohn I orter, must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nCowpniiij F.\\nSergt. Talman Beardslee, Ovid must, out May 17, 18G5.\\nCoe S. Swegles, disch. for disability, Sept. 20, 18G5.\\nJohn Sinclair, must, out Nov. 11, 1SG5.\\nCowpntiy G.\\nSergt. Oscar E. Grover, Eagle; died of disease at Purdy, Trnn., Oct. 2:i, 1805.\\nCorp. Azro M. Bates, Eagle; disch. for disability, Sept. 10, ISG-l.\\nJohn Brown, must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nCompany H.\\nDaniel Ackley, must, out Nov. 11,1565.\\nCompany I.\\nCapt. Enos B.Bailey, St. John s com. Jan. 22, 1864; 1st lieut. July 25, 1803;\\nmust, out Jan. 7, 1SG5-\\n1st Lieut. George M.Fnrnham, St. Juhn s; com. Jan. 22, 1804; 2d lieut. July 25,\\n180;i; pro. to capt. Co. K.\\n2d Lioiit. John Spears, Riley com. Oct. 19, 1865; must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. Joseph S. Tucker, Riley disch. for disability, Tune 1, 1865.\\nCom. -Sergt. Oscar Chase, Bingham; must, out Nov. 11, 18G5.\\nSergt. Daniel C. Tucker, Riley; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps.\\nSergt. Willard N. Daggett, Greenbush must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. Lyman J. Daniels, AVatertown must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. Charles H. Rt)se, Watertown must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. Samuel S. Lee, De Witt; sick and absent, Nov. 11, 1865.\\nSergt. James M. Shnllcrs, Ringhani must, out Nov. U, 1865.\\nQ.M.-Sergt. William Adams, Greenbnsh must, out Nov. 18, 1865.\\nCorp. Eug-ne B. Ketchnm, Bingham must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nCorp. William J. Esler, Ea;;le nnist. out Oct. 23, 1865.\\nCorp. Enimett Kirby, Greenbusb nuut. out May 26, 1865.\\nCorp. Charles 0. Cohen, Lebanon mnst. out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nSergt. John Spoars, Riley; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. I.\\nSergt. Frank H. Rossnian, Watertown must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nMus. Orlo W. Berniingbam, Duplain; disch. by order, Sept. 11, 1865.\\nMu8. Fred. Brown, Westidialia died uf disease at Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov.\\n13, 1863.\\nSaddler Paul J. Averill, Olive must, out Nov. 11, 180.5.\\nFarrier Abram Bennett, Weslplialia; disch. for dis^ibility, May 23, 1864.\\nFarrier Geo. W. Baker, Greenbnsh died of dise.-ise in Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1864.\\nTeamster Richard Cook, Olive must, out Nov. 10. 18G5.\\nOliver Brtbcock, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., ULircb 31, 186t.\\nEdwin Burrows, died of disense at Knoxviile, Tenn., March 24, 1864.\\nJosepli L. Brink, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Jan. 7, 1864.\\nCharles Bacon, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Feb. 21, 1804.\\nStephen H. Baker, missing in action.\\nWilliam T. Blizzard, died of disease at Knoxviile, Tenn., May 20, 1804.\\nAndrew Bailey, trans, to Vet. Res. Coips.\\nJuhn Brown, must, out Nov, 11, 1805.\\nJames Brown, didch. by older, Oct. 3, 1863.\\nEdwin Buahnell, must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nAbram ook, must, out Nov. II, 18G5.\\nWilliam Coveratone, must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nLinus Densmore, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Jan. 20, 1864.\\nChauncey Ferris, must, out Nov. II, 18G5.\\nAlunzo Force, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJidin W. Force, must, out Nov. 11, 1SG5.\\nIsaac Grant, niu^t. out Nov. 11, 1S05.\\nIsaac II. Harrington, must, out Oct. 20, 1SG5.\\nCliarlcs J. Iloople, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nGeorge J. Hiiggt-tt, drowned at Knoxviile, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1805.\\nDaniel S. Hathaway, died of disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Feb. 1, 18G4.\\nGodfrey Kline, died of disease at Km-xville, Tenn., July 13, 1864.\\nL man W. Kimball, died of disease at Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 2, 1863.\\nMyron J. L:iltimore, died of dlsiase at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 26, 1864.\\nJames A. Laughlin, discb. for disability, Oct. 5, 1863.\\nGould E. Mathews, disch. by order, June 19, 1805.\\nB. B. Owen, must, out May 12, 1SG5.\\nAlexander Parks, muit. out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nLorenzo D. Philips, died of disease at Knoxviile, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1864.\\nW. W. Stiles, died of disease at Somerset. Ky., Feb. 28, 1864.\\nAlvin Sears, died of disease at Canip Nelson, Ky., May 4, 18G4.\\nWarren Stiies, died of disease at Nashville, Nov. 6, 1H64.\\nKdniimd H. Sitis, mnst. out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJackson A. Sanborn, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nB. Frank. Sanborn, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJohn W. Stanswell. must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nEm^ry B. Smith, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nJesse E. Stone, sergt., Duplain must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nLafayette A. Townson, died of disease at Knoxviile, Tenn., Oct. 4, 1864.\\nZenas J. Thnma- died of disease at Knoxviile, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1864.\\nDenison Van Vliet. disch. by order, Sept. 25, 1865.\\nSamuel Wliitlock, die iof disease at Camp Nelson, Ky., Feb. 11, 1864.\\nElliott Wright, died of disease in Tennessee, Juno 11, 1864.\\nAnthony Winaus, must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nCbarles Williams, must, out Nov. 11, 1865.\\nWilliam Wells, must, out Nov. 11, 1805.\\nCHAPTER XX.\\nOTHER SOLDIERS FROM SHIAMTASSEE AND\\nCLINTON COUNTIES.\\nRepresentation of the Two Counties in Twenty-five Infantry and\\nCavalry Regiments, and Eleven Michigan Batteries.\\nBesides the regiments of wliicli historical sketches have\\nah eady been given, there were many others containing Clin-\\nton and Shiawassee County soldiers, whose record is equally\\nhonorable, though they served in regiments in which these\\ncounties were less numerously represented. Of the oflBcers\\nand enlisted men who served in these regiments lists (made\\nfrom the official records in the adjutant-general s office)\\nare given in this chapter.\\nSOLDIERS OF THE FIRST INFANTRY.\\nCLINTON COUNTT.\\nCompany F,\\nAlpheus Bixby, disch. for disability. May 12, 1864.\\nCompany H.\\nAndrew J. Briggs, veteran, Dec. 25, 1863.\\nAlvalma L. Dickinson, disch. by onler, June 10, 1865.\\nJames B. Marsh, disch. at end of service, Aug. 3U, 1864.\\nComjyany I.\\nDavid W. Zacharias, must, out July 9, 1865.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany\\nGeorge W. I-aliJng, disch. for disability.\\nFOURTH INFANTRY.\\nSOLDIERS FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany K.\\nJames G. Abbott, died of disease in New York, June, 1862.\\nSf-rgt. Ezra Brown, Duplain, disch. at end of service, June28, 1864.\\nAlonzo Force, disch. for disability, Jan. 16, 1802\\nColwell Martin, diach. for disability, Nov. I, 1862.\\nOrrin E. Perry, disch. at end of service, June 28, 1864.\\nCompany I {New Fourth).\\nIliram A. Barber, disch. at end of service, March 8, 1866.\\nZoar H. Bates, disch. at end of service, March 8, 1866.\\nHarvey Cook, died of disease in Texas, Oct. 22, 1865.\\nWilliam A. Dietz, disch. at end of service, March 8, 1866.\\nGiles Hill, died of disease in Texa?, Nov. 6, 1865.\\nCharles V. Lewis, died of dist-asc in Texas, Nov. 4, 1865.\\nWashington Lewis, disch. at end of service, March 8, 1866.\\nAlbert H. Miller, disch. at end of service, March 8, 1866.\\nJohn D. Sherman, diecb. at end of service, Marcli 8, 1866.\\nSOLDIEKS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany K.\\nThomas Sherry, disch. at end of service, June 28, 1864.\\nCompany E [New Fourth).\\nGeorge Bradison, must, out May 26, 1866.\\nCompany C.\\nJames Davis, nuist. out Feb. 26, 1866,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "112\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nSIXTH INFANTllY.\\nMEN KKOM SHIAWASSEE COUNTV.\\nCompaity A.\\nSolomon Henry, distil, fol disability, Aug. 2, 1865.\\nSeymour Lyon, muBt. out Aug. 20, 1865.\\nSEVENTH INFANTRY.\\nMEN FROM SFIIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nGilbert A. Frn/.icr, disch. Jan. 20, 1862.\\nOsciir S. Jewett, tinns. to Vt-t. Res. Corps, March 15, 18G4.\\nAneul James, died of disease ut Camp Benton, Md,, Nov. 16, 18f.l.\\nCad. S. I elton, missing in retreat from Fair Oaks.\\nCaleb B. Peltou, disch. at end of sei-vice, Sept. 9, 1SG4.\\nOmipmnj F.\\nBenj. F. Green, discb. for disability, Jnne 6, 1862.\\nHenry S. McCarty, diach. for disability, May :J, 1862.\\nJacob D. Snyder, diseh. fordisabiliiy,0ct. in, 18G2.\\nWellington Stark, disch. for disability, June 2.3, 1862.\\nWilliam Stone, died of disease at Point Lookout, Md., Jan. 1, 1803,\\nJolin D. Walker, discli. for promotion, Aug. 4, 1862.\\nWilliam White, disch. fur disability, Nov. 5, 1861.\\nMEN FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany G.\\nThomas Stevens, must, out July 5, 1865.\\nCompiiny II.\\nCharles llale, discli. for disability, Oct. 17, 1862.\\nELEVENTH INFANTRY (NEW).\\nMEN FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nGeorge W. White, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., June 3, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nJohn invndel, must, out Sept. IG, 18G5.\\nTWELFTH INFANTRY.\\nMEN FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nBirdsley Morse, must, out Feb. 15, 1866.\\nCompany C\\nGoo. Oliver, disch. by order, June 17, 1865.\\nValororous Oliver, must, out Feb. 15, 1866.\\nCompany D.\\nWilson M. Holmes, discb. by order, May 28, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nDavid Whalin, died cf disease in Arkansas, Aug. 17, 18G3.\\nCompany G.\\nEdward C. Ilinman, diach. Aug. 18, 1862.\\nAlbert A. Sherman, disch. for disability, Aug. 26, 18G2.\\nCompany K.\\nA. J. Austin, disch. at end of service, Nov. 20, 1863.\\nJ. R. Moss, disch. at end of service, Nov. 20, 1SG3.\\nTHIRTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nCLINTON COUNTY VOLUNTEERS.\\nCompany B.\\nJames Anderson, disch. by order, June 8, 1865.\\nLewis C. Gardner, disch. by order, June 16, 1865.\\nAlson P. Kinney, disch. by order, June 8, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nGeorge C. Baker, must, out July 25, 18G5.\\nCompany D.\\nSergt. Michael Miller, Westphalia; enl. Nov. 12, 1861; disch. at end of service\\nJan. IG, 18G5.\\nMichael Bechtold, disch. for disability, July 21, 1863.\\nGerritt S. Finn, veteran, enl. Jan. 18, 1864 died of diaease id Georgia, Feb. 28,\\n1865.\\nlioreii/.o Hance, discb. for disability. May 1, 1862.\\nHiram S. Miller, discb. at end of service, Feb. 17, 1865.\\nAuHon J. Rummer, disch. for disability, Feb. 23, 1863.\\nFrank Wiler, disch. for disability, Sept. 15, 1862.\\nMathlas Webber, disch. on order, June 20, 1865,\\nCompany F.\\nSergt. Walter Delong, Lebanon; enl. Oct. 5,1861 died in action at Stone River,\\nTenn., Dec. 29, 1862.\\nWilliam G. Annis, veteran, enl. Jan. 18, 18G4; must, out July 25, 18G5.\\nSilas H. Catliii, veteran, enl. Feb. 10, 1864; disch. at end of service, July 18, 65.\\nDavid R. Corey, disch. for disability, March 8, 1863.\\nNathan Evans, disch. for disability, Dec. 10, 1862.\\nFrederick Fifield, died at home.\\nGeorge W. Hewitt, died of disease .at Nashville, Tenn.\\nWebster Lawrence, must, out July 25, 1865.\\nWilliam Mcltoborts, must, out July 25, 18G5.\\nHorace McRoberls, died of disease at Kalamazoo, Feb. 9, 1862.\\nLaureston B. Myers, disch, fur disability.\\nPhinney B. Millard, disch. for disability.\\nWilliam M. Payne, disch. by order, June 8, 1865.\\nReuben Place, mu t. out July 25, 1865.\\nJoseph Randolph, disch. for disability, Dec. 10, 1862.\\nSylvester Stoddard, disch. by order, June 8, 1865.\\nOrrin A. Smith, died of disease at Nashville, Dec. 20, 1862.\\nJames D. Sowle, missing in action.\\nSilas Tripp, died of disease, July 21, 1862.\\nDavid Tripp, discli. by order, Jan. 19, 1863.\\nCompany G.\\nJohn Hoover, must, out July 25, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nWalter Weaver, died in action at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862.\\nCompany K,\\nEdward Everett, must, out July 18, 1865.\\nTobias Egner, discharged July 20, 1864.\\nClark S. Green, discharged Sept. 5, 18G2.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nLewis Whitman, veteran, enl. Feb. 15, 1864.\\nFIFTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN.\\nC ompany A.\\nJames Delaney, disch. by order, May 30, 1865.\\nCompany B.\\nRichard Haines, must, out Aug. 13, 1865.\\nCAtmpany C.\\nNelson Bengart, mu =t. out Aug. 13, 1865.\\nWilliam S. Corwiii, disch. for disability, July 28, 1863.\\nCompany F.\\nCorp. Richard Ralph, Corunna; enl. Jan, 5, 1862; disch. at end of service, Jan.\\n28, 1865.\\nReuben Cuilney, disch. for disability, July 24, 1862.\\nBenjamin F. Dunlap, must, out Aug. 13, 1865.\\nJohn S. Skelton, must, out Aug. 13, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\n1st Lieut, Henry K. Wallace, Corunna; com. Jan. 1, 1862; wounded at battle of\\nShiluh, April 6,1862; thanked by Gen. Rosecrans in special orders for\\ngallantry and efficiency at the siege of Corinth; disch. for disability,\\nSept. 1, 18G2.\\n2d Lieut. John Edwards, Corunna; com. Jan. 1, 1862; res. April 17,1863.\\nSergt. James Brown, Corunna; enl. Dec. 29, 1861 disch. for disability, Nov. 12,\\n18G2.\\nCoip. John A. Wallace, Cornnna; enl. Dec. 20, 1861; veteran, Feb. 14, 1864;\\nabsent on furlough at muster out.\\nHenry H. Barnes, veteran, enl. Feb. 14, 1864 must, out Aug. 13, 1865.\\nJohn Crow, died of disease at Big Black River, Miss., Aug. 14, 18G3.\\nWallace Dibble, died in action at Shiloh, Tenn., April 6, 18G2.\\nThomas Donahue, disch. for disability, March 31, 1863.\\nAlonzo Johnson, diach. at end of service, Nov. 10, 1863.\\nHenry Punches, discli. fur disability, Nov. 6, 1862.\\nJames Penfold, died of disease at Pittsburg Landing.\\nSamuel B. Revenaugb, disch. for disability, Aug. 29, 1862.\\nWarren J. Woolmnn, disch. at end of service, Nov. 10, 1863.\\nThomas Yerton, died of disease in Tennessee, June 1, 18G2,\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN.\\nCompany C\\nJoseph Humeston, died of disease at Detroit, Mich., March 3, 1865,\\nCompatiy G.\\nEzra B. Dietz, disch. by order, May 30, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nCharles Minke, disch. by order. May 30, 1865.\\nRobert Wyman, must, out Aug. 13, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "OTHER SOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON.\\n113\\nCompany K.\\nAVilliam II, Roe, iHbcIi. at end of service, Nov. 17, 1865.\\nSniniiet A. Smith, died of disease ift Mississippi, Ait-;. G, ISGIi.\\nCliristian T.ijlur, disch. by ordi-r, May 30, 1SG5.\\nSIXTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN.\\nComjian;/ B.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0William II. C. Hull. must, out July 8, 18G5.\\nHenry F. Monroe, must, out Jiily 8, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nDaniel Rosa, died of wounds at .\\\\loxaiidria, Va., Oct. 27, 1801.\\nCumpanif F.\\nThomas Catlin, disch. hy order, May 3, 18G5.\\nCompavij H.\\nGeorge Broom, veteran, onl. Dec. 24, 1863.\\nMathew Crowter, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1SG3; died of wounds, near Petersburg,\\nVa., June 21, 18G4.\\nGeorge W. Erray, died in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 18G3.\\nNicholas Fitzpatrick, died of disease at Hall s Hill, Va., Nov. 14, 1862.\\nAHred R. Frazier, disch. by order, Dec. 15, 1861.\\nDavid Gordon, disch. by order, July 13, 1865.\\nWarren Hatlien, died of wounds, 1862.\\nHiram Johnson, disch. lor disability, Aug. 27, 18G4.\\nSanford G. Morton, disch. at end of service, Sept. 7, 1864.\\nNathaniel H. Overton, died in action at Gaines Hill, June 27, 1862.\\nAdoniram J. Payne, died of disease at Washington, D. C, Oct. 2, 1861.\\nCharles J. Perry, disch, for disability, Oct. 13, 1863.\\nJesse Parmenter, wagoner, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; disch. for disabilily, Feb.\\n20, 1865.\\nLeand^T A. Vanduson, disch. at end of service, Sept. 7, 1864.\\nAVilliam H. Wilkinson, disch. for disability, Sept. 25, 1862.\\nCompany E.\\nJoseph G. Scott, died of disease at Washington, D. C.\\nIsaac H. Scott, died iu action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nBradley S. Wliitney, must, out July 8, 1865.\\nFirst Independent Company.\\nJacob F. Wagner, must, out July 8, 1865.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEN.\\nCompany B.\\nLloyd G. Stever, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; must, out July 18, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nJohn G. Daker, died of disea-se in Virginia, Oct. 21, 1861.\\nJeremiah Walker, died of disease at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 20, 1862.\\nCompany G.\\nDavid Clark, disch. by order. May 20, 1865.\\nCompany H.\\nIst Lieut. Daniel Lyon, St. .John s; com. Sept. 27, 1864; aergt. Aug. 15, 1801;\\nveteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; wounded at Hatcher s Run, Va., Feb. G, 1865;\\ndisch. for disability, May 15, 18G5.\\nSergt. Lafayette L. Traak, St. John s; enl. Aug. 13, 1861 diach. for disability,\\nJan. 3, 1863.\\nCorp. John T. Newell, St. John s enl. Sept. 1, 18G1 died in action at Gaines\\nMill, Juno 27, 1862.\\nCorp. Theodore L. Everest, St. John s enl. Aug. 16, 1861 disch. for disability,\\nSept. 17, 1862.\\nAbram Bigelow, disch. for disability, Feb. 21, 1862.\\nCarlos BeIli\u00c2\u00bbW8, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 18G3 must, out July 8, 1865.\\nJohn J. Partello, disch. at end of service, Sept. 7, 1864.\\nJoseph Van Vechten, died in action at Bull Run, Aug. 30, 18G2.\\nDavid Wainwriglit, dischaiged.\\nSEVENTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nCompany H.\\nDelos W. Yanderlierg, died in action at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 18C2.\\nNoah Wilkes, must, out June 3, 18C6.\\nCompany K.\\nWalter Love, died of disease at Oiimp Chase, Ohio.\\nWilliam Blerrilt, disch. for diaabilil.v, Jan, 4, 1864.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nCompany F.\\nSylvester EvcrU, died of disease at WaBliington, D. C, Feb. M, 1863.\\nWilliam Jordan, died in action at .\\\\ntielani, Md Sept 17 ISC\\n15\\nEIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nCompany D.\\nSmith Buttcrfleld, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., April 20, 18CI.\\nOrlando 11. Sheldon, must, out Sept. 15, 1805.\\nWilliams L. Walters, must, out May 10, 1865.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nCompany F.\\nCapt. Sheridan F. Hill, Eagle; com. cnpt., Co. 0, March 27, 1865; Ist lieut.,\\nCo. F, July 27, 18C2; must, out June 20, 1865.\\nNINETEENTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nC ympany D.\\nLeonard Caswell, must, out June 10, 1S65.\\nTWENTIETH INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nCompany B.\\nJohn J. Beadle, tians. to 2d Mich. Inf. must, out July 6, 1865.\\nWilbur G. Ilibbanl, trans, to 2d Mich. Inf. must, out July 28, 1865.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nAaron Dlaiichard, niusf. out July 28, 1865.\\nTWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nCompany A.\\nSergt. James J. Msiy, Riley; enl. Aug. 1, 1862; disch. for disability, Dec. 24, 62.\\nCompany D.\\nAmos M. Deits, must, out June 8, 18C5.\\nCompany G.\\nMu3. Henry M. Lewis, De Witt; enl. Aug. 16, 1862; must, out of Inv. Corps,\\nJune 26, 1865.\\nCompany I.\\nJames C. Van Liew, trans, to 14th Mich. Inf.; must, out July 18, 1865,\\nMyron J. Stewart, trana. to 14th Mich. Inf. must, out July 18, 1865.\\nCompany K.\\nGeorge D. Barker, died of disease at Murfreesboro\\nJonathan Catlin, disch. for dissibility, Feb. 9, 1863.\\nGeo. W. Glassbrook, died of disease at Camp Bradley, Jan. 31, 1863.\\nCalvin Merwin, died of disease at sea.\\nCharles Rosencrans, disch. for disiibility, Feb. 12, 1863.\\nMalcolm Sherwood, disch. for disability, Jan. 24, 1863.\\nCalvin Terwilliger, disch. for disability.\\nTWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON.\\nCompany D.\\nMilton A. Farmer, died in Andersonville prison-pen, Aug. 1, 1864.\\nRichard F. Masters, trans, to 2d Mich. Inf.; must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nCompany A.\\nAndrew Fillinger, must, out June 26, 1865.\\nHenry Fillinger, must, out June 26, 1865.\\nTWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany A.\\nCharles Willard, died in rebel prison.\\nCompany F.\\nJoseph Coryell, died in action at Fitzhugh Crossing, Va., April 29, 1863.\\nJames Hubbard, died in action at Gettysbnrg, Pa., July 1, 1863.\\nCompany H.\\nDewitt C. Butterfield, disch. for disability, Feb. 21, 1863.\\nAlmon S. Cook, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nMyron Di inary, died at Wiishlngton, D. C, of wounds, Dec. 9, 1863.\\nMorris Iloople, initsming in action.\\nLeander It. Hooplc, disch. for disability, Marcii 30, 1865.\\nV. It. W. Lenim, tnms. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 28, 1864.\\nWilliam Morgan, died of disease at Belle Plain, Fob. 24, 1863.\\nNathaniel Moon, died of wounds at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 4, 18G4.\\nIra F. Peai-sall, diseh. for disability, April 11, 18G3.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "114\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.\\nWilliam r. Heed, discli. for diBabilUy, Feb. 25, 1803.\\nNichnlitii Kiiby, niio^iiig in action.\\nJosopti Sliank, must, out May 24, 1SC5.\\nAndrew J. Stevens, must, unt June 30, 18G5.\\nJohn Steele, must, out Juno 30, 1865.\\nChiirK H SlIckleB, discli. for disftbility, Nov. 15, 18G2.\\nSiiniuol Stenio, di^cb. for dJBitbility, Sept. 2G, 1802.\\nChurlea W. Tbomaa, diiicb. for disability, April 30, 1863.\\nCompani/ I.\\nMiithow IJIark, must, out Juno 30, 18G5.\\nTbeodore Ililler, must, out June 30, 1665.\\nJob Sexton, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nUomcr Wiittjon, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nCompanij K.\\nWilliam Morse, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nOompany D.\\nOrrin Dodge, mu3t. out Juno 30, 1865.\\nGimjHiny E.\\nMnnley M. IJoington, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nJerome H. Frasier, must, out Juno 30,1865.\\nLewis Metciilf, must, out Juue 30, 1865.\\nCampany G.\\nJnmos W. Goodfellow, disch. for disability, June 3, 18C5.\\nOrville 0. Sinionson, died of wounds, June 18, 1804.\\nWilliam II. Van Otter, disch. for disability, Sept. 20, 1862.\\nCompany K.\\nHenry L. McCartby, must, out June 30, 1805.\\nDexter B. IMoper, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nHecniiis.\\nJanioa Ackley, must, out Juno 28, 18G5.\\nSamuel A. Hubbard, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nEdward Leeland, must, out June 30, 18G5.\\nDavid B. Shannon, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nTWENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nNon-Comnms lotted Staff.\\nPrinc. MuB. Georgo G. Harris, Antrim eul. Aug. 6, 1862 must, ovit Juno 4, Go.\\nCompany B,\\nJames M. Clemonts, must, out June 4, 18G5.\\nCoittpnny E.\\nWillis E. Brown, n^ist. out Sept. 10, 18(;5, from Vet. Rea. Corps.\\nJohn L. Bennett, must, out Jutie 4, 1SG5.\\nCharles Bennett, must, out June 4, 18G5.\\nAshley C. Elder, must, out June 4, 1865.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY,\\nNou-Commissionid Sluff.\\nHoap.-Stow. Zadock B. Freeman, Bath pro. to asst. Burg.\\nCompany D.\\nGeorge Hawkins, must, out Juno 27, 18C5.\\nAndrew Silvornail, trans, to Vet. Ues. Corps, Sept. 20, 18G3.\\nSergt. William D. Towner, died of disease at Jackson, Mich., Sept. 27, 18G2.\\nCompany II.\\nKapoleon Dtdong, died of disease at Alexandria, Va., Feb. 15, 1863.\\nTWENTY -EIGHTH INFANTRY.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\n1st Lieut. Eli F. Evans, Vernon com. Nov. 26, 1864 must, out June 5, 18C6.\\nCompany E.\\nSamuel A. Luther, disch. at end of service, Feb. 13 1866.\\nFIRST REGIMENT LIGHT AKTILLERY.\\nMEN FKOM SHIAWASSEE COUNTr.\\nBaUcru A.\\nl8t Lieut. Hoiekiah E. Burchard, Ovid; com. March C, ISCi; 2d lieut. Sept. 6\\n18G4 (seigt.) must, out July 28, 1805.\\nAlexander Kobcrtaun, must, out July 28, 1805.\\nDtiUtrij 11,\\nCiileb G. Powell, must, out Aug. 30, 1805.\\nJuniea H. lledson, must, out Aug. 30, 1805.\\nBaUery H.\\nHenry C. Grant, trans, to Vet. Ues. Corps, March 15, 1804.\\nIsaac P. Place, must, out July 22, 1805.\\nTlUrleeiilh BMeii,\\nGeorge D. Ensign, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nlleman Frisk, must. o!it July 1, 1865.\\nJulius Frisk, must, out July I, 1805.\\nIk iijiiiiiin F. Fri-ehtTid, disch. liy order. May G, 1SG5.\\nEdward Judd, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nRobert Lapwortli, must, out July 1, 1805.\\nWilliam J, Ottoway, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nAsa B. Sheldon, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nMEN FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nBailer n A.\\nGeo. Butterfleld, must, out July 28, 1805.\\nChas. W. Eaton, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, April 10, 1804.\\nAugust Rochol, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, April 10, 1864.\\nDanl. C. Warren, must, out July 28, 1805.\\nBaUery D.\\nWagoner Saml. Fowler, Bath enl. Oct. 26, 1861 died of wounds at Hoover s\\nGap, Tonn., June 20, 1803.\\nBaUery E.\\nMarvin Albright, disch. for disability, July 27, 1802.\\nChas. M. Chadwick, disch. to enl. in regular army, Nov. 27, 1802.\\nOliver Curiuinghani, must, out Aug. 30, 1805.\\nG. H. Gi-oom, must, out Aug. 30, 1805.\\nRalph W. Uolloy, must, out Aug. 30, 1865.\\nWm. R, Newman, must, out Aug. 30, 1865.\\nWni. 11. Rheinbothum, must, out Aug. 30, 1805.\\nBaUery G.\\nHiranuMillcr.\\nGeo. H. Van Tyne.\\nBaUery I.\\nWin. A. Ingraham, died of disease in Indiana, Oct. 12, 1864.\\nJaiiatiian Miller, must, out by order, June 23, 1865.\\nBaUery L.\\nJoseph Miller, disch. by order. May 15, 1865.\\nBaUery M.\\nSilas H. Jones, must, out Aug. 1, 1865.\\nSilas Watson, must, out Aug. 1, 1865.\\nTHIRTEENTH MICHIGAN BATTERY.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nJohn C. Clark, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nWm. E. Clark, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nOliver P. Morgan, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nFOURTEENTH MICHIGAN BATTERY.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nGotlieb Carche, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nHenry Geer, must, out July 1, 1865.\\nSEVENTH CAVALRY.\\nSOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField ami Staff.\\nMaj. Georgo K. Newcombe, Owosso; com. Dec. 10, 1862; wounded in action at\\nGettysburg, July 3, 1863; resigned Oct. 13, 1863.\\nCompany C\\nCapt. Joseph I. Newman, Owosso; com. July 31, 1804 disch. for disability, Feb.\\n27, 1805.\\nJacob Russell, must, out Dec. 15, 1865.\\nCompany E.\\nWilliam H. Palmer, trans, to 1st Cav., Nov. 17, 1805.\\nCompany G.\\n1st Lieut. Joseph I. Newman, Owosso com. Oct. 15, 1802 pro. to capt. Co. C.\\nSergt. John S. Gates, Owosso must, out Dec. 15, 1805.\\nCorp. Alanson J. McCann, Perry; disch. by order, June 2, 1865.\\nCorp. Irwin Bennett, Perry missing in action, Oct. 19, 1863.\\nTeamster Norman Van Alstino, Sciota; trans, to Inv, Corps, Jan. 15, 1804.\\nFarrier Wni. Bartliobimew, Owosso; must, out at end of service, Dec. 28, 1865.\\nWagoner Leonard L. Howe, Owosso; mtist. out at end of service, Dec. 28, 1865.\\nJeremiah Ackley, trans, to Vet. Res. Coips, May 15, 1864.\\nAmos Finch, must, out Dec. 28, 1805.\\nWilliam Gillson, must, out Dec. 28, 1805.\\nJerman H. Johnson, died of disease at AndersonviUe prison, Ga., Aug. 4, 1804.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "OTHER SOLDIERS FROM SHIAWASSEE AND CLINTON.\\n115\\nHoward A. Tibbetts, died of disenae at Fairfnx, Ya., June 25, 1863.\\nHenry M eatlierbee, tnins. to Vet. Res. Corps.\\nCompany H.\\nOliver D. Decker, disch. for disability, Sejjt. 30, 18G3.\\nSOLDIERS FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nComptiny A.\\nCharles E. Dusson, must, out Sept. 6, 1865.\\nCompany D.\\nSergt. James Anderson, Eureka; disch. Aug. 20, 1863.\\nCompany E.\\nElisha J. Higbee, died of disease at Winchester, Viv., Dec. 10, 1864.\\nAlmou H. I\u00c2\u00bbham, must, out July 17, IS65.\\nAmos Towman, must, out Sept. II, 1805.\\nC \u00c2\u00bbmpa\u00c2\u00bby J.\\nHenry Cook, trans, to Ist Midi. Cav., Nov. 17, 18G5.\\nRodney W. Clioat, must, out July 17, 18G5.\\nCalvin E. Green, must, out Dec. 15, 1865.\\nChester C. Ilildreth, must, out July 17, 1865.\\nJohn Kiikland, trans, to 1st Mich. Ciiv., Nor. 17, 1865.\\nJames Monroe, tnins. to 1st Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nSidney Staunton, trans, to let Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nPerry Shepherd, must, out July 17, 1865.\\nCompany M.\\nEmery Bowen, trans, to Ist Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nJosiah Cobb, disch. for disability, Oct. 3, 1803.\\nBenjamin R. Tinkle, must, out Dec. 8, 1865.\\nW. H. Hammond, disch. for disability, Nov. 6, 1863.\\nJohn C. Meyer, missing in action at Buckland Mills, Va.,Oct. 19, 1863.\\nJoseph R. Slickles, trans, to 1st Mich. Cav., Nov. 17, 1865.\\nEIGHTH CAVALRY.\\nMEN FROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nCompany A.\\nJames H. Williard, must, out June 13, 1865.\\nCompany F.\\nCharles L. Young, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nCompany L.\\nSimon Hause, disch. for disability, Sept. 15, 1863.\\nCharles Williams, died of disease on board transport Baltic, Dec. 30, 1864.\\nNINTH CAVALRY.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nAsst. Surg. Morgan L. Leach, Dnplain com. Nov. 3,1862; resigned for disability,\\nJuly 15, 1864.\\nELEVENTH CAVALRY.\\nFROM SHIAWASSEE.\\nField and Staff.\\nMaj. Henry L. Wise, Corunna; com. Aug. 31, 1863; must, out Aug. 10, 1865.\\nNon-Commi\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00bbioned Sta^.\\nHosp. Stew. Owen Blanchard, Sciota; trans, to N. C. S., 8th Mich. Cav., July\\n20, 1865.\\nCimipatiy B.\\nCapt. Charles Simpson, Owosso; com, Feb. 1, I8G4 Ist licut. Aug. 1, 1863;\\nmust, out Aug. 10, 1865.\\nSergt. Waller C. Dewitt, Middlebnry; trans, to 8th Cav.\\nSergt. Earl S. Hall, Owosso trans, to 8th Cav.\\nSergt. Theo. T. Dewilt, Middlebury trans, to 8th Cav.\\nSergt. Walter Belgan, Sciota; disch. by order, June 12, 1865.\\nFar. Elisha Reed, Bennington must, out July 16, 1865.\\nFar. Charles D.Stimson, Middlebury; must, out Juno 12, 1865.\\nCharles H. Culver, must, out Oct. 2, 180.\\nCharles D. Hunt, must, out June 30, 1865.\\nGeorge N. Hathaway, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., Jan. 23, 1864.\\nHarvey C. Sumner, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nOliver Sisco, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nCompany C.\\nEdgar Bruno, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., Feb. 7, 1804.\\nM. C. Doty, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., Feb. 7, 1864.\\nLevi B, Smedley, disch. by order, July 13, 1805.\\nCompany D.\\nHenry C. Woodward, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., July, 1864.\\nCompany F.\\nSidney S. Morse, died of disease at Lexington, Ky.\\nCompany JIf.\\nA. Furgeson, disch. by older, Feb. 2, 1865.\\nWilliam Grant, must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nSergt. Ralph H. HolliBter, Victor; trans, to 8th Mich. Oav. must, out Sept. 22,\\n1865.\\nSergt. Charles Valentino, Victor trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.; must, out Sept. 22,\\n1865.\\nMuB. John F. Stortz, DeWitt; trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.; must out June 16, 1865.\\nJohn C. Aldrich, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.; must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nGeorge S. Bartlett, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav. must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nJohn T. Craig, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.\\nJames P. Cross, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav. must, out Oct. 7, 1865.\\nElijah Carman, trHus. to 8th Mich. Cav. must, out Sept. 22, 186.5.\\nCharles M. Doty, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.; must, out Sept.-22, 1865.\\nJames Price, disch. by order, July 10, 1S65.\\nJohn Parker, disch. for disability, Juno 24, 1865.\\nEdward Strickland, trans, to 8tli Mich. Cav.; must, out Sept 22, 1865.\\nOliver M. Munzey, trans, to 8th Mich. Cav. must, out Sept. 22, 1865.\\nCompany K.\\nSergt. Henry P. Clark. Do Wilt; trans, to 8th Mich. Cav.; disch. for promotion.\\nCharles H. Reynolds, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., Sept. 15, 1864.\\nCompany L.\\nNewberry Eddy, died of disease at Lexington, Ky., July 19, 1864.\\nMoses F. Hamliu, disch. for disability, June 5, 1865.\\nFIRST MICHIGAN SHARPSHOOTERS.\\nMEN FROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany E.\\nAeher Le Baron, died of disease at Chicago, HI., Jan. 20, 1863.\\nCompany I.\\nWm. Delleubaugh, missing in action near Petersburg, Va July 30, 1864.\\nHenry A. Howe, died of disease at Chicago, HI., Nov. 24, 1863,\\nHorace Martin, died in action near Petersburg, Va.,June 17,1864:.\\nIra Martin, died of disease at Annapolis, Md., Jan. 13, 1865.\\nDaniel H. Spicer, died of disease at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 4, 1804.\\nCliarles Sutherland, missing in action near Petersburg, June 17, 1864.\\nFIRST MICHIGAN (ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND\\nUNITED STATES) COLORED INFANTRY.\\nFKOM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nOmipinnj C.\\nl8t Lieut. Edward Caliill, St. .lohn s cum. Jan. m, 1864 pro. capt. Co. D.\\n2d Lieut. Jacoh P. Sleight, Batli; com. Dec. 23, 18154; must, out Sept. 30, 1865.\\nJasper HolTutt, must, out Sept. 30, 1865.\\nComj^any 2\\nCapt. Edward Cahill, St. J. hu s com. Jan. 16, 1865 must, out Sept. 30, 1S65.\\niBt Lieut. Wm. E. Sleiglit, Bath com. May 6, 1864; 2d lieut. Jan. 20, 1864;\\nmust, out Sept. 30, 1865.\\nFKOM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nField and SUiff.\\nLieut.-Cul. Wm. K. Scllon, Owosso com. Aug. 17, 18C3 1st lieut. 9tli Infantry.\\nCompany G.\\nJohn Tbompson, must, out Sept. 30, 1865.\\nFIRST REGIMENT UNITED STATES SHARP-\\nSHOOTERS.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany C.\\nDavid H. Kellogg, died of disease at Wasliington, April 10, 1862.\\nHenry E. Slwars, died of disease at Yorktown, Va., Oct. 10, 1862.\\nSECOND REGIMENT UNITED STATES SHARP-\\nSHOOTERS.\\nFROM CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCompany B.\\nEllis W. Ilagerty, died in action at Wilderness, May 6, 1864.\\nJohn II. Tli inipHon, died in action near Petershurg, Sept. 9, 1864.\\nRichard WurBe, died in action at Spottsylvania, May 11, 1864.\\nTWENTIETH INDIANA BATTERY.\\nJohn Burgoyiie, Woodhull, Shiawassee Co.; veteran.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.\\nCHAPTER XXI.\\nLOCATION, yOPOGEAPHY, AND MINEKAL RE-\\nSOURCES.\\nBoundaries, Surface, Soil, and Streams\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Geological Formation\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ke-\\nsults of Explorations for Coal and Salt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The State Geologist s\\nOpinion relative to Coal-Mining in Michigan.\\nShiawassee, which is one of tlie counties in the fourth\\ntier, counting northward from tlie southern line of the\\nState, has for its western boundary the principal meridian\\n(which is the division-line between this and Clinton County),\\nand is bounded on the north by Saginaw, east by Genesee,\\nand south by Livingston and Ingham, the last-named three\\ncounties having been formed in part from its original terri-\\ntory. It is now one of the smallest counties in the State,\\nfor although it contains the same number of townships\\n(sixteen) which are embraced in each one of several other\\ncounties, the western range of townships in tliis has only\\nabout two-thirds the usual width this being the result\\nof a mistake or miscalculation in the making of the original\\nsurveys.\\nThis county is properly regarded as among the best in\\nMiciiigan in regard to the productive quality of its soil\\nand its adaptation to the purposes of agriculture. The\\nsurface, which can nowhere be termed hilly, is generally\\nrolling, though in many parts of tiie county there are found\\nquite extensive tracts of comparatively level country, which\\nin the original field-notes of the government surveyors are\\nfrequently mentioned and described as prairie-lands.\\nThe principal waters of the county arc the Shiawassee,\\nMaple, and Looking-Glass Rivers, and their tributary\\nstreams. The Shiawassee is formed of an eastern and a\\nsouthern branch, which, taking their rise in the lakes of\\nOakland, Livingston, and Genesee Counties, join their\\nwaters in the southeast corner of Shiawassee from which\\npoint the main stream flows in a general nortliwesterly\\nand northerly course through nearly the entire length of\\nthe county, crosses its northern boundary nearly at the cen-\\ntre of it, and thence flows northward through Saginaw\\nCounty into the Saginaw River. The Shiawassee River,\\nin traversing this county, passes the cities of Owosso and\\nCorunna and the villages of Veruou, Shiawassee, and\\nByron.\\nThe Maple River, taking its rise in the central and\\nsouthern parts of the county, flows thence in a northwest-\\nerly direction into Clinton. The sources of the Looking-\\nGlass River are in the northwest part of Livingston County\\nand the extreme southern part of Shiawassee. Its course\\nthrough this county is first nearly north, and afterwards\\ngenerally west, to the point where it crosses the west\\nboundary-line into Clinton County. Neither the Looking-\\n116\\nGlass nor the Maple become streams of much size or im-\\nportance until after they pass out of Shiawassee County.\\nThe northeast part of the county is watered by the head\\nstreams of the Misteauguay River, which flows northward\\ninto Saginaw County and enters the Flint River five miles\\nabove its mouth.\\nOf the geology of Shiawassee County there is little to\\nbe said, more than to mention the efforts which have been\\nmade here from time to time for the discovery of coal\\nveins and salt springs, and to notice the results of those\\nexplorations.\\nThe second Legislature of Michigan, at its regular ses-\\nsion in 1837, passed an act (approved February 23d in that\\nyear) .which provided that the Governor is hereby au-\\nthorized and directed to nominate, and by and with the ad-\\nvice and consent of the Senate to appoint, a competent\\nperson, whose duty it shall be to make an accurate and\\ncomplete geological survey of this State, which shall be\\naccompanied with proper maps and diagrams, and furnish a\\nfull and scientific description of its rocks, soils, and minerals,\\nand of its botanical and geological productions, together\\nwith specimens of the same. Under this act the Governor\\nappointed as State geologist, to take charge of the survey.\\nDr. Douglass Houghton, who in the fall of the same year\\nset out with three assistants and made a cursory explora-\\ntion of Shiawassee County and the contiguous country, the\\nobject of the visit being to examine the outcroppings of\\nbituminous coal and the salt springs which were reported\\nto exist in this region. The party left Detroit by wagon\\nconveyance, and proceeded to Byron and thence to Co-\\nrunna and other points below on the river. One of the\\nassistants of Dr. Houghton in that expedition was Bela\\nHubbard, Esq., of Wayne County, who writes in reference\\nto the examination then made in Shiawassee County as fol-\\nlows In the early part of the season, during the progress\\nof the geological survey, beds of bituminous coal had been\\ndiscovered in the bank of Grand River, in Ingham and\\nEaton Counties and the rocks met with through the cen-\\ntral part of Shiawassee (belonging to the coal-measures)\\ngave hope of finding an outcrop here. Prospecting was ac-\\ncordingly commenced by us at Corunna, but, with the\\nslender means at command, did not prove successful. Yet\\nsufficient was determined from the character and dip of the\\nrocks and other indications to warrant a recommendation\\nto the settlers to continue the investigation. This recom-\\nmendation of Dr. Houghton caused considerable search and\\nseveral excavations to be made, resulting, in 1839, in the\\ndiscovery of a thin vein of coal, from which small amounts\\ncontinued to bo taken annually until the formation, many\\nyears later, of a company to work the vein. An account of", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "COURT HOUSE, CORUNNA SH lAWASSEE Co. M/CH.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "LOCATION, TOPOGRAPHY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES.\\n117\\nthe working of the mines in the vicinity of Corunna is\\ngiven in the separate history of the township of Caledonia.\\nOf the geological formation in the Corunna region Prof.\\nRoniinger,* State geologist, says\\nThe hottoui of the Shiawassee Valley near Corunna is\\nall formed of rock-beds of the coal-measures where the\\nerosions of the drift period have not destroyed them and\\nfilled their places with debris. The upper sand-rock of the\\nformation is in many places entirely swept away, and the\\nshale-beJs below lie denuded to the surface. The two\\nmines opened at Corunna, a mile or two east of the village\\n[city], have begun their shafts in the shale-beds one of\\ntliem, the more northerly situated, was abandoned at the\\ntime of my visit. The other, located within a short, semi-\\ncircular bend of the river, was worked. In the oblique\\ndrift leading to the bottom of the mine the following\\nsection is offered\\nDrift 9 feet.\\nShale, dark, partly bliiok 30\\nSand.-^tone 4\\nBlack, slaty shales, containing lingula and\\ndisL ina, besides compressed lamelli branches 6\\nCoal 1 foot.\\nFire-clay 4 feet.\\nBlack, slaty shales, as above 8\\nCoal, from .ItO t\\nFire-clay 4\\nBlack shales 4\\nArenaceous shales continue to the bottom, which is eighty\\nfeet below the surface. The. tire-clay seams are usually\\narenaceous, and contain stems of stigmaria. Tiie shale-\\nbeds contain centicular concretions of kidney-ore in the\\nnon-decomposed condition of gray amorphous carbonate of\\nprotoxide of iron seams and nodules of iron pyrites are\\nalso found dispersed throughout the whole formation. In\\nthe coal-seam the pyrites are concentrated into a band of a\\nfew inche.s in thickness. The coal is of bituminous qual-\\nity, of the same character as the Jackson coal. Not far\\noff, west from the mine, the shale formation is found cov-\\nered by the upper coarse-grained sand-rock, inclosing stems\\nof calamites. The visible thickness of the rock is about\\nfifteen feet, but it is probably thicker if it could be seen\\nbetter exposed. Other outcrops of the sandstone are to be\\nfound in the river-bed four miles above Corunna.\\nCoal was found outcropping in the bank of the Shia-\\nwassee River at Owosso, and in 1857 or 1858 a shaft was\\nsunk for the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad Company at\\nthis place on land of Judge Comstock. Prof Rominger\\nnotices this operation, and mentions the coal formation in\\nthat vicinity as follows The next disclosures of the coal-\\nmea.-.ures [he having previously mentioned those of Ingham\\nCounty] we find on Shiawassee River, near Owosso and\\nCorunna, in both of which places coal-mines are opened.\\nThe shaft of the Owo.sso mine is close to the river, within\\nthe village limits. It begins in a blue shale with coaly\\nvegetable remains, under which a coal-bed of fifteen inches\\nis found resting on fire-clay six feet in thickness then\\nanother coal-seam, likewise of fifteen inches, succeeds. The\\nbottom part of the shaft, which is forty feet deep, is formed\\nby sliales and fire-clay the fire-clay is partly of a hard,\\nsandy nature, and contains numerous stems and leaves of\\nGeological Survey of the State of Michigan, 1S76.\\nStigmaria ficoides. The coal is of a rich bituminous qual-\\nity and tolerably free from sulphur, but the seams are too\\nthin to be profitably mined. Several companies have\\ntried to work it, but gave it up after a short time as not\\nreturning enough to cover the expense. He then gives\\nthe record of a boring three hundred and seven feet in\\ndepth, put down near the railroad at Owosso, and in which\\na vein of coal was found at a depth of about one hundred\\nand eighty feet, but this was so thin as to be worthless.\\nThe coal-measures, says Professor Rominger, are fre-\\nquently noticed in the bed of the Shiawassee below Owosso,\\nas far down as St. Charles. A locality of particular interest\\nis near the mouth of Six-Mile Creek, six miles north of\\nOwosso. In the bluffs of the Shiawassee River we observe\\nthe lower part formed of blue shales, with scams of sand-\\nrock and abundant concretions of kidney ore the top is\\ndrift, with a considerable intermixture of angular debris\\nfrom the underlying strata. Under the shale, emerging a\\nfew feet above the water and partly submerged, are layers\\nof a black, shaly lime-rock, visible in a thickness of four or\\nfive feet, containing numerous fossils, partly in calcified\\npartly in pyritous condition. The same limestone is\\nseen a quarter of a mile off in the bed of Six-Mile Creek its\\nledges are there more even, bedded flagstones, less shaly\\nthan those seen in the Shiawassee River. Close under the\\nlime-rock is a fifteen-inch bed of coal, quantities of which\\nhave been taken from the river-bed when the water is very\\nlow. The coal reposes on a soft, plastic clay of greenish-\\nwhite color, which incloses stems of stigmaria and large,\\ncalcareous, nodular masses of cone-io-cone structure. Stems\\nof stigmaria are also found in the upper shales of the bluffs\\nand in the geodes when split open, fronds of ferns are some-\\ntimes found, but their occurrence is rare. A few .steps from\\nthe mouth of Six-Mile Creek some parties made an experi-\\nmental shaft about thirty feet deep, and from that point\\ndrilled to one hundred feet below the surface. From the\\nmaterial thrown out of the shaft, I see that shales of\\nvarious colors, with seams of sand rock and conglomerate,\\nbesides an abundance of kiduey-ore, compose the surface-\\nlayers as far as the shaft went. Mr. Ott, thj owner of the\\nland, informed me that four beds of .coal, amounting in all\\nto eleven feet, were found in the boring. The record\\nin itself is somewhat doubtful, and the hesitation to take it\\nas a true representation of facts is increased by the subse-\\nquent act of the discoverers of so rich coal deposits (eleven\\nfeet within a vertical thickness of twenty feet of strata).\\nMr. Ott ends his story by saying that the men, after they had\\nreached the depth of one hundred feet, left the place not to\\nreturn again.\\nBorings have been made from time to time in various\\nparts of the county, some having for their object the ob-\\ntaining of brine for the manufacture of salt, some for the\\ndiscovery of coal veins, and some having both these ends\\nin view but none of these have, so far as ascertained, re-\\npaid the outlay. One of the most notable of these was a\\nhole sunk to the depth of one thousand and one feet on\\nsection 5 of the towtuship of Owosso (several miles north-\\nwest of the city), by Mr. George Collier for the proprietor.\\nThe record of this boring gives the following as the strata\\npassed through", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "118\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDrift 121 feet.\\nShale 20\\nCoal 4\\nShale 54\\nHard rock 15\\nShale 33\\nSaml-rock 220\\nLimestone 3\\nSoft shiilo 20\\nSandstone (with brine) 77\\nBlue and red shales 434\\nIn 1S59 a boring was made by a company of Pennsyl-\\nvania men on section 23 of tbe township of Caledonia,\\none and a rjuarter miles northeast of Corunna. A depth\\nof eight hundred and seventy-four feet was reached, and\\nthe following is the record of the strata passed\\nDiift 30 feet.\\nShales and slato-rock 60\\nCoal 1 foot.\\nSand-rock and shales 285 feet.\\nThin alternate strata of rock and iron ore 28\\nShales and sand-rock 330\\nWeak brine struck at this depth.\\nPorous sand rock 140\\nA great number of other borings in various parts of the\\ncounty might be mentioned and statements given of the\\nstrata through which they passed but these would be\\nneither valuable nor interesting. They are but records of\\nfailure, so for as their disclosure of any valuahk mineral\\ndeposits is concerned. This is unquestionably true in re-\\ngard to all borings and excavations yet made in Shiawassee\\nCounty, unless the mining operations at Corunna are to be\\nregarded as an exception, which is, to .say the least, ex-\\ntremely doubtful. That a similar opinion is entertained by\\nso eminent a geologist as Professor Rominger, in regard to\\nexplorations and experimental excavations, not only in this\\ncounty, but in the entire lower peninsula, is made clear by\\nhis summing up ou this subject, as follows\\nThe benefit to the commonwealth of a geological in-\\nvestigation consists not only in adding discoveries of new\\nstores of minerals to those already known, but to a much\\ngreater extent, I think, in causing to bo fairly understood\\nthe uselessness of explorations for certain minerals in places\\nwhere they do not exist. Thousands and thousands of\\ndollars have been spent in this way, which could have been\\nsaved to their owners if they had had a clear comprehen-\\nsion of the structure of the earth s crust which they ex-\\nplored, or had asked advice of some one better informed\\nthan themselves.\\nThe coalfields of Michigan, supposed to cover a space\\nof eight thousand Sfjuare miles, arc up to the present day\\nof very inferior importance in the economy of the State.\\nOnly four mines are in actual operation, and these are\\nworked with but a small force of men. Searching for the\\ncauses of this neglect of apparently so great stores of\\nwealth buried beneath our feet, we find one of them in the\\nimperfect exposure of the rock-beds, which, with the ex-\\nception of those in a few limited districts, are all deeply\\ncovered by drift deposits. This would be no serious im-\\npediment if the coal scams were spread in a continuous\\nsheet over the surface of a certain horizon We could then\\nwithout much risk go down and uncover them; but all\\ncoal deposits are confined originally to certain limited basins,\\nand if we consider that the coal series, as the youngest of\\nthe stratified rock-beds on the peninsula, has been without\\nprotection, by later deposits exposed to the vicissitudes of\\nuntold ages, we must expect to find a large proportion of\\nthe deposits destroyed and swept off; in particular, during\\nthe drill epoch the coal formation must have suffered im-\\nmense destruction from the moving glacier masses. The\\ndirect proof of this is furnished by the large quantity of\\ndebris of the coal-measures mixed with the drift material\\nbut the drift action has not only destroyed a large propor-\\ntion of tl)e coal formation, but has at the same time filled\\nup the eroded gaps with loose drift material, hiding the ex-\\ntent of destruction from observation, and thus rendering\\nour mining operations always hazardous in a deeply drift-\\ncovered region, because we have no means whereby to know\\nhow much of the supposed underlying rock-strata has es-\\ncaped destruction. This loose, porous mass of (/cirj s, in\\nproper comminution to make a soil, and being composed of\\nevery variety of mineral substance necessary for the suste-\\nnance of vegetable life, formed the destiny of this strip of\\nland it makes it an agricultural country. No great min-\\neral wealth is hidden here under our feet which we could\\nhave reached through the gaps, so it were better they were\\nclosed and leveled, to enable us to harvest golden ears of\\nwheat and corn from their surftice, than that we should\\nenter shadowy subterranean passages in search of wealth,\\nendangering our lives, and without any certainty of success\\nin the end.\\nCHAPTER XXII.\\nCIVIL CHANGES-EAELT SETTLEMENTS.\\nThe several Counties which ho ve included the Territory of .Shiawassee\\nErection of Shiawassee Count} Reduction of its Territory\\nSettlements in the County from 1831 to 1836.\\nTllE first of the counties of Michigan, as also the first\\nwhich was laid out to contain any part of the territory\\nafterwards included in Shiawassee, was the county of\\nWayne. This county was first laid out, or rather pro-\\nclaimed, by the executive of the Northwest Territory,\\nAug. 18, 179C, to embrace all of lower Michigan and por-\\ntions of Indiana and Ohio. But although Wayne, as thus\\nlaid out, contained a considerable number of inhabitants and\\nsent its representative to the General Assembly of the\\nTerritory at Chillicothe, its white population was nearly all\\nclustered at its county-seat, Detroit, and along or near the\\nwaters of its southeastern border, and its jurisdiction\\nscarcely extending a half-dozen miles back from the lakes\\nand navigable streams had no existence in all the vast\\nwilderness of the interior. The county was again laid\\nout, this time with a greatly reduced area and with more\\ndefinite limits, by proclamation of Governor Cass, dated\\nNov. 21, 1815. It was then made to include all that\\npart of the Territory of Michigan to which the Indian\\ntitle has been extinguished, thus embracing all of the\\nlower peninsula lying east of the principal meridian as far\\nnorth as a point due west from the outlet of Lake Huron,\\nand thence northeasterly in a right line to White Rock, in\\nthe present county of Sanilac. Within the boundaries of\\nthis great tract was included all the present territory of", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "CIVIL CHANGES.\\n119\\nShiawassee County, except a small portion (about one-sixth\\nof its area) in the northwest corner.\\nAn executive proclamation, dated Jan. 15, 1818, erected\\nthe new county of Macomb, with boundaries described as\\nfollows: Beginning at the southwest corner of township\\nNo. 1, north of the ba.se-line (so-cailod) thence along\\nthe Indian boundary-line, north, to the angle formed by\\nthe intersection of the line running to White Rock, upon\\nLake Huron thence with the last-mentioned line to the\\nboundary-line between the United States and the British\\nProvince of Upper Canada thence on said line south-\\nwardly to a point in Lake St. Clair due east from the place\\nof beginning thence due west to the eastern extremity of\\nthe said base-line, and with the same to the place of begin-\\nning. This embraced all the lands north of the base-line\\nwhich had previously been included in the county of\\nWayne. But in the Governor s subsequent definition and\\nestablishment of the boundaries of the new county, it was\\nmade to extend westward only as far as the line between the\\neleventh and twelfth ranges east of the meridian, so that\\nthe territory between that line and the meridian was not\\nincluded in Macomb County proper, but was attached to it\\nin the same manner that Shiawassee County was afterwards\\nattached successively to Oakland and Genesee.\\nOne year after the erection of Macomb a large part of\\ntlie territory which had been attached to that county was\\nset ofiF to form the new county of Oakland, which was\\nerected by proclamation of Governor Cass, Jan. 12, 1819,\\nits boundaries being described as follows: Beginning at\\nthe southeast corner of township No. 1, in range No. 11,\\nnorth of the base-line thence north to the northeastern\\ncorner of township No. 6 in the same range thence west\\nto tlie Indian boundary-line [the principal meridian]\\nthence south to the base-line thence east to the place of\\nbeginning, thus including the south half of the present\\ncounty of Shiawassee. It is shown in the preamble to the\\nGovernor s proclamation that this erection of Oakland\\nCounty was considered to be in advance of the require-\\nments of its people, but in view of a probable increase of\\npopulation sufiicient to demand it in the near future. The\\nproclamation was not, therefore, made immediately oper-\\native, but was to take effect and be in force from and after\\nDec. 31, 1822. Nearly three years before that time, how-\\never, the people of Oakland petitioned the Governor, re-\\nquesting that their county .should be organized, and this\\nwas accordingly done by executive proclamation dated\\nMarch 28, 1820. At that time, and for some two years\\nafterwards, the lands which now form the south half of\\nShiawassee County were included as a part of Oakland\\nabout two-thirds of the north half still remained attached\\nto Macomb, and a fraction in the northwest corner being\\nincluded in the lands then recently ceded by the Indians\\nin the treaty of Saginaw were not within the limits of\\nany county.\\nShiawassee was erected a separate county by proclamation\\nof Governor Cass, dated Sept. 10, 1822, its boundaries,\\nas defined in that document, being as follows Beginning\\non the principal meridian, where the line between the\\neighth and ninth townships north of the base-line inter-\\nsects the same, and running thence .south to the line\\nbetween the second and third townships north of the base-\\nline thence east to the line between the sixth and seventh\\nranges east of the principal meridian thence north to the\\nline between townships numbered eight and nine north of\\nthe base-line thence west to the place of beginning. The\\nsame proclamation which thus erected the county of Shia-\\nwassee provided also for the erection of Saginaw, Sanilac,\\nand Lapeer, and attached all these four counties to Oak-\\nland, from which a large proportion of their territory had\\nbeen taken. This attachment of Shiawassee to Oakland\\ncontinued in force for nearly fourteen years.\\nAt its erection, in 1822, Shiawassee County embraced, in\\naddition to its present area, the northeast quarter (four\\ntownships) of Ingham County, the north half (eight town-\\nships) of Livingston County, and eight townships (the\\nsame which are now Argentine, Fenton, Mundy; Gaines,\\nClayton, Flint, Mount Morris, and Flushing) in the county\\nof Genesee. The erection of Ingham County (Oct. 29,\\n1829), of Livingston County (March 21, 1833), and of\\nGenesee County (March 28, 1835), cut off those portions of\\nthe original territory of Siiiawassee (in all, a strip of two\\ntownships in width from its entire eastern and southern bor-\\nders), and reduced the county to its present limits. The\\norganization of the county of Genesee was effected by act\\nof the Legislature, approved March 8, 1836; and it was\\nby the same act provided that the county of Shiawassee\\nbe and the same is hereby attached to the county of Gene-\\nsee, for judicial purposes, until otherwise directed by the\\nLegislature. The act took effect on the first Monday in\\nApril of the same year, and from that time until Shiawassee\\nwas organized as a county in 1837 it remained so attached\\nto Genesee. It had also been made a part of the town-\\nship of Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., by the operation of an\\nact approved March 26, 1835, which provided that the\\ncounty of Shiawassee shall be attached to and comprise a\\npart of the township of Grand Blanc, for the purposes of\\ntownship government. This township jurisdiction con-\\ntinued until March 23, 1836, when the Governor approved\\nan act which provided that the county of Shiawassee be\\nand the same is hereby set off and organized into a separate\\ntownship by the name of Shiawassee. This town-\\nship continued to embrace all the territory of the county\\nuntil March 11, 1837, when an act was approved providing\\nthat all that portion of the county of Shiawassee known\\nas townships 7 and 8 north, of ranges 1, 2, 3, and 4\\neast, be and the same is hereby set off and organized\\ninto a separate township by the name of Owosso. And\\nby other sections of the same act, township No. 5 north\\nin range 4 east, was erected as the township of Burns\\nand township No. 6 north, in the same range, was .set off, to\\nbe organized as the township of Vernon. These were the\\nonly townships erected in the county prior to its organiza-\\ntion, so that at that time its territory was subdivided as\\nfollows Owosso township comprehended within its limits\\nthe entire north half of the county the townships of\\nBurns and Vernon embraced, respectively, the same terri-\\ntory as at present and the remainder of the county that\\npart which is now included in the townships of Antrim,\\nShiawas.see, Bennington, Sciota, WoodhuU, and Perry\\nformed the township of Shiawassee, which had been re-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "120\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nduced to three-eiglitlis of its oiii^inal dimensions by the\\nlaying out of Owosso, Burns, and Vcinon.\\nTlie above account exhibits the cliangcs of jurisdiction\\nthrough wliich the territory of Shiawassee County liad\\npassed prior to its separate organization, in 1837, as also the\\nseveral township subdivisions wliich existed within it at\\nthat time.\\nEAKLY SETTLEMENTS.\\nThe settlements which had been made in the county\\nprior to its organization were numerous, but liad been made\\nchiefly during the last year of the period under considera-\\ntion. The first white settlers within the county were the\\nbrothers Alfred L.jind Benjamin 0. Williams; for although\\nWhitmore Knaggs had located here about 1820, Mr. Grant\\na few years later, and Richard Godfroy in 1828, yet these\\nwere in no sense settlers, but merely transient traders, who\\ncame to deal with the Indians so long and only so long\\nas the trafiBc continued to prosper. But the case was dif-\\nferent with the brothers Williams, who came from their\\nhome in Oakland County in April, 1829, to prospect in\\nShiawassee, with the full intention of becoming settlers\\nhere. We concluded, says Mr. B. 0. Williams,* when\\nwe became of age we would settle in this new and beautiful\\nvirgin forest; and they carried out this intention in August,\\n1831, when they came to the county, and located on lands\\nentered by Alfred L. Williams (BeTijamin 0. being then\\nstill a minor) on the Shiawassee, adjoining the north line of\\nthe Kechewondaugoning reservation. And although they\\nwere at first traders, they soon began to cultivate land, and\\nbecoming in every sense settlers, remained for nearly a half\\ncentury the seniors among the residents of Shiawassee\\nCounty, as Mr. B. 0. Williams is at the present time.f\\nAbout two years after the Williams brothers came, the\\nsecond settlement in Shiawassee was made by John 1. Tin-\\nkelpaugh, who brought his family and located on section\\n24, of township 6 north, of range 3 east, in May, 1833.\\nHe had previously cleared a small part of his land on the\\nriver-bottom and planted it, this being the first land plowed\\nin the county. Mr. Tinkelpaugh afterwards becaifie a resi-\\ndent of Greenbush township, Clinton Co., and died there\\nin the fall of 1879. He was a brother of Captain Edward\\nTinkelpaugh, of New York, the commander at different\\ntimes of the North Star, South America, and other\\nocean steamers running from that port.\\nOther settlers who came in the same year were Hosea\\nBaker, his son, Ambrose Baker, and his son-in-law, Aaron\\nSwain, all of whom settled in the same township, and\\nHenry Leach and Jacob Wilkinson, in township 6, of\\nrange 4.\\nThe settlements made in the county in 1834 were but\\nfew, though entries of land and preparations for permanent\\noccupancy were numerous. In 1835, however, the number\\nof actual settlers was considerably increased, and their set-\\ntlements were extended northward and westward into the\\ntownship which is now Caledonia, and to the Big Rapids of\\nthe Shiawassee, now Owosso. Among those who came in\\nand made permanent location in the two years named were\\nMichigan Pioneer Collections, vol. ii. p. 477.\\nt Mr. A. L. Williams, after a residence of many years in Owosso,\\nreniovod to Virginia, wliere lie is now living.\\nIsaac M. Banks (in town 6, range 3), John Swain (in\\nCaledonia), Samuel N. Whitcomb, Josiah Pierce, and James\\nRutan (in Vernon), Zachariah R. Webb (in the township\\nnow Venice), and Louis Findley, Kilburn Bedell, David\\nVan Wormer, John D. Overton, and Henry S. Smith, at\\nthe Rapids. Overton and Van Wormer came as tenants of\\nJudge Elias Comstock, who had purchased land at the\\nRapids, and had made some improvements in 1835, in\\npreparation for permanent settlement there. In the same\\nmanner, Henry S. Smith (who had previously made a\\ntemporary halt near Shiawasseetown) moved to the new\\nsettlement at the Rapids, and occupied a log house erected\\nfor A. L. and B. 0. Williams.\\nIn this year (1835) the first settlement in the southeast\\ncorner township (now Burns) was made by Dyer Rathburn,\\nfrom New York State. Naturally it would seem that this\\npart of the county should have been the first settled, for\\nnot only was it nearest to the older settlements in the\\ncounties south and east, and was traversed by the old\\nthoroughfiire from Pontiac to the Grand River, but it con-\\ntained the county-site (as then established), and the region\\ncontiguous to the confluence of the east and south branches\\nof the Shiawassee was one of great natural advantages.\\nThe reason why these causes did not induce the first set-\\ntlers, in the county to locate in this township was undoubt-\\nedly because the lands in the most favored localities had\\nbeen secured many years before by Judge Dexter, and were\\nheld by him for purposes of speculation.\\nThe year 1836 saw the greatest influx of immigrants\\ninto Shiawassee, as was also the case in most other counties\\nof the lower peninsula. In that year settlements spread\\nthrough the county with great rapidity, particularly along\\nthe line of the Grand River road (or trail) and contiguous\\ncountry. The list of those who came in as settlers during\\nthat season is too numerous to be given at length, but men-\\ntion may be made of a few in several of the townships em-\\nbracing different sections of the county. In the southeast\\ncorner township there came among the settlers of that year\\nMaj. Francis J. Prevost, Robert Crawford, John Burgess,\\nWallace Goodin, John B. Barnum, P. L. Smith, and S. S.\\nDerby, several of whom were members of the Byron Com-\\npany. Passing westward in the townships of the same\\ntier, there were among the settlers of 1836, Allen Beard,\\nLyman Melvin, Peter Cook, Alanson Ailing, and others (in\\nAntrim) Josiah Purdy (in Perry) and Josephus and John\\nWoodhull, in the township which was afterwards named for\\nthem. Peter Laing came in the same year, and founded\\nthe village of Laingsburg, in what is now the township of\\nScioja, and Samuel Carpenter, Mason Phelps, and Milton\\nPhelps also made settlements in the same township. Ben-\\nnington received its first settlers in the persons of Samuel\\nNichols and his unmarried brother James, who had entered\\ntheir lands in the previous year, and came to locate perma-\\nnently in the spring of 1836. In the fall of that year\\nJordan Holcomb and Aaron Hutchins came to the same\\ntownship, and Lemuel Castle and several others came there\\non prospecting tours, and made preparation for settlement\\nin the following spring. In 1836, William Newberry,\\nEphraim Wright, William M. Warren, and many others\\nlocated in what is now the township of Shiawassee. John", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.\\n121\\nSmedloy, Noah Bovier, William K. Reed, and Joseph Par-\\nmonter were among the immigrants of thi.s year in Vernon,\\nCapt. John Davids in Caledonia (on the present site of\\nthe city of Corunria and Judge Comstock at Owosso.\\nSettlements were also made in the same year in Middle-\\nbury, on the west border of the county, by Obed Hatha-\\nway, George W. Slocum, and some others, and in New\\nHaven by Horace Hart and Richard Freeman. The other\\ntownships of the northern tier remained unsettled until\\na later date.\\nThe above brief mention of a very few of the pioneers\\nof Shiawassee is made here merely for the purpose of\\nshowing the manner in which the settlements spread from\\nthe point where they commenced, on the Shiawassee River,\\nto other points of the county. More extended and detailed\\naccounts of the early settlements and settlers will be given\\nin the separate histories of the several townships.\\nThe rapid immigration of 1836 brought with it a fever\\nof speculation in wild lands. It was not long before hun-\\ndreds of speculators from the East were swarming here,\\neager to select and purchase the best tracts of government\\nland, and this, of course, resulted unfavorably for the prog-\\nress of the county. Numerous projects of improvement\\nwere conceived and villages were started, which apparently\\nprospered for a time, but some of which afterwards decayed,\\nand went down as rapidly as they had sprung into existence,\\nand by the close of the year 1837 the prospect of material\\nprogress in Shiawassee County began to assume a less rose-\\nate hue than it had worn only a short time before. The\\nsituation of afi airs at that time at some of the principal\\npoints in the county, was noticed by Bela Hubbard, Esq.\\n(who made a tour through this section in the fall of 1837,\\nas an assistant of Dr. Douglass Houghton in his geological\\nexplorations), as follows\\nByron, in the southeast corner of Shiawassee County,\\nwas the termination of our wagon journey. The name\\nhad long occupied a prominent place on all the old maps of\\nMichigan, at that time a decade was antiquity, and held\\nont to the new- comer the promise of a large and thriving\\nvillage. The reality was disappointing. It possessed, all\\ntold, but a mill and two houses. At Byron we exchanged\\nour wagon for a canoe, and commenced a descent of Shia-\\nwassee River.\\nFrom Byron to Owosso, about twenty miles direct (but\\nmany more by the course of the stream), our way lay mostly\\nthrough lands more heavily timbered, but varied with open-\\nings and occasional plains. Through this part of the coun-\\ntry roads had been opened and settlements had made rapid\\nprogress. Shiawasseetown at this time contained a\\ndozen log cabins and as many frames unfinished. One of\\nthese was of quite a superior construction, and indicative of\\nthe era of speculation through which the country had passed.\\nIt was three stories in height and designed for a hotel. The\\nwhole village was under mortgage and was advertised to be\\nsold at public vendue.\\nCorunna, the county-scat, we found to consist of one\\nlog house, situated on the bank of the river, and occupied\\nby a Mr. Davids, who a year before, and soon after the organ-\\nization of the county, had made an entry here. A steam-\\nmill wxs in process of erection. About twentv acres of land\\n16\\nhad been cleared and planted, and never did crystal stream\\nlave a more fertile soil.\\nThree miles below was located the village of Owosso,\\nalready a thriving settlement, containing a dozen log build-\\nings, one frame one, and a saw-mill. With the exception of\\na few scattered settlers upon the plains south of the line of\\nthe present Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, such consti-\\ntuted the entire white population of Shiawassee County.\\nThe real and per.sonal valuation of the several townships\\nof the county, at a period ten years later (1847), is given\\nbelow, as showing the progress which had been made in Shi-\\nawassee County during that time by settlement and improve-\\nment, viz.\\nAntrim township $31,739\\nBurns township 39,234\\nBennington townshijj 33,911\\nC.ilcJonia township 51,748\\nMiddlebury township 18,810\\nNew Haven township (two survey townships) 27,768.50\\nOwosso township (two survey townships) 4fi,59S\\nPerry township 32,003\\nSciota township 19,747\\nShiawassee township 4(5,304\\nVenice townshiji 20,169\\nVernon township 31,322\\nWoodhuU township 20,402\\nTotal of county $419,755.50\\nCHAPTER XXIII.\\nORGANIZATION OP THE COUNTY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 COURTS AND\\nOTHER MATTERS.\\nShiawassee organized by Act of Legislature First Election Subdi-\\nvision of the County into Townships\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Board of Supervisors\\nWolf Record Kstablishinent of Courts in Shiawassee County and\\ntheir Early Proceedings.\\nThe organization of the county was effected under au-\\nthority of an act of the Legislature, approved March 13,\\n1837, which provided That the county of Shiawassee be,\\nand the same is, hereby organized for county purposes\\nand the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights\\nand privileges to which, by law, the inhabitants of other\\ncounties of this State, organized since the adoption of the\\nconstitution, are entitled. Under this act a special election\\nwas held in May, 1837, resulting in the election of Levi\\nRowe as Sheriff, Andrew Parsons as County Clerk, Josiah\\nPierce as Treasurer, James Rutan and Alfred L. Wil-\\nliams as Associate Judges, Elias Comstock as Judge of\\nProbate, and Daniel Gould as County Surveyor. Sanford\\nM. Green was made prosecuting attorney by appointment.\\nBy this election the organization of Shiawassee County\\nwas made complete.\\nAt that time the county embraced the townships of\\nShiawassee, Owosso, Burns, and Vernon, as has already\\nbeen mentioned. The next subdivision was made by an act\\napproved March 6, 1838, which erected survey-township\\nNo. 5 north, of range 3 east, into the township of Antrim\\n(its territory being the same then as at present), and sur-\\nvey-townships Nos. 5 and 6 north, of range No. 2 east,\\ninto the township of Bennington, which thus included,\\nin addition to its own present territory, that of the town-\\nship of Perry.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "122\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBy act approved April 2, 1838, the township of AVood-\\nhuU was erected, to eoiiiprise ail that portion of the\\ncounty of Shiawassee designated by the United States sur-\\nvey as townships Nos. 5 and north, of range No. 1 east,\\nso including the present towns of Woodhull and Sciota.\\nBy the erection of Woodhull the territory of the old\\ntownship of Shiawassee was diminished to its present size.\\nThe first reduction of the original area of Owosso town-\\nship was made hy an act (approved March 21, 1839) which\\nerected survey-townships Nos. 7 and 8 north, of range\\nNo. 1 east, into the separate township of Middlebury.\\nThe same act also took from the territory of Owosso sur-\\nvey-township 7 north, of range 4 east (the same which is\\nnow Venice), and attached it to the township of Vernon.\\nOn the following day (March 22, 1839) the Governor\\napproved an act in which it was provided that All that\\npart of the county of Shiawassee designated by the United\\nStates survey as township No. 7 north, of range No. 3\\neast, which lies east of the west line of sections Nos. 5, 8,\\n17, 20, 29, and 31,* in said township, be, and the same\\nis, hereby set off and organized into a township by the\\nname of Caledonia and the first township-meeting shall\\nbe held at the hou.se of Alexander McArthur in said town-\\nship.\\nThe reduction of Bennington township to its present size\\nwas effected by the passage of an act (approved March 15,\\n1841) which provided that all that part of the county of\\nShiawassee designated by the United States survey as town-\\nship No. 5 north, of range No. 2 east, be, and the same is,\\nhereby set off and organized as a separate township by the\\nname of Perry. The size of this town has remained un-\\nchanged to the present time.\\nNew Haven township was erected by act of March 20,\\n1841, to comprise survey-townships numbered 8, in ranges 3\\nand 4 east. These were taken from Owosso township, and\\nare the same which now form the towns of Now Haven\\nand Hazelton.\\nThe township of Sciota was formed by act approved\\nFeb. 16, 1842, to include survey-township 6 north, of\\nrange 1 east. This being taken from the original territory\\nof Woodhull reduced the latter township to its present size.\\nAn act of the Legislature approved March 9, 1843, pro-\\nvided that All that part of the county of Shiawassee desig-\\nnated by the United States survey as township No. 7 north,\\nof range No. 4 east, formerly belonging to the township of\\nOwosso, but now to the township of Vernon, be, and the\\nsame is, hereby set off and organized as a separate township\\nby the name of Venice, and the first township-meeting\\nthereof shall be held at the house of Neely Sawtell. This\\nwas the same territory which, by act of March 21, 1839,\\nhad been taken from Owosso and attached to Vernon,\\nwhich latter township was consequently reduced to its orig-\\ninal and present size by the erection of Vernon, as above\\nmentioned.\\nIt will be seen that in this erection of Caledonia upon the terri-\\ntory of survey-township 7 north, of range 3 east, sections Nos. 6, 7, 18,\\n19, and 30 were not included, but remained a part of the township of\\nOwosso. By an act approved Feb. 16, 1842, however, these sections\\nwere taken from Owosso and annexed to Caledonia, thus making its\\nlimits coextensive with those of the survey-township.\\nHazelton township, embracing town No. 8 north, in\\nrange 4 east, of the United States survey, was erected by\\nact of March 25, 1850. It was taken from New Haven,\\nand its erection left the latter township with its present\\nboundaries.\\nThe last township taken from the territory of Owosso\\nwas that of Rush, which was laid out and organized under\\nthe provisions of an act approved March 28, 1850. By\\nthe erection of Rush (comprising survey-township 8 north,\\nof range 2 east) the area of Owosso was reduced to a single\\none of the eight survey-townships which it originally em-\\nbraced.\\nThe youngest township in the county is that of Fair-\\nfield, which was erected with its present territory by action\\nof the Board of Supervisors on the 4th of January, 1854.\\nBOAKD OF SUPERVISORS\u00e2\u0080\u0094 COUNTY COMMIS-\\nSIONERS.\\nThe township of Shiawassee, organized on the 23d of\\nMarch, 1836, comprised the entire territory of Shiawas.see\\nCounty, as before noticed. The first township-meeting was\\nheld at the house of Hosea Baker, who was elected super-\\nvisor for that year, and represented the township in the\\nBoard of Supervisors of Genesee County, to which this\\ncounty was attached. The townships entitled to a repre-\\nsentation at the time of the organization of the county, in\\n1837, were Shiawassee, Owosso, Burns, and Vernon, and\\nDe Witt and Watertown, of Clinton County, which was\\nthen attached to, and composed a part of, Shiawassee.\\nNo record is preserved of a meeting of the board in the\\nfall of 1837, but the fact that such meeting was held is\\nproved by the action of the board at the session of\\nOctober, 1838, when that body rescinded a resolution\\npassed in October last, in reference to wolf-bounties. At\\nthat session, which commenced on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1838,\\nat the place known as the Shiawassee Exchange, situated\\non the Shiawassee River, Lemuel Castle was chosen chair-\\nman, and Francis J. Prevost clerk pro tern. At the close\\nof that meeting the board adjourned to meet the next day\\nat the hotel at Shiawasseetown, kept by Lucius W. Beach.\\nThe supervisors present were Lemuel Castle, of Benning-\\nton Elias Comstock, of Owosso H. B. Flint, of Antrim\\nFrancis J. Prevost, of Burns Thomas Beal, of Shiawas-\\nsee James Rutan, of Vernon; Jonathan Woodhull, of\\nWoodhull, Shiawa.ssee Co. and Hiram Benedict, of Wan-\\ndaugou, Calvin Marvin, of Watertown, and Welcome J.\\nPartelo, of De Witt, Clinton Co.f The first business was\\nthe examination of wolf-certificates, and twenty-five of these\\nwere audited, covering an amount of three hundred and\\nseventy-five dollars, without names attached, but designated\\nby numbers.\\nThe townships of Owosso, Burns, Shiawassee, Water-\\ntown, and the village of Mapleton (the last two in Clinton\\nCounty) had made requests to the supervisors for money\\nto build bridges. Afler considerable discussion it was de-\\ncided to levy the tax for the erection of the bridges, upon\\nthe county instead of the several townships. The amount\\nf The townships of Bennington and Antrim were organized in\\nMarch, 183S, and Woodhull in April of the same year. Wandaugon\\n(now Lebanon), Clinton Co., was organized also in March, 1838.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.\\n123\\nto each and the location of the bridges are here given\\nOwosso (at tlie village), three hundred dollars; Burns\\n(near John Knaggs), two hundred dollars Shiawassee,\\nfifty dollars De Witt (Looking-Glass River, near Welcome\\nJ. Partelo), one hundred dollars Watertown (Looking-\\nGlass River on town line between ranges 3 and 4), one\\nhundred dollars; Wandaugon (lleywood Creek on State\\nroad), one hundred dollars Mapleton (on Maple River),\\none hundred dollars.\\nThe couimittee on equalization of assessment rolls re-\\nported that the as.sessment appears to be equal. The\\naggregate amount of the several towns was as follows\\n1838.\\nOwosso $297,681 Bennington $96,224\\nUe Wilt 297,087 Vernon 66,856\\nBurns 66,643 Shiawassee 66,037\\nWatertown 194,350 Antrim 64,095\\nWoodhull 81,025 Wandaugon 186,028\\nIt was resolved that the sum of $2076 be levied upon the\\ncounty as a State tax, and the sum of $4924 for county\\npurposes. Elias Comstock and James Rutan were appointed\\na committee to apportion the amount upon the several\\ntowns, which was reported as follows\\nAssessment.\\n$290,681.00\\n297,087.00\\n194,350.00\\n66,643.00\\n81,025.00\\n96,224.00\\n60,856.00\\n66,037.00\\n64,095.00\\n186,028.00\\nstate and\\nCounty Tax.\\n\u00c2\u00a71430.00\\n1470.00\\n954.20\\n323.20\\n393.00\\n471.90\\n322.00\\n299.10\\n305.20\\n915.50\\nTown Tax.\\n$283.50\\n212.50\\n217.80\\n138.80\\n160.00\\n128.10\\n210.00\\n456.90\\n142.80\\n157.50\\nPoor Tax.\\nTotal Tax.\\n$1714.00\\nDe Witt\\nWatertown....\\n$50.00\\n30.00\\n25.00\\n50.00\\n1733.00\\n1202.00\\n487.00\\nWoodhull\\n603.00\\n600.00\\n532.00\\n.Shiawassee....\\n50.00\\n926.00\\n448.00\\n1073.00\\n$1,409,026.00 $6885.10 $2170.90 $205.00 $9318.00\\nThe board was in session several days, closing on the tyth\\nof October.\\nBy the provisions of a law passed by the Legislature\\nin 1838, the powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors\\nwere transferred to a Board of County Commissioners, to be\\ncomposed of three members. The first election of County\\nCommissioners was held early in November. Tlie Board of\\nCanvassers met on the 13th of the samemonth, and was\\ncomposed as follows\\nAntrim, Allen Beard.\\nBennington, Ira B. Howard.\\nBurns, Francis J. Prevost.\\nOwosso, Elias Comstock.\\nShiawassee, Peter Turner.\\nWoodhull, Peter Laing.\\nDe Witt, Ephraim H. Utley.\\nWatertown, Charles R. Spicer.\\nThe canvasser who represented Wandaugon was not\\npresent, and the canvass proceeded without him.\\nThe three county commissioners elected were Lemuel\\nCastle, Ransom W. Holley, and Ephraim H. Utley. The\\nboard met and organized on the 20th of November, 1838,\\nin Shiawasseetown, at the hotel of Lucius W. Beach.\\nLemuel Castle was cho.sen chairman.\\nAfter organization wolf-cerlificates were audited to the\\namount of \u00c2\u00a7100.84, but little other business was brought\\nbefore them. The board convened at Corunnaon the 8th of\\nJuly, 1839, and on September 23d of the same year at the\\nShiawas.see Exchange the latter meeting being held for the\\npurpose of adjusting accounts between Clinton and Shia-\\nwassee Counties, the former having been organized March\\n12, 1839. An agreement giving a balance of $202.91 to\\nShiawassee County was signed by Lemuel Castle, R. W.\\nHolley, L. Rowe, Commissioners of Shiawassee County\\nE. H. Utley, Calvin Marvin, Commissioners of Clinton\\nCounty and John Gould, Treasurer of Clinton County.\\nOn the 7th of October, in the same year, the commis-\\nsioners convened at Corunna, and accepted a block of land\\nthree hundred feet square donated by the County-Seat\\nCompany, designated on the recorded plat of Corunna as\\nthe public square.\\nDec. 31, 1839, a statement of the appropriations for\\n1838 and 1839 was made, viz.\\n1838.\\nFor bridges $1000.00\\nBounties on wolf-scalps 117.50\\nE.xpenses of county canvass 86.02\\nSheriff s fees 186.76\\nExpenses of criminal prosecutions 52.55\\nCounty clerk s fees 97.37\\nExpenses of circuit court 7.75\\nContingent expenses of Clinton and Shiawas-\\nsee Counties 479.88\\nTotal $2009.81\\n1839.\\nFor bounties on wolf-scalps $49.00\\nCriminal prosecutions 49.91\\nExpenses of circuit court 2.3.25\\nSheritTs fees 58.13\\nProsecuting attorney s salary 150.00\\nCounty clerk s fees 127. 3:i\\nContingent expenses of county 212.70\\nCounty building 345.00\\nTotal $1015.32\\nThe business of the county was transacted by the com-\\nmissioners until the oflice was abolished by act of Legisla-\\nture, approved Feb. 10, 1842. The powers which had been\\nexercised by the commissioners were then resumed by the\\nsupervisors of the county.\\nThe Board of Supervisors convened at the court-house in\\nthe village of Corunna on the 4th of July, 1842, when the\\nfollowing-named members were present M. B. Martin,\\nDavid Bush, Jr., Sanford M. Green, Lyman Bennett, Lem-\\nuel Castle, R. W. Holley, Andrew Parsou.s, John Palmer,\\nAllen Smith, John K. Tyler, John Woodhull, and Hum-\\nphrey Wheeler. This was the first meeting held by the\\nboard under the law of 1842, and from that time to the\\npresent the supervisors have continued to exercise their\\nfunctions as financial managers of the county.\\nWOLF KECORD.\\nAn act was passed by the Legislature of the State for the\\ndestruction of wolves Dec. 28, 1837, and Feb. 9, 1838,\\nanother act was adopted. The last section, repealing the\\nact of the previous December, provided That every per-\\nson, being an inhabitant of this State, as well Indians as\\nothers, who shall kill a full-grown wolf, or wolf s whelp\\nunder the age of three months, in any organized township,\\nshall be entitled to a bounty of $8 for each full-grown wolf,\\nand $4 for each wolf s whelp the person claiming sueh\\nbounty to take either the wolf or the head thereof, with the\\nears and skin entire thereon, to a justice of the peace, and\\nmake oath before him as to the facts and circumstances of", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "124\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICniGAN.\\nthe killing. It was thereupon the duty of the justice, if\\nsatisfied with the statement, to certify the same and burn\\nthe ears and scalp of such wolf The certificate, in turn,\\nwas to be presented, with the affidavit, to a supervisor or\\ncommissioner within fifteen days, and if by either of them\\nfound to be correct, it was to be presented to the next\\ncounty board, and if then found all right by that body, the\\nbounty was to be allowed and paid out of the county treas-\\nury, one-half of which was to be charged over to and\\npaid out of the State treasury. By one provision of the\\nact a Board of Supervisors, or of Commissioners, had au-\\nthority to award and allow, at the expense of their respec-\\ntive counties, such other and further bounties for the de-\\nstruction of wolves and jninlhers as they might deem\\nproper. This act, approved Feb. 9, 1838, was to remain\\nin force three years and no longer, although the law was\\nafterwards extended to Feb. 10, 1844, and the records\\nshow bounties paid for that purpose several years after that\\ntime.\\nThe first business of the Board of Supervisors of the\\ncounty at the session commencing Oct. 2, 1838, was the\\nexamination of wolf-certificates. An additional bounty of\\n$1 appears to have been added to the State bounty, making\\nthe bounty for wolves $9 and whelps $5, as the first items,\\nappended, show\\nThe board then voted to allow a bounty of $9 each on\\nfive wolves, killed as described in certificate No. 1, \u00c2\u00a745.\\nAlso on three wolves, $9 each, as described in certifi-\\ncate No. 2, $27.\\nAlso on two wolves, $9 each, as described in certificate\\nNo. 3, $18.\\nAlso on one wolf [whelp], $5, as described in certifi-\\ncate No. 4, $5.\\nTwenty-five certificates were examined and allowed in the\\nsame manner as above, embracing a total of twenty six\\nwolves and eleven whelps. On the 4th of October, the\\nthird day of the session, the board rescinded a resolution\\nthat was passed in October last, allowing a county\\nbounty of $5 for the destruction of wolves. No attention\\nseems to have been paid to the action of the Board of Su-\\npervisors of the year previous in the examination of the\\ntwenty-five certificates, but they evidently considered it of\\nsufficient importance to rescind it. At the meeting of the\\ncounty commissioners on the 18th of November (the month\\nfollowing). 1838, the State bounty only was allowed. They\\nalso recorded the names of those to whom bounties were\\ngranted. Below are given the names of persons, date of cer-\\ntificate, and amount of bounty allowed from that time.\\nNov. 20, 1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hiram Stowell,* $8 Silas W. Rose, $8.\\nJan. 7, 1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus C. Rathbone, $16 Enoch Willis,\\n$16; George Nichols, $8; Benjamin Morton, $4. The\\nlast is a further allowance on wolf-certificate No. 21 in the\\ntwenty-five certificates passed in October, 1838.\\nMarch 4, 1839. Morris Cushman, $8 Lewis Hart,\\n$4.50 (whelps).\\nJuly 17, 1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Allen Baird, $5.\\nSept. 20, 1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George Campau, $32.\\nMr. Stowell and several others in the list were residents of Clin-\\nton County, which wus then a part of Shiawassee.\\nNov. 20, 1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus C. Rathbone, $44.\\nJan. 10, 1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra L. Mason, $10 Albert B. Mason,\\n$8; William Sladden, $8.\\nFeb. 24, 1842.- John F. Swain, $10; Ezra L. Mason,\\n$10.\\nMarch 28, 1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A. McArthur, $10; Jesse Whitford,\\n$8.\\nDec. 21, 1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob Esty, $13 Ambrose Baker, $13\\nWellman Castle, $26; George W. Slocum, $13; Robert\\nG. McKee, $13 George Rowell, $13; Jesse Whitford, $13.\\nNov. 12, 1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Clark D. Castle, $13; Hiram Haight,\\n$16 Amasa Rowell, $13 George Bibbins, $13 Nicholas\\nWoolman, $13; Apollos Dewey, $26.\\nJan. 4, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joel B. Goss, $6; William Plac eway,\\n$13; Marvin Secord, $13.\\nOct. 16, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joel A. Hart, $30; Nathaniel Kimball,\\n$15; Apollos Dewey, $15; E. P. Mason, $13; Ambrose\\nBaker, $13; Hiram Haight, $13; Rial B. Chase, $15.\\nOct. 15, 1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra L. Mason, $45 Daniel D. Slo-\\ncum, $15.\\nWolf-certificates were granted for several years, the last\\naccount on the records being Jan. 5, 1869, when Mr. Rush\\npresented a claim for a bounty for killing a wolf in favor of\\nB. W. Steer, and moved that the same be allowed. The\\ncertificate, however, was referred back to claimant for fur-\\nther proof, and as it is not again brought up it is fair to\\npresume it was not again presented.\\nESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS IN SHIAWASSEE\\nCOUNTY.\\nBy the act under which Shiawa.ssee County was organ-\\nized it was provided that The Circuit Court of the county\\nof Shiawassee shall be held at the county-seat if practica-\\nble, and if not, at such other place as the sheriif of said\\ncounty shall provide until county buildings shall be erected.\\nThe county of Shiawassee shall belong to the second\\njudicial circuit, and the terms of the Circuit Court shall\\ncommence on the first Monday of June and December in\\neach year.\\nThe first term of the Circuit Court of Shiawassee\\nCounty was, in accordance with the provisions of the above\\nact, held at the office of the county clerk on the 4th day of\\nDecember, 1837. There were present the Hon. Alfred L.\\nWilliams and the Hon. James Rutan, associate judges.\\nNo circuit judge was present. Levi Rowe was appointed\\ncrier for the term. The sheriff was ordered to appoint\\nfour constables to attend during the term, and he appointed\\nNoah Bovier and Ma.son Phelps (only two), and they and\\nAaron Swain, the under-sheriff, were ordered to attend.\\nApplication was then made by Saoford M. Green (now\\ncircuit judge of the eighteenth judicial circuit) to be ad-\\nmitted as an attorney and counselor-at-law. After exam-\\nination he was admitted. There being no prosecuting\\nattorney in the county, the court appointed Mr. Green to\\nact in that capacity for the term. The following are the\\nnames of the grand jurors in attendance at that term\\nDaniel Ball, Daniel Gould, Horace Hart, Robert Crawford,\\nf This sketch of the Circuit Court of Shiawassee County is fur-\\nnished by the Hon. Josiah Turner, judge of the seventh judicial\\ncircuit.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "FIRST COURTS.\\n125\\nTliouias P. Green, Elisha Brewster, Stephen Post, Samuel\\nBrown, M. Bradley Martin, Ira B. Howard, Ephraim\\nWright, Cornelius W. Miller, James Van Aukin, Joseph\\nParmeter, Josiah Pierce, John Smedley, Samuel W. Hard-\\ning, and S. N. Whitcomb. Daniel Ball was appointed\\nforeman. A few of these gentlemen are still living in the\\ncounty, honored and respected by all, but the large majority\\nof them are believed to be dead. The grand jury found\\none indictment, charging a man with perjury, and they were\\nthen discharged.\\nThe records show the following entry John Knaggs\\nvs. Phillis, his wife. On motion of Sanford M. Green,\\ncounsel for said Knaggs, the court ordered that said Knaggs\\nhave leave to present a petition for a divorce from Phillis,\\nhis said wife, at the next term of the court and that said\\nKnaggs shall cause a written notice to be served upon his\\nsaid wife at least thirty days before the said term of the\\ncourt of his intention to present such petition and of the\\nhearing thereof.\\nThis was the first proceeding in the county to obtain a\\ndivorce, and it would be a novel way to get a party into\\ncourt at this day.\\nThe court adjourned on the second day of its session.\\nThe next term of the court was held on the 4th day of\\nJune, 1838, by Hon. James Rutan, one of the associate\\njudges. The grand jury were impannelled, but soon re-\\nported to the court that they had no business before them,\\nand the court at once adjourned without day, no other\\nbusiness having been trainsacted.\\nThe next term commenced on the 25th day of Novem-\\nber, 1838, and was held by the associate judge, the circuit\\njudge not being present.\\nThe first petit jury ever summoned in the county was\\npresent at this terra, and their names were as follows\\nHarvey Harmon, David T. Tyler, Stephen Post, Samuel\\nW. Harding, Francis F. Mann, John Smedley, William P.\\nLaing, George Harrington, John B. Clark, Icliabod Knee-\\nland, Eli Sliattuck, Calvin Sweet, Rufus Collier, Nicholas\\nP. Harder, Samuel N. Whitcomb, Samuel Millard, and\\nEphraim Wright, very few of whom are now living. The\\ngrand jury at thi.s term found five bills of indictment, but\\nno further business was transacted. The next term of the\\ncourt was held on the 7th day of May, 1839, when the\\nHon. Charles W. Whipple,* circuit judge, and Hon. James\\nRutan, as.sociate judge, presided. This was the first term\\nin the county at which a circuit judge was present. At\\nthis term George W. Wisner and Alfred H. Hanscomb\\nwere admitted to the bar, and were for many years there-\\nafter distinguished lawyers at Pontiac. Both are now\\ndead. The first trial ever had in this court was at this\\nterm. It was a criminal case, and the jury did not agree.\\nAt the May term, 1810, the case of Robert Crawford vs.\\nLiberty Lyman was tried by a jury, and a verdict was ren-\\nJudge Whipple was born in New York, and removed with his\\nfather to Detroit when a boy. lie was educated at West Point. He\\nwas several times elected to the State Legislature, and in lS;iC and\\n1837 was speaker of the House of Kopresentativos. In 1838 he was\\nai)pointed a justice of the Supreme Court, which office ho held for\\nmany years. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of\\n1860. He was a man of great dignity and an eminent jurist. Ue\\ndied Oct. 2i, 1836\\ndered for the plaintiif for $17.55 damages, being the first\\ncivil case ever tried in this court. At this term the late Gov-\\nernor Moses Wisner made application for admission to the\\nbar, and the court appointed as examining committee Wil-\\nliam L. Mosely, Edward H. Thomson, and Artemas Thayer,\\nand after examination Mr. Wisner was admitted.\\nOn the 3d day of Jlay, 1843, a term was held, at which\\nthe Hon. George Morrell, then chief justice of the Su-\\npreme Court, presided.\\nThe next circuit judge of the county was the Hon. Ed-\\nward Mundy, who held his first term commencing on the\\n2d day of August, 1848, and his last term was held in\\nJune, 1850.\\nJudge IMundy was among the earlier emigrants to the\\nTerritory of Michigan. He was the first Lieutenant-Gov-\\nernor of the State, under the first State constitution, in\\n1835 and 1830, and again held the same office from 1837\\nto 1840. In 1847 he was appointed attorney-general,\\nwhich office he held until 1848, when he was appointed a\\njustice of the Supreme Court, and from 1844 to 1848 he\\nwas a regent of the State University. He died in 1851.\\nThe next circuit judge of the county was the Hon.\\nSanford M. Green, who held his first term in the county in\\nMay, 1852, and continued to so preside until May, 1857,\\nwhen he was succeeded by Judge Josiah Turner, the pres-\\nent incumbent.\\nJudge Green was born May 30, 1807, in Grafton, N. Y.,\\nand was admitted to the bar in New York in 1832; re-\\nmoved to Michigan in 1837 and settled in Owosso elected\\nto the State Senate in 1842 appointed commissioner to\\nrevise the statutes in 1844, and reported to the Legi.slature\\nof 1846 elected to the Senate again in the fall of 1845,\\nand served two years was appointed judge of the Supreme\\nCourt by Governor Ransom in 1848, and held that office\\nuntil May, 1857, and was chief justice two years of that\\ntime. From Jan. 1, 1858, to April, 18G7, and from June,\\n1872. to the present time he has held the office of circuit\\njudge, now of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.\\nPROBATE COURT.\\nThe first session of this court of which any record is ex-\\ntant was held at the village of Owosso, Feb. 13, 183S, Eiias\\nComstock, probate judge, presiding. The first proceedings\\nwore in the matter of the estate of Samuel Carpenter,\\ndeceased. Application was made by Alvin S. McDowell\\nfor letters of administration upon the above estate, which\\nwere granted upon giving bond in the sum of two thousand\\nfive hundred dollars, the bond being signed by A. S. Mc-\\nDowell, William Phelps, and John lluuciman. John Hill,\\nJordan Holcomb, and Aaron Hutchins were appointed ap-\\npraisers of the property, with orders to report on the lOlh\\nof March, 1838.\\nOn the same day application was made by Isaac Thomp-\\nson, of Ionia County, for letters of administration on the\\nestate of Daniel Barker, of the county of Clinton. Bond\\nwas given in the sum of three thousand dollars, and signed\\nby Isaac Thompson, Frederick Hall, and Joseph Letanker.\\nThe appraisers were Nathan Benjamin, Thaddeus O. War-\\nren, and Silas Cripj)en. The first will (that of Orrin Perry)\\nwas offered for probate on the 12th of June, 1838, bearing", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "126\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndate April 30th of the same year. Elizabeth Perry was\\nappointed executrix, and Washington Z. Blanchard and\\nHorace B. Flint executors. Letters were issued April 25,\\n1839, to Kalph Williams as guardian of Violetta Car-\\npenter, a minor under the age of fourteen years and a\\ndaughter of Samuel Carpenter. Lewis Lindley was ap-\\npointed, April 1, 1839, guardian of Lucinda Phidelia Be-\\ndell, a minor, daughter of Kilburn Bedell. The will of\\nMoses Kimball, one of the proprietors of the Shiawa.ssee\\nCompany, was presented for probate. It was dated Nor-\\nwich, Huron Co., Oiiio, Sept. 18, 1837, and recorded in\\nthe county of Shiawassee in 1838, as part of the property\\nmentioned in the will was in this county.\\nJudge Comstock served as probate judge until 1841,\\nwhen he was succeeded by Ira B. Howard, whose first busi-\\nness was the division of the estate of Samuel Carpenter.\\nCOUNTY COURT.\\nThe county courts which had existed in Michigan prior\\nto April, 1833, were abolished by law at that time, but\\nwere re established by an act of the Legislature in 1846.\\nLender the law last named the first session of the county\\ncourt of Shiawassee was held at Corunna on the 5th of\\nApril, 1847, Judge Ilobert R: Thompson presiding.\\nDuring the continuance of the county court Judge Thomp-\\nson presided until June 3, 1851, from which time A. B.\\nCliipman, the Second Judge, presided till the end of the\\nyear, when, by a limitation embodied in the con.stitution of\\n1850, the county courts ceased to exist, and their business\\nwas transferred to the circuit courts.\\nCHAPTER XXIV.\\nCOUNTY-SITES AND COUNTY PBOPEKTY.\\nEstablishment and Yacatiou of the County -Site at Byron Location\\nof the Seat of Justice at Corunna Erection of Court-House and\\nJail Fire-Proof Offices Poor-House and Poor-Farm.\\nOn the 4th of August, 1824, the Governor of Michigan\\nTerritory approved an act providing for the appointment\\nof commissioners to locate the seat of justice of Shiawassee\\nCounty. Under this act James McCioskey, Frederick A.\\nSprague, and William Meldrum were appointed such com-\\nmissioners, and were instructed to report their action to the\\nLegislative Council at its next session. They proceeded to\\nperform the duty assigned them, and duly made report to\\nthe council, in accordance with their instructions, that they\\nhad selected the village of Byron, and had there established\\nthe county site. Shiawassee County then embraced, in ad-\\ndition to its pro.sont territory, eight townships that now\\nbelong to Genesee County, eight townships that are now\\nincluded in Livingston, and four townships of the present\\nterritory of Ingham County, in all twenty townships,\\nforming a belt two townships wide, along and outside of\\nthe entire south and cast border of this county as it now\\nstands. So the county-site determined on by the commis-\\nsioners was then near the territorial centre of the county\\nbut, in addition to the fact of its geographical position, it\\nwas said that the influence of Judge Samuel W. Dexter, of\\nWashtenaw County, was potent in securing the selection of\\nthat site, which was probably the fact for it is certain that\\nhe was then the proprietor of a largo amount of land at\\nthat place, that the site was established on a part of his\\ntract, and that the expenses of location were paid by him\\nfrom his private means. It is proper to mention, however,\\nthat this payment by him was in conformity with the pro-\\nvisions of the law directing the appointment of the com-\\nmissioners, which required that they should receive their\\ncompensation (two dollars per day for time necessarily\\nemployed) from the proprietor of the land on which they\\nshould decide to locate the county-site.\\nBut the erection of Ingham County in 1829, of Living-\\nston in 1833, and of Genesee in 1835, reduced Shiawassee\\nto its present limits, leaving Byron, the county-site, within\\none mile of its eastern, and within two and a half miles of\\nits southern boundary, making apparent the necessity for\\nthe selection of a new seat of justice nearer the centre\\nof the reduced territory of the county. This caused the\\npassage by the Legislature of An act to vacate the seat\\nof justice of Shiawassee County (approved February 26,\\n1836), embodying the following preamble and provisions,\\nviz.\\nWhereas, the county of Shiawassee has been so divided\\nsince the seat of justice was established therein as to leave\\nthe same in the southeast corner of said county and within\\none mile of the east line thereof; and whereas no public\\nbuildings or improvements have as yet been erected or made\\nat said seat of justice; therefore,\\nSection 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of\\nRepresentatives of the State of Michigan, that the seat of\\njustice for the county of Shiawassee as now established be\\nand the same is hereby vacated, any law to the contrary\\nnotwitlistanding.\\nThe county-site being thus vacated, the Governor (under\\na law then in force authorizing him to appoint commissioners\\nto establish county-sites in counties having none) appointed\\nJohn Greenfield and Col. Garry Spencer, of Detroit, and\\nSamuel Axford. of Macomb County, as commissioners to\\nlocate a county-site for Shiawassee. This appointment was\\nmade on the 12th of March. 1836, and on the 1st of April\\nof the same year the commissioners report was filed locating\\nthe county-site on the west half of the northeast quarter\\nof section 28, in township 7 north, of range 3 east, the\\npresent site of Corunna. Proclamation was issued by the\\nGovernor confirming the location on the 1st of July, 1836.\\nThe commissioners while examining the different loca-\\ntions made their headquarters at the Exchange (the Williams\\ntrading-post). They were accompanied by the Hon. Jacob\\nM. Howard, B. 0. Williams, and others. Three days were\\nspent in examining the difierent locations, visiting the Big\\nRapids (Owosso) and other points, and after consultation,\\ndecided upon the present site. The organizing act provided\\nthat the courts should be held in such place as the sheriflf\\nof the county should select, and the first court was held at\\nthe place known as the Shiawassee Exchange, in the school-\\nhouse, on the 4th day of December, 1837. The October\\nterm of 1838 was held at the house of Lucius W. Beach,\\nat Shiawa.sseetown, and adjournment was made to November\\nof the same year, at the Exchange. For some reason not", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "COUNTY-SITES AND COUNTY PROrERTY.\\n127\\ngiven in the records, this court was hold at Owosso on the\\ndate mentioned, at rooms over the store of GouUl, Fish\\nCo on the southwest corner of Washington and Exchange\\nStreets.\\nSection G of act No. 62, approved March 25, 1840, pro-\\nvides that the Circuit Court shall be held at Shiawassee-\\ntown in said county. An act supplementary to this (ap-\\nproved April 1st, five days later), provides that the act passed\\nMarch 25, 1840, shall in no wise affect or alter tlie loca-\\ntion of the county-site of said county, nor shall the same\\nbo construed as vacating or changing the same, but shall\\nbe considered only as authorizing the courts for said county\\nto be held in the village of Shiawasseetown, until the pro-\\nprietors of the present county-site, or the county commis-\\nsioners of said county, shall furnish a suitable building at\\nsaid county-site for the accommodation of said courts, to\\nbe approved by the county commissioners or a majority of\\nthem.\\nOn the 7th of October, 1839, the Board of Commis.sion-\\ncrs unanimously agreed to accept of a block of land three\\nhundred feet square in the village of Corunna, designated\\non the recorded plat of that village as the Public Square,\\nwhich was offered by the County-Seat Company as a dona-\\ntion to the county of Shiawassee. A contract was made\\nby Stephen Hawkins with the Board of Commissioners for\\nthe erection and completion of a building on the public\\nsquare for county offices. The sum to be paid for buildings\\nwas ^382.50. The office building was about twenty by\\nthirty feet in size, situated near the northwest corner of the\\nsquare, and built of wood. It was moved across the street\\nin 1846, and is now used as a market. In the latter part\\nof 1839 a building belonging to the County-Seat Company\\nwas rented by the county commissioners for their sessions,\\nand for purposes of holding court. In April of the next\\nyear the following letter was sent to the commissioners\\nCouiNXA, April 17, ISiO.\\nTo THE Hon. County Commissioners\\nGentlemen, The proprietors of the county-seat of Shia-\\nwassee County do hereby tender to the said commissioners,\\nibr the use of the county, the building heretofore used by\\nthe county commissioners for county purposes, and which\\nwas engaged by them for the purpose of holding the Cir-\\ncuit Court for said county.\\nThe said building is thirty-six feet in length and twenty\\nfeet in width, and will be furnished by the said proprietors,\\nfitted up with convenient and comfortable seats and a\\nproper desk for the judges. It is now lathed and plastered,\\nand fires will be kept up in said building during the session\\nof the court.\\nThe house now occupied by Alexander McArthur will\\nbe occupied during the season of the ensuing term of the\\nCircuit Court as a tavern, and extensive accommodations and\\nsupplies will be provided, sufiicicnt for all the persons who\\nmay be in attendance on said court. Stables accommodat-\\ning upward of fifty horses will be prepared, and an abund-\\nance of provender is already provided. All of which is\\nrespectfully submitted.\\n(Signed) A. McArtuur,\\nAgent for the proprietors of the present county-\\nseat of Shiawassee County.\\nThe building spoken of in the above letter was situated\\non the corner of Frascr Street and Shiawassee Avenue,\\nwhere Preston Wheeler s store now stands. The sura\\npaid by the commissioners for the use of the room for the\\ncourts was 830 per annum. The house was a wooden\\nbuilding, situated on the east side of Shiawassee Avenue,\\nand occupied the site where now stands the drug-store of Kil-\\nburn Shattuck. It was destroyed by fire several years later.\\nAt a meeting of the county commissioners on the 24th\\nof February, 1842, the subject of raising money for the\\nerection of a court-hou.se and jail was brought up and dis-\\ncussed. It was decided to present the question to the peo-\\nple at the next annual town-meeting, which was done, and\\nthe proposition to loan the sum of $4000 for that purpose\\nwas defeated.\\nOn the 4th of July, 1842, the Board of Supervisors met\\nand resumed the functions which had for three years previ-\\nously been vested in the county commissioners. After organ-\\nization a committee was appointed to examine the title of\\nthe county to the parcel of land donated to the county, and\\nknown and designated as the Public Square.\\nMr. Castle, one of the committee, reported an abstract of\\ntitle, and stated that he saw no evidence of fraud and con-\\nsidered the title good, but did not concur with the opinions\\nexpressed by Sanford M. Green, Esq. Mr. Green pr^ented\\nthe following report as containing his individual opinions\\nand views in relation to such title, though drawn up in\\nform as the report of the committee\\nTo THE Board of Supervisors of tue County\\nOP Shiawassee\\nThe committee appointed by this Board at its last ses-\\nsion to examine the title of this county to a tract or parcel\\nof land described as the Public Square, in the village of\\nCorunna, respectfully submit the following report That we\\nhave performed the duty imposed upon us by a careful\\nexamination of the records in the office of the register of\\ndeeds of said county relating to said parcel of land, assisted\\nby the register of deeds and by A. McArthur, Esq., who\\nwas present with us at the examination of the records, and\\ngave us all the explanation and information in relation to\\nsaid title which the nature of the case seemed to require or\\nadmit of, and we herewith submit a brief abstract of said\\ntitle as it appears of record.\\nIn tracing the title by the description contained in the\\ndeed presented by the board at its July session, the first in-\\nquiry that seemed to arise was, Where is the village of Co-\\nrunna, in which the Public Square in question is located\\nFor the purpose of ascertaining this part we very naturally\\napplied ourselves to the recorded map or plat of said village,\\nfrom which we had a right to suppose we should be able to\\nlearn the precise location. On an examination of the map,\\nhowever, wc find no description of the section, township, or\\nrange in which it is located, nor any description of the\\nPublic Square by its boundaries, cours s, and extent,\\nnor any designation of the uses or purposes to which it is\\ndevoted, excepting what appears from the indorsement on\\nthe face of the square itself; and this designation being gen-\\neral, without limitation, if it amounts to anything, sets apart\\nand devotes said square to the general use of the public,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "128\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand we find that the public, as defined by Mr. Walker and\\nothcr.s, moans the general body of a nation and this defi-\\nnition we believe to be in accordance with the common and\\ncorrect use and application of the term when used without\\nlimitation, as in this case. Hence it would seem to follow as a\\nnecessary consequence that, if this map amounts to anything\\nin legal contemplation, it vests in the County of Shiawassee\\nthe fee of this parcel of land in trust to and for the general\\nand common uses and purposes of the great body of the\\npeople of this great nation, and for no other use or purpose\\nwhatever. This map appears to have been indorsed upon\\nthe face of it with the names of three individuals as trus-\\ntees, but of whom, or of what, does not appear by that map,\\nnor are their names either placed at the bottom of the\\nmap, after the manner of a signature, or attached to or\\nconnected with any statement in relation to the said map.\\nIn order to pursue the e.^aminatioii of the title, it became\\nnecessary that we should seek information of the where-\\nabouts of the town of Corunna out of the records. Accord-\\ningly, we inquired of Mr. McArthur, and were verbally in-\\nformed by him that Corunna was located upon the west\\nhalf of the northeast quarter of section 28, town 7 north,\\nrange 3 east, and that Col. Andrew Mack was the original\\npurchaser of said lot from the United States and upon the\\nexamijiation of a schedule in the register s office, it appears\\nthat said lot was purchased by him, but we find no patent\\nto him from the United States for this land, of record. The\\nfirst deed of the lot upon the record is a deed from Col.\\nMack and wife to A. McArthur of an individual fourth\\npart of it.\\nThe rest is a trust-deed executed by Messrs, Mack and\\nMcArthur and their wives to Chauncey Hurlbut, A. D.\\nEraser, and John Norton, Jr., purporting to vest in them\\nthe legal estate, but no interest in the fee of the land, in\\ntrust for the benefit of a company or copartnership firm\\nstyled the Shiawassee County-Seat Company, under certain\\narticles of association which are recorded with said trust-\\ndeed. These trustees were vested with power to make con-\\nveyances upon the requisition of the directors of the com-\\npany, which requisitions are not required to be recorded;\\nand in ease either or all of said trustees should resign, or ne-\\nglect or refuse to act conformably to the requirements of\\nthe directors of this private company, their trusteeship and\\nall powers vested in them by the deed of trust was ab.so-\\nlutely to cease and be at an end, without any record\\nthereof, or any declaration to that effect by the directors.\\nThey were also to exercise their powers subject to and in\\nconformity with the original articles of association, and such\\nalterations or amendments as might at any time be made\\nthereto in the manner therein specified none of which al-\\nterations or amendments are required to be made a matter\\nof record. The directors of said company are also subject to\\nchange by election, resignation, etc., so that there is not re-\\nquired to be any record evidence of any change that may\\nhereafter take place in the trusteeship, directory, or funda-\\nmental organization and constitution of the company itself.\\nIt appears, also, that while trustees are thus appointed\\nfor the benefit of the individuals composing this company,\\nand a legal title is vested in the trustees to their use, yet by\\nthe articles of a.ssoeiation the individuals of said company\\nare expressly declared to have no interest in the lands so\\nconveyed in trust, but the scrip, by the ownership of which\\nthey became members of the association, is declared to be\\npersonal property, and is transferable from hand to hand,\\nlike negotiable paper. The trust-deed covers other lands\\nthan these upon which the village is said to be located, and\\nprovision is made for the purchase of more to be contracted\\nin the same manner, and the trustees are authorized to lay\\nout a town upon the lands referred to in the deed without\\nspecifying on what part or parcel of the same.\\nFrom the foregoing statement it appears perfectly obvi-\\nous that within a few days or weeks after the execution of\\nthe trust-deed the powers of the trustees may have ceased.\\nThe directors of the company may have resigned, and the\\ncharacter of the association may have been entirely changed,\\nwhile the records cannot afford us any light or evidence in\\nregard to it. Subsequent to the recording of the map, wc\\nfind a quit-claim deed to the county, executed by an indi-\\nvidual as trustee, purporting to convey the interest of such\\nindividual as trustee to the county commissioners for the\\nuses of the county, covering the Public Square. But\\nwhether the grantor was the trustee of the proprietors or of\\nthe company, or had any power to make such deed at the\\ntime it was executed, we have no means of knowing. The\\ndeed now tendered to the Board of Supervisors purports to\\nbe executed by the trustees of the Shiawassee County-Seat\\nCompany, but the same difficulties are found in this deed\\nthat attached to the former deed, the warrants, being made\\nin behalf of men who have no interest in the land, and who\\nhave no title of record, and are constantly changing, can be\\nof no value. Moreover, we cannot see what right any indi-\\nvidual can have to convey this Public Square, as trustees\\nor otherwise, after it has once been devoted by the record-\\ning of the map to the whole body of the people at large\\nwithout any designation of its particular uses. It is proper\\nto observe that there are papers placed upon the records\\npurporting to detail some of the proceedings of this com-\\npany and its directors, etc., but they are not placed there\\npursuant to any provisions of the articles of association,\\nnor in virtue of any legal or judicial sanction, and cannot,\\ntherefore, be any evidence to us of the facts they purport to\\ndetail. Some of them are neither fully acknowledged nor\\nproperly witnessed, and we are unable to understand by\\nwhat authority they are made an incumbrance upon the\\nrecords of this county, especially of our records of deeds.\\nNo one, we think, can fail to have perceived in the de-\\ntails of these transactions that a wide door has been opened\\nfor the practice of stupendous frauds without leaving any\\ntrace of them upon the records. That such frauds have\\nbeen practiced by this company we do not undertake to say\\nnor to intimate but that an association could be got up in\\na manner more peculiarly calculated to admit of the com-\\nmission of ruinous frauds upon the community, were they\\ninclined to do so, with a strong probability of escaping the\\njust consequences, we cannot well imagine. When the\\ntitle to land is involved, and such land may bear but a very\\nsmall value compared with the improvements that may be\\nmade on it, wo think the record ought to show the title\\nperfect, and that the honesty and integrity of no man or\\nset of men, whatever their reputation may be, ought ever to", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "COUNTY-SITES AND COUNTY PROPERTY.\\n129\\nbe trusted, nor do we think that any honest man ought\\never to exact it.\\nIt does not appear, however, that any action was taiccn,\\neither then or afterwards, as a result of this opinion of\\nMr. Greeu.\\nOn the -Ith of January, 18-17, rooms were rented of E.\\nJ. Van Buren for three years, at thirty dollars per year,\\nfor county ofEces. These were in a building north of the\\nBacon block. In April of the same year the board ordered\\nthe Judge of Probate to hold his courts in the oflBce of the\\nRegister of Deeds. In the month of April, 1850, the\\nBoard of Supervisors resolved that it is expedient at this\\ntime to take the necessary steps for the erection of a court-\\nhouse at the present county-site of our county. A com-\\nmittee was appointed, consisting of Supervisors Parsons,\\nHoUey, Harder, and Cummins. A report was submitted\\nthe next day, substantially as follows A building was to\\nbe erected, forty by sixty feet in dimensions, two stories\\nhigh the upper part to be a court-room and two jury-\\nrooms the lower part to be divided in the centre length-\\nwise by a hall eight feet wide the sides to be divided into\\nsix rooms, two of which are to be fitted up for a jail, the\\nothers for accommodation, of county oflficers and a grand-\\njury room. The walls to be brick, the lower story sixteen\\ninches thick, upper wall twelve inches thick. The com-\\nmittee expressed the opinion that the building could be\\nerected for four thousand five hundred dollars. Resolutions\\nwere offered and adopted arranging for raising the amount\\nnecessary and for the erection of a court-house. 11. W.\\nHolley, L. H. Parsons, and Z. Bunce were appointed a\\nbuilding committee and authorized to receive plans, adver-\\ntise for proposals, make contracts, and superintend the erec-\\ntion of the court-house. The contract was let to George\\nO. Bachman, to be completed on the 1st of November,\\n1851. The Board of Supervisors, at the January session\\nin 1852, adopted a resolution that the chairman of the\\nBoard notify the present owners of the court-house here-\\ntofore occupied by the county that they have no further\\nuse for the same. Tiiis building was purchased soon after\\nby the Baptist Church, and occupied by them as a house of\\nworship. It is now removed a little south of its former\\nlocation, on the corner of Fraser and Woodworth Streets,\\nand is used as a parsonage by the society. The present\\ncourt-house was placed in charge of the sheriff on the 6th\\nof January, 1851, and the next day the building com-\\nmittee was discharged.\\nThe first official action taken in reference to the erection\\nof a fire-proof office building for the county was the intro-\\nduction in the Board of Supervisors of the following pre-\\namble and resolution, July 9, 18G5, viz.\\nWhereas, The county ofiices now occupied by the\\nCounty Register and Treasurer are too small and inconve-\\nnient for said offices, and also unsafe fur the records of said\\noffices, it is desirable and proper that suitable offices be\\nerected, detached from the court-house therefore\\nliesoloed, That the building committee be and is hereby\\ninstructed to cause the erection of two fire-proof offices for\\nsaid offices in the court-house yard, south of the court-\\n17\\nhouse, at such point as the committee may designate. And\\nit shall be the duty of said committee to procure a suitable\\ndesign for said offices, and let the contract for the building\\nof the same as they may deem for the best interests of the\\ncounty. That, for the purpose of accomplishing the above\\nobject, said committee are hereby authorized and empow-\\nered to borrow, not to exceed three thousand dollars, pay-\\nable in not less than two or over five years from date, and\\nto issue bonds of the county for the same, said bonds to be\\ncountersigned by the clerk and sealed with the seal of the\\noffice.\\nThe resolution was adopted on the next day. The build-\\ning was erected in the court-house yard, south of the court-\\nhouse, and is the same which is now occupied by the\\nRegister of Deeds and the Treasurer. The office of the\\ncounty clerk is in the second story of the court-house.\\nThe Judge of Probate occupies an office in the lower story.\\nPOOR-HOUSE AND POOR-FARM.\\nThe first action of the Board of Commissioners in refer-\\nence to the county poor was taken on January 9th, 1839,\\nwhen Sanford M. Green, Isaac Castle, and Hiram Stowell\\nwere appointed to take charge of the poor of the county,\\ntheir terms of office commencing January 7th of that year.\\nNothing further appears of record until Dec. 24, 1811,\\nwhen the distinction between town and county poor was\\nabolished, and the poor became a county charge. The sum\\nof two hundred dollars was appropriated from the incidental\\nfund for their support. On the 21th of February, 1812,\\nthe superintendents of the poor were authorized and directed\\nby the Board of Commissioners to purchase a farm, not to\\nexceed one hundred and sixty acres of land, to be used as a\\npoor-farm, and to make such improvements, by the erection\\nof buildings upon the farm, as the necessity of the case may\\nwarrant. No action having been taken by the superintend-\\nents during the spring, the board, at a meeting July 6th\\nof that year, suspended the resolution relating to the pur-^\\nchase of a poor-farm until further action. On the 21st of\\nDecember, 1843, a committee previously appointed to con-\\nfer as to the best methods of supporting the poor of the\\ncounty submitted the following report, which was adopted\\nThe committee to whom was referred the matter of sup-\\nporting the poor in this county report that it appears, by\\nthe superintendents of the poor, the amount expended for\\ntheir support for the last year is three hundred and fifteen\\ndollars. Your committee are of the opinion that at present\\nno means can be provided which will enable the county to\\nsupport the paupers therein with less expense than they\\nhave been supported for the last j ear. Considering the num-\\nber of paupers who have had assistance from the county,\\nit shall be divided into districts so as to accommodate the\\npaupers in procuring physicians employed in each district\\nby the year or otherwise, as the superintendents shall think\\nproper. The plan of dividing tlie county into districts\\nyour committee recommend, as follows Burns, Vernon,\\nAntrim, and Shiawassee, 1st District; Caledonia, Venice,\\nand New Haven, 2d District Owosso, Bennington, Sciota,\\nand Middlebury, 3d District Perry and Woodhull, 4th\\nDistrict. At this meeting three hundred dollars was ap-\\npropriated for the use of the poor. There is no further", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "130\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nrecord of importance until Jan. 21, 1846, when seven hun-\\ndred and seventy dollars was appropriated for the same\\npurpose.\\nOn the 7th of January, 1847, the superintendents of the\\npoor were directed hy the supervisors to purchase a farm,\\nnot to exceed one hundred and sixty acres of land, and to\\nerect suitable buildings thereon, for which purpose the sum\\nof two thousand dollars was to be raised by tax, one-quarter\\nof the amount in 1848, one-quarter in 1849, and the bal-\\nance in 1850. On the 13th of October, 1847, eighty acres\\nof land (the south half of the southwest quarter of section\\n32, Caledonia) was purchased for a county farm.\\nAt the October session of the next year it was resolved\\nto raise a county tax of two thousand seven hundred and\\neighty-seven dollars and seventy cents (including five hun-\\ndred dollars appropriatedj for the purchasing and fitting up\\nof the poor-farm.\\nAt the June ses.sion of the supervisors, in 1858, the\\ncommittee on public buildings reported the dwelling on\\nthe poor-farm as being in a very unsuitable condition for\\nthe accommodation of the poor. After careful examina-\\ntion, fifteen hundred dollars was appropriated for the erec-\\ntion of buildings convenient for the purpose. These build-\\nings completed iu January, 1859 are the same which are\\nStill in use.\\nBy the last report of the superintendents of the poor\\n(for the year ending Sept. 1, 1879) it is shown that the\\nexpenses on the farm for that year were $2060.39 that\\nthere was expended for support of insane persons at Detroit,\\nPontiac, and Kalamazoo, $1854.62 that the value of pro-\\nducts raised on the farm was $1059.97 (estimated) that\\nthe number of persons receiving support at the county-\\nhouse was 32.\\nCHAPTER XXV.\\nTHE PBESS-THE PKOFESSIOMS\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CIVIL LIST.\\nNewspapers in the County The Lcgul Profession Early Lawyers\\nThe Vresent Bar of Shiawassee The Medical Profession Early\\nPhysicians Shiawassee County Meilical Association Homoeo-\\npathy Shiawassee Civil List.\\nThe result of much patient inijuiry and research is\\nthe disclosure of the fact that there is probably no person\\nnow living in Shiawassee County who is able to give with\\nanything like certainty the date of the establishment of\\nthe j)ioneer new.spaper of the county, or its early changes\\nof proprietorship. It has, however, been ascertained be-\\nyond reasonable doubt that the first public journal in Shia-\\nwassee was published at Owosso by I ]dward L. Ament\\nthat this journal was in existence iu the early part of the\\nyear 1839, and that its name was the Shiawassee Express\\nand Clinton Advocate, having a circulation in both Shia-\\nwassee and Clinton, the latter county being at that time\\nstill attached to and a part of the former.\\nThe Owosso Arffus was also established by E. L. Ament,\\nin 1841. Dr. C. P. Parkill, of Owosso, who was in early\\nlife a printer by trade, recollects that in that year he\\nworked on the Aiyns in Owosso, and that Mr. Ament\\nwas then its proprietor. A proof of the existence at\\nthat time of both the papers above mentioned is found\\nin the record of the Board of Supervisors, under date of\\nJune 22, 1841, at which time it was by the board Re-\\nsolved that the foregoing preamble be published in the\\nOwosso Argus, and Shiawassee Express and Clinton Advo-\\ncate. But on the other hand, a copy of the Otvosso Argus,\\ndated Sept. 20, 1848, and which has been examined by the\\nwriter, bears the number 47, of Volume V., which would\\nplace the first issue of the paper at about Nov. 1, 1843.\\nYet it is proved to have been in existence at least two years\\nbefore that time, both by the testimony of Dr. Parkill and\\nby the record of the supervisors. This being the case,\\nthe facts only are given as above, without any attempt to\\naccount for the apparent contradiction. Nor can anything\\nfurther be stated as to the continuance of the Shiatvassce\\nExpress and Clinton Avocate after the date at which it is\\nfound mentioned in the record above referred to.\\nThe Argus, however, continued to be published at Owosso\\nby Mr. Ament until his death in December, 1847, when it\\nwas published by Ephraim H. Gould, who was a son of\\nDaniel Gould, of Owosso, and who had previously been a\\ncompositor on the paper under the proprietorship of Mr.\\nAment. In the summer of 1S4S, Mr. Gould was suc-\\nceed ed as publisher of the Argus by M. H. Clark, who\\nchanged the name of the paper to that of Owosso Argus\\nand Shiawassee Democrat. In the latter part of the year\\n1849, he removed the paper to Corunna, and continued to\\npublish it there as the Shiawassee Democrat, until 1856,\\nwhen he removed to Omaha, Neb.\\nThe Owosso American was commenced in the summer of\\n1854 by C. C. 0. R. Goodell, the office of publication\\nbeing in the south part of the National Hotel at Owosso.\\nIn the following year the paper was sold to Charles E. Shat-\\ntuck, who remained its proprietor until the winter of 1856-\\n57, when it passed into the possession of Ephraim H.\\nGould, from whom in 1858 it was purchased by John N.\\nIngersoll, who changed its name to that of Owosso Amer-\\nican and Peninsular State Times, and continued its pub-\\nlication under that title at Owosso till May, 1862, when\\nMr. Ingersoll removed it to Corunna, and having merged\\nin it the Corunna Democrat, which he had purchased a\\nshort time before, changed its name to that of the Shia-\\nwassee American, under which name it is still published.\\nAfler its removal to Corunna it was increased in size from\\na seven-column to a nine-column folio. Mr. Ingersoll con-\\ntinued to be its sole proprietor until May 26, 1880, when\\nMr. George W. Owen, the publisher of the Shiawassee\\nRepublican, merged his paper iu the American, and became\\na partner with Mr. Ingersoll in the publication of the latter.\\nThe American is Republican in its politics.\\nThe Owosso Press (a six-column folio) was commenced\\nin 1862 by Hanchett Lyon, its first number being issued\\non the 20th of September of that year. It was purchased\\non the 9th of September, 1863, by Green Lee, who in-\\ncreased its size to an eight-column folio, and published it\\nuntil Jan. 1, 1867, when it was purchased by J. H. Cham-\\npion Co., who are still its proprietors and i)ublishers.\\nThe paper is Democratic in politics. Since January, 1871,\\nits office of publication has been in a brick block owned", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "THE PROFESSIONS.\\n131\\nby Champion Co., and situated on Wasliin^ton Street,\\nOwosso.\\nThe Owosso Crusader, an eight-column folio, was started\\nby Abner B. Wood at Owosso in 1870. It was published\\nby Mr. Wood till 1873, when it was sold to Charles L.\\nFuller, who in 1875 removed it to Gaylord, Otsego Co.,\\nMich., where it is still in existence as the Otsego County\\nlleruhl.\\nThe N eio Era was established at Owosso, May 5, 1873,\\nby a company consisting of A. B. Wood, J. Stodman, and\\nA. M. Bannister. The paper was for a time the organ of\\nthe Slate Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and reached a\\ncirculation of nearly throe thousand. In 1875, A. B. Wood\\nbecame sole proprietor, and two years later removed it to\\nthe county-seat, where in June, 1877, its name was changed\\nto that of Shiawassee Cuuiili/ Alias, as it is at present. It\\nis a five-column quarto, National in politics, edited by\\nAbncr B. Wood, and published by the Atlas Publishing\\nCompany.\\nThe Shiaicassee RepuLlican was started at Owosso, Feb.\\n21, 1878, under the fanciful name of Odd Change, by\\nPerkins Gregory. Some changes of proprietorship suc-\\nceeded, and in April, 1879, the paper was purchased by\\nGeorge W. Owen, was enlarged, and its name changed to\\nthe one first mentioned. On the 26th of May, 1880, it\\nwas consolidated with the Shiawassee American, under the\\nname of the latter.\\nAt Corunna the first newpaper was the Shiawassee\\nDemocrat, which was started in the fall of 1841 by Wil-\\nliam B. Sherwood, and was continued by him until the\\nspring of 18-13, when the paper was discontinued, and the\\npress and material were removed to Flint, Genesee Co., and\\nthere used by Mr. Sherwood in the publication of the\\nGenesee Count!/ Democrat*\\nThe Corunna Democrat was a later paper published at\\nthe county-seat, but the date of its first issue cannot be\\ngiven. It was purchased by John N. IngersoU, and merged\\nwith the Shiawassee American, as before mentioned.\\nThe Corunna Weekly Courier was established Oct. 1,\\n1859, by William B. Pulis, editor and proprietor. It was\\nnot long-lived.\\nThe Corunna Journal was first issued by 0. A. Gould\\nCo., in February, 18G0. It expired Aug. 29, 1861,\\nunder the proprietorship of Jones Ford. The other\\npapers which have existed at Corunna are those which\\nare now published there, the American and the Atlas,\\nand both these, having been commenced at Owosso, have\\nalready been noticed with the papers of that city.\\nIn the towns along the western borders of the county the\\nfirst newspaper published was the Laingshurg Recorder,\\nstarted by E. L. W. Baker, in August, 1870. It continued\\nfor about one year, and then ceased to exist.\\nThe Laingsburg Herald was commenced soon after the\\npaper last mentioned. Its editor and proprietor was Mr.\\nAbout fire years later, the name was revived by M. H. Clark, and\\nwa.s by him added to the title of his jiajier, the Otnmito Arijm. After-\\nwards Mr. Clarli {as before mentioued) removed iiis pajierto Corunna,\\ndropped the first part of its name, and published it as the Shiawasuce\\nAmerican till 1S56.\\nJudevine, who sold to Charles Wilcox. At the end of\\nabout two years from its commencement the paper was\\ndiscontinued.\\nThe Laingsburg News was first issued on the 2d of No-\\nvember, 1877, by J. C. Stone, by whom it is still published.\\nThe Laingsburg Leader, a seven-column folio, was es-\\ntablished at Lairig.sburg village, in June, 1880, by W. C.\\nWalters, who has continued as its proprietor to the present\\ntime.\\nT/ie Vernon Herald, a seven-column folio, was first is-\\nsued at Vernon village. May 7, 1878, by a stock company,\\nwith A. L. Chandler as editor and manager. It is now\\nowned and published by Lucius E. Gould.\\nThe Bancroft Bulletin, a six-column paper, published at\\nBancroft village, and the Morrice Times, published in Perry\\ntownship, are both edited by William Sccord. The former\\nwas first issued in August, 1879, and the latter in Sep-\\ntember of the same year.\\nTUE LEGAL PROFESSION.\\nEARLY LAWYERS OF THE COUNTY.\\nThe first attorney who practiced his profession in Shia-\\nwassee County was Sanford M. Green, who came from Jef-\\nferson Co., N. Y., and settled at Owosso in 1837, being\\nconnected with the water-power and improvement company,\\nof which Daniel Ball was the head. He had previously\\nbeen admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New\\nYork, and was admitted in this county soon after his arrival.\\nIn 1841 he became associated in business at Owosso with Mr.\\nSmith, a lawyer who had come here from Ann Arbor, and\\nwho returned to that place not long afterwards. Mr. Green\\nwas appointed prosecuting attorney of Shiawassee County\\nin 1837, and held the office till 1842, when he was elected\\nto the State Senate. In 1843 he removed to Pontiac, and\\ndid not again return to this county as a place of residence.\\nHe was afterwards twice re-elected to the Senate. In 1844\\nhe was appointed commissioner to revise the statutes of\\nMichigan, and reported to the Legislature of 1846. He\\nserved on the Supreme Bench of Michigan from 1848 to\\n1857 as circuit judge from Jan. 1, 1858, to April, 1867\\nand again from June, 1872, to the present time. He is\\nnow judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, residing at\\nBay City. He is the author of Green s Practice, which\\nis in general use by the profession in the State.\\nAndrew Parsons, a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., and\\nafterwards a resident of Mexico, Oswego Co., in that State,\\nemigrated from the latter place to Washtenaw Co., Mich., in\\n1835, and removed in the following year to Shiawassee. He\\nwas active in his efforts to procure the establishment of the\\ncounty-site at Corunna, and after it was so established, and\\nthe business of the county was removed to that place, he, with\\nhis brother Luke H. Parsons (who had previously resided\\nin Washtenaw County), located in Corunna and commenced\\nbusiness under the firm-name of L. H. A. Parsons,\\nAttorneysat-Law. From that time Andrew Parsons con-\\ntinued to be a resident of Corunna until his death. He\\nwas the first clerk of Shiawassee County, was subsequently\\nregister of deeds for eight years, and also held the office of\\nprosecuting attorney. He was elected to the State Senate\\nin 1846, was regent of the University in 1852-54, and was", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "132\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nelected Lieutenant-Governor in 1852. On the resignation of\\nGovernor Robert IMcClclland, to accept a place in the cabinet\\nof President Pierce in 1852, Mr. Parsons became Governor,\\nwas inaugurated March 8, 1853, and served during the re-\\nmainder of Governor McClelland s term. In November,\\n1854, he was elected a member of the House of Representa-\\ntives, and having served during the winter session of 1855,\\nreturned to Corunna, and died there in June of the same\\nyear. Mr. Parsons showed himself to be a man of decided\\nability in the office of acting-Governor, as well as in the\\nnumerous other positions which he filled but he was not\\nregarded as among the most conspicuous members of the\\nbar of the county.\\nLuke H. Parsons, brother of Andrew Parsons, and also\\na native of the State of New York, emigrated to Ann Ar-\\nbor, Mich., in or about 1835, and was there admitted to the\\nbar. He removed to Corunna, Shiawassee Co., about 1839,\\nand entered on the practice of the law in that village with\\nhis brother Andrew, as above mentioned. He was elected\\nregister of deeds in November, 1840, judge of probate\\nin 1848, prosecuting attorney in 1852, and regent of the\\nUniversity in 1857. He continued in practice at Corunna,\\nand was one of the loading lawyers of the county until his\\ndeath at that place in 1862.\\nAmos Gould, a native of Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., and\\na law-student with the Hon. William II. Seward and Theo-\\ndore Spencer, at Auburn, N. Y., practiced law in that place\\nuntil 1843, when he removed to Michigan, and located at\\nOwosso in the following year. He purcha.sed the mill prop-\\nerty of Daniel Ball, and carried on the business until the\\nproperty was destroyed by fire in 1848. Meanwhile (in\\n1845) he had commenced the practice of law in Owosso,\\nand he continued it most successfully for twenty years re-\\ntiring from its active prosecution in 18l)5, to attend to his\\nextensive property interests. He was elected judge of pro-\\nbate in 1844, and held the office during the full term he\\nwas supervisor of Owo.sso continuously from 1845 to 1850\\nwas prosecuting attorney of Shiawassee County for two\\nyears, and elected to the State Senate in 1852. Judge\\nGould occupies a high place among the early lawyers of\\nthe county, and has been distingui.sbed and successful\\nthrough all the years of his practice.\\nWilliam F. Mosely was a native of the State of Ohio,\\nand in 1825 emigrated from that State to Oakland Co.,\\nMich., where he practiced his profession, and filled the\\noffices of prosecuting attorney and probate judge. From\\nPontiac he removed to Fentonville, and in 1840 became\\nprosecuting attorney of Genesee County. About 1842 he\\ncame to Shiawassee County, and settled on a farm, doinc\\nsomething, however, as a lawyer. Subsequently he located\\nin the village of Newburg, and gave his attention to the\\nbusiness of his profession. He was a master in chancery,\\nand several times filled the office of prosecuting attorney of\\nShiawassee County, both by appointment and election. He\\nenjoyed quite an extensive practice in this county. He was\\na man of good ability, witty and quick at repartee, but not\\nremarkably strong in argument, and somewhat lacking in\\nconfidence. He died in 1860.\\nDavid Bush, Jr., settled at Shiawasseetown as a mer-\\nchant prior to 1840. He afterwards studied law, and was\\nadmitted to the bar, but never took high rank as a lawyer.\\nHe was elected county commissioner in 1840, and held\\nsome township offices, among which were those of justice\\nof the peace and supervisor.\\nGeorge 0. Bachman practiced law in Corunna for a few\\nyears, but afterwards became an Episcopalian clergyman,\\nand having filled the sacred office at Adiian and other\\nplaces returned to Corunna, and was rector of the church\\nof his denomination there at the time of his death.\\nJohn P. Richardson (a brother of Lieutenant-Governor\\n0. D. Richardson, of Pontiac) came to Corunna as a law-\\nyer about 1850. He was a good counselor, well read in\\nthe law, but lacked confidence in his own powers, though\\nhe enjoyed a fair amount of business, and performed it to\\nthe satisfaction of his clients. After a residence of a few\\nyears here he removed to Omalia, Neb.\\nP]benezer Gould, a brother of Judge Amos Gould, settled\\nin Owosso in 1837, and soon afterwards engaged in mer-\\nchandising, milling, and other pursuits. He commenced\\nreading law in 1846, and was admitted to the bar in 1851,\\nwhen he became associated in business with his brother,\\nHon. Amos Gould. He continued in active practice in\\nOwosso until 1875, with the exception of his term of ser-\\nvice in the war of the Rebellion, in which he served hon-\\norably with the Fifth Michigan Cavalry Regiment, and\\nbecame its colonel. In 1866 he was elected prosecuting\\nattorney of the county. He died at Owos,so, Sept. 7, 1877.\\nAs a lawyer he was dignified, deliberate, and painstaking,\\nacting with the greatest fidelity to his clients, and to every\\ninterest in his charge. In social life he was a kind, sym-\\npathizing neighbor, and a genial friend. Although he\\nhad but a common education, he had a strong legal mind,\\nand became one of the leading members of the bar of the\\ncounty.\\nS. Titus Parsons, a brother of Andrew and Luke H.\\nParsons, studied law in their office and was admitted to the\\nShiawassee County bar in May, 1854 (having previously\\nbeen admitted in Mexico, Oswego Co., N. Y.). He located\\nin Corunna, and remained in practice there for more than\\ntwenty years. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1856,\\nre-elected in 1858, and again elected in 1872. He was a\\nrepresentative in the Legislature for the terms of 1863-64\\nand 1867-68, and was elected a member of the Constitu-\\ntional Convention of 1867. In 1877 he removed to De-\\ntroit, where he is still in practice.\\nHugh McCurdy, who had reached a prominent position\\namong the members of theOakland County bar prior to 1855,\\nremoved in that year to Corunna, where ho at once entered\\nupon the practice of his profession. He was appointed\\nprosecuting attorney in the first year of his residence in\\nCorunna; was elected judge of probate in 1860, State\\nsenator in 1864, and has since that time again filled the\\noffice of prosecuting attorney. He has continued in the\\npractice of his profession in Corunna until the present time,\\nand is now the leading member of the bar of Shiawassee\\nCounty.\\nSpencer B. Raynale,a son of the veteran physician. Dr.\\nEbcnezer Raynale, of Birmingham, Oakland Co., entered\\nthe law-office of Hugh McCurdy as a student, and, on his\\nadmission to the bar, became associated with Mr. JlcCurdy", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "THE PROFESSIONS.\\n133\\nin business. He was elected prosecutinj; attorney in No-\\nvember, 1860. In 1865 he became cashier of the First\\nNational Bank of Corunna, and continued in that position\\nuntil Jan. 1, 1871, when he resigned, to take the oiBce of\\nprosecuting attorney, to which lie had been elected in the\\nprevious November. From that time he continued to prac-\\ntice at the Shiawassee County bar until prostrated by the\\nsickness which ended in his death, Sept. 2G, 1874.\\nJ. T. Miller was admitted to the bar of Shiawassee\\nCounty in October, 1856, but never practiced extensively.\\nHe afterwards removed to Detroit.\\nO. T. B. Williams was admitted in 1852. He filled\\nsome public offices, but is not to be mentioned or regarded\\nas among the prominent members of the bar of Shiawassee.\\nThe foregoing mention of early lawyers is intended to\\ninclude those who commenced practice in this county dur-\\ning the first twenty years of its organization. Most of\\nthose of later date will be found named in the following\\nlist, which is taken from the attorneys roll of the county.\\nThe roll, however (and consequently this list), is known to\\nbe incomplete.\\nAmos Gould, admitted Nov. 9, 1843.\\nII. D. Johnston, admitted May 20, 1857.\\nJay L. Quackenbush, admitted May 20, 1857.\\nGeorge K. Newcombe, admitted April 13, 1858.\\nGilbert R. Lyon, admitted April 13, 1858.\\nEbenezer Gould, admitted Sept. 12, 1851.\\nS. Titus Parsons, admitted May, 1854.\\nO. T. B. Williams, admitted December, 1852.\\nJ. T. Miller, admitted Oct. 2, 1856.\\nH. M. Newcombe, admitted Aug. 25, 1858.\\nJames Heath, admitted Feb. 8, 1859.\\nAlbert S. Wheadon, admitted Feb. 7, 1860.\\nAmos M. Kellogg, admitted Feb. 11, 1860.\\nEdward R. Davis, admitted May 1, 1860.\\nJohn Garland, admitted Feb. 5, 1861.\\nCurtis J. Gale, admitted Feb. 5, 1861.\\nFrank Allen, admitted Feb. 8, 1861.\\nDavid A. Elliot, admitted Feb. 4, 1862.\\nBenjamin F. Bush, admitted Aug. 7, 1862.\\nJames M. Goodcll, admitted Sept. 8, 1863.\\nAlphonso J. Southard, admitted April 5, 1865.\\nHiram L. Chipman, admitted Oct. 4, 1865.\\nG. H. Weeden, admitted April 19, 1867.\\nA. Judson Loomis, admitted Aug. 5, 1868.\\nH. H. Pulver, admitted Feb. 5, 1869.\\nLucius E. Gould, admitted May 4, 1871.\\nJ. E. Graham, admitted Sept. 12, 1871.\\nTheron B. Pray, admitted Feb. 6, 1872.\\nH. C. Hoyt, admitted May 8, 1872.\\nWm. E. Cummin, admitted Sept. 10, 1872.\\nAlex. McKercher, admitted Sept. 10, 1872.\\nAlmon C. Brown, admitted Sept. 10, 1873.\\nPeter N. Cook, admitted May 6, 1874.\\nFriend Davis, admitted Feb. 9, 1875.\\nSamuel W. Baker, admitted Feb. 1, 1876.\\nJoseph B. Wilkins, admitted Feb. 3, 1876.\\nWilliam M. Kilpatrick, admitted May, 1867.\\nJohn D. Bennett, admitted Dee. 14, 1869.\\nJames M. Pulver, admitted May 5, 1870.\\nSelden S. Miner, admitted Jan. 17, 1878.\\nT. P. Hackleman, admitted May 7, 1878.\\nStearns F. Smith, admitted May 10, 1878.\\nCharles C. Houpt, admitted April 16, 1877.\\nGlen D. Young, admitted Jan. 3, 1880.\\nFrank A. Rogers, admitted May 11,1880.\\nFollowing is a list of the members of the Shiawassee\\nCounty bar at the present time 1880\\nCORUNNA.\\nHugh JMcCurdy.\\nJames M. Goodell.\\nCurtis J. Gale.\\nJ. D. Bennett.\\nWm. E. Cummin.\\nAlmon C. Brown.\\nPeter N. Cook.\\nAlbert R. McBride.\\nLevi J. Hamilton.\\nWm. A. Fraser.\\nGlen D. Young.\\nVERNON.\\nAlex. McKercher.\\nMathew Bush.\\nBYRON.\\nJames Sleeth.\\nOWOSSO.\\nAmos Gould.\\nGilbert R. Lyon.\\nWm. M. Kilpatrick.\\nJerome W. Turner.\\nLucius E. Gould.\\nE. R. Hutchins.\\nStearns F. Smith.\\nLAINGSBURG.\\nJ. M. Pulver.\\nJ. B. Wilkins.\\nH. H. Pulver.\\nMIDDLEBURY.\\nSamuel W. Baker.\\nBANCROFT.\\nM. V. B. Wisom.\\nTHE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN SHIAWASSEE\\nCOUNTY.\\nEARLY PHYSICIANS.\\nThe earliest settlers of Shiawassee County who needed\\nmedical attendance before any physician had settled in the\\ncounty were dependent upon Dr. Cyrus Baldwin, of Grand\\nBlanc, and Dr. Samuel W. Pattison, of Dibbleville (now\\nFentonville). The former came from Onondaga Co., N. Y.,\\nin the spring of 1833, and located at Grand Blanc, and\\nsoon obtained an extensive practice over a wide range of\\ncountry, and four years later removed to Atlas, in the same\\ncounty, where he practiced for a number of years. One of\\nhis earliest visits (if not the first) to Shiawassee County\\nwas in the spring of 1836, when he was called to Owosso\\nto attend the sickness of David Wormer.\\nDr. S. W. Pattison came to this State on an exploring\\nexpedition in the summer of 1835, and traveled through\\nparts of Shiawassee, Clinton, Ionia, and Barry Counties,\\nand finally settled at Fentonville, Genesee Co., that place\\nbeing a central point where several Indian trails came\\ntogether. From this point his ride extended in all direc-\\ntions, often following Indian trails or guided through tim-\\nbered openings by blazed trees. He relates two instances\\nof visits that extended ioto Shiawa.ssee County, which are\\nhere quoted Quite late in the afternoon a m ssage came\\nfor mc to go to Esq. Crawford s, in Byron, Shiawassee Co.,\\nsixteen miles off, and that I would have to leave my horse\\ntwo and a half miles short of Mr. Crawford s, as there\\nwas no bridge across the Shiawassee. I used all dili-\\ngence, leaving my horse in good hands at the river, and\\ncrossed on trees fallen in and across the stream. It was\\nin November, 1836, and my path was an Indian trail lead-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "134\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTi MICHIGAN.\\ning through oak-openings and through what is now Byron\\nvillage, but at this time not a house, only one, a Mr. Jen-\\nnings between the crossing and Mr. Crawford s. It soon\\nbegan to snow, and darkness almo.st like Egypt hid every\\nobject, my only guide being the Indian trail, and the snow\\nsoon covering that, so that I had to find it by kicking\\naway the snow, and to add to my perplexity there were two\\ntrails from the river, meeting in perhaps half or three-\\nquarters of a mile, and when I came to the junction I was\\nbewildered and took the upper trail back to the river. I\\nnow had to^retrace my weary steps, and finally reached Mr.\\nJennings expecting he would guide me, but he was on the\\nbed sick, and his wife with the sick family half a mile\\nfarther I undertook it, and soon found myself back, and\\nMr. Jennings, sick as he was, guided me till I could see\\nthe light of Mr. Crawford s house, where I was joyfully\\nreceived, as I was needed. Had I lost the trail so well\\nworn by Indian feet I had no guide many miles north, not\\na house, and I should probably have wandered in vain\\nfor a shelter.\\nIn the month of October* I received a message from\\nJudge A. L. Williams, of Owosso, to make him a profes-\\nsional visit, distance thirty miles, and twenty-five miles\\nfrom Flint, where the board [supervisors of Genesee\\nCounty] were to meet next day, at nine o clock a.m. The\\ntwenty-five miles was through an unbroken wilderness,\\nmuch of the distance heavy timber, and the traveler was\\nguided only by blazed trees. I found Mr. Williams very\\nsick with malarial fever, and assuming a somewhat typhoid\\ntype, and I felt it my duty to remain with him until two\\no clock the next day, when I left, with that noble man John\\nSwain for a guide, well supplied with fireworks and blank-\\nets in case we had to lie out overnight, as the nights had\\nbecome cold and frosty.\\nSoon after this Dr. Pattison removed from Fentonville to\\nOwosso. Of the reasons which induced him to make this\\nchange he says, The original plan of the Northern Rail-\\nroad from I ort Huron through Flint, Owosso, etc., to the\\nmouth of Grand River left Fentonville without a thorough-\\nfare. This, with the unsettled state of society, and its\\nbeing the outside of the county, led me to make the change,\\nwhich, however, I did with great reluctance, having formed\\na wide acquaintance north, south, east, and west, through\\ngood roads for a new country. Again, in Owosso were\\nseveral prominent business men, A. L. and B. 0. Williams,\\nthat prince of pioneers, Dan Ball, who afterwards went to\\nGrand Rapids, Judge Elias Comstock, Sanford M. Green,\\nA. B. Chipman, John Swain, Mr. Martin, the Goulds, Par-\\nkills, etc., men of whom any community might justly be\\nproud. Also near by and in full sympathy at that time\\nwith Owosso were the brothers Andrew and Luke Parsons,\\npromising young lawyers, the first of whom afterwards was\\nelected Lieutenant-Governor. All seemed anxious that I\\nshould become a citizen among them, and made me quite a\\npecuniary consideration, not only in an eligible building site,\\nbut assisting in building a fair dwelling for that day. And\\nso the change was made, leaving the place where I had\\nburied my beloved mother and my invalid daughter, so that\\nThe visit here mentioned was made in the year 1838.\\nto this day I have an abiding sympathy not only for the\\nplace, but for the people who so kindly treated us in our\\naffliction. Both of these places have become flourishing\\nand prosperous villages, and have railroads leading through\\nthem both have sufi ered depressions. Owosso failed to get\\nthe county-seat, and the Port Huron road was abandoned\\nfor years. To make the matter worse, that financier, Dan-\\niel Ball, became discouraged, and removed with his capital\\nto Grand Rapids; Judge Sanford M. Green wont to Pon-\\ntiac, and several others followed his example; and Owosso,\\nwith its beautiful location, splendid water-power, and enter-\\nprising citizens, was shut in on every side but one by heavy-\\ntimbered lands and bad roads, making it absolutely neces-\\nsary for a physician to ride on horseback, which I had done\\nfor several years, making long and painful rides, until it\\nbrought on a difficulty which unfitted me for doing business\\nthat way. I must either abandon my life s work or go\\nwhere I could ride in a carriage. I did the latter, and came\\nto Ypsilanti in the spring of 1845.\\nThe quotations given above are from an article furnished\\nto the Washtenaw Pioneer Society in 1878 by Dr. S.\\nW. Pattison, who still resides in Ypsilanti in His eighty-\\nfifili year. He lived, when in Owosso, on the southeast\\ncorner of Washington and Blason Streets, and his ofiice was\\nin a part of the house. He was a careful, thoughtful\\npractitioner, and met with a fair share of success.\\nThe first physician to reside in the county was Dr. Jo-\\nseph P. Roberts, who came from New York (where he had\\npracticed several years) to the township now known as\\nPerry, in the fall of 1837, and settled near the present depot\\nof the Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad. He located land,\\nbuilt a log house, and was called to attend a patient the\\nfirst night of its occupancy by Deacon Austin, who is still\\nliving. Dr. Roberts died in the winter of 1844-45. His\\ntime was not wholly given to his profession, but he only\\npracticed in cases of emergency near home, devoting his\\ntime principally to farming.\\nIn 1837, Dr. Washington Z. Blanchard was at Shiawas-\\nseetown and kept the hotel at that place. Concerning him\\nas a physician but little has been ascertained. He did not\\nremain long, and is said to have removed to Lyons, Ionia\\nCo., Mich.\\nDr. Peter Laing was a physician prior to his emigration\\nto this State. He located the land on which Laingsburg\\nstands, and built there a hotel late in 1836. He did not\\npractice after coming to this county except in cases of\\nemergency.\\nDr. Abner Sears came to Byron about 1838, and remained\\na few years.\\nDr. C. P. Parkin, a native of Niagara Co., N. Y., emi-\\ngrated to Michigan when nineteen years old, and in the\\nfall of 1841 came to Owosso. He was a printer by trade,\\nand worked for one year on the Owosso Argus, then pub-\\nlished by E. L. Ament, on the northeast corner of Wash-\\nington and P]xchange Streets. He was employed as a\\nteacher in Shiawassee and surrounding towns for a short\\ntime, and in the spring of 1843 commenced the study of\\nmedicine with Dr. S. W. Pattison, in Owosso. He re-\\nmained with Dr. Pattison until the removal of the latter\\nfrom the town, when he entered the oflicc of Dr. Barnes,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "CIVIL LIST.\\n135\\ncompleted his studies in two years, and graduated at Wil-\\nloughby Medical College, in Ohio, in 1846. He returned\\nto the county and practiced in Bennington twenty years.\\nIn 1868 he removed to Owosso, gave up practice, and opened\\na drug-store, where he is still engaged in business. He\\nwas a member of the Legislature in 18.57.\\nDr. Pierce left the city of Philadelphia and emi-\\ngrated to Michigan in 1842. He located at Corunna,\\nwhere he was the first physician. Ho was very learned\\nand methodical, but not a successful practitioner, and after\\nabout five years returned to Philadelphia, weary of the\\ntoil attendant upon country practice.\\nDr. William Weir was an early resident of Shiawassee-\\ntown, and was, from 1840 to 1850, the leading physican\\nin the county. He was not a graduate of any college, but\\nwas a close student and had a thorough knowledge of\\nmedicine as known in those days. He removed to Albion\\nlater, and while on his way to this county on a visit, died\\nat a hotel on the route.\\nDr. Nicholas P. Harder was a physician who located at\\nNewburg, and lived at that place following liis profession.\\nHe practiced a few years at Corunna and returned to New-\\nburg, where he remained until his death. He was elected\\ncounty treasurer and supervisor of his township.\\nDr. John B. Barnes, a native of Lowell, JMass., graduated\\nat Williamstown College, in that State, and practiced at Lock-\\nport, N. Y. In 1842 he emigrated to Michigan, and com-\\nmenced practice at Owosso, where he .still lives. He was\\nforemost in this section in the anti-slavery struggle, a\\ndirector of the underground railroad, and intimately\\nacquainted with Garrison, Phillips, and others of the anti-\\nslavery leaders of that day.\\nDr. E. M. Bacon, a former resident of Albion, N. Y.,\\nand a graduate of Geneva Medical College, emigrated to\\nMichigan and located in Corunna in 1846. Dr. Bacon\\nvery early acquired a large practice, and experienced all\\nthe hardships of the pioneer physician, finding long rides\\non horseback a necessity of the undeveloped condition of\\nthe country. He removed temporarily to California in\\nsearch of health, but returned and died in Corunna in\\n18G9. His early death was doubtless hastened by ex-\\ncessive application to the requirements of his profession.\\nDr. Freeman McClintock and Dr. L. D. Jones, from\\nOhio, came to Laingsburg, in this county, in the spring of\\n1846, and commenced practice, but returned to Ohio in\\nthe autumn of that year. Dr. McClintock again visited\\nLaingsburg in 1847 and resumed practice; he remained\\nuntil 1851, when he removed to California, but in 1856\\nreturned. From that time he has been engaged in mer-\\ncantile pursuits. He was succeeded by Dr. J. D. North,\\nof Washtenaw County, who practiced for three years, and\\nreturned to Ann Arbor. His practice was taken in 1862\\nby Dr. E. B. Ward, who is still the leading physician of\\nthe township.\\nAfter the railroad was completed through tlie county,\\ndoctors swarmed in like the locusts of Egypt. This is\\nthe remark of one of the oldest physicians of the county,\\nand it is the reason why it is thought impracticable to\\nnotice here in detail the physicians of later date than those\\nwho have already been mentioned.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.\\nIn December, 1879, several physicians united in a call\\nto the physicians of the county to convene at Owosso for\\nthe purpose of forming a county medical society. The\\nmeeting was held, and adjourned to meet at the same place\\nin January, 1880, at which time Dr. Jabez Perkins was\\nelected President Dr. A. J. Bruce, Vice-President Dr.\\nL. M. Goodrich, Secretary and Dr. W. C. Hume, Treas-\\nurer. Meetings are now held at Owosso every three months.\\nThe members of the society at present are Jabez Perkins,\\nC. McCormick, and Charles A. Osborne, of Owosso A. G.\\nBruce, L. M. Goodrich, and C. F. Armstrong, of Corunna\\nW. C. Hume, Bennington D. C. HoUey, Vernon G. 0.\\nAustin, Perry E. B. Ward, Laingsburg W. B. Fox and\\nHarvey, Bancroft Tock, Lothrop.\\nnOM(EOPATUY.\\nThe first physicians of this school who came to this\\ncounty were Dr. John D. Kergan and Dr. P. B. Smith,\\nwho entered into partnership in Corunna, about 1868. In\\n1871 the latter moved to Owosso. Dr. Kergan was a grad-\\nuate of the Victoria College, in Canada, as an allopathist.\\nIn 1870 he was clerk of the State society, and is a member\\nof the American Institute of Homoeopathy. He removed\\nto Newburg, remained there about a year, and in 1878 to\\nDetroit, where he is now in practice.\\nAlexander McNeale, a native of Canada, came in 1870\\nto Corunna, where he practiced about two and a half years,\\nand removed to New Albany, Ind.\\nDr. B. F. Knapp came to Byron about 1874, and is still\\nthere. Dr. John Babbingtou, a native of Canada, came to\\nCorunna in 1876, studied with Dr. Kergan, graduated at\\nthe Chicago Homoeopathic Medical College, and commenced\\npractice in Corunna in 1876. Dr. Knapp, now of Ban-\\ncroft, came to that place in 1877, and is now in practice\\nthere. Dr. Alexander R. Ball came from Canada to Co-\\nrunna in 1878, and commenced practice. He graduated at\\nthe Western Homajopathic College, Ohio, in 1862, and\\npracticed in Mason and Marshall in this State before coming\\nto this county. Dr. A. H. Annis is a practicing phy.sician\\nin Hazeltou. He commenced practice about 1878.\\nSHIAWASSEE CIVIL LIST.\\nThis list embraces the names of residents of Shiawassee\\nCounty who have held important civil offices in the State\\nor national government, and also of principal officers of the\\ncounty since its organization.\\nLIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN.\\nAndrew Parsons, elected Nov. 2, 1852 term commenced\\nJanuary, 1853; inaugurated acting-Governor, March 8,\\n1853; served to Jan. 1, 1855.\\nSTATE SENATORS.\\nSanford M. Green, elected November, 1842 re-elected iu\\n1844.\\nAndrew Pareons, elected in November, 1845 term com-\\nmenced on Jan. 1, 1846; re-elected in 1847.\\nAmos Gould, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nJohn N. IngersoU, elected November, 1860.\\nHugh McCurdy, elected November, 1865.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "136\\nmSTOllY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJerome W. Turner, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nJames M. Goo Jell, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nLorison J. Taylor, elected November, 1876.\\nREPRESENTATIVES IN THE LEGISLATURE.\\nRobert G. McKee, elected November, 1838.\\nLemuel Castle, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 183D; re-elected\\nNovember, 1840.\\nFrancis J. Prevost, elected Nov. 7 and 8, 1842.\\nRobert R. Thompson, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nMortimer B. Martin, elected Nov. 2, 1847.\\nHerman C. Noble, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nEbenczer C. Kimberly, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nNicholas Gulick, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nAndrew Parsons, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nDr. Charles P. Parkill, elected November, 1856.\\nSullivan R. Kelsey, elected Nov. 2, 1858 re-elected\\nNov. 6, 18G0.\\nPaul C. Sprague, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nS. Titus Parsons, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nWilliam P. Laing, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nNathan G. Phillips, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nS. Titus Pai-sons, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nCharles Locke, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nJohn N. IngersoU, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nEdgar B. Ward, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nWilliam D. Garrison, elected Nov. 8, 1870.\\nCharles Y. Osborne, elected Nov. 8, 1870.\\nFrederick G. Bailey, elected Nov. 5, 1872 re-elected\\nNov. 3, 1874.\\nBenjamin Walker, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nLorison J. Taylor, elected to fill vacancy caused by death\\nof Benjamin Walker re-elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nRasselas Reed, elected Nov. 7, 1876 reelected Nov. 5,\\n1878.\\nDerwin W. Sharts, elected Nov. 7, 1876 re-elected\\nNov. 5, 1878.\\nMEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.\\nFrancis J. Prevost, elected Nov. 6, 1849, convention of\\n1850, convened at Lansing, June 3d.\\nJosiah Turner, S. Titus Parsons, elected Nov. 6, 1866,\\nconvention of 1867, convened at Lansing, May 15th.\\nSUPREME COURT JUDGES.\\nSanford M. Green, appointed in 1848, served until\\n1857.\\nJosiah Turner, appointed by Governor Bingham, May 9,\\n1857, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of S. M. Green\\nheld till January, 1858.\\nCIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.\\nSanford M. Green, elected April, 1852 term commenced\\nMay, 1852.\\nJosiah Turner, elected April, 1857; term commenced\\nMay, 1857; re-elected three times and still holds the office.\\nREGENTS OF TUE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.\\nAndrew Parsons, 1852 to 1854.\\nLuke II. Parsons, elected April 16, 1857.\\nASSOCIATE JUDGES.\\nA. L. Williams, elected November, 1837.\\nJames Rutan, elected November, 1837.\\nElias Comstock, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nJoseph P. Roberts, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nIsaac Castle, elected Nov. 6 and 7, 1844.\\nJonathan M. Ilartwell, elected Nov. 6 and 7, 1844.\\nGeorge W. Slocum, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nJames Cummin, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nCOUNTY JUDGE.\\nRobert R. Thompson, elected Nov. 3, 1846 re-elected\\nNov. 5, 1850.\\nSECOND JUDGES.\\nIsaac Gale, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nAnson B. Chipman, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nCIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONERS.\\nEbenezer Gould, elected Nov. 2, 1852 re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1854.\\nSamuel T. Parsons, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nGeorge K. Newcombe, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nGilbert R. Lyon, elected Nov. 6, 1860 re-elected Nov.\\n4, 1862.\\nHenry M. Newcombe, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nJames M. Goodell, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nHiram L. Chipman, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nR. Bonner Wyles, elected November, 1870.\\nLucius E. Gould, elected Nov. 5, 1872 re-elected Nov.\\n10, 1874.\\nCurtis J. Gale, elected Nov. 10, 1874.\\nJames G. Miller, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nLucius E. Gould, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nSeldon S. Miner, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nJUDGES OF PROBATE.\\nElias Comstock, elected November, 1837.\\nIra B. Howard, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nAmos Gould, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nLuke H. Parsons, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nRobert R. Thompson, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nJohn B. Barnes, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nHugh McCurdy, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nSullivan R. Kelsey, elected Nov. 8, 1864 re-elected\\nNov. 3, 1868 Nov. 5, 1872, and Nov. 7, 1876.\\nSHERIFFS.\\nLevi Rowe, elected May, 1837.\\nElisha Brewster, elected November, 1838; re-elected\\nNov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nDavid Bush, elected Nov. 7 and 8, 1842.\\nElisha Brewster, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844; re-elected\\nNov. 3, 1846.\\nAlonzo Howard, elected Nov. 14, 1848; reelected Nov.\\n5,1850.\\nJohn M. Pitch, elected Nov. 2, 1852 re-elected Nov. 7,\\n1854.\\nWilliam P. Laing, elected Nov. 4, 1856 re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1858.\\nJonah Fuller, elected Nov. 6, 1860 re-elected Nov. 4,\\n1862.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "CIVIL LIST.\\n137\\nSeymour Shipman, elected Nov. 8, 1804.\\nDiivid Parker, elected Nov. 6, 18G6 re-elected Nov. 3,\\n18G8.\\nGeorge A. Winans, elected November, 1870.\\nBenjamin B. Swain, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nAndrew G. Kelso, elected Nov. 10, 1874.\\nAVilliam J. Lewis, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nClark D. Smith, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY CLERKS.\\nAndrew Parsons, elected May, 1837.\\nIra B. Howard, elected November, 1838.\\nJohn K. Smith, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nJoseph Purdy, elected Nov. 7 and 8, 1842 re-elected\\nNov. 4 and 5, 1844, and Nov. 3, 1846.\\nEbenezer F. Wade, elected April 7, 1848, to fill vacancy\\ncaused by death of Joseph Purdy re-elected Nov. 4, 1848\\nNov. 5, 1850.\\nElias Comstock, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nCortes Pond, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nElias Comstock, elected Nov. 4, 1856 re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1858.\\nGeorge C. Holmes, elected Nov. 6, 1860 re-elected Nov.\\n4, 1862; Nov. 8, 1864.\\nPhilip W. Coleman, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nJohn E. Graham, elected Nov. 3, 1868 re-elected\\nNovember, 1870; Nov. 5, 1872.\\nAlmon C. Brown, elected Nov. 10, 1874 re-elected\\nNov. 7, 1876.\\nNewton Baldwin, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY REGISTERS.\\nNo record of Register in 1837 or 1838.\\nJohn M. Gilbert, elected November, 1838.\\nAndrew Parsons, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840; re-elected\\nNov. 7 and 8, 1842, and Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nLuke H. Parsons, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nJames E. Chaffee, elected Nov. 14, 1848 re-elected Nov.\\n5, 1850.\\nOwen Corcoran, elected Nov. 2, 1852 re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1854.\\nGeorge W. Goodell, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nChauncey S. Converse, elected Nov. 2, 1858 re-elected\\nNov. 6, 1860, and Nov. 4, 1862.\\nWilliam Oakes, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nCharles Holman, elected Nov. 6, 1866 re-elected No-\\nvember, 1868; November, 1870; November, 1872; No-\\nvember, 1874 November, 1876 and November, 1878.\\nCOUNTY TREASURERS.\\nJosiah Pierce, elected May, 1837 re-elected November,\\n1838.\\nIsaac Castle, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840 re-elected\\nNov. 7 and 8, 1842.\\nAlfred L. Williams, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nNicholas P. Harder, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nArchibald Purdy, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nJames Cummin, elected Nov. 5, 1850 re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1852; Nov. 7, 1854.\\nHansom W. Ilolley, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\n18\\nPliny S. Lyman, elected Nov. 2, 1858; re-elected Nov.\\n6, 1860 Nov. 4, 1862.\\nJames Cummin, elected Nov. 8, 1864 re-elected Nov.\\n6, 1866 Nov. 3, 1868 November, 1870.\\njMatthias L. Stewart, elected Nov. 5, 1872 re-elected\\nNov. 10, 1874 Nov. 7, 1876 and Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS.\\nLemuel Castle, Ransom W. HoUey, Ephraim H. Utley,\\nelected November, 1838.\\nLevi Rowe, elected April 29, 1839.\\nDavid Bush, Jr., elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1839.\\nPeter Cook, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nFrancis J. Prevost, elected April 5, 1841.\\nArchibald Purdy, elected Nov. 1 and 2, 1841.\\nCOUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.\\nEzekiel J. Cook, elected April, 1870 re-elected April\\n7, 1873.\\nCOUNTY SURVEYORS.\\nNo record of Surveyor in 1837-38.\\nDaniel Gould, elected November, 1838.\\nPhilander T. Maine, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nNelson Ferry, elected Nov. 7 and 8, 1842 re-elected\\nNov. 7 and 8, 1842 Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nAndrew Huggins, elected Nov. 3, 1846; re-elected Nov.\\n14, 1848; Nov. 5, 1850.\\nJosiah B. Parker, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nAndrew Huggins, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nMonroe Ilolley, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nEzra L. Mason, elected Nov. 2, 1858 re-elected Nov. 6,\\n1860 Nov. 4, 1862 Nov. 8, 1864, and Nov. 6, 1866.\\nHorace C. Maine, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nEzra L. Ma.son, elected November, 1870.\\nAbner B. Wood, Jr., elected Nov. 5, 1872 re-elected\\nNov. 10, 1874.\\nLyman Mason, elected Nov. 7, 1876 re-elected Nov. 5,\\n1878.\\nPROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.*\\nSanford M. Green, appointed 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840,\\nand 1841.\\nJ. C. Smith, appointed 1842-43.\\nWilliam F. Mosely, appointed 1844.\\nAndrew Parsons, appointed 1845-46.\\nWilliam F. Mosely, appointed 1847-48.\\nAmos Gould, appointed 1849.\\nRichard B. Hall, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nLuke H. Parsons, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nWilliam F. Mosely, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nS. Titus Parsons, elected Nov. 4, 1856 re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1858.\\nSpencer B. Raynole, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nBenton Hanchett, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nJames M. Goodell, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nEbenezer Gould, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nJames M. Goodell, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nSpencer B. Raynole, elected November, 1870.\\nProsecuting Attorneys wore appointed by the Governor until tbo\\nadoption of the constitution of 1850, when the office became\\nelective.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "138\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nS. Titus Parsons, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nHugh McCurdy, elected Nov. 10, 1874.\\nAVilliam M. Kilpatrick, elected Nov. 7, 187(3 re-elected\\nNov. 5, 1878.\\nCORONERS.\\nDavid H. Tyler, elected November, 1838.\\nEpliraim H. Utley, elected November, 1838.\\nJohn WoodhuU, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840 re-elected\\nNov. 7 and 8, 1842.\\nLyman Melvin, elected Nov. 2 and 3, 1840.\\nHenry Leach, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nGeorge Harrington, elected Nov. 4 and 5, 1844.\\nHorace B. Flint, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nEliphalet B. Tooker, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nAaron Swain, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nHenry Leach, elected Nov. 14, 1848.\\nGeorge Harrington, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nLevi Howe, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nHumphrey Wheeler, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nJoseph Howe, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nHumphrey Wheeler, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nPalmer C. Card, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nWilliam H. Eddy, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nDavid Ingersoll, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nJonah Fuller, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nEli D. Gregory, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nEnoch Eddy, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nJames Garrison, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nGeorge L. Hitchcock, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nJames Garrison, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nGarry Tuttle, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nTolman Warren, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nS. M. Marshall, elected Nov. 6, 1866 re-elected Nov.\\n3, 1868.\\nMills Tuttle, elected November, 1866; re-elected Nov.\\n3, 1868.\\nH. M. Marshall, elected November, 1870.\\nGeorge T. Swimm, elected November, 1870.\\nBenjamin F. Taylor, elected Nov. 5, 1872; re-elected\\nNov. 10, 1874.\\nWells B. Fox, elected Nov. 5, 1872 re-elected Nov. 10,\\n1874.\\nJohn L. Miller, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nEzra M. Harvey, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nJohn L. Miller, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCHAPTER XXV L\\nCOUNTY SOCIETIES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 AGEIC0LTDKE\u00e2\u0080\u0094 MANUFAC-\\nTUKES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 POPULATION.\\nOld Settlers Society of Shiawassee County Shiawassee County Fire\\nInsurance Company Shiawassee County Agricultural Association\\nAgriculture of the County Manufacturing Statistics Population.\\nOLD SETTLEKS SOCIETY OF SHIAWASSEE\\nCOUNTY.\\nEarly in February, 1873, a call was issued through the\\ncounty newspapers for the holding of a meeting to form a\\npioneer society in Shiawassee, similar in its objects to so-\\ncieties of the kind existing in many other counties of the\\nState. The tenor of this call was as follows\\nDe.siring to perpetuate the history of Shiawassee County,\\nand the personal reminiscences of its early days, as well as\\nto foster a social feeling among the pioneers, we respectfully\\ninvite such of the present residents of the county as had\\nsettled in Michigan previous to Jan. 1, 1845, to meet with\\nus at the court-house, in Corunna, on the 22d inst., at\\none o clock p.m., to form an old settlers society for the\\ncounty.\\nIsaac Gale. Alex. McArthur.\\nS. R. Kelsey. Wm. Frain.\\nJ. H. Hartwell. S. B. Bugbee.\\nF. P. Guilford. Allen Beard.\\nG. G. Doan. James Cummin.\\nJohn 0. Henkley. John Spaulding.\\nS. Hawkins. Roger Haviland.\\nJonah Fuller.\\nPursuant to this call a large number of old settlers con-\\nvened at the court-house in Corunna, and organized by\\nchoice of the Hon. Isaac Gale, of Bennington, as chairman,\\nand John N. Ingersoll as secretary. S. R. Kelsey, J. N.\\nIngersoll, and William Newberry were appointed to draft a\\nconstitution, which was prepared, presented, and adopted,\\nnaming the association the Old Settlers Society of Shia-\\nwassee County, and setting forth that the objects of the\\nsociety are to cultivate social relations, and to collect and\\npreserve biographical sketches, statistics, and historical facts\\nand reminiscences which are fast fading from memory.\\nThe annual meetings of the society are held at the court-\\nhouse in Corunna. Picnics have been held during the\\nsummer months at the following places\\nCaruthers Grove, near North Newburg, June 13, 1873;\\nHawkins Grove, Caledonia, June 20, 1874; Grove near\\nPitts Corners, Bennington, June 26, 1875 Hawkins\\nGrove, Aug. 19, 1876; Caruthers Grove, Aug. 11, 1877;\\nGates Grove, near Owosso, Aug. 17, 1878 Court-House,\\nCorunna, June 14, 1880. At the.se meetings addresses\\nare made by speakers from different parts of the county,\\nessays are also read, all bearing on the early settlement and\\nincidents connected with it.\\nTlie roll of the society shows the names of its members,\\ntheir place of residence, and place and date of birth, as\\nfollows\\nEbenezer F. Wade, Burns Massachusetts, 1810 settled\\nin Michigan in August, 1843.\\nJohn N. Ingersoll, Corunna Massachusetts, 1817; settled\\nin Michigan in 1837.\\nJohn 11. Barnes, Owo.sso Massachusetts, 1807 settled\\nin Michigan Sept. 7, 1842.\\nSamuel W. Cooper, Corunna; New York, 1812 settled in\\nMichigan in May, 1842.\\nJames Renney, Middlebury; New York, 1800; settled in\\nMichigan in April, 1845.\\nAnson B. Chipman, Owosso; Vermont, 1812; settled in\\nMichigan in January, 1837.\\nJonah Fuller, Corunna Massachusetts, 1820 settled in\\nMichigan in 1835.\\nHenry W.Becker, Caledonia; New York, 1818; settled\\nin Michigan in 1836.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "COUNTY SOCIETIES.\\n139\\nWilliam Newberry, Shiawassee New York, 1812 settled\\nin Michigan July 2, 1836.\\nSullivan R. Kelsey, Byron; Vermont, 1805; settled in\\nMichigan in December, 1842.\\nIsaac Gale, Bennington New York, 1808 settled in\\nMichigan in April, 1840.\\nJohn Innes, Bennington Scotland, 181.5 settled in Slicli-\\nigan in August, 1836.\\nRoger Haviland, Burns; Ireland, 1812 settled in Michi-\\ngan in February, 1840.\\nGeorge W. Slocum, Middlebury New York, 1810 settled\\nin IMichigan in January, 1838.\\nC. S. Johnson, Corunna; Massachusetts, 1804; settled in\\nMichigan in November, 1838.\\nWilliam G. Smith, Woodhull New York, 1804; settled\\nin Michigan in April, 1842.\\nA. H. Owens, Venice New York, 1823 settled in Michi-\\ngan in July, 1835.\\n.J. S. Simonson, Shiawassee; New York, 1820; settled in\\nMichigan in October, 1845.\\nJames Cummin, Shiawassee; Ireland, 1814; settled in\\nMichigan in December, 1840.\\nN. G. Phillips, Shiawassee; Connecticut, 1825 settled in\\nMichigan in April, 1838.\\nWilliam Morris, Perry Scotland, 1801 settled in Michi-\\ngan in August, 1836.\\nJoseph Parmenter, Shiawassee Vermont, 1810 settled in\\nMichigan in September, 1835.\\nH. J. Van Aukin.\\nHenry Wiltsie, Corunna; New York, 1812; settled in\\nMichigan in October, 1838.\\nJ. M. Van Aukin, Vernon New York, 1820 settled in\\nMichigan in 1843.\\nS. B. Bugbee, Bennington; New York, 1811 settled in\\nMichigan in October, 1837.\\nArchibald Purdy, Bennington; New York, 1811; settled\\nin Michigan in November, 1836.\\nGeorge Kowoll, Bennington New York, 1828 settled in\\nMichigan in March, 1841.\\nI. M. Chipman, Owosso; New York, 1817; settled in\\nMichigan in 1840.\\nT. H. Lemon, Shiawassee New York, 1816; settled in\\nMichigan in 1843.\\nCortes Pond, Corunna; New York, 1812 settled in Mich-\\nigan in 1842.\\nH. S. Allen, New York, 1818 settled in Michigan in 1832.\\nAndrew Huggins, Corunna; Massachusetts, 1817; settled\\nin Michigan in 1839.\\nBenjamin Hulick, New York, 1825 settled in Michigan\\nin 1845.\\nE. Gould, Owosso; New York, 1818; settled in Michigan\\nin 1837.\\nJohn Spalding, Perry; New York, 1814; settled in Mich-\\nigan in 1840.\\nJ. 11. Thompson, Caledonia; New York, 1809; settled in\\nMichigan in May, 1833.\\nReuben Place, Shiawassee; New York, 1814 settled in\\nMichigan in 1835.\\nAllen Beard, Antrim Now York, 1810 settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1836.\\nC. C. Rowell, Owosso New York, 1835 settled in Mich-\\nigan in 1841.\\nJ. M. Fitch, Corunna; 1832.\\nE. W. Wallis, Perry; New York, 1818; settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1844.\\nA. Van Aukin, Shiawassee; New York, 1814; settled in\\nMichigan in 1835.\\nHiram Davis, Sliiawa.ssee New York, 1813; settled in\\nMichigan in 1837.\\nJ. W. Dewey, Owosso New York, 1818 settled in Mich-\\nigan in 1827.\\nL. H. Chappen, Bennington New Hampshire, 1797\\nsettled in Michigan in 1844.\\nC. S. Cronkhite, Venice; New York, 1818; settled in\\nMichigan in 1844.\\nI. W. Rush, Owosso; New Yprk, 1822; settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1840.\\nL. Hopkins, Owosso; New York, 1826; settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1836.\\nJ. G. Marsh, Woodhull Maine, 1830 settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1837.\\nJohn A. Mason, Perry; Michigan, 1841.\\nJames H. Hartwell, Shiawassee; New York, 1824.\\nB. 0. Williams, Owosso; Massachusetts, 1810; settled in\\nMichigan in 1815.\\nFreeman McClintock, Laingsburg; New Hampshire, 1811\\nsettled in Michigan in 1846.\\nAlmon B. Clark, Bennington Michigan, 1837.\\nPhineas Burch, New Haven; Canada, 1814.\\nThomas 11. Young, Caledonia; Connecticut, 1812; settled\\nin Michigan in 1839.\\nM. L. Stevens, Perry; New York, 1820; settled in Mich-\\nigan in March, 1847.\\nJ. B. Wheeler, Corunna New York, 1829 settled in\\nMichigan in March, 1838.\\nCharles Wilkinson, Venice; New York, 1813; settled in\\nMichigan in 1834.\\nSchuyler Ferris, Caledonia; New York, 1818.\\nG. M. Roberts, Caledonia; New York, 1813.\\nS. A. Yerkes, Bennington Michigan, 1827.\\nMrs. Susan A. Burge.ss.\\nElnathan Brown, Venice New York; settled in Michigan\\nin 1837.\\nB. M. Waterman, Caledonia Vermont settled in Michi-\\ngan in 1839.\\nHONORARY MEMBERS.\\nMrs. Sarah Bacon. Mrs. B. Allen.\\nMrs. Lucius Beach. Mrs. Marietta Gale.\\nMrs. H. H. Johnson. Mrs. Julietta Howell.\\nMrs. Manning Hathaway. Mrs. Anna Olcott.\\nMrs. N. P. Harder. Mrs. Marie E. Cronkhite.\\nMrs. James Cummin. Mrs. Rosina Simonson.\\nMrs. E. F. Wade. Mrs. Loriuda Williams.\\nMrs. Catherine Haviland. Mrs. J. B. Wheeler.\\nMrs. Susan Spaulding. Mrs. Margaret Innes.\\nMrs. Caroline A. Parsons. Mrs. Ruth Phelps.\\nMrs. Emmcline 11. Wallis. Mrs. Eunice Cooper.\\nThe following is a list of the oflicers of the society from\\nits formation to the present time", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "140\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1874.-\\n1875.-\\n1876.-\\n1873. President, Isaac Gale Vice-Presidents, A. B. Chip-\\nman, Willium Newberry Secretary, E. F. Wade\\nTreasurer, S. R. Kelscy.\\n-President, John Spaulding Vice-Presidents, A. B.\\nChipnian, William Newberry; Secretary, E. F.\\nWade Treasurer, S. R. Kclsey.\\n-President, A. B. Chipman Vice-Presidents, G.\\nW. Slocum, Roger- Haviland Secretary, E. F.\\nWade Treasurer, S. R. Kclsey.\\n-President, George W. Slocum Vice-Presidents,\\nWilliam Newberry, Ebenezcr Gould Secretary,\\nEbenezer F. Wade Treasurer, S. R. Kelsey.\\n1877. President, George W. Slocum; Vice-Presidents,\\nWilliam Newberry, Roger Haviland Secretary,\\nJames B. Wheeler Treasurer, E. F. Wade.\\n1878. President, Roger Haviland Vice-Presidents, B.\\n0. Williams, A. B. Clark Secretary, James B.\\nWheeler Treasurer, E. F. Wade.\\n1879. President, AVilliam Newberry Vice-Presidents,\\nRoger Haviland, B. O. Williams Secretary,\\nCortes Pond Treasurer, E. F. Wade.\\n-President, William Newberry Vice-President,\\nRoger Haviland Secretary, Cortes Pond Treas-\\nurer, E. F. Wade.\\n1880.-\\nSIIIAWASSEE COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSU-\\nRANCE COMPANY.\\nIn the month of May, 1861, Enoch Eddy, G. Sugden,\\nEzra D. Barnes, N. G. Philips, E. Cook, Isaac Gale, Nor-\\nman Green, Enos Merrill, Benjamin Walker, and William\\nNewberry, all residents of Shiawassee County, associated\\nthemselves together as an incorporated company for the\\ntransaction of insurance business under the above title.\\nThe articles of association limited the territory to Shia-\\nwassee County, and restricted the insurance to dwellings,,\\nbarns, and out-buildings upon farms, together with house-\\nhold furniture, farm implements, stock, and grain which\\nmay be therein or on the premises, against loss by fire or\\nlightning.\\nThe organization was not perfected until the spring of\\n1862, when Enoch Eddy was elected President; Cortes\\nPond, Secretary and W. G. Smith, Treasurer. On tlie\\n3d day of May of that year Cortes Pond commenced taking\\napplications for policies.\\nIn 1867 the company had three hundred and forty -six\\noutstanding policies, with an assessment that year of four-\\nteen hundred and twenty-three dollars and forty-four cents\\nand expenses of one hundred and fifty-three dollars and\\nfifteen ccnt.s.\\nThe company has steadily incrca.scd in usefulness, and\\ngained the confidence of the community, and on the 31st\\nof December, 1879, it had fifteen hundred and fifty-five\\noutstanding policies, covering a total risk of two million\\neight hundred and twelve thousand nine hundred and fifty-\\nsix dollars.\\nThe total resources are two thousand two hundred and\\nfive dollars and ninety-four cents, and total liabilities finir\\nhundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty-nine cents. The\\namount paid for losses during the year (of which two thou-\\nsand tiiree hundred dollars occurred in prior years) was five\\nthousand one hundred and ten dollars and seventy-three\\ncents. Amount of salaries and foes one thou.sand one hun-\\ndred and twenty dollars and ninety-six cents. But two as-\\nsessments have been made during the year.\\nThe present officers are Roger Haviland, President\\nFred. J. Bailey, Vice-President Ezra Mason, Secretary\\nJeflFerson D. Leiaud, Treasurer R. Haviland, E. Mason,\\nand E. S. Burnett, Directors.\\nSHIAWASSEE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSO-\\nCIATION.\\nNo records have been found of the organization or pro-\\nceedings of the old Shiawassee County Agricultural Society,\\nbut a few facts have been gleaned from the papers of that\\nday, and from the secretary s reports to the State Society.\\nThe Shiawassee Society was formed in 1850, and held its\\nfirst fair in the fall of that year, at the village of Corunna,\\non grounds situated on the south side of the river, prepared\\nby the citizens of that place. In 1854 the fifth annual\\nfair was held on the Uth and 12th of October. The offi-\\ncers were Robert R. Thompson, President P. S. Lyman,\\nSecretary; James Cummin, Treasurer; Ezekiel Cook, M.\\nB. Martin, Isaac Gale, M. H. Clark, Daniel Lyon, Execu-\\ntive Committee. There were three hundred and twenty-\\ntwo entries. The amount received for membership tickets\\nand visitors was eighty-one dollars and twenty-five cents.\\nThe number of entries made at the fair of September, 1855,\\nwere five hundred and twenty receipts for membership\\nand single tickets was one hundred and forty-six dollars and\\ntwenty-seven cents. The fair in 1858 was held at Corunna.\\nThe officers of that year were Isaac Gale, President P. S.\\nLyman, Secretary Charles I Kimberly, Treasurer.\\nNo further information can be gained of any meetings\\nof the old society, and it appears to have become inop-\\nerative, as on the 16th of March, 1860, a new society\\nwas formed, and articles of association were adopted and\\nsigned by the following-named persons, viz. Isaac Gale,\\nGeorge Sugden, James Lawler, A. H. Byerly, B. 0. Wil-\\nliams, George W. Slocum, Benjamin Walker, Benjamin W.\\nDavis, Edward F. H. McKay, John W. Dewey, Enoch\\nEddy, and an organization under the name and style of the\\nShiawassee County Agricultural Association was perfected\\nby the choice of the following persons as first officers:\\nIsaac Gale, President B. W. Davis, Secretary Adam W.\\nByerly, Treasurer J. W. Dewey, George W. Slocum, E.\\nF. H. McKay, Enoch Eddy, and Geo. B. Sugden, Direc-\\ntors. A meeting of the board of directors was held at\\nGould s Hall, Owosso, on the 23d of March, 1860, at\\nwhich time by-laws were adopted. At a later meeting, in\\nJune of the same year, it was resolved that the fair be\\nheld at Owosso for a term of five years, on condition that\\nthe citizens of Owosso provide not less than six acres for\\nthe u.se of the association (to be surrounded with a tight\\nboard fence), build necessary buildings and sheds, dig a\\nwell to be provided with a pump, and grade a carriage-\\ndrive and track, two rods wide at least and eighty rods in\\ncircumference, the same to be provided without any expense\\nto the association. Seven hundred dollars was subscribed\\nfor tli(! ]iuriiose, and the lease was afterwards extended to\\nten years, and a permanent building erected at an expense of", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "AGRICULTURE.\\n141\\none thousand dollars. The first fair of the association was\\nheld on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of September, 1860, on\\nthe ground prepared by the citizens of Owosso, situated\\non Hickory Street.\\nThe total receipts were 8303.50. The annual fairs con-\\ntinued to be held at the same place until 1880. In 1866\\nfive hundred dollars was expended in extending the track,\\nthe citizens of Owosso contributing two hundred and fifty\\ndollars and the association the balance. At a meeting held\\nApril 17, 1877, it was decided to purchase thirty acres of\\nland, known as the Eggleston tract, at one hundred dollars\\nper acre, and two small lots of land containing about one acre.\\nIn the spring of 1880 the buildings on the old grounds were\\nremoved to the new and repaired. One acre of ground, on\\nwhich a dwelling-house is located, was purchased for five\\nhundred dollars; this will be occupied by a tenant who\\nwill have charge of the ground.s. A floral hall will be\\nerected in the summer of 1880, a half-mile track is now\\nbeing graded, and the first fair of the association on the\\nnew grounds will be held in the fall of 1880.\\nThe following is a list of the officers since the organiza-\\ntion of the association\\nPresidents.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1861, Benjamin Walker; 1802, Isaac Cas-\\ntle 1863, Geo. L. Hitchcock 1864, John W. Dewey\\n1865, Ezra D. Barnes; no record for 1866; 1867-68,\\nIsaac Gale; 1869, A. H. Byerly 1870, S. A. Yeikcs\\n1871, Wm. Newberry; 1872-73, Wm. Rideout; 1874,\\nJohn W. Dewey; 1875-76, C. Hibbard; 1877-80, John\\nW. Dewey.\\nSecretaries. 1861-62, George L. Hitchcock; 1863,\\nHenry B. Gregory; 1864, George L. Hitchcock; 1865,\\nA. G. Young; no record for 186C; 1867, George P.\\nMoses; 1868, N. McBain 1809, George P. Moses;\\n1870-73, C. A. Osborne 1874, Emory L. Brewer 1875\\n-78, Newton Baldwin 1879-80, J. A. Armstrong.\\nTreasurers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1861-62, E. D. Gregory; 1863-65, New-\\nton n. Robinson; no record for 1866; 1807-69, A. G.\\nKelso; 1870-73, A. B..Chipman 1874, Amos G. Young;\\n1875-76, A. B. Chipman 1877-80, C. A. Osborne.\\nAGRICULTURE OF THE COUNTY.\\nIn the history of its agriculture Shiawassee differs very\\nlittle from nearly all the counties of the Peninsula. The\\nfirst care of the farmers who came to till the virgin soil\\nwas, of course, to provide subsistence for their families and\\nso the first crops which they planted or sowed in the open-\\nings, or in their small clearings in the timber, were only\\nsuch as were required for this purpose, and chief among\\nthese was wheat. Potatoes and other esculents were pro-\\nvided for, but the article of prime necessity was wheat, and\\nto it a great proportion of the tilled area was devoted. The\\nabundant crops which they obtained soon relieved their ne-\\ncessities, and placed them beyond the reach of possible\\nwant and then, from the surplus of their crops, they began\\nto realize a revenue in money, though the very redundancy\\nof the yield of wheat in this and adjoining sections of\\ncountry brought the price so low at times that the remu-\\nneration for the labor of raising, harvesting and lunid-\\nthrashing, and transporting the grain to a distant market\\nseemed discouragingly small. The experience of later years.\\nhowever, has shown that the immigrant farmers of the early\\ndays were not far from right in their estimate of the im-\\nportance of wheat culture upon such a soil as this, where\\nits constantly increasing and almost uniformly successful\\ncultivation has been the foundation of so large a proportion\\nof the agricultural wealth and prosperity. After the first\\nstruggle with poverty was over, and particularly afler in-\\ncreased and improved means of transportation were secured,\\nthe wheat-fields gradually increased in size and in profita-\\nble returns per acre and though other grains are and have\\nalways been produced quite extensively, yet it is wheat\\nmore than any other product of the soil that has brought\\ncomfort and wealth to the farmers of the county.\\nThe raising of cattle and sheep has been carried on to a\\nconsiderable extent, but it has never assumed as great im-\\nportance here as in some other parts of the State, nor has\\nas much been done here in the extensive and general intro-\\nduction of improved breeds. In the report of the secretary\\nof the Shiawassee Agricultural Society for 1854 it is stated\\nthat a full-blood Devon bull was introduced into the county\\nas early as 1837, by L. Lyman, of Shiawassee township;\\nthat iu 1839, Ezckiel Cook, of Bennington, brought in a\\nDevon and a Durham bull from Ohio; and that in 1841,\\nAlexander McArthur, of Corunna, was the owner of a bull\\nof imported stock, but that the animal had died in the se-\\nvere winter of 1842-43. A Durham bull was also sent\\nfrom Oakland County to Shiawassee by James B. Hunt.\\nIn 1851, Deacon Cook, of Bennington, brought in a fine\\nyoung Durham bull from the herd of Mr. Brooks, of Oak-\\nland County, and a Durham cow from the Wadsworth\\nherd, of Geneseo, N. Y. (purchased from Mr. Uhle, of Ypsi-\\nlanti) and J. H. Howe, now of Owosso, received a Durham\\nbull from the .same famous herd. At about the same time\\nseveral pure-blood bulls and cows were brought to the county\\nby Isaac Castle of Shiawassee Thomas B. Green, of\\nBurns Abner L. Gilbert, of Caledonia and Stimson and\\nDewey, of Owosso. Among these were Durhams, Ayr-\\nshires, and one or two of the Holderness breed. From the\\nanimals above mentioned came much of the improved stock\\nof the county.\\nThe same report from which the foregoing f;icts are gath-\\nered mentions that in 1854 a flock of one hundred and\\nfifty Spanish 51erino .sheep was purchased in the county.\\nAt the fair of the agricultural society of the county in that\\nyear Durham cattle were exhibited by C. S. Johnson, of\\nCaledonia, and H. John.son, of Venice; Devons, by Isaac\\nCastle and C. S. Johnson Ayrshiros, by Isaac Castle and\\nL. C. Eddy Merino .sheep, by Isaac Gale, J. M. Hart-\\nwell, and J. W. Brewer; Spanish and French Merinos, by\\nLuke H. Parsons and J. W. Brewer, the last-named gen-\\ntleman exhibiting a very fine imported ewe from the flock\\nof A. S. Patterson, of Newark, N. J.\\nThe introduction of pure-blood sheep into the county\\ndates from about 1852 (though some grades had been\\nbrought here before 1840), and by reference to the pro-\\nceedings of the agricultural society it is found that the\\ncredit of being the pioneers in the introduction of Merino\\nand Saxony sheep into the county is given to Isaac Gale\\nand J. M. Hartwell, of Bennington; L. Lyman, of Shia-\\nwassee; II. W. Holly, of Vernon; and R. Burdick, of By-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "142\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nron. There is no doubt, however, that others besides these\\ngentlemen mij;ht with propriety be added to the list. Since\\nthe introduction of pure-bloods was commenced, as above\\nmentioned, the improvement in sheep-breeding has spread\\ngradually, but so generally that it would be invidious as\\nwell as impracticable to attempt to follow its progress\\nthrough the county. The same may also be said of the\\ngeneral increase of improved breeds of cattle, both pure-\\nbloods and grades.\\nThe development of the agricultural interests of Shia-\\nwassee County is shown (perhaps more clearly than could\\nbe done in any other way) by the statistics given below,\\nhaving reference to this county. Tiiey are taken from the\\ncensus returns of the years indicated, viz.\\n1S40.\\nNumber of neat cattle in the county 2,143\\nsheep in the county .375\\nswine 3,807\\nTons of hay cut in the preceding year 502\\nBushels of wheat produced (harvest of ls;iy) 19,584\\nIndian corn produced (harvest of 1839) 13,772\\noats produced (harvest of 1839) 10,937\\nbarky 206\\npotatoes 23,007\\nPounds of wool sheared (1839) 583\\nPounds of maplc-.sugar made (1810) 25,933\\nValue of the products of the dairy (1839) $2,147\\n1850.\\nWhole number of occupied farms 746\\nCash value of occujiied farms $734,965\\nNumber of acres improved 31,203\\nne.at cattle 5,148\\nsheep kept in the county 7,087\\nswine 3,262\\nTotal value of live stock $133,739\\nBushels of wheat produced (harvest of 1849) 61,834\\nrye 650\\nIndian corn (harvest of 1849) 56,505\\noats 32,705\\nbarley 289\\nbuckwheat 6,284\\npotatoes 26,475\\nValue of orchard products (1849) $1,041\\nTons of hay produced 7,136\\nPounds of wool sheared in 1851) 21,738\\nmaple-sugar made (1850) 61.157\\nbutter made (Juno, 1849, to Juno, 1850) 110,823\\ncheese 10,400\\n1854.\\nNumber of acres improved land 30,043\\nWhole number neat cattle 6,735\\nswine 4,750\\nsheep... 8,472\\nPounds of wool sheared (preceding year) 21,364\\npork marketed 81,495\\nAcres of wheat harvested 6,111\\nBushels 74,171\\nAcres of corn 4,111\\nBushels of corn 04,947\\nall other kinds of grain (preceding year).... 26, .381\\npotatoes raised (preceding year) 33,629\\nTons of hay cut 10,655\\nPounds of butter made 132.612,\\ncheese made 16,002\\nmaple-sugar manufactured (1854) 43,787\\n1860.\\nWhole number of occupied farms in the county 892\\nacres improved 43,727\\nT tal cash value of farms.. .$1,957,834\\nNutul er of neat cattle kept in county 8,427\\nswine 6.156\\nsheep 19,379\\nTotal value of live stock $326,724\\nPounds of wool sheared in preceding year 46,770\\nBusliels of wheat harvested preceding year 101,101\\nrye 5,773\\nIndian corn harvested preceding year 93,467\\noats 43,071\\nbarley 3,829\\nBushels of buckwheat harvested preceding year 2,830\\npotatoes raised preceding year 54,190\\nValue of orchard products $8,976\\nTons of hay cut in preceding year 12,579\\nPounds of butter made |)receding year 251.011\\ncheese 18,582\\nmaple-sugar made preceding year 96,723\\n1864.\\nNumber of acres improved in the county 64,913\\nneat cattle kept in the county 11,527\\nsheep over six months old 43,187\\nPounds of w )ol sheared in preceding year 134,188\\npork marketed 332,172\\nAcres of wlieat harvested 14,950\\nBushels of wheat 109,301\\nAcres of corn 6,428\\nBushels of corn 129,670\\nall other grains harvested in preceding year. 76,236\\npotatoes raised in preceding year 58,628\\nTons of hay cut in preceding year 21,847\\nPouiuls of butter made in preceding year 336,134\\ncheese 27,329\\nmaple-sugar made in preceding year 95,560\\n1870.\\nNumber of acres improved in county 111,390\\nValue of farms in county .$8,!23,{I00\\nall live stock $1,181,149\\nNumber of sheep kept 45,536\\nPounds of wool shorn 192,612\\nNumber of milch-cows 5,864\\nPounds of butter made in preceding year 491,696\\nBushels of wheat harvested in preceding year 484,587\\nIndian corn 262,851\\noats 202,510\\nbarley 17,341\\nbuckwheat 9,947\\npotatoes raised in preceding year 240,162\\nTons of hay cut in jjreceding year 32,464\\nPounds of maple-sugar made (1870) 32,999\\n1874.\\nTotal acres of improved land 118,781\\nNumber of farms 2,813\\nAverage area of farms (acres) ^^^a\\nNumber of neat cattle kept 18,920\\nswine over si.x months old 8,132\\nPounds of pork marketed in preceding year 793,646\\nWhole number of sheep kept 43,403\\nNumber of sheep sheared in preceding year 41,580\\nPouuds of wool 186.277\\nAcres of wheat harvested 30,541\\nBushels 463,412\\nAcres of corn 10,750\\nBushels 391.745\\nof all other grains harvested in preceding year. 356,432\\nof potatoes raised in preceding year 110,286\\nTons of hay cut in preceding year 29,667\\nPounds of butter made in i receding year 743.353\\ncheese 34,380\\nmaple-sugar made in 1874 57,356\\nBushels of apples raised in preceding year 114.811\\nValue of fruit and garden vegetables $60,470\\nNumber of acres in all kinds of fruits 5,905\\nWHEAT CROP OF 1877 BY TOWNSHIPS.\\nBushels.\\nAntrim 60,667\\nBennington 77,351\\nBurns 71,343\\nCaledonia 42,416\\nFairfield 26,448\\nIlazelton 41.046\\nMiddlebury 52.344\\nNew Haven 36,595\\nOwosso 47,614\\nOwosso City 3,274\\nPerry 60,420\\nRush 33,518\\nSeiota (not returned)\\nShiawassee 77,172\\nVenice 38,495\\nVernon 63,061\\nWoodhuU 46,947\\nTotal of county 778,712\\nIn that year Shiawassee County stood at the head of all\\nthe counties in the southern four tiers (comprising the best", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "MANUFACTURES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 POPULATION.\\n143\\nagricultural portion of the State) in the average yield of\\nwheat per acre of the area harvested.\\nMANUFACTURING STATISTICS.\\nThough Shiawassee cannot be termed a manufacturing\\ncounty, yet it contains a considerable number of manufac-\\nturing establishments, and these will be found fully noticed\\nin the histories of tlie cities and townships in which they\\nare situated. In this place, however, we give a series of\\nmanufacturing statistics relating in their aggregate to the\\nwhole county. They are compiled from the census reports\\nfor the years named, extending from 1840 to 187-4, the re-\\nturns for the present year (1880) not having yet been\\nmade.\\nThe earliest report containing manufacturing statistics\\nfor the county of Shiawassee is that of 1840, which shows\\nas follows\\nNumber of saw-mills in the county 8\\nflouricg-mills in the county 1\\nBarrels of 0our manufactured in 18li9 800\\nTotal amount of capital invested in manufactures $46,878\\nValue of home-maiie manufactures (1839) $1,000\\nBy subsequent census returns the following statistics of\\nmanufactures in the county are shown for the years indi-\\ncated, viz.\\n1850.\\nNumber of flouring-mills 5\\nCapital invested in flouring-mills $31,000\\nBarrels of Hour manufactured preceding year 1 1,700\\nValue of product $36,400\\nNumber of saw- mills (water, fi steam, 1) 7\\nCapital invested in lumber manufacture $10,500\\nAnnual product of lumber (feet) 1,500,000\\nValue of product $0,990\\nAggregate amount of capital invested in all kinds of\\nmiinufactures (flour-mills and saw-mills inclu led) $71,075\\nNumber of hands employed in all manufactures 75\\nAggregate value of annual product of all kinds of man-\\nufactures in the county $110,474r\\n1854.\\nNumber of flouring-mills reported 3\\nCapital invested in flouring-mills $23,000\\nBarrels of flour made in the preceding year 5.884\\nValue of flour manufactured $29,681.75\\nNumber of hands employed in flour-mills 8\\nsaw-mills operated in the county (steam, 1;\\nwater, 4) 3\\nNumber of feet of lumber sawed in preceding year 1,300,000\\nValue of lumber product in preceding year $0,950\\nAmount of capital invested in lumber manufacture $9,200\\nNumber of persons em])loyed 11\\nAmount of capital employed in all other kinds of man-\\nufacturing $9,850\\nValue of products of same in preceding year $4,500\\nNumber of persons employed in same 15\\n1864.\\nNumber of flour-mills reported 5\\nruns of stones 12\\nAmount of capital invested in flouring-mills $48,000\\nBarrels of flour made in the preceding year 19,926\\nValue $110,245\\nNumber of persons employed in flour-mills 12\\nsaw-mills operated in the county (steam, 5;\\nwater, 7) 12\\nCapital invested in lumber manufacture $20,200\\nFeet of lumber sawed in preceding year 1,105,000\\nValue of $11,480\\nNumber of hands employed in lumber manufacture 36\\nNumber of manufactories other than saw-mills and flour-\\nmills (steam, 3; water, 8) 11\\nNumber of persons employed in same 120\\nAmount of capital invested in same $49,850\\nValue of products of same in preceding year $65,630\\nCoal-mines operated in county 1\\nPounds of coal produced in preceding year 2,400,000\\nValue of product at mine $3,000\\nAmount of capital invested $1,000\\nNumber of persons employed 6\\n1874.\\nNumber of flouring-mills in county (steam, 2 water, 6) 8\\nruns of stones in operation 22\\nBarrels of flour made in the previous year 42,450\\nValue $284,800\\nCapital invested in flouring-mills $184,500\\nNumber of persons employed in flouring-mills 26\\nsaw-mills in the county (steam, 7 water, 9) 16\\nFeet of lumber sawed in jireceding year 11,550,000\\nValue $120,500\\nCapital invested in lumber-manufacture $71,600\\nPersons employed in 73\\nNumber of wood- working* manufactories (steam, 5;\\nwater, 1) 6\\nCapital invested in same $33,200\\nValue of product in preceding year $44,000\\nNumber of persons employed 24\\niron-workingf manufactories 4\\nCapital invested in same $25,70(1\\nValue of product in preceding year $47,000\\nNumber of persons em()loyed 26\\nmusical-instrument manufactories 1\\nCapital employed in same $3,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $3,000\\nNumber of persons employed 4\\nwagon-, carriage-, and sleigh- manufactories 2\\nCapital invested in same $5,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $13,000\\nNumber of persons employed 11\\nfurniture- and chair-factories 4\\nCapital invested in same $51,200\\nValue of product in preceding year $121,000\\nNumber of persons employed 76\\nstave- and heading-factories 3\\nCapital invested in same $12,800\\nValue of product in preceding year $12,500\\nNumber of persons employed 29\\nbarrel-, keg-, pail-, and tub-factories 1\\nCapital invested in same $1,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $3,000\\nNumber of persons employed 5\\ntanneries reported 1\\nCapital invested in same $20,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $50,000\\nNumber of persons employed 12\\nsaddle-, harness-, and trunk-factories re-\\nported 1\\nCapital invested in same $2,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $4,000\\nNumber of persons employed 3\\nbreweries reported in county 2\\nCapital invested in same $13,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $16,000\\nNumber of persons employed 7\\npaper-mills I\\nCapital invested in same $20,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $14,130\\nNumber of persons employed 14\\nboot- and slioe-factories 1\\nCapital invested in same $4,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $20,000\\nNumber of persons employed 15\\npot- and pearl-ash factories 1\\nCapital invested in sjime $500\\nValue of product in preceding year $3,000\\nNumber of persons employed 2\\nbrick- and tile-manufactories 2\\nCapital invested in same $(,500\\nValue of product in preceding year $I2,0(tO\\nNumber of persons employed 24\\nstone- and maible-works 2\\nCapital invested in same $2,500\\nValue of product in preceding year $11,000\\nNumber of hands employed 8\\nTotal number of manufacturing establishments (includ-\\ning saw-mills and grist-mills) reported in the county\\nfur the year 1S73 58\\nPersons employed in same 364\\nCapital invested $464,500\\nValue of ])roduct for the year $805,930\\nCoal-mines operated (1874) 2\\nCapital invested $168,549\\nMen employed 41\\nValue of product at mines $39,000\\nPOPULATION OF THE COUNTY.\\nThe total population of Shiawassee County in the year\\n1837, as shown by the census returns of that year, was\\nIncluding in this class planing- and turning-mills, and sash-,\\ndoor-, bliud, and spoke-factories.\\nf This class includes foundries, machine-shops, and boiler-works.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "lU\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1184; in 1840, 2103; aud in 1845 it was 3010. The\\npopulation at several later periods, from 1850 to 1874, in-\\nclusive, is given by townships in the following table\\n1851). 1854. 1801). lSfi4. 1870. 1874.\\nAntrim 282 4IH 046 727 992 985\\nlieiiningldn RO 600 895 1,0115 1,424 1,490\\nBurns 717 949 1,065 1,173 1,557 1,498\\nCaleilonia 500 905 1,203 1,BB4 891 1,008\\nConinna illago and\\nCitv) 864 1,408 1,345\\nFairlU-Kl 74 346 352 632 043\\nIlazeUi.n 26 72 350 389 822 1,134\\nWi.Ulleliury 132 229 016 fi05 1,018 969\\nNew Haven 150* 174 448 622 999 1,148\\nOwosso 392 621 573 589 1,058 1,050\\nOwosso (City) 1,169 1,346 2,005 2,448\\nPerry 313 445 070 093 1,058 1,016\\nKush 126 346 397 683 774\\nScioto 191 297 499 538 1,270 1,312\\nShiawassee 810 917 1,146 1,168 1,422 1,336\\nVernon 674 790 1,1(10 1,144 1,797 1,785\\nVenice 186 409 575 569 986 1,076\\nWooilhull 250 338 387 584 776 756\\nTotal of County 6233 7419 12,898 13,465 20,868 21,773\\nCHAPTER XXVII.\\nCITY OF OWOSSO.f\\nThe Location of the City and its Advantages Early History, Settle-\\nment, etc. City Incorporation and Organization First City As-\\nsessment List of City Officers Fire Department and Water Supply\\nMills and Manufacturing Educational Secret Benevolent Asso-\\nciations Other Associations \u00e2\u0080\u0094Religious.\\nThe city of Owosso, J the most important commercial\\nand manufacturing point in Shiawassee County, is situated\\non the Shiawassee\u00c2\u00a7 River, at the crossing of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee and the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw\\nRailroads. From the junction of these roads it is seventy-\\nnine miles to Detroit, seventy-eight to Grand Rapids, thirty-\\nseven to Saginaw, twenty-seven to Lansing, and three miles\\nto Corunna, the county-seat.\\nIts beautiful and healthful location, great natural advan-\\ntages, together with its superior railroad facilities, render it\\none of the most desirable dwelling-places in Central Michi-\\ngan. Lying mainly within the township of Owosso, its\\ncorporate limits extend eastward into that of Caledonia, em-\\nbracing a total area of four square miles. The Shiawassee\\nenters the city from the east, thence flowing over its rocky\\nbed rapidly to the northward, until the west line of section\\n13 is crossed, it then turns sharply to the north and con-\\ntinues in that direction beyond the northern limits.\\nIncluding Rush.\\nf By John S. Schenck.\\nJ According to Mr. B. 0. Williams, this name w.as derived from tliat\\nof Wasso, the principal chief of the Shiawassee hand of Chippewas,\\nwho, prior to the first occupation of the county hy the whites, and for\\nseveral years subsequently, lived near Shiawassoctown. Upon the\\norganization of the township, in 1837, the letter was prefixed to\\nthe chief s name, and the same adopted as the name of the new town-\\nship. The hamlet in its midst, as yet without a cognomen other than\\nthat of The Rapids, or the vill.age of Shiawassee Rapids, also,\\nvery naturally, assumed the same name. Originally the word was\\nspelled Ovvasso, but, by common perhaps improper usage, it has in\\nrecent years obtained its present orthographical style.\\nChij)pewa terra for .straight running river.\\nOwosso of to-day contains about three thou.sand inhabi-\\ntants, and with its river and race, the substantial iron\\nbridges spanning them, the mineral springs, the inequalities\\nof the surface, adorned with elegant residences and well-\\nkept lawns, the regularly laid out residence-streets, shaded\\nwith luxuriant native forest-trees, the streets of traffic,\\nlined with imposing brick structures, the whirr of wheels\\nin the manufactories, the whistling of locomotives and\\nthe rumble of freighted trains, the dome of a handsome\\nschool building, and the spires of numerous church edifices\\nsurmounting all, combine to form a picture at once satisfac-\\ntory and pleasing, to make the little city appear what it\\nreally is busy and beautiful, the home of many citizens\\nof thrift and culture.\\nEARLY HISTORY, SETTLEMENTS, Etc.\\nThe reader will observe by referring to the history of\\nOwosso township that during the year 1823 Deputy United\\nStates Surveyors Joseph Wampler and William Brookfield,\\nworking separately and accompanied by their respective as-\\nsistants, ran out the township and .sectional lines prevailing at\\nthe present time, and that from their meagre field-notes we\\nobtain the earliest authentic information concerning the oc-\\ncupancy of this immediate vicinity by the English-speaking\\nwhites. Meanwhile, ten years had elapsed since the original\\nsurvey. No settler s rude cabin or stumpy fields as yet de-\\nfaced nature s landscape, and, save occasional visits from the\\nhalf-breed French and Indian coiireurs-de-hois (forest-run-\\nners), Wasso s band of Chippewas and the wild beasts of the\\nforest were the only occupants of this portion of the Shia-\\nwassee Valley.\\nThe time last mentioned brings us to the spring or early\\nsummer of 1833, a time when Benjamin 0. Williams, in\\npursuing his journey to Saginaw, via the broad Indian trail\\nwhich followed the course of the Shiawassee, passed this\\nway in company with the Chippewa chief, Esh-toQ-e-quet,||\\nor Little Bear. Mr. Williams and his guide journeyed\\non Indian ponies, and as they came out on the open plain\\nwhich skirted the right bank of the river at the Che-boc-wa-\\nting, or Big Rapids, the sight unfolded to them was most\\npleasing. A halt was made on the high ground near the\\npresent school-building, where a better and more extended\\nview was obtained. They saw here magnificent water-\\npower privileges, beautiful rose-willow plains extending\\nto a considerable distance back from the east bank of the\\nriver, while on the opposite side was a wooded tract of dense,\\nheavy timber, the place, in fact, described by William\\nBrookfield in 1823, in these words Plains or oak-openings.\\nLand first-rate. Good soil. No large timber. It was long\\nago burnt off. Undergrowth white and prickly ash, poplar,\\nthorns, and briars all in abundance.\\nAfter surveying the beauties of nature for a few moments,\\nMr. Williams turned to his companion and remarked,\\nWhat a fine farm could be made here\\nYes, replied the chief; and then, giving further ex-\\npression to his thoughts and the knowledge that the white\\nmen were steadily encroaching upon the hunting-grounds of\\nhis people, continued, Not many more moons will pass\\nII He was iilso known by the French as Moncousin, or My Cousin.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n145\\nover ray white brother s head ere the pale-faces will have\\nmills, a town, and cultivated fields here.\\nFully determined to possess himself of a portion, at least,\\nof this fair domain, the journey was resumed towards Sagi-\\nnaw. Upon his return to their trading-post, The Ex-\\nchange, Mr. Williams acquainted his brother, Alfred L.\\nWilliams, of his discovery, and urged that they purchase,\\nwith what available cash they had, lands at the Big Rap-\\nids. Deferring to his elder brother s judgment, and accom-\\npanied by him, B. 0. Williams again visited this region the\\nsame summer, when the brothers concluded to locate lands\\nhere, recognizing its value for mill-sites, and strongly sus-\\npecting that it would be a central point in a new county.\\nActing upon this determination, Alfred L. Williams pro-\\nceeded to Detroit, and on the 2d of August, 1833, the first\\nland in the surveyed towu.ship transferred to individual own-\\nership was entered in the names of Alfred L. and Benjamin\\n0. Williams, being a portion of section 24. Their means\\nof obtaining ready cash at that time were very limited, and\\ntheir purchase did not cover as much territory as they de-\\nsired. Therefore, when more money was obtained, addi-\\ntional lots were purchased on section 13, November 13th of\\nthe same year, in all about two hundred acres.\\nFrom the date last mentioned until the summer of 1835\\nno other purchases were made in this vicinity or township.\\nThe ^lessrs. Williams had made no improvements, and\\nlaud-lookers had not penetrated the wilderness thus far.\\nHowever, in June, 1835, Elias Comstock and Lewis Find-\\nley, from Oakland Co., Mich., entered lands situated upon\\nsection 13 (the former upon section 24 also). In July,\\n1835, the Messrs. Williams entered additional land upon\\nthe same section, and in October of the same year Abel\\nMillington, of Washtenaw Co., Mich., Trumbull Cary, of\\nGenesee Co., N. Y., Peter A. Coudrey, of New York City,\\nand Elias Comstock and Seth Beach, of Oakland Co., Mich.,\\nentered lands situated upon sections 13, 14, 23, and 24, all\\nwithin or near the present corporate limits of the city of\\nOwosso.\\nEarly in July, 1835, the first settlement in the northern\\nhalf of Shiawas.see County was commenced at the Big\\nIlapids of the Shiawassee, the locality now known as the\\ncity of Owosso, by people from Oakland County. The\\nmovement was inaugurated by Elias Comstock, Lewis Find-\\nley, and Kilburn Bedell (a son-in-law of Findley), who\\nhaving purchased lands here in June of the same year,\\nwere desirous of beginning immediate improvements upon\\nthem. Therefore a party, consisting of Elias Comstock,\\nLewis Findley, Kilburn Bedell and wife, John D. Overton,\\nhis wife and one child, and David Van Wormer, with his\\nwife and one child, left Pontiac in the first days of July,\\n1835, and began their journey to this point. Their house-\\nhold effects and their women and children were mounted\\nupon two wagons, drawn by two ox-teams two or three\\ncows were also brought along. July 4th was celebrated by\\ncutting out roads. An Indian trail was followed mainly,\\nbut frequently it was diverged from and a route of their\\nown cut out, in the endeavor to keep upon dry ground and\\nthe most direct course.\\nUpon their arrival, Mr. Findley immediately built a log\\ncabin and settled on the east part of the northwest fiac-\\nlU\\ntional quarter of section 13. His son-in-law, Mr. Bedell,\\nlocated a .short distance north, on section 12, while the\\nMessrs. Overton and Van Wormer, who were in the employ\\nof Mr. Comstock, erected and occupied a double log house,\\nwhich stood near the river (the lot now owned and occupied\\nby Hon. Jerome W. Turner), the latter being the first build-\\ning erected within the limits of the city proper. After his\\ntenants were comfortably housed and cared for, Mr. Com-\\nstock returned to Pontiac, where he passed the succeeding\\nwinter.\\nDuring the fall of 1835 another settler arrived at The\\nRapids, in the person of Henry S. Smith. He was a\\nblacksmith by trade, the second settler in the county\\n(John I. Tinkelpaugh having been the first), and first lo-\\ncated just below Shiawasseetown in the fall of 1832,\\nwhere, associated with a Mr. Cooley, and possessing a few\\ngoods and a barrel of whisky, he endeavored to establish\\nan Indian trading-post. His wife, a delicate, nervous\\nwoman, and five children joined him in 1833. The ven-\\nture at Shiawa.sseetown did not succeed very well, however,\\nand in the fall of 1835 he was induced by Alfred L. Wil-\\nliams to remove and take up his residence at the Big\\nRapids of the Shiawassee. A log cabin was erected on\\nland now known as block 24, east side of the race, and\\nwhen occupied by himself and family he became the fir.st\\nsettler on the site of the original village plat. The early\\nsettlers remember him as a genial, liberal, and good fellow,\\nwho had the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.\\nHe brought the first plow into the county. He was elected\\nas the first collector, and also one of the highway commis-\\nsioners in 1837; was re-elected to the same offices in 1838,\\nand in 1839 or 40 removed with Daniel Ball to Chesaning,\\nthence to Grand Rapids, where it is believed he still resides.\\nOf the settlers before mentioned we will here add that\\nLewis Findley opened the first farm in the township. He\\nbecame the first supervisor of Owosso in 1837, and again\\nfilled the same position in 1841. After continuing as a\\nresident of this township for a number of years, he finally\\nremoved to Six-Mile Creek. His son-in-law, Kilburn Be-\\ndell, was the first one in the settlement to depart from the\\ncares and troubles of this life. Apparently in perfect\\nhealth, early in March, 1836, he proceeded to visit the\\nExchange for the purpose of transacting some business.\\nReturning, he arrived at a point near the Byerly farm, when\\nhe became seriously ill. People at the Van Wormer and\\nOverton cabin were notified of his condition. They at once\\nhastened to his assistance, placed him upon a hand-sled,\\nand brought him to the cabin, where all the appliances and\\nremedies at hand were used for his restoration. But they\\nwere of no avail. He died the same evening, and on the\\nfollowing day was buried on his own land, near the banks\\nof the Shiawassee. Mr. Comstock, who was then present\\nin the settlement, made the coffin from cherry lumber\\nwhich Mr. Bedell had brought in to manufiicture into tables.\\nMessrs. Van Wormer and Overton continued as residents\\nhere but two or three years.\\nHon. Elias Comstock, who has been prominently identi-\\nfied with the history of this community since 1885, was\\nborn at New London, Conn., Dec. 18, 1799. His father,\\nRev. Elkanah Comstock, was a Baptist clergyman, and re-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "146\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nmoving from Connecticut to Albany Co., N. Y., about 1802,\\nwas pastor of the Baptist Cliurch in the town of Berne\\nuntil 1807. He then removed to Cayuga Co., N. Y.,\\nserving as pastor of churches in the towns of Scipio and\\nOwosco, N. Y., until the fall of 1 824, when, with his\\nfamily, he emigrated to Michigan. He settled at Pontiac,\\nand became the first pastor of the first Baptist Church in\\nthe Territory. His son, Elias Comstock, received the ad-\\nvantages afforded in the common schools of New York\\nState, and finally completed his studies under the tuition\\nof Mr. Ellis, at Skaueateles, N. Y. From his eighteenth\\nyear until his removal to Michigan, May, 1823, he was\\noccupied as a teacher in Cayuga Co., N. Y. Soon after\\nhis arrival he engaged in teaching in Detroit as assistant to\\nJohn Farmer, then principal of the Detroit Academy. He\\nnext taught school in I ontiac, which then contained less\\nthan a dozen families. In 1824 he engaged in mercantile\\nbusiness at Stony Creek, Oakland Co. The following\\nyear he returned to Pontiac, where he became the suc-\\ncessor of John J. Jermain, the first merchant of that\\nplace. He was appointed clerk of Oakland County by\\nGovernor Cass in 1827, and soon after, by the same\\nauthority, became justice of the peace, continuing to hold\\nboth ofiices for eight years. While filling the positions of\\nclerk and justice he also found time to clear and cultivate\\na farm of eighty acres, which is now wholly within the limits\\nof the city of Pontiac.\\nHaving sold his possessions in Pontiac in 1835, he then\\nlocated land* on the Shiawassee River, now a part of the\\ncity of Owosso. Like others, he located his land with the\\nidea that Owosso was to be the county-seat but the inter-\\nests of Detroit land-owners prevailed, and Corunna was\\nestablished. By the settlement of Messrs. Overton and\\nVan Wormer many improvements had been made upon\\nhis purchase. A dwelling-house liad been erected for him\\nby Henry S. Smith, and in pursuance of his plans, on the\\n15th of May, 1836, he settled his family at The Rapids,\\ncompleting the journey from the Exchange in a canoe.\\nHolding an appointment as justice of the peace of Oakland\\nCounty, and as this region was then attached to that county\\nfor all judicial purposes, he became the first resident justice,\\nand the succeeding year (1837) was elected to the same\\nposition in the new township of Owosso. During the years\\n1838, 39, and 40 he served as supervisor. In subsequent\\nyears he has served as judge of probate, county judge, asso-\\nciate judge of the Circuit Court, and in 1852, 1856, and\\n1858 he was chosen county clerk on the Republican ticket.\\nAlthough more than fourscore years of age, yet in apparent\\ngood health and honored by all who know him. Judge\\nComstock still resides in the beautiful little city he a.ssisted\\nto found forty-five years ago.\\nIn the autumn of 1835 and the winter succeedina;,\\nMessrs. A. L. and B. O. Williams became active in the pre-\\nliminary work necessary fur the establishment of a village\\non their purchase. The veteran surveyor Hervey Parke,\\nof Pontiac, came up and platted the village of Shiawassee\\nRapids,f on lands resting on the right bank of the river.\\nSee list of land-entries, history of Owosso township,\\nf Maps of this plat have not been preserved.\\nA petition praying for the right to dam the Shiawassee\\nRiver received favorable consideration at the hands of the\\nTerritorial legislative body then in session, and by an act\\napproved March 28, 1836, Alfred L. and Benjamin 0.\\nWilliams, their heirs and assigns, were authorized to build\\na dam across the Shiawassee River four feet in height, at\\na place known and described as The Rapids, on section\\n24, in township No. 7 north, of range No. 2 east. The\\nact further specified, They .shall also build a good and\\nsufficient lock, not less than seventy-five feet in length and\\nsixteen feet in width, for the passage of boats, canoes, rafts,\\nand other water-craft.\\nEarly in 1836 a bargain was completed between the\\nMessrs. Williams and Daniel Ball Co., whereby the\\nlatter became the owners of one-third of the village plat,\\nbesides the water-power and the land lying between the\\nproposed mill-race and river. Silas and Daniel Ball also\\npurchased of the general government in March, 1836, lands\\nsituated upon sections 24, 25, and 36. Daniel Ball was a\\npractical millwright, an energetic business man, and, in pur-\\nsuance of his project to establish mills and to assist in\\nbuilding up a village, arrived here from Rochester, N. Y.,\\nearly in the autumn of 1836, with a number of families,\\npeople frequently spoken of as Ball s colonists. Among\\nthem were Rufus Collier, Simon Howell, John B. Griswold,\\nWilliam B. Hopkins, Henry Crooks, Daniel Fletcher, Mr.\\nSweet, John Lute, Mr. Hilton, Mr. Siegel,J who had\\nserved with the First Napoleon, and perhaps others whose\\nnames are not remembered.\\nMachinery for Ball s saw-mill, and the greater portion of\\nthe goods belonging to this party of settlers, had been\\nshipped to Saginaw, from whence it was proposed to bring\\nthem up the Shiawassee on canoes, rafts, etc. But on the\\n6th of October a heavy and unseasonable snowstorm came\\non, which, falling upon trees yet clothed in their summer\\nverdure, caused many of them to bend and fall into the\\nstream, thus rendering navigation impossible until cleared\\naway. In the long delay which ensued before getting\\ntheir household articles considerable privation and hardship\\nwas experienced. Cabins were first erected, and after the\\nvarious families were comfortably quartered therein, work\\nwas commenced on the mill-race. The latter, the dam, and\\na saw-mill were completed some time during the year 1837.\\nMr. Ball occupied the log cabin built by Henry S. Smith\\nin 1835 for a store, and it is believed became the first\\npostmaster at about the same time.\\nDuring the spring of 1837, Alfred L. Williams moved\\nfrom the Exchange to the village and established the\\nstore known at that time as Williams trading-post.\\nHis brother, B. 0. Williams, did not permanently settle\\nhere until the following year. The log dwelling-house first\\noccupied by A. L. Williams stood just in front of Dr.\\nBarnes present residence. Mr. B. 0. Williams relates\\nthat the mosquitoes and gnats were terribly annoying dur-\\ning those days. Smudges of rotten wood were kindled each\\nniglit, and pans of the same smoking material carried into\\nthe rooms. One nii^ht, when the Williams brothers and\\nJ His wife reeeived the credit of having given birth to the first\\nehild i^.Juhn .Sitgel) born in the township.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n147\\ntwo or three workmen were occupying the buiUling, the\\nbusy insects were more than usually on the alert the\\nsmudge seemed to have no effect on them whatever. In\\nsheer desperation, Alfred L. Williams arose and threw a\\nhandful of red pepper in tjie fire. Nearly suffocated, the\\ninmates ran to open air for their lives. The mosquitoes,\\nhowever, were quieted for that night.\\nThe year 1837 throughout was an eventful one in the\\nhistory of Owosso. It witnessed the formation of the town-\\nship the completion of the race; an increased number of\\nsettlers, in the persons of Daniel Gould, who became the\\nfirst county surveyor, Austin Griffis, Kbenezer Gould, an\\nearly merchant and lawyer, and afterwards known to fame\\nas colonel of the Fighting Fifth Michigan Cavalry, Anson\\nB., William, and Isaac M. Chipman, Sanford M. Green,\\nGeorge Parkill, and others; and the survey and location of\\nthe Northern Railroad,* which, in passing from Port Hu-\\nron, through Lapeer, Flint, Corunna, Owo.sso, Lyons, Ionia,\\nand Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan, was to become one of\\nthe most important internal improvements ever adopted by\\nany State.\\nAt this time, too (1837), the citizens of Owosso began\\nlooking about them for some means of conveying goods to\\nand from their settlement other than by the miserable,\\ndeep-rutted wagon-roads leading to Pontiac, Detroit, and\\nAnn Arbor, and by an act of the State Legislature, ap-\\nproved March 21, 1837, the Owosso and Saginaw Naviga-\\ntion Companyf was incorporated, and Daniel Ball, Alfred\\nL. Williams, Benjamin 0. Williams, Lewis Findley, Wil-\\nliam Gage, Gardner D. Williams, Norman Little, Samuel\\nG. Watson, Ephraim S. Williams, Elias Comstock, Alex-\\nander Hilton, and Perry G. Gardener were named as .cor-\\nporators. Their purpose was to make navigable the waters\\nof the Shiawassee River between the two points named in\\nthe title of the act. The capital stock was to be one hun-\\ndred thousand dollars, divided into shares of twenty-five\\ndollars each. Besides those mentioned, other inhabitants\\nof Owosso aided in finding means for pushing tlie work,\\nnotably Ebenezer Gould and David D. Fish.\\nThis company went forward and expended several thou-\\nsand dollars and worked for two years in removing ob-\\nstructions of drift-wood and fallen timber, principally be-\\ntween Chesaning and Bad River. Tow-paths, stone dams,\\nand the many other expedients necessary to render the river\\nnavigable to Saginaw were adopted. Messrs. Daniel Ball\\nand Sanford M. Green worked in the water beside their\\nmen from daylight till dark, meanwhile tormented by mos-\\nquitoes continuously. One of their foremen, John B.\\nla 1S38-.39 much of this proposed lino was cleared and grubbed\\nout, and considerable grading was done at various points along the\\nline. But the scheme was abandoned in the latter year, and except\\nwhore it has since been used as the Northern Wagon-Road the\\nmoney thus expended by the State was thrown away.\\nf Another company under the same name was empowered by an\\nact of the Legislature, approved May 15, 1846, to continue the work\\nin the endeavor to render navigable the Shiawassee. Those named in\\nthe act as commissioners were Amos (iould, Alfred L. Williams, Ben-\\njamin 0. Williams, Elias Comstock, Kbenezer C. Kimberly, Lemuel\\nCastle, Isaac Gale, George W. Slocumb, Edward L. Ainent, Anson B.\\nChipman, and John B. Barnes. But after some further expenditure\\nof time and material the project was abandoned.\\nGriswoM, also greatly aided their efforts. At that time, to\\nfail in this work was thought fatal to the success of set-\\ntling the country, as the expense of hauling over the terri-\\nble wagon-roads was ruinous to business men. The com-\\npany finally succeeded in rendering the river navigable for\\nflat-bottomed boats, and one Durham boat was built by\\nEbenezer Gould and others, which was capable of carrying\\nand did carry over two hundred barrels of flour at one\\ncargo from Owosso to Saginaw. Mr. B. 0. Williams, from\\nwhose published pioneer recollections we have gathered the\\ninformation concerning the navigation of the Shiawassee,\\nsays that; several scows were first built, with foot- or run-\\nning-boards at each side for the boatmen to pole the boat\\nup the river. From Chesaning a horse was used for tow-\\ning, occasionally jiimi)ing the horse upon the bow of the\\nboat to cross him over the river when the opposite bank\\nafforded better facilities.\\nIn 1838, Jlessrs. Ebenezer Gould and David D. Fish\\nestablished themselves as merchants in the village. They\\nwere really the first, if we except the small stock kept by\\nDaniel Ball for the accommodation mainly of his workmen,\\nand the goods brought here by A. L. Williams from his\\ntrading-post, The Exchange.\\nOn the 13th of October, 1838, the land now known as\\nthe original plat| of the village of Owosso was surveyed\\nand mapped by Daniel Gould, surveyor, at the instance of\\nAlfred L. and B. 0. Williams, proprietors. An explana-\\ntory note of the surveyor says, This plat includes the fol-\\nlowing parcels of land the northeast fraction of the\\nnortheast fractional quarter of fractional section 2-1: the\\nsoutheast fractional quarter of fractional section No. 13, in\\ntownship 7 north, range 2 east and the west part of the\\nsouthwest fractional quarter of section No. 18, in township\\nNo. 7 north, of range No. 3 east.\\nGrounds set aside for public uses were Fayette Square\\nand the burying-ground. The streets, as shown by the\\noriginal map, ran north and south, east and west. Those\\nrunning east and west are North, Oliver, Williams, Mason,\\nExchange, Main, and Comstock. Those running north and\\nsouth. Mulberry, Pine, Adams, Water, Ball, Washington,\\nPark, Saginaw, and Hickory. All are four rods wide ex-\\ncept Washington and Main Streets, and Exchange Street\\nas far west as Water, which are six rods in width.\\nDr. S. W. Pattison, the first practicing physician to re-\\nside in the county, came from Fentonville, Genesee Co.,\\nand settled in Owosso in 1839. Dr. Joseph P. Roberts\\nhad previously settled in the territory now known as Perry\\ntownship, but he devoted all his energies to farming. He\\nwas one of the earliest settlers there, and possessed a well-\\ncultivated mind. Before Dr. Pattison came to Owosso, the\\nearly settlers, in cases of dire emergency, sent to Fenton-\\nville, to Grand Blanc, and to Flint for physicians. For the\\ntreatment of ordinary cases of fevers, fever and ague, etc.,\\nI Additions to the original plat have been made by Louisa A. Gould s\\nsubdifision of out. lots 1 and 4, Juno 30, 1856 j S. K. Barnes, July,\\n1856 Alfred L. Williams, Oct. 22, 1S56; Lucy L. Comstock, Aug. 15,\\n1857; Louisa Merell, Aug. 18, 1857; Williams Lyon, October, 1857;\\nCharles L. Goodhue, Jan. t\u00c2\u00bb, 1800; A. L. and B. 0. Williams subdi-\\nvision of out-lots 6 and 7, June SO, 1864; Jennett II. Kelly, Sept. 3,\\n186(i; Erastus Barnes, Juno 4 and 5, 1868; Mary A. Chipman, May\\n25, 1869; A. L. and B. 0. Williams, Sept. 13, 1872.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "148\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nmany of tlie pioneers were proviJcd with lancets and common\\nmedicines, and in their use became quite expert. Particu-\\nlarly was this the case with Mr. ]J. 0. Williams, who during\\nthe early years preceding the settlement of physicians\\ntreated many patients successfully.\\nIn 1839 the township voted two hundred and fifty dollars\\nfor the purpose of building a bridge across the river at the\\nWashington Street crossing, and during the same year\\nMes.srs. Ball, Green Co. erected the first grist-mill. This\\nwas a great acquisition to this portion of the country, as\\npreviously no grist-mills were nearer tlian the Thread\\nMill in Flint. Other business enterprises, such as wool-\\ncarding and cloth-dressing mills, an iron-furnace, and various\\nsmall mechanical shops, soon followed, and the village\\nslowly yet steadily gained in importance and population.\\nIt would be a matter of impossibility at this time to follow\\nin close clironological order the furtlier liistory of Owosso,\\nso far as relates to the names of inhabitants, the precise\\ndate of their settlement, and the gradual development of\\nbusiness interests. It will not be attempted therefore,\\nother than to give the names of resident tax-payers at two or\\nthree different intervals of time.\\nIn 1844 the tax-paying residents of the village of\\nOwosso, alphabetically arranged, were\\nAment, Edward L., news-\\npaper publisher.\\nAment, Winfield S., black-\\nsmith.\\nBarnes, John B., physician.\\nBarnes, Erastus.\\nBecker, H. W.\\nComstock, Elias.\\nComstock Pattison, mer-\\nchants.\\nChipman, Anson B.\\nChipman, I. M.\\nComstock, Luther.\\nCollier, Rufus.\\nCollier, Orrin.\\nCarr, William A., cabinet-\\nshop.\\nChipman, William.\\nCrooks, Henry.\\nCasper, Felix, wool-carding,\\netc.\\nConrad, Justus.\\nFletcher, Daniel, wagon-\\nmaker.\\nFoot, Philip.\\nGoodhue, Charles L., mer-\\nchant.\\nGoodhue, J. M.\\nGriffis, Austin, saw-mill.\\nGriffis Whitcomb.\\nGrifiis, Alanson, cooper.\\nGraham, J. N., physician.\\nGould, Daniel, surveyor.\\nGould, Daniel, Co., fur-\\nnace.\\nGould, Amos, attorney and\\nowner of grist-mill.\\nGould, Amos, and others,\\nwater-power, and all the\\nland between the mill-\\nrace and river, about fif-\\nteen acres.\\nGeorge, Oscar.\\nHardy, Seth, clergyman.\\nHowell, Simon.\\nMoses, Charles M.\\nMcGilvra, Daniel.\\nMorton, Benoni.\\nPattison, Samuel W., phy-\\nsician.\\nPerkins, Sprague, brick-\\nmaker.\\nParkill, George, carpenter.\\nPhillips, John G.\\nParkill, Charles P., an early\\nteacher.\\nRoberts, J. P.\\nSmith, L. v., carpenter.\\nSimons, William.\\nTyler, David F., blacksmith.\\nTillotson, Matthew N., mer-\\nchant.\\nWilliams, Alfred L.\\nWilliams, Benjamin 0.\\nWhitcomb, Samuel H.\\nWhitlock, Joseph.\\nAdditional residents mentioned in 1850 were James M.\\nWilliams, William H. Keytes, David IngersoU, Dr. Charles\\nT. Disbrow, David W. Wheeler, Ebenezer Gould, Samuel\\nWallace, Ira Merell, Robert G. Martin, Arthur Keytes,\\nDwight Dimmick, Jesse H. Quackenbush, Lucius G.\\nHammond, George L. Hall, George Jones, Alexander\\nClagherty, William R. Chipman, Thomas D. Dewey, Ran-\\ndolph L. Stewart, Joseph Hedges Co. (woolen-mills),\\nMerrill H. Clark, D. Stewart Co., George W. Collier,\\nWilliam Smith, and Ezekiel W. Stickney.\\nCITY INCORPORATION AND ORGANIZATION.\\nBy the completion of a portion of the lines of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee Railroad in 1856, and the Amboy, Lansing\\nand Traverse Bay road in 18G2, and the activity created in\\nconsequence of Owosso becoming a railroad junction, the\\npeople concluded that for their better government a city\\ncharter was necess.iry. The village then contained about\\none thousand inhabitants, and in accordance with their\\nwishes, by an act of the State Legislature approved Feb. 15,\\n1859, the city of Owosso was created.\\nExtracts from that act describe its original and present\\nboundaries, etc., as follows\\nThat so much of the townships of Owosso and Cale-\\ndonia, in the county of Shiawa.ssee, as are included in the\\nfollowing territory, to wit: Sections 13 and 24, and the\\neast half of sections 14 and 23 in township 7, north of\\nrange No. 2 east, and also the west half of sections 18 and\\n19 in township No. 7 north, of range No. 3 east, being in\\nthe county of Shiawassee, be and the same is hereby set off\\nfrom the said townships of Owosso and Caledonia and de-\\nclared to be a city, by the name of the City of Owosso,\\nby which name it shall hereafter be known.\\nThe city was divided into four wards, whose boundaries\\nwere defined as follows The First Ward to include that por-\\ntion lying north of the centre of Main Street and west of\\nWashington Street. The Second Ward all that portion\\nlying north of the centre of Main Street and east of the\\ncentre of Washington Street. The Third Ward all that por-\\ntion lying south of the centre of Main Street and east of\\nthe centre of Washington Street while the Fourth Ward\\nembraced all that portion lying south of the centre of Main\\nStreet and west of the centre of Washington Street.\\nAfter arranging for the election and appointment of\\nofficers, designating their duties, and the enactment of\\nvarious laws for the government of the city, it was further\\nordered that the first election under the charter should be\\nheld on the first Monday of April, 1859. The polling-\\nplaces designated were In the First Ward, at the inn kept\\nby Jacob Aberle in the Second Ward, at the inn kept by\\nAlfred Stewart in the Third Ward, at the store now kept\\nby William Goff in the Fourth Ward, at the inn kept by\\nS. J. Harding.\\nFIRST CHARTER ELECTION.\\nPursuant to the provisions of the foregoing act, the elec-\\ntors assembled at their respective polling- places on Monday,\\nApril 4, 1859, for the purpose of electing city ofiicers, and\\nas a result the following-named officers were declared elected\\nAmos Gould, Mayor John N. IngersoU, Clerk Daniel", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n149\\nLyon, Treasurer E. W. Barnes, Supervisor of the First\\nDistrict; Elislia Leach, Supervisor of the Second District\\nCluirles JI. Moses, Charles L. Goodlmo, Aldermen of the\\nFirst Ward Daniel L. Thorpe, Thomas D. Dewey, Alder-\\nmen of the Second Ward John Gutekunst, George K.\\nBlack, Aldermen of the Third Ward; Stillman J. Harding,\\nEli D. Gregory, Aldermen of the Fourth Ward Ira Mer-\\nell. Justice of the Peace for the Second District George\\nK. Newcombe, Amos M. Kellogg, School Inspectors; Daniel\\nWait, M. W. Quackenbush, Directors of the Poor; Robert\\nHodgkins, of the First District, and Ephraim Gould, of the\\nSecond District, Constables.\\nFIRST CITY ASSESSMENT.\\nIn June, 1859, the first assessment was made on the\\npeople residing within the city s corporate limits, and their\\nnames,* arranged alphabetically, were\\nAmnet, W. S.\\nAndrews, H. S.\\nAndrus, W. H.\\nAberle, Jacob.\\nAyers,\\nAlmandinger, J. D.\\nBeckel Co.\\nByerly, Adam II.\\nBradley, H. H.\\nBennett, J. S.\\nBrooks, Daniel.\\nBush, Frank.\\nBush, G. E.\\nBurnliam, W. D.\\nBurpee, M. W.\\nBagg, H. C.\\nBagg, C. C.\\nBagg, J. H.\\nBarnes, Erastus.\\nBrynell, II. D.\\nBarnes, Mrs. S. K.\\nBabcock, Wm. F.\\nBaldwin, George.\\nBlack, Geo. R.\\nBellinger, A. D.\\nBarnes, E. W.\\nBeebe, A. M.\\nBeebe, Charles M.\\nBarnum, Mrs. J. A.\\nBurgess, F. W.\\nComstock, Elias.\\nComstock, L. II.\\nCase, William.\\nCobb, D. J.\\nChipman, A. B.\\nChipman, M.\\nCollier, Geo. W.\\nCollier, Mrs. R.\\nCollier, C. II.\\nClark, Robert.\\nChamberlin, Levi.\\nChapel, G. W.\\nCorbin, Mrs. W.\\nChipman, Wra. R.\\nCaille, Joseph.\\nCarr, W. A.\\nColar, Jacob.\\nColt, Mrs. M.\\nCornelius, J. W.\\nDewey Stewart.\\nDewey, T. D.\\nDavis, Lewis B.\\nDimmick, D.\\nDecker, S. C.\\nFletcher, William.\\nGutekunst, John.\\nGuile, J. W.\\nGilbert, Thomas.\\nGute, Fred.\\nGoodburn, E.\\nGregory, E. D.\\nGould, L. A.\\nGould, Amos.\\nGould Co.\\nGould, Mrs. I. H.\\nGould, D.\\nGould Todd.\\nGoodhue, C. L.\\nGoodhue, S. H.\\nHowell, Simon.\\nIlurgenhaus, 11.\\nHedges, Joseph.\\nHughes, Geo.\\nHodgkins, Robert.\\nHakes, S. W.\\nHorton, J.\\nHarding, Stillman J.\\nHolman, Charles.\\nThese names are copied from the roll. If any are misspelled the\\nerrors must be attributed to the assessor.\\nHeartstuff,f John. Robinson, W. E.\\nHitchcock Bro. Randall, A. M.\\nHoward, Charles. Randall, E. P.\\nHarmon Retan. Russell, John.\\nHowe, E. L. Retan, B. L.\\nIngersoll, D. Rice, John.\\nIngersoU, Wm. Rushton, Mrs. J.\\nIngersoll, Jno. N. Reynus, Russell.\\nJosenhauns, G. Stewart, John.\\nKnill, Henry. Stewart, M. L.\\nKellogg, Amos M. Smith, E.\\nKingsland, Geo. Smith Yates.\\nKeytes, Wm. H. Shattuck, Charles.\\nKelly, John. Secord, M.\\nKitredge, Frank. Sly, Wm.\\nLyon, W. J. Struber, L.\\nLoach, Elisha. Spencer, Laura.\\nLamunion, Abel. Stewart, A.\\nLyon, Daniel. Simmons, C. B.\\nLyon, Joel. Smith, Wra.\\nLewis, Hiram L. Stillwell, Mrs. M.\\nLaubengayer, Jno. F. Stewart, R. L.\\nLaubengayer, J. B. Sherman, Mrs. Louisa.\\nMullen, D. J. Taylor, Benj. F.\\nMoss, Morris. Todd, Edwin A.\\nMcBain, Newton. Thorpe, Daniel L.\\nMurray, John. Van Doren, J. B.\\nMiller, A. Van Doren, J. D.\\nMiller, John F. Weeks, D.\\nMann, J. W. Whitman, E. A.\\nMerell, Ira. Whalen, Mrs. Sarah.\\nMann Gould. Williams, A. L.\\nMoses, Charles M. Williams, B. D.\\nMorris, W. M. Williams Bro.\\nNewcomb, Geo. K. Wait, Daniel.\\nOsborn, L. E. Williams, A. L. (agent).\\nPhillipson, C. Williams Co.\\nPangburn, J. White, E. E.\\nPost, A. White, E. E. Bro.\\nPerry, J. B. Young, James H.\\nParsons, H. Young, Russell.\\nPalmer, J. C. Y ates, Joseph.\\nQuackenbush, M. W.\\nThe total amount of tax levied in that year was\\n$3984.11, applied to the following purposes\\nState.. $257.99\\nCounty 382.12\\nCitv 9 JO.OO\\nSchool district 2118.25\\nlibrary 25.00\\nHoward Street grading 95.00\\nHighways 5.67\\nCollectors commissions 80.08\\nS:i9S4.11\\nSince its incorporation, and especially during the last\\ndecade, many and important improvements have been made.\\nStreets have been filled and graded, miles of side-w;\\\\lks laid,\\na fire department created, and the many other details neces-\\nsary to the health and comfort of its citizens have been\\nattended to by efficient municipal authorities.\\nt Probably Hartsuff.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "150\\nHISTORY OF SIIIAWASSKE COUNTY, MICHIOAN.\\nMatters pertaining to its present maiiufactunnp; and\\nbanking interests, cliurches, secret assoeiations, etc., will be\\nfoutid upon other pages.\\nLIST OF CITY OFFIUKRS.\\nTlie following lists show the names of mayors, clerks,\\ntreasurers, supervisors, justices of the peace, and aldermen\\nelected during the years from ISOO to ISSO, inclusive:\\nclerks. Trcnsurors.\\nJolin N. Iiigcrsoll. An.\u00c2\u00abon 13. Chii)iiinn.\\nAiui iv J. Paltoison.\\nU. L. Stowiirt.* Stilliiiaa .T. Harding.\\nCharles Y. Oslnirn.\\nlleury B. (Jrogory. Andrew (_i. Ivolso.\\nMayora.\\nISGU. Amos (ioLiliI.\\n1801. Adam H. liycrly.\\n18G2. Benj. 0. Willinnis\\n1863. Charles M. Moses.\\n1864. Josiab Tumor.\\n1865.\\n1SG6. John li. Barnes.\\n1S07. Anson I!. Chipuian. And w J. Patterson.\\n1868. Thomas 0. Dowoy.\\n1869. Benj. F. Taylor.\\n1870. Edwin A. Todd.\\n1871. Eli D. (Jregory\\n1872. David Gould.\\n1873.\\n1874.\\n1875. Wm. M. Kilpatriek.\\n1876. And w J. Patterson. Qcorgo Colt.\\n1877. .lames Osburn.\\n1878. Thomas V. Perkins.\\n1879. Jerome W. Turner. George Colt.\\n1880. Wni. A. Woodard. George W. Loring.\\nHenry Parker.\\nJones S. Davis.\\nNewton Baldwin.\\nII. B. Gates.\\nHenry C. Knill.\\n11. 13. Gates.\\nNowton Baldwin.\\nALDERMEN.\\n18G0.\\n18111.\\n1S02.\\n18(33.\\n1804.\\nISC\\n\u00c2\u00abI!G.\\n1S117.\\n18C8.\\n1809.\\n1870.\\n1871.\\n1872.\\n1873.\\n1874.\\n1876.\\n1870.\\n1877.\\n1878.\\n1879.\\n1880.\\nFirst Ward.\\nK. L. Stt wart.\\nChas. Bl. Moses.\\nGilbert It. Lyon.\\nJohn Stowart.\\nEli D. Gregory.\\nI. BL Cliipman.\\nKdwin K. Kmipp.\\n1. M. Ohi|inian.\\nCcphiis W. (Jlaitp.\\nJames 0.-4buru.\\nGpo. B. lIiiKhes.\\nErastus E. White.\\nJohn W. Thorn.\\nJames Osburn.\\nGeorge Fuuth.\\nW. H. Andrus.\\nGeo. Carpenter.\\nChas. A. Osburn.\\nNath. A. Finch.\\nEdwin A. Todd.\\nFred. Osburn.\\nThomas Nelan.\\nSecond Ward.\\nThos. D. Dewey.\\nNowton Baldwin.\\nDaniel l.yon.\\nJoseph J. Austin.\\nKobt. W. Durkce.\\nIJotij. F. Tiiylor.\\nG. L. Ilitchcuck.\\nM. A. Gregory.!\\nGeorge It. Black.\\nGeo. W. Loring.\\nArthur McIIardy.\\nChiis, 1 I lirker.\\nC. W. Hustings.\\nThird Ward.\\nn. C. Bcckwilh.\\nJoliii Gutekunst.\\nK. C. Beckwith.\\nJohn Gutekunst.\\nWui. S. Booreiu.\\nJohn Gutekunst.\\nDarius Elwell.\\nJohn Guto.\\nKdgar P. Byerly.\\nH.H. Waters.\\nEdgar P. Byerly.\\nK. C. Beckwith.\\nBenj. S. Rutan. L. 0. Brewer.\\nHenry IJ Gregory. Jidiu Giite.\\nBouj. S. Kutau.\\nC. A. Baldwin.\\nGoo. W. Loring.\\nArthur Mellardy\\nOscar Wells.\\nCluuj. Lawrence.\\nOscar Wells.\\nGoo. W. Chapel.\\nJ. F. Wildor-\\nnuith.\\nCeo. W. Cljapel.\\nEdgar P. Byerly\\nW, J. Wosthike.\\nF. Wildernjuth.\\n1860.\\n1861.\\n1862.\\n186.-!.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866.\\n1807.\\n1SC8.\\n1869.\\n1870.\\n1S71.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\nFinit District. Second District.\\nBenjamin W. Davie. M. W. Quackenbush.\\nBenj. 0. Williams.\\nFourth Ward.\\nEli D. Gregory.\\nDaniel Wait.\\nJos. J. Newman.\\nJ. B. Van Doreu.\\nEdwin L. Ilowo.\\nBenj. F. Itubbins.\\nAl. Hausinan.\\nJames V. Yeats.\\nIjconard L. Howe.\\nN. H. Welcher.\\nWiUiaiu Lewis.\\nLeonard L. Howe.\\nD. L. DensNU\u00c2\u00bbro.\\nIjeonaid L. Howe.\\nA. J. Patterson.\\nEli D. Gregory.\\nJames F. Yeats.\\nWni. J. Miller.\\nJ. F. Wolverton.\\nEli D. Gregory.\\nJames F. Yeats.\\nElliott V. Smith.\\n.\\\\t Largo.\\nEbenezcr Gould.\\nGeorge P. Moses.\\nGeo. L. Hitchcock.\\nEbenezor Gould.\\nEzekicl Salisbury.\\nIsaac S. Bockoo.\\nDavid Gould.\\nCharles A. Baldwin.\\nCharles E. Sbattnck.\\ntt\\nJ. h. Quackenbush.\\nAdam U. Byerly.\\nCharles Y. Csbur\\nHenry B. Gregory appointed to 811 vacancy. May 16, 1864.\\nt George AV. Loring cleetcd to fill vacancy, April 20, 1S08.\\nFirst District.\\nSecond District.\\nAt Largo.\\n1872.\\nEzckiol Salisbury.\\nAdam II. Byerly.\\nJohn II. Champion\\n187:!.\\ntt\\ntt\\nWm. M. Kilimtrick\\n1874.\\ntt It\\ntt tt\\n1875.\\ntt tt\\ntt it\\nGilbert R. Lyon.\\n1876.\\nTitn. M. Templeton\\nlUnry W. I arkcr.\\nWin. M. Kilpatriek\\n1877.\\ntt it\\nCims. A. ItiLlthvin.\\nAdam U. B.vorly.\\n1878.\\nLeonard L. Howe.\\nn\\n11 u\\n1879.\\nNathaniel A. Finch.\\ntl tt\\nStearns F. Smith,\\n1880.\\ni .1\\nti u\\na u\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\nFirst District.\\n1861. Elias Comstock.\\nISCO. John B. Van Dorcn.\\n18(Ji). Hiram L. Chipman.\\n187:i. John B. Van Doron.\\n1877. Lawrence Van Dusen.\\nSecond District.\\n186.1. Ira Meroll.\\n1867.\\n1871. Benjamin F. Taylor.\\n1875.\\n1879.\\nFIRE DEPARTMENT AND WATER SUPPLY.\\nPrior to the autumn of 1871 the city pos.sessed no fire\\napparatus of any description, although the Common Council\\nhad voted upon the matter frequently. During the time\\nmentioned, however, fifty leather fire-buckets and some\\neight or ten ladders were procured. In the spring of 1870\\na hook-and-Iadder truck and eight Babcock fire-extinguish-\\ners were purchased. A fire company of which Frederick\\nWildermuth was foreman was organized at about the same\\ntime. But the real organization of Owosso s fire department\\ndid not take place until 1876.\\nlu February of that year a Silsby steam fire-engine was\\npurchased, and in April following city fire department\\nofficers were elected. Centennial Engine Company, Defi-\\nance Hose Company, No. 1, Reliance Hose Company, No. 2,\\nand Phoenix Hook-and-Ladder Company were regularly\\norganized during the same year.\\nFollowing arc lists of city and company fire department\\nofiicers for llie years of 187G to 1880, inclusive:\\nCity, 187C. Thomas D. Dewey, Chief Engineer James\\nOsburn, First Assistant; Henry B. Gregory, Second Assist-\\nant; Moses Keytes, Treasurer Newton MeBain, Secretary.\\n1877-79. Thomas D. Dewey, Chief Engineer; James\\nCalkins, First Assistant John D. Evens, Second Assist-\\nant.\\n1880. Nathaniel A. Finch, Chief Engineer Henry A.\\nWoodard, First Assistant William Douglass, Second As-\\nsistant Warren A. Woodard, Secretary Moses Keytes,\\nTreasurer.\\nCentennial Engine Company, No. 187G. A. E.\\nMcCullom,! Foreman; George W. Collier, Assistant Fore-\\nman L. A. Hamblin, Secretary H. B. Gates, Treasurer\\nWalter A. Osborn, Engineer; George W. Collier, Assistant\\nEngineer.\\n1877. George W. Collier, Foreman Moses Keytes,\\nAssistant Foreman Walter A. Osborn, Engineer.\\n1878-79. Moses Keytes, Foreman Warren A. Wood-\\nard, Assistant Foreman Walter A. Osborn, Engineer.\\n1880. Mo.scs Keytes, Foreman Warren A. Woodard,\\nAssistant Foreman George B. Hughes, Treasurer George\\nW. Loring, Secretary Walter A. Osborn, Engineer Frank\\nt McCullom resigned in May, 1876, when George W. Collier ifos\\nelected foreman ami Charles A. Baldwin assistant foreman.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "I\\n5", "height": "3329", "width": "2341", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "8s\\nCo\\nO Q\\nUJ", "height": "3334", "width": "2362", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n151\\nCherry, Assistant Engineer; Charles Owen and Frank\\nCherry, Firemen.\\nPhoenix Uoolc-and- Ladder Company 1876. J. Fred.\\nWildcrmuth, Foreman Charles W. JIatthews, Assistant\\nForeman John F. Wolverton, Seerotary J. Fred. Wil-\\ndermuth, Treasurer. These officers have served continu-\\nously to the present time.\\nDefiance Hose Company, No. 1 1870-78. Albert Chip-\\nman, Foreman D. Dwight, Assistant Foreman George H.\\nBedford, Secretary and Treasurer.\\n1879-80.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. Dwight, Foreman D. A. Barnum, As-\\nsistant Foreman George H. Bedford, Secretary and Treas-\\nurer.\\nReliance Uose Company: 1876-79. Nathaniel A.\\nFinch, Foreman John S. Hoyt, Assistant Foreman Isaac\\nS. Cooper, Secretary George Smith, Treasurer.\\n1880. Thomas J. Horsman, Foreman John S. Hoyt,\\nAssistant Foreman Isaac S. Cooper, Secretary and Fred-\\nerick Osburn, Treasurer.\\nThe city fire apparatus, including two thousand feet of\\nhose, is in good condition, and its water-supply, in case of\\nneed, is derived from the river and mill-race, also from two\\ncapacious cisterns where a large quantity is stored. Water\\nfor drinking and culinary uses is obtained from wells.\\nMILLS AND MANUFACTURING.\\nAmong the manuflicturing interests which once had an\\nexistence in Owosso, but have now pa.ssod away, was that\\ncarried on in the pioneer saw-mill erected by Daniel Ball\\nCo., in 1837 the grist-mill built by Ball, Green Co.,\\nin 1839, which burned ten years later Felix Casper s\\nvrool-carding and cloth-dressing works, established some\\ntime between 1840 and 1844, in a building now forming\\npart of Woodard s furniture- manufactory and planing-mills\\nthe woolen-mill which burned in 1867 and the building\\nowned and occupied by the Owos.so Woolen 3Iaiiufac-\\nturing Company, which was built in 1867, and burned\\nin 1873. These mills all deserve a place in history, and\\nsome of them have been alluded to on previous pages.\\nThe manufacturing interests of to-day are represented as\\nfollows The flouring-mill of Mes.srs. Dewey Stewart\\nwas established by them in 1850. It stands near the foot\\nof the mill-race, below and on the opposite side from the\\nsite of the old grist-mill. It began operations with two\\nrun of stones. Gi adual additions have been made to its\\ncapacity until it now has six run of stones, and will flour\\nsixty bushels of wheat per hour. Power is derived from\\nboth water and steam. They have in connection, also, a\\nsaw- and feed-mill, which is carried on in a building erected\\nin 1863 as a saw- and plaster-mill.\\nMessrs. Fletcher Roberts grist-mill was built in 1871,\\nthe present owners always having liad a controlling interest.\\nSteam-power is used, and the work chiefly custom is per-\\nformed by two run of stones.\\nL. E. Woodard s sash-, blind-, and door-manufactory, in\\nconnection with his lumber-yard, has been operated by him\\nsince 1866. Previously it had been controlled by the\\nMessrs. White Brothers, who first established the business.\\nThirty u\u00c2\u00bben are employed, and his annual sales are from\\nfifty thousand dollars to seventy five thousand dollars.\\nThe Owosso Foundry and Maehine-Shop of Mes.srs.\\nYeats Osborn came into their possession in 1876. This\\nis the site of the original furnace or foundry established by\\nDaniel Gould k Co. previous to 1844. Meanwhile it has\\nbeen owned, enlarged, and occupied by many parties. The\\nbusiness of the present consists in general repairing and the\\nmanufacture of pumps, plows, and various agricultural im-\\nplements. Seven men are steadily employed, and power is\\nderived from the Shiawassee River.\\nThe Shiawassee Iron- Works were established by Ran-\\ndolph L. Stewart about 1865. The present firm, Messrs.\\nHowell, Cossitt Bateman, came into possession in 1869.\\nTheir business is general repairing, the manufacture of en-\\ngines and agricultural implements. From five to ten men\\nare employed. The building occupied is the one formerly\\nused by Russell Young as a sash-, door-, and blind-manu-\\nfactory.\\nGeorge W. Oakes sash-, door-, and blind-manufactory was\\nestablished by himself, July 1, 1879. He employs six men.\\nThe Union Mattress Company, which manufactures ex-\\ncelsior, husk, hair, and mo.ss mattresses, was established in\\nJune, 1879. Seven men and women are given employment.\\nThe Owosso Handle-Factory, now controlled by JIason\\nWood Co., was established by Mason Wood and Charles\\nOsborn in 1872. They continued the business about six\\nmonths, when finding that with their facilities they could\\nnot successfully compete with others, operations were dis-\\ncontinued. Mr. Wood improved the lathes in use, and\\nagain successfully engaged in the manufacture of all kinds\\nof handles of irregular forms. He has since had several\\npartners. In the fall of 1879, David Gould assumed an\\ninterest, and under the present firm-name eight men are\\nemployed, and the most complete wood-turning lathes in\\noperation in the United States are daily turning out scores\\nof perfect hickory handles. Axe-handles are a specialty,\\nand their goods find ready sale in the various States from\\nMaine to Texa.s.\\nThe Estey Manufacturing Company, composed of Jacob\\nEstcy, of Brattleboro Vt., D. 31. Estey, and Cliarlcs E.\\nRigley, of Owosso, Mich., was incorporated as such Feb. 3,\\n1879, and the actual stock paid in at that date was fifty-\\nthree thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. This busi-\\nness was first established in 1868 by D. M. Estey, who\\ncontrolled it until the formation of the present company.\\nA factory for the manufacture of common bedsteads, a\\nsaw-mill, store, and village-lots are owned at West Haven,\\nin New Haven township, a village which has sprung up\\nsince the projection of this enterprise. In Owosso City\\nare situated the offices and warerooms of the company.\\nHere also are manufactured ash and walnut chamber-suits,\\nelegant in design and finish, under contract by the Messrs.\\nWhite Bros. Eighty men receive direct employment by\\nthe operations of this firm, and their manufiicturcs, the sales\\nof which amount to seventy-five thousand dollars yearly, are\\nshipped to various points extending from Vermont to\\nMissouri.\\nThe Woodward Brothers furniture-manufactory has\\nbeen controlled by them since Aug. 1, 1866. The first\\nedifice on the site of their buildings was the woolen-mill,\\nbuilt as eaily as 1S44, and for a number of years carried", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "152\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\non by Felix Casper and others. In 1855 it was changed\\ninto a manufactory of furniture, sasli, doors, and blinds,\\nand operated principally, wo believe, by the Messrs. White\\nBros.\\nThe Messrs. Woodards have thirty men in their employ.\\nTheir manufactures consist of medium and fine grades of\\nfurniture, done in ash and walnut, and their sales aggre-\\ngate twenty thousand to twenty-five thou.sand dollars yearly.\\nJohn Gate established the first brewery in the county\\nin Owosso in 1855, and at first made pre.sent-use ale.\\nDuring the past fifteen years attention has been chiefly\\ndevoted to the brewing of lager beer. The Owosso City\\nBreweiy has a capacity of two thousand barrels per annum,\\nand is now owned and operated by Albert Gute.\\nBANKING.\\nTTndcr the name of D. Gould Co. and the manage-\\nment of Amos Gould, banking business was first com-\\nnienced in Owosso in 1854 on the corner now occupied\\nby the First National Bank building. The present\\nbuilding was erected in 1857, and in 18G5 the busi-\\nness of exchange and brokerage was merged into that\\nof the First National Bank. The latter bank organized\\nwith a capital of fifty thousand dollars. It was afterwards\\nincreased to one hundred thousand dollars but has .since\\nbeen decreased to its present capital of sixty thousand dol-\\nlars. Upon its organization, Amos Gould was elected\\nPresident, Thomas D. Dewey Vice-President, and Adam\\nII. Byorly Cashier. Messrs Gould and Dewey still occupy\\nthe same positions, but the cashier s desk has since been\\nfilled by Orville Goodhue, George P. Moses, and Charles\\nE. Ilershey by the latter since the death of Mr. Moses in\\nNovember, 1875.\\nMr. M. L. Stewart established his present bank of ex-\\nchange and brokerage in 18G9. He came to Owosso first\\nin lSGO,and engaged in merchandising. His present busi-\\nness house was erected in 1869, when, in consequence of\\nlosing his hearing, he relincjuished trade and engaged in\\nbanking. From a small beginning he has, by the exercise\\nof industry and economy and a strict attention to the minor\\ndetails of his business affairs, attained his present financial\\nsuccess.\\nEDUCATIONAL.\\nSamuel N. Warren, who oflSciated as clerk at the first\\ntownship election in 1837, and was elected as one of the\\nassessors at the same meeting, taught the first school in the\\nvillage, in the winter of 1837-38. This was a private\\nschool, and its sessions were held in an unoccupied log\\nhouse which stood on or near the site of the present brick\\nplaning -mill.\\nPrior to this, however, some action had been taken by\\nschool inspectors and the school director, as will be shown\\nby the following extracts from the records: At a meeting\\n(if the inspectors of primary schools of the township of\\nOwo.sso, held at the office of the township clerk, Tuesday,\\nAug. 8, 1837, Alfred L. Williams and lilias Comstock were\\npresent. Elias Comstock was chosen chairman of the board,\\nwhereupon it was concluded to set off sections 11, 12, 13,\\n14, 23, 24, 25, 2G, in township 7 north, of range No. 2\\neast, and sections 7, 8, 17, IS, 19, and 30, in township 7\\nnorth, of range No. 3 east, as school district No. 1, and the\\nfirst school meeting therein .shall be held at the store of A.\\nL. B. 0. Williams, in the village of Owosso, on the 22d\\nday of August, 1837, at four p.m.\\nThe meeting was held, and Benjamin 0. Williams elected\\ndirector. On the 2d of October, 1837, he rendered his\\nannual report, as follows\\nTo THE Township Board of School Inspectors:\\nGentlemen, I hereby transmit you a report of the\\ncondition of schools in district No. 1, of which I have the\\nhonor to be the director, to wit The whole numljer of\\nchildren in my district between the ages of five and seven-\\nteen years is thirty.\\nThere has been no school taught in the district, and no\\nmoneys have been received by me. The district has voted\\nto raise the following sums for school purposes, viz. five\\nhundred dollars for building a school-house, seventy-five\\ndollars for the purchase of a school library-case, and ten\\ndollars for the purcha.se of books. I have the honor to be,\\ngentlemen,\\nYour obd t serv t,\\nB. 0. Williams.\\nAlthough the first school building was not erected until\\nabout the year 1840 or 1841, the leading citizens have\\nalways taken a lively interest in educational matters, and\\nthe excellence of Owosso s schools has ever been pro-\\nverbial.\\nThe old school building, since repaired and enlarged, is\\nnow used as a house of worship by the German Lutherans.\\nBy an act of the State Legislature, approved March 11,\\n184G, the Owosso Literary Institute was incorporated,\\nMessrs. Elias Comstock, Alfred L. Williams, Benjamin 0.\\nWilliams, Amos Gould, Charles L. Goodhue, Anson B.\\nChipman, and John B. Barnes being named as corpora-\\ntors. They were authorized to employ capital to the\\namount of ten thou.saud dollars, and to have power to\\nestablish and continue in the township of Owosso an insti-\\ntution of learning for the instruction of persons in the\\nvarious branches of literature, and the arts and sciences.\\nHowever, nothing further was heard of the institute,\\nand the youth of Owosso continued to pore over the volumes\\nissued by Brown, Kirkham, Morse, Adams, Olney, Web-\\nster, Sanders, and others in the old structure until 1858,\\nwhen a portion of the present handsome edifice was com-\\npleted. This was an occasion of great rejoicing among\\nparents and pupils, and the event was noticed by a local\\npaper of date Oct. 23, 1858, in the following words\\nOPENING OF THE OWOSSO UNION SCHOOL.\\nThis institution was opened for the reception of pupils\\non Thursday last, in the presence of a large number of the\\nfriends of education, who have by their untiring efforts\\nsuccessfully carried forward the enterprise to its final com-\\npletion.\\nThe building is of the most substantial character, being\\nconstructed of brick, and beautifully finished with the oak\\nof the country. It is divided iuto three principal apart-\\nments, two recitation-rooms, besides large and commodious", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "CITY OP OWOSSO.\\n153\\nreception halls, and will accommodate some two hundred\\nscholars.\\nThe school will consist of three ;rades, the primary,\\niuterniediate, and the upper departments, where the higher\\nEnglish branches will be taught, also the languages music,\\nboth vocal and instrumental, with its charming influence,\\nwill not be wanting, the board having seeuied the services\\nof a competent teacher for that department.\\nThe grounds located for school purposes are situated\\nupon the right bank of the beautiful Shiawassee, a little\\nnorth and west of the village, and embrace about four\\nacres, covered with a fine growth of pristine oak, in the\\ncentre of which is located the school building.\\nAt an early hour on Thursday morning the large upper\\nroom in the building was filled with parents and children\\nof the district. The proper oflSeer of the district called\\nthe meeting to order, after which prayer was ofiered by the\\nRev. Mr. Goodale, of this place. At the request of the\\nBoard of Education, the parents and children were ad-\\ndressed by Mr. Kellogg, late of the Albany Normal School,\\nRev. John M. Gregory, of Ann Arbor, Rev. Mr. Taylor,\\nHon. Amos Gould, and Hon. A. L. Williams, of this place.\\nThe district is greatly indebted to the latter gentleman for\\nmaterial aid and valuable services in urging to completion\\nthis praiseworthy enterprise.\\nThe remarks of all the gentlemen were timely and\\nfitting the occasion, calling up pleasant reminiscences of the\\npast and opening up to the youthful mind bright prospects\\nin the future.\\nMr. Winchell, the principal of the school, in behalf of\\nhimself and associate teachers, expressed his sense of obli-\\ngation to the board, and to the gentlemen who had addressed\\nthe meeting, for the kind greeting and warm and generous\\nmanner in which they had been received by the friends of\\neducation in Owosso, pledging himself that no effort should\\nbe wanting on their part to fully meet the hopes and ex-\\npectations of the friends of the school.\\nOur sliijht ae(|uaintanee with Mr. Winchell prompts us\\nCO believe that the board made a wise choice in selecting\\nhim for principal of the institution.\\nWe understand that the school is rapidly filling up,\\nand that large numbers of applications for admissiun have\\nbeen received from those residing out of the district; and\\nwe doubt not that before the close of the first term the\\nteachers will be straitened for room, and that an extra\\nprimary department will have to be opened in some other\\nsection of the village.\\nA few years subsequently the building just mentioned\\nwas enlarged to its present proportions, and in still later\\nyears other frame school-houses have followed, which are\\nsituated in the various wards. As showing the present\\ncondition of schools, we subjoin the following statistics,\\ngathered from the annual report for the year ending Sept.\\n1, 1879:\\nNumberof chilli ren of school age residing in the\\ncity 805\\nattending school during the\\nyear 729\\nbrick houses 2\\nframe hi)U.ses .1\\nilting,s 8(111\\nValue ul school |iro[jerly $511,01)0\\n20\\nMen teachers employed 4\\nWomen 12\\nPaid men teachers $1,536\\nwomen teachers $;i,172\\nTotal resources for the year $12,258.59\\nlionded indebtedness $24,0110\\nThe present Board of Education consists of Messrs. B.\\nO. Williams, David I arker, Gilbert R. Lyon, Eugene R.\\nHutchins, Joseph H. Howe, and O. Smith.\\nSECRET BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.\\nOWOSSO LODGE, No. 81, F. AND A. M.\\nThis lodge held its first communication May 2, 1855,\\nunder a dispensation granted by George C. Monroe, Grand\\nMaster of the State of Michigan.\\nThe officers first installed were Myndert W. Quacken-\\nbush, W. M. Alfred L. Williams, S. W. Benjamin 0.\\nWilliams, J. W. Warren Ladd, S. D. and Horace Hart,\\nJ. D.\\nA charter was granted Jan. 10, 1856, and on the same\\ndate the following officers were installed: Myndert W.\\nQuackenbush, W. M. Alfred L. Williams, S. W. Ben-\\njamin 0. Williams, J. W. Randolph L. Stewart, Treas-\\nurer; Charles C. Goodall, Secretary; Blisha Leach, S. D.\\nJohn B. Barnes, J. D. and William J. Lyon, Tiler.\\nSubsequent presiding officers have been Elisha Leach,\\nfrom Dec. 27, 1856, to Dec. 27, 1859; M. W. Quacken-\\nbu.sh, Dec. 27, 1859, to Dec. 27, 1861 Elisha Leach,\\nDec. 27, 1861, to Dec. 27, 1862; Eli D. Gregory, Dec.\\n27, 1862, to Dec. 27, 1863 Henry C. Knill, Dec. 27,\\n1863, to Dec. 27, 1867; Benjamin 0. Williams, Dec. 27,\\n1867, to Dec. 27, 1868; Henry C. Knill, Dec. 27, 1868,\\nto Dec. 27, 1869; Eli D. Gregory, Dec. 27, 1869, to Dec.\\n27, 1871; Henry C. Knill, Dec. 27, 1871, to Dec. 27,\\n1872 Eli D. Gregory, Dec. 27, 1872, to June 24, 1874;\\nJabez Perkins, June 24, 1874, to June 24, 1875; Wil-\\nliam J. Lyon, June 24, 1875, to Dec. 27, 1877 Walter\\nA. Osborn, Dec. 27, 1877, to Dec. 27, 1879.\\nThe present officers, who were installed Dec. 27, 1879,\\nare Charles H. Cossitt, W. M. Thomas Nelan, S. W.\\nGrenvilleS. Beardsley, J. W. Joseph Manning, Treasurer\\nBenjamin F. Taylor, Secretary; Endress M. Shafer, S. D.\\nGeorge H. Bedford, J. D. John T. Wolverton, Tiler;\\nRev. Levi B. Stimson, Chaplain; Charles W. Parker,\\nJacob S. Lewis, Stewards James Calkins, William J.\\nWestlake, and E. 11. Hutchins, Prudential Committee.\\nThe lodge includes one hundred members at the present\\ntime, and regular communications are held Wednesday\\nevenings on or before the full moon.\\nOWOSSO CHAPTER, No. 89, R. A. M.,\\nbegan work under a dispensation granted early in the year\\n1873. The first officers, viz., Myndert W. Quackenbush,\\nM. E. U. P.; Anson B. Chipman, King; Joseph Man-\\nning, Scribe George B. Hughes, C. H. Franklin B.\\nSmith, P. S. Richard Chipman, R. A. C. Henry W.\\nParker, Treasurer; Newton Baldwin, Recorder; Newell H.\\nWeleher, M. 3d V.; Martin Hausman, M. 2d V.; John\\nRogers, M. 1st V. and Ezekiel Salisbury, Guard, were\\ninstalled April 22, 1873.\\nA charter was granted Jan. 24, 1874, and on the 17th\\nof February of the same year the following officers were in-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "154\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nstalled: M. W. Quackenbush, M. B. H. P. Anson B. Chip-\\nman, King; Joseph Manning, Scribe; George B. Hughes,\\nC. H. Franklin B. Smith, P. S. Richard Chipman, R. A.\\nS. Ezekiel Salisbury, Treasurer; Newton Baldwin, Re-\\ncorder; Newell H. Weloher, M. 3d V.; John D. Evens,\\nM. 2d V. John Rogers, M. 1st V. Justin H. Wells,\\nGuard.\\nOther pre.siding officers have been Anson B. Chipman,\\nfrom December, 1874, to December, 1876 Charles A. Os-\\nborn, December, 1876, to December, 1878; Franklin B.\\nSmith, December, 1878, to December, 1S79.\\nThe present officers are Martin C. Dawes, M. E. H. P.\\nSamuel Lamfrom, King Moses Mix, Scribe George B.\\nHughes, C. H. Thomas Nelan, P. S. Charles H. Cossitt,\\nR. A. C. Joseph Manning, Treasurer; Benjamin F. Tay-\\nlor, Recorder Walter A. Osborn, M. od V. George H.\\nBedford, M. 2d V. Bernhard Rose, M. 1st V. John T.\\nWolverton, Guard Rev. Levi B. Stimson, Chaplain Wil-\\nliam J. Westlake and George R. Black, Stewards. The\\nchapter has a total of fifty-eight members. Regular convo-\\ncations are held on the first Friday in each month.\\nOWOSSO LODGE, No. 88, I. 0. 0. F.\\nThis lodge was instituted Jan. 23, 1865, by Special\\nDeputy B. W. Davis. Among the charter members were\\nJosiah Turner, William R. Chipman, Henry Barnum,\\nLewis Swartz, F. P. Guilford, E. Van Houten, Henry M.\\nNewcombe, and P. M. Rowell.\\nThe first officers installed were Josiah Turner, N. G.\\nWilliam R. Chipman, V. G. Henry M. Newcombe, R. S.\\nP. M. Rowell, P. S. and P. P. Guilford, Treasurer.\\nJudge Turner was re-elected N. G. for the last half of\\n1865. Subsequent presiding officers of the lodge have\\nbeen Amos G. Young and Henry M. Newcombe, in 1866\\nMorris Osburn, Amos G. Young, 1867 Col. Gould, N. H.\\nRobinson, 1868; H. H. Pulver, J. W. Zimmerman, 1869;\\nN. H. Robinson, John H. Champion, 1870; D. H. Wil-\\nson, E. R. Brown, 1871 Thomas Nelan, James F. Yeats,\\n1872; Bert Wickiug, Hugh Douglass, 1873; George W.\\nLoring, Jacob Aberlee, 1874; T. M. Templeton, W. Mat-\\nlock, 1875; Archibald Robertson, Oscar Wells, 1876;\\nGeorge R. Black, H. W. Martin, 1877 C. A. Watkius,\\nJohn W. Thorn, 1878 C. C. Gregory and William M.\\nKilpatrick, 1879.\\nThe present officers (June, 1880) are S. P. Smith, N. G.\\nMason Wood, V. G. Archibald Robertson, R. S. George\\nW. Loring, P. S. and Moses Keytes, Treasurer. Number\\nof present members in good standing, forty-three. The\\nlodge held its meetings in the Williams Block until July\\n1, 1873, when a removal was made to the elegant and com-\\nmodious rooms at present occupied. Regular meetings are\\nheld every Friday evening.\\nORIENTAL ENCAMPMENT, No. 59, I. 0. 0. F.,\\nwas instituted Sept. 4, 1873, by A. Ferguson, M. W. G. P.,\\nthe charter members being George W. Loring, Thomas Ne-\\nlan, George R. Black, Archibald Robertson, Jacob Aber-\\nlee, Morris Osburn, Hugh Douglass, A. Barkley, William\\nR. Chipman, and Jacob Upwright.\\nThe officers first installed were George W. Loring, C. P.\\nGeorge R. Black, H. P. Archibald Robertson, S. W.\\nWilliam R. Chipman, J. W. Jacob Aberlee, Scribe A.\\nBarkley, Treasurer.\\nSubsequent C. P. s have been George R. Blaclc and\\nArchibald Robertson, in 1874; Timothy M. Templeton,\\nOscar Wells, 1875 Charles W. Mathews, John W.\\nThorn, 1876; Charles McCormick, Willoughby Matlock,\\n1877 C. C. Gregory, C. A. Watkins, 1878 Benjamin S.\\nRetan and H. W. Martin, 1879.\\nThe officers for the first term of 1880 are Charles Wil-\\nliams, C. P. Charles McCormick, H. P. William M.\\nKilpatrick, S. W. Archibald Robertson, S. Oscar Wells,\\nF. S. George W. Loring, Treasurer Charles Jackson,\\nJ. W.\\nThe encampment embraces a total of thirty members in\\ngood standing. Regular meetings are held in Odd-Fellows\\nHall on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each\\nmonth.\\nEQUITY LODGE, No. 402, KNIGHTS OF HONOR,\\nwas organized in Good Templar Hall, city of Owosso, Nov.\\n20, 1876. The officers first installed were John W. Thorn,\\nPast Dictator Franklin B. Smith, Dictator Nathaniel A.\\nFinph, Vice-Dictator William J. Westlake, A.sst. Dictator\\nOscar Wells, Chaplain William K. Tillot.son, Guide Geo.\\nC. Walker, Reporter Newton McBain, Financial Re-\\nporter John S. Hoyt, Treasurer Frank McCurdy, Guard-\\nian Chester J. Stewart, Sentinel Nathaniel A. Finch,\\nWilliam K. Tillotson, John S. Hoyt, Trustees.\\nSubsecjuent presiding officers of the lodge have been\\nJohn W. Thorn and Nathaniel A. Finch, in 1877 William\\nJ. Westlake, Oscar Wells, 1878 Chester J. Stewart, John\\nS. Hoyt, 1879.\\nThe present officers (June, 1880) arc John S. Hoyt,\\nPast Dictator; Walter A. Osborn, Dictator; E. B. Ed-\\nmonds, Vice-Dictator; Robert G. Marsh, Asst. Dictator;\\nHiram L. Lewis, Reporter Perrin S. Crawford, Financial\\nReporter William J. Westlake, Treasurer Chester J.\\nStewart, Guide Alvin Evans, Chaplain Oscar Wells,\\nGuardian G. Josenhans, Sentinel John S. Hoyt, John\\nW. Tiiorn, Walter A. Osburn, Trustees.\\nThe lodge has thirty members at the present time, viz.\\nNewton McBain, John S. Hoyt, John W. Thorn, Na-\\nthaniel A. Finch, Willard F. Goodhue, William J. West-\\nlake, Chester J. Stewart, Oscar Wells, George R. Black,\\nJohn Rogers, Horace D. Lewis, Henry J. Merrill, Alvin\\nEvans, Amos G. Young, Hiram L. Lewis, Walter A. Os-\\nborn, Albert Thayer, John Gute, C. E. Ilershey, G. Josen-\\nhans, Perrin S. Crawford, E. B. Edmonds, Robert G.\\nMarsh, Milton E. Fisher, Charles A. Norcross, John G.\\nSaxe, Samuel Runyon, Joseph B. Davy, George C. Walker,\\nand George R. Hoyt. Regular meetings are held in Good\\nTemplars Hall, in the city of Owosso, on the second and\\nfourth Tuesdays of each month.\\nOWOSSO LODGE, No. 48, A. 0. U. W.\\nThis lodge was organized June 4, 1878, in Odd- Fellows\\nHall, city of Owosso, where the first installation of officers\\ntook place the same date.\\nThe officers elected were Welcome L. Farnum, Past", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n155\\nMaster Workman William M. Kilpatrick, Master Work-\\nman C. McCormick, General Foreman William N. Pool,\\nOverseer; L. L. Baker, Recorder; (Jharles E. Hershey,\\nReceiver; Benj. S. Retan, Financier; Oscar Wells, Guide;\\nThomas Nelan, Inside Watchman John D. Evans, Out-\\nside Watchman.\\nThose officers who have since presided over its meetings\\nhave been C. McCormick and Thomas Nelan, in 1879, aud\\nThomas M. Wiley, who is the present (June, 1880) Master\\nWorkman. Other officers of the present time are Thomas\\nNelan, P. M. W. Charles H. Cossitt, G. F. Hiram L.\\nLewis, 0. J. W. Zimmerman, R. Benjamin S. Retan, F.\\nJohn C. Dingman, Receiver; Jacob S. Lewis, I. W. Wel-\\ncome L. Farnum, 0. W.\\nAmong its eighty-one members are Welcome L. Farnum,\\nBenjamin S. Rutan, John W. Thorn, John H. MeCall,\\nCharles E. Hershey, Frederick Schmczcr, Charles H. Cossitt,\\nJoseph H. Gillett, L. L. Baker, John T. Wolverton, Wil-\\nliam N. Pool, Nathan D. Ayres, C. McCormick, James F.\\nYeats, William E. Copas, Robert D. Crawford, Hiram L.\\nLewis, Charles H. Parker, Hugh Douglass, Newton Bald-\\nwin, John D. Evans, Harrison H. Frain, Nathaniel A.\\nFinch, James A. Chapin, U. F. Clapp, J. W. Zimmerman,\\nThomas Nelan, Thomas M. Wiley, Geo. R. Black, Horace\\nH. Rogers, William M. Kilpatrick, William S. Hodges,\\nBenjamin F. Taylor, Geo. W. Ayres, R. Lamson, John L.\\nMiller, H. M. Lindsay, John C. Dingman, L. B. Holman,\\nJ. W. Likens, Nathan W. Finley, Wellington Clark, C. S.\\nWilliams, Henry G. Titcomb, Jacob S. Lewis, Hiram E.\\nGalusha, William Broad, George B. Hughes, C. Soderquist,\\nGeorge W. Owen, James A. French, W. F. Guile, Samuel\\nA. Pierpont, Silas Bailey, Albert E. Hartshorn, Norman C.\\nPayne, John W. Houck, A. Schuknesht, Michael Strahl,\\nCharles L. Bradley, G. W. Dehn, Michael Punches, Frank\\nE. Sheldon, William J. Lewis, Daniel Harter, David Dwight,\\nHarmon N. Miller, Alfred Drown, William H. Andrus, A.\\nWicking, W. H. Osborn, Martin S. Post, John A. McKeu-\\nsie, E. W. Sheldon, W. A. Hitchcock, Nathaniel Ball, W.\\nW. Hart, Robert Thompson, A. McKensie, F. Newman,\\naud L. A. Hamlin.\\nTheir meetings are held in Odd-Fellows Hall on the first\\nand second Tuesdays of each month.\\nOTHER ASSOCIATIONS.\\nTHE SHIAWASSEE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,\\ncomposed of Henry W. Parker, Horace D. Lewis, Isaac L.\\nPeck, Amos G. Young, William L. Van Tuyl, Ezekiel\\nSalisbury, Jerome W. Turner, John S. Hoyt, Tiiomas C.\\nGarner, Ausou B. Chipman, Newton Baldwin, Moses Mix,\\nand Timothy M. Templeton, was incorporated in January,\\n1876.\\nTHE SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIA-\\nTION,\\nof which Henry W. Parker, Horace D. Lewis, Isaac L.\\nPeck, Amos G. Young, William L. Van Tuyl, Ezekiel\\nSalisbury, John S. Hoyt, Anson B. Chipman, Newton Bald-\\nwin, Edwin Van Tuyl, Hiram L. Lewis, Jr., and Moses\\nMix were named as corporators, was duly incorporated, ac-\\ncording to the laws of the State of Michigan, Jan. oO, 1878.\\nTHE OWOSSO DRIVING-PARK ASSOCIATION,\\nincorporated Oct. 20, 1879, was organized by the election\\nof Thomas D. Dewey, President Newton McBain, Secre-\\ntary and John Stewart, Treasurer. Other members were\\nJabez Perkins, A. J. Patterson, E. P. Byerly, A. McHardy,\\nJ. F. Wildcrmuth, A. G. Kelso, J. D. Evens, George P.\\nJenkins, M. W. Willoughby, 0. Sharpstene, D. Wait, and\\nWilliam Samer.\\nOwosso s Cornet Band and Wesener s Orches-\\ntra are both prominent institutions of the city. The\\nlatter was organized by Hugo G. Wesener, in November,\\n1878, and consisted of six members, namely, Hugo G.\\nWesener, piano and leader August Wesener, first violin\\nJasper Gregory, flute Gottlieb Hoppham, clarionet C. C.\\nGregory, cornet and William Sharpstene, trombone.\\nThe present members of the orchestra are Hugo G.\\nWesener, flute and director August Wesener, first violin\\nHenry Moore, second violin John Wesener, viola Oscar\\nMoore, bass; Gottlieb Hoppham, clarionet; C. C. Gregory,\\ncornet and William Sharpstene, trombone. The members\\nare in good practice and render most excellent music, play-\\ning only classical pieces. They have already given four\\ngrand concerts, appearing first and second with fifteen per-\\nformers, third and last with twenty-five.\\nOf the cornet band we have obtained no data, other than\\nthat J. H. Bobbins has been its leader for some fifteen\\nyears. It has had its ups and downs, but at the present\\ntime seems to be highly proficient and harmonious, and at\\nthe State -band tournament, held at Flint in June, 1880,\\none of its members won the prize offered for the best trom-\\nbone solo.\\nRELIGIOUS.*\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OWOSSO (OLD ORGANIZA-\\nTION).\\nAmong the early settlers of Owosso and its immediate\\nvicinity were a number of Baptists. They commenced\\nholding religious services in June, 1836, and continued\\nthem from Sabbath to Sabbath for a year more, the time\\nof their meetings being occupied in singing and prayer and\\nthe reading of published sermons by some one of their\\nnumber. As brethren of other denominations came in\\nthey temporarily united with these people, and greatly\\nassisted in maintaining religious worship.\\nOn the 13th of January, 1838, a meeting was held at\\nthe hou.se of Elias Comstock for the purpose of organizing\\na Baptist Church. Elias Comstock was chosen moderator\\nand Abraham T. Wilkinson clerk. Rev. Benjamin B.\\nBrigham was also present to assist them. After consulta-\\ntion it was resolved to form a church, to be known as the\\nFirst Baptist Church of Owosso, whereupon the follow-\\ning brethren and sisters presented church letters, viz.\\nThis artiolo includes brief historical sketches of all the church\\norganizntions in the city, e. icejit that of the German Lutherans, who\\nfailed to respond, although earnestly requested to furnish data.\\nf The first sermon was preached in the fall of 1836 by Rev. Samuel\\nWilkinson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was an early\\nresident of the county, a pioneer teacher also, and subsequently re-\\nmoved to Flint. Rev. John Booth, a Baptist pioneer minister,\\ndelivered the next sermon some time during the year 1837.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "156\\nHISTORY 0\u00c2\u00a5 SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nElias Couistock, Lucy Comstock, Abraui T. Wilkinson,\\nLucinda Wilkinson, Reuben Grigf, s, ami Betsey Griggs.\\nElder Brigham, Elias Comstock, and Reuben Griggs\\nwere appointed a committee to prepare and report a con-\\nstitution, code of article.s, and covenant. On the 10th of\\nFebruary, 18. 58, Elizabeth Fletcher, Hannah Morton, and\\nJohn F. Swain* were received as members, and in July of\\nthe same year Jacob Martin and Benjamin Morton. During\\nthis time Elder Brigham preached occa.sionally and admin-\\nistered the Lord s Supper.\\nEarly in 1839, Rev. William Pattison, an aged minister,\\nhis son. Dr. Samuel W. Pattison, and family, came herefrom\\nFentouville, and uniting with the church, added much to\\nits .strength. Father Pattison preached while sitting in his\\nchair, and will long be remembered by the early settlers.\\nAmong the members received during that year were Rev.\\nWilliam Pattison, Samuel W. Pattison, Phoebe Pattison.\\nCharles Pattison, Prudentia Pattison, Eliza A. Peck, Castle\\nPeck, Rev. James R. Eldridge, and Mary Ann Eldridge.\\nIn 1840, Leonard Stimpson, Nancy Ball, lloby Ann\\nMurray, Stephen Hawkins, Rawson White, Mary Ann\\nWhite, John Kingsley, Marcina Perkins, Charles Stimp-\\nson, John Vanderhoof, Daniel Fletcher, E. J. Van Buren,\\nBarnard Morton, Cynthia Wheeler, Caroline Comstock,\\nAnn Sumner, Mary Ann Smith, Harriet Young, Sprague\\nPerkins, Abram Covert, Daniel D. Fish, Wealthy Swain,\\nBenj. 0. Williams, Alvira Hawkins, Ira Murray, Rev.\\nJohn Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Samuel Whitcomb\\nbecame members.\\nElias Comstock and Reuben Griggs were first elected\\ndeacons Feb. 10, 1838. John F. Swain was elected clerk\\nat the same time. He was succeeded after some time by\\nDr. Pattison. The early meetings were held at the dwel-\\nling-houses of Deacon Comstock and John F. Swain.\\nIn June, 1839, Rev. James R. Eldridge became their\\npastor, and continued until the fall of 1840. Rev. John\\nGilbert, fnuu Mount Clemens, then became pastor for a\\nshort time; but early in life he was called to join the\\nredeemed above. Rev. Silas Barnes succeeded him, by\\npreaching at irregular intervals, until some time in 1843,\\nwhen this organization was dissolved. Several of its mem-\\nbers then united with the Maple River Church, where they\\ncontinued until the formation of the present\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OWO.-^SO.\\nThis church was organized at a meeting held in the\\nhouse of worship of the Congregational Society, Nov. 15,\\n1856, Rev. S. Chase, of Detroit, being present and as-\\nsisting.\\nThe constituent members were Elias Comstock, Daniel\\nLyon, Mrs. Betsy Lyon, Homer P. Kimball, Mrs. Hannah\\nO. Kimball, Mrs. Mary D. Pangburn, Philetus D. White,\\nWellington White, Erastus E. White, Mrs. Anna A. White,\\nJacob B. Perry, Mrs. Hannah Perry, Reuben M. Randall,\\nMrs. Sarah Randall, Mrs. Phebe Randall, William llurrell,\\nHe was married to Wealthy Irons, by Rev. Benjamin B. Brig-\\nham, Deo. 22, 1837. Another early marriage was that of Walter R.\\nSeymour to Nancy Ann Findley, by Samuel N. Warren, J. P., July\\n2, 1837. These are tiio earliest marriages of which we have obtained\\nany authentic data.\\nElisha Hurrell, Cyrus F. Jackson, Mr.s. Jessie Jackson,\\nand Mrs. Polly Sawyer.\\nElias Comstock and Daniel Lyon were chosen deacons,\\nand p]rastus E. White clerk; and in May, 1857, the church\\nwas received into the Shiawassee Baptist Association. On\\nthe 23d of August a meeting was held in the Congrega-\\ntional church. Rev. A. E. Mather, of Pontiac, delivered\\na sermon, after which he baptized two candidates, and the\\nchurch for the first time celebrated the Lord s Supper.\\nIn March, 1858, Gould s Hall was secured as a place lor\\nholding religious meetings, and in April following Rev.\\nJoel Lyon was called to the pastorate, a position which he\\naccepted, commencing his labors May 1, 1858. In Jan-\\nuary, 1859, the members voted to build a house of worship,\\nnot to cost over six hundred dollars. This building was\\nbuilt on lands leased from Deacon Daniel Lyon, and was\\ntwenty-four by fifty feet in dimensions. It was dedicated\\nOct. 9, 1860. Elders George W. Harris and John Booth\\nwere present and assisted in the dedicatory ceremonies. In\\nApril, 1861, Rev. Joel Lyon resigned, and in September fol-\\nlowing Rev. A. M. Hunt assumed the pastorate. He re-\\nsigned Jan. 1, 1863. John H. Osborn, a lay preacher, then\\nsupplied until March, 1864, when Rev. John Booth settled\\nas pastor. Aaron Hinckley was chosen deacon in December,\\n1865. Mr. Booth resigned in February, 1866, and on the\\n1st of June, 1866, Rev. William R. Northrup came, re-\\nmaining one year. The church was then supplied by Revs.\\nJ. Moxam and H. A. Rose until May, 1869, when Rev.\\nB. J. Boynton settled as pastor. He remained until his\\ndeath, which occurred in August, 1870.\\nIn November, 1869, the lot occupied by the present\\nchurch edifice was purchased, and in September, 1870, the\\nchurch building was removed upon it. Rev. C. E. Hul-\\nburt began his labors in April, 1871, and remained until\\nJune, 1873. Rev. Joel Lyon then supplied until March\\n1, 1874, when Rev. Welcome L. Farnum, the present\\npastor, settled.\\nThe present church edifice, a brick structure forty by\\nseventy feet, was commenced in May, 1875, and dedicated\\nMay 17, 1877. It has sittings for four hundred people,\\nand cost ten thousand dollars. Present membership of\\nthe church, two hundred and sixty-three. The Sabbath-\\nschool connected with it was organized in 1860. Welling-\\nton White and Gilbert L. Osborn were chosen deacons in\\nDecember, 1877. They with Elias Comstock compose the\\npresent diacouate officers. The present clerk, Erastus E.\\nWhite, has served in that capacity since the organization\\nof the clmrch, in 1856.\\nTHE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF OWOSSO\\nwas organized Jan. 18, 1853. The first meeting, and other\\nsubsequent ones until the building of their church edifice,\\nwas held in the school-house, the building now occupied by\\nthe German Lutherans.\\nAmong the early members were Amos Gould, Charles\\nL. Goodhue, Anson B. Chipman, D. Lyon Thorpe, Erastus\\nBarnes, John B. Barnes, B. W. Davis, and Alfred L. Wil-\\nliams. The first board of trustees was composed of Amos\\nGould, Charles L. Goodhue, D. Lyon Thorpe, Anson B.\\nChipman, and Erastus Barnes. Rev. 0. M. Goodale was", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n157\\nchosen chairman of the second meeting of the society, but\\nwhether he was the first pastor the records do not show.\\nA church edifice was erected in 1854:-55. llev. A. H.\\nFletcher became pastor in 1858, and served during the\\nsucceeding year. Otlier pastors were James K. Griflis in\\n1860; A. Sanderson, 1862; Henry Cherry, 1863; John\\nPatchin, 1864 to 1S68 inckisive; Charles H. Bissell, 1869-\\n70; D. W. Sharts, 1871 to 1874 inclusive; D. A. More-\\nhouse, 1875; Rev. L. 0. Lee, July, 1875, to May, 1880.\\nIn the summer of 1871 the work of enlarging the\\nchurch building was completed, and it was then reded-\\nicated. The society now numbers two hundred and\\neighteen members.\\nCHRIST CHURCH (PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL) OF OWOSSO.\\nThis parish was organized under the ministrations of the\\nRev. Thomas B. Dooley and the llev. Henry Banwell, May\\n10, 1858. For some two years previously, however. Revs.\\nMessrs. Dooley, Banwell, and Brown, representing the Pon-\\ntiac, Lansing, and Flint Churches, had visited the people\\nhere, and held occasional services in the school-house and\\nin a public hall.\\nThe corner-stone of the church edifice was laid Sept. 26,\\n1859, and the building was consecrated by the bishop of\\nthe diocese Nov. 18, 1871. The structure is of brick,\\nwith tower, spire, nave, and chancel. Its dimensions are\\neighty by thirty-six feet, and its interior decorations are\\nmost beautiful. Complete, it cost ten thousand dollars.\\nNot the least among the attractions of this handsome edifice\\nis a sweet-toned bell of two thousand pounds from the\\nfoundry of Meneeley Kimberly, Troy, N. Y., bearing\\nthe following inscription\\nV. 0. M.\\n1879.\\nChrist Church Owosso.\\nS S Harris Bishoj.\\nL B Stimson Rector\\nEt Spiritus Et S])ousa\\nDicunt Veni.\\nSince its organization the following clergymen have of-\\nficiated as rectors of the parish Revs. Henry Banwell,\\nThomas B. Dooley, Augustus Bush, George A. Whitney,\\nand Levi B. Stinson.\\nST. PAUL S (ROMAN CATHOLIC) CHURCH\\nwas organized in the fall of 1871, the original members\\nbeing Peter Connelly, Michael Dwyer, John Connelly,\\nJohn Murpliy, John Wade, Patrick Downey, William\\nDwyer, Michael Grady, Michael Howard, Phil Kavauagh,\\nFrank Hurst, Charles Hagan, Martin Clary, Lawrence\\nDoyle, Michael Rourkc, Thomas Grady, Jerry King,\\nMichael Carmody, Joseph Constein, Patrick Rourke, Wil-\\nliam Cook, Patrick Carmody, James Laflin, John Traccy,\\nTim Conroy, Michael Toole, John Hogan, Richard Haley,\\nPatrick Cavanaugh, Daniel Sweeney, William Tracy, Mrs.\\nJolin Huntington, Edward Marony, John Holleran, James\\nMcCarty, Mrs. William Ellis, Richard Grace, Maurice\\nMack, Philip Butler, James Evans, David Burns, John\\nO Ncil, Jlichacl Doyle, Patrick Hamberry, William Marrah,\\nJames Tobin, Patrick Gorman, John Haley, Patrick Koyn,\\nRichard Walsh, and Michael Keyes.\\nTheir church edifice was commenced in 1872, and roofed\\nin December, 1874. It is of brick, as yet unfinished,\\ncosting so far over twenty-three thousand dollars, and has\\nsittings at the present time for five hundred people. One\\nhundred and nine families constitute the present member-\\nship.\\nRev. J. J. Kraemer served as pastor until the spring of\\n1877, when he was succeeded by the present incumbent,\\nRev. James Wheeler.\\nTHE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH\\nof Owosso was organized about the year 1856. Its records\\nare meagre, and not much can be learned from them con-\\ncerning the liistory of this organization. Their first house\\nof worship is now owned and occupied by the Lutherans.\\nA second church edifice was built in 18G5 at a cost of\\nnearly five thousand dollars. It has about three hundred\\nsittings. Among those who have served as pastors have\\nbeen Revs. Seth Reed, James T. Hankinson, J. C. Coch-\\nrane, James Venning, Elijah H. Pilcher, J. S. Joslin,\\nT. Wilkinson, D. Whitely, W. J. Clack, H. Hodlekiss,\\nC. R. Kellerman, and W. H. Osborne.\\nSALEM S (GERMAN) CHURCH OF OWOSSO,\\nof the Evangelical Association, was organized by the Rev.\\nJohn M. Houk, April 22, 1862. The first services were\\nheld in the dining-room of the building now known as the\\nExchange Hotel, of which, at that time, Jacob Aberly was\\nproprietor, and among the original members were Christian\\nMoesner, Frederick Gutekunst, Frederick Launstein, John\\nMiller, Christian Kurrle, Frederick Kurrle, John Storrer,\\nMichael Strehl, Philip Schnabel, Hermann Schmidgall, and\\nMrs. Caroline Moore.\\nIn the year 1864, under the management of Rev. John\\nMeek, a house of worship, with sittings for two hundred\\npeople, was built at a cost of twelve hundred dollars.\\nThe work of building up a church here commenced,\\nhowever, in 1858, when the Ohio Conference of the Evan-\\ngelical Association sent as missionaries to this region the\\nRevs. Frederick ZcUer and Christopher Roehm.\\nMr. Houk was succeeded by Rev. John Meek, and he in\\nturn by Mr. Houk again. Subsequent pastors have been\\nRevs. C. IJde, two years Christopher Roehm, two years\\nJ. M. Fuchs, two years S. Henne, two years John Orth,\\none year Frederick Schweizer, two years and Lewis\\nBrumm, the present incumbent.\\nftleantime, churches of this denomination have been es-\\ntablished in the townships of New Haven and Bennington.\\nIn 1875 each of them erected hou.ses of worship, and in\\n1877 the church in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., which is\\nalso in this district, erected a church edifice. Two hun-\\ndred members of this denomination now reside in the\\ncounty of Shiawassee.\\nRev. John M. Houk, who has served as the presiding\\nelder of this district for the past seven years, relates that\\nnineteen years ago he traveled through .six different coun-\\nties to preach to the Germans. Then they were poor, and\\nbut few in numlx^rs now they are wealthy, and greatly\\nmultiplied.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "158\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBIOGEAPHIOAL SKETCHES.\\nALFRED L. WILLIAMS.\\nBENJAMIN O. WILLIAMS.\\nBENJAMIN 0. WILLIAMS.\\nThe gentlemau whose name heads this biographical\\nsketch, and his brother, Alfred L. Williams, were the first\\ntwo white settlers in Shiawassee County, forty-nine years\\nago; and both have been residents in, and among the most\\nprominent citizens of Owosso, for a period of forty-three\\nyears, with the exception of temporary absences in the\\nprosecution of their extended business enterprises elsewhere.\\nTheir father, Maj. Oliver Williams, was also a well-known\\nand universally respected citizen of Michigan (a resident of\\nDetroit and of Oakland County) for more than a quarter\\nof a century.\\nIn the year 1 638, Robert Williams emigrated from Wales\\nto America, and settled in Roxbury, Mass. For more than\\ntwo hundred years his descendants lived in that place, from\\nwhich most of the families of the name in this country\\nhave sprung. Oliver Williams, one of the sixth generation\\nfrom his ancestor, Robert, was born in Roxbury, on the 27th\\nof August, 1774. He was early apprenticed, and learned\\nthe trade of hatter, which business he carried on at Con-\\ncord, Mass., for several years. In 1796 he married Miss\\nMary Lee, a native of Concord (born July 11, 1777), and\\ncontinued to live in that town until 1808, when he came to\\nMichigan, and established a general mercantile business in\\nconnection with the fur trade, making his headquarters at\\nDetroit. He purchased his goods in Boston, M;iss., carried\\nthem in covered wagons to Buffalo, N. Y., and transported\\nthem thence by water carriage on Lake Erie to Detroit,\\ngenerally making two trips in a year to and from Boston,\\nand traveling on hor.seback between that city and Buffalo.\\nDuring the year 1811 his purchases of goods in Boston\\namounted to more than sixty-four thousand dollars.\\nIn the winter of 1810-11, Maj. Williams had built, at\\nthe mouth of the Rouge River, a large sloop, which he\\nnamed Friends Good Will, designed to be used for the\\ntransportation of goods upon the lakes, in the prosecution\\nof his business. In the summer of 1812 the sloop (with\\nMaj. Williams on board as supercargo) visited the port of\\nMichilimackinac, where she was chartered by the United\\nStates authorities to transport military supplies thence to\\nFort Dearborn, Chicago, and to bring back furs and other\\nmerchandise from the government factor there to Detroit.\\nBefore the return of the vessel to Michilimackinac that\\npost had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and upon her\\nentrance into the harbor on her way back to Detroit she was\\nseized by the British commandant as a prize of war. Maj.\\nWilliams was made a prisoner, but was paroled and sent to\\nDetroit, and was there when the town was afterwards dis-\\ngracefully surrendered by Gen. Hull. The sloop Friends\\nGood Will was renamed by her British captors the Little\\nBelt, and being armed with a battery of three guns, took\\npart in the naval battle of Lake Erie, in 1813. There she\\nwas recaptured by Commodore Perry, and in the following\\nwinter was destroyed by fire at Buffalo.\\nIn the fall of 1815, Maj. Williams removed his family,\\nconsisting of his wife and nine children, six sons and\\nthree daughters, to Detroit. They traveled in a carriage\\nand a four-horse covered wagon from Concord, Mass., to\\nBuftalo, taking passage at the latter place on the schooner\\nMink for Detroit, where they arrived on the 5th of\\nNovember, and where the family made their home for about\\nfour years.\\nMaj. Williams had lost very heavily by the capture of\\nhis vessel and other disasters during the war of 1812-15,\\nand finding it impossible to obtain reimbursement from the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "r\\nCo", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "CITY OP OWOSSO.\\n159\\nUnited States, or in any manner to recover the property\\nlost, determined to leave Detroit and become a farmer.\\nHaving that object in view, he purchased, in 1818, three\\nhundred and twenty acres in Waterford township, Oakland\\nCo., a short distance northwest of Pontiac, and to this tract\\nhe removed his family in 1819. Here, upon the homestead\\nwhich became widely known as the Silver Lake farm, he\\npassed the remainder of his life in quiet and in enjoyment\\nof the respect and esteem of his numerous friends and ac-\\nquaintances. His death occurred on the 7th of October,\\n1834, at the age of sixty years.\\nThe children of Maj. Oliver and Mrs. Mary Williams\\nwere fourteen in number, twelve of them being born in\\nMassachusetts and two in Detroit. Of the latter, one died\\nin infancy, and of the former, four died young. Those who\\nlived to maturity were the following, viz.\\n1. Ephraim S. Williams, born at Concord, Mass., Feb.\\n7, 1802. He was an early settler in Saginaw County, and\\nis now living in the city of Flint, Genesee Co.\\n2. Gardner D. Williams, born in Concord, Sept. 9, 1804.\\nHe was an early settler at Saginaw, and died there in\\n1858.\\n3. Caroline Lee Williams, born at Concord, Feb. 11,\\n1806. Married Rufus W. Stevens, of Grand Blanc, Gene-\\nsee Co., and lived there and at the city of Flint. She died\\nin 1850.\\n4. Mary Ann Williams, born at Concord, May 9, 1807.\\nMarried Schuyler Hodges, of Pontiac, Oakland Co., and is\\nstill residing there.\\n5. Alfred L. Williams, born at Concord, July 18, 1808.\\nSettled in Shiawassee Co., Mich., in 1831. His residence\\nis at Owosso, though temporarily living in Virginia, in\\ncharge of a railroad enterprise.\\n6. Benjamin Oliver Williams, born in Concord, Nov. 18,\\n1810. Settled in Shiawassee County in 1831. Came to\\nOwosso in 1837, and still resides there.\\n7. Alpheus F. Williams, born in Concord, Nov. 12,\\n1812. An early settler in Saginaw. Removed to Califor-\\nnia, and now resides at Oakland in that State.\\n8. Harriet L. Williams, born at Concord, Mass., Feb. 10,\\n1814. Married George W. Rodger s, at Pontiac, Oakland\\nCo., and now resides in California.\\n9. James Monroe Williams, born at Detroit, Mich., on\\nthe day (Aug. 14, 1817) when his excellency James Mon-\\nroe, President of the United States, arrived in that city.\\nMaj. Oliver Williams was marshal of the day on the occa-\\nsion of the public reception of the President, and named his\\ninfant son in honor of the city s distinguished guest. James\\nM. Williams is now living in Santa Rosa, Cal.\\nAlfred L. and Benjamin 0. Williams were, as has been\\nmentioned, the first two settlers in Shiawassee County. In\\nAugust, 1831, they set out from Pontiac with two assist-\\nants and a double team loaded with goods, and passing\\nthrough the intervening wilderness, came to the Shiawassee\\nRiver at the point where that stream is now crossed by the\\nChicago and Lake Huron Railroad, and where A. L. Wil-\\nliams had entered an eighty- acre tract of government land.\\nHere they opened a trading-post, and soon after built the\\nbuilding which later became known as the Shiawassee\\nExchange, a double house one and a half stories high,\\nused as a dwelling and store-house and afterwards as a\\ntavern.\\nIn July or August, 1833, the brothers Williams pur-\\nchased lands at Che-boc-wa-ting, or the Big Rapids of the\\nSiiiawassee (Owosso), this being the first purchase of lands\\nin the north half of the county. In 1835 the younger\\nbrother, B. 0. Williams, established a mercantile business\\nat Pontiac, and remained there two years.\\nIn the spring of 1836, B. 0. Williams, with his elder\\nbrother, Gardner D. Williams, of Saginaw, went to the city\\nof Washington in charge of a party of thirteen Saginaw-\\nChippewa chiefs for the purpose of concluding a treaty by\\nwhich the Indians should sell to the United States the\\ntribal reservations granted them by the treaty of Saginaw\\nin 1819. This negotiation was ultimately successful. The\\ndeputation remained about three weeks in Washington,\\nand the whole journey consumed about two months, the\\nmeans of traveling at that time being by stage and canal.\\nIn the spring of 1837, B. 0. Williams returned from\\nPontiac to Shiawassee County, and with his brother, A. L.,\\nlocated permanently on their lands at Owosso, where they\\nat once commenced extending and adding to the improve-\\nments which had been begun there under their direction\\nin the fall of 1835. In this removal from their old trad-\\ning-post above, on the Shiawassee, they retained the Shia-\\nwassee Exchange property, but this they sold the next\\nyear to the American Fur Company.\\nIn 1838, B. 0. Williams married Miss Sophia A. Smith,\\nof Canandaigua, N. Y. His first dwelling-house was\\nerected in Owosso, near the present residence of A. L.\\nWilliams. He afterwards built a house on the lot adjoin-\\ning Judge Gould s. The residence which he now occupies\\nwas built in or about 1869.\\nA contract for grubbing and clearing about forty miles\\nof the line of the old Northern Railroad (from the\\ncentre of Shiawassee County westward to Lyons, Ionia\\nCo.) was taken by A. L. and B. O. Williams, at \u00c2\u00ab248.50\\nper mile, and one-half of the distance was sub-let by them\\nto Messrs. Kipp and Moore, of Ionia. The work was com-\\nmenced in November, 1838, and was completed in the\\nsummer of 1839, but resulted in loss to the contractors.\\nIn 1839, B. O. Williams and Daniel Ball took the contract\\nto grade ten miles of the same road, eastward from Lyons,\\nbut only a part of this work was completed before the\\ndefinite failure and abandonment of the project by the\\nState.\\nSoon after the commencement of the California gold\\nexcitement, the brothers A. L. and B. O. Williams re-\\nsolved to try the experiment of mining on the Pacific slope,\\nand in the year 1850 they migrated thither, took up a\\nclaim in Nevada County, and commenced operations. They\\nnamed their claim Pontiac Hill, and theirs were the\\nfirst hill-diggings opened in California. The history of\\nNevada Co., Cal., gives to them the credit of finishing\\nthe first water-race for gold-washing in the county. It ran\\nfrom Nevada City to Rough and Ready. Gold was found\\nwithin thirty feet of where they commenced work, and ten\\nfeet below the surface they took out a ten-quart pan of\\nearth which yielded one hundred and twenty-six penny-\\nweights of gold. They remained at this place for two", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "160\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nyears, then sold tlioir claim and rotuined to Owosso. In\\nMay, 1852, they again wont to Calil urnia sending a party\\nof men with horses by the overland route and purchased\\na water-right in Sierra County, which they worked suc-\\ncessfully, and on which over half a million dollars has\\nsince been expended. Accompanying them were their\\nbrothers, Alpheus P. and James M. Williams, who re-\\nmained in charge of the mining operations while the elder\\ntwo returned to Michigan.\\nIn 1863-64, B. O. Williams accompanied Col. Hayden,\\nof Ohio, on a tour for the discovery and working of gold\\nand silver mines in Honduras, Central America. They\\nmade a very thorough exploration of the region in question,\\nbut no extensive operations resulted from the discoveries\\nmade.\\nAlfred L. Williams was prominently identified with the\\nproject of the Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Railroad,\\nwhich was chartered in 1857. He became the first presi-\\ndent of the company, and was chiefly instrumental in ob-\\ntaining for the road its proportion of the lands granted to\\nthe State of Michigan in aid of railroads by act of Con-\\ngress passed in 1856. Mr. Williams continued to be one\\nof the most prominent men in the management of this\\nrailroad until its sale, in 1864. In 1876 he, with several\\nassociates, obtained from the State of Virginia a grant\\ngiving them the use of the tow-path of the James River\\nCanal as a bed for a railway to run from the city of Rich-\\nmond westwardly to Clifton Forge, in Allegany County,\\nthere to intersect the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at the\\nlatter point. The enterprise is a most promising one, and\\nMr. Williams is now in Virginia engaged in its prosecution.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams has always acted with the Demo-\\ncratic party from the easting of his fir.st vote, in 1832, until\\nthe present time. He has frequently .served the party as\\ndelegate to State conventions and in other similar ways,\\nbut has never had any political aspirations. He has held\\nthe oflSces of justice of the peace, mayor of the city of\\nwhich he was one of the founders, and has been elected to\\na number of minor positions, but he has never held an\\noftice which was the result of his own seeking. His family\\nhave resided in Owosso from 1838 until the present time.\\nHe has three children living, viz. James A. and Charles\\nS., who are engaged in business at Owosso, and Benjamin\\n0., Jr., who is freight-agent of the Great Western Railroad\\nat Detroit.\\nHON. AMOS GOULD.\\nThe life-work of few men illustrates more graphically\\na series of struggles and triumphs than does that of Judge\\nAmos Gould, of Owosso. An honored and successful coun-\\nselor, a faithful and industrious practitioner, he has ever\\nmaintained that reputation for fidelity to duty which is the\\ngeneral characteristic of the American lawyer. His ac-\\nquirements were not attained as light and idle pastimes.\\nEach advance step was taken after due deliberation, and was\\nthen laboriously maintained. Years added to his strength,\\nand untiling industry greatly increased his stock of knowl-\\nedge, until in the full and complete man we scarcely di.scern\\nthe feeble beginning.\\nThe knowledge of Mr. Gould s ancestry begins with his\\ngrandfather, Capt. Ebenezer Gould, of Killingly Windham\\nCo.), Conn. He was a young married man of good repute,\\nby occupation a farmer, who attained the rank of captain of\\nmilitia during the Revolutionary war, and later removed to\\nGranville, Washington Co., N. Y. He purchased a large\\nfarm, which he improved and lived upon until his death,\\nwhich occurred about 1808. Mrs. Gould, his wife, was a\\nMiss Robbins, of Connecticut, and became the mother of\\neighteen children, who were at one time all residing under\\nthe parental roof The father of Amos Gould, after his\\nmarriage, about the year 1805, to Miss Polly Simmons,\\nremoved from Granville to the old town of Aurelius, south\\nof Auburn, N. Y., where their son Amos was born, Dec.\\n3, 1808. The father there purchased a farm and began\\nthe work of clearing, to which he devoted himself with\\nvigor until called again to the early home to participate in\\nthe settlement of the estate of his parent. In 1813 he re-\\nturned to his purchase in Cayuga Co., N. Y.\\nAmos has a vivid recollection of those early days, and\\nrecalls distinctly the war of 1812. On their return from\\nthe East troops were seen encamped along the Mohawk\\nRiver. Farther west, in Onondaga County, the camp-fires\\nwere burning, and a regiment of cavalry overtook the emi-\\ngrants on the route to their home, and having divided,\\nrode swiftly past and disappeared in the distance.\\nThe son remained on the farm with his father assisting\\nin the labors of the husbandman, and devoting the winter\\nto such study as was afiorded by the public school of the\\nneighborhood.\\nFrom the age of ten years Amos developed a fondness\\nfor reading, and eagerly availed himself of such material as\\nwas afforded by the ladies library established in the vi-\\ncinity. One or two private collections were also acees.sible\\nto him.\\nIn 1824 an opportunity occurred of enjoying the supe-\\nrior advantages of a school in Auburn, where the languages\\nwere taught, and where he added greatly to the limited\\nknowledge of Latin he had previously acquired. This con-\\ntinued with interruptions for two years, after which the\\nacademy at Aurora, Cayuga Co., opened its doors to him,\\nand in 1827 he entered the sophomore class at Hamilton\\nCollege, Clinton, N. Y.\\nMr. Gould pursued his studies until an unfortunate cir-\\ncumstance caused the temporary suspension of the institu-\\ntion, when, lacking means to enter another seat of learning,\\nhe engaged in teaching in Auburn, N. Y. He also en-\\ntered at this time the ofiice of William H. Seward as a\\nstudent of law.\\nLater he became associated with Theodore Spencer, son\\nof Chief Justice Spencer, of New York, and received as\\nclerk a compensation which materially aided him in his\\nearly struggles. Ilis admission to the bar of the Supreme\\nCourt and the Court of Chancery of New York occurred in\\nthe fall of 1882.\\nHe soon after opened an office, and at once found himself\\nin rivalry with the leading talent of Western New York,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "W\\nuntnu .iuxcwK (nvs.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0181.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0182.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n161\\nincluding Judge F. J. Jewett, of Sicaneateles, James R.\\nLawrence, Judge B. D. Noxon, of Syracuse, and other\\nnoted lawyers. He ultimately formed a copartnersliii) with\\nGeorge Rathbun and continued it several years, the firm\\nhaving enjoyed an extensive practice throughout the\\nState.\\nThe partnership was dissolved in 1840, and Mr. Gould,\\nhaving become involved and rendered liable for debts of\\nhis brother and brother-in-law, who were merchants in\\nOwosso, Mich., and unsuccessful in business, concluded to\\ngo to that place, and, if possible, close up the matter by the\\npayment of the debts. He was also influenced by a desire\\nto enjoy a change of climate, and thereby regain his health,\\nwhich was much impaired by close application to profes-\\nsional duties. He therefore made Owosso his residence in\\n1843, and has remained there since that time. Two years\\nlater he resumed the practice of his profession in Shia-\\nwassee and adjoining counties, and engaged actively in its\\nduties until the year 1865, when he surrendered its cares\\nand profits to his brother and former partner. Col. E.\\nGould, for whom he had retained the business during his\\nservice in the army. While in practice in New York Mr.\\nGould was appointed master in chancery by his friend Wil-\\nliam H. Seward, then Governor of the State, and later\\nmade by Chancellor Walworth injunction master for the\\nSeventh Judicial Circuit, the courts having been held at\\nAuburn, N. Y. These oflSces he held till his removal to\\nMichigan. In the fall of 1844 he wu.s elected probate judge\\nfor Shiawassee County, and in the year 1852 to the Senate\\nof the State of Michigan. He was also prosecuting attor-\\nney of the county, and was supervisor of the township of\\nOwosso from 1844 to 1850. Mr. Gould has, since the\\nRebellion, afiiliated with the Republican party, but has\\never made principle a stronger motive than party in the\\ncasting of his ballot. He has even been induced to change\\nhis relations with one great party when its platform and\\nmeasures did not accord with his views of right. The\\nState election of 1855 found him a candidate of the Demo-\\ncratic party for the otfice of attorney-general, but when cir-\\ncumstances arising from the late war witnessed the with-\\ndrawal of many of the strongest supporters of the party,\\nMr. Gould was among them. He organized, in 18G5, the\\nFirst National Bank of Owosso, and has been since that\\ntime its president, owning a majority of the stock. He is\\nalso engaged in the superintendence of his large farm of\\ntwelve hundred acres, and the management of extensive\\nland and lumber speculations, which, at the advanced age\\nof seventy-two years, make him still an active man, and\\none immersed in business enterprises.\\nHe is an earnest member of the First Congregational\\nChurch of Owosso, and was one of its early founders. Mr.\\nGould s spacious residence is filled with the genial mem-\\nbers of a happy family circle. His wife, to whom he was\\nunited in 1841, was Miss Louisa Peck, of New York\\nState. They are the well-beloved parents of five grown\\nsons and daughters, whose delight it is to comfort their de-\\nclining years.\\n21\\nEZKKIEL SALISBURY.\\nEzekiel Salisbury is a native of that old historic spot\\nwhich so many eminent men of the present and past gen-\\neration claim as their natal place, Johnstown, N. Y., where\\nhe was born in the year 1812. LIntil he was fifteen years\\nof age his time was principally occupied in school. Then\\nhe went to Utica, N. Y., and apprenticed himself to learn\\nthe trade of a blacksmith, which had been the vocation of\\nhis father, John Salisbury. Upon reaching the age of\\ntwenty-one he began the business for himself in his native\\nEZEKIEL SALISBintY.\\ncounty. At the age of twenty-four he removed to Oakland\\nCo., Mich., and purchased three hundred and twenty acres\\nof government land, and at the same time opened a black-\\nsmith-shop. Elight years after, he sold out his interest,\\ncame to Bennington, Shiawassee Co., bought four hun-\\ndred and eighty acres of wild land and began elearin it\\nup. At the same time he again opened a blacksmith-\\nshop.\\nMrs. Salisbury was, previous to her marriage with Mr.\\nSalisbury, a Miss Martha Stedman, also a native of Johns-\\ntown, N. Y. They are the parents of eight children, of\\nwhom four are living. To each they have given a farm,\\nand all are industrious, successful citizens. Mr. Salisbury\\nwas justice of the peace in Bennington two terms, also\\nroad commissioner.\\nIn 1870, after giving up all active duties and leaving his\\nlands with his children, he removed to the city of Owosso,\\nand .settled down to a quiet life there and a rest from the\\nlabor which he had so steadily pursued for over forty year.s.\\nBut full quiet has not been allowed him, for since eomin\\nto Owosso he has acted as supervisor of that city five\\nyears.\\nFor twenty-five years Mr. Salisbury has been an active\\nChristian and zealous worker in the church.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0183.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "162\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHON. JOSIAH TURNER,\\nJUDGE OP THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.\\nThis distinguished gentleman was born on the 1st day of\\nSeptember, a.d. 1811, in the old patriotic township of New\\nHaven, Addison Co., in the State of Vermont, and received\\nhis academical education at the famous schools of Middle-\\nbury and St. Albans, immediately after which he entered\\nhis name and commenced his legal studies in the office of\\nhis uncle, Hon. Bates Turner, formerly one of the judges of\\nthe Supreme Court of that State. He was admitted to the\\nbar in the fall of 1833, and opened his office in the village\\nof West Berkshire. In January, 1835, he married a\\ndaughter of Dr. Ellsworth, of Berkshire, Vt., and in 1840\\nfollowed the great tidal wave of emigration to this State, and\\nsettled at Howell, the county-seat of Livingston County,\\nwhere he at once resumed the practice of his profession.\\nTwo years after taking up his new residence he was\\nelected clerk of the county, and held the office for six years,\\nand also held in rapid succession the honorable positions of\\njustice of the peace, township clerk, and master in chancery.\\nUpon the establishment of the county-court system, in\\n1846, he was elected judge of Livingston County, and held\\nthe position with great credit to himself until the change\\nwas made in the judiciary of the State by the adoption, in\\n1850, of the new constitution.\\nAt the general State election, in 1856, he was elected\\njudge of probate for the same county. His personal popu-\\nlarity was such, added to his professional character, that\\nnotwithstanding the Democratic party held a very large ma-\\njority in the county he was triumphantly elected, although\\nrunning on the opposition (Republican) ticket.\\nIn May, 1857, he was appointed, by the well-deserved\\nfavor of his old friend, Governor Kinsley S. Bingham, to\\nfill a vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, and in the same\\nyear was elected circuit judge for the Seventh Judicial Cir-\\ncuit for the term of six years, at the expiration of which\\nhe was again nominated and elected, and re-elected in 1869,\\nand with increasing satisfaction to the profession and to the\\npublic he was again, and for the fourth period, in 1875, re-\\nelected loithout any opposition, thus making, if he lives to\\nthe end of his present term, a continuous occupancy of a\\njudicial position for twenty-four years and nine months.\\nJudge Turner has held the circuit court in forty counties\\nof this State, and in every circuit but one.\\nIn 1860, with the view of getting nearer the centre of\\nhis circuit, Judge Turner changed his residence to Owosso,\\nin the county of Shiawassee. Here he served the muni-\\ncipality of that city as mayor in 1864, and was again chosen\\nin the following year.\\nAt the Constitutional Convention held at Lansing, in\\n1807, he was elected for the county of Shiawassee, and be-\\ncame at once an active and valuable member, serving on the\\ncommittee of the judiciary, and chairman of the committee\\non schedule.\\nThroughout the whole period of his public and judicial\\nlife, from its very commencement up to the present period,\\nJudge Turner has been distinguished by patience and in-\\ndustry and a determination to do what is right whenever\\nand wherever that could be known, and it is this principle\\nwhich has won for those who administer the law the respect\\nand confidence of the people.\\nTo the members of the bar, whether old or new practi-\\ntioners, he has ever exhibited a kindliness of disposition, an\\nunwavering courtesy of demeanor, and a display of charac-\\nteristics which so happily become a judge, whether sitting\\nin equity, at nisi pritis, or in the performance of professional\\nduties in chambei s. The family of Judge Turner consisted\\nof five children, three of whom are now living, viz. Hon.\\nJerome W. Turner, of Owosso, State senater from 1868 to\\n1870, and afterwards mayor of that prosperous and enter-\\nprising city Lucia, the wife of Hon. H. M. Newcomb, of\\nLudington and Miss Nellie Turner.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0184.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "CITY OF OWOSSO.\\n163\\nWILLIAM MARVIN KILPATRICK.\\nWilliam Marvin Kilpatrick is a native of Middlesex,\\nYates Co., N. Y., where he was born Dec. 25, 1840. He\\nwas the youngest of the five sons of Jesse and Catharine\\n(Seaman) Kilpatrick, the father being of Scotch-Irish\\ndescent and the mother a native of Maryland.\\nHis early experiences in life were such as are incidental\\nto a farmer s son, and although fond of all out-door sports,\\nhis natural inclinations were of a studious character. He\\nread with delight all the books to which he had access, and\\nat the early age of fifteen resolved to study law and follow\\nthrough life that profession.\\nHis boyhood home was one of strict discipline, and to\\nthis and his early religious training he doubtless owes much\\nof his success in life. Having obtained his primary edu-\\ncation at Middlesex, he took an academic course at Rush-\\nville, N. Y., after which he entered Genesee Seminary,\\nwhere he remained three terms then for a short time\\ntaught school in Illinois, and entering the law department\\nat Ann Arbor University, graduated in the class of 66.\\nHe then went to Grand Rapids, seeking admission to a\\nlaw-office there in order to gain a further knowledge of the\\nprofession. Being unsuccessful in this endeavor, he came\\nto Owosso and entered the office of G. R. Lyon, where he\\nremained until 1867, when he began the active practice of\\nlaw and soon had a large practice. In 1869 he was ap-\\npointed city attorney in 187^^ was elected supervisor at\\nlarge for the city of Owosso, which position he retained\\nuntil the spring of 1875, when he was elected mayor,\\nserving one term and declining a nomination for the second,\\nwhich was immediately tendered him. In 1876 he was\\nagain elected supervisor at large, and in the fall of the\\nsame year to the office of prosecuting attorney for Shia-\\nwassee County; re-elected in 1878, and which position he\\nstill holds.\\nPoliiically, Mr. Kilpatrick is a zealous Republican, and\\nin 1865 did efficient work on the stump. He was also in the\\nsame year a member of the State convention. In 1874 he\\nwas elected chairman of the Republican county committee,\\nwhich position he still retains. He was elected to the State\\nconvention in 1880, and by that convention was made a\\nmember of the State central committee.\\nMr. Kilpatrick married, Dec. 31, 1869, Mary, daughter\\nof B. 0. Williams, Esq., of Owosso. Her death occurred\\nthe following year, and on June 10, 1873, he married\\nEmma, daughter of A. L. Williams, and a cousin of his\\nformer wife. By this marriage he has had three children\\nWilliam D., born April 3, 1874; Mary, born in January,\\n1876; and Florence May, born March 12, 1879.\\nFew men in Shiawassee County enjoy the respect and\\nconfidence of the people to as great an extent as Mr. Kil-\\npatrick. United to a genial and kind disposition, his fine\\nabilities, higii character, and conscientious work mark the\\ntrue jurist.\\nD. M. ESTEY.\\nMr. D. M. Estoy, the gentlemanly president of the Estey\\nManufacturing Company, was born in Hillsdale, N. H., in\\n1842. When he was four years of age his parents removed\\nto Massachu.setts, and thence to Vermont. At an early\\nage (when about fourteen) he engaged in lumbering and\\nfarming, and at the age of twenty had accumulated one\\nhundred and sixty dollars in cash, with which he purchased\\na large tract of land in Windham Co., Vt., incurring in ad-", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0185.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "164\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndition an indebtedness of nearly six thousand dollars. This\\nhe paid, acquiring a large sum of money besides from this\\nventure, which he considers one of his most successful\\nbusiness achievements.\\nSoon after this he went into the army, where he remained\\nsix months. Returning to Vermont, he soon after com-\\nmenced the manufacture of furniture, continuing in that\\nbusiness until he was twenty-five years of age, when he\\ncame to West Haven, Shiawassee Co., and laid the founda-\\ntion of the enterprise which has since attained the propor-\\ntions of the large establishment seen in the accompanying\\ncuts. Mr. Estey found the original manufactory at West\\nHaven inadequate to supply the increasing demands of his\\nbusiness, and, being industrious and determined to succeed,\\nhe erected the finishing-factory at Owosso, a large two-story\\nbuilding or warehouse, to which extensive additions are\\nbeing made the present summer.\\nFeb. 1, 1879, he formed a stock company, known as the\\nEstey Manufacturing Company, which consists of him.self,\\nCharles E. Rigley, and the Hon. Jacob Estey, so noted for\\nthe excellent organs manufactured by him.\\nMr. Rigley is a native of Vermont, thirty-two years of age,\\nand first became connected with Mr. Estey in Detroit, in\\n1870, as an expert ornamental finisher. In 1872 he be-\\ncame bookkeeper, then a partner with Mr. Estey, and is at\\npresent vice-president and secretary of the stock company.\\nHe has patented a method of imitating French walnut,\\nwhich cannot be distinguished from the natural wood.\\nThey have also a newly-invented machine in the dry-house\\nfor drying lumber.\\nFrom forty to fifty men are employed continually at\\nWest Haven, and two million feet of lumber kept con-\\nstantly in stock for manufacturing purposes. Their ma-\\nchinery is all lately improved and the best in the market.\\nThey also own the best water-power on Shiawassee River,\\nand large tracts of land near the factory, which they culti-\\nvate as soon as the timber is removed.\\nTheir furniture is manufactured at West Haven and sent\\nto Owosso for finishing, while their sales extend all over the\\nUnion. Owosso is justly proud of this establishment, and\\nof the men who have so energetically and successfully pushed\\nthe work to its present magnitude and prosperity.\\nJAMES M.\\nJames M. Guile was born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1818.\\nThe death of his father occurring when he was an infant,\\nhis mother removed with him, her only child, to Worcester,\\nMass., where they continued to reside until James was about\\ntwenty-one years old. During this time he attended school\\nin the winter sea.son, and worked on a farm the remainder\\nof the year. After attaining that age he started for New\\nYork on foot, stopping at different towns en route, working\\nat watch-repairing to replenish his exchequer, and arriving\\nin that city with but a few dollars in his pocket.\\nAfter spending some ten years in a jewelry establishment\\nGUILE.\\nthere he came to Detroit and remained about eleven years,\\nengaging in the same business for himself. In 1857 he\\ncame to Owosso and opened a jewelry store, which business\\nhe continued until his death, April 8, 1880.\\nMr. Guile first married Miss Ann Eliza Weeks, in Octo-\\nber, 1848. William F., the only living child of this union,\\nwas born in Detroit, Feb. 21, 1851. Mrs. Guile died in\\n1853. May 3, 1855, he married Miss Lizzie F. Holman,\\nof Romeo, Macomb Co., Mich. To them were born three\\nchildren, Kate Lsadore, born May 7, 1857 Grace Minerva,\\nborn Jan. 8, 1859 and James Arthur, born July 31, 1860.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0186.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "CITY OF CORUNNA.\\n165\\nMr. Guile was in politics a staunch Republican. In\\nreligion, for tliirty-five years a member of the Congre-\\ngational Church, and for several years a deacon in that\\nchurch an earnest Christian, thoroughly honest and con-\\nscientious, of a retiring disposition, he enjoyed the respect\\nand esteem of all who knew him, and was one of tiie most\\nwidely- known and valuable citizens of Shiawassee County,\\nof which he was a resident twenty-four years.\\nEZRA L. MASON.\\nUntil he was twenty-three years old Ezra L. Mason lived\\non a farm with liis parents in the vicinity of Rochester,\\nN. Y., where he was born Oct. 17, 1813. He received a\\ncommon-school education, such as nearly all farmers boys\\nof that section received in those days.\\nIn 18,35 he married Miss Harriet Wheeler, a native of\\nJeffer.son Co., N. Y., and in 183G came to 0\\\\vo.s.so, Mich.,\\nwhicii was then on the verge of civilization, and located wild\\nEZRA L. MASON.\\nland for the purpose of establishing a home. He returned to\\nRochester the same year, where he remained until 18159\\nthen came back to Owos.so and began the clearing of his land\\nand the fulfillment of his plan for a permanent abiding-\\nplace, becoming one of Owosso s pioneers and most esteemed\\nand substantial citizens. He has followed farming and sur-\\nveying all his life was county surveyor for several years,\\nwhich position he filled with ability and to the satisfaction\\nof all. He has also held the office of supervisor of Owosso\\ntown.ship for eight years, besides those of highway commis-\\nsioner and school director, all of which offices he has filled\\nwith fidelity, economy, and an eye solely to the greatest\\ngood of the greatest number. He has through life been a\\nChristian not only by precept but also by example.\\nMr. Mason has been twice married, having by his first\\nwife seven children, of whom six are still living. Mrs.\\nHarriet Mason died April 4, 1S48, and in 1849 he married\\nMiss Sarah W. Whaley, a most estimable lady, wlm, with\\nher husband, we hope may for many years survive as a\\npioneer of Owosso.\\nCHAPTER XXVIII.\\nCITY OF CORUNNA.*\\nLocation Original Laml- Entries Scttloraont, Settlers, and Progress\\nIncorporation of the Village and List of Village Officers Incor-\\nporation of the City of Corunna List of City Officers Manufac-\\nturing Inilustries Banking Fire Department Schools Cliurch\\nHistory Corunna Cemetery Secret Orders.\\nThe city of Corunna, the county-seat of Shiawassee, em-\\nbraces within its boundaries (as established by the legis-\\nlative act which erected it a city) an area of four .S(|uare\\nmiles of territory lying nearly in the form of a square, of\\nwhich the southwest corner is a little more than a mile\\nnorth and east of the geographical centre of the county.\\nIt is wholly within the original limits of the township of\\nCaledonia, being described by law as covering all of sections\\n21 and 28 in that township, with the east half of sections 20\\nand 29, and the west half of sections 22 and 27. The Shia-\\nwassee River passes through it a little north of its centre,\\nflowing from east to west, and furnishing excellent tvater-\\npower, which has been from the first .settlement of the place\\nuntil the present time a useful auxiliary in promoting the\\ngrowth and prosperity of the village and city. The Detroit,\\nGrand Haven and Milwaukee Railway passes through the\\nsouthern part of Corunna, connecting the city with the\\ncommercial metropolis of the State on the east, and with\\nLake Michigan on the west, affording excellent facilities for\\nthe shipment of the produce of adjacent portions of the\\ncounty.\\nOKIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe names of the original purchasers from the United\\nStates of the lands embraced within the present limits of\\nthe city, and the dates of their respective purchases, are\\ngiven below\\nON SECTION TWENTY.\\nThat portion of the southeast quarter south of the Shia-\\nwassee River, by Augustus Randolph, of Wayne Co., Mich.,\\nSept. 2ti, 1835.\\nThe north part of the southeast fractional quarter north\\nof the above river, by Trumbull Cary, of Genesee Co.,\\nN. Y., Oct. 21, 1835. The northeast quarter, by Silas and\\nDaniel Ball, Monroe Co., N. Y., March 25, 1835.\\nSECTION TWENTY-ONE.\\nSouth fraction, and east part of southwest fractional\\nquarter, Trumbull Cary, Nov. 2, 1835. Northwest part of\\nthe southwest fractional quarter and north part of the south-\\neast fractional quarter, Elias Comstock and Seth Beach,\\nOakland County, Nov. 19, 1835. The south portion of the\\nsoutheast fractional quarter, William C. Baldwin, Dec. 14,\\n1835. The west quarter of the northeast quarter and the\\neast half of the northwest quarter, S. l Germain, Albany,\\nN. Y., April 1, 183G. The east half of the northca.^t\\n((uarter, Nathaniel Frouty, Wayne County, April 1, 1836\\nThe west half ot the northwest quarter, Thomas T. Owen\\nWayne County, April 2, 1836.\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0187.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "166\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUxNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION TWENTY-TWO.\\nThat part of the southeast quarter lying south of the\\nriver, Ira A. Blossom and E. D. Efner, Erie Co., N. Y.,\\nDee. 9, 1835. The east part of the northeast fractional\\nquarter, Alexander D. Eraser, James Davidson, and Alex-\\nander McArthur, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 10, 188G. The\\nwest part of the northeast fractional quarter, James A.\\nVan Dyck and H. McClure, Wayne Co., Feb. 13, 1836.\\nSECTION TWENTY-SEVEN.\\nThe northwest quarter, Ira A. Blossom and E. D. Efner,\\nErie Co., N. Y., Dec. 9, 1835. The southwest quarter,\\nElon Farnsworth, Erie Co., N. Y., March 29, 1836.\\nSECTION TWENTY-EIGHT.\\nThe north fraction, Jonathan Kearsley, Detroit, Sept.\\n16, 1832. The west half of the southwest quarter, Ninion\\nClark, Shiawassee County, Sept. 26, 1835. The west part\\nof the northeast fractional quarter and the east part of the\\nnorthwest fractional quarter, Andrew Mack, Wayne Co.,\\nMich., Jan. 27, 1836. The east half of the southwest\\nquarter and the west half of the southeast quarter, same\\nparty. The east half of the southeast quarter, Henry\\nRaymond, Feb. 10, 1836. The east half of the northeast\\nquarter, Horace H. Comstock, Kalamazoo, Feb. 13, 1836.\\nThe north part of the northwest fractional quarter, James\\nBowman, Wayne Co., Mich., March 14, 1836.\\nSECTION TWENTY-NINE.\\nThe northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, Ninion\\nClark, Sept. 26, 1835. The east half of the northeast\\nquarter, Joseph Pitcairn, New York City, Feb. 20, 1836.\\nThe west half of the northeast quarter. Lot Clark and\\nStephen Warren, New York, February, 1836. The west\\nhalf of the southeast quarter and the southeast quarter of\\nthe southeast quarter, Elon Farnsworth, March 26, 1836.\\nSETTLEMENT, SETTLERS, AND PROGRESS OF\\nCORUNNA.\\nThe first settlements in Corunna were promoted, and its\\noriginal plat as a village was laid out, by an association of\\nproprietors of the land on which it was located. This a.ssoci-\\nation, known as The Shiawassee County-Seat Company,\\nwas composed of Andrew Mack, J. C. Schwarz, Alexander\\nMcArthur, John McDonnell, S. B. Mizner, and Horace H.\\nComstock. The articles of association, in which it was set\\nforth that the object of the company was to secure the\\npermanent establishment of the couuty-seat at Corunna,\\nand to promote the growth and settlement of a village at\\nthat place, were signed by these proprietors on the 6th of\\nAugust, 1836. None of them were residents of the town-\\nship or county at that time, and it was not until about two\\nyears later that one of their number Alexander Mc-\\nArthur, Esq. removed here as the agent of the company,\\nto take charge of its aifairs and advance its interests.\\nUpon the formation of the County-Seat Company, Capt.\\nJohn Davids was appointed its agent. He removed to the\\nplace late in the year 1836, and erected for his principals a\\nlog house the first building in Corunna which stood on\\nthe bank of the river, on what is now designated as block\\n7 of McArthur, Castle, and Hurlburt s Addition. The\\npresent owner of the property is Andrew Huggins, exten-\\nsively known through the county as a skUlful engineer and\\nsurveyor. The ruins of the old cellar may still be seen\\nadjoining the home of Mr. Huggins.\\nIt is difficult to obtain authentic information regarding\\nthe progress of the new settlement during the years 1837\\nand 1838, the only survivor of that early period finding it\\nimpossible to recall the events of more than forty years ago.\\nThe first plat of the village of Corunna, embracing one\\nhundred and fifty-seven and seven one-hundredths acres,\\nand described as the west part of the northeast fractional\\nquarter and the east part of the northwest fractional\\nquarter of section 28, was platted June 2, 1837, by A. D.\\nEraser, John Norton, and Chauncey Hurlburt, as trustees\\nfor the Shiawassee County-Seat Company. The plat was\\nrecorded Feb. 5, 18-10. The several additions which have\\nsince been made to the village plat from time to time will\\nbe mentioned in succeeding pages.\\nCapt. Davids, the company s first agent, was originally\\nfrom the village of Niagara, in Canada, and had removed\\nto Detroit, where he resided when employed by the County-\\nSeat Company to superintend their improvements. He re-\\nmained but a year in charge of the company s interests, and\\nthen retired to the farm of John F. Swain, in Caledonia\\ntownship, embracing seventy acres on section 25, where\\nhe followed agricultural pursuits until his death in 1869,\\nat the advanced age of eighty years. In Canada he had\\nbeen the keeper of a public-house, and an accidental cir-\\ncumstance brought him in contact with Morgan, of anti-\\nMasonic fame. Together they projected the idea of an ea\\nposi of the secrets of Masonry, and it is said that the work\\nwas written in the house of Capt. Davids. The latter gen-\\ntleman repaired with the manuscript to New York, and\\nordered the publication of an edition embracing twenty\\nthousand copies, involving all his means. He later removed\\nto Fort Erie, N. Y., and it is stated that he narrowly\\nescaped tlie fate which overtook his coadjutor Morgan,\\nthough the basis of this statement is not known. He after-\\nwards removed to Detroit with a view to recuperating his\\nlost fortune.\\nCapt. Davids was succeeded in his management of the\\ncompany s interests by Joel L. Ancrim, a civil engineer.\\nHis official career was likewise brief. After a residence of\\nless than a year he departed ostensibly on a business tour,\\nleaving his implements with Mr. McArthur, and never\\nreturned. Whether he was the victim of foul play, or had\\ndetermined to abandon a residence not congenial to him, is\\nunknown.\\nAlexander McArthur, one of the members of the com-\\npany, now determined to remove to the couuty-seat and\\npersonally supervise the interests of the company. In the\\nyear 1838 he left Detroit, his former residence, and became\\npermanently identified with the locality as a resident, hav-\\ning moved into the house built and vacated by Capt. Davids.\\nIn that year he erected on the south side of the river a\\nsaw-mill, which at that early date cut most of the timber\\nused in the immediate vicinity, and aided materially in the\\nbuilding of the village. Other houses were built, and set-\\ntlers slowly found their way to the spot, having been\\nattracted by its promising future as depicted in glowing", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0188.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "CITY OP CORUNNA.\\n167\\ncolors by the various members of the company. In 1838,\\nStephen Hawkins came from Pontiac, where he had for\\nthree years been a resident (having removed in 1835 from\\nChenango Co., N. Y.). He entered upon section 26,\\nin Caledonia, ninety-seven acres of land. By trade a\\ncarpenter and joiner, he with his partner built many of the\\nearliest frame houses in Owosso, where he for a brief time\\nResided. Mr. Hawkins was for several years a settler in\\nCorunna, but ultimately removed to the farm which he\\nentered and where he still resides.\\nAbram Garrabrant came at about the same period, and\\nengaged in various occupations which aiforded him a liveli-\\nhood. He was an eccentric individual and the object of\\nmany jokes among his fellows, though his kindly nature\\nprecluded their being of a very practical form. Mr. Garra-\\nbrant was not, however, without means, having had a farm\\nof considerable size within the present city limits.\\nThe company offered a plat of land designated as the\\npublic square to be used for county purposes, and a contract\\nwas made with Stephen Hawkins for the erection of a\\nbuilding, in October of the same year, to be devoted to the\\nuses of the county officers. This building not being of\\nsufficient proportions to aflbrd conveniences for the sessions\\nof the court, they were for a while continued at Shiawasse-\\ntown, where they had previously been held.\\nS. Z. Kinyon emigrated from Onondaga Co., N. Y., to\\nthe city of Flint in 1836, and entered land in the follow-\\ning year. In April, 1839, he was attracted by the enter-\\nprise exhibited by the Shiawassee County-Seat Company,\\nand made Corunna his residence. He had meanwhile, in\\nconnection with A. H. Beach, obtained a contract for the\\nconstruction of a portion of the Northern Railroad which\\nhad been projected by the State. The project was, how-\\never, abandoned, and the firm were heavy losers. A suit\\nwas brought and judgment for the recovery of a portion of\\nthe amount obtained. Mr. Kinyon on his arrival was em-\\nployed in the saw-mill erected by the company, and met\\nwith a serious accident which for a while disabled him.\\nHe afterwards engaged with A. H. Beach in the erection\\nof a hotel known as the Corunna House, which is still\\nstanding on Shiawassee Avenue, on the south bank of the\\nriver. They were proprietors for a while, and then it\\npassed into the hands of other parties, among whom was\\nS. W. Cooper. Mr. Kinyon was married in 18-11 to Miss\\nCynthia M. Day, of Corunna, and on this occasion were\\nheld the first marriage festivities in tlic village. The ear-\\nliest death had occurred three years previously, an em-\\nployee of the company having died in 1838. The first\\nbirth occurred in 1839. It was that of a child of E. J.\\nVan Buren.\\nBoth Isaac and Lemuel Castle were among the early ar-\\nrivals, and were both actively engaged in business enter-\\nprises. A brick store was erected in 1840 by Alexander\\nMcArthur, who employed Dorus Morton, the first mason\\nand bricklayer, to construct the building. It was located\\non the site of the store of Joseph Hulick, and a stock of\\ngoods was placed in it by McArthur, Castle Cook. They\\nwere succeeded by Harlow Beach, who came from Pontiac\\nin 1841, and engaged in various mercantile enterprises\\nwith Mr. McArthur. He remained a resident until his\\ndeath in 1856, and contributed much to the growth of\\nCorunna. For a while Mr. Beach was absorbed in the care\\nof the farm he purchased within the city limits, though\\nnot entirely confined to this occupation. His brother, Seth\\nBeach, came at the same time and was also much inter-\\nested in the advancement of the village.\\nE. C. Kimberley, whose name is inseparably linked with\\nland speculations in the county and elsewhere, removed\\nfrom Batavia, N. Y., in 1840, as the agent of Trumbull\\nCary, an extensive land-holder. Mr. Kimberley located in\\nthe village and devoted himself to the care of the large in-\\nvestments made by his relative, and remained in Corunna\\nuntil his death. Robert McLaughlin came at nearly the\\nsame time, and became one of the active business men of\\nthat day, remaining in the village of his adoption until his\\ndecease some years later.\\nIn 1842 a school-house was erected on the site of tlie\\npresent pretentious building, and Mr. Nelson Ferry exer-\\ncised an imperious discipline over the little ones of the\\nplace. A school had been held previous to this in one of\\nthe county buildings used as the register s office.\\nJoseph Clement arrived in 1842, and opened a black-\\nsmith-shop (the company having offered him inducements\\nto settle, in the erection of a building), wherein he plied\\nhis trade. The same year or soon after, Messrs. McArthur\\nand Hoag succeeded to the general business of Harlow\\nBeach, and conducted a thriving trade.\\nAndrew and Luke H. Parsons came from Oswego Co.,\\nN. Y., in 1835, and after a brief residence in Ann Arbor\\nremoved to Corunna, having purchased large tracts of land\\nin the county, a portion of which was located within the\\npresent city limits. Both were members of the legal pro-\\nfession, in which they engaged on their arrival. Andrew\\nwas the first county clerk of Shiawassee County, and was\\nlater elected Lieutenant-Governor. The Governor having\\nbeen appointed to a place in the cabinet of President Pierce,\\nMr. Parsons filled acceptably the unexpired term as Gov-\\nernor. Luke H. Parsons also held many important county\\noffices. The former died in 1855, and the latter in 1862.\\nAnother brother, S. Titus Parsons, now resides in Detroit.\\nE. J. Van Buren came .soon after and embarked exten-\\nsively in commercial pursuits. A brick structure erected\\nby Messrs. Morton Smith was rented by him, and used\\nas a store. This building, still standing on Shiawassee\\nAvenue, is the first one of brick located south of the river.\\nIn 1843 a frame building of considerable proportions\\nwas erected on the corner of Woodworth and Fraser Streets,\\nfor the holding of the sessions of the court. This edifice\\nwas in use until the present more spacious quarters were\\nprovided. It is now owned by the Baptist denomination,\\nand occupied as a house of worship.\\nClement Johnson, a former resident of Oneida County,\\nlocated in Owos.so in 1837, and four years later removed to\\nCorunna, where he purchased his present tract of eighty\\nacres within the city boundaries. He first occupied a log\\ncabin on the bank of the river, and later erected for his\\nfamily a comfortable dwelling. Mr. Johnson cleared eighteen\\nacres in the first year. The early wheat crops were so\\nbountiful as to render prices by no means commensurate", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0189.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "168\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTi MICHIGAN.\\nwith the hibor of cultivating, and the grain was turned to\\nmore profitable accouut for the feeding of stock. Mr. and\\nMrs. Johnson experienced all the hardships of the pioneer s\\nlife, and are now enjoying the results of an industrious\\ncareer.\\nDorus Morton and Gerry Tuttle were both among the\\narrivals of 1841, the former having purchased two hundred\\nand forty acres adjacent to the village. He was the earliest\\nmason, and was constantly employed at the work of his\\ntrade. Mr. Tuttle later removed to another part of the\\ntown.ship of Caledonia, but now lives within the city limits.\\nS. W. Cooper (as narrated by himself) came to Corunna\\nan adventurer, in 18-12, having learned the trade of a mill-\\nwright. He was on his arrival employed to superintend\\nthe erection of a saw-mill owned by Alexander McArthur\\nand Robert Thompson. In 1843, McArthur Castle built\\na flouriug-mill, the construction of which was given to Mr.\\nCooper.\\nSeth Beach built a foundry and engaged Mr. Cooper to\\nsupervise the mechanical portion of the work. He was\\nalso for a limited period one of the landlords of the Co-\\nrunna House, and has from that time been a resident of the\\ncity, and actively engaged in its business enterprises.\\nCorunna had now taken its place among the foremost of\\nthe villages of the county, while its prestige as the county-\\nseat had greatly enhanced its growth and promoted its\\nbusiness activity.\\nThe earliest religious services were conducted by Rev.\\nMr. Patterson, of Owos.so, who in his advanced years occa-\\nsionally preached in Corunna. Rev. Mr. Gilbert was the\\nfirst resident clergyman. He was a minister of the Bap-\\ntist faith and a gentleman of much culture. On his arrival\\nin 1842 he became an inmate of Mr. S. Z. Kinyon s home.\\nHe subsequently removed to Ann Arbor, where he died.\\nSeneca H. Petteys, an early resident of Corunna and a\\nshoemaker by trade, was also an exhorter, and held frequent\\nreligious services in the village.\\nHenry and A. M. Jennings were the earliest brickmakers.\\nThey emigrated from Canada to the village, where they\\nestablished a brickyard east of the school-house. During\\nthe years 1846 and 1847 a fatal epidemic prevailed, which\\nincluded the brothers Jennings among its victims.\\nJohn M. Fraser was originally a resident of New York\\nState, and first removed to Oakland Co., Mich. In 1845\\nhe chose a home in Corunna, and purchased a farm within\\nthe present city limits. There was then a population of\\nseveral hundred in the village, and the several mills in full\\noperation, together with two hotels, gave the place an ap-\\npearance of decided business activity. Mr. Fraser in\\n1865 relinquished his farming pursuits, but still retained\\nhis residence in the village.\\nE. F. Wade, an early pioneer in Burns, removed in 1848\\nto Corunna, having been elected county clerk and made com-\\nmis.sioner of the State to superintend the construction of the\\nState road from Corunna to St. Charles, in Saginaw County.\\nLater he engaged in the shoe and leather trade, for which\\npurpose he, in 1850, erected a store. In 1875 this build-\\ning, standing on Shiawassee Avenue, was superseded by a\\nsubstantial brick structure. Mr. Wade is still one of\\nCorunna s most enterprising citizens.\\nJohn Derr came in the same year and made Corunna his\\nhome, where he lived until his recent death in advanced\\nyears.\\nG. 0. Bachman arrived a year later and engaged in the\\npractice of law. He afterwards studied theology and be-\\ncame rector of the Episcopal Church of the city. His\\ndeath occurred in Corunna some years since.\\nAmong the representatives of the medical profession,\\nDr. Pierce, a Philadelphian, settled in the city, then a vil-\\nlage, in 1842, and engaged actively in the labors of his\\nprofession. He remained until 1850, when he returned to\\nhis native State.\\nDr. Wear, of Shiawasseetown, was also frequently called\\nto the village in a professional capacity. Dr. E. M. Bacon,\\nformerly of Albion, N. Y., was a pioneer of 1846, and\\nengaged at once in active practice, having been the second\\nresident physician of the village. Dr. Bacon was a gentle-\\nman of professional skill, and enjoyed a reputation which\\nbrought him a laborious professional career and occasioned\\nmuch sorrow at his death, in 1869. Dr. Harder, of New-\\nburg, followed him, and after a residence of several years\\nreturned to his former home.\\nJames Cummin was an early settler in the township of\\nPerry, where he came in 1839. In 1850, having been\\nelected county treasurer, he removed to Corunna and held\\nthe office for six, and again for eight, consecutive years.\\nMr. Cummin purchased later one hundred acres within the\\ncity limits, where he now resides, and is extensively en-\\ngaged in nulling pursuits.\\nMorris Jackson came to Shiawassee in 1835, and to\\nCorunna in 1849, where he followed the trade of a wagon-\\nmaker and carpenter and joiner. He is favorably known\\nas an early musician, and supplied music for many of the\\npioneer gatherings of a social character.\\nJames B. Wheeler, who represents one of the earliest\\nfiimilies in the township of New Haven, came to the city in\\n1850, where he engaged in busine,ss pursuits. Two years\\nlater he followed the fortunes of other pioneers to California,\\nand on his return made Corunna his permanent residence.\\nHe has been for some years engaged in banking, but is now\\noccupied in the superintendence of his extensive farm within\\nthe city limits.\\nHiram Smith, a former resident of Mexico, N. Y., located\\nin the village one year previous to the coming of Mr.\\nWheeler, and engaged in the manufacture of botanic med-\\nicines. In 1855 he became one of the landlords of the\\nplace, and conducted the business for a period of two years,\\nwhen the hotel was consumed by fire. It was rebuilt, and\\na second time burned. Mr. Smith retained his residence\\nin Corunna until his death, in 1879. His son, Clark D.\\nSmith, is now sheriif of the county.\\nHugh McCurdy removed from Oakland County to\\nCorunna in 1855, and engaged in the practice of law, of\\nwhich profession he had been one of the leading represent-\\natives at his former residence. In the year of his arrival\\nhe was appointed prosecuting attorney, and has been since\\nelected to the same ofiice. In 1860 he filled the position\\nof probate judge of the county, and four years later was\\nelected State senator for the counties of Shiawas.see and Liv-\\ningston. Mr. McCurdy has since been engrossed with the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0190.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "CITY OF CORUNNA.\\n169\\narduous labors of his profession, and is still an active prac-\\ntitioner. He has, however, found leisure to devote to the\\npublic interests of the city, and has been the leading spirit\\nin the organization of the various Masonic bodies in Corunna,\\nhaving been honored with the highest State offices in the\\ngift of the fraternity.\\nCurtis J. Gale came from Ingham County in 1846, and\\nmade the county-seat his home, having, previous to his\\nemigration to Michigan, resided in New York City. He\\nengaged in active business pursuits, and was in 1859 elected\\njustice of the peace, which office he has held for successive\\nyears since that date. He was also for six years postmaster\\nof the city, and has filled other important offices. He is\\nstill one of the justices in Corunna.\\nADDITIONS TO THE VILLAGE PLAT OF CORUNNA.\\nSince the laying out of the original plat of the village of\\nCorunna, in June, 1837, several additions were laid out and\\nrecorded, as follows\\nMcArthur, Castle Uurlbiiii s Addition, surveyed for\\nthe above proprietors by Nelson Ferry, Aug. 17, 1843, and\\nrecorded Dec. 8, 1843.\\nCarys Addition, surveyed for Trumbull Cury and Dorus\\nMorton by Nelson Ferry, Oct. 5 and 6, 1843, and recorded\\nAug. 23, 1844.\\nMcL jugldins Addition, surveyed by Andrew Huggins,\\nDecember, 1860, for Kobert McLoughlin, and recorded on\\nthe 21st of the same month.\\nMcArthur s Addition, made by Alexander McArthur,\\nJan. 18, 1862, and recorded May 2, 1864.\\nC. S. Converses Addition, surveyed by Ezra Mason, Dec.\\n10, 1866, and recorded Aug. 15, 1867.\\nINCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE.\\nCorunna was made an incorporated village in 1858 by\\nthe Board of Supervisors of Shiawassee County, the follow-\\ning transcript from the records of that board showing its\\nofficial action in the matter At a regular session of the\\nBoard of Supervisors of the county of Shiawassee, convened\\nand held at the court-house in Corunna, in said county,\\ncommencing on Monday, the 11th day of October, A.D.\\n1858, in the matter of the petition of K. C. Moore, E. L.\\nLyman, John Kinney, John Gouldcn, William Farrell, H.\\nPettibone, John Key, Jonas Fuller, J. A. Fowler, Dorus\\nMorton, James Anderson, S. Titus Parsons, James Litch-\\nfield, R. M. Force, D. Bush, J. C. Clement, A. II. Beach,\\nJ. Hildreth, H. H. Frost, Joseph Shuttleworth, J. N.\\nLemon, John C. Kingsley, and others for an order incor-\\nporating the territory hereinal ter described as a village by\\nthe name of Corunna, said territory being known, bounded,\\nand described as follows, to wit Commencing at the sec-\\ntion-line running north and south between sections 28 and\\n29, where the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad crosses said\\nline, running north to section-corners of 20, 21, 28, and\\n29 thence north on section-line between sections 20 and\\n21 to the line of the Port Huron and Milwaukee Railroad;\\nthence easterly on the south side of said Port Huron and\\nMilwaukee Railroad line to where the section-line of sec-\\ntion 21 and 22 crosses said railroad; thence south to sec-\\ntion-corners 21, 22, 27, and 28; thence south on scction-\\n22\\nline between 27 and 28 to the north line of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee Railway thence westerly along said railway\\nto the place of beginning said land and territory being\\nsituate in the township No. 7 north of range No. 3 east, in\\nthe county of Shiawassee and State of Michigan. The\\nboard, after hearing the parties and being satisfied that all\\nthe requirements of an act entitled An act for the incor-\\nporation of villages, approved Feb. 17, 1857, have been\\ncomplied with, and that said territory, hereinbefore de-\\nscribed, contains the population required by said act to\\nentitle the same to be incorporated as a village, therefore\\nit is ordered and declared by the said Board of Supervisors\\n(a quorum being present) that such territory hereinbefore\\ndescribed shall be and henceforth is an incorporated village\\nby the name of the village of Corunna. And it is also\\nordered that Edmund Green, Eli C. Moore, and E. F.\\nWade be and they are hereby appointed inspectors of\\nelection to hold the first election required by said act afore-\\nsaid, which election is hereby appointed to be held on the\\nsecond Tuesday of December, 1858, at or in the three-story\\nbuilding situate in said territory, in a part of which build-\\ning the post-office is now kept.\\nLIST OF VILLAGE OFFICERS.\\nFollowing is a list of officers of the village of Corunna\\nfrom its incorporation to the time of its organization as a\\ncity, with the years of their election, viz.:\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. McArthur; Clerk, 0. T. B. Wil-\\nliams Trustees, E. F. Wade, A. A. Belden, C.\\nW. Coe, George Wilcox, P. S. Lyman, Daniel\\nBush.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. McArthur; Clerk, 0. T. B. Wil-\\nliams; Trustees, E. F. Wade, A. A. Belden,\\nJonah Fuller, M. H. Clark, E. C. Moore, Hugh\\nMcCurdy.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. McArthur; Clerk, D. F. Alsdorf;\\nTrustees, J. M. Tha3 er, Morris Jackson, A. A.\\nBelden, G. Wilcox, C. S. Convers.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, P. S. Lyman; Clerk, D. F. Alsdorf;\\nTrustees, J. E. Bush, J. E. Chaffee, J. M. Sils-\\nbec, S. Pettibone, Robert McLoughlin, C. S.\\nConvers.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, P. S. Lyman; Clerk, D. S. Alsdorf;\\nTrustees, Robert McLoughlin, G. W. Goodell,\\nJames Litchfield, T. S. Martin, H. A. Crane.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Joseph M. Thayer; Clerk, Robert F.\\nGulick; Trustees, E. F. Wade, Daniel Bush,\\nJames B. Wheeler, Sheldon Keith, A. A. Bel-\\nden, I. E. Hathaway Treasurer, J. E. Willis\\nAssessor, J. M. Fitch.\\n1864. President, James S. Convers Clerk, E. P. Gregory\\nTrustees, K. C. Moore, James E. Bush, Joseph\\nAnderson, Seth Pettibone, George W. Goodell,\\nJames Litchfield Treasurer, H. A. Crane As-\\nsessor, George Wilcox.\\n1865. President, A. McArthur Clerk, David F. Alsdorf;\\nTrustees, D. B. Wilcox, Joseph M. Thayer,\\nDaniel Bush Treasurer, James B. Wheeler; As-\\nsessor, Seth Pettibone.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0191.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "170\\nBISTOllY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1S6C.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. MeArthur; Clerk, Theodore W.\\nFerry Tr\\\\istoes, James B. Wlieelor, Joseph\\nIlulick, James Anderson Treasurer, James E.\\nBush Assessor, David W. Wlieeler.\\n1SG7.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Speneer B. Ilaynale; Clerk, David F.\\nAlsdorf; Trustees, Daniel Bush, Erwin M.\\nBacon, Theodore W. Ferry Treasurer, Kli C.\\nMoore Assessor, Hubert McLoughlin.\\n1S6S. President, James Cummin Cleik, David F. Als-\\ndorf; Trustees, Homer Wilcox, Michael Corland,\\nAlbert C. Gage Treasurer, Lorenzo D. Phelps\\nAssessor, Curtis J. Gale.\\nINCOKPOKATION OF THE CITY OF CORUNNA.\\nThe Legislature of Micliig-an -at its session of 1869\\npassed an act to incorporate the city of Corunna, which\\nwas approved on the 12th of IMarch in that year, and\\nwhich provides, That so much of the township of Cale-\\ndonia, in the count} of Shiawassee, as is included in the\\nfollowing territory, to wit the east half of sections twenty\\nand twenty-nine, the west half of sections twenty-two and\\ntweutj seven, and all of sections twenty-one and twenty-\\neight, in township seven north, of range three east, being\\nin Shiawassee County and State of Michigan, be and the\\nsame is hereby set off from the said township of Caledonia\\nand declared to be a city by the name of the city of Co-\\nrunna, by which name it shall be hereafter known.\\nThe corporate limits of the city as thus established by\\nthe act embrace an area of four square miles, lying in the\\nform of a square, as before mentioned. Since that time\\nthere have been laid out and recorded the following plats,\\nviz.\\nS. B. Thomas Division of the City of Corunna. Sur-\\nveyed October, 1871, by Andrew Huggins, and recorded\\nOct. 18, 1871.\\nMcArtltur and Cummin s Athlilion. Surveyed for\\nAlexander JlcArthur and William E. Cummin, October,\\n1872, by A. Huggins, and recorded Feb. 19, 1873.\\nLIST OF CITY OFFICERS.\\nThe names of officers of the city of Corunna from its\\norganization to the present time, with the years of their\\nelection, are given below, viz.\\n1869. Mayor, Alexander MeArthur; Kecorder, Spencer\\nB. Raynalc; Clerk, William Oaks; Treasurer,\\nMorris Ormsby Justices of the Peace, John N.\\nIngcreoU, Curtis J. Gale Coustables, Clark D.\\nSmith, Marvin Miller.\\n1870. Mayor, Alexander MeArthur Aldermen, S. R.\\nKelsey, Harvey Cregen, Daniel Bush Treasurer,\\nMorris Ormsby Justice of the Peace, William\\nOaks; Supervisors: First Ward, John N. Inger-\\nsoU Second Ward, Alexander Cummin Third\\nWard, R. R. Harper; Constables, Cliarlcs G.\\nGage, Samuel A. Fish.\\n1871. Mayor, John N. Ingersoll Aldermen, Joseph\\nGreer, D. W. Wheeler, Orton Williams, George\\nW. Harris; Clerk, R. B. Wiles; Treasurer,\\nMorris Ormsby Supervisors First Ward, Hugh\\nMcCurdy Second Ward, Alexander Cummin\\nThird Ward, James M. Goodell Constables, A.\\nA. Frain, J. J. Peacock.\\n1872. Mayor, John N. Ingersoll Aldermen, Seth Petti-\\nbone, Joseph N. Lemon, Horace Peacock Treas-\\nurer, Clark D. Smith Supervisors First Ward,\\nHugh McCurdy Second Ward, Alexander Cum-\\nmin Third Ward, James M. Pettibone Con-\\nstables, George Mason, Jr., Samuel A. Fish.\\n1873. Mayor, John N. Ingersoll Clerk, Orton Williams\\nAldermen, A. T. Nichols, Peter Reynolds, George\\nW. Harris; Recorder, Philip W. Coleman Treas-\\nurer, Clark D. Smith Justices of the Peace, C.\\nJ. Hale, E. F. Wade; Supervisors: First Ward,\\nHugh McCurdy Second Ward, Alexander Cum-\\nmin; Third Ward, James M. Goodell; Consta-\\nble, Samuel A. Fish.\\n1874. Mayor, James M. Goodell Recorder, R. R. Harper;\\nAldermen, Isaac E. Hathaway, Josiah Creque,\\nHorace Peacock; Treasurer, Frank T. Howlett;\\nSupervisors First Ward, John N. Ingersoll\\nSecond Ward, Morris Ormsby Third Ward, G.\\nW. Goodell; Coustables, Charles L. Bradley,\\nPeter D. Rauke.\\n1875. Mayor, Curtis J. Gale; Clerk, Frank Peacock;\\nAldermen, Joseph N. Lemon, Benjamin C. Miner,\\nA. R. McBride, George W. Harris Treasurer,\\nFrank P. Howlett; Supervisors: First Ward,\\nMichael Garland Second Ward, L. H. W^ilcox\\nThird Ward, George W. Goodell Coustables,\\nMarvin Miller, Albert Frain.\\n1876. Mayor, Clark D. Smith Clerk, Frank Peacock\\nAldermen, A. T. Nichols, Louis Etshnian, Horace\\nPeacock Treasurer, W. 11. Chapell Supervisors,\\nFirst Ward, Peter N. Cook Second Ward, L.\\nH. Wilcox; Third Ward, George W. Harris;\\nConstables, A. A. Frain, Charles Avery.\\n1877. Mayor, Sullivan R. Kelsey Clerk, Frank Peacock\\nAldermen, John D. Bennett, BenjanUTi C. Miner,\\nAlbert Gage Treasurer, W. R. Chapell Super-\\nvisors First Ward, Hugh McCurdy; Second\\nWard, L. H. Wilcox Third Ward, James B.\\nWlieeler Constables, Thomas Agnew, A. A\\nFrain.\\n1878. Mayor, John D. Kergan Clerk, Frank Peacock\\nAldermen First Ward, Isaac E. Hathaway\\nSecond Ward, Jethro Shout Third Ward, Hor-\\nace Peacock; Treasurer, F. M. Kilbourn Jus-\\ntice of the Peace, Romeyu B. Murray Super-\\nvisors: First Ward, Hugh McCurdy; Second\\nWard, Lewis H. Wilcox Third Ward, James\\nB. Wheeler; Constables,Thomas Agnew, William\\nE. Chaffee.\\n1879. Mayor, John N. Ingersoll Clerk, Frank Peacock\\nAldermen, John H. Shiek, Richard A. Patton,\\nHarvey B. Young Treasurer, Frederick B. Kil-\\nbourn Supervisors: First Ward, Hugh Mc-\\nCurdy Second Ward, A. R. McBride Third\\n^Vard, James B. Wheeler Constables, Thomas\\nA!;i.ew, William E. Chaffee.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0192.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "CITY OF CORUNNA.\\n171\\n1880. Mayor, Hugh McCurdy Clerk, Frank Peacock;\\nAldermen, Joseph N. Lemon, Albert Himes,\\nAlbert Gage Treasurer, Charles Knight Super-\\nvisors: First Ward, Peter N. Cook; Second\\nWard, A. R. McBridc; Third Ward, W. R.\\nChapell Constables, Thomas Agnew, William\\nE. Chafiee.\\nMANUFACTUBING INDUSTRIES.\\nMcArlhur s Saw-Mill. In 1841, Alexander McArthur,\\nSr., erected a dam on the Shiawassee River, and soon after\\na saw-mill which derived its power from that stream, upon\\nwhose bank it was located. The mill was equipped with a\\nlarge and cumbersome sash-saw, which did duty for many\\nyears, and was replaced by a circular saw in 1866. The\\nmill, now owned and operated by A. McArthur, Jr., manu-\\nfactures both hard and soft wood, and ordinarily employs\\nfour men in various departments of the work. It has a\\ncapacity of four thousand feet per day. The market for\\nthe lumber sawed is found principally in Detroit, though\\nlarge orders are frequently rece ived from neighboring towns.\\nThis mill is one of the oldest in the county.\\nSteam Saw-Mill of McLaren Wren This mill,\\nwhich was built in 1876, is devoted exclusively to the\\nmanufacture of hard-wood lumber, and depends for its sup-\\nplies upon the adjacent country. It has both an upright\\nand a circular saw, which are propelled by power furnished\\nby a steam-engine of twenty-horse power. The average\\nproduct of the mill is three thousand feet per day, though\\nthis can be greatly increased as necessity requires. The\\nMichigan Car Company, located at Detroit, are the sole\\ncustomers, and consume all that the mill produces. Five\\nmen are eraploj ed about the establishment, and the business\\nb managed by G. W. Wren, the senior partner giving but\\nlittle attention to its details.\\nFlouring- Mill of J. D. Bennett. This flouring-mill was\\nbuilt by S. W. Cooper in 1813 and 1844 for McArthur\\nCastle, with all the machinery in use at that early dale,\\nand three run of four-and-a-half-feet buhr-stones. The firm\\nlater became McArthur Litchfield, and E. Green pur-\\nchased of them, selling in 1800 to Daniel Bush, from whom\\nthe present proprietor purchased the property in 1876.\\nMr. Bennett thoroughly remodeled the mill, which is run\\nby water-power from the Shiawassee River, and placed in\\nit new machinery for manufacturing flour by the patent\\nprocess. He also added another run of stones. The\\ncapacity of the mill is now one hundred barrels per day,\\nwhich can be increased as necessity requires. The grain\\nis bought of the neighboring farmers, who deliver it at the\\nmill. The market for the flour manufactured is found in\\nMichigan and the Eastern States.\\nFoundry of D. 0. Reynolds. This establishment was\\nbuilt and first operated many years since by Pettibone\\nBrothers. After succes.sive changes it passed into the\\nhands of Messrs. Lyman Allen, of whom it was pur-\\nchased by the present proprietor. It is furnished with\\nsteam-power derived from an engine of twelve-horse power,\\nand includes in its list of wares manufactured plows, land-\\nrollers, fanning-mills, feed-cutters, coru-sheliers, milk-safes,\\nand all varieties of castings. A market is found for these\\narticles throughout the county and in other portions of the\\nState.\\nWoolen-Mills of Amsden Weeden. The woolen-mills\\nlocated in the city of Corunna were established as early as\\n1844 by Pliny Lyman, and owned by him until 1872, when\\nthe present firm became the purchasers. They are built\\nupon the Shiawassee River, which supplies the necessary\\npower by which they are operated. Mr. Lyman placed in\\nthe mills two looms and one hundred and twenty spindles,\\nwith which cloths of common grade were manufactured.\\nMessrs. Amsden Weeden have added another fancy loom,\\ntwo hundred additional spindles, a thirty-spindle twister, a\\ntwenty-four-iuch condenser, and a picker, and have also\\nextended the buildings. The wool consumed is purcha.sed\\nin the immediate vicinity, and manufactured into cassimeres,\\nflannels, stocking-yarn, and horsc-blankcts, for which a home\\ndemand establishes a profitable market.\\nPlaning-Mill and Handle- Factory of Messrs. Salmon\\nWilson. This mill was erected by Joseph Thayer in 1866,\\non the corner of McArthur and Brady Streets, and was\\npurchased of him by the present owners in 1871. It is\\nfully equipped with the u.sual machinery of a planing-niill,\\nas well as the neceswary apparatus for turning and finishing\\nbroom-handles. Of the latter two hundred thousand per\\nyear are manufactured, a large proportion of which are\\nshipped to the city of Philadelphia. Messrs. Salmon\\nWilson also manufacture milk-safes, clothes-bars, and land-\\nrollers, and find a ready home market for all these wares.\\nThe material used in their establishment is principally found\\nin adjacent parts of the county.\\nCorunna Spoke-Factory. This factory was established\\nin 1867 by S. H. E. Hall, who manufactured spokes ex-\\nclusively. They sold in 18G0 to J. Greer Company, and\\nthe present prm of S. D. Wiley Company became owners\\nin 1873. The factory is run by steam, a forty-five horse-\\npower engine being used for the purpose. The principal\\narticle of manufacture is spokes, though whiflietrees and\\nneck-yokes are also made. Twenty-one men are employed\\nand twenty-five hundred spokes per day are produced, though\\nthe present active demand necessitates the employment of a\\nset of night hands. The material is furnished by timber\\nowners in the neighboring townships, who deliver the tim-\\nber at the factory, for which cash is received. The build-\\ning used by the firm is a spacious one of brick, formerly\\nbuilt by the Corunna Car Company, and purchased by\\nMessrs. S. D. Wiley Co. The market for the spokes is\\nfound principally in Detroit and Grand Rapids.\\nWagon-Shops. J. M. Lemon and A. E. H. Gale\\nare manufacturers of wagons, and do a good business both\\nin this line and in general repairing.\\nCharcoal Kilns. The charcoal kins of the Union Iron\\nCompany of Detroit are located within the corporation\\nlimits, and were constructed since 1870. Each kiln con-\\ntains thirty thousand bricks, and was built at a cost of from\\nthree hundred to four hundred dollars. The kilns con-\\nsume six thousand cords of wood per year, each one having\\na capacity of forty cords. Each cord returns a product of\\nforty-five bushels of charcoal, which makes a gross return\\nof eighteen hundred bushels to the kiln. Four days is\\nthe time required for burning a kiln when filled with dry", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0193.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "172\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwood, two (liiys more being allowed for green wood. Five\\ndays more are required to smother the fire and to render\\nthe material ready to withdraw from the kilns. Ail woods\\nbut basswood and poplar are made available. Koyal A.\\nJenny is the acting agent of the company, and Thomas E.\\nGreen the manager of the works.\\nBANKING.\\nTHE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,\\nthe only one in Corunna, was established in 1865, with a\\ncapital of fifty thousand dollars. Its first ofiicers were\\nHugh MeCurdy, President, and S. B. Raynale, Cashier.\\nThe banking-house in which business is transacted is a\\nspacious building located on Shiawassee Avenue and owned\\nby the bank. Its present oflncers are Roger Haviland,\\nPresident A. McArthur, Vice-President A. T. Nichols,\\nCashier J. D. Leland, Assistant Cashier. Directors, A.\\nMcArthur, W. D. Garrison, A. T. Nichols, Wm. McKel-\\nlops, J. D. Leland, Roger Haviland.\\nFIRE DEPARTMENT.\\nCOKUNNA HOOK-AND-LADDER COMPANY, No. 1.\\nThe constitution and by-laws of the Corunna Hook-and-\\nLadder Company were adopted, and the company organized,\\nApril 12, 1876, with the following names upon its roll:\\nAlmon C. Brown, Wm. H. Cole, C. H. Shuttleworth, E.\\nM. Wheeler, A. S. Parsons, Frank Millard, Andrew Jack-\\nson, R. B. Ford, E. Huntington, Wm. F. Fowler, L. H.\\nWilcox, J. E. Philips, G. W. Bachman, G. R. Tuttle, A.\\nF. Peacock, R. J. Pond, Fred Keith, F. B. Hewlett, Ed.\\nChaffee, Geo. A. Shuttleworth, Fred Seeley, H. B. Headley,\\nF. C. Gale, Frank Shuttleworth, Frank Fuller, Levi Seeley,\\nJohn Hiltabiddle, Frank Hoover, Ed Shuttleworth, M. F.\\nBradley, Andrew Seeley.\\nWith the approval of the mayor and Common Council\\nthe by-laws and constitution were submitted and were\\nformally adopted. The following officers were then\\nelected: Almon C. Brown, Foreman; Wm. H. Cole,\\nFir.st Assistant; C. H. Shuttleworth, Second Assistant;\\nE. M. Wheeler, Secretary Andrew S. Parsons, Treasurer;\\nFrank Millard, Andrew Jackson, Stewards.\\nA vote had been passed by the Council on the 5th of\\nApril, 1875, appropriating eight hundred dollars for the\\npurchase of all the equipments necessary to a complete\\nhook-and-ladder apparatus, and an order was at once given\\nfor their manufacture, which was completed at the date of\\nthe company s organization.\\nOn the 5th of June, 1876, by the vote of the Council,\\none hundred and ninety dollars was devoted to the purchase\\nof uniforms, which were at a later date purchased. Thus\\nthe Corunna Hook-and-Ladder Company was formally or-\\nganized and thoroughly equipped, and has proved itself on\\nsubsequent occasions admirably adapted to the purposes of\\nits organization.\\nThe following ofiicers were elected for the year 1878:\\nFrank Hoover, Foreman Alanson C. Brown, First As-\\nsistant H. B. Hadley, Second Assistant T. B. Wil-\\nloughby. Secretary L. H. Wilcox, Treasurer.\\nFor 1879, M. F. Bradley, Foreman Wm. Linsley,\\nFirst Assistant Foreman F. A. Millard, Second Assistant\\nForeman; Fred Goddard, Secretary; L. U. Wilcox, Treas-\\nurer; Ed Shuttleworth, Steward.\\nNo fires of consequence have occurred since the organi-\\nzation of the company, though on occasions where its mem-\\nbers have been summoned for duty a zeal and ambition has\\nbeen manifested which has evinced the excellence of its\\nworking force.\\nSCHOOLS OF CORUNNA.\\nThe records of the public schools of the city are not suf-\\nficiently well preserved to afford a connected history of the\\nprogress of its educational interests. There are no minutes\\nexisting of an earlier date than 1854. For the years prior\\nto that, the recollection of residents is wholly depended upon\\nfor such meagre facts as are given.\\nThe earliest school was taught by Uriah Dubois, in 1840,\\nin a log cabin within the village limits. It was a private\\nenterprise, and was patronized by the very few families who\\nwere then settlers and had children. In 1841 a school was\\nopened in a building used for county purposes, then stand-\\ning on the west side of the main street, on the site at\\npresent occupied by the market of William Cole. The\\nteachers who taught in succession were Miss Su.san Whit-\\ncomb, Miss Julia Van Auken, and Miss Mary Ann Mc-\\nArthur. The latter also taught a private school at the\\nresidence of her father. Luke H. Parsons and Richard\\nParsons were also teachers in 1841.\\nIn 1842 the district erected a substantial building on the\\nspacious ground devoted to school purposes, which was occu-\\npied until the growing demands of the village made more\\ncommodious quarters iiidispen.sable, and which is still stand-\\ning. The first term in this building was opened by Nelson\\nFerry, whose family resided in Venice, and who became a\\nresident of Corunna in his official capacity as teacher. The\\nlater instructors from that time to the present are given\\nwith the date of their teaching in Corunna, so far as it is\\npossible to obtain them, viz.\\n1841. Monroe Hawley.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rev. John Gilbert.\\n1843 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Miss Sarah Potter, Miss Drusilla Cook.*\\n1844. Miss Julia Hammond.\\n184G-47.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. M. P. Wilson.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Phelps.\\n1849. Mr. Sylvester Lyman.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. G. G. Doane.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. Edward A. Sheldon.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Sylvia Guilford.\\n1853-54.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rev. S. P. Barker, Miss Cornelia A. Phelps.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. G. G. Doane, Mrs. G. G. Doane, Miss Ma-\\nriette Thompson.\\n1856-58.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. G. M. Reynolds,! Mrs. G. M. Reynolds,\\nMiss Mary Wade.\\nMiss Cook was a lady of established reputation as a teacher, and\\nfound her services much in demand. The ordinary compensation at\\nthat period was the sum of one dollar per weclt, with the privilege of\\nboarding round. Miss Cook, whose presence was the cause of some\\ncompetition in the various districts, was secured by Corunna at the\\nunprecedented salary of two dollars and fifty cents per week, with\\nboard.\\nt Under the successful priucipalshijt of Mr. Reynolds the school\\nwas graded.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0194.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "CITY OF CORUNNA.\\n173\\nlg57._Mr. Sweet, Mr. Silas Wooil, Miss Webb, Miss\\nTruesdell.\\n1858. Mr. Marcus Haynes, Miss Haynes.\\n1859. Miss Pingrey, Miss Harriet Ilawkius.\\n1859-18C9.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. Thomas C. Garner.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Charlotte Hendricks, Sliss R. Bradley, Miss\\nHildreth.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss H. Southard, Mrs. C. Smith.\\n1862. Miss Ida Bigelow.\\n1864. Miss Julia Lemon, Mi.ss Alvina P. Wheeler, Mrs.\\nFrank Howe, Miss Etta Parsons.\\n1865. Mrs. Andrew Jackson.\\n1866. Miss Amelia Goodell.\\n1868. Mr. R. Banner Wyles, 3lr. Ashley, Miss Stowell,\\nMrs. W. Jackson.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. C. Van Doren, Miss Kate Brearly, Miss Myra\\nBartlett, Miss Nellie Gillett, Miss Bachman, Mr.\\nS. W. Baker.\\n1871-72. Mr. H. C. Baggerly, Miss Humphrey, Miss\\nArmstrong, Miss White, Mi.ss Dawson, Miss\\nMary Thayer, Miss Hannah.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Kellogg, Miss Ferry, Miss Hall.\\n1873.- Miss Clara E. Wall, Miss Burrows, Miss Fall, Mr.\\nFred. D. Parsons.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Rutherford, Miss H. F. Yakely, Miss Coun-\\ntryman, jMiss Reid, Miss Cooper.\\n1875. Mrs. Agnes Van Auken, Miss Nancy McGaw, Miss\\nBrands, Miss Arvilla Spaulding, Miss Nettie\\nKnight.\\n1875-79.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Josephine Wall.\\n1876-80.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Prof. Joseph McGrath, Miss C. Parmenter,\\nMiss Hattie Curtis.\\n1876-79.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Josephine Wall, Miss Ella Kyle.\\n1876. Miss Sarah Wiltse.\\n1878. Miss Hattie Harris.\\n1879. Mr. George A. Wright, Miss Nethaway, Miss\\nEmma McGaw, Mrs. H. E. Holt, Miss Linda\\nFowkes, J. William Myers.\\nBefore 1851 no building other than the one-story frame\\nstructure already described (and now used as a dwelling)\\nhad been erected for school purposes. A short time prior\\nto the annual school meeting of that year, a few public-\\nspirited citizens of the village (Andrew Parsons, E. F.\\nWade, L. II. Parsons, G. 0. Bachman, and others), deem-\\ning the old building inadequate to the wants of the large\\nnumber of resident pupils, suggested to the school board\\nthe propriety of erecting a more commodious edifice. A\\nresolution was, in accordance with this suggestion, oflFered\\nwith a view to raising the sum of four thousand dollars for\\nthe purpose, which met with strong opposition, and was voted\\ndown by a discouraging majority. A similar resolution\\nspecifying the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars\\nshared the same fate. The amount was reduced to three\\nthousand dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, and\\ntwo thousand dollars successively, and met with equal op-\\nposition. The hour of midnight had nearly arrived, and\\nthe advocates of the measure, weary and di.sappointed by\\nthe powerful and persistent array of foes against the enter-\\nprise, were about to abandon it. At this juncture one of\\nthe strongest opponents offered a resolution devoting the\\nsum of one thousand five hundred dollars to the purpose.\\nOn consultation it was decided by the friends of the measure\\nto accept this amount, depending upon subsequent appro-\\npriations to liquidate the entire cost of building. A con-\\ntract was at once let for labor and material sufficient to\\ncover the appropriation, and ultimately an additional sum\\nwas voted to complete the structure, which was erected at a\\ncost of four thousand dollars, and is still in use as a part\\nof the main building.\\nIn 1866 the wants of the public school of Corunna had\\nso greatly increased that the brick edifice of 1851 afforded\\nbut meagre accommodations for the number of scholars\\nwishing to attend school. As a consequence the present\\ncommodious edifice was erected at a cost of about twenty\\nthousand dollars, the city having issued bonds to meet the\\nindebtedness. This, with the additional space afforded by\\nthe former structure still in use, admirably answers the\\npurpose for which it was erected. The school, under the\\nefficient superintendence of Prof. Joseph McGrath and his\\nable corps of assistants, has attained a high reputation\\nthroughout the State. In the high school four courses of\\nstudy are prescribed, requiring four years for completion.\\nThe graduates in the classical and scientific courses are\\nadmitted to the State University at Ann Arbor without a\\npreliminary examination, which may be regarded as a recog-\\nnition of the thoroughness with which these departments\\nare conducted. The present school board is composed of\\nthe following gentlemen D. W. Shattuck, President A.\\nR. McBride, Secretary D. N. Preston, Treasurer P. N.\\nCook, Charles Jackson, Marcus Wilcox.\\nCIIUUCH HISTORY.\\nTHE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nIn an early day Corunna was upon the northern border\\nof what was called the Shiawassee Circuit. As early as\\n1837 or 1838 the Revs. Washington Jackson and Isaac\\nBennett (the latter of whom is still living) were preachers\\non that circuit. At this time occasional Methodist preach-\\nin was given at Corunna, though a society was not formed\\nuntil 1839 or 1840. The house of Alexander McArthur\\nwas the stopping-place for the Methodist ministers, as indeed\\nit was for ministers of all denominations.\\nThe first class formed was very small, con.sisting of John\\nK. Smith, L. M. Partridge and his wife. Mr. Smith was\\nthe first class-leader, and for many years was a very useful\\nman. Blr. Partridge, who was the father of Mrs. Eraser,\\nnow living in Corunna, was a local elder, and was very\\nuseful in this new country, preaching in the surrounding\\nnei hborhoods as soon as a few families would assemble,\\nattending their funerals and weddings over a large tract of\\ncountry. He lived in a frame house which stood near Mr.\\nHulick s present store. He died April 23, 1845, the first\\ndeath in the little society. The few settlers who knew him\\ncherished his memory with much interest. In tlie same\\nyear Mrs. Eraser, Mr. Partridge s daughter, came to the\\nplace and soon after united with the class, of which she\\nstill remains a member. In this year also Mr. Luke II.\\nParsons and wife joined the society. BIr. Parsons became\\na useful and prominent member and a local preacher, and", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0195.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "174\\nHISTORr OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTS, MICHIGAN.\\ndid much to stiengthcn the society. He died April 19,\\n18G2, beloved by all. In July, 1814, Mrs. Mary Lyman,\\nnow Mrs. David Hewlett, came to this place one week after\\nher marriage to Mr. Lyman in Ann Arbor. She brought\\nher letter and immediately joined the society, and has ever\\nsince been a faithful and active member. Among the very\\nearly and zealous members besides those already mentioned\\nwere Truman Fox, a Mr. Piper and wife, John Kelly and\\nwife (who still live a few miles north of Corunna), Reuben\\nEmory (who afterwards became a preacher, and who died\\nseveral years ago), Mr. Freeman and wife, and a Mrs.\\nHarriet Beach.\\nThe old frame court-house which was built in 1843\\nbecame the place of worship of all denominations until\\ntheir churches were built. Previous to its erection service\\nand prayer-meetings were held in the.old frame school-house\\nwhich now stands on Main Street. Until their churches\\nwere built, the Methodists and Presbyterians worshiped\\ntogether, and had a Union Sunday-school.\\nWashington Jackson and Isaac Bennett were succeeded\\non the Shiawassee Circuit in 1839 by A. Flemming. In\\n1840, F. Brittan and S. C. Stringhara were appointed to\\nthe circuit, both of whom arc still living. They probably\\nhad regular appointments at Corunna. In 184:^, John\\nCosart, since deceased, succeeded. In 1843, Riley C. Craw-\\nford and Wm. F. Cowles and in 1844, R. C. Crawford and\\nF. A. Blades were on the circuit. The first two named are\\nyet doing efficient ministerial work the latter sustains S\\nsuperannuated relation to the Detroit Conference, and holds\\na government office in Detroit. At that time the Shiawassee\\nCircuit was so large as to aiford abundant exercise to the\\npreachers. It embraced the following places, at each of\\nwhich service was held once in two weeks Shiawassoe-\\ntown, Corunna, Owosso, Bynn, Vernon, North Vernon,\\nVenice, Argentine, Deerfield, Boutwells, Boyd School-\\nHouse, Conway, Antrim, Perry, Austin School-House,\\nKellogg s School-House, Bennington, Florence, Green s\\nSchool-House, and Newburg. From 1845 to 1855 the\\nfollowing were some of the ministers upon the circuit of\\nwhich Corunna formed a part, though not in the order here\\ngiven, viz. Westlake, Allen, Levington, Whitcomb,\\nHenienway, Arnold, Johnson.\\nFor some years Owosso and Corunna were taken from the\\nShiawassee Circuit and were constituted a separate charge,\\nand in 1857 the two places were .separated, since which\\ntime each place has constituted a charge. From 1855 to\\nthe present the ministerial appointments have been in the\\nfollowing order: J. M. Arnold 0. Whitmore, L. C. York,\\nE. E. Caster, A. J. Bigelow, I. W. Donelson, I. Crawford,\\nJ. Shank, J. Wesley, L. J. Whitcomb, F. W. May, A. J.\\nRichards, J. Kilpatrick, B. S. Taylor, W. W. Hicks, J.\\nW. Campbell, S. Reed. The present church edifice in\\nCorunna was begun about the year 1848 or 1849, but was\\nnot at once completed. The parsonage was built in 1863.\\nThe foregoing sketch by the pastor is as complete as the\\nlimited time at command enabled him to make it.\\nPllESBYTERIAN CUUKCII.\\nA meeting for the purpose of organizing a church of this\\ndenomination was hold in the school-house in Corunna,\\nApril 27, 1844, under the direction of Rev. Seth Hardy,\\nand the following individuals enrolled their names as its\\nfirst members Harlow Beach, Nelson Ferry, Alexander\\nMcArthur, James Cummin, Lyman B. Gilbert, Ira B.\\nHoward, Seth Beach, Mrs. Elizabeth Beach, Mrs. N.\\nDaniels, Mrs. Turza McArthur, Mrs. Emma Howard, Mrs.\\nRoxanna Thompson, Mrs. H. Daniels, Miss Margaret Mc-\\nArthur, Miss Anna M. Ferry, and Miss Frances Ann\\nFerry. Nelson Ferry was chosen clerk. Soon after the\\norganization, Lyman B. Gilbert, Harlow Beach, and Nelson\\nFerry were elected ruling members.\\nThe pastors in succession have been the Revs. William\\nSmith, Swan, Alanson Schofield, E. Gregory, J. W.\\nMcGregor, J. R. Stevenson (who filled two pastorates),\\nJ. W. Phelps, Kellogg, and T. D. Bartholomew, who\\nis the present clergyman in charge. Of the original mem-\\nbership of seventeen, but one Mr. Alexander McArthur\\nsurvives. The present church-roll numbers sixty names\\nupon the list.\\nThe court-house aft orded a convenient place of worship\\nuntil 18G6, when the present substantial brick edifice was\\nerected. Connected with the church is a large and pros-\\nperous Sabbath-school, in which many of the church mem-\\nbers are active workers. The present session embraces\\nthe following gentlemen Elders -Charles Holman, S. D.\\nCooper, R. B. Murray, D. N. Preston, J. R. Curtis.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThe society connected with the Baptist Church of\\nCorunna was organized in 1854, under the aus|)ices of the\\nRev. Joseph Gamble, and with the following constituent\\nmembers William Weeden and wife, Hiram Smith and\\nwife, Jessie L. Smith, Jeannette N. Smith, and Joseph\\nGamble and wife. Of the original members the only sur-\\nvivors are Elder Gamble and Mrs. Hiram Smith. The\\nfirst services were held in the old court-house, which was\\npurchased by the society and fitted for purposes of worship.\\nThe early records of the church have been destroyed by\\nfire, and no minutes of a date prior to 1867 are obtainable.\\nThe pastors in succession since that time have been Rev.\\nB. H. Shepard, 1867 Rev. H. A. Rose, 1868 Rev. B. J.\\nBoynton, 1869; P. D. Clarke (as supply), 1870; Rev.\\nGeorge Wesselius, 1871; Rev. E. R. Clarke, 1873; D.\\nPettit (as supply), 1878 Rev. E. E. Baylis, 1879 Rev.\\nGeorge Atchison, 1880. A new church edifice is now in\\nprocess of erection on the lot at the corner of Eraser and\\nWoodbridge Streets, owned by the society. Connected\\nwith the church is a flourishing Sabbath-school, of which\\nDr. Goodrich is superintendent.\\nROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.\\nA church of the Roman Catholic faith was first organized\\nin 1860 under the pastorate of Father Van Pannel, who\\nremained the resident pastor until 1862. During his min-\\nistry a house of worship was erected, the debt upon which\\nwas speedily liijuidated. He was succeeded by Father\\nBolte, who remained four years, and was followed by\\nFather Behrings in 1867. His ministrations continued\\nbut one year, after which Father Record was delegated to\\nthe church in Corunna. Father Kramer came in 1870,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0196.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "CITY OF CORUNNA.\\n175\\nand renuiiiieJ seven years. The present pastor, who began\\nhis labors in 1870, is Father Wheeler, who resides in\\nOwosso, but holds a semi-niontlily service in Corunna. A\\nSabbath-school is connected with the church, held after\\neach service, at which the children are instructed in the\\ncatechism by the pastor. The present trustees are Jere-\\nmiah Collins, Dennis Corcoran.\\nTHE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.\\nThe organization of the Universalist Society of Corunna\\nwas effected at the court-house, April 9, 18G5 and on the\\n27th of the same month a board of trustees was elected,\\nof which E. F. Wade was chosen moderator and Cortes\\nPond clerk. The Rev. C. W. Knickerbocker was the\\npastor who visited the charge each month, and held .services\\non Wednesday and Thursday evenings. He devoted himself\\nwith much vigor to the erection of a church edifice, which\\nwas completed April, 1872, and formally dedicated soon after.\\nThe succeeding pastor was Kev. Asa Countryman, who was\\ninstalled in 1872, and during the year the church was for-\\nmally organized, with about twenty members. On the 22d\\nof March, 1874, the pastor having tendered his resignation,\\nthe Rev. Amos Crano was called, and conducted services\\nregularly every Sabbath, during which time the society\\ngrew steadily in numbers and influence. The pastor was\\nultimately called to a more extended field of labor, and the\\nchurch is now without a stated supply, though services\\nhave been regularly maintained by the lay members.\\nClergymen of the denomination also occasionally supply\\nthe pulpit, the Rev. J. SI. Getchell and Rev. S. F. Gibb\\nhaving been among the number. The strength of the\\nsociety has been somewhat impaired by the removal of\\nseveral influential members, who, by their means and\\ninfluence, aided greatly in its advancement. The large and\\nburdensome debt, which has been a source of great anxiety\\nto the congregation, was entirely liquidated in December,\\n1879, and an efibrt is about being made to .secure the\\npresence of a settled pastor. A flourishing Sunday-school\\nwas early established, and now has sixty members upon its\\nrolls, J. D. Leland being the superinteirdent. Teachers\\nmeetings are held each Saturday evening.\\nST. PAUL S CHURCH OP CORUNNA (EPISCOPAL).\\nIn the summer of 18G2, 5Irs. E. G. Kimberly, Mrs.\\nSophia Crane, Mrs. R. Piper, Miss Ruth Phelps, and Miss\\nCordelia Haskell met at the residence of Mr. J. H. Has-\\nkell, and formed a Ladies Episcopal Society for the purpose\\nof raising funds to employ a minister, and also to found a\\nchurch in the village. They struggled on with success,\\nslow but sure, until March, 1804, when the services of Rev.\\nThomas B. Dooley, of Owosso, were secured to conduct the\\nservices for one year on the second and fourth Sundays of\\neach month, at the court-house in Corunna. On the 12th\\nday of January, 1805, a meeting of the society was held\\nat the residence of Mrs. Lockwood for the purpose of or-\\nganizing a church. At this time articles of agreement\\nwere drawn proposing and agreeing to organize a church to\\nbe called St. Paul s Church of the village of Corunna.\\nThese articles were signed by H. A. Crane, J. 11. Ha.skcll,\\nEdward Rose, J. N. Lemon, John Ivey, William Ivey,\\nJ. Hedges, A. M. Smith, and John N. Ingersoll, and were\\nrecorded in the clerk s oflBce of Shiawassee County, Jan-\\nuary 13, 1865.\\nAt the same date a call was drawn and signed by H. A.\\nCrane, J. H. Haskell, William Ivey, and John N. Ingersoll\\nfor the holding of the first annual meeting of St. Paul s\\nChurch on Friday, Jan. 27, 1805, to perfect the organiza-\\ntion. At that time a declaration of assent to the articles\\nof agreement was drawn and signed by H. A. Crane, J.\\nH. Haskell, Edward Rose, J. N. Ingersoll, J. N. Lemon,\\nJohn Ivey, William Ivey, J. Hedges, A. M. Smith, J.\\nHulick, L. D. Phelps, and Robert Piper. The church\\nthen elected the following vestrymen J. H. Haskell, H.\\nA. Crane, J. Hulick, J. N. Ingersoll, L. D. Phehs, John\\nIvey, and A. M. Smith, which having been done, St. Paul s\\nChurch of Corunna was then and there declared by Rev.\\nThomas B. Dooley to be duly formed.\\nRev. George 0. Bachman became rector of the church\\nin November, 1800, and under his excellent supervision the\\nsociety prospered greatly. A considerable number con-\\nnected themselves with the society, and in 1807 its mem-\\nbers felt encouraged to undertake the erection of a house of\\nWorship. The Work of excavating was begun June 21,\\n1807. The material was designed to be brick. It was to\\nbe cruciform in shape, dimensions of nave to be twenty-\\nseven and a half by fifty-five feet, the choir and robing-\\nroom to be thirty-eight feet, the building to be surmounted\\nby a tower. The foundation was laid and a large part of\\nthe material on the ground when Rev. Mr. Bachman was\\nremoved by death and the further progress of the work\\nended. Services were, however, continued by Revs. Henry\\nH. Bonuell and Whitney, of Owosso, Bloodgood, of Corunna,\\nand Levi Stiiuson, of Owosso, until the year 1879. Since\\nthat time they have been conducted by George D. W^right.\\nThe society are still sanguine of their success in completing\\na house of worship.\\nA FREE METHODLST CHURCH\\nexists in Corunna, but no facts have been ascertained ou\\nwhich to base a historical sketch of it.\\nTHE CORUNNA CEMETEIIY.\\nThe original plat of the cemetery at Corunna was con-\\nveyed by Joseph Purdy and wife to the board of health of\\nCaledonia by deed, bearing date Nov. 22, 1847. The deed\\nshows substantially that, for the sum of one hundred and\\nfifty dollars, the parties above named bargained and sold to\\nthe parties in trust for the township of Caledonia, forever\\nto be used as a burial-ground, the following described parcel\\nof land situated in said township of Caledonia, being a part\\nof the centre third of the west part of the north part of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 21 of said township, commencing\\nat a point on the east line of said centre one-third of said\\npart of said fractional section where the south line of\\nPine Street in Gary s addition to the village of Corunna\\nextended in a straight line would intersect said point run-\\nning thence west on the south line of said street so ex-\\ntended, four chains thence south parallel with the east line\\nof said lot or centre one-third, five chains thence east\\nparallel with the said street so extended, four chains thence", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0197.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "176\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nnorth on the east line one-thh J five chains to the place of\\nbeginning, containing two acres of land.\\nAn addition was surveyed by Andrew Huggins in Octo-\\nber, 1869, which is sixty-two feet east and west, and two\\nliundred and forty-eight feet north and south, and contains\\nthirty-five one-hundredths of an acre of land.\\nA second addition was purchased of M. C. Bachman,\\nOct. 1, 1878, described as commencing at the northwest\\ncorner of the land used as a cemetery, situated on section\\n21 in the city of Corunna thence running west ninety-\\neight feet; thence south two hundred and sixty-six feet on\\na line parallel with the west line of said cemetery lot;\\nthence east ninety-eight feet to said west line of the ceme-\\ntery lot thence north on said west line of cemetery lot\\ntwo hundred and sixty-six feet to the place of beginning.\\nThe Corunna cemetery is now under the control of the\\nCommon Council of the city, and the lots are disposed of\\nby the clerk of the Council. The spot has picturesque sur-\\nroundings, and is adorned with many attractive memorial\\ntablets, but is still susceptible of much improvement.\\nSECRET ORDERS.\\nCORUNNA LODGE, No. 115, F. AND A. M.\\nThe date of organization of the Corunna Lodge takes\\nprecedence of that of any similar institution in the city,\\nthe charter having been granted Jan. 14, 1851), after which\\nthe following officials were chosen Hugh McCurdy, W. M.\\nJohn M. Fitch, S. W. Eli C. Moore, J. W. Ebenezer\\nF. Wade, Treasurer; Austin A. Belden, Secretary Samuel\\nC. Smith, S. D. George W. Goodell, J. D. Daniel Bash,\\nSpencer B. Raynale, Stewards William Rollo, Tiler.\\nIts regular communications are held at the following\\ndates: January 27th, February 24th, March 23d, April\\n2Uth, May 18th, June 22d, June 24th, July 20ih, August\\n17th, September 14th, October 12th, November 16th, De-\\ncember 14th, December 27lh.\\nIts present officers are A. C. Brown, W. M. J. M.\\nGoodell, S. W. J. E. Keith, J. W. A. T. Nichols, Treas-\\nurer; F. Betts, Secretary; C. M. Peacock, S. D. H. B.\\nlladiey, J. D. W. M. Carleton, Tiler J. Appleton, S. H.\\nMcCurdy, Stewards.\\nCOEUNNA COMMANDERY, No. 21, K. T.\\nA dispen.s.ation was granted April 7, 1868, to Hugh\\nMcCurdy as Commander, C. C. Goodale as Generalissimo,\\nand Daniel Bush as Captain-General; and the Corunna\\nCommandery received its charter June 3d of the same\\nyear. Its charter officers were H. McCurdy, E. C. Seth\\nPettibone, Gen. 0. L. Spaulding, C. G. T. C. Garner,\\nPrelate C. E. Sbattuck, S. W. C. J. Gale, J. W. E.\\nC. Moore, Treasurer S. B. Raynale, Recorder.\\nThe commandery has a membership of forty-five, and is\\nin a prosperous condition. Its present officers are Hugh\\nMcCurdy, K. C. A. T. Nichols, Gen. C. J. Gale, C. G.\\nSeth Pettibone, Prelate Michael Carland, S. W. E. Rose,\\nJ. W. D. T. Kincaid, Treasurer J. D. Leland, Recorder.\\nCORUNNA COUNCIL, No. iS, R. S. M.\\nThe charier of the Corunna Council bears date February\\n19, 1874, its charter members having been Hugh Mc-\\nCurdy, Spencer B. Raynale, Jefferson D. Leland, Joseph\\nN. Lemon, F. P. Howlett, E. Rose, J. Ander.son, L. D.\\nPhelps, W. D. Garrison, A. Garrison, C. J. Gale, and C.\\nD. Smith.\\nIts first officers were Hugh McCurdy, T. I. M. S. B.\\nRaynale, D. M. J. D. Leland, P. C. W. A. T. Nichols,\\nTreasurer J. D. Leland, Recorder. The present officers\\nare Hugh McCurdy, T. I. M. James Anderson, D. M.\\nAlmon C. Brown, P. C. W. Albert T. Nichols, Treasurer\\nJeff. D. Leland, Recorder; Jo.seph N. Lemon, C. of G.\\nHenry W. Parker, C. of C. Willard iM. Carleton, Sentinel.\\nThe meetings of the council are held on the third\\nThursday of each month, in an elegantly appointed hall,\\nowned and fitted by the various lodges of the city.\\nCORUNNA CHAPTER, No. 33, R. A. M.,\\nwas organized Feb. 18, 1864, with the following officers:\\nHugh McCurdy, H. P.; J. S. Hewett, King; G. D.\\nPhelps, Scribe C. S. Converse, R. A. C. J. Irland, P.\\nS. E. F. Wade, 3d V. D. Bush, 2d V. J. M. Thayer,\\nG. M., 1st v., and Treasurer; S. B. Raynale, C. H., Sec-\\nretary.\\nThe present officers are J. D. Leland, M. E. H. P. W.\\nEames, E. K. C. D. Smith, E. S. C. M. Peacock, C. of\\nH. A. C. Brown, P. S. J. A. Keith, R. A. C. A. T.\\nNichols, Treasurer F. Betts, Secretary G. W. Goodell,\\n3d V. A. G. Bruce, 2d V. J. M. Goodell, 1st V. W. M.\\nCarleton, Guard.\\nIts regular convocations are held on the first Thursday of\\neach month.\\nLODGE No. 363, L 0. OF G. T.\\nThe charter under which this lodge was organized was\\ngranted April 18, 1866, the charter members being I.\\nShank, G. C. Holmes, A. J. Eraser, J. M. Goodell, J. W.\\nTurner, A. M. Pond, A. M. Fraser, H. P. Lawrence, S. A.\\nLawrence, R. J. Pond, R. E. Kelsey, M. Ackley, William\\nCochran, Nancy Cochran, Cortes Pond, E. B. Pond, John\\nFarrar, Paul Ilarmou, George Sloan, Julius Piper, James\\nSlater, J. G. Bryan, Henry Spaulding, William Lucas, J.\\nW. Hagerman, A. M. Smith, and G. H. Weeden. The\\nlodge, which is in a flourishing condition, embraces a mem-\\nbership of one hundred, and holds its meetings in the\\nPhoenix Block. Its present officers are Dr. L. M. Good-\\nrich, W. C. Miss Jennie Hathaway, W. V. Rev. Seth\\nReed, Chaplain Lyman Brandt, Lodge Deputy Fred.\\nGoddard, Secretary; Mrs. M. Allen, Treasurer.\\nSHIAWASSEE LODGE, No. 407, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.\\nThis lodge was organized Dec. 9, 1876, with sixteen\\nmembers and the following-named charter officers Peter\\nN. Cook, D. Michael Carland, Vice-D. Almon C. Brown,\\nAsst. D. Lewis H. Wilcox, Reporter; L. D. Phelps,\\nTreasurer A. T. Nichols, Chaplain.\\nIts present officers are J. M. McGrath, D. Michael\\nReidy, ViceD. William H. Cole, Asst. D. L. H. Wil-\\ncox, Reporter; A. C. Brown, Financial Reporter; J. D.\\nLeland, Treasurer; A. T. Nichols, Chaplain.\\nThe convocations of the Sliiawius.see Lodge are held in a\\nhall fitted for their use in the Phcjeuix Block, on the first", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0198.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "ANTRIM TOWNSHIP.\\n177\\nand third Wednesday evenings of each month. The pres-\\nent membership is twenty-six.\\nCORUNNA LODGE, No. 34, A. 0. OF U. W.\\nThe order of United Workmen was first instituted in\\nCorunna in 1878, the lodge having been organized on the\\n19th day of June of that year, with the following charter\\nofficers: Almon C. Brown, M. W. C. T. Armstrong, Re-\\ncorder; Charles Jackson, Financier. Its present officers\\nare George R. Hoyt, M. W. Samuel A. Fish, Recorder\\nS. G. Blake, Financier. The lodge holds its convocations\\non the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in\\nOdd-Fellows Hall, in the Phoenix Block, and has thirty-\\nnine names upon its membership roll.\\nCORUNNA COUNCIL, No. 5, ROYAL TEMPLARS OF TEM-\\nPERANCE.\\nThe Council of Royal Templars of Temperance was or-\\nganized Feb. 21, 1879, its charter officers being George W.\\nMcLain, S. C. R. A. Patton, V. C. A. G. Bruce, P. C.\\nRev. J. W. Campbell, Chaplain W. A. Knight, Secre-\\ntary F. M. Kilburn, Treasurer; C. A. Youngs, Herald;\\nJ. Creque, Guard W. C. Carleton, Sentinel.\\nIts present officers are A. G. Bruce, S. C. W. A. Knight,\\nV. C; G. W. McLain, P. C. Nancy Allen, Chaplain J.\\nShowt, Secretary L. Brandt, Treasurer C. A. Young,\\nHerald Lottie E. Knight, Guard R. E. Kelsey, Sentinel.\\nThe lodge holds its meetings in Pha-nis Hall, and includes\\nthe names of forty-one male and thirty-two female members.\\nCHAPTER XXIX.\\nANTRIM TOWNSHIP.*\\nEarly Settlements and Settlers Roads Post-Offices Resident Tax-\\npayers in 1841 Erection and Organization of Antrim List of\\nTownship OflBcera Schools of Antrim Churches Cemetery War\\nRecord Societies.\\nThe township known in its civil organization as Antrim\\nis designated in the United States survey as town 5 north,\\nof range 3 east, of the principal meridian. The surface,\\nlike that of other townships in the same tier, is compara-\\ntively level, and in many parts wet and swampy. It con-\\ntains, however, several ranges of higher lands, though\\nthese cannot be termed hills. One of these elevations\\nmore distinctly marked than the rest, and yet hardly no-\\nticeable in its altitude above the surrounding country, forms\\na watershed which divides the township into two distinct\\nparts. The eastern part of the township is drained by the\\nbranches of the Shiawassee, and the central and western\\npart by those of the Lookiiig-Glass River. The small\\nbranches of these streams, assisted by artificial moans, ren-\\nder the township comparatively free from waste land. The\\nsoil is good, and the township is noted for the production\\nof wheat.\\n*By U. A. M^AIpiin!\\n23\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS AND SETTLERS.\\nIn the latter part of May, 1836, Allen Beard and Lyman\\nMelvin, two young men from New York, came to Michi-\\ngan. Leaving their families on Lodi Plains, Washtenaw\\nCo., they followed an Indian trail northward, and finally\\nreached the log cabin of Dyer Rathburn, in Burns town-\\nship. Being informed that up to that time no explorers\\nhad entered land or passed from that trail to the westward,\\nthey left the line usually traveled by land-seekers, and\\nmade their way through swamps and over creeks, across\\nwhich they were often compelled to fell trees, and finally\\ncame to a large and comparatively level tract on section 19,\\na place which would usually he described as oak-openings.\\nHere, upon an Indian mound, in the midst of luxuriant\\nvegetation and bright flowers, they sat down to rest and\\nrefresh themselves and it is related that Melvin, who was\\nespecially charmed by the beauty of the surroundings, re-\\nmarked that if he lived in Michigan he wished to live there,\\nand if he died he wished to be buried there, words which\\nwere subsequently often repeated by him. After noting\\nthe description of the land, they returned to Detroit, where,\\non June 1,183G, Allen Beard entered the west half of the\\nsoutheast quarter, and Lyman Melvin entered the west\\nhalf of the same quarter of section 19.\\nOn the 8th of July of the same summer they returned\\nwith three yoke of oxen, a wagon, a small outfit of farming-\\nimplements, and cooking-utensils. They built a small hut\\nof bark peeled from the bodies of black-ash trees. The\\nbark was cut in long lengths, pressed out flat, and then\\nleaned against a pole of a tent. Marsh hay well dried\\nserved a good purpose as bedding. After thus providing\\nfor their immediate wants they began to plow a piece of\\nground for wheat. There being few trees and but little\\nfallen timber in the way, they soon prepared a field of con-\\nsiderable extent, and then returned to Lodi, where they re-\\nmained during harvest. In the fall they came again to\\nAntrim, and subsequently brought their families. While\\nsowing wheat in the same autumn they were one day sur-\\nprised to hear a cow-bell in the timber north of their house.\\nUpon looking for neighbors they found the families of\\nPeter Cook and Alanson Ailing living in a cabin on section\\n17. Both these families had come into the township about\\nthe same time. Mr. Cook located the northwest quarter of\\nsection 17 and the northeast quarter of 18. Mr. Ailing\\nentered the northwest quarter of section IS and the south-\\nwest quarter of section 7. After building a cabin on the\\nland owned by Mr. Cook, he and Mr. Ailing went to Clin-\\nton, Mich., and persuaded Charles Locke to return with\\nthem. Mr. Ailing sold him eighty acres of land, agreeing\\nto take pay in work. It is believed that Mr. Locke s son,\\nborn soon afterwards, was the first white child born in the\\ntownship. Mr. Locke is still living in Perry. Mr. Cook,\\nafter living in Antrim many years, removed to Corunna,\\nwhere he spent the remainder of his life, and where his\\nwidow is still living.\\nFour brothers named Harmon were early settleiv in An-\\ntrim. Almon Harmon came to the township in the fall of\\n1830, with a wife and two children. He located the south-\\nwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, now\\nowned by J. C. Adams. He built a good log house on the", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0199.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "178\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsite now occupied by the house of Mr. Adams, the best in\\nthe township up to that time. Mr. Harmon remained but\\na few years.\\nHorace B. Flint reached the townsliip about the same\\ntime as Ahnon Harmon, and bought forty acres of Mr.\\nAiling on section 7, the same now owned by E. Goodburn.\\nOf the family which he brought, but one is now living.\\nHarvey Harmon came in the winter of 1836-37, and\\nsettled on section 28, having also bought land on section\\n29. He remained but a few years.\\nChauncey Harmon and Daniel Harmon came in 1839.\\nDaniel located the land on which the saw-mill now owned\\nby Isaac Wright stands. On this site he built the first\\nsaw-mill in Antrim, in 1840. In 1848 he sold to\\nThomas Munger, who, after running it but a short time,\\nsold it to Walter and I. S. A. Wright. Chauncey Har-\\nmon bought the land now owned by Chauncey Case, being\\nforty acres on section 29.\\nOn June 2, 183G, Mortimer B. Martin, with a friend\\nnamed Townsend, came to the northeastern corner of the\\ntownship of Antrim. He, too, followed the usual line of\\ntravel, coming first to the house of Dyer llathburn, whence\\nhe went north, striking the Shiawassee in the vicinity of\\nKnaggs trading-post. From this place Mr. Martin went\\nto the hill on which his residence now stands, and although\\nup to that time he had scarcely tliought of farming, he was\\nso delighted with the scene that he at once determined to\\nlocate a tract, which he did on the 6th of July, 1836.\\nMr. Townsend was not so enthusiastio and did not pur-\\nchase. Mr. Martin was the first settler in the northeastern\\nquarter of the township.\\nJohn Ward came to Antrim May 2, 1837, and settled\\non the northeast quarter of section 7, taking up forty acres.\\nHis family consisted of a wife and eight children. Mrs.\\nWard died in December, 183S). Hers is believed to\\nhave been the first death in the township. Lyman Melvin\\ndied in 1850, and was buried in the mound just in the rear\\nof the orchard on his farm, to which we have already\\nalluded. His wife married again and went to California.\\nThe farm is now owned by A. Dippy, also an early settler.\\nAllen Beard lives on the farm he located more than\\nforty-four years ago. His first wife has been dead many\\nyears. Nathaniel Durfee, one of the early settlers of An-\\ntrim, is still living. His settlement is referred to in the\\nbiography which will be seen in another part of this work.\\nThe nearest post-office through which the earliest set-\\ntlers of Antrim received their mail was at Howell, twenty-\\nfive miles distant. When the office wa.s established at\\nShiawasseetown it made it much more convenient, as the\\nsettlers could then get their mail and go to mill* at the\\nsame time. The most embarrassing feature of the case\\nwas the difficulty at times of getting the necessary twenty-\\nfive cents to pay the postage on a letter. The next office\\nwas established at Hartwell.\\nThe first post-office located in Antrim was established in\\n1849, and opened at the house of John Near, who was\\nthe postmaster. When he resigned, Allen Beard was\\nappointed. The name was then changed from Antrim to\\nGlass lliver, and Joseph Blinson succeeded to the office.\\nafter whom the present incumbent, J. C. Adams, was\\nappointed.\\nThe first road opened in Antrim was the north-and-south\\nroad wliicli passes through the western tier of sections. It\\nwas located in the fall of 1839, as was also the road leading\\neast, connecting with a road established the year before in\\nBurns, running to Byron. These roads were the main\\nlines of travel for many years. But when Owosso and Co-\\nrunna grew to be of importance trade and travel gradually\\nshifted to that quarter.\\nThe mill used by the settlers in an early day was situated\\nat Shiawasseetown. The farmers from the southwestern\\npart of Antrim usually went with a yoke of cattle, and if\\nthe roads were favorable, could make the trip in two days.\\nBefore this mill was built they traded in Detroit or Ann\\nArbor.\\nAlthough the lands of the entire township were taken up\\nsoon after the first entry was made (with the exception of a\\nfew tracts at that time considered worthless), tlierc were\\nbut few permanent settlers, and these were in the western\\nand southwestern parts. In these localities were all those\\n(with one exception) to whom wo have referred, who came\\nin in the summer and fall of 1836.\\nFrom the assessment-roll of the township for 1841, given\\nbelow, it will be noticed that tliere was but one taxable in-\\nhabitant east of a line drawn north and south through the\\ncentre of the township. At this time large tracts of land\\nwere held by speculators, and some of it was retained by\\nthem for many years. There is now, however, but little\\nnon-resident land in the township.\\nRESIDENT TAX-PAYERS IN 1841.\\nFollowing is a list of the resident tax-payers in Antrim\\nin 1841, as shown by the assessment-roll of that year,\\nsigned by Harvey Harmon, assessor. All of these, with\\ntwo exceptions, were assessed on personal property\\nNames. Sections.\\nMortimer B. Martin 1, 12\\nAlanson Ailing 7, 18\\nJohn Ward 7\\nWilliam Ward 7\\nCharles Locke 7\\nS.S.Sheldon 4\\nHorace B, Flint 7\\nPeter Cook 18, 17\\nHarvey Harmon 29, 28\\nJoshua S. Saddler 29\\nLyman Melvin 19\\nHiram Van Natter 19\\nGeorge Abbott 20\\nDaniel B. Harmon 21\\nJames Colboru 32\\nSylvester Colborn {2\\nAmos Colborn 32\\nGuy Lyons 30\\nAllen Beard 19, 30\\nCheloy Tupjier 28\\nNicholas Walbarer 25, 2f\\nTotals\\nERECTION AND ORGANIZATION OF ANTRIM.\\nAntrim was taken from the territory of Shiawassee town-\\nship (_of which it had previously been a part) and erected\\na separate civil township by act of the Legislature approved\\nValue of\\nPersonal\\nicres.\\nReal Property.\\nProperty\\n610\\n$2,560.00\\n$90.75\\n200\\n696.50\\n62.00\\nSO\\n280.00\\n40.00\\n160\\n660.00\\n40.00\\nSO\\n280.00\\n40.00\\n160\\n560.00\\n106.00\\n40\\n160,00\\n68.00\\n320\\n1,120.00\\n52.00\\n120\\n420.00\\n67.00\\n40\\n140.00\\n10.00\\n80\\n400.00\\n92.00\\n80\\n280.00\\n160\\n500.00\\n65.00\\n200\\n800.00\\n104.00\\n40\\n140.00\\n40\\n110.00\\n30.00\\nSO\\n280.00\\n40.00\\n120\\n300.00\\n40.00\\n16(1\\n800.00\\n104.00\\n80\\n280.00\\n57.00\\n80\\n240.00\\n56.00\\n$11,056.50\\n$1163.75", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0200.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "X\\n2\\nI", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0201.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0202.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "ANTRIM TOWNSHIP.\\n179\\nMarch 6, 1838. The act provided that the first township\\nelection should be held at the house of Almon S. Harmon,\\nand in pursuance of this provision it was held at the place\\ndesignated on the 2d of April, 1838. Noyes P. Chapman\\nwas chosen moderator, Aluioa S. Harmon clerk, and Alan-\\nson Ailing and Charles Locke assistant judges of election.\\nAs is usually the case at the first election in a township,\\nthe number present was so limited that nearly every voter\\nreceived one or more offices. The number in this case was\\ntwelve, their names being as follows Almon S. Harmon,\\nNoyes P. Chapman, Alanson Ailing, Charles Locke, John\\nWard, Philander T. Main, Horace B. Flint, Allen Beard,\\nLyman Melvin. Hiram Van Natter, Harvey Harmon, and\\nPeter Cook.\\nA township-meeting was held at the house of Lyman\\nMelvin on the 8th of June of the same year, at which\\nmeeting another full list of officers were elected, none of\\nthose elected at the first election having qualified. We\\ntherefore give the results in the following list, the names of\\nthe oflScers chosen at the election of June 8th as the actual\\ntownship officers for 1838. The list here given includes\\nthe names of the principal officers of Antrim township\\nfrom 1837 to 1880 inclusive, viz.\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Thomas B. Flint; Clerk, Charles\\nLocke Assessors, John Ward, Allen Beard,\\nHenry Harmon Highway Commissioners,\\nHorace B. Flint, Lyman Melvin, Henry Har-\\nmon Collector, Lyman Melvin Constables,\\nCharles Locke, Lyman Melvin, Hiram Van\\nNatter; Overseers of the Poor, Peter Cook,\\nChauncey Harmon.\\n1839. Supervisor, Ichabond Kueeland Town Clerk,\\nCharles Locke Treasurer, Harvey Harmon\\nJustices, John Ward, John Culver Highway\\nCommissioners, Isaac Colboru, Simon S. Shel-\\ndon, David B. Harmon Assessors, Hiram Van\\nNatter, John Ward School Inspectors, Allen\\nBeard, Chauncey Harmon Directors of the\\nPoor, Peter Cook, Hiram Van Natter Con-\\nstables, Nicholas Walbarer, Amos Colborn.\\n1840. Supervisor, Harvey Harmon Clerk, Charles\\nLocke Assessors, D. B. Harmon, Allen Beard\\nSchool Inspectors, John C. Culver, Charles\\nLocke Commissioners of Highways, John\\nWard, Alanson Ailing, D. B. Harmon Treas-\\nurer, Lyman Melvin Collector, Chauncey Har-\\nmon Constables, Lyman Melvin, Lewis Ward,\\nChauncey Harmon, G. Merrill Justice, M. B.\\nMartin.\\n1841. Supervisor, Harvey Harmon; Clerk, Peter Cook;\\nTreasurer, Horace B. Flint Commissioners of\\nHighways, Hiram Van Natter, Mortimer B.\\nMartin, Amos Colborn Justices, Horace B.\\nFlint, M. B. Martin Constables, Guy Lyons,\\nIsaac Colborn, Lyman Melvin, Hiram Van\\nNatter.\\n1842. Supervisor, Mortimer B. Martin Clerk, Charles\\nLocke Treasurer, Nathaniel Durfee Justices,\\nMortimer B. Martin, Henry Hill Commis-\\nsioners of Highways, Guy Lyons, Samuel Bal-\\ncom, Simon S. Sheldon Constables, Guy Lyons,\\nDon C. Griswold, Stafl ord Hill.\\n1843. Supervisor, Mortimer B. Martin Clerk, Peter\\nCook Trea.surer, Lyman Melvin Commis-\\nsioners of Highways, Peter Cook, Samuel Bal-\\ncom, Charles Locke Justice, Nathaniel Durfee\\nConstables, D. B. Harmon, Samuel Balcom,\\nHiram Van Natter, Guy Lyons.\\n1844. Supervisor, Mortimer B. Martin Clerk, John\\nHill Treasurer, Guy Lyons Justice, Lyman\\nMelvin Highway Commissioners, D. B. Har-\\nmon, Samuel Balcom, John Dippy Constables,\\nAlanson Ailing, James Colborn, Hiram Van\\nNatter.\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Timothy M. Fuller; Clerk, John Hill;\\nTreasurer, Samuel Balcom Justice, Peter Cook\\nHighway Commissioners, John Dippy, Alanson\\nAiling, Nicholas Walbarer Constables, Jabez\\nCook, Martin H. Smith, Timothy R. Bennett,\\nD. D. Sias.\\n184G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, T. M. Puller; Clerk, John Hill;\\nTreasurer, Samuel Balcom Justices, H. B.\\nFlint, James Beal Commissioners of High-\\nways, John Dippy, T. R. Bennett, M. H. Smith\\nConstables, Sylvanus Sias, S. V. Sherlock.\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. B. Flint; Clerk, John Hill Treas-\\nurer, Samuel Balcom Justice, Ichabod W.\\nMunger; Commissioners of Highways, George\\nW. Lamb, Guy Lyons, Hiram 6. Heminway\\nConstables, A. M. Grosvenor, George S. Lamb,\\nSylvanus Sias.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, E. Gould; Clerk, Timothy M. Fuller;\\nTreasurer, John Near Justices, Peter Cook,\\nWilliam H. Eddy Highway Commissioner,\\nHarvey G. Thomas Constables, William H.\\nBlake, Ely Stone, George S. Lamb.\\n1849. Supervisor, Mortimer B. Martin Clerk, John W.\\nWright Treasurer, John Near Justice, E.\\nGould Commissioners of Highways, Stephen\\nV. Sherlock, Timothy R. Bennett Constables,\\nAugustus M. Grosvenor, T. Monger, William\\nRust.\\n1850. Supervisor, Peter Cook Clerk, Timothy M. Ful-\\nler Treasurer, John Near Justices, Stephen\\nV. Sherlock, Evan Roberts Commissioner of\\nHighways, John Ward Constables, Thomas\\nCarlton, Francis McCormick, Otis B. Puller.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, I. S. A. Wright Clerk, T. M. Fuller;\\nTreasurer, John Near Justice, Horace Flint\\nHighway Commissioner, Peter Cook Constables,\\nAndrew Shields, Benjamin Eddy, H. F. Sher-\\nlock, Ely Stone.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, M. Martin Clerk, I. S. A. Wright\\nTreasurer, H. B. Flint; Justices, D. Summers,\\nA. Rust Highway Commissioners, T. R. Ben-\\nnett, R. Carr Constables, Calvin Flint, William\\nBlake.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, L. M. Martin Clerk, I. S. A. Wright\\nTreasurer, H. B. Flint Justices, Asahel Rust,\\nD. Summers; Highway Commissioners, T. R.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0203.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "180\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBennett, Robert Carr; Constables, William\\nBlake, Calvin Flint, B. Colborn, John Dippy.\\n1854. Supervisor, M. B. Martin Clerk, Timothy M.\\nFuller Treasurer, John Near Justices, Eman-\\nuel M. Young, Stephen V. Sherlock Highway\\nCommissioners, David Waters, Robert Carr\\nConstables, John Near, William B. Wells, Solo-\\nmon H. Hoard.\\n1855. Supervisor, Mortimer B. Martin Clerk, T. M.\\nFuller Treasurer, John Near Justice, I. S.\\nA. Wright; Commissioners of Highways, Wil-\\nliam B. Wills, Warren C. Harris Constables,\\nJohn Near, Guy Lyons, Alanson Ailing, Wil-\\nliam B. Welch.\\n1856. Supervisor, M. B. Martin; Clerk, Timothy M.\\nFuller; Trei-suror, John Near; Justices, Calvin\\nHoward, Allen Beard Commissioner of High-\\nways, Solomon H. Hoard; Constables, William\\nH. Blake, Stephen V. Sherlock, Worthington\\nHoward, John Walters.\\n1857. Supervisor, M. B. Martin; Clerk, Timothy M.\\nFuller Treasurer, John Near Justice, Liberty\\nLyman Highway Commissioner, Ransom More-\\nhouse Constables, James T. Morgan, Byron\\nBeard, William Ailing.\\n1858. Supervisor, M. B. Martin Clerk, Timothy M.\\nFuller Treasurer, John Near Justices, Evan\\nRoberts, James E. Carr Highway Commis-\\nsioner, John Ward Constables, John Moody,\\nCharles Tilson, Byrou Beard, Samuel W. Carr.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lafoyette Arnold Clerk, T. M. Ful-\\nler Treasurer, John Near Justices, Peter\\nCook, Guy Lyons; Commissioners, Anson Red-\\nsou, James Case; Constables, Johu Moody,\\nSamuel W. Carr, David Waters, John Dippy.\\n1860. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold; Clerk, W. H. Eddy;\\nTreasurer, William F. Miller; Justices, Walter\\nWright, David Parker Commissioners of High-\\nways, Elias Haggerty, Byron Beard Constables,\\nGilbert Hemingway, James Peck, A. H. Fuller,\\nByron Beard.\\n1861. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold; Clerk, Worthington\\nHoward Treasurer, William F. Miller Justice,\\nGuy Lyons Commissioner of Highways, James\\nCase Constables, James W. Fuller, James H.\\nHood, William W. Morgan, Gilbert Heming-\\nway.\\n1862. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold; Clerk, Calvin How-\\nard; Treasurer, William F. Miller; Justice,\\nHorace Simpson Commissioners of Highways,\\nE. Burlingame, J. H. Hood Constables,\\nGeorge Dippy, J. H. Hood, P. M. Shelp,\\nJames Fuller.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lafiiyette Arnold; Clerk, William H.\\nEddy; Treasurer, William F. Miller; Justices,\\nDavid Parker, Jesse J. Bennett Highway Com-\\nmissioner, Jacob T. Miller Constables, J. C.\\nAdams, P. M. Cook, C. M. Fuller, George\\nBliss.\\n1864. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold Clerk, T. F. Burt-\\nnett Trea.surer, William F. Miller; Justice,\\nWalter Wright Commissioners of Highways,\\nJ. T. Morgan, J. C. Adams; Constables, J. C.\\nAdams, Stewart Krisler, A. M. Lyons, P. M.\\nShelp.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, P. Parker; Clerk, T. F. Burtnett;\\nTreasurer, William F. Miller; Justice, Guy\\nLyons Commissioner of Highways, Jacob\\nHeath Constable, J. C. Adams.\\n1866. Supervisor, David Parker; Clerk, Thomas F. Burt-\\nnett; Treasurer, William F. Miller; Justice,\\nRansom Morehouse; Commissioner of High-\\nways, Calvin Howard Constables, John Dippy,\\nGeorge A. Parker, A. R. Carr, W. S. Scribner\\nSchool Inspector, W. H. Adams.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Lafeyette Arnold; Clerk, T. F. Burt-\\nnett Treasurer, William F. Miller School In-\\nspector, William H. Fleming; Ju.stices, Alfred\\nP. Sutterby, Evan Roberts Commissioners of\\nHighways, Byron Beard, Andrew Love; Con-\\nstables, John Dippy, M. Lyons, William Saul,\\nJr., Austin Trowbridge.\\n1868. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold Clerk, Joseph Blin-\\nston Treasurer, John Williamson Justices,\\nAllen Beard, W. Wright, P. N. Cook School\\nInspector, John B. Howe; Commissioner of\\nHighways, Thomas Gallagher; Constables, Sam-\\nuel Morey, Morton Bennett, Lewis Decker,\\nDavid L. Ed.sall.\\n1869. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold Clerk, Joseph Blin-\\nstoii Treasurer, James T. Morgau Justices,\\nMortimer B. Martin, John B. Howe School\\nInspector, Lewis Decker Commissioner of High-\\nways, Lewis M. Baldwin Constables, Stephen\\nWard, Delos Williamson, George Bliss, Parley\\nM. Shelp.\\n1870. Supervisor, Lafayette Arnold Clerk, Thomas\\nBurtnett Treasurer, James T. IMorgan Jus-\\ntices, John Dippy, Chauncey Case; School In-\\nspector, Alpha A. Carr; Commissioner of High-\\nways, George G. Harris Constables, Parley M.\\nShelp, Lucius Slocum, Jlilo Hovey, Edgar Dur-\\nfee.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, P. H. Gallagher; Clerk, T. F. Burt-\\nnett Treasurer, J. T. Morgan Justices, A. P.\\nSutterby, Andrew J. Rounds, John B. Howe\\nSchool Inspectors, T. N. Blinston, W. S. Hunt-\\nington Commissioner of Highways, Thomas\\nGallagher; Constables, Hiram Skinner, P. M.\\nShelp, George Bliss, Morton Bennett.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Q. A. Cook Clerk, T. F. Burt-\\nnett Treasurer, James T. Morgan Justice,\\nS. H. Hoard Commissioner of Highways,\\nIsaac Shotwell School Inspector, Eben Bliss\\nConstables, Alpha A. Carr, Voluey Allen, Whit-\\nney S. Jacobs, Lafiiyette McDivit Drain Com-\\nmissioner, George Graham.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Q. A. Cook Clerk, Thomas F.\\nBurtnett; Treasurer, W. H. Adams; Justices,\\nThomas A. Lawrie, Evan Roberts; Commissioner", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0204.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "ft\\nt\\n1.\\niy\u00c2\u00ab^:.5^\\npi^#", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0205.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0206.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "ANTKIM TOWNSHIP.\\n181\\nof Highways, Frank McDivit Drain Commis-\\nsioner, George Graham School Inspectors, J. C.\\nAdams, J. E. Wright Constables, Joseph Ag-\\nnew, Volney Ailing, Corydon M. Miller, L. C.\\nDorn.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. Q. A. Cook Clerk, T. F. Burtnett\\nTreasurer, W. H. Adams Justice, J. C. Adams;\\nCommissioners of Highways, William Buff,\\nJacob T. Miller Drain Commissioner, William\\nF. Miller Constables, Volney Ailing, Jerome\\nB. Trim, Jonathan Wood. Jo.seph Agnew.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. Q. A. Cook; Clerk, T. F. Burtnett;\\nTreasurer, W. H. Adams Justices, Walter\\nWriglit, Moses W. Fuller; Commissioner of\\nHighways, I. Shotwell Superintendent of\\nSchools, J. E. Wright School Inspector, J. T.\\nMorgan Drain Commi.\u00c2\u00absioner, J. C. Adams\\nConstables, Andrew Love, Richard Harding,\\nJohn Dippy, Stephen D. Tasket.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. Q. A. Cook; Clerk, T. F. Burtnett;\\nTreasurer, W. H. Adams Justice, Evan Rob-\\nerts; Commissioner of Highways, Mills L.\\nParker Superintendent of Schools, J. E.\\nWright; Drain Commissioner, John C. Adams;\\nSchool Inspector, James T. Morgan Constables,\\nJoseph Agnew, Heman Hagerty, E. 0. Brown,\\nJohn Dippy.\\n1877. Supervisor, James L. Jared Clerk, T. F. Burt-\\nnett Treasurer, W. H. Adams; Justice, Thos.\\nA. Lawrie Superintendent of Schools, J. E.\\nWright School In.spector, J. T. Morgan Com-\\nmissioner of Highways, Wells B. Fox Consta-\\nbles, Lafayette McDivit, Volney Ailing, Willis\\nEllsworth, Stephen D. Tasket.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. Q. A. Cook Clerk, T. F. Burtnett\\nTreasurer, W. H. Adams Justice, Austin\\nTrowbridge Superintendent of Schools, Moses\\nW. Fuller Commissioner of Highways, J. T.\\nMorgan School Inspector, Alonzo Dippy\\nDrain Commissioner, Lewis J. Grant Consta-\\nbles, Albert B. Miller, Volney Ailing, Wilder\\nMain, Lafayette McDivit.\\n1879. Supervisor, Isaac Shotwell Clerk, John C. Adams;\\nTreasurer, W. H. Adams; Justices, Walter\\nWright, Volney Ailing Superintendent of\\nSchools, J. E. Wright; School Inspector, Ro-\\nmanzo T. Stone Highway Commissioner, James\\nJ. Atherton Drain Commissioner, Alonzo Dip-\\npy; Constables, Albert B. Miller, Smith D.\\nMorgan, Francis Wright, Henry Ailing.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Isaac Shotwell; Clerk, J. C. Adams;\\nTreasurer, Walter Wright Justices, William S.\\nHuntington; Commissioner of Highways, George\\nW. Harris Drain Commissioner, Alonzo Dippy\\nSuperintendent of Schools, J. K. Wright School\\nInspector, Albert B. Miller Constables, Smith\\nD. Morgan, Stephen D. Tasket, Henry Ailing,\\nCalvin M. Fuller.\\nSCHOOLS OF ANTRIM.\\nOn the 14th of November, 1837, when town 5 north,\\nrange 3 east, now Antrim, was yet attached to Shiawassee\\ntownship, the school inspectors of that town met and divided\\nit into school districts.\\nSections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, to form district\\nNo. 1.\\nSections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, to form dis-\\ntrict No. 2.\\nSections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, IS, to form district No. 3.\\nSections 19, 20, 21, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, to form district\\nNo. 4.\\nBut it appears that the school districts were not organ-\\nized until the fall of 1839, as will be shown hereafter.\\nThe history of the schools of Antrim commences prop-\\nerly in the late fall of 1838. In the latter part of the\\nsummer of that year, John Stiles, a young man from New\\nJersey, came to Antrim to visit his uncle, John Wai d, who,\\nas has been said, reached the township the year previous.\\nThe young man having signiBed his willingness to remain,\\nan informal meeting was called, and it was determined to\\nemploy him to teach a three months school in the log cabin\\nbuilt by Horace B. Flint, Mr. Flint, in the mean time, hav-\\ning built another log house, and a rather commodious one\\nfor those days.\\nThe attendance in this school, though somewhat irregular,\\nowing to the great distance many had to come, was from ten\\nto twelve. Among the number were Levi and Lyman Kel-\\nlogg, from Bennington. Mr. Stiles received thirty-six dol-\\nlars for his three months services.\\nThe first meeting of the school-board of Antrim took\\nplace on the 6th day of April, 1839, at which time John\\nCulver was chosen moderator and Thomas Locke clerk.\\nOn the 19th of the same month the board again met and\\ndivided the township into four equal school districts. The\\nnortheast quarter of the township was set oif as district No.\\n1, the northwest quarter as No. 2, the southwest quarter as\\nNo. 3, and the southeast quarter as No. 4.\\nA notice of a school-meeting in district No. 2 was given,\\nand the meeting was held on the evening of the 29th of\\nApril, 1839. This was probably the first regularly organ-\\nized school-meeting held in the township. Horace B. Flint\\nwas chosen moderator, John Ward director, Charles Locke\\nassessor. It was decided by vote to select a site and raise\\ntwo hundred dollars for a school building. The site deter-\\nmined upon was in the northeast corner of the northwest\\nquarter of section 18, being the same site now occupied by\\nthe school-house in district No. 3.\\nOn May 29, 1839, Alanson Ailing, in consideration of\\ntwenty-five cents, duly paid, leased one-half an acre of the\\nabove-described land to the district. A log school-house was\\nsoon after erected, and Miss Polly A. Harmon was employed\\nas teacher at one dollar per week. Intellect seems to have\\nbeen at a discount and muscle at a premium in those days.\\nThe next school was taught by Miss Lucretia Purdy. In\\na few years the school-house was moved one-half mile\\nsouth. It was subsequently destroyed by fire, since which\\ntime two school-houses have been built on the old site se-\\nlected at the fir.st school-meeting in the district.\\nThe next school district organized was in the Durfee", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0207.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "182\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nneighborhood, or in what was originally district No. 4.\\nBut the division of the township into four districts was\\nnot of long duration. The boundary-linos of school dis-\\ntricts, always more or less unstable, have been especially so\\nin Antrim, and to trace out the various changes would fill\\na volume.\\nSchool district No. 1 was formed with nearly its present\\nboundaries in 1 848. The first meeting was called at the\\nhouse of Stephen Sherlock. That gentleman, John Near,\\nand W. H. Eddy were chosen officers for the district. Mr.\\nEddy took the contract for building the school-house, which\\nwas completed in the spring of 1849. It stood where the\\nMethodist church now stands. In the spring of 1850 it\\nwas removed to a different site by the combined power of\\neighteen yokes of oxen. It was used a number of years,\\nbut finally took fire and was destroyed. The one now in\\nuse was built on the same site in 1861. It cost four hun-\\ndred and fifty dollars. W. H. Eddy taught the first school\\nin the old building. Philander Muuger was the first teacher\\nin the new house.\\nOn the 3d day of September, 1 853, the school inspectors\\nformed district No. 2. The warrant calling the first school-\\nmeeting was directed to G. R. Bennett, notifying him to\\ncall a meeting of the electors of iiis district at his house on\\nthe 26th day of September, 1853. At this meeting T. R.\\nBennett was chosen moderator, J. A. Guthrie director, and\\nDaniel Waite assessor. It was then resolved to build a log\\nschool-house in time to have a three months term of school\\nthat winter. The building was erected at a cost of seventy-\\nfive dollars. In 1863 the log school-house was burned, and\\nanother was built on the same site at a cost of six hundred\\ndollars, which was used until 1880. The one now building\\nwill cost one thousand dollars. Ruth R. Converse taught\\nthe first school in the district, and received thirteen dollars\\nfor the thirteen weeks term. The attendance was eight.\\nSchool district No. 3 has already been noticed it is the\\noldest district in the township, and was formerly No. 2.\\nCHURCHES.\\nTHE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ANTRIM\\nwas organized while David Burns was presiding elder of\\nthis circuit, about the year 1850. David Thomas was the\\nminister in charge. Mr. and Mrs. David D. Adams, Mr.\\nand Mrs. Calvin Howard, and Walter Wright formed the\\nclass, and David D. Adams was chosen leader. The meet-\\nings of the society were held in the school-house, which\\nstood on the site now occupied by their church building.\\nOn Nov. 14, 1874, at a meeting of the Quarterly Con-\\nference, held at the school-house in district No. 1, W. E.\\nBiglow being the presiding elder and George Stowe\\npreacher in charge, it was resolved to appoint a board of\\ntrustees. The persons appointed were as follows Walter\\nWright, D. D. Adams, J. T. Miller, Andrew Love, I. S.\\nA. Wright, J. C. Adams, Calvin Howard, W. H. Adams,\\nJames T. Morgan. On November 17th the same year, at\\na meeting of the trustees, George Stowe was elected chair-\\nman of the board, J. C. Adams secretary, and Andrew\\nLove treasurer. The board resolved to take active meas-\\nures to build a church. It was decided that the edifice\\nshould be thirty-six by fifty-four feet, with a vestibule, a\\nbelfry twelve feet square, and a spire eighty-five feet in\\nheight. The site was also selected. The programme made\\nout in this meeting was carried out in every particular.\\nThe site determined upon was the northeast corner of the\\nwest half of the southwest quarter of section 21. At the\\nnext meeting a building committee was appointed as fol-\\nlows AV alter Wright, Andrew Love, and James Morgan.\\nThe church was constructed as specified above, and when\\ncompleted cost two thousand seven hundred dollars. It is\\nworthy of remark that the members of the board of trustees\\npaid seventeen hundred dollars of that .sum. The church\\nwas dedicated while George Stowe was pastor, Feb. 20,\\n1876, by Rev. G. B. Joslyn. The membership at the\\npresent time is fifty-six.\\nCEMETERY.\\nThe cemetery near the centre of section 19 was pur-\\nchased of Allen Beard in the summer of 1842. On the\\n4th of June of that year the town board authorized Hor-\\nace B. Flint to purchase a half-acre and pay fifteen dollars\\nfor the same, which was done soon after. The first inter-\\nment within it was that of a Mr. Lake, who was killed\\nwhile helping to raise a building for Lewis Ward, in Perry.\\nThere was at that time no cemetery in the township of\\nPerry.\\nWAR RECORD.\\nAntrim sent six men to the Mexican war, of whom but\\ntwo returned. For the war of the Rebellion this township\\nfurnished, ;is near as can be ascertained, one hundred and\\ntwenty-five soldiers. Many of these were credited to the\\nState at large or to other townships. Their record, there-\\nfore, cannot be fully given. Their names are found on the\\nrolls of a majority of the regiments from the State. Some\\nwere killed in battle, some were wounded; many died of\\ndisease and the hardships incident to soldiers life, and some\\ndied miserably in rebel prisons. Among those who were\\nkilled in battle were Charles F. Beard, John L. Dippy,\\nJacob N. Decker, William Shaw, and Ailing Herrington.\\nThe first one wounded from the township was J. C. Adams,\\nwho received a shot in the face, by which he lost an eye,\\nthe hearing of one ear, and was otherwise badly mutilated.\\nLeander Brown also lost an eye, and his brother Willis lost\\nan arm. There were many others wounded less severely.\\nSOCIETIES.\\nGLASS RIVER LODGE, No. 223, L 0. 0. F.,\\nwas instituted by P. G. M. B. W. Dennis, April 9, 1874,\\nwith the following charter members: Amos Colborn, T. A.\\nLawrie, James V. Avery, James E. Wright, George\\nGraham, John Dippy, James F. Colborn, James T. Mor-\\ngan, P. P. Booth, V. C. Bawlie.\\nThe officers elected at the first meeting were T. A. Law-\\nrie, N. G. John Dippy, V. G. J. E. Wright, R. S.\\nJames F. Colborn, P. S. Amos Colborn, Treasurer;\\nJames V. Avery, W.\\nAfter organizing, the lodge proceeded to initiate sixteen\\nnew members, whose names were added to the roll, as fol-\\nlows: J. Blinston, Walter M. Wright, Alonzo Dippy, George\\nBliss, J. C. Adams, P. P. Chambers, Andrew Love, Jona-\\nthan Wood, I. S. A. Wright, Chauncey Case, J. A. Fish,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0208.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0209.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "Resid\u00c2\u00a3nc\u00c2\u00a3 OF NATHANIEL DURFEE, Antrim Tp. Shiawassee Co. Mich,", "height": "3303", "width": "2315", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0210.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "ANTRIM TOWNSHIP.\\n183\\nL. M. Baldwin, T. Jarad, Charles Avery, S. D. Tasket,\\nWilliam Gallup.\\nIn the month of March next preceding the organization\\nof this lodge the persons who afterwards became its charter\\nmembers met and resolved to build a hall in anticipation of\\nthe organization. Under this resolution a building was\\nerected at a cost of five hundred dollars. The lower part\\nof the building is finished as a store-room, but at present is\\nnot occupied as such. The upper story is fitted up in neat\\nstyle for the use of the lodge, which holds its meetings in it.\\nThe present membership of the Glass River Lodge is fifty-\\nseven.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMR. JOHN C. ADAMS.\\nMRS. JOHN C. ADAMS.\\nJOHN C. ADAMS.\\nThe parents of the subject of this sketch were natives\\nof the State of New York, where also ho was born, in\\nCanadice, Ontario Co., Sept. 13, 1837. His father, David\\nD. Adams, was born in Johnstown, Montgomery Co., Aug.\\n23, 1806. His mother, Angeline (Howard) Adams, was\\nborn in Livonia, Livingston Co., March 24, 1814.\\nThey were married Dec. 11, 18.33. David D. Adams\\nfollowed the trade of a stone-mason. He had visited\\nMichigan in 1842, and purchased the land upon which he\\nhas lived since making this State his home. A log house\\nwas completed in due time, and he, with bis family, moved\\ninto it Jan. 28, 1848. The death of his wife, the mother\\nof John C. Adams, occurred Oct. 21, 1856.\\nJohn C. remained at home, working for his father until\\nhis twenty-first year, when he contracted to work for him\\nby the year for a term of two years, at ten dollars per\\nmonth. He then attended school nine mouths at Lodi\\nAcademy. On Aug. 9, 1861, he enlisted in Company H,\\nFifth Michigan Infantry, and was discharged July 22,\\n1862, having received a severe gun-shot wound.on the Sth\\nof May, 18G2, at the battle of Williamsburg, Va., to which\\nreference is made in the township history of Antrim. After\\nreturning home and recovering somewhat from his injury,\\nhe worked the old fai-m for a share of the products. On\\nthe 28th of March, 1865, he married Miss Anna M.\\nHutchinson, the daughter of George Hutchinson, of Cuy-\\nahoga Co., Ohio. She died Feb. 4, 1866. On the 22d\\nof December, 1870, he married Mrs. Mary Krupp) Dodge,\\nwidow of Henry F. Dodge, who had died May 28, 1867.\\nMrs. Adams was born in Niagara Co., N. Y., March 12,\\n1837.\\nMr. Adams is a Republican in politics. He has been\\ntownship clerk for several successive terms, and has also\\nbeen elected to niiimr offices from time to time, all of which\\nhe has filled with ability and credit to himself and to the\\ntownship of Antrim.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0211.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "184\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMil. I. S. A. WKIliHT.\\n.MRS. I. S. A. WRIGHT.\\nI. S. A. WRIGHT.\\nI. S. A. Wright claims for his birthplace one of the\\nmost romantic counties of the Empire State, Greene\\nCounty, one-half of the territory of which is a plain,\\nnearly level with the sea, and the other half mountains,\\nrising up from the lower section of the county like a wall,\\nwith their summits among the clouds. Here Mr. Wright\\nwas born, April 18, 1822, and was the fifth in a family of\\ntwelve children. His parents were both natives of Con-\\nnecticut. He remained with them, working at the cooper\\ntrade after he had attained sufficient age, until about the\\ntime of his marriage, which occurred on the 10th of Oc-\\ntober, 1848, marrying Miss Betsey Bliss, also a native of\\nNew York, where she was born March 19, 1828. Her\\nfather was one of Michigan s early settlers. Mr. and Mrs.\\nWright were the parents of eight children, viz. James E.,\\nborn Aug. 9, 1850 Mary E., born June 2(5, 1852 Cyn-\\nthia K., born April 24, 1854, died June 24th of the same\\nyear; Francis, born Feb. 14, 1856; Wilbur C., born Jan.\\n23, 1859 John S., born May 24, 1861 Hattie, born\\nOct. 9, 1863 and Clark B., born Jan. 4, 1866, died Nov.\\nG, 1866. These children were nearly all natives of this\\ntownship, as Mr. Wright moved here, with his wife, in\\n1852, purchasing from his brother a one-half interest in\\nhis milling property, which he still retains. Mrs. Wright\\ndied on the 12th of January, 1866, and on the 16th of\\nJune, 1869, Mr. Wright married Miss Josephine Blinshaw,\\na native of Erie Co., N. Y., born Sept. 25, 1848. To this\\nmarriage there have been given three children, Maggie,\\nborn July 21, 1871 Gracie, born Dec. 25, 1878; and one\\nbetween these whose name we have been unable to obtain.\\nMr. Wright, besides his milling, has large landed inter-\\nests in Antrim, owning a farm of one hundred and ninety\\nacres. Politically he is a Republican, and has frequently\\nbeen called upon to fill some of the various township offices.\\nWALTER WRIGHT.\\nWalter Wright was born in Greene Co., N. Y., Sept. 4,\\n1824, and was the sixth in a family of twelve children.\\nHis father, James Wright, was born in Dutchess Co., N.\\nY., Oct. 22, 1787 died September, 1871. His mother,\\nCynthia (Clark) Wright, was born in Connecticut, May 12,\\n1794; died September, 1851. The family moved to On-\\nondaga County when Walter was but one year old. Pre-\\nvious to their coming to Livingston Co., Mich., in 1836,\\nWalter worked at farming and at the cooper trade. After\\ncontinuing at this trade two years he bought a piece of\\nland in Livingston County, which he held one year, and\\nthen came to Antrim with his brother and bought the mill\\nproperty. They carried on the lumber business in An-\\ntrim until 1856. About 1851 Walter went to California,\\nwhere he remained four years. During this time he en-\\ngaged in minin.;, with the exception of eighteen months,\\nwhen he carried on the lumber business extensively. This\\nproved financially very successful, but through misplaced\\nconfidence he lost all, having scarcely enough left to pay the\\nexpense of returning to Antrim in 1855. Upon reaching\\nhome the interests in the milling property were divided,\\nWalter taking one hundred and forty acres of land and his\\nbrother retaining the mill and power. In July, 1858, he\\nwas united in marriage to Miss Hannah E. Miller, who\\nwas born in Oakland County, April 17, 1835. Her father\\ncame to this county in 1856. The children of Mr. and", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0212.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "o\\no\\n1\\nCo\\n1\\nCo\\nCo\\nCi", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0213.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0214.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0215.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3313", "width": "2289", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0216.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "ANTRIM TOWNSHIP.\\n185\\nMrs. Walter Wright are five in number, viz. Alice and\\nElla, born Oct. 1(!, 185!); M^-ron, born July 21, 18li7\\nJohn L., bora May 11, 1870 Millie, born July 14, 1878.\\nElla lived but five months. Mr. and Mrs. Wrij;lit are\\nmembers of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Antrim,\\nand are among its most influential and respected members.\\nCALVIN M. FULLER.\\nTimothy JI. Fuller, the father of Calvin M. Fuller, was\\nborn in Genesee Co., N. Y.. Dec. 17, 1797, and his mother,\\nAlvira (Blake) Fuller, was born in Vermont in 18U9. The\\nfamily came to Oakland Co., Mich., in 18;-i6, and lived\\nthere until 1842, when they came to Antrim township and\\nbought an unimproved farm on section 23. Mrs. Alvira\\nFuller died March 22, 1867, and her husband, Timolhy\\nM. Fuller, died June 18, 1870. Mr. Fuller was a Repub-\\nlican in politics, and universally esteemed as a neighbor\\nand a citizen.\\nHe was an efficient clerk of the township, having been\\nelected to fill that position nine years, as is shown by the\\nrecords of the township. His sou, Calvin M. Fuller, from\\nwhom we obtained the dates above given and who has\\ncaused the insertion of this brief mention of his parents,\\nwas born in Oakland Co., Mieh., April 28, 1840. He was\\nthe fourth in a family of six children.\\nOn the 27th of May, 1863, he married Miss Sarah A.\\nHoward, who was born in New York, May 27, 1843, and\\ncame to this county in 1848, as the sketch of her father s\\nfamily inserted in this work will show.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fuller have been born four\\nchildren: Cary A., born June 4, 1865; Minnie E., born\\nFeb. 25, 1868 Mary, born March 28, 1873 Wealthy,\\nborn Jan. 25, 1878, and died Sept. 25, 1879.\\nC. M. Fuller bought the farm of his father in 1867 he\\nhas since sold forty acres and erected new buildings.\\nNATHANIEL DURFEE.\\nStephen Durfee was born iu Rhode Island, April 4,\\n1776, and his wife Mary (Allen) Durfee in Dover, Dutchess\\nCo., N. Y., in June, 1778. They were members of the\\nSociety of Friends, and were among the earliest and most\\nr spected settlers and farmers of Palmyra, Wayne Co.,\\nN. Y., where Nathaniel was born Jan. 19, 1811. Here he\\npassed his childhood and youth, and on the 9th of Novem-\\nber, 1837, married Miss Martha Carr, also a native of Pal-\\nmyra, born July 16, 1817. Her father, David Carr, was a\\nnative of New Jersey, born July 2, 1793, and her mother,\\nRebecca (Evans) Carr, of Pennsylvania, born Feb. 12,\\n1794.\\nAfter his marriage, Nathaniel rented his father s farm\\nand worked it for three years, at the expiration of which\\ntime he came to Michigan, reaching Antrim Jan. 11, 1841.\\nHe had been to this township three years previou.sly, and\\nlocated the farm upon which he .settled and where he has\\nsince continued to reside.\\n24\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Durfee no children have been born,\\nbut they have brought up two, adopting one at the age of\\nthree years and the other when hut five weeks old.\\nMr. Durfee s parents never came to Michigan, but Mrs.\\nDurfee s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Carr, came and lived\\nwith them until their deaths, which took place as follows,\\nviz.: David Carr in July, 1860; Rebecca Carr, Sept. 6,\\n1867.\\nPolitically, Mr. Durfee affiliates with the Republican\\nparty, of which ho has often been a successful candidate for\\nminor offices.\\nMr. and Mrs. Durfee have been industrious and frugal\\ncitizens, and after years of toil enjoy :i well-earned com-\\npetency and the respect and esteem of a large circle of\\nfriends and acquaintances.\\nALLEN BEARD.\\nAllen Beard was burn in Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 11,\\n18IU. His father, Jesse Beard, was a native of Maryland,\\nborn Feb. 8, 1787, and his death occurred March 21, 1864.\\nHis mother, Martha (Blake) Beard, was born in Saratoga\\nCo., N. Y., Aug. 9, 1790. Allen remained with his pa-\\nrents until he was twenty-one years of age, when he mar-\\nried, March 10, 1831, Miss Hannah Arnet, who was born\\nSept. 2, 1810.\\nMr. Beard, the first year after his marriage, worked land\\non shares. At the expiration of that time he sold his\\ninterest or bargain, and had remaining three hundred dol-\\nlars. It was just at the time when the tide of emigration\\nwestward had set in. He, with a team and wagon bear-\\ning his family, came to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Here he\\nreiuained eighteen months and worked a farm, but not\\nbeing successful, came on to Michigan, reaching Lodi,\\nWashtenaw Co., April 25, 1836, and on May 28th came\\nto the farm where he still resides. He was accompanied to\\nthe township by his brother-in-law, Lyman Melvin, who\\nlocated a farm adjoining the one entered by Mr. Beard.\\nHaving previously traded his horses for three yoke of oxen,\\nMr. Beard .sold one yoke, in order to pay for his first eighty\\nacres of land, but found that he still lacked four dollars of\\nthe necessary amount. He then hauled a load of goods\\nfrom Detroit to Romeo, for which he received sixteen dol-\\nlars, and another to Ann Arbor, receiving for this twenty-\\nfour dollars. After this he removed to his land in Antrim\\ntownship. During the winter of 1836-37 he built a house,\\nand moved into it in April, 1837, previous to that time\\nhaving resided in a house built by his brother-in-law and\\nhimself On Aug. 26, 1843, his wife, Mrs. Hannah\\nBeard, died. They were the parents of the following chil-\\ndren Martha B., born April 1, 1832; Byron, born Dec.\\n1, 1835; Charles F., born Sept. 21, 1838; Marietta A.,\\nborn April 23, 1841. Charles F. was killed in battle at\\nCampbell s Station, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1863.\\nAfter a lapse of five years from the death of his first\\nwife Mr. Beard married Miss Charlotte Thompson, who\\nwas born April 13, 1828. To this marriage were born\\neight children, as follows, viz. Allen, born Nov. 13, 1848;\\ndied Dec. 13, 1855. Jo hua, burn April 14, 1850 died", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0217.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "186\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUiNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDec. 5, 1855. Walter, boru Sept. 10, 1851 died Sept. 13,\\n1858. Alvira, born Jan. 12, 185-1; died Oct. 21, 1858.\\nJohn C. Abraham L., born April 16, 1860. Sarah Etta,\\nborn Feb. 8, 1864. George W., born Nov. 28, 1867.\\nMr. Beard was formerly a Whig in politics, subsequently\\nbecame a Republican, but is now a Democrat. He has\\nadded to the eighty acres which he first purchased until he\\nis now the possessor of one of the largest and finest farms\\nin the township, consisting of five hundred and eighty-five\\nacres.\\nBENJAMIN F. HOWARD.\\nThe grandfather of the subject of our sketch was the\\nfirst settler in Livingston Co., N. Y., where Calvin Howard,\\nthe father of Benjamin F., was born Nov. 25, 1804. Ben-\\njamin F. was also a native of the same county, born Nov.\\n17, 1839. His mother, Sarah (Cory) Howard, was a na-\\ntive of Rhode Island, where she was born in 1811. In\\n1848 they removed to Michigan, living the first winter\\nwith the family of D. D. Adams. The following year Mr.\\nHoward bought forty acres of land on section 22, upon\\nwhich there was a small log cabin and a little clearing.\\nThis now belongs to Benjamin F. He afterwards bought\\neighty acres across the road, where Calvin I. Howard now\\nlives. Benjamin worked for his father until the death of\\nthe latter, which occurred in April, 1863. His wife, Mrs.\\nSarah Howard, survived him four years, or until March,\\n1867, when her death occurred. Benjamin F. Howard\\nfollowed school-teaching successfully for several years, but\\nis now a farmer. Jan. 17, 1869, he married Mrs. Sarah\\nE. (Williston) Marcy, the widow of James H. Marcy, who\\nwith their little son was drowned in the river at Grand\\nHaven, Nov. 9, 1867. Mrs. Howard s parents were both\\nof Now J!ngland birth, her father a native of Springfield,\\nMass., where he was boru Oct. 17, 1808, and her mother\\nof Rhode Island, born on May 10th of the same year.\\nThe death of each occurred in 1863, Mrs. Williston on\\nthe 20th of November, and Mr. Williston on the 9th of\\nDecember. Mrs. Howard was born May 18, 1841.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Howard have been born two\\nchildren: Lida E., born Jan. 20, 1874, and Nina, born\\nFeb. 23, 1879.\\nMr. Howard has added to the original forty acres until\\nhe now owns one hundred and sixty acres, one hundred of\\nwhich is under a good state of cultivation.\\nIn politics he is an earnest Republican, as was also his\\nfather, Calvin Howard.\\nIn religion both him.self and wife are zealous members\\nof the Methodist Episcopal Church, and although young\\nin years they have a large circle of ac(|uaintances, and are\\nhighly esteemed by the community in which they live.\\nCHAPTER XXX.\\nBENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription, Surveys, and Land-Entries Early Settlements Resi-\\ndent Ta.v-i ayers of 1844 Civil and l*olitical Educational\\nReligious.\\nDESCRIPTION, SURVEYS, AND LAND-ENTRIES.\\nBennington is one of the interior divisions of Shiawassee\\nCounty, situated southwest of its geographical centre. In\\nthe field-notes of the original survey it was design.ated\\ntownship No. 6 north, of range No. 2 east. Owosso town-\\nship joins it on the north, Shiawassee on the east. Perry on\\nthe south, and Sciota on the west.\\nIt has a beautiful undulating surface, and all the varieties\\nof soil common to Michigan townships, viz., alternate belts\\nor strips of clay and .sand loam and alluvial dcpo.sit.s, a\\nsoil that is particularly well adapted to grazing and the\\nculture of corn, fruits, and the cereals.\\nOriginally, timbered openings, about one mile in width,\\nextended from east to west through its centre. To the\\nnorth and south of these openings were heavy fore.sts of\\nbeech, maple, oak, ash, elm, and other varieties ol deciduous\\ntrees.\\nThe town.ship has no lake surface. It is drained by the\\nMaple and Looking-Glass Rivers. The former intersects\\nsections 1 2, and 3. The latter in its flow to the westward\\ncrosses the southern part. Both are sluggish streams,\\nafi ord no mill-privileges, and are bordered by many acres of\\nswamp-lands.\\nThe people are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits,\\nand in the amount of lands under cultivation, farm products,\\nand live stock, Bennington stands in the front rank among\\nShiawassee County townships.\\nRailway, express, and mail fiicilities are afforded at Ben-\\nnington, a station on the line of the Jackson, Lansing and\\nSaginaw Railroad, which cros.ses diagonally the northwest\\ncorner of the township. Pittsburg and Hartwellville are\\nalso post-oflBce stations.\\nORIGINAL SORVEYS.\\nThe first surveying- party to enter the trackless and as\\nyet unknown wilds of the present township of Bennington\\nwas led by Joseph Wampler, a deputy United States sur-\\nveyor, who, in accordance with instructions, ran out the\\nnorthern, western, and southern boundary-lines in February,\\n1823. The eastern line was blazed by John Mullett, July\\n16th and 17th of the same year.\\nThe task of subdividing the territory designated as town-\\nship No. 6 north, of range No. 2 east, was commenced by\\nJoseph Wampler, April 22, 1826, and completed on the\\n30th of the same month. Numerous surveying-parties\\nwere then engaged mapping the lands in the Detroit land\\ndistrict, pursuant to contracts and instructions received\\nfrom Edward Tiffin, surveyor-general of the United States.\\nThe surveyors were directed to enter upon their field-\\nbooks remarks concerning the nature of the surface, soil,\\ntimber, etc., instructions which were so fully carried out\\nBy John S. Scbenck.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0218.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n187\\nby some of his subordinates that Gen. Tiffin supposed the\\nlands in the Detroit district uhnost wortliless for agricultural\\npurposes, and was induced to make the unfavorable report\\nconcerning them which he did.\\nIn his haste, however, to perform his work as rapidly as\\npossible, in eight or nine days, during which time he must\\nhave traveled at least one hundred and forty miles, Mr.\\nWampler did not wait to append voluminous remarks re-\\ngarding the township s natural features barely enough to in-\\ndicate it as a rolling, generally heavily-timbered, fertile\\ntract and therefore, at its birth, the township escaped the\\ncondemnation laid upon others equally as good, yet where\\nthe deputy surveyors were occasionally mired in swamps\\nand morasses.\\nFIRST AND OTHER EARLY LAND-ENTRIES.\\nOn the 25th of June, 1835, Samuel Nichols, of Chautau-\\n(jua Co., N. Y., Israel Parsons and Benjamin L. Powers,\\nof Ontario Co., N. Y., made the first purciiase of public\\nlands in the township, and all located upon section 24. Du-\\nring October of the same year, Trumbull Cary, of Genesee\\nCo., N. Y., and Abel Millington, of Washtenaw Co., Mich.,\\nentered many tracts situated upon various sections. The\\nCastles and Davises, from Oakland Co., Mich., also made\\nsome purcha.ses in this township in 1835, but it was not\\nuntil the year 1836, and the two or three years immediately\\nsucceeding, that anything like a general transfer was made\\nfrom the general government to individuals.\\nAlthough a few of the original purchasers became actual\\nsettlers, a large majority were speculators, men who are en-\\ntitled to no credit whatever in what relates to the develop-\\nment and subsequent history of the township. Be that as\\nit may, the following list embraces the names and other data\\nof those who purchased from the general government, lands\\nsituated in the present township of Bennington.\\nSection 1.\\nGeorge W. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., January, 18.36.\\nDaniel Goodwin, AVayne Co., Mich., February, 18u().\\nGeorge W. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nBenjamin B. Morris, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nSection 2.\\nDaniel Goodwin, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nGeorge W. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1S36.\\nWilliam Thomjison, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nNelson Waugh, Oakland Co., Mich., October, 1836.\\nSection 3.\\nLemuel Catstlc, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nMercy Castle, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nLemuel Castle, Oakland Co., Mich., December, 1835.\\nIra C. -Mger, Wayne Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nSection 4.\\nBetsy Davis, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nWilliam lhoini)son, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nAbucr Davis, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nJohn N. Watson, Oakland Co., Mich., July, 1S3B.\\nRodolphus Dewey, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nDavid Johnson, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nBenjamin Davis, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nSection 5.\\nSilas A. Yerkes, Shiawassee Co., Mich., January, 1855.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nDavid Johnson, Oakland Co., Mich., October, 1836.\\nIs.iao S. T.aylor, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nGeorge \\\\V. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., March, 1837.\\nLemuel Castle, Shiawassee Co., Mich., November, 1837.\\nHiram Davis, Shiawassee Co., Mich., November, 1838.\\nJoseph Peters, Washtenaw Co., Mich,, January, 1843.\\nWilliam Yerkes, Oakland Co., Mich., December, 1849.\\nWillard M. Norris, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1854.\\nSection 6.\\nDaniel Goodwin, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nDelos W. Gould, Genesee Co., N. Y., November, 1836.\\nAbner W. Bbickman, Genesee Co., N. Y., November, 1836.\\nMilo llarington. Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1839.\\nAlbert Fitch, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1839.\\nDavid Alger, Shiawassee Co., Mich., February, 1840.\\nCharles B. Haight, Shiawassee Co., Mich., November, 1854.\\nSection 7.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nDaniel Fuller, Orleans Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJohn Pitts, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1839.\\nHiram S. Goodwin, land-warrant, January, 1853.\\nAVillard M. Norris, Shiawassee Co., Mich., .lanuary, 1854.\\nJohn Cleaver, Shiawassee Co., .Mich., November, 1854.\\nSection 8,\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nDaniel Fuller, Orleans Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. June, 1836.\\nSection 9.\\nJohn L. Eastman. Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nWilliam Yerkes, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nKliphalet Lcivis, Orleans Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nSection 10.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nAlbert Clark, Shiawassee Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nIsaac Ilemmiiigwny, Madison Co., N. Y^., June, 1836.\\nJoseph Peters, Washtenaw Co., Mich., January, 1843.\\nAbner Coif, Shiawassee Co., Mich., August, 1850.\\nSection 11.\\nAVilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nSection 12.\\nHalsey Sanford, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nArchibald Purdy, Washtenaw Co., Mich., May, 1836.\\nWilliam Thompson, Senoca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nSection 13.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1835.\\nJohn L. Eastman, Seneca Co., N. Y., April, 1836.\\nEbenozer Conklin, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSection 14.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mich., October, 1835.\\nSatterlee West, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nDavid Perry and Philip Worth, Rutland Co., Vt., May, 1836.\\nRemembrance Rout, Hampshire Co., Mass., June, 1836.\\nHiram A. Caswell, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSection 15.\\nJoseph Purdy, Washtenaw Co., Mich., May, 1836.\\nEbene/.er Conklin, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJohn Champion, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nWilliam Coif, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nEbenezer Conklin, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836\\nIra Merell, Livingston Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSection 16.\\nSchool lands.\\nSection 17.\\nL. Bates, Orleans Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nAbner Rice, Huron Co., Ohio, September, 1836.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0219.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "188\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSKK COUNTY, MICHlGAiN.\\nDavid Perry, Ilurun Co., Ohio, September, 1836.\\nHenry lieiudsloc, Sussex On., N. J., Noveiiilu r. 1838.\\nSection 18.\\n\\\\Villi:im Duiritt, Ouklimil Co., Midi., April, l. ifi.\\nLyman Bivles, Orleans Co., N. Y., May, 18:;ti.\\nDaniel Phelps, Shiawassee Co., Mich., January, l. lll\\nWilliam W. liuigcss, land warrant, January, ISo. i.\\nGeorge J. W. Hill, Genesee Co., Mioh., February, 1856.\\nSection 19.\\nDaniel Fuller, Orloan.s Co., N. Y., Juno, KS: 6.\\nJames Scott, Chenango Co., N. Y., September, IS.Ifi.\\nDavid Perry, Huron Co., Ohio, September, lS:i6.\\nHarrison S. liugboe, Catlaniugus Co., N. Y., Juno, 18;i7.\\nAndrew Marlati, Mi nroc Co., N. Y., October, 18;i7.\\nAlexander MeKinney, Wayne Co., Mich., March, 185H.\\nSuction 2(1.\\nIsrael Pui.^hall, Kivingstou Co., Mich., Seplemlier, ISIili.\\nJoseph Skinner, Oakland Co., Mieh., Soptembor, 183B.\\nAbraham Hiekey, Genesee Co., N. Y., Septomhor. 1S3B.\\nLuther James, Hampshire Co., Mass., Oclobor, 1836.\\nLemuel Cone, Shiawassee Co., Mieh., October, 18. i6.\\nLemuel Cone, Shiawassee Co., Mich., May, 1811.\\nSkction 21.\\nHarriet W. Strong, Ontario Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nNel. on Reynolds, (ioneseo Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nAaron llutchings, Shiawassee Co., Mieh., September, 1836.\\nAmasa Bugbee, Shiawassee Co., Mieh., Se[)tembor, 1836.\\nMajor Rice, Huron Co., Ohic, September, 1836.\\nK. Toby, Oakland Co., .Mich., October, 1836.\\nJoseph Skinner, Shiawassee Co., Mich., .luno, 1837.\\nJohn Rice, Shiawassee Co., Mich., January, 1S39.\\nCivilian Morse, Shiawassee Co., Mich., September, IS17.\\nAsa Castle, liind-warrant, September, 18ril.\\nAden Mitchell. .Shiawassee Co., Mich., December, 1853.\\nLanson B, Stevens, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1855,\\nSection 22.\\nTrumbull Gary, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1835.\\nHarriet W. Strong, Ontario Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nSeymour Norton, Genesee Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nJohn Champion, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSkction 23.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co., N. Y., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nAbel Millinglon, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nAbel Millinglon, Wiishteimw Co.. Mich., April, 1836.\\nAbel Millinglon, Washtenaw Co., Mich., May, lS3(i.\\nTheodore Champion, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSkction 24.\\nSamuel Nichols, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.. June 25, 1835.\\nIsrael I arsons, Ontario Co., N. Y., Juno 25, 1835.\\nBenjamin L. Powers, Ontario Co., N. Y., Juno 25, 1835.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co N. Y., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nSkction 25.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nWilliam Howard, Washtonaw Co., Mieh., June, 1836.\\nWilliam Stevens, Washtenaw Co., Mich., October, 1S36.\\nSkction 26.\\nAbel Millington, Wa.shteiiuw Co., Mich., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mieh., May 2S,\u00c2\u00bb 1835.\\nMarcus Culver, Oakland Co.. Mich., April, 1837.\\nSamuel B. Ilugbee. Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., June, 1837.\\nReuben Place, Shiawassee Co., Mieh., January, 1855.\\nSo says the reoord, but it is probably a mistake.\\nSkction 27.\\nTrumbull Gary, Genesee Co., N. Y., Oct. 20, 1835.\\nWilliam L. Strong, Ontario Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nSamuel Pitts, Jr., Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nWilliam Pago, Washtenaw Co., Mich., May, 1836.\\nJohn Champion, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSuction 28.\\nWilliam L. Strong, Ontario Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nMoses Pitts, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nJordan Ilulooinb, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nHenry Hutehings, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nC. C. Hutehings, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nAaron Hutehings, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nKbenozer Reynolds, Oakland Co., Mich., September, 1836.\\nSkction 29.\\nAlbcrl R. and Aioos Dow, Cliautauiiua Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nli riond Burt, Genesee Co., N. V., .luno, IS36.\\nCharles W. Middick.\\nSkction 30.\\nJohn Dickinson, Washtenaw Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nTheodore Chanipioii, IJeno.see Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSkction 31.\\nJohn Dickinson, Washtenaw Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nTheudore Champion, Geneseo Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nHenry Heardslee. Sussex Co., N. J., Noveinlier, 1838.\\nJohn Terrebury, Shiawassee Co., Mich., .Iimuary, 1838.\\nSkction 32.\\nElon Karnsworth, Wayne Co., Mich., July, 1836.\\nSkiviion 33.\\nMoses Pitts, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nC. Hutehings, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1S36.\\nJohn Terrebury. Washtenaw Co., Mieh November, 1836.\\nLyman Stevens, Wayne Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nSamuel Pitts, Jr., Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1837.\\nAllVed Culver, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1837.\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\bner Reid, Shiawassee Co., Mich., October, 1837.\\nJidin Pitts. Shiawassee Co., Mieh., October, 1837.\\nSaft ord Pitts, land-warrant, April, 1853.\\nSkction .34.\\nSamuel Pitts, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nLinus M. Miner, Monroe Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nJohn Terrebury, Washtenaw Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nJarvis Leonard, Washtonaw Co., Mich., January, 1837.\\nMarcus Culver, Oakland Co., Mieh., April, 1837.\\nSection 35.\\nMathew C. Patterson, New York City, July, 1836.\\nGeorge K. Albro, Washtonaw Co., Mich., July, 1836.\\nMorrison Boardslee, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1837.\\nSkction 36.\\nl^amuel Kellogg, Washtenaw Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nWilliam Howard, Washtenaw Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nGeorge U. Albro, Washtonaw Co., Mich., July, 1836.\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\nIt is conceded by those best conversant witli tlic facts\\nthat Samuel Nichols was the first settler in that part of\\nShiawassee township now known as Bennington. Chautau-\\n(jua Co., N. Y., was his former place of residence, and on\\nthe 25th day of June, 1835, by the purchase of the west\\nlialf of the southwest quarter of section 2-t, he became the\\ntirst individual owner of lands in the wilderness township.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0220.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "J M HARTWELL\\nM^fJM. HART WELL.\\nReSlOENCEOF J. M. HARTWELL ,B\u00c2\u00a3NN/NOTOfJ,MlCH.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0221.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0222.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n189\\nMessrs. Parsons and Powers, of Ontario Co., N. Y., also\\npurcliased lands upon the same section the same day.\\nWhether they vinited the Territory together, or but one of\\nthem and he bought for the others, is now unknown, in the\\nabsence of either mentioned.\\nHowever that may be, we find that early in the spring\\nof 1836, accompanied by his family and his unmarried\\nbrother James, Samuel Nichols effected a settlement upon\\nhis purchase. His dwelling; was an unpretentious log\\ncabin, and being situated near what afterwards became the\\nwell-known Grand River road, he kept an open house or\\ntavern, furnishing such entertainment for man and beast as\\nwa.s usually to be found in Michigan country hostelries\\nfrom thirty-five to forty-five years ago. His hou.se also\\ngained prominence as the place where was held the first\\ntownship-meeting. Otherwise Mr. Nichols was an ordinary\\nsort of person, and does not seem to have been conspicuous\\nin the further history of the township.\\nHis brother James, by his marriage* to the rather\\nelderly maiden, MLss Thankful Y. Copelaud (a ceremony\\nwhich was performed by Samuel Pitts, Jr., J. P., Jan. 26,\\n1839), created considerable fund for gossip and amusement,\\nbut doubtless he was afterwards thankful, for the chron-\\nicler of ye olden time saith that she made a most excel-\\nlent wife and hou.sekeeper.\\nIn May, 1836, Aaron Hutchings and Jordan Holcomb,t\\nfrom Niagara Co., N. Y., bought lands situated upon sec-\\ntion 28, and, removing here, occupied the same early in the\\nfall of that year. Soon after his settlement, Mr. Hutchings\\npurchased more land upon section 21. A quiet, unosten-\\ntatious citizen, he .still resides in the township.\\nDuring the year 1837 quite a number of families set-\\ntled. They were from Vermont and New York States\\nprincipally, yet several had first settled in the counties of\\nOakland and Wa.shtenaw before coming here. Among\\nthem were James Bugbee, from Monroe Co., N. Y., who\\nsettled in Oakland County in 1836, and from thence re-\\nmoved to the premises now owned by Erastus Burnett in\\nthe .spring of 1837, where he resided for a number of years\\nJcseph Skinner, from Oakland County, who purchased\\nland situated upon section 20 in September, 1846, and\\nupon section 21 in June, 1837 Samuel Kellogg, the first\\nblacksmith, who came in from Washtenaw County and\\nsettled upon section 36 the Howards, Ira B., Smith,\\nJerry, William, and John A., who also came from\\nWashtenaw and settled on section 36 and Samuel Pitts,\\nJr., from Oakland County, who located land upon sec-\\ntions 27 and 38 in April, 1836. Samuel Moses and\\nJohn Pitts also purchased land in the same vicinity at\\nabout the same time, and from this family the little vil-\\nlage of Pittsburg derives its name. David Johnson, who\\nlocated lands upon sections 4 and 5 in June, 1836, also\\ncame here from Oakland County iu 1837.\\nIn May and June, 1837, the brothers Samuel B. and\\nHarrison S. Bugbee, from Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., arrived\\nOther early marriages were those of John A. Howard to Margaret\\nCasler, of Shiawassee township, Sept. 29, 18.39, an l of Harrison S.\\nBugbee to Miss Amanda Rice, by Lucius Beach, J. P., Feb. 8, 1840.\\nt The first birth in the township occurred in his family in the fall\\nof 18. ,6.\\nin Michigan. From Flint they proceeded on foot westward\\nalong the blazed line of the proposed Northern Railroad\\nto the vicinity of townshi]) 6 north, of range No. 2 east.\\nAfter making choice of locations they returned to Flint,\\nonly to find that some one had preceded them, and the\\nlands of their first choice were already entered. This\\nnecessitated a second return journey, which resulted in the\\nselection and purchase June 8, 1837 of the fine farms\\nthey at present occupy. Mr. S. B. Bugbee recalls the fact\\nthat at that time not a house or an acre of cleared land\\nwas to be seen between the cities of Flint and Corunna,\\nand that where the Shiawassee County court-house now\\nstands was a swamp. Returning to the State of New\\nYork, final preparations were made for the removal to\\nMichigan, and in the latter part of October, 1837, accom-\\npanied by their father, Salmon Bugbee, and their sisters\\nViletta and Martha, and the wife and son of Samuel B.,\\nthe Bugbees became permanent residents.\\nPrevious to his settlement in Michigan, the father of the\\nfamily had resided in the counties of Monroe, Cayuga,\\nNiagara, and Cattaraugus, N. Y. lie was a shoemaker by\\ntrade, and probably was the first of his craft to settle in\\nthe township. The sons were very proficient in beating\\nthe drum They brought their instruments with them,\\nand, assisted by Lewis Ward, of Perry, and others as fifers,\\nfurnished music for fourteen successive Fourth of July\\ncelebrations.\\nBennington in 1837-38 would have been a good field\\nfor one possessed of the powers attributed to Saint Patrick,\\nfor Mr. S. B. Bugbee relates that he killed forty rattle\\nand other snakes in taking a stroll over his newly-acquired\\npremises. Bears, too, came close up to the settlers dwell-\\nings and looked in upon their occupants.\\nFrom the autumn of 1837 to April 1, 1838, others\\nafterwards prominent in the history of Bennington became\\nresidents. One of them was Lemuel Castle. He was brother-\\nin-law of ApoUos Dewey (an early settler of Oworso town-\\nship), one of the very earliest settlers of Oakland County,\\nand one of the first to purchase of the government, land in\\nthis township. He settled in Oakland in 1821, and what\\nwas soon afterwards Bennington township in 1837. He\\nbecame the first supervisor of Bennington in April, 1838,\\nand served in the same capacity for five subsequent years.\\nHe was also the first treasurer, and one of the first justices\\nof the peace, serving as such several years. He was the\\nlargest land-owner of Bennington, and a highly-respected\\ncitizen. Several members of his family still reside here.\\nNelson Waugh, one of Bennington s most worthy citi-\\nzens, still resides upon the land purchased by him from the\\ngeneral government in October, 1836. He also came here\\nfrom Oakland County, and was the second man to poll his\\nvote at the first township-meeting of this township.\\nArchibald Purdy, from Washtenaw Co., Mich., purchased\\na large portion of section 12 in May, 1836, and settled in\\nBennington at the same time as did Mr. Waugh. He was\\nan early and efficient township officer, and enjoyed the\\nesteem and confidence of his townsmen.\\nAbner Rice, from Huron Co., Ohio, bought lands situ-\\nated upon section 17 in September, 1836. He became a\\nresident prior to April, 1838.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0223.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "190\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWilliam Coif, from Monroe Co., N. Y., who settled upon\\nsection 15, and John Terrebury, from Washtenaw Co.,\\nMich., who settled in the southwest part of the township,\\nwere both domiciled in the town early in the spring of\\n1838. Marccllus Harris, Peter Harder, and Hiram Davis\\nalso participated in the first township-meeting.\\nJonathan M. Hartwell, a former resident of Norwich,\\nChenango Co., N. Y., came to Bennington first in June,\\n1838, traveling via the Erie Canal and Lake Erie. At\\nHuron, Ohio, he purchased a yoke of steers. These and a\\nwagon were shipped to Detroit, and upon his arrival in the\\nlatter city a supply of provisions, etc., was loaded in, and\\nthe journey resumed towards Bennington. Upon reaching\\nhis newly purchased homestead he cleared ten acres of\\nland opposite his present residence, partly constructed a log\\ndwelling, and then returned to Norwich, N. Y., all of which\\nwas accomplished in six weeks. Accompanied by his wife\\nand five children, and traveling the same route, he again\\narrived in the township on the 2()th of November, 1838.\\nThey encountered a terrific five days gale on hake Erie\\nand hardly expected to escape drowning, a fate which befell\\nso many in emigrating to Michigan.\\nA large portion of Mr. Hartwell s land was included in\\nthe timber-openings before mentioned this enabled him to\\nplace under cultivation many acres from the beginning, and\\nin 1839 he broke and sowed to wheat forty acres. He used\\nthree yoke of cattle, and Samuel Kellogg was the black-\\nsmith who sharpened his plow-irons.\\nDuring the same year he also opened his house to the\\ntraveling public as a place of entertainment, the small\\ntaverns of Nichols and Phillips in the same neighborhood\\nhardly sufiicing to supply the wants of those who journeyed\\nover the Grand River road. Mr. Hartwell claims to have\\nbuilt the first framed barn in the township, and believes\\nthat Deacon Cook built the first framed house. About\\n1847 or 1848 Mr. Hartwell attempted to build a commo-\\ndious stone dwelling. The walls were up, and the workmen\\nwere just beginning to place into position the rafters, when\\nthe whole fell with a crash. Fortunately, none were se-\\nverely injured, although two of his sons and two or three\\nhired workmen were on top of the structure at the time.\\nThis disaster, caused by the inefficiency of the master me-\\nchanic, involved a loss of about one thousand dollars. But\\nhappy over the fact that no loss of life had occurred, Mr.\\nHartwell cleared away the cJibris, and immediately began\\nthe construction of his present rasidenco.\\nThe Hartwellville post-office, J. M. Hartwell, postmaster,\\nwas established about 1844, and with the exception of a\\nfew weeks it has since remained under the control of him or\\nhis family. This point has also been the scat of quite an\\nextensive mercantile trade. The business was first estab-\\nlished by Giles Tucker. Mr. Hartwell and his sons suc-\\nceeded him, and continued it for .some seven or eight years.\\nHon. Isaac Gale, a native of Albany Co., N. Y., settled\\nin Washtenaw Co., Mich., in 1830, and in Bennington in\\n1840. He soon after became one of its most prominent\\ncitizens. He has since served four years as county judge,\\nsixteen years as supervisor, and thirty-five years as justice\\nof the peace. His home and surroundings are not sur-\\npassed in the county.\\nOther early citizens, whose names are mentioned in the\\nfollowing list of residents of 1844 and in lists of township\\nofficers, etc., are equally worthy of an extended notice, but\\nit is found impossible to do so in consequence of deaths and\\nremovals. Their work bears silent testimony to their worth,\\nhowever. All have added their mite to the grand aggre-\\ngate which makes Bennington of to-day one of the most\\nbeautiful and prosperous townships in the county, and their\\nmemory should be kept green in the hearts of their pos-\\nterity and successors for many generations to come.\\nRESIDENT TAX-PAYEKS OF 1844.\\nAcres.\\nAsher Whitinore, section 1 120\\nArchibald C. Cooper, sections 1, 3 371\\nEzekiel Cook, sections 1, 6 368\\nNelson Waugh, section 2 80\\nLemuel Castle, sections 3, 4 860\\nAsa L. Kelly, section 4 160\\nJohn Pitts, section 4 80\\nDcnison S. Bugbee, section 4 80\\nLawrence Cummings, secti(m 4 80\\nRodolphns Dewey, section 4 80\\nWaterman Perkins, section 5 114\\nAsa Castle, section 5 80\\nChester Kemp, section b 114\\nJonas Cook, section 78\\nDavid Alger, section 40\\nRobert Sevier, section 6 240\\nJoseph Peters, section 10 40\\nNancy Hayward, section 11 160\\nOwen Oakes, section 11 160\\nLawrence Sc.agle, section 12 160\\nArchibald Purdy, section 12 320\\nWilliam Hall, section 14 80\\nKoswell Root, section 14 160\\nIsaac Gale, sections 14, 23, 25 440\\nCortes Pond, sections 14, 23, 26 200\\nHiram Coif, section 15 40\\nJames Stewart, section 15 160\\nWilliam Coif, section 15 40\\nZerah Sperry, section 17 120\\nLuther Sperry, section 17 40\\nDavid Perry, sections 17, 19 160\\nDaniel Phelps, sections IS, 21 SO\\nJeremiah Phelps, section 18 80\\nAmasa Bugbee, section 19 SO\\nHarrison S. Bugbee, section 19 94\\nJohn Spear, section 19 120\\nJonathan M. Hartwell, sections 19, 24 268\\nSylvanus Rice, section 20 80\\nOtis Hicks, sections 20, 21, 29 200\\nAbraham Ilickey, section 20 SO\\nJames Bugbee, section 21 40\\nAaron Hutchings, sections, 21, 28 160\\nLevi H. Chaffin, sections 22,27 160\\nThomas Johnson, section 23 80\\nSolomon Frain, section 23 80\\nRalph Williams, section 23 40\\nCyrus Miller, sections 23, 33 267\\nSamuel Nichols, section 24 (west one-half, south-\\nwest one-quarter) 80\\nWilliam Frain, section 25 lOO\\nSilas L. Parks, section 25 80\\nArtomas Howard, section 25 40\\nEaton Dewey, section 26 60\\nJ. D. Dewey, section 26 80\\nParley M. Rowell, sections 26, 34 120\\nSilas Howe, section 26 20\\n.Samuel B. Bugbee, section 26 80\\nDavid Johnson, sections 27, 28, 34 200\\nMoses Pitts, section 28, 33 120\\nCourt Hutcliings, section 2S 160\\nSalmon Bugbee, section 29 40\\nJohn Harmon, section 30 SO\\nChilson Sanford, sections 30, 31, 36 324\\nJohn Terrebury, sections 31, 33, 34 140\\nCharles Terrebury, sections 31, 33 60\\nHenry Boardslee, section 31 196\\nEbeuezor Brown, section 32 640\\nAmasa Rowell, section 33 83\\nLyman Stevens, section 33 40\\nAlanson Horton, section 35 SO\\nGeorge Alexander, section 36 10\\nIra B. Howard, section 36 80\\nJerry Howard, section 36 SO\\nJohn A. Howard, section 36 120\\nSamuel Kellogg, section 36 105", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0224.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n191\\nAcres.\\nLyman Kellogg, section 36 40\\nLevi Kellogg, section 36 40\\nWilliam llownrd, section 36 150\\nDavid Johnson, Jr., personal.\\nJohn M. Fitch, personal.\\nHorace Howe, personal.\\nCIVIL AND POLITICAL.\\nBennington, including Perry, was formed from Shia-\\nwassee. An act of the State Legislaturo, approved March\\nG, 1838, provides that:\\nAll that part of the county of Shiawassee designated\\nby the United States survey as townships Nos. 5 and 6\\nnorth, of range No. 2 east, be and the same is hereby set\\noff and organized as a separate township by the name of\\nBennington,* and the first township-meeting therein shall\\nbe held at the house of Samuel Nichols in said township.\\nPursuant to the act of organization, Marcellus Harris,\\nNelson Waugh, Jerry Howard, George N. Jewett,| Peter\\nHarder, Hiram Davis, William Randall, Archibald Purdy,\\nAbner Rice, Samuel Pitts, Jr., John Pitts, Samuel B. Bug-\\nbee, Lyman Stevens,] Smith Howard, Josiah Purdy,f\\nPhineas Austin,f William Coif, Jordan Holcomb, William\\nLemon.f William Howard, David Johnson, John Terre-\\nbury, Samuel Kellogg, William T. Stevens, f James Nichols,\\nSamuel Nichols, John A. Howard, Lemuel Castle, Ira B.\\nHoward, Joseph P. Roberts, and Harrison S. Bugbee,\\nthirty-one electors in all, assembled at the house of Samuel\\nNichols, April 2, 1838, for the purpose of electing the first\\nboard of township oflScers.\\nThe meeting was organized by choosing Lemuel Castle\\nmoderator, and Joseph P. Roberts clerk. Ira B. Howard,\\na justice of the peace, administered the required oath to\\nMessrs. Castle and Roberts, and also took his seat as one of\\nthe inspectors of the election. At the close of the pro-\\nceedings the following ofiBcers were declared elected Lemuel\\nCastle, Supervisor Ira B. Howard, Township Clerk; Samuel\\nPitts, Jr., Nelson Waugh, Joseph P. Roberts, Assessors\\nSamuel B. Bugbee, Collector Samuel Nichols, Samuel Kel-\\nlogg, Directors of the Poor; Joseph P. Roberts, Jerry\\nHoward, Archibald Purdy, Highway Commissioners Joel\\nNorth, Joseph P. Roberts, Lemuel Castle, Inspectors of\\nSchools Ira B. Howard, Joseph P. Roberts, Lemuel Castle,\\nSamuel Pitts, Jr., Justices of the Peace Samuel B. Bug-\\nbee, Hiram Davis, Horace Mann, Constables.\\nAt this meeting it was resolved, That the ballots be\\npresented on one piece of paper. That a bounty of two\\ndollars be paid for each wolf killed in the township by an\\ninhabitant of said township. That the sum of fifty dollars\\nbe raised to pay wolf-bounties. That the highway commis-\\nsioners divide the township into road districts, and appoint\\noverseers. That the supervisor report on the financial\\nafiairs of the township at the next annual township-meet-\\ning.\\nThe total accounts audited and allowed March 19, 1839,\\namounted to ninety-one dollars, of which Archibald Purdy\\nreceived ten dollars and fifty cents Samuel Pitts, Jr., six\\nName derived from Bennington, Vt., the native State of several\\nof the early settlers.\\nt Then residents of the territory now known as Perry township,\\nwhich was sot oiT as a separate township in 1811.\\ndollars Ira B. Howard, twelve dollars Jerry Howard,\\nsixteen dollars Lemuel Castle, uine dollars and Joseph\\nP. Roberts, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.\\nThat the separation from the old township of Shiawassee\\nwas not effected amicably, the following copy of an old\\ndocument will show. It bears no date, however, but was\\nwritten, probably, in 1839 or 1840 The report of the\\ntownship board of the town of Bennington to the electors\\nof said town, respecting the claims of the town of Shia-\\nwassee, respectfully showeth That in March last the town-\\nship board of the town of Shiawassee presented a gross\\naccount against the town of Bennington of about one hun-\\ndred and two dollars, which your board did not feel author-\\nized to allow, and requested of them a bill of items, which\\nthey have presented, purporting to be the expenses of the\\ntown of Shiawassee from March 1, 1837, to April 1, 1838,\\nembracing a period while this town, together with Antrim\\nand Woodhull, were connected with the town of Shia-\\nwassee. As the town of Bennington embraces one-third of\\nthe territory, they claim of us one-third of the amount of\\ntheir expenses, which your board do not think them in jus-\\ntice entitled to, and as they threaten a prosecution if it is\\nnot allowed, we therefore submit the case to you, to say by\\nvote whether we shall allow it or not, or any part thereof,\\nand if any, how much, after giving you a statement of\\ntheir accounts.\\nIn the first place they present their bills for laying high-\\nways to the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars and\\neighty-one and a half cents, which we find laid almost\\nwholly in their own town, very little in ours, and no legal\\nrecord of a great share of what was laid, as charged in\\ntheir bills. In the next place their school inspectors bill\\namounts to thirteen dollars and sixty-two and a half cents,\\nwhich we think we have no concern with, as the business\\nwas all done in their own town. Next, an assessor s bill\\nof nine dollars, and the bills of the town board, town\\nclerk, and highway commissioners for making out road\\nwarrants, non-resident returns, etc., etc., to the amount of\\nfour hundred and thirty^eight dollars and twenty-one cents.\\nIn addition to which they present us a list of orders on\\nShiawassee township without the corresponding accounts,\\nbearing date Sept. 20, 1837, to the amount of one hundred\\nand seventy-five dollars and forty-three cents. Also a list\\nof orders bearing date Jan. 1, 1838, to the amount of\\nseventy-five dollars and twenty-five cents in all, six hun-\\ndred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-nine cents.\\nThere was in 1837 two hundred dollars raised in the\\ntown of Shiawassee for contingent expenses, of which we\\nhave paid one-third, reducing the sum called for to four\\nhundred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-nine cents.\\nThey now call upon us to pay one-third of the latter\\namount, which is one hundred and sixty-two dollars and\\nninety-six cents. We therefore submit the matter to the\\nelectors of Bennington, whether we shall allow it or any\\npart thereof, feeling that this course will be more satisfac-\\ntory to all concerned.\\nThe grand and petit jurors selected in 1839 were Ezekiel\\nCook, Moses Pitts, Jonathan Kemp, Aaron Hutchiiigs,\\nWilliam Coif, David Perry, James McCarty, Harrison S.\\nBugbee, Jordan Ilolcomb, Phineas Austin, Jonathan M", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0225.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "192\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHartwell, James Lauiisbury, Samuel Pitts, Jr., Levi Har-\\nmon, John A. Howard, Josiah Purdy, Sauiuel Ki lluiig,\\nJoseph P. Roberts, Cyrus Miller, Nelson Waugh, Hiram\\nDavis, John B. Burr, Betliuol Haywood, Thompson Hart-\\nwell, William Howard, Jerry Howard, John Torrcbury,\\nDavid Johnson, Amasa Bugbee, Majiir Iviee, Joseph Skin-\\nner, William Lemon, Jesse Whitfbrd, Lewis H. Launsbury,\\nGeorge Reed, Levi Ijaunsbury, and William Harmon. A\\nlist which comprised very nearly all the voteis in the\\ntownship.\\nIn 1842, William Coif, David Johnson, and P. M.\\nRowell each received five dollars, the township bounty for\\nkilling bears.\\nSubsequent township officers elected annually from 1S39\\nto 1880, inclusive, are shown in the I ollowiiig list. But\\nwhere vacancies and appointments have occurred by reason\\nof not qualifying, resignations, and death, they do not\\nappear.\\nTuwiiahip Clerks. Treasurers.\\nIni li. Howard. Lemuel Castle.\\nJona. M. Hartwell.\\nIra li. llowartl.\\nJoseph Purdy.\\nJoua. M. Hartwell. Samuel Kellogg.\\nCortes Pond.\\nSupervisors.\\nIS.iy. Lemuel Castle.\\n1S40.\\nISIt.\\nlSi2.\\n1843.\\n1S44. Isaac Gale.\\n1845.\\n1846. Joseph Howe.\\n1847. Isaac Uale.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851. Cortes Pond.\\n1852. Isaac Uale.\\n1853. Archibald Purdy.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856. Isaac Hale.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1861. Cortes Pond.\\n1862. Isaac Cale.\\n1863.\\n1S64.\\n1865.\\n1866. James H. Hartwell\\n1867.\\n1868.\\n1869. Norman C. Payne.\\n1870. Almon B. Clark.\\n1871. Norniau C. Payne.\\n1872. Peter H. Smith.\\n1873. Norman C. Payne.\\n1874. Peter II. Smith,\\n1875.\\n1876. John C. Lanckton.\\n1877.\\n1878.\\n1879.\\n1880.\\nPhilauiler T. Maine.\\nIMliki Newell.\\nHenry Kuthrutl\\nCortes Pond.\\nCharles P. Parkill.\\nJames A. Chapin.\\nNorman C. Payne.\\nJames A. Chapin.\\nEdwin R. Myers.\\nChester J. Stuart.\\nCeplius Stuart. _\\ni it\\nGeorge Goodwin.\\na tt\\nit ti\\nt* It\\nJoseph H. Howe.\\nilas Howe.\\nHollin Pond.\\ntt it\\ntt it\\nWilliam llainaiond.\\nKnocli Kddy, Jr.\\nPeter 11. Smith.\\nFrancis G. Morrice.\\nLemuel C. Cooper.\\nlieuuu l C. Cooper.\\nJames A. Chapin.\\nNonniin C. Pavuo.\\nJUSTICES OF THK PEACK.\\n1839. Samuel Pitts, Jr.\\n1840. Lemuel Castle.\\n1841. Isaac Gale.\\nEbenezer Brown.\\n1842. Ira B. Howard.\\nCortes Pond.\\n1843. Ebenezer Brown.\\n1843. Archibald Purdy.\\n1844. Lemuel Castle.\\nlS4j. Isaac Gale.\\n1846. Archibald Purdy.\\n1847. Civilian Morse.\\n1848. Asa Castle.\\n1S49. Isaac Gale.\\nISSO.\\nEzekiel Cook.\\n1866.\\nNorman C. Payne.\\n1851.\\nKalph Williams.\\n1867.\\nNewcomb Mitchell.\\n1852.\\nLemuel Castle.\\n1868.\\nJohn Storer.\\n1853.\\nIsaac (Jail*.\\nIVter H. Suiith.\\nEzekiel Salisbury.\\n1809.\\nIsaac Gale.\\n1854.\\nEzokicl Cook.\\n1870.\\nNorman C. Payne.\\n1855.\\nUalph Williams.\\n1871.\\nNo record.\\nEzekiel Cook.\\n1872.\\nGeorge Uiiwell.\\n1S5B.\\nEzekiel Salisbury.\\n1873.\\nHenry C. Howard.\\nArdiibald Purdy.\\n1874.\\nNorman C. Payne.\\n1857.\\nIsaac (iaie.\\n1875.\\nIsaac (J ale.\\n1858.\\n\\\\rchili:ild Purdy.\\nNorman C. Payne.\\n1859.\\nKalph Williams.\\n1876.\\nGeorge Howell.\\n1860.\\nAbuer A. Davis.\\nHyland K. Greeniuan.\\n1861.\\nIsaac Gale.\\n1877.\\nHenry C. Howard.\\nNewcomb Mitchell.\\nFreeman N. Waugh.\\n1862.\\nArdiibald Purdy.\\n1S7S.\\nFreeman N. Waugh.\\n1863.\\nSylvester Dean.\\n1879.\\nSamuel IJ. Bugbee.\\n1864.\\nAbuer A. Davis.\\n1880.\\nJohn Walsh.\\n1S65.\\nIsaac Gale.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSION EKS.\\n1839.\\n1S40.\\n1S41.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n18511.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\nJoseph P. Roberts.\\nArchibald Purdy.\\nSamuel Kellogg.\\nSamuel Pitts, Jr.\\nSamuel Kellogg.\\n.Archibald Purdy.\\nEbenezer Brown.\\nIra B. Howard.\\nCarlton Sawyer.\\nArchibald Purdy.\\nDonison S. Bugbee.\\nEbenezer Brown.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nEbenezer Brown.\\nDenison S. Bugbee.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nDenison S. Bugbee.\\nCyrus Miller.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nCyrus Miller.\\nJames Stuart.\\nCyrus Miller.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nEzekiel Salisbury.\\nCyrus Miller.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nEzekiel Salisbury.\\nEzekiel Salisbury.\\nHenry Beardsiee.\\nJonathan W. Brewer.\\nSamuel B. Bugbee.\\nLevi H. Chatlin.\\nLevi H. Chatlin.\\nNelson AVaugh.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1861.\\n1862.\\n1863.\\n181U.\\n1865.\\n1866.\\n1867.\\n1868.\\n1869.\\n1870.\\n1S71.\\n1872.\\n1873.\\n1874.\\n1875.\\n1876-\\n1880.\\nWaterman Perkins.\\nLevi H. Chatlin.\\nSilas A. Verkes.\\nNelson Waugh.\\nHorace S. Goodwin.\\nWilliam Frain.\\nBenjamin Davis.\\nAbner A. Davis.\\nHorace S. Goodwin.\\nWilliam Frain.\\nHorace Howe.\\nJohn Wire.\\nPhilo Newell.\\nGeorge W. Hunt.\\nJames U. Byerly.\\nJohn A. Vanderhoof.\\nCarlti n Rood.\\nA. B. Clark.\\nAlva Bemis.\\nD. D. Williams.\\nJohn A. Vanderhoof.\\nJohn lunes.\\nHoward D. Thomiisou.\\nSilas A. Yerkes.\\nWilliam Lewis.\\nJoseph 0. Hathaway.\\nI rancis G. Morrice.\\nCornelius A. yanderhoof.\\nWilliam Lewis.\\nLevi H. Chaffin.\\nCornelius Hibbard.\\n79. Levi H. Chalfin.\\nEnoch Eddy, Jr.\\nKDUCATIONAL.\\nOn the 14th of November, 1837, while township No.\\nG north, of range 2 east, still formed part of Shiawassee\\ntownship, Levi Rowe, W. Z. Blanchard, and Robert Stew-\\nart, school inspectors of the latter township, divided the\\nformer into four equal school districts, designating the\\nnortheast quarter of the township, district No. 1 the south-\\neast quarter, district No. 2 the northwest quarter, district\\nNo. 3; and the southwest quarter, district No. 4.\\nWith scarcely more than half a dozen families in the\\nwhole township, it is hardly probable that anything more\\nwas done concerning schools while Bennington formed part\\nof Shiawassee.\\nSoon after the organization of Bennington, on the 11th", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0226.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n193\\nof April, 1838, the first board of school inspectors met at\\nthe township clerk s office, and organized by choosing Joel\\nNorth, chairman. On the 27th of the same mouth five\\nschool districts were ordered organized, and their bounda-\\nries described. But it does not appear by the records, nor\\nhave we learned that any schools were taught in 1838. In\\n1839 the electors voted to raise by tax fifty dollars for the\\nsupport of primary schools. The moneys received for school\\npurposes in 1840 amounted to forty-three dollars and fifty\\ncents, of which twenty-five dollars was voted from the town-\\nship treasury, and eighteen dollars and fifty cents from the\\ncounty treasury. This was applied as follows\\nDistrict.\\nNo. 1.,\\n2..\\n18\\n$16.65\\n29\\n26.73\\nIn 1841 the schools seemed in a more flourishing condi-\\ntion, and the school moneys were apportioned as here shown.\\nDistrict. SchuliirH. Amount.\\nNo. 1 26 $17.25\\n2 35 23.22\\n4 15 9.95\\n5 8 5.30\\n6 18 11.94\\n7 II 7.30\\nAmong the early teachers were William C. R. Patterson,\\nLouisa Pitts, Diautha F. Chaffin, M. L. Whitford, Sarah\\nEdson, and Clarissa Pond, in 1843. Mary J. Stewart,\\nMary Hicks, Diantha F. Chaffin, Leroy Stephens, George\\nReynolds, and Francis Terry, 1844. George Reynolds,\\nMary Stuart, Sarah J. McOmber, Diantha F. Chaffin, Har-\\nriet Castle, Margaret L. Wilson, Lovica Pitts, Samantha\\nChaffin, Julia Van Auken, Drusilla D. Cook, and SaffiDrd\\nPitts, 1845. Sarah J. McOmber, Elvira Howard, Saman-\\ntha Chaffin, Armina Pitts, Margaret L. Wilson, Drusilla\\nD. Cook, SafiFord Pitts, George M. Reynolds, 1846. Delia\\nM. Castle, Isadore E. Parkill, Sabrina A. Castle, Diantha\\nF. Chaffin, Jabez S. Cook, J. H. Hartwell, Emily Ham-\\nmond, 1847. Elvira M. Howard, Miss Pratt, Drusilla D.\\nCook, Safford Pitts, Charles H. Collins. Byron Hollister,\\n1848. Sarah Stuart, Miss T. Parker, Helen M. Brewer,\\nFrances IngersoU, Diantha F. Chaffin, Juliet Gale, W. J.\\nChatham, I. W. McEwen, Samantha Chaffin, Amanda Guil-\\nford, Sylvia Guilford, Clara K. IngersoU, 1 849. Miss Dun-\\nning, Amanda Rowell, Sarah B. Stuart, Saflt)rd Pitts, Phi-\\nlander T. Maine, 1850. Mary Ann Hill, Miss Salisbury,\\nMiss 0. Miller, Helen M. Brewer, Miss IngersoU, Constan-\\ntine Yerkes, 1851.\\nFollowing have been the apportionments of primary-\\nschool funds for various years\\n1848.\\nDistrict. .Scbulara.\\nNo. 1 .-iO\\n2 20\\n3 (il\\nB. and P. Fractional District No. 1... 35\\n1850.\\nDistrict. Scholars,\\nNo. 1 33\\n2 43\\n3 48\\n4 24\\nB. and P. Fractional District No. 1.. 40\\nB. and S. Fractional District No. 1... 27\\n25\\nAmount.\\n$11.51\\n8.31\\n19.46\\n11.18\\nAmount.\\n$11.22\\n14.62\\n16.32\\n8.16\\n15.04\\n9.18\\n1860.\\nDistrict.\\nNo. 1\\nScholars.\\n80\\n34\\n46\\n41\\n45\\n43\\nScholars.\\n80\\n36\\n64\\n51\\n87\\n40\\n32\\nAmount\\n$36.80\\n2\\n15.64\\n3\\n21.16\\n4\\n18.86\\n5\\n20.70\\nB. and P. Fractional District No. 1...\\n1870.\\nDistrict.\\nNo. 1\\n19.74\\nAmount\\n$.38 78\\n2\\n17.24\\n3\\n30.64\\n4\\n24.42\\n5\\n41.65\\n6\\n19.15\\nB. and P. Fractional District No. 1..\\n15..32\\nThe following statistics are gathered from the school in-\\nspectors report for year ending Sept. 1, 1879\\nNuuiber of whole districts 6\\nfra tional districts 1\\nchildren of soboul age residing in\\nthe township 444\\nNumber of children attending school during\\nthe car 352\\nNumber of frame Bcbool-huuses 7\\nsittings 442\\nValue of school property .$4375.00\\nNumber of men teaehers employed 7\\nwomen teachers employed 8\\nPaid men teachers $549.27\\nPaid women teachers 364.00\\nTotal resources for the year 2066.80\\nRELIGIOUS.\\nTHE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF BEN-\\nNINGTON,\\nwhose church edifice is situated in the village of Benning-\\nton Station, was organized about the year 1869, when Rev.\\nJohn Maywood came here as the preacher in charge of the\\nBennington Circuit. Previously the members of this\\ndenomination living here had been included in the Owosso\\nCircuit.\\nThe early meetings were held in the school-house but\\nvery soon after this became a regular appointment the\\nbuilding of a house of worship was agitated, and the mat-\\nter received such favorable consideration that the present\\nstructure was commenced in 1869, completed and dedicated\\nin February, 1871, at a cost, including bell, organ, etc., of\\ntwo thousand eight hundred dollars.\\nAmong the early members were Apollos Dewey, Mr.\\nHalstead and wife. Nelson Waugh and wife, Orra Waugh\\nand wile, William and Nellie Waugh. But a short time\\n.subsequently, James Byerly and wife, Mrs. Mary Thorpe,\\nMrs. William Byerly, Mrs. Juliet Rowell, and others joined\\nthe organization.\\nThe Sabbath-school antedates the church by about one\\nyear, Mr. Gould, a superannuated minister, assisted by\\nJames Byerly and Mrs. Juliet Rowell, having established a\\nSabbath-school in the school-house in June, 1868. The\\nschools have had an uninterrupted continuance to the pres-\\nent, and have ever formed one of the prominent features of\\nthis church. To Mrs. Rowell, who, during the superiutend-\\nency of Messrs. Gould and Byerly, assumed fiiU charge\\nin the absence of either, great credit is due for the success\\nwhich has hitherto attended their sessions.\\nRev. Mr. Wilkinson succeeded Mr. Maywood. Other\\npastors have been Revs. Whitley, Clack, Thompson, Laing,", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0227.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "194\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand Frederick Strong, the latter being the present incum-\\nbent. Number of present members, sixty. In this charge\\nis included the Newburg class also one at Pittsburg of\\nforty members.\\nEMMANUEL CHURCH OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIA-\\nTION IN BENNINGTON.\\nThe members of this church erected a house of worship\\nin IST. i, and the society was incorporated June 26, 1876.\\nThose named as corporators were Gottlieb Reuss, Henry\\nWentz, Christian Berrick, Henry Merkler, John Hortman,\\nMichael Bower, Frederick Schuknecht, Jacob Schmidtgall,\\nChristian Kock, Frederick Hiuspader, Simon Salisbury,\\nGeorge Merkler, F. Klein, John Crutts, and C. Crutts.\\nThis church belongs to the district of which Rev. John\\nM. Houk is presiding elder, and includes churches at\\nOwosso, Bennington, New Haven, and Chesaning.\\nTHE PITTSBURG CHURCH OF BENNINGTON,\\nof which Joseph Place, Mary M. Place, Mary J. Gardner,\\nSarah Hutchings, Hiram Pierson, B. C. Chittenden, and\\nJosephine Chittenden were named as members, was incor-\\nporated April 2, 1877. At a meeting held in the school-\\nhouse in Pittsburg, May 15, 1877, Rev. M. Hayden\\nchairman, Joseph Place, D. P. Austin, and Albert Gillett\\nwere elected trustees. This church has erected a house of\\nworship in the small village of Pittsburg, which structure\\nis also occupied by the Pittsburg Methodist Episcopal\\nclass.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nISAAC GALE.\\nIsaac Gale was born at Berne, Albany Co., N. on the\\n4th of December, 1808. His parents were Roger and\\nAnna (Sherburne) Gale. The Gale family came to America\\nsome time in the seventeenth century and settled in the\\nEastern States. The Sherburne family were originally from\\nGermany, emigrating from that country to England in the\\nsixteenth century, and from the latter country to America\\nat a somewhat later date.\\nThe young man remained at home, working on his\\nfather s farm until he was twenty-one years of age, in the\\nmean time availing himself of such means of education as\\nwere afforded by the ordinary district schools of the day.\\nSoon after his arrival at manhood, and after careful con-\\nsideration, he determined to follow, as the priucipal avoca-\\ntion of his life, the pursuit of agriculture, considering it\\nthe most independent, and the safest and surest road to a\\nreasonable competence, and one that would afford the most\\nample time for reading and contemplation, as well as a safe\\nasylum from the cares and perplexities of ordinary business\\npursuits.\\nWith this determination he bravely pushed out alone,\\nwithout an acquaintance or companion, and came to the\\nthen wilderness and Territory of Michigan traveling by\\nthe Erie Canal to Lake Erie, and thence by the steamer\\nNiagara, commanded by the famous seaman. Captain\\nBlake, eccentric and rough, but as kind of heart as a\\nwoman. On the 15th day of May, 1830, he landed at De-\\ntroit, then but an inferior frontier village. From there he\\nwent to Superior township, in tlie eastei n part of Washte-\\nnaw County, near Ypsilanti, where he commenced improving\\none hundred and sixty acres of timbered land cleared a\\nfew acres, which he planted with wheat, and returned to\\nNew York, where, on the 4th day of September, 1831, he\\nmarried Miss M. A. Wilbur, and came back to his farm in\\nWashtenaw County, where he continued to reside until\\nApril, 1840.\\nMiss Wilbur was a daughter of Henry and Lydia Shelden\\nWilbur, of Dutchess County, N. Y., where she was born\\nSeptember 4, 1813.\\nDuring his stay upon his new farm Mr. Gale made many\\nimprovements, and also served the people as township clerk\\nand school inspector. Previous to 1840 he exchanged his\\nfarm for a larger tract of new land in Bennington, Shiawassee\\nCounty, to which he removed in April, 1840, and where he\\nhas continued to reside to the present time. His property\\nhas grown till it embraces three hundred and eighty acres,\\nthe greater portion of which is well improved, and on which\\nare good buildings and the necessary conveniences of a\\nwell-conducted farm.\\nAfter many years devoted to agricultural pursuits, Mr.\\nGale can look back with satisfaction and truly say, If T\\nwere again young, with the experience and observation I\\nhave had, I should certainly choose the same occupation.\\nIn addition to his labors upon the farm, Mr. Gale has\\nbeen called to oiEciate in another sphere as a servant of\\nthe people, and as a prominent business man in various\\npositions. In the spring of 1841 he was elected to the\\noffice of justice of the peace, which he has held for a period\\nof thirty-six years, a fact of itself sufficient to prove his\\ncharacter and standing. He has also held the office of\\nsupervisor of the township for fifteen years, and served four\\nyears as second judge of the county court before that\\ntribunal was superseded by the Circuit Court. He was an\\nindustrious student, and upon his election as justice began\\na systematic study of statute and common law by utilizing\\nthe long winter evenings, rainy days, and other leisure time.\\nIn the early days of Michigan an extensive business, both\\ncivil and criminal, came before the justices of the peace.\\nMr. Gale remembers with gratitude the timely advice and\\nvaluable assistance tendered him by the late Governor\\nParsons, and Hon. Amos Gould, of Owosso, both then\\npracticing before the justices courts. In his capacity as a\\njustice of the peace, Mr. Gale considered it his duty to\\nadvise a settlement of all difficulties without litigation if\\nit were possible.\\nDuring a period of ten years he was engaged in the bank-\\ning business at Coruiina, under the firm-name of J. B.\\nWheeler Co. The firm did a private business, in which\\nthey were reasonably successful. xVt the end of ten years\\nthey sold the business to other parties who have since closed\\nit up.\\nMr. Gale has also been a prominent railroad man. In\\nconnection with W. L. Bancroft and others, commencing", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0228.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "ISAAC GALE\\nM^f ISAAC GALE", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0229.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0230.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n195\\nabout 1868-70, he took an active part in the construction\\nof a road from Port Huron to Lansing. Between Port\\nHuron and Flint this road was known as the Port Huron\\nand Lake Michigan road, and between Flint and Lansing\\nas the Chicago and Northeastern road. These now form\\na part of the Chicajjo and Grand Trunk line. He was one\\nof the directors of the company, and worked through the\\ntrying times when the company, like many others, was poor,\\nand the work progressed very slowly. When this road and\\nthe one building at the same time between Lansing and\\nSouth Bond, Ind., were consolidated under the name of the\\nChicago and Lake Huron Railroad, he was elected a direc-\\ntor in tlie new company. When the Chicago and North-\\neastern Company was organized for the purpose of con-\\nstructing the link lying between Lansing and Flint, Mr.\\nGale resigned his position, and was elected to the office of\\nvice-president of the last-named company, which position\\nhe occupied until tlie final sale of the entire line to the\\nCanada Grand Trunk Company, in September, 1879.\\nMr. Gale spent a considerable portion of twelve years in\\nthe interests of the various segments of what now consti-\\ntute a great international line of railway, during which\\nperiod the profits and losses about balanced each other,\\nleaving to him as the only valuable acquisition an extensive\\nexperience and the knowledge gained by contact with an\\nable and energetic class of business men, of whom he con-\\nsiders Hon. W. L. Bancroft, of Port Huron, the prominent\\nrepresentative, and the one to whom, above all others, the\\ncredit is due for pushing to completion a great and valuable\\nline of railway.\\nThe subject of this memoir is now living with his wife\\non his farm, which is managed by his son and his conclu-\\nsion, after a bu.sy life, is that, were he to commence anew,\\nhe would set aside all business except that pertaining to the\\noccupation of farming, and bend _all his energies to the\\ncultivation of the soil and its kindred pursuits. He con-\\nsiders a sand bank more valuable to the farmer than any\\nother, and has come to the conclusion that Short-horn\\nand Alderuey stock is much better than railway stock\\nas an investment.\\nPolitically Mr. Gale favored the election of John Quincy\\nAdams in 1828. During the existence of the Whig party\\nhe was a strong advocate of its principles, and on the for-\\nmation of the present Republican party, in 1854, he asso-\\nciated himself with the Democracy, with which party he\\nhas since affiliated. He believes it the duty of all Ameri-\\ncan citizens to abide by and faithfully carry out every\\nprovision of the constitution until annulled or amended,\\nnot only by act of the general government, but by every\\nState in the Union.\\nIn religious opinion and belief Mr. Gale has been a\\nmember and supporter of the Methodist Church for a\\nperiod of thirty-six years. He claims to be free from sec-\\ntarian or bigoted views and feelings, and totally ignores the\\ndoctrines of election and reprobation its taught by John\\nCalvin and his followers.\\nNEWCOMB MITCHELL.\\nAmong the prominent farmers and early settlers of Ben-\\nnington the subject of this biography is entitled to special\\nmention. Although he is not a pioneer he has done much\\npioneer work. He has perfected a valuable record, and\\ndemonstrated his general worth as a citizen. He was born\\nin Bennington, Vt., Sept. 21, 1821. He was the son of\\nNewcomb and Polly (Hone) Mitchell, who reared a family\\nof eleven children, six boys andfive girls.\\nThe elder Mitchell was a blacksmith, a sturdy, industrious\\nman, but devoid of the faculty of money-getting, and his\\nchildren were deprived of educational advantages, and their\\nlearning was obtained more from the bitter school of ex-\\nperience than from books. When Newcomb, Jr., was a\\nbabe the fimily removed to New York, where his father\\nfollowed his vocation, changing his residence from Syracuse,\\nwhere he first located, to Lyons, and from there to Wyo-\\nming County. In 1844 he removed to Michigan, and set-\\ntled in the town of Salem, Washtenaw Co. He returned to\\nthe State of New York, however, and died near Attica, at an\\nadvanced age. At the age of ten years Newcomb was\\nthrown upon his own resources. He first obtained employ-\\nment on a farm at a sixpence a day. His boyhood days\\nwere devoid of pleasure, and toil and privation seemed his lot\\nbut by reason of his surroundings he developed in youth\\nmany traits of character that might otherwise have remained\\ndormant, and which have had an influence upon his future.\\nHe worked as a farm-laborer until he was twenty years of\\nage, when he went to Bufi alo and apprenticed himself to\\nthe trade of a mason, which avocation he followed many\\nyears. In 1844 he came to Michigan, where his brother\\nCalvin, now one of the prominent farmers of Wa.shtenaw\\nCounty, had settled the year previous in the town of Salem.\\nSoon after his arrival the two brothers made a trip of obser-\\nvation to Wisconsin. Upon their return Newcomb purchased\\neighty acres of wild land in Salem, which he afterwards sold.\\nIn the fall of 1847 he came to Lansing and engaged in\\nthe grocery trade. This venture, owing to the perfidy of\\nhis partner, proved disastrous. In the winter of 1849\\nhe came to Bennington, and the following summer built\\nthe octagonal school building near Corunna. 1852 found\\nhim in the employ of the Michigan Central Railroad. In\\n1852 he returned to Bennington, and the following year\\ncommenced the improvement of his farm, which he had\\npurchased in 1846. Here he has since resided, and to the\\noriginal purchase of eighty acres has added one hundred\\nand ninety acres. The farm is one of the best in the town-\\nship, and his commodious buildings and finely-cultivated\\nfields attest his thrift and success. In 1866, Mr. Mitchell\\nmarried Miss Eliza, daughter of Dyer Phelps, one of the\\nearly settlers of the town of Shiawassee. She was born\\nin Springfield, Pa., Christmas-day, 1835. Eight children\\nhave been born to them, three boys and five girls.\\nMr. Mitchell is emphatically a self-made man. Starting in\\nlife with only his strong pair of hands and a robust consti-\\ntution, he has attained success in all departments of life.\\nIn his political and religious affiliations he is a Republican\\nand a Methodist, and among the representative men of\\nBennington he occupies a foremost position.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0231.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "196\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSAMUEL NICHOLS.\\nI ioiiooi biogrupliics are usually\\ndevoid of romantic incidents and\\nstartling event.-*, but are always\\nreplete with recitals of hardships\\nand privations that to the present\\ngeneration sound more like fiction\\nthan fact. Many lessons of in-\\ndustry, indomitable pereeverance,\\nand rigid economy can be gleaned\\nfrom them and while all arc of\\nhistoriciil importance, special in-\\nterest is felt in the life of that\\nadventurous individual who made\\nthe first permanent .settlement.\\nTo Samuel Nichols belongs the\\nhonor not only of being the first\\nwhite settler, but of building the\\nSAMUEL NICHOLS.\\nfirst house, felling the first tree,\\nand plowing the first furrow within\\nthe present limits of the town of\\nBennington. He Wiis born in the\\ntown of Hinsdale, Vt., in 1804.\\nBut little is known of his early\\nhistory further than that he was\\nleft an orphan at the age of four\\nyears, and was reared by a gentle-\\nman by the name of Philander\\nGlover, in whose family he lived\\nuntil he was fifleen years of age.\\nHe then started in life as a farm-\\nlaborer was industrious and ener-\\ngetio, and, by carefully husbanding\\nhis earnings, acquired a sum suf-\\nficient tu purchase a home of his\\nown. In 1832 he bought a new\\nfarm near Jamestown, N. Y., on\\nwhich he remained four years,\\nwhen he sold his property and\\ncame to Bennington, where ho\\nmade the first purchase of govern-\\nment land in the township as at\\npresent organized, it being the\\nsouthwest quarter of the south-\\nwest quarter of section 24, town-\\nship north, range 2 east. Upon\\nthis farm he resided until his de-\\ncease, which occurred March 30,\\n18t)!), in the sixty-fifth year of\\nhis age.\\nIn 1831 he married Miss Mi-\\nranda Kathan. She was also a\\nMRS. SAMUEL NICHOLS.\\nLYMAN UICKEY.\\nnative of Vermont, and was born\\nin 1808. Although advanced in\\nyears, her recollections of the\\nearly days are still vivid, and she\\nrecalls many incidents in her pio-\\nneer life that prove conclusively\\nthat she was possessed of perse-\\nverance, energy, and remarkable\\nfortitude, and that she is worthy\\nof a conspicuous position among\\nthe pioneer women of Shiawassee\\nCounty. She has been the mother\\nof ten children, six of whom died\\nin infancy. Of the four others,\\ntwo only are living, Samuel aiuj\\nMary M. The latter was married,\\nin 1858, to L. Hickey, who was", "height": "3293", "width": "2215", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0232.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "y^", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0233.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0234.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0235.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0236.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.\\n197\\nbora in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1824. His father came\\nto Michigan with his family in 1824, and settled in the\\ntown of Commerce, Oakland Co., where Lemuel resided\\nuntil 1840, when he came to Bennington, where he has\\nsince resided. He is also a pioneer, having been a resi-\\ndent of the town for forty years. He is the owner of the\\nNichols farm, on which he resides, a view ol which appears\\non another page.\\nJOHN INNES.\\nThe gentleman whose name heads this brief notice is one\\nof the early settlers of Shiawassee, and was born in the\\ncity of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, July 7, 1815.\\nHis father, also named John, was born in the parish of\\nMathlick. He was a manufacturer of linen and cotton goods,\\nbut in the later part of his life, owing to ill health, became\\na farmer. He married Miss Jane Frasier, and reared a\\nfamily of four children, two boys and two girls, John\\nbeing the eldest. In 1825 he removed from Peterhead to\\nthe place of his nativity, and leased a farm of Lord Aber-\\ndeen, on which he remained until his decease, which oc-\\ncurred at the ripe old age of eighty-seven years. He was\\nan upright, honorable man, and highly esteemed by all who\\nknew him. John assisted his father on the farm until he\\nwas sixteen years of age. He attended a parochial school,\\nand obtained a good education.\\nPeterhead, the place of his birth, is a seaport town, and\\nthe most easterly city in Scotland, and the dream of his\\nboyhood days was a life on the ocean wave, and he deter-\\nmined to follow the sea as the principal avocation of his\\nlife, but his plans were opposed by his parents, and he de-\\ncided to come to America. June 18, 183G, he bade good-\\nby to friends and relatives, and after a tedious voyage of\\nseven weeks arrived in New York. He immediately\\nstarted for the West, and first stopped at Huron, Ohio,\\nwhere he found an organization known as the Ohio Com-\\npany, having for its object the development of lands in\\nwhat is now the town of Shiawassee, Shiawassee Co. He\\nengaged himself to this company, and with others started\\nfor Michigan. They arrived at Detroit in August, 1836,\\nand the journey from that point to their destination was a\\ntedious one. From Fenton there was nothing but an In-\\ndian trail, and one week was consumed in their journey\\nfrom that place to Shiawasseetown. He remained in the\\nemploy of this company until the autumn of 1837, and\\nduring that time assisted in the construction of the first\\nsaw-mill, grist-mill, and bridge within the present limits of\\nthe county.\\nThis enterprise proved unsuccessful both to the company\\nand Mr. Innes, and in the fall of 1837 he returned to\\nOhio, where he remained one year. He then started on an\\nextended trip through the Southern States, stopping at\\nNatchez, Vicksburg, New Orleans, and cither important\\ntowns.\\nIn June, 1838, he went into the northern part of Wis-\\nconsin, where he engaged in lumbering until the fall of\\n1840, when he again went South with tiie intention of\\nmaking it his home. He remained, however, but four years.\\nduring which time he was engaged in rafting lumber, cord-\\nwood, and pickets to the New Orleans market. On his\\nreturn North he stopped in the town of Perry, where he\\nmet his destiny in the person of Miss Orissa Howard,\\nwhom he married in April, 1845. Shortly after his mar-\\nriage he leased a large farm at East Plains, Ionia Co., and\\ncommenced farming. About one month after his marriage\\nJOHN INNES.\\nMrs. Innes died, and in the January following he was\\nagain married to Mrs. Elizabeth Dean, who died thirteen\\nmonths after. Just previous to the death of his wife he\\nhad purchased eighty acres of land in Bennington, to\\nwhich he subsequently added eighty acres more, and upon\\nwhich he resided until his removal to Owosso in 1880. In\\nOctober, 1849, Mr. Innes was married to Bliss Margaret\\nYeats. She is a Scotch lady, and was born in the parish of\\nNew Deer, Aberdeenshire, Sept. 8, 1828. When she was\\nten years of age the family came to the United States and\\nsettled in Livingston Co., N. Y., where they resided until\\n1841, when they emigrated to Livingston Co., Mich. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Innes have been blessed with three daughters, all\\nof whom are living.\\nIn his religious belief Mr. Innes is a Presbyterian. He\\nis a man of positive character, tenacious of his opinions,\\nwhich are formed by mature deliberation and investigation.\\nHe believes that an honest man is the noblest work of\\nGod, and his practice is in accordance with his belief, and\\nwherever he is known his word is considered as good as his\\nbond. In his domestic relations he is a kind husband and\\nan indulgent father. In his dealings with his fellow-men\\nhe is dignified and courteous, and possessed of much suavity\\nof manner. His life has been an eventful one, and the\\nearly part was one of rough experiences and replete with\\nhard.ship and privations but notwithstanding the obstacles\\nthat beset his path his life has been a success, and now in\\nthe evening of his days, with his family around him and", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0237.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "198\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nknowing that he has the respect and esteem of all, and\\nthat his success in all departments of life is duo wholly to\\nhis own cflForts, he feels that he has been rewarded.\\nJONATHAN M. HARTWELL.\\nThis venerable pioneer was bora in Norwich, Chenango\\nCo., N. Y., July 29, 1801. His father, Ebenezer Hart-\\nwell, was a native of Dutchess County, and was one of the\\nearly settlers of Chenango County. He married Rachel\\nMead, and reared a family of twelve children, six boys and\\nsix girls. His fiithcr, Oliver HartwcU, was a soldier in the\\nRevolutionary war, and served during its continuance, par-\\nticipating in many decisive battles. He died at the advanced\\nage of ninety-seven years.\\nEbenezer Hartwell, or Deacon Hartwell, as he was\\nfamiliarly known, was an energetic arid successful farmer,\\nand a man of undoubted integrity. He was a prominent\\nmember of the Baptist Church, and was closely identified\\nwith the history of Norwich and Chenango County. His\\nwife was one of those good women of the olden time she\\nspun and wove, and reared her children to habits of indus-\\ntry and thrift. She died in Bennington in 1845.\\nJonathan, as was the custom in those days, acknowledged\\nobligation to his father in his labor until he attained his\\nmajority; he acquired such an education as the district\\nschool of that day afl orded. In 1822 he married Miss\\nEliza, daughter of Laban Crandall. She was a native of\\nDutchess County, and was born in the town of Amenia,\\nNov. -1, 1806. In his youth Mr. Hartwell evinced much\\nenterprise and energy, and shortly after his marriage he\\npurchased sixty acres of land near his father s farm, in-\\ncurring an indebtedne.ss of one thou.sand dollars for the\\nsame. He remained upon this farm ten years; making sub-\\nstantial improvements and freeing himself from debt. In\\n1832 he sold his farm and engaged in trade in North Nor-\\nwich. Merchandising proved an uncongenial occupation,\\nand he resolved to seek his fortune in the then Territory\\nof Michigan. In the spring of 1837, in company with\\nhis brother-in-law, Horace Green, he came to Michigan\\non a tour of observation he was favorably impressed with\\nthe soil and natural advantages, and decided to make\\nthis State his home. Ho returned East, and the following\\nyear (1838) again came to Michigan, and purchased eighty\\nacres in section 24. He cleared, fenced, and plowed ten\\nacres, built a log house, and went back to the State of New\\nYork, where he closed up his business, and November 10th\\nof that year started for Michigan with his family, which\\nconsisted of his wife and five children. He brought with\\nhim a stock of boots and leather, which found a ready sale\\namong the settlers. The following summer he broke forty\\nacres. He entered into the improvement of his farm with\\nhis usual energy, and the third year after his arrival sowed\\none hundred acres of wheat. In 1841) he established a\\nstore near his present residence, and for a long time did an\\nextensive business. He also kept a house of entertainment\\nfor many years, and the Hartwell Tavern was known far\\nand wide.\\nMr. Hartwell s record as a citizen and neighbor is an\\nenviable one. His word, whether given in a business trans-\\naction or in ordinary conversation, is as good as his bond\\nhe has never sought political honors; his aim in life has\\nbeen to accumulate a competency and to win an unspotted\\nreputation, and well has he succeeded. Socially he is genial\\nand courteous, winning the regard and esteem of all with\\nwhom he comes in contact. We should prove recreant to\\nour duty did we not speak of the many virtues of his noble\\nwife, who shared the hardships of early days, and to whose\\nthrift, industry, and sage counsel he attributes much of\\nhis success; her portrait, .so full of character, in connection\\nwith his own and a view of the old home, may be seen\\nelsewhere in this volume.\\nCHAPTER XXXI.\\nBURNS TO\\\\A^NSHIP.*\\nliounilancs and Natural Features Settlement of the Township\\nSchools Early Roads Civil History of the Township Byron Vil-\\nlage Church History Societies and Orders.\\nBurns, the southeast corner township of Shiawassee\\nCounty, described as town 5 north, of range -1 west, is\\nbounded on the north by Vernon, on the east by Genesee\\nCounty, on the south by Livingston County, and on the\\nwest by Antrim. The surface, though in places level, and\\ninclined to be wet and swampy, is generally undulating,\\nand is well drained by the Shiawassee and its branches, as\\nwell as by several large artificial water-ways. The stream\\nusually known as the East Branch unites with the Shiawas-\\nsee River at Byron village, forming an excellent water-power\\nat that village. There are two small lakes in the township,\\nboth of which have small outlets that unite and flow into\\nthe river. The soil is very fertile, and the township is\\njustly considered one of the best in Shiawassee County.\\nUntil September, 1850, parts of sections 5, 7, and 8, and\\nall of section 6, were held as an Indian reservation,^ but at\\nthat time it was opened for settlement.\\nSETTLEMENT OP THE TOWNSHIP.\\nAlthough Whitmore Knaggs came to what is now the\\ntownship of Burns and opened a trading-station here as\\nearly as the year 1820, and was succeeded by the traders\\nGrant, Godfrey, and John Knaggs, the last mentioned of\\nwhom (a son of Whitmore Knaggs) commenced trade on\\nthe Indian reservation in or about 1832, the actual settle-\\nment of the township by immigrant farmere intending to\\nbecome permanent residents did not begin until 1835. In\\nthe summer of that year (in July as near as can be ascer-\\ntained) Dyer Rathburn, with a wife and seven children,\\nreached the township, and located the southeast quarter of\\nsection 20. With the help of Rufus, his eldest son, then\\nabout twenty-one years of age, he immediately built a log\\nBy G. A. McAlpine.\\nf The reservation of Kechewondauj^oniug, granted to the Shiawas-\\nsee Obippewas in the Saginaw treaty of September, 1819.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0238.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n199\\ncabin dwelling, which, after the settlement of the township\\nfairly commenced, was used also as a tavern.\\nMr. llathburn seems to have had some idea of the diffi-\\nculties to be encountered, for he came well prepared to\\nmeet them. He brought two yokes of oxen and a span of\\nhorses, with wagons, fanning implements, and household\\ngoods. In the fall he sowed a small piece of wheat, and in\\nthe spring planted corn. For nearly a year the family lived\\nin solitude, with no neighbors but Indian.s, many hundreds\\nof whom at times passed along the trail east of the cabin\\non their way southeast to the Detroit River, and on their\\nreturn thence to their homes and hunting-grounds in the\\nnorthwest.\\nThe first knowledge the fiimily had of other settlers\\nbeing in the township was brought about accidentally.\\nSome members of the family being in the woods at a con-\\nsiderable distance from home heard the cackling of chickens\\non the north side of the Shiawassee River, and on search-\\ning for new-comers they found the family of Robert Craw-\\nford comfortably located in a cabin, near the north bank of\\nthe river, on section 15. Mr. Crawford came to Oakland\\nCo., Mich., in 1826, from Canada, having gone there from\\nNew York in 1820. He came to Burns in March, 1836,\\nand located as above stated. As soon as his cabin was\\ncompleted, Joseph Leonard (his son-in-law) and wife came\\nto the new home of her father. Her younger brother and\\nsister came at the same time, and the rest of the family\\ncame in June.\\nThe first white child born in the township was Adelaide\\nCrawford, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford,\\nthe date of her birth being Nov. 2, 1830. Wallace Goodin,\\nwho with F. J. Prevost was striving to make a city of the\\nvillage of Byron, deeded this child Cin commemoration of\\nthe event) two lots now owned by Nicholas Gulick. She.\\nsubsequently became the wife of Rev. Mr. Sprague, a\\nMethodist minister, and now lives in Galesburg, Kalamazoo\\nCo., Mich. Robert Crawford is still living, at the age of\\neighty-six years. His wife died in January, 1880, aged\\neighty-one.\\nThe next settler was John Burgess, who located the\\n80Uthwe.st quarter of section 23. He brought a wife and\\none daughter, named Lauretta. After building a log house\\nhe sold to Capt. John Laurie, and then located a part of\\nthe farm now owned by William Chaffee. Mrs. Burgess\\ndied soon after, and was buried on this farm. Her coffin\\nwas made of walnut boards taken from the floor of John\\nB. Barnum s cabin, and was nailed together and polished\\nwith beeswax. Her remains have not been removed,\\nthough the plow has passed over them many times, and no\\ntrace of her grave is now visible.\\nJohn B. Barnum, who, on June 22, 1836, settled on the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 28, was probably the next\\nsettler in Burns. He built a log house on this farm, and\\nafter the expiration of a year and a half he traded it to\\nWilliam Baulch for part of the southeast quarter of sec-\\ntion 26. The farm first entered by Mr. Barnum is now\\nowned by S. S. Wiltsie, who purchased it in 1843. Mr.\\nBarnum built on his new farm a house and barn, which\\nare still standing. His family at the time ot settlement\\nconsisted of a wife and four children, and a halfbrotlur,\\nfamiliarly known in the early days as Uncle Tommy. John\\nB. Barnum died Feb. 5, 1865. His wife, Urena, died May\\n24, 1848. His second wife died in February, 1880. His\\nson, Isaac S. Barnum, married Amelia, the daughter of\\nRobert Crawford. They live on section 20, near the site\\nof the old homestead.\\nPeter Kanouse came to Burns with his family in the\\nsummer of 1836. He was a blacksmith, and brought a\\nkit of tools with him. He settled on the south line of\\nsection 27, built a cabin, and was ready for busine.ss, for\\nwhich he did not long have to wait, as the township filled\\nup very rapidly from this time on. His was the first black-\\nsmith-shop in the township. The next was started at Byron\\nby Joseph Lay ton. The same month Ezra D. Barnes,\\nfrom Tioga Co., N. Y., settled on section 27. He brought\\na wife and two boys, one of whom was killed by falling\\nfrom a fence. Mr. Barnes died in 1876.\\nThomas P. Green reached Burns township in August,\\n1836, after a trip of twenty-one days. He stopped in\\nLivingston County, where he met D. F. Rockwell, who\\nhad located land on sections 32, 33. Of him Mr. Green\\nbought one hundred acres, where he still lives, being one\\nof the few survivors of those who came to the township in\\n1836. Mr. Green helped locate many of the first roads\\nin the south part of the county. The Indians called him\\nChe-Shemokeman, meaning big white man. At the\\nsame time that he purchased his land, Bright L. Clement,\\nthen a young man, bought sixty acres in the same locality.\\nIn September, Amos Foster, with his wife, came to the\\ntownship, and settled on the southwest quarter of section\\n22. Mr. Foster had been here and located forty acres\\nof this quarter in the May previous. He also bought\\neighty acres for William Chaffee. During the summer of\\n1836 Mr. Foster acted as guide to the numerous land-\\nseekers who at that time began to flock into the township.\\nHe then returned and brought his wife as stated. He\\nbuilt a log cabin on his farm, in which Andrew Iluggins\\nis supposed to have taught the first school in the township\\nin the winter of 1838-39, while Mr. Foster and wife were\\nabsent on a trip to the East. Mr. Foster afterwards sold\\nthe forty acres on .section 22, and bought eighty acres on\\nsection 20, now owned by George Rogers, who purchased\\nit in 1846. He afterwards purchased the land on the\\nschool section now owned by Albert Rowley.\\nAmong the names of the early settlers of Burns that\\nof Nicholas Braden should be included, who reached the\\ntownship in 1836. He was born in Germany, but left\\nhome when a mere youth, and finally, after residing in\\nEngland and in New York, settled in the woods of Michi-\\ngan. He bought the northwest quarter of section 32, and\\nbuilt a log cabin, where he lived alone for eighteen months\\nand shook with the ague the greater part of the time.\\nOne day, while lying sick on his bed, an Indian came and\\nsat down on a log near the house. Mr. Braden, hearing\\nthe dogs bark, looked through the window, when the Indian\\nopened the conversation with the single word Sick Mr.\\nBraden replied that he was. No squaw said the Indian.\\nMr. Braden replied he had none. This to the Indian\\nseemed to be the very extremity of misfortune, and he\\nwent away, groaning in .sympathy i or the sick man.", "height": "3298", "width": "2195", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0239.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "200\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAaron Welltnan reached Burns probably in 1836,\\nalthough there is a difference of opinion in regard to the\\nexact date. He bought a large tract of land on sections\\n10 and 14, part of which he sold to Hamah Cole, it being\\nthe same now occupied by his son, Jason Cole. Aaron\\nWellman died in 1851.\\nRaniah Cole, with his wife and three children, came to\\nBurns in 1837.\\nGideon Drake and Oliver Wolcott were also pioneers of\\nBurns who settled in 1837.\\nDaniel Kitson was the next settler north of the river.\\nHe was a shoemaker by trade, and remained at the house\\nof Aaron Wellman until his cabin was completed on the\\nsoutheast quarter of section 1 1 The southeast quarter of\\nsection 2 was entered by Roger Haviland in 1838, but he\\ndid not settle permanently in the township until 1840.\\nAfter locating his land he returned to the south part of the\\nState, and worked in various places until 1839, when he\\nreturned to Burns, and built a cabin on his land. Mr. and\\nMrs. Haviland are now the only couple living north of the\\nriver in Burns township who came in 1840. Mr. and Mrs.\\nIsaac Barnum and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Foster are the\\noldest residents south of the river.\\nJ. J. Gaylord was the first settler on the Indian reserva-\\ntion. He was followed soon after by J. PI Martenus.\\nWilliam Walworth reached the township about 1840.\\nRobert Fox was also a pioneer. Among those of a more\\nrecent date, but still old settlers, are to be mentioned S. R.\\nSwick and W. W. Smith.\\nThe first death in the township was probably that of\\nthe daughter of Robert Crawford, which occurred in the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0winter or early spring of 1837. She was the first per-\\nson buried in the cemetery at Byron.* There could have\\nbeen but few days, or weeks at most, between the death re-\\nferred to and that of the son of F. J. Prevost, which is\\nspoken of in the history of Byron.\\nIt is difficult to decide who the contracting parties were\\nin the first marriage. The most authentic accounts point\\nto a double wedding which took place on the 17th day of\\nDecember, 1840, at which time Elder Brigham united in\\nmarriage Jacob Kanouse to Miss Mabel Drake, and John\\nP. Drake to Miss Agnes Kanouse.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe first school in the township of Burns was held in\\nthe unoccupied log cabin built by Amos Foster, near the\\nroad on the top of the hill, on the southwest quarter of sec-\\ntion 22. This school was taught in the winter of 1838-39\\nby Andrew Huggins, who is now a resident of Corunna.\\nDuring the following summer several schools were taught\\nin the township, although no school district was regularly\\norganized until 1843. It is held by some that a lady, who\\nafterwards married a Mr. McColin of Fentonville, taught\\nthe first school in Byron in the summer of 1838. School\\nwas taught at an early day also in the log house built by\\nRobert Crawford near the river. When the road was\\nestablished iu 1837, Mr. Crawford put up a more preten-\\nUp to this time a, large band of Indians had occupied this site,\\nbut when this took place they removed their entire village to the\\nground east of the river where the upper iron bridge now stands.\\ntious dwelling, after which his cabin was used both as a\\nchurch and school-room. The next school was taught by\\nMiss Jane Duncan, in a log house which stood on the north-\\neast quarter of section 20. This was in 1840. Several\\nterms of school had already been taught just across the\\nline in Livingston County, which gave the southwestern\\npart of the township better school facilities.\\nSchools were held in the cabins above referred to or in\\nother private dwellings until the regular organization of the\\nseveral districts, which occurred as has been stated. Though\\nthe town board of school inspectors met in the spring of\\n1840 and divided the entire township into school districts,\\nwith the exception of the Indian Reservation, the schools,\\nnevertheless, seem to have gone on in the same old way.\\nThere is no record of the first school-meetings in the older\\ndistricts. This is noticeably the case in district No. 5, the\\noldest district in the township. The records reach but a\\nfew years back, and these are imperfect and unsatisfactory.\\nIn 1842 the board met and apportioned the primary-\\nschool money as follows: District No. 3, Byron district,\\nreceived $8.64 district No. 5, Chaffee district, received\\n$6.72 district No. 4, Green district, received $2.88.\\nIt will be observed that these districts were numbered as\\nat present, and, although they are now somewhat smaller,\\nthey have not been materially changed since first organized\\nin 1840.\\nThe first call for a school-meeting north of the river was\\naddressed to Robert Crawford under date of Nov. 14,\\n1842. This was to have been held at his house, but as\\nMr. Crawford did not live in district No. 1, for the benefit\\nof which the school-meeting was to have been held, the\\nplace of meeting was changed. On the 6th of May, 1843,\\nthe school board, seeming not to have forgotten tlie disre-\\ngard paid to former instructions, addressed Robert Craw-\\nford as follows Mr. Robert Crawford, you are hereby\\ncommanded to notify every qualified voter in the above\\ndistrict (No. 2), either personally or by leaving a written\\nnotice at his residence, that a school-meeting will be held\\nat the house of Ramah Cole, on the 18th inst., at one o clock\\nP.M. It, no doubt, required considerable effort to notify\\nevery voter in the above district, and perhaps equally as\\nmuch to leave a written notice at his residence.\\nThe next action of the board was to examine A. Hug-\\ngins and Sarah E. Stoddard, candidates for teaching, both\\nof whom received certificates. The board then directed\\nMr. Henry Wiltsie to call a school-meeting in district No.\\n6 (now No. 10), at the house of Dyer Rathburu, on the\\n18th of May, 1843.\\nIn district No. 2 a log school-house was built soon after\\nthe meeting called by the letter addressed to Robert Craw-\\nford. It was used until 1856, when the one now standing\\non the northwest quarter of section 10 was built.\\nIn district No. 1 the first school-meeting was held at the\\nhouse of Edward Peck, April 24, 1847. R. Haviland was\\nappointed chairman, and the following district officers were\\nelected: R. Haviland, Director; Edward Peck, Assessor;\\nDaniel Kitson, Moderator. The next year the same per-\\nsons were re-elected.\\nAt a school-meeting on the 25th of September, 1848, a\\nmotion was carried to raise seventy-five dollars to build a", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0240.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "%^\u00c2\u00ab4i//LA i?\\nfe\\njf^\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0if ^-M.\\nResiDENCE OF POGER HAV/LAND, Burns Shiawi\\\\ssie,Co.Mich.", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0241.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0242.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n201\\nlog school-house, whidi was completed the next year. This\\none was used until 1870. The new one was then erected,\\nand cost seven hundred and fifty dollars. Miss Marinda\\nBradley taught the first scliool in the log house. Miss\\nAcintha Wellman was the first teacher in the frame build-\\ning.\\nDistrict No. 8 was organized about the year 1854, being\\nformed from other districts. The first school-meeting was\\nheld in a cabin built some years previous for school pur-\\nposes. S. S. Tower was chosen director, and John B. Bar-\\nnum assessor. The room was then repaired, and Athenia\\nMorse engaged as teacher. Several terms of private school\\nhad already been taught in the district by Miss Eliza\\nTower. The next teacher was Miss Candace Burgess, during\\nwhose term the building took fire and was destroyed. An-\\nother log house was built on the same site soon after. This\\nwas used until 1870, when it was removed and another\\nerected in its stead, at a cost of eight hundred dollars.\\nThe following tables may be of interest as showing the\\napportionment of the primary-school fund for the years\\n1860 and 1879\\nI860.\\nDistricte. Ntilnlior uf Scliuhli-s. Amount.\\nNo. 1 21 J10.5S\\n2 51 25.73\\n3 i)7 48.95\\n5 05 32.79\\n6 2(1 10.08\\n7 11 2fl.6S\\n8 27 13.61\\n10 20 10.08\\n1879.\\nDistricts. Niiinln r of Scholare. Amount.\\nNo. 1 40 $26.72\\n2 61 40.76\\n3 147 98.22\\n5 39 26.06\\n7 44 29.40\\n8 47 31.40\\n10 27 18.10\\nThe following table shows the total amount of money\\nexpended in each school district in the township for the\\nyear 1879:\\nDistricts. Amount.\\nNo. I (fractional) $262.36\\n1 159.56\\n2 127.48\\n3 802.74\\n4 100.17\\n5 216.58\\n7 134.73\\n8 53.96\\n10 163.14\\nEAKLY ROADS.\\nMay 18, 1837, the minutes of the road from Genesee\\nCounty entering Burns just south of the East Branch of the\\nShiawassee River were entered on the records of the town-\\nship. It was located a few days previous, as was also the\\nriver road, leading northwest from Byron, which was really\\na continuation of the survey which established the former\\nroad. In the same month the road leading north from\\nLivingston County, passing the residence of Thomas P.\\nGreen, on section 32, to the northwest corner of the town-\\nship, was established. On the !Jth of August the east-aud-\\nwest road, passing the Moss Hotel and the Chaffee school-\\nhouse, was established. Then the one paiising the school-\\nhouse in district No. 8 and the residence of Isaac S. Bar-\\n26\\nnum was located. These roads were laid out by Thomas\\nP. Green, Wallace Goodin, and Rufus C. Rathburn, com-\\nmissioners of highways. In 1840 the State road from\\nByron to Owosso was established.\\nCIVIL HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nBurns was set off from the territory of the old township\\nof Shiawassee, and was erected a separate civil township\\nwith its present name and limits by act of the Legislature\\nof Michigan, approved March 11, 1837, which also directed\\nthe first meeting of the electors of the newly-formed town-\\nship to be held at the house of Francis J. Prevo.st. Under\\nthis provision of the act the first meeting was held at the\\noffice of the Byron Company (which was in the house of\\nMaj. Prevo.-it), on the 3d of April, 1837, on which occasion\\nthere were present the following-named electors Ezra D.\\nBarnes, Thomas P. Green, Amos Foster, Peter Kanouse,\\nRufus C. Rathburn, Francis J. Prevost, Robert Crawford,\\nJohn Burgess, Wallace Goodin, Alonzo Woods.\\nAll the voters who attended this meeting received one or\\nmore offices. Francis J. Prevost was elected to four, Thomas\\nP. Green and Ezra D. Barnes each to three, while several\\nreceived two offices each.\\nIn 1838 it was resolved to pay W. Jackson fifty dollars\\nfor building a bridge across the Shiawassee River. This\\nwas the first bridge constructed by the township, and\\ncrossed the river on the Reservation, near the cabin of\\nJohn Knaggs. It was very unstable, and lasted but a few\\nyears.\\nApril 3, 1843, the town.ship voted to raise one hundred\\ndollars to bridge the river at Byron. This bridge was on\\nthe road leading west from the village, and stood near the\\nplace where the present one stands, below the Byron Hotel.\\nIt also was a very frail structure. The upper iron bridge\\nwas built at a cost of eleven hundred dollars. The wood\\nbridge now spanning the river in the west part of the vil-\\nlage is to be replaced immediately by an iron one, to cost\\nsixteen hundred dollars.\\nThe following table shows the total amount of tax levied\\nfor various purposes for the years 18C0, 1870, and 1879,\\nnot including school tax\\n1860.\\nState ta.x $212.22\\nCounty tax 1168.18\\nTownship ta,\\\\ 690.00\\nHighway tax 72.28\\nTotal ta,\\\\ levied for all purposes 2826.87\\n1870.\\nState tax .?1395.14\\nCounty tax 1461. {10\\nRejected tax 36.46\\nDitch tax 49.79\\nTownship tax 500.00\\nBy highway c )niniisaioner 5)K).O0\\nDelinquent highway tax 02.19\\nTotal lor all purposes 6535.39\\n1879.\\nState tax $1298.71\\nCounty tax 1271.02\\nContingent tax 300.00\\nHighway tax 200.00\\nUridge tax 500.00\\nTotal tax levied for all purposes 6095.92\\nThe following is a list of township officers from its\\norjrauization to 1880 inclusive;", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0243.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "202\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1837. Ezra D. Barnes.\\n1838. Francis J. Prevost.\\n1839. E. D. Barnes.\\n1840. Francis J. Provost.\\n1841. Ezra D. Barnes.\\n1842-44. John K. Tyler.\\n1845. S. R. Kelsey.\\n1846-48. Nicholas Giiliok.\\n1849. Bowman W. Dennis.\\n1850-51. S. R. Kelsey.\\n1852-53. Roger Haviland.\\n1854-58. Sullivan R. Kelsey\\n1859. Jabcz Close.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1860. S. R. Kelsey.\\n1861-63. Jaboz Close.\\n1864-65. Amos Foster.\\n1866-67. Nelson S. Van Tuyl.\\n1808. Charles L. Allen.\\n1869-70. Roger Haviland.\\n1871. A. Judson Cole.\\n1872. Roger Haviland.\\n1873-75 Theodore M. Euler.\\n1876-77. Norman K. Potter.\\n1878. Theodore M. Euler.\\n1879. Ch.arles H. Lemon.\\n1880. Norman K. Potter.\\nTOWN\\n1837. Francis J. Provost.\\n1838. Amos C. Foster.\\n1839. Pierpont L.Smith.\\n1840. R. C. Crawford.\\n1841-42. Henry Rowland.\\n1843-44. II. White.\\n1845. W. W. Kelsey.\\n1846. llolden White.\\n1847-48. Francis G. Lee.\\n1 849. George C. Holmes.\\n1850. H. L. Drake.\\n1851-52. George B. Runyan.\\n1853. William S.JosIin.\\n1854-65. David G. Royce.\\nCLERKS.\\n1856. (J. B. Runyan.\\n1857-58. (ieorgo C. Holmes.\\n1859. David Dickson.\\n1800. Hiram Webster.\\n1801-65. Nicholas Guliok.\\n1860. E. B. Welch.\\n1807. Frank Karrer.\\n1808. William F. Close.\\n1869. Henry M. Billings.\\n1870. Norman P. Leland.\\n1871. E. A. Sheldon.\\n1872. Nicholas Gulick.\\n1873-80. Gilbert S. Lewis.\\n1839-40. Ramah Cole.\\n1841. Henry Wiltsie.\\n1842-44. W. H. Chaffee.\\n1845. H.White.\\n1846. Heury Rowland.\\n1847. Roger Haviland.\\n1848-49. Joseph H. Wendell,\\n1850-51. Roger Haviland.\\n1852. Edward Peck.\\n1853. Robert Fox.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1854. William Drake.\\n1855-56. Edward Peck.\\n1857-00. J. P. Gale.\\n1861-66. Isaac S. Barnum.\\n1867-70. A. Judson Cole.\\n1871. Henry Croope.\\n1872-77. John Kitson.\\n1878-79. George H. Eddy.\\n1880. H. L. Cook.\\n1837-:\\n1839.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854,\\n1855,\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\nJUSTICES\\n38. Ezra D. Barnes.\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nThomas P. Green.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nJohn K. Tyler.\\nThomas P. Green.\\nRamah Cole.\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nJohn K. Tyler.\\nNicholas Qulick.\\nS. R. Kelsey.\\nEdward Peek.\\nOliver E. Wolcott.\\nJohn P. Dralcc.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\nSullivan R. Kelsey.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nJohn P. Drake.\\nHarvey T. Lee.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\nOliver Wolcott.\\nJabez Close.\\nHorace B. Southard.\\nJohn Davis.\\nNicholas Qulick.\\nJabez Close.\\nJ. M. Gorham.\\nThomson H. Reovas.\\nOF THE\\nPEACE.\\n1859.\\nManning Hathaway.\\n1860.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\nEdmund Kanouso.\\n1861.\\nWilliam Chaffee.\\n1802.\\nHiram Webster.\\nOliver E. Wolcott.\\n1863.\\nThompson H. Reeves\\n1804.\\nNicholas (iulick.\\n1865.\\nJohn P. Davis.\\n1866.\\nHeury S. Ridman.\\n1867.\\nJames Sleeth.\\n1868.\\nNelson S. Van Tuyl.\\n1869.\\nJohn P. Davis.\\n1870.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\n1871.\\nJames Sleeth.\\nGeorge A. Parker.\\n1872.\\nGeorge A. Parker.\\nS. R. Middleworth.\\n1873.\\nHenry S. Redmond.\\n1874-\\n-75. Nicholas Gulick.\\n1875.\\n0. E. Wolcott.\\n1876.\\nWarren Clough.\\n1877.\\nFrank Karrer.\\nCharles Drum.\\n1878.\\nOliver E. AVolcott.\\n1879.\\nLuther Pratt.\\n1S80.\\nAle.vander Orr.\\nCOMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.\\n1837.\\n1838.\\n1839.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\nIS43.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1837.\\n1838.\\n1839.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\nThomas P. Green.\\nWallace Goodwin.\\nRufus C. Rathburn.\\nRamah Cole.\\nAaron AVellman.\\nJohn Barnum.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nJohn K. Tyler.\\nPeter Kanousc.\\nSeymour Goodalc.\\nJohn K. Tyler.\\nJohn K. Tyler.\\nEzra D. Barnes.\\nRoger Haviland.\\nEdward Peck.\\nEzra P. Barnes.\\nDavid Sherwood.\\nJohn Burgess,\\nC. D. Fox.\\nEdward Peek.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nJohn G. Drake.\\nWilliam C. Richards.\\nJohn P. Drake.\\nRoger Haviland.\\nEdward Peck.\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\nEdward Foster.\\nBenjamin Welch.\\nAllen Davis.\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\nBenjamin Welch.\\nRoger Haviland.\\nSCHOOL\\nEzra D. Barnes.\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nWallace Goodwin.\\nGideon Drake.\\n0. E. Wolcott.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nG. A. Brown.\\nAllen Davis.\\nG. A. Brown.\\nEzra D. Barnes.\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nAbner Soars.\\nJohn G. Tyler.\\nAbner C. Botsford.\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\nThomas P. Green,\\nFrancis J. Prevost.\\nAbner Sears.\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\nAbner Sears.\\nNicholas Gulick.\\nAbner Sears.\\nNathaniel Turner.\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\nWilliam II. Eddy.\\nOliver E. Wolcott.\\n1848.\\n1849-\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1850.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1801.\\n1862.\\n1863.\\n1804.\\n1866.\\n1866.\\n1807.\\n1868.\\n1869.\\n1870.\\n1871.\\n1872.\\n1873.\\n1874\\n1875,\\n1876-\\n1878.\\n1880\\nWilliam H. Chaffee.\\n50. Edward Peck.\\nTruman W. Rowley.\\nBenjamin Welch.\\nThomas Culbert.\\nManning Hathaway.\\nBenjamin Welch.\\nEdward Foster.\\nJacob V. Brown.\\nJohn P. Drake.\\nRoger Haviland.\\nJ. J. Gaylord.\\nEdward Ernich.\\nJonathan P. Gale.\\nJohn G. Gaylord.\\nBenjamin Hulitt.\\nIsaac S. Barnum.\\nJohn E. Marteni.-i.\\nTruman W. Rowly.\\nHenry S. Redman.\\nD. Euler.\\nIra Merlin.\\nHenry Croope.\\nS. K. Swick.\\nRichard Wellman.\\nGeorge S. Devore.\\nN. K. Potter.\\nGeorge G. Foster.\\nGeorge S. Devore.\\nN. K. Potter.\\n77. George Eddy.\\n-79. Orlando Lee.\\nPerry Hadsall.\\nINSPECTORS.\\n1852. Andrew Huggins.\\n1853. Edward A. Sheldon.\\n1854. Jabez Close.\\n1855. Oscar P. Green.\\n1850. 0. E. Wolcott.\\n1857. James Sleeth.\\n1858. Judson Cole.\\n1859. William R. Sellon.\\n1800. William H. Chaffee.\\n1801. Andrew Huggins.\\n1802. William H. Chaffee.\\n1803. Amos Foster.\\n1804. William H. Chaffee.\\n1806. Charles E. Jacobs.\\n1860. William F. Close.\\n1867. J. L. Cook.\\n1868. William Merlin.\\n1869. Edwin A. Sheldon.\\n1870. William H. Chaffee.\\n1871. Charles Lancton.\\n1872. E. S. Burnett.\\n1873. Seward Chaffee.\\n1874. E. S. Burnett.\\n1875-76. Seward Chaffee.\\n1877. A. D. Thompson.\\n1878. Elmer F. Joslin.\\n1879. George Foster.\\n1880. L. W. Barnes.\\nSUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.\\n1875-76. E. M. Plunket. 1878. Edward M. Plunket.\\n1877. William C. Randall.\\n1879-80. William C. Randall.\\n1837. Thomas P. Grccu.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nAmos Foster.\\nASSESSORS.\\n1838. Robert Crawford.\\nJohn Burgess.\\nThomas P. Green.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0244.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0245.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0246.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n203\\n1839. Thomag P. Grceo.\\nRobert Crawford.\\nJohn Burgess.\\n1840. Robert Crawford.\\nMartin Loveland.\\nAbner C. liolsford.\\n1811. Rufus Rathburn.\\nThomas P. Green.\\nEdward Peck.\\n1842. Roger Ilaviland.\\nEzra I). Barnca.\\n1845. John Burgess.\\nSauford Siuith.\\n1848. Roger Ilaviland.\\nWilliam II. Chaffee.\\n1849. David Sherwood.\\nEdward Kanou^e.\\nCONSTABLES.\\nIS. iT. John Burgess. 1855.\\nEdmund Foster.\\nAlonzo Wood.\\n1838. T. Nichols.\\nJohn Burgess. 1856.\\nNelson Coston.\\n1839. T. Nichols.\\nJohn 0. Tyler.\\nJohn Burgess. 1857.\\n1840. John Burgess.\\nNelson Coston.\\nTilly Nichols. 1858.\\n1841. Tilly Nichols.\\nJohn G. Tyler.\\nJohn Burgess.\\n1842. William R. Knapp. 1859.\\nJohn G. Tyler.\\nJohn W. Williams.\\n1843. Timothy Tyler.\\nRobert Fox. 1860.\\nJarvis White.\\nNelson Coston.\\n1844. Timothy Tyler.\\nRobert Fox. 1861.\\n0. L. Reading.\\n1845. D. L. Reading.\\nRobert Fox.\\nWm. L. M. Butler. 1862.\\nBenjamin Welch.\\n1846. F. G. Lee.\\nN. P. Merrill.\\n1. C. Gillctt. 1863.\\nI. A.Guthrie.\\n1847. Chauncey Barber.\\nJames Botsford.\\nA. P. Barnum. 1864.\\nT. Tyler.\\n1848. Jarvis White.\\nNathan P. Merrill.\\nRobert Fox. 1865.\\nAbijab P. Barnum.\\n1849. James L. Middlesworth.\\nJames M. Blake.\\nRobert Fox. 1866.\\nN. P. Merrill.\\n1850. Robert Fox.\\nTruman W. Rowley.\\nHenry H. Bradley. 1867.\\nEdward Foster.\\n1851. Robert Fox.\\nJonathan P. Gale.\\nIsaac Crawford. 1868.\\n1852. Robert Fox.\\nU. B. Trcadwell.\\nSamuel Ilunt.\\nIsaac Crawford. 1869\\n1853. Robert Fox.\\nG. B. Whitney.\\nLeslie Alden.\\nHenry A. Bradley. 1870\\n1854. Lester Alden.\\nMyron A. Carpenter.\\nW. Q. Merrill.\\nThomas Trumbull. 1871\\nCharles AVest.\\nA. F. Westcott.\\nOliver Wolcott.\\nOlin S. Spring.\\nNathaniel Murdick.\\nB. H. C. Howe.\\nRobert Fox.\\nLeslie Alden.\\nFrank Karrer.\\nD. C. Burdick.\\nAlonzo Denton.\\nFrank Karrer.\\nGeorge Van Tuyl.\\nOliver C. Woleott.\\nRobert Fox.\\nFrank Karrer.\\n0. C. Wolcott.\\nMartin L. Davis.\\nJames T. Ketchledge.\\nJames T. Ketchledge.\\nRobert Fox.\\nS. Swick.\\nM. L. Davis.\\nA. J. Rowley.\\nJ. Park hurst.\\nM. Cooly.\\nA. H. Clark.\\nA. J. Williams.\\nLeslie Alden.\\nMyron Corn.\\nA. J. Rowley,\\nGeorge Foster.\\nGeorge Rogers.\\nLester Alden.\\nMyron A. Carjjenter.\\nJohn L. Wilkins.\\nRobert Fox.\\nMyron A. Carpenter.\\nFrank Karrer.\\nWilliam A. Vansickles.\\nReuben H. Wilteie.\\nB. J. Green.\\nTruman Van Tuyl.\\nB. F. Green.\\nF. M. Van Tuyl.\\nReuben II. Wiltsie.\\nJohn Kitson.\\nReuben Wiltsie.\\nFrank Van Tuyl.\\nAdam S. Bettcrly.\\nJohn Badger.\\nE. N. Fisher.\\nMelviu Haughtin.\\nFrancis Van Tuyl.\\nAlbert Martin.\\nNathaniel T. Murdick.\\nEdward Burtingamo.\\nWilliam J. Tower.\\nWilliam R. Vansickles.\\nDaniel Lewis.\\nBenjamin F. Green.\\nRufus Rood.\\nGeorge C. Wolcott.\\nOliver Campbell.\\n1871. Albert M. Drumm.\\nCharles Swan.\\nMartin Comstock.\\n1872. A. S. Betterly.\\nRufus Rood.\\nW. P. Parsons.\\n0. Campbell.\\n1873. John A. Olmstead.\\nH. N. Lewis.\\nLester Newman.\\nA. S. Betterly.\\n1874. S. Steele.\\nA. S. Betterly.\\nCharles H. Smith.\\nLester Newman.\\n1875. William Boice.\\nWilliam Nelson.\\nA. S. Betterly.\\nLorenzo Barnes.\\n1876. WiUiam Boice.\\n1876. Albert Rowley.\\nFrank Karrer.\\nMathew Walworth.\\n1877. Charles W. Parker.\\nA. S. Betterly.\\nA. W. Campbell.\\nAlexander Orr.\\n1878. Milton Coykendall.\\nDavid M. Tilman.\\nWalter Wadley.\\nAnson Redson.\\n1879. Milton Coykendall.\\nJohn D. Williams, Jr.\\nWalter Wadley.\\nTalcott Tyler.\\n1880. David M. Tillman.\\nWalter S. Pratt.\\nA. S. Betterly.\\nAlfred Blgelow.\\nBYRON VILLAGE.\\nThe corporation of the village of Byron comprises the\\nadjacent quarters of sections 13, 14, 23, and 24. This\\nterritory was located by Judge Samuel W. Dexter, July\\n13, 1824. The patent conveying the same to him is dated\\nOctober 20th of the same year. Judge Dexter came from\\nMassachusett-s and settled in Washtenaw Co., Mich., at a\\nvery early day, the township of Dexter in that county\\nbeing named in liis honor.\\nOn the 21st of June, 1836, Judge Dexter sold the lands\\nabove referred to to his brotiierin-law, Maj. F. J. Prevost,\\nC. Smith, P. L. Smith, and S. S. Derby, who formed an\\nassociation usually known as the Byron Company. On\\nthe 28th of August of the same year Wallace Goodin be-\\ncame one of the firm by purchasing a one-fifth interest in\\nthe undivided lands of the company. The village of Byron\\nwas immediately platted and recorded April 28, 1837.\\nThe moving spirit of the enterprise was Maj. F. J. Pre-\\nvost. He came from New York to Washtenaw Co., Mich.,\\nwhere he married the daughter of Judge Boyden, a pio-\\nneer of that county, after whom the locality known as\\nBoyden s Plains was named. Maj. Prevost lived in Wash-\\ntenaw County a few years and then came to Byron, bring-\\ning his wife and three children, in the summer of 1836.\\nHe employed men to build a log house on the company s\\nland, now owned by George Buel. HLs family lived here\\nuntil the fall of 1837, when they moved into the house\\nnow occupied by William Russ. This house was erected on\\nthe site where Jabez Close s residence stands, from which\\nplace it was removed.\\nMajor Prevost and his wife lived in Byron until April,\\n1850, when, accompanied by Augustus, their eldest son,\\nthey went to California, where Maj. Prevost died. His\\neldest daughter married Capt. David Royce, who was killed\\nin the battle of Falling Waters, Va. She afterwards mar-\\nried Mr. Fairbanks, and now lives in Nebraska. In the\\ncemetery near the bank of the river stands a small monu-\\nment raised in memory of Theodore H., the son of F. J.\\nand M. A. Prevost, who died March 17, 1837. It records\\nthe first death in the village of Byron. The name of a\\nsister, who died many years after, is also engraven upon it.\\nC. Smith, another member of the Byron Company, came\\nto the new village, but after remaining a short lime re-", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0247.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "204\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nturned to W ashtenaw County. P. L. Smith brought his\\nfamily to Byron, and after remaining a few months re-\\nturned to liis home in Living.ston County. Of S. S. Derby\\nbut little is known. His visits were infrequent and of\\nshort duration. He would, as it were, look in on the little\\nvillage struggling for existence, and with a shake of the\\nhead would soon depart.\\nWallace Goodin came to Byron in the summer of 1836,\\nand, next to Maj. Prevost, was the life of the enterprise.\\nHe was married to Miss Augeline Smiley about the year\\n1845. Her people came from Pennsylvania and settled in\\nthe vicinity of Newburg. Mr. Goodin lived in Byron\\nuntil 1847, when he disposed of his property and went to\\nMassachusetts, where he died.\\nAs soon as fairly organized the Byron Company began\\nto build a dam across the East Branch of the Shiawassee\\nRiver, the village being located at the union of these\\nstreams. This dam broke away many times, causing the\\nnecessary outlay of considerable money. It was first com-\\npleted late in the fall of 1836. The company also built a\\nlog house intended for a boarding-house for their employees.\\nIt was the first building in the village, and was completed the\\nlatter part of September, 1836. It stood on the hill above\\nthe gristmill, and near the site of the present residence of\\nE. A. Sheldon. It was occupied by M. Mosier and wife,\\nwho had been engaged to board the company s men. When\\nthe saw-mill was completed, Mr. Mosier took charge of it.\\nBut he soon became dissatisfied, and moved with his fam-\\nily to St. Joseph County. When Mr. Mosier left, the\\nbuilding was occupied by Seth Saddler, to whom the com-\\npany gave it, on condition that when he went away he\\nshould leave a landlord. It was afterwards occupied by a\\nMr. McLain and then by a Mr. Haddin, neither of whom\\nremained long in Byron. In January, 1837, Joseph Lay-\\nton, a blacksmith, came to the village. Maj. Prevost had\\npreviously visited him at his home in Washtenaw County,\\nand persuaded him to come and look the situation over.\\nThe company offered to give him two lots in a good loca-\\ntion and lumber for a shop, as an inducement to him to\\nlocate with them. Mr. Lay ton accepted the proposition,\\nand in the month of May following brought his wife and\\nfive children to Byron. He built the first framed building\\nin the village. It stood on the side of the hill, directly\\nnorth of the dwelling now known as the mill-house. Many\\nyears afterwards it was moved to the top of the hill, where\\nit still stands, occupied by Dr. F. E. Sleeth. Mr. Layton\\nalso built the first blacksmith-shop in the village. It stood\\nat the foot of the hill, on the east side of the road, where\\nthe mill-house now stands. When Mr. Haddin wished to\\nleave Byron, Mr. Layton bought the log hotel from him,\\nand occupied it, but also continued to run the blacksmith-\\nshop, until his death, which occurred in July of 1840.\\nMrs. Layton was subsequently married to a Mr. Woods,\\nand she is still living in a house which occupies the site of\\nan Indian camp near the upj)er iron bridge across the\\nShiawassee River. Of the five children but two are living,\\none near Omaha, Neb., and the other in Huron Co., Mich.\\nWe have thus mentioned the founders and the first set-\\ntlers of Byron in a cursory glance. From this time its\\nhistory will be arranged under proper headings. The vil-\\nlage did not grow as rapidly as its founders had expected.\\nWhen Judge Dexter entered the land in 1824 it was be-\\nlieved that a county-seat must be located somewhere in this\\nvicinity, but the erection of new counties from the territory\\nof Shiawassee ruined the prospects of the projected village.\\nTo use the expression of an old settler, Byron was t one\\nside, and its excellent water-power and the splendid farm-\\ning country surrounding it could not overbalance this dis-\\nadvantage. After three years of hard work and much ap-\\nparently useless effort, the Byron Company was poorer in\\nmoney and less courageous in spirit than when at its com-\\nmencement with the plat of Byron it saw in imagination\\na prosperous and thriving village. In 1840 Byron con-\\ntained but five families. The first step that tended to\\nmake life more tolerable was the establishment of a post-\\noifice, with a weekly mail. A letter from New York cost\\ntwenty-five cents. Maj. Prevost was the first postmaster,\\nand opened the oflBce in a little frame building which stood\\non the east side of Main or Saginaw Street, nearly on the\\nsite of Owen s Knapp s cabinet-shop. Prior to 1840 tlie\\nmail was brought from Holly, but not at regular intervals.\\nFrom the establishment of the oflice, in the early spring of\\nthat year, until about the 1st of June the mail was carried\\non horseback. At this time a stage-line was established\\nfrom Pontiac to Ionia, by which the mail was brought to\\nByron. The stage-line was not, however, a success finan-\\ncially, and was soon taken from the road. The mail was\\nthen carried as before. In 1845 another stage line was es-\\ntablished over the same route, which proved a success, and\\nwhich continued to run until the completion of the railroad\\nto the east. Maj. Prevost was succeeded as postmaster\\nby Holden White, who came to Byron in 1842. Mr. White\\nopened the first general store in the village soon afterwards.\\nThe following are the names of the postmasters of Byron,\\nin the order of their appointment, as near as can be ascer-\\ntained Francis J. Prevost, Holden White, George C.\\nHolmes, Nicholas Gulick, G. G. Royce, C. Lemon, F. E.\\nSleeth.\\nDr. Abner Sears was the first physician who located in\\nByron. He came to the village in 1838 or 1839, and\\ndied in a few years. Dr. Henry Rowland came in 1841.\\nHe was subsequently married to a daughter of Robert\\nCrawford, and practiced his profession until his death,\\nwhich occurred about the year 1850. Drs. Guthrie, Web-\\nster, Sleeth, Austin, Fox, Colwell, Stevens, Knapp, and\\nSeymour are among the physicians practicing in Byron in\\nsubsequent years.\\nSeveral attorneys have resided in Byron from time to\\ntime, the first of whom was probably Corydon Lee. The\\nprofession is now represented by James Sleeth.\\nMills. In 1842 a partnership was entered into in Byron\\nby Bowman W. Dennis and Sullivan R. Kelsey, under\\nthe firm-name of Dennis Kelsey. These gentlemen\\nwere a most valuable addition to the business element\\nof the village, and their energy began at once to infuse\\nnew life into the little settlement. They purchased the\\nmill-privileges of the Byron Company, and immediately\\nbegan operations. The saw-mill was moved from the east", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0248.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "s\\ni\\nCo\\nI\\nI", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0249.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0250.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n205\\nend of the dam to the place where the one now stands, and\\nwas repaired and improved. The road, wliich before had\\nrun along the top of the dam, much to the terror of trav-\\nelers, was now changed to near the line of the present one,\\nand some time afterwards necessary bridges were con-\\nstructed. The firm also opened a store, the second one in\\nthe village of Byron. But the crowning achievement was\\nthe completion of the flouring-mill, the first and only one\\nbuilt in Byron. It was completed in 1843. The firm\\ncontinued to do business until about the year 1858. The\\ninterest of Mr. Dennis was then purchased by Owen Good-\\nspeed. The Hon. S. R. Kelsey is now living in Corunna,\\nand is filling the ofiice of Judge of Probate. The saw-\\nmill referred to above took fire and was destroyed. The\\none now standing was built by Royce Lemon.\\nA building was erected by F. J. Prevost at the waste-\\ngate south of the flouring-mill for a carding-mill. It was\\nalso burned, and another was built in the same place, which\\nwas, however, discontinued in a few years, and converted\\ninto a plaster-mill, which was not a success, and was soon\\nleft to go to decay.\\nIn 1856, Solon Stone built a dam across the Shiawassee\\nRiver, in the northwest part of Burns town.ship, and soon\\nafter completed a saw-mill. He sold it to I. A. Roberts,\\nwho some years after tore it down and built a new one.\\nMr. Roberts in 1874 built the large flouriiig-mills at the\\nsame place. A village has been platted here by Mr. J. J.\\nGaylord, but it has not yet been recorded.\\nHotels. The first public-house in Byron was the log\\nbuilding intended as a boarding-house for the mill-hands.\\nWhen Mr. Saddler took possession of this cabin he hung\\nout the sign Cottage Inn, which continued to attract at-\\ntention until 1847, when it was taken down by Mrs. Lay-\\nton, who had kept the hotel from the death of her husband\\nto that time.\\nAbout the year 1841, Wallace Goodin built a small\\nframe building, which he named the Byron Hotel, a\\nname which has descended to the hotel now standing on the\\nsame site. Mr. Goodin sold it to Freeborn Joslin, and it\\nwas subsequently purchased and enlarged by Harvey Lee.\\nAt two o clock in the morning of the 19th of June, 1848,\\nit was discovered to be on fire, and it was totally destroyed.\\nTwo young men, named J. D. Williams and E. L. Buck-\\ningham, narrowly escaped death by jumping from an upper\\nwindow. It was the largest hotel at that time in the county.\\nMr. Lee built another on the same site, which has since\\nbeen improved. The Eagle Hotel was built in 1860, by\\nF. W. Downer.\\nEarly Stores. As has been stated, Holden White started\\nthe first store in the village of Byron in 1842. The build-\\ning stood on the site of the house now occupied by Dr.\\nKnapp. In 1845, Mr. White built the large house oppo-\\nsite the Byron Hotel now owned by Mrs. Wilson, and\\nopened a large stock of goods. He only continued in busi-\\nness, however, in Byron until 1846, when he again went\\nEast and remained there. Nicholas Gulick came to Byron\\nin 1843, and was employed by Holden White as clerk in\\nhis store. Mr. Gulick subsequently bought a small stock\\nof goods from George C. Holmes, who started a store in\\nByron in 1845. Mr. Gulick is still in the business, and is\\nnow the only one left of those who had settled in the village\\nup to 1843.\\nThe business interests of Byron are at present represented\\nby a number of fine general .stores, two firms dealing in\\nagricultural implements, several wagon- and blacksmith-\\nshops, two hotels, and the usual accompaniment of smaller\\nbusiness places.\\nSchools of Byron. The first school in Byron was taught\\nby a young lady in a little log cabin that stood near the\\nplace where the Odd-Fellows Hall now stands. This young\\nteacher (whose name has not been ascertained) subsequently\\nmarried a Mr. McCollum and moved to Fentonville.\\nThe nest school was taught in the house now occupied\\nby Dr. F. E. Sleeth, before referred to. The first regular\\nschool-meeting called in the village was held at the Byron\\nHotel on the 6th day of December, 1843. There had,\\nhowever, been a number of terms of school taught in the\\nvillage besides tho.se mentioned above, previous to this time.\\nAt this meeting Freeborn Joslin, was chosen moderator,\\nJoseph H. Wendell director, and Holden White assessor.\\nDr. Abner Sears acted as chairman. It was resolved to\\nhave three months school in .the winter, and four months\\nschool in the summer. William Chaffee was employed to\\nteach the school, which was soon after commenced. By\\nresolution of the school board, each scholar was required to\\nfurnish a one-half cord of wood.\\nThe first school-bouse was erected in Byron in 1845,\\nand cost two hundred dollars. It stood on lots 5 and 6,\\nblock 3. The union-school building was built in 1865,\\nand cost three thousand five hundred dollars. The primary-\\nschool building cost about eight hundred dollars.\\nThe report for the year 1879 shows the number of\\nscholars of school age in the district to have been one hun-\\ndred and forty-seven, and the total amount of money ex-\\npended eight hundred and two dollars and seventy-four cents.\\nVillage Incorporation. The village of Byron was in-\\ncorporated April 1, 1873. The first election was held on\\nthe 8th of the same month in Welch Leland s hall. The\\nfollowing are the names of the oflBcers of the village from\\nits organization to 1880:\\n1873. President, Charles H. Lemon; Recorder, James\\nSleeth; Assessor, Jabez Close; Marshal, D. M.\\nTallman Trustees, Chauncey Wells, Wellman\\nF. Close, Orlando Lee, A. B. Welch, Adam\\nBetterly, Isaac Barnum.\\n1874. President, Charles Lemon Recorder, Charles M.\\nFuller Assessor, Jabez Close Treasurer, Owen\\nKnapp Trustees, E. B. Welch, Jacob Boice,\\nPerry Hadsall, H. D. Cook, F. E. Welch, E. B.\\nNewman.\\n1875. President, George GofF; Recorder, F. Karrer\\nTreasurer, O. Knapp Assessor, 0. H. Lemon\\nMarshal, J. A. Olmstead Trustees, F. W.\\nDowner, E. B. Newman, Perry Hadsall, F. M.\\nVan Tuyl, William Caldwell, Jacob Boice.\\n1876. President, George Goff; Recorder, Frank Karrer;\\nAssessor, Charles H. Lemon Treasurer, 0. S.\\nFuller; Marshal, William Boice; Trustees, Perry\\nHadsall, Mark Boice, H. S. Cook, William Cald-\\nwell, E. B. Welch, James Anderson.", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0251.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "206\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1877. President, Perry Hadsall; Recorder, Frank Karrer;\\nMarshal, Albert W. Campbell; Assessor, Jabez\\nClose Treasurer, Edward S. Fuller Trustees,\\nByron S. Knapp, Joseph M. Royce, Orlando\\nLee, Hiram Webster, Byron Rosseter, Oliver\\nCampbell.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, H. L. Cook Recorder, F. E. Welch\\nTreasurer, 0. S. Fuller Assessor, Jabez Close\\nMarshal, E. H. Fisher Trustees, E. B. Welch,\\nOrlando Lee, A. S. Betterly, E. B. Newman,\\nJohn E. Martinis, Mark Boice.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, H. L. Cook Recorder, F. E. Welch\\nAssessor, Jabez Close; Treasurer, C. M. Fuller;\\nMarshal, William Butcher Trustees, Orlando\\nLee, John Martinis, Mark Boice, B. B. New-\\nman, E. B. Welch, G. S. Lewis.\\n1880. President, Orlando Lee; Recorder, W. H. Bige-\\nlow Treasurer, E. A. Sheldon Assessor, F. E.\\nWelch; Marshal, F. G. Lyude Trustees, P.\\nGale, John E. Martinis, Jacob Boice, Gilbert\\nLewis, Joseph M. Royce, H- L. Cook.\\nchukcii history.\\nThe first regularly organized society in Byron was that\\nof the Christian Church. Occasionally, during the years\\n1838-39, several families living in Burns and Argentine\\nheld religious meetings, usually led by William Cunimings,\\nan authorized exhorter. These families had been connected\\nwith this church in the East before coming to Michigan.\\nIn 1840, Rev. John Cannon, a resident of Romeo, Mich.,\\ncame to Byron and began a series of meetings, which was\\nattended with considerable success, and which resulted in\\nthe organization mentioned above. These meetings were\\nconducted in an unoccupied dwelling on the hill on the\\nwest side of Saginaw Street, and occasionally at the house\\nof Maj. Prevost. Mr. Cannon was followed by Rev. Stephen\\nWinans, who remained one year. The society built a\\nchurch in 1842-43, but there is a diversity of opinion as\\nto who was the minister in charge at that time. The\\ngrowth of the society was gradual until one of its members\\njoined a secret order in 1849, and the society having pre-\\nviously voted to ordain him as a minister then refused, and\\nin consequence of this several prominent members withdrew.\\nThe society gradually declined until 1855-56, when meet-\\nings were entirely discontinued, and since that time the\\nsociety of the Methodist Episcopal Church has occupied\\nthe building erected by the Society of Christians.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nAlthough this society wa.\u00c2\u00ab not the first regularly organ-\\nized in the town of Burns, it is probable that religious meet-\\nings were held by its ministers at a very early day. The\\nchurch record, from which are taken many of the following\\nfacts, does not give the names of the first class, nor does it\\ngive the date of its organization.\\nIn 1836 the Rev. Washington Jackson made a circuit\\nof the new settlements in this vicinity, preaching wherever\\nand whenever an opportunity presented itself He organ-\\nized the Shiawassee mission, embraced in the Flint River\\ndistrict, with the Rev. A. P. Shaw as presiding elder.\\nThe Shiawassee mission at that time embraced an area of\\ncountry extending from Fentonville on the east to the\\nRochester Colony on the west, and thence south to the\\nboundary of the Ann Arbor district, making a circuit of\\nmore than one hundred miles to be traveled once in four\\nweeks. The Rev. Isaac Bennett succeeded Rev. Washing-\\nton Jackson in 1837-38. He organized the class in Gaines.\\nThe Rev. Abram Billings was appointed presiding elder,\\nand Flaviel Britton to the charge of the mission. The\\nlatter was reappointed in 1840, with S. P. Springham to\\nassist him. The following are the names of the ministers\\nwho traveled the circuit from 1840 to 1850: Revs. John\\nCosart, Riley C. Crawford, W. F. Cowles, G. T. Heimway,\\nJ. Boynton, E. Westlake, A. Allen.\\nIn 1844 the mission embraced twenty-two appoiutmentsi\\nand Rev. E. Westlake made the circuit alone. The Byron\\ncircuit proper was not formed till 1853.\\nSince occupying their present place of worship the so-\\nciety has enlarged and repaired the building.\\nPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.\\nThe First Presbyterian Church of Byron was organized\\nby the Rev. Seth Hardy, June 24, 1845, at which time the\\nfollowing-named persons presented testimonials of dismissal\\nand recommendations from other churches, and desired to\\nbe organized into a church Joseph H. Wendell, Phuebe W.\\nWendell, Eliza Wendell, Naney Hathaway, Peter Kanouse,\\nG. B. Runyon and wife, Samuel Lovejoy, Mary B. Lovejoy,\\nEmily Kelsey, Sarah C. Kanouse, Joseph Royce, Sally Royce.\\nAfter adopting the name for the society, Joseph Royce\\nand Joseph Wendell were elected elders. The first motion\\nmade after completing the organization was to the efi ect\\nthat the members should neither use nor traffic in intoxi-\\ncating liijuors, which was unanimously carried. In the\\nafternoon Arthur B. Hathaway was baptized, after which\\nthe Rev. Seth Hardy administered the sacrament.\\nThe meetings of the society were usually held in the old\\nschool-house until the church edifice was built, in 1858, at\\na cost of two thousand dollars. It was dedicated in 1859,\\nRev. Chaunccy Osborn officiating.\\nThe society is now free from debt and numbers thirty-\\neight members.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH.\\nIn the winter of 1838-39, Elder Brigham, who had\\npreached occasionally in the previous year in the township,\\norganized the First Baptist Church of Burns. The following,\\nso far as ascertained, composed the society Deacon Sanford\\nand wife, Deacon Ramah Cole and wife, John Barnum and\\nwife, Michael Thatcher and wife, Mrs. Samuel Leonard,\\nMrs. Aaron Wellman, Mrs. Beard, and Mrs. Botsford,\\nwhose husband joined soon afterwards. In the spring of\\n1839 a protracted meeting was held, which resulted in the\\nconversion of nine persons, all of whom joined the church.\\nThese meetings were held in a log cabin built by Edward\\nFoster, which stood on the south part of section 22. Al-\\nthough receiving much encouragement at the start, the so-\\nciety lost its influence and declined, and was finally disorgan-\\nized. It was again revived and reorganized by Elder Peck\\nand some of the substantial members of the former associa-\\ntion. The meetings were held in the school-house which", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0252.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3313", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0253.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "i^^^^f^,.\\nResioenceof AMOS FOSTER. Burns Tp. Shiawassee. Co. Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0254.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n207\\nstood ou the southeast corner of section 20, across the road\\nfrom the residence of G. Morse. In about ten years from\\nthe time of its reorganization it was again broken up.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH OF BYRON.\\nOn the 6th of October, 18CG, the friends of the Baptist\\nChurch met, agreeably to notice, at tlie Green School-\\nHouse, as follows Jacob Kanouse, Henry Wiltsie, Thomas\\nF. Shelton, Daniel Wiltsie, Mabel Kanouse, Lorilla Kanouse,\\nEliza Shelton, Elder William White, T. H. Shelton. The\\nresult of the meeting was the organization of A religious\\nassociation to be known as the Baptist Conference of Burns\\nand Cohoctah. The association formed at this meeting\\nwas the germ of the society now in active operation in\\nBurns and the village of Byron.\\nOn Aug. 31, 1872, at the covenant-meeting of the\\nsociety, it was resolved to build a place of worship the\\ncoming fall. Committees to select a .site and solicit sub-\\nscriptions were then appointed. J. Kanouse, Isaac S. Bar-\\nnum, and J. D. Williams, Jr., were appointed on the latter,\\nand J. Kanouse, A. J. Cole, J. Close, Noah Joslin, H. L.\\nCook on the former. The edifice was completed at a cost\\nof three thousand dollars, and was dedicated Nov. 30, 1873.\\nThe church now numbers ninety members.\\nSOCIETIES AND ORDERS.\\nBYRON LODGE, No. 43, I. 0. 0. F.\\nA dispensation was granted by the Most Worthy Grand\\nMaster Benjamin Follett, on the 2d day of July, 1849, to\\nB. W. Dennis, F. J. Prevost, George C. Holmes, Isaac R.\\nMiddlesworth, C. C. Mills, W. W. Wixom, J. S. Curtis,\\nJames Botsford, William S. Joslin, and J. M. Van Alstine,\\nand on the 9th day of August following District Deputy\\nGrand Master Charles D. Little, assisted by the Worthy\\nGrand Marshal George H. Hazelton, instituted Byron\\nLodge, No. 43, I. 0. 0. F. The following were the first\\nelective oflScers Francis J. Prevost, Noble Grand Bow-\\nman W. Dennis, Vice-Grand George H. Holmes, Secre-\\nary J. M. Van Alstine, Treasurer. Three candidates were\\ninitiated the same evening, making a membership of thir-\\nteen. Byron Lodge, No. 43, has initiated since its organ-\\nization three hundred and ninety-three candidates.\\nIn 1865 articles of association were entered into by B.\\nW. Dennis, C. H. Lemon. Owen Knapp, Frank Karrer,\\nand H. L. Cook, who became incorporated as Byron\\nLodge, No. 43, I. 0. 0. F., according to an act of the\\nLegislature approved March 15, 1865.\\nThe lodge now has a membership of eighty-one in good\\nstanding, who rank among the best citizens of Burns. It\\nowns its building, which was erected at a cost of three\\nthousand dollars. It is twenty-four by seventy feet. The\\nfirst story is used as a store, and is the source of a good\\nrevenue to the lodge. The hall, which is in the second\\nstory, is twenty-four by forty feet, and has two commo-\\ndious anterooms and an encampment-room attached.\\nBYRON ENCAMPMENT, No. I. i, I. 0. 0. P.,\\nwas in.stituted at Byron, June 9, 1864, by Grand Patriarch\\nCummins, assisted by P. G. P. Charles Hunt. The fol-\\nlowing named were the charter members, viz. B. W.\\nDennis, C. H. Lemon, Frank Karrer, A. Crippin, Matthias\\nCummins, Henry Croop, and A. H. Clark. Of the charter\\nmembers of Byron Lodge, No. 43, Isaac R. Middlesworth\\nis the only one now remaining and of the Encampment,\\nC. H. Lemon, Frank Karrer, and Matthias Cummins only\\nremain.\\nThe above historical sketch of the Byron Lodge and\\nEncampment was kindly furnished by F. E. Welch, Esq.,\\nfor which courtesy he has the thanks of the writer.\\nBYRON LODGE, No. 8(1, F. AND A. M.\\nThe charter granted by the Grand Lodge of the State\\nof Michigan authorizing the organization of Byron Lodge,\\nNo. 80, P. and A. M., is dated Jan. 10, 1856. The\\nlodge in Byron now has a membership of fifty-six. It has\\na commodious hall, comfortably furni.shed, and owns the\\nbuilding. The names of the oflScers are Theodore P uler,\\nW. M. Orlando Lee, S. W. Robert Fox, J. W. George\\nCosgro, Secretary.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nTRUMAN W. ROWLY.\\nTruman W. Rowly was born in Connecticut, Aug. 12,\\n1820. He was the youngest in a family of six children.\\nHis father, Isaac, and his mother, Content (Risley) Rowly,\\nTRUMAN W. ROWLY.\\nwere also natives of Connecticut. His father being a sea-\\ncaptain, Truman remained at home until tweuty-.six years\\nold, devoting the most of his time and attention to the wel-\\nfare of the family, and working in a saw-mill and at farm-\\ning, adding materially to their comfort. With his parents\\nhe came to Monroe Co., N. Y., and then to Washtenaw\\nCo., Mich.\\nOu the Kith of February, 1847, he married JMI.ss Jane", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0255.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "208\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nVoorhis, daughter of James N. and Martha (Swartout)\\nVoorhis, who came to Michigan iu 1830. They were for-\\nmerly residents of Seneca Co., N. Y., where their daughter\\nJane was born, Nov. 25, 1821. She was the third in a\\nfamily of eight children.\\nTo the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Truman Rowly\\nhave been born seven children, viz. A. J., born Nov. 23,\\n1847 Mary, born March 5, 1850 James E., born Dec.\\n6, 1852 Alva A., born May 6, 1855 Martha, born Nov.\\n3, 1857, died the same day; William, born born July 10,\\n1860 Frederick J., born Nov. 10, 1862. All live in Shi-\\nawassee County with the exception of two.\\nTruman Rowly came to Burns in 1847, and purchased\\nthe farm where the family now lives. Here he resided\\nuntil his death, which occurred June 3, 1870. Mrs.\\nRowly, who has caused this brief sketch and a portrait of\\nher husband to be inserted in this work as a tribute of re-\\nspect to his memory, is still living with her son Albert in\\nthe old home.\\nROGER HAVILAND.\\nRoger Haviland was born in Londonderry, Ireland, Dec.\\n12, 1812. Bernard Haviland, his brother, was born in the\\nsame place, Feb. 2, 1808. Both, when of sufficient age,\\nwore apprenticed to a shoemaker, and served seven years at\\nthat trade. In 1832, Bernard landed iu Philadelphia, Pa.,\\nand went to work at his trade. The year following Roger\\nleft the old home of his parents (for they, too, were born and\\nbrought up in the same town) and came to America, reach-\\ning Philadelphia Oct. 25, 1833, and the two brothers con-\\ntinued diligently to attend to business until the next year,\\nwhen they moved to Canada, where they remained two\\nyears. In April, 1836, Bernard came to Michigan and\\nbought land in Washtenaw County, and in July Roger fol-\\nlowed him to the new settlement. In the fall, having sold\\ntlieir laud in Washtenaw County, they came to Burns, and\\nlocated part of section 2. They then went back to Wash-\\ntenaw County, Roger working at his trade until 1839,\\nwhen he returned to Burns and built a log cabin on the site\\nnow occupied by his residence. He then broke and sowed\\nfive acres of wheat. On Feb. 10, 1837, he married Mi.ss\\nCatherine Ferry, who was third in a fiimily of four chil-\\ndren, and born in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Conn., April 21,\\n1821. Her parents, both of whom were natives of Ireland,\\nmoved to Michigan in 1832, and settled in Scio, Washtenaw\\nCo. Roger Haviland, with his wife, moved to Burns, Feb.\\n9, 1840, and occupied the cabin already spoken of. Ber-\\nnard came to the townsship soon after. The brothers worked\\ntogether and accumulated a large property. Upon the death\\nof Bernard, which occurred May 27, 1864, from consump-\\ntion, Roger inherited his property. Bernard, though not\\na member of any religious denomination, died in perfect\\nfaith of a better life. His plain and unostentatious ways,\\nhis kindly disposition, coupled with sterling honesty, won\\nthe esteem and respect of all who knew him. No children\\nhave blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Haviland, but five\\norphan children have borne their name by adoption and\\ngrown to maturity loving and honoring them. Mr. Roger\\nHaviland has filled all the more important offices in the\\ntownship, as is indicated by the records given in the history\\nof this county. He has large business interests in Corunna,\\nbeing president of the First National Bank of that place,\\nand is also president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com-\\npany of Shiawassee County. We might add to this brief\\nsketch many encomiums on the life and character of Mr.\\nHaviland which would be heartily endorsed by his many\\nacquaintances and friends, but we feel assured that his un-\\nassuming nature and sterling common sense will be better\\npleased with this plain statement of facts.\\nROBERT FOX.\\nThe parents of Robert Fox, the subject of this sketch,\\nwere both natives of New York. His father, Chauncy D.\\nFox, was born June 14, 1793, and his mother, Rebecca\\n(Lenox) Fox, Aug. 17, 1795. Robert, who was the second\\nin a family of fourteen children, was born in Ontario Co.,\\nN. Y., Oct. 16, 1816. On the 4th of June, 1842, after\\na long and tedious journey, the fiimily reached Burns\\ntownship, and the father bought a part of section 14.\\nAug. 1, 1858, Robert married Mary C. Webster, who\\ndied March 9, 1860. On the 25th of October, 1863, he\\nmarried Miss Celia Rathbun, whose family were among the\\nearly settlers of Burns, and are spoken of in the history of\\nthat township. She was born in Shiawassee township,\\nShiawassee Co., Oct. 18, 1846. The children of Mr. and\\nMrs. Fox are three in number, viz. Ida Belle, born Jan.\\n1, 1865; Monroe, born July 12, 1867; Robert R., born\\nApril 13, 1870. Mr. Fox bought the land where he now\\nlives in 1873, and having sold the place where he had re-\\nsided, on section 26, moved to it in 1878. Though his ad-\\nvantages for schooling were very limited, Mr. Fox, by the\\njudicious selection of reading-matter, became much better\\ninformed than could have been expected, considering the\\nmany discouraging circumstances which surrounded him.\\nIn politics he is a Democrat, and has often been elected to\\nthe various township offices by his party. In religion he\\nis liberal in his views, maintaining that each man has a\\nright to his own candid conviction. Mr. Fox s mother\\ndied March 5, 1849; his father, July 29, 1871.\\nISAAC S. BARNUM.\\nIsaac S. Barnum, the youngest in a fiimily of five chil-\\ndren, three sons and two daughters, was born in Delaware\\nCo., N. Y., Aug. 17, 1827. His fiither, John B. Barnum,\\nwas born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., March 28, 1798. His\\nmother, Urana (Sutherland) Barnum, was also born in\\nDutchess Co., N. Y. They were married about the year\\n1818, and lived in New York until 1836, when they came\\nto Michigan, and settled in Burns township, Shiawassee\\nCo.\\nWhen twenty-one years of age Isaac, who up to this\\ntime had remained at home, began taking contracts to\\nbreak land for new settlers in that vicinity. He followed\\nthis occupation for three years. His father in the mean", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0256.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "ResiDBNCE OF fiOBEPT FOX, Burns. Shiawass\u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3 Co Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0257.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0258.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0259.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0260.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "BURNS TOWNSHIP.\\n209\\ntime having helped him to forty acres of land, he purchased\\nan additional forty acres adjoininn;. But he was not yet\\nsatisfied. In 1852 he hazarded his little store of hard-\\nearned means, and started for California. The trip from\\nNew York City to San Francisco, via Cape Horn, extended\\nover a period of one hundred and fifty-two days. The ves-\\nsel stopped twelve days at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and\\ntwelve days at Valparaiso, Chili, giving the passengers (of\\nwhom, when leaving New York, there were three hundred\\nand twelve) a fine opportunity to see those cities and the\\nsurrounding country. Thirteen passengers died of yellow\\nfever on the voyage, and were buried at sea. Upon reach-\\ning California Mr. Barnuni turned his attention to mining,\\nwhich he followed the first year of his stay. The second\\nyear he secured a good salaried position, which he retained\\nuntil his return home, when he found tliat he had realized\\nby his venture two thousand dollars clear of all expen.ses.\\nOn his return trip he came via the Nicaragua route, the\\njourney occupying twenty-six days.\\nOn the 28th of June, 1855, Mr. Barnum married\\nAmelia, daughter of Robert and Sarah Crawford, pioneers\\nin the township of Burns.\\nRobert Crawford was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., March\\n17, 1794. Sarah, his wife, was born Aug. 14, 1798, and\\ndied Jan. 18, 1880. Mr. Crawford is still living.\\nMrs. John B. Barnum died May 24, 1848, and her\\nhusband Feb. 5, 1865. Abigor P. Barnum, eldest son of\\nJohn B. and Urana Barnum, died and was buried at sea.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Barnum have been born the fol-\\nlowing children: Ella, born April 19, 1858; Nellie May,\\nJan. 6, 1867 Osmond S., born April 17, 1875, died Feb.\\n26, 1877.\\nMr. Barnum s farm now consists of two hundred and\\nthirty-two and a half acres of land in one of the most fer-\\ntile and highly cultivated portions of the township. In\\npolitics he is a Democrat, and in his religious belief is\\nliberal. Mrs. Barnum is a member of the Baptist Church.\\nMr. Barnum remarks, with satisfaction, that although\\nfifly-two years of age, and having been actively engaged in\\nbusiness with nearly all classes of men since he first com-\\nmenced breaking land, he has never been compelled to go to\\nlaw, either in his own defense or in the prosecution of others,\\nand has never invested but one dollar in legal advice.\\nNICHOLAS BRADEN.\\nNicholas Braden was born in the kingdom of Hanover,\\nGermany, in February, 1808, being the ninth in a family\\nof ten children. He remained at homo, working for his\\nfather, until .seventeen years of age, when he borrowed a\\nsmall sum of money and went to England, where he found\\nemployment in a sugar-refining establishment. He re-\\nmained there two years, paying close attention to business\\nand exercising the strictest economy, by which means he\\nsaved sufiicient money to pay his fare to New York City,\\nwhere he arrived in 1827, with only half a crown remain-\\ning of his two year.s earnings. He soon secured a position\\nin a sugar-house, which he retained for two years, at the\\nexpiration of which time he went into the grocery busi-\\n27\\nness. He followed this occupation until 1836, when he\\nsold out, came to Michigan, and bought a farm, being a\\nportion of the one now occupied by him. After going to\\nNew York and settling his business affairs, he came back\\nto Michigan, built a log cabin, and began the work of\\nclearing the forest around him. He lived alone in this\\ncabin about eighteen months, when he married Miss Ka-\\ntrina Lahring, who was also born in Germany. By this\\nunion four children were born, but one of whom is now\\nliving, Eliza, born Dec. 29, 1841.\\nMrs. Braden died May 11, 1844, and Mr. Braden mar-\\nried, as his second wife, Mrs. Deborah (Clayton) Minor,\\nthe widow of Raymond Minor, who died in Oakland\\nCounty, April 9, 1844. Their only living child is a resi-\\ndent of Traverse County. Mrs. Deborah Braden was born\\nin New Jersey, Jan. 12, 1819.\\nMr. and Mrs. Braden have been active members of the\\nMethodist Church for more than thirty years. To them\\nhave been born the following children Emma A., born\\nJune 4, 1846; Luther J., born Aug. 24, 1848; Franklin\\nA., born Feb. 2,1851; Ruth K., born Jan. 22,1854;\\nand Henrietta, born Oct. 5, 1856.\\nMr. Braden reached New York City at the age of nine-\\nteen, without money or friends, unacf|uainted alike with\\nthe language and the customs of the people. He now\\nowns a farm of two hundred and sixty-two acres.\\nHe has been succe.ssful in business, and as a neighbor\\nand a citizen deserves honorable mention among the self-\\nmade men and pioneers of his county.\\nAMOS FOSTER.\\nAmos Foster was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Oct. 26,\\n1811. His mother, Elizabeth (Lowrie) Foster, was a native\\nof Columbia Co., N. Y., and his father of Wa.shington\\nCounty, same State. After the death of his father, Amos\\nbeing next to the eldest child was at an early age called\\nupon to assist in providing for and sharing in the care of\\na large family. He remained at home, therefore, until in\\nhis twenty-fourth year. On the 12th of March, 1836, he\\nmarried Miss Ordelia, daughter of Hiram and Otse Rath-\\nbun, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter\\nof New York. Mi.ss Ordelia was born in Onondaga Co.,\\nN. Y., June 9, 1820. In the mean time the mother of\\nAmos had married William Palmer, of Oneida Co., N. Y.\\nIn the spring of 1836, Mr. Foster, with his young wife\\n(she being then scarcely sixteen years of age), came to\\nMichigan. Leaving her in the southern part of the State,\\nAmos proceeded at once to the frontier, and after much\\ndiiEculty succeeded in finding, in the .southern part of Burns\\ntownship, a distant relative of his wife named Dias Rath-\\nbun. Here he purchased forty acres in the southwest\\nquarter of section 22. After acting as guide for several\\nnew-comers in tiie township lie returned to his wife, and in\\nthe September following they came to Burns.\\nHe built a log cabin on his property, in which he taught\\nschool the two winters following, this being the first school\\nin the township. During the summers he worked on the\\nland he had purcha.sed. At the expiration of two years,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0261.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "210\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\non account of sickness, ho sold liis property and moved\\nwith his family to Ohio, where he remained, spending\\nmuch of his time in the school-room, until 1S62, when he\\nreturned to Michigan and purchased the farm where he\\nnow resides. Mr. and Mrs. Foster are the only couple now\\nliving in Burns who wore married and residing here as\\nearly as 1836. They have been the parents of the follow-\\ning children: Lauretta, born May 23, 1837; George L.,\\nborn Sept. 20, 1838; Thomas, born Oct. 6, 1850; Mark\\nv., born July 17, 1854; Carrie, born June 27, 185(5.\\nThomas and Carrie died in infancy, and Mark V., June 3,\\n1879.\\nThe hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Green is well known\\namong a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. They\\nlive in a pleasant home in the midst of comfortable sur-\\nroundings, the reward of patient toil and economy in earlier\\nyears.\\nTHOMAS P. GREEN.\\nTiiomas P. Green was born in the State of Connecticut\\nin August, 1805. The family moved to Burlington town-\\nship, Otsego Co., N. Y., about the year 1807. Thomas\\nremaiued at home until sixteen years of age. From that\\ntime until in his twenty-first year he worked by the month\\nduring the summer, and taught school several terms. He\\nthen went to work in a general store. On the 25th of\\nMarch, 1829, he married Ann Sprague, who was born in\\nRichfield, Otsego Co., May 7, 1807. He and his wife\\nremained in Burlington and Richfield until 1832, when\\nthey moved to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where they resided\\nmost of the time until 1836, when they moved to Michi-\\ngan, first stopping in Livingston County. The same sum-\\nmer, however, Mr. Green came to Burns and purchased a\\ntract of land. After building a small cabin he broke six\\nacres of ground, which he put under cultivation the next\\nspring. After several years Mr. Green erected a larger and\\nmore commodious house, which was destroyed by fire;\\nafter which the present residence was built.\\nFor many years Mr. and Mrs. Green lived happily to-\\ngether, enjoying the fruits of the labors and sacrifices of\\nearlier years. Her death occurred Oct. 1, 1875.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Green but one child was born, Oscar\\nP., Feb. 19, 1830. He died Sept. 12, 1855, having pre-\\nviously married a daughter of Garret Morse, who was an\\nearly settler of Burns township.\\nOn March 15, 1876, Mr. Green married Elizabeth Mon-\\nroe, the widow of Angus Monroe, who came to Michigan\\nin 1854. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe three\\nin number reside in Michigan. Mrs. Elizabeth Green\\nwas born May 5, 1828.\\nAt the time Mr. Green settled in Burns township it was\\nnecessary for him to go three miles beyond Brighton a\\ndistance of thirty miles from his residence to mill and\\nthe nearest post-office was at Howell, fifteen miles away.\\nAt the first town-meeting he was elected justice of the\\npeace, as.sessor, and a commissioner of highways in the\\nexercise of the duties of which latter officii he assisted in\\nlocating some of the earliest roads in the township.\\nIn politics Mr. Green is a Republican. Although a\\nmember of no denomination he is liberal in his religious\\nviews. His first wife belonged to the Methodist Church,\\nbut his present wife is a member of the Presbyterian\\ndenomination.\\nW. W. SMITH.\\nOn the 18th of June, 1815, in Leicester, England, was\\nborn W. W. Smith, the subject of this sketch and son of\\nJohn and Mary (Pool) Smith, and the eighth in a family\\nof fifteen children.\\nHis father was a blacksmith by trade, following that oc-\\ncupation until 1823, when with his family ho sailed for\\nAmerica, locating at Geneva, N. Y. Here he resided till\\nhis death, which occurred in December, 1876, having\\nreached the advanced age of one hundred and four years,\\nten months, and fifteen days. The mother of our subject\\ndied at the age of seventy-five.\\nMr. Smith remained at home till twenty-six years of\\nage, and on the lOih of January, 1843, married Rebecca\\nWbodin, who was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., May 3, 1821.\\nShe was the third in a fiimily of eight children.\\nHer father, Robert Woodin, was a native of England,\\nand her mother, Mary (Moline) Woodin, was born in Ire-\\nland. Mr. and Mrs. Smith moved to Warren Co., Pa.,\\nwhere they remained and engaged in farming for three years,\\nat the expiration of which time, in 1848, they came to\\nWashtenaw Co., Mich., and bought eighty acres of land,\\nfor which they paid six hundred dollars. BIr. Smith im-\\nmediately began to clear his new farm. Four years of\\nenergy and industry had placed it in such a condition that\\nhe was offered sixteen hundred dollars for it, which he ac-\\ncepted, and then came to Burns and bought one hundred\\nand twenty acres of choice land. Of this but fifty acres\\nwere cleared. Mr. Smith has since added to his farm until\\nhe now owns two hundred and thirty acres, one hundred\\nand thirty acres of which are under good cultivation. Of\\nthe family of fifteen children but two remain besides Mr.\\nSmith, a brother and a sister, the latter being seventy-seven\\nyears old.\\nMr. Smith was a staunch Democrat until the formation\\nof the National party, since which time he has adopted\\nmany principles advocated in their platform. He is opposed\\nto monopolies of every description, and especially disap-\\nproves legislation in their behalf.\\nMr. and Mrs. Smith have lived to acquire a fine property,\\nand to see several of their children married and comfortably\\nlocated near them. They have been the parents of the\\nfollowing children, viz.: Mary Jane, born Nov. 11, 1843;\\nGeorge M., born April 15, 1845; Charles H., born Nov.\\n2, 1849, died Jan. 22, 1878 Robert J., born Oct. 30,\\n1855 William B., born Oct. 17, 1857, died Sept. 5, 1858;\\nWillis Wintield, born Dec. 27, 1859; John F., born March\\n23, 1862.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0262.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "M ^f M/ M/ SMITH\\nResiDENCB Of W^W. SMITH. BufiNS Tp. Shiawassee Co- Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0263.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0264.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.\\n211\\nCHAPTEE XXXII.\\nCALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.*\\nLocation and Natural Features Original Laud-Entries Early Set-\\ntlers and Settlements Township Organization and Civil List\\nEarly Roads Schools Coal -Mining.\\nThe township of Caledonia may be justly regarded as\\none of the two most important townships of Shiawassee\\nCounty, because, while its territory is composed of lands\\nsecond to none in fertility and productiveness, it numbers\\namong its natural resources a valuable vein of excellent\\ncoal, and it includes within its original boundaries the city\\nof Coruuna, the county-seat of Shiawassee. On section\\n20 are located the coal-beds, which continually develop new\\nresources as their wealth of material is explored. Section\\n32 is the site of the county farm, which, by careful culti-\\nvation, has been rendered one of the most productive pieces\\nof land to be found within the township limits.\\nCaledonia is designated as township number 7 north,\\nof range 3 east, and is bounded on the north by New\\nHaven, south by Shiawassee, east by Venice, and west by\\nOwosso. The township contains no lakes of any consider-\\nable size. A portion of the territory is watered by the\\nShiawassee River and several small tributaries, which pour\\ntheir watere into the larger stream. This river, which\\naffords an excellent water-power, enters the township near\\nthe southeast corner, on section 36, and flowing in a gen-\\neral northwesterly course through the township and the\\ncity of Corunua, passes out through section 19 of Caledo-\\nnia and enters the limits of the city of Owos.so.\\nThe surface of the township is generally undulating,\\nthough in some parts nearly level, presenting few obstacles\\nto the operations of the husbandman. The soil is gen-\\nerally of good quality, and produces abundant crops. In\\nthe northern part of the township the soil is considerably\\nintermixed with clay, but it becomes more sandy as the\\nsouthern boundary is approached. A rich muck is found\\nalong the river, and this is very productive. The timber\\nfound growing in the township is principally beech, elm,\\nmaple, basswood, and hickory, very little pine being found\\nhere. The Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway\\npasses through the southern portion of Caledonia, and has\\na depot at Corunna. A branch of this road extends to\\nthe coal-beds on section 23.\\nOJUGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe lands embraced in the township of Caledonia were\\nentered from the government or purchased of the State of\\nMichigan by the following persons\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcres.\\nS. M. Root (State), 1849 HILOS\\nP. J. Kinney, 1849 187.12\\nT. L. Woodworth, 1849 SU\\nZ. V. Spencer, 185U 40\\nS. M. Root, 1849 40\\nHenry Wilcox, 1849 40\\nSECTION 2.\\nThomas R. Young (State), 1839 120\\n(i. W. Peck, 1849 207.91\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.\\nAcres.\\nEli Bush (State), 1849 160\\nA. P. Frary, 1848 40\\nDavid Wesoott, 1849 160\\nSECTION 3.\\nD. P. Sturdevant, 1836 107.62\\nD. P. Congdon, 1836 80\\nW. R. Seymour, 1836 80\\nWm. Lyman, 1838 240\\nTheodore Champion, 1838 186.97\\nSECTION 4.\\nD. P. Sturdevant. 1836 106.71\\nD. P. Congdon, 1836 80\\nW. R. Seymour, 1836 160\\nLulie Hoagland, 1836 160\\nL. H. Parsons (State) 188.30\\nSECTION 5.\\nCyrus Backus, 1837 SO\\nS. M. Root (State), 1849 271\\nC.W.Butler, 1849 113.19\\nHenry Dwight (State), 1846 160\\nWilliam Caywood, 1856 80\\nSECTION 6.\\nJ. and S. D. Beers, 1836 160\\n.r. Kearsley, 1836 140.46\\nRoh.Tt Stewart, 1836 101.66\\n.J. B. Smith, 1836 113.28\\nHarvey Backus, 1837 80\\nDavid Gould, 1854 160\\nSECTION 7.\\nJ. and S. D. Beers, 1836 160\\nJ. L. Stevens, 1836 141.28\\nGeorge Dickenson, 1836. 160\\nB. W. Farnum, 1836 160\\nSECTION 8.\\nG. E. Peck, 1836 80\\nJ. D. Overton, 1836 240\\nB. W. Farnum, 1836 320\\nSECTION 9.\\nHor.ace Perry, 1836 80\\nA. Newcomb, 1836 80\\nAlexander Hilton, 1836 80\\nAllen Cadwell, 1836 160\\nJoel Smith, 1836 160\\nS.H.Phelps, 1838 4\\nR. Freeman, 1839 40\\nSECTION 10.\\nAaron Seymour, 1836 80\\nT. Peck, 1836 80\\nEdwin Peck, 1836 80\\nSilas Warner, 1837 160\\nR. P. Coddington, 1837 80\\nL. H. Parsons (State), 1849 80\\nSECTION 11.\\nT. R. Young 320\\nL. U. Parsons (State), 1850 240\\nJ. A. Clark, 1848 40\\nS. M. Root, 1849 40\\nSECTION 12.\\nJames Van Aukin, 1839 80\\nT. R. Young, 1839 80\\nC. S. Kimberley (State), 1854 160\\nA. E. Babcock, 1854 80\\nEthan Doano (State), 1862 40\\nJesse Bradford, 1860 40\\nJ ohn Newton, 1858 40\\nS. T.Parsons, 1868 40\\nSECTION 13.\\nF. G. Macy, 1836 320\\nD. D. Linge, 1854 40\\nD. Fraser, 1854 40\\nJohn Newton (State), 1858 40\\nDaniel Fraser, 1858 80\\nA. P. Brewer, 1868 120\\nSECTION 14.\\nF. G. Macy, l.HSfi 480\\nA. B. Witherbce, 1854 120\\nJ.A.Thompson (State), 1865 40", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0265.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "212\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION 15.\\nAcres.\\nS. A. Pottus, 1836 160\\nThomas Crouch, 1836 320\\nP. Maoy, 1836 160\\nSECTION 16.\\nDorus Morton (State), 18, i4 80\\nB.Stewart, 1854 40\\nJoseph Lauoron, 1S53 40\\nS.W.Cooper, 1854 40\\nA. Stewart, 1851 40\\nFannv Hamilton, 1853 40\\nEdward (Jreon, 1847 80\\nLouisa Cooper, 1848 40\\nA. M. (ircen, 1853 80\\nS. W. Cooper, 1853 40\\nJ. M. Thayer, 1859 80\\nH. S. Stew art, 1845 40\\nSECTION 17.\\nS. and D. Ball, 1836 160\\nJ. and S. D. Beers 480\\nSECTION 18.\\nA. L. and B. 0. M illiams, 1835 72.56\\nKiuiberlevs, 1835 80\\nHenry Dwight, 1836 80\\nJ. Kearslev, 1836 152.68\\nSchuyler Hodges, 1836 80\\nF. G. Macy, 1836 160\\nSECTION I\\n.Ids. Parmlev, 1835 207.40\\nA. Kellogg, 1835 81.83\\nP. A. Coudrey, 18.35 71.40\\nS. Hodges, 1836 80\\nJ. Pitcairn, 1836 80\\nClark and Ware, 1836 80\\nSECTION 20.\\nA. Randolph, 1836 244.07\\nTrumhull Cary, 1836 64.52\\nComstock and Beach, 1835 146.99\\nS. and 1). Ball, 1835 160\\nSECTION 21.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 97.26\\nComstock and Beach, 1835 120.87\\nW. C. Baldwin, 1835 78\\nS. P. Germain, 1836 160\\nN. Prouty, 1836 80\\nT. J. Owen, 1S3G 80\\nSECTION 22.\\nBlossom and Efnor, 1835 207.96\\nA. D. Eraser Co., 1836 116.25\\nli. B. Migner, 1836 49.40\\nVan Dyke and MoClure, 1836 95.09\\nBenjamin I.obroton, 1836 80\\nA. Abbott, 1836 80\\nSECTION 23.\\nJ. Kearsley, 1822 11.17\\nJ. Greenfield, 1836 62.88\\nA. 1). Frascr A Co., 1836 80.07\\n.1. and S. D. Beers, 1836 160\\nLuther Smith, 1836 160\\nF. G. Maoy, 1836 160\\nSECTION 24.\\nEntries not found.\\nSECTION 25.\\nJ. F. Swain, 1834 32.07\\nH. B. Brown, 1836 11.S.32\\nA. iMcArthur.t Co., 1836 160\\nAnthony Ten Eyok, 1836 80\\nE. W.Doaue, 1836 80\\nS. C. llolden, 1836 80\\nSECTION 26.\\nS. Hawkins, 1835 97.48\\nCornelius Bergen, 1836 154.12\\nCharles Jackson, 1836 170.83\\nSilas Ball, 1836 160\\nJ. and S. D. Beers, 1836 40\\nSECTION 27.\\nAcres.\\nBlossom and Elner, 1835 320\\nE. Farnsworth, 1836 320\\nSECTION 28.\\nJ. Kearsley 80\\nN. Clark 80\\nAndrew Mack, 1836 317.77\\nHenry Kaymond, 1836 80\\nH. 11. Comstock, 1836 80\\nJames Bowman, 1836 80\\nSECTION 29.\\nN. Clark, 18.35 40\\nJoseph Pitcairn, 1836 80\\nClark anil Warren, 1836 80\\nK. Farnsnorlh, 1836 280\\nWilliam Gage, 1836 160\\nSECTION 30.\\nWilliam Gage, 1836 150.24\\nS. and D. Ball, 1836 400\\nMary Williams, 1836 68.48\\nSECTION 31.\\nB. F. Lamed, 1836 77\\nHenry Bush, 1836 150.92\\nJames \\\\^ilontine, 1836 160\\nSamuel Warren, 1836 40\\nEllis Doty, 1836 80\\nDesnoyers and Whipple, 1836 SO\\nJ. A. Van Dyke, 1836 40\\nSECTION ,32.\\nC. Blake, 1836 160\\nC. and H. F. Lieb, 1836 240\\nI). J. Canipnu, 1836 80\\nNathaniel Prouty, 1836 160\\nSECTION 33.\\n.lames Churchman, 1836 320\\nG. C. and II. V. Lieh. 1836 320\\nSECTION 34.\\nHartford Cargill, 1836 160\\nE. Farnsworth, 1836 160\\nG. C. and H. F. Lieh, 1836 160\\nS. P. German, 1836 160\\nSECTION 35.\\nJ. P. Clark, 1S36 SO\\nS. W. Harding, 1836 160\\nHartford Cargill, 1836 160\\nJ. L. Barton, 1836 80\\nJ. and S. D. Beers, 1836 80\\nW. W. Whitney and Eber Crawford, 1836 80\\nSECTION 36.\\nJ. F. Swain, 1834 40\\nPhilo Rockwell, 1835 160\\nPatrick and Hitchcock, 1836 54.42\\nH. II. Brown, 1836 41.58\\nJ. P. Clark, 1836 40\\nChesley Blake, 1836 131.79\\nJ. and S. D. Beers, 1836 80\\nS. C. Holdcn, 18.36 80\\nEARLY SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENTS.\\nBut few of the original pioneers of Caledonia remain.\\nMany have died, while others years since removed to adja-\\ncent portions of the county, or found homes in other counties\\nor States. The names and faces of most of these indi-\\nviduals have passed from the recollection of the survivors,\\nand very few facts of a reliable and interesting character\\nare obtainable, which may account for the barrenness of\\nmaterial regarding the township s early liistory.\\nThe earliest settler within the township of Caledonia was\\nJohn Swain, who removed from Chenango Co., N. Y., and\\nlocated upon thirty-two acres on section 25. He entered\\nthis land in 1834, and erected a log house upon it probably", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0266.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.\\n213\\nin the same year. Mr. Swain was for a wliile a resident at\\nthe Williams trading-post in Shiawassee township, and\\nwhile there did something towards clearing the land and\\nrendering it habitable. He was by occupation a carpenter\\n\u00c2\u00abnd joiner, and also filled the sacred office of preacher at a\\nvery early date. The first religious services in tlie town-\\nship were conducted by him, and the latter years of his\\nlife were entirely devoted to the duties of an evangelist.\\nMrs. Swain s death occurred iu 183(5. She was buried on\\nthe farm, and the funeral services were the earliest held in\\nCaledonia. The first birth in the township occurred in the\\nfamily of Mr. Swain in the same year. At a later period\\nMr. Swain purchased a farm in Vernon township, upon\\nwhich he died, as nearly as can be ascertained, about thirty\\nyears since.\\nThe farm which had been partially cleared by Swain, the\\nfirst settler, was purchased by Capt. John Davids, the ear-\\nliest agent of the Shiawassee County-Seat Company, who,\\nafter relin(iuishing his official duties in Corunna, removed\\nto the farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits.\\nThe next settler was Philo Kockwell, who removed from\\nSaratoga Co., N. Y., and in 1835 entered one hundred and\\nsixty acres on section 3(j in Caledonia. At this date John\\nSwain was the only resident of the township. Mr. Kock-\\nwell returned to the East, and in 1837 came again to\\nMichigan for the purpose of erecting a log house and mak-\\ning a preliminary clearing upon his land. He found dur-\\ning this interval a welcome to the household of William\\nBlack, of Shiawassee township, and a year later his family\\nremoved to their Western home. Capt. Davids had mean-\\nwhile purchased the Swain farm and become a resident of\\nthe township, and two other settlers, whose names are not\\nrecollected, had arrived. Mr. Rockwell, in addition to the\\nclearing already effected, improved five acres and sowed\\nwheat, which yielded a bountiful crop. Many Indians\\npassed the house on their way to the Williams trading-post,\\nand occasionally shelter was afforded them for the night.\\nThey were generally laden with supplies, which were ex-\\nchanged with the traders for wares in use among the In-\\ndians. Other settlers followed Mr. Rockwell, though for\\nyears much of the land of Caledonia remained uncleared.\\nIn 1855 his log cabin gave place to a substantial frame\\nhou.se, which is still occupied as the family residence.\\nThomas R. Young left the Empire State iu 1838, and\\nlocated in Lapeer County. In the following year he entered\\na tract of land on sections 1, 2, 11, and 12 of Caledonia,\\nembracing six hundred and forty acres. He retained two\\nhundred and sixty acres of this purchase on section 11,\\nupon which he settled, and sold the remainder. The land\\nimmediately near him was entirely uncleared, and a pil-\\ngrimage of two miles was necessary to visit the house of\\nthe nearest neighbor. Mr. Young remained with Joel B.\\nGo.ss, in the township of Venice, while erecting the log\\nhouse, to which he soon after removed. Six acres were\\ncleared the first year, and later improvements made, as\\nopportunity oft ercd. Much inconvenience was experienced\\nfrom the frequent visit.s of wolves and bears, who made\\nserious inroads upon the sheep-folds and rendered con.stant\\nwatchfulness a necessity. Soon after Mr. Young s arrival\\nthere came in as settlers William Lemon, Uerry Tuttle, and\\nAuburn Stuart, whose location made them his near neigh-\\nbors. The log house erected in 1839 gave place in 1867\\nto the comfortable frame residence which Mr. Young at\\npresent occupies. Mrs. Young, whose pioneer recollections\\nare very vivid, is the daughter of Horace Hart, the earliest\\nsettler within the township of New Haven.\\nIn point of chronological order, the arrival of William H.\\nJewett should antedate that of Thomas R. Young, the\\nformer having located eighty acres upon .section 4 as early\\nas 1838. It is probable that the land was bought from\\nspeculators, as no record of a purchase by Mr. Jewett from\\nthe government is found. He proceeded at once to the\\nerection of a log house and to the clearing of his farm,\\nwhich was little else than a wilderness on his arrival. Upon\\nthis land he remained for many years, but ultimately re-\\nmoved to New Haven, where he died.\\nAt his house in Caledonia, in February, 1841, there was\\ncelebrated the earliest marriage service in the township,\\nthat of Lewis Hart, of New Haven, to Miss Cordelia Sey-\\nmour. Early religious gatherings also occurred at the same\\nplace, and these were generally conducted by Seneca Pettis.\\nRobert McBride was a native of Kingston, N. Y., and\\nwhen a lad removed to Canada. In 1836 he became a pio-\\nneer in Michigan, having chosen a residence in Detroit,\\nwhere he remained two years and engaged in wagon-\\nmaking. In 1838 he removed to Shiawassee County, and\\npurchased a farm of forty acres on section 36, which was\\nlater increased to one hundred and twenty acres. It was\\nuncleared, and Mr. McBride found the usual labor of the\\npioneer awaiting him. He spent the closing years of his\\nlife on this farm, and died in the year 1879. His sons are\\nthe present occupants.\\nThe family consisting of W. R. Seymour and his two sons,\\nGeorge R. and Walter, were pioneers of 1839, the former\\nhaving entered land on sections 3 and 4 as early as 1836.\\nUpon this land they settled, and at once became prominent\\nin advancing the interests of the township. They exercised\\na generous hospitality to all new-comers, and by their uni-\\nform kindly bearing won the esteem of the community.\\nGeorge R. died on the homestead, and his widow subse-\\nquently made the township of Vernon her residence.\\nWalter removed to New Haven, where he remained until\\nhis death.\\nNinion Clark in 1835 located one hundred and twenty\\nacres on sections 28 and 29, which is now occupied by Wil-\\nliam Ames, and upon which he found a home in 1839.\\nMr. Clark began at once the improvement of his land,\\nupon which he expended much labor, but meanwhile found\\nleisure to devote to public interests. He was a member of\\nthe first board of highway commissioners, and with his col-\\nleagues laid out many of the early roads of the township.\\nHe removed from Caledonia to Shiawa.ssee, and later to\\nVernon, where he died.\\nDon C. Griswold purchased of parties who had bought\\nfor purposes of speculation a fann on section 20, south of\\nthe Shiawa.ssee River, now occupied by D. B. Reed. This\\nand was rapidly cleared under his energetic management,\\nand converted into productive fields. Mr. Griswold was\\nan active partisan in political campaigns of an early day,\\nand was clothed with judicial honors as one of the first", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0267.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "214\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\njustices of the peace. He later removed from Caledonia,\\nand is .since deceased.\\nAbrani Garrabrant, a pioneer from New Jersey, ar-\\nrived in 1839, and purchased forty acres on section 29, to\\nwhich he at once removed. He devoted much labor to\\nthe clearing and cultivating of this land, and converted it\\ninto one of the most productive fiirms in the township.\\nHe resided upon it until 1875, when he removed to Ten-\\nnessee and died there.\\nAmmon Blain, from New York State, also came in 1839,\\nand .selected a tract of land embracing one hundred and\\ntwenty acres on section 20, formerly occupied by a Mr.\\nDunning. Upon this he erected a temporary shelter and\\nbegan the work of improvement. His progress was suf-\\nficiently rapid to satisfy the most ambitious pioneer, but\\nhe was attracted by a more eligible farm in Oakland County,\\nto which he soon after removed.\\nBenjamin M. Waterman was a former resident of Niag-\\nara Co., N. Y., from whence he came to Michigan in 1840,\\nand located upon eighty acres on section 4 in Caledonia,\\npurchased of David Potter, of New York. The latter\\ngentleman had effected no improvement on the land, and\\nMr. Waterman found it necessary at once to erect a log\\nhouse and clear a tract sufficiently extensive to afford a\\ncrop of wheat for future subsistence. His family were\\nmeanwhile welcomed to the residence of their neighbor,\\nMr. Seymour, and remained there for two months. After\\na residence of some years upon his farm, Mr. Waterman\\nremoved to his present residence on the .same section. Co-\\nrunna at this time afforded a fair market, though much of\\nthe milling was done at Pontine and Owosso. Religious\\nservices were held at the .school-bouse in the neighbor-\\nhood, which was erected in 1842, and to which the settlers\\nwent with ox-teams. Mr. Waterman is still a resident of\\nthe township.\\nNorman L. Jennings was a resident of Monroe Co., N. Y.\\nHe became a settler in this county in 1836, and four years\\nlater removed to the township of Caledonia, where he\\npurchased one hundred and fifty-six acres on section 31.\\nNo clearing had been effected upon this land, which was\\nstill in its primitive condition. Mr. Jennings found shelter\\nin a hut that had been erected south of his laud, and in\\nthis he lived for some months the solitary life of a bach-\\nelor. On completing his own house he removed to it, and\\nin 1841 brought a wife as mistress of the establishment.\\nEmanuel Young was then the nearest neighbor, who was\\nlocated on the same section, but Stephen McCoy followed\\nsoon afler. Indians were occasional visitors, and supplied\\ngame and fish in abundance, for which other commodities\\nwere given in exchange. Owosso was the most accessible\\nvillage, and there they purchased their household supplies.\\nMr. Jennings still resides upon his purchase.\\nRobert R. Thompson, previously a resident of Washte-\\nnaw County, came in the following year, and located upon\\na farm in section 25. He was engaged with Alexander\\nMcArthur in the saw-mill, and also embarked in commer-\\ncial ventures iu the village. He afterwards sold and re-\\nmoved to Saginaw, where he died.\\nFollowing is a list of the resident and non-resident tax-\\npayers iu the township of Caledonia for the year 1840:\\nN. L. Prouty.\\nEraser, McArthur Hul-\\nbert.\\nA. McArthur.\\nMcArthur Hulbort.\\nI. A. Blosum and E. D.\\nEfner.\\nJ. S. D. Beers.\\nLuther Smith.\\nJonathan Kearsley.\\nElon Parnsworth.\\nElecta M. Dean.\\nSamuel C. Holden.\\nM. Reynolds.\\nCornelius Burger.\\nSilas Ball.\\nCharles Jackson.\\nHenry Raymond.\\nJoseph Pitcairn.\\nWm. Gage.\\nJames A. Van Dyke.\\nElias Doty.\\nDesnoyers Whipple.\\nHenry Rush.\\nCarlton Sawyer.\\nCheksey Blake.\\nG. C. F. Leib.\\nCounty-Seat Company.\\nStephen Hawkins.\\nD. P. Sturdevant.\\nBishop.\\nGeorge B. Peck.\\nJohn Dorelan.\\nJoel Smith.\\nAllen Cadwell.\\nAlex. Hilton;\\nHorace Pei ry.\\nAsahel Newcomb.\\nPhilo Peck.\\nPhelps.\\nFrancis G. Macy.\\nComstock Beach.\\nS. D. Ball.\\nSilvenas German.\\nS. N. Warren, formerly of Oakland County, became\\nowner in 1841 of the farm now occupied by C. Flint on\\n.section 31, whicli he cleared and cultivated. Mr. Warren\\nwas known as a skillful farmer and a public-spirited citizen,\\nwho manifested a lively interest in the advancement of the\\ntownship. He remained for many years in Caledonia, but\\nultimately removed to the city of Flint, where he now re-\\nsides.\\nAubui n Stewart came to the township from Yp.silanti in\\n1841, aud purchased sixty acres on section 3. Upon this\\nland he built a log house and made .some improvement, but\\nsoon after sold to S. W. Cooper. He then removed to a\\nfarm on section 16, and later to the village of Corunna.\\nWilliam Lemon came from Livingston County in 1842,\\nand located in this township on section 3. He was en-\\ngaged in farming for a time, but afterwards lived in Co-\\nrunna, and eventually removed to the West and died there.\\nArthur Huntley formerly resided near Detroit, and in\\n1845 purchased forty acres of land on section 3, Caledonia,\\nupon which he has since lived. After clearing a small\\ntract he built a log house, meanwhile having found a home\\nwith his neighbor, M. Jewett. In the first year after his\\narrival a serious, calamity befell the family in a conflagra-\\ntion which swept away their household effects and con-\\nsumed a little child in the flames. The kindness of friends\\nin Detroit .soon supplied the loss of furniture, with which\\nthey recommenced their pioneer life. They still reside on\\nthe same farm.\\nSamuel Young, a brother of Thomas R., removed from\\nLapeer County in 1847 and settled on forty acres on sec-\\ntion 12, upon which the usual labor incident to clearing\\nwas bestowed. The log house he erected was later super-\\nseded by a frame one of more extended proportions, in\\nwhich he still resides.\\nJohn Kelly, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, purchased in\\n1846, aud in the following year became a resident on, one\\nhundred aud sixty acres of laud on section 9, formerly", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0268.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.\\n215\\nowned by George Kirkland, of Ohio. Joseph Kelly took\\neixty acres of this land, upon which lie early erected a log\\nhouse, and thus aiforded his brother a welcome on his\\narrival, and during the interval required for clearing and\\nbuilding. Mr. Kelly cleared but three acres the first year,\\nbut has since that time made rapid progress, and ha.s now a\\nwell-cultivated farm and a spacious residence as the reward\\nof his labor. Joseph Kelly died at his home in 187.5.\\nPhilo H. Currier, a pioneer from Ohio, located upon\\neighty acres on section 9 in 1850, which he found little\\nelse than a vast forest on his arrival. He found in John\\nKelly a hospitable neighbor while building a cabin. He\\nearly planted an orchard, which afforded an ample supply\\nof fruit when apples were so rare as to be regarded a lux-\\nury. Mr. Currier died on the homestead in 1867. Mrs.\\nCurrier s residence is now with her son in the township.\\nJohn Brands came from Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1845.\\nHe remained for a while in Corunna, engaged in daily\\nlabor, but in 1852 became the owner of his present farm\\nof ninety acres on section 26. His father, David Brands,\\nhad two years before purchased one hundred and twenty\\nacres on section 25, upon which he lived until his death in\\n1865. Mr. Brands at once built the usual primitive abode\\nof logs, which in 1864 was displaced by a more substantial\\nframe residence, his present home. His land is now\\ncleared and much of it highly improved.\\n0. B. Townseud was a pioneer of 1836 from Ontario\\nCo., N. Y., having first selected Ingham County as a loca-\\ntion. He was led to a favorable opinion of the lands in\\nShiawassee County, and in 1854 selected one hundred\\nacres on section 7, in Caledonia, as a home, upon which he\\nat once located. Half of this had already been cleared by\\nElijah Moak, whose father formerly owned it and built a\\nlog house upon it. The immediate neighborhood was en-\\ntirely unimproved and destitute of roads. Mr. Townsend\\nobtained a contract and cut the road running from his farm\\nto Owosso, as he did also other highways adjacent to his\\nfarm. His present spacious residence was built in 1858,\\nwhich was much superior to most of the dwellings of that\\nday. His ownership of a saw-mill and pinery in Mont-\\ncalm County enabled him to build of excellent material\\nand at reduced cost. Mr. Townsend still occupies the farm\\nhe originally purchased in the township.\\nJ. A. Thompson emigrated from Jefferson Co., N. Y., in\\n1857, and located upon one hundred and twenty acres on\\nsection 14, which he has since increased to one hundred\\nand eighty acres. Though central in point of location,\\nMr. Thompson was for a time comparatively isolated, from\\nthe fact that much of the adjacent land was held by specu-\\nlators who saw prospective fortunes in the coal and oil to be\\ndeveloped upon them. There was at this time no road\\nfrom Corunna, the way being opened from that point witli\\nthe axe, as Mr. Thompson sought his purchase. Four\\nmonths were spent with a settler named Moe, who re-\\nsided upon the southwest corner of the same section.\\nMeanwhile a log house had been built and a con.siderable\\nclearing effected. His time at first was spent in chopping\\nand clearing, for which he obtained extensive contracts.\\nThe second year twelve acres of his own land was improved,\\nand the family, for whom he returned to the E;vst, comfort-\\nably established in their Western home. In 1879, Mr.\\nThompson erected his present imposing residence, which is\\none of the most attractive in Caledonia.\\nOther settlers arrived at a later date, and, though active\\nin developing the interests of the township, may not, strictly\\nspeaking, be entitled to mention among the number of its\\npioneers.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nThe township of Caledonia was formerly a portion of the\\ntownship of Owosso, and was separately organized by the\\nfollowing act of the State Legislature, approved March 22,\\n1839:\\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives of the State of Michigan, that all that part of the\\ncounty of Shiawassee designated by the United States\\nsurvey as township No. 7 north, of range No. 3 east,\\nwhich lies east of the west line of sections Nos. 5, 8, 17,\\n20, 29, and 31, in said township, be and the same is hereby\\nset off and organized into a township by the name of Cale-\\ndonia, and the first township-meeting thereof shall be held\\nat the house of Alexander McArthur in said township.\\nThis left sections 6, 7, 18, 19, and 30 in township 7 north,\\nof range 3 east, attached to Owosso. After much oppo-\\nsition these were embraced in Caledonia by an act of the\\nState Legislature, approved Feb. 16, 1842. By the incor-\\nporation of the city of Owosso the west half of sections 18\\nand 19 were made a part of that city, leaving Caledonia as\\nit at present exists.\\nThe first meeting of the electors of the township of Cale-\\ndonia was held, pursuant to public notice, ou the 29th day\\nof April, 1839, for the purpose of electing township officers.\\nAlexander McArthur was chosen Moderator Samuel N.\\nWarren, David Warren, Stephen Hawkins, and Henry L.\\nBangs, Inspectors of Election and Don C- Griswold and\\nDavid Lester, Clerks. The following officers were declared\\nelected Supervisor, Alexander McArthur; Township Clerk,\\nSamuel N. Warren Treasurer, Samuel N. Warren As-\\nsessors, D. P. Congdon, Alexander McArthur, W. R. Sey-\\nmour; School Inspectors, S. N. Warren, John Davids,\\nAlexander McArthur; Highway Commissioners, Stephen\\nHawkins, Ninion Clark, John Davids Justices of the\\nPeace, Samuel N. Warren, Alexander McArthur, John\\nDavids, Don C. Griswold Constable and Collector, Ninion\\nClark.\\nThe names of the officers of the township from that time\\nto the present are given in the following list\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n18i0.\\nAlexander McArthur.\\n1859-04. Hugh MoCurdy.\\n1S41.\\nA. n. Beach.\\n1805. Pliny S. I.yraan.\\nISW-\\n40. Andrew Parsons.\\n1800. Hugh McCurdy.\\n1847-\\n48. Luke 11. Parsons.\\n1807. William Oaks.\\n1849.\\nAndrew Parsons,\\n1808. William D. Holt.\\n1850-\\n-51. Luke 11. Parsons.\\n1869-7:i. John M. Fitch.\\n1852\\nAndrew Parsons.\\n1874-75. James A. Thompson\\n1853.\\nL. H. Parsons.\\n1S70. 1). B. Reed.\\n1854-\\n56. Edward Green.\\n1877-78. Charles Wren.\\n1857\\nJames Cummin.\\n1879. Jason W. Sanders.\\n1858\\nKdward Oreen.\\n1880. Horace W. Bigelow.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0269.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "216\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nTOWNSHIP CLERKS.\\n1840.\\n1841-\\n1843-\\n1847-\\n1849.\\n1850-\\nJ855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\nS. H. Petteys.\\n42. John R. Smith.\\n46. Nelson Ferry.\\n48. P. S. Lyman.\\nGeorge W. Harris.\\n54. Pliny S. Lymiin.\\nE. F. Wade.\\nJ. B. Wheeler.\\nE. C. Moore.\\nCortes Pond.\\nW. Goodell.\\n1860-\\n1863.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866.\\n1867.\\n1868.\\n1869-\\n1871-\\n1873-\\n1879-\\n62. George Wilcox.\\nJ. W. Turner.\\nP. W. Coleman.\\nAlexander Cummin.\\nJames Anderson.\\nTheodore W. Ferry.\\nJ. H. Anderson.\\n70. Burt Saddleson.\\n72. H. I. Newell.\\n78. J. B. Eveleth.\\n80. William Parker.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1840. A. M. Jennings.\\n1841. Stephen Hawkins.\\n1842. S. Z. Kinyon.\\n1843. Henry Jennings.\\n1844. S. Z. Kinyon.\\n1845-46. Henry Jennings.\\n1847-48. Thomas S. Morton.\\n1849-62. Alfred Bartlett.\\n1853-54. I. M. Th,ayer.\\n1855. Thomas S. Morton.\\n1856-58. Morris Jackson.\\n1859. Thomas Lyons.\\n1860-62. John M. Fitch.\\n1863. Robert C. Kyle.\\n1864-65. L. W. Gafiney.\\n1866. John M. Fitch.\\n1867. John L. Wild.\\n1868. Morris Ormsby.\\n1869-72. William West.\\n1873. Isaiic 0. Derr.\\n1874-76. Charles Wren.\\n1877-79. E. G. Hawkins.\\n1880. N. B. Aiken.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1840.\\nA. H. Beach.\\nS. H. Petteys.\\nWilliam H. Jewett\\n1841.\\nR. R. Thompson.\\nS. N. Warren.\\nS. 11. Petteys.\\n1842.\\nL. II. Parsons.\\nW. H Beach.\\n.S. N. Warren.\\n1843.\\nL. H. Parsons.\\nS. II. Petteys.\\n1844.\\nJohn Gilbert.\\n1845.\\nJoseph Purdy.\\nL. H. Parsons.\\n1846.\\nJoseph Purdy.\\n1847.\\nM. P. Willson.\\n1848.\\nJ. M. LutheV\\n1849.\\nL. H. Parsons.\\n1850.\\n0. T. B. Williams.\\n1851.\\nJ. P. Richardson.\\n1852.\\n0. 0. Bachman.\\nL. II. Parsons.\\n1853\\nJames Cummin.\\n1854\\nL. H. Parsons.\\n1855\\nS. T. Parsons.\\n1856\\nE. A. Morley.\\n1857\\n0. T. B. Williams.\\n1858\\nR. B. Wylea.\\nJUSTICES\\n1840. S. H. Petteys.\\nAlexander McArthur.\\n1841. William H. Jewett.\\n1842. R. R. Thompson.\\nL. H. Parsons.\\n1843. R. R. Thompson.\\nB. M. Waterman.\\n1844. Harlow Beach.\\n1845. B. M. Waterman.\\n1846. L. H. Parsons.\\nJoseph Purdy.\\n1847. 0. C. Beatty.\\n1848. Isaac Castle.\\n1849. Eli Stewart.\\n1850. A. McArthur.\\n1851. William H. Beach.\\n1859. L. C. York.\\nRobert Duncan.\\n1860. Robert Duncan.\\nF. W. Warren.\\n1861. T.C. Garner.\\nJ. W. Turner.\\n1862. J. W. Turner.\\nlSfi3. J. M. Goodell.\\nT. C. Garner.\\n1864. E. P. Gregory.\\n1865. L. D. Phelps.\\nT. C. Garner.\\n1866. Joseph W. Manning.\\n1867. T. C. Garner.\\nW. D. Holt.\\n1808. E. C. Moore.\\n1869. W. A. Maynard.\\nB. R. Parsons.\\n1870. W. A. Maynard.\\n1871. George B. Fitch.\\n1872. John Brandt.\\n1873. John Kelly.\\n1874. William Hinman.\\n1875. John Brands.\\n1876-77. C. B. Pelton.\\n1878-79. Lyman Brandt.\\n1880. J. A. Thompson.\\nOP THE PEACE.\\n1852. S. Z. Kinyon.\\n1853. R. N. Thumpsun.\\nEli Stewart.\\n1854. Alexander McArthur.\\n1855. Richard ft Clark.\\n1856. B. Stewart.\\nE. F. Wade.\\n1857. T. C. Carr.\\n1858. A. McArthur.\\nH. J. Newell.\\n1859. C. J. Gale.\\n1860. John Corland.\\n1861. H.J. Newell.\\n1802. E. F. Wade.\\n1803. C. J. Gale.\\nAlexander McArthur.\\n1864.\\nAlexander McArthur.\\n1872.\\nP. S. Aokerson.\\n1865.\\n11. J. Newell.\\n1873.\\nJ. B. Eveleth.\\n1866.\\nJ. N. Ingersoll.\\nSchuyler Ferris.\\nG. W. Harris.\\n1874.\\nDuane Cooper.\\n1867.\\nC. J. Gale.\\nI. 0. Derr.\\n1868.\\nG. N. Roberts.\\n1875.\\nC. Mead.\\n1869.\\nW. A. Maynard.\\nC. H. Powell.\\nB. R. Parsons.\\n1876.\\nN. B. Aiken.\\nH. J. Newell.\\n1877.\\nJ. A. Thompson\\n1870.\\nW. A. Maynard.\\n1878.\\nA. B. Stedman.\\nA. A. Barry.\\n1879.\\nHugh Parker.\\n1871.\\nCalvin Flint.\\nJames MoBride.\\n1872.\\nD. B. Reed.\\n1880.\\nJ. B. Eveleth.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1865.\\nWilliam II. Jewett.\\nJohn Davids.\\nHenry Jennings.\\nA. Blain.\\nAbram Garrabraut.\\nWilliam H. Jewett.\\nA. Blain.\\nW. H. Jewett.\\nOliver Eraser.\\nA. Blain.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nJohn Pope.\\nW. H. Jewett.\\nStephen Hawkins.\\nA. Blain.\\nB. M. Waterman.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nJohn Davids.\\nWilliam Lemon.\\nC. R. Gilbert.\\nE. C. Kimberley.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nW. H. Jewett.\\nC. R. Gilbert.\\nC. R. Gilbert.\\nE. M. Bacon.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nD. Morton.\\nB. M. Waterman.\\nPhilo Rockwell.\\nG.W. Haines.\\nPhilo Rockwell.\\nE. C. Kimberley.\\n1856.\\nH. J. Newell.\\nH. B. Flint.\\n1857.\\nT. R. Young.\\nH. J. Newell.\\n1858.\\nJ. M. Thayer.\\nT. R. Young.\\n1859.\\nR. McLaughlin.\\nJ. R.Thompson.\\n1860.\\nJ. A. Thompson.\\n1861.\\nJ. R. Thompson.\\n1862.\\nMilo Stewart.\\n186,3.\\nCharles Rhodes.\\n1864.\\nH. B. Young.\\nRobert Lyon.\\n1865.\\nJoseph Kelly.\\n1866.\\nSamuel West.\\n1867.\\nRobert McBride.\\nEnos Merrill.\\n1868.\\nHorace Peacock.\\n1869.\\nIsaac Sutton.\\nJohn Kelly.\\n1870.\\nEnos Merrill.\\n1871.\\nJohn Kelly.\\n1872.\\nGeorge T. Sanders\\n1873.\\nC. H. Powell.\\n1874.\\nJohn Kelly.\\nC. B. Pelton.\\n1875.\\nP. S. Ackerson.\\n1876.\\nW. J. Hinman.\\n1877.\\nN. L. Jennings.\\n1878\\nWilliam Packer.\\n1879\\nDaniel Manger.\\n1880\\nJoel C. Potter.\\nDIRECTORS OF THE POOR.\\n1840-41. S. N. Warren. 1849-\\nAlexander McArthur. 1851.\\n1842. Stephen Hawkins.\\nRobert Lyon. 1862.\\n1843. Harlow Beach.\\nJ. B. Howard. 1853.\\n1844. S. W. Cooper^\\nJ. B. Howard. 1854-\\n1845. R. R. Thompson.\\nSeth Beach. 1856.\\n1846. L. B. Gilbert.\\nSeth Beach. 1857.\\n1847. H. Beach.\\nS. Perkins. 1858.\\n1848. J. M. Eraser.\\nGeorge W. Haines. 1859.\\n1349-50. J. M. Eraser.\\n50 S. W. Cooper.\\nHarlow Beach.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nS. W. Cooper.\\nHarlow Beach.\\nHiram Smith.\\nG. W. Wait.\\n55. E. McLaughlin.\\nJames Cummin.\\nJames Cummin.\\nA. H. Beach.\\nC. S. Johnson.\\nR. P. Ciark.\\nJames Cummin.\\nA. H. Beaeh.\\nCranston Belden.\\nS. W. Cooper.\\nASSESSORS.\\n1840. W. R. Seymour.\\nG. J. Van Buren.\\nPhilo Rockwell.\\n1841. S. N. Warren.\\n1841. W. R. Thompson.\\nR. R. Thompson.\\n1842. B. M. Waterman.\\nC. S. Johnson.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0270.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.\\n217\\n1839. Ninion Clark.\\nCOLLECTORS.\\n1840-41. S. Z. Kinjon.\\nSUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.\\n187. )-SII. Duane C. Cooper.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1872.\\nJohn Kelly.\\n1876.\\nTheron Stevens.\\n1873.\\nJonas Hoenshell.\\n1877-\\n78. C. H. Raymond.\\n1874.\\nCharles Doane.\\n1879.\\nOrvill Grant.\\n1875.\\nC. B. Pelton.\\n1880.\\nDarwin Shavalier.\\nCONSTABLES.\\n1840.\\nS. Z. Kinyon.\\n1858.\\nJ. A. Fowler.\\n1841.\\nS. Z. Kin.von.\\nLyman Newell.\\nH. R. Seymour.\\n1859.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\nJohn Ackley.\\nJ. C. Preston.\\n1842.\\nS. Z. Kinyon.\\nJonah Fuller.\\nHenry Jennings.\\nH. B. Young.\\nAbrauj Garrabrant.\\n1860.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\n1843.\\nJ. R. Corwin.\\nW. R. Witherell.\\nHenry Jennings.\\nC. H. Brown.\\nOrsamus Doty,\\nM. Miller.\\n1844.\\nHenry Jennings.\\n1861.\\nH. M. Rowefer.\\nS. Z. Kinyon.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\n0. Doty.\\nL. W. Gaffney.\\n1845\\nS. Z. Kinyon.\\nM. Miller.\\nHenry Jennings.\\n1862.\\nL. W. Gaffney.\\n0. Doty.\\nW. R. Witherell.\\n184fi.\\nJohn Redeon.\\nM. Miller.\\n0. Doty.\\nSamuel Stickney.\\nS. Z. Kinyon.\\n1863.\\nJ. R. Corwin.\\n1847.\\nT. S. Morton.\\nIsaac Dorr.\\nJ. E. Chaffee.\\nH. A. Huntington.\\n0. Doty.\\nEdwin Hawkins.\\nJohn Nedson.\\n1864.\\nDavid Beatty.\\n1848.\\nT. S. Morton.\\nJ. B. Armstrong.\\nJ. R. Cummin.\\nE. M. Bailey.\\nG. W. Wait.\\nJoshua Morton.\\nG. Tuttle.\\n1865\\nL. W. Gaffney.\\n1849.\\nL. C. Eddy.\\nH. H. Bartlett.\\nBrooklyn Stewart.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\nA. C. Kilnberley.\\nJ. E. Bush.\\n1850.\\nJohn Redson.\\n1866.\\nGeorge Badgen.\\nL. C. Eddy.\\nJonah Fuller.\\nB. Stewart.\\nSolomon Blake.\\nD. Martin.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\n1851\\nAVilliam Lemon.\\n1867\\nS. G. Blake.\\nL. C. Eddy.\\nCalvin Smith.\\nG. Tuttle.\\nC. D. Smith.\\nE. W. Sliokney.\\nW. H. Roam.\\n1852\\nL. C. Eddy.\\n1868\\nM. Miller.\\nJohn Redson.\\nCalvin Smith.\\nNelson Hickey.\\nGeorge Badgen.\\n1853\\nDavid W. Palmer.\\nClark Smith.\\nJohn Redson.\\n1869\\nC. D. Smith.\\nL. C. Eddy.\\nJohn Vedder.\\nJohn Dwight.\\nWilliam Stewart.\\n1854\\nJames R. Cummin.\\nJackson Shore.\\nD. W. Palmer.\\n1870\\nA. G. Young.\\nLewis Lyon.\\nFrederick Young.\\nL. C. Eddy.\\nJames Barry.\\n1855\\nT. S. Morton.\\nJ. W. Curtis.\\nD. Morton.\\n1871\\nJohn Miller.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\nJames McBride.\\nD. W. Palmer.\\nWilliam Derr.\\n1856\\nC. McArthur.\\nCharles Lamonion.\\nJ. L. Smith.\\n1872\\nE. H. Vail.\\nD. R. Corwin.\\nAlbert Young.\\nW. D. Ingersoll.\\nJ. Hoenshell.\\n1857\\nR. .M. Ford.\\nJ. A. Fitch.\\n1858\\nR. M. Ford.\\n1873\\nEdward Lamoreau.x\\nD. W. Palmer.\\nC. C. Kelly.\\n1873. Frederick Young.\\nAlbert Young.\\n1874. Richard Goward.\\nFrederick Young.\\nCharles H. Raymond.\\nA. H. Innes.\\n1875. S. Mead.\\nH. Humphrey.\\nTheron Stevens.\\nFrederick Y oung.\\n1876. E. Couoly.\\nFrank Kingsbury.\\nA. H. Innes.\\nF. Young.\\n1877. F. Kingsbury.\\n1877. G. W. McClellan.\\nE. Conoly.\\nF. Y ^oung.\\n1878. E. Conoly.\\nF. Kingsbury.\\nE. J. Almendinger.\\nCharles Edwards.\\n1879. John Jenkins.\\nWilliam Boyd.\\nIsaac 0. Derr.\\nTheron Stevens.\\n1880. G. W. Kelley.\\nJohn Brands.\\nGeorge W. McClellan.\\n28\\nEARLY ROADS.\\nAt a meeting of the highway commissiotiers of the town-\\nship of Caledonia, held the 16th day of May, 1839, Ninion\\nClark, John Davids, and Stephen Hawkins, forming the\\nboard of commissioners above mentioned, divided the town-\\nship into the following road districts\\nDistrict No. 1, embracing sections Nos. 14, 15, 17, 20,\\n21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35.\\nDistrict No. 2, embracing sections Nos. 13, 23, 24, 25,\\n26, 36.\\nDistrict No. 3, containing sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,\\n9, 10, 11, 12.\\nThe first recorded road is known as a road from Corunna\\nto Warren s and Capt. Davids and is described as a high-\\nway commencing at the south line of township No. 7\\nnorth, of range 3 east, at the corners of sections 35 and\\n36, and running thence north on section line one hundred\\nand sixteen chains and twenty-five links to the south bank\\nof the Shiawassee River; thence west northwest along the\\nbank of said river and fifty links therefrom, sixteen chains\\nand forty links to the quarter line of section 26 thence\\nwest on said quarter line one hundred and fifty-two chains\\nand thirty-three links to the centre of tlie highway running\\nfrom the village of Corunna to Shiawasseetown.\\nThe following road, surveyed at the same date, began on\\nthe south line of township No. 7 north, of range 3 east,\\nsixty links west of the corners of sections 31 and 32, and\\nran thence north thirty degrees, east sixty-three chains and\\nfifty links thence north sixty-five degrees, east seventy-two\\nchains and .sixty-five links thence north thirty-seven chains\\nand eighty-one links to or near the south line of the plat\\nof the village of Corunna, in said town. These highways\\nwere surveyed by Daniel Gould, May 28 and 29, 1839.\\nThe road from Capt. Davids to Shiawasseetown was\\nsurveyed Jan. 8, 1840. Beginning at the corners of sec-\\ntions 25 and 36, in township 7 north, of range 3 east, on\\nthe east line of said township, and running thence west on\\nsaid section line eighteen chains and ninety links thence\\nnorth fifty-five degrees, west fifty-nine chains and twenty-\\nfive links; thence east twenty-four chains and fifty links to\\na stake standing on the west bank of the Shiawassee River,\\non the line of a road running east from Corunna, on the\\nquarter line to said stake. In June of the same year a\\nroad was surveyed by Nelson Ferry, running north of\\nCorunna, and tlie following August a highway was opened\\non the south line of the township of Caledonia, which wa.s\\nrecorded on the 15th day of the same month.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0271.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "218\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nNo very definite information is obtainable regarding the\\nearly schools of the township. A school was opened in\\nCorunna some time before the erection of a school building\\nin the township, and those settlers who removed to Caledonia\\nthen enjoyed the advantages of education afforded in the\\nvillage. The earliest school-house was erected in the year\\n1842, and a school opened in it by Miss Drusilla Cook, who\\nfor a number of terms instructed the youth of the township.\\nHer successor is not remumbered. The present school ter-\\nritory of Caledonia is divided into four whole and two frac-\\ntional districts. The following-named gentlemen compose\\nthe board of directors Walter Smalley, Albert Youngs,\\nJonas Hornshell, Erwin Eveleth, John Brands, Samuel\\nKirby. The number of scholars in attendance is two hun-\\ndred and seventy-three, of whom seventeen are non-residents.\\nThey are under charge of two male and eleven female teach-\\ners, who receive in salaries a sum total of nine hundred and\\nfifty-seven dollars. The value of school property in the\\ntownship is six thousand four hundred dollars, which em-\\nbraces one brick and five frame buildings.\\nCOAL-MINING.\\nIn 1837 a geological survey of the State was authorized,\\nand Dr. Douglas Houghton was placed in charge of it.\\nDuring the progress of the survey Corunna was visited, at\\nthat time consisting of one log house occupied by John\\nDavids. The examination made by the corps along the Shi-\\nawassee River satisfied them that the character and dip of\\nthe rock indicated the presence of coal but none was dis-\\ncovered at that time. Two years later, in 1839, Alexander\\nMcArthur discovered coal on his land on the bank of Coal\\nCreek, in the southeast quarter of section 22, about half a\\nmile west of where the present coal-beds are being worked.\\nIt was at first taken out in small quantities, and as it became\\nknown that coal could be obtained, purchasers (mostly black-\\nsmiths) came from long distances, and trade increased to\\nquite an extent. It was delivered on the wagons of pur-\\nchasers for ten cents per bushel.\\nIt was not, however, till many years after that any organ-\\nized effort was made to mine coal to any extent. About\\n186-4, B. Brisco, master mechanic of the Detroit and Mil-\\nwaukee Railroad, assisted Mr. McArthur in making exami-\\nnations of the coal deposits. Parties in New York City be-\\ncame interested in the discoveries and it was decided to organ-\\nize a company for the purpose of mining coal, to be known as\\nthe McArthur Mining Company, with a capital of one hun-\\ndred thousand dollars. On the 22d day of April, 1805,\\nMr. McArthur sold to the company one hundred and twenty\\nacres of land on the east half of the northwest quarter and\\nthe west half of the west part of the northeast quarter of\\nsection 22. The parties interested were Alexander McAr-\\nthur, of Corunna Dr. G. M. Peck, Samuel Daskham, and\\nEdward W. Lockwood, of New York City. Dr. Peck was\\nchosen president, A. McArthur local agent. A large amount\\nof money was expended in the erection of engine-rooms, coal-\\nhouses, offices, and tramways. In addition to machinery and\\nbuildings at the mines, an extensive wharf was built on the\\nDetroit River, sheds and other buildings were erected, and\\nan agency established in the city of Detroit. The cost of\\ntransportation was great from the coal-beds to the depot, and\\nin the latter part of 18G6, labor was suspended and the com-\\npany dissolved.\\nThe Briar Hill Iron and Coal Company of Ohio, in 1869\\nand 1870, sent out to this county Charles Gilbert, a practi-\\ncal geologist, to examine the coal region. lie began at once\\nthe labor of testing for coal. Fifty-six test-holes were drilled\\nand deposits of coal were found in forty-six of them. On\\nthe 1st day of April, 1871, Henry P. Gilbert purchased of\\nChauncey Hurlburt the land on which these tests were made,\\n62J^ acres on the west part of the southwest fractional\\nquarter of section 23. In the December following he sold\\nan interest to George F. Perkins, John Stambaugh, of\\nAkron, Ohio, and George Todd, of Youngstown, Ohio. In\\nthe following year (1872) they opened a slope and began\\nthe work of mining, and operated for about a year, but not\\nbeing successful the work was abandoned, the company hav-\\ning expended ninety thousand dollars in various efforts.\\nOn the 26th of February, 1873, the Corunna Coal Com-\\npany was organized for mining coal, fire-clay, and other\\nores or minerals, with a capital stock of one hundred and\\nfifty thousand dollars, forty thousand dollars paid in. The\\ncorporators were George F. Perkins, of Akron, Ohio\\nGeorge Todd, Youngstown, Ohio Henry P. Gilbert and\\nHarry R. Gilbert, of Corunna, with an office at Youngs-\\ntown and Corunna. On the 5th of December, 1874, the\\nlands previously worked on section 23 were purchased by\\nthe Corunna Coal Company, who have since leased lands\\nadjoining. In 1877 the company were induced (after a\\nthorough investigation, which assured them that large\\nfields of coal yet existed on their purchase) to open a new\\nshaft seventy-five feet in length. They were rewarded in\\ndiscovering a rich vein of the mineral from two feet three\\ninches to three feet nine inches in thickness. The neces-\\nsary works for mining and shipping were completed in\\nJune, 1877, and the company at once began their labors.\\nThis branch of industry having been unfamiliar to the\\nworkmen of the neighborhood, much difficulty was at\\nfirst experienced in obtaining miners who were skilled in\\ntheir occupation. This obstacle was finally obviated by\\nemploying nearly one hundred laborers from Ohio, who are\\nconstantly engaged in various departments of the work. Of\\nthis number seventy-five are skilled miners.\\nFrom seventy-five to one hundred tons are mined daily,\\nthough the maximum quantity is rarely reached during the\\nsummer season. The coal was originally hauled from the\\nmines to the depot of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad,\\na distance of two and a half miles. This difficulty was\\nobviated by the construction, in 1872, of a branch road\\nfrom Corunna to the present base of operations, which ma-\\nterially decreases the labor and expense. The stockholders\\nof the Corunna Coal Company are George Todd, George\\nF. Perkins, Thomas Struthers, John Stambaugh, H. P.\\nGilbert. The officers are George Todd, President Todd\\nKincaid, Secretary and Treasurer.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0272.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0273.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a2t-rwT-\\n5\\no\\nI\\n5\\nQ:\\nI", "height": "3313", "width": "2293", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0274.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP.\\n219\\nBIOGRAPHTGAL SKETCH.\\nTHOMAS R. YOUNG.\\nMRS. THOMAS R. YOUNG.\\nTHOMAS R. YOUNG.\\nMr. Youug is de.scended from New Elngland stock, his\\nfather, who early acquired the sturdy calling of a black-\\nsmith, having been a native of Connecticut, as was also\\nhis mother, formerly Miss Nancy Crane. Thomas R., the\\nseventh of an interesting family of eight children, was born\\nin Hampton, Windham Co., Conn., Sept. 26, 1815, and\\nbecame a resident of the Empire State at the age of eigh-\\nteen years. Ten years later found the family pioneers to\\nMichigan, where they chose a location in Lapeer County.\\nIn 1840 the family circle was afflicted by the irreparable\\nloss of the wife and mother, whom the father survived but\\nsix years, having during the interval improved a tract of\\nland in Lapeer County and followed farming pursuits.\\nThomas R., on taking leave of his home, at the age of\\neighteen, found ready employment in New York State, a\\nportion of the time being engaged on the Erie Canal.\\nWhen twenty years of age he was influenced by the charms\\nof a seafaring life to become a sailor, and joined the crew\\nof the ship Rambler, which sailed from Nantucket on a\\nthree years cruise. Mr. Young s share of the proceeds of\\nthe return cargo was three hundred dollars, with which he\\nmade a pleasure trip, and then repaired to his father s home\\nin Michigan. In the spring of 1839 he entered the farm\\nupon which he at present resides, together with other land\\nembracing two hundred and eighty acres. After becoming\\nweary of the .solitary life of a bachelor he married, Feb.\\n21, 1841, Miss Nancy M. Hart, whose birth occurred in\\nNew York State, Aug. 17, 1823, and whose father brought\\nher when an infant from Monroe Co., N. Y., to the wilds\\nof New Haven township. Mr. Hart died in 1867, having\\nsurvived his wife nearly forty years. Mrs. Young is now\\nthe only living representative of a family of eight children.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Young, a sketch of whose home ap-\\npears on an adjoining page, were born seven children in the\\nfollowing order William, born Dec. 20, 1841, died April\\n21, 1843; Albert, born Feb. 13, 1843; Lucinda, born\\nDec. 2, 1845; Melinda, born Aug. 28, 1847; Sarah M.,\\nborn Aug. 20, 1849, died Oct. 15, 1872 Mary I., born\\nJuly 8, 1851 Delia A., born Sept. 13, 1853, died March\\n19, 1866. All the surviving children are married and es-\\ntablished in comfortable homes adjacent to the family resi-\\ndence.\\nMr. Young s present farm includes two hundred and sixty\\nacres, which, in the high degree of cultivation it has at-\\ntained, well attests the industry and enterprise of its owner.\\nThe political preferences of Mr. Young have led him to\\nassociate with the Democratic party. He has held minor\\ntownship offices, though not an aspirant for political honors.\\nHe has been since his residence in Caledonia actively inter-\\nested in educational matters, and assisted in the erection of\\nthe earliest scliuol building of the district. He is inclined\\nto liberalism in his religious views, though not dogmatic in\\nthe assertion of his opinions.\\nAs a striking example of the .self made man, Mr. Thomas\\nR. Young is one of the finest types that Sliiawassee County\\nafibrds.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0275.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "220\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHAPTEE XXXIII.\\nFAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP.*\\nLocation, Natural and Artificial Features Settlement of Fairfield\\nTax-payers of 1854-55 Township Organization and Civil List^\\nVoters of 1859 Highways Schools Religious\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fairfield in the\\nRebellion Fatal Accidents.\\nThis township (the youngest in the county), lying upon\\nthe meridian line and occupying the northwestern corner of\\nShiawassee County, is but a fractional town, containing\\ntwenty-four full sections and six fractional sections, equal\\nin the aggregate to twenty-five full sections. The township\\nboundaries are the Saginaw County line on the north, Mid-\\ndlebury township on the south, Rush township on the east,\\nand the Clinton County line on the we.st.\\nWhen Fairfield received its first settlers it was heavily and\\ndensely timbered in every portion, except along the northern\\nborder, where there was a strip of pine woods. There was,\\nmoreover, considerable swamp land, and of this there is yet\\nan abundance, although much has been reclaimed and more\\nwill be, rapidly, according to present indications. There is\\na swamp tract of perhaps a thousand acres in the north,\\nthat touches .sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11, and one reach-\\ning from section 18 towards the southwest, :is far as the\\ncentre of section 22, and containing something like seven\\nhundred acres. There are other pieces of swamp, but they\\namount in the aggregate to nothing important. Extended\\ntown-ditches have latterly worked most excellent results in\\nclearing up these waste lands, which must ultimately, and\\nspeedily, too, become valuable to the husbandman. A\\nsingular topographical feature of the country may be\\nfurther remarked in the presence of a ridge, or divide,\\nwhich, extending north and south through the town, from\\nsection 2 to section 35, causes the water-courses of the\\ntown to flow both eastward and westward.\\nFairfield is distinguished as a town that has never con-\\ntained either church building, post-ofiBce, store, mill, or\\nmechanical industry, or yet permitted the sale of alcoholic\\nliquors within its borders. It is now and has ever been a\\npurely agricultural region, and is esteemed among the most\\nproductive in the county. The surface is quite level and\\nis dotted in numerous localities with cold-water springs,\\nwherefore it was sought, upon the organization (}f the town,\\nto bestow upon it the name of Cold Spring.\\nFairfield enjoyed in 1869 the anticipation of railway\\ntransportation conveniences at home, for in that year the\\ntown voted bonds to the amount of si.x thousand five hun-\\ndred dollars in aid of the Owosso and Big llapids Railway.\\nThe line was graded partially through the town, but the en-\\nterprise failed, and to-day remains in the unfinished condi-\\ntion in which it was then left. As the bonds were to be\\ndonated only upon the completion of the road, the town\\nwas, of course, not called upon to make the payment.\\nSETTLEMENT OF FAIRFIELD.\\nPrevious to 1850 the town now known as Fairfield was\\nuntenanted by settlers, although settlements south and west\\nof it were made as early as 1836. Why immigrants held\\nBy David Schwartz.\\naloof so long cannot be explained, except upon the general\\nsupposition that as it was one of the extreme northern\\ntowns in the county it w;is compelled to await the settle-\\nment of towns in more southerly localities. Even when\\nthe tide of pioneering did set in towards the town it rolled\\nsluggishly at first, and failed to show much volume until\\n1854. A majority of Fairfield s early settlers came from\\nOhio, and indeed a large proportion of the later ones came\\nfrom that State.\\nThe place now occupied by S. G. (i. Main on section 35\\nis the locality of the first white settlement effected in Fair-\\nfield. Lewis Lockwood was the settler, and the spring of\\n1850 the date of his coming. At that date there were, of\\ncourse, white settlements close at hand in neighboring town-\\nships, yet it was no slight task to penetrate single-handed\\ninto the then dense forest that covered town 8. Lock-\\nwood was, however, a sturdy pioneer, and bravely held his\\nway through all obstacles, although he and bis lamily ex-\\npen enced in no small degree the hardships of an almost\\nisolated existence in the woods. Lockwood was the solitary\\nsettler until the fall of that year, when Aaron S. Braley\\nentered the town and moved to the northeastern corner\\nupon section 2, f;ir from the locations of other white men\\nand deep into a lonely stretch of wilderness. Braley ex-\\nperienced with his family a sharper taste of hardships and\\nprivations than fell to the lot of Lockwood, since he was\\nfarther removed from neighbors, and in times of emergency\\nhad to go farther and pass over more difficulties in the\\njourneys to localities of civilization for supplies or assist-\\nance. His and Lockwood s were for some little time the\\nonly resident families in the town, and upon one occa.sion\\nLockwood said to him, Braley, you and I own the whole\\nof this town you are the only one north of the swamp\\nand I the only one south of it. Of the Lockwoods none\\nare now in Fairfield of the Braleys the widow and her son\\nAlonzo still remain. Mrs. Lockwood s daughter, Henrietta,\\nborn 1851, was the first white child born in the town, and\\nMrs. Lockwood, who died in 1854, the first white person\\nwho died in Fairfield. Her husband died in 1858.\\nThe third settler was James E. Rouse, who came in 1851,\\nand occupied upon section 11a place still the home of Mrs.\\nElizabeth Cramer, whom he left his widow. Rouse cut out\\nhis road from Hiram Bennett s in Duplain to section 11, a\\ndistance of two miles and a half, and had for a time upon\\nhis farm in the woods a sadly lonesome time. He was poor,\\nand made shift to get along only by tedious struggles and\\nmuch comfortless denial. Mrs. Cramer relates that she\\npassed through a very tedious experience in encountering\\nthe cares and vexations of pioneer life. Carrying water\\nfrom a place a mile away from her home was among the\\nmany familiar examples of life in the woods, while howling\\nwolves awakened frequent fears and tested her resolute\\nspirit to the utmost.\\nReferring to Braley once more, and the .sorry time he\\nmet in his efforts to pick up a livelihood, it is recalled that\\nhe was often compelled to make a journey on foot of twenty\\nmiles to St. Charles, where he got a chance to work for a\\nsupply of flour or other provisions, and when he had earned\\nthe provisions he had to bring them upon his back to the\\nhome where he had been compelled to leave his wife and", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0276.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0277.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0278.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "PAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP.\\n221\\nlittle ones to tremble in their loneliness while he toiled for\\nsomething to keep the wolf of starvation from the door.\\nThey were frequently so poorly oflF for something to eat that\\non more than one occasion they subsisted on nothing but\\nsuch nutritious roots as they could find in the woods.\\nTHE MUNSON SETTLEMENT.\\nIn the spring of 1853, George B. Munson made a loca-\\ntion in Fairfield upon section 32, where he still resides. At\\nthat time the population of the town included just six other\\nfamilies. They were the families of A. S. Braley, on sec-\\ntion 2 Lewis Lockwood, on section 35 James Rouse, on\\nsection 11 Henry Higgins, on section 17; Moses Wool,\\non section 8 and Henry Wool, on section 8. In the spring\\nof 1S53 came Alfred Veltman, John Myers, and Henry\\nStebbins, and in the autumn following, Abadillah Borden\\nand Uriah Squires. The road passirg now eastward from\\nMr. Munson s place was then simply underbrushed for three\\nmiles, but was not in a condition passable for wagons. The\\nMeridian road was not opened until about two years after,\\nand this, as well as many other highways, was constructed\\nthrough the medium of road-bees, at which, on each\\nSaturday, the settlers would gather e\u00c2\u00ab masse and work to-\\ngether to improve the means for getting out of and into\\ntown. Urged on by their great desire to see the work\\npushed ahead rapidly they performed effective service, and\\nthe result was that ere long they had all the roads they\\nwanted, and moderately good ones at that. Of the settlers\\nmentioned as having been in the town when George B.\\nMunson came in, he is the only one now permanently\\nresiding in it, although Henry Wool owns a farm in the\\ntown, and resides occasionally upon it.\\nMr. Munson brought with him a pair of horses, and it is\\nhis recollection that there was at that time no other horse-\\nteam in the town, nor had there been but one, which the\\nWool family brought in and traded off directly after they\\ncame. Horse-teams were so scarce, indeed, as late as 1862,\\nthat when in that year Roe G. Van Deusen made the town\\nassessment he found but three horse-teams and not more\\nthan fifty sheep.\\nIn 1854 settlers began to come in quite rapidly. Alfred\\nVeltman, who has been mentioned as a settler in 1853, came\\nto the town in 1851, put up a cabin on section 35, made a\\nclearing, and put in a crop. He kept bachelor s hall on his\\nplace two years, and then going East for his family, came\\nback in 1853 and made a permanent .settlement. Upon that\\nplace now lives Mrs. Sophia Culver, who was Mr. Vellman s\\nwidow. Among the settlers in 1854 were E. F. Bennett,\\nOscar Darling, Dory Castle, and later Ira Allen, the Brain-\\nards, Perkins, Moses Leavitt, C. J. Austin, Charles Wait,\\nWm. Peck, I. L. Munson, C. G. Munson, John W. Curtis,\\nOrrin Wetherboe, Merrick Rockwell, Ralph Van Deu.sen,\\nE. J. Herrington, and B. W. Darling. Ralph Van Deusen\\ncame in 1854 from Medina Co., Ohio, and in 185U he was\\njoined by his brother, Roe G. Van Deusen, who came and\\nstopped in town through that summer, working at his trade\\nas carpenter. In 1859 he made a permanent settlement\\nupon the place he now occupies.\\nElder Ira Allen, now on section 17, located in Duplain\\nin 1852, and in 1850 moved to his present home, which\\nwas first settled by Henry Higgins. Elder Allen began to\\npreach Baptist sermons shortly after his location in Fair-\\nfield, and for the past sixteen years has been pastor of the\\nBaptist Church of Elsie. Upon the Meridian line in Fair-\\nfield in 1856, when Allen located, the residents were Ralph\\nVan Deusen, Merrick Rockwell, E. J. Harrington (who\\nbuilt the fir.st framed house in the town John W. Curtis\\n(who had bought out Henry Wool), George B. Munson,\\nCharles Wait, David Bates, and Moses Wool.\\nConcerning B. W. Darling, one of the settlers of 1854,\\nthere is related a story of his ready wit in an emergency\\nand how he tricked a would-be trickster. Buck Dar-\\nling, as he was known, was one of the town constables, and\\nwas one day commissioned verbally to procure the arrest of\\none Seely, who, it appears, had received an advance of\\nmoney upon a contract to build a school-house, and who\\nwas understood to be contemplating a hurried departure\\nfrom the town instead of a fulfillment of his contract.\\nWhen Darling received orders for Seely s arrest he felt\\nsure that if he delayed long enough to procure a warrant\\nin the regular way Seely would be off and out of sight,\\nsince report had it that he was even then making ready for\\nflight, and was perhaps that moment on the wing. In the\\nemergency the sight of a road-warrant lying near him\\ngave Darling a sudden inspiration, and seizing the road-\\nwarrant as if his salvation rested within it, he made off\\npost-haste after Seely. As luck would have it he over-\\nhauled the latter as he was upon the eve of taking a hasty\\nleave of absence, and presenting his document so that only\\nthe word warrant appeared to view, said, Seely, you\\ncan t go just now I ve a warrant for you, and I rather guess\\nyou ll have to go with me. Seely looked at the warrant\\nas Darling held it before him, and felt inclined to rebel at\\nan adverse fate that thus left him in the lurch, but he never\\nquestioned the genuineness of the document upon which he\\nwas captured, and so marched away with his captor. The\\nupshot of the aifair was that to avoid a prosecution he\\nmade a settlement of the matter at issue, and received his\\nliberty. Not until then was he informed of the trick that\\nhad been played upon him, and it is said that upon learn-\\ning it he became one of the most disgusted men ever heard\\nof in Shiawassee County.\\nE. F. Bennett, conspicuousl} identified with town afiiiirs\\nfor twenty-five years, came to the township in 1854, directly\\nafter Uri Squires, who located in the fall of 1853. An\\nunderbrushed road was the only highway which Bennett\\ncould use when he moved in, but that condition of things\\nhe, with Squires and others, soon improved by introducing\\nroad-bees and getting roads into such shai)e that travel\\nthereon was fiiirly easy.\\nE. S. Hambleton came from Ohio in May, 1855, to land\\nupon section 28, which was even then a wilderness. His\\nnearest neighbor was Dory C. Castle, who lived a half-mile\\nto the westward. East tlie neighborhood was a swampy\\nand heavily-wooded region. William Oaks, brother-in-law\\nto Hambleton (subse(|uently county register of deeds and\\nGrand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Independent\\nOrder of Odd-Fellows of the State), .soon came in and\\nlocated upon a farm adjoining Hambleton s on the east.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0279.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "222\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nC. D. Searl, also a brother-in-law to Hambleton, came with\\nthe latter, and still lives west of the Hambleton place.\\nW. H. Dunham came with his son, W. C. Dunham, in\\n1861, and bought one hundred and sixty acres on section\\n15. The son made his settlement in 1861, but the elder\\nDunham deferred his permanent establishment until 1862.\\nUpon the quarter section taken by the Dunhams there had\\nnot been a stick cut up to 1861. North, on section 10,\\nwas Asa Burbank, who occupied the place soon afterwards\\nbought by Andrew Williams, with whom, in 1865, came\\nto the town also his nephew, Thomas Williams, now living\\non section 15. On section 3, in 1861, were Enos Gay and\\nJames Corp, and on section 1 was W. L. Arnold, upon the\\nplace settled earlier by Edward Smith.\\nAmong the later settlers in Fairfield other than such as\\nhave already been mentioned may be noted the names of\\nWilliam Warner, William Peck, Eli Chamberlain, Chester\\nFox, H. W. Fuller, S. G. Main, C. B. Loyens, J. B.\\nWhite, and E. W. Washburn.\\nTHE TAX-PAYERS OF 1854.\\nFairfield s first assessment-roll, made out for the year\\n1854, presented the following names of resident tax-payers,\\nwith the number of acres owned by each\\nAcres.\\nGeorge B. Munson, sections 29, 32 121\\nHenry Stebbius, sections .33, 28 160\\nJohn A. Borden, section 28 40\\nUri Squires, section 33 120\\nE. F. Bennett, sections 28, 33, 34 120\\nMoses Leavitt, section 24 160\\nAlfred Veltman, section 35 160\\nLewis Lockwood, section 35 80\\nHenry Higgins, section 17 54\\nJames Rouse, section 11 100\\nMoses Wool, sections 8,9 80\\nAaron Braley, section 2 40\\nNumber of acres assessed 10,138\\nValue of real estate .*29,694\\npersonal estate 1,525\\nTHE RESIDENT TAX-PAYERS OF 1855.\\nAcres.\\nA. S. Braley, section 2 40\\nMoses Wool, sections 8, 9 80\\nJames E. Rouse, section 11 100\\nH. Higgins, section 17 53\\nOscar Darling, section 21 80\\nSamuel Garrison, section 24 80\\nJohn Gillam, section 24 80\\nMoses Leavitt, section 24 160\\nLevi Mosher, section 24 40\\nD. S. Buffington, section 24 40\\nWarren Wetherbee, section 26 80\\nP. F. Balfour, section 26 40\\nB. W. Darling, section 27 100\\nE. F. Bennett, sections 28, 33, .34 120\\nD. A. Castle, section 28 160\\nJ. A. Borden, section 20 80\\nWilliam Walrath, section 28 40\\nWilliam Peck, section 28 40\\nG. B. Munson, sections 29, 32 120\\nHenry Stebbins, section 33 160\\nCharles Wait, sections 32, 33 71\\nOri Squires, section 33 120\\nA. Veltman, section 35 160\\nL. Lockwood, section 35 120\\nJ. M. Gifford, section 23 80\\nSilas Sowle, section 34 40\\nTHE TREASURER S REPORT FOR 1854.\\nThe first annual report oT the town treasurer, dated Nov.\\n20, 1854, presented the following:\\nDr.\\nTo $544.48\\nCr.\\nReturn of delinquent taxes $353.53\\nTown orders 52.27\\nCollecting fee 7.64\\nBalance in treasury 131.04\\n$544.48\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nTown 8 north, in range 1 east, was a portion of the\\ntownship of Middlebury until Jan. 4, 1854, when it was\\nset ofl by the Board of Supervisors and given separate\\njurisdiction under the name of Fairfield. The name of\\nBrunswick was sent in, among others, to the supervisors as\\none desired by many residents of the town, for it was from\\nBrunswick, Ohio, that a majority of the town s early set-\\ntlers came. For some reason of their own, however, the\\nsupervisors put aside all the names sent in and adopted the\\none now borne by the town.\\nThe first town-meeting was held April 3, 1854, in the\\nhouse of Henry Stebbius, and even at that comparatively\\nlate date Fairfield was so thinly populated that but twelve\\nvotes were cast, and as there was necessarily but one ticket\\nin the field the town being Democratic the election was\\nquickly and easily brought to a conclusion.\\nThe result of the election is given below\\nOfficere. Candidates. Votes.\\nSupervisor J. A. Borden 12\\nClerk Henry Stebbins* 12\\nTreasurer Henry Higgins* 12\\nf Lewis Lockwood^ 9\\nI Uri Squires* 7\\n..James E. Rouse* 7\\n..Henry Higgins 6\\n..G. B. Munson 6\\nUri Squires (one year)* 12\\nI Alfred Veltman (two years)* 12\\nJustices of the Peace g_ j,^^^^^ ^^j^^^^ ^^^^_.^j^ jg\\nA. S. Braley (four years)* 12\\nJohn A. Myers* 5\\nJames Hall* 11\\nJ. E. Rouse* 6\\nAlfred Veltman (one year)* 12\\nUri Squires (two years)* 7\\nJohn A. Borden 6\\ni Henry Stebbins* 11\\nPoorraasters Alfred Veltman* 6\\nJohn A. Myers* 5\\nOne hundred and fifty dollars were voted for highways\\nand one hundred and twenty-five dollars for coutiugeut\\nexpenses. The pathmasters were A. S. Braley for district\\nNo. 1, J. A. Myers for district No. 2, and Uri Squires for\\ndistrict No. 3. Subjoined is a list of the persons chosen\\nannually from 1855 to 1880 to serve as supervisor, clerk,\\ntreasurer, and justice of the peace:\\nHighway Commissioners\\nYear\\nSuper\\\\i8o!-s.\\nClerks.\\nTreasurers.\\nJustices.\\nIS.W.\\nJ. A. Borden.\\nG. B. .Munson.\\nH. Higgins.\\nA. S. Braley.\\n1866.\\nP. Balfour.\\n1857.\\nIra Alien.\\nE. S. Hambleton.\\nD. S. Bnrtlelt.\\nE. F. Bennett.\\n1858.\\nJ. W. Curtis.\\n1859.\\nWilliam Oakes.\\nC. D. Searl.\\nG. W. Bates.\\nG. W. Bates.\\n1860.\\nE. S. Uamblfton.\\nWilliam Oakes.\\n1801.\\nWm. Armour.\\nWilliam Oakes.\\nIt. G. Van Deusi-n\\n1862.\\nR.G.VauDeusen\\nCba^. Burleson.\\nE. P. Bennett.\\n1863.\\n0. D. Searl.\\nDaniel Butts.\\n1864.\\nR. F. Miller.\\nC. G. Munsou.\\n1865.\\nC. D. Searl.\\nB. P. Bennett.\\n0. G. Munson.\\nC. G. Wait.\\n1866.\\nA. K. Bennett.\\nJ.A.Borden.\\nR. G. Van Deusen\\n1867.\\nK. G. Van Deusen\\nC. Hddy.\\nE. F. Bennett.\\nElected.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0280.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "M\\nto\\nm\\no\\nO\\nCo\\no\\nb\\no\\ni\\nm\\n-ji--y^", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0281.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0282.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP.\\n223\\nYear\\nSupervisors.\\nClerks.\\nTreasiirers.\\nJustices.\\n1868.\\n0. Eddy.\\nS. G. Main.\\nG. B. Munson.\\nL. Church,\\n1869.\\n0. Butts.\\nW. Warner.\\nMunson.\\n1870.\\n0. D. Searl.\\nF. F. Robbins.\\nE. V. Bennett,\\nH. W. Fuller,\\n1871.\\nR.G. Van Deiisen\\nK, G, Van Dei^sen\\n1872.\\n.1\\nK. H. Van Deusen\\nB, F, Bennett,\\n1873.\\nP. Scott.\\n0. Eddy.\\nE. W, Washburn\\n1874.\\nE. W. Washburn\\nG. U. Munson.\\nF, Cushman,\\n1876.\\nWilliam Warner\\nE, F, Bennett,\\n1876.\\nG. B. Munson.\\nF. Cushman.\\n1877.\\nA. H. Dunham.\\nC. B. Loyens.\\n1878.\\nR, G, Van Deusen\\n1879.\\nP. Scott.\\nJ. Colby.\\nG. B. Munson.\\nC. D. Searl,\\n1880.\\nE. W. Washburn\\nR.G. Van Deusen\\nM,S, HamWeton,\\nAlthough the first supervisor, J. A. Boiden, was a Dem-\\nocrat, the town has been Republican in politics each year\\nsince 1855, with the exception of 1873 and 1879.\\nTHE VOTERS OF 18.57.\\nThirty-two votes were cast in 1857, as follows Alniou\\nBatchelor, Liva Mosher, D. S. Bartlett, Chauncey Searl,\\nClement Netheway, A. S. Braley, E. F. Bennett, J. W.\\nWhite, B. W. Darling, John Wetherbce, M. M. Perkins,\\nE. 8. Hambleton, Oscar Darling, Alfred Veltman, G. W.\\nBates, E. H. Harrington, Moses Wool, J. W. Curtis, A. K.\\nBennett, G. B. Munson, S. A. Mosher, Edwin Curtis, Mer-\\nrick Rockwell, Ira Allen, Henry Stebbins, Warren Austin,\\nR. H. Van Deusen, Uri Squires, J. E. Rouse, Ichabod Chase,\\nWilliam Oakes, Warren Wetheibee, John A. Borden.\\nTHE VOTERS OF 18.59.\\nThe list of voters first registered in 1859 under the reg-\\nistry law contained the following names: J. Austin, Ira.\\nAllen, Warren Austin, A. J. Burleson, A. L. Batchelor,\\nD. S. Bartlett, A. S. Braley, E. F. Bennett, A. K. Bennett,\\nGeo. W. Bates, John A. Borden, Wni. Brainard, Lyman\\nBrainard, P. F. Balfour, A. T. Burbauk, E. M. Curtis, Icha-\\nbod Cha.se, K. B. Chamberlain, Henry Ferris, John Gillam,\\nJ. M. Gifford, Enos Gay, P. F. Garrison, Jesse Garrison,\\nE. S. Hambleton, E. H. Harrington, E. B. Harrington,\\nC. D. Loyens, C. B. Loyens, Geo. B. Munson, I. L. Mun-\\nson, Liva Mosher, Wm. Oakes, Wm. Peck, A. E. Rock-\\nwell, James Rouse, Merrick Rockwell, Uri Squires, C. D.\\nSearl, R. H. Van Deusen, Alfred Veltman, Moses Wood,\\nCharles G. Wait, John Wetherbee, William Warner.\\nHIGHWAYS.\\nAt the first town-meeting, April 3, 1854, the town was\\ndivided into three road districts as follows No. 1 to em-\\nbrace the north half of the town No. 2 to include six\\nsections in the southwestern corner of the town No. 3\\nto include six sections and the three fractional sections\\nin the southwestern corner of the town. July 21, 1854,\\na petition for a road from a point between sections 20\\naud 29, and running east to the east line of the town,\\nwas signed by Henry Higgins, James E. Rouse, Henry\\nStebbins, John A. Borden, George B. Munson, E. F.\\nBennett, Uri Squires, Lewis Lockwood, Moses Leavitt,\\nWarren Wetherbee, and I. L. Munson. August 14 and\\n15, 1854, a road was laid out, beginning at the north-\\neast corner of section 25, and passing on section lines\\nwestward to the northwest corner of section 29 on the\\nmeridian line. Jan. 15, 1855, a road was laid out from\\nthe southwest corner of section 25 to the southeast corner\\nof the section. Feb. 22, 1855, a petition for a road\\nfrom the southeast corner of section 36 northward on the\\ntown line to the northeast corner of section 1 was signed\\nby Cornelius J. Austin, Lewis Lockwood, J. M. Gifiiird,\\nP. T. Balfour, D. S. Buffington, J. A. Borden, Henry\\nStebbins, John Gillam, Alfred Veltman, Samuel I. Garri-\\nson, Moses Leavitt, E. F. Bennett, and Uri Squires.\\nMarch 28, 1855, roads were laid as follows One begin-\\nning at the southeast corner of section 25, and running\\nthence to the northeast corner of the section one begin-\\nning at the southwest corner of section 35, and running on\\nsection lines to the southwest corner of section 23, thence\\nto the southwest corner of section 21, and north to the\\nsouthwest corner of fractional section 17. May 5, 1855, a\\nroad was laid beginning at the west quarter post of section\\n24, and running thence to the east quarter post of said sec-\\ntion. March 24, 1855, a road beginning at the quarter\\npost on the line between sections 23 and 24, and running\\nthence eastward to the town-line; one, June 30, 1855, be-\\nginning between sections 5 and 8, and running thence east-\\nward to the town-line; and one, Jan. 5, 1856, from the\\nquarter jiost between sections 27 aud 34 south, on the\\nquarter line of section 27.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe first school in Fairfield was taught by Elizabeth\\nBorden in 1855. She began the term in Henry Stebbins\\nhouse, and finished it in the .school-house built that year.\\nIn Miss Borden s school there were twelve scholars, and\\namong them was but one boy, Edwin R., son of E. F.\\nBennett. Presumably, therefore, Edwin was at that time\\nthe only male scholar in Fairfield. In 1856 school-houses\\nin districts 2 and 3 were built. Henry Higgins took the\\ncontract for building the house in district No. 3 for seventy-\\nfive dollars, and then bargained with some of the residents\\nin the district to put on additional work, they to furnish\\nthe lumber. He soon concluded he had made a profitless\\ncontract, and induced R. G. Van Deusen for a bonus of\\none thousand feet of lumber to take it off his hands.\\nThe annual school report for 1857 showed as follows:\\nDistrict, Children. Attendance. Months Teachers*\\nTaught. Pay.\\nNo. 1 34 26 6i $68\\n2 32 27 5 50\\n3 24 19 6 44\\n1858.\\nNo. 1 26 28 4J $41\\n2 26 28 5i 45.25\\n3 22 20 4} 40.84\\n4 20 17 3i 33\\nDistrict No. 1, organized Nov. 7, 1854, was bounded\\nnorth by sections 15, 16, and 17, west by the meridian\\nline, south by the town-line, and east by sections 35, 26,\\nand 23. No. 2, organized the same day, was bounded\\nnorth by sections 13 and 14, west by sections 22, 27, and\\n34, south by the town-line, and east by the town-line. No.\\n3 was formed Nov. 3, 1855, and commenced at the south-\\nwest corner of fractional section 17, running thence east to\\nsection 14, north on section lines to the north town-line,\\nthence west to the meridian line, and thence south to the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0283.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "224\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nplace of beginning. No. 4 was organized June 22, 1858,\\nby dividing district No. 1 on the quarter line east and west\\nthrougli sections 27, 28, and 29. No 5 was formed Jan.\\n17, 181)0, and No. 6 in October, 1865.\\nDec. 15, 1855, rules for the government of the town\\nlibrary wore adopted as follows\\n1. For a grease spot on a boojc a fine of twelve and a\\nhalf cents. If more than one, in the same ratio.\\n2. A torn leaf, if not torn bad, ten cents.\\n3. Torn-out leaf, twenty-five cents.\\n4. If more than one torn out, the price of the book.\\n5. Corner of leaf turned over, six cents.\\n6. Ink spots and pencil marks, each six cents.\\n7. A broken or torn-off cover, fifty cents.\\nTEACHERS.\\nTo 1860 certificates were issued to teachers as follows:\\nMarch 17, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harriet E. Borden and Sarah A.\\nLeckenby.\\nDec. 7, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ellen C. Beebe.\\nMay 16, 1857. Lydia D. Linnian.\\nJune 6, 1857. Harriet E. Borden.\\nNov. 7, 1857 Henry C. Ferris, Mi.ss Miriam Wool.\\nDec. 23, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Wool.\\nApril 5, 1858. Sarah Ann Ferris.\\nApril 10, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sophia Burleson.\\nApril 10, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Adelia M. Smith,\\nJune 12, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Marilla Netheway.\\nNov. 6, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William H. Sexton.\\nNov. 20, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harriet Crow, Loren Shelby.\\nApril 9, 1859. Nancy Burleson, Amanda Peck.\\nMay 14, 1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lydia Rockwell, Harriet E. Borden.\\nNovember, 1860. Elizabeth Hobbs, Nelson Olmstead,\\nViolotta Chase.\\nThe annual school report for 1879 gave the following\\ndetails\\nNumber of districts (vvholo, 5 fractional, 1) 6\\nNumber of children of school age 291\\nAverage attendance 24.\\nValue of school property $3000\\nTeachers wages $85]\\nThe school directors for 1879 were A. Southwell, B. W.\\nGates, Charles Dunham, C. D. Searl, E. D. Loyens, and\\nR. G. Van Deusen.\\nRELIGIOUS.\\nThe first sermon preached in Fairfield is supposed to have\\nbeen the funeral discourse upon the death of Mrs. Lewis\\nLockwood, delivered by Rev. Mr. Macomber, in tiie winter\\nof 1 854. In the following spring he preached a sermon to\\nthe settlers at the house of E. P. Bennett, notice of such\\nintention having been given previously by personal commu-\\nnication with the settlers in all cases available. Mr. Ma-\\ncomber preached but one more sermon in the town, and\\nthat, too, at Mr. Bennett s house, and upon both occa-\\nsions is said to have had deeply interested if not large con-\\ngregations. About that time Rev. Mr. Angell, a Prot-\\nestant Methodist preacher, held services occasionally. There\\nwas Methodist preaching in school district No. 1 very soon\\nafter the school-house was built, in 1855, and there a Meth-\\nodist Episcopal class was organized after a brief delay. The\\nclass did not, however, flourish as well as it was hoped it\\nmight, and although it made a good eftbrt for vigorous life\\nthe effort was unavailing. After a brief but uncertain ex-\\nistence it expired.\\nFairfield has never been nor is it now prolific in religious\\norganizations, and as to church edifices there have been\\nnone erected iu the town. A rea.son for all this is found\\nin the statement that the township is so small that the\\nresidents of any part of it find it convenient to reach hou.ses\\nof worship in adjoining townships, and thus, for the uncer-\\ntainties which attend upon the lives of religious societies in\\nsmall communities, they exchange a membership with sub-\\nstantially-established organizations and an assured system\\nof public religious services.\\nA METHODIST EPISCOPAL CLASS,\\norganized at the Leavitt school-house, about 1869, has\\nsince then maintained worship with more or less regularity\\nin the same locality. There are now about fourteen mem-\\nbers, who assemble once each fortnight for public services,\\nconducted at the present time by Rev. Mr. Church, of\\nMungerville. Sunday-school exercises are held weekly\\nunder the direction of Ezra Latimer, superintendent.\\nA UNITED BRETHREN CLASS\\nwas formed in the Hambleton school-house, in 1878, by\\nElders Kinnon and Weller, with a membership of six.\\nThe class is now on the Saginaw Circuit, in charge of Rev.\\nMr. Bunday, has preaching once every two weeks, and is\\nled by William Brainard.\\nFAIEFIELD IN THE REBELLION.\\nAlthough organized only in 1854, Fairfield was, never-\\ntheless, able to furnish no inconsiderable number of soldiers\\nfor the national army during the Rebellion of 1861-65.\\nThe military enrollment of the town at the close of the\\nwar was but forty, and precisely that number of men en-\\ntered the service from Fairfield. Of these forty not one\\nwas drafted, and in the contemplation of that circumstance\\nFairfield s citizens are justly proud. Ten of the forty lost\\ntheir lives in the service, but of the ten only three were\\nkilled iu action. The aggregate expenditure for war boun-\\nties reached the sum of four thousand nine hundred dollars,\\nof which two thousand nine hundred dollars was raised by\\nprivate subscription. For the Volunteers Family Relief\\nFund the county supervisors appropriated for Fairfield,\\nduring the four years ending with 1864, the sum of one\\nthousand three hundred and ninety dollars and ninety-two\\ncents.\\nFATAL ACCIDENTS.\\nPresent recollection recalls but two fatal accidents to\\ncitizens of the town within its limits. The first was Henry\\nRockwell, who, while at work upon a highway in 1855,\\nwas struck by the falling limb of a tree and almost in-\\nstantly killed.\\nOn the night of Dec. 7, 1878, two young men, named\\nCharles Caul and Peter Keyser, were out hunting rabbits\\nby moonlight, when by some mischance Caul s gun was\\naccidentally discharged, and Keyser being directly in its", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0284.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "ResiOence OF G- B.MUNSON Fairfield Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0285.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0286.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "patrfieLd township.\\n225\\nrange was shot and killed. Caul was taken into custody\\nupon the eliarge of murder, and taken lor exainiuatiou\\nbefore Roe G. Van Deusen, Esq. There was considerable\\nlocal interest over the affair, and I he examination was\\nattended by a good many people. There was, however,\\nno testimony to show that Keyser s death was the result of\\nanything but accident, and the discharge of Caul ended\\nthe matter.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nEPHRAIM F. BENNETT.\\nOliver R. Bennett was born in Now Hampshire, from\\nwhence he with his father moved into the State of New\\nYork about 1808, and settled near Canandaigua. The\\nbreaking out of the war of 1812 fired the patriotism of\\nyoung Bennett, and he eidisted and was with the American\\narmy at Buifalo when that city was burned. His regiment\\nwas soon after discharged, when he again enlisted and served\\nduring the remainder of the war under Gen. Harrison.\\nAfter the war he went to Shelby, Orleans Co., N. Y., where\\nhe and his brother John bought a piece of new land of\\nGen. Wadsworth. It was thirty miles from any inhabit-\\nants, in the midst of a dense wilderness. Nothing daunted,\\nthey built a shanty on their lot and for a time kept bachelors\\nhall while they cleared and improved their land. In 1820\\nthey sold out and again wended their way westward, set-\\ntling in Brunswick, Medina Co., Ohio, whicli was then very\\nnew. Here Oliver resided until his death in August, 1863.\\nEphraim F., son of Oliver, was born in the town of Shelby\\nabove named Feb. 12, 1817. He grew to manhood on the\\nhome-farm in Medina, which he and his brothers cleared.\\nArrived at his majority he bought a small piece of land,\\nupon which he made his home while he worked at the shoe-\\nmaker s trade. This trade not agreeing with his health he\\nabandoned it and worked at whatever he could get to do\\nuntil 185-i, when he sold his place and started for Michigan,\\nwhere land was plenty, cheap, and of an excellent quality.\\nHe purchased from the government one hundred and twenty\\nacres of heavily-timbered land in the town of Fairfield,\\nShiawassee Co. Buying and settling upon his land ex-\\nhausted all his means, and for a few years he and his family\\nexperienced many privations. They owned no stock, their\\noxen being their only wealth save their land. For two\\nyears they had no cow and tjieir living was of the plainest\\nkind, often consisting of corn-meal made by drawing an ear\\nof corn across a carpenter s plane. Butter, milk, and meat\\nwere luxuries seldom seen by them, but, says Mr. Ben-\\nnett, we had appetites to fit our food. With energy and\\nperseverance Mr. Bennett plied the axe, and soon fields of\\nwaving grain took the place of the wilderness and better\\ndays dawned upon the family. In all the ups and downs\\nof pioneer life Mrs. Bennett has shown herself equal to the\\noccasion, doing more than her share and proving such a\\npioneer wife and mother as the times and surroundings\\ndemanded. With Mrs. George Muuson she dispensed the\\nhomely but welcome fiire of a frontier home, never so happy\\nas when doing some generous act. They now possess a well-\\n29\\nimproved farm with a fine house and outbuildings, all the\\nresult of hard work and close economy. In early life Mr.\\nBennett was a Democrat, but since 1840 has been an earnest\\nRepublican. He has filled acceptably most of the town-\\nship oiEces. For forty-eight years he and his wife have\\nbeen members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On the\\n22d of May, 1842, he married Miss Catherine W. Squires,\\ndaughter of Morris and Rhoda (Wells) Squires, and born\\nin Shelby, Aug. 17, 1823. Her family were among the\\nearly settlers in Shelby, and in 1848 moved to Brunswick,\\nwhere Mr. Squires lived until his death. To Mr. and Mrs.\\nBennett have been born two children, Rhoda E., Aug. 22,\\n1846, and Edward R., June 23, 1849. Edward R. still\\nremains with his parents and conducts the farm. He, too,\\nis a Republican in politics, and has been for several years a\\nmember of the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nGEORGE B. MUNSON.\\nThe oldest settler now living in the town of Fairfield is\\nGeorge B. Munson, who was the seventh settler in the\\ntown, and is the only one left of the seven. He came into\\nthe town in the spring of 1853, with his wife and child,\\nhaving moved from Brunswick, Medina Co., Ohio, by\\nwagon, being twenty-one days on the road, nineteen of\\nwhich were rainy. There were no roads to or near his\\nproperty, and Mr. Munson was obliged to underbrush the\\nway to his farm. The day before reaching Elsie was occu-\\npied in removing trees which had blown down in a terrible\\nwind-storm of the previous day, one large tree falling across\\nthe road but a few moments after they had pas.sed. He\\ndid not have money enough to pay for his land, and in\\norder to raise the balance both himself and wife worked\\nout, he on the farm, his wife in the house, cooking and\\nperforming the duties rendered necessary by a large force of\\nworkmen. As soon as they had built a log house they\\nmoved into it, and Mr. Munson at once commenced to clear\\nhis I arm of one hundred and twenty acres, which was heavy\\ntimber-land. But only a portion of his time could be spent\\non his land, as money had to be earned to keep the wolf\\nfrom the door. To do this he cleared land for others more\\nfortunate than him.self, clearing in all more than fifty acres\\nbesides his own. The season of the hard frost was a severe\\none for them, as it cut off their crops, and for a long time\\ntheir food consisted of bread and tea butter, meat, and\\npotatoes being luxuries beyond their reach. Mrs. Mun.son\\nsays the best meal of her life was one prepared after Mr.\\nMunson had been to Owosso and purchased, with money\\nsent him by his brother, some pork, butter, and groceries.\\nTheir latch-string in those days was always out, and Mrs.\\nMunson was noted for her hospitality. By dint of hard\\nlabor in and out of the house, they have now a well-im-\\nproved farm, with good and comfortable buildings. Al-\\nthough a Democrat, Mr. Munson has held nearly all the\\noflSces in his township, which is strongly Republican, he\\nhaving been one of the first highway commissioueis, and\\nsince then treasurer for eight terms, clerk one term, akso\\nschool inspector and justice of the peace; to all of which\\noffices he has been elected by his fellow-townsmen regard-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0287.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "226\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEfi COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nless of politics, they knowing his worth as a citizen of un-\\nblemished character and of warm and generous impulses.\\nMr. Munson was born in the town of Guilford, Medina Co.,\\nOhio, Aug. 10, 1824. His father, Jacob Munson, was\\nborn in WalHngford, Conn., Feb. 16, 1798. lie was a\\ncarpenter, acquiring his trade in Canandaigua, N. Y.\\nWhen twenty-two years of age he married Postreme\\nReeves, who was born in Mount Holly, N. J., July 6,\\n1797. After his marriage he moved to Medina Co., Ohio,\\nwhich was then new. In 1824 he moved to the town of\\nBrunswick, where he cleared a farm, and where he re-\\nmained until his death, Nov. 13, 1859 his wife died July\\n15, 1875. George married, Aug. 8, 1847, Miss Zelinda\\nPeck, who was born in Mattewan, Dutchess Co., N. Y.,\\nAug. 29, 1827. She was daughter of William and Eliza\\nJane (Wilson) Peck. Mr. Peck was born Nov. 27, 1802,\\nand his wife April 7, 1805. He was a machinist, and\\nworked at his trade until compelled to stop by reason of old\\nage. He was an early settler in Fairfield, and built the\\nfirst school-house in that town. There have been born to\\nMr. and Mrs. George Munson five children, viz. Almira,\\nJune 30, 1848; William Henry, Nov. 27, 1850 (died\\nMarch 28, 1852) Charles B., March 30, 1855 Edward\\nR., Jan. 14, 1863; and Emma E., Feb. 7, 1866.\\nITHIAL L. MUNSON.\\nOf the early settlers who came into Fairfield there are\\nnone who have been more successful or who have done\\nmore to advance the growth and prosperity of the township\\nthan Ithial L. Munson, the subject of this sketch. He\\nwas born in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 8,\\n1819. When he was five years old his father moved to\\nBrunswick, Ohio, where Ithial grew to manhood, thus\\nearly becoming acquainted with the hardships and priva-\\ntions of a life in the wilderness. His education was such\\nas could be obtained by a few terms attendance in the dis-\\ntrict schools of a new country. Mr. Munson remained\\nwith his parents until he was twenty-three years of age,\\nwhen his health being poor for a number of years, he was\\nunable to make a start in life until after he was thirty. He\\nthen for a number of years worked at the carpenter and\\njoiner s trade in Cleveland, Canada, and in Illinois. In the\\nfall of 1853 he purchased from the government two hun-\\ndred and forty acres of heavily-timbered land in the town\\nof Fairfield, Shiawassee Co., Mich., but did not go to it\\nuntil the spring of 1857, when he made a final settlement\\non his farm. At that time he had caused to be cleared\\nfive acres, and had cut the timber from forty acres addi-\\ntional. The new farm, purchased in 1853, has now be-\\ncome one of the finest in the township, and consists at this\\ntime of three hundred and twenty acres, of which two\\nhundred and thirty are under improvement it also con-\\ntains a fine house, large barns, and is well fenced and culti-\\nvated. In 1877, Mr. Munson bought of William Armond\\na fine thoroughbred short-horn, called the Duplane Lad,\\nand has since raised some fine cattle, with which his farm\\nis well stocked. Mr. Munson also keeps a fine flock of\\nwell-bred sheep, believing that in mixed farming the great-\\nest success is to be obtained.\\nAmong his neighbors and fellow-townsmen he stands\\nhigh as a man of sound business capacities and of sterling\\nintegrity. In politics. Mr. Munson was originally a Whig,\\nand has affiliated with the Republicans since the formation\\nof that party, but is not a politician. On the 10th of\\nJune, 1860, he married Mrs. Mary A. Munson, the widow\\nof his cousin, Ithial J. Munson. She was the daughter of\\nFrank Carse, and was born in County Down, Ireland, June\\n24, 1831. There have been born to them three children,\\nnamely, L. L., born March 15, 1861 James J., Aug. 20,\\n1863 and Emily A., Oct. 7, 1866.\\nCHAPTER XXXIV.\\nHAZELTON TOWNSHIP.*\\nOrigin of Name Natural Features Original Land-Purchases Set-\\ntlements The Earliest Highwajs Schools\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ha zelton Grange\\ntothrop VilLage Hazeltonville Judd s Corners.\\nMuch of the land embraced in the township of Hazelton\\nwas owned by Porter Hazelton, of Genesee County, to\\nwhom it was transferred by the State in 1849, in payment\\nfor services performed in the construction of a bridge across\\nthe Flint River. His brothers, George H., Homer, and\\nEdward, were engaged with him in the enterprise, and be-\\ncame part owners of the lands in Shiawassee County, as did\\nEzekiel R. Ewing, also of Genesee County, another partner\\nin the work. Mr. Hazelton offered many inducements to\\nsettlers, and ultimately disposed of his property in the\\ntownship, which was, in deference to his connection with\\nits early history, named Hazelton.\\nIn geographical position it may be described as the ex-\\ntreme northeast township of the county, lying south of\\nSaginaw County, and bounded on the east by Genesee\\nCounty, west by the township of New Haven, and having\\nthe township of Venice on its southern line.\\nThe surface of Hazelton is generally level, presenting few\\nelevations. An exception to this is found, however, in the\\nsouth and east, where rolling ground is occasionally met,\\nthough there are no abrupt declivities. Numerous streams\\nwater the township and afford variety to the landscape.\\nChief among these is the Misteauguay Creek, which rises\\nin Venice and entering this township on section 35 flows\\nin a general northward course, and leaves again at section 1.\\nNumerous small tributaries feed this main stream, which\\naffords an excellent power for milling purposes. Onion\\nCreek makes its entry on section 33, and, flowing north,\\npours its waters into the Misteauguay, as does also Porter\\nCreek, which ri.ses in the southwest corner and flows north\\nand northeast, ending its course on section 11. In the\\nnorthwest is a stream formerly known as Dutcher Creek,\\nwhich passes into Saginaw County through section 3 of\\nHazelton.\\nThe soil of Hazelton embraces in its composition sand,\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0288.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "HAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\n227\\ngravel, clay, and muck The northwest portion has a clay\\nsubsoil with a sand and gravelly surface. More clay abounds\\nin the centre, while in the .south and ea.st is a sandy soil\\nof excellent quality. But a small proportion of the swamps,\\nwhich were at an early day an obstacle to the farmer, now\\nremain as such. An excellent system of drainage has con-\\nverted them into some of the best soil to be found in the\\ntownship. In the north and northwest, however, there is\\nstill apparent a belt of swampy land, from eighty to one\\nhundred rods wide, which is being rapidly drained.\\nBeech, maple, elm, and basswood are the prevailing\\ntimbers, though otiier woods are occasionally found.\\nWheat and corn find here a congenial soil, and produce\\nan average crop equal to that of other portions of the\\ntownship. The last census gives the number of acres de-\\nvoted to wheat in 1873 as eight hundred and three, which\\nproduced a yield of thirteen thousand eight hundred and\\nfifteen bushels, while five hundred and thirty-three acres of\\ncorn yielded a harvest of fourteen thousand eight hundred\\nand twenty-three bushels. Hay is usually a prolific crop.\\nThe later development of the township will of course\\ngreatly enhance the above returns.\\nORIGINAL LAND-PURCHASES.\\nThe lands of Hazelton were entered from the general\\ngovernment, or purchased of the State by the following\\npersons\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcrps.\\nE. B. Strong, 18.36 111.09\\nJohn Casilear, 1836 160\\nE. L. Walton, 1836 161)\\nJ. H. Coddington, 1836 80\\nJ. D. Emerson, 1836 58.26\\nT. M. Laine, 1836 80\\nH. L. Strong, 183 58.26\\nSECTION 2.\\nP. F. Ewer, 1836 160\\nH. Resford, 1836 187.28.\\nJ. L. Larzalier, 1836 160\\nN. Haywood, 1836 186.96\\nSECTION 3.\\nJames Butler, 1836 80\\nDavid Lee, 1836 80\\nGeorgo McDougall. 1836 80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 240\\nGeorge Fleming, 1842 106\\nL. A. Tebcr, 1842 103.36\\nSECTION i.\\nJames Parsons, 1836 320\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 160\\nJohn Collins, 1854 101.51\\nMartin Welch, 1854 101.35\\nSECTION 5.\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 682.48\\nSECTION 6.\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 417.43\\nHarvey Adams, 1854 207.611\\nG. M. Hemingway, 1854 160\\nSECTION 7.\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 735.68\\nSECTION 8.\\nL. C. Russell, 1857 160\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 480\\nSECTION 9.\\nAcres.\\nB. F. Town, 1836 80\\nPorter Hazelton, 1849 560\\nSECTION 10.\\nJames Butler, 1836 80\\nJohn Starkweather, 1836 80\\nEdward Jerome, 1836 80\\nJ. M. Fitch, 1837 80\\nPorter Hazelton, 1849 320\\nSECTION 11.\\nIsaac Hill, 1836 640\\nSECTION 12.\\nHorace Foote, 1836 120\\nJI. B. Brown, 1836 160\\nJonathan Turgan, 1837 160\\nHarry Brotherton, 1837 80\\nSamuel llubbell, 1S37 40\\nE. H. Hazelton, 1854 80\\nSECTION 1.3.\\nB. R. Ewing (.State), 1850 640\\nSECTION 14.\\nGarret D. Wall, 1836 640\\nSECTION 15.\\nGiirdus Dunlap, 1836 160\\nPorter Hazelton (Stale), 1849 480\\nSECTION 16.\\nJ. S. Knibs (State), 1865 40\\nJ. H. Savage (State), 1865 40\\nE. C. Gulick (State), 1857 80\\nW. H. Crawford (State), 1854 80\\nC. R. Speers (State), 1854 80\\nS. C. Christian (State), 1867 40\\nD. C. Burpee (State), 1867 40\\nSECTION 17.\\nE. Conkling, 1836 240\\nL. C.Russell, 1837 160\\nJ. 6. M. Fisk, 1837.. 160\\nHenry Skutt, 1837 80\\nSECTION 18.\\nStephen Fisk, 1836 120\\nE. Stacey, 1.837 200\\nDaniel Beebe, 1837 40\\nJoseph Peck, 1837 80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 168.72\\nSECTION 19.\\nPhilo Curtis, 1836 160\\nC. H. Godspeed, 1854 80\\nJ. D. Wright, 1854 209.80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 80\\nJames Grant (State), 1851-52 211.44\\nSECTION 20.\\nJames Grant (State), 1849 240\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 400\\nSECTION 21.\\nWilliam T. Latta, 1854 40\\nLorenzo lirigham, 1854 120\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 160\\nJames Grant (State), 1849 320\\nSECTION 22.\\nJames Wadsworth, 1836 160\\nD. R. Prindle, 1836 80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 400\\nSECTION 2.3.\\nJames Wadsworth, 1836 240\\nAlmon Whitney, 1836 80", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0289.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "228\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAcres.\\nGardus Dunlap, ISKO 160\\nPaul Spofford, 1836 160\\nSECTION 24.\\nJoseph Vallett, 1836 160\\nDavid TroHibley, 1836 160\\nE. R. Ewing (State), 1850 320\\nSECTION 25.\\nSamuel Goddard, 1836 80\\nAzel Noyes, 1836 160\\n6. N. Chapplin, 1836. 160\\nDavid Trombley, 1836 1611\\nE. R. Ewing (State), 1850 SO\\nSECTION 26.\\nJames Wadswortb, 1836 160\\n0. M. Nourse, 1836 160\\nE. R. Ewing, 1850 320\\nSECTION 27.\\nT. L. L. Brent, 1836 320\\nJohn F. BIiss,1836 320\\nSECTION 28.\\nJohn Robbins, 1836 320\\nJames Grant (State), 1849 320\\nSECTION 29.\\nE. H. Hazelton, 1854 1\u00c2\u00ab0\\nJames Grant (State), 1849 320\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 480\\nSECTION 30.\\nH. C. Riggs, 1853 80\\nC. H. Goodspeed, 1854 80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 587.92\\nSECTION 31.\\nAlfred Allen, 1834 80\\nM. C. Cole, 1834 160\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1858 514.28\\nSECTION 32.\\nE. H. Hazelton, 1854 160\\nA. P. Greenman, 1854 160\\nWilliam B. C. Gillett, 1854 80\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849.., 160\\nJames Grant (State), 1849 80\\nSECTION 33.\\nJohn Martin, 1836 80\\nJohn Robbins, 1836 80\\nJ. F. Russell, 1836 320\\nPorter Hazelton, 1849 160\\nSECTION 34.\\nColby Chew, 1836 160\\nRobert R. Howell, 1836 160\\nWeed and Howell, 1836 80\\nJohn Martin, 1836 160\\nE. H. Hazelton, 1854 80\\nSECTION 35.\\nJames Wadsworth, 1836 160\\nD. R. Prindle,1836 80\\nS. A. Goddard, 1836 80\\nE. H. Brush, 1836 80\\nJames Weed, 1836 80\\nE. R. Ewing, 1849-50 120\\nH. W. Felt, 1849 40\\nSECTION 36.\\nS. A. Goddard, 1836 160\\nJ. L. Larzalere, 1836 160\\nJ. T. Van Vlecli, 1836 80\\nEdwin Jerome, 1836 80\\nM. Mallowery, 1836 80\\nJohn Wells, 1836 80\\nSETTLEMENTS.\\nThe year 1848 saw the first settlements made witliin the\\nlimits of Hazelton. Stanton S. Latham and Eli E. Fowles,\\nwho were relatives, came from Genesee Co., Mich., and lo-\\ncated upon eighty acres on section 27. They at once built\\na cabin and began a small clearing, but made no very de-\\ncided improvement. Their limited quarters afforded .shel-\\nter to the settlers who followed, and the hospitality extended\\nby these early pioneers was in no wise governed by the\\ndimensions of their primitive home. In the family of Mr.\\nLatham was born the first child in the township, in the year\\nfollowing their arrival. In his home also occurred the\\nearliest death, that of Mrs. Latham, in 1852. Four weeks\\nlater he was married to his second wife by Charles Wilkin-\\nson, then justice of the peace, in Venice. This was the\\nearliest marriage in Hazelton. At the house of Mr. Latham\\noccurred the first township-meeting, in 1850, at which time\\nthe list of voters embraced the following names Stanton\\nS. Latham, Salmon Mclntire, J. C. Smith, J]than Lord,\\nEli E. Fowles, John Willis, Orrin Black, Otis- Burpee, the\\nlatter of whom is the only one of this number still a resi-\\ndent of the township.\\nMr. Latham ultimately removed to the West and became\\nan emigrant to the wilds of Oregon.\\nJohn Willis was a pioneer of 1849. Porter Hazelton\\nhad given forty acres each to Messrs. J. C. Smith, John\\nWillis, Salmon Mclntire, and J. L. Richardson, under\\nagreement to eflFect certain improvements within a specified\\ntime and also to purchase an additional forty acres, to be\\npaid for as they were able. Mr. Willis located upon eighty\\nacres on section 22, which he immediately began clearing,\\nhaving remained at the house, or rather shanty, of Mr.\\nLatham while erecting a habitation upon his own land. He\\nsoon had a very considerable tract cleared, which was sown\\nwith corn and wheat, and presented something of the aspect\\nof a cultivated farm. He, however, wearied of the labo-\\nrious monotony of a settler s life, and he removed to Mis-\\nsouri in 1858. Mr. Willis was chosen as the first super-\\nvisor of Hazelton, and filled successive offices during his\\nbrief residence in the township.\\nSalmon Mclntire, formerly of Ohio, was a companion\\nin his settlement with John Willis, in 1849, and located\\nupon the farm now occupied by F. F. Brewer, on section\\n15, where he had eighty acres secured under contract from\\nPorter Hazelton. He lived at the cabin of Stanton S.\\nLatham while erecting a log house. He devoted some\\nyears to the cultivation of his land, and on his removal,\\nsome years after, removed to Grand Traverse, where he\\nbecame a resident.\\nOtis Burpee removed, in 1849, from Genesee Co., Mich.,\\nto the township, where he located upon eighty acres on sec-\\ntion 10. Half of this had been given him by George H.\\nHazelton, while the remainder was purchased of him and\\npaid for on possession having been given. This was en-\\ntirely unimproved. He started with horses and wagon from\\nGenesee County and pursued an Indian trail as the only\\nguide. There were no roads, and the axe was an indispen-\\nsable implement in his progress. For three nights he found\\nno habitation, and was obliged to camp out, improvising\\nsuch shelter as was possible. Mr. Burpee erected a cabin", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0290.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "HAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\n229\\nof logs and cleared a few acres, but made no decided prog-\\nress until four years lat\u00c2\u00abr. Latham and Fowles were the\\nonly settlers who had made inroads upon the vast forest of\\nthe township, while Messrs. Willis and Mclntire had built\\ntheir cabins, but were still domiciled with the former settlers.\\nMr. Burpee soon began the work of improvement, which\\neventually resulted in the conversion of his land into a pro-\\nductive farm, ilthan D. Lord came at the same time, and\\nchose the east half of the southeast quarter of section 15,\\nupon which he began the labor of clearing. Not long after-\\nwards be moved to Genesee County.\\nJ. L. Richardson arrived the following year, having had\\neighty acres under the Hazeltnn contract, which be selected\\nupon section 22. This land rapidly improved under the\\nindustry manifested by Mr. Richardson, who erected a\\ncomfortable house and did much during his official career\\nas highway commissioner in 1850 to make various portions\\nof the township accessible by the laying out of highways.\\nHe was prominent in public enterprises connected with the\\ntownship and filled many offices of importance.\\nJ. C. Smith, another of the parties whose advent is\\nassociated with the Hazelton contracts, arrived in 1850\\nand became a settler on the east half of the southwest\\nquarter of section 27. His first work was the erection of\\na shelter for his family, after which he began chopping.\\nMr. Smith remained several years, and as a result of his\\nenergy left twenty acres of improved land, fie ultimately\\nfound a more attractive home in Wisconsin.\\nThe farm first occupied by John Willis was in 1850\\nsold to Daniel L. Patterson, who removed from Niagara\\nCo., N. Y., in the same year. A cabin bad already been\\nbuilt by the former owner, though Mr. Patterson, finding\\nthis insufficient to meet his wants, at once erected a more\\nspacious one adjoining. He met many obstacles to prog-\\nress on his way, and underbrushed a portion of the road\\nwith his jack-knife. Salmon Mclntire, who had but re-\\ncently come in, was the nearest neighbor. Mr. Patterson\\nadded much to the clearing already made by his prede-\\ncessor, and was actively engaged at an early period in lay-\\ning out and opening roads through the township. He was\\nalso an early dispenser of justice in Hazelton, and held his\\ncourt within the precincts of the log cabin. His death\\noccurred upon the farm in 1859. His widow now Mrs.\\nLevi McCarn still occupies the estate and the log house\\nbuilt by him.\\nThe following list embraces the resident tax-payers in\\nthe townsliip of Hazelton for the year 1850, thus showing\\npretty nearly who had been the settlers in the township\\nprior to that time\\nAcres.\\nOtis Burpee, section 10 SO\\nEli E. Fowles, section 27 80\\nStanton S. Latham, sections 27, 23 160\\nEthan D. Lord, section 15 80\\nSalmon Mclntire, section I. i 80\\nAhram Pierson, section 27 80\\nJ. L. Richardson, section 22 80\\nOrin Smith, section 22 80\\nAlmond Torrey, section 15 80\\nJohn Willis, section 22 .^0\\nJesse Rhodes, a former resident of Ohio, became a\\npioneer to the township in 1850, having purchased eighty\\nacres on section 25. His progress was not rapid at first,\\nthe erection of a log house having engaged his attention on\\narrival. Later much of the land was cleared and afforded a\\nbountiful yield of grain. John Willis, one-half mile west,\\nhad already settled and effected a small clearing. Deer and\\nwolves were among the visitors to the cabin, and the In-\\ndian in his hunting expeditions occasionally craved a wel-\\ncome and a place before the blazing hearth for the night.\\nThe township was at first slow in its progress, but later years\\nhave made a perceptible difference in its population. Mr.\\nRhodes death occurred in 1869. Two sons. Ransom and\\nMarshall, are still residents of the same section, where they\\nhave each well-cultivated farms.\\nAnother of the pioneers of 1850 was H. S. Allen, whose\\nland lay upon section 15 and embraced eighty acres. Mr.\\nAllen came from Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., and was a\\ncabinet-maker as well as farmer. He built a house of logs\\nand effected some improvement, but ultimately removed to\\nCorunna, and later to Newburg, in Shiawassee township.\\nW. W. Warner emigrated from Potter Co., Pa., in 1852,\\nand located on section 34, where he purchased one hundred\\nand sixty acres. On a small clearing amid this wilderness\\nhe built a board shanty, hauling the boards with an ox-\\nteam from Flushing, where he remained while building.\\nTen acres were chopped the first year, a small portion of\\nwhich was planted with corn. The following year Mr.\\nWarner built a substantial frame dwelling, in which he still\\nresides. Indians occasionally visited the house and brought\\ngame and fish in exchange for other supplies. Early relig-\\nious services were held at the houses of the settlers, Elder\\nW. J. Kent having been the first to conduct these exercises.\\nMr. Warner has taken a prominent part in the development\\nof the township and manifested much public spirit during\\nhis active career. He has been for successive terms super-\\nvisor and held other minor offices.\\nC. S. Gillet, another early pioneer, came in 1853 (having\\nformerly been a resident of New York State), and purchased\\neighty acres of uncleared land on section 9. Upon this he\\nerected the customary log house and began the improvement\\nof the land, having four sons who came with him and\\nassisted in the labor of clearing. Mr. Gillet was among\\nthe early township ofiicers and held many official positions\\nof responsibility. He later removed to and is still a resi-\\ndent of Flushing, his sons having also gone from the\\ntownship.\\nJohn Bowman emigrated from Germany in 1850, and in\\n1855 became a pioneer in Hazelton. Section 26 afforded\\nhim an eligible location, upon which he purchased one hun-\\ndred and twenty acres. Henry St. John, then a resident\\nof section 35, extended him a welcome on his arrival. Mr.\\nBowman accomplished but little in the way of improvement,\\nhis time having been principally devoted to lumbering. The\\ntimber for his first residence was drawn from Flushing, two\\nhundred feet being regarded as a fair load on account of\\nthe exceedingly bad roads. The family supplies were car-\\nried from the latter village upon his back on Saturday even-\\ning. He has now reached a condition when these depriva-\\ntions are but recollections of the past. His present spacious\\nresidence, built in 1876, hears witness to the success which\\nhas been the reward of his industry.\\nJacob C. Brown came from Livingston Co., Mich., in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0291.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "230\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1855. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres on sec-\\ntion 23. to which he afterwards added eighty acres on sec-\\ntion 24, formerly owned by John Willis and partially im-\\nproved by him, after he had removed from his tirst purchase.\\nHis brother, James Brown, had preceded him and located\\nupon section 24, where he for years resided, but ultimately\\nremoved to Grand Blanc, having sold to William Eames.\\nThe former erected a house of logs, while the yard was\\npartially inclosed by a maple-tree which was felled across\\nthe front, and with a gate at the end did duty as a fence.\\nMr. Brown began the labor of chopping and converted much\\nof the land into productive acres. He filled many town-\\nship offices and was prominent as one of its most energetic\\ncitizens. In 1877 he purchased a farm of fifty-four acres\\nwithin the limits of the city of Corunna, upon which he\\nnow resides.\\nAmos Lewis came from Flint in ISoO and purchased a\\ntract of forty acres on section 29, which was uncleared on\\nhis arrival. John Decker, a near neighbor, formerly of\\nGenesee County, oflered him shelter while building a house.\\nSoon after his arrival Mr. Lewis was a victim to fever and\\nague, which rendered labor impossible. For that reason\\nlittle progress was made during the time immediately suc-\\nceeding his arrival. He remained upon this farm until\\n1870, when the township of Rush oflFered superior attrac-\\ntions, but later years found him again a resident of Hazelton\\non section 33.\\nElijah Coons, a pioneer of the same year, located upon\\none hundred acres on section 32, formerly the home of John\\nPhipps, who had made some inroads upon the forest and\\nbuilt a cabin, to which Mr. Coons removed. He was also\\na victim to the prevailing malady of the day ague and\\nmade little progress at first. He is still a resident of the\\ntownship.\\nGeorge Jacobs, a former resident of the Green Mountain\\nState, settled in 1857, upon sixty-five acres on section 7,\\nwhich on his arrival was little else than an unbroken wilder-\\nness. Eli H. Day, who was a pioneer upon the same sec-\\ntion, had preceded him and was his nearest neighbor.\\nWith him Mr. Jacobs found a temporary home while erect-\\ning a log house, to which settlers from various parts of Hazel-\\nton and adjoining townships came to the raising. This house\\nwas occupied without waiting for the modern conveniences of\\ndoors and windows. 11. J. Holme. became a resident of the\\nsame section soon after. Deer were abundant and afforded\\na considerable addition to the family supplies. Mr. Jacobs\\nwas a skillful marksman, and many of these fleet-footed ani-\\nmals fell victims to his unerring aim. He was an early\\nhighway commissioner, and assisted in laying out many of\\nthe early roads in the northwest portion of the township.\\nHe still resides upon his original purchase, which he has\\nmade into a highlj -productive farm.\\nB. Dutcher preceded Mr. Jacobs by two years, having\\ncome from Livingston County and located upon one hun-\\ndred and sixty acres on section 6. On coming from his\\nformer borne he met many obstacles to progress, and for\\nsome distance was obliged to underbrush the road as he\\ncame. J. A. Clough, a near neighbor in New Haven, ex-\\ntended his hospitality while erecting a log cabin, after which\\nhe proceeded to the labor of clearing, and improved eigh-\\nteen acres during the first year. Mr. Dutcher was for\\nmany years somewhat isolated, but few settlers having\\nchosen the northwest portion of the township as a resi-\\ndence. At the close of the war, however, the laud was\\nrapidly developed. Corunna attracted Mr. Dutcher in\\n1S77, and he now resides there.\\nLevi Morse, formerly of Genesee Co., N. Y., came\\nto Hazelton in 1858, and located upon eighty acres on\\nsection 30, which afforded a good field for development.\\nHis neighbor at the time was Reubeu Chapin, who then\\nresided on the same section, whither he had removed from\\nCanada. Later he moved to the West, but returned again\\nto Chesaning, in Saginaw County. Mr. Morse enjoyed\\nMr. Chapin s hospitality while erecting a home. The first\\nyear five acres were cleared, and from that time on much\\nimprovement was the result of his labor, until the farm he\\nearly purchased is now under a high state of cultivation.\\nEmery Lewis was a pioneer of 1859, from Ingham\\nCounty, though originally from the Empire State. His\\nfirst purchase was eighty acres on section 29, which has\\nsince been increased to one hundred and sixty, with an\\nadditional forty upon section 31. This site was originally\\nthe home of John Decker, who had eifected a partial\\nclearing and built a house upon it. Mr. Lewis continued\\nthese improvements, and ultimately converted the land\\ninto a fruitful farm, upon which he now resides. His\\npresent house was built nine years since.\\nF. F. Brewer located upon the land formerly secured by\\nSalmon Mclntire, and described a.s the east half of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 15, which he purchased in\\n1860, and has greatly enhanced in value. Mr. Brewer is\\na citizen of much public spirit, and has been frequently\\nelected to important township offices.\\nL. H. Barrett, a former resident of Oakland County,\\nlocated in 1863 upon forty acres on section 28, on which\\nhe still resides.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND LIST OP\\nOFFICERS.\\nThe survey of the township of Hazelton was made by\\nJoseph Wampler, who was employed by the government in\\nthe capacity of deputy surveyor, and performed much labor\\nthroughout the county. Hazelton was formerly a portion\\nof the town.ship of New Haven, and was erected as an in-\\ndependent township by the act of the Legislature (approved\\nMarch 25, 1850) which provided That town No. 8 north,\\nof range No. 4 east, in the couuty of Shiawassee, be and\\nthe same is hereby set off from the township of New Ha-\\nven and organized into a separate township by the name of\\nHazelton, and the first township-meeting therein shall be\\nheld at the house of Stanton S. Latham, in said township.\\nUnder the provisions of this act the electors of the town-\\nship of Hazelton met at the house of Stanton S. Latham,\\non the 30th day of April, 1850, for the purpose of choosing\\ntownship officers. Orrin Smith was appointed moderator,\\nand E. D. Lord and John Willis inspectors of election.\\nThe following officers were elected for the year Super-\\nvisor, Orrin Smith; Township Clerk, J. L. Richardson;\\nTreasurer, E. D. Lord Highway Commissioners, Stanton\\nS. Latham, J. L. Richardson, Otis Burpee Justices of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0292.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "HAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\n231\\nthe Peace, Abram Pearson, S. D. Latham, John Willis, J.\\nL. Richardson School Inspectors, E. D. Lord, Otis Bur-\\npee Directors of Poor, Abram Pearson, E. E. Fowls;\\nConstable, E. E. Fowls.\\nThe township officers of Hazeltou elected in succeeding\\nyears from that time until the present have been as follows,\\nviz.\\n1851. Supervisor, Orrin Smith; Township Clerk, J. L.\\nRichardson Highway Commissioners, J. C.\\nSmith, E. D. Lord Justice, D. H. Patterson\\nSchool Inspectors, 0. Smith, E. D. Lord Direc-\\ntors of Poor, J. C. Smith, B. D. Lord Con-\\nstable, E. E. Fowles.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, 0. W. Smith Township Clerk, J. L.\\nRichardson; Treasurer, John Willis; Justices,\\nJ. L. Richardson, J. C. Smith Highway Com-\\nmissioners, S. Mclntire, E. E. Fowles School\\nInspector, Abram Pearsons Directors of Poor,\\nS. Mclntire, J. C. Smith Constable, Ransom\\nRhodes.\\n1853. Supervisor, H. S. Allen Township Clerk, J. L.\\nRichardson Highway Commissioner, S. Mcln-\\ntire School Inspector, Abram Pearsons Treas-\\nurer, John Willis.\\n1854. Supervisor, John Willis Township Clerk, W. W.\\nWarner Treasurer, J. L. Richardson High-\\nway Commissioners, W. W. Warner, A. Cum-\\nmings School Inspector, A. W. Rhodes Di-\\nrector of Poor, A. B. Woodcock Justice, John\\nWillis Constable. A. B. Woodcock.\\n1855. Supervisor, John Willis; Township Clerk, W. W.\\nWarner Treasurer, A. W. Gillet Justice, John\\nPhipps Directors of Poor, E. Flemmings, J.\\nL. Richardson Highway Commissioner, A. W.\\nRhodes; Constable, F. H. Conklin.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. Willis; Township Clerk, F. H.\\nConklin Treasurer, A. W. Gillet School In-\\nspector, W. B. Gillet Justice, W. C. Day\\nDirectors of Poor, E. H. Sherwood, A. W.\\nRhodes; Highway Commissioner, G. Bennett;\\nConstables, E. H. Sherwood, G. Bennett.\\n1857. Supervisor, A. Pearsons; Township Clerk, F. H.\\nConklin Treasurer, J. D. Newell Justices, W.\\nW. Warner, B. Dutcher Highway Commis-\\nsioner, J. Ferris Constables, L. Bentley, W. L.\\nEmery, A. Cummins, P. Frazier.\\n1858. Supervisor, John Willis; Treasurer, J. B. Hol-\\ncomb Justices, A. Pearsons, John Willis;\\nHighway Commissioner, Otis Burpee Consta-\\nble, S. S. Gillett.\\n1859. Supervisor, Daniel Torrey Township Clerk, J. L.\\nRichardson Treasurer, D. B. Holcomb Jus-\\ntices, Daniel Torrey, W. W. Warner; School\\nInspector, George Jacobs; Highway Commis-\\nsioners, George Jacobs, J. C. Brown Directors\\nof Poor, J. W. Rickly, John Judd Constables,\\nCyrus Brigham, H. E. Burges, M. A. Pixley,\\nWilliam Emery.\\n1860. Supervisor, D. Torrey; Township Clerk, 1 F.\\nBrewer Treasurer, J. L. Richardson Justices,\\nJacob Ferris, W. C. Day, M. E. Rhodes High-\\nway Commissioner, L. Colby, Jr. Constables,\\nC. P. Day, Nathan Colby, Amos Lewis, W. W.\\nEmery.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. C. Brown; Township Clerk, F. F.\\nBrewer Treasurer, J. H. Brown Justices, W.\\nW. Warner, D. B. Holcomb, William Piper;\\nHighway Commissioner, F]mery Lewis School\\nInspectors, James King, L. L. Houghton Con-\\nstables, W. Emery, C. P. Day, Alex. Kellas, J.\\nFeatherby.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, F. F. Brewer Township Clerk, D. B.\\nHolcomb Justice, J. C. Brown Treasurer, F.\\nH. Conklin Highway Commissioners, J. Aus-\\ntin, Nathan Colby; School Inspector, Benjamin\\nDuulap Constables, W. Eames, W. W. Emery,\\nWm. Nobles, W. Amidon.\\n1863. Supervisor, F. F. Brewer; Township Clerk, Stephen\\nD. Warren Trea.surer, L. Benchley Justice, A.\\nW. Gillet; Highway Commissioner, C. S. Gillet;\\nSchool Inspector, C. P. Day Constables, W. W.\\nEmery, S. D. Warren, L. Benchley, S. S. Gillet.\\n1864. Supervisor, F. F. Brewer Township Clerk, S. D.\\nWarren Treasurer, Loren Benchley Justices,\\nW. C. Day, Henry Lewis; Highway Commis-\\nsioners, D. C. Pierce, C. W. Smith School\\nInspector, L. L. Houghton Constables, L.\\nBrigham, C. W. Smith, S. D. Warren, William\\nLyon.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W. W. Warner Township Clerk, Isaac\\nSutton Treasurer, F. Benchley Highway Com-\\nmissioners, E. Coons, John King, Jr., D. W.\\nGillet School Inspectors, Daniel Torrey, L. L.\\nHoughton Constable, L. Benchley.\\n1866. Supervisor, F. F. Brewer Township Clerk, L. H.\\nBarrett; Treasurer, L. Benchley; Justices, J.\\nC. Brown, D. W. Eames Highway Commis-\\nsioner, S. S. Puffer School Inspectors, Wm.\\nEames, A. Kell Constables, W. W. Emery, C.\\nW. Smith.\\n1867. Supervisor, S. S. Bush Township Clerk, L. H.\\nBarrett Treasurer, Wm. Eames Justices, 0.\\nHathaway, L. H. Barrett Highway Commis-\\nsioner, J. Austin Constables, 0. Butterfield,\\nSullivan Fay, H. Frazier, A. Featherby.\\n1868. Supervisor, F. F. Brewer Township Clerk, L. H.\\nBarrett; Treasurer, Wm. Eames; Highway\\nCommissioner, Gilbert Heminway Justices,\\nGeorge Jacobs, Philip Holland, John Featli-\\nerby School Inspectors, Wm. Eames, E. M.\\nJudd Constables, William Emery, Jackson\\nBarrett.\\n1869. Supervisor, F. H. Brewer; Township Clerk, Cal-\\nvin Rich Treasurer, Wm. Eames Justices,\\nD. B. Holcomb, Wilson West; Highway Com-\\nmissioners, C. W. Smith, E. S. Jones School\\nInspector, Wm. Eames; Constables, L. II. Bar-\\nrett, F. F. Brewer, L. Brigham, Patrick Murphy.\\n1870. Supervisor, W. W. Warner; Township Clerk, L.\\nH. Barrett; Treasurer, John King; Justices,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0293.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "232\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nW. W. Warner, Almon Brown Highway Com-\\nmissioner, E. H. Jones Constables, O. Carpen-\\nter, F. F. Brewer, B. F. Austin.\\n1871. Supervisor, F. F. Brewer; Township Cleric, A. C.\\nBrown Treasurer, John King Justice, A.\\nHoughton; School Inspector, William Eames\\nHighway Commissioner, Levi Morse; Constables,\\nA. J. Featherby, Charles Lowrie, 0. Carpenter,\\nWm. Emery.\\n1872. Supervisor, W. W. Warner; Township Clerk, B.\\nF. Dunlap; Treasurer, John King; Justice, J.\\nC. Brown Highway Commissioners, C. C. Law-\\nson, George Cronk Drain Commissioner, Eras-\\ntus Call Constables, Thomas Lawton, W. W.\\nEmery, R. J. Holmes, George Welsh.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W. W. Warner; Township Clerk, B.\\nF. Dunlap Treasurer, John King Justice,\\nCaleb Lawson Highway Commissioner, George\\nCronk Drain Commissioner, Erastus Call\\nConstables, L. Brigham, A. Dutcher, W. W.\\nEmery, R. Davis.\\n1874. Supervisor, L. H. Barrett; Township Clerk, Wm.\\nStage Treasurer, John King Justices, W. W.\\nWarner, H. A. Fenner Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Levi Morse Drain Commissioner, Daniel\\nCameron School Inspector, F. F. Brewer\\nConstables, W. W. Emery, S. Lyons, Isaac\\nLewis, J. L. Delbridge.\\n1875. Supervisor, L. H. Barrett; Township Clerk, F.\\nI. Richardson Treasurer, William Eames Su-\\nperintendent of Schools, H. A. Fenner School\\nInspector, F. F. Brewer; Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Nathan Colby Justice, Wm. Emery\\nDrain Commissioner, Hiram Monroe Consta-\\nbles, Samuel Lyons, A. 0. Bush, C. W. Thorp.\\n187G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, L. H. Barrett; Township Clerk, F. I.\\nRichardson Treasurer, Wm. Eames Superin-\\ntendent of Schools, H. A. Fenner School In-\\nspector, F. F. Brewer Highway Commissioner,\\nN. Colby Justice, Carlos Burbanks Consta-\\nbles, A. 0. Bush, William Emery, 0. Brown,\\nWallace Purse.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, L. H. Barrett; Township Clerk, F. I.\\nRichardson Treasurer, F. F. Brewer Superin-\\ntendent of Schools, H. A. Fenner; School In-\\nspector, F. F. Brewer Highway Commissioner,\\nW. H. Lyons; Justices, W. Decatur, John Far-\\nrar; Constables, F. Featherby, W. W. Emery,\\nC. M. Braddoek, Peter Brown.\\n1878. Supervisor, L. H. Barrett; Township Clerk, F. I.\\nRichardson Treasurer, F. F. Brewer Justices,\\nC. K. Runnells, Alanson Kimble; Highway\\nCommissioner, Erastus Call Superintendent of\\nSchools, H. C. Fenner; School Inspector, F. F.\\nBrewer Drain Commissioner, James Garrison\\nConstables, F. Featherby, Aaron Hartshorn,\\nPeter Jones, E. R. Muiison.\\n1879. Supervisor, F. I. Richardson Township Clerk, H.\\nP. Niles Treasurer, C. K. Runnells; School\\nInspector, L. H. Barrett; Superintendent of\\nSchools, H. A. Fenner Drain Commissioner,\\nJames Fee Highway Commissioner, E. Call\\nConstables, J. S. Thompson, A. M. Brown, E.\\nD. Babcock, Robert Easton.\\n1880. Supervisor, F. I. Richardson Township Clerk, H.\\nP. Niles; Treasurer, C. K. Runnells; Highway\\nCommissioner, Ambrose Austin Superintendent\\nof Schools, 0. W. Tock Drain Commissioner,\\nJames Fee Justice, J. R. Farr School In-\\nspector, W. E. Jacobs Constables, John Sharp,\\nA. Brown, Aaron Hartshorn.\\nTHE EARLIEST HIGHWAYS.\\nFor .some years after the first settlement of the township\\nvery few highways had been surveyed, and the earliest set-\\ntlers met with many obstacles to necessary travel. The\\nfirst recorded road was surveyed when Hazelton was still a\\npart of New Haven. As no date is given it is impossible\\nto give the time of survey, though the commissioners who\\ndirected the work were Walter R. Seymour, Richard Free-\\nman, and Cyrenus Clark. It is described as beginning at\\nthe northwest corner of section 8, township 8 north, of\\nrange 4 east, and running thence north eighty-seven and\\nthree-quarter degrees east on section-line eighty chains and\\nfifty links thence north eighty-seven and three-quarter\\ndegrees east on section-line seventy-eight chains thirteen\\nlinks to the northeast corner of section 9 thence north\\neighty-seven and three-quarter degrees east two hundred\\nand thirty-eight chains fifty links to the northeast corner of\\nsection 12, on the county-line.\\nAnother road began at the northeast corner of section 9,\\nand ran thence by a great number of recorded courses and\\ndistances to the northeast corner of section 34, in township\\n8 north, of range 4 east.\\nLater roads were surveyed as settlers became more numer-\\nous. Excellent highways, which are maintained at a con-\\nsiderable cost to the township, now traverse every portion\\nof its territory.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe township was, soon after its organization, divided\\ninto districts, whose boundaries were enlarged or diminished\\nas circumstances demanded. The earliest school in Hazel-\\nton was taught in the year 1851, by Mrs. Daniel L. Pat-\\nterson, in a log cabin standing upon the farm of her hu.sband,\\non section 22, which was built by John Willis. It was\\nembraced within the boundaries of district No. 1, and the\\nsucceeding teacher was Miss Mary Gillet, now Mrs. Nathan\\nColby. The earliest school in the Judd neighborhood was\\ntaught by Miss Jane Judd, now Mrs. John Bowman, in\\n1854, in a log school-house built the same year on sec-\\ntion 34.\\nThe present territory of Hazelton is divided into seven\\nwhole, and two fractional, districts. The board of directors\\nis composed of the following gentlemen John A. Fitch,\\nL. H. Barrett, G. Garner, Enoch Wing, Batus Snyder, F.\\nJ. Richardson, I. S. Jones, D. Beatty, J. C. Bronson.\\nThe number of children receiving instruction is four\\nhundred and forty-eight, of whom twenty-eight are non-\\nresidents. They are under the direction of eight male and\\nnine female teachers. The value of school property in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0294.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "tn\\no\\nOb\\nO\\nN\\n5:", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0295.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0296.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "HAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\n233\\nHazelton is four thousand eight hundred dollars, which in-\\ncludes one log and eight frame school-houses.\\nCHUROH HISTORY.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe first class of this deuouiinatiou was organized Feb.\\n21, 1858, under the direction of Kev. S. W. Wooster, it\\nhaving been at that time a part of the Owos.so district.\\nIts members were John Judd, Loren Bensley, Matilda\\nJudd, Jane Bensley, Mary Kellogg, Julius Kellogg, John\\nBowman, Klisha Coons, Hep.sah Coons, Jane Bowman,\\nMoses A. Pixley, John Judd, Jr., Edward Judd, Lorenzo\\nBrigham, John Meeker, Betsey Meeker. The Rev. S. W.\\nWooster, after having organized tlie class, left it in charge\\nof Rev. Jesse Bradford, now of Grand Rapids, who was\\nthe active pastor for a period of five years, Loren Bensley\\nhaving been the first class-leader. In 1859 it was reorgan-\\nized and became a part of the Corunna Circuit. Rev. L.\\nH. York succeeded to the pastorate in 1859, and D. W.\\nHammond acted as supply. Since that time the clergymen\\nin succession have been as follows: 1860, Rev. Samuel\\nWilkinson; 1861, Rev. J. H. Cornalia 1863, Rev.\\nThomas Wakelin from 1864 to 1867, supplies; 1867,\\nRev. A. A. Allen; 1869, Rev. Joel B. Goss; 1872, Rev.\\nA. Whitcomb; 1873, Rev. Thomas Wakelin; 1875, Rev.\\nD. M. Van Deusen 1878, Rev. D. M. Ward 1879, Rev.\\nEdward Steer.\\nThe present commodious church edifice was erected in\\n1871, and dedicated in October, 1874. Its debt of sixteen\\nhundred dollars is entirely liquidated, and a parsonage has\\nalso been purchased by the society. A Sabbath-school\\nnumbering sixty scholars is connected with the church, of\\nwhich the pastor is superintendent.\\nPROTESTANT METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nVery few facts regarding this church are at command.\\nThe class was organized many years since and religious\\nservices held at the Gillet school-house. An effort was\\nmade to erect a house of worship, which was so far suc-\\ncessful that in 1879 ground was chosen at Lothrop, and the\\nbuilding proceeded toward completion, when some unfor-\\ntunate circumstances caused a temporary suspension of the\\nwork. The present pastor is Rev. Mr. Snyder. The\\ntrustees are Aaron Hoxie, Lsaac Wood, and Leonard Hoff-\\nner.\\nThe building committee is composed of John Frame,\\nIsaac Wood, Robert Craig.\\nSEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.\\nThe society of this denomination was organized in 1873,\\nunder the direction of Elders Van Horn and Lane, meetings\\nhaving at first been held in Flushing, and later in the\\nschool-house on section 34, in Hazelton. Various preachers\\nhave since that time supplied the pulpit. The society,\\nwhich has grown more flourishing as it advanced in years,\\nis now erecting a house of worship on the southeast corner\\nof section 26.\\nII.VZELTUN ORANGE, No. 600.\\nThis grange was organized in 1875, with thirty-three\\nmembers, the following having been its first oflScers Daniel\\n30\\nCameron, M. L. H. Barrett, Secretary; Johu Bowman,\\nTrea.surer; F. I. Richard.son, Lecturer; Edward Judd,\\nChaplain. The present officers are L. H. Barrett, M.\\nFrank Twitchell, Secretary John Towle, Treasurer; A. 0.\\nBusli, Lecturer; Edward Judd, Chaplain. A spacious\\nhall is owned by the organization, which also has a flourish-\\ning supply department, of which Edward Judd is pur-\\nchasing-agent. Fifty names are enrolled upon its member-\\nship list.\\nLOTHROP VILLAGE.\\nThe following description of the plat of the village of\\nLothrop is recorded Commencing at a point on the\\nsection-line between sections two and eleven, township\\neight north, of range four east, said point being eight\\nhundred and twenty-nine feet east of the corner of sections\\ntwo, three, ten, and eleven, thence north parallel with the\\nwest line of section two four hundred and thirty-three feet,\\nthence west fifty-five feet, thence north parallel with said\\nsection-line three hundred and ninety-six feet, thence west\\nparallel with the south line of section two seven hundred\\nand seventy-four feet, thence west parallel with the south\\nline of section three eight hundred aud twenty-nine feet,\\nthence south parallel with the east line of section three\\neight hundred and twenty-nine feet, thence south parallel\\nwith the east line of section ten eight hundred and twenty-\\nnine feet, thence ea.st parallel with the north line of section\\nten eight hundred and twenty-nine feet, thence east parallel\\nwith the north line of section eleven eight hundred and\\ntwenty-nine feet, thence north parallel with the west line of\\nsection eleven eight hundred and twenty-nine feet, to the\\nplace of beginning. Blocks 3, 4, 5, and 6 belong to N.\\nColby; blocks 9, 10, 15, and 16, to Gideon Silvertliorne\\nblocks 1 and 2 are reserved for Mes.srs. Runnells and Craig;\\nand the remainder of the blocks and lots belong to F. Berry.\\nSurveyed October 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, by Lyman\\nMason, C. E.\\nA tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land, upon a\\nportion of which the village of Lothrop is built, was en-\\ntered in 1836 by James Butler, of New York. This\\nincluded eighty acres each on sections 3 and 10, the latter\\nof which was purchased in 1855 by A. W. Gillet and a\\nman named Luce. In 1858, Nathan and Levi Colby set-\\ntled upon section 10, and the former brother, in 1865,\\npurchased the east half of the southeast quarter of section\\n3, upon which he built a residence. Gideon Silverthorne\\ncame in 1871, and also erected a dwelling. The same year\\nAlexander Bailey came from Oakland County and built a\\nstore, in which he placed a small stock of goods and began\\nhis career as the pioneer merchant. Francis Berry arrived\\nin 1875, and purchased the Gillet property, which he im-\\nproved in various ways. He also established himself as a\\nmerchant, but later sold to C. K. Runnells and resumed his\\nformer calling, that of a clergyman. Mr. Runnells also\\nin connection with his partner built the grist-mill, and\\nMr. Colby constructed a blacksmith-shop, which was leased\\nto N. Fcnncr. Mr. Berry, in 1878, erected a spacious\\nstore, which is now occupied by Messrs. Niles Co., who\\nconduct an extensive business in general merchandising.\\nIn 1879, Mr. Colby built a hotel of considerable propor-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0297.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "234\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ntions, and Andrew Krebs a harness-shop, and later a second\\nsliop.\\nTlic business interests of the place may bo summed up\\nas ibllows\\nA. N. Niles Co. and C. K. Runnells, dry goods, gro-\\nceries, etc.\\nJohn Hart, groceries and clothing.\\nA. Krebs, harness, etc.\\nDavid Krebs, shoe-slio]).\\nWilliam Hill, blacksmith-shop.\\nN. Fenner, blacksmith-shop.\\nAV. H. Reid, blacksmith-shop.\\nE. P. Beam, wagon-sliop.\\nJohn Sharp, restaurant and livery-stable.\\nJames Berry, harness-shop.\\nRunnells Craig, saw- and grist-mills.\\nN. Colby, hotel.\\nDr. 0. W. Took is the active physician and surgeon of\\nthe place, and C. K. Runnells the postmaster.\\nBy order of the Post^Office Department the office has\\nbeen changed to New Lothrop, though no change of a\\ncorresponding nature has been recorded with regard to the\\nname of the village.\\nFlouring-Mill and /Saw-Mill. The flouring-mill of Run-\\nnells Craig, which has the reputation of being one of the\\nmost complete in the county in all its appointments, was\\nconstructed by the present proprietors in 1877. It is pro-\\npelled by an engine of thirty-five horse-power, and has\\nthree run of stones. It is devoted exclusively to custom-\\nwork, and bus a capacity for grinding one hundred bushels\\nof wheat and two hundred bushels of corn per day. The\\naverage custom-work done per day is eighty bushels, though\\nat times this is greatly increased. The most approved\\nmodern machinery for manufacturing flour by the patent\\nprocess has been introduced.\\nThe saw-mill owned by the same firm is also propelled\\nby steam. It has an upright saw and an edger, and lias a\\ncapacity for sawing five thousand feet of hard timber per\\nday. The market is found in Owosso and East Saginaw.\\nHAZELTONVILLE.\\nA portion of the land upon which the village of Hazel-\\ntonville is located was originally entered by Gen. James\\nWadsworth, of Geneseo, N. Y., in 1836, eighty acres of\\nwhich was purchased by Eliakim Wood of the Wadsworth\\nestate. That part which borders on section 14 was for-\\nmerly in possession of Hiram A. Fenner, while that on 22\\nalso a part of the Wadsworth purchase was subse-\\nquently controlled by H. J. Patterson. In the year 1872,\\nErastus Call and B. F. Dunlap each erected a store, the\\nformer having also built a house and a cooper-shop. His\\nresidence was brief, the same year having witnessed both\\nhis arrival and departure. During the year 1874, Almond\\nKimball erected a saw-mill and a grist-mill on the Misteau-\\nguay Creek, the power having been supjilied by the stream\\nupon which it is located. The latter was furnished with\\ntwo run of stones and was devoted exclusively to custom-\\nwork. Dean Hartshorn had arrived some time before and\\nopened a blacksmith-shop, which monopolized most of the\\nwork of the neighborhood. Soon after, Lewis Elliott\\nopened a similar shop, and shared the patronage with his\\npredecessor. Several houses had meanwhile been erected,\\nand in 1878 another blacksmith- and wagon-shop was\\nopened. In 1879, Dana Bros, built a store, which was\\nfilled with a stock of goods adapted to the wants of their\\ncountry trade and Thomas Ackcrson and Benjamin San-\\nborn each established a wagon-shop. John Thompson also\\nopened a boot- and shoe-sliop, the only one in the place.\\nThe Post-Office Department has established here an\\noffice, known as Hazelton, of which William Gage is post-\\nmaster. There is no hotel in the hamlet, but travelers are\\nentertained at the house of B. F. Dunlap.\\nJUDD S CORNEKS.\\nThis ])oint in the township was first settled by John\\nJudd, who came from Connecticut to Genesee County in\\n1836, and removed to Hazelton in 1853. He purchased of\\nthe Hazelton brothers four hundred acres of land on sections\\n33 and 34 in the township, and section 3 in Venice. He\\nsettled at once on this land, erected a cabin, and cleared ten\\nacres. The following year fourteen acres were added to the\\nformer improvement and much of it sown with wheat,\\nthough the exceeding richness of the ground rendered the\\ncrop a poor one. Leeks were prolific in their growth, and\\nthe most formidable antagonist with which the settler con-\\ntended.\\nIn 1854 a school-house was erected on section 34, in\\nwhich Miss Jane Judd was the earliest teacher. George\\nPangborn bought a portion of section 34, upon which he\\nsoon after made a small clearing. It was not until many\\nyears later that any actual growth was apparent at the Cor-\\nners.\\nIn 1877 a blacksmith-shop was opened by A. Babcock,\\nand H. A. Briokwell built a saw-mill. In 1879 a spacious\\nstore was erected by Wellington Cameron, who placed in it\\na general stock of goods. His health failed soon afterwards\\nand the business was assumed by John Judd, who now\\nconducts the store. The saw-mill is at present operated\\nby John Fitch Son, and a shoe-shop has also been\\nopened at the Corners. Dr. C. J. Annis is the physician\\nand surgeon of the neighborhood.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal church and the Grangers\\nhall are both located at Judd s Corners. A post-office was\\nestablished in 1879, with E. D. Babcock as postmaster.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nJOHN JUDD.\\nThe genealogy of the Judd family traces their ancestry\\nback to the puritanical times of 1633-34. Thomas Judd\\nemigrated to this country, and settled at Cambridge, Mass.,\\nbeing eight generations removed fi om the present subject\\nof this sketch. John Judd, the father, married Abigail\\nPalmer, a descendant of Governor Carver, first Governor of\\nthe State of Massachusetts. John Judd, the present, was\\nthe eldest of a family of seven children, and born at Hart-\\nford, Coun., June 15, 1809, where he continued until about", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0298.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "HAZBLTON TOWNSHIP;\\n235\\nJOHN JUUl).\\nMRS. MATILDA JUDB, DEC D.\\nMRS. JOHN JUDD.\\ntwenty-one years of age, followini; the occupation of cooper.\\nIn that capacity he shipped aboard an outward-bouud whaler,\\nand for three years followed the sea, visiting the Portuguese\\nisland St. Helena, the burial-place of Napoleon, doubled\\nCape Good Hope, and fished in the Straits of Mozambique\\nand Madagascar, visited the coast of Africa, and was twice\\nsliipwrecked, barely escaping a watery grave. He turned his\\nface homeward, and on his arrival, July 27, 1834, married\\nMatilda Leach, whose parents were Thomas and Temper-\\nance Loach, descendants of the old Puritanical emigrants of\\nthat name who settled at Norwich, Conn., and without the\\ntour which is considered so essential to the happiness of\\nthe newly wedded they immediately started a home at\\nHartford, Conn., where they resided until IS. iiG, when a\\ncolony of tlie Methodist Church was organized for emigra-\\ntien. Michigan was chosen as the future home. D. L.\\nBelden was appointed agent, and came to Michigan, visited\\nseveral localities, finally decided to locate in Genesee County,\\nand purchased nineteen hundred acres in the town of Rich-\\nfield. Aa the time for departure drew near one after another\\ngave notice of their abandoning the enterprise, preferring\\nthe comforts of a home by name instead of one in reality\\nin a new and unimproved country. At the day appointed\\nbut two, D. L. Belden and John Judd and family, departed,\\nand, after the usual fatigue and hard.ships incident to a\\njourney overland and by lake, they arrived at their destina-\\ntion fatigued and sore, but not di.gheartened. Mr. Judd\\npurchased eighty acres of Mr. Belden, to be paid for in\\nwork, and for a period of five years the struggle to meet\\nhis payments, improve his land, and maintain his constantly-\\nincreasing family continued, when he was obliged to ex-\\nchange his improved farm for wild land, necessitated by\\nthe non-payment of county orders, which he had received\\nin payment for contract highway work. A journey half\\nacross the continent and we find them at Norwich, Conn.\\nBroken and despondent, they turned back to seek rest.\\nFive years later, with renewed strength and energy, they\\nreturned to begin anew the pioneer life, their past experi-\\nence being turned to good account. Mr. Judd invested\\ntheir accumulations in merchandise, and connecting with\\nit the manufacturing of black salts and potash, he was\\nenabled to cany forward improvements more rapidly and\\nwith less physical labor to himself In 1854 an exchange\\nwas made for four hundred acres in Hazelton township,\\nShiawassee Co., and for a third time he began the subduing\\nof the wilderness. Since that time improvements have gone\\nrapidly forward, resulting in a finely-improved farm-home.\\nNot alone have men subdued the wilderness, but by their\\nside come her upon whom no purer, holier appellation than\\nthat of wife can be bestowed. Sundering the ties that bind\\nthem to home and its hallowed influences, they go forth to\\ndo and endure for the .sake of those who call them wife\\nand mother. Such a one was Mrs. Judd, and when home\\ncomforts were provided, and while carefully instructing her\\nown in the path of rectitude and virtue, she found time\\nand opportunity to aid others. Originally she was a Con-\\ngregationalist, but finding the majority of new-comers\\nfavoring Methodism Mr. and Mrs. Judd united their eflbrts\\nin building up the cause, and to-day all join in acknowledg-\\ning the present advancement in church interest largely due\\nto their efforts. On April 18, 1869, Mrs. Judd passed\\naway, aged sixty-sis, having lived to see her family of five", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0299.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "236\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nchildren grown to men and women, and all within the ark\\nof safety for which end she had so untiringly labored.\\nThomas, born April 30, 1835, at Hartford, Conn., resides\\nat Macosta, Mo. Jane M., born Sept. 19, 1838, at Rich-\\nfield, Genesee Co., Mich., wife of John Roman Edwin and\\nEdward, born Sept. 1, 1840, at Richfield, each reside upon\\npart of the old homestead; John, born Dec. 14, 1841, at\\nNorwich, Conn., also resides on part of the old homestead.\\nAll the male members of the family served during the\\nRebellion for a period of three years each. Edwin was\\ntaken prisoner at Gettysburg, John was wounded at Fall-\\ning Waters, and Thomas at Murfreesboro Tenn. All\\nlived to return home.\\nIn 1879, Mr. Judd married Mrs. Nancy Reed, who\\nresided in Montrose township, Genesee Co., an active mem-\\nber of society and a member of the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch, an early pioneer, and together they are journeying\\ndown the hill of life, surrounded by many friends. Mrs.\\nNancy Judd was born in 1816 in Lockport, Niagara Co.,\\nN. Y^. Her maiden name was Nancy Perry. She was\\npreviously married to Willard Pettie, and reared a large\\nfamily, now all grown to man and womanhood.\\nMRS. \\\\V. \\\\V. WAltNEK.\\nW. \\\\V. WARNER.\\nW. W. WARNER.\\nThe family of Mr. Warner dates back to the early settle-\\nment of the English colonies. In this country his grand-\\nfather, Samuel Warner, resided at Hartford, Conn., follow-\\ning the occupation of miller, and was the fiither of five\\nchildren. William H., a son, was born July 5, 1762,\\nfollowed his father s occupation until of age, when he came\\nas far West as Cortland Co., N. Y., and found employment\\nat farming. Sept. 7, 1819, he married Polly Gill, by whom\\nhe had four children. Five years after this marriage they\\nremoved to Potter Co., Pa., where they spent the residue\\nof their lives. W. W. Warner, whose portrait appears in\\nthis work, was born Aug. 11, 1824, at the first homo, and\\nafter his boyhood days followed the occupation of millwright,\\ncarpenter, and joiner. In 1850 he married Susan Latta,\\na native of Steuben Co., N. Y., whose family had removed\\nto Potter Co., Pa., as early as 1836. In the fall of 1852\\nhe with his family journeyed West and located upon his\\npresent farm in Ilazcltou, then a wilderness, with but\\neiu ht families residing in the township. From Flushing,\\nGenesee Co., nothing but an Indian trail marked the way.\\nTurning from this, they cut a passage for the ox-team which\\nhe had hired to haul material for a shanty this completed\\nhe returned to Flushing, where Mrs. Warner had tarried,\\nand on Nov. 24, 1852, built their first fire upon their hearth,\\nwhich has ever during the pioneer life burned bright in\\nwelcome to others seeking a home in the wilderness. Rut\\nyears have passed, and by iheir industry the forests have\\ndisappeared and blooming orchards and smiling fields of\\ngrain are the results. Years of hard labor arc recalled by\\nmany pleasant recollections and few regrets. To Mr. War-\\nner is attributed having sunk the first well and erected the\\nsecond frame house in town. Not only in his own interests\\nhas he been a liiithful worker, but at the first town-meeting\\nwas elected to ofiBce, served as supervisor, and nearly all the\\nyears of his residence in the township has held some office\\nof public trust with honor to himscU and satisfaction to his\\ntownsmen. Their family consists of two sons, William L.,\\nborn Aug. 10, 1854; George W., born Feb. 8, 1859, who\\nstudiously endeavor to assume the burden of labor endured\\nby their parents to rear them to manhood.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0300.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "HAZELTON TOWNSHIP.\\n237\\n.lESSE anOADES.\\nMRS. JESSE RUOADES.\\nJESSE RHOADES.\\nIn the early settlement of Shiawas.see County came\\nJesse Rlioades and wife. A year previous he had pur-\\nchased of R. Ewings a brother of Mrs. Rhoades, residing\\nin Flushing), eighty acres on section 25, Ilazelton township.\\nThe facilities for obtaining the early history of the family are\\nvery meagre. They were natives of Vermont, removed to the\\nState of New York, sojourned for a time, then with the tide of\\nemigration came West to Geauga Co., Ohio, thence to their\\npurchase as above, in the fall of 1852. The family consisted\\nof nine children. The eldest, Allen, had married previous\\nto his coming, locating on section 26, whore he lived until\\n1862, when he enlisted in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry,\\nparticipated in many engagements, was taken prisoner, and\\ndied in a rebel prison Clark, resides in Ilazelton Sarah,\\nwife of John Harle, of Flu.shing, Genesee Co. Ransom,\\nproprietor of the homestead Marshal, resides in Hazelton\\nHarriet, wife of J. St. Johns, resides in Clayton, Genesee\\nCo. Martha, wife of J. Gillett, of Saginaw Haskall, re-\\nmoved to Missouri, and enlisted in 1862 in the United\\nStates Army, and was killed in battle; Asa, when last heard\\nfrom, was in California. Mr. Rhoades being in feeble health,\\nthe management of affairs devolved upon Ransom, and to\\nhim is due the peace and comfort of their declining days.\\nThe father died in the fall of 1868. The mother survived\\nto the good old age of eighty-four, departing this life March\\n24, 1876.\\nRansoiu, having the care of his aged parents resting\\nupon him, did not enlist at the breaking out of the Rebel-\\nlion, but feeling it his duty upon the last call of 1864, en-\\nlisted in the Ninth Michigan Infantry, and served till the\\nclose of the war. Soon after his return he married Miss\\nAliuira Sharp, whose parents lived in Flazelton. Two chil-\\ndren have been born to them. In politics Mr. Rhoades is a\\nDemocrat, but is not a politician. In his domestic rela-\\ntions he is a good husband, father, and friend, and in every\\nsense a worthy citizen.\\nJOHN ROMAN.\\nJohn Roman was born April 18, 1831, in Bavaria,\\nGermany, and traces his ancestry among the wealthy rep-\\nresentative people of their time, and is the only member of\\nthat family who has adopted this country as a home, except-\\ning a nephew, Godfritz Hajip, who accompanied Mr. Bow-\\nman on his return to America from a visit to his native\\nland. At the breaking out of the German Rebellion, in\\n1848, Mr. Roman was drafted to serve in King Ludwig s\\narmy of Bavaria for a period of six years. Soon after\\njoining the command to which he was assigned, the entire\\nregiment forsook the king s cause and joined the revolu-\\ntionists. After a brief struggle they were compelled to\\nseek safety in another land. Still following the fortunes of\\nhis leaders, Hecker, Carl Schurz, Sigel, and others more\\nprominetitly known in this country, he came to America,\\narriving in New York, Aug. 1, 1850, a stranger in a strange\\nland, with only one dollar, one-half the sum of his available\\npo.ssession. He came to IJuttalo, N. Y., where he succeeded\\nin finding employment at four dollars per month, and con-\\ntinued in that vicinity for a period of four years, when with\\nhis accumulated wages he purclnwed eighty acres of his\\npresent property.\\nThe following year he came to Michigan, working at\\nlumbering and also making sonic small improvements\\nupon his farm. On July 19, 1857, he married Miss Jane\\nM. Judd, the history of whoso family is given in this work.\\nTogether they began the labor of subduing the forest and\\nestablishing a home. We need not comment upon their\\nsuccess further than by calling attention to the view of their\\nhome presented in this work. In politics Mr. Bowman", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0301.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "238\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwas Democratic, but at the breaking out of the Rebellion\\nenlisted in the Second Michigan Cavalry, participating in\\nseveral small engagements, and was discharged with the\\nregiment, thoroughly convinced that the party and principle\\nthat had so successfully dosed the struggle should be sus-\\ntained, and when elections occur a straight ticket can be\\ncounted upon from him.\\nMr. Roman is not a church member, but favors the\\nMethodist Episcopal Society, of which Mrs. Roman is a\\nmember, and has been since her girlhood days. Together\\nthey have contributed largely to the building up and sus-\\ntaining that institution in their vicinity. The family con-\\nsists of six children, Louisa and Alice, dying in infancy\\nMatilda, born Oct. 2, 1858, wife of A. Campbell, and re-\\nsides in Saginaw Charlc. s, burn Sept. 23, 18U7 Ida A.,\\nborn April 9, 18G9 Jamie, born Dec. 8, 1877.\\nCHAPTER XXXV.\\nMIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription Tlie Pioneers of Middlebury Additions to the Settle-\\nment Township Org.anizntion and List of Oftieers Township\\nRoads Wiiil Service in Middlebury Burial-places Keligious\\nHistory of the Township Schools Middlebury Cheese-Factory.\\nThe township of Middlebury, lying upon the western\\nborder of Shiawassee County, contains but twenty-four full\\nsections and six fractional sections. Fairfield townsliip\\nbounds it on the north, Sciota on the south, Owosso on\\nthe east, and the Clinton County line on the west.\\nMiddlebury has always been entirely an agricultural\\ntown, and as such ranks high. The soil is very produc-\\ntive, and the gently-rolling surface of the country, liberally\\nembellished with fine farms and elegant farm-houses, is\\nvery attractive. Indeed, especial emphasis may justly be\\nlaid upon the subject of the homes of Middlebury, for\\nthey are upon every hand charming pictures in the land-\\nscape, adorned in many cases at great expense and with\\nrefined taste.\\nSix schools provide for the educational wants of the\\ncommunity but in the matter of churches the supply is\\nconfined to one church edifice, although that f;ict bespeaks\\nby no means a lack of religious privileges, since places of\\npublic worship ai e conveniently at hand in adjacent towns.\\nTHE PIONEERS OF MIDDLEBURY.\\nIn June, 1837, a pioneer family of six persons, com-\\nprising Obed Hathaway, his wife, and four. children, travel-\\ning in a lumber-wagon drawn by oxen, reached the house\\nof Henry Leach, in Sciota, and bargaining with him to\\nmark a road for them through the woods to section 21\\nin the next town north, pushed on. Hathaway, a New\\nYorker, had bought a tract of land in that town in 1836,\\nand was going now with his family to make a settlement.\\nNo white man had preceded him into the territory whither\\nBy David Schwartz.\\nhe was bound, and he proposed accordingly to make his\\nhome in the wide stretch of forest, a solitary settler in\\na howling wilderness.\\nMr. Leach went forward and blazed the route, and\\nthe older Hathaway followed, cutting out the road for his\\nteam. A trip of five miles brought them to their destina-\\ntion, and then their pioneer work began at once. Until he\\ncould build a cabin, Hathaway lodged his family in the\\nwagon four weeks. When they came to the town they\\nbrought provisions enough to last them, as they supposed,\\nuntil harvest. The supply gave out, however, before that\\ntime, and Hathaway set out to obtain a fresh supply, in-\\ntending moreover to stop awhile elsewhere and work long\\nenough to earn what money would be required for the\\npurchase. He was absent six weeks, and during that time\\nthe folks at home rested their hopes upon a larder so lean\\nthat salt and dry bread was their principal diet for more\\nthan four weeks.\\nThe Hathaways struggled on as best they could until\\nthe approach of winter, when (no other settlers having\\ncome to town) they concluded to return to Washtenaw\\nCounty and stop there until spring, since in their new\\nhome, there was no chance to winter their cattle, and al-\\nmost as poor a chance to winter themselves without serious\\ndiscomfort, if not distress. Returning from Washtenaw\\nCounty in tjie spring of 1838 they found the Slocums on\\nsection 35, where they had been since the preceding Jan-\\nuary. When the Hathaways left the town the foil before\\nthey liad put by a good supply of vegetables, so that when\\nthey came back in the spring of 1838 they counted upon\\nfinding a good stock of provisions to start on. Unhappily\\nfor their calculations, some person or persons had raided the\\ncabin and carried oS everything to be found in the way\\nof eatables. The little they had brought with them of\\nfood soon disappeared, and for weeks they lived on pota-\\ntoes and leeks.\\nThe Slocums, to whom reference has been made, were, as\\nremarked, the second family to settle in the town. George\\nW. Slocum came from New York to Michigan in 1836 in\\nsearch of land, and in the spring of that year located one\\nhundred and sixty acres on section 35 in town 7 north,\\nrange 1 east. This was the first land-entry in that town,\\nand in the same year the year of the great emigration to\\nMichigan was followed by numerous others. Upon en-\\ntering the land, Slocum went into Oakland County and there\\nawaited the coming from New York of his father and\\nfamily, and in that county they remained until the closing\\ndays of 1837, when it was decided to make a start for the\\nnew land-purchase in town 7, with a view to a permanent\\nlocation.\\nOn the way they stopped at Leach s, in Sciota township,\\nand while the women folks made shift to live there the elder\\nSlocum and his sons George, Daniel, and John went over\\ninto Middlebury and put up a cabin, walking back and forth\\nfrom Leach s each night and morning. It took them two\\nweeks to get the cabin up, and then it boasted neither door\\nnor window but time and needs were pressing, and as it\\nwas they moved into it. Their first night in that primitive\\nstructure was anything but a peaceful one, for wolves, at-\\ntracted by the presence of human beings, gathered in packs", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0302.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.\\n239\\nabout the shanty and howled throut;li all the night, mucli\\nto the terror ot tlie women, who were morally cerlahi the\\nvile beasts would tear through the blanketed openings and\\ndevour every member of the famiFy.\\nWhen the Sloeums came to make their home in the\\nwoods there was no other family in the town now known\\nas Middlebury, although the Hathaways had been in, and\\ncame back again directly afterwards. Of course, there\\nwere no roads in the Slocum neighborhood but roads were\\na vital necessity, especially in such a heavily-timbered coun-\\ntry, and among their first labois after housing the family\\nthe Sloeums cut out a thoroughfare. During the first year\\nof their residence in the town they underbrushed a road\\nfrom Leach s to their place, another one three miles east-\\nward from the latter point, and still another four miles\\ntowards thu northwest to the Hathaway settlement.\\nNo more fortunate in that particular than the Hathaways\\n(who, when they first came, had to journey eighteen miles\\nto mill and make a two days trip of it), the Sloeums could\\nfind no mill conveniences nearer than the lloehester colony,\\nwhich, although by no means so far distant in a straight line,\\nrequired a twenty-mile jaunt over a zigzag course through\\nthe woods to reach, and forty-eight hours to do it in. The\\nwoods were full of bears, wolves, and deer, and bear hunts\\nwere as common as the ravages made by the bears them-\\nselves upon the small stock of the settlers. Small pigs\\nwere the morsels towards which their inclination turned\\nconstantly. To preserve the inmates of pig-pens from the\\nbears at night fires were built in the pens, and sometimes,\\nindeed, bed-sheets were fiistened over the pen as a protest\\nagainst the raids of the aggressive hog-stealers. One night\\nDaniel Slocum was awakened from his slumbers by the cry\\nof a hog, and knowing at once that a bear was at work in\\nthe pen, he .sprang out of bed, snatched a gun, and in his\\nbare feet ran over the frozen ground towards the pen just in\\ntime to see an immense bear leap over a rail-fence with\\na pig in his paws. When Bruin saw Datjel and the gun\\nhe dropped the pig and ran away so rapidly that the bullet\\ninis.sed him, and although Daniel and George (his brother)\\nsearched long and faithfully, they found no dead or disabled\\nbear.\\nGeorge Slocum went out one morning before breakfast\\nto hunt the cows, and straying from the beaten path came\\nsuddenly upon two bears. They, startled quite as much as\\nhe, climbled up a tree as quickly as they could, and he,\\nhastening home for a gun and a companion, returned with\\nboth speedily, but the bears had meanwhile left the tree\\nand disappeared, and although the youths hunted for hours\\nthey found them not. Daniel Slocum remembers distinctly\\nthat when he went to school in Sciota, to 0. B. Westcott,\\nhe was more than once followed by wolves all the way from\\nhome to school.\\nAs an illustration of what going for a doctor meant in\\nthose days, it may be recorded that when a physician was\\nsuddenly needed in Nathan Herrick s household, George\\nSlocum was aroused at night and charged with the mission\\nof riding horseback eleven miles to Owosso t()r the man of\\nmedicine. The night was dark, and the road was exceed-\\ningly uncertain, since it passed chiefly through the forest.\\nFre(juently young George would ride full tilt against the\\nlow branch of a tree, and in a twinkling would be swept\\nfrom his .saddle but although he was unhorsed in that\\nway a dozen times during the journey, and was much dis-\\ncouraged by darkne.ss and rough riding, he reached Owosso\\neventually, and in due season returned in triumph with the\\ndoctor.\\nAs regards the lack of roadways, Mr. Slocum relates\\nhow, in the spring of 1838, he agreed to make a trip with\\nthe Palmers to Owosso. They footed it through the woods,\\nand finding Maple River very high, met with much difli-\\nculty in crossing it but they were not the ones to let a\\nriver, big or little, stop them, and they got over, of course,\\nand so on to Owo.sso. Coming back they had better luck\\nin following the line of the surveyed Northern Railroad.\\nThis railway was never pushed to completion, but the road\\nroute was gladly used as a highway by the pioneers. Get-\\nting to market at Pontiac or Detroit was no slight under-\\ntaking, and then to consume a week over rough roads or\\nno roads at all, to .sell wheat at forty or fifty cents, to take\\nhalf the proceeds in trade, and to get home again with but\\nlittle to show as the yield of the week s struggle, was among\\nsome of the disheartening features of pioneer existence.\\nAUDITIONS TO THE SETTLEMENT.\\nFollowing upon the return of the Hathaways, in the\\nspring of 1838, the infant settlement received accessions in\\nthe families of John and AViiliam Palmer, who located re-\\nspectively on sections 21 and 22. In the same spring\\nMoses Clark, Jr., made a settlement upon the northeastern\\nquarter of section 34 Elijah Potter, a bachelor, and his\\nbrother Silas (with family), on section 25. The Palmers\\ncame from Middlebury, N. Y., and when the town (now\\nMiddlebury, Mich.) was to be named they had the honor\\nof christening it, just as their father, who migrated from\\nMiddlebury, Vt., to New York State, named Middlebury,\\nN. Y. Moses Clark was a Baptist, and used once in awhile^\\nto preach sermons to the settlers. His father, who joined\\nhim some years afterwards, was likewise a preacher, and in\\nthat ofiice performed industrious and eiTective service.\\nAdam J. Coons was one of the early comers, and at-\\ntempted to make a settlement on section 26. He began\\nto feel lonesome directly, and went over then to section\\n28, where he squatted and said he would stay because in\\nthat ueighborhood there were people, while on his place in\\nsection 26 he was too far from human beings. Coons was\\nnoted for his disinclination to work, and would not lift a\\nhand in labor unless absolutely forced to choose between\\nworking and starving. His invariable excuse for idleness\\nwas that he owned but one suit of clothes, and that he\\ncouldn t afford to ruin them by working in them. Coons\\nwas regarded, moreover, as by no means a brave man.\\nWhen he heard of the burning of Glass house, north of\\nDuplain, and the loss therein of Glass wife and children,\\nhe made up his mind that rascally Indians had burned the\\nbuilding and murdered the iimiates. Acting upon this\\nidea, he resolved that no Indians should murder him with-\\nout having at least to fight for it, and when he went to bed\\ncarried also each night an axe with him. A settler s wife,\\nin discussing the subject with Coons wife, gave it as her", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0303.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "MO\\nHISTOKY OK SUIAWASSKK COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\no| iiiioii tliat till iiiiiii was a torriblo I owartl, ami aildcil,\\nwittily, Mary, vmi iiiado a bij; uii.stako wlu ii you tivod\\ntliiit Coon.\\nTlio iioitluMii iialf of tlio towii.-fliip wa.s allowed to ro-\\nuiaiii uudistiirlu d iiiitil tiio yoar 18;!!(, whon laiiic,s Me-\\nCarty, with liis .\u00c2\u00aboii .lohii, both haviiif: tiuuilics, voiiturod\\nto sootion ;i. William Mi-Caiio and ,101111 Taylor t ollowod\\nhim thitliora ti \\\\v yoars later, but Taylor returned about as\\ni|uiekly as ho had oome, while Mel\\\\uie, ath r e!ioii|Miis; about\\noij;ht aeres on section 4, retired in a condition of hijih di.s-\\ngust with the pioneer business, and declared afVcrwards that\\ntlie wolves were so thick in the infernal eouMlrv that no\\nwhite man could stop there.\\nIn that quarter settlements progressed slovvly until IStiO,\\nwhen a strong tide of emigration .set that way, and\\nalthough then the country thereabout was generally wild,\\nit bocHUie within sliort space an open fiirming region. In\\nIStill.when Samuel Katoii tone of the pioneers of Oakland\\nCounty) came to .section I, in Middlcbury, there had been\\nvery little done in thai vieinily in the way of clearing land.\\nlie occupied a farm (lunv owned by liis son, A. M. Katon~)\\nupon which not a stick had been cut except upon the few\\nacres eloured years before by MeCane, but that patch was\\nthen choked with a second growth of timber. Brazil Mar-\\nvin had come to section in ISot), cleared tlie fii-st year\\none hundred acres, and put it all into wheat. He paid five\\ndollars per acre for four lots of eighty aeres each, and in\\nsomething like ten years afVerwards sold the major portion\\nof the land at one hundred dollare an acre.\\nIjyman llikox was among the early comers to section 3.\\nIn 185(!, D. W. Kelley e\u00c2\u00abme to settle on seotioii 4. H. C.\\nMain lived then on section 1, but between his house and\\nKelley s the country was all woods, although the iic.vt year\\nD. L. Dodder came to seotion 10, and about tlien, too, into\\nthe northeast corner came the Munsils, the Heeds, Eddys,\\nand others.\\nIn 184. lloswell and Nathan llorriok settled near the\\nSloeums, and in 1852 Nathan moved to a jilaee on section\\n28. In that portion of the town William Hideout had been\\nliving upon seotioii 27 since 1844, and in that year, upon\\nhis entrance. Hideout found John Flanagan on section 22,\\nA.J. Coons on section 28, and Halhawav on 21. llircctlv\\nafterwards James Kenney came in and put up his ejibin on\\nsection 22, and to section 21, on the day of Hideout s\\narrival, came William Hadgeivw. Hideout found on his\\nland a number of Indian graves, and although nearly all\\nhave been plowed over there may yet be discovered in a\\npiece of his woods a few mounds containing bones.\\nMiddlcbury s pioneer blacksmith, and one of its early\\nearpentei-s, was l F. Tobey, who came to Michigan in\\n1835, and worked ton ycara aft\u00c2\u00abr that at niillwrighting.\\nIn 1848 he settled upon wild land in Middlcbury. and\\nopened a blacksmith s shop. In 1849, Tobey jtssistcd in\\nthe orectiou of a school-house ou section 23. Middlcbury\\nhad no saw-uiill then, nor until some ycai-s afterwards, when\\nCook Kline built one on section Iti, so that for lumber\\nthe builder in Middlcbury was compelled to go to Owosso\\nuntil some time after the year 1850. Tobey s neighbors\\non the cast he found to be James Kenney on section 22,\\nUarrisou Lounsbcrry on seution 23, and Bushrod Warren\\non the place in section 23 occupied in lS5t^ by Ij. F. Kings-\\nley, the present owner. Two yeai s previous to the coming\\nof Kingsley, Peimis Hammond made a settlement upon a\\npiece of wild land in section 20, and on .section 3(! Jere-\\niniali Howard made a clearing, whcie he died in 18t i).\\nIn that neighborhood, in 1854, about the only other resi-\\ndents were William Hathaway, the Sloeums, A. Sherman,\\nand Hexter Proper. In 1851, also, Levi Hyde cut out a\\nroad for two miles to reach a place in .section 14, where\\nhe has made his homo since that time. North of him the\\ntown was a forest. Over at Clark s Corners IVrry Clark\\nhad cleared two or three acres, and west of him was Amos\\nllilburii, who soon sold out tu H. 1 Thompson. About\\nthe time of Hyde s arrival Sanford Mack located on seo-\\ntion 11, and Henry .\\\\ekerinan on section It, while in the\\nfollowing spring 11. C. Main and Uavid Smith penetrated\\nthe wilderness upon section 1, and W. A. Barnes came to\\nsection Iti. When, in 185( L. F. Kingsley first occupied\\nhis present home on .section 23, his neighboi s on the east\\nwore M. Wooden, Hollin Warren, and Charles Stimson on\\nthe west, John Webster, Oaniel and Hobert Hurkee on\\ntbe south, Daniel Hearee and north, Levi Hyde and\\nStephen Kddy. Henry Mclu wan was in section 13 upon\\na place owned soon afterwards by Charles Hose, and now\\noccupied by his son, J. W. Uose.\\nIn 1848, when George II. and D. L. Warren came to\\nthe places they now occupy in section 33, the town-line\\nroad at that point had been chopped out but not cleared.\\nI iast of them on the town-line L. Stephenson made a\\nsettlement, in 1854, on section 34, where Charles Lock-\\nwood had already chopped twenty acres. Over on section\\n27, where he now lives, William Tubbs, of Oakland County,\\nmade a location in 1847; north of him Marshall settled\\nin 1854, G. W. Baboock ^a blacksmith) in 1857, and\\nwest, at later dates, V. S. Ledyard and J. Smith.\\nThe first white child born in Middlelniiy was Joseph,\\nsou of Obed Hathaway. His birth oeeurred .lune, 1838,\\nand since then his home has been in Michigan, his resi-\\ndeiiee at present being in Hennington township. The set-\\ntlement was not visited with death until August, 1843,\\nwhen Silas Potter died and was buried on his farm. Wil-\\nliam I almer died also at about that time, and was buried\\nin the town cemetery. As to the fii-st marriage in the town\\nit is difficult to fix it definitely. Careful invcstigiitiou has\\nsimply atl orded the information that the marriages of Tru-\\nman White to a sister of William Hideout, and Jeremiah\\nBaker to a sister of Nathan llerrick, were among the\\nearliest, perhaps the first two.\\nUpon the assessment-ioll of 183!t, which gives the total\\nassesficd value of the township at forty-seven thousand two\\nhundred and one dollars, the resident tax-paycre, with\\namount of lands they owned, are thus given:\\nAcres.\\nObeJ Hnthaway, sootion 21 SO\\n.Tiiliii Viihnor, sei*tiv ll 2\\\\ 80\\nNVilliiim I lilmer, sootion 27 120\\nJlosis Olarli, .Ir., sootion 31 SO\\nSilas Potior, sootion 25 SO\\nKlijah Potior, sootion 2.=i 160\\nOoorgo W. Sloouui. sootion ^b 160\\nThe assessment-roll for 1842 shows the followiujr:", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0304.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.\\n241\\nAcres.\\nGeorge W. Slocuiii, section 35 80\\nJolin Slocum, section .^5 80\\nSilas Potter, section 25 120\\nElijah Potter, section 25 80\\nA. J. Coons, section 26 160\\nWilliam Palmer, sections 22, 27 120\\nOhed Hathaway, section 21 80\\nJames McCarty, section 3 80\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Joiin .McCarty, section 3 80\\nJohn Palmer, section 21 80\\nTlie militia-roll of 1843, recording the names of all the\\nwhite male inhabitants between the ages of eighteen and\\nforty-five, bears the names of Nathan Ilerrick, D. D. Slo-\\ncum, John Slocum, Jr., (jcorge W. Slocuni, Klijali Potter,\\nJohn McCarty, Thomas M. Jenkins, Obed Hathaway, and\\nAdam J. Coons.\\nIn 1889 the jurors drawn were Moses Clark, Jr., and\\nJohn Palmer; in I HID, William Palmer and A. J. Coons.\\nIn 1845, John McCJarty and Roswell Herriek were on the\\nlist of petit jurors, and Nathan Herriek and Elijah Potter\\ngrand jurors.\\nTOWN. ^IIII dKOANIZATION AND LIST OF\\nokficp:rs.\\nA legislative act, approved March 21, 1839, organized\\ntowns 7 and 8 north, in range 1 east, as the township of\\nMiddlebury, the name being bestowed in pursuance of a\\nsuggestion ol William I alnicr, who came to Michigan from\\nMiddlebury, in the State of New York. Jan. 4, 1854, the\\ncounty supervisors set off town 8 and called it Fairfield,\\nthus reducing Middlebury to its present limits.\\nMiddlebury s first town-meeting was held April 1, 1839,\\nat the house of Moses Clark, Jr., who was chosen modera-\\ntor. William Palmer, John Slocum, Elijaii Potter, and\\nSilas Potter were chosen inspectors of election. Seven\\nvotes were cast, and naturally, there being but one ticket in\\nthe field, but little delay and no trouble was occasioned in\\nreaching a result. Indeed, the trouble was not to find\\noffices for men, but to find men for the offices, .since the\\nlatter so outnumbered the foiiner that two, three, and some-\\ntimes four offices were forced upon one individual. William\\nPalmer was elected Supervisor; Moses Clark, Jr., Clerk;\\nJohn Slocum, Treasurer William Palmer, John Slocum,\\nand Elijah Potter, Asse.s.sor8; William Palmer, Moses Clark,\\nJr., and John Palmer, School Inspectors; William Palmer\\nand John Slocum, Directors of the Poor Silas Potter, Con-\\nstable and Collector; John Slocum, Moses Clark, Jr., and\\nJohn Palmer, Highway Commissioners; John Slocum,\\nElijah Potter, Moses Clark, Jr., and John Palmer, Justices\\nof the Peace William Palmer, Overseer of Koad District\\nNo. 1. One hundred and fifty dollars was voted for town-\\nship incidental expenses, and the bonds of treasurer and\\ncollector were placed at five hundred dollars each.\\nAt a special election, April 28, 1839, George W. Slocum\\nwas chosen justice of the peace and commi.ssioner of high-\\nways to fill vacancies in tho.se offices, six votes being cast\\non that occasion.\\nAt a special election for county cotnmi.ssioner, July 15,\\n1839, the voters present numbered nine, as follows; Henry\\nLeach, John Slocum, Elijah Potter, Silas Potter, Gideon\\nCro.s8, Mo.ses Clark, Jr., John Palmer, George W. Slocum,\\nWilliam Palmer. At the general election in 1839 polls\\n31\\nwere opened on two successive days at the houses of John\\nPalmer and George W. Slocum. Eight votes were cast by\\nWilliam Palmer, Obcd Hathaway, John Slocum, George\\nW. Slocum, Moses Clark, Jr., Silas Potter, George Nichols,\\nand Elijah Potter. To inspect the election-it required five\\nmen, Moses Clark, Jr., John Slocum, Elijah Potter, Silas\\nPotter, and George W. Slocum, and of their number Moses\\nClark, Jr., was chosen to attend the county canvass.\\nTllK VOTERS OF 1842, 184.3, 1844, ANU 1845.\\nAt the election in 1842 the voters were ten, and were\\nnamed William Palmer, A. J. Coons, John Slocum, Elijah\\nPotter, George W. Slocum, Silas Potter, Obcd Hathaway,\\nJohn Slocum, John Palmer, John McCarty.\\nIn 1843 there were six, John Slocuni, Jr., Elijah Pot-\\nter, Nathan Herriek, A. J. Coons, George W. Slocum,\\nJohn McCarty. In April, 1844, llie voters were Nathan\\nHerriek, George W. Slocum, William Palmer. John Slocum,\\nElijah Porter, Uoswell Herriek, John Slocum, Jr., John\\nMcCarty, Thomas M. Perkins, Chester L. Kemp.\\nAt the general election in November, 1844, eleven votes\\nwere cast by Nathan Herriek, John Slocum, Nicholas\\nFlanagan, A. J. Coons, Obed Hathaway, AVilliam Badge-\\nrow, John Slocum, Jr., Elijah Pott !r, Constantine Yerkes,\\nWilliam Carpenter, Roswell Herriek.\\nIn November, 1 845, there were twelve, as follows Nathan\\nHc^rrick, John Slocum, George W. Slocum, Roswell Her-\\nriek, James McCarty, Osier George, William Hideout,\\nNicholas Flanagan, Jesse Badgerow, James Kenney, James\\nM. Curtis, William Badgerow.\\nThe. following is a list of the names of the persons chosen\\nannually from 1840 to 1880 to serve as supervisor, clerk,\\ntreasurer, and justice of the peace of the township\\nYear. Supc-n ifior.\\nClerk.\\nTreasurer.\\nJustice.\\n184U. John Slucniii.\\nJ. Palmer.\\nE. Potter.\\nA. J. Coons.\\n1841.\\nWilliam Palmer.\\nJ. Slocum.\\nJ. Palmer.\\n1842. John Palmer.\\nA. J. Coons,\\nW. Palmer.\\nG. W. Slocum.\\n1\u00c2\u00ab13. 0. W. Slocuni.\\nJ. Slocum.\\nE. Poller.\\n1S44.\\nF,. Potter.\\nJ. Slocum.\\n1845.\\nW. Palmer.\\n1840.\\nW. Ui.lcout.\\nN. Herriek.\\nW. Kideoul.\\n1847.\\nJ. Kenney.\\nW. Kideout.\\n0. W. .Slocum.\\n1848.\\nN. Ilerrick.\\nJ. Kenney.\\nC. Simpson.\\n1849.\\nK. W. .Sykea.\\nT. White.\\nN. Herriek.\\n1850. C. T. Post.\\nV. D. Slocum.\\nJ. Kenney.\\nG. It. Ivonnsberry\\n1851. G. W. Slocum.\\nB. F. Tobey.\\nli. F. Tobey.\\nB. Warren.\\n1852.\\nN. Herriek.\\nT. White.\\nJ. M. Curtis.\\n186:i. J. Konniy.\\nJ, Hathaway.\\nG. K, Loiinsberry\\nG. W. Slocum.\\n1864.\\nJ. Hathaway.\\n1856. H. Warren.\\nN. Herriek.\\nC. T. Post.\\nB. Warren.\\n1856. C. T. Post.\\nW. A. Barnes.\\nW. T. Voorhles.\\n11. Ackemiatt.\\n1857. 0. W. Slocum.\\nL. F. Kingslcy.\\n1). L. Warren.\\nH. McGowan.\\n1858. D. S. Uurkee.\\nB. Marvin.\\nJ. Hathaway.\\n18.% J. Hathaway.\\nR. W. Diirkee.\\nISCO.\\nJ. Marsliall.\\nG. II. Warren.\\n18CI. J. Margliall.\\nM. Wooden.\\nB. Payne.\\n1862. S. fjiloii.\\nB. Payne.\\nh. C. Van Dyne.\\n186.5.\\nM, Wooden.\\nJ. Marshall.\\nC. D. Slimson.\\n1864. J. Manihall.\\nL. J. Kenney.\\nN, Herriek.\\nS. fiitou.\\n1805. J. Hatiiaway.\\nI.. F. Klngsley.\\nJ. Manihall.\\n1806.\\nC. Leach.\\nI.. C. Van Dyne.\\n1807.\\nI.. .1. Kenney.\\nL. F. KIngsley.\\n1808. S. Eaton.\\nW. Hathaway.\\n8. Baton.\\n1809. J. Hathaway.\\nG. A. Winana.\\nS. II. Williams.\\n1870.\\nW. U. Vandevero\\n1871.\\nM. Wooden.\\n1872.\\nS. Eaton.\\n187.1.\\n0. A. 11 un toon.\\n8. B. Sonthworth\\nT. G. Challln.\\n1874.\\nW. H. Vandevere\\nI K75.\\nE. G. Croswcll.\\nJI. Wooden.\\n1S76. H. P. Thompson\\nS. Ejl\u00c2\u00abn.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0305.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "242\\nHISTOllY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nYoar. Suiiervlsor. Clerk. Treivswror. Justloe.\\n1S77. n. r. Tlunniwun. 15. A. Uuulouii. L. Kiiigsluy. N. 0. Giirritioii.\\n1S76. J. Hathaway. W. H. Vandovoro.\\n1879. A. M. tjiton. D. M. Moreboilse. M. Wooden.\\n1880. S. Eaton.\\nTOWNSHIP ROADS.\\nThe want of jniblic liii^liways was a serious diffieulty in\\nthe early days in MidiUebury, aud it was iu pursuance of\\na general desire to further the construction of township\\nroads that the organization of the township was urged at a\\ntime when there were seareely a liall -dozeu families therein.\\nAmong the roads laiil out at an early period the first\\none recorded appeal s to have been surveyed by Daniel\\nGould, May 14, 1S39. The road eommeneed on the south\\nline of section 34, at a point where the road in the town of\\nWoodhull intersects said line, and ran thence north fifteen\\ndegrees west sixty-tive chains; thence north fil\\\\y chains\\nand tifty links thence seventy-three aud a half degrees\\nwest five chains thence north sixty-eight and three-quarter\\ndegrees west twenty chains twenty-three links to the west\\nline of section 27 thence north on said line eighty-three\\nchains, thirty-two links, to the centre of the highway run-\\nning from the village of Owgsso to the village of iMajileton,\\nin the county of Clinton.\\nJuly S, 1839, a road was laid commencing on the merid-\\nian line between sections 20 and 29, running thence east\\ntwo miles and ten chains; thence south two miles to the\\ntown-line. On the same day a road was laid out from the\\ncorner-post of sections 21, 22, 27, and 28, running due\\nsouth one mile thence three miles east to the town-line.\\nMarch 24, 1840, highway eommissiouei-s George W.\\nSlooum aud John Palmer divided the town into districts as\\nfollows: District No. 1 to contain sections 1, 2, 11, 12,\\n13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 2G, 35, 30, iu town 7, and sections 1,\\n2, 3, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36, in\\ntown S No. 2, to include sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15,\\n16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, in town 7, and\\nsections 4, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34*,\\nin town 8. No. 1 was ordered to build a road from the\\ntown-line north of the quarter stake between sections 34\\nand 35 in town 7, and No. 2 to commence a road at the\\nquarter stake aud run north as fiir as Moses Clark s.\\nA town road was laid out Oct. 5, 1839, commencing at\\nthe southeast corner of town 7, and running west on the\\ntown-line between towns 6 aud 7 tweuty-oue chains, tifty\\nlinks west of the southwest corner of section 35, in town 7.\\nNov. 18, 1845, a road was laid from a stake thirty-one\\nchains and seventy-four links south of the northeast corner\\nof section 24, running thence south eighty-five and a half\\ndegrees west one hundred and thirty-seven chains, nine\\nlinks; theuce south eighty-seven and a half degrees west\\none hundred and eighty chains, twenty-nine links, to the\\nsouthwest corner of section 20 on the county-line. Feb-\\nruary 17, 1840, a road beginning at a stake on the MeCarty\\nand JIason road, running thence north on the section-line\\none hundred and twenty-five chains to the southeast corner\\nof section 35.\\nJune 12, 1840, a road wtis laid out to begin at a stake due\\nuorth of Palmer s Cornei-s, running on the old Colony road\\nas far as the section-line west from sjiid stake thence due\\niiurlh on the section-line to the corners of sections 4, 5, 8,\\n9 thence due cast one mile to the corners of sections 3,\\n4, 9, and 10. Jan. 11, 1842, a road was laid out to begin\\nat the cornei-s of sections 5 and 8, running thence east on\\nthe section-line one hundred and sixty-six chains, ninety-\\none links thence south sixty-five degrees east one hundred\\nand fifty-four chains, fifty links thence south seventy-two\\ndegrees etist thirty-six chains thence north eighty-eight\\nand a half degrees east thirteen chains, to the town-line.\\nA road was laid out iu March, 1842, beginning at the north\\nquarter-post of section 26 thence south on the quarter-\\nline thirty-eight chains, seventy-eight links thence north\\neighty-seven degrees cast thirty-eight chains, sixty-two\\nlinks, to the east quarter stake of section 26. A road,\\nApril 4, 1842, commencing at a stake north of Palmer s\\nCornel s, on the Colony road, running thence north on the\\nsection-line to the south corners of sections 3 and 4.\\nOct. 12, 1842, a road was laid to begin in the centre of\\nthe Colony road at a certain stake, running thence south\\nsixty-four chains, eighteen links, to the section-line fourteen\\nchains, fifty-seven links east of the northwest corner of\\nsection 26.\\nThe laying out of certain early roads is shown by the\\nfollowing transcripts from the records of the township\\nAt a meeting of the majority of the Commissioners of\\nHighways of the Township of Middlebury, Dee. 11, 1846,\\nit w;is ordered and determined that said Township be di-\\nvided into three road Districts, to be Numbered one. Two,\\n6 three, and embrace the following lands (viz.) District\\nNo. one, to be composed of Sec. No. 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33,\\n34, 35, 36, and the south half of 27 in T. 7 N., of 11. 1 E.,\\nand Sec. No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, U, 12, in Town S N.,\\nof K. 1 E.\\nDistrict No. Two to contain Sec. No. 13, 14, 15, 10,\\n17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and the north half of 27, in Town\\n7 N., of R. 1 E., and Sec. No. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, in\\nTown 8 N., of R. 1 E.\\nDistrict No. Three to contain See. No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,\\n9, 10, 11, 12, in Town 7 N., of R. 1 E., and Sec. No. 21,\\n22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, in Town\\n8 N., of R. 1 E.\\nAt A Meeting of the Majority of Highway Commis-\\nsioners of the Township of Middlebury, Oct. 21, 1848, it\\nwas ordered that A Road be laid out or Public highway be\\nrecorded. To wit Heginning at the southwest Corner of\\nSection Twenty-two, theuce Running South 2 degrees and\\ntwenty minutes, Ea.-:t 70 chains and 05 links, thence South\\n39 degrees West 10 chains, thence South 77 degrees West\\n7 chains and 65 links, thence South 21 i Degrees West 8\\nchains, tlienec south 4 degrees East 14 chains and 28 links,\\nthence South 85i Degrees E:ist 17 chains and 40 links,\\ntheuce South 2 degrees and 20 minutes East 47 chains and\\n60 links to the Southwest Corner of Section 27, Town 7\\nNorth, Range 1 East. Also Rcginning at the south qr.\\nPost of Section 27, thence Running North 2 degrees and\\n20 minutes West 79 chains and forty-seven links to the\\nNorth qr. Post of Section 27, iu the above Town.\\nAt a Meeting of a majority of the Commissioners of\\nHighways of the Township of Middlebury, May 11, 1850,\\nit was Determined and ordei-ed that a public Highway", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0306.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "G\\no\\nI\\nm\\nto\\n3)\\n5:", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0307.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0308.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.\\n243\\nshould be laid out, Coiumeuciug at the North Bast Corner\\nof Section two, on Town Line, thence llunninj^ West on\\nSection Line to the South East corner ut Section thirty-\\nfive, in Town Eight North, Range one East thenue North\\nto the North East corner of section thirty-five, tlience South\\nEighty-seven and half West Two hundred and fifty-four\\nchains and twenty links to the North West corner of sec-\\ntion thirty-two, on the Meridian Line, thence North two\\nand half West on said Line twenty chains and fifty-six links\\nto the South East corner of section twenty -four on Meridian\\nLine in Clinton County. Also a Road Beginning at the\\nSouth East corner of Section twenty-four in Town Eight\\nNorth, of Range one West, thence Running South two and\\nhalf East twenty chains and fifty-six Links to the North\\ncorner of Section thirty-two on the Meridian Line in Shia-\\nwassee County, Middlebury.\\nMAIL SEKVICE IN MIDDLEBURY.\\nMiddlebury had at one time two post-offices, but now it\\nhas none. In the days of the town s earliest settlement\\nthe people received their letters at Laingsburg. In 18-15,\\nhowever, George W. Slocum succeeded in having the Middle-\\nburgh post-office established in Middlebury, named Mid-\\ndleburgh because there was already a Middlebury post-office\\nin the State. Mail was received at the office once a week\\nover the route between Owosso and Ionia. Mr. Slocum\\nwas appointed postmaster, and retained the office until the\\ncreation of the Ovid office, in 1857, when Jliddleburgh\\npost-office was discontinued.\\nMaple Valley post-office was established at Ira Stimson s\\nhouse about 1850. Mr. Stimson was the postmaster until\\n1854, when Horton Warren received the appointment and\\nmoved the office to his place, on section 21. He was the\\nincumbent until the office was abolished, in 1857. Upon\\nthe Warren place one may see the building used in part as\\na post-office, now a barn, and still bearing the faded\\nlegend of Post-Office.\\nBURIAL-PLACES.\\nOn the 24th of May, 1840, the town accepted from\\nMoses Clark, Jr., one acre of land on the southeast corner\\nof his fi\u00c2\u00bbrm, to be devoted to the uses of a burying-ground,\\nbut on the 24th of August following reconsidered that\\ndetermination, and decided to have two burying-grounds,\\nNo. 1, to contain one acre and to be on Elijah Potter s\\nland; No. 2, to be on section 21, to contain one acre, and\\nto be located on Obed Hathaway s land. The chopping,\\nclearing, and fencing of both grounds were to be let at\\nauction, but for some reason neither burial-place was ever\\nlaid out. Indeed, no public grave-yard was laid out until\\nin 1849, when William Tubbs, while visiting Elder Clark\\none day and deploring the lack of school as well as burying-\\nground, declared there ought to be some effort looking to\\nthe securing of both for the town. The result was that\\nTubbs and Clark moved actively in the matter and obtained\\nboth school and cemetery. The latter was laid out in sec-\\ntion 27, and included a spot in which there lay already\\nburied a child of Osier George and a daughter of John\\nMcCarty. That burial-place is the only one the town lixs\\never had.\\nRELIGIOUS HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nAmong the early preachers in Middlebury the pioneer\\nwas, doubtless, Rev. Mr. Whiting, of the Rochester colony,\\nwho, in the summer of 1839, undertook to break twenty\\nacres of ground for William Palmer, and during his stay\\nin Middlebury preached Methodist sermons in the houses of\\nGeorge Slocum and William Palmer. Elder Allen, a Free-\\nWill Baptist minister of Duplain, was one of the early\\npreachers in Middlebury, and organized a church of that\\ndenomination in the town. Elder Clark, father of Moses\\nClark, Jr., preached occasional Baptist sermons, as did also\\nhis son Moses. Residents in the southern portion of the\\ntown generally went into Sciota to attend public religious\\nworship.\\nOccasional and irregular Methodist preaching only was\\nheld in Middlebury until about 1860, when Rev. Mr.\\nWright came on and organized the Warren Methodist\\nEpiscopal class in a log school-house on section 34. The\\norganizing members of the class numbered eight, viz.,\\nGeo. H. Warren, David L. Warren, Balcom, and\\nDe Haven, with their wives, D. L. Warren being\\nchosen class-leader. Prom that time on regular services\\nwere held once every two weeks.\\nIn 1872 the Warren class and Sciota class joined in the\\nerection of a handsome church edifice upon section 34, and\\nin it both classes have since then worshiped together. D.\\nL. Warren has been leader of the Warren class continuously\\nsince 1860. John C. Putnam is the leader of the Sciota\\nclass. Both classes have a membership of upwards of sixty\\nand meet for worship every Sunday, the pastor being Rev.\\nMr. Mcintosh, in charge of the Laingsburg Circuit. The\\nchurch trustees are George H. Warren, D. L. Warren,\\nGeorge W. Slocum, James Van Dyne, and Willard Ryan.\\nThe class-stewards are Willard Ryan, James Van Dyne,\\nand John Sherman. The recording steward is William\\nE. Warren. The Sunday-school is in charge of A. D. Sher-\\nman, and has an average attendance of sixty scholars.\\nPROTESTANT METHODISTS.\\nA Methodist Episcopal class was organized in the Mc-\\nCarty school-house about 1860, by the preacher in charge\\nof the Owosso Circuit. It struggled feebly for existence\\nduring the ensuing ten years, and met in various places\\nfor worship. About 1870 the class became Protestant\\nMethodist, and since then has met pretty regularly at the\\nMead school-house. It is now on the Owosso Circuit, in\\ncharge of the Rev. Mr. Mills. It has a small membership\\nand has preaching once in two weeks, Nelson Ackerman\\nbeing class-leader.\\nTHE CHURCH OF CHRIST,\\nwhich worships now in the school-house on section 24, was\\norganized in 1872 by John A. Maverty and Elias Silas,\\nevangelists. Among the members were L. F. Kingsley,\\nSamuel A. Merrill, M. Wooden, and Barney Banghart,\\nwith their wives. L. F. Kingsley and S. A. Merrill were\\nchosen elders, B. Banghart and M. Wooden deacons. Mr.\\nMaverty preached once a month for a year, and then came\\nJ. La Grange, W. A. Streator, G. J. Massey, and Judson\\nBrown. The church is now without a pastor, but is in ex-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0309.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "244\\nHISTOIU OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npeotiUioii of boiiij; sHjipliiul soon. The iiioniboi sliii), which\\nwas lit first iibout thirty, is now somewhat loss. L. F.\\nKingsley and William A. Morrill are the ciders, B. Vi s-\\nbiii-g aud John Do Witt the deacons.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nAlthough the township wius ors;anizod in 18; there\\nWiis no ors;iinized school district until 1S45, lor tlie very\\ngood rciison, doubtless, tliat there Wiis no occlusion therefor,\\nsince there were in the town at that time scareely any chil-\\ndren of school as;c. District No. 1 was ori;^auizcd May US,\\n1S45, and included the south half of seotiou 3, the south\\nhalf of section 4, the whole of sections 9, 10, 1.5, U!, 21,\\nand 22, and the north halves of sections 27 and 2S.\\nBefore tlie orgiuiization of District No. I, (.\\\\irtis Staf-\\nford taught a sub.^crijiliiin seiiool in 1S43, in an abandoned\\nlog cabin u|ion William Talnicr s place, and in thai .school-\\nhouse Mary Doane taught a short time after Stafford left.\\nAlthough a district was organizinl in 1S45, there is no evi-\\ndence to show that a sehool-housc was built or district\\nschool taught until 1S49. The school-house was built by\\nWilliam Bidcout on section 2S, aud in it tlie first school\\nwas taught by Mary Sherman, wlutse term of service was\\nthree months.\\nDistrict No. I seems trom the records to have been re-\\norganized in 1S4J), and it is likely that the di.stiict had no\\noperative existence until then. The reorganization gave to\\nthe district sections 27, 2S, 29, 32, 33, the south halves of\\nsections 20, 21, aud 22, the southwest quaiter of section\\n23, the northwest quarter of seotiou 2t and the west half\\nof section 34.\\nSchool reports dated June 10, 1852, set forth that the\\nnumber of seholai-s in district No. 1 between the ages of\\nfour and eighteen was twenty-four, and that Esther Doane\\nhad t^iught the school three months at the wages of oue\\ndollar and seventy-five cents per week. In district No. 2\\nthere were likewise twenty-four scholars, whose teacher,\\nAeh. ;\\\\h Blood, received one dollar and fifty cents per week.\\nIn 18o3, Sarah E. Sykt. s taught twenty-four scholars in\\ndistrict No. 2, aud for thirteen weeks received one dollar\\naud fifty cents per week.\\nDec. 5, 1S53, Ann Brooks aud Sarah Salisbury were ap-\\npointed to teach school at two dollars per week. During\\nthe year 18t 3 the children attending school in district No.\\n1 numbered tjventy-tluec, and belonged to families as fol-\\nlows William Kidcout, 1 William Tubbs, 1 G. Mc-\\nCarty, 3 Alan.son Seely, 4 Truman White. 1 William\\nWhite, 1; Obed Hathaway, 3; W L. Olark, 3; Sarah C.\\nSykes, 1 Nathan Herrick, 3 Stephen Taylor, 2.\\nFor the year 1S54 the amount of school money appor-\\ntioned to the two school districts was thirty-four dollars.\\nThe annual report from district No. 1 for 1854 gave the\\nnumber of school-children as thirty-four the number that\\nattended school, forty-three the teachers as Ann Brooks\\nand Harriet J. Fitch and the list of .*chool-books as Saun-\\nders Series of Readei-s, Birkan s Grammar, Smith s Geog-\\nraphy, Mitchell s, Adams and Thom^won s Aritlimctics,\\nElenientivry and Saunders Speller.\\nThe annual school report for 1879 presented the follow-\\ning statistics of the sevei-al districts of the township\\nNumlwr of soliool ilistriotsi (wlioli-, S; trnotional, 3)... ti\\nNumber of si-luihu s of soliool iigo 271\\nValue of sohool iiiopovt.v !(I50\\nToaohors wages $76.\\nThe school directors for 1879 were James Baldwin, Wil-\\nliam T. Vaughn, D. Snyder, liUther Ryan, W. B. Hubbell,\\nand G. W. Davidson.\\nU IDDLEBUKY CHKKSE-FACTORY.\\nMiddlebury has had since June, 1S79, a cheese-factory\\nthat appears to be a flourishing institution. Ion McCon-\\nnell, the owner, built it at the time named, aud during the\\nfirst season made ton thousand pounds of cheese. The\\nyield was one pound of chee.se for nine and three-quartei-s\\npounds of milk, and according to Mr. MeConnell s estimate\\npatrons of the fiiotory gjtined from thirty dollars to thirty-\\nfive dollars per cow during that sea.son.\\nHlOURAPHirAL SKKTCHES.\\nGEOHGK W. SLOOUM.\\nAround the name and memory of the first .settlers of a\\ntown, county, or State there will always cliug a peculiar iu-\\ntcrest.an interest felt for no other class of men. Who was\\nthe first settler of the town why did ho come in here\\nalone? what must have been his feelings wlioii he knew\\nthat for miles around there was no other white man will\\nbe the (jueries in after-years. Such a man was George W.\\nSlocum, who was born in Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y.,\\nDec. 11, 1810. His father was born in Dutchesis Co.,\\nN. Y., from whence he emigrated, after bis marriage, to\\n.Manlius, where he became the owner of a small farm, and\\nwhere George grew to manhood, receiving only a common-\\nschool education. In early life he worked out by the\\nmonth, working most of the time for a Mr. Ives, who iu\\n1834 took a job on the ship-canal from New Orleans to\\nLake Pontchartrain. He sent Mr. Slocum to take charge\\nof a gang of men. which kept him about six months. He\\nthen returned to New York, and in the spring of 183t) he\\nstarted West to look for a home in a new country. He\\ncame to Detroit, and from there went on foot to Pontiac.\\nArrived there, he was informed that desirable land could be\\nhad in Lapeer Co., Mich. In company with others he at\\nonce went to that county, where they made selections. He\\nthen went on foot to Detroit to enter his land, but found that\\nsome one had got ahead of him. He next selected some land\\nin Shiawassee aud agsiin went to Detroit, again to be dis;\u00c2\u00bbp-\\npointed, it was just taken. Nowise daunted, he ag-ain\\nmade a selection, -this time in Owosso township, now Mid-\\ndlebury, in Shiawassee Co., this time successfully. There\\nhad then been no land entered in Middlebury township,\\nand there was no white man living within its boundaries,\\nand Mr. Slocum and his father s family were its first per-\\nmanent settlers. His nearest neighbor east was twenty-\\ntwo miles away. He made his entry June 12, 1S3G, it\\nbeing the soutlieast ((uartcr of section 35, township 7 north,\\nof range 1 east. After entering his land he returned to\\nC)akland County, where for a time he worked by the mouth.\\nIn the summer of 1837 he took a piece of land to clejir", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0310.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP,\\n245\\nGEORGE W. SLOCUM.\\nand cnip, (jtlin^ five flullarn per ucTc, and tlie fipMt croj) for\\ncleariii;;. In the Call and early winter he worked on (he\\nPontiac and Detroit Ilailroad. In January, IHIJS, he wan\\njoined hy his parents, and they at once eatue to the land\\nBelected by Mr. Slocuni. A log shanty wa.s built, its roof\\nbeing of bark and its floor of split plank, with but one\\nwindow, which they had brought from Pontiac, and for\\nweeks with only a blanket for a door, around which the\\nwolves made night hideous by their bowlings. Their\\nmeans by this time were all expended, and they saw very\\nhard times. But by dint of hard work arid the most rigid\\neconomy hunger was avoided until the wlieat he had sown\\nin Oakland County was harvested, when a team, wagon, and\\ncow were bought, and more prosperous days began to dawn.\\nWith the energy and perseverance for which the American\\npioneer is noted, Mr. Slocum applied himself to clearing\\nup and improving his land, which is now a well-arranged\\nand productive farm of two hundred acres, while he has\\ngiven his son eighty acres. A fine house, surrounded by\\nlarge and commodious outbuildings, has taken the place of\\nthe log shanty first built, while everything indicates the\\nluxurious home of the well to-do American farmer.\\nOn the 2d day of May, 184 J, Mr. Slocum was joined\\nin marriage to .Miss Emily A. Holdridge, daughter of\\nDarius and Rebecca (Bi.shopJ Holdridge. She was born\\nin Niagara Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1824. Their children are\\nas follows: Cass H., born April 28, 1851 Mary A., Oct.\\n5, 1852; Ella, April 3, 1854; and George L., Oct. 18,\\n1857. In politics Mr. Slocum is a Democrat of the old\\nschool, and has been elected to nearly all the offices in the\\ngift of his fellow-townsmen. At the first town-meeting he\\nwas elected justice of the peace and highway commiRsioner;\\nthe next year supervisor, which office he has many times\\nheld. He has also been treasurer and clerk, and has been\\npostmaster many years, and has been one term an associate\\njudge of Shiawassee County, all of which offices were filled\\nwith ability and credit, making for Mr. Slocum a record of\\nwhich his descendants may well be proud.\\nGEORGE H. WARREN.\\nThe family of Warrens is of English descent, and their\\nancestry is identical with that of Gen. Joseph Warren of\\nRevolutionary fame. The groat-grandfather of the subject\\nof this biography was an early emigrant from the shores of\\nGreat Britain, though the date of his arrival is not a mat-\\nter of record. His son Samuel, the grandfather of George\\nH., was born in New Jersey, Sept. 18, 175::!, and was mar-\\nried to Miss Sarah Rainier, who was born Dec. 1, 1757.\\nThis marriage occurred about the year 1775, and soon\\nafter New Jersey became their home, during which time\\nMr. Warren served in the war of the Revolution, and sur-\\nvived until his seventy-ninth year. His wife lived to be\\nninety years of age. Their children were John, born July\\n4th, during the year American independence was declared;\\nWilliam, whose birth occurred Aug. 9,1778; Susanna,\\nborn Sept. 3, 1780; Samuel, Aug. 20, 1782; Ach.sah,\\nApril 24, 1789 Ann, Dec. 31, 1792 Job, May 12, 1790\\nGamaliel, March 14, 1799 Thomas, Feb. 12, 1802 and\\ntwo whose record is not preserved.\\nThe father of the subject fjf this biography was William,\\nwhose birth has been already stated, and who was married\\nin 1810 to Miss Mary Horn, who was born in Haddonfield,\\nCamden Co., N. J. Her fathiT was a native of Germany,\\nand her mother of Wales. They first located in Newtown,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0311.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "246\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGloiicostor Co., and from thence roiuoved to a liome ad-\\njacent to Egg Harbor, from wliicli place tliey repaired in\\nthe fail of 181(! to New York State, and settled in Onta-\\nrio County, their worldly possession.s at this time embracing\\nthe contents of a one-horse wagon, so moderate wore their\\ncircumstances. Their son, George H., was born Dec. 1,\\n1S27, and emigrated with his parents to Michigan when\\nbut three years of age, locating three miles IVuiu Tontiac,\\nOakland Co., on a new farm of eighty acres. At the\\nage of five years he was afflicted by the death of his father,\\nwho left a wife and family of si.x children in iiuligont cir-\\ncumstimccs. Mrs. Warren sought employment in the vil-\\nlage of I ontiae as a means of support, and was a second\\ntime married to Jt)sepli Hathaway, with whom the lad\\nGeorge resided. They soon after roiiiovod to Salem, Wash-\\ntenaw Co., where George remained until iiis ,si.\\\\(ociitli\\nyear, when he found employment as a farm-hand, working\\nfor seven dollars per month, ftt March, 18-17, when twenty\\nyears of age, he settled upon eighty acres of land in the\\ntownship of Middiobury, his brother David locating upon\\nan adjacent farm of equal size, and with whom George\\nmade his home for two years, his brother having married\\nMiss Mary IngersoU in 1847. At that time Mr. Warren s\\nnearest neighbor resided a mile and a half from his farm.\\nNo permanent roads had yet been laid out, and in order to\\nattend church Mr. Warren traveled with an ox-team from\\nthree to five miles. The first twenty bushels of wheat sold\\nfrom the farm were convoyed by Mr. ^Varren to Owosso,\\nperforming a portion of the journey with three yoke of\\noxen. Arrived at his destination, the wheat was dispo.sed\\nof at the rate of forty-five cents per bushel, making the\\ntotal receipts nine dollars, which amount Mr. Warren upon\\nhis return divided eijually with his brother David. Upon\\nthe occasion of this trip to Owosso, Mr. Warren carried\\nhis lunch with him as well !is hay for the use of his oxen.\\nThe difficulties and privations of these early pioneers may\\nwell teach a lesson of contentment to those who at the ])rcs-\\nent day are raising the cry of hard times.\\nMarch 17, 1851, lie married Jliss Almira Thayer, who\\nwas born March 9, 1831, in Oakland Co., Mich. They\\nhave four children living, Albert II., born in 185(), and\\nmarried April 17, 1879, to Miss Jennie Welch, of Steuben\\nCo., N. Y. The birth of Elmer K. occurred in 1861.\\nEmery D. was born in 1869, and George F. in 1874.\\nTliey are also the parents of two daughters, both of whom\\nare deceaspd. Mr. Warren is a Kepublicun in politics, and\\nhas .served the township in various official positions, includ-\\ning those of justice of the peace, highway commissioner,\\nand school inspector.\\nHoth Mr. and Mrs. Warren are members of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, and have been for a period of thirty\\nyears actively engaged in church labor.\\nGates, in what was then the county of Genesee, now Mon-\\nroe. Ho bought a large farm, which for that time was well\\nimproved. On this farm the family resided until three\\nyears after the death of the elder Mr. Kingsley, which oc-\\ncurred in 1818. The family then moved on to a fiirm near\\nRochester, then but a small village. This was the home of\\nLeonard until he reached manhood, although ho was there\\nLEONARD F. KINGSLKY.\\nAmong the leading men of Middlebury township we find\\nthe name of Leonard F. Kingsley, who was born in the\\ntown of Scipio, Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 2, 1811. When\\nhe was six years old his father moved iuto the town of\\nLEONARD p. KINGSLEY.\\nbut little, as he was obliged to work out by the month and\\nearn his own living. On the 26th day of December, 1833,\\nhe was married to Mi.ss (.!andacc Bartlett, daughter of Elli-\\nott and Waity (Lewis) Bartlett. She was born Dec. 9,\\n1810, in New Hampshire. After his marriage Mr. Kings-\\nley worked a farm one year. Then, in October, 1835, they\\ncame to Pontiac, Mich., where they liad eighty acres of\\nwild land, on which he made a small improvement then\\ntraded it ibr one hundred and .sixty acres in Bennington,\\nwhich he soon sold, and then bought a farm near what is\\nnow the village of Owosso. After a couple of years they\\nagain sold out, and returned to Rochester, where they\\nresided sixteen years. During this time Mr. Kingsley w.is\\nconstable, deputy sheriff, and collector. In 1856 they again\\nreturned to Shiawas.see County and settled in Middlebury,\\nwhere they bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, part\\nof which they have improved, and on which they still reside.\\nIn polities Mr. Kingsley is a stalwart Republican, and was a^\\ndelegate to the convention which organized the Republican\\nparty in New York. When Mr. Kingsley came to Middle-\\nbury the town was and had ever been Democratic, but the\\nfollowing year gave, as it has .since done, a Republican ma-\\njority, and to Mr. Kingsley a large share of credit was given\\nfor bringing it about. He has for ten years or more been\\ntownshi]! i^lerk, also for some time treasurer. He has been\\na notary public twenty years, and has done a great deal of\\nconveyancing and r\u00c2\u00abal estate business. He has also beeu\\nschool inspector, and has many times beeu requested to take\\nthe supervisor s office, but refused. For forty-five years he\\nhas been a member of the Church of the Disciples. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Kingsley have had but one child, viz., Louisa\\nAlmeda, born Oct. 14, 1834; died May 26, 1859.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0312.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "MRS. JAMES KKNNEY.\\nJAMES KENNEV.\\nJAMES KENNEY.\\nTo record and pfcserve for the coming generations the names\\nand deeds of the hardy first settlers of Michigan is indeed a\\npleasure. Coming as they did from the old and long-settled\\nEastern States, and plunging at once into the almost unhroken\\nwilderne.ss, with no guides but Indian trails and the moss on\\ntlie trees, erecting and living for years in rude shanties, clear-\\ning and improving tlie lands that have since become the beau-\\ntiful homes and farms of the State of Michigan, they are\\ndeserving of monuments which shall last longer than those of\\nmarble or granite. Among those we record the name of James\\nKenney, who was born in the town of Northampton, Mont-\\ngomery Co., N. Y., April 21, 1800. He is of Scotch descent,\\nhis grandfather on his mother s side having been born in the\\nHighlands of Scotland, from whence he emigrated to New\\nYork and settled in Montgomery County. His grandfather,\\nTheodore Kenney, was a native of Connecticut, and was a\\nsoldier in the patriot army during the war for Indei)cndence,\\nin which he was wounded. Elijah, the father of James, was\\nborn in Montgomery County, where he grew to manhood and\\nwas married.\\nWhen James was ten years old his father s family moved to\\nthe town of Sparta, in Livingston County, where his boyhood\\ndays were passed, and where he obtained a limited education.\\nHe remained with his father until he was twenty-six years old,\\nwhen he started out in life on his own account. He first\\nworked a year for a Mr. Purchase, receiving the then large\\nsalary of two hundred dollars per year. Becoming satisfied\\nthat in an old country a poor man stood but a slight chance\\nof obtaining a position in life, he in 1835 started for Michigan,\\ncoming to Detroit bj- steamer, and from there on foot to Sagi-\\nnaw, stoi}]iing in Flint long enougli to help rai.se the first\\nframed building erected there. At that time the only struct-\\nure marking the present site of Saginaw was a hotel kept in\\nthe old fort, and the Williams Brother s Indian trading-post.\\nOn his arrival Mr. Kenney found himself the possessor of\\ntwenty-two dollars, and with health, strength, and a will-\\ningness to work, which have ever been the foundation of\\nprosjierity and wealth. His first work was clearing the land\\nwhere the city of Saginaw now stands. During the first\\ntwo years he worked at chopping, clearing land, and run-\\nning a .scow on the Saginaw Uiver, and whatever ho could get\\nto do.\\nOn the 16th day of June, 1840, Mr. Kenney married Miss\\nRosella Bruno, daughter of John and Mary (Blanchard)\\nBruno. She was born in Canada, sixty miles north of Mon-\\ntreal, Aug. 3, 1817. Her parents were French, and Mrs.\\nKenney could only speak that language up to her tenth year,\\nwhen her parents moved to Vermont, from whence they went\\nto Saginaw in 1830. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs.\\nKenney the following children, viz. Lester J., born May 23,\\n1842; Susan, Dec. 20, 1843; Martha, May 23, 1852; and\\nLucy Ann, July 18, 18. After his marriage Mr. Kenney\\nbought a farm on Cass River, but being unfortunate in having\\nhis house burned was compelled to allow the land to revert\\nto its former owner. In the fall of 1841 he was elected sheritl\\nof Saginaw County on the Whig ticket, although that party\\nwas largely in the minority, he having been the second to\\nadopt its princijiles. In 1843 he was again elected, filling the\\noffice so satisfactorily that when, after the expiration of his\\nsecond terra, he came to Middlebury, men of both parties\\nasked him to stay and again take the office as soon as the statute\\nof limitation would permit. In April, 1840, having met with\\nfinancial losses through the failure of others, ho moved to the\\ntown of Middlebury, where he had previously purchased and\\nrun in debt for three lots of wild land on section 22. There\\nwere then but few inhabitants in the town, and but two houses\\nbetween his fann and Owosso. In two weeks time a log house\\nwas built, into which the family immediately moved. The\\nold house has been torn away, and in its stead has been erected\\none of the fine homes of Middlebur} while the wilderness\\nhas given place to a large and well-improved farm of two\\nhundred acres. Mr. Kennej did nuuh towards changing the\\npolitics of his town, which is now liopublican by a large ma-\\njorit} of which party he is one of the most earnest supporters.\\nHe has held nearly all of the town and school offices, including\\nthose of supervisor, treasurer, and clerk he has also been\\nnotary i ublic several years; and now in the seventy-fourth\\nyear of his age, respected and esteemed by all, he is passing\\nthe even-time of life in the enjoyment of more than a com-\\npetency.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0313.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0314.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0315.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "ficSioeNce OF HORACEC. MA/N^ Middlebury, Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0316.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP.\\n247\\nWILLIAM TUBES.\\nThe Tubb.s family is of English origin, two brothers,\\nSeth and Samuel, having emigrated from England to the\\nNew World, and settled in Massachusetts prior to the\\nRevolutionary war. At that time and for many years they\\nwere the only ones of the name known to be in this country.\\nThey were young unmarried men, and came to America to\\nmake for themselves a home. When the war broke out\\nthey were married and had families, but both enlisted and\\nserved during the war, Samuel coming home a colonel.\\nSeth had previously served in the French war, and was with\\nGen. Wolfe, at Quebec, when that general was killed. After\\nthe war, Seth, of whose family.we shall write, returned to\\nhis home in Massachusetts, where he resided until his\\ndeath. His son, also named Seth, was born in Massachu-\\nsetts, from whence he emigrated in January, 1800, to\\nWestern New York, locating in the town of Pitts, now\\nRichmond, Ontario Co., where he bought fifty acres of wild\\nland. The country was new and there were then but few\\nfamilies in the town, and they were scattered over a large\\nscope of country. Wild animals were very numerous,\\nmaking it almost impossible for Jlr. Tubbs to keep sheep\\nand stock. He was very poor, but was industrious, and\\nsoon made for himself and family a comfortable home. He\\nadded to his farm until at his death he was the owner of\\na large and valuable property. Mr. Tubbs was in Shays Re-\\nbellion, acting with Shays in liberating prisoners who had\\nbeen for many years in prison at Northampton for debt.\\nHe was a man respected by his neighbors, and ultimately\\nbecame a leading citizen of his town. He lived to a ripe\\nold age, and passed away in 1858. His son William, the\\nthird of nine children, and the subject of this sketch, was\\nborn June 28, 1800, on the new farm in Ontario County,\\nwhere his father had but recently settled. Thus William\\nwas born and grew to manhood in a new country amidst\\nthe privations and dangers incident to the lives of the\\npioneers of that time. During the war of 1812 the news\\nreached them that the British were making a raid which\\nthreatened Rochester and the .surrounding country. Wil-\\nliam and his father both volunteered and started for the\\nscene of operations, but saw no active service, as the alarm\\nproved a fal.se one. During the famine of 1815 and 1816\\nthey saw hard times but never went hungry, as William s\\nfather was a mechanic and earned good wages, and could\\nbuy when others could not. William received only a com-\\nmon-school education, but was early taught that work was\\none of the first laws made for man s guidance. He remained\\non his father s farm until he was twenty-four years of age,\\nwhen he started out in life for himself, working at the\\ncooper s trade. In 1838, wishing to get a home in a new\\ncountry, he came to Oakland Co., Mich., and bought a farm\\nin Novi township which was partly improved, and on which\\nhe and his son lived and kept bachelors hall, he working\\nat his trade while his son worked on the farm. Mr. Tubbs\\nremained on the Oakland County farm untill 1847, when\\nhe sold out and came to Middlobury, in Shiawassee County,\\nand bought eighty acres of wild land, on which he built a\\nlog house, and with his family commenced life in the wil-\\nderness. Here Mr. Tubbs has lived for many years, and\\nnow in the even-time of life is enjoying the results of a\\nlong life of industry and economy. He has cleared and\\nimproved a farm, and has done his share towards making\\nShiawassee the fine county it is to-day. In politics he is\\nand has ever been a Democrat of the Jackson type, and has\\nbeen several times elected to oflices in his township. He", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0317.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "248\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nhas been justice of the peace two terms, and highway com-\\nmissioner two terms. In February, 1824, he was married\\nto Rebecca Bray, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Yanger)\\nBray. There were born to them Betsey, June 1, 1825\\nAnn, June 1, 1827; Seth A., July 28, 1829; Mary, Jan.\\n13, 1831 Jerusha, Martha, William\\nB., March 3, 1837 James B., June 6, 1840.\\nFor his second wife he married Catherine Van Dyne,\\nborn April 29, 1811, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Van\\nDyne. Their union was blessed with one son, Samuel T.,\\nborn April 19, 1851. He still remains on the old farm\\nwith his father, and manages the business of the family.\\nMrs. Catherine Tubbs died Feb. 26, 1875.\\nHORACE C. MAIN.\\nTheodore Main was born in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y.,\\nJuno G, 1806. When he was four years old his father\\nemigrated to Clarendon, Orleans Co., same State, where he\\nwas an early settler. Theodore married Amanda M. Put-\\nnam. In Clarendon he lived until his death, July 13,\\n1852, surviving his wife but a month and two days. His\\nson, Horace C. Main, was born in Clarendon, Sept. 27, 1834.\\nAfter the death of his father, Horace was sent to the Brock-\\nport Collegiate Institute to complete his education but he\\nonly remained eighteen months, when he went to Rochester\\nand became steward of the Eagle Hotel, then a first-class\\nhouse, and in which he remained until he was of age. On\\nthe 5th day of June, 1854, he was married to Miss Dian-\\ntha S. Howe, daughter of George and Iluldah (Fuller)\\nHowe. She was born in Bennington, Vt., June 5, 1832.\\nHer people were early settlers in Palermo, Oswego Co.,\\nN. Y., where her father and grandfather both died. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Main have never had children, but have an adop-\\nted daughter, Lydia, who was born Aug. 16, 1867, one\\nloved by them as though she was their own. In the fall of\\n1855 Mr. Main and his wife came to Michigan, and settled\\nin Middlebury, Shiawassee Co., where he had previously\\nbought the west half of the northwest quarter of section 1.\\nThe land was in its wild state, not a stick cut, and no roads\\nto or near it. Game of all kinds was plenty, it being noth-\\ning strange to see bears near their house, while the wolves\\nwere sometimes heard at night. Many of the roads in their\\npart of the county were surveyed and helped to be cleared\\nby Mr. Main. A log house was built in which they lived\\nthirteen years, then moved into their present neat and\\npleasant home, a view of which adorns another page of this\\nwork. Mr. Main now owns one hundred and eighty acres\\nof land, of which one hundred and five acres are well\\nimproved. In politics he is a Republican, and has filled\\nwith credit to himself and his county the oflfice of surveyor,\\nand the more difficult one of county drain commissioner.\\nHe was deputy surveyor many years, and principal four\\nyears, and commissioner sis years. He has also held town\\noffices, and has taken a deep interest in the schools of his\\nneighborhood, having himself taught school, and served\\nfourteen years in succession as director of his district. He\\nhas been for years agent for the Davenport lands, and sold\\nfarms to nearly fifty persons in this part of the county. Mr-\\nMain is highly spoken of by men of both parties as a man\\nof sterling worth and integrity.\\nSept. 24, 1864, Mr. Main was drafted into the army, but\\nfurnished a substitute, who served to the end of the war.\\nCHAPTER XXXVI.\\nNEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescripl.ion Original Land-Purchases Settlement and Settlers\\nTownship Organization and Civil List Early Highways iSchools\\nChurch History Village of West Haven.\\nNew Haven was among the earliest of the townships\\nof Shiawassee County in point of settlement, and was\\nprobably, in 1837, the extreme northern limit of civiliza-\\ntion in the valley of the Shiawassee. It is described in\\nthe government survey as township 8 north, of range 3\\neast, and joins Saginaw County on the north, Caledonia on\\nthe .south, Hazelton on the east, and the township of Rush\\non the west.\\nThe surface of New Haven is generally level, with very\\nlittle rolling land. An exception to this is, however, ob-\\nserved in the immediate vicinity of the hamlet of West\\nHaven, where some elevations vary the scene and greatly\\nenhance its picturesque beauty. An extensive tamarack\\nswamp formerly existed in the township, but careful drain-\\nage has converted this into the most fertile land found\\nwithin its limits. The soil may be generally described as\\na clay loam mixed with gravel. To the north and west\\nsand prevails to some extent, while clay predominates in\\nthe south and on the eastern border. The former marshy\\nland in the north and east is now well cultivated and very\\nproductive. The soil yields a good quality of wheat, while\\ngrass is always a prolific crop, and corn well repays the\\nlabor of the farmer. The report of farm products for\\n1874 gives the number of acres of wheat harvested in\\n1873 as ten hundred and fifteen, which produced fifteen\\nthousand nine hundred and forty bushels, while the yield\\nof corn fi om five hundred and forty-two acres was seven-\\nteen thousand four hundred and ninety-two bushels. Of\\nother grains, nineteen thousand two hundred and twenty-\\nfive bushels were harvested, and fifteen hundred and fifty\\ntons of hay were cut. The yield of latter years is greatly\\nin excess of this, as a result of the improvement of much\\nof the land of the township.\\nFruits find here a congenial soil, though the apple is the\\nstaple product of the orchards. Peaches are grown, as are\\nal.so plums and cherries, but not in great abundance. The\\nprevailing timber is elm, beech, maple, and oak, some\\nspecimens of which attain an unusual size.\\nThe Shiawassee River flows through the northwest por-\\ntion of the township, and affords excellent water-power,\\nwhich is utilized at West Haven for manufacturing. Six-\\nMile Creek, a considerable stream, enters the township at\\nsection 33, and flowing northwest pours its waters into the\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0318.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\n249\\nriver on section 18. Another stream of some magnitude\\nwaters the eastern border of the township.\\nORIGINAL LAND-PUKCHASKS.\\nThe lands embraced in township No. 8 north of range 3\\neast were entered from the government or purchased from\\nthe State by tlio following individuals\\nSECTION 1.\\nL. U. Parsons (State), 1854, 1855 687.09\\nSECTION 2.\\nC. 8. Kimbciley (State), 1855 506.B9\\nMargaret E. Kimberley, 1855 87.4:)\\nSECTION 3.\\nHannah Wade (State), 1852 84.57\\nAlpheus Oliver (State), 1849 160\\nC. S. Kimberley, 1849 87.43\\nM. E. Kimberley, 1854 160\\nE. W. Algin, 1854 80\\nAlbert Ganeon, 1855 80\\nSECTION 4.\\nJoseph Barry, 1836 811\\nNelson Thomas, 1855 76.01\\nL. II. Pcirsons (State), 1849 .322.26\\nC. S. Kimberley fState), 1853 80\\nE. F. Wade (State), 1853 40\\nS. W. Stout (State), 1851 40\\nSECTION 5.\\nR. MeHenry, 1836 80\\nllollcnrv, llealy. Smith, and Kerchcval, 1836 80\\nJohn L. Ireland, 1836 399.28\\n(iiileon Scott, 1836 78.30\\nS. Kimberley, 1858 411\\nFranklin Clark, 1858 40\\nSECTION 6.\\nLadd and Little, 1835 161.4(1\\nCornelius Bergen, 1836 129.10\\n.McHeiuv, Kercheval, Smith, and Healy, 1836 234.20\\nJohn Ro bins, 1836 76.84\\nSECTION 7.\\nCornelius Bergen, 1836 271.50\\nMcllcnry, Kercheval A Co., 1836 322.56\\nSECTION 8.\\nMcHcnry, Kercheval A Co., 1836 160\\nJ. h. Ireland, 1836 240\\nJohn McGowan, 1836 160\\nWm. Marshall, 1854 SO\\nSECTION 9.\\nWilliam Durkee, Jr., 1836 80\\nWilliam Washburn, 1836 160\\nE. H. Marsh, 18.36 80\\nWilliam Bloodworth, IS36 80\\nGeorge Judson, 1836 80\\nE. II. Marsh, 1836 80\\nJ. C. Heminway, 1854 80\\nSECTION 10.\\nE. F. Wade, 1850 320\\nL. II. Parsone, 1849 320\\nSECTION U.\\nThomas Durfee, 1837 80\\nL. U. Parsons (State), 1849, 1854 400\\nC. S. Kimberley, 1855 160\\nSECTION 12.\\nThomas Durfee, 1837 240\\nC. S. Kimberley (State), 1855 320\\nL. H. Parsons (State), 1854 80\\nSECTION 13.\\nWilliam Durfee, 18.37 320\\nM. R. DimiDock, 1854 80\\nC. S. Kimberley (State), 1855 240\\n32\\nSECTION 14.\\nAcres.\\nWilliam Durfee, 1837 320\\nMilton Sutliff (State), 1850 320\\nSECTION 15.\\nWilliam Durkee, Jr., 1836 160\\nMarcus Beldcn, 1836 160\\nH. B. Young, 1853 40\\nDaniel Young, Jr., 1854 80\\nM. E. Conklin, 1864 40\\nC. BraiiKird, 1849 160\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool lands 640\\nSECTION 17.\\nJohn L. Ireland, 1836 640\\nSECTION 18.\\nTrumbull Gary, 1835 605.61\\nSECTION 19.\\nJohn L. Ireland, 1836 640.25\\nSECTION 20.\\nIra A. White, 1836 160\\nA.L.Williams, 1836 80\\nPeter Reid, 1836 400\\nSECTION 21.\\nC. M. Boutwell, 1836 320\\nPeter Reid, 1836 320\\nSECTION 22.\\nP. A. Palmer, 1836 80\\nJames Roberts, 1836 40\\nNorman Burgess, 1836 80\\nWilliam Kellogg. 1836 160\\nJohn N. Garner, 1854 40\\nE. F. Frary, 1854 120\\nMary E. Conklin, 1854 120\\nSECTION 23.\\nHorace Hart, 1836 160\\nC. S. Kimberley (State), 1855 160\\nL. H. Parsons (State), 1854 320\\nSECTION 24.\\nWilliam Durfee, 1837 80\\nSilas R. Pierce, 1854 80\\nL. H. Parsons (State), 1849 .320\\nC. H. Kimberley (State), 1855 160\\nSECTION 25.\\nHezekiah Rowley, 1837 80\\nC. S. Kimberley (State), 1852, 1855 560\\nSECTION 26.\\nIra Walker, 1836 160\\nJames Dunton, 1836 80\\nDavid Davis, 1836 160\\nConsider Arms, 1836 160\\nJoel A. Hart, 1830 80\\nSECTION 27.\\nPeter A. Palmer, 1836 160\\nIra Walker, 1836 160\\nJames Dunton, 1836 80\\nS. B. Ansley, 1836 240\\nSECTION 28.\\nRichard K. Oliver, 1836 80\\nPeter Reid, 1836 80\\nWilliam Brannan, 1836 80\\nPell Teed, Jr., 1836 160\\nSamuel Goodham, 1836 200\\nCzardus Clark, 1851 40\\nSECTION 29.\\nIra A. White, 1836 160\\nMargaret Ilardenburgb, 1836 80\\nE. D. Shollwino, 1836 80\\nWilliam Durkee, Jr., 1836 160\\nWilliam Brannan, 1836 120\\nWilliam Durkee, Jr., 1836 40", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0319.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "250\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION 30.\\nArros.\\nJohn Jones, 1836 80\\nJames Jones, 1836 80\\nA. L. Williams, 1836 78. J8\\nLot Clark and Stephen Warren, 18. i6 155.31\\nSECTION 31.\\nE. R. Kearsley, 1836 67.32\\nE. Jones, 1S36 160\\nDaniel Odell, 1S. U 231.60\\nM. Robinson (Slate), 1850 160\\nSECTION 32.\\nGeorge Fluck, 1836 80\\nD. P. Sturdevant, 1836 80\\nBenjamin Cotherin, 1836 129\\nAVilliam Durkee, Jr., 1836 40\\nS. C. Hall, 1849 160\\nP. J. Kinney, 1849 160\\nSECTION 33.\\nJohn Sturdevant, 1836 SO\\nBenjamin Cotherin, 1836 1(50\\nWilliam Eames, 1836 80\\nSECTION 34.\\nJohn Sturdevant. 1836 80\\nWilli.am E.ames. 1836 SO\\nR. C. Hart. 1836 80\\nB. N. Johnson, 1836 80\\nS. B. Anslcy, 1836 40\\nJames Vase, 1837 SO\\nMichael Gibbons, 1854 120\\nCol. Thomas Gorton, 1855 40\\nEliza N. Clark, 1855 40\\nSECTION 35.\\nJames Dunton, 1836 40\\nBirdsall N. Johnson, 1836 80\\nHorace Hart, 1836 IfiO\\nDaniel Prentice, 1837 80\\nAlonzo Barber, 1837 160\\nJames Vase, 1837 80\\nJohn Lingo, 1855 40\\nSECTION 36.\\nHorace Hart, 1S36 160\\nDaniel Prentice, 1837 SO\\nCharles S. Kimberley, 1855 4on\\nSETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS.\\nThe earliest settler who iuvaded the forests of New Haven\\nwas Horace Hart. Not a white man had yet penetrated this\\ndense wilderness with a view to making a permanent home\\nwithin its boundaries. Mr. Hart came from Monroe Co\\nMich., in 1836, accompanied by four sons, Lewis, Robert\\nC, Joel A., and Joseph W., all of whom located in the\\ntownship. He entered four hundred and eighty acres of\\nland on various sections of the township, and gave each of\\nhis sons eighty acres, retaining himself one hundred and\\nsixty on section 35, upon which ho settled. He placed his\\nfamily on their arrival, in Owosso, while he, with his sons,\\nproceeded to the tract on the latter section and built a\\ncabin, which one of the sons, with his wife, occupied until\\nthe family a few months later removed to it. Mr. Hart,\\nwith the abundant aid which his family afforded, made\\nrapid progress in the labor of clearing, and at the expira-\\ntion of the first year had improved ten acres, a portion of\\nwhich was sown with wheat. He was for some time com-\\nparatively isolated, the nearest neighbor being four miles\\ndistant. At his home was celebrated the earliest nuptials\\nin New Haven, Miss Nancy Hart, his daughter, having\\nbeen united to Mr. Thomas R. Young. In this family\\nalso occurred the first death, that of his son Robert C, in\\n1848. Mr. Hart himself survived to an advanced age, and\\ndied in 1867 at the home of his son, Joseph W. Hart, who\\nlocated in the cast portion of the town.ship, and later on\\nsection 19, where he improved the land and remained until\\nhis death in 1870. The homestead is now occupied by his\\nson William, who is one of the most enterprising farmers\\nin New Haven. Lewis Hart lived upon the same section.\\nJoel A. Hart removed to Caledonia, where he died in 1862.\\nIn 1837 occurred an incident which for a brief time\\ncaused some consternation in the neighborhood immediately\\nadjacent. Mi.ss Nancy Hart and a younger sister, aged five\\nyears, while strolling in tlie woods lost their way, and from\\nSabbath morning until the following evening no trace of\\nthe wanderers could be discovered. The settlers for miles\\naround joined in the search, and they were at last discov-\\nered two and a half miles from the paternal roof, nearly\\nexhausted with hunger and fright.\\nThe .second of the earlier pioneers who found a home in\\nNew Haven was Richard Freeman, an Englishman by\\nbirth, who came to Michigan very soon after his arrival\\nfrom the shores of Great Britain. Peter Reid, a resident\\nof the city of New York, purcha.sed one hundred and sixty\\nacres on section 20, upon which he placed Mr. Freeman,\\nwho began at once the work of clearing, the township at\\nthat time being totally destitute of any suggestions of civ-\\nilization other than were indicated by the small opening\\nmade by Horace Hart. Mr. Freeman effected a consid-\\nerable improvement upon this place, but ultimately removed\\nto one hundred and sixty acres which he purchased on\\nsection 21. He afterwards became a resident of the town-\\nship of Rush, and is now located upon section 30 in New\\nHaven.\\nAt the house of Richard Freeman was held the earliest\\ntownship-meeting, the voters on that occasion being Horace\\nHart, Lewis Hart, William Durkee, Humphrey Wheeler,\\nRichard Freeman, John Dunlap, and Spencer W. Stout.\\nMr. Freeman has been during his residence in the town-\\nship active in its interests, and is esteemed as a most excel-\\nlent citizen.\\nHumphrey Wheeler may be mentioned as the third set-\\ntler in point of arrival. He had been a former resident of\\nChenango Co., N. Y., from whence he emigrated to Oak-\\nland County in 1836, and to New Haven in the spring of\\n1838. He removed to and settled on eighty acres section\\n15, which had been given Mrs. Wheeler by her father.\\nA cabin twelve by sixteen feet in dimensions was imme-\\ndiately constructed, covered with troughs and having a\\nfloor made of hewn logs. The box of a sled was dismem-\\nbered and did duty as a door after some remodeling. During\\nthe construction of this modest dwelling Richard Freeman\\nextended the family a cordial hospitality. The family of\\nMr. WJieeler were victims to chills and fever, which pre-\\nvented the accomplishment of a large clearing the first\\nyear. At this time a pilgrimage of four miles was neces-\\nsary to procure water for household use. Indians were\\nfrequent visitors, and boars caused much consternation\\namong the cattle. The following incident is given by John\\nN. Ingeisoll in Sketches of Shiawassee County As\\nan illustration of the trouble which the pioneer settlers en-\\ncountered from the close visita of these varmints, James\\nB. Wheeler, Esq., relates to us the fact that when his father,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0320.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\n251\\nHumphrey Wheeler, came into the county, in 1838, settling\\nill what is now New Haven, he drove with him from Pon-\\ntiac three good-sized hogs and on the second night after\\nhis arrival the entire family were roused from their slum-\\nbers by the excessive squealing of one of the porkers, and\\non going out to discover the cause found a wolf in close\\ncontact witli the hog, the latter evidently getting the worst\\nof it. The wolf made ils escape and the hog was saved,\\nonly, however, to be carried oiF the next night by a bear,\\nthe last of his pigship. This same bear, a bold and plucky\\nfellow, was just afterwards supposed to have been captured\\nby baiting and a spring rifle, set for him by the renowned\\nJohn Pope. It was on a Saturday night, and early next\\nmorning John was seen wending his way to Corunna, with\\nthe carcass of old Bruin and two significant jugs, loaded on\\na stone boat, drawn by oxen of Pharaoh s lean kine.\\nIn 1855, Mr. Wheeler erected the spacious hotel familiarly\\nknown as Wheeler s Tavern, in which he became well\\nknown as the genial host until his death, in June, 1860.\\nHe was the earliest supervisor of the township, and filled\\nother important civil oflttces.\\nSpencer W. Stout was a pioneer of 1839 from the Em-\\npire State, and made a location upon eighty acres on section\\n4. Mr. Wheeler received him hospitably on his arrival,\\nand entertained him until a house could bo built upon his\\nland. He made a small clearing, but finding the solitary\\nlife of a bachelor monotonous very speedily obtained the\\nconsent of Miss llosanna Hart to become his wife. This\\nwas the second marriage in the township. Mr. Stout in\\n1868 removed to Tennessee, but later resumed his residence\\nin Michigan.\\nJohn Dunlap was the earliest settler of the year 1840,\\nwhen he purcliased eighty acres on section 33, remaining\\nat Owo.-^so while making the preliminary improvements\\nupon the land. His progress was not rapid, but a pro-\\nductive clearing ultimately took the place of the wilderness\\nthat greeted his arrival. Mr. Dunlap remained upon this\\nfarm until his death. He was one of the earliest inspectors\\nof election, and filled other offices of importance.\\nWilliam Uurkee, a previous resident of Oakland County,\\nwas also a pioneer of 1840. He located upon two hundred\\nacres on section 29, and bought an additional forty on sec-\\ntion 32, which had been entered by him in 1836. He re-\\nmained with Mr. Wheeler (whose brother-in-law he was)\\nuntil a shelter for his family was completed, and on their\\nremoval he at once began clearing. Mr. Durkee made\\nsome progress in his improvements, but found the soil of\\nNew Haven less suited to his ideas than that of Oakland\\nCounty, to which he returned in 1850.\\nPeter Ueid, whose name has previously been associated\\nwith that of Richard Freeman, was a resident of New York\\nCity, and entered land in tliis township in 1836. He was\\nfor a while a settler, and afterwards came for .short periods,\\nat one time remaining for two consecutive years. He can-\\nnot, however, be spoken of as a permanent resident.\\nRoswell Shipman, a pioneer of 1842, came from Mon-\\nroe Co., Mich., and located upon eighty acres on section 23.\\nThe land was entirely unimproved on his arrival. He\\nerected a structure of logs to which the family removed,\\nand Mr. Shipman began the labor of underbrushing and\\nclearing. He was dependent upon his own exertions, and\\nfound industry and perseverance indispensable qualities to\\nhis success. Mr. Shipman afterwards removed to Caledonia,\\nwhere his death occurred. Several of his grandchildren\\nare still residents of New Haven.\\nCzardus Clark, a former resident of Chautauqua Co.,\\nN. Y., located in 1843 upon eighty acres on section 29,\\nwhich was a dense forest with no indication of civilization\\nnear. John Dunlap was living, and had a small clearing,\\non section 33, to which he and his family were welcomed\\nwhile building a cabin of logs. Mr. Clark found ready\\nemployment in the fulling of trees and clearing of brush.\\nDeer were readily shot from the dooryard or supplied by\\nthe Indians, who traversed the forest on fishing and hunt-\\ning expeditions. Wolves were also occasional vi.sitors,\\nthough not .so obtrusive as in other portions of the town-\\nship. Mr. Clark survived until 1875, when he died in\\nNew Haven. His sons, Lorenzo and Ashley D., came at\\nthe same date, both of whom located upon .section 29. The\\nformer is decea.sed, and the latter now resides upon section\\n28. Three other sons, Czardus, J. Franklin, and Charles\\nB., are all farmers on section 28.\\nJesse B. Amidon removed from Oakland County and\\nselected land upon section 21. John Dunlap, a relative of\\nMrs. Amidon, welcomed them on their arrival. There was\\nno highway other than the State road, and some difficulty\\nwas experienced in reaching his purchase. There was not\\na saw-mill in the township, Owosso and Corunna being de-\\npended on to supply the lumber for building purposes.\\nMr. Amidon found a journey of sixty miles to Pontiac\\nnecessary to obtain flour and other supplies. He did not\\nlong submit to these privations, but removed from the town-\\nship. In 1859 he became a resident of Hazelton, his\\npresent home.\\nFrancis R. Pease came from New York State to Living-\\nston County in 1838, and to New Haven in 1843. He\\nfirst located upon section 18, and later upon section 21,\\nwhere he had forty acres, Mr. Amidon having formerly\\noccupied the place and built a log hou.se to which he re-\\nmoved. During the winter of his arrival there occurred\\nthe heaviest snow-.storm remembered, which so obstructed\\nthe roads as to make travel very diSicult. Snow or deep\\nwater as a consequence of defective drainage cover\u00c2\u00abd the\\nhighways. At the house of Mr. Pease very early religious\\nservices were held, being conducted by Elder Pattison. Mr.\\nPease died in 1856, and his widow still occupies the home-\\nstead.\\nWalter II. Seymour removed from Caledonia to this\\ntownship in 1842, and located upon eighty acres, entered\\nby Trumbull ary, on section 18, later purchased by Lewis\\nFinley. He built a log hou.se upon this land, which was\\nimproved, and occupied until his death. His widow still\\nsurvives, and is the present owner of the place. Mr. Sey-\\nmour was prominent in the earlier interests of the township\\nand held several town oflices.\\nIsaac W. Rush purchased of C. M. Boutwell eighty\\nacres on .section 21, upon which he settled in 1844. He\\nremained but a brief time and removed to New York State,\\nwhere he died.\\nThe names of settlers who had come to the township", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0321.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "252\\nHISTOEY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nprior to 1844 are approximately shown by the following\\nlist, which embraces the resident tax-payers in New Haven\\nfor that year, with the section on which the land is located\\nand number of acres\\nAcreB.\\nSpencer W. Stout, section 4 80\\nHumphrey Wheeler, section 15 SO\\nWalter R. Seymour, section IS SO\\nRichard Freeman, section 21 IfiO\\nIsaac W. Rush, section 21 80\\nJesse B. Amidou, section 21 40\\nJoseph W. Hart, section 2:! SO\\nRoswell Shipman, section 23 80\\nWilliam Durkee, sections 9,29, 32 360\\nDwight Dimmock, section 28 120\\nJohn Dunlap, section 33 80\\nLewis Hart, section 34 80\\nJoel A. Hart, section 26 SO\\nHorace Hart, sections 35, 36 240\\nRobert C. Hart, section 36 80\\nJohn B. Burns, section 36 240\\nRichard Freeman, section 20 80\\nPeter Reid, section 20 80\\nRobert Ireland Personal.\\nF. R. Pease\\nD. W. Wheeler\\nDwight Dimmock came from Owosso to New Haven in\\n1844, and located upon one hundred and twenty acr es on\\nsection 28, which is at present occupied by C. B. Clark.\\nHe began a clearing and improved a few acres, but finding\\nhis labors uncongenial, returned again to his former resi-\\ndence.\\nJohn Pope, a somewhat eccentric character, came to\\nNew Haven in 1844, and bought land on section 19. He\\nafterwards removed to section 34, upon the Lewis Hart\\nfarm, and, after a somewhat migratory life, settled in Owosso,\\nwhere he died, in 1866.\\nLewis Finley purchased, in 1845, the whole of section\\n18, which was entered in 1835 by Trumbull Cary. A\\nportion of this he located upon and improved. On his\\ndeath it was inherited by his sons Auron and Nathan,\\nwho now occupy it. The Dumond family, consisting of\\nfather and sons, made their advent in 1849, having been\\nformer residents of the State of New York. They im-\\nproved a farm on section 29. Some members of the family\\nare still residents of the township.\\nGeorge Ott came from New York State to Monroe\\nCounty in 1847, and purchased meanwhile, in the town-\\nship of New Haven, two hundred and forty acres on sec-\\ntion 19. He employed other parties to do the clearing,\\nand erected on Six- Mile Creek the first saw-mill in the\\ntownship, which for several years was run profitably. He\\nafterwards divided the early purchase among his children\\nand purchased a farm of ninety acres on section 18, the site\\nof his present residence.\\nDaniel Young, a pioneer from Wayne Co., N. Y., located,\\nin 1852, upon forty acres on section 15, which he subse-\\nquently increased to eighty, and upon which he erected a\\nsubstantial residence. At this date there were no roads\\nintersecting the State road, and no family had located\\nwithin a distance of twenty miles north. Humphrey\\nWheeler one mile distant was the nearest neighbor.\\nHe offered the family hospitality for a period of six weeks,\\nwhile Mr. Young obtained employment in the harvest-\\nfields. He built a house of boards, which afforded him a\\ncomfortable home for fourteen years, after which his pres-\\nent dwelliu was erected. Indians of tiie Fisher tribe were\\nfrequent visitors. They were great beggars, and did not\\nmaintain the established reputation of the race for honesty.\\nMr. Young has two children residing in the township, to\\nwhom he gave each forty acres on the same section.\\nRev. William Cochran removed from Buffalo, N. Y., to\\nWashtenaw County in 1837, and to the township of New\\nHaven in 1852, where he purchased of Warren Hart the\\neast half of the northwest quarter of section 23. Some\\nimprovements had been made on the land and a log house\\nerected, though few settlers had yet arrived. He devoted\\nmuch time to the cultivation of this farm, and also became\\nfamiliar to the residents in the exercise of his sacred call-\\ning, having been one of the earliest preachers in New\\nHaven. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran now reside in Corunna, the\\nlatter having been a very early pioneer in Washtenaw County.\\nPhineas Burch came in 1854 from Niagara Co., N. Y.,\\nand made a home upon eighty acres on section 16, upon\\nwhich there were no improvements. The State road having\\npassed his farm afforded him advantages of travel not en-\\njoyed by many of his neighbors. He built a log cabin on\\nhis arrival and effected a clearing of three acres the first\\nyear. His trade of carpenter and joiner, however, occu-\\npied much of his time. The farm is still his home, which\\nby cultivation has been made very productive.\\nChester Cram, who preceded Mr. Burch by one year,\\ncame from Oakland County, whence he removed from New\\nYork State. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres\\non section 27, together with an additional eighty which he\\nsold on arrival. On the remainder he located and erected\\na house of logs, meanwhile availing himself of the tem-\\nporary abode offered by Roswell Shipman. Mr. Cram\\ncleared ten acres the first year, and continued improving\\nthe land until his death in 1866. His two sons, Horace\\nand Levi, live upon sections 27 and 22, respectively, and\\nwith them their mother alternately resides.\\nJames H. Desbrough removed from Ann Arbor to New\\nHaven in 1855, having come direct from England to the\\nformer place in 1852. He located upon eighty acres on\\nsection 26, which was entirely uncleared. He remained\\nwith William Cochran while building a temporary home,\\nand soon after had effected a considerable clearing. Mr.\\nDesbrough erected a substantial residence in 1869, but\\nlived only one year to enjoy it. His widow now occupies\\nthe farm.\\nS. H. and J. Alliton came with their grandfather, Ros-\\nwell Shipman, to the township in 1855. They engaged in\\ndaily labor until the opening of the war, when they entered\\nthe army. After their terms of service had expired, each\\npurchased a farm on section 33. This land was uncleared,\\nbut has since been rendered by careful labor among the\\nmo.st valuable farms in New Haven, and upon each is\\nerected a substantial residence.\\nSamuel P. Conklin came from Rockland Co., N. Y., in\\n1857, and located upon forty acres on section 22. In the\\nmidst of the forest which covered this land a frame house\\nwas standing that had been erected by J. J. Garner, a\\ncircuit preacher, of whom he purchased the property. In\\n1869, Mr. Conklin removed to his present farm of eighty\\nacres on section 28. Daniel Conklin preceded him one\\nyear, and located upon section 22, where he still resides.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0322.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\n253\\nPatrick Riley came from Flint to this township in 1857,\\nhaving purchased eighty acres on section 24. He remained\\nwith Jesse D. Hanford on section 26 while building, and\\nimmediately after began chopping. A clearing of ten acres\\nwas the re.sult of his first year s labor. In the spring a fine\\ncrop covered this land. He has been successful in his\\nfarming pursuits, and now has two hundred acres on sec-\\ntion 26 and eighty on an adjoining section.\\nEdward Murray came at the same time as bis friend\\nRiley, with whom he remained until a house had been\\nerected on section 25, where he owned eighty acres. He\\nstill resides upon this land, where he has a well-improved\\nfarm.\\nMichael Hart, who was formerly employed upon the\\nDetroit and Milwaukee Railroad, purcha.sed one hundred\\nand sixty acres on section 36 in 1860. It had been for-\\nmerly occupied and some improvements had been made\\nupon the land. He is rapidly cultivating this farm, having\\nnearly half of it now covered by growing crops.\\nChristopher Roehm come to the township in 1861, and\\nremained for a year at Six-Mile Creek, now West Haven.\\nHe meanwhile purchased eighty acres on section 32, and\\nwhile building upon it remained upon the Dunlap farm.\\nHe has greatly improved this land, and still resides upon\\nit. His son, William H., is the present clerk of the\\ntownship.\\nAmong other names that may with propriety be men-\\ntioned on the roll of pioneers are those of Oliver Hopkins,\\nJohn Desbrough, H. W. Wheeler, Lewis Rowe, P. B. Soule,\\nJohn T. Shepard, Willis Taylor, Ira Root, J. R. Knight,\\nWilliam M. Lindsey, A. D. Whitney, H. J. Hopkins, and\\n0. C. Gaylord.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nNew Haven was erected a separate civil township by an\\nact of the State Legislature approved March 20, 1841, which\\nprovided That all that part of the county of Shiawassee\\ndesignated as township number eight north, of ranges\\nnumber three and four east, be and the same is hereby set\\noff and organized into a separate township by the name of\\nNew Haven, and the first township-meeting shall be held at\\nthe dwelling-house of Richard Freeman in said township.\\nThe eastern half of the township so erected and described\\nwas taken off and erected into the township of Hazelton by\\nact of March 25, 1850, thus reducing New Haven to its\\npresent limits.\\nPursuant to the provisions of the act erecting New\\nHaven, the electors of the township met on the first Monday\\nin April, 1841, at the house of Richard Freeman, for the\\npurpose of choosing town.ship officers. Humphrey Wheeler\\nwas chosen Moderator; Horace Hart, Joel A. Hart, John\\nDunlap, and William Durkee, Jr., Inspectors of Elections\\nPeter Reid, Clerk and Lewis Hart, Assistant Clerk. The\\nofficers elected for the year were Superviisor, Humphrey\\nWheeler; Township Clerk, Joel A. Hart; Treasurer, Lewis\\nHart; As.sessors, H. Wheeler, William Durkee, Horace\\nHart; School Inspectors, Horace Hart, H. Wheeler, Peter\\nReid Directors of Poor, Richard Freeman, Joel A. Hart\\nHighway Commissioners, Peter Reid, John Dunlap Justices\\nof the Peace, H. Hart, H. Wheeler, Peter Reid, William\\nDurkee Constable, Robert C. Hart.\\nThe following list embraces the civil officers elected in\\nthe township of New Haven from 1843 to the present\\ntime, viz.\\n1843. Supervisor, Humphrey Wheeler; Township Clerk,\\nWilliam Durkee Treasurer, J. A. Hart Asses-\\nsors, Horace Hart, William Durkee School\\nInspectors, H. Wheeler, Horace Hart Highway\\nCommissioners, Walter Seymour, H. Wheeler\\nJustice, F. W. Stout Directors of Poor, Walter\\nSeymour, H. Wheeler Constables, J. W. Hart,\\nJ. B. Amidon.\\n1844. Supervisor, Horace Hart; Township Clerk, Dwight\\nDimmock Treasurer, J. B. Amidon Justice,\\nRoswell Shipman Assessors, Lewis Hart, F. R.\\nPea.se; Highway Commissioners, I. W. Rush,\\nW. Seymour School Inspector, Joel A. Hart\\nDirector of Poor, Walter Seymour Constable,\\nJ. W. Hart.\\n1845. Supervisor, Horace Hart Township Clerk, H.\\nWheeler Assessor, Lewis Finley Treasurer,\\nLewis Hart Director of Poor, S. W. Stout\\nHighway Commissioner, F. R. Pease Justices,\\nLewis Finley, Horace Stout Constables, J. W.\\nHart, D. W. Wheeler.\\n1846. Supervisor, Joel A. Hart Town.ship Clerk, H.\\nWheeler Justice, Horace Hart Highway Com-\\nmissioners, Richard Freeman, J. A. Hart Di-\\nrectors of Poor, S. W. Stout, R. C. Hart;\\nAs.sessors, L. Finley, Horace Hart School In-\\nspectors, J. A. Hart, Lewis Finley Constable,\\nR. C. Hart.\\n1847. Supervisor, J. A. Hart Township Clerk, H.\\nWheeler; Treasurer, Lewis Hart; Justice, S.\\nW. Stout Assessors, Joseph W. Hart, Lewis\\nFinley School Inspector, Lewis Finley High-\\nway Commissioners, Horace Hart, Richard Free-\\nman Directors of Poor, S. W. Stout, Robert\\nC. Hart Constables, R. C. Hart, Josiah Dunlap.\\n1848. Supervisor, Lewis Finley; Township Clerk, H.\\nWheeler Treasurer, D. W. Wheeler Assessor,\\nHorace Hart Highway Commissioner, W. R.\\nSeymour School Inspector, Lewis Finley Di-\\nrectors of Poor, Lewis Finley, J. W. Hart\\nConstables, Josiah Dunlap, D. W. Wheeler.\\n1849. Supervisor, Czardus Clark; Township Clerk, H.\\nWheeler; Treasurer, D. W. Wheeler; School\\nInspector, Czardus Clark Directors of Poor,\\nS. W. Stout, F. R. Pease; Assessors, W. R.\\nSeymour, H. Wheeler; Highway Commissioner,\\nCzardus Clark Justice, Lewis Hart; Constables,\\nJosiah Dunlap, D. W. Wheeler.\\n1850. Supervisor, Lewis Hart; Town.ship Clerk, Horace\\nHart Treasurer, Peter Duniond Directors of\\nPoor, John Dunlap, W. R. Seymour School\\nInspector, Levi Rowe Assessors, F. R. Pease,\\nJ. R. Hart Highway Commissioner, J. W.\\nDiamond Justices, W. V. Dumond, F. R.\\nPease Constables, Peter Dumond, Peter Soule.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0323.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "254\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1851. Supervisor, Lewis Hart; Township Clerk, Horace\\nHart Treasurer, George Ott Higiiway Com-\\nmissiouer, W. R. Seymour Sehool Inspector,\\nJohn T. Shepard; Justice, John T. Sliepard\\nAssessor, Lewis Rowe Director of Poor, John\\nDunlap; Constables, Peter Dumond, M. R.\\nFinley.\\n1852. Supervisor, H. Wheeler; Township lerk, David\\nWheeler Treasurer, George Ott School In-\\nspector, Horace Hart; Director of Poor, John\\nDunlap Assessor, Avery French Justices, F. R.\\nPease, P. B. Soule Highway Commissioner,\\nW. M. Linzey; Constables, H. Dumond, D. W.\\nWheeler.\\n1S53. Supervisor, Humphrey Wheeler; Township Clerk,\\nHorace Hart Treasurer, George Ott School\\nInspector, Daniel Youug Director of Poor,\\nJohn Dunlap Assessors, Lewis Hart, F. R.\\nPease Justices, Lewis Hart, William Cochran\\nHighway Commissioner, J. T. Shepard Con-\\nstables, E. H. Wheeler, J. G. Ott, Josiah Duulap.\\n1854.^Supervisor, Lewis Hart; Township Clerk, Horace\\nHart; Treasurer, Seymour Shipman Highway\\nCommissioner, W. R. Seymour; Justice, William\\nCochran School Inspector, H. Wheeler Direc-\\ntor of Poor, John Dunlap Constables, P. Du-\\nmond, P. B. Soule, John Mansberger Assessor,\\nLewis Hart.\\n1855. Supervisor, Phineas Burch Township Clerk,\\nHumphrey Wheeler Treasurer, S. Shipman\\nJustices, A. B. (Clarke, illis Taylor; Highway\\nCommissioner, William Linzey School Inspec-\\ntor, Daniel Young, Jr. A.ssessor, H. Wheeler\\nDirector of Poor, F. R. Pease Constables,\\nJoseph Ott, P. Dumond.\\n185C. Supervisor, P. Burch; Town.ship Clerk, H.\\nWheeler; Treasurer, Daniel Y ^oung, Jr. Justice,\\nIra Root; Highway Commissioner, Asa Whit-\\nney School Inspector, H. J. Hopkins Director\\nof Poor; William Cochran.\\n1857. ^Supervisor, P. Burch Township Clerk, H. Wheeler\\nTreasurer, Daniel Y ^oung, Jr. Justice, Lewis\\nHart; Highway Commissioner, Walter R. Sey-\\nmour School Inspector, Daniel Young, Jr.\\nDirector of Poor, Czardus Clark Constables,\\nJoseph Ott, J. R. Knight.\\n1858. Supervisor, Lewis Hart; Township Clerk, Sey-\\nmour Shipman Treasurer, Wm. Shankland\\nJustice, 0. C. Gaylord School Inspector, H. J.\\nHopkins; Highway Commissioner, J. R. Knight;\\nDirector of Poor, H. Wheeler; onstables,\\nWarren Ladd, L. M. Newall, A. D. Whitney,\\nG. A. Wallace.\\n1859. Supervisor, P. Burch Township Clerk, H.Wheeler;\\nTreasurer, A. D. Wheeler; Justices, Wm. Moore,\\nC. Clark Highway Commissioner, William M.\\nLinzey School Inspector, Daniel Young, Jr.\\nDirector of Poor, J. R. Knight Constables, J.\\nII. Wortman, W. II. Shankland, Patrick Riley.\\n1860. Supervisor, Phineas Burch; Township Clerk, H.\\n1861\\n1871\\n1872\\n1878\\n1874\\n1875\\n1876\\n1877\\n1878..\\n1879\\nWheeler; Treasurer, H. J. Hopkins; Justice,\\nP. Burch School Inspectors, H. J. Hopkins,\\n0. C. Gaylord Constables, H. J. Hopkins,\\nIsaiah Ott.\\n-70. Not obtainable.\\nSupervisor, Phineas Burch Township Clerk, J. F.\\nParkhurst Treasurer, J. P. Jones Highway\\nComniLssioner, W. Underwood School Inspec-\\ntor, J. P. Jones Constable, J. P. Jones.\\nSupervisor, A. D. Whitney Township Clerk, S.\\nH. Alliton Treasurer, J. P. Jones; Highway\\nCommissioner, George Ireland School Inspector,\\nThomas Jenkinson.\\n-Supervisor, A. D. Whitney Township Clerk, J.\\nH. Alliton Treasurer, C. S. Dickenson School\\nInspectors, R. H. Angel, Thomas Jenkin.son\\nDrain Commissioner, Charles Houghton High-\\nway Commissioner, Charles B. Linzey Justices,\\nM. H. Ridley, Seymour Hart Constable, Thos.\\nE. Hanson.\\nSupervisor, A. D. Whitney Township Clerk, S.\\nH. Alliton Treasurer, C. S. Dickenson Justice,\\nL. W. Pray Highway Commissioner, Thomas\\nJenkinson Drain Commissioner, A. E. Herring-\\nton School Inspector, Thomas Jenkinson.\\nSupervisor, A. D. Whitney Township Clerk, S.\\nH. Alliton Treasurer, C. S. Dickenson Jus-\\ntices, T. E. Hanson, G. E. Hurd Superin-\\ntendent of Schools, M. A. Taylor; Drain Com-\\nmissioner, Ellis Ott Highway Commissioner,\\nGeo. Ireland School Inspector, Thomas Jenkin-\\nson Constable, W. F. Williams.\\nSupervisor, C. S. Dickenson Township Clerk, S.\\nR. Chamberlain Treasurer, Ellis Ott Justice,\\nChas. B. Linzey Superintendent of Schools,\\nL. W. Pray; Drain Commissioner, Urius Smith;\\nHighway Commissioner, Edward Gorman; School\\nInspector, M. H. Ridley Constables, W. F.\\nWilliams, R. H. Vanhorn, L. H. Smith.\\nSupervisor, C. S. Dickenson Township Clerk,\\nWm. H. Ream Treasurer, S. H. Alliton Jus-\\ntice, L. W. Pray Highway Commissioner, A.\\nD. Whitney Superintendent of Schools, L. VV.\\nPray School Inspector, S. J.Y^oung Constables,\\nW. F. Williams, Van. V. E. Ridley, William\\nDumond.\\nSupervisor, C. S. Dickenson Township Clerk, W.\\nH. Ream Treasurer, S. 11. Alliton Justice,\\nM. Hotchkins; Superintendent of Schools, L. W.\\nPray Highway Commissioner, A. D. Whitney;\\nDrain Commissioner, W. F. Williams; School\\nInspector, J. W. Clark Constables, D. M. Pease,\\nS. H. Alliton, Wm. W. Hart.\\nSupervisor. Nathaniel Ball Township Clerk, W.\\nH. Ream Treasurer, S. H. Alliton Justice,\\nT. W. Hinion Highway Commissioner, W. D.\\nUnderwood Superintendent of Schools, S. J.\\nYoung School Inspector, J. W. Clark Con-\\nstables, W. W. Hart, D. M. Pease, Ralph Wil-\\nliams, S. H. Alliton.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0324.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\n255\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Nathaniel Ball Township Clerk, W.\\nH. Beam Treasurer, W. C. Underwood High-\\nway Commissioner, E. Penebaker Justices,\\nSidney McCready, Oliver Hopson Drain Com-\\nmissioner, J. W. Fairbanks; Superintendent of\\nSchools, S. J. Young School Inspector, J. W.\\nClark Constables, J. C. Fox, T. E. Hastings,\\nW. D. Underwood.\\nEARLY HIGHWAYS.\\nThe earliest highway in New Haven was laid out by the\\nState, and known as the State Road. It ran north and\\nsouth, entering the township on section 33, and following a\\nnortherly course to section 21, then angled to the east, but\\nagain took a direct north course on the section line between\\nsections 15, 16, 9, 10, 3, and 4, and passed out of the town-\\nship. The date of this survey is not a matter of township\\nrecord. The earliest recorded road in New Haven began at\\na stake on the north bank of Six-Mile Creek, in the centre\\nof the road running north through the i^uutheast quarter of\\nsection 18, and pursuing a northerly course, terminated at\\na stake on the north line of the township, east of the quar-\\nter post on the south line of section 31. The date of\\nsurvey is not given, though jobs for clearing the route of\\nthis road were awarded August 19, 1843, by Humphrey\\nWheeler, Horace Hart, and Walter R. Seymour, then com-\\nmissioners of highways.\\nThe next recorded road was surveyed by Andrew Hug-\\ngins, June 10, 1847, and is entitled a Road from Dun-\\nlap s west to Town Line. Beginning at the corners of\\nsections 28, 29, and 33, and running south eighty-nine\\ndegrees and fifty-six minutes west on the section-line thirty-\\nnine chains and ninety-six links to the quarter post stand-\\ning on the south side of section 29 thence south eighty-\\nnine degrees and fifty minutes west forty chains to the\\ncorners of sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 thence south eighty-\\nnine degrees and twenty minutes west thirty-nine chains\\nand ninety links to the quarter post on the south side\\nof section 30 thence south eighty-eight degrees fifty-three\\nminutes west thirty-five chains and five links to the south-\\nwest corner of section 30.\\nThe township was originally divided into seven highway\\ndistricts.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe township, though first settled in 183(3, was without\\neducational advantages until 1843. During the year a\\nschool-house of logs was erected on land owned by F. R.\\nPease, on the south section-line of section 21. Ira W.\\nRush was the early teacher who taught the rudiments to\\nthe rising youth of New Haven. The log structure was\\nlater superseded by a frame one, familiarly known as the\\nold red school-house. It still remains as one of the land-\\nmarks of the olden time, though age has sadly impaired the\\nsymmetry of its proportions and the brightness of its color\\nhas departed. Early religious services were held in the\\noriginal log building by Noah Pettus, who divided with folder\\nPatterson the honor nf having been the earliest messenger\\nof gospel tidings.\\nThe territory of New Haven is now divided into seven\\nwhole and two fractional school-districts, under supervision\\nof the following-named board of directors Uriah Smith,\\nFrederick Sehantz, George Ott, Horace B. Cram, P. P.\\nBeswick, J. II. Alliton, Cornelius Knight, J. M. Bishop,\\nJohn Hanna.\\nThree hundred and twenty-five children received instruc-\\ntion during the past year, of whom nineteen were non-res-\\nidents. They were under charge of four male and fifteen\\nfemale teachers. The total value of school property in the\\ntownship is $5350, and its total resources for the year for\\neducational purposes 82953.91, of which $197.28 is de-\\nrived from the primarj -school fund.\\nCHURCH HISTORY.\\nWESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.\\nThe finst society of this denomination was organized in\\n1851 by the Rev. William Cochran, of Corunna. After\\na brief career the church was reorganized at the old red\\nschoiil-house as the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nIn the winter of 1871, Rev. Mr. McGee collected the\\nscattered members of the former body, and at the same\\nschool-hou.se formed another church. During the season\\nanother class was organized at the school building known as\\nthe Desbrough school-house. Rev. Mr. McGee remained\\nfor two years as pastor of these churches (which were and\\nare a part of the Shiawassee Circuit), and was succeeded by\\nRev. Mr. Lyon, who remained for one year, when Rev. Mr.\\nMcGee returned to the charge. Rev. William Waterman\\nbecame pastor in 1874, and under his labors the member-\\nship was greatly increased. In 1875, Rev. Harvey Johnson\\nwas called to preside over the charge, and in 1877 he or-\\nganized the Underwood Wesleyan Methodist Church with\\nthe following membership Edmund Underwood, Mrs.\\nUnderwood, Eva Morse, Charles Morse, Orlando Morse,\\nMary E. Morse, Squire Williams, Daniel Young, Catharine\\nYoung, Martha E. Dutcher, Robert Dutcher, Harvey John-\\nson, Martha Johnson, Melissa J. Young. The present\\nclass-leader is Charles Morse, and the stewards are Edmund\\nUnderwood, Orlando Morse, and Robert Dutcher. The\\nclerk is Daniel Young. Rev. L. E. Jessop became pastor\\nin 1877, and was succeeded in 1879 by Rev. William Daven-\\nport, who still ministers to the congregation, and has been\\nsignally blessed in his labors.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in\\nNew Haven was organized in April, 1859, as a part of the\\nCorunna Circuit, in the Owosso district. The Rev. L. C.\\nYork was the first pastor. In 1868 it was transferred to\\nthe Chesaning charge, while under the ministrations of Rev.\\nA. B. Clough.\\nThe pastors in succession since that time have been as\\nfollows: in 1870, Rev. T. G. Omans, who was in 1871\\nfollowed by Rev. D. B. Miller. In 1872, Rev. A. Allen\\nwas pastor in charge, and in 1875, Rev. C. P. Kellerman\\nsucceeded. Rev. J. W. Crippin ministered to the church\\nin 1877, and the present pastor, Rev. II. W. Hicks, was\\ninstalled in 1879. Services are held in the school-house\\nsemi-monthly, though the erection of a church edifice is\\nbut a matter of time. Phincas Burch has been for many\\nyears class-leader.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0325.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^b6\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH.\\nThis organization was formed in 1860 by Rev. Christo-\\npher Roehm, with a membership of thirty. Services had\\nbeen early lield at the house of Frederick Steiner, with\\nGodfrey Schontz as class-leader. In 1875 the society be-\\ncjime sufficiently strong to begin the erection of a church\\nedi6ce, which was completed at a cost of twelve hundred\\ndollars, the debt having been wholly liquidated. The loca-\\ntion of the church building is on the southeast quarter of\\nsection 19.\\nThe pastor is Rev. Mr. Brumm, who resides in Owosso,\\nthe church at New Haven being a part of the Owosso Cir-\\ncuit. The trustees are Fred Yenkcl, Christian Cooley,\\nFred Kirn, Jr., Godfrey Schontz.\\nCHURCH OF THE DLSCIPLES.\\nA society under the discipline of tlie dciioniiuatiou above\\nmentioned was organized in 1875, by Elder Houghton. It\\ngrew in numbers and influence during the two succeeding\\nyears, and in 1877 measures were taken for the erection of\\na house of worship, ground having been secured for the\\npurpose on section 3. The building was soon after com-\\npleted, and .services are held on each alternate Sabbath.\\nVILLAGE OF WEST HAVEN.\\nThe village of West Haven is described in its survey as\\nsituated on the north part of the northwest fractional quar-\\nter of section No. 18, in township No. 8 north, of range\\nNo. 3 east, and was surveyed Nov. 4, 5, and 6, 1869, for\\nE. E. White and D. M. Estey, by Ezra Mason. The land\\nwas originally entered from government by Trumbull Cary,\\nin 1835, and later owned by Lewis Finley. After some\\ntransfers a portion of it came into the possession of George\\nWallace, who disposed of forty acres to Jlessre. Estey and\\nWhite, as did also Seymour Goodell a smaller tract which\\nhe owned.\\nThe water-power was first improved by Mr. Quackenbush,\\nwho built a dam upon Six-Mile Creek and erected a saw-\\nmill. It was run successfully for a number of years, but\\nfinally went to decay. Mr. E. E. White became a resi-\\ndent in 1868, and in 1869, D. M. Estey came and erected\\nupon the Shiawassee River an extensive factory for the\\nmanufacture of furniture, under the name of the Estey\\nManufiicturing Company. This establishment, which by\\nits magnitude and the employment it aflords, makes the\\nvillage a point of some business interest, is propelled by\\nwater-power furnished by the Shiawassee River, and ob-\\ntains its material exclusively from the adjacent country.\\nIt is at present chiefly devoted to the manufacture of bed-\\nsteads, of which are produced twelve hundred per month.\\nFor these a market is found in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin,\\nIllinois, Minnesota, and the large cities of the East. D.\\nM. Estey is president and treasurer of the company, and\\nCharles E. Rigley vice-president and secretary.\\nThe earliest store in West Haven was built by Joseph\\nGibbs, who placed in it a stock of goods, but did not long\\nremain a resident. He was followed by Abrara Mott, who\\nerected a spacious store, whicli was later purchased by Messrs.\\nEstey Tooley. It was subse(|uently controlled by the\\nEstey Manufacturing Company, who are at present proprie-\\ntors, and employ J. W. Angell as general manager of their\\nmercantile interests. He is also the postmaster of West\\nHaven. The village contains a blacksmith-shop, which is\\ncarried on by Anson Kimball, and a wagon-shop owned by\\nFrank Thill.\\nIn point of location West Haven has many natural ad-\\nvantages. It possesses an excellent water-power, is sur-\\nrounded by a productive farming country, and has one of\\nthe most picturesque and attractive sites in the county for\\na growing village.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nJACOB WIEDMAN.\\nJohn and Mary Fry) Wiedman were natives of Wur-\\ntemberg, Germany, and reared a family of four boys and\\ntwo girls. Three are residents of this country, John, Jr.,\\nat Ann Arbor, Frederick in Pike Co., 111., and Jacob, the\\nsubject of this sketch, who was born Jan. 1, 1834. His\\nearliest recollections are of stories told of a land across\\nthe waters where each could build up their possessions as\\nunlimited as their desires or capacity would wish. At nine-\\nteen, after having passed through their rigid school disci-\\npline, he borrowed sufficient money of an elder brother to pay\\nhis passage, and set out upon a voyage to the New World.\\nMost of his fellow-passengers had decided upon Michigan\\nas their future home, and from New York City he came\\nwith them to Ann Arbor. He obtained employment for\\ntwo months at ten dollars per mouth upon a farm. With\\nhis first pay he canceled the debt with his brother, and so\\nfaithfully did he serve his employer that he remained eight\\nyears. During this time, in I860, he purchased seventy-\\none acres on section 19, New Haven township, their present\\nhome. On Feb. 4, 1862, he married Elizabeth, daughter\\nof Abraham and Sally (Koons) Stefie, natives of Penn.syl-\\nvania, who removed to Ann Arbor in 1856, and followed\\nfarming until the family was broken up by the death of\\nMr. SteSe, on April 5, 1876. The mother now resides\\nwith a daughter in Washtenaw County. The day follow-\\ning their marriage, Jacob and wife set out upon a journey\\nto their new home with a yoke of oxen and wagon to con-\\nvey them and their worldly effects. The first year proved\\nthe most discouraging ever experienced by them. Their\\nonly marketable commodity was wood, which Mr. Wied-\\nman cut and hauled to Owosso, receiving six shillings in\\nstore pay per cord. With the following year came a more\\nplentiful harvest. Each succeeding year has showered\\nupon them the fruits of industry and frugality. Their\\nchildren number three, Reuben, born in 1862; Jessie,\\nborn Feb. 22, 1865 John, born Oct. 1, 1867. Mr. Wied-\\nman is one of nature s noblemen, preferring to devote his\\ntime and energies to the improvement of his possessions\\nand surrounding himself and family with the comforts of\\nlife to following the empty baubles of political popularity.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0326.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "I\\n3:\\nI\\n1", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0327.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0328.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0329.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "-.J\\n-J\\nm\\nVJ\\n5\\nQ", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0330.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP.\\n257\\nMRS. PHINEAS BURCII.\\nPI1INE.\\\\S liORCII.\\nPHINEAS BUIICH.\\nJonathan and Polly (St. Clair) Burch were natives of\\nRoyalston, Vt., and after uniting their destinies by mar-\\nriage the first five years .were spent at Montreal, Canada.\\nIn 1817 they moved to Niagara Co., N. Y., purchasing a\\nfarm, where they lived to see a family of seven children pass\\nfrom the parental home to begin life s labor for themselves.\\nMrs. Burch lived to the age of seventy-two, for fifty-four\\nyears a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, thus\\nexemplifying the many good womanly qualities possessed\\nby her. Mr. Burch spent the remainder of hi.s life with\\nhis son, living to the age of eighty-four, a consistent\\nChristian.\\nPliineas Burch, a son, and to whom this sketch h.is par-\\nticular reference, was born Aug. 11, 1814. His years of mi-\\nnority were passed at home on the farm. May 1, 183C, he\\nmarried Mary A. Brown, and engaged in farming. Thus\\nlife passed pleasantly for a period of nineteen years, when\\ndeath s summons came to Mrs. Burch, and she was laid to\\nrest, leaving a family of six children. Three years later\\nMr. Burch found consolation, and his children a kind and\\nindulgent parent, in Miss Adaline Bartholomew. They\\nwere married March 22, 1854. The offspring of this mar-\\nriage was one child. In June following they journeyed\\nWest to Shiawassee County, settling upon section IG, New\\nHaven township, where they have since resided. Mr.\\nBurch has served his township and county in an official\\ncapacity almost incessantly as supervisor for fifteen consecu-\\ntive years, justice of the peace until obliged to decline to\\nqualify on account of failing health. Through all the labors\\nof pioneer life and public duties Mr. Rureli has been very\\nefficiently aided by his good wife, making, as he affirms, an\\naccurate accountant as township clerk. In politics he is a\\nRepublican, and buth have long been members of the Meth-\\nodist Episcopal Cliureh.\\nWELLMAN HART.\\nOf the family history of Wellman Hart we have the fol-\\nlowing record. Horace, with his third wife, came from\\nMonroe Co., Mich., to Shiawassee County, and made the\\nfirst settlement in the town of New Haven, said location\\nbeing on section 36. Their family consisted of seven chil-\\ndren, six by first marriage, Robert, Joel, Lewis, Rosconna,\\nJoseph W., and Nancy, by the second, Josephine. In the\\ncourse of human events the surviving children had departed\\nthe old home to establish their own. Joseph W. located\\neighty acres on section 19, with whom the parents lived\\nand passed their closing days. Horace Hart was born June\\n3, 1785 died in March, 1807. Mrs. Hart continued with\\nthem until Feb. 23, 1874. Of their family but one is now\\nliving, Mrs. Nancy Youngs, of Caledonia. Jo.seph W. mar-\\nried Miss Nancy Shipman, of Monroe Co., Mich., and to-\\n33\\ngethcr they pioneered the home wiiich, with their respected\\nmemories, was left a.s an inheritance to a family of nine\\nchildren, that had grown to maturity under their parental\\ncare, viz. Warner, resides in Saginaw; Martha (deceased);\\nWilson W., resides at Tahama, Cal. Wellman, Mrs.\\nMiranda Marshall (deceased), William M., and Bottle, all\\nof New Haven township.\\nOn Oct. 7, 1872, Wellman united in marriage with\\nMary J. amp, of the town of Rush. The improvements\\nso untiringly prosecuted by his parents have been continued\\nby them. To-day a beautiful home, surrounded by many\\nconveniences, is theirs, as may be seen by the accompanying\\nsketches of the old home and the new. They are the\\nparents of two children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Matilda, born Sept. 14, 1873, and\\nEmerald B., born Ajjril 17, 1878.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0331.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "258\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMRS. DANIEL YOUNG.\\nDANIEL YOUNG.\\nDANIEL YOUNG.\\nThe Young family of whom we luive to write descended\\nfrom Emanuel Young, of Germany, who having received\\nthe degree of M.D., emigrated to this country about the\\nyear 1735, and began the practice of medicine. Eventually\\nwe find him located in Montgomery Co., N. Y., surrounded\\nby a family charactevLstio of the Germans. The next in\\nline, Emanuel Young, Jr., joined in the struggle of 1777 for\\nindependence, how well, the wounds received, by the scars\\nthat remained bore testimony to his dying day. At the age\\nof eighty-three he passed away, the latter portion of his\\nlife being spent with his children in Onondaga Co., N. Y.\\nDaniel E. Young, the eldest of his family of six children,\\nwas born in Montgomery County, March IG, 1791. In\\nhis twenty-third year he united in marriage with Miss\\nMartha Brown, also a native of Montgomery County, born\\nDec. 18, 1793. As was customary in those days, both\\nlabored to secure a competency, he as a clothier, she as a\\nweaver; their final location being at Skaneateles, Onon-\\ndaga Co., N. Y. Their family consisted of Maria, deceased\\nHalsey, residing in Auburn, N. Y. Harvey, at Corunna,\\nMich. Edwin, at Cayuga Co., N. Y. Daniel and Mrs.\\nLouisa Stoner, at New Haven. Daniel was born at Skane-\\nateles, June 4, 1827. Being of a studious mind, at eighteen\\nwas qualified for school-teaching, which he followed until\\ntwenty-three. March 11, 1850, he married Miss Catherine\\nGurnee, a native of Rockland Co., N. Y., born June 4,\\n1827. The year following he worked by the mouth upon\\na farm. In the fall of 1851 came West, and purchased of\\nhis brother Harvey, living in Genesee Co., Mich., forty acres\\nof wild land on section 15, New Haven, Shiawassee Co.,\\npaying three dollars per acre, and returned home. May 19,\\n1852, with his wife he departed upon their journey westward,\\nvia canal to Buffalo, lake to Detroit, arriving the evening\\nof the 25th, where his brother was waiting to convey them\\nto his home in Davidson, Genesee Co. W. W. Young,\\nlike most actual settlers in a new country, was not blessed\\nwith a plentiful supply of cash, and while carrying forward\\nthe work of erecting a home his family must be provided\\nfor. Leaving his family at his brother s, he went in ad-\\nvance to his location, and began the work of erecting a\\nhouse. On June 11th he removed hi.s family to a pioneer\\ntavern near his location, kept by Mr. Wheeler. July 9th\\nhe went to Oakland County, and worked through harvest.\\nWith his wages he was enabled to complete his house, and\\non August 17th occupied their first home, where they con-\\ntinued for fourteen years, clearing and improving sum-\\nmers, teaching winters. In 1876 he completed a commo-\\ndious farm-house, and other improvements in the way of\\nfarm-buildings have followed. To his first purchase he has\\nadded one hundred and twenty acres. Where the wilder-\\nness overshadowed all now smile green fields and fruit-\\nladen orchards, emblematical of industry and prosperity.\\nA due portion may be attributed to the good wife, whose\\nwatchword has ever been, Economy is necessary to success.\\nTheir family consists of three children, Sylvester J., born\\nJan. 6, 1851 Mrs. Martha E. Dutcher, born May 27, 1854\\nMelissa I., born Feb. 1, 18G3. Sylvester and Martha when\\nof age received forty acres, with a portion under improve-\\nment, adjoining the old home. Mr. Young and wife have\\nbeen church members since sixteen years of age, and for\\nthe past thsee years connected with the Wesleyan Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church of New Haven. They contributed liber-\\nally to secure a suitable church building, and are con-\\nsistent Christians and a worthy couple in every respect.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0332.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "OWOSSO TOWNSHIP.\\n259\\nMRS. H. B. CRAM.\\nH. B. CRAM.\\nChester Cram was born Feb. 2, 1813, in Essex Co., N. Y.\\nWhile yet a lad the family removed to Chautauqua County,\\nthence to Oakland County. In the spring of 1834, Chester,\\nthen of age, had accumulated sufficient means to purchase\\nforty acres in O.^ford township. He put it under a good\\nstate of cultivation, when, being desirous of securing more\\nland, he exchanged for one hundred and twenty acres of wild\\nland, taking a deed for sixty acres and mortgage upon the\\nbalance, which he failed to have recorded. The first parties,\\nfinding the mortgage had not been recorded, .sold the prop-\\nerty and left the country, thus depriving him of its benefits.\\nIn the fall of 1839 he took to himself a wife in the per-\\nson of Miss Margaret Eldred, whose fliniily had removed\\nfrom Steuben Co., N. Y., to Oakland County in 1835. In\\nthe spring of 1844, Mr. Cram again exchanged for one\\nhutidred and sixty acres of wild land in New Haven town-\\nshij), Shiawas,see Co., but did not remove thereto until the\\nspring of 1849, where they continued to reside until his\\ndeath, which occurred Aug. 8, 1866, leaving a widow and\\nfour children, H. B. Cram, born May 7, 1844, resides in\\nBast Tennessee; H. B., born Dec. 19, 1852; Leroy, born\\nMay 18, 1855 Mrs. Maria Hop.son, resides in New Haven.\\nMr. and Mrs. Cram united with the Baptist Church soon\\nafter their marriage, and ever after lived a consistent Chris-\\ntian life. The present proprietor of the old home, H. B.\\nCram, on Feb. 7, 1874, married Miss Louisa Butcher,\\nwhose family had removed from Oakland County to New\\nHaven four years proviou.sly. The newly-wedded couple\\nfollowed farming for a short period \\\\ipon forty acres that\\nhad been given him by his father, when a desire to visit\\nthe gold field on the I acific coast led him to rent his place,\\nestablishing his wife with her parents. He journeyed\\nwestward, visiting many places of interest; finally located\\nat Prescott, Arizona, engaging in (juartz mining, which\\nproved the royal road to success. Two years later he re-\\nturned home, having sold his mining interest. He pur-\\nH. B. CRAM.\\nchased the heirship interest in the old home, and vigorously\\nset to work making substantial improvements. They are\\nparents of two children, Edson B., born Oct. 19, 1879\\nAnnie M., born Nov. 15, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Cram are\\nmembers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in good\\nstanding.\\nCHAPTER XXXVII.\\nOWOSSO TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription and Original Surveys\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First and other Land-Entries\\nEarly Settlements Civil and Political Educational.\\nThis township, which originally embraced within its\\nlimits the northern half of Shiawassee County, now occu-\\npies the territory designated in the field-notes of the orig-\\ninal survey as township No. 7 north, of range No. 2 east.\\nIt is one of the four interior divisions of the county, and\\nis situated northwest of its geographical centre.\\nAdjoining township organizations are Rush on the north,\\nCaledonia on the east, Bennington on the south, and Mid-\\ndlebury on the west.\\nThe .surface, although comparatively level, is .sufiiciently\\nelevated above its water-courses to admit of good surface\\ndrainage, the higher portions being found in the eastern\\nand central parts. Originally this was a heavily timbered\\ntownship, beech, maple, oak, ash, cherry, hickory, butter-\\nnut, black -walnut, and the many other varieties of deciduous\\ntrees common to this climate predominating. Pines of\\nsmall size wore found scattered over various sections, and\\ntamaracks and black ash in the swamps, of which there are\\nmany acres in the northern and northwest sections also\\nalong the margins of Maple River.\\nThe Shiawassee and Maple Rivers arc the principal water-\\nBy John S. Schenck.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0333.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "260\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncourses. Tlie foi-mer enters tlie surveyed township near\\nthe centre of tlie east border, or witliin the corporate limits\\nof the city of Owosso, and thenco sweeping rapidly to the\\nnorthwest, affording excellent water-power privileges in the\\nlatter city, passes on in a general northerly course, and\\nfinally leaves the township by crossing the north border of\\nsection 1. Maple Iliver, in its sluggish flow to the north-\\nwest, drains the southwest corner of the township, inter-\\nsecting sections 34, 33, 28, 29, 30, and 19. Numerous\\nsprings and wells, whose waters are strongly impregnated\\nwith iron, are found in various portions, and, as a whole,\\nOwosso township may be considered well watered.\\nDoubtless coal, in large quantities, underlies a large por-\\ntion of its surface, mines having already been developed\\nin the city of Owosso, also in the adjoining township of\\nCaledonia, at Corunna.\\nThe people are chiefly engaged in agricultural pur-\\nsuits, the cereals, dairy products, and wool being the\\nprincipal articles produced.\\nORIGINAL SURVEYS.\\nThe history of Owosso as a township began in the year\\n1823, when deputy United States Surveyors John Mullett,\\nJoseph Wampler, and William Brookfield, in pursuance\\nof contracts, and acting under instructions from Edward\\nTiSin, Surveyor-General of the United States, led their\\nseparate surveying-parties into these wilds and began the\\ntoilsome work of mapping out townships.\\nJoseph Wampler ran out the township boundary-lines in\\nthe summer or early autumn of 1823, designating the\\nterritory thus surveyed township No. 7 north, of range\\nNo. 2 east, and on Saturday, November 8th of the same\\nyear, William Brookfield, with his party, began the work\\nof subdivision.\\nMr. Brookfield commenced in the southeast corner, sec-\\ntion 36, and thence continued north until the eastern tier\\nof sections were completed. Returning to section 35, he\\nagain worked to the northward, and thus repeated his move-\\nments until his task of running the sectional lines was\\ncompleted in the northwest corner on section 6, Sunday\\nevening, November 23d. On Monday, the 24th, he began\\nmeandering the Shiawassee River, commencing on the\\nnorth boundary-line of the township, and on the left or\\nwest bank of the river thence up the stream. Arriving\\nat the eastern line of section 24, on the evening of the\\nsame day, he found that the hickory post set by Mr. Wam-\\npler on the left bank of the stream had been destroyed by\\nthe Indians. For, he remarked, it is where their trail\\ncrosses the river, and where they have encamped. On the\\nsucceeding day he crossed the right bank of the river, and\\nmoving down its course to the northern boundary of sec-\\ntion 1, finally completed the original survey in all its\\ndetails Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1823.\\nIn running the sectional lines, Mr. Brookfield supple-\\nmented his work by entering upon his field-book remarks\\nregarding the surface, soil, water-courses, swamps, kinds of\\ntimber growing, etc. As his opinions of Owo.sso township\\nin 1823 will be of interest to those who occupy the terri-\\ntory at the present time, fifty-seven years later, we here\\nnotice a few of them. In running east, between sections\\n13 and 24, and after crossing the Shiawassee River, he\\nfound plains or oak-openings. Land, first rate good soil,\\nno large timber, it was long ago burnt oft Undergrowth,\\nwhite and prickly ash, thorns and briers; all in abundance.\\nGoing north between sections 13 and 14, the land was\\ngood, no timber. East, between sections 12 and 13, he\\nagain crossed the Shiawassee, and found good and princi-\\npally high land timber been burnt off, new growth of all\\nkinds springing up some thorns, hazel, ash, poplar, and\\nbriers. On Monday, November 10th, in going north,\\nbetween sections 11 and 12, he adds, waded river seven\\ntimes to-day. Between sections 26 and 27 was an In-\\ndian sugar- orchard, and land first rate. Another fine\\nIndian sugar-orchard was found on the line between sec-\\ntions 21 and 22. In running north between sections 2 and\\n3, November 13th, he says, Three miles from camp, and\\njust dark. All black-ash swamp two miles of such tim-\\nber. On reaching the north boundary-line of the town-\\nship, between sections 3 and 4, he noted, I could find a\\ntamarack to bear to every second on the compass.\\nIn accounting for the variation of east and west lines,\\nespecially west of a north and south line drawn through\\nthe central part of the township, he said, after running\\neast between sections 28 and 33, The compass has been\\nattracted in running this line. On the succeeding day, in\\ngoing north, between sections 32 and 33, he adds, Again\\nto see if a mistake was not made in the distance of ten\\nchains, and found none. Run the easting also, and found by\\nrunning from the east boundary to the west, that we made\\nthe same southing that we made northing. So that there\\ncan be no doubt that regular attraction affected the needle.\\nLost one half-day in this to ascertain our corrections.\\nAgain, in running east between sections 16 and 21, he\\nsaid, There is evidently attraction of mineral in this\\nvicinity; in my northing I have been drawn three chains\\nand seventy-five links, and in my easting three chains and\\nsixty-four links. On the line between sections 9 and 16\\nho found a white oak fifty links in circumference seven\\nfeet from the ground, sixty feet to the limbs. It is sound,\\nand we judged it would make one thousand rails.\\nThirty-two, in his opinion, for soil and timber, was the\\nbest section in the township. Running north, between sec-\\ntions 7 and 8, he found time to say, Wretched swamp\\nAsh, alder, tamarack. But the height of his wretched-\\nness was reached when running the line west, between sec-\\ntions 6 and 7, for here he ejaculated, Land miserable\\nnot fit even for wolves to inhabit.\\nFIRST AND OTHER EARLY LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe brothers Alfred L. and Benjamin 0. Williams en-\\ntered the first land in the town.ship on section 24, being\\nthe northeast fractional quarter, and the southeast part of\\nthe northeast fractional quarter, Aug. 2, 1833. November\\n13th following they purchased on section 13 the southeast\\npart of the southeast fractional quarter, and the west part\\nof the southeast fractional quarter. No other entries were\\nmade until the year 1835, when Trumbull Gary, William\\nRood, James Tillson, Kilburn Bedell, Lewis Findley, Elias\\nComstock, A. L. and B. 0. Williams, Abel Millington,\\nand a few others bought land on various sections.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0334.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "OWOSSO TOWNSHIP.\\n261\\nFollowing, however, is a list of those who purchased\\nfrom the general government lauds situated in this town-\\nship\\nSECTION I.\\nTrumbull Cary, (Jeucsee Co., N. Y., October, 18;i5.\\nAU xanilcr MeFiirran, Wayne Co., Mich., January, ISIiO.\\nJonathan Kearsley, Wayne Co., Mich., February, ls;i(j.\\nVan Dyke ami McCIure, Wayne Co., Mich., February, ISoO.\\nBenjamin L. Breton, Wayne Co., Alich., March, ISoO.\\nSECTION 2.\\nWiMiaiu Rood, Montsomery Co., N. Y., October, 1S35.\\nCornelius Bergen, New York City, January, 1S. J6.\\nSylvauus P. Jormaiu, Albany, N. Y., April, 1836.\\nGeorge Dickinson, Franklin Co., Mass., June, 1836.\\nB. Lovemau, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1855.\\nSECTION 3.\\nState of Michigan, November, 1842.\\nSECTION 4.\\nRansom R. Bclding, Oakland Co., Mich., May, 1837.\\nSECTION 5.\\nJohn Comstock, Oakland Co., Mich., May, 1837.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Wayne Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nMartin Walron, Shiawivssee Co., Mich., 1854.\\nSECTION 6.\\nSebra and Charles Howard, Wayne Co., ]\\\\Iicli., April, 1854.\\nSECTION 7.\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 8.\\nEzra L. Mason, Monroe Co., N. T., December, 1836.\\nMartin S. Norton, Monroe Co., N. Y., December, 1836.\\nRaymond Barnum, Putnam Co., N. Y^., December, 1 836.\\nAbijah B. Dunlap, Seneca Co., N. Y., December, 1836.\\nAlexander W. Shaft, Shiawassee Co., Mich., October, 1851.\\nLucretia M. Gailford, Shiawassee Co., Mich., August, 1852.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Wayne Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nAlbert B. Mason, Shiawassee Co., Mich., November, 1854.\\nSECTION 9.\\nFrancis G. Maey, Eric Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nGeorge Talbot, Monroe Co., N. Y., December, 1836.\\nJohn McNiol, Boston, Mass., December, 18. i6.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, January, 1837.\\nSECTION 10.\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., Juno, 1836.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, January, 1837.\\nSECTION 11.\\nJames Tillson, Wayne Co., Mich., December, 1835.\\nJarcd II. Randall, Niagara Co., N. Y., May, 1836.\\nJohn F. Bli. s, Genesee Co., N. Y., Jan. 8, 1836.\\nGeorge Dickinson, Franklin Co., Ma.s3., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 12.\\nKilburn Bedell, Oakland Co., Mich., June, 1835.\\nWilliam Rood, Montgomery Co., N. Y., October, 1835.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1S35.\\nLewis Fiudlcy, Wayne Co., Mieh., January, 1S36.\\nMathew Kcarsloy, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nHenry Dwight, Ontario Co., N. Y., February, 1836.\\nSECTION 13.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 13, 183.3.\\nA. L. and B. 0. Williams. Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 13, 1833.\\nLewis Findley, Oakland Co., Mich., Juno 6, 1835.\\nElina Comstoek, Oakland Co., Mich.. June 18, 1835.\\nLewis Findley, Oakland Co., Mich., June 20, 1835.\\nA. L. and B. 0. Williams, Shiawassee Co., Mich., July, 1835.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mich., October, 1835.\\nTrumbull Cary, (Jeucsee Co., N. Y., November, 1835.\\nSECTION 14.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1835.\\nAbel Millington, Washtenaw Co., Mieh., October, 1835.\\nAtla E. Mather, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nJoseph Pitcairn, New York City, February, 1836.\\nMary Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., March, 1836.\\nDaniel D. Waggoner, Easton, Pa., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 15.\\nMary Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., March, 1836.\\n.John F. Bliss, (lenesce Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nUonry Miller, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nGeorge Dickin. ^on, Frnnklin Co., Mass., June, 1836.\\nSamuel L. Scott, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool lands.\\nSECTION 17.\\nGideon Leo, Now York City, May, 1836.\\nJohn F. Bliss, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nHenry Miller, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Juno, 1836.\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 18.\\nDudley F. Scott, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Juno, 1836.\\nHenry Miller, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJames K. Pulling, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nEbenezer Conklin, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nDudley F. Scott, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Juno, 1836.\\nSECTION 19.\\nGideon Lee, Now York City, May, 1836.\\nEbenezer Conklin, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJosiah B. Park, Shiawassee Co., Mich., April, 1854.\\nCary and Kimberley, Shiawassee Co., Mich., April, 1854.\\nSECTION 20.\\nJohn F. Bliss, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nGeorge Dickinson, Franklin Co., Mass., June, 1836.\\nOliver Atherton, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nLcdyard Frink, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJohn MoNiel, Boston, Mass., December, 1836.\\nSECTION 21.\\nJacob Wilkinson, Shiawassee Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nReuben Griggs, Oakland Co., Mich., Juno, 1836.\\nJohn F. Bliss, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nAug. F. Rose, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nGideon Cobb, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nIra Washburn, Monroe Co., N. Y., Juno, 1836.\\nSamuol S. Scott, Saratoga Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 22.\\nAtla E. Mather, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, May, 1836.\\nAbraham T. Wilkinson, Oakland Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nDavid D. Wagoner, Easton, Pa., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 23.\\nTrumbull Cary, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1835.\\nJames G. Crane, Wayne Co., Mich., January, 1S36.\\nJohnson Nilcs, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nAtla E. Mather, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1836.\\nReuben Griggs, Oakland Co., Mich., Juno, 1836.\\nGeorge Dickinson, Franklin Co., Mass., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 24.\\nA. L. and B. 0. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., Aug. 2, 1833.\\nElias Comstock, Oakl.and Co., Mich., June 18, 1835.\\nPeter A. Coudcry, New York City, October, 1835.\\nE. Comstock and Sclh Beach, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0335.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "262\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nHenry Dwight, Ontario Co., N. Y., February, 183B.\\nSilas and Daniel Ball, Monroe Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nSECTION 25.\\nJoseph Pitcairn, New York City, February, 1836.\\nSilas and Baniel Ball, Monroe Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nSECTION 26.\\nMarcus Culver, Oakland Co., Mich., March, 1836.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, April, 1836.\\nNewbold Lawrence, New York City, May, 1836.\\nA. L. and B. 0. Williams, Shiawassee Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nHarriet L. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nCatherine Brown, Shiawassee Co., Mich., September, 1836.\\nIra Merell, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1851.\\nWilliam Ingersol!, Shiawassee Co., Mich., October, 1851.\\nSECTION 27.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, April, 1836.\\nDavid P. Bunnell, Washington Co., N. Y., June, 183B.\\nKalph R. Smith, Genesee Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nDavi.l D. Scott, Seneca Co., N. Y., Juuo, 1836.\\nSECTION 28.\\nDamiel Scott, Seneca Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nJames M. Ontario Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nBeebe Truesdoll, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nAbraham F. McCarthy, Shiawassee Co., Mich., April, 1854.\\nSECTION 29.\\nAbigail Dewey, Oakland Co., Mich., December, 1835.\\nHamlet Harris, Oakland Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, April, 1836.\\nAaron B. Patterson, Monroe Co., N. Y., July, 1838.\\nLucius G. Hammond, Shiawassee Co., Mich., July, iSlO.\\nGeorge Galloway, Shiawassee Co., Mich., September, 1842.\\nSECTION 30.\\nGeorge W. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., January, 1836.\\nGideon Leo, New York City, April, 1836.\\nDaniel Hand, Augusta, Ga., April, 1836.\\nCalvin Wiokham, Oakland Co., Mich., October, 1836.\\nEzra P. Blackman, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1836.\\nChauncey F. Shepherd, Shiawassee Co., Mich., March, 1836.\\nJames Aitkin, Genesee Co., N. Y., October, 1854.\\nSECTION 31.\\nGideon Lee, New York City (whole section), December, 1836.\\nSECTION 32.\\nAbijah Dewey, Oakland Co., Mich., December, 1835.\\nHamlet Harris, Oaklaml Co., Mich., April, 1836.\\nGideon Lee, New York City, April, 1836.\\nJames B. Hunt, Oakland Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 33.\\nApollos Dewey, Jr., Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nAbijah* Dewey, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nAbner Davis, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nCharles C. Hascall, Oakland Co., Mich., November, 1835.\\nWilliam Garrison, Oakland Co., Mich., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 34.\\nLemuel Castle, Oakland Co., Mich., December, 1835.\\nHiram A. Caswell, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nWilliam S. Brown, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nBeebe Truesdell, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nHerman K. Ilowlett, Monroe Co., N. Y., July, 1836.\\nGeorge W. Williams, Oakland Co., Mich., March, 1837.\\nSECTION 35.\\nNewbold Lawrence, New York City, May, 1836.\\nWilliam I. Hanford, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nPerhaps Abigail.\\nJohn Hagaman, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nE.and B. Fisher, Monroe Co., N. Y., June, 1836.\\nSECTION 36.\\nBenjamin F. Lamed, Wayne Co., Mich., March, 1836.\\nSilas and Daniel Ball, Monroe Co., N. Y., March, 1836.\\nNewbold Lawrence, New York City, May, 1836.\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\nThe first settlement in the township of Owosso, outside\\nof the village, was made by Reuben Griggs and Abram T.\\nWilkinson, in June, 1836. They were brothers-in-law,\\nand came from Henderson, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Mr.\\nGriggs family consisted of himself, wife, and three children,\\nnamed Ezra, Lucelia, and Lucretia, an adopted daughter.\\nMr. Wilkinson s, of himself, wife, and children, Annette\\nand Alfred. These families traveled with their own con-\\nveyance from Henderson to Oswego. At the latter place\\nthe horses and wagon were sold, and the remainder of the\\njourney to Detroit was accomplished via the Erie Canal\\nand Lake Erie. They then hired a conveyance to take\\nthem to Novi, in Oakland County, where they remained\\nabout one week, meantime purchasing from the general\\ngovernment the lands in Owosso township upon which they\\nfinally settled.\\nFrom Novi another man was hired to bring them here,\\nand iu traveling to their wilderness homes they cut out the\\nfirst road leading west from the present city of Owosso.\\nIn July, 1836, Mr. Griggs hired an ox-team and returned\\nto Detroit for the purpose of bringing out his household\\ngoods. The trip consumed one week s time. Both fami-\\nlies occupied the same building the first winter, and at\\nthat time their nearest neighbors to the westward were the\\npeople composing the Rochester Colony, sixteen miles\\ndistant. During that winter Mr, Griggs hired another ox-\\nteam and traveled sixty miles in going to and returning\\nfrom mill. Mr. Wilkinson died about sixteen years ago.\\nDeacon Griggs still resides upon the land he first began\\nimproving in 1836.\\nApollos Dewey, a native of Vermont, seems to have\\nbeen the next settler in the rural part of Owosso township.\\nHe removed from Chili, Monroe Co., N. Y., to Bloomfield,\\nOakland Co., Mich., iu 1821, thus becoming one of the\\nearliest settlers in what was then termed the interior of\\nMichigan Territory. He purchased lands situated in the\\nsouthwest part of this township iu 1835, but did not settle\\nhere until the spring of 1839. He soon became one of\\nthe most prominent and successful farmers iu Owosso.\\nNot given to ofiioe-holding, he, however, served as an early\\njustice of the peace and in various other positions accept-\\nably.\\nHis son, Thomas D. Dewey, now one of the most prom-\\ninent and active citizens in the city of Owosso, was born iu\\nOakland County in 1823. He began his business career in\\n1841, by engaging as a salesman in the store of Charles L.\\nGoodhue, where he remained some five years. In 18-46, with\\nJohn L. Goodhue as a partner, he began merchandising in\\nthe village of Owosso. This copartnership was dissolved\\nby the death of Mr. Goodhue. In 1850 he started his\\npresent extensive milling interests in connection with John\\nStewart. The firm has been very successful. Besides", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0336.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "OWOSSO TOWNSHIP.\\n263\\ntheir flouring and other mills, farming is carried on on a\\nlarge scale, and they are also extensively engaged in breed-\\ning fine horses. Mr. Thomas D. Dewey has filled many\\npositions in the gift of the people. (See list of township\\ncity, and county officers.)\\nEzra L. Ma.son, a native of Rochester, N. Y aecom-\\npanied by his wife and two daughters, his brother, Albert\\nB., and the latter s wife, arrived in Owosso in September,\\n1839, settling upon lands on section 8 which had been\\npurchased by him in December, 1836. He was the first\\nsettler in all the northwest quarter of the township, and\\ndoes not remember that any families other than those\\nalready mentioned, viz., Messrs. Griggs, Wilkin.son, and\\nDewey, preceded him in the township proper. The broth-\\ners built a cabin of small poles, such as two men could\\nhandle, and this was occupied by Kzra L. for two years.\\nA good substantial log house succeeded it, which in turn\\ngave place to a commodious frame dwelling in 1854. An\\nearly frame barn was built by him in 1847, and possibly\\nhis .son Kzra, who.se birth occurred Nov. U, 1839, was the\\nfirst child born outside the village in the township.\\nMr. Mason was an experienced surveyor and performed\\nmuch work of that character in the early days. He is now\\na resident of the city of Owosso, and relates that in 1839\\nhe paid thirty-two dollars to have a load of household\\ngoods hauled from Detroit to his home in Owosso. Conse-\\nquently a barrel of salt worth two dollars in Detroit cost\\nhim eight dollars when delivered. Here, as elsewhere in\\nthe wilds of Michigan, bears were very troublesome, and\\nif the many encounters had with them by the Mason broth-\\ners, Billy Scott, Calvin Hunt, and William Badgerow could\\nbe fully described, they would form a most amusing chapter.\\nSamuel Shepard, from Monroe Co., N. Y., settled upon\\nthe premises now owned by his son, Francis M., in the fall\\nof 1840, and among other settlers of that year were Francis\\nMittleberger, a tailor, upon section 28, Waterman Perkins,\\nupon section 32, andperhaps otiiers. However, settlements\\nwere not made very rapidly, for we find that in 1844 those\\nnamed as resident tax-payers in the present township were\\nthe following\\nAcreB.\\nWilliam Berry,* section I 80\\nWilliiiiu Badgerow, sections 14, 15 240\\nJames Boguc, section 25 25\\nAiiollos Dewey, sections 32, 33 4UII\\nJohn W. Dewey, sections 29, 32 240\\nLewis Findley, section l. i 160\\nlleubon Griggs, sections 21, 2. S 240\\nWilliam B. Hopkins, section 11 240\\nAbel Lamunion, secti in 21 SO\\nFrancis Mittleberger, section 28 160\\nEzra L. Mason, sections S, 17 255\\nAlbert B. Mason, section 8 40\\nWaterman Perkins, section i2 80\\nSauniel Shepard, sections 17, 20 160\\nLewis Simpson, section 10 3H3\\nCharles Stimpson, sections 14, 2li 160\\n1^ Ira Stimpsou, personal\\nAbraiii T. Wilkinson, section 22 160\\nSamuel Wilkinson, section 28 80\\nUorton Warren, sections 28, 20 200\\nBushrod Warren, section 28 SO\\nHenry Hunt\\nWilliam Jackson\\nCharles Stimpson\\nThe total tax levied on the town.ship and village during\\nthe same year was one thousand and twenty-one dollars and\\nThe first colored man to reside in the township.\\nthirty-nine cents, and the aggregate valuation of real and\\npersonal estate, including resident and non-resident lands,\\nwas forty-nine thousand four hundred and seventy-one\\ndollars and twenty cents.\\nIn 1850, Bradford Bradley, Nathaniel Powell, Elisha\\nB. Halstead, Frank McCarty, Franklin P. Guilford, Henry\\nCrooks, Malcolm D. Bailey, Chas. Parker, Samuel Wheaton,\\nEdward Wood, Henry Ackerman, Isaac Secord, Ezekiel\\nSalisbury, and William M. Norris were additional residents.\\nAt this time, with the village, Owosso township contained\\nbut seventy-six dwelling-houses and three hundred and\\nninety-two inhabitants.\\nIn 1860, with that portion of the surveyed township\\nnow embraced within the corporate limits of the city of\\nOwosso taken out, it had one hundred and twenty dwellings\\nand five hundred and seventy-three inhabitants. Accord-\\ning to the last State enumeration (1874) it then had one\\nthousand and fifty inhabitants. With three hundred and\\nfifty voters, it has a present population of about seventeen\\nhundred.\\nThe greater portion of the township was held as non-\\nresident lands until within a period quite recent. This\\nretarded population and improvements to such a degree tliat\\nit is still comparatively a new township, susceptible of great\\nchanges for the better.\\nOwosso, as village and city, having always been the chief\\ntrading-point for its inhabitants, the place where were es-\\ntablished the first schools, stores, mills, post-office, etc., no\\nother commercial centre has ever been attempted within its\\nconfines. Mungerville, a station on the line of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee Railroad, is situated near the west border of\\nthe township. Here was formed a Protestant Methodist\\nchurch in March, 1880, of which, by the articles of incor-\\nporation, Elihu VV. Mason, George T. Mason, Myron Big-\\nnail, William Wright, and Nelson Ackerman were named\\nas trustees. For much else of interest regarding the past\\nhistory of Owosso township, the reader is referred to the\\nhistory of Owosso City.\\nCIVIL AND POLITICAL.\\nBy an act of the Stale Legislature, approved March 11,\\n1837, the township of Owosso was formed from Shiavvas.see,\\nand included the northern half of the present county of\\nShiawas.see. Section 8 of said act reads as follows\\nAll that portion of the county of Shiawassee known\\nas townships seven and eight north, of ranges immbor one,\\ntwo, three, and four east, be and the same is hereby set off\\nand organized into a separate township by tlie name of\\nOwosso; and the first township-meeting therein shall be\\nheld at the house of Daniel Ball in said township.\\nPursuant to the foregoing act the electors of the town-\\nship as.stuubled at the hou.sef of Daniel Ball, in the village\\nof Owosso, on Monday, May 1, 1837, and organized by\\nchoosing Joel North moderator and Samuel N. Warren\\nclerk, who, together with Elias Comstock, a justice of the\\nf The township elcotion of \\\\S3S was hold at Williams Bros, store;\\nin 18.i\u00c2\u00ab, at the office of Ball, Oreen A Co.; in 1840, at (Jould, Fish t\\nCo. s store; and in 1841, at the school-house.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0337.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "264\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npeace, constituted the inspectors of the election. After\\nthese officers had taken the required oath, on motion the\\nmeeting was adjourned to the store of Daniel Ball, where\\nballoting commenced. At its close, and after the canvass\\nhad been completed, the following officers were declared\\nelected Lewis Fiudley, Supervisor Alfred L. Williams,\\nTownship Clerk Daniel Ball, Samuel N. Warren, Abram T.\\nWilkinson, Assessors John B. Griswold, Henry S. Smith,\\nJehial Dunning, Highway Commissioners Daniel Ball,\\nElias Comstock, Alfred L. Williams, John Davids, Justices\\nof the Peace Elias Comstock, Alfred L. Williams, Samuel\\nN. Warren, School Inspectors Henry S. Smith, Jehial\\nDunning, Abram T. Wilkinson, Constables Henry S.\\nSmith, Samuel Wilkinson, Lewis Findley, Poormasters.\\nAt the close of this meeting it was Resolved, That\\nthe next annual township-meeting be held at the school-\\nhouse in the village of Owosso, if there should be one at\\nthat time if not, then at the house of Daniel Ball, in said\\nvillage.\\nThe highway commLssionors at their first mooting divided\\nthe township into two road districts, described as follows\\nThe Second District shall comprise all the land lying\\nsouth of the River Shiawassee, and east of a north and\\nsouth line drawn between sections nineteen and twenty,\\ntwenty-nine and thirty, and thirty-one and thirty-two in\\ntownship number seven north, of range number three east.\\nThe First District shall include all the remaining lands of\\nthe township.\\nCaledonia and Middlebury were formed as separate town-\\nships, in 1839; New Haven, in 1841; Venice, in 1843;\\nRush and Hazelton, in 1850 and Fairfield, in 1854 and\\nall comprise territory which belonged to the old township of\\nOwosso during the years 1837-38.\\nIn 1859 .sections 13 and 24, and the east half of sections\\n14 and 23, were set ofi and placed within the corporate\\nlimits of the city of Owosso.\\nThe following is a tabulated statement of the supervisors,\\ntownship clerks, treasurers, highway commissioners, and\\njustices of the peace elected* annually for the years from\\n1838 to 1880 inclusive:\\nSupomsoi-a.\\nTownship Clerks.\\nTreasiirei-s.\\n183S.\\nElias Comstock.\\nEbenezer Gould.\\n1839.\\ntt ft\\nSanford M. Green.\\nElias Comstock.\\n1840.\\n(t it\\nDavid D. Fisli.\\nit It\\n1841.\\nLewis Fiudloy.\\nit tt\\nAustin Griffls.\\n1842.\\nSanford M.(ireen.-|\\nDaniel Gould.\\nGeorge Parkill.\\n1843.\\nAlfred L. ^yiIIiams.\\nDavid D. Fish.\\nDaniel McGilvra.\\n1844.\\nit tt\\nCharles V. I arkill.\\ntt ti\\n1846.\\nAmos (Jould.\\ntt it\\n1846.\\ntt tt\\nThomas D, Dewey.\\nErastiis Barnes.\\n1847.\\ntt tt\\ntt ti\\nRIathew N.Tillotson\\n1848.\\ntt it\\nit it\\ntt tt\\n1849.\\nAnson li. Chijiman.\\nDwight Diinniick.\\n1.S50.\\nit it\\nIsaac M. Chipman.\\nLucius G. Hammond\\n1851.\\nCharles L. Goodhue.\\nErastus Barnes.\\n1852.\\nDaniel Lyon.\\nAnson M. Chipman.\\nWilliam A. Carr.\\n1853.\\nJoseph Hedges.\\ntt it\\n1854.\\nDavid IngersoU.\\ntt tt\\nti It\\n1855.\\nAlfred L. Williams.\\nJay L. Quackenbush\\nDavid Gould.\\nAll resignations, vacancies, and appointments arc not shown.\\nt Resigned; A. L. Williams elected in Novemlior, 1812, lo fill va-\\ncancy.\\nSupervisors.\\nTownship Clerks. Treasurers.\\n1856.\\nAlfred L. Williams.\\nJay\\nJ. Quackenbush. Whitney A. Tillotson\\n1857.\\nA. B. Chipman.\\nRandolph L. Stewart. Charles M. Moses.\\n1858.\\nit (1\\nJay\\nL. Quackenbush. Daniel Lyon.\\n1859.\\nEzra L. Mason.\\nGilbert G. Doano. George L. Hall.\\n1860.\\ntt it\\nWill\\nam H. C. Hall.\\n1861.\\na it\\nit it\\n1862.\\nit a\\nI. W\\nBurke. W. Love.\\n1863.\\nit tt\\nit\\n1864.\\nit tt\\nFran\\n3is M. Waldron.\\n1865.\\ntt it\\nn\\na t i(\\n1866.\\nit it\\n0. F.\\nWilkinson. George L. Hall.\\n1867.\\nIra W. Rush.\\nU. C\\nMcCarthy. John S. Gates.\\n1868.\\nit tt\\nn tt tt\\n1869.\\ntt it\\nG. W. Chase.\\n1870.\\nEzra Mason.\\nG.G\\nDoane. T. M. Templeton.\\n1871.\\nit it\\n1S72.\\ntt it\\nWm.\\n1 Steadman. Elihu W. Miison.\\n1873.\\nIt it\\nit\\ntt\\n1874.\\nLoren Hopkins.\\nGeorge T. Mason. Moses Mix.\\n1875.\\nEzra Mason.\\n.\\\\ndrew Love.\\n1870.\\ntt\\n1. tt\\n1877.\\nit it\\nEarl S. Hall. George T. Mason.\\n1878.\\nit it\\nti tt it\\n1879.\\nit it\\nit\\nAndrew Love.\\n1880.\\nElihu W. Mason.\\nP. M\\nShepard.\\nJUSTICES\\nOF THE PEACE.\\n1838.\\nElias Comstock.\\n1859. Isaac G. Culver.\\n1839.\\nDaniel Gould.\\nHarrison H. Carson.\\nApollos Dewey.\\n1860. John S. Chase.\\n1840.\\nApoUos Dewey.\\n1861. Francis M. Waldron.\\n1841.\\nSauford M. Green,\\nDaniel Brooks.\\n1842.\\nApollos Dewey.\\n1862. Sidney S. Morse.\\nEzra L. Mason.\\nPhilander Munger.\\nEbenezer Gould.\\n1803. Philander Monger.\\n1843.\\nAnson B. Chipman.\\n1 864. Ira W. Rush.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams.\\nLewis E. Rice.\\nIS44.\\nIleubea Griggs.\\n1865. No record.\\n1845.\\nElias Comstock.\\n1866. Thomas J. Jones.\\n1846.\\nCharles M. Moses.\\n1867. T. M. Templeton.\\n1847.\\nAnson B. Chipmar\\n1868. D. S. Munger.\\n1848.\\nSamuel Shepard.\\n1869. Gilbert G. Doane.\\n1849.\\nIra Mcrell.\\n1870-71. Erastus B. Knapp.\\n1850.\\nMathew N. Tillotsun.\\n1872. William B. Launstein.\\n1S51.\\nJo^ eph Hedges.\\n1873. Orlando F. Wilkinson.\\nThoma.s D. Dewey.\\n1874. Erastus B. Knapp.\\n1852\\nJosiah B. Parks.\\n1875. Ira W. Rush.\\n1803.\\nDavid IngersoU.\\n1876. John W. Dewey.\\n1854.\\nDaniel Lyon.\\n1877. Orlando F. Wilkinson.\\n1855.\\nAnson B. Chipmar\\n1878. Erastus B. Knapp.\\n1850.\\nJosiah B. Parks.\\nFr.ank P. Guilford.\\n1857.\\nJohn F. Miller.\\nIsaac W. Burke.\\nEzra L. Mason.\\n1879. Charles AV. W.adsworth.\\n1858.\\nJohn B. Van Doreu.\\nISSII. William Price.\\n1859.\\nChauncey F. Shep\\nard.\\nnraiiwAY\\nCOMMISSIONERS.\\n1838\\nDaniel Gould.\\n1844. Ira Stimpson.\\nJohn B. Griswold.\\n1845. Henry Rush.\\nHenry S. Smith,\\nLewis Simpson.\\n1839\\nAustin Griffis.\\nApollos Dewey.\\n1840\\nAj)ollos Dewey.\\n1840. David F. Tyler.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams.\\nHenry Rush.\\nLeonard F. Kiugsley.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams.\\n1841\\nApollos Dewey.\\n1847. Ezra L. Mason.\\nBenjamin 0. Williams.\\nWilliam B. Hopkins.\\nAvery Thomas.\\nDaniel Gould.\\n1842\\nCharles M. Moses.\\n1848. Apollos Dewey.\\n1843\\nSprague Perkins.\\nAustin Griffis.\\nAvery Thomas.\\nEzra L. Mason.\\nEzra L. Ma.son.\\n1849. Robert Ireland.\\n1844\\nSprague Perkins.\\nEzra L. Mason.\\nHenry Rush.\\n1850. Joseph Whitlock.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0338.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "PERRY TOWNSHIP.\\nitiD\\n1851. William II. Kejtes. 1S62. John Wiley.\\nWinfield S. Ament. Edward C Brewer.\\n1852. L. Mason. 1S6.3. John Wiley.\\nSamuel Shepard. 1864. Ira AV. Kush.\\n185.3. Thomas D. Dewey. 1865. No record.\\n1S54. William H. Keytes. 1866. W. Davis.\\nHorton Warren. 1867. F. M. Shepard.\\n1855. Josiah B. Parks. 1868. H. II. Carson.\\nIraMerell. 1869. Frank P. (Suilford.\\n1856. Anson B. Chipmnn. 1870. John II. McCall.\\n1857. William H. Keytes. 1871. T. M. Templeton.\\nGilbert (i. Doane. 1872. Ira \\\\V. Rush.\\n1858. M. W. Quackenbush. 1873. John II. McCall.\\n1859. John S. Gales. 1874. Erastus B. Knapp.\\nFranklin P. Guilford. 1875. William P. Steadman.\\nDaniel Brooks. 1876. William J. Lewis.\\n1860. Joseph I. Newman. 1877. William B. Launstein.\\n1861. William C. Van Doren. 1878-80. John W. Dewey.\\n1862. Earl S. Hall.\\nEDUCATIONAL.\\nFor matters pertaining to the first school in the township\\nin district No. 1, see history of city. School district No.\\n2, the Griggs and Wilkinson neigliborhood, was organizi d\\nin 1843. From the fact that the early school inspectors\\nreports have not been preserved, and the failure of those\\nliving to remember, we cannot determine who taught the\\nfirst school in the latter district. It seems that but two\\ndistricts 1 and 2 had an active state of existence for\\nten or twelve yeare after the organization of tlie township.\\nSince 1850 other districts have been formed, and the\\nboundaries of all contracted or enlarged at various times.\\nIt is impossible to follow or describe their history.\\nAmong the early teachers mentioned as receiving cer-\\ntificates were Charles P. Parkiil, May 4, 1844 Drusilla\\nCook, in 1847; Sarah Pratt and Drusilla Cook, 1848; J.\\nW. C. Blades, F]uphrasia Parkiil, Clarissa Ingersoll, Sylvia\\nGuilford, 1849 Amanda Guilford, Lucretia Griggs, 18.50\\nand Uretta Chase, Annette Wilkinson, C. F. Shepard, Miss\\nR. Cook, in 1851.\\nA summary from the school inspectors report for the\\nyear ending Sept. 1, 1879, shows as follows:\\nNumber of districts (whole, 3 fractional, 3) 6\\nchildren of school age residing in the\\ntc)wn. bip 295\\nchildren .attending school during the\\nyear 256\\nframe school-houses fi\\nValue of school ])roperty $4150\\nNumber of male to;ichers employed 3\\nfemale 8\\nPaid male teachers .$245\\nfemale .?578.75\\nMoneys received from all sourccsduring the year $1218.50\\nCHAPTER XXXVIII.\\nPERRY TOWNSHIP.*\\nIvocalinn, Boundaries, and Early Settlement Township Orgnnizntion\\nand List of Officers .Schools of Perry Old Perry Centre Village\\nof Morrice Village of Perry.\\nThe township of Perry, designated in the United States\\nsurvey as town 5 north, of range 2 west, is situated on the\\nsouth border of Shiawassee County, and bounded on the\\nBy G. A. McAl| ine.\\nwe.st, north, and east respectively by the townships of\\nWoodhull, Bennington, and Antrim.\\nThe first settlement in this township was made by Josiah\\nPurdy in the fall of 1836, upon land which had been en-\\ntered for him by a Sir. Howe, and described as the west\\nhalf of the northwest quarter of section 13, and the west\\nhalf of the southwest quarter of section 12. Upon the\\nnorthern half of this land now stands the village of Morrice.\\nWhile Mr. Purdy was building a cabin he left his family at\\nthe house of Alanson Ailing, in Antrim. The rude dwel-\\nling which he soon completed, and to which he soon after\\nbrought them, was the first built by a white man in the\\ntownship of Perry. It stood just east of the school-hou.se\\nnow in the village of Morrice. An Indian trail, which to\\nall appearances had been used for ages (for in places it was\\nworn nearly a foot deep), passed near the door, and over it\\nat times, in their peculiar single file, long lines of Indians\\nwould pass. They were at first totally oblivious to the\\npresence of their new neighbors, but gradually became\\nacquainted, and before leaving the township became very\\nfriendly. They would sometimes stop during a storm, or\\nspend the night with him. At such times they would sleep\\non the floor of the little front room, which was often covered\\nwith them. Without a word of explanation they would\\nsometimes go away, leaving their guns standing in one\\ncorner of the room, and be absent several weeks in succes-\\nsion. As Mr. Purdy never touched them, or allowed any\\none to interfere with them, he gained the entire confidence of\\nthe Indians. In the spring of 1837, Mr. Purdy plowed a\\nsmall piece of ground for a garden, and although in the\\nmean time several other settlers had located in Perry, this,\\nit is thought, was the first land plowed in the township.\\nMr. Purdy died in 1868. Mrs. Diantha Purdy, his wife,\\ndied in 1806. The son, who came with them to Perry, is\\nliving on the south part of the farm which his father en-\\ntered.\\nDuring the spring referred to many new settlers made\\ntheir appearance, some to buj land and remain, but most\\nof them soon became discouraged and returned to the older\\nsettlements. Among tho.se who remained were Horace\\nGreen and Joseph Roberts. The latter was a physician,\\nthe first in the township. They built a house and lived\\nunder the .same roof for three years. Mr. Green entered\\nthe southwest quarter of section 15. lie brought a wife\\nand six children, some of whom still remain in the town-\\nship. He and his wife are now living in Kent Co., Mich.\\nGeorge Reed, Jesse Whitford, William Lemon, and Wil-\\nliam Morrice came to Perry about the same time. Mr.\\nReed, who was a native of England, located one hundred\\nand sixty acres on section 8, and with his wife remained in\\nPerry until his death, which occurred a few years since.\\nJesse Whitford came to Perry in the latter part of 1837,\\nand located the west half of the northwest quarter of sec-\\ntion 3. He had a wife and five children. His daughter\\nMinerva, born in 1838, is supposed to have been the first\\nwhite child born in the township. William Lemon also\\ncame in 1837, and located the southwest quarter of section\\n1. The next summer (1838) he married in Washtenaw\\nCounty, and did not remain long afterwards in Perry.\\nIn March, 1837, William Morrice, from Aberdeenshire,\\n34", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0339.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "266\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nScotland, located with liis family on tlie southeast quarter\\nof section 2. Ills biothers, John, George, and Alexander,\\ncame to the township the next year. George located the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 2. Part of this land had been\\nentered by a Mr. Patten. John Morrice located the east half\\nof the northeast quarter of section 2. He died in 1848.\\nAlexander did not remain in Perry, but went to Ionia\\nCounty. The village of Morrice took its name from this\\nfamily, a number of the members of which are still living\\nin the vicinity. William Morrice died in 1873. His wife\\nis yet living.\\nPhineas Austin came to Perry in 1837, having previously\\nentered the land on section 4, where his son now lives.\\nLyman Bennett settled on the northeast quarter of sec-\\ntion 5. Levi Harmon, also one of the early settlers of\\nPerr} located on the south part of section 25. His daugh-\\nter Polly was married to Lewis Ward (whose fiiiher was\\na pioneer of Antrim) in September, 1831). This is said\\nto have been the first marriage in the township. Ebenezer\\nTurner came to Perry in 1837, and bought part of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 2.\\nIn 1839, John P. Shaft located three hundred and twenty\\nacres of sections 19 and 29. The village of Shaftsburg,\\nin Woodhull township, is situated upon land which he sub-\\nsequently purchased in that township.\\nIn the following year John Spaulding, from New York,\\npurchased a part of section 19 after building a house he\\nreturned to New York and married. He then came back\\nto Perry. At the first town-meeting in this township Mr.\\nSpaulding was elected assessor and justice of the peace.\\nTOWNSHIP OKGANIZATION AND LIST OF\\nOFFICEKS.\\nAn act of the Legislature of Michigan, approved March\\n15, 1841, set off survey-township 6 north, of range 2 east,\\ni rom the territory of the township of Bennington, and\\nerected the same into the separate civil township of Perry,\\nwith the provision that the first township-meeting be held\\nat the house of Joseph P. Iloberts.\\nIn accordance with the last-named provision of the act,\\nthe electors of the township met at the place designated on\\nthe 15th of April, 1841, and organized the meeting by\\nchoice of Joseph P. Roberts as moderator, and Lyman\\nBennett as clerk for the day. A coffee-pot and an old tea-\\nkettle were used as ballot boxes, and with these the elec-\\ntion proceeded. The names of the township officers elected\\nat that first meeting, as well as those who have been elected\\nin subsequent years to the present time, are given in the\\nfollowing list, viz.\\n1841. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, J. P. Roberts;\\nTreasurer, Lyman Bennett Assessors, John\\nSpaulding, J. P. Roberts, Winfield S. Ament;\\nSchool Inspectors, B. B. Brigham, J. P. Rob-\\nerts, Lyman Bennett Highway Commissioners,\\nLevi Harmon, J. P. Roberts, Lyman Bennett;\\nJustices, J. P. Roberts, Levi Harmon, W. S.\\nAnient, John Spaulding Collector, Horace\\nGreen Directors of the Poor, William P. Ste-\\nvens, Josiah Purdy Constables, John P. Shaft,\\nWilliam Harmon, Horace Green, James Nichols.\\n1842. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett Clerk, W. S. Anient;\\nTreasurer, Levi Harmon Assessors, John\\nSpaulding, James Cummin School Inspectors,\\nJ. P. Roberts, W. S. Ament, B. B. Brigham\\nDirectors of the Poor, W. F. Stevens, Phineas\\nAustin Highway Commissioners, J. P. Shaft,\\nWilliam Harmon, Lyman Bennett; Justice,\\nOrson S. Barker; Constables, J. P. Shaft, Wil-\\nliam Harmon, Horace Green, James Nichols.\\n1843. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, James Cum-\\nmin Treasurer, Levi Harmon Justices, John\\nSpaulding, Phineas Austin Asscsssor, John\\nSpaulding; Highway Commissioners, John\\nSpaulding, Lyman Bennett School Inspectors,\\nB. B. Brigham, James Cummin Directors of\\nthe Poor, Phineas Austin, Levi Harmon Con-\\nstables, John P. Shaft, W. Harmon, James\\nNichols, John Whaley.\\n1844. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, James Cum-\\nmin Treasurer, Levi Harmon Justice, Lyman\\nBennett; School Inspector, James H. Mills;\\nHighway Commissioners, W. W. Dcnio, Lyman\\nBennett, John P. Shaft; Con.stablcs, W. W.\\nDenio, J. P. Shaft, Horace Green.\\n1845. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, James Cum-\\nmin Treasurer, Levi Harmon Justice, Jos.\\nP. Roberts; Highway Commissioners, Levi\\nHarmon, John Morrice, I hineas Austin\\nSchool Inspectors, Lyman Bennett, Oilman\\nWarren Constables, Alanson Stevens, James\\nNichols, John P. Shaft, James Cummin Di-\\nrectors of the Poor, Phineas Austin, W. F.\\nStevens.\\n1846. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, John Spauld-\\ning; Treasurer, W. Holmes; Justices, James H.\\nMills, Charles Locke, William Morrice; School\\nInspector, James H. Mills; Highway Commis-\\nsioners, Lyman Bennett, Joseph Macomber;\\nConstables, E. Whaley, William Alsaver, An-\\ndrew Turner, Lewis Ward.\\n1847. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, Norman Green\\nTreasurer. P. Austin School Inspector, Lyman\\nBennett; Highway Commissioners, John 0.\\nHinkley, William Morrice Directors of the\\nPoor, Phineas Austin, Levi Harmon Justice,\\nCharles Locke; Constables, Andrew Turner,\\nJohnson Treadway.\\n1848. Supervisor, Lyman Bennett; Clerk, Norman Green\\nTreasurer, P. Austin Justices, John Dunning,\\nLyman Bennett; School Inspectors, James Mills,\\nL. M. Stevens Highway Commissionei-s, John\\nSpaulding, Levi Harmon Constables, Alanson\\nStevens, Joseph Macomber Directors of the\\nPoor, Charles Locke, William Morrice.\\n1849. Supervisor, James Cummin Clerk, Norman Green;\\nTreasurer, Charles Locke School Inspector, Wil-\\nliam Wallace Justices, William Morrice, Ben-\\njamin Walker, Albert W. Rann, John Dunning\\nHighway Commissioners, William Morrice, Phin-\\neas Austin Assessors, Charles Locke, Phineas", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0340.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "PERRY TOWNSHIP.\\n267\\nAustin Constables, M. Stevens, Orin Bkincliard,\\nJames Nichols.\\n1850. Supervisor, James Cummin; Clerk, Norman\\nGreen Treasurer, Charles Locke School In-\\nspectors, M. L Stevens, W. P. Laing; Highway\\nCommissioners, W. W. Clement, Levi Harmon\\nJustices, A. W. Raun, John Dunning Con-\\nstables, Andrew Turner, Joseph Macomber,\\nJohnson Treadway, M. L. Stevens Director of\\nthe Poor, Levi Harmon.\\n1851. Supervisor, John Spaulding; Clerk, Norman Green\\nTreasurer, Levi Harmon Highway Commis-\\nsioners, Charles Locke, William Holmes Jus-\\ntices, Charles Locke, John Dunning Constables,\\nW. P. Laing, Joseph Macomber, Johnson Tread-\\nway, Alanson Stevens School Inspectors, Wil-\\nliam Wallace, Gillman Warren Directors of the\\nPoor, Horace Green, John Dunning.\\n1852. Supervisor, John Spaulding; Clerk, Norman Green\\nTreasurer, W. P. Laing Justice, Benjamin\\nWalker Highway Commissioners, Merrick\\nWalker, Oscar Green School Inspector, Wil-\\nliam Wallace Constables, Ira Turner, Joseph\\nMacomber Directors of the Poor, William\\nTryon, William Morrice.\\n1853. Supervisor, John Spaulding; Clerk, Henry Bridger\\nTreasurer, Artemas Howard Highway Com-\\nmissioners, Orin Blanchard, John Dunning;\\nJustice, Alanson B. Stevens School Inspectors,\\nGillman Warren, James H. Mills Constables,\\nIra Turner, James Bridger, James H. Mills, W.\\nH. Tryon Directors of tlie Poor, Phineas\\nAustin, Levi Harmon.\\n1854. Supervisor, John Spaulding; Clerk, Henry Bridger\\nTreasurer, Artemas Howard Justices, William\\nMorrice, William Holmes School Inspectors,\\nGiles Kilbourn, William Wallace Highway\\nCommissioner, Harry Huntingdon Constables,\\nJosiah C. Holmes, Albert W. Rann, George\\nTyler, Johnson Treadway.\\n1855 Supervisor, John Spaulding Clerk, Gilman War-\\nren Treasurer, Artemas Howard Highway\\nCommissioners, Kdward Wallace, Phineas Aus-\\ntin Justice.-!, John Dunning, Alonzo Spaulding,\\nDavid P. Tyler; Constables, James Bridger,\\nArtemas Howard, Harvey Roberts, W. H.\\nTryon Director of the Poor, William Morrice.\\n1856. Supervisor, Phineas Austin Clerk, Owen Dudley\\nTreasurer, Artemas Howard; Justices, W. P.\\nLaing, Ambrose W. Calkins School Inspector,\\nGillman Warren Commissioners of Highways,\\nJames C. Denio, William Morrice; Directors of\\nthe Poor, William P. Laing, Ambrose W. Cal-\\nkins; Constables, Horace Green, Joseph Brown,\\nJames C. Denio, James Bridger.\\n1857. Supervisor, Phiueas Austin; Clerk, Orlando Flint;\\nTreasurer, Justus Coy Justices, Charles Locke,\\nBenjamin Walker, Orin Blanchard School In-\\nspectors, David Gorton, W. Wallace, Henry\\nMcKnight Highway Commissioners, William\\nMorrice, Harry Huntington Constables, Robert\\nH. Titus, Artemas Howard, William Chipman,\\nJames C. Denio Directors of the Poor, William\\nHolmes, James Nichols.\\n1858. Supervisor, Phineas Austin Clerk, Benjamin\\nWalker Treasurer, Lorenzo C. Watkins Jus-\\ntice, Elijah T. Smith Highway Commissioner,\\nOrlando Flint School Inspector, William Wal-\\nlace; Directors of the Poor, Elijah T. Smith,\\nAlonzo Spaulding; Constables, Robert H. Titus,\\nJames 0. Walker, Orin Blanchard, W. R. Chip-\\nman.\\n1859. Supervisor, Benjamin Walker Clerk, Harvey\\nRoberts Treasurer, Lorenzo C. Watkins Jus-\\ntice, Orin Blanchard School Inspector, James\\n0. Walker; Highway Commissioner, William\\nBlanchard Directors of the Poor, William\\nMorrice, Horace Green Constables, Horace\\nDunning, Ananias Stafford, David C. Austin,\\nE. Whaloy.\\n1860. Supervisor, Benjamin Walker; Clerk, Guy Toser;\\nTreasurer, Charles H. Calkins; Justices, John\\nDunning, Benjamin Walker; Highway Com-\\nmissioners, William Morrice, John Cooper\\nSchool Inspector, Horace Dunning; Constables,\\nA. Stafford, R. H. Titus, James 0. Walker,\\nHorace Dunning.\\n18GI. Supervisor, Orin Blanchard; Clerk, Gilman War-\\nren; Treasurer, James H. Milk; Justice, Charles\\nLocke School Inspectors, William Wallace,\\nHorace Dunning; Highway Commissioner, Guy\\nToser; Constables, George W. Tyler, Ananias\\nStafford, Samuel J. Southworth, Horace H.\\nDunning.\\n1862. Supervisor, Orin Blanchard Clerk, Charles P.\\nHill Treasurer, James H. Fravor Justice,\\nWilliam P. Laing; School Inspector, William\\nCooper Commissioner of Highways, William\\nBlanchard Constables, John Green, A. S. Staf-\\nford, Calvin Locke, William Cooper.\\n1863. Supervisor, Orin Blanchard; Clerk, Charles Hill;\\nTreasurer, Jepthah Cummins Justices, Orin\\nBlanchard, J. B. Curtis; School Inspector, Mil-\\nton Hinkley Highway Commissioner, William\\nMorrice Constables, J. O. Walker, A. S. Staf-\\nford, David Austin, James McCarn.\\n1864. Supervisor, Orin Blanchard Clerk, Benjamin\\nWalker Treasurer, J. Cummin Justice, Ben-\\njamin Walker Highway Commissioner, John\\nCooper School Inspector, David D. Dunning\\nConstables, R. H. Titus, William Walker, D.\\nF. P. Burnett, Elias C. Maxon.\\n1865. Supervisor, John Spaulding; Clerk, A. A. Harper;\\nTreasurer, James O. Walker Justice, W.\\nBeardsley School Inspector, M. L. Hinkley\\nHighway Commissioner, William Blanchard\\nConstables, J. 0. Walker, James Nichols, Leon-\\nard C. Austin, Martin Britton.\\n1866. Supervisor, W. Beardsley; Clerk, A. A. Harper,\\nTreasurer, James 0. Walker Justices, Joshua", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0341.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "268\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCurtis, J. Cummin School Inspector, 1). D.\\nDunning Highway Commi.ssiouers, Charles\\nTyler, Edwaril A. McCarn Constables, J. 0.\\nWalker, R. H. Titus, Edward A. McCarn, D.\\nF. P. Burnett.\\n1867. Supervisor, W. Beardsley Clerk, A. A. Harper;\\nTreasurer, R. H. Titus Justices, Orin Blanch-\\nard, David Virgil School Inspector, James W.\\nMcKnight Highway Commissioners, James O.\\nWalker, James McCarn Constables, R. H.\\nTitus, Horace PurUy, M. L. Stevens, Homer\\nDunning.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, James O. Walker Clerk, A. A. Har-\\nper Treasurer, D. D. Dunning; Highway Com-\\nmissioner, J. McCan School Inspector, D. D.\\nDunning Justice, Benjamin Walker J Consta-\\nbles, D. D. Dunning, R. H. Titus, James Tyler,\\nD. V. Bennett.\\n1869. Supervisor, Orin Blancliard Clerk, Brayton\\nSpaulding Treasurer, R. H. Titus Justices,\\nDavid Virgil, John A. Morrice School In-\\nspector, James N. McKnight, Jr. Highway\\nCommissioners, A. A. Bennett, George D.\\nBurkhart Constables, Robert H. Titus, W.\\nBark, James L. Tyler, William Britton.\\n1870. Supervisor, Orin Blanchard Clerk, W. Beards-\\nley Treasurer, Amasa A. Harper Justice,\\nJohn A. Morrice Highway Commissioner,\\nGeorge D. Burkhart; School Inspector, David\\nD. Dunning Constables, A. A. Harper, Oliver\\nB. Halleck, James L. Tyler, George H. Smith.\\n1871. Supervisor, John Spaulding Clerk, Brayton\\nSpaulding; Treasurer, A. A. Harper; Justice,\\nJ. W. McKnight; Highway Commissioner, Wil-\\nliam Gillio; Constables, Charles Tyler, A. A.\\nHarper, Anderson Bristol, Fernando Blanchard.\\n1872. Supervisor, J. D. Bennett Clerk, A. J. McCarn\\nTreasurer, B. C. Spaulding Justice, B. Walker\\nHighway Commissioner, Charles Tyler; School\\nInspector, D. D. Dunning Constables, Oliver\\nM. Able, Krayton C. Spaulding, Andrew Bris-\\ntol, Washington Bush.\\n1873. Supervisor, John D. Bennett Clerk, A. A. Har-\\nper Treasurer, Brayton C. Spaulding Justice,\\nA. J. McCarn School Inspector, James 0.\\nWalker Highway Commissioner, George D.\\nBurkhart; Drain Commissioner, Augustus Wil-\\ncox Constables, Brayton Spaulding, Leonard\\nFerris, George S. Peck, Anson Bristol.\\n187-i. Supervisor, A. A. Harper; Clerk, James O. Wal-\\nker; Treasurer, Brayton C. Spaulding; Justices,\\nJohn A. Morrice, B. F. Grout, John W. Ska-\\ndon, Alexander Spaulding; School Inspector,\\nD. D. Dunning Highway Commissioner, Wil-\\nliam Gillio Drain Commis.siouer, Augustus\\nWilcox Constables, Brayton C. Spaulding, An-\\nderson Bristol, Coburn Blanchard, James O.\\nWalker.\\n1875. Supervisor, A. A. Harper; Clerk, J. J. Walker;\\nTreasurer, B. C. Spaulding; Justices, J. Cum-\\nmin, Thomas Sharp School Superintendent,\\nD. D. Dunning School Inspector, G. R. Brandt;\\nHighway Commissioner, Charles H. Calkins\\nDrain Commissioner, Augustus Wilcox Con-\\nstables, T. J. Walker, Brayton C. Spaulding,\\nHopkins Tryon, C. Blanchard.\\n1876. Supervisor, A. A. Harper; Clerk, J. J. Walker;\\nTreasurer, Brayton C. Spaulding; Justice, Ben-\\njamin F. Rann Superintendent of Schools, D.\\nD. Dunning School Inspector, William Cooper\\nHighway Commissioner, Charles H. Calkins;\\nDrain Commissioner, John Spaulding; Consta-\\nbles, B. C. Spaulding, J. J. Walker, H. W.\\nCramer, J. 0. Walker.\\n1877. Supervisor, A. A. Harper Clerk, Joseph Walker\\nTreasurer, B. C. Spaulding Justice, B. F.\\nGrout School Superintendent, G. R. Brandt\\nSchool Inspector, D. D. Dunning; Highway\\nCommissioner, C. C. Calkins Constables, B. C.\\nSpaulding, S. II. Davis, Henry Beckly, B. F.\\nElly.\\n1878. Supervisor, A. A. Harper Clerk, Charles F. Wing\\nTreasurer, B. C. Spaulding Justice, W. P.\\nLaing Superintendent Schools, G. R. Brandt\\nSchool Inspector, David D. Dunning Highway\\nCommissioner, Charles H. Calkins Drain Com-\\nmissioner, E. W. Wallace Constables, T. N.\\nBoardman, B. C. Spaulding, John T. Crane, J.\\nJ. Walker.\\n1879. Supervisor, A. A. Harper; Clerk, Charles F. Wing;\\nTreasurer, T. M. Templeton Justices, J. Cum-\\nmin, A. T. Bott Highway Commissioner, H.\\nW. Wallace Superintendent Schools, Robert D.\\nMarble; School Inspector, D. D. Dunning;\\nDrain Commissioner, Orin Blanchard Consta-\\nbles, Thomas Johnston, C. Blanchard, A. D.\\nSmith, J. J. Walker.\\n1880. Supervisor, A. A. Harper Clerk, Charles T.\\nWing Treasurer, Charles Tyler School In-\\nspector, George R. Brandt School Superinten-\\ndent, Henry P. Halstead Highway Commis-\\nsioner, William G. Morrice Justice, David D.\\nDunning; Drain Commissioner, Homer B. Dun-\\nning Constables, Thomas Johnston, John C.\\nCrane, Charles Tyler, Samuel E. Lookingstill.\\nAs indicating the increase of the population of the town-\\nship the following figures are given, showing the number\\nof votes cast in Perry for supervisor at the end of the sev-\\neral decades from the organization of the township to the\\npresent time, viz.\\nVotes.\\n1S41 28\\n18. )0 50\\n186(1 137\\n1870 144\\n1880 348\\nThe total valuation of real estate and personal property,\\naccording to the assessment-rolls, was:\\nValiiutiun.\\n1841 $63,978\\n18C0 157,201\\n1870 141,070\\n187U 188,560", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0342.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "PERllY TOWNSHIP.\\n269\\nThe total tax levied for various purposes was\\nI860 $2117.93\\n1870 3216.77\\n1879 3S05.75\\nIn 1879 the amount of tax raised for various purposes\\nwas as follows\\nStatnta.t $1080.29\\nCoiintv tax 1057.32\\n.Sclnicl tax 1143.30\\nKijueted ta.\\\\ 4.12\\nTontingent tax 200 00\\nHighway and bridge tax 75.00\\nCemetery tax 50.00\\nPound tax 30.00\\nDog tax 1(13.00\\nlligliway tax 69.27\\nExcess of roll 3.45\\nSCHOOLS OF PERRY.\\nNov. 1-i, 1837, the school comiiiis,sionersof the township\\nof Shiawassee (at that time embracing wliat is now Shia-\\nwa.ssee, Antrim, Perry, Woodhuli, Bennin ;ton, and Sciuta)\\nmet at the Shiawassee Exchange to divide the townships\\ninto school districts. Township 5 north, range 2 east (now\\nPerry), was divided as follows\\nSections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 to form district\\nNo. 1.\\nSections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36 to form\\ndistrict No. 2.\\nSections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, IS to form district No. 3.\\nSections 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 to form\\ndistrict No. 4.\\nIt is not known, however, that any of these districts ac-\\ncording to this division were regularly organized at this\\ntime.\\nThe first school of which any information has been ob-\\ntained was taught by Miss Julia Green, who is now the\\nwife of M. L. Stevens, in the year 1839. An upper room\\nof her father s house served as a school-room, where, during\\ntwelve weeks, she labored, with from seven to ten children\\nas pupils. She received six dollars from the public-school\\nfund, and it is believed that (contrary to the custom of\\nthose days) no tuition was paid her in addition by the\\nscholars for this service.\\nThe same year Horace Green, her father, built a small\\nlog cabin for a shop. This was secured by tho.se desirous\\nof having a school taught, and in the following winter it\\nwas used for that purpose. It stood on the west half of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 15. The place where it stood\\nis now nearly indicated by the residence of Charles H.\\nCalkins. The school-house was built by Deacon Phincas\\nAustin and Horace Green. James Andrews and Henry\\nSmith were among the first teachers in the district.\\nThe school-hou.se in the southeastern part of the town-\\nship, built by Charles Locke, and the one in the northern\\npart, usually known as the Austin school-house, were built\\nabout the same time. This was probably about the year\\n1840. The one built by Mr. Locke stood on the south end\\nof the east half of the southeast quarter of section 24, on\\nthe farm now owned by Mrs. Brown. This was a frac-\\ntional school district, and was composed of adjoining parts\\nof the two townships. This building was used in that loca-\\ntion until 1846, when a new school district being formed\\nin that vicinity it was taken down and moved into the dis-\\ntrict now known as number four. It was placed on the\\nsite occupied by the .school-house now in use, and was re-\\npaired and used a number of years. Miss Julia Green,\\nbefore referred to as the first teacher in the township, also\\ntaught the first term in this school-house before it was\\nmoved.\\nThe same year Miss Jane Shaft taught a private school\\nin her father s house. She is now living in Shaftsburg, the\\nwife of Newton Bacon. After several terms of private\\nschool taught by Miss Shaft, Samanlha Norden, and Sarah\\nHolmes, school district No. 3 was set ofl This was about\\nthe year 1843. The first school-meeting was held at the\\nhouse of John P. Shaft, and the district oiScers were then\\nelected. A vote decided on the building of a log\\nshanty, to be roofed with hollow basswood logs. It was\\nbuilt on the knoll now occupied by the house of Albert\\nDurant. It was afterwards used as a blacksmith-shop. The\\nfirst frame school-house in the township was built in this\\ndistrict. It cost three hundred and thirty dollars, and is\\nstill in use. The first school-meeting in district No. 4\\nwas held at the house of John B. Stevens, April 30,\\n1846. Upon being called to order, Charles Locke was\\nappointed chairman. District oflicers were then elected, as\\nfollows: Josiah B. Stevens, Moderator; J. Hinkley, As-\\nsessor Charles Locke, Director. The site then selected\\nupon which to build a school-house was near the southwest\\ncorner of the west half of the northwest quarter of section\\n23. By a subsequent vote the school-house built by Mr.\\nLocke, in the southeast fractional district, was moved to\\nthis site, as before stated. The scholars in this district\\nwere Stephen and Kmily Ward, George and Calvin Locke,\\nMary J. and Sarah M. Stevens, and Wesley and Milton\\nHinkley.\\nOn Dec. 10, 18.J8, the inhabitants of that portion of\\nthe township now in the vicinity of the village of Morrice\\npetitioned the school board to be set off as a separate school\\ndistrict. In compliance with this petition school district\\nNo. 5 was formed. The first school-meeting in this district\\nwas held at the house of Benjamin F. Gale, February 16th\\nfollowing. There were then eighteen taxable inhabitants\\nin the district. At this meeting Giles Kilbourn was elected\\nModerator; E. H. Calkins, Assessor; B. F. Gale, Director.\\nThey then voted to purchase one-quarter of an acre of laud\\nfrom Josiah Purdy, described as the northwest corner of\\nsection 13. And although this motion at a subsequent\\nmeeting was rescinded, it was again passed, and after a\\nnumber of meetings and votes pro and con, the house was\\nfinally erected in the latter part of November, 1862. Sev-\\neral small additions have been built to this house, one in\\n1878 and another in 1879. It now has two rooms and\\nemploys two teachers. The amount of money received by\\neach of the various school districts for the years 1 860 and\\n1879 is given below\\n1860.\\nDistrict No. 1 S93.20\\n3 57.56\\n4 92.52\\n1 friiutioaul (Perry and Buuningtou) 20.70\\n2 53.00\\n5 (Perry and Locke) 28.00\\n6 50.55\\n2 (I lrry and .\\\\r.trim) 11.26\\n6 14.44", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0343.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "270\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MICHIGAN.\\n1879.\\nDistrict No. 1 $320.12\\n3 10O.36\\n4 in.-i.go\\n5 412.58\\n7 56.11\\n1 fractional (Perry and Bennington) 42.88\\ntt II 2 tC It It 1g CO\\n5 (Perry and Locke) 69.78\\n6 47.27\\n6 (Perry and Antrim) 30.10\\n8 (Perry, Woodhull, and\\nLocke) 26.32\\nOLD PERRY CENTRE.\\nIn 1850, William P. Luin^ came to Ferry, and the fol-\\nlowing year opened the fir.st store in the township. It was\\nin a small building which he put up at what now is known\\nas Old Perry Centre. The first in this place, however, was\\na log cabin built by James Titus. Richard Elliott, who\\ncame from Lansing some time after, rented a room of Mr.\\nLaing, and opened a small stock of dry goods and groce-\\nries. He soon after built the large store building now\\nstanding vacant in the Old Centre.\\nIn 1852, Mr. Laing was appointed postmaster, a posi-\\ntion which he filled several years. As he became a little\\nshaky in his views, however, Johnson Treadway super-\\nseded him. Mr. Laing was subsequently reappointed, but\\nafter a time resigned in favor of Robert Titus. He was\\nfollowed by Dr. S. M. Marshall. Bradon C. Spaulding was\\nappointed by President Hayes in 1877, and still fills the\\nposition.\\nVILLAGE OF MORRICE.\\nThe thrifty village of Morrice, now having a population\\nof about two hundred and fifty, was platted in the fall of\\n1877 by Isaac Gale, who owned the west half of the south-\\nwest quarter of section 12. This land was .settled by Joshua\\nPurdy, who is spoken of among the pioneers of Perry. At\\nthe time the Chicago and Port Huron Railroad was com-\\npleted Mr. Gale was vice-president of the company which\\ncontrolled it, which fact probably accounts for the establish-\\nment of the railroad depot at Morrice.\\nThe village has a flouring-mill, a stave- and heading-\\nfactory, two good hotels, one hardware and agricultural\\nimplement store, one drug-store, a general store, and several\\nsmaller places of business. The flouring-mill was built by\\nB. F. Rann in the fall of 1877. It has two run of stones.\\nThe stave- and heading-factory, which was built by J. F.\\nSchultz in 1871), employs fourteen men and boys, and turns\\nout from seven to nine thousand headings and six thousand\\nstaves per day. The saw-mill was built by Henry Horton\\nin 1877. The business men of the town contributed six\\nhundred dollars to the proprietor of the flouring-mill, one\\nthousand dollars to Mr. Schultz, and three hundred dollars\\nto Henry Horton, as inducements for these gentlemen to\\nestablish their business in Morrice.\\nThe Sager House was built by C. W. Sager in 1878. It\\nis a well-furnished and coiumodious hotel, and is the most\\nsubstantially-built structure in the village. The first store\\nwas opened by Frederick Cummins. The medical profession\\nis represented by Henry P. Halstead and George 0. Austin.\\nPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MORRICE.\\nOn Dec. 28, 1839, some of the friends of the Presby-\\nterian Church in Bennington met at the house of William\\nHoward, for the purpose of organizing into a religious soci-\\nety. The Rev. Mr. Geishorn, who presided then, entered\\nthe following names: William P. Stevens, Abigail Stevens,\\nSmith Howard, Rebecca Howard, Milan Glover, Lydia M.\\nGlover, Polly Fitch, Sarah Griswold, John Morrice, Mary\\nMorrice, William MorricCj George Morrice, Archibald\\nPurdy, Caroline Purdy, Winfield S. Anient.\\nThe society then adopted the name by which it was for\\nmany years known, the First Presbyterian Church of Ben-\\nnington. The third resolution passed was to the effect\\nthat this church be organized upon the principle of total\\nabstinence from all intoxicating beverages, except for medi-\\ncinal purposes. Archibald Purdy, John Morrice, and\\nMilan Glover were chosen and ordained elders W. F.\\nStevens was chosen deacon.\\nThe society continued to hold meetings at the homes of\\nvarious members, or after school-houses were built, in them.\\nWhen the village of Morrice became a centre of some busi-\\nness importance, the society voted to change the name, and\\nbuild a place of worship in that village. The name was\\naccordingly changed to The First Presbyterian Church of\\nMorrice, and its meeting-house was built in 1878.\\nThe Methodist and Baptist societies of Morrice contrib-\\nuted liberally to the fund with which the church was built,\\nand these societies, therefore, have had the u.se of it alter-\\nnately since completion.\\nIt cost four thousand five hundred dollars, and is one of\\nthe finest church buildings in the county. Rev. Charles D.\\nEllis is the minister now in charge of the Presbyterian\\nsociety, which numbers forty-three members.\\nThe Union Sabbath-school of Morrice is one of the most\\ncreditable and well conducted in this county. In this the\\nmembers and children of the various denominations unite,\\nand the best of feeling prevails. J. V. R. Wyckoff, Jr.,\\nis superintendent.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF MORRICE.\\nThe society of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of\\nMorrice was organized at the school-house (then known as\\nthe Purdy school-house) in April, 18G5. Rev. J. R. Gordon\\nhad been holding a series of meetings which brought about\\nthe formation of a class, as above stated. The first meeting\\ncalled for the purpose resulted in the names of the following\\npersons being enrolled Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McKnight,\\nMr. and Mrs. James Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Ely, and Mary\\nDavis. The society now meets in the Presbyterian church.\\nThe Woman s Foreign Missionary Society of the Meth-\\nodist Episcopal Church was organized May 11, 1880. Mrs.\\nM. McKnight was elected President Mrs. G. O. Austin,\\nSecretary Mrs. Jennie Colby, Corresponding Secretary.\\nThe membership is thirty.\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MORRICE.\\nIn October, 1877, several families which had been con-\\nnected with the Baptist Society of Antrim and Perry met\\nand organized the Society of the First Baptist Church of\\nPerry. Elder Ilayden, of Perry, presided at this meeting.\\nThe names of those who were present and formed the so-\\nciety are as follows Mr. and Mrs. Horace Purdy, Abraham\\nQueick and wife and daughters, Anna and Eva, Mr. and", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0344.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "PERRY TOWNSHIP.\\n271\\nMrs. M. Setterly, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Ormsby, Morris\\nOrmsby and Miss Etta Ormsby, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson\\nBristol, and Mrs. Leonard Ferris. The society now has\\ntwenty-three members.\\nFRATERNITIES.\\nSeveral fraternities, composed of the citiy.ens of IMorrice\\nand vicinity, hold their usual meetings in Sager s Hall, in\\nthat village.\\nThe charter granted to the lodge of Knights of Honor,\\nNo. 1519, at Morrice, is dated Oct. 9, 1879.\\nThe grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized\\nin 1873. It soon declined and surrendered its charter, but\\nwas reorganized July 18, 1879.\\nThe Independent Order of Good Templars, No. 53, was\\norganized Jan. 16, 1878. The order at this place is now\\nin a flourishing condition.\\nThe charter of the Juvenile Templars bears date Jan.\\n17, 1879, with the following names as officers: Jesse Ball,\\nC. T. Etta Ormsby, V. T. Anna Goodburn, Rec. Sec;\\nJames Whaley, P. C. F. Altie Dickinson, Fin. Sec.\\nAbbie Litchfield, T.\\nVILLAGE OP PERRY.\\nThe village of Perry is situated upon land settled by\\nHorace Green. When the railroad was completed through\\nthe township the company established the depot on or near\\na piece of land belonging to Mr. Isaac Gale. A majority\\nof the inhabitants of the township were much dissatisfied.\\nIt had been understood that the station should be located\\nwhere the railroad cros,sed the Mason and Owosso State\\nroad, this location having been decided upon by a vote of\\nthe people of the township. With this understanding con-\\nsiderable contributions were made. Norman Green, with a\\nproviso to that eifect, gave the company one thousand dol-\\nlars, and five acres of ground for depot and yard purposes.\\nAfter several private meetings had been held by some of\\nthe more prominent men in this part of the township it was\\ndetermined to plat a village and build up a business at this\\npoint. The village was platted on the land owned by C.\\nH. Calkins and William McKellops. The latter gentleman\\ncommenced at once to build a mill, and other business\\nplaces wore opened in (juick succession, a number of build-\\nings being moved from the old centre. Still the railroad\\ncompany would neither receive any freight for this point\\nnor ship any from it. The people then petitioned the\\ncompany, but without avail. They next petitioned the\\nLegislature of the State. After various investigations and\\ndelays, by a special act of Assembly a committee was ap-\\npointed to investigate the case. The report made, favored\\nthe village, and resulted in compliance on the part of the\\nrailroad company. The people then donated ties for the\\n.sidetrack, and contributed money to build the depot.\\nThe business interests of the village are continually en-\\nlarging, while it is steadily increasing in population and\\nimportance. There are two large flouring-mills, two general\\nstores, a hotel, two hardware-stores, two drug-stores, two\\nharness-shops, three blacksmith- and wagon-shops. The\\nphysicians now practicing medicine in Perry village are L.\\nM. Marshall and S. Chapin.\\nThe Ferry Brick Mill was built by William McKellops,\\nin 1877. It has four run of stones, and has a capacity of\\none hundred barrels per day.\\nThe Reliance Mill was built by 0. N. Parshall, in 1878.\\nIt has a capacity of one hundred barrels of flour in twenty-\\nfour hours. Its flour took the premium at the Michigan\\nState Fair of 1879.\\nTHE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CiniRCH OF PERRY.\\nThe history of this society begins properly with the win-\\nter of 1838-39, when Flaviel Brittan held a series of re-\\nvival-meetings in the house of Lyman Melvin, in Antrim\\ntownship. A decided interest being manifested after the\\ncontinuation of these exercises during a few weeks, at the\\nfirst meeting called for the purpose, a cla.ss was formed com-\\nposed of the following-named persons Charles Locke, Har-\\nvey Harmon, Levi Harmon and wife, John Ward and wife,\\nJosiah Stevens and wife.\\nThe society at first held its meetings in Antrim town-\\nship, but the place of worship was subsequently changed to\\nthe house of Josiah B. Stevens, in Perry township. In\\nafter-years, when the clnss in Antrim was formed, a part of\\nthe members residing in that township withdrew from the\\nsociety in Perry, and united themselves with it.\\nWhen the class was first formed the territory now com-\\nprised in the Perry Circuit was part of what was termed\\nthe Shiawassee Mission, spoken of more fully in the his-\\ntory of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Byron. In\\n1845 the Bennington Circuit was formed, which included\\nthe appointments in Perry and Antrim. The first quar-\\nterly conference of this circuit convened in Bennington,\\nNov. 29, 1845. Horace Hall was the preacher in charge,\\nassisted by G. W. Alexander, a local preacher. At one of\\nthese meetings it is recorded that M. L. Stevens, of Perry,\\nafter making some remarks to the conference, offered the\\nfollowing resolution, which was adopted Re.solved, that we\\nconsider American slavery necessarily an evil. Although\\nhis proposition received the approval of the conference, it\\nwould probably have been ignominiously defeated had it\\nbeen submitted to the people at that time.\\nPerry was next included in Antrim Circuit, which was\\nformed in 1855. The first quarterly conference of this\\ncircuit was held at the Beard school-hou.se in Antrim, Oct.\\n27, 1855. The first board of stewards was then elected\\nas follows, viz. David D. Adams, Seth Johnson, Charles\\nLocke, James C. Dennis, John P. Shaft, and William\\nWright. In 1857 the name of the circuit was changed\\nand Perry Circuit adopted. Lyman H. Dean was the\\nfirst minister in charge.\\nAt a meeting of the society for the purpose of discuss-\\ning the propriety of building a church, Charles Locke was\\nappointed chairman of a building committee. The other\\nmembers were J. W. Brown and M. S. Hinkley. The\\nbuilding was completed in 1868, at a cost of eleven hundred\\ndollars. The society has now a membership of eighty.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH OF PERRY.\\nOn May 19, 1838, the .society of the Baptist Church of\\nBennington was formed at the house of William F. Stevens.\\nAfter the township of Bennington was divided and Perry", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0345.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "272\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nformed, the society reorgani\u00c2\u00abed and adopted its present\\nnauio and title. The names enrolled at this mooting were\\nHoraoe B. Flint, Hannah Flint, Thinoas Austin, Angeline\\nAustin, Josso Whilford, Pi.intha Purdy, Tolly Green,\\nCyuthia Hill. B. B. Bri rham was the first elder in\\noharge. Cyrus Barnes, John Martin, and F. W. Colbe\\naro also among the pioneer proaohors of this sooioty. The\\nusual place of meeting wsis the Tamarack School-house,\\nnow known as the Austin Sohool-honso, until the build-\\ning of their meeting-house in the village of Perry. At a\\nmooting held in the Green School-house two committees\\nwhich had been appointeil ropiirtotl to raise a bnilding-fund.\\nIt was then found that the committee soleotod to work in\\nthe village of Perry and vicinity had secured nine hundred\\ndollars. A site for the church was then selecteil by a\\nballot, which resulted in locating it where it now stands.\\nA building coiumittiH; was then appointed, composed of\\nCharles Calkins, \\\\V. P. Laing, H. A. Roberts, to act in\\nconjunction with the trustees of the church. The meeting-\\nhouse was complotod in 1S77 while Elder R. H. Haydeu\\npiVhidod\\\\ and was dcuicated in December of that year.\\n.M. 11. De Witt is the present pjistor, and the society\\nnow has a membei-ship of seventy-two.\\nTHE FIRST CONGREG.\\\\TrOJIAL CHURCII OF PERRY\\nwas organized in December, 1S7J), the Rev. Leroy Warren\\nofficiating. The names of fifteen persons wore placed on\\nthe record of the church at the first meeting. The number\\nhas since been increased to thirty-four.\\nThe society now meets in the Methodist Episwipal church,\\nand is under the charge of Rev. James Verney.\\nA LODGE OF THE I. 0. 0. F.\\nwas instituted at Perry by Piist Grand Master B. W.\\nDennis, May 13, 1873, with the following-named persons\\nas charter members, viz.: D. F. Burnett, A.J. MoCarn,\\nJ. W. Brown, D. D. Dunning, Eugene Hiown, W. S.\\nMortice, S. Chapin.\\nThe encampment of the order was establislied here in\\n1875, since which time the lodge has erected a hall build-\\ning costing fourteen hundred dollars. The lower floor is\\nused as a store-room. The hall is twenty-two by forty-four\\nfeet, with proper reception- and ante-rooms attached. In\\nloss than two years from the time of its organiaition the\\nsociety numbered sixty members in good stiuiding, and is\\nnow in a prosperous condition.\\nPEUlh LODGE, F. AND A. M..\\nwas instituted under a dispensation granted by Right Wor-\\nshipful Master John Finch. Grand Master of the State of\\nMichigan. The first meeting was held May 10, 1878. The\\ncharter members of the lodge were as follows: T. S. Wright,\\nW. M. William Cooper, S. W. C. S. Stackhouse, J. W.\\nA. A. Harper, Sec. C. W. Halleck, Act. Treas. George\\nGoff, Act. S. D. Joseph Keene, J. D. Thomas Sharp,\\nTiler Henry W. Cramer.\\nThe charter was granted to the lodge Jan. 2 1879.\\nThe first election under the charter was held iMarch 7,\\n1880, when the following persons were elected to the\\nvarious offices: T. S. Wright, W. M. William Cooper,\\nS.W.; C. S. Stackhouse, J. W. 0. Halleck, Treas,; A.\\nA. Harper, Sec. L. L. Suttorly, S. D. James 0. Walker,\\nJ. D. Thomas Sharp, Tiler.\\nCll A I TKK XX\\\\ IX.\\nRUSH TOWNSHIP.*\\nLoonlioii. To|n grii|ih.v, iiiul Oa(mbilitio8 of tho Township\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Original\\nLiin.l-Euliics .^ittleuicnt of tbo Townsl i|i Early lligliwivvs\\nOrgnnitntion nn.l Tivil List\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hondorsonville Oliurohos\u00e2\u0080\u0094 i oluuils.\\nThe township of Rush is one of the mast progressive in\\nthe county. The earliest settler first broke its stubborn\\nsoil in 1830, but it was not until 1850 that emigration\\naflootinl matenally its population and development. Since\\nthat time its advani^ has been steady and rapid, and the\\nindustry and enterprise of its fanning population aro placing\\nit among the forenu st of the sixtoon townsliips of Shia-\\nwassee County. It is designated in the United States sur-\\nvey as township No. 8 north, of range No. 2 east, and is\\nbounded on the north by Siiginaw County south, by\\nOwosso; east, by New Haven; and west, by Fairfield.\\nThe soil of the township may be described as a oond ina-\\ntion of clay and sand and rich muck. Gravel predomi-\\nnates in the north and northeast, while in other portions,\\nmore especially on section 2, sand prevails. A strong day is\\nfound in the nortliwest, which presents some obstacles to\\ncultivation. Near the centre is an extensive marsh, which\\nwill prove the most productive soil in Rush when thor-\\noughly drained. The township has already made applica-\\ntion to the State for an appropriation to this end. The\\nsoil is admirably adapted to wheat and corn, while grass is\\nusually a prolific crop. The agricultural returns for the\\nyear 1873 give one thou.siind and seventy-seven acres of\\nwheat as harvostod, which produced fourteen thousand one\\nhundred and thirty-five bushels of that grain, while four\\nhundred and sixty acres of corn yielded a crop of olovon\\nthousiuid nine hundred and ninety bushels. Twelve hun-\\ndred and fifty tons of hay were cut in the same year. Of\\nother cereals than wheat, the yield was fourteen thousand\\nand forty-three bushels. The prevailing timber of Rush\\nis ash, beech, maple, basswood, and elm. A limited quan-\\ntity of black-walnut and butternut has been cut, but these\\nwoods are not abundant in Rush. A dense growth of\\ntamarack formerly prevailed, but skillful drainage has since\\nrendered the land tillable, and much of the tamarack has\\ndisappeared. The dark waters of the Shiawassee River\\nflow through the southeast portion of the township, enter-\\ning at section 3t), and following a circuitous course to the\\nnorthwartl. At section 13 they pass into the township of\\nNew Haven.\\nThe Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw division of the\\nMichigan Central Railroad passes thmugh the east and\\nnortheast sections of Rush, and has a station at llondei-son.\\nThis i-ailway oflers many advantages to fanners in the ship-\\nment of their produce.\\nE. 0. AVagner.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0346.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "RUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n273\\nOKIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe lands of Iliwh were entered from the government or\\npurc}ia\u00c2\u00abcd of the State by the following p:irtie8\\n8ECTI0.V I.\\nTnirnbiill i ;irv, l. (Z.7. i\\nOi leori l^ IS. iti .2II\\nA. J. lloliii.:*, IS.vi \u00c2\u00ab6.33\\nB. O.llini! (Kute;, tHfJ 40\\nIfiuu: Van, 1852 40\\nSECTION 2.\\nPliili|. Micklo, (State), 1819 52.19\\nJon. Turner, 1849 80\\nn. L. lilake, 1851 160\\nP. IJliM, 1848 80\\nZ. I .frry, 185.7 80\\n.M. li. ire\u00c2\u00abi!, 1849 80\\nO. W. Btow r, 1849 40\\nIra A. L 1851 40\\nSECTION 3.\\nPA. IlajiiM, I8,i4 100\\n.1. li. Curiii 1855 40\\nW. liutlcr (KlaU;;, 1855 S7..v7\\n.lolmCox, 1849 120\\nM. liAtitinfon,\\nA. (Joul I, 18\u00c2\u00ab9 47.25\\nDavid VVccdcn, 40\\nSECTION 4.\\nJ. li. Burni, 1854 IBO\\n.1. K. I oiil (State), 1859 148.4.-!\\nP. li. \\\\afi[., 80\\nC. W. Dutlfir (Stat !j, 1855 51.72\\nllyer Wo.,.|, 1850 80\\nJ. F. Chil.J\u00c2\u00bb, 1850 80\\nGeorge llawkiai (Stole), 1849 80\\nSECTION 5.\\nGideon Lw, 1836 240\\n(jeiirifi- Hawkins (Statej, 1849 80\\nSmiili Wil../,x, 1852 80\\nJamc\u00c2\u00ab liriggB, 1850 80\\nSila\u00c2\u00ab Clark, 1849 55.58\\nKd. Cauif,, 1858 58.97\\nSECTION 6.\\nGideon Lee, 18.3\u00c2\u00ab 240\\nI eler .MoniroM-, 1854 174.23\\nJam f\u00c2\u00ab WaUf .n (Stale) 20.51\\nH. IJ. Vouhg, 144.80\\nSECTION 7.\\nSquire Woo.1, 1853 225\\nF. W. Fowlir, 1855 40\\nl,iillj.-r .Marble (Slate), 1868 80\\nWrii. Knincy, 62.12\\nI,. Fowler, 40\\nNd\u00c2\u00ab..n Farley, 80\\nJarnc K iJarids, 40\\nSilaH Clark, 80\\nF. W. Fowler, .30.74\\nF. W. Fowler, 1869 30.74\\nS. Ilunyan, 40\\nSECTION 8.\\nC. S. GriUin, 18.54 210\\nM. A. Grimley (State), 1850 120\\nH. .1. Gilkcy, 1850 40\\nC. WcMott, 1850 80\\nDvcr Ww.d, 1850 40\\nKalph Sulliir, 1850 40\\nJolin Kuiaell, 1850 80\\nSECTION 9.\\nInaac Van (State), 1849 180\\nA. llarter, 1850 320\\nJon. Lo.-kwood (State), 1850 40\\nC. L. Sh (iard, 1852 40\\nM. W. (iardncr, 1850 10\\nChaK. W ,tt, 1850 160\\nHorton Wilcox, 1850 80\\n35\\nSECTION 10.\\nAcrei.\\nWilliam n. Gill\u00c2\u00bbert (State), 1851 160\\nEdwin Wliiw, 18,00 80\\nWilliam llicke, 18.v0 80\\nS.W.Crittenden, 1850 80\\nEdward liutlcr, 1850 80\\nW. T. Gilkcy, 1S49 160\\nSECTION 11.\\n.Jameii Turner (State), 1849 160\\nC. W. Butler, 18.M 80\\nN. G. Cheesbro, 1855 40\\n.T. W. .Vorrii, 1855 120\\nN.Taylor, 1 850 40\\n.1. 0. Hardy, 1850 40\\nM. liobinron, 1852 160\\nSECTION 12.\\nW.M. Coplin (State), 1848 160\\nA. W. Sprague, 1848 160\\nJ. M. Tower, 1819 80\\nM. Kobitihon, 1850 40\\nT.O.Potter, 1849 40\\nH. 0. Ch !e\u00c2\u00abbro, 1850 80\\nHenry Woodard, 1851 _ 80\\nSECTION 1.3.\\nTrumbull Cary, 18.35 151.98\\nCiitukWw. Bergen, 1836 116.1 5\\n.lauieii WailKwartb, 1836 320\\nSECTION 14.\\nGide/.n I ee, 1836 80\\nJ. li. Siraonnon, 1836 160\\nGideon Lee, 1836 240\\nH. fi. Hayne, 1854 40\\nJ. 0. Hardy (State;, 1850 40\\nleaa-; Varj, 1849 40\\nTbomae Mattbiaa (State), 1848 VI\\nSECTION IS.\\nSamuel Shatter, 1854 160\\nHenry Bowen (Stole), 1849 80\\nClark Bccbe, 1849 40\\nW. F. Smith, 1849..-. 4\u00c2\u00ab\\nMoyd Clark, 1819 80\\nM. B. lle-\u00c2\u00ab, 1S49 40\\nC. S. Kimberley, 1855 160\\nEzra Joncfi, 1857 40\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool land\u00c2\u00ab.\\nSECTION 17.\\nC. S. Griffin, 1854 80\\nJ. J. Oarnee, 1855 80\\nG. F. (raiiiber (Stale), 1866 80\\nSwamp land 320\\nEli -Vorll, f. State)\\nSECTION 18.\\nSwamp land 270\\nW. C. Ilawk\u00c2\u00ab (State), 80\\nSamuel Kuuyan, 40\\nP. L. .Skult, 70.85\\nJ. D. Kichmond 80\\nAbraham Skull 62.40\\nSECTION 19.\\nCharle\u00c2\u00ab Howard, 1854 320\\nG. C. MeComb (Stale), 1868 80\\nCharln, Howard, 1854 205.28\\nSECTION 20.\\nCharlee Conner (State) 80\\nSwampland, 120\\nCharlei- Angle, 1866 40\\nCharlcH Howard, 1854 320\\nJ. J. Garnee, 1855 80\\nSECTION 21.\\nI,. H. Parsoni, 1854 160\\nCharles Angle (Slate) 40\\nJl. B. Young, 1869 80\\nS. tjoodalc, 1859 40\\nJohn Gallagher, 1858 40\\nAlvin Ballin, 1858 44", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0347.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "274\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION 22.\\nAcr\u00c2\u00abB.\\nFord unci Patlorson, 18, )2 80\\nD. S. Coiitre, 1854 120\\nFniiicis Wiilclroii, lSa4 40\\nAlvin IJiiUin (Sutc),lS5.S 40\\nD. S. Center (State), 185S 120\\nJohn Giiilngher (Stnlo), 1858 80\\nHenry I attison (State), IS5:! 80\\nCharle.-! S. Kimberley (State), 1855 80\\nSECTION 2.-!.\\nJohn B. Willison, 1849 S(i\\nTrumbull Carv, IS. io MO. 10\\nC. Bergan, 1830 186.40\\nGideon Lee, 18. fi 80\\nJohn I ar.shall, lS:iO 80\\nAlbert Burrell, 1836 80\\nSECTION 24.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 1.86\\nC. Borgan, 1835 6.40\\nJoseph Pilcairn, 1836 141.40\\nGideon Lee, 1836 SO\\nJohn F. IJlifs, 1836 80\\nF. C. Macy, 1836 73.28\\nHenry Kush, 1836 240\\nSECTION 25.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 300.29\\nCornelius ISorgan, 1836 92.90\\nMellonry, Kercheval and Uealy, 183B 260\\nSECTION 26.\\nI. B. Simnnson, 1836 80\\nOtis Judson 320\\nJ. h. Curry, 1849 80\\nW. B. Gilbert, 1851 160\\nSECTION 27.\\nThomas Carmody (State), 1852 160\\nMiehael Carmody (State), 1853 80\\nWilliam Burges,s (Statc), l\u00c2\u00abiO 120\\nJames Grant (State), 1852 40\\nJohn Gallagher (Stale), 1858 80\\nGoodwin and Dimmock, 184(t 40\\n.Sandy Patterson. 1854 80\\nWilliam King, 1855 80\\nSECTION 28.\\nWilliams and McGilvra, 1846 40\\nCharles Howard, 1854 411\\nJohn Gallagher (State) 4011\\nEdwin Ayres. 1868 120\\nWilliam Smith, 1858 40\\nSECTION 29.\\nJohn (iallagher (State), 1858 3211\\nCharles Howard, 1854 120\\nDaniel Trowbridge, 1854 40\\nA. T. Foss, 1854 80\\nT. F. Sheldon, 1853 80\\nSECTION 30.\\nCharles Howard, 1854 141.76\\nJ. II. Park, 1854 80\\nWilliam Scolt, 1854 141.96\\nDaniel Trowbridge, 1854 SO\\nJohn Gallagher (State), 1858 80\\nCyrus White, 1806 80\\nSECTION 31.\\nCyrus White (State), 1866 100\\nF. A. Barber (Stale), 1858 40\\nJohn Gallagher (St;itc;, 1858 160\\nCaleb Everts, 1854 191.70\\nCharles Howard, 1854 65\\nSECTION 32.\\nJohn Gallagher (State), 1858 600\\nBenjamin Craven, 1855 40\\n.SECTION 33.\\nJohn Gallagher (State), 1858 640\\nSECTION .34.\\nA(TP\u00c2\u00ab.\\nJohn Gallagher (State), 1858 320\\nJ. V. Shalt, 1853 411\\nC. W. Butler (Stale). 1808 40\\nJeremiah Coughlin (Slate), 1858 411\\nWalter Love (State), 1860 80\\nAugustus Broekel (State), 1860 40\\nSECTION 35.\\nF. Middleberger, 1836 320\\nCalvin liose, 1836 160\\nTheodore Kolibins, 1854 80\\nJacob Newman (State), 1858 SO\\nSECTION 36.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 297.77\\nCornelius Bergan, 1830 90\\nAle.x McFarren, 1836 108.80\\nGeorge Kiltridge, 1836 111.30\\nSETTLEMENT OF THE TOWNSHTP.\\nThough one of the latest of the townships of the county\\nin its organization, Rush chiinis among its present resi-\\ndents but few survivors among the number of those who\\nentered it when a wilderness, and in its clearing and early\\ndevelopment bore tlie heat and burden of the day. TJie\\nfirst white settler within its boundaries was Ransom Wiiite,\\nwho arrived in 1839, and purchased of E. C. Kimberly\\n(who controlled the land as agent for Trumbull Cary, of\\nNew York) ninety acres on section 26. He erected upon\\nit a cabin and devoted some time to clearing, after which\\nhe took up his residence in Owosso. He later returned to\\nhis purchase, where several years were devoted to the labors\\nincident to pioneer life. Mr. White was not, however,\\nsuccessful in his early agricultural efforts, and allowing the\\nland to revert, he changed his residence and chose a home\\nin Barry County.\\nThe .second arrival in Rush was that of Avery Thomas,\\nwho came with liis family in 1842. He was a former resi-\\ndent of Cayuga Co., N. Y., and first located in Oakland\\nCo., Mich., but having been attracted by the superior ad-\\nvantages of the county of Shiawassee, soon after selected\\na home in Rush. There were no roads at this time, and\\nas a necessity the family of Mr. Thomas embarked in scows,\\nand were floated down the Shiawassee River to their desti-\\nnation. On their arrival there were no settlers, Mr. White\\nhaving left for Owosso. While Jlr. Thomas was erecting\\na frame house of spacious proportions the family were com-\\nfortably (|uartered at Owosso. This house is still standing,\\nand was occupied until a more pretentious and elegant resi-\\ndence was recently erected by Avery Thomas, Jr., on the\\nadjacent ground. Mrs. Thomas died the year after their\\narrival, and hers was the earliest death in the township.\\nThe domestic economy of the family having been sadly de-\\nranged by the lo.ss of this wife and mother, Mr. Thomas\\nbefore the year had expired was married a second time, to\\nMrs. Sarah A. Sampson, who still survives and resides on\\nthe homestead. This was undoubtedly the earliest marriage\\nceremony performed in the township. The question of\\nthe earliest birth in Rush may not be easily decided. It\\nis po.ssible that it was in the family of Mr. Thomas, though\\nthe claims in behalf of the household of Mr. Henry Rush\\nare equally well founded.\\nThe above-named gentleman with his family arrived in\\n1843, and entered one hundred and sixty acres on section", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0348.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "RUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n275\\n24. It was first cleared by his .son, Jacob Hush, who re-\\nmoved to the hiiid soon after and built a shelter of logs\\nwhich ho occupied. His father arrived some time later,\\nand for a while made it hi.s residence, but subsequently re-\\nmoved to Pennsylvania. The closing years of his life were\\nspent in the township, where he died, as did also iiis son.\\nThrough the influence of friends the township boars the\\nfamily name, though many of the older settlers entered tlieir\\nquiet protest, and regarded this mark of deference as hav-\\ning been justly due the earliest pioneer, Mr. Ransom White.\\nRobert Irland arrived in 1843, and purchased eighty\\nacres, one-half of which was upon section 24 and the re-\\nmainder in the present township of New Haven. This\\nwas entirely destitute of improvement on his arrival. There\\nwere no roads and Pontiac was the nearest milling point,\\ninvolving a tedious journey, with the Indian trail as the\\nonly guide. Mr. Irland built the usual house of logs,\\nwhich was afterwards supplanted by a more modern frame\\ndwelling. He died many years since, and the widow and\\na son now occupy the farm.\\nWilliam Goss, formerly of Monroe Co., N. Y., arrived\\nin the same year, and settled upon one hundred acres\\non section 25. His brother, Samuel Goss, purchased the\\nsame number of acres adjacent to his own. The latter, not\\nhaving been greatly impressed with the advantages of\\nMichigan, returned again to the Empire State. William\\nerected upon his purchase a log cabin, finding, meanwhile,\\na temporary abiding-place with Avery Thomas. He cleared\\nten acres the first year, and continued his labors until the\\nforest was transformed into a productive farm. Mr. Goss\\ndied in 1863. Mrs. Goss still survives, and, with her son,\\noccupies the land.\\nJonas Robbins came from New Jersey among the earliest\\nof the township pioneers. The date of his arrival is not\\nremembered with exactness by either himself or family.\\nHe experienced some vicissitudes during the first years of\\nhis residence in the county, and having been directed to\\na tract of land not iiis own, was obliged to vacate. He\\nfinally located upon eighty acres on section 26, where he\\nstill resides.\\nWalter Graham and Silas Clark were each pioneers from\\nLenawee County to the township of Rush, where they\\nlocated upon section 5. The former purchased eighty\\nacres, while Mr. Clark made a clearing and b^iilt a log\\nhouse upon forty-one acres. Mr. Graham al.so erected a\\nprimitive abode of logs and began the clearing of his land,\\nwhich, by constant labor, he rendered very productive.\\nBoth are now dead, and the properties have passed into the\\nhands of other parties.\\nR. A. Sutliff was another settler who found the attrac-\\ntions of Shiawassee County superior to those of Lenawee\\nCounty and located a farm of forty acres upon section 8,\\nhaving, at a later date, added twenty to it. He found an\\nample field fur the exercise of industry in the unfelled woods\\nwhich covered the land. He made a considerable clearing,\\nbut ultimately removed to Saginaw County. Benjamin\\nWashburn became the subsequent owner of the land, and\\nLevi Clark is its present occupant.\\nMichael Rourke came from Massachu.setis to Ru.sh in\\n1851, and purchased of William B. Hurd, who had already\\nbeen located .some time upon it, forty acres on .section 20.\\nUpon this tract four acres had been cleared and a log house\\nbuilt, to which he removed. Mr. llourke found still much\\nlabor to perform, and devoted himself with a will to the\\ntask before him. At the expiration of the first year eiglit\\nadditional acres had been chopped and partially im|)roved.\\nJonas Robbins was the nearest settler, and the township\\nhad as yet attracted but few individuals from the vast tide\\nof emigration then pouring into the State. But seven\\nvoters assembled at the polls the previous spring. Indians\\nfrequently cho.sc Mr. Rourke s land for their camping-\\nground. Deer were abundant, wolves made night hideous\\nwith their howling, and bears would, under cover of the\\ndarkness, visit tlie sheepfold in search of a victim. Mr.\\nllourke has greatly improved his farm, which now embraces\\none hundred and eighty-five acres.\\nWilliam Sawyer came with his father from the shores of\\nEngland in 1851, and removed to Oakland County. William\\nhaving, meanwhile, earned sufficient means, purchased, in\\n1853, forty acres of land upon section 2, in the township of\\nRush, upon which the family removed. As he was but\\nseventeen years of age, the father was made custodian of\\nthe property. After a residence of sixteen years upon the\\noriginal purchase Mr. Sawyer removed to section 36,\\nwhere he has three hundred and fifty acres, of which two\\nhundred are improved.\\nHe found his land on section 2 uncleared, and at\\nonce set about the erection of a habitation. While engaged\\nat this work he camped in the wilderness a portion of the\\ntime, and labored the whole of one night to construct a roof\\nfor the cabin, which had been built some time and was\\ngreatly dilapidated. William Sawyer, Sr., remained upon\\nthe original purchase until his death.\\nThe venerable Richard Freeman, for many years a resi-\\ndent of New Haven, and one of its foremost pioneers,\\nbecame a settler in Rush in 1854, having purchased ninety-\\neight acres on section 25, which he improved and re-\\nmained upon for many years. He still survives, and may\\nwith propriety be considered a resident of both New Ha-\\nven and Rush, as his time is equally divided between\\nhis children, with whom he ever finds a cordial welcome.\\nPatrick Rourke and William Noonan each located upon\\neighty acres on section 2G. This land was in its original\\ncondition of forest and brush on their arrival, but has been\\nby their industry transformed into luxuriant grain-fields.\\nThey have erected for themselves comfortable houses upon\\nthese farms, in which they now reside.\\nCurtis Devoe, a former resident of New York State,\\nwas among the pioneers of 1854, and located upon eighty\\nacres on section 12 which he found unimproved on his\\narrival, and no roads to make the land accessible from adja-\\ncent points. He- at once erected a log building and began\\nthe process of clearing. Upon this land he remained until\\nhis death in 1877, wJien his son Theodore became possessor,\\nand now occupies the farm together with the log house\\nalready built.\\nGeorge Sawyer came with his father and brother William\\nin 1853, and succeeded to the original home on section 2,\\nwhich ho purcha.scd of the latter in 1871 and upon which\\nhe now resides.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0349.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "27(5\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSamuel Sinister was a former resident of Ohio, and in\\n1854 became a settler in Rush, having secured one hundred\\nand sixty acres on section 15. He found the land uujm-\\nproved, and was able on his arrival to do but little towards\\nclearing, his time having been entirely occupied in labor for\\nhis support. While building he found a welcome to the\\nhome of Josiah Isham, who then had a farm of eighty\\nacres on section 23 and later returned to Ohio. Mr.\\nShuster afterwards increased the dimensions of his farm to\\ntwo hundred and forty acres, upon which he is erecting a\\nsubstantial residence.\\nSamuel Ayres, who lived upon one hundred and sixty\\nacres on section 21, was also from Ohio, and a near neighbor\\nof Mr. Sinister, as was William Hughes, who purchased\\neighty-eight acres north of his land on section 10. At\\nthis date there was but one school building erected in the\\ntownship, located on section 25, very limited educational\\nadvantages having been enjoyed by tlie youth of Rush at\\nan early day.\\nBenjamin Washburn removed from Ingham County to\\nthis township in 1854, and located upon eighty acres on\\nsection 12. Curtis Devoe, who came the same year, pur-\\nchased a farm near him, and the two pioneers materially\\nassisted each other in the early labors of the settler. Mr.\\nWashburn and his family remained one night with Robert\\nIrland, and the following day Mr. Devoe with his team\\nbrought their household goods to his own home, where\\nthey remained until a hou.se was built. Mr. Washburn was\\nadvanced in years and made little progress. He remained\\nupon the farm until his death in 1869, after which Joseph\\nHoffman became the owner. One son, Charles C. Wash-\\nburn, now resides upon forty acres on section 1.\\nG. Whitfield Drown became a settler soon afterwards\\nupon section 36, where he cleared a farm, and subsequently\\nsold to John R. Bush, who remained for several years and\\ndisposed of the property in 1860 to G. W. Essig, the\\npresent occupant. The land is well improved, and em-\\nbraces one hundred and seventeen acres.\\nAmong others who became residents of Rush between\\nthe years 1850 and 1855 are William Berger, who located\\nupon one hundred and twenty acres on section 27 D. S.\\nCenter, who purcha.sed sevenly-one acres on section 36, and\\nan additional one hundred and twenty on section 22\\nPatrick and Michael Carmody, each having farms on section\\n27 Solomon Horn, who owned eighty acres on section\\n26 John Russell, residing upon sixty acres on section 8\\nWilliam F. Stearns, who became a settler on section 24\\nDaniel Whitman, who cleared a farm of eighty acres on\\nsection 5 William Scott, whose pioneer oxpeiiences in the\\ntownship began on section 30, where he had one hundred\\nand forty acres Andrew Simons, on section 25 and\\nSamuel Wood, on section 7. These settlers all performed\\nmuch of the early labor incident to clearing the wilderness\\nof Rush, and are equally deserving of credit.\\nThe following lists show the names of the resident tax-\\npayers in the township of Rush in the years 185U and\\n1 855\\nISaO.\\nAtTCB.\\nRobert Irland, section 24 40\\nJacob Hush, section 2.*) A^\\nHenry Kush, section.s 24, 25 220\\nAcres.\\nJane Goss, section 25 5\\nJonns Robbins, sections 26, 36 151\\nWilliam B. Hurd, section 26 80\\nAvery Tbomas, section 36 103\\n1855.\\nSamuel Ayres, section 21 160\\nWilliam Berger, section 27 120\\nD. S. Center, sections 36, 22 191\\nPatrick Carmody, section 27 60\\nMichael Carmody, section 27 80\\nSilas Clark, section 5 41\\nCurtis Devoe, section 12 80\\nRichard Freeman, section 25 98\\nJane Goss, section 25 100\\nAValter Graham, section 5\\nSolomon Horn, section 26 80\\nAVilliain Hughes, section 10 80\\nJosiah Isham, sections 2.3, 24 86.80\\nCyrus Isham, section 2.* 56.40\\nRobert Irland, section 24 40\\nJohn-McCIure. section 35 40\\nAVilliam Noonan, section 26 80\\nJacob Rush, section 25 20\\nPatrick Rourke, section 26 80\\nJonas Robbins, section 26 80\\nMichael Rourke, section 26 160\\nJohn Russel, section 8 60\\nJohn Robinson, section 2 40\\nR. A. Sutliff, section 8 60\\nAVilliam Savtyer, section 2 92.19\\nAnson Simons, section 25 92.54\\nWilliam Stearns, sections 24, 25 93.12\\nSamuel Shuster, section 15 160\\nWilliam Scott, section 30 141\\nAvery Tliomas, section 36 102\\nBenjamin Washburn, section 12 80\\nSan.uel Wood, section 7 40\\nDaniel Whitman, section 5 80\\nEARLY HIGHWAYS.\\nRoads were early opened by the first settlers in the town-\\nship to afford them means of egress from their lands, but no\\nofficial record of highways in the township of Rush ap-\\npears earlier than 1845, when Nelson Ferry, on the 23d\\nand 24th of January of that year, surveyed the following\\nroad Commencing on the southwest corner of section nine-\\nteen, township eight north, of range three east, and following\\na northerly course to the quarter post on the line of section\\none in township eight north, of range two east thence north\\nthirty-four minutes, east thirty-nine chains and ninety-two\\nlinks, to the northwest corner of the township of New\\nHaven.\\nThis road was not officially recorded until Nov. 7, 1850.\\nA road was surveyed in April, 1850, by Ezra Mason,\\nbeginning at the southeast corner of section twenty-six in\\ntownship eight north, of range two east thence running\\nwest eighty-eight degrees, east, on section line, sixteen chains\\nand ninety-two links; thence west fifty-two degrees, east\\nthree chains and twenty-eight links thence west seventy-four\\nand a half degrees, east two chains and seventy-seven links\\nthence south nine and a quarter degrees, east two chains\\nand sixty-three and a half links; thence west eighty-nine\\nand a quarter degrees, east six chains and forty-five links\\nthence south fifty-seven and three-quarter degrees, east\\nthree chains and sixty-eight links thence south eighty-six\\nand a half degrees, east four chains and nineteen links to a\\nstake in the centre of the highway.\\nJobs for the chopping, causewaying, and ditching of the\\nabove road were let by the commissioners of highways.\\nMay 15, 1850, on the ground described. The successful\\nbidders were Francis R. Pease, Robert Irland, Richard\\nFreeman, Avery Thomas, Thomas Irland, and C. S. Kim-\\nberly. Other roads followed as necessity demanded them.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0350.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "RUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n277\\nORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nThe exterior lines of the township of Rush were sur-\\nveyed by Joseph Wampler, though no official record of the\\ndate of survey appeals. The subdivision lines were run by\\nWilliam Brookfield in 1823. The township was erected\\nby act of Legislature, approved March 28, 1850, which de-\\nclared That township eight north, of range two east, in\\nthe county of Shiawassee, be and the same is hereby set off\\nfrom township seven north, of range two east, in said county,\\nand organized into a separate township by the name of Rush,\\nand the first township-meeting therein shall be held at the\\nhou.se now occupied by Henry Rush, in said township.\\nPursuant to the requirement of the organizing act, the\\nfirst township-meeting was held at the place designated, on\\nthe 1st of April, 1850. At the meeting Henry Rush was\\nchosen moderator, William Goss township clerk, and Robert\\nIrland and William B. Hurd inspectors of election. The\\nofficers elected for the year were Supervisor, Avery Thomas\\nTownship Clerk, William Goss; Treasurer, Robert Irland\\nJustices of the Peace, William Goss, Avery Thomas, Robert\\nIrland Highway Commissioners, William B. Hurd, Jonas\\nBobbins, Robert Irland Directors of the Poor, Henry\\nRush, Richard Freeman School Inspector, Avery Thomas;\\nConstable, Jacob Rush.\\nThe following list embraces the succession of township\\nofficers annually elected in succeeding years to the present,\\nviz.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1851. illiiim Goss.\\nI8y2-55. Avcry Thomas.\\n1856. William Goss.\\n1857-68. James E. Crane.\\n1859-60. Thomas C. Crane.\\n1861. G.W.Love.\\n1802. E. P. Bliss.\\n1863-66. George W. Love.\\n1867. R. F. Uuteher.\\n1.SC8. W. Love.\\nTOWNSHIP CLERKS\\n1869-70. John Henderson.\\n1871. E. P. Bliss.\\n1872. Peter Henilriek.\\n1873. John Henderson.\\n187-t. AVilliam H. Dean.\\n1875. Charles Freeman.\\n1876. Alfred Crane.\\n1877. Charles Freeman.\\n1878-80. A. B. Crane.\\n1851. Ebenezer Whaley.\\n1852-53. William Goss.\\n1854-55. Jacob Rush.\\n1856-57. P. 11. Doolittlc.\\n1858-59. E. P. Bliss.\\n1860. Avery Thomas.\\n1861-03. James A. Ilayt.\\n1864. E. P. Bliss.\\n1865. John Henderson.\\n1851. Robert Irland.\\n1852. Riciiard Freeman.\\n1853. Anson Simons.\\n1854-56. Richard Freeman.\\n1302. R. S. Haines.\\n1805. John Freeman.\\n1866-67. R. S. Haines.\\n1868. John Henderson.\\n1866. John King.\\n1807-09. A. B. Allen.\\n1870. Charles 0. Lapham.\\n1871. A. B. Crane.\\n1872. A. B. Allen.\\n1873-75. John Skelton.\\n1870-79. Thomas Corcoran.\\n1880. Byrun C. Pierce.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1809-71. Charles Freeman.\\n1872-73. William H. Dean.\\n1874. Edwin E. Bunting.\\n1875. A. B. Cninc.\\n1870. John Skelton.\\n1877-78. James A. Ilayt.\\n1879-80. William H. Dean.\\nJUSTICES OP THE PEACE.\\n1851. Richard Freeman. 1857. James A. Hoyt.\\n1852. J. V. Shaft. 1858. Benjamin Washburn.\\n1853. William Goss. Avery Thomas.\\n1854. R. C. Sutlitr. 1859. Robert F. Dutcher.\\n1855. Richard Freeman. 1860. James E. Crane.\\nAvery Thomas. 1861. Jamc* A. Ilayt.\\n1856. R. S. Haines. 1862. A. li. Allen.\\n1857. Thomas C. Crane. Solomon Horn.\\n1863.\\nE. P. Bliss.\\n1871.\\nK. Freeman.\\n1864.\\nSolomon Horn.\\n1872.\\nJohn Goodwin.\\n1865.\\nJohn Hcnilerson.\\nMyron Bignall.\\nJohn Stack.\\n1873.\\nWilliam Caldwell.\\n1 800.\\nGeorge W. Love.\\nGeorge D. Palmer.\\nA. B. Allen.\\n1874.\\nM. W. Willoughby\\n1807.\\nW. M. Case.\\nJohn Goodwin.\\nWilliam Cook.\\n1875.\\nA. B.Allen.\\n1868.\\nJ. A. Hayt.\\n1876.\\nB. C. Pierce.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nMyron Bigtiall.\\n1809.\\n0. A. Pease.\\n1877.\\nJohn Henderson.\\n1870.\\nWilliam Caldwell.\\n1878.\\nM. F. Goodhue.\\nAVilliam Cook.\\n1879.\\nMyron Bignall.\\nR. Freeman.\\nISSO.\\nA. L. Fowler.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1851.\\nAvery Thomas.\\n1805.\\nGeorge AV. Love.\\n1852.\\nAvery Thomas.\\n1800.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nJ. V. Shaft.\\nG. W. Love.\\n1853.\\nWilliam Go^s.\\n1807.\\nJames A. Iloyt.\\n1854.\\nBenjamin Washburn.\\n1808.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nJ. V. Shaft.\\n1809.\\nJ. A. Hayt.\\n1855.\\nAnson Simons.\\n1871.\\nCharles Freeman.\\n1856.\\nJames E. Craiic.\\nJohn Henderson.\\n1857.\\nT. C. Crane.\\nCharles Wa.shburn.\\n1858.\\nJohn W. Thorn.\\n1872.\\nLorenzo Hayt.\\n1859.\\nR. F. Dutcher.\\nM3 ron Bignall.\\nT. C. Crane.\\n1873.\\nLorenzo Hayt.\\n1800.\\nT. C. Crane.\\nC. E. Bunting.\\n1861.\\nE. P. Bliss.\\n1874\\nC. E. Bunting.\\n1802.\\nWilli,am Cook.\\nA. B. Crane.\\n1863.\\nE. P. Bliss.\\n1875-\\n70. James A. Hayt.\\n1804.\\nJohn Henderson.\\n1877-\\n-79. Byron C. Pierce\\nJames A. Hayt.\\n1880.\\nF. C. Pierce.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\n1851.\\nJonas Robbins.\\n1805.\\nSamuel Shuster.\\n1852.\\nWilliam Goss.\\n1806.\\nMajor Smith.\\n1853.\\nAVilliam Burgess.\\n1867.\\nJames A. Hayt.\\n1854.\\nCurtis Devoe.\\nAVilliam Sawyer.\\n1855.\\nSamuel Shuster.\\n1868.\\nPeter Doolittle.\\n1850.\\nWilliam Burgess.\\n1869.\\nPeter Hendrick.\\n1857.\\nRichard Freeman,\\nOrlo A. Pease.\\n1858.\\nWilliam Burgess.\\n1871.\\nThomas Carmody.\\n1859.\\nWilliam W. Curtiss.\\nGeorge Sawyer.\\n1800.\\nHumphrey Scott.\\n1872.\\nPerry Cuinstock.\\n1861.\\nGeorge W Love.\\n1873.\\nThomas Carmoily.\\n1802.\\nJohn Shuster.\\n1874.\\nGeorge AV. AVebb.\\nWilliam Cook.\\n1875-\\n78. Thomas Carmody\\n1S63.\\nWilliam Burgess.\\n1879.\\nHiram Davis.\\n1864.\\nWilliam Cook.\\n1880.\\nMyron Bignall.\\nDIRECTORS OF THE POOR.\\n1851.\\nAVilliam Goss.\\n1855.\\nRichard Freeman.\\n1852.\\nWilliam \u00c2\u00bbos8.\\nSolomon Horn.\\nAden Jacobs.\\n1856.\\nStephen D. Crane.\\n1853.\\nAVilliam Goss.\\nSolomon Horn.\\nAvery Thomas.\\n1857-\\n-58. Richard Freeman\\n1854.\\nRobert Irland.\\nJoseph W. Webber.\\nAvery Thomas.\\n1859.\\nRobert Irland.\\nAvery Thomas.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1872-74. Ale.v. M. Skelton.\\n1875. George Sawyer.\\n1876. John Goodwin.\\n1878. George Sawyer.\\n1880. Alex. M. Skelton.\\nSUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.\\n1878-80. AVilliam Caldwell.\\n1876-77. M. AV. AVilloughby.\\nO. D. Palmer.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0351.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "278\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1851.\\n1862.\\n185.3.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1861.\\n1862.\\n1863.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1867.\\n1868.\\nJ. Robbins.\\nE. AVhaley.\\nTheo. Robbins.\\nWilliam Burgess.\\nTheo. Robbins.\\nSolomon Horn.\\nJobn Robinson.\\nWilli.Tm A. Simons.\\nWilliam A. Simons.\\nD. S. Center.\\nWilliam A. Simons.\\nJohn Russell.\\nWilliam A. Simons.\\nWilliam Sawyer.\\nWilliam A. Simons.\\nCyrel Drown.\\nJoseph W. Webber.\\nWilliam W. Curtis.\\nJames Carmody.\\nGeorge Irland.\\nCyrel Drown.\\nRiley Punches.\\nHenry Shuster.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nJohn Stack.\\nR. Punches.\\nJ. Robbins.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nJohn Shuster.\\nWilliam Cook.\\nR. S. Haines.\\nCharles Freeman.\\nPatrick Carmody.\\nJames Carmody.\\nGrove Pratt.\\nCharles H. Allen.\\nJames Carmody.\\nThomas Carmody.\\nCharles Wjishburn.\\nJames Rctan.\\nJames Carmody.\\nCharles H. Allen.\\nMartin Ilourke.\\nJohn Arnold.\\nTruman Bailey.\\nCONSTABLES.\\n1868. Myron Washburn.\\nC. H. Allen.\\n1869. Truman Bailey.\\nLorenzo Hayt.\\nJobn W. Hudson.\\nE. Pease.\\n1870. C. 0. Lapham.\\nTruman Bailey.\\nE. Hendricks.\\nJohn King.\\n1871. Truman Bailey.\\nAVilli.am Sawyer.\\nSamuel Shuster.\\nJonathan Betts.\\nM. W. Dr,ake.\\nTruman Bailey.\\nR. F. Dutcher.\\nE. P. Bliss.\\n(No record).\\n1874. John Stack.\\nCyrus Isham.\\nC. 0. Lapham.\\nC. C. Washburn.\\nC. Carmody.\\nTruman Bailey.\\nJohn Henderson.\\nJ. D. Reiff.\\nL. D. Hayt.\\nD. Henderson.\\nHenry Robbins.\\n1877. Truman Bailey.\\nH. W. Horn.\\nD. Henderson.\\nJohn Carmody.\\n1878. D. S. Henderson.\\nWilliam Cady.\\nT. Bailey.\\nP. Carmody,\\nJ. D. Keiff.\\nJohn Crane.\\nA. Pollard.\\nA. G. Peck.\\nCharles Burgess.\\nSamuel Runyon.\\nJ. D. Keiff.\\n1872.\\n1873.\\n1875.\\n1876.\\n1879:\\n1880.\\nHENDERSONVILLE.\\nThe ground upon wliich the village of Hendersonviile is-\\nlocated embraces the north part of the northeast fractional\\nquarter of section 23, and was surveyed April 7 and 8,\\n1879, for A. Henderson, by Ezra Mason. The land was\\noriginally entered by Gideon Lee, of New York City, April\\n7, ISrJl). It was by him sold to Josiah Isham, from\\nwhom it was purchased by Andrew Henderson, who came\\nfrom Ohio to this county in 1858 and removed to his pur-\\nchase, upon which a log house had been previously built by\\nIsham. Mr. Henderson began the improvement of this\\nland, on which very little had been previously accomplished\\nby the previous occupant, and soon after built near the\\nbank of the river another and a more commodious dwellin\\nWilliam Cook came soon after from Wayne Co., N. Y.,\\nand located on forty acres adjoining, on the same section.\\nThe first building in the hamlet was erected by John Hen-\\nderson, son of the original purcha.ser of the plat, in 1868.\\nIn it he placed a stock of groceries and conducted the\\nbusiness for two weeks, when it was purchased by C. 0.\\nLapham, formerly of Seneca Co Ohio. I. Brierly after-\\nwards built a blacksmith-shop and remained one year.\\nafter which he removed to the western portion of the State.\\nJohn Henderson erected another store, which he conducted\\nfor a brief period. John D. Palmer was an arrival of\\n1872. He constructed a steam saw-mill for Palmer, Det-\\nwiler Co., which was sub.sequently consumed by fire,\\nwhen another mill was erected double the size of the first.\\nA large building was at the same time devoted to the com-\\nforts of the laborers employed in the mill. The store\\nwhich Mr. Henderson had built was consumed by fire, but\\nanother speedily replaced it. William Detwiler arrived\\nfrom Ohio in 1874, and commenced the grocery trade on\\nan extensive scale, having now one of the most completely\\nappointed stores in the county. In 1875, John Henderson\\nerected a spacious hotel, and is now its landlord. Dr. J. S.\\nBare arrived the same year as the first resident physician of\\nHendersonviile. Isaac Peck came soon after, and suc-\\nceeded to the mercantile enterprise of John Henderson.\\nThe business of the village now embraces two general\\nstores, owned respectively by William Detwiler Son and\\nIsaac Peck (the latter of whom confines himself principally\\nto groceries) one wagon- and blacksmith-shop, owned by M.\\nF. Goodhue a boot- and shoe-shop, kept by Charles Shaw\\nand a hardware-store.\\nThe first post-office was established in 186(5, and Wil-\\nliam Cook received the commission as postmaster, having\\nthe ofiBoe at his residence. The present postmaster is\\nGeorge N. Detwiler, and the mail is dispensed from the store\\nof Detwiler Sou. Thomas Corcoran has charge of the\\npublic school located at the village. The Jackson, Lansing\\nand Saginaw division of the Michigan Central llailroad has\\na station at Hendersonviile, with George N. Detwiler as\\nstation-agent.\\nThe Flourhig- Mills (if Geo. D. Palmer were established\\nby the proprietor in 1878, for the purpose of engaging in\\nan exclusive custom trade. They have two run of stones,\\nand are furnished with steam-power from an engine of forty-\\nfive horsepower. The mill is equipped with the modern\\nimprovements in machinery for manufacturing flour of a\\nsuperior quality. The mills have a capacity of four hun-\\ndred bushels per day, and enjoy a large patronage from\\nresidents of the surrounding country.\\nCUUKCHES.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nPreaching was early held in the various school-hou.ses of\\nthe township, and services were conducted first by llev.\\nJohn Gillam, and later by Rev. Mr. Kellerman and Rev.\\nMr. Crippen. It was not, however, until 1879 that an or-\\nganization was effected under Rev. W. II. Hicks. During\\nthe year a church edifice was begun, the ground upon\\nwhich it stands being located on the Henderson plat. This\\nbuilding, which, when finished, will be complete in all its\\nappointments, will cost, when ready for occupation, fifteen\\nhundred dollars. The building committee were John\\nGoodwin, H. W. Hicks, G. N. Detwiler. A Sabbath-\\nschool is connected with the church, in which the Society\\nof the Di.sciples unite with the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nAbout fifty .scholars are enrolled. RL P. Gardner is super-\\nintendent.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0352.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0353.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "Residence Of JOHN WHALEV. SHiAWASSeeTp. Shiawassee Co. Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0354.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n279\\nciiuncii OP TUB disciples.\\nThis society was or;;anized in the year 1879, under the\\nauspices of Elder Masscy, tlic earliest meetings liaving been\\nheld in January, 1878, at the .school-house in Henderson.\\nA series of revival-meetings had previously been lield, on\\nwhich occasion twenty-one persons were baptized.\\nElder Hurd was for several months the pastor of the so-\\nciety. Since his departure the church lias been witliout\\nregular ministrations, though services are occasionally held\\nat the school-house. A pa.stor will doubtless soon be in-\\nstalled in connection with the New Haven charge. The\\ntrustees are William Dean, Jo.seph HofTuian, Edward Bunt-\\ning, John Lytle. The church-roll embraces sixty members.\\nThe Society of the United Brethren al.so have an organi-\\nzation in the township.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe information obtained regarding the earliest schools\\nof the township is vague and incomijlete. The first school-\\nhouse in Hush was erected in the Go.ss neighborhood on\\nsection 25, in 1850, and known a.s the Goss school-house.\\nMiss Amanda Shepard was an early teacher, but probably\\nnot the earliest. The second .school-house was located on\\nsection 6, and known as the Wa.shburn school-house, hav-\\ning been built some years later. The divi.sion of the town-\\nship into school territory embraces five whole and two frac-\\ntional districts. The board of directors is composed of the\\nfollowing-named gentlemen J. A. Maycrlioflfer, C. W.\\nHall, E. E. Banberry, A. L. Fowler, Humphrey Scott,\\nWilliam S. Lewis. The corps of teachers embraces seven\\nmales and six females. They have under their superin-\\ntendence three hundred and twenty-three children, of\\nwhom eleven are non-residents. One log and six frame\\nschool-houses have been erected for their use, a portion of\\nwhich number are spacious and of modern architecture.\\nCHAPTEll XL.\\nSHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.*\\nLoc:ilion nnd Natural Features Original Land- Entries Settlements\\nand Settlers Township rgani7,ation and Civil List Early High-\\nways .Shiawassee E.\\\\changc Kurly Suhouls Church History\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSbiawasseetown Newburg Fremont Village of Bancroft.\\nTnK town.ship of Shiawa.ssec, iii the priority of its settle-\\nment, takes precedence of all the other townships of the\\ncounty. Its foresta yielded to the enterprise of the pioneer\\nnearly a score of years before .some town.ships of the county\\nof Shiawas-see were affected by the presence of tlie settler,\\nand much of the early business enterprise of this portion\\nof the Territory was at one time concentrated within its\\nlimits. From the advent of the earliest pioneers within its\\nboundaries in 18;j1, and the development of its resources\\nwhich followed, until the present, its progress has been\\nsteady and rapid.\\nGeographically, it may be described as located .southeast of\\nthe centre of the county, with its northwestern corner nearly\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.\\non the territorial centre. It is bounded by Caledonia on the\\nnorth and Antrim on the .south, while Vernon joins it on the\\neast and the township of Bennington bounds its western line.\\nSeveral small villages contribute to its business activity,\\nchief among which is Bancroft, in the southeast, whose\\nmarvelous growtli, resulting from the opening 6f the Chi-\\ncago and Northeastern Railroad, has made the township one\\nof the prominent centres of commercial activity. The Sliia-\\nwa.ssee River, entering at section 25, on the eastern side,\\npursues a devious course to the northward, and curving\\nagain to the cast makes its exit at section 1. Looking-\\nGlass Kiver flows acio.ss the southwestern corner, and\\nMaple River takes its ri.se in a marsh iKjrth of the centre\\nof the township, and fhjws north and west, passing through\\nsection C into Bennington. The surface of the township is\\nsufficiently rolling to relieve it from monotony and to render\\nthe scene picturesque and in many localities exceedingly\\nbeautiful. The soil may be described as a combination of\\nclay, sand, and vegetable mould. The latter prevails in the\\ntimbered land along the northern boundary, while sand\\nenters largely into the composition of the soil in the .south.\\nGravel, though occasionally found, is not abundant. South\\nof the centre still remain traces of marshy land, though\\nmuch of it has been modified by draining. Wheat, corn,\\nand oats are among the staple products, the average yield\\nof the former being twenty bushels to the acre, while oats\\nand corn produced a crop of fifty bushels to the acre.\\nThe prevailing woods are beech, elm, maple, basswood,\\nand black-walnut, though the latter is not abundant. Oak-\\nopenings are occasionally seen, and invariably accompanied\\nby sandy soil. Pine prevails in certain localities, though\\nnot properly included with the prevailing timber of the\\ntownship.\\nORIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe lands of Shiawassee township were entered from the\\nUnited States government or purchased of the State by the\\nfollowing persons\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcres.\\nAugustus Riggs, 1831 86.76\\nli. U. Worthing, 1831 77.86\\nWilliam Blac:k, 1832 132.75\\n(ieorge Kittridgc, 1836 211.0.28\\nI eck, Nimocks and Hooker, 1836 2O.0.16\\nSECTION 2.\\nS. W. Denton, 1821 3.27\\nS. T. Coolcy, 1831 69.12\\nJ!. D.Worthing, 1831 79.42\\nJoseph I iti-iirn, 1836 80\\n.lerrv Hillman, 1836 201.92\\nC. M. Van Doren, 1838 204.52\\nL. li. Wiznor, 1836 80\\nSECTION 3.\\nII. C. Walker, I83B 123.84\\nM. W. Cogswell, 1838 80\\nTho.na.sl5ucll, 1836 122.80\\nLydia Hornell, 1836 80\\nW. li. lilanchard, 1836 40\\nSilas Warntr, 1837 2110\\n.Swainp-land, 18. j0 80\\nSECTION 4.\\nHenry Dwight, 183C 123.28\\nM. U. Patterson, 1836 202.64\\nL. Van Wornicr, 1838 40\\nN. I! Overton, 1838 40\\nI). Van Wornier, 1838 40\\nJ. and O. Mitchell, 1850 80", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0355.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "280\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAcres.\\nSwamii-laiul. ISSn 200\\n0. C. jMuorc{8t!ite), 1865 40\\nS. T. I ai-sons (State), ISOS 80\\n0. K. AVost (Shite), ISOU 40\\nJames Ashton (State), ISOO 40\\nSECTION f).\\nP. OoMsniith (State). ISoS 40\\nH. W. Williams, ls;iG 160\\n0. Co.ik, ISSi; 40\\nIl-aD!iven)iorl, I8:!li 124.20\\nHerman Cam]), ISiiC) 125.64\\nDennis Kelly, IS:i6 SO\\nN. It. Overtcin, 1S:)9 40\\nJ. anil O. Mitchell, 1S5I1 80\\nB. C. Thorn, 1854 40\\nSECTION 6.\\nIsaac Castle, 1R35 240\\nG. W. Williams, 1S3G 48. 7G\\nSECTION 7.\\nIsaau Castle 80\\nOra Cook, 18:i6 2;)3.88\\nOi-a S|invgue, ISIill 2:!:i.56\\niM.vron Murdoek, ISiiO Sll\\nSECTION 8.\\nSeneea UeynoKls, ISi 160\\nOra Spiajjiie, 1836 240\\nNewbold Lawrence, 1S36 240\\nSECTION 9.\\nBallnnl linll, 1836 320\\nS. F. Henry, 1836 320\\nSECTION 10.\\nN. Taylor, 1835 80\\nEloctus Haekus, 1835 SO\\nSanuu-1 IMooro, 1835 240\\nE. R. Kearslcy, 1835 240\\nSECTION 11.\\nS. W. Dexter, 1S24 416.82\\nE. Kavnale, 1831 107.40\\nB.C. Matthews, 1833 80.75\\nSECTION 12.\\nHosca Baker, 1833 SO\\nJohn Kent, 1834 40\\nTrumliull Cary. 1835 80\\nCheslcy lilake, 1836 SO\\nLotCliuk and Stephen Warren, 1836 200\\nEnoeh .hmcs, 1836 SO\\nMartin I ost, 1836 80\\nSECTION 13.\\nllosoa liakor, 1833 9.08\\nJoseph Holmes, 1834 62.83\\nE|iluium Wri|, ht, 1835 560\\nSECTION 14.\\nS. W. Dexter, 1824 9.3.92\\nHo.sea Baker, 1833, 1834 359.88\\nOliver Wilson, 1835 160\\nSECTION 15.\\nN. Taylor, 1835 80\\nJchial Parmly, 1835 160\\nTrumhnll Cary, 1835 160\\nAlvah Ewers, 1836 80\\nE. A. Kcarsley, 1836 160\\nSECTION 16.\\nHcnrv Goodrich (State), 1853 240\\nTiniulhv Clerv (State). 1865 40\\nThomas E. Clery (State), 1805 40\\nJohn t:lery (State), 1853 40\\nFlorin Baker (Stiite), 1853 40\\n.1. F. KIsworth (Stiite), 18.54 SO\\nM. R. Mead (State), 1853 40\\nW. It. Elsworth (Stale), 1853 40\\nMary Jane Doty (State), 1853 80\\nSECTION 17.\\nAcres.\\nMilton Phelps, 1835 80\\nB. WiK-ht, 1836 80\\nIsaac Secord, 1835 80\\nNewbold Lawrence, 1835 400\\nSECTION 18.\\nTrumliull Cary, 1835 153.16\\nB. W i;, ht, 1836 160\\nIsaac Secord. 1836 80\\nNewbold Lawrence, 1836 233.36\\nSECTION 19.\\nTrumbull Carv, 1835 153.04\\nAbel Millington, 1835 160\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 160\\nPeter Runcinuin, 1835 152.92\\nSECTION 20.\\nAbel Millington, 1835 240\\nTrumbull dry, 1835 80\\nJames Plwlps, 1835 120\\nSeidell Phelps, 1835 10\\nRachel Town, 1836 80\\nAbel Milliugton, 1835 80\\nSECTION 21.\\nTrumbull dry, 1835 320\\nBcthuel Noyeii. 1836 80\\nA. and A. G. Dow. 1836 SO\\nT. W. llnsmcr, 1836 120\\nHorad Martin, 1830 40\\nSECTION 22.\\nOrin Very, 1835 160\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 1611\\nAlva Ewers, 1836 320\\nSECTION 23.\\nIlosea Baker, 1833 80\\nWilliam Black, 1834 80\\nS. S. Seymour, 1835 160\\nConsider Warner, 1835 160\\nWilliam Black, 1835 SO\\nIlosea Baker, 1835 40\\nMartin Post, 1835 40\\nSECTION 24.\\nIlosea Baker, 1833 92.09\\nS. F. Durkee, 1833, 1834 167.04\\nAbel Millington, 1835 155.65\\nCheslcy Blake, 1836 40\\nCharles W. Penny, 1836 160\\nSECTION 25.\\nA. L. Williams, 1831 79.55\\nJasper Finish, 1832 217.69\\nTrumbull Carv, 1835 80\\nAbel Millington. 1835 136.78\\nL. B. Wizner, 1836 80\\nSECTION 26.\\nA. J. D. and T. Bcaubcin, 1835 40\\nGabriel Bandi, 1835 40\\nIsaac M. Banks. 1835 80\\nTrumbull Carv. 1835 80\\nII. Biopelle, 1835 40\\nPeter Goill rey, 1836 40\\nOrange Skinner, 1836 40\\nHenry llutchins, 1836 40\\nGustavus nines, 1836 40\\nThomas Boall, 1836 20\\nSECTION 27.\\nWilliam Black, 1835 40\\nIsaac M. Banks, 1835 40\\nOrcn Very. 1835 40\\nElizabeth Sidway, 1836 40\\nGeorge Sidway, 1836 SO\\nThomas Curtis, 1837 SO\\nS, S. Miithowson (State), 1S58 SO\\nStephen Sargi Ut, 1859 40\\nJ. 1). Ccuigrcve, 40\\nHiruni Ilerrick, 40\\nJohn Hcrrick, 1859 40", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0356.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "ISAAC SI. BANKS.\\nMRS. ISAAC M. BANKS.\\nISAAC M. BANKS.\\nIsaac M. Banks is of English descent, being a son\\nof Artliur Banks, who was horn in England in 1756,\\nand who came to America with Lord Admiral Howe\\nduring the Revolution.\\nArthur was a nephew of Sir Joseph Banks, of\\nEngland, and married, in Middletown, Conn., Miss\\nSarah Loom is.\\nIsaac was born in Albany Co., N. Y., June 27,\\n1798, and at the age of eleven was apprenticed to\\nJohn Hendric^k fn learn the coopers trade. When\\nfifteen years of age ho enlisted as a common sailor\\nunder Commodore Perry, to assist in the defense of\\nhis country.\\nDuring his early life, when not engaged as betbre\\nstated, lie was employed at farm work during the\\nsuinnier, and attended the inferior common schools\\nof tli()se days in the winter, thus obtaining his edu-\\ncation.\\nHe lived in Canada si.\\\\ years, and then married\\nMiss Hannah Herrick, and settled in Wilson, Ni-\\nagara Co., N. Y., where he remained nine vears, re-\\nmoving in 18o5 to Michigan, and settling in Shia-\\nwassee County, where he .still lives. His principal\\noccupation has been farming, though for nearly\\ntwenty years he kept a hotel.\\nMr. Banks was afflicted by the loss of his wife,\\nAug. 10, 1838, leaving iiini with seven children.\\nNov. 25, 18o8, he married Mrs. Jjorena Shepherd,\\nby which union he became the father of five children.\\nOf this large family of twelve children eight are still\\nliving, all married. June 7, 1870, Mr. Banks lost\\nhis .second wife, this being the sixth time death had\\nentered his home; yet with head i)owed in sorrow,\\nand the light seemingly shut out of his home and\\nheart, he submitted to the chastisement, and though\\nbitter the bereavement could only say, Thy will be\\ndone.\\nIn politics Mr. Banks is a member of the Repub-\\nlican party. He has never been connected with any\\nChristian church, and, though having passed his\\nfourscore years, is quite active, and enjoys the fruits\\nof his industrious early life. Respected by all who\\nknow him, with an tmtarnished reputation, and being\\nthoroughly familiar with its early history, no one\\nmore fittingly rei)resents the pioneers of Shiawa.ssee\\nCounty.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0357.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0358.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n281\\nSECTION 28.\\nAei-es.\\nGeorge Jones, 1S3 80\\nGeorge Sudden (State), IS. iS 80\\nMartha P. EdJv, -1858 120\\nE. S. Tillson, 1858 -10\\nP. and G. Caruthers, 1859 120\\nC. W. Sager, 180B 40\\nThomas Mungcr, 1808 40\\nFrancis Ackcrly (State), 1858 40\\n1S58 80\\nSECTION 20.\\nJames Phelps, 1836 40\\nSamuel Chappel, 1837 80\\nR. Hopkins, 1847 80\\nPeter Strohe IfiO\\nCharles Kimberley, 1854 llio\\nJohn Whaley, 1855 120\\nSECTION 30.\\nM. C. Patterson, IS,3C 233.92\\nD. R. Prindel, 1830 72.24\\nPeter Ewers, 1836 240\\nR. Uopkins, 1849 SO\\nSECTION 31.\\nM.C.Patterson, 1830 160\\nPeter Coster. 1837 160\\nAle.xandcr Oliver, 1837 234.08\\nJohn Lutkins, 1837 73.72\\nSECTION 32.\\nPeter Coster, 1836 80\\nW. S. Hoard, 1837 40\\nJ. 0. Hmkley, 1837 120\\nGeorge Jones, 1837 80\\nHiram Uaight, 1839 40\\nM. Glover, 1839 40\\nJ. H. Desiness, 1841 40\\nM. C. Merrill, 1853 40\\nE. S. Tillson, 1854 40\\nE. P. McCollom, 1854 40\\nAmos Racheldor, 1855 40\\nSECTION .-a\\nCharles F. Coles (State) 40\\nE. S. Tillson, 1858 40\\nHenry Woolevcn, 1836 80\\nWilliam Hoard, 1837 80\\nAustin Spaulding, 1837 160\\nWilliam Mason, 1854 160\\nS. H. Hoard, 1854 80\\nWilliam Cochran, 1855 40\\nSECTION 34.\\nGeorge Sidway, 1836 160\\nHenry Woolevcn, 1836 80\\nThomas lieall, 1836 160\\nThomas Curtis, 1837 80\\nJohn Q. Adams (State) 40\\nG. W. Graves, 40\\nJohn Reach, 1865 40\\nSECTION .35.\\nJoseph Varnet, 1836 40\\nHenry Hatchings, 1836 160\\nCourt Hutehings, 1836 80\\nGustavus nines, IS36 40\\nWilliam M.Warren, 1836 120\\nPeter Kobcrtson, 1836 80\\nLucius Reach, IS39 40\\nN. P. Harder, 1841 40\\nCalvin Sweet, 1854 40\\nSECTION 36.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 160\\nMason Phelps, 1835 160\\nJose]ih Visger, 1835 80\\nJoseph Veruiett. 1836 40\\nM. R. Martin, 1836 160\\nB. B. Brigham, 1836 40\\nSETTLEMENTS AND SETTLERS.\\nThe curliest settlers within the limits of Shiawiussee\\ntownship were Messrs. A L- J H. 0. Williams, who\\n3G\\nmade a tour of exploration through the county in 1829,\\nand in Aujjust of 1831 became residents upon land on\\nsection 25, which had been entered l)y the foniiev in the\\nsame year. This point wa.s subsequently known as the\\nShiawassee Exchange, and was undoubtedly the earliest\\npurchase of land with a view to permanent settlement.\\nThe Williams brothers came through from Grand Blanc,\\nGenesee Co., and were obliged to cut the way for their ox-\\nteams, no roads at that time having been broken. Their\\nwagons were laden with household utensils and material\\nfor building, which greatly facilitated them in working for\\nthemselves a comfortable habitation.\\nThe brothers encountered .some unfriendly demonstrations\\nfrom the Indian chief Wasso, but soon established them-\\nselves as traders, and controlled extensive business inter-\\nests in the county. The advent of the Messrs. Williams,\\nand their influence upon the early development of the\\ncounty of Sliiawa.ssee, has already been fully mentioned in\\nthe general history of the county, and in the separate\\nhistory of tlie city of Owosso, which renders a review of\\ntheir career unnecessary liere.\\nThe earliest settler who came for the purpose of es-\\ntablishing permanently and exclusively as a farmer in the\\ntownship was John I. Tinkelpaugh, who arrived with his\\nfamily in May, 1833, and located upon section 2-t, on the\\nfarm at present owned by C. D. Chalker. This land was\\nnot entered by Mr. Tinkelpaugh, and it is probable that\\nHosea Baker made the original purchase and transferred it\\nto the subsequent owner, who had previously built upon it\\na log house and made a small clearing. He plowed a por-\\ntion of the land along the river-bottom, and thus became the\\npioneer in agricultural occupations in the county, no fur-\\nrows having as yet been u])turnod within its limits. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Tinkelpaugh afterwards removed to Clinton\\nCounty, where, in a serene old age, they enjoyed the re-\\nsults which years of industry had brought. Mr. Tinkel-\\npaugh died there in the fall of 1879.\\nHenry S. Smith and a partner named Cooley came in\\nthe previous year, and with a small stock of marketable\\nwares attempted the establishment of a trading-post below\\nShiawasseetown. In June of the same year Mr. Smith\\nbrought his family to the township, and for a while pursued\\nthe calling of a blacksmith. Later he removed to Owos.so,\\nand followed the same occupation.\\nIn August, 1833, Hosea Baker and his son, Ambrose\\nBaker, arrived from Bradford Co., Pa., having in the pre-\\nvious April come to the county on a prospecting tour, and\\nentered land on section 14, upon which the former settled.\\nHe also purchased much laud in the township for other\\nparties. Mr. Baker had previously engaged a man to break\\nthe ground and assist in the erection of a log house, which\\nwas constructed of basswood logs, with strips of elmbark\\nin lieu of shingles. A portion of the furniture of this\\ncabin was of primitive construction, especially the bedstead,\\nwhich was made of poles placed in holes bored into the\\nlogs, and supported at the opposite end by posts. This\\nwas fastened with strips of elm-bark, and though primitive\\nin construction, served the purpose well. No roads made\\nthe township accessible at this early date, and the Indian\\ntrail marked by blazed trees aflbrded thp traveler but an", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0359.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nuncertain guide through the wilderness. One of the\\ndau ;hters of Mr. Baker brought apple-seeds from the East\\nand planted them here, which afterwards resulted in the\\ngrowth of the first orchard in the township. Later, Mr.\\nBaker procured apple-scions from the East, and grafted\\nthem upon stocks taken from the old Indian orchards, and\\nthus raised a superior quality of fruit. The ladies of the\\nfamily frequently chased the wolves from the door with\\nbrands of fire when they became too obtrusive, and the\\nlarge bounty offered by tlie State rendered their capture a\\nsource of considerable profit. Three of these animals\\ncaught in a trap brought Mr. Baker the sum of ninety\\ndollars.\\nAaron Swain, also a Pennsylvanian, came with Mr. Baker\\nin 18o3, and removed to eighty acres, adjacent to the farm\\nof the latter, on section 23. In his family was born the\\nfirst child in the township. Miss Julia Swain.\\nLsaac M. Banks came from Niagara County in 1834,\\nand located upon one hundred and sixty acres on sections\\n26 and 27, his log house having been erected on the latter\\nsection. There were no roads at this time, and settlers\\nwere largely dependent upon the Indians for supplies of\\nfood. Tiie milling was done at Pontiac or Dexter. This\\nnecessitated a journey of two or more weeks, and on one\\noccasion a neighbor was absent forty-two days.\\nOrin Vary had preceded Mr. Banks by two weeks, and\\nlocated upon section 21. With him he remained until a\\nsuitable habitation was constructed upon his own land. He\\nwas followed by his former neighbors, Jordan Holcomb,\\nNinion Clark, Orange Skinner, and John Herrick, who\\npurchased farms in the township. In 1853, Mr. Banks\\nerected a spacious hotel at the hamlet of Fremont, and be-\\ncame one of the popular landlords of Shiawassee, in which\\noccupation he continued until 1870. He is still the ven-\\nerable and honored postmaster of the place, having lived to\\nwitness the sudden development and still more rapid decay\\nof the village.\\nWilliam Johnson came from Wayne County in 1835,\\nbut it was not until 1837 that he purchased eighty acres of\\nland of E. C. Kimberly, having previously been an inmate\\nof tlie family of Ephraim Wright. He soon after married\\nthe daughter of Mr. Wright, and began the labor of\\nclearing. He made little progress at first, but ultimately\\nmade a well-improved farm. Mr. Johnson was one of the\\nearliest voters, and participated in the organization of the\\ntownship.\\nWilliam Newberry came to the township from Ohio in\\n1836. He was by occupation a carpenter and joiner, and\\nwas employed by the Shiawassee Company to assist them\\nin building, having known the various members of the\\ncompany in Ohio. He labored in this capacity for a year\\nor more and then removed to Owosso, where the IMessrs.\\nWilliams gladly availed themselves of his services. Hero\\nhe assisted in the erection of the first frame house in the\\nvillage. In 1831) he moved to a farm of eighty acres pur-\\nchased of Ephraim Wright, an early pioneer who had\\nlocated upon section 13. Mr. Newberry constructed a\\nframe house 22 by 28 feet in dimensions, which was first\\noccupied by the family in 1840. He afterwards erected a\\nsubstantial residence on his farm, and considerably increa.sed\\nits dimensions. Mr. Newberry has established a reputation\\nas one of the most scientific farmers in the county, and\\navails himself of all the modern iippliances for enhancing\\nthe productiveness and value of his land. An excellent\\nsystem of drainage involving a length of ten miles has been\\nintroduced on his farm.\\nJ]phraim Wright, above alluded to, came early in 1836,\\nand entered nearly the whole of section 13, upon which he\\nremoved and partially cultivated, building upon it a sub-\\nstantial house. Zimri Finch also purchased a farm near\\nby, on which he located, and on which he bestowed much\\nhard labor.\\nLsaac Secord, a former resident of Washtenaw County,\\nsecured one hundred and sixty acres on section 18 in 1836.\\nWhile building a cabin the family made themselves com-\\nfortable under a shelter of bark, it having been the month\\nof June. James Phillips and Orin Vary were near neigh-\\nbors. Mr. Secord s family have since removed from the\\ntownship.\\nIn the fall of 1836, William M. Warren left the attrac-\\ntive city of Rochester, N. Y., for the township of Shia-\\nwassee, where he purchased one hundred and twenty acres\\non section 35. Later he removed to section 36. The\\ncountry was entirely uncleared, and as there were no bridges\\nhe was obliged to ford the river ahead of the teams, and\\nan infiint child was carried by him from Detroit, a distance\\nof sixty miles, in his arms or placed in a handkerchief\\nwhich was suspended from his neck. He began the labor\\nof clearing at once, and at the expiration of the year had\\nbuilt a log house and improved eight acres. A pilgrimage\\nto Pontiac was made for supplies, and the prevailing prices\\nwere such as to appall the settler who did not boast a\\nplethoric wallet. Pork was sold at fifty dollars per barrel,\\nwhile flour brought fifteen dollars, and often more, per bar-\\nrel. At a later period John Herrick and Covert and\\nHenry Hutchings were among his near neighbors. Mr.\\nWarren still resides upon section 26, surrounded by his\\nchildren, upon whom he has liberally bestowed the accu-\\nmulations of years of industrious effort.\\nLucius Beach, a pioneer from Norwalk, Ohio, came to\\nShiawas.seetown in 1838, having, through the influence of\\nhis brother-in-law, Moses Kimball, purchased an interest\\nin the Shiawassee Company, for which he paid one thousand\\ndollars. He became manager of the mills and also the\\nhost of the rising hamlet. Mr. Beach, with his attractive\\nand energetic wife, rendered this the most popular hostelry\\nof the time. The house was often crowded, and on some\\noccasions the capacity of the building was unequal to the\\ndemands upon it. As many as forty travelers frequently\\nsought its hospitality on a single night. There the Circuit\\nCourt of the county first convened, and the spacious parlor\\nwas early opened to accord the youth of the township op-\\nportunities of education. Mr. Beach afterwards purchased\\none hundred and twenty acres on section 36, upon which he\\nalso erected another large hotel, of which he was for many\\nyears the landlord. The homestead is now occupied by\\nN. G. Phillips, with whom the widow of Mr. Beach re-\\nsides.\\nJohn Herrick came from Niagara County in 1837, and\\nsettled upon section 35, where he had liirty acres. He", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0360.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n283\\ncleared and improved it, and remained several years, after\\nwhich his location was changed to Fremont, where eighty\\nacres afforded him a comfortable home until his death in\\n1877. Six children and the widow are still residents of\\nthe township.\\nA. Van Auken, one of the most successful of the agri-\\nculturists of Shiawassee, emigrated from Monroe Co., N. Y.,\\nto Washtenaw County in 1835, and to this township in\\n1839, when he purchased of Charles Penney, of Jackson,\\none hundred and sixty acres on sections 24 and 13. He\\nwas in debt the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars on his\\narrival, which claim with close application to the work\\nbefore him was soon liquidated. A cabin had already\\nbeen built, which was occupied until a more spacious log\\nstructure could be erected, and sixteen acres yielded to the\\nlabor devoted to their improvement, having been speedily\\ncovered by growing crops. On one occasion Mr. Van\\nAuken started for Pontiac for the purpose of disposing of\\na pair of cattle, and having been succ ssful was obliged to\\nreturn on foot, a distance of forty-five miles. The roads\\non this occasion were so obscure that in the darkness of\\nthe night he could only be guided by the sense of touch.\\nWheat was at this time often drawn to Yp.silanti, a distance\\nof sixty-eight miles, and brought but sixty-five cents per\\nbushel. Mr. Van Auken has now two hundred and sixty-\\nfive acres under a high state of cultivation. One of his\\nnear neighbors was Sidney Seymour, who had eighty acres\\non section 23, which he cleared and improved.\\nThe clergymen best remembered at this time were Elders\\nBlanchard and Brighara, who conducted the earliest ser-\\nvices at the houses of the settlers. Dr. Pattison was the\\npioneer physician, who practiced as early as 1836. Next\\ncame Dr. Harder, who settled in Newburg.\\nJordan Holcomb, a former resident of Ontario Co., N. Y.,\\nbecame a settler of Bennington in 1836, and two years\\nlater removed to section 35 in this township, where he\\nlocated eighty acres. On this land ho built a log house,\\nwhich is still occupied by him. With him came Aaron\\nand Henry Hutchings, who shared with him the humble\\nquarters he had prepared until a later period enabled them\\nto better their condition. Mr. Holcomb has converted his\\nland into a productive farm, and is one of the few survivors\\namong the very early settlers.\\nThe following list embodies all the tax-payers in the\\ntownship of Shiawa.ssee for the year 1840, with section and\\nnumber of acres\\nAcres.\\nJ. S. Tinkelpaugh, section 24 75\\nMyron Muijook, section 7 80\\nP. P. Ewer?, section 30 400\\nAlcxjmder Oliver, section 31 lo4\\nM. C. Patterson, section 31 IRO\\nJohn Diivis. section 34 160\\nPeter Robertson, section 3ij SO\\nJosepii V.innattcr, .section 36 40\\nTrumbull Cary, section 36 and elsewhere 80\\nJoseph Visger, section 12 36\\nLydia Hornell, section 3 80\\nM. C. Pattison, section 4 123\\nHenry Dwij^ht, section 4 124\\nIra Davenport, section 5 124\\nIlinnian Camp, sections 125\\nAsa Sprague, section 8 240\\nN. Lawrence, section 8 240\\nAsa Sprague. section 7 234\\nCharlutte Henry, section .I ;i20\\nliallard Ball, section 320\\niSamuel Moore, section U) 240\\nAcres.\\nE. R. Kearsley, section 10 24U\\nE. Bachus, section 10 80\\nN. Taylor, section 10 80\\nMorgan L. Drake, section 11 107\\nJohn Lawrence, section 36 40\\nJonathan Melvin, section 17 15\\nH. Wright, sections 17 and 18 240\\nA. Millingtnn, sections 19, 21, and elsewhere 240\\nB. Noyes,section 21 80\\nTitus llosmcr, section 21 80\\nAlvah Ewers, section 22 320\\nConsider Warner, section 23 IGO\\nJoseph Parish, section 25 215\\nStevens, section 22 120\\nL. B. Misner, section 25 80\\nPeter (loilfroy, section 26 40\\nII. Riopelle, section 26 40\\nG. Bond, section 26 40\\nD. R. Pringle, section 30 72\\nEn jeh Jones, section 12 80\\nThomas Curtis, sections 27 and 34 160\\nSpaulding, section 33 80\\nGeorge Kittridge, section 1 125\\nAllen Park and others, section 1 125\\nAugustus Boyd, section 1 87\\nHenry W. Elhnan, section 2 125\\nB. Q. Worthing, section 2 80\\nJames Pitcairn, section 2 80\\nH. C. Walker, section 3 124\\nM. W. Cogswell, section 3 SO\\nSilas Waruer, section 3 160\\nJose])h Bedford, section 13 69\\n0. Wilson, section 14 160\\nN. Taylor, section 15 80\\nAlvah Ewers, section 15 80\\nN. Lawrence, section 17 400\\nChester Blake, section 24 40\\nC. W. Van Dougan, section 2 125\\nWilliam Laing, section 36 80\\n.lo.^eph S. Jackson\\nElijah Lansing\\nN. P. Harder, section 23\\nJ. S. Harder came from Cayuga, N. Y., in lSt4, and\\nbought eighty acres on section 22, which he purchased of\\nE. C. Kimberly. A small cabin had been erected and a\\nportion of the land improved on his arrival, having for a\\nbrief time been occupied by Lester Wright. Mr. Harder\\nstill resides on the place, where he has increased his posses-\\nsions to two hundred acres, and erected a substantial resi-\\ndence.\\nJohn Lemon, who had been a former resident of Oak-\\nland County, came in 1843. The boundaries of his ftirm\\nembraced eighty acres of uncleared land, which was located\\non section 15. His son came the year previous and made\\nsuch improvements as rendered the spot habitable, and was\\nfollowed by Mr. Lemon, who resided upon it until his death\\nin 1849. It is now occupied by Mrs. John Lemon, his\\ndaughter-in-law.\\nD. N. Sabin came from Seneca, N. Y., to Oakland\\nCounty, and moved to Shiawassee township in 1848, pur-\\nchasing eighty acres on section 10. John Lemon offered\\nhim hospitality while building, after which the work of\\nclearing was begun and five acres improved at an early date.\\nHis near neighbor was David Taylor, who located upon the\\nsame section, where he had eighty acres. The Indians who\\nwere encamped in Burns occasionally pas.sed through, and\\nmuch in the way of barter was done with them. Mr. Sa-\\nbin still resides upon the farm and in the house early con-\\nstructed by him.\\nC. D. Chalker, a former resident of Seneca Falls, N. Y.,\\nremoved to Vernon in 183G, aud in 1849, having been\\nunited in marriage to Miss Caroline Baker, chose a home\\nfor his bride on section 23, in tiie township, wliere he pur-\\nchased one hundred and forty acres, partially improved, of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0361.jp2"}, "360": {"fulltext": "284\\nHISTOKY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGA N.\\nMrs. Ambrose Baker. Newburg was already well popu-\\nlated, and there were few remaining evidences of the orig-\\ninal primitive condition of the country. The farm was\\nassociated with many early reminiscences, having been the\\nfirst soil of Shiawas.see to yield to the labor of the settler.\\nMr. Chalker, though a successful farmer, is largely engaged\\nin other business enterprises. Mrs. Chalker, who was a\\ndaughter of Hosea Baker, has afforded by her keen recol-\\nlection of facts much valuable aid to the writer. Her\\nsister. Miss Susan Baker, was early married to William\\nBlack, though this event cannot with truth be chronicled\\namong the early annals of Shiawassee, as the marriage was\\ncelebrated out of the township.\\nMr. Joseph Parmenter, whose early history is intimately\\nconnected with the settlement of Vcruon, removed in the\\n.spring of 1849 to one hundred and two acres on section 2,\\npurchased of James McGuire. Twenty acres of this had\\nbeen cleared and a house built upon it. John Wallace, of\\nLivingston County, was a new settler upon .section 2, as\\nwere also John O Niel and Michael Driscoll. On the farm\\nof William Black, opposite that of Mr. Parmenter, was an\\nold field of the Indians which had been abandoned and was\\ncovered with a spontaneous growth of wild turnips. Mr.\\nParmenter often went to Pontiac for purposes of trade, as\\nalso to avail himself of \u00c2\u00abthe excellent mill there located.\\nHe still occupies the farm upon which he first located.\\n0. C. Moore became a Michigan pioneer in 1851, iiaving\\nformerly resided in Lewis Co., N. Y., and located on one\\nhundred and eighty-eight acres on section 10. Martin Post\\nlived near by, with whom shelter was found while building\\na house. He al.so had other improvements made before he\\nbecame a permanent resident. Mr. Moore made rapid\\nprogress in the cultivation of iiis land, and in 1867 erected\\nhis present attractive home, one of the most inviting in\\nthe township.\\nDavid A. Lindley, formerly of Livingston County, first\\nlocated in Deerfield, in that county, and later in Shiawa.ssee,\\nwhere, in 1852, he purchased one hundred and forty acres\\non section 9. William Hicks, a former occupant, had\\nbuilt a house, to which he removed, and also improved five\\nacres. Few highways other than the State road were found\\nin the north portion of the township, though Shiawassee\\ntook precedence of the other townsliips of the county in\\nthe general aspect of civilization which pervaded it. Mr.\\nLindley still retains his original purchase and resides\\nupon it.\\nWilliam B. Ellsworth, from Livingston County, settled\\nin 1854 upon eighty acres on section 21, which were pur-\\nchased of G. W. Whitney. Upon this stood a substantial\\nframe house, and some land had been cleared. Richard\\nJackson was one of the nearest settlers, and had made con-\\nsiderable progress in the improvement of his farm. Mr.\\nEllsworth now has four hundred acres, upon which many\\nevidences of labor and care are apparent.\\nAmong other foremost settlers were David Bush, a promi-\\nnent lawyer of Shiawasseetown and an early supervisor,\\nDaniel Hall, Avery Shipman, Dr. William Weir, William\\nCollins, Milan Glover, and Nicholas P. Harder, of whom\\nthe last-named two were both early oflScers of the town-\\nship.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nThe exterior lines of township No. G north, of range\\nNo. 3 west, were surveyed by John Mullett in 1823. The\\ntownship was erected, to include the entire county of\\nShiawassee, by an act of the Legislature, approved March\\n23, 1836. On the 11th of March an act of the State\\nLegislature was pas.sed organizing the three townships\\nof Owo.sso, Barns, and Vernon, Owosso embracing the\\nentire north half of the county, including townships\\n7 and 8 north, of ranges 1, 2, 3, and 4 east, Vernon\\ntownship 6 north, of range 4 east, and Burns town.ship 5\\nnorth, of range 4 east, thus leaving Shiawassee as townships\\n5 and 6 north, of ranges 1, 2, and 3 east. By an act of the\\nState Legislature, approved March 6, 1838, town,ship 5\\nnorth, of range 3 east, was organized as Antrim, and town-\\nships 5 and 6 north, of range 2 east, as Bennington. By\\nan act of the Legislature, approved April 2, 1838, town-\\nships 5 and 6 north, of range 1 east, became Woodhull,\\nreducing Shiawas.see to its present limits. By the provis-\\nions of the act erecting the township, the house of Hosea\\nBaker was designated as the place of holding the first\\ntownship-meeting, which was accordingly held there in\\nApril, 1836; but as the earliest records uf the township\\nare mLssing, the result of that first election cannot be\\ngiven, nor can any complete list of township officers be\\ngiven prior to the year 1854. A partial list of the super-\\nvisors is, however, appended. The first township-meeting\\nhaving taken place at the house of Hosea Baker, that\\ngentleman was chosen supervisor for the years 1836 and\\n1837, and Thomas Beal in 1838. The county commis-\\nsioners met at the house of Lucius Beach from 1839 to\\n1842, during which latter year David Bush was chosen\\nsupervisor, and re-elected in 1843, 44, and 45. Milan\\nGlover was chosen in 1846-47, Aaron Swain in 1848,\\nand Nicholas P. Harder in 1849-53. The township\\nofficers from that time until the present have been as fol-\\nlows\\n1854. Supervisor, Isaac Castle; Township Clerk, John\\nLemon Treasurer, Josiah Fuller School In-\\nspector, G. M. lleynolds Director of Poor,\\nIsaac Castle Justices, Alonzo Howard, J. E.\\nChase; Constables, Theodore Barnes, Collins\\nSargent, Oison Post.\\n1855. Supervisor, Isaac Castle Township Clerk, J. Q.\\nVan Valkenburg Treasurer, Theodore Barnes\\nJustice, J. E. Chase Highway Commissioners,\\nWilliam Johnson, H. Humphrey; School In-\\nspector, J. Q. Van Valkenburg Directors of\\nPoor, J. Goodspeed, A. P. Greenman Consta-\\nbles, Theodore Barnes, George Colt.\\n1856. Supervisor, C. H. Leach Township Clerk, John\\nS. Harder; Treasurer, Theodore Barnes; Justice,\\nB. F. Bush Highway Commissioner, G. N.\\nMerrill Directors of Poor, J. Goodspeed, Wil-\\nliam Newberry School Inspector, T. F. Shelton\\nConstables, H. C. Woodward, Theodore Barnes,\\nC. M. Sargent.\\n1857. Supervisor, N. P. Harder; Township Clerk, J. S.\\nHarder Treasurer, Theodore Barnes Justice,\\nElisha Brewster School Inspector, W. II. Sel-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0362.jp2"}, "361": {"fulltext": "^I*\\nMKS. A. P. GUEENMAN.\\nA. P. GUEEXMAN.\\nAUGUSTUS P. GREENMAN.\\nAmong the early settlers in the township of Shia-\\nwassee, Augustus P. Greennian holds a conspicuous\\nposition, both by reason of his early association with\\nthe county and his deservedly high character as a\\ncitizen. His father, Augustus Greenmau, was a na-\\ntive of Rhode Island, and his mother, Mary Ann\\nShepard, was horn in Massachusetts. Their son,\\nAugustus P., was born in Augusta, Oneida Co., N. Y.,\\nApril 9, 181 where tiic family located at an early\\nday. He was atilicted when quite young by the loss\\nof his fiither, aud when he had attained sufficient\\nage assumed the management of the farm, mean-\\nwhile devoting himself during the wiuter to such in-\\nstruction as was afforded by the common schools of\\nthe time. At the age of thirty-three he purchased\\na small farm at Alexander, Genesee Co., N. Y., and\\nin 1844 bought land in the State of Miciiigan, em-\\nbracing eighty acres in Genesee County and one\\nhundred and sixty at Fremont, Shiawassee town-\\nship.\\nMr. Greenman s health having proved une(jnal to\\ntlu^ arduous labor of the farm, lie went to New York\\nand sought in travel and change of scene the benefit\\nhe ultimately received. Returning again to Mich-\\nigan, lie has since been engaged in agricultural pur-\\nsuits. He married. May 23, 1852, Mrs. Almira\\nCurtis, daughter of Isaac Holmes, of New York.\\nTwo sons have been born to them, both of whom\\nreside with their parents. Mr. Greenmau is a Re-\\npublitian in his political seutimcnts, and in religion a\\nconsistent member and generous supporter of the\\nBaptist Church.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0363.jp2"}, "362": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0364.jp2"}, "363": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n285\\nhiiii Highway Commissioner, E. Eddy; Direc-\\ntors of Poor, William Newberry, J. Goodspeed\\nConstables, IT. C. Woodward, William Hart,\\nThomas Barnes.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, N. G. Phillips; Town.ship Clerk, F. E.\\nSheldon Treasurer, George N. Merrill Justice,\\nAlonzo Howard Highway Commissioner, E. E.\\nSheldon School Inspector, John Lemon Direc-\\ntors of Poor, A. P. Harder, J. L. Simonson\\nConstables, Theodore Barnes, Levi Morris, J. L.\\nBanks.\\n1859. Supervisor, 0. F. Greenman Township Clerk, F.\\nE. Sheldon Treasurer, T. H. Lemon Justice,\\nJ. E. Chase Highway Commissioner, J. S.\\nHarder; School Inspector, G. M. Reynolds;\\nDirectors of Poor, William Newberry, John L.\\nSimonson Constables, J. L. Banks, Francis\\nAckley, Levi Morris.\\n1860. Supervisor, George Sugden Town.ship Clerk, F.\\nE. Sheldon Treasurer, G. N. Merrill Justice,\\nHenry Peace School Inspector, William E,. Sel-\\n1am Highway Commissioner, Enoch Eddy\\nConstables, M. C. Doty, J. L. Banks, W. H.\\nHadcock.\\n1861. Supervisor, George M. Reynolds; Township Clerk,\\nF. E. Sheldon Treasurer, George N. Merrill\\nSchool Inspectors, George M. Reynolds, Thomas\\nL. Sheldon Commissioner of Highways, E. E.\\nSheldon Justices of the Peace, Elisha Brewster,\\nAlonzo H. Crandall Constables, Henry C.\\nWoodward, M. C. Doty, E. W. Drum.\\n1862. Supervisor, George Sugden Township Clerk,\\nCharles A. Osborne; Trea.surer, George N. Mer-\\nrill Justices of the Peace, Francis B. Ackley,\\nAmbrose Baker; Commissioner of Highways,\\nJohn S. Harder; School Inspectors, T. F. Shel-\\ndon, F. E. Sheldon Constables, M. P. Gardner,\\nAlonzo Johnson, Levi Morris, James Vanderhoof.\\n1863. Supervisor, George Sugden Clerk, C. A. Osborne\\nTreasurer, William Johnson Justice of the\\nPeace, William J. Mo.sely Highway Commis-\\nsioner, J. L. Gardner School Inspector, G. M.\\nReynolds Constables, M. P. Gardner, H. A.\\nHall, George Drum, John Q. Adams.\\n1864. Supervisor, Oscar F. Greenman; Clerk, Henry A.\\nHart Treasurer, William John.son Highway\\nCommissioner, E. E. Sheldon Justices of the\\nPeace, Oscar C. Moore, Perry Trim School\\nInspector, William G. Smith Constables, B. P.\\nLemon, R. H. B. Morris, E. Wheeler.\\n1865. Supervisor, Austin A. Baldwin Township Clerk,\\nFordyce F. Potter; Treasurer, Albert Bain-\\nbridge Justices of the Peace, King W. Fenton,\\nHarvey Adams School Inspector, Frank Grid-\\nley Highway Commissioners, W. W. Bartlett,\\nFreeman Howard Constables, Geo. W. Warren,\\nTheodore Barnes, Levi Morris, Newton Linley.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, N. G. Phillips; Clerk, Peter C. Caru-\\nthers; Trea.surer, F. E. Sheldon; Justices of\\nPeace, Harvey Adams, W. G. Smith Highway\\nCommissioner, D. N. Sabin School Inspector, F.\\nE. Sheldon Constables, Charles E. Devins,\\nJohn L. Banks, Levi Morris, Truman See.\\n1867. Supervisor, E. E. Sheldon Clerk, Peter C. Caru-\\nthers Treasurer, F. E. Sheldon Justices of the\\nPeace, William J. Mosely, C. H. Powell School\\nInspector, Frank Gridley; Highway Commis-\\nsioners, C. H. Powell, E. Eddy Constables, David\\nKittle, R. H. B. Morris, John L. Banks, Alfred\\nHunt.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, E. E. Sheldon; Clerk, H. A. Hart;\\nTreasurer, J. M. Gorham Justice of the Peace,\\nLevi Morris School In.?pectors, E. J. Cook, C.\\nA. Osborn Highway Commissioner, Hiram\\nDavis Constables, George Cram, J. Q. Adams,\\nR. H. B. Morris.\\n1869. -Supervi.sor, E. E. Sheldon Township Clerk, H. A.\\nHart Treasurer, Bruce Haight Justice of the\\nPeace, Caleb H. Powell; Highway Commissioner,\\nWilliam Gunderman School Inspectors, J. H.\\nHartwell, F. E. Sheldon Con.stables, R. H. B\\nMorris, David Kittle, J. S. Matthews.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, E. E. Sheldon; Township Clerk, H.\\nA. Hart; Treasurer, J. S. Harder; Justices of\\nthe Peace, William Johnson, James H. Hartwell\\nHighway Commissioners, J. S. Alcott, H. R.\\nWaldron School Inspector, Frank Whelan\\nConstables, R. H. B. 3Iorris, E. O. Place, Wil-\\nliam Merlin, J. L. Banks.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, E. E. Sheldon; Clerk, H. A. Hart;\\nTreasurer, F. H. Potter; Justice of the Peace,\\nP. V. Brake; Highway Commissioner, H. R.\\nWaldron School Inspectors, F. E. Sheldon,\\nJames Heath Drain Commissioner, Harvey\\nAdams; Constables, R. H. B. Morris, G. H.\\nCrane, Joseph L. Morris, William 11. Van\\nOtter.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, B. E. Sheldon; Clerk, H. A. Hart;\\nTreasurer, F. II. Potter; Justice of the Peace,\\nJ. W. Forsyth; Highway Commissioners, Peter\\nV. Brink, James Heath School Inspectors, F.\\nE. Sheldon, Charles Watson Drain Commis-\\nsioner, William S. Hodges Constables, R. H.\\nB. Morris, William J. Kent, Sylvester Babcock,\\nEdwin Place.\\n1873 Supervisor, E. E. Sheldon; Township Clerk, H.\\nA. Hart; Treasurer, P. H. Potter; Justice of\\nthe Peace, P. C. Caruthers Highway Commis-\\nsioner, F. E. Sheldon Drain Commissioners\\nH. R. Waldron, 1 B. Reynolds; Constables,\\nII. S. Alien, Charles Launcy, George H. Berrin\\nJohn L. Banks.\\n1874. Supervisor, C. S. Watson Township Clerk, A. F.\\nLitchfield; Treasurer, F. H. Potter; Justice of\\nthe Peace, Charles Coleman Highway Commis-\\nsioners, J. M. Harder, John Lemon School In-\\nspectors, F. E. Sheldon, John W. For.syth\\nDrain Commissioner, F. E. Sheldon Con.stables\\nE. W. Loouii.s, John L. Banks, J. \\\\V. Morris\\nS. D. Griffith.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0365.jp2"}, "364": {"fulltext": "286\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1875. Supervisor, Cliarles S. Watson Clerk, A. F. Litch-\\nfield Treasurer, F. H. Potter Justices of the\\nPeace, 0. C. Moore, James H. Hartwell High-\\nway Commissioner, 0. C. Moore Superin-\\ntendent of Schools, A. F. Litchfield School\\nInspector, Frank Sergeant Drain Commissioner,\\nSamuel S. Morris; Constables, J. W. Morris,\\nDexter Morris, Irwin W. Loomis, Aaron De\\nFrize.\\n1876. Supervisor, Charles S. Watson Township Clerk,\\nA. D. Topping; Treasurer, Fordyce H. Potter;\\nJustices of the Peace, William J. Mosely, J. B.\\nCurtis, John L. Banks Highway Commissioner,\\nE. E. Sheldon Superintendent of Schools,\\nGeorge M. Reynolds School Inspector, Prank\\nSargent; Drain Commissioner, J. L. Bunks;\\nConstables, William H. Van Otter, J. Q. Adams,\\nE. W. Drum, A. D. Herrick.\\n1877. Supervisor, Charles S. Watson Clerk, J. H. De\\nHart Treasurer, F. H. Potter Justice of the\\nPeace, William W.Moore; Highway Commis-\\nsioner, William Johnson Superintendent of\\nSchools, G. M. Reynolds School Inspector,\\nFrank Sargent; Drain Commissioner, A. D.\\nHerrick Constables, S. P. Smedley, Eiias\\nBrannon, William H. Van Otter, Ebenezer\\nDrum.\\n1878. Supervisor, Charles S. Watson; Township Clerk,\\nJ. H. De Hart; Treasurer, P. H. Potter; Jus-\\ntice of the Peace, Peter C. Caruthers Highway\\nCommissioner, Seth E. Sheldon Drain Commis-\\nsioner, A. P. Greeuman Justice of the Peace,\\nH. V. Manzer Superintendent of Schools,\\nCharles S. Watson School Inspector, Frank\\nSargent; Constables, J. Q. Adams, P. C. Fer-\\nguson, William H. Van Otter, George E. Mills.\\n1879. Supervisor, C. S. Watson Township Clerk, J. H.\\nDe Hart; Treasurer, P. H. Potter; Justices, J.\\nB. Curtis, Albert D. Topping; Highway Com-\\nmissioner, E. 0. Place Drain Commissioner,\\nJ. B. Curtis; Superintendent of Schools, G. M.\\nReynolds School Inspector, F. Sargent Con-\\nstables, George E. Mills, R. H. B. Morris, Wil-\\nliam H. Van Otter, C. B. Hoard.\\n1880. Supervisor, Charles S. Watson Township Clerk,\\nJames J. Spence Treasurer, Charles A. Whe-\\nlan Justice, William R. Sutton Highway\\nCommissioner, P. H. Potter; Superintendent of\\nSchools, F. C. Greenman School Inspector,\\nFrank Sargent; Drain Commissioner, Henry\\nWilliams Constables, Henry Herrick, Leonard\\nMorris, Chauueey Hoard, R. H. B. Morris.\\nEARLY HIGUWAYS.\\nThe first road that traversed the township was known as\\nthe Ponliac and Grand River road. It was the chief\\nthoroughfare of the day, and entered Shiawassee at the\\nextreme southeast corner, passing in an oblique line to the\\ncentre of section 26 thence slightly deviating from a\\nstraight course, it ran (u the centre of the east section-lino\\nof section 20 thence it pursued a westerly course with a\\nslight variation to the south, and passed out of the town-\\nship on section 19. The earliest recorded road is without\\ndate, and no mention is made of the surveyor. It is de-\\nscribed as beginning at the quarter stake on section 36,\\ntown 6 south, of range 3 east, and running north eighty-\\nseven degrees east forty chains; thence north three degrees\\nwest fifty-one chains and twenty-five links thence north\\ntwelve degrees east eighteen chains twenty-five links; thence\\nnorth fourteen and a half degrees east seven chains and\\nfifty links; thence north three degrees east five chains;\\nthence north sixteen and a half degrees east and seventy-\\nfive chains to its termination.\\nThe second recorded road began at the centre of the\\nhighway leading past N. W. Phelps on the section-line,\\nand pursued a northerly course to the village of Shiawassee.\\nA road was surveyed under the direction of James Phelps\\nand Ephraim Wright, highway commissioners, April 12,\\n1837, Beginning on the south line of the vilUge-line of\\nShiawasseetown at the centre of Chestnut Street; thence\\nrunning south two and a half degrees east thirty-two chains\\nfifty links; thence north eighty-seven and a half degrees\\nwest thirty-one chains thirty-five links thence south two\\nand a half degrees east one hundred and fifty-six chains\\nthence south twenty and a half degrees east twenty-five\\nchains fifty links thence south fourteen and a half degrees\\neast fourteen chains twenty-five links thence south seven\\nand a half degrees west thirty chains .seventy-five links\\nthence north twenty-three degrees east seven chains thence\\nsouth twenty-nine and a half degrees east thirteen chains\\nseventy-five links thence running south two and a half\\ndegrees east ninety-five chains to the Red Cedar trail.\\nTHE SHIAWASSEE EXCHANGE.\\nSoon after the coming of the brothers A. L. and B. 0.\\nWilliams a double log house was erected by them on the\\nShiawassee River, on, or near the cast township line. This\\nbuilding was in use as a trading-post, and in 1835 a\\ndwelling was attached twenty by fifty feet in dimensions,\\nwhich was occupied by A. L. Williams and wife as a resi-\\ndence. It was in 1837 routed to and later purchased by\\nAndrew Parsons and Lemuel Brown for a hotel, and was\\nso occupied by them for several years, Levi Rowe having\\nbeen the landlord, who was in turn succeeded by .others.\\nConnected with this house was a frame barn built by Henry\\nLeaoli, in 1835, the first in the county, the lumber for\\nwhich was all drawn from Oakland County on wagons.\\nSoon after its first occupancy as a public-house, Messrs.\\nMorehouse, Bell, Toll, and others arrived from Ohio, and\\nestablished a banking enterprise under the title of the Six-\\nchange Bank of Shiawassee. By an act of the State\\nLegislature passed Dec. 30, 1837, three bank commissioners\\nwere appointed, who were to begin their ofiicial duties on\\nthe 10th of January, 1838, the Shiawassee Exchange\\nBank having meanwhile based their business tran.sactions\\nupon specie certificates then in use by them to the amount\\nof twenty-seven thousand dollars. During a visit by the\\ncommissioners to the bank, and a consequent examination\\nof their reserve, a small amount of paper and seven coppers\\nwere discovered, against which were bills in circulation to", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0366.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n287\\nthe amount of twenty-two thousand two hundred and sixty-\\none dollars, thirty per cent, of the capital stock having\\nbeen required by law. It will readily be seen that on the\\ndiscovery of this fact the Exchange Bank sliared tlie fate\\nof similar wildcat enterprises of the day, and ceased to\\nexist.\\nThe bank having had its quarters in the building\\nerected by A. L. Williams, that became known by the name\\nof the bank itself, Shiawassee Exchange, and the\\ndesignation was also applied to some extent to the locality\\nas well as to the house.\\nEARLY SCHOOLS.\\nThe earliest school in the township and in the county of\\nShiawassee was opened at the tavern of Lucius Beach, in\\nShiawassetown, in December, 1839. The county at that\\ntime ofi ering no educational advantages, ]Mrs. Beach deter-\\nmined to open her house for a school and secured the ser-\\nvices of Mr. Wilcox, later familiarly known as Judge Wil-\\ncox, who conducted the enterprise at a compensation of\\nforty dollars per month for four months. The school opened\\nwith seven scholars, four of whom belonged to the family\\nof Mr. Beach and three to William Hart. The second day\\nthe number was inereased to twenty-five, and the beginning\\nof the second week enrolled a class of forty, many of whom\\nrode a distance of several miles.\\nA very early school was also taught at the house of\\nAaron Swain, on section 23, by Miss Mary Ann Post, and\\nit is possible this may have antedated the one already men-\\ntioned, though no date is given by which the fact can be\\ndetermined.\\nThe tirst teachers examined and found qualitied to teach\\nprimary school, and who received certificates in 1844, were\\nMiss Anna Lyman, Miss Esther L. Howe, Jliss Clarissa\\nPond, Miss Julia Ann Dorsey, and Charles D. Parkiil.\\nIn 1845, William Lovejoy, Irene H. Beach, Maria Wright,\\nand Saniautha Chapin were also candidates.\\nThe State money of 1841, as apportioned on the Gtli of\\nJuly, 1842, by the school inspectors, was as follows:\\nDistrict. Scliulais. Amount.\\nNo. 1 2G S8.a2\\n2 24 7.68\\n3 24 7.68\\n4 30 9.60\\n5 26 8.32\\n6 36 1U.88\\nTotals 164 $52.48\\nThe library- fund for 1843 was divided, and books pur-\\nchased as follows\\nDistrict. Volumes.\\nNo. 1 7\\n2 8\\n3 8\\n4 7\\n5 7\\n6 2\\nJacob S. Harder and William Kimball were school in-\\nspectors at the time.\\nOn Nov. 14, 1837, the school inspeetuis convened for\\nthe puiposc of dividing the luwiiship of Shiawassee into\\nschool districts, it then having comprised township G north,\\nof ranges 1, 2, 3 east, and townships 5 north, of ranges 1,\\n2, 3 east. The present Shiawassee was divided as follows\\nDistrict No. 1 embraced sections 1, 2, 11, 12.\\nDistrict No. 2, sections 13, 14, 23, 24.\\nDistrict No. 3, sections 25, 26, 35, 36.\\nDistrict No. 4, sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34.\\nDistrict No. 5, sections 9, 10, 34.\\nDistrict No. 6, sections 5, 6, 7, 8.\\nDistrict No. 7, sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32.\\nThe present school territory of the township is divided\\ninto five whole and five fractional districts, over which pre-\\nside, as a board of directors, J. N. Morris, F. H. Potter,\\nN. G. Phillips, H. H. Hart, Isaac T. Gould, I. C. Heath,\\nJ. B. Ellsworth, Charles S. Watson, W. S. Hodges, Wil-\\nliam Hughes\\nFive hundred and twenty-eight scholars received instruc-\\ntion during the past year, of whom eleven were non resi-\\ndents. Nine male and nineteen female teachers are em-\\nployed in the various districts. The school property of\\nShiawassee includes two brick and nine fi ame buildings,\\nsome of which are of modern architecture and imposing\\nproportions.\\nCHURCH HISTORY.\\nTHE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH\\non Maple River was organized July 13, 1839. Its con-\\nstituent members were Deacon Ezekiel Cook, Isaac Castle,\\nBethuel Hayward, John D. Overton, Myron Murdock,\\nOisinus Doty, Barbara A. Cook.Ncana Cook, Ada Wellman,\\nHarriet Castle, Anna Doty, Louisa Vanwoemer, and Eleanor\\nVanwoemer.\\nA council of recognition met on Jan. 22-23, 1840, and\\nextended the hand of fellowship to the church on behalf\\nof the denomination. Elders James Eldridge, S. Barnes,\\nJohn Martin, White, Delano, J. Gamball,\\nCall, George Reynolds, E. E. Bayliss, and George Atchinson\\nhave officiated as its preachers and pastors.\\nAt first the church held its meetings in the school-house\\nnear its present house of worship. In the year 18GS the\\nwork of building an edifice was undertaken, and the structure\\nwas completed the following year at a cost of about two\\nthousand seven bundled dollars.\\nIn reviewing the history of the society it is found that\\nthe summers and winters of church experience have alter-\\nnated with pretty uniform regularity. Once, five years\\nafter its organization, a motion to dissolve the church was\\nmade and sustained but at a subsequent meeting it was\\nrescinded. Since that time it has passed througli many\\nseasons both of spiritual depression and spiritual elation\\nand fervor.\\nSeveral of the original standiird-bcarers are deceased\\nothers still have removed to neighboring churches. Only\\none Deacon Ezekiel Cook now remains a member. The\\ngrowth of the church has been slow. Six years after its\\norganization the number of its membership rose to forty-\\nfive. In 1852 it had decreased somewhat in 1863 sixty-\\nfour members were reported; in 1870, seventy-six; and in\\n1880 it numbers ninety-one upon its roll.\\nThe members of the church and Sabbath-school sustain\\nan efficient temperance organization.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0367.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "288\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nNEWBURG METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nA class was organized very early in Newburg, but the\\ndate of its formation has passed from the recollection of the\\npresent members. The present church edifice was erected\\nin 1865 under the ministrations of Rev. Isaac Crawford,\\nmeetings having previously been held in the brick school-\\nhouse of the hamlet. The pastors in succession since the\\ndeparture of Rev. Mr. Crawford have been Rev. Shank,\\nRev. Whitcomb, Rev. May, Rev. Charles Aus-\\nRichards, Rev.\\nHoward, Rev. Pierce,\\nLang, and the present\\ntin, Rev.\\nRev. Thompson, Rev.\\nminister in charge, Rev. Fred. Strong. The trustees are\\nJ. S. Harder, J. L. Gardner, P. C. Caruthers, C. P. Dev-\\nereaux, and William Johnson.\\nA Sabbath-school, with fifty scholars, is maintained,\\nwhich convenes each Sabbath at the church, John S.\\nHarder being the active superintendent.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal Church in Shiawassee was or-\\nganized in 1878, under the direction of Rev. Mr. Tedman,\\nof Byron, who conducted services in the hall of the village\\nhotel during the winter, and in tiie adjoining grove when\\nthe weather permitted. Meetings had been held the year\\nprevious, but the class was not regularly formed until 1878.\\nGround was eai ly selected for a church, and arrangements\\nwith reference to the building of a church edifice partially\\nperfected, but circumstances intervened to arrest the further\\nprogress of the work. In the year 1880 another site was\\nchosen, and measures are now being taken for the erection\\nof a building which will cost two thousand dollars when\\ncompleted. The present pastor is Rev. R. C. Lanning, of\\nByron, and the board of trustees embraces the following\\ngentlemen Hiram Elton, J. S. Simonson, William War-\\nren, N. G. Phillips, John Warren, N. S. Van Tuyl, Charles\\nDrum.\\nSEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.\\nThe church of the Seventh-Day Adventists was early or-\\nganized in the township of Antrim by Elders S. Lawrence\\nand Corliss, with the ibllowing membership J. B. Trim,\\nElizabeth Trim, M. Banks, 0. F. Olmstead, Melissa 01m-\\nstead, Laura Allison. Services were at first held at Hag-\\ngerty s school-house, in the township of Antrim, and con-\\ntinued until 1879, when a church edifice was erected in\\nBancroft, the organization having been removed to that\\nplace the year previous. The pastors in succession have\\nbeen Elders Corliss, Miller, Stewart, Jones, and White.\\nThe trustees are 0. F. Olmstead, M. Banks, Edgar Rathbun.\\nSHIAWASSEETOWN.\\nThe village of Shiawassectown may be said to have been\\noriginated by Charles Bacon, an adventurer who emanated\\nfrom Huron Co., Ohio, and succeeded so far in iiisjiiring\\nconfidence in the minds of several of his acfjuaiutanees as\\nto induce them to embark in the purchase of lands in\\nShiawassee township. A company was formed, embracing\\nthe following individuals: Simeon B. Sturgis, William D.\\nCalvin, Charles Bacon, Moses Kimball, Tluiddeus B. Sturgis,\\nand A. R. Hart. Mr. Bacon was clothed with power for\\nthe purchase of nearly six hundred acres of land in behalf\\nof the company, whose acknowledged agent he was, and\\nfor which land he averred the sum of seventeen thousand\\ndollars was paid. As the largest shareholder he took the\\nlead in the preliminary labor of surveying, building, and\\nimproving, and the dense forests soon yielded to the pro-\\ngressive spirit evinced by the founders of the prospective\\ncity. The survey of the land was made in 183G, and re-\\ncorded in Oakland County, with which Shiawassee was\\nearly associated for judicial purposes, and an extensive\\ntown was marked out, having two public squares and many\\nbroad streets, named after the leading cities of the Union.\\nMarcus Bump, Joseph Jackson, and William Newberry\\ncame from Ohio in 1836, and engaged in the erection of a\\nsaw-mill, which was managed in the company s behalf by\\nseveral parties in succession. A building was next erected,\\nforty feet square and two stories high, to be used as a store.\\nIt was converted, however, in response to the popular need\\nof the time, into a tavern, and Lucius Beach became the\\npopular landlord, though Dr. W. Z. Blanohard had been\\nits proprietor for a brief time at an earlier date. A card-\\ning-mill was soon after built, many smaller dwellings sprang\\nup, and a store, which controlled an extensive trade, was\\nopened in a log building erected for the purpose, and its\\nbusine.ss interests managed by Mr. Bacon. Elisha Brew-\\nster, the second sheriff elected in the county, became in-\\nterested in the enterprise and took up his residence in the\\nhamlet. The early courts were held on two occasions at\\nShiawasseetown, and justice was dispensed in the halls of\\nLucius Beach s tavern. Mr. Bacon was prodigal in his\\npatronage, the town seemed destined to a rapid growth,\\nespecially with the chances for the removal of the State\\ncapital in its favor, and the stockholders were sanguine of\\nthe success of their enterprise when Mr. Brewster deemed\\nit proper to summon Mr. Moses Kimball, one of the in-\\nterested parties, to the scene of action. A subsequent in-\\nvestigation of the company s books revealed the fact that\\nMr. Bacon had paid but seven thousand dollars for the\\nlands on which the plat was located. Mr. Kimball re-\\nmained to settle the aff airs of the company, and after a\\nvaried and sad experience found himself a landed pro-\\nprietor and owner of the village and adjoining lands, with\\nthe exception of eighty acres later known as the Drum\\nfarm and forty acres now in possession of William New-\\nberry, formerly held by Mark Bump and Matthews re-\\nspectively.\\nMr. Kimbull with his family took up his residence in\\nthe village, and his business talent was devoted to the\\nrestoration of confidence among the townspeople and the\\ndevelopment of future enterprise at the place. In 1837,\\nhowever, death cut short his labors, and with his departure\\nended the advancement of the attractive village of Shia-\\nwa.sseetown. The beautiful maples along its streets are\\nthe only remaining landmarks of its spasmodic growth and\\nuntimely decadence.\\nNEWBUliG.\\nHosca Baker having come to the township in 1833, and\\npurchased the larger portion of the land between Shiawas-\\nseetown and Newburg, may be regarded as the founder of\\nthe hamlet of that name. He erected the earliest lo^ house", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0368.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.\\n289\\nand likewise the first frame house, and in 1836 built a\\nsaw-mill, which was the pioneer mill of the county. To\\nthe raising of this mill, settlers came for a distance of\\ntwenty miles, and were obliged to remain for the night to\\ncomplete the labor. A melancholy accident occurred on\\nthis occasion in the death of an individual who volunteered\\nhis assistance: one of the heavy timbers having fallen upon\\nhim. llis name is not remembered, though this death is\\nrecalled as the first in the township.\\nThe first store in Newburg was erected by Ambrose\\nBaker, aad later a flouring-mill was built which was subse-\\nquently burned.\\nBenjamin Lemon soon after built a store and became one\\nof the merchants of the place, and a tavern was opened by\\nMr. Sheers. Henry Smith was a very early blacksmith,\\nand for a long period monopolized that business in the vil-\\nlage.\\nA post-ofiBce was established at the hamlet, with John\\nGrumley as postmaster, though the mail was not .so volumi-\\nnous as to render his labors arduous. The present ofiicial\\nis C. P. Devereaux.\\nThe church under the auspices of the Methodist Episco-\\npal Conference was built in 1865, in which services are\\nregularly maintained. Newburg seems to have shared\\nthe fate of its neighbor Shiawasseetown in the decay of its\\nbusiness enterprise. Though not projected with the same\\npomp and circumstance, its present condition is but a rem-\\niniscence of the former early prosperity which it enjoyed.\\nFREMONT.\\nThe hamlet of Fremont, originally platted as the village\\nof Florence, was surveyed Nov. 24, 1841, by Nelson Ferry\\nfor John W. Gilbert and Isaac M. Banks, and the plat re-\\ncorded Jan. 6, 1842. It may be briefly described as situa-\\nted on the Grand Eiver road, on sections 26 and 27. It\\nembraced sixteen blocks, which contained one hundred and\\ntwenty lots four rods by eight rods in dimensions, the\\nstreets having been four rods wide excepting outside streets,\\nwhich were two rods wide.\\nMercantile enterpri.se was commenced soon after by the\\nadvent of two peddlers, whose names are not now recalled.\\nThay erected a large store and for two years conducted an\\nextensive business which proved very luciative. At the\\nexpiration of that time, having desired to seek a fresh field\\nfor their enterprise, the business was sold to John Gilbert,\\nwho became purchaser of their stock and tlie leading mer-\\nchant of the place. Stores were opened successively by\\nJeptha Gorham and Henry Hart, who were also among the\\nactive business men of the place.\\nThe prospects of the village were so flattering that very\\nsoon three taverns were erected by John W. Gilbert, Jotham\\nGoodspeed, and Isaac M. Banks respectively, each one of\\nwhom became landlord of his own house. William Herrick,\\nCharles Sidway, and George B. Whitney were blacksmiths,\\nMr. Sidway combining also the business of a wagon-maker.\\nThe Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad was opened in\\n1856, and with its completion and the con.se(|uent diversion\\nof the business of Fremont to other channels, the advance-\\nment and further development of the hamlet was ended.\\nThe village post-office, with the venerable Isaac M. Banks\\n37\\nas postmaster, is now the only centre of life and activity in\\nthis once promising locality.\\nVILLAGE OF BANCROFT.\\nThe land upon which the village of Bancroft .stands was\\noriginally owned by N. G. Phillips and W. M. Warren,\\nthe first plat having been made by G. W. Warren, A. G.\\nWarren, and N. G. Phillips. This plat was never recorded,\\nand Mr. Phillips subsequently purchased the interest of the\\nremaining parties, and employed Andrew Huggins to make\\na second plat, which was accomplished April 28, 1877, and\\nrecorded May 8th of the same year. A subdivision of a\\nportion of this plat was made March, 1880, and recorded\\non the 18th day of the same month.\\nThe Hemenway addition to the village of Bancroft was\\nsurveyed Blarch, 1878, by Andrew Huggins for Hiram P.\\nHemenway, and recorded June 24, 1878. It may be de-\\nscribed as embracing about ten acres lying south of the\\nrailroad and west of the original plat.\\nThe Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad, which had been\\npreviously projected and gave an impetus to the growth\\nand development of the village, was completed in January,\\n1877, and a depot established at Bancroft; but no agent\\nwas at first appointed to transact its business. N. S. Van\\nTuyl came in April of the same year, and erected a frame\\ndwelling, the first on the plat (excepting, perhaps, two or\\nthree log huts). He embarked in lumbering interests, and\\nwas seriously inconvenienced by the absence of a railroad\\nagent, which necessitated the payment of freight charges at\\nFlint or Durand. Later, H. M. Billings acted as station\\nagent, and is now also the village postmaster. Simeon\\nKent very soon after engaged in building, and J. L. Simon-\\nson and Sweet each erected a store, having engaged\\nin mercantile pursuits. At the same time N. G. Phillips\\nand J. L. Roberts advanced the interests of the village by\\nthe erection of buildings. Mr. Phillips also, in 1878, con-\\nstructed of brick a spacious and very completely appointed\\nhotel, which is one of the most imposing edifices in the\\nplace. The fall of 1877 witnessed the erection of a saw-\\nmill, which was followed by two planing-mills, and later a\\nflouring-mill. A school-house of extended proportions was\\nerected in 1879, in which Philo Dexter and Miss Josie\\nPurdy are the instructors.\\nThe physicians of the place are Drs. N. B. Knapp, W.\\nB. Fox, Harvey, and Gates.\\nFlouring- 31il/s. The present building was originally con-\\nstructed by Thomas Copeland as an elevator in 1879, and\\nby him converted in 1880 into a flouring-mill. A steam-\\nengine of thirty-horse power is employed, which enables\\nthe mill to grind twelve bushels of wheat and thirty bushels\\nof feed per hour. Two run of stones are used, which are\\nprincipally engaged with custom-woik, though a fair patron-\\nage is extended to the mill by the merchants of the village.\\nElevator of J. L. Roberts. Tliis enterprise was begun\\nin 1877, and the building erected with special reference to\\nloading grain. A side-track has been extended which\\nconnects with the main line of the Chicago and North-\\neastern Railroad, enabling the proprietor to avail himself\\nof superior advantages in the .shipment of grain. The", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0369.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "290\\nHISTOKY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npower is furnished by horses, and affords a capacity of two\\nthousand bushels per day. Wool as well as grain is exten-\\nsively dealt in, and both commodities are largely sliipped.\\nPlaimig-jVi/h. The mill at present owned by Messrs.\\nJackson Tyler was originally constructed by John Lat-\\nson, and by him sold to J. Athcrton, the present firm hav-\\ning become owners in 1880. The motive-power is supplied\\nby an engine of fifteen-horse power, which affords the mill\\na capacity of twenty-five thousand feet of planing per\\nday, and one thousand feet of moulding can be done p\u00c2\u00abr\\nhour. The mill, which does custom-work almost exclusively,\\ndepends largely upon the adjacent country for its patronage.\\nMessrs. Johnson Symes also carry on an extensive saw-\\ning, planing, and moulding business, and find both material\\nand market near.\\nElevator of Watson, Obert Co. This firm erected in\\n1879 an extensive warehouse and elevator, which has a\\ncapacity of ten thousand bushels of grain, and is operated\\nby horsepower. They are also large dealers in wool, lum-\\nber, flour, and country produce.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nWILLIAM NEWBERRY.\\nMr. Newberry may be regarded as a conspicuous example\\nof the successful and self made man. Having been left\\nentirely dependent upon his own industry, he has by saga-\\ncity, prudence, and application established himself as a\\nstrong influence in the community of formers resident in\\nShiawassee County, and one of the most successful and\\nindependent of their number. His father, John New-\\nberry, was a farmer in Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., and\\nmarried, in 1811, Miss Sallie Fancher, who was a native of\\nthe State of Connecticut. Their son William, the eldest\\nin a family of seven children, was born April 4, 1812, in\\nWarwick, N. Y., where the family remained until 1827,\\nwhen Ohio presented attractions and induced their removal,\\nto Lorain County, a portion of the State familiarly known\\nas the Western Reserve, where Mr. Newberry, the fother,\\ndied in 1 852, at the age of sixty-three years. The death\\nof Mrs. Newberry occurred in 1876, at the advanced age\\nof eighty-six years.\\nTheir son William availed himself of the limited advan-\\ntages a district school afforded in his early youth, and later,\\nwhen a respite from labor permitted, continued his studies.\\nIn the spring of 1863, at the age of twenty-one years, he\\nacquired the trade of carpenter and joiner at the village of\\nHuron, Ohio. Here he was sought by the agent of the\\nShiawassee County-Seat Company and induced to repair to\\nMichigan to assist in the building of the prospective city\\nto he located at Shiawasseetown. Mr. Newberry continued\\nto follow his trade for a period of fifteen years, in which\\nthorough knowledge combined with practice had made him\\nskillful, meanwhile having purchased eighty acres of land\\nin Shiawassee township and obtained credit for the larger\\nportion of it. This land, which was unimproved, has by\\nhis energy been brought to a high state of cultivation. A\\ncareful system of drainage, many miles in extent, has ren-\\ndered it very fruitful, while the annual yield is much in\\nadvance of that of other lands in the county, and thereby\\nproves the wisdom of his judicious system of tillage.\\nDuring the period that Mr. Newberry pursued his trade he\\nwas for a time a resident of Owosso, and assisted in the\\nconstruction of the earliest buildings in that city.\\nAfter erecting a frame dwelling on his land, he was in\\n1839 united in marriage to Miss Mary Parmenter, of Ver-\\nnon, whose birth occurred in Vernon, Vt., July 24, 1814.\\nSeven children were born to them, as follows Sarah, now\\nMrs. John Wilkinson Harriet, now Mrs. C. S. Pratt,\\nwhose husband was killed by a painful accident Elizabeth,\\nnow Mrs. William S. Wilkinson; Rebecca A., now Mrs. C.\\nA. Whelan James, who died Sept. 3, 1876, aged twenty-\\nfive years John and David, who both reside at home.\\nMr. Newberry s farm now embraces two hundred and\\nthirty-seven acres, which is cultivated under his immediate\\nsupervision. He is in politics a strong Republican, and\\nregards his allegiance as belonging to the party with which\\nhe affiliates. His vote, as a matter of principle, is there-\\nfore always Republican. Both Mr. and Mrs. Newberry are\\nworshipers with the Baptist congregation of their town-\\nship, the latter being an active member of the church.\\nJOHN WHALEY.\\nThe subject of this brief sketch is a native of the old\\nhistoric county of Saratoga, where he was born in Day\\ntownship, Aug. 30, 1814, his father, P]benezer Whaley,\\nbeing a resident of that county and a millwright by trade.\\nIn 1838, Mr. Whaley moved to Michigan, purchasing\\neighty acres of land in Perry township. He remained\\nthere two years, and then removed to Shiawassee, pur-\\nchasing the farm upon which he now resides for one\\nshilling per acre. It consists of one hundred and twenty\\nacres, in a high state of cultivation. Mr. Whaley, being\\nvery much interested in the improvement of his neighbor-\\nhood and township, gives much time and money to public\\nimprovements and was the first man to set on foot the\\nmaking of roads and draining of lands in his section of the\\ncounty.\\nNov. 30, 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Clarissa\\nTenyberry, also a native of the State of New York, where\\nshe was born Sept. 12, 1826. Their family consists of the\\nfollowing-named children Jerry, born Jan. 11, 1847 died\\nin the hospital at Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 20, 1865; Ca-\\nmilla, born Aug. 30, 1848; John, born April 20, 1850;\\nMason, born June 3, 1854 Isabella, born March 15, 1857;\\nEsther, born May 9, 1860 Abraham, born Dec. 22, 1863\\nand R. T., born March 11, 1867.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0370.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "I\\n1\\nto\\n3:", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0371.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0372.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "SCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\n291\\nCHAPTER XLI.\\nSCIOTA TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription, and Settlement of the Township Orgnnization and List\\nof Officers Early Township Roads\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Schools The Village of\\nLaingsburg Village Incorporation and Officers Churches Post-\\nOffices Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -Secret Orders Tragic Incidents,\\nSciOTA township, numbered town 6 north, in range 1\\neast, lies upon the western border of Shiawassee County,\\nand has upon the north the town of Middlebury, upon the\\nsouth the town of Woodhull, upon the east Bennington,\\nand upon the west the Clinton County line.\\nSciota is a prosperous and productive agricultural town.\\nIt contains many fine farms and handsome residences, and\\nis a region of much natural beauty. There is on the Jack-\\nson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, which crosses the town-\\nship, a lively village called Laingsburg, containing about\\neight hundred people, and transacting a good deal of busi-\\nness with a wide tract of outlying country. Churches and\\nschools are abundant, roads are more than ordinarily excel-\\nlent, and township affairs generally are in a healthful con-\\ndition.\\nSETTLEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nThe first settler in Sciota did not live in the town long\\nenough to make any extensive improvement or leave much\\nof a mark as a pioneer. This was Samuel Carpenter, who\\ncame to the township in the spring of 1836, and upon sec-\\ntion 26 put up a rude shanty in which he lived alone a few\\nweeks while making a small clearing. During the summer\\nhe went to Detroit to get tliree pairs of oxen, preparatory to\\nentering upon a vigorous campaign as a pioneer in Sciota.\\nOn the return journey he fell from his wagon, ten miles or\\nso east of his clearing, the wheels passed over him, and he\\nwas found dead upon the spot the next day. This was the\\nbrief experience in the township, of Sciota s first settler.\\nHis place in Sciota is now occupied by M. S. Beardslee,\\nwhose father, Henry, located in Bennington in 1839, and\\nlived there until his death, and who himself settled upon\\nthe Carpenter farm in 1850. Just before Carpenter s\\ndeath. Dr. Peter Laing, William Laing, and Mason Phelps\\ncame to the town and founded Laingsburg village. Touch-\\ning that portion of Sciota s history the reader is referred to\\nthe history of Laingsburg, on succeeding pages. Mason\\nPhelps and his twin brother, Milton A., had lived in Wash-\\ntenaw County since 1832, in which year their father,\\nJames Phelps, located there, and in 1835 they located one\\nhundred and twenty acres upon section 26, in Sciota, on\\nthe Grand River trail. Mason Phelps was a son-in-law of\\nDr. Laing, and after assisting the latter to start the tavern\\nat Laingsburg, moved to his place upon section 26 in De-\\ncember, 1836. His widow resides now in Laingsburg. His\\nbrother Milton lives upon the place which the two brothers\\nentered in 1835.\\nCornelius Putnam located eighty acres in section 3 in the\\nsummer of 1836, and with Ephraim Pixley came to look at\\nthe land. Tliey found also Henry Leach looking at some\\nland he had bought in the same locality. Putnam and\\nhy David Schwartz.\\nPixley went back, but Leach remained behind and rolled\\nup the body of a log cabin on section 9, with the assistance\\nof Gideon M. Cross, at that time himself on a land-looking\\ntour. Having put up the house. Leach and Cross returned\\nto Shiawasseetown, whence they had come, and where Leach\\nhad been located some little time.\\nMeanwhile, Cornelius Putnam, having gathered his family\\nand effects, was moving westward, and in October, 1836,\\nlanded in Sciota with a wife and five children. He started\\nwith an ox-team from New York State, sailed from Buffalo\\nto Detroit in the steamer North America, and at Detroit,\\nresuming the ox-team, reached the place of his expected\\nsettlement three weeks and two days after the start from\\nhis New York home. The trip from Buffalo to Detroit\\nwas a hazardous one. The steamer had about five hundred\\npeople aboard, was crowded with wagons and Western sup-\\nplies, and by reason of rough weather put three times into\\nport for safety. After a tedious passage of eight days they\\nreached Detroit. Barnet Putnam, then a lad of ten, and\\nnow living on the old farm, made the entire journey from\\nNew York to Sciota (except from Buffalo to Detroit) on\\nfoot.\\nFrom Detroit, Cornelius Putnam followed the Grand\\nRiver trail to a point within about six miles of his place,\\nand then struck northward by a blazed-tree path to the\\nLeach place. There he found the cabin which Leach and\\nCross had rolled up, and into it he placed his family. That\\ndone, he took an inventory of his worldly possessions, and\\nfound that he was ready to begin his pioneer life in\\nMichigan with an ox-team and wagon, a wagon-load of\\nhousehold goods, one peck of potatoes, and six cents in\\nmoney. His oldest child was Barnet, aged ten, and that\\nhe had got to fttce the stern reality of his position with\\nall the courage and earnestness he owned was a proposition\\ntoo plain to be mistaken. For three weeks his family lived\\nin the Leach cabin without roof, floor, door, or window,\\nand then having completed a bark shanty on his own place\\nin section 3, Putnam moved them into that. Young Bar-\\nnet took upon himself what portion he could of the pioneer-\\ning labors, but he could not call to his aid the philosophy\\nthat gave his parents courage, and full many a time and\\noft shed burning tears of bitter regret and sorrow over the\\nloss of the comforts of the old home in New York State.\\nMore than once, in searching for the cows, would he come\\nupon wolf tracks, and tremble with fear lest the beasts\\nshould devour him before he could get home. For nine\\nweeks Mrs. Putnam saw the face of no white woman after\\nshe came to Sciota, and during a week that her husband\\nwas absent at Elijah Carpenter s, where he was earning\\nprovisions which he had no money to buy, she lived with\\nher children twenty-four hours on nothing but rutabaga\\nsoup.\\nThe year 1839 was a year of fever and ague infliction,\\nand many people coming to the Western settlements to\\nlocate were frightened back by the deplorable condition of\\nthings caused by the disorder. Cornelius Putnam was ill\\nand helpless with ague for nine months, and during that\\ntime Mrs. Putnam, besides the care of her household, un-\\ndertook with her son Barnet (then in his fourteenth year)", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0373.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "292\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe cultivation of their farm, she driving the oxen and he\\nholding the plow. During that time, for a period of six\\nweeks, they had no other provisions in the house, and all\\nlived on simply potatoes and lioncy. During the winter\\nof 1836-37, Putnam set out for Washtenaw County to\\nprocure some wheat and meat, and left his famil} in a cabin\\nwith blankets in the places of doors and windows. The\\nwolves howled around that lonesome mother and little ones\\nlike demons, and brought the climax of misery to them\\nwhen they bade good-by to their protector. After he began\\nto raise crops Putnam used to go to market either to De-\\ntroit, where he could get seventy-five cents in cash for his\\nwheat, or to Owosso, where he had to take half trade,\\nbut most frequently he went to Detroit. For a time he\\nhad to go to Pontiac, a distance of seventy miles, to mill,\\nand took a week or more for the trip.\\nA few weeks after Cornelius Putnam had got domiciled\\nupon his own place Henry Leach came with his family.\\nLeach, as already observed, had been farming in Shiawassee-\\ntown, and when he came to Sciota he came well supplied\\nwith provisions and abundant conveniences for prosecuting\\nhis work. Indeed he not only made matters easy and\\nmoderately comfortable for himself, but out of his abundance\\nwas enabled to reach out a helping hand to his neighbors,\\nand thus materially lightened their trials and privations.\\nHis settlement was made upon section 10, where S. N.\\nPierce now lives, and before his place passed what was\\nknown as the Colony road, reaching from the Grand River\\nroad to the Rochester Colony. There was considerable\\ntravel on that thoroughfiire, and Leach entertained such\\ntravelers as chose to ask for entertainment, but his favorite\\npatrons were Indians, to whom he dispensed whisky as\\noften as they could furnish an equivalent in trade; and from\\nthis source of revenue his profit was no trifle, although the\\nwhisky-drinking redskins did get villainously drunk and\\nhowl by night and by day while the influence of intoxica-\\ntion remained upon them. Even in their drunken orgies,\\nhowever, they refrained from aggressions, and confined their\\nmischief to frightening women and children. Leach moved\\nto California about 1851, and became a ranchman. One\\nday he was knocked from his horse by the limb of a tree\\nand killed.\\nSimultaneously with Leach came also Gideon M. Cross,\\nwho made his home on section 9, in the spring of 1837,\\nafter living until that time with Henry Leach. Cross was\\nby trade a shoemaker, and without delay prosecuted his\\nshoemaking labors whenever occasion offered. His location\\nwas on the Colony road, and he kept a house of entertain-\\nment as well as a shoemaker s shop, by reason of which two\\ndepartments of industry he was enabled to gain money\\nenough to keep his family from starving while he cleared\\nhis land and awaited his first crop.\\nThe summer of 1837 saw the marsh on the Looking-\\nGlass flats abundant with hay, and, like others. Leach and\\nCross went over there for a supply. They stopped there\\nfour weeks consecutively, and during that period Mrs. Cross\\nspent an unhappy, lonesome time. II er cabin was furnished\\nwith blankets in the stead of doors and windows, and wolves\\nhowled about tlie place most ferociously. For four weeks\\nshe saw but one white person, and thankful enough she was\\nto have her husband and neighbor back again.\\nDuring the ague period of 1839 Mr. Cross started for\\nDetroit to make the last payment on his land, and although\\nhe was more fit for bed than for a journey he had no alter-\\nnative but to push forward, since non-payment would be\\nserious in its results. Towards the first night out he grew\\nso ill that he could proceed no llirther, but unfortunately\\nfailed at four places where he applied to find lodging-room.\\nHis fifth efl ort was at a miserable-looking roadside hut,\\nwhich promised poor comfort, but sickness and exhaustion\\nliad so prostrated him that any shelter was welcome. Push-\\ning open the cabin door he cast a hasty glance within, and\\nthankfully exclaiming, I know I can stay here, sank\\nhelpless upon the floor. Telling of the story of his trip,\\nsubsequently to tliose at home, he said, I knew I could\\nstay there, for when I looked in and saw how the woman of\\nthe house was moulding candles in a coffee-pot I said to\\nmyself, Surely people who can make shift after such a\\nfashion will provide a shelter for me, and I was right, too,\\nfor they took excellent care of me and did me a great deal\\nof good.\\nThe first birth in Sciota was that of Charles, son of\\nGideon M. Cross, born March 5, 1837. Upon reaching\\nmanhood he became a preacher of the go.spel, and died in\\nLivingston County in 18. i8. That infant s cradle was sim-\\nply a hollowed log furnished with rude rockers. In that\\ncradle he and his sister (now Mrs. A. D. Sherman, born\\nMay 15, 1839) were rocked, and when Ashbel Thompson,\\nduring one of his annual visits to the West, saw the babes\\nthus bestowed he called them infants in a swell-box cradle.\\nApropos of infants, the first female child born in the town\\nwas Helen, daughter of Mason Phelps, born May 7, 1837,\\nand now the wife of H. P. Dodge, of Laingsburg.\\nStories about wolves and bears are of course plentiful\\namong those who deal in recollections of life in Sciota, and\\nrecollection concerns itself, moreover, with the exploits of\\nsome early settlers who were mighty hunters. Henry Leach\\nwas considered a wolf-hunter of skill, and within a space\\nof about four years captured upwards of thirty wolves, for\\nwhose scalps he realized a handsome bounty. Barnet Put-\\nnam achieved a wide notoriety as a bear-hunter, and claims\\nto have killed no less than nine during twenty-two years of\\nhis residence in Sciota, his last victim having been dis-\\npatched in 1871. He was a wonderfully successful deer-\\nslayer. During the fourteen years preceding 1862 he\\nslaughtered fully five hundred with an old reliable shot-gun,\\nhaving in one autumn killed fifty-eight.\\nIt was in 1840 that tlie first bear was seen by any of the\\nmembers of the Cross family. While Mrs. Cross sat\\nbraiding hats one night she saw Bruin approaching, and\\nraising a sudden alarm she frightened him away. Intelli-\\ngence of the bear s appearance being conveyed to the neigh-\\nbors, they assembled the next night to capture him, but\\nsomehow his bearship was too cunning for them. They\\nwatched for him four nights, chased him one night and lost\\nhim, and then giving up the task of capturing him left him\\nto roam at will. Mrs. A. D. Sherman tells how when she\\nwas but seven years old she and Ashbel Thompson treed", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0374.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "SCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\n293\\na bear. It was on a day when she was plodding through\\nthe woods towards William Swarthout s, when she en-\\ncountered Ashbel Thompson hurrying towards her and\\nexclaiming as soon as he saw her, Hurry over to Swart-\\nhout s and tell him there are bears here. Frightened, she\\nran to give the alarm hunters quickly gathered, and the\\ngame was captured. That s the way, she remarks,\\nLittle Thompson and I treed a bear.\\nMilton Phelps says it was common enough at his house\\nto have wolves come about the doors at night, and go as far\\neven as to peer into the windows at the inmates.\\nAmong those who came into the Putnam neighborhood\\nin the winter of 1836 were Franklin Herrick, Abram\\nLewis, and Daniel Dennison to section 2, and S. B. Fuller\\nto section 10, while early comers into the Leach settlement\\nincluded Allen Smith and Reuben Rogers. In 1843,\\nGodfrey Wert, accompanied by his family, George Joslyn,\\nhis son-in-law, and Stephen McCarty, came to the town.\\nMcCarty and Wert settled on the Grand River road, the\\nformer on section 26 and tlie latter on section 27. Joslyn\\ncontinued on to Ovid. At that time there were in Sciota,\\non the Grand River road and near it, a number of settlers,\\nincluding Mason Phelps, Moses Wallis, Smith,\\nHill, Sanford, and Mitchell Blood, the tavern-keeper.\\nIn 1845, John Scoutten, of Ohio, located on a farm near\\nLaingsburg. Later, there came to the town Thomas J.\\nBurt, Almeron Sherman, John N. Seely, A. J. Beeman,\\nThomas Simpson, M. S. Beardslee (a settler in Bennington\\nin 1839), John Runciman, P. B. Ladue, P. Chant, W. R.\\nPutnam (an Ovid pioneer in 1840), S. T. Headley, and\\nGeorge Parker.\\nDuring the .summer of 1838 a smallpox epidemic broke\\nout among the Chippewa Indians who lingered about Sciot*\\nand Victor, and many died, including Chippewa, the chief,\\nand one of his sons, named Jackson. There was great ter-\\nror and demoralization among the red-skins consequent upon\\nthe ravages of the disorder, and in many cases patients were\\nleft by tlieir fellows to die in the woods, where their bodies\\nbecame food for wolves. Report has it that despite the\\nfatality of the disea.sc among the Indians no white person\\ntook it, although contact with it was frequent, and report\\ngoes even further by saying the white people were not\\naffected simply because smallpox cannot be transmitted to\\na white pereon from an Indian.\\nMrs. Gideon Cross obtained disfavor among the Indians\\nbecause of her earnest and emphatic protests against the\\nsale of whisky by Henry Leach to the natives, and the\\nlatter -sought by various means to show their dislike towards\\nher. While the smallpox was raging, a squaw carried into\\nMrs. Cross house a papoo.se sick with the disease, and\\nplaced it within the cradle occupied by Mrs. Cross babe,\\nhoping that the latter might be stricken. The scheme mis-\\ncarried, and the Cross child, although slightly affected\\nafterwards, was not seriously troubled. Many Indians were\\nburied about Laingsburg, atjd many upon the place now\\noccupied by Ralph Swarthout, where indeed at this day\\nseveral mounds are still to be seen.\\nThe first town burial-place was laid out in 1843. On\\nApril 3d of that year the town voted twenty-five dollars to\\npurchase an acre of ground for a cemetery and to fence the\\nsame with a rail-fence. April 14, 1849, a committee was\\nappointed to secure a burial-ground for Laingsburg. The\\nfirst person buried in the town burial-ground was the wife\\nof Elisha B. Smith. Previous to that Mrs. Walter Laing\\ndied in the town, but was buried in Bennington. The first\\nburial in the town, however, was that of Samuel Carpenter,\\nwho, as has been told, was killed while driving homeward\\nfrom Detroit.\\nThe progress which had been made in the settlement of\\nSciota prior to 1849 is pretty clearly shown by the follow-\\ning list of tax-payers resident in the township in that\\nyear, viz.\\nRESIDENT TAX-PAYEKS IN 1849.\\nNiimes. Acres.\\nThomas J. Burt, section 22 80\\nJames Collins, section 28 100\\nG. M. Cross, section 9 80\\nli. F. ChilUs, section 25 120\\nI). Dennison, section 2 80\\nStephen Finch, section 28 72\\nS. 15. Fuller, sections 3, 10 400\\nC. J. Fester, section 11 40\\nJohn Fester, section 11 40\\niVI. B. Urilly, section 9 80\\nJ. Hill, Jr., section 25 120\\nF. llerrick, section 2 113\\nHenry Kinney, section 33 40\\n1 D. Lailue, section 27 120\\nHenry J. each, sections 9, 10 149\\nWalter l^aing, section 28 38\\nPeter Laing, sections 21, 26, 28, 36 328\\nJohn Miller, section 2fi fio\\nStephen McCarty, section 26 60\\nMilton Phelps, section 26 78\\nSilas Phelps, sections 26, 27 67\\nCornelius Putnam, section 3 80\\nBarnet Putnam, section 3 40\\nAllen Smith, section 9 160\\nJohn Scoutten, section 28 74\\nE. B. Smith, section 21 2\\nRalph Swarthout, section 17 93\\nSwarthout and Reed, section 17 133\\nEphraim Trumbull, section 28 130\\nMoses Wallis, section 27 23\\nGodfrey Wert, section 27 120\\nStephen White, section 30 40\\nPhelps, Laing Co., section 28 33J\\nJames M. Blood, section 25 80\\nAshbel Thomp.son, a Philadelphia lawyer and extensive\\nland-owner in Michigan, made purchases of something like\\nfifteen hundred acres in the northwestern corner of Sciota\\nat an early date. About 1850 he concluded to make an\\neffort to sell it, for up to that time he had neither sold any\\nof the tract, nor yet caused any improvement to be made\\nupon it. Thompson used to come to the Michigan wilds\\nevery summer for recreation, and made his abiding-place on\\nsuch occasions at the house of William Swarthout, in Ovid\\ntownship. His visits continued usually during the sum-\\nmer season, and were employed in forest rambles and hunt-\\ning and fishing excursions, of which pastimes he was ex-\\nceedingly fond. His visits began about 1839, and they\\nhave been repeated yearly since that time to the present,\\nwith the exception of but one year. His temporary home\\nhas been each summer with the Swarthouts, and more par-\\nticularly in the pioneer days was he known for miles\\naround, and always welcomed as a genial companion. To\\ndistinguish him from another land-owning visitor, William\\nThompson by name, Ashbel was designated as Little", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0375.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "294\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThompson, and as Little Thompson he became engrafted\\nupon the pioneer history of Seiota and neighboring towns.\\nDuring his visit in 1850 he resolved that to sell his land\\nhe must begin to clear it. To this end he determined lit-\\nerally to clear it himself He bought an axe and attacked\\nhis first tree. Between early morning and the hour of\\nnoon he managed, by dint of most distressing labor, to sub-\\ndue the forest monarch, but alas the cost of his victory\\nstood revealed in blistered hands, almost total exhaustion,\\nand a general disgust with a woodman s life. Satisfied to\\nend that experience then, he announced that he had an axe\\nto sell, and that he wanted no more employment as a wood-\\nchopper. Thereupon he engaged Barnet Putnam to clear\\nand break some of the land for him, and proceeded east-\\nward. When he came out the next year he found that\\nSwarthout s barn contained a crop of wheat gathered from\\nthe land Putnam had cleared and when Mrs. Swarthout\\nasked him what he wished done with the wheat, he replied,\\nGive it to the first poor preacher who comes along. And\\nsure enough, the first preacher to come along was made\\nhappy with the gift.\\nIn 1851, Thompson sold four hundred acres on sections\\n4 and 5 to Charles Balcom and James Hills, and in 1852\\nthey came on and occupied their purchases. Theirs were\\nthe pioneer settlements in that corner of the town, and in\\n1854 they were joined by S. A. Balcom and William H.\\nStanhope, who located on section 5. Following them came\\nOrrin Blanchard to section 8, Luther llyon to section 4,\\nWillard Ryon to section 4, and Samuel De Haven to sec-\\ntion 3.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND LIST OF\\nOFFICERS.\\nTownship 6 north, in range 1 east, was embraced in the\\ntownship of WoodhuU until Feb. 16, 1842, when by act\\nof Legislature it was given a separate organization and\\nnamed Seiota, in accordance with the request of Oliver\\nWestcott, one of the town s early settlers. The first town-\\nmeeting was held at the tavern of Cyrus Miller, in Laings-\\nburg, April 4, 1842, when Mason Phelps, William P.\\nLuing, James M. Blood, and Henry Leach were Inspectors\\nof Election O. B. Westcott, Clerk and Cyrus Miller,\\nModerator. One hundred and fifty dollars was voted for\\ncontingent expenses, twenty-three dollars for the support of\\ncommon schools, aud twelve dollars for the erection of a\\npound near 0. B. Westcott s. Twenty-three votes were\\ncast at the election of town oflicials, the result being as\\nappended\\nSUPERVISOR.\\nMnson Phelps 10\\nA. Smith* 12\\nCLERK.\\n0. B. Westcott 9\\nIlenrj Smith* 14\\nTREASURER.\\nS. B. Fuller* |2\\nWilliam P. Laing 10\\nASSESSORS.\\nLevi McDaniels-^ 21\\nC. Putnam* 12\\nElected.\\nJ. M. Blood 5\\nF. Ohilrls 4\\nCjTus Miller 1\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\nCyrus Miller 9\\nHenry Leach 11\\nA. C. Laing 10\\nR. Williams* 12\\nG. M. Cross* 12\\nD. F. Randall* 12\\nL. Mc Daniels 1\\nSilas Phelps 1\\nW. P. Laing 1\\nM. Phelps 1\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\nR. W. Williams* 13\\nCyrus Miller* 23\\nB. F. Childs* 12\\nA. Smith* 13\\nWilliam P. Laing 10\\nF. ChilJs 7\\nA. HoK^iml) 9\\nS. M. Blood 1\\nSCHOOL I^ SPECTORS.\\n0. B. Westcott 9\\nHenry Smith* 21\\nWilliam P. Laing 10\\nA. P.Smith* 15\\nS. B. Fuller* 12\\n0. B. Westcott 1\\nCONSTABLES.\\nM. Wallis* 10\\nD. F. Randall* 10\\nHenry Leach it\\nA. C. Laing* 10\\nHarvey Randall 9\\nh. McDaniels* 10\\nWilliam P. Laing 1\\nOVERSEERS OF THE POOR.\\n0. B. Westcolt 9\\nHenry Leach 11\\nA. Smith* 12\\nG. M. Cross* 12\\nS. Hill 1\\nFrom 184.3 to 1880 the supervisors, clerks, treasurers,\\nand justices of the peace elected annually have been the\\nfollowing-named persons:\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n184.1. M. Phelps.\\n1862-64. J. M. C. Bennett\\n1814. William P. Laing.\\n1865. G. J. McClintock.\\n1845-47. Peter Laing.\\n1866. H. Carnahan.\\n1S48-50. F. MeClintuuk.\\n1867. G. J. McClintock.\\n1851-54. L. Smith.\\n1868-70. H. Carnahan.\\n1855. G. J. McClintook.\\n1871. G. A. White.\\n1856. H. Carnahan.\\n1872. M. Burt.\\n1857-58. F. McClintock.\\n1873. J. Lawler.\\n1859-60. H. Carnahan.\\n1874-80. S. H. Manzor.\\n1861. S. Treat.\\nCLERKS.\\n1843-44. H. Smith.\\n1863. A. Holmes.\\n1845. P. McGannis.\\n1864. G. J. McClintock.\\n1840. 0. B. Westcott.\\n1865. M. Burt.\\n1847. E. B. Smith.\\n1866. W. Levanway.\\n1848-60. L. Smith.\\n1867. J. G. Pope.\\n1851. F. McClintock.\\n1868-70. J Crum.\\n1852-54. G.J. McClintock\\n1871-72. G.L. Gibbs.\\n1855. S. Treat.\\n1873. G. D. Millspaugh.\\n1856. M. Burt.\\n1874. H. P. Dodge.\\n1857. G. J. McClintock.\\n1875. A. F. Place.\\n1858. M. Burt.\\n1876. L. B. Huntington.\\n1859-60, James Lawler.\\n1877-79. W. W. Levanway\\n18r.l. M. Burt.\\n1880. George S. Culver.\\n1862. C. D. Harmon.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0376.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0377.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0378.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "SCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\n295\\nTREASURERS.\\nISW. William P. Laing.\\n1S44. M. Pbelps.\\n1815. J. M. Blood.\\n18-lf.-47. B. F. Childs.\\n1S48. P. Laing.\\n1849. E. B.Smith.\\n1850. G. Wert.\\n1851. E. B. Smith.\\n1852-62. J. Runciman.\\n1863-65. 11. S. Partridge.\\n1866. J. Runciman.\\n1867. S. Treat.\\n1868. S. H. Manzer.\\n1869-70. J. Runciman.\\n1871-75. P. Bacon.\\n1876. H. Rohrbacher.\\n1877-79. P. Bacon.\\n1880. S. N. Pierce.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1843.\\nA. Holcomb.\\n1862.\\n1844.\\nU. Wert.\\n1863.\\n1845.\\nAllen Smith.\\n1864.\\n1846.\\nS. B. Fuller.\\n1865.\\n1847.\\nMason Phelps.\\n1866.\\n1848.\\nJ. Woodhull.\\n1867.\\n1849.\\nH. Leach.\\n1868.\\n1850.\\nT. J. Burt.\\n1869.\\n1851.\\nM. Wall is.\\n1870.\\n1852.\\nC. Putnam.\\n1871.\\n1853.\\nE. B. Smith.\\n1872.\\n1854.\\nJ. Runciman.\\n1873.\\n1855.\\nT. J. Burt.\\n1874.\\n1856.\\nA. Sherman.\\n1875.\\n1857.\\nH. S. Partridge.\\n1876.\\n1858.\\nC. Hills.\\n1877.\\n1859.\\nM. Phelps.\\n1878.\\n1860.\\nA. Sherman.\\n1879.\\n1861.\\nJ. M. C. Bennett.\\n1880.\\nB. H. C. Howe.\\nJ. Runciman.\\nB. J. Putnam.\\nH. Camaban.\\nD. D. Shannon.\\nJ. Runciman.\\nF. McClintock.\\nJ. Lawler.\\nD. Holly.\\nH. P. Dodge.\\n.T. Sherman.\\nJ. Mabin.\\nD. R. Holly.\\nH. P. Dodge.\\nB. J. Putnam.\\nJ. Crum.\\nG. M. Kinney.\\nH. P. Dodge.\\nJ. D. Sherman.\\nEARLY TOWNSHIP ROADS.\\nMarch 15, 1843, the town was divided into five road dis-\\ntricts, as follows\\nNo. 1 to embrace sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and the north half\\nof section 10. No. 2 to include sections 1, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13,\\n14, 15, and 16, and the south half of section 10. No. 3 in-\\ncluded sections 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, 33. No. 4 included\\nsection 22, the west half of section 23, the north half of\\n26, sections 27, 34, and the north half of section 35. No.\\n5 embraced section 24, the east half of section 23, the\\nsouth half of 26, sections 25 and 36, and the south half of\\nsection 35.\\nThe annual report of the highway commissioners, made\\nApril 1, 1843, presented the following details;\\nAVhole amount of labor assessed $405.93\\nDays worked 136.73\\nAmount of improvements, eight miles cut out and fifty-\\nfive rods of causeway.\\nAmount of labor under contract, eighty-five rods of cause-\\nway. One mile under contract of chopping and clearing,\\nfour rods wide.\\nThe annual report made April 6, 1844, had the following\\nNumber of days worked, 69 number of days worked and\\nnot assessed, 28.\\nAmount of improvements Four hundred and eighty-\\nfour rods cutting and clearing four rods wide one hundred\\nand seventy six rods of causeway $46.31 worth of dig-\\nging, covering causeway, and leveling down hills.\\nAmount of labor under contract Leveling down hills,\\n$72.12; amount of orders drawn on above, $227.09 money\\nleft last year, $96.19 county orders in hands of treasurer,\\n$75.\\nThe annual report, March 21, 1849, was as follows:\\nNumber of days assessed for highway labor in 1848, 250.\\nThe whole amount of resident highway tax has been\\nperformed no money drawn by order of the commissioners\\nno commutations.\\nA road was laid out June 7, 1843, beginning at a point\\nwhere the Grand Kiver road intersects the line between\\nsections 20 and 21, and running thence north to a stake\\n2^lW chains due north of the southwestern corner of sec-\\ntion 21 thence north 57 chains to a stake on the principal\\nmeridian. Dec. 23, 1843, a road was laid beginning at\\nthe quarter post on the east side of section 21, and running\\nthence south on the meridian line 6-j?^^ chains thence south\\n23-^jj chains thence north to Dr. Peter Laing s sign-post.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nSciota s first school was taught in 1837 by the wife of\\nCornelius Putnam in her own house, and contained as\\npupils her own children and the children of Henry Leach.\\nMrs. Putnam had had experience as a school-teacher in\\nNew York, and was therefore happily enabled to undertake\\na renewal of that experience in Michigan with an intelli-\\ngent assurance of success.\\nThe first board of school inspectors comprised Henry\\nSmith, Allen Smith, and S. B. Fuller, but there is no\\nrecord of their proceedings, for the reason, probably, that\\nthey performed no services. This view of the case would\\nappear to be correct, since the school records certify that\\nSchool District No. 1 was organized Sept. 15, 1843, and\\ncontained sections 26; 23, the east half of 27, and the east\\nhalf of 22. That year a log school-house was built near\\nHenry Leach s house, and in that school-house the first\\nteacher was Oliver B. Westcott. District No. 2 was formed\\nMay, 1844, and in that district the first teacher was Mrs.\\nM. A. Phelps. District No. 3 was organized May 22,\\n1844, to include sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15.\\nThe report of the inspectors, dated April 1, 1845, contains\\nthis: Moneys received, $00; moneys expended, $00.\\nHow the schools were supported does not appear.\\nDistrict No. 4 was organized May 28, 1847, and included\\nthe west half of section 22, the west half of 27, the west\\nhalf of 34, and the whole of sections 20, 21, 28, 29, and\\n33. June 18, 1850, the school districts were reconstructed\\nas follows\\nNo. 1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 originally\\nNo. 4.\\nNo. 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 22, 27, 34, the west half of 23, the\\nwest half of 26, and the west half of 35.\\nNo. 3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15.\\nNo. 4. East half of section 23, east half of 26, the east\\nhalf of 35, and the whole of 24, 25, and 36 originally\\nNo. 2.\\nNo. 5 was organized in 1853, and embraced the west half\\nof section 4, the whole of 5, the north half of 8, and the\\nwest half of the northwest quarter of 9.\\nTEACHERS.\\nFrom 1845 to 1857 teachers received certificates in\\nSciota as follows\\nDolly Richards, May 3, 1845.", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0379.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "296\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCordelia Collins, Margaret Johnson, April 10, 1848.\\nFrances Hill, June 15, 1848.\\nLayton Swarthout, John Brunson, Dec. 5, 1848.\\nElisha Cook, Dec. 6, 1849.\\nLounsberry Swarthout, Dec. 17, 1849.\\nGeorge W. States, Nov. 4, 1850.\\nMiss Achsah Blood, April 12, 1851.\\nMiss Armina Pitts, April 23, 1851.\\nLewis Bennett, Nov. 5, 1853.\\nAnn M. Aldrich, April 14, 1855.\\nMargaret I. Johnson, Dec. 20, 1855.\\nCaroline Phelps, Jan. 15, 1856.\\nClarissa Brewer, May 24, 1856.\\nMiss C. Carnahan, May 23, 1857.\\nMiles Burt, Nov. 7, 1857.\\nThe official school report for 1879 presents the following\\ndetails\\nT\\\\- I. _^4- Average Viilvie of Teachers*\\nDist. Director. Enumeration. Attendance. Property. Wages.\\n1. M. Burt 183* 180 $1U00 $891\\n2. George Sherman 36 28 50 93.50\\n3.t J. D. Sanderson 29 28 200 169\\n5. F. Lee 38 31 400 144\\n6. (Jeorge Dean 55 53 300 156\\n7. W. T. Rifldale 22 21 50 84\\n8. C. Crults 48 35 50 99\\n9. L.J. Kemp 12 23 700 98\\nTHE VILLAGE OF LAINGSBURG.\\nLaingsburg, a station on the Jackson, Lansing and Sagi-\\nnaw Railroad, is a prosperous village of about eight hundred\\npeople. Its manufacturing interests are limited, but as the\\ncentre of trade for a considerable ttact of rich farming\\ncountry it carries on much profitable mercantile business,\\nand rests its prospective improvement upon a very sub-\\n.stantial and prosperous present.\\nThe village was founded in 1836, by Dr. Peter Laing,\\nbut was not platted until 1860, after which the con.\u00c2\u00ab!truction\\nof the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad gave the\\ntown a decided impetus, and led to its rapid development.\\nDr. Peter Laing, formerly of Saratoga Co., N. Y., located\\nland upon the present site of Laingsburg in the summer of\\n1836, and September 24th of that year came to the place\\nfor a permanent location, in company with his .son William,\\nhis son-in-law. Mason Phelps, and the wife of the latter.\\nAbout thirty rods west of where the Cooper House now\\nstands they put up as a temporary habitation a brush\\nshanty, in which they lodged, and outside of which, at a\\nlog-heap fire, they did their cooking. As quickly as the\\nwork could be accomplished Mason Phelps built a log\\ncabin, and Peter Laing (assisted by Mason Phelps and\\nBarnet Putnam) a log structure which he intended for a\\ntavern, both buildings being just west of the Cooper House\\nlot. The great Indian trail between Pontiac and Grand\\nRapids passed that way, and, as travel over the route was\\nat that time very brisk. Dr. Laing wisely judged that a\\ntavern at that point would be not only a public convenience,\\nbut a profit to its landlord. In that conclusion subsequent\\nevents proved Dr. Laing to have been correct. The volume\\nof travel increased materially with the opening of the Grand\\nRiver road over the route of the trail, and for years Dr.\\nLaingsburg.\\nt FractionaL\\nLaing s tavern was a famous landmark and a place of\\npopular resort.\\nDuring the fall of 1836 the rush of land-lookers to\\nMichigan was like a swarm of locusts, and the Grand River\\nroad was alive with wayfarers. Laing s tavern was insuf-\\nficient to accommodate the travelers who sought its shelter,\\nbut about it in the open air around log-heap tires there was\\nalways room, and there scores of people slept every night.\\nA story now extant tells of a well-dressed traveler, who\\ncame to the tavern one night and requested lodgings. Dr.\\nLaing took him out to a log-heap fire, and pointing to the\\nsleepers about it said, My friend, our house is running\\nover with people there you see at that fire plenty of extra\\nlodgers lie down and make yourself comfortable for the\\nnight. The traveler looked unhappy, but determined to\\nmake the best of it he pulled off his boots, turned his feet\\ntowards the fire, and was directly snoring in concert with\\nabout fifty others. In the morning when the traveler woke\\nhe failed to find his boots. Landlord, cried he, some-\\nbody has robbed me of my boots, and I look to you to re-\\nplace or return them. Y^ou d d fool, returned Dr.\\nLaing, don t you know better than to leave your boots\\noutdoors all night in a country like this? The wolves ate\\nyour boots, and if you don t get away from here pretty\\nquick they ll eat you, too. The unfortunate traveler\\ncould scarcely credit the story, but when he presently dis-\\ncovered mutilated remnants of his once handsome boots he\\nshudderingly believed it, and made, indeed, all haste to get\\nout of a country where stopping at a tavern meant a bed\\nnear a log-heap, and midnight visitations by wolves.\\nLaing s tavern was the chief stopping-place on the Grand\\nRiver road, in Sciota, when that road was the principal\\nthoroughfare. It was, moreover, the town post-office loca-\\ntion, and when a line of stages was put on the road, Laing s\\nwas made a stage-house. The mail was carried over the\\nroute at first on horseback, later, as the road got better, by\\nbuggy, and still later by the stages.\\nAbout 1840, James M. Blood opened a temperance tav-\\nern on the Grand River road, about four miles east of\\nLaingsburg, and at the same time Oliver B. Westcott es-\\ntablished a similar place of entertainment on the hill, in\\nwhat is now Laingsburg village, June 3, 1844. The town\\nboard granted to Peter Laing a licen.se to keep tavern and\\nretail ardent spirits on section 21, and charged him there-\\nfor six dollars and twenty-five cents. On the same day\\nJames M. Blood and 0. B. Westcott were granted licenses\\nto keep taverns for sixty-two and a half cents each. June\\n1, 1848, J. W. Putnam applied for a license to keep pub-\\nlic-house, with the privilege to sell spirituous liquors. The\\ntown board granted the license upon the payment of six\\ndollars, exclusive of fees, with the remark that a public-\\nhouse with the above-named privilege would promote the\\npublic good. Except at brief intervals, during which\\nCyrus Miller and others kept the place. Dr. Laing con-\\ntinued to be the landlord of Laing s tavern until his death\\nin 1865, after which it was kept no more as a public-house,\\nbut was not demolished until recently.\\nThe settlement at Laingsburg moved onward at an ex-\\nceedingly slow pace. Mason Phelps changed his residence", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0380.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "SCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\n297\\nin December, 1836, to his forest-farm on the Grand River\\nroad, and for a few years Dr. Laing was the only resident\\nin the prospective village. About 1840, Oliver B. West-\\ncott opened a tavern on the bill, and near there Cyrus\\nand Henry Wright located land and put up a log house.\\nMeanwhile, Ephraim Trumbull had made a clearing at what\\nis now known as McClintoek s Corners. In 1841, Henry\\nSmith came and set up a store near Westcott s tavern, and\\none Gillilan, who afterwards took Westcott s tavern-stand,\\nstarted a blacksmith s shop. Subsequently, Moses Smith\\nwas hired by Phelps McCliiitock to carry on a smithy.\\nPatrick McGannis, now a merchant in Detroit, built the\\nfirst framed structure in Laingsburg about 1844, having\\nhauled the lumber for it from Lewitt s mill in Bath. In\\nthe spring of 1846 the village contained the Laing tavern\\n(then a stage-house), McGannis store, K. B. Smith s store\\n(Smith having bought out his son Henry), atid the West-\\ncott tavern-stand. In that year E. B. Smitii sold out to\\nWalter Laing, Mason Phelps, Freeman McClintock, and\\nJosephus WoodhuU, and moved his store to the place now\\nknown as McClintoek s Corners. Laing Co. enlarged\\nthe trade, establislied an ashery and blacksmith s shop, and\\nmade a considerable stir as merchants. By and by Hollis-\\nter Kellogg built a grist- and saw-mill, which was, how-\\never, burned after being used but one season. A new\\ngrist-mill was built by Hosley Holmes in 18(53, and in\\n1870 the property passed from White Bartholomew to\\nPlace Bros., and in July, 1879, to A. Place, the\\npresent owner.\\nLaingsburg was platted in 1800 (when it was scarcely\\nmore than a cross-roads village), by Freeman McClintock\\nand Amos Gould. Charles Weeks platted two additions,\\nknown respectively as Weeks First and Second Additions.\\nDr. Laing platted an addition, but it was never recorded.\\nAfter the village was kid out in 1860, the completion of\\nthe railway caused it to grow rapidly.\\nVILLAGE INCORPORATION.\\nDuring the session of the Legislature in 1 87 1 an act was\\npassed (and approved April 8th) incorporating the village\\nof Laingsburg. There was some objection to the incor-\\nporation, but Dr. E. B. Ward, representative in the State\\nLegislature, was determined to see the act carried into\\neffect, and took steps to have a village election held. Just\\nthen it was discovered that the act of incorporation failed,\\nthrough some oversight, to designate inspectors of election\\nor a place for holding said election, llobert G. McKee,\\nthinking he had as much right as anybody to appoint in-\\nspectors and a polling-place, did so, and so also did Ward.\\nIt happened that McKee s inspectors were sworn in first,\\nand they claimed, therefore, under tiiat circumstance, a\\nslight advantage in the matter of legality for their election.\\nWard s inspectors were at first unmoved at this, and so\\nboth parties went on and opened the polls.\\nAlthough there were but a half-dozen or .so of votes in\\nthe McKee party, the AV^ardites began presently to fear\\nthat McKee s election might be ultimately adjudged the\\nlegal one by reason of precedence in the matter of swearing\\nin the inspectors, and so they, secure in their overwhelming\\nmajority, abandoned their election and marched over to the\\n;!8\\nMcKee polls to cast their votes, not doubting for a moment\\nthat they could in that way elect their ticket. Much to\\ntheir dismay, however, no sooner had they executed that\\nintention than the McKee inspectors declared their election\\nto be illegal and so not only was there no election but no\\nfurther steps towards one that year, as the Wardites, seeing\\nthey were hopelessly beaten, deferred further agitation of\\nthe matter.\\nBut upon the assembling of the next Legislature the\\nWard party caused a new act of incorporation to be passed,\\nand properly fortified this time, called the election at the\\nAmerican House, April 8, 1872. Upon that occasion H.\\nP. Dodge and George L. Gibbs, inspectors of election, con-\\nvened at the American House, and in the absence of G. J.\\nMcClintock (the third inspector) chose Miles Burt to act\\nin his place. At this stage the hotel landlord declined to\\nallow the election to be hold in his house, and adjournment\\nwas accordingly made to Burt s Hall. One hundred and\\ntwenty-nine votes were cast, with the appended result\\nPRESIDENT.\\nVotea.\\nII. S. Partridge* 65\\nE. B. Wiird S.t\\nD. Ward 1\\nTRUSTEES {Two Veara).\\nL. W. Fniino 41\\nDaniel Lcbor 5-1\\n.Tames McLcod\u00c2\u00bb 77\\nPhilo Bacon-=^ 75\\n(One Yc ir.)\\nS. II. Manzcr 60\\nC. II. Ilartwcll\u00c2\u00ae fi.-i\\nJ. A. Cri|ipen^- G9\\nP. 0. Sprague 59\\nCLERK.\\nG. .1. McClintock* 59\\nII. P. Dodge... 59\\nTREASURER.\\nCharles Weeks 51\\nA. F. Place* 71\\nA. Place 2\\nMARSHAL.\\nWilliam D. Gardner 57\\nHenry Wlnslow^ G5\\nWilliam Gardner 1\\nASSESSOR.\\nJ. W. Scoutten 4S\\nGeorge Culon* 78\\nAfter the election it was discovered that under the act\\nno election could be held save at the American Hotel, and\\nas the election had not been held at that place, it followed\\nthat the officials had not been legally elected. Nevertheless,\\nthe ofiicials qualified and had one session, at which they\\npassed one ordinance but after-consideration seemed to\\npoint so clearly to the conclusion that the alleged village\\ngovernment could have no legal existence that the affair was\\nby common con.sent abandoned. At the following Legis-\\nlative session there was some effort looking to a renewal of\\nthe act, but there had meanwhile arisen a strong anti-incor-\\nporation party, and so sturdily did they work against incor-\\nporation that they succeeded in having the act repealed.\\nElected.", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0381.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "298\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nNothing further was done in the premises until the legis-\\nlative session of 1877, when, the signs being propitious,\\nLaingsbuig was reincorporated (by act of March 9th) to in-\\nclude all those tracts of land situate in Sciota township,\\nShiawassee Co., commencing at the northeast corner of tlie\\nsoutheast quarter of section 21, running thence west to\\nthe meridian line thence south on the meridian line three\\nhundred and twenty rods thence east to the southeast cor-\\nner of the northeast quarter of section 28; thence north\\nthree hundred and twenty rods to the place of beginning.\\nThe names of the chief village oflScers chosen from 1877\\nto 1880 are here given\\n1877. President, H. S. Partridge; Trustees (for two years),\\nMiles Burt, John Crum, R. G. McKee (for one\\nyear), S. H. Manzer, Charles Weeks, F. McClin-\\ntock Clerk, H. P. Dodge; Treasurer, Charles\\nH. Fraine Assessor, Philo Bacon.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, J. S. Lord Trustees, F. McClintock, J.\\nH. Rohrabacher, and James Lawlor; Clerk, H.\\nP. Dodge; Treasurer, C. H. Fraine; Assessor,\\nS. H. Manzer.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Lord; Trustees, H. S. Partridge, William\\nFraine, A. F. Peace; Clerk, H. P. Dodge;\\nTreasurer, C. H. Fraine; Assessor, Miles Burt.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, F. McClintock Trustees, S. H. Manzer,\\nPhilo Bacon, Wui. J. Tillotson Clerk, H. P.\\nDodge Treasurer, C. H. Fraine Assessor,\\nJames Lawler.\\nCHURCHES.\\nLAINGSBURG METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe settlement of Sciota township was less than two years\\nadvanced when the voice of the Methodist missionary was\\nheard in the neighborhood where Leach and Cross and\\nSmith had built their rude cabins. Rev. Mr. Blowers\\npreached there in 1838, in the houses of the settlers, about\\nonce a month, and the next year Rev. Washington Jack-\\nson, with another minister, made periodical visits. Blowers\\nhad organized a class in 1838 consisting of six persons,\\nviz. John Slocum and wife, Cornelius Putnam and wife,\\nand Gideon Cross and wife. In 1839, Wm. Palmer, John\\nPalmer, and Allen Smith, with their wives, joined the class,\\nWm. Palmer being the first class-leader. In that year, too,\\nIsaac Bennett, the presiding elder of the district, visited\\nSciota settlement and preached to the class. As soon as a\\ndistrict school-house was built it was occupied by the class,\\nand in that locality worship was continued about twenty\\nyears. At the end of that time the class was divided, a part\\ngoing to Blood s in Victor, and the residue to the Putnam\\nschool-house in Sciota, whence they were transferred to the\\nMiddlebury Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nThere was Methodist Episcopal preaching at Laings-\\nburg as early as 1842 by the Revs. Bigelow and Cole, and\\nafter them by Rev. Mr. Hall. The Sciota class, organized\\nin 1857, w;is a point on the Middlebury Circuit which in-\\ncluded the Ovid, Warren, Mungerville, Howard, Sciota,\\nand Middlebury cla.sses. Rev. Elisha Wright was appointed\\nto the charge in 1857, when it contained fifty -seven mem-\\nbers and twenty-three probationers. When the parsonage\\nat Laingsburg was completed, October, 1866, the charge\\nembraced one hundred members and twenty probationers.\\nThe name of the circuit was changed in 1868 to Laings-\\nburg, and in 1871 the church at Laingsburg was built. The\\npastor is Rev. J. H. Mcintosh, who preaches to the Laings-\\nburg class every Sunday. The class membership is forty,\\nand the attendance at Sunday-school (in charge of F.\\nThompson) thirty. The society trustees are Charles Weeks,\\nWilliam Fraine, M. Deitrich, and C. S. Noyes.\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LAINGSBURG.\\nElder Barnes, who organized a Baptist Church in Wood-\\nhull about 1840, preached also at Laingsburg, and after\\nhim Baptist worship was conducted with more or less reg-\\nularity at the latter point for some years by Elders Martin\\nand MeLeod. After a time Baptist worship ceased in that\\nlocality, and was not revived in anything like a permanent\\nform until the autumn of 1864. October 15th of that\\nyear a few Baptists met at the house of J. M. McLeod for\\nconference and prayer. After consultation it was agreed to\\nmeet again October 29th, to consider the expediency of\\nforming a church, public services having previously been\\nheld October 16th, by Elder G. M. Reynolds. October 29th\\na covenant was adopted and signed by Moses Smith, William\\nPlace, Josephus WoodhuU, M. A. Phelps, Charles R. Mc-\\nKee, Frances Phelps, Catherine Hudson, Fanny McKee,\\nCatherine Carnahan, and Mary A. McKee. Josephus\\nWoodhull and Moses Smith were chosen deacons, and\\nCharles R. McKee clerk. The first communion was held\\nMarch 26, 1865, and May 20, 1865, a chnrch society was\\norganized, with Moses T. Headley, M. A. Phelps, Josephus\\nWoodhull, Charles R. McKee, Henry Osterhout, and Ma-\\nson Phelps as trustees. Directly after that the society be-\\ngan the erection of a church edifice, which was not, however,\\ncompleted until 1868. Elder Reynolds, who organized the\\nchurch, was the first pastor, aud preached some years, after\\nwhich Elder James McLeod entered upon the charge. The\\npresept pastor is Elder Hicks, of Bath, who preaches every\\nSunday. The deacons are C. L. Kinney and Moses Smith.\\nThe Sunday-school, which is in charge of the pastor, has\\nan average attendance of about thirty scholars, while the\\nchurch membership is fifty.\\nFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.\\nAt a meeting held in Laingsburg, July 24, 1864, the\\nFirst Congregational Church of Laingsburg was organized\\nby the following-named thirteen persons Rev. James Ross,\\nMrs. Frances Ross, Isaac T. Hollister, Ellen C. HoUister,\\nRev. George C. Fox, Cynthia B. Fox, Nancy Clark, Eme-\\nline Partridge, Elizabeth A. Ward, Mary L. Drake, Zylpha\\nI. Trowbridge, Nellie P. McClintock, Phoebe A. Hudson.\\nAug. 7, 1864, at a second meeting. Rev. H. A. Reed,\\ngeneral agent of the American Home Missionary Society,\\nwas present, and after delivering an address formally re-\\ncognized the church, being assisted in council by the First\\nCongregational Church of Victor. Rev. G. C. Fox was\\nchosen the pastor and I. T. Hollister the deacon. Mr. Fox\\nserved the church until his death. May 29, 1866. His\\nsuccessor, Rev. William P. Mulder, began his labors in\\nJuly, 1866, and was succeeded by Rev. J. R. Stevenson,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0382.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "fiff NELLIE. M9CLINT0CK.\\nl^p.^\u00e2\u0080\u0094 _ y\\nM/SS- ACTA B. M :CLINTOCK.\\n/fes/DsA,c\u00c2\u00a3 OfT M^^s NELLIE^ f Wl^ QLI NTOCK LAiNCSBURe StiiAWASsee Co Mich.", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0383.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0384.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "SCIOTA TOWNSHIP.\\n299\\nwho took charge in July, 1875. Rev. J. C. Thompson\\nbecame the pastor in 1877, and after him came Rev. Fayette\\nHurd, the present pastor.\\nSince the organization the church has received eighty-\\nfive members, of whom sixty-three yet remain. Meetings\\nare now held in a fine church edifice at Laingsburg, first\\noccupied in the fall of 1871. The deacons are now Wil-\\nliam Ballentine and I. T. Hollister; the trustees are Philo\\nBacon, Sydney Manzer, and Charles E. Hollister. The\\nSunday-school, which has an average attendance of seventy,\\nis in charge of Sydney Manzer.\\nLAINGSBURG POST-OFFICE.\\nThe only post-ofiSce in Sciota is at Laingsburg, although\\nthere was for a time, about 1846, a post-office called Sciota,\\nat Mitchell Blood s tavern on the Grand River road. The\\nLaingsburg post-office was established in 1837 or 1838\\nthrough the efforts of Dr. Peter Laing, who was appointed\\npostmaster. He retained the office until about 1851, when\\nhe gave way to Henry Smith and he to Loren Smith, who\\ncaused the name of the office to be changed to Nebraska.\\nThat name it retained through the succeeding administra-\\ntions of E. B. Smith and Freeman McClintock, the latter\\nbeginning in 1857 and continuing to 1861. M. T. Headley\\nfollowed McClintock, and during his term the name of the\\noffice was changed in 1863 back to Laingsburg, which it\\nhas since retained. J. M. C. Bennett was for a short time\\nthe incumbent after Headley, and after him Horace P.\\nDodge from 1863 to 1865, Samuel Treat to 1866, G. J.\\nMcClintock to 1869, and Philo Bacon from 1869 to the\\npresent time. The business of the Laingsburg post-office\\nduring the three months ending April 1, 1880, represented\\nsales of stamps, stamped envelopes, etc., to the amount of\\ntwo hundred and forty-six dollars and forty cents, money-\\norders issued in the sum of twelve hundred and ten dol-\\nlars and sixty cents, and money-orders paid to the amount\\nof four hundred and fifty-nine dollars and thirty-two cents.\\nLAINGSBURG S LAWYERS.\\nLaingsburg has had but three lawyers. About 1860, J.\\nM. Pulver set up in practice at the village as the pioneer\\nlawyer, and after his departure came H. H. Pulver. The\\nthird to be named is J. B. Wilkins, who has been prac-\\nticing in the village since 1877.\\nBANK.\\nThe Exchange Bank of Laingsburg, a private banking\\ncorporation now doing business in the village, was estab-\\nlished by W. H. Card in 1875, and by him the business is\\nstill continued.\\nSECRET ORDERS.\\nLAINGSBUllO LOD(JE, Nd. 230, F. A\\\\D A. M.,\\nwas organized Jan. 9, 1868, in the second story of M. T.\\nHeadley s store. The organizing members were E. B.\\nWard, W. M. J. M. Short, S. W. G. J. McClintock, J.\\nW. M. T. Headley, M. Burt, J. G. Marsh, B. J. Putnam,\\nRev. J. G. Morgan. E. B. Ward has been Master of the\\nlodge every year since 1868, except for the year 1877, when\\nG. J. McClintock served. The membership is now fifty.\\nThe official list is E. B. Ward, W. M. H. P. Dodge, S.\\nW. Philo Bacon, J. AV. G. J. McClintock, Sec. L. B.\\nHuntington, Treas. E. K. Burke, S. D. N. N. Phillips,\\nJ. D. W. 0. Furey, Tiler.\\nLAINGSBURG LODGE, No. 110, I. 0. 0. F.,\\nwas organized Jan. 17, 1868. The charter members were\\nnamed R. L. Case, R. Williams, G. B. Pitts, H. P. Martin,\\nJ. B. Case, W. H. Martin, W. J. Armitage, L. L. TuUer,\\nJ. W. Scoutten, W. N. Lewis, A. Holmes. The lodge has\\na membership of forty, and officers as follows William H.\\nMartin, N. G. William Taylor, V. G. N. P. Phillips, P.\\nSec. H. Howe, Rec. Sec. L. B. Huntington, Treas.\\nLAINGSBURG GRANGE, No. 228,\\nwas organized June, 1873, with a membership of about\\nthirty. Norman Tucker was chosen Master, L. J. Taylor,\\nOverseer, and George M. Kinney, Sec. In January, 1874,\\nA. F. Place was chosen Master, and served four years.\\nThe next Master was F. M. Randall, who, in 1879, was\\nsucceeded by D. D. Culver. Culver resigned, and F. M.\\nRandall was chosen in his stead. G. M. Kinney has been\\nthe grange secretary continuously since the grange organ-\\nization. The grange has continued to flourish from the\\noutset, and has now a membership of sixty. Weekly\\nSaturday meetings are held, and upon these occasions in-\\nteresting and profitable discussions engage much earnest\\nattention at the liands of the members. The officers of the\\ngrange are now F. M. Randall, M. S. T. Headley, 0. A.\\nF. Place, L. P. Taylor, Chaplain George M. Kinney,\\nSec. Mrs. George M. Kinney, Treas.\\nSCIOTA LODGE, No. 1581, KNIGHTS OF HONOR,\\nwas instituted April 25, 1879, with twenty members, and\\nhas at present that number increased by eight. The officers\\nfor 1880 are L. J. Taylor, D. V. A. James, V. D. E.\\nB. Ward, P. D. James Kyte, A. D. L. B. Huntington,\\nTreas.; D. D. Shannon, F. R. Rev. J. H. Mcintosh,\\nChaplain.\\nBABCOCKS MILLS.\\nOne of the most important industries of the town is\\ncarried on at Babcocks steam saw-mill, on the Jackson,\\nLansing and Saginaw Railroad, about two miles east of\\nLaingsburg. E. F. N. Babcock established the mill in\\n1866, and directly afterwards purchased tracts of timber\\nland aggregating seven hundred acres. The mill employs\\nfrom ten to twenty men, has a capacity of ten thousand\\nfeet daily, and is confined almost exclusively to the manu-\\nfacture of car and railway timber for Eastern shipment.\\nTRAGIC INCIDENTS.\\nThe first fatal accident recorded in the history of Sciota\\nresulted in Francis Scoutten s death, in 1846. Scoutten\\nwas employed at the time in breaking land for Allen Smith.\\nFailing to return from his labors at the accustomed hour,\\nhe was searched for, and w;ls found lying dead upon the\\nground beside his team. How he came to his death was,\\nand has always remained, a mystery. In 1856 a young\\nEnglishman was accidentally killed at a raising on the\\nJones place, and about 1870 a Canadian, while logging for\\nD. L. Warren, was crushed by a log and instantly killed.", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0385.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "300\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUiNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIn 1872 a young man employed upon W. R. Putnam s\\nfarm committed suicide by throwing himself beneath a\\ntrain on the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw road. The\\ncause of this suicide was never satisfactorily understood.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMRS. NELLIE P. McCLINTOCK.\\nMrs. Nellie P. McClintock, daughter of Dr. Peter\\nLaing, the founder of Laingsburg, and one of the earliest\\nsettlers in Sciota township, was born in the town of Wil-\\nton, Saratoga Co., N. March 1, 1824. Her mother,\\nMary (Calkins) Laing, was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y.,\\n1791. Her father. Dr. Peter Laing, was born in Saratoga\\nCounty, 1789, and in 1833 joined the army of pioneers\\nwho were populating Washtenaw Co., Mich. Dr. Laing\\npursued the practice of the medical profession at Ann\\nArbor until 1836, where Mrs. Laing died in 1835, when,\\ncoming farther westward, he made a new location in Sciota\\ntown.ship, Shiawassee Co., and called into existence the\\npresent thriving village of Laingsburg. He was a man of\\nmark, and for many years kept one of the most famous of\\nroadside taverns on the Grand River road. He was, more-\\nover, an extensive land-owner, and a man of wide influence\\nupon the time and the community in which he lived.\\nNellie, his daughter, came westward with her fother in\\n1833, and in Ann Arbor spent the ensuing seven years at\\nschool. In 1840 she joined her father s family at Laings-\\nburg, and in 1844, on the 11th of April, she was married\\nat the house of William Laing, her brother, to John Le-\\nwitt, of Woodhull, where he was among the early settlers,\\nhaving come to America from Leicester, England. From\\n1844 to 1846, Mr. and Mrs. Lewitt lived on a farm in\\nWoodhull. October, 1846, they moved to Ann Arbor,\\nwhere Mr. Lewitt was called to take the position of taxi-\\ndermist in the University museum. While engaged in that\\nwork, he died Jan. 21, 1847. Upon her husband s death\\nhis widow returned to Laingsburg, where in June, 1851,\\nshe was married to Dr. Freeman McClintock. Leaving the\\nfollowing November for California, Mr. and Mrs. McClin-\\ntock remained there until 1856, when they returned east-\\nward, and in that year resumed their residence in Sciota.\\nIn 1870, Mr. and Mrs. McClintock agreed to a mutual\\nseparation, and since that period Mrs. McClintock has been\\nliving in Laingsburg upon the estate left her by her first\\nhusband, John Lewitt. Her living children are three in\\nnumber: Alfred L., born April 20, 1852, now a resident of\\nLaingsburg; Elva A., born Oct. 21, 1854, and now Mrs.\\nOren Phelps, of California; Alta Belle, born Sept. 16,\\n1862, and now residing with her mother.\\nWILLARD RYON.\\nWillard Ryon, the eldest in a family embracing eight\\nchildren, was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1836. His\\nfather, also a native of the same county, was of Irish de-\\nscent, and by trade a cooper. His mother, formerly Miss\\nMahala Stanhope, was a native of Wyoming County, New\\nYork. At the age of ten years, Willard, with his parents,\\nemigrated to the wilds of Michigan, where a farm in\\nCalhoun County afforded them a home for ten years, when\\nwith their earnings they were able to purchase a small\\nfarm in Middlebury. Willard meanwhile sought employ-\\nment with his neighbor, George H. Warren, with whom he\\nremained two years and then became an inmate of the family\\nof Nathan Herrick. He in 1861 enlLstcd in Company D\\nof the First Michigan Cavalry, was taken prisoner, paroled,\\nand discharged. In the meanwhile with the proceeds of his\\nearnings he authorized his father to purchase for him the\\nfarm of one hundred acres which he now occupies. On the\\n3d of July, 1866, he was married to Miss Marian C. Her-\\nrick, daughter of Nathan Herrick, one of the early settlers\\nin Middlebury, where her birth occurred. Mr. and Mrs.\\nRyon have one child, Sylva, born March 10, 1872. Their\\nhome, represented in- the accompanying sketch, was a score\\nof .years since wholly unimproved, but has since, by their\\nindustry, been brought to a high degree of cultivation. In\\npolitics Mr. Ryon is a staunch Republican. Both himself\\nand wife are exemplary members of the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch.\\nCHAPTER XLIL\\nVERNON TOWNSHIP,*\\nLocation and Topography Original Laml-Entries Seltlcments and\\nSettlers Township Organization and Civil List Early Highways\\nEarly Schools N illage of Durand Vernon Village Church\\nHistory Greenwood Cemetery.\\nThe township of Vernon lies on the eastern county-line\\nof Shiawassee Count} and is bounded on the north by\\nVenice, south by Burns, east by the county of Genesee,\\nand west by Shiawassee. It was in point of settlement the\\nsecond of the townships of the county, having been entered\\nby pioneers as early as 1833. It has other claims to prece-\\ndence in that its lands, which were originally superior in\\nquality, have by careful and judicious tillage been brought\\nto an unusual degree of productiveness, and that within its\\nborders is one of the oldest and most thriving of the vil-\\nlages of the county.\\nThe Shiawassee River flows across the southwest corner\\nof the town.ship, and following a tortuous course through\\nShiawassee township, returns again to Vernon to water sec-\\ntions 6 and 7. It is here fed by a considerable stream\\nwhich rises in the south and flowing north through the\\ncentre of the township diverges to the west and joins the\\nriver on section 7. Other smaller water-courses, of no\\nspecial importance, are found elsewhere in the township.\\nThe surface of Vernon is varied. A pleasing variation\\nis apparent without sudden or abrupt changes, and the pre-\\ndominance of level land renders it easy of tillage. The\\ncomposition of the soil embraces clay and sandy loam. Clay\\nprevails on the timbered land and in the openings, which\\nBy E. 0. Wivgner.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0386.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n301\\nare found principally on the soutliern border. Sand is quite\\ngenerally distributed and is not excessive in any locality.\\nThe land is not all drained, though groat improvement has\\nbeen witnessed in this particular within recent years. Wheat\\nand corn are the staple products of Vernon, the average\\nyield of the former being at least twenty bushels to the\\nacre, though some localities produce a crop greatly in excess\\nof this.\\nThe prevailing timber of the township is oak, maple,\\nbeech, ash, and walnut, maple being especially thrifty in its\\ngrowth and prolific in its yield of sap. The Chicago and\\nLake Huron Railroad and the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail-\\nroad traverse the township, the latter having a station at\\nVernon and one at Durand. The former road has a station\\nat Durand only.\\nORIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nFollowing is a list of those persons who entered from\\ngovernment, or purchased of the State, the lands composing\\nthe township of Vernon\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcres.\\nL. G. Gordon and J. Cook, 1S36 185.24\\nJasper Parish, 183B 346.63\\nJoel C.Sawyer, 1854 160\\nSECTION 2.\\nJoseph L. Peters, 1836 94.34\\nL. G. Gordon and J. Cook, 1836 160\\nJohn Kheinfrank, 1836 80\\nJasper Parish, 183B 80\\nSamuel E. Peters, 1836 80\\nWilliam H. Sessions, 1837 40\\nWilli.Tm S. Clark, 1839 53\\nSECTION 3.\\nWilliam E. Peters, 1S3G 160\\nJohn Cook, Alexander McArthur, and Chauncey\\nllurlbut, 1836 190.99\\nEdwin B. Gregory and John Cook, 1836 160\\nJoseph L. Peters, 183B 190.47\\nSECTION 4.\\nBbenezer Brown (.3d). 1835 SO\\nCaleb Curtis, 1835.... 155.83\\nEdwin B. Gregory and John Cook, 1836 160\\nJames Lawrence, 1836 80\\nSanlord Clark, 1836 80\\nBen.iiiniin Brown, 1836 112.71\\nJ.-xs|ier Parish, 1836 40\\nSECTION 5.\\nJacob Wilkinson, 1833 40\\nSamuel N. Whitcomb, 1835 40\\nCharles Wilkinson, 1835 61.77\\nAbraham O.Newman, 1835 80\\nJohn W. Newman, 1S35 240\\nSamuel N. Whitcomb, 1835 59.24\\nJohn Burtis, 1836 80\\nJames Lawrence, 1836 61.77\\nJames B. Scott, 1836 59.24\\nSECTION 6.\\nHenry Leach, 1833 95.75\\nJames Wilkinson, 1833 178\\nJacob Wilkinson, 1833 113.70\\nEdward E. Perry, 1834 88.34\\nJoseph Parmenter, 1835 54.47\\nGeorge Kittridge, 1836 102.18\\nSECTION 7.\\nChesley Blake, 1836 48\\nEdwin B. Gregory and John Cook, 1836 80\\nEnoch Jams, 1836 47.18\\nKoyal H. Waller, 1836 80\\nAcres.\\nSally Holly, 1836 40\\nWilliam Barker, 1836 160\\nOrson Barker, 1S36 80\\nDexter Clark, 1839 40\\nSECTION 8.\\nRansom W.HolIey, 1836 160\\nSally Holley, 1836 40\\nWalter Lawrence, 1836 80\\nAlmon Isham. 1836 40\\nJabez Clark, 1836 40\\nS.avina Hopkins, 1836 40\\nSarnh Clark, 1836 80\\nWilliam Garrison, 1836 40\\nMary B. Miller, 1836 80\\nJohn Long (State), 1859 40\\nSECTION 9.\\nJames Lawrence, 1836 160\\nAValter Lawrence, 1836 80\\nL. G. Gordon and J. Cook, 1836 80\\nHervey Miller, 1836 80\\nAsa F. Chalker, 1854 SO\\nJ. I!. Miller (State), 1858 120\\nA. J. Van Osman (State), 1864 40\\nSECTION 10.\\nJames Lawrence, 1836 160\\nJosiah F. Fowler, 1836 120\\nJasper Parish, 1836 40\\nJohn Snyder, 1855 80\\nJames F. Vincent (State) 40\\nLuther Dennison, 1859 40\\nCortland B. Stebbins, 1858 40\\nJosiah Brown, Jr., 1869 80\\nAlex. W. Jackson, 1865 40\\nSECTION U.\\nJames Billington, 1836 40\\nJabez Clark, 1836 80\\nDri E. Howell, 1836 40\\nDaniel Curtis, 1836 80\\nJohn Burns, 1851 160\\nStephen Loomis, 1851 40\\nCaleb Curtis, 1854 40\\nAlpheus Stiles (Stale), 1864 40\\nSolomon Brown, 1868 40\\nJoel Vincent, 1864 40\\nGeorge Brown, 1869 40\\nSECTION 12.\\nGeorge Brown (Shite), 1869 40\\nJonathan Stevens, 1868 40\\nWilliam Brown, 1869 40\\nThomas Munger, 1868 80\\nJoseph Cobb, 1838 40\\nAvery Guest, 1851 160\\nJames Larue, 1851 160\\nSECTION 13.\\nNicholas Bouck, J. G. Gebhardt, and David Dictz,\\n1836 320\\nElihu Ward. 1836 80\\nB. W. Farnham, 1836 240\\nSECTION 14.\\nSolomon F. Cook, 1836 80\\nWilliam J. Pease, 183ff 80\\nB. W. Farnham, 1S36 240\\nRalph Wright, 1836 160\\nBenjamin I ellagoon, 1852 40\\nJames Smith, 1854 40\\nSECTION 15.\\nHenry B. Young (Stoto), 1869 40\\nC. W. Jlillor, 1836 40\\nT. A. Fowler, 1836 120\\nWilliam Young, 1836 160\\nE. Van Wormer, 1836 120\\nHiram Cornish, 1844 40\\nB. P. Mayward, 1845 40\\nJanus Davis, 1847 40\\nHiram Cornish, 1853 40", "height": "3323", "width": "2351", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0387.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "302\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION 16.\\nAcres.\\nSchool section 640\\nSECTION 17.\\nJames Adams, 18;^6 80\\nMoses Wolfer, 1836 80\\nReuben West, 18.36 SO\\nWilliam K. Reed, 18.36 80\\nIsaiic Harker, 1836 240\\nAustin Depue, 1836 40\\nJames Collins, 1836 40\\nSECTION 18.\\nBenjamin Williams, 1836 120\\nEnoch Jones 120.60\\nB. Y. Barker 126.32\\nJ. Thompson and Lyon 200\\nSECTION 19.\\nJoseph Baker, 1836 40\\nLevi Frost, 1836 80\\nJames Pennell, 1836 80\\nE. I Hastings, 1836 46.12\\nEnos Welch, 1836 80\\nJoel Tuttle, 1836 40\\nEdmund Foster, 1836 80\\nN. H. Johnson, 1836 40\\nLevi Cook, 1836 45.92\\nA. B. Webster, 1836 40\\nSECTION 20.\\nJoseph Heath, 1836 80\\nJames Pennell, 1836 80\\nJames Adams, 1836 160\\nHenry Van Wormer, 1836 80\\nJames T. Chittenden, 1836 80\\nGeorge Jasperrood, 1836 80\\nMary Van Wormer, 1836 40\\nDaniel Van Wormer, 1836 40\\nSECTION 21.\\nAaron Swain, 1836 40\\nSylvanusEwell, 1836 160\\nAlanson Foster 40\\nSamuel Leonard, 1836 80\\nPeter Desnoyers 80\\nGeorge W. Armstrong 40\\nBenoni Morion, 1836 40\\nJesse and Wettley Irons 80\\nJasper Parish 40\\nMary B. Miller, 1836 40\\nSECTION 22.\\nJames A. Young, 1836 40\\nJohn D. Flower, 1836 40\\nJohn Young, 1836 40\\nJoshua Coomer, 1836 80\\nChauncey Hammond, 1836 80\\nRalph Wright, 1836 360\\nSECTION 23.\\nWilliam H.ay, 1836 480\\nRalph Wright, 1836 160\\nSECTION 24.\\nWilliam Thompson, 1836 320\\nL. G. Gordon and J. Cook, 1836 160\\nS. Bliss and S. Graves, 1836 160\\nSECTION 25.\\nTrumbull Gary, 1835 80\\nGeorge Kissam, 1836 80\\nWilliam H. H. Sheldon, 1836 80\\nSamuel W. Harding, 1836 80\\nW. and J. llopkirk, 1836 160\\nS. Bliss and S. Graves, 1836 160\\nSECTION 20.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 80\\nAljel Millington. 1836 80\\nEdward Chase, 1836 80\\nMartin M. Farn.s, 1836 80\\nWilliam A. Gilbert, 1836 80\\nBeebe Truesdell, 1836 240\\nSECTION 27.\\nAcres.\\nNoah Bovier, 1834 40\\nAbel Millington, 1835 80\\nStephen J. Durkee, 1836 40\\nSarah G. Moore, 1836 80\\nSamuel W. Harding, 1836 80\\nWilliam A. Gilbert, 1836 80\\nL. G. Gordon and J. Cook, 1836 160\\nJames Hoiton, 1836 80\\nSECTION 28.\\nJames Rutan, 1834 40\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 80\\nAlanson Foster, 1836 160\\nLinus K. Minor, 1836 280\\nJohn R.Martin, 1836 40\\nS. Bliss and S. Graves, 1836 40\\nSECTION 29.\\nJohn Smedlev, 1834 40\\nSamuel W. Harding, 1836 80\\nLoren Baldwin, 1836 80\\nAsa Pierce, 1836 40\\nJosiah Pierce, 1836 40\\n8. Bliss and S. Graves, 1836 280\\nJohn Shepherd, 1836 80\\nSECTION 30.\\nJosiah Pierce, 1833 74.65\\nAlfred L. and Benjamin 0. WillLams, 1833 42.63\\nWilliam Black, 1834 76.30\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 80\\nCornelius W. Miller, 1836 135.64\\nLoren Baldwin, 1836 160\\nSECTION 31.\\nNathaniel G. Phillips, 1853 390.78\\nJoseph Grace, 1853 40\\nJohn A. Loomis, 1853 80\\nNathaniel G. Phillips, 1854 90\\nSECTION 32.\\nNathaniel G. Phillips, 1853 12.40\\nSelh Frost, 1853 80\\nThomas H.ad, 1853 19.20\\nLuke P. Smedley, 1853 36\\nN. G. Phillips, 1853 18.20\\nHenry J. Cartough, 1863 40\\nJacob Hiller, 1853 217.30\\nHenry R. Dean, 1853 120\\nJames M. Devon, 1853 80\\nSECTION 33.\\nUriah Dubois, 1835 80\\nJohn Rutan, 1836 40\\nSamuel W. Harding, 1836 80\\nLinus K. Minor, 1836 160\\nS. Bliss and S. Graves, 1836 280\\nSECTION 34.\\nMary Castle, 1835 160\\nAbel Millington, 1835 80\\nUriah Dubois, 1835 80\\nGeorge Dowles, 1835 80\\nUriah Dubois, 1836 40\\nAbel Millington, 1836 160\\nEli Shattuok, 1847 40\\nSECTION 35.\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 80\\nA. Millington, 1835 80\\nEdward Chase, 1836 80\\nMartin M. Earns, 1836 80\\nLucinthe Chase, 1836 40\\nRandolph Manning, 1836 80\\nWilliam Merrill, 1836 200\\nSECTION 36.\\nElisha P. Davis, 1836 160\\nTrumbull Cary, 1835 80\\nGeorge Kissam, 1836 80\\nSamuel W. H.arding, 1836 160\\nJohn Sturdevant, 1836 160", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0388.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n303\\nSETTLEMENTS AND SETTLERS.\\nThe 3 ear 1833 witnessed the advent of the earliest set-\\ntler within the present boundaries of Vernon. Henry\\nLeach came during the summer of that year, having aban-\\ndoned the attractions of the city of Detroit for the life of\\na pioneer. He entered about one hundred acres on section\\n6, and began at once the process of underbrushing and\\nclearing. Tinkelpaugh, Swain, Smith, and Baker were\\nalready located in Shiawassee, and it is probable that with\\none of these families Mr. Leach found hospitable shelter\\nwhile erecting his log cabin. Not a settler had yet broken\\nground in Vernon, and very little land had been entered.\\nHe remained three years and accomplished an improvement\\nembracing twenty acres, after which he removed to Sciota.\\nThe isolated life he led seemed disturbed by the presence of\\nsettlers, and their arrival became the signal for his depar-\\nture. He ultimately removed to California, where his\\ndeath occurred. A daughter, born in 1836, was the first\\nbirth in the township. A squatter named Lathrop arrived\\nfrom JeflFerson Co., N. Y., and located also upon section 6\\nthe same year, where he built a bark shanty. He assumed\\nto be a surveyor, and had with him some evidences of the\\nstatement in various implements of the craft. He, how-\\never, cleared no land, and manifested no energy either in\\nagricultural or profe.ssional labor, and soon after made his\\nexit.\\nJacob Wilkinson, in 1833, entered forty acres on section\\n6, and may practically be regarded as the second settler in\\norder of arrival. He found Leach occupying his rude\\nshanty and making progress in his pioneer labor.\\nThe township was a dense forest, and deer, bears, and\\nwolves were the unmolested possessors of the soil. As\\naggressive as were the latter animals, the most formidable\\nfoes appeared in the mosquitoes and gnats, which made life\\na burden to the invader of their domain.\\nIn 1835, Samuel N. Whitcomb left Oakland County and\\nentered a fractional eighth of section 5, upon which he\\nbuilt a log hou.se and immediately commenced the labor of\\nchopping. He found Indians numerous, and though not\\naggressive, often annoying by the frequency of their visits.\\nMr. Whitcomb remained for several years in the township,\\nand made much progress in the improvement of his pos-\\nsessions, but finding the picturesque and rolling lands of\\nLivingston County more attractive than his home, ex-\\nchanged with Cyrus R. Angel, and became a resident of\\nthe latter county. Mr. Angel remained a resident of the\\ntownship until his death.\\nJames Rutan, who afterwards attained a judicial position\\nin the county, entered in 1834 forty acres on section 34,\\nand became a settler in 1835. He found but few indica-\\ntions of progress, and devoted himself to hard labor and\\nvarious neighborly acts to later comers during the early\\nyears of his life. At a subsequent period he became im-\\nmersed in professional duties, which absorbed his time.\\nJohn Smedley entered, in 1834, forty acres on section\\n29, upon which he located two years later. He erected a\\nlog structure for his family, and devoted his energies at\\nonce to the conversion of this forest into a productive farm,\\nwhich he continued to cultivate and improve until his\\ndeath. The homestead is now occupied by ihe widow and\\none son, while his sons, L. I. and JeflFerson Smedley, reside\\non sections 1 and 33, respectively.\\nJosiah Pierce entered about seventy-five acres of land on\\nsection 30 in 1833, and an additional forty on section 29\\nin 1836. He located the same year upon the latter, and\\nbegan his pioneer labor of chopping, erecting a log house,\\nand sowing wheat. He soon after engaged in the county\\npolitics, and was chosen as the first county treasurer.\\nNoah Bovier also arrived in 1 836, and located east of\\nMr. Smedley on section 27, where he entered forty acres in\\n1834; but later he removed to forty acres upon section 31.\\nHe became involved in some complications connected with\\nthe administration of the business of the county, and did\\nnot long remain a resident in the township.\\nWilliam K. Reed, formerly a resident of Tompkins\\n.Co., N. Y., entered in 1836 eighty acres on section 17,\\nwhich at the date of purchase was entirely uncleared.\\nWith him came six sons, who aided in cutting the road\\nfrom the Shiawassee Exchange to their land, which was as\\nyet unopened. On arriving at section 19 the family en-\\ncamped in the forest from Friday until the following Mon-\\nday, improvising such rude shelter as was possible with the\\nmaterial at hand. Abram Rulan was then employed to\\nconvey the household wares on an ox-sled to their destina-\\ntion. A hut of sheets and boughs was constructed, and\\nunderneath it a bed was spread in which all slumbered\\npeacefully. A few days later a log cabin was completed,\\nand soon after a small clearing was effected and sown with\\nwheat. Mr. Reed resided upon this farm until his death\\nin March, 1868, when his son, George W., became owner of\\nthe homestead. His other sons, five in number, are also\\nresidents of Vernon, Andrew W. having one hundred and\\ntwenty acres on section 17 Abner G., the same number of\\nacres on section 7 Rasselas, ninety on section 17 William\\nJ., forty on section 16 and John, one hundred and fifty-\\nseven on section 7.\\nJoseph Parment\u00c2\u00abr emigrated from Madison Co., N. Y.,\\nand purchased fifty-four acres on section 6 in 1835. But\\nfew settlers had arrived, and Vernon was yet a wilderness.\\nHe remained with William Black in Shiawassee until a\\nhouse was built, to which the family soon after removed.\\nThe labor of chopping was at once begun, and with the aid\\nof his father Mr. Parmenter improved five acres the first\\nyear, which was soon after covered with crops. He was\\nactively identified with the interests of Vernon until 1849,\\nwhen he removed to his present home in Shiawassee.\\nAnother pioneer from Oakland County was Jabez Clark,\\nwho arrived in 1836 and entered forty acres of land on\\nsection 8. He remained with William K. Reed while\\nerecting a home, after which he proceeded to the improve-\\nment of the farm he had purchased. Mr. Reed and Moses\\nAVolfen were his nearest neighbors. Mr. Clark left the\\ntownship for a short time, but returned and remained for\\nyears upon the place, though his death occurred at the\\nhouse of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Herrington.\\nMoses Wolfen, a former resident of Tompkins County,\\nin the Empire State, came to the county of Oakland in\\n1834, and to Vernon in 1836. He entered eighty acres on\\nsection 17, and built a log cabin, finding a temporary abode\\nmeanwhile with John Reed on section 7. With the assist-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0389.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "304\\nHISTORY OP SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nance of his son he made an extensive improvement soon\\nafter his arrival, and continued to reside upon the farm\\nuntil declining j ears found him enjoying the protecting\\ncare of his daughter, Mrs. Reuben West, where he died in\\n1871. At Mr. Wolfeu s house occurred the earliest mar-\\nriage, that of Moses Melvine to Catharine Wolfen in\\n1838.\\nHenry Miller removed from Oakland County in 1836,\\nand entered eighty acres on section 9 the same year.\\nEphraim Wright, of Shiawassee, a brother-in-law of Mr.\\nMiller, had preceded him, and with him he found a cordial\\ngreeting on his arrival. Ho did much to make the farm\\nproductive, and chose it as his dwelling-place until his later\\nremoval to Durand, where he died.\\nReuben West, a son-in-law of Mr. Moses Wolfen, re-\\nmoved from Cortland County in 1836, and settled on sec-\\ntion 17, where he entered eighty acres. He was no excep-\\ntion to his neighbors in the routine of labor he pursued,\\nhaving first exercised his skill in the construction of a house\\nof logs, and later replaced it by a frame dwelling of more\\nextended proportions. The land, under his skillful manipu-\\ntion, rapidly became productive, and won for Mr. West the\\nreputation, which he still enjoys, of being one of the most\\nthorough farmers in Vernon.\\nNathaniel Chalker, formerly of Seneca Co., N. Y., pur-\\nchased of John Cook a farm entered by him on section 3.\\nThis purchase of one hundred and thirty-six acres was made\\nin 1837, and the land having been mortgaged, necessitated\\na double payment from Mr. Chalker. Two sons accompa-\\nnied him, and the trio remained with Benjamin Brown,\\nwho had earlier, during the same year, entered one hundred\\nand thirteen acres on section 4. After the completion of\\ntheir log structure and the sowing of wheat to aflFord sub-\\nsistence for the following year, which embraced a field of\\nfive acres, their attention was directed to the reception of\\nthe family, who arrived the following fall. Mr. Chalker\\nbrought with him cooking-utensils, and expected to have\\nboarded himself, but having found a family near by, aban-\\ndoned the project. Two sons of Mr. Chalker still reside\\nin the township, Calvin C, who has one hundred acres on\\nsection 1, and Chandler B., whose residence is located upon\\none hundred and six acres on section 3. The latter gentle-\\nman has been many times elected to the ofiice of supervisor\\nof Vernon.\\nGeorge Hcrrington, another emigrant of 1836, purchased\\na farm of eighty acres upon section 20. He was a former\\nresident of the Empire State, and fully imbued with the\\nspirit of enterprise and perseverance peculiar to the pioneers\\nof that early day. This laud he cleared and cultivated, and\\nresided upon it until his death. The farm is now occupied\\nby M. O. Herrington.\\nJohn K. Smith, a former resident of Pontiac, Oakland\\nCo., arrived in this township in February, 1837. He lo-\\ncated upon eighty acres on section 25, and was assi.sted in\\nthe work of clearing by his two sons, Nathan M. and B.\\nF. Smith, the latter of whom gave his life in battle for the\\ncause of freedom. Nathan M. is still a resident of Vernon,\\nwhere he has eighty acres on section 27. In 1840, Mr.\\nSmith, having been elected to the office of county clerk,\\nchanged his residence to Corunna, and on the expiration of\\nhis term of office removed to California, but returned again\\nto the county-seat, and died in 1861.\\nEzekiel Van Wormer came from Monroe Co., N. Y., in\\n1837, and located upon one hundred and twenty acres,\\nwhich he had entered the year previous, on section 15,\\nthe farm being now occupied by M. V. Russell. It was\\nentirely uncleared on his arrival, and during the time re-\\nquired to erect a comfortable habitation he remained at\\nthe log house of George Herrington. He cleared the land\\nand afterwards erected a second log house, more capacious\\nthan the first, in which he lived until his death, in 1861.\\nTwo sons are now residents of the township, A. J. having\\neighty acres on section 16, and an additional forty on sec-\\ntion 9, upon which he has built a substantial residence.\\nThe farm of Abel Van Wormer lies on sections 11 and 14,\\nand is well improved, with a modern dwelling upon it.\\nJames Van Auken preceded Mr. Herrington by one\\nyear, and purchased the farm formerly owned by Henry\\nLeach, on section 6, together with other lands adjacent.\\nHe made very considerable improvements on this farm,\\nupon which he lived until his death. It is now occupied\\nby his son, H. J. Van Auken.\\nWilliam Garrison removed from New Jersey to Oakland\\nCounty in 1836, and to the township of Vernon in the\\nspring of 1838, purchasing of Almon Isham forty acres on\\nsection 8. He had previously entered (in 183G) forty\\nacres on the same section. On the former land had been\\nerected a small cabin, and a few acres bore some slight evi-\\ndence of improvement. Mr. Garrison devoted his energies\\nentirely to farming pursuits, and occupied the land until his\\ndeath, in 1858. Four sons accompanied him to Michigan,\\ntwo of whom died on the farm. The remaining two are\\nactively engaged in business pursuits in the village of\\nVernon.\\nLewis Sayre settled upon section 24, having left New\\nYork State in 1839. The land was on his arrival still in\\nits original condition of forest. Mrs. Sayre was equal to\\nher husband in the ambition she evinced, and together\\nthey cleared and cultivated the farm. Their log house was\\nafterwards superseded by a spacious frame residence, which\\nis still occupied, and which, with the competency that labor\\nhas brought, they are now able to enjoy. Their sons,\\nCharles and Daniel Sayre, are owners of the extensive\\nsaw-mill on section 25, familiarly known to the towns-\\npeople.\\nThe earliest death in Vernon, so far as remembered, oc-\\ncurred in 1838, at the house of S. N. Whitcomb. It was\\nthat of a settler named Howell, who had been engaged in\\nclearing land for Mr. Whitcomb, and had been for many\\nweeks in feeble health. Dr. Weir, of Shiawassee, and Dr.\\nPattison, of Owosso, were the earliest physicians in Vernon.\\nElder- B. B. Brigham, of Shiawasseetown, conducted the\\nfirst religious services.\\nIn 1840, Mr. Sickles came to the township and located\\nupon section 25, where he purchased eighty acres of land.\\nHe found no improvements, and the excellent farm later\\nowned was wholly the result of his own industry. His\\ndeath occurred upon the homestead, which is now occu-\\npied by his son Emery, while John and James, the other\\nsons, have well-improved farms in the township.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0390.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOAVNSHIP.\\n305\\nFollowing is a list of the tax-payers of Vernon township\\nin 1840\\nGeori^e Kissam.\\nTi-umbuU Gary.\\nJohn Stuidevant.\\nThomas Bentley.\\nLoiiii Baldwin.\\nGordon and Cook.\\nStephen F. Drake.\\nJohn B. Morton.\\nBliss and Graves.\\nJohn Shepherd.\\nMark Norris.\\nA. L. B. 0. Williams.\\nWilliam Sayre.\\nAbel Millington.\\nEdward Chase.\\nCynthia Chase.\\nWilliam Merrill.\\nDaniel Van Wormer.\\nChauncey Hammond.\\nRandolph Manning.\\nJames Smith.\\nPaul SpoflFord.\\nMortimer Wadhams.\\nHenry Catelazer.\\nAugustus Crane.\\nH. V. R. Hawkins.\\nJohn P. Clark.\\nWilliam P. Patrick.\\nSaunders and Kittredge.\\nLansing B. Mizner.\\nClark and Warren.\\nZ. B. Webb.\\nCalvin P. Austin.\\nHenry C. Walker.\\nSamuel Wilkinson.\\nDaniel R. Carpenter.\\nSquire Adams.\\nDavid Sutton.\\nAlpha Carr.\\nChristopher Colson.\\nGeorge W. Wells.\\nJohn Thomas.\\nCrane and Freeborn.\\nHenry Miller.\\nEdward G. Faile.\\nCharles West.\\nArtemas Spoor.\\nH. Richardson.\\nWalter Lawrence.\\nEnoch James.\\nDexter Clark.\\nWilliam Barker.\\nDaniel Curtis.\\nJames Billingtou.\\nNicholas Bouck.\\nB. W. Farnow.\\nElias Ward.\\nS. Cook.\\n39\\nWilliam Pease.\\nTheron A. Flowers.\\nWilliam Young.\\nIsaac Barker.\\nThompson Lyon.\\nBenjamin Barker.\\nE. P. Hastings.\\nLevi Cook.\\nN. H. Johnson.\\nWilliam A. Beers.\\nEnos Welch.\\nM. Holmes.\\nJasper Parrish.\\nSamuel E. Peters.\\nJohn Reinfraub.\\nJoseph L. Peters.\\nWilliam E. Peters.\\nGilbert.\\nCook Gregory.\\nJohn Burtis.\\nJohn W. Newman.\\nDaniel Johnson.\\nGeorge Kittridge.\\nRoyal W. Walker.\\nOrson Barker.\\nGeorge Jasperson.\\nGeorge W. Armstrong.\\nSamuel Leonard.\\nJoshua Cooman.\\nWilliam J. Hopwich.\\nHerman Van Vicht.\\nJames H. Jerome.\\nJohn Cogan.\\nSamuel A. Goddard.\\nIsaac Smith.\\nJacob L. Larvalien.\\nGeorge Horner.\\nJacob Woodruff.\\nEdward G. Faile.\\nT. F. Burns.\\nCharles Taylor.\\nNathaniel C. Peckham.\\nCharles Hillsbury.\\nN. R. Randolph.\\nJabez Williams.\\nJohn A. Weeks.\\nEdwin Randolph.\\nLester Catlin.\\nC. C. Hascall.\\nJ. S. Bagg.\\nRowland Sprague.\\nLorenzo Bankman.\\nThomas Bigfrid.\\nDavid Halstead.\\nSamuel Meagre.\\nJohn F. Bliss.\\nDavid Halstead.\\nAlmon Mack.\\nCharles Taylor.\\nAbram Boekhover.\\nGideon Lee.\\nJames C. Goodell.\\nLanson Lacy.\\nBenjamin Dutton, Jr.\\nH. G. Bills.\\nFrank Taylor.\\nJohn F. Bliss.\\nJohn B. Valce.\\nJacob B. Reed.\\nLouisa Cronk.\\nBenjamin Bradley.\\nManson Taber.\\nJacob B. Bird.\\nWilliam Lovejoy, formerly of Lyons, N. Y., settled\\nupon section 27 in 1844, having purchased eighty acres.\\nMarvin Wilcox, who had preceded him and settled upon\\nsection 35, was the nearest resident. Samuel Harding was\\nlocated upon section 34 when Mr. Lovejoy came to Vernon\\nthe year previous on a prospecting tour, but died during\\nthe interval before returning. A brother of Mr. Lovejoy\\noccupied the place for a year, and effected a clearing of ten\\nacres, after which he removed to Ingham County, and its\\npurchaser continued the improvements already begun. In\\n1878 he removed to Durand and erected a convenient\\ndwelling, which is his present residence. Daniel McCoUom,\\none of the numerous pionee.rs from Monroe Co., N. Y.,\\narrived in 1846, and purchased of the State some years\\nlater a farm on section 16, known as school lands. He had\\npreviously been employed in various portions of the town-\\nship, and found his services much in demand. A log house\\nwas built and five acres improved the first year, after which\\nsteady progress was made in the clearing and cultivating of\\nthe land. In 1876 a spacious residence was erected, which\\nis now the family home.\\nThomas Smith came in 1847, and purchased the farm on\\nsections 33 and 34 which had been partially cleared by\\nSamuel Harding. He continued the improvements already\\nbegun, and rendered the farm very productive. Mr. Smith\\nis still a resident of Vernon, as are also his sons, Albert and\\nM. S. Smith, both being located on section 34.\\nSamuel Patchel emigrated from New Jersey in 1848, and\\nsettled upon eighty acres on section 9. William Grunsley,\\nwho had located on the same section, offered him hospitality\\nwhile erecting the log house, to which he removed on its\\ncompletion. He chopped but little at first, but ultimately\\ncleared a productive farm. In 1866, Mr. Patchel erected\\nhis present substantial house and abandoned his primitive\\nabode. Caleb Conrad preceded Mr. Patchel, moving to the\\ntownship from Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. He purchased\\neighty acres of uncleared land on section 5, upon which he\\ndid the first chopping. A log cabin was first erected,\\nwhich was later replaced by a comfortable dwelling, his\\npresent home.\\nEdward Holmes, formerly of Madison Co., N. Y., set-\\ntled in ISIS upon eighty acres on section 19, which were\\nwholly uncleared. Roads had been surveyed but not im-\\nproved, and travel was much impeded by the obstruc-\\ntions encountered. Hampton Bentley had already made a\\nconsiderable clearing on section 20, and was the nearest\\nsettler. With hiui Mr. Holmes remained while construct-\\ning a temporary abode. He cultivated this farm, and in\\n1874 erected his present home. He is still actively engaged\\nin farming.\\nWith Mr. I^olmes canje Q. F. Perry, who settled on forty", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0391.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "306\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nacres on section 17, which was unimproved. He occupied\\nthis farm for several years and then removed to his present\\nestate of eighty acres on section 19.\\nHorace Hovey, a pioneer from Ohio, purchased an ex-\\ntensive tract of land on section 20 in 1850, and resided\\nupon this land until his death. His widow, now in ad-\\nvanced years, occupies the family residence, her sons being\\nlocated near her in the township.\\nJohn Jewell, formerly of Genesee County, purchased, in\\n1854, eighty acres on section 22, upon which a small clear-\\ning had been made by a settler named Hammond, who en-\\ntered the land and liquidated the indebtedness upon it by\\nthe sale of maple-sugar. It was subsequently owned by\\nHorace Pratt, of whom it was purchased by Mr. Jewell.\\nHe occupied the log house and labored upon the farm until\\nhis death in 1869, after which it came into the possession\\nof its present owner, Dr. J. M. Shaw. Three sons of Mr.\\nJewell are residents of the township, two of whom are car-\\npenters and the third a wagon-maker in Durand, where he\\nis a considerable owner of land adjacent to the village.\\nPeter Randolph removed from Tioga County, N. Y., in\\n1855, and purchased of William Hammond eighty acres on\\nsection 7, the latter having erected a log house and partially\\nimproved the land. Some years later he removed one mile\\neast on the same section, where he at present resides. His\\nson, H. W. Randolph, has been a resident of Vernon vil-\\nlage since 1864. Many other residents of Vernon have\\nbeen active in advancing its interests and added greatly to\\nits development, but the time of their settlement does not\\nplace them among its pioneers.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nThe township of Vernon was originally embraced in the\\ntownship of Shiawassee, and was erected a separate town-\\nship by an act of the Legislature (approved March 11,\\n1837), which provided and declared That all that portion\\nof the county of Shiawassee designated in the United\\nStates survey as township 6 north, of range 4 east, be and\\nthe same is hereby set off and organized as a township by\\nthe name of Vernon, and the first township-meeting shall\\nbe held at the house of William H. Reed.\\nAfterwards Vernon included township 7 north, of range\\n4 east, which became a part of Vernon March 21, 1839,\\nby legislative enactment of that date. In 1843 it was de-\\ntached and became the township of Venice, reducing Ver-\\nnon to its present limits.\\nThe first township-meeting of Vernon was held, in ac-\\ncordance with the provisions of the organizing act, at the\\nhouse of William H. Reed, on the third day of April,\\n1837. R. W. Holley was chosen moderator and James Ru-\\ntan clerk, and the following-named officers were elected for\\nthe year 1837 Supervisor, Ransom W. Holley Township\\nClerk, James Rutan Justices, R. W. Holley, James Van\\nAuken Highway Commissioners, John Smedley, R. W.\\nHolley, C. W. Miller Assessors, Noah Power, Marvin\\nWilcox, Joseph Parmenter Collector, S. N. Whitcomb\\nSchool Inspectors, James Rutan, R. W. Holley, James Van\\nAuken Constables, Noah Eovier, S. N. Whitcomb.\\nDuring succeeding years, from 1838 to 1880 inclusive,\\nthe following-named township ofiScers have been elected in\\nVernon, viz.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1838. James Rutan.\\n18.39-40. John H. Smith.\\n1841. George Ilerrington.\\n1842. R. W. Holley.\\n1843. John F. Swain.\\n1844-45. R.W. Holley.\\n1846-48. JoelB. Goss.\\n1849-53. R. W. Holley.\\n1854-55. J. S. Bentley.\\n1856. R.W. Holley.\\n1857-59. R. Reed.\\n1860. L. D. Jones.\\n1861. R. Reed.\\n1862-68. L. D. Jones.\\n1869. G. W. Allison.\\n1870. Chandler B. Chalker.\\n1871. Perry B. Swain.\\n1872-77. C. B. Chalker.\\n1878. R. Reed.\\n1879-80. John Patchell.\\nTOWNSHIP CLERKS.\\n1838.\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1861.\\nHorace F. Miner.\\n1839-\\n40. James Rutan.\\n1862-\\n63. A. F. Westcott.\\n1841.\\nR. W. Holley.\\n1864.\\nW. L.Tilden.\\n1842.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1865.\\nA. McCurcher.\\n1843.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1866.\\nW. S. Pinney.\\n1844.\\nSamuel Lovejoy.\\n1867.\\nA. McKercher.\\n1845.\\nGeorge B. Runyan.\\n1868.\\nMilo Ilerrington.\\n1846.\\nSylvanus Easell.\\n1869.\\nCharles Herriman.\\n18.47-\\n48. William Lovejoy.\\n1870-\\n71. Milo Herrington.\\n1849.\\nL. D. Jones.\\n1872.\\nHenry Clark.\\n1850.\\nMonroe Holley.\\n1873.\\nWilliam R. Campbell.\\n1851.\\nMilo Herrington.\\n1874.\\nWilliam Livermore.\\n1852-\\n54. R. Reed.\\n1875.\\nAmos B. Bliss.\\n1855.\\nM. S. Angel.\\n1876.\\nRichard Holinan.\\n1856.\\nL. D, Jones.\\n1877-\\n78. W. H. Putnam.\\n1857-\\n59. James Garrison.\\n1879-\\n80. I. J. Kellogg.\\n1860.\\nMichael Bennett.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1838-\\n40. R. W. Holley.\\n1853-\\n54. Milo Herrington,\\n1841.\\nP. G. Eggleston.\\n1855.\\nChester Herrington.\\n1842-\\n43. William Garrison.\\n1856.\\nGeorge W. Goss.\\n1844.\\nJohn Young.\\n1857-\\n60. Henry T. Wceden.\\n1845.\\nJohn F. Swain.\\n1861-\\n63. William L. Tilden.\\n1846.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1864-\\n-65. Charles S. Clark.\\n1847.\\nMilo Herrington.\\n1866-\\n69. T. J. Winans.\\n1848.\\nWilliam Garrison.\\n1870.\\nPeter Patchell.\\n1849-\\n50. Milo Herrington.\\n1871-\\n78. Charles P. Weeden\\n1851-\\n52. William Garrison.\\n1879-\\n80. M. H. Reed.\\nHIGHWAY\\nCOMMISSIONERS.\\n1838\\nE. Brown.\\n1847.\\nJames Baird.\\nJohn Smedley.\\nJohn Smedley.\\nSamuel W. Harding.\\nBenjamin Brown.\\n1839\\nJohn Youngs.\\n1848.\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\nWilliam K. Reed.\\n1849.\\nGeorge Herrington,\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1850.\\nJames Scougale.\\n1840\\nNoah Bovier.\\n1851.\\nGeorge Herrington,\\nH. Herrington.\\n1852.\\nJacob Wilkinson.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1853.\\nJames Scougale.\\n1841.\\nHeman Herrington.\\n1854.\\nGeorge Herrington.\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\n1855.\\nC. B. Chalker.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1856.\\nJames Scougale.\\n1842\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\n1857.\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\nHeman Herrington.\\n1858.\\nJohn Reed.\\nDaniel I. Lipe.\\n1859.\\nMonroe Holley.\\n1843\\nW. B. Barker.\\n1860.\\nEphraim Andrews.\\nH. Ilerrington,\\n1861.\\nCharles S. Clark.\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\nWilliam D. Garrison.\\n1844\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1862.\\nJames M. McLean.\\nMarvin Wilcox.\\n1863.\\nEphraim Andrews.\\nNicholas Huff.\\n1864.\\nWilliam W. Livermore\\n1845\\nNicholas Hutf.\\n1865.\\nJames McLean.\\nWilliam B. Barker.\\n1866-\\n-67. John Reed.\\nJacob Wilkinson.\\n1868\\nA. W. Angel.\\n1846\\nG. B. Runyan.\\n1809\\nHenry T. Weeden.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\nCharles Herriman.\\nBenjamin Brown.\\n1870\\nC. C. Chalker.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0392.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "William K. Reed, father of the subject of our sketch,\\nwas born in Trenton, N. J., in 1794, and Uved several years be-\\nyond the allotted existence of man, experiencing all the hard-\\nships and fascinations of a Michigan pioneer life and in his\\ndeclining years, having escaped mentally the withering influ-\\nence of age, he brightened his fireside by many pleasing\\nreminiscences from his own life. Among the early memories\\nwas the soldier life of 1812, to which he always reverted\\nwith a degree of pleasure only excelled by that of recalling\\nthe day when he was married to Miss Minerva Woolcot,\\nwith whom he spent fifty years of his life.\\nIn 1822 or 1823 he removed to Dryden, Tompkins Co.,\\nN. Y., where he resided about fourteen years. In 1836\\nwe find him and his family en route for Michigan, traveling\\nby Cayuga Lake from Ithaca, thence by the Erie Canal to\\nBuffalo, where they took a boat for Detroit. July 25,\\n1836, he came to Shiawassee County, and settled in Vernon\\ntownship, his early home marking the place where the\\nfirst meeting was held to organize the township, and also\\nwhere the first election occurred, in April, 1837. His death\\noccurred in 1868, his wife surviving him but one year.\\nThey were the parents of nine children, of whom Rasselas\\nwas the sixth, and was born in Tompkins County, Oct. 18,\\n1826. He was a mere lad when he accompanied his father\\nto the wilds of Michigan, but old enough to be of great\\nservice to him on the i arm which he occupied.\\nThe public schools which are now so plentiful in the\\nState at that time were unknown, and the children of the\\npioneers, if they received any instruction, obtained it at\\ntheir own homes. As the population of the country in-\\ncreased a school was established, which Mr. Reed attended\\nduring the winter months. Nov. 27, 1854, he married\\nEliza, daughter of George Harrington, Esq., of Plymouth,\\nWayne Co., Jlich., who came to Shiawassee County in\\n1838. Miss Eliza not only possessed the domestic virtues\\nwhich make home happy, but the other qualities and per-\\nsonal attractions which ornament society and have rendered\\nMr. Reed such assistance in his success in life. They have\\nbeen the parents of three children, Cassius S., born Dec.\\n10, 1857; Gordon S., born June 12, 1862; and Nora L.,\\nborn Sept. 18, 1865, all of whom are now living with\\ntheir parents.\\nMr. Reed is an enthusiastic Republican, and has served\\nbis party with indoFatigablo energy. He has held the\\nofiice of dork in his township, and served repeatedly as\\nsupervisor. In 1877 he was elected to the House of Rep-\\nresentatives of the State Legislature from the first district\\nof Shiawassee County, and re-elected in 1879. During his\\ncareer as a legislator he was a member of several very im-\\nportant committees in his first term .serving on the com-\\nmittees on State Public School, Federal Relations, and Roads\\nand Bridges. In 1879 he was a member of the committee on\\nInternal Improvements, and was chairman of the committee\\non the State Public School. His efficient work in this insti-\\ntution, wc have been told by gentlemen connected therewith,\\nwas very valuable, and his earnest labor in behalf of the\\ndependent children of Michigan will always be remembered.\\nMr. Reed is not a nieuibcr of any religions denoniiiiation,\\nbut an advocate of the principles of the Christian religion\\nand a supporter and contributor towards its promulgation,\\nhaving contributed of his means towards the building of\\nthree churches in his own town.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0393.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0394.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n307\\n1871. M. V. Russell.\\n1872. William H. Easton.\\n1873. James Sickles.\\n1874. M. V. Russell.\\n1875.- J. D. Jewell.\\n187B. W. D. Jewell.\\n1877-78. H. 0. Jewell.\\n1879. Charles Huff.\\n1880. Luke Bentley.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1838.\\nR. W. Ilclloy.\\n1857.\\nH. E. Smith.\\nEli Shattuck.\\n1858.\\nJ. W. I ayno.\\nF. G. Egglcston.\\n1859.\\nH. T. Wheeden.\\n1839.\\nEli Shattuck.\\n1860.\\nChauncey Button.\\n1840.\\nJ. li. Clark.\\n1801.\\nHenry Conant.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1862.\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1811.\\nH. G. Eggleston.\\n1863.\\nH. T. Wecden.\\n1842.\\nU. G. Egglcston.\\n1864.\\nLewis Sayre.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1865.\\nG. W. Pennell.\\n1843.\\nJohn N. Huff.\\n1866.\\nNo record.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1867.\\nH. T. Afoeden.\\n1844.\\nS. Even.\\n1868.\\nH. Sherman.\\n1845.\\nR. W. Hollcy.\\n1869.\\nC. B Chalker.\\n1846.\\nC. li. Chalker.\\n1870.\\nA. McKcrcher.\\n1847.\\nBeebe Truesdoll.\\n1871.\\nH. T. Weeden.\\n1848.\\nJoel B. GoFS.\\n1872.\\nA. F. Westcott.\\n1849.\\nEbenezcr Brown.\\n1873.\\nNorman Beotley.\\n1850.\\nW. B. Barker.\\n1874.\\nC. P. Weeden.\\n1851.\\nLewis Sayre.\\n1875.\\nH. A. Sayre.\\nJames Baird.\\n1876.\\nCharles Hcrriman\\n1852.\\nL. W. Lasure.\\n1877.\\nW. D. Jewell.\\n1853.\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1878.\\nA. F. Westcott.\\n1854.\\nWilliam Garrison.\\n1879.\\nS. A. Post.\\n1855.\\nLewis Sayre.\\n1880.\\nCharles Herriman\\n1856\\nJ. D. Thachcr.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n18.38.\\nC. Curtis.\\n1852.\\nWilliam Lovejoy,\\nJ. B. Clark.\\nDavid Smith.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Joseph Parmenter.\\n1853.\\nMajor King.\\n1839.\\nHampton Bentley.\\n1854.\\nJ. S. Bentley.\\nR. W. Holley.\\n1855.\\nMonroe Holley.\\n.Jacob Wilkinson.\\n1856.\\nM. S. Angel.\\n1840.\\nUriah Dubois.\\n1857.\\nMajor King.\\nC. B. Chalker.\\n1858.\\nR. Reed.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1859.\\nJ. D. Jewell.\\n1841.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1860.\\n.James Garrison.\\nR. W. Holley.\\n1861.\\nC. H. Smith.\\nUriah Dubois.\\n1862-\\n63. Desmond Martin\\n1842.\\nJames Rutrin.\\n1864.\\nJohn Patchell.\\nNelson Ferry.\\n1865.\\nOrland B. Cull.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1867.\\nJohn Patchell.\\n1843.\\nL. B. Gilbert.\\n1868.\\nJ. Wixon.\\nR. W. Holley.\\n1869.\\nJohn Patchell.\\nWilliam Lovejoy.\\n1870.\\nBenson Chalker.\\n1844.\\nJ. F. Swain.\\n1871.\\nWilliam Jones.\\nR. W. Holley.\\n1872.\\nA. G. Holmes.\\n1845.\\nWilliam I-ovejoy.\\n1873.\\nJ.J. Patchell.\\n1846.\\nE. Brown.\\n1874.\\nWilliam Putnam.\\n1847.\\nBenjamin Winans.\\n1875.\\nJohn McLean.\\n1848.\\nMonroe Holley.\\n1876.\\nPeter Patchell.\\n1849.\\nWilliam Lovejoy,\\n1877.\\nAlbert Andrews.\\n1850.\\nMajor King.\\n1878.\\nG. W. Sickles.\\n1851.\\nMonroe Holley.\\n1879-\\n80. C. S. Reed.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1872. James Beard.\\n1873. William Jewell.\\n1874. William D. Jewell.\\n1875. George W. Reed, Jr.\\n1876. John Powlison.\\n1878. A. E. Andrews.\\n1879-80. George Leetcb.\\n1875-76. A. G. Cowlea,\\n1877. Pcler Patchell.\\nSUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.\\n1878-80. S. C. Watson,\\nEARLY HIGHWAYS.\\nThe earliest highway surveyed in Vernon was known as\\nthe Baldwin road, projected in the summer of 1834, while\\nVernon was still a part of the township of Shiawa.ssee. It\\nfollowed the south line of the township, running east and\\nwest, and was located one mile north of the above line.\\nThe improvement of this road did not immediately follow\\nits survey. The subjoined transcript from the records of\\nthe highway commissioners for the year 1837 indicates the\\ncourses of the highways of that date\\nAt a meeting of the commissioners of highways of the\\ntown of Vernon, at the house of James Ilutan, in said\\ntown, on the 3d day of July, 1837, all of the said com-\\nmissioners having been duly notified to attend the said\\nmeeting for the purpose of deliberating on the subject, it\\nis ordered by the said commissioners that the highways be\\nlaid out and established in the said town of Vernon in the\\nfollowing places, their courses and distances having been\\nascertained by actual survey.\\nThe following is a description of the several highways so\\nlaid out and established\\nCommencing at the quarter stake on the west side of\\nsection 27, thence south forty chains and fourteen links to\\nthe corner of sections 27, 28, 33, 34. One other highway\\naltered, commencing at the corners of sections 28, 29, 32,\\n33, running on .section-line seventy-nine and ninety one-hun-\\ndredths chains west. One other highway commencing at\\nthe corner of sections 28, 29, 32, 33, running two hundred\\nand forty-one chains and forty-five links to the section cor-\\nners of 8, 9, 10, 17.\\nOne other highway commencing at the quarter stake\\nbetween sections G and 7, running thence east on section-\\nline one hundred and nineteen and seventy-five one-hun-\\ndredths chains to the section corners of sections 4, 5, 8, 9.\\nOne other highway commencing at the section corners\\nof sections 4, 5, 8, 9, running thence north on section-line\\nto the line of said town on the north, being eighty-nine\\nchains.\\nOne other highway commencing at the town-line be-\\ntween sections 18 and 19, ruiiiiiiig thence east on section-\\nline two hundred and seventy-four and ten one-hundredths\\nchains.\\nOne other highway commencing at section corners of\\nsections 19, 20, 29, 30, running thence north on section-\\nline three hundred and thirty-four and eighty-four one-hun-\\ndredths chains to the line of said town.\\nOne other highway commencing fifty-six links east of\\nquarter stake between sections 6 and 7, south seventy-one\\ndegrees, west twenty-nine chains and ninety links to inter-\\nsect the town-line, eleven chains south of the .section cor-\\nners of seclions 6 and 7.\\nOne other highway commencing at the section corners\\nof sections 4, 5, 8, 9, running east on section-line three\\nhundred and twenty chains and ninety links to intersect\\nthe town-line on the east side of said town of Vernon.\\nOne other highway commencing at the section corners\\nof sections 9, 10, 3, 4, running north eighty-eight chains\\nto the town-line of said town of Veruon.\\nOne other highway commencing on the town-line be-\\ntween sections 18 and 7, running thence cast on section-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0395.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "308\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSE13 COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nline one hundred and fifty-one chains and ten links to\\nsection corner of section 16.\\nK. W. HOLLEY,\\nC. W. Miller,\\nJohn Smedley,\\nIlighioay Commissiuners.\\nJames Rutan,\\nTown Clerk.\\nRecorded Aug. 1, 1837.\\nEARLY SCHOOLS.\\nThe board of school inspectors of tiie township of Ver-\\nnon, consisting of J. B. Clark, Caleb Curtis, and Joseph\\nParnienter, met April 4, 1844, for the purpose of dividing\\nthe territory into school districts. After consultation the\\nfollowing division was made\\nDistrict No. 1 to embrace sections 1, 2, and the north\\nhalf of sections 11 and 12.\\nDistrict No. 2, sections 3, 4, and the north half of sec-\\ntions 9 and 10.\\nDistrict No. 3, sections 5 and 6 and the north half of\\nsections 7 and 8.\\nDistrict No. 4, sections 17 and 18 and the south half of\\nsections 7 and 8.\\nDistrict No. 5, sections 15 and 16, the south half of\\nsections 9 and 10, and the north half of sections 21 and 22.\\nDistrict No. 6, sections 13, 14, the north half of sections\\n23 and 24, and the south half of sections 11 and 12.\\nDistrict No. 7, sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, and\\nthe south half of sections 22, 23, and 24.\\nDistrict No. 8, sections 28, 34, 33, and the south half of\\nsections 20 and 21.\\nDistrict No. 9, section 19 and the north half of sec-\\ntion 30.\\nIt is probable that the earliest school was opened in dis-\\ntrict No. 3, but information regarding the building of the\\nfirst school-house or the teacher who early presided in the\\ndistrict is not obtainable.\\nThe present school territory of Vernon is divided into six\\nwhole and three fractional districts, over which preside, as\\na board of directors, the following gentlemen George H.\\nCooper, George W. Reed, W. H. Easton, Henry Alchin,\\nPeter Patcholl, James Scott, A. G. Cowles, William Gilmore,\\nand John Koper. Five hundred and eighty-one scholars\\nreceive instruction, of whom thirty-five are non-residents.\\nThey are under charge of eight male and eleven female\\nteachers. There are nine frame school buildings in the\\nvarious districts, some of which arc large, commodious, and\\nadmirably adapted for the purpose.\\nVILLAGE OF DUKAND.\\nA portion of the land on which the village of Durand\\nwas located was originally entered by Mary Miller in 1836,\\nand subsequently owned by James and John Kenyon.\\nAnother portion was entered by William Young the same\\nyear. Slill another tract was owned by Dr. L. D. Jones,\\nand by him sold to J. Delos Jewell, who laid a portion of\\nthe ground into lots but did not plat it. The land entered\\nby Mr. Young lay upon section 15, and after passing\\nthrough successive hands became the property of William\\nH. Putnam, who had a portion of it platted, a previous\\nplat having been made by James C. Brand. A church and\\nschool building had already been erected, and some enter-\\nprise was being manifested. Mr. Brand built a saw-mill\\nwhich was furnished with steam-power, Mr. Putnam having\\nbeen his foreman, and did an extensive business in the\\nmanufacture of staves and heading. In 1876 a post-ofiice\\nwas established, with Mr. Putnam as postmaster, who named\\nthe place after Hon. George H. Durand, of the city of\\nFlint. The earliest store in the place was built by Messrs.\\nPutnam Delano, and occupied by Ira D. Kellogg in\\n1876, after which tlie firm became Kellogg Delano. A\\nhardware-store was built by Mr. Putnam, of which he was\\nproprietor, after which Kellogg Delano erected a building\\nfor mercantile uses. A. D. Bruce soon after erected a store\\nwhich was rented by W. H. Bielby, the present postmaster,\\nand two blacksmith-shops and one wagon-shop were also\\nopened. The pioneers in the drug and medicine business\\nwere the Shaw Brothers, who arrived in 1878 and estab-\\nlished themselves in business. Messrs. Davis Herrington\\nsoon after erected a building which is now occupied by W.\\nH. Bielby. The firm of Sayre Brothers erected, at nearly\\nthe same date, a capacious store, which was afterwards pur-\\nchased by Messrs. Putnam Delano, who removed to the\\nsite of their present extensive business. In 1878 an elevator\\nwas constructed by the same firm.\\nThe capacity of the extensive steam saw mill of J. C.\\nBrand is twelve thousand feet of lumber and six thousand\\nstaves per day. The mill is propelled by an engine of forty-\\nhorse power, and the lumber cut is obtained in adjacent\\nportions of the county. The market for the staves and\\nheading is found in New York and the city of Pough-\\nkeepsie. Detroit furnishes a demand for the lumber.\\nExtensive charcoal kilns were constructed in the .suburbs\\nof the hamlet by Hiram Smith, of Flint, in 1879, and are\\nmanaged by his son, Ely Smith. The capacity of each\\nkiln is fifty cords, ten kilns having been constructed on the\\nground of the proprietor. The product is shipped to various\\npoints in the State.\\nThe Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad was completed\\nlate in 1876, and an agent appointed to the depot at Durand.\\nF. M. Pomeroy first acted in that capacity, and has been suc-\\nceeded by L. S. Westrich, the present incumbent.\\nA flourishing school is under the direction of Miss Carrie\\nBiller. Two physicians Drs. J. N. Shaw and A. G. Cole\\nreside here, and practice through a wide extent of coun-\\ntry. The growth of Durand has been not only rapid but\\nhealthy, and its citizens predict for it a future fully com-\\nmensurate with its brief but progressive history.\\nVERNON VILLAGE.\\nThe original plat of the village of Vernon was surveyed\\nand laid out in the autumn of 1856, embracing the south\\npart of the southeast fractional quarter of section 6, and the\\nnorth half of the northeast quarter of section 7, township\\n6 north, of range 4 east, the main street of the village run-\\nning on the section-line. This plat Was, however, not re-\\ncorded until Dec. 2, 1866. Van Auken s addition, de-\\nscribed as north of State Street and west of Duane Street,\\nwas surveyed by Ezra Mason in August, 1865. Ycrkes", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0396.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n309\\naddition south of Vernon proper, lying east of Walnut\\nStreet and west of Chestnut Street, was platted August,\\n1865. Van Auken s second addition, lying west of Van\\nAuken s addition, was surveyed in the spring of 1870.\\nRogers addition, lying east of Yerkes addition, was plat-\\nted in the spring of 1870.\\nGreenwood Cemetery was platted in 1862 by the Green-\\nwood Cemetery Association.\\nThe original plat of the village of Vernon having been\\nlost or destroyed, a new plat embracing the various addi-\\ntions was ordered by act of the State Legislature, and is\\nnow ou record at the office of the register of Shiawassee\\nCounty.\\nAs the land within the boundaries of the present village\\nof Vernon was the scene of the earliest pioneer labor in the\\ntownship, a review of its earliest settlement would be little\\nelse than a recapitulation of the early history of the town-\\nship. During the summer of 1833 Henry Leach emigrated\\nfrom Detroit to the attractive but unbroken forest of Shia-\\nwassee County. He found no bit of land so inviting as the\\nspot on section 6 now covered by the village of Vernon,\\nand there made his location and remained three years, but\\nultimately removed to Clinton County. He was followed\\nby a squatter named Lathrop, and soon after by Jacob Wil-\\nkinson, now familiarly known as Deacon Wilkinson. who\\nthe same year entered forty acres on section G, and has for\\na period of nearly half a century remained a resident of the\\nsoil he first broke in 1833. Mr. Wilkinson has witnessed\\nthe advent and departure of many settlers, the building of\\nschool-houses, the erection of churches, and the growth of\\nan enterprising village where before was a dense forest.\\nJoseph Parmenter entered land on section 6, in 1835,\\nand Samuel N. Whitcomb removed from Oakland County to\\nland on section 5 in the same year. The latter gentleman\\n.sold, a few years later, to Cyru.s W. Angel, who after sev-\\neral years residence upon the farm removed in 1847 within\\nthe village limits on the site now occupied by the brick\\nstore of J. W. Yerkes, where he died in 1857.\\nIn the year 1836 James Van Auken (now spelled Van\\nAkin) arrived from Wayne Co., N. Y., and purchased the\\nland entered by Henry Leach three years previous, where\\nhe erected in 1846 the first brick dwelling in the county,\\nand occupied it as a farm residence until his death in 1848.\\nHis son, Henry Jennings Van Akin, now occupies the\\nhomestead, having been prominent in the platting and im-\\nprovement of the village.\\nli. W. Holley removed from Ovid, N. Y., to this State\\nin 1831, and in 1831 settled in the present village, where\\nhe purchased a considerable tract of land. He was a man\\nof much energy and actively engaged in all enterprises in-\\nvolving the welfare of the village. At his house was or-\\nganized the earliest Sabbath-school in the township and\\nalso the Presbyterian Church in Vernon. Mr. Holley died\\nin 1860. His son. Dr. D. C. Ilolley, is engaged in the\\npractice of medicine in Vernon.\\nFor a period of years no indication of the future village\\nwas apparent. Commercial onter[irise first made itself felt\\nin the hamlet with the advent of Milo Harrington in 1857.\\nThe Detroit and Milwaukee llailroad was completed the\\nprevious year and had e.stablishcd a station at Vernon, which\\nencouraged Mr. Harrington to embark in business pursuits\\nat this point. He erected the first store, and in connection\\nwith William D. Garrison engaged in trade. Mr. Harring-\\nton afterwards removed to St. Louis, Mich., where he died.\\nWilliam D. Garrison was by occupation a carpenter, as was\\nalso his brother Arthur. They built the first frame dwell-\\ning in Vernon, which was also occupied as a shoe-shop.\\nThey assisted in the erection of the depot of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee llailroad, Arthur having subscribed fifty\\ndollars, which was paid in labor.\\nIn the year 1858 Messrs. Bostwick Co. established a\\ngeneral store and remained in business a year, when their\\ninterest was purchased by the Garrison brothers. George\\nVincent came at nearly the same time from Byron and\\nopened the first blacksmith-shop in a log building, remaining\\nin business about one year, after which he abandoned his\\ntrade, but continued a resident of the village until his\\ndeath.\\nHiram Harrington was also among the early merchants,\\nJoseph W. Yerkes having been associated with him in\\n1864. The same year A. F. Westcott arrived and opened\\nthe first hardware-store in the place, and in the following\\nyear was appointed postmaster by Abraham Lincoln, which\\noffice he still holds. His predecessors were Milo Harring-\\nton, the earliest incumbent of the office, and his successor,\\nHenry Conant.\\nThomas Winans was among the first to embark in the\\ngrocery business, and Dr. D. C. Holley was the pioneer in\\nthe drug and medicine business. Others followed in vari-\\nous branches of trade, many of whom departed at a later\\nperiod. The Messrs. Garrison located on the north side of\\nMain Street, where they remained until 1866, when a\\nframe buildir)g twenty-two by sixty feet in dimensions and\\ntwo stories in height was constructed on their present site,\\nto which they then removed.\\nIn the spring of 1872 a calamity befell the little village,\\nwhich had been incorporated the previous year, in a disas-\\ntrous conflagration, which in its course swept the chief portion\\nof Main Street and destroyed twenty-two buildings, chiefly\\nplaces of business importance. Among the heaviest losers\\nwere W. D. A. Garrison, Bell Ives, John Long, W.\\nM. Campbell, C. P. Wecden, Holmes Livermore, H.\\nTrask, C. Harrington, and T. J. Winans. None doubted\\nthat this was the work of an incendiary, a fact which was\\nafterwards proved by the arrest of the culprit and his sub-\\n.sequent confession, implicating parties who had employed\\nhim. While awaiting trial the prisoner escaped from jail,\\nand was never after heard from.\\nThis fire materially checked the growth of the village,\\nand new buildings were not immediately erected in place of\\nthose destroyed. The Messrs. Garrison erected a shanty\\nfor temporary occupation, and in the summer of 1872 built\\ntheir present spacious brick store, embracing the most com-\\nplete modern appliances for the management of an exten-\\nsive business. They have in addition a large warehouse\\nand elevator for their wool and grain trade, with a capacity\\nof ten thousand bushel.s. A. W. Nichols has also a large\\nelevator in the village, and E. H. Jones is the proprietor of\\na foundry, which was established by Messrs. Pinney\\nGarrison in 1858, the interest of the latter having been", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0397.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "310\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npurchased by Mr. Jones in 1865. Mr. Pinney retired in\\n1874, since which time Mr. Jones has been exclusive pro^\\nprietor. Plows, drags, and other agricultural implements\\nare manufactured, and a general repairing business is done.\\nConnected with the foundry is a steam planing-mill, estab-\\nlished in 1868, principally devoted to work demanded by\\nthe establishment. A custom feed-mill was started in 1876,\\nwhich has an extended patronage from the country imme-\\ndiately adjacent to Vernon. Mr. Jones met with a severe\\nloss by fire in 1876, but at once rebuilt.\\nJohn Hopkins established a carriage- and wagon-manu-\\nfactory in 1871, and has for years enjoyed a wide popu-\\nlarity for the excellence of his work. He has a warehouse\\non Main Street, and disposes of eighty or more vehicles\\nper year. Seven workmen are employed in this establish-\\nment. Be.sides the establishments mentioned there are the\\nusual number of stores of various kinds, all enjoying a fair\\ndegree of patronage.\\nVernon has always maintained a deservedly high reputa-\\ntion for tbe skill of its medical practitioners. The present\\nphysicians are Dr. D.-C. Holley, Dr. J. L. Smith, and Dr.\\nM. C. Sculley, of whom Dr. Holley is the senior in time of\\narrival.\\nE. W. Angel is the agent of the Detroit and Milwaukee\\nRailroad.\\nVILLAGE INCORPORATION AND LIST OF OFFICERS.\\nVernon village became incorporated by an act of the\\nLegislature, approved March 18, 1871, which provided\\nThat all that tract of land situated in the township of\\nVernon, in the county of Shiawassee, known and distin-\\nguished as the west half of the northwest quarter of sec-\\ntion 8, the west half of the southwest quarter of section 5,\\nthe southeast quarter and the east half of the southwest\\nquarter of section 6, and the nortlieast quarter and the\\neast half of the northwest quarter of section 7, in town-\\nship 6 north, of range 4 east, be and the same is hereby\\nconstituted a village corporate, to be known by the name of\\nthe village of Vernon.\\nThe first village election was held at the National Hotel\\nin Vernon on the second Monday of April, 1871. Thomas\\nWinans and Joseph W. Yerkes were chosen as judges of\\nthe election, and Henry A. Bruno clerk, and the following-\\nnamed oflBcers were elected for the year, viz., President,\\nRussell E. Bell; Trustees, Ephraim Jones, William Larry;\\nClerk, William S. Pinney Marshal, Benjamin Chase\\nTreasurer, Mortimer D. Rhodes Assessor, Benjamin P.\\nWarner.\\nThe village officers elected annually from that time to\\nthe present have been as follows:\\n1872. President, Russell E. Bell Clerk, Alexander Mc-\\nKercher Trustees, William D. Garrison, Wil-\\nliam W. Campbell Marshal, A. J. Johnson\\nTreasurer, Arthur Garrison Assessor, Monroe\\nHolley.\\n1873\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Daniel W. Hammond; Clerk, Alexan-\\nder McKercher; Trustees, Ephraim H. Jones,\\nCharles P. Weeden Marshal, R. H. Morris\\nTreasurer, Arthur Garrison Assessor, Monroe\\nHolley.\\n1874. President, James E. Bush Clerk, Henry Clark\\nMarshal, Charles Corlett Trustees, Henry Cud-\\nney, William W. Livermore Treasurer, Nathan\\nS. Nichols Assessor, Mortimer D. Rhodes.\\n1875. President, James E. Bush Clerk, Henry Clark\\nMarshal, Amos B. Bliss Treasurer, Daniel\\nS. Post Trustees, Charles Dorrance, Hiram\\nBrown Assessor, M. D. Rhodes.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Silas M. Seeds; Clerk, Amos W. Nichols;\\nMarshal, John F. Walter; Trustees, Myron C.\\nSculley, Thomas Loveley Assessor, M. D.\\nRhodes.\\n1877. President, A. F. Westcott; Clerk, Richard Holms-\\nden Marshal, Stephen A. Post Trustees,\\nArthur Garrison, Henry A. Sager Treasurer,\\nDaniel S. Post Assessor, Elisha Kinsman.\\n1878. President, A. F. Westcott; Clerk, Jacob L. Smith\\nMarshal, Calvin Whitney Treasurer, Daniel\\nS. Post Trustees, John Hopkins, Charles S.\\nClark Assessor, M. D. Rhodes.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, E. Wesley Angel Clerk, A. F. West^\\ncott Marshal, Ephraim Hart Trustees, Henry\\nA. Sager, Thomas Hanifan Treasurer, Charles\\nDorrance Assessor, Myron W. Reed.\\n1880. President, Arthur Garrison; Clerk, A. Frank\\nWestcott; Marshal, E. Hart; Trustees, D. S.\\nPost, G. H. Cooper; Treasurer, C. A. Dorrance;\\nAssessor, M. D. Rhodes.\\nThe earliest school within the limits of the present vil-\\nlage of Vernon was opened in a log house erected by\\nJames Van Auken in 1839, his daughter. Miss Julia W.\\nVan Auken, having been the teacher for a brief term of a\\nselect school patronized by the few settlers of that early\\ndate. The earliest school building was erected in district\\nNo. 1, and located on the northeast corner of the north\\nhalf of the southeast fractional quarter of section 6, having\\nbeen placed upon the farm of C. S. Pratt. It was built in\\n1840, and lay within the bounds of the present corporation.\\nThe teacher who earliest maintained discipline within its\\nwalls was a young man from Fenton, Genesee Co., who\\nremained but six weeks, and finding little encouragement\\nin his work departed. The list of pupils at that time did\\nnot exceed six in number. The first regular school was\\nopened by Miss Frances A. Ferry during the summer of\\n1841 in the same log building, and in the following terra\\nDr. Solomon Everts became associated with the district as\\nteacher. He remained during the winter of 1841-42, and\\nwas succeeded during the summer term by Miss Ferry, who\\nwas a .second time employed as teacher.\\nDurinsr the winter of 1844 the services of an instructor\\nof reputation. Nelson K. Ferry, Esq., were secured, Miss\\nFerry again assuming the charge of the summer school.\\nThe winter term of 1845 was taught by Monroe Holley,\\nwho was succeeded during the summer by Miss Mary Holley.\\nThe year 1846 was filled by the same parties respectively,\\nand D. C. Holley taught during the winter term of 1847-48.\\nMarcus S. Angel commenced teaching here in 1849, and\\nremained during the winter. With this term ended the\\ncareer of the old log school-house. During the years 1850", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0398.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n311\\nand 1851 a frame school building was erected adjoining the\\nsite of the Baptist church, and the first term in it was taught\\nby Miss Lytle, of New York. She was succeeded during\\nthe winter of 1854 by Miss Alsina Wheeler, of Corunna.\\nThe house was used for a period of seventeen years, but\\nwas ultimately removed and made an appendage to the\\npresent spacious edifice, built in 1871. This was opened as\\na union aud graded school the same year, under the super-\\nintendence of Mr. J. W. Manning, with Miss Hannah\\nPurdy as assistant. The course of study was arranged\\nwith especial reference to completeness at every stage, leav-\\ning the higher branches until the last, thus affording to\\npupils who may not be able to complete the course the op-\\nportunity of making themselves familiar with the most\\nessential studies.\\nUnder the recent judicious management Vernon school\\nhas attained a deservedly high rank among the schools of\\nthe county. The following list embraces the teachers in\\nsuccession since 1871\\n1872. Mr. W. A. Frazier, Superintendent Mrs. A.\\nChaffee, Mrs. Rose Read, Assistants.\\n1873. Mr. S. T. Youngs, Superintendent; Miss Ida Hin-\\ndel. Assistant.\\n1875. Mr. L. J. Hamilton, Superintendent Miss Mary\\nCrippen, Miss Jennie Starks, Assistants.\\n1876. Mr. C. W. Soulby, Superintendent; Miss Tola\\nTilden, Miss Jennie Starks, Assistants.\\n1877. Mr. R. H. Goss, Superintendent Miss M. Cole,\\nMiss Holmden, Assistants.\\n1878. Mr. A. L. Chandler, Superintendent; Miss L.\\nPalmenter, Miss Cole, Assistants.\\n1879-80. Mr. A. L. Chandler, Superintendent; Miss L.\\nPalmenter, Miss Chaffee, Assistants.\\nTHE PRESS OF VERNON.\\nThe earliest newspaper in Vernon was established by a\\nMrs. Crawford (date not known), and entitled the Vernon\\nChionicle. The lady remained but one year, and disposed\\nof the enterprise to Rev. D. W. Hammond, after which the\\nstock of the office was removed from this place. After this\\nfor some years there was no newspaper published in the\\nvillage, but in 1878 Abram Reeves began the publication\\nof the Vernon Telephone, with the motto, Independent in\\nall things, neutral in nothing. Its motto was, however,\\nunable to save it from a speedy oblivion. A company was\\nthen formed by Messrs. Garrison, A. L. Chandler, M. H.\\nRead, K. W. Angel, and A. W. Nichols, who began the\\npublication of the Vernon llerald. A. L. Chandler soon\\nafter purchased the enterprise, aud in 1880 disposed of the\\npaper to Lucius E. Gould, of Owosso, who continues its\\npublication in Vernon. Under his management it has be-\\ncome one of the leading papers of the county, having al-\\nready a subscription list of nearly five hundred names.\\nSOCIETIES AND ORDEKS.\\nVERXON LODGE, No. 279, F. AND A. .M.\\nThe charter of the Vernon Masonic Lodge was granted\\nFeb. 11, 187(t, and the following were it-s fir. it officers:\\nW. 1). GarrLson, W. M. M. C. Sculley, S. W. M. D.\\nRhodes, J. W. A. Garrison, Sec; R. E. Bell, Treas.\\nThe present officers are S. E. Shelden, M. W. Asahel Owen,\\nS. W. David Smith, J. W. E. W. Angel, Sec; T.\\nHarrison, Treas.\\nVERNON LODGE, No. 99, I. 0. 0. F.\\nThe Vernon Lodge of Odd-Fellows was organized May\\n29, 1866, its first officers having been A. Crippen, N. G.\\nH. E. Smith, V. G. A. G. Cameron, Sec. Milo Harring-\\nton, P. S. A. F. Westcott, Treas. Present officers H.\\nA. Sager, N. G. I. Waters, V. G. M. Bush, Sec. C. A.\\nDorrance, Treas.\\nCHARITY LODGE, No. 467, K. OF H.,\\nwas organized Feb. 14, 1877, with the following as its first\\nofficers A. F. Westcott, Post Dictator C. P. Weeden,\\nDictator; H. W. Randolph, Vice-Dictator A. W. Nichols,\\nRep. T. Loveley, Treasurer. The present officers are 0.\\nKrell, Dictator; A. W. Nichols, Vice-Dictator; H. W.\\nRandolph, Rep. F. C. Brown, Treasurer.\\nSAFEGUARD LODGE, No. 18, R. T. OF T.\\nThe lodge of Royal Templars of Temperance was organ-\\nized Dec 19, 1879. Its first officers were E. AV. Angell,\\nP. S. C. J. H. De Hart, S. C. A. Frank Westcott,\\nV. C. M. D. Rhodes, Secretary; H. B. McLoughlin,\\nF. S. C. P. Weeden, Treasurer. Present officers, J. H.\\nDe Hart, P. S. C. A. Frank Westcott, S. C. H. Clark,\\nV. C. M. D. Rhodes, Secretary; H. B. McLoughlin,\\nF. S. C. P. Weeden, Treasurer.\\nCHURCH HISTORY.\\nCONGREGATIONAL CHORCH.\\nA Presbyterian Church was organized at the house of\\nR. W. HoUey as early as the spring of 1837, services\\nhaving been held at the houses of Nelson K. Ferry, R. W.\\nHolley, and William Garrison. In 1845 the church roll\\nnumbered thirty-seven communicants. In the year 1851,\\nthere having been many citizens who desired the organiza-\\ntion of a Congi egatioual Church, the old Presbyterian so-\\nciety was merged into a church of the above denomination.\\nThe total membership at the date of its first formation is\\nnot known, though the female members embraced the names\\nof Mrs. Letitia Spaulding, Mrs. Olive Clark, Mrs. Mary\\nGarrison, Mrs. W^olfen, and Mrs. Sarah Holley. The little\\nflock continued to worship together in the school-house,\\nalternating with the Baptist society, until 1863, when the\\nbuilding of a church edifice was begun, and completed the\\nfollowing year at a cost of two thousand and eighty-five\\ndollars and thirty-seven cents, as indicated by the treasurer s\\nbooks.\\nUntil 1861 they were without a stated pastor, the con-\\ngregation having been furnished with occasional supplies,\\namong whom was Rev. Grover Smith, who officiated at the\\nschool-house. During the year 1861, Rev. E. T. Branch\\nbecame pastor, and continued his ministr} until 1868, when\\nRev. Warren F. Day succeeded him, and remained one\\nyear. In 1869, Rev. H. H. Van Auken became pastor,\\nand the following year Rev. Charles Barstow was installed.\\nHe remained five years, and was succeeded by Uev. W.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0399.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "312\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nM. Kellogg in 1876, whose ministry extended over a period\\nof but one year, wlieu Rev. Warren Mooney filled the pul-\\npit during the year 1877. In 1878 the present pastor,\\nRev. E. W. Shaw, was called to preside over the flock.\\nConnected with the church is a very flourishing Sabbath-\\nschool, with a list of one hundred scholars, of which Peter\\nPatchel is superintendent.\\nThe Deacons of the church are H. J. Van Auken, John\\nPatchel the Trustees, W. D. Garrison, H. J. Van Auken,\\nPeter Patchel, D. Martin, Thomas McSoren Clerk, Peter\\nPatchel Treasurer, H. W. Randolph.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThe facts at command with reference to the Baptist\\nChurch of Vernon are derived from one of its oldest mem-\\nbers, who depends entirely upon his memory, and may pos-\\nsibly be at fault in some particulars. The church was first\\norganized under Rev. John F. Swain, who was ordained as\\na licentiate in 1844. He removed from Owosso in the\\nsame year, and filled a brief pastorate of six weeks, when\\nhis death occurred.\\nAmong the early members were Jacob Wilkinson, C. R.\\nYerkes and wife, Joseph Pannenter and wife, Charles Wil-\\nkinison and wife, Joseph Yerkes and wife, John Vincent, C.\\nS. Pratt and wife, Mrs. Harrington, and Mrs. Barker. Ser-\\nvices were first held in a log school-house in district No. 1,\\non the farm of C. S. Pratt. The death of Rev. John F.\\nSwain occurred April 15, 1845. His successor was the\\nRev. William Pack, who was followed in his ministry by\\nRev. Mr. Delano. Rev. William White next officiated, and\\na licentiate. Rev. James Surrine, succeeded. He was subse-\\nquently ordained and became the pastor. Rev. 0. B. Call\\nfollowed Mr. Surrine, during whose ministry in 18G4 a\\nhouse of worship was erected, at a cost of two thousand\\nseven hundred dollars. During an interval succeeding this\\nperiod the congregation were without a pastor, and de-\\npended upon occasional supplies, after which Rev. William\\nWhite was recalled. Rev. E. R. Clark afterwards had the\\ncare of the flock, and remained during a pastorate of more\\nthan three years, after which the present incumbent. Rev.\\nR. R. Coons, Jr., was installed, his ministry beginning in\\n1877.\\nThe church has a membership of one hundred and fifteen,\\nand is exceedingly prosperous. The deacons are C. R.\\nYerkes and Jacob Wilkinson. The trustees are C. R.\\nYerkes, Joseph Parnienter, Abram Crippen, Cheney But-\\nton, William Newberry, and Jacob Wilkinson.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUltCH.\\nThe records of the Methodist Episcopal Church contain\\nno facts regarding its organization or subsequent progress,\\nand its present members have very little information to\\nimpart.\\nA class was organized very early, and seems to have been\\nconnected for a while with the church in Venice. It was\\nnot flourishing, however, and for want of the elements of\\ngrowth and permanency was ultimately disbanded. Its\\nmembers worshiped with other denominations until 1868,\\nwhen it was reorganized under the pastorate of Rev. Mr.\\nChurch. He was followed in his ministry by Rev. Jlr.\\nSanborn, after which the Rev. Charles Austin became pas-\\ntor. Under the efficient labors of his successor, the Rev.\\nMr. Maywood, in 1871 a spacious church edifice was begun\\nand completed the building committee having been George\\nGoss, I. Van Auken, and Charles Dorrance.\\nThe Rev. D. W. Hammond afterwards officiated, and was\\nsucceeded by Rev. N. W. Pierce in 1872. Rev. S. Bird\\nwas installed in 1873, and in 1876 Rev. J. G. Whitcomb\\nwas called to the pastorate, whose term of service extended\\nto 1879, when Rev. William Taylor, the present pastor,\\nassumed the charge.\\nThe list of members embraces eighty-four names. The\\nclass-leaders are George Goss and Newton Strong. A grow-\\ning Sabbath -school numbering seventy-five scholars and\\nteachers is connected with the church, under the superin-\\ntendence of Newton Strong.\\nThe present trustees are John Long, George Goss, John\\nHopkins, and Joshua Curtis.\\nGREENWOOD CEMETERY.\\nThe Greenwood Cemetery Association was organized in\\nMarch, 1862, with John Read as President, Jauies Garri-\\nson as Secretary, and Henry Conant as Treasurer. On the\\n21st of April of that year two and thirty-five one-hundredths\\nacres of land were purchased of Henry J. Van Auken for\\nthe sum of one hundred and seventy-six dollars. Much\\ntime and labor have been expended in the adornment of this\\nburial-spot, which is ornamented with shade-trees, and laid\\nout in walks that divide the well-kept lots and render it an\\nattractive resort, while still maintaining its .secluded char-\\nacter. It has an especial interest from the antiquity of\\nsome of the memorial-stones which mark the graves. Espe-\\ncially noticeable is that of the earliest settler in Caledonia,\\nJohn F. Swain, whose life suddenly terminated at the be-\\nginning of a career of ministerial labor at Vernon, in the\\nyear 1845.\\nThe association has recently made an extension to the\\ncemetery plat in the purchase of two acres of land adjoining,\\nwhich is being rapidly improved and beautified.\\nThe present trustees of the Greenwood Cemetery Asso-\\nciation are President, John Read Secretary, A. F. West-\\ncott Treasurer, A. Garrison.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHENRY JENNINGS VAN AKIN.\\nThe representative of the Van Akin family at present\\nresiding in Vernon is Henry Jennings, the fourth child of\\nJames and Elizabeth Van Akin, who was born July 13,\\n1823, near the village of Dublin, Seneca Co., N. Y., and\\nafter changes of residence with his parents in his native\\nState ultimately removed to Vernon, Mich. He assisted in\\nthe clearing of the land his father had purchased until\\n184(5, when, a taste for study having been encouraged, he\\nentered the preparatory class at the Univei-sity of Michi-\\ngan, located at Ann Arbor. Soon discovering, however, a\\nwant of taste for the Litin nouns and verbs, he abandoned", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0400.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0401.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "ResiOBftcE OF N M. SMITH, Vepnoh Tp. Shiawassee, Co Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0402.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "VERNON TOWNSHIP.\\n313\\nthe classics for the more active duties of life. The follow-\\ning year he entered the store of Osborn Baker, of Hud-\\nson, Lenawee Co., Mich., and the following year was sum-\\nmoned home by the death of his father.\\nHe was, in 1848, married to Miss Jane Lytic, of Venice\\ntownship, whose death occurred in 1850. Five years later\\nHENRY J. VAN AKIN.\\nhe was married a second time, to Miss Margaret E. Holley,\\ndaughter of 11. W. Holley, of Vernon. To them five\\nchildren were born, the youngest of whom, Henry R., lived\\nto the age of fourteen years, and died May 5, 1880. Mr.\\nVan Akin was again afflicted in the loss of his second\\nwife in 1875, and was united to the present Mrs. Van\\nAkin in January, 1879, who was Miss Anna, daughter of\\nAddison Stewart, of Flint, Mich. Mr. Van Akin still re-\\ntains and lives upon the homestead, located upon the banks\\nof the beautiful Shiawassee River, where duster the most\\ntender memories of his childhood. Among his early In-\\ndian friends was Shaco, a famous warrior who fought Mad\\nAnthony Wayne and frequently boasted the scalps he had\\ntaken in battle.\\nBut two of the large family of eleven children of eTanies\\nVan Akin survive, (J. W. being a resident of Mount Ver-\\nnon, Ohio, and Henry J., the subject of this biography.\\nJAMES VAN AKIN.\\nJames, the father of Henry Jennings Van Akin, was\\nborn on the banks of the Delaware, in New Jersey, in\\n1794, and was the second son of John and Margaret West-\\nfall Van Akin. Soon after his birth the family removed to\\nthe township of Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., from whence\\nhe became connected with the State militia, and was for six\\nmonths engaged in active service at Buffalo, N. Y. On the\\n4(1\\n4th of September, 1817, he was married to Elizabeth Jen-\\nnings, of the township of Rose, Wayne Co., N. Y., and\\nthere resided until 1836, when he removed to Michigan\\nand located upon the land now occupied by his son, in the\\ntownship of Vernon. Here he erected, in 1846, the earliest\\nbrick dwelling in the county, in which he lived until his\\ndeath, on the 23d of February, 1848. Mrs. Van Akin\\nmarried a second time, and survived until Feb. 17, 1864.\\nOf his eight brothers, Simeon and William H. H. were\\nresidents of Hudson, Lenawee Co., Mich. Charles is still\\nliving in Ontario Co., N. Y. Lawson and Dudley removed\\nto Wayne Co., Mich. Hiram found a home in Hudson,\\nMich. and David and George are both deceased, the\\nformer having died in Washington, D. C, in 1875, and the\\nlatter in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1870. The sister, Mrs.\\nLucien Vandemark, resided, until her death in 1876, in\\nWest Junius, N. Y.\\nThe progenitor of the family, John Van Akin, was a\\npatriot of the B^volution, and actively engaged in the\\nborder-wars of New York, when his foes were Tories and\\nIndians. His experiences here were fraught with terror\\nand danger, and the reminiscences of this early struggle\\nwere rehear.sed with great zest to his descendants in after-\\nyears. He survived until 1854, and his wife s death oc-\\ncurred seven years later. The ancestors of Mr. Van Akin\\nwere of Holland descent, and emigrated direct from their\\nnative shores to the forests of America.\\nNATHAN M. SMITH.\\nNathan M. Smith s father, John K. Smith, was born in\\nAuburn, N. Y., and came at a very early date to Michi-\\ngan, and settled in Oakland County. He was elected\\ncounty clerk of Sliiawas.see County in 1840, and served the\\npeople acceptably for two years. He always took a lively\\ninterest in the affairs of his country, adhering politically to\\nthe principles of the Whigs.\\nHe was a very estimable citizen, being a man among\\nmen, and highly regarded for his simplicity, probity, piety,\\nand candor.\\nHis son Nathan was born in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Mich.,\\nNov. 22, 1827. He came with his father to Shiawassee\\nCounty in 1837. In the Republican party he has always\\nbeen a zealous and constant worker.\\nWhen a boy he attended a district school in Oakland\\nCounty, and later was a member of the village school iu\\nCorunna. He served one year in the Mexican war.\\nDuring the year 1847 he was married to Miss Eliza Jane\\nHorton, by whom he had seven children, three boys. and\\nfour girls, all of whom are living.\\nHe is a member of the Methodist Church, and is an\\nearnest Cliristian man, and very energetic in all things per-\\ntaining to the church.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0403.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": "314\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHAPTER XLIII.\\nVENICE TOWNSHIP.*\\nBoundaries, Surface, Soil, and Streams Land-Entries in Venice Set-\\ntlement of the Townsljip\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Organization and Township Civil List\\nEarly Township Roads Schools\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Venice Grange Patrons of Hus-\\nbandry,\\nThe township of Venice is designated in the United\\nStates survey as township No. 7 north, of range 4 east,\\nand lies on tlie eastern boundary-Hne of the county. It is\\nbounded on the north by Hazelton, south by Vernon, of\\nwhich it was formerly a part, east by the township of Clay-\\nton in Genesee County, and west by Caledonia.\\nThe surface is in general undulating, though large areas\\nof comparatively level lands are found in some localities in\\nthe township. The soil is excellent, being a loam, inter-\\nmixed in some parts with clay, and in other places with\\nsand or gravel. A larger proportion of sand is found in the\\nnorthwest part of the township than elsewhere, and in\\nmany other parts the clayey loam is mixed to some extent\\nwith gravel. Along the water-courses there is usually\\nfound a rich clay soil, which is very productive. In earlier\\nyears there was quite a large amount of swampy land, but\\nmuch of this has now, by an excellent system of drainage,\\nbeen converted into fertile fields.\\nBeech and maple are the prevailing woods, though oak,\\nash, black-walnut, and hickory are also found, and the tama-\\nrack is the usual growth on the swampy lands. Rush Bed\\nCreek, the principal stream, rises in a marsh in the south\\nborder of the township, and flows northeast into the town-\\nship of Hazelton. A stream, formerly known as Stowell\\nCreek, has its .source also in the south, and flowing north\\nand east joins the former creek in Hazelton. Webb Creek,\\nwhich meanders through the south part, flows into the\\nShiawassee River.\\nLAND-ENTRIES IN VENICE.\\nThe following is a list of original purchases from the\\nUnited States or tlie State of Michigan, of land on the\\nseveral sections in the township of Venice, with the year\\nin which such purchases were made\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcres.\\nJohn Coger, 18.36 80\\nJ. H. Jerome, 1836 80\\nS. A. Goodard, 1836 240\\nJ. H. Jerome, 1836 112.93\\nH. Van Vechten, 1836 19yj7\\nSECTION 2.\\nIsaac Smith, 1836 240\\nJ. II. Jerome, 18.36 372.06\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 160\\nSECTION 3.\\nJ. h. Larzalere, 1849 377.30\\nGeorge Harnell, 1849 IfiO\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 160\\nSECTION 4.\\nPorter Hazelton (State), 1849 378\\nJames Seymour (State), 1849 200\\nNathaniel Hodge (State), 1849 80\\nS. M. Root (State), 1850 40\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.\\nSECTION 5.\\nAcres.\\nPorter Hazelton, 1849 2716\\nJ. P. Hodge, 1849 8o\\nMole and Durham, 1849 160\\nJames Grant, 1849 191.54\\nSECTION 6.\\nJ. L. Woodruff, 1831 191.04\\nJames Grant, 1849 160\\nS. M. Root, 1849 472.47\\nSECTION 7.\\nJ. B.Goss, 1839 120\\nJ. Van Auken, 1839 65.76\\nJ. F. Hollerman, 1839 SO\\nJ. Durrin, 1850 40\\n0. F. Sessions, 1842 40\\nJohn Layton, 1839 80\\nDaniel Lingo (State), 1851 132.52\\nHenry Wilco. c (State), 1849 40\\nJ. C. Bailey (State), 1849 40\\nJohn Pennington (Stale), 1851 40\\nSECTION 8.\\nE. G. Faile, 1836 160\\nHenry Hawkins, 1837 160\\nV. R. Hawkins.\\nG. W. Priest, 1839 80\\nJ. F. Hollerman, 1839 80\\nDavid Young (State), 1848 160\\nJ. C. Bailey (State), 1851 160\\nHenry Bale, 1850 go\\nS. M. Boot, 1851 80\\nLoui.s Metcalf, 1850 160\\nSECTION 9.\\nCharles Hillsburg, 1836 160\\nT. J. Burns, 1836 160\\nN. G. Peckham, 1836 80\\nCharles Taylor, 1836 80\\nC. H.Eoklif, 1837 80\\nJ. E.Brown, 1854 80\\nSECTION 10.\\nA. R. Randall, 1836 160\\nGilbert White (State), 1850 40\\nS. M. Root, 1850 120\\nSECTION 11.\\nJ. H. Weeks, 1836 160\\nJabez Williams, 1836 160\\nN. C. Peckham, 1836 160\\nS. M. Root, 1850 80\\nW. H. Hartman, 1850 80\\nSECTION 12.\\nEdwin Randall, 1836 320\\nChester Catlin, 1836 320\\nSECTION 13.\\nL. Barkman, 1836 80\\nRollin Sprague, 1836 240\\nC. C. Hascall, 1837 80\\nJ. S. Bagg, 1837 240\\nSECTION 14.\\nT. Begford, 1836 160\\nDavid Halsted, 1836 80\\nS. K. Stevens, 1836 80\\nW. H. Hartman (State), 1850 160\\nS. B. Printer, 1850 160\\nSECTION 15.\\nJ. F. Bliss, 1836 160\\nS. M.Mege, 1836 160\\nDavid Halsted, 1836 80\\nWilliam Halsted, 1836 SO\\nL. D. Fuller (State), 1850 160\\nSECTION 16.\\nState 640\\nSECTION 17.\\nAbraham Bockoon, 1836 160\\nPaul Spafford, 1836 160\\nAlmon Mack, 1836 80\\nCharles Taylor, 1836 160\\nJ. L. Larzalere, 1837 80", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0404.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "VENICE TOWNSHIP.\\n315\\nSECTION 18.\\nAcres.\\nA. Rockoon, 1836 370.96\\nZ. Barber, 1839 80\\nTruman Bunce, 1839 SO\\nWilliam Crnig, 1851 132.64\\nGeorge Rix, 1850 40\\nHenry Wilco.x, 1849 40\\nSECTION 19.\\nJ. C. Goodell, 1836 160\\nPaul Spofforii, 1836 160\\nGideon Lee, 1836 213.20\\nHenry Church, 1854 216.32\\nSECTION 20.\\nDavid Lee, 1836 160\\nA. Lacy, 1836 240\\nJ. 0. Goodell, 1836 80\\nB. Dutton, Jr., 1837 80\\nThomas Curtia, 1839 40\\nJoseph Yerkes, 1854 40\\nSECTION 21.\\nJ. F. Bliss, 1836 160\\nFrank Taylor, 1836 160\\nH. C. Bills, 1836 160\\nDavid Lee, 1836 160\\nSECTION 22.\\nJ. F. Bliss, 1836 160\\nJ. B. Vallee, 1836 160\\nDavid Lee, 1836 160\\nM. Waltham, 1837 100\\nSECTION 23.\\nWilliam Halsted, 1836 40\\nA. Mack, 1836 160\\nDavid Lee, 1836 160\\nJ. L. Larzalere, 1837 120\\nM. Ferguson, 1838 40\\nC. S. Stowell, 1842 40\\nAlonzo Torrey, 1864 80\\nSECTION 24.\\nFrank Taylor, 1836 320\\nB. B. Bradley, 1836 40\\nJ. B. Reed, 1836 80\\nL. Barkman, 1836 40\\nC. C. Hascall, 1836 120\\nLouise Cronk, 1836 40\\nSECTION 25.\\nB. B. Bradley, 1836 80\\nM. Sober, 1836 160\\nJ. B. Reed, 1836 80\\nE. G. Faile, 1836 80\\nM.Stewart, 1851 80\\nJ. C. Bailey, 1853 160\\nSECTION 26.\\nDavid Lee, 1836 160\\nPaul Spofford, 1836 .320\\nMichael Ferguson, 1838 80\\nDavid S. James, 1854 80\\nSECTION 27.\\nJames Smith, 1836 160\\nE. G. Faile, 1836 320\\nHill and Norton, 1836 160\\nSECTION 28.\\nPaul Spofford, 1836 160\\nHenry Calclazer, 1837 160\\nM. Wadhams, 1837 160\\nThomas Van Quil, 1838 80\\nH.Richardson, 1838 80\\nSECTION 29.\\nAugustus Crane, 1836 160\\nS. B. Noble, 1837 240\\nM. W. Stevens, 1837 80\\nU. and V. R. Hawkins, 1837 100\\nSECTION 30.\\nH. Bigelow, 1836 IGO\\nDavid Lee, 1836 224\\nH. and V. R. Hawkins, 1837 139.92\\nThomas Van Quil, 1838 80\\nJ. M. Babbitt, 1852 160\\nSECTION 31.\\nAcres.\\nZ. R. Webb, 1834 145.84\\nW. P. Patrick, 1836 i 35\\n.1. P. Clark, 1836 218.21\\nSanders and Kittredge, 1836 141.48\\nL. B. Mizner, 1836 80\\nClark and Warren, 1836 80\\nSECTION 32.\\nD. R. Carpenter, 1836 40\\nDavid Sutton, 1836 80\\nSamuel Wilkinson, 1836 120\\nSquire Adams, 1836 80\\nJohn Scotford, 1836 80\\nH. C. Walker, 1836 160\\nC. P.Austin, 1836 80\\nSECTION 3.3.\\nSamuel AVarren, 1836 40\\nG. W. AVclls, 1836 16 1\\nBenton Reed, 1837 80\\nC. Colson, 1837 40\\nA.W.Jennings, 1837 40\\nD. I. Lipc, 1838 120\\nJ. Van Auken, 1839 40\\nJohn Laylon, 1839 40\\nD. S. Jones, 1854 80\\nSECTION 34.\\nJohn Thomas, 1836 160\\nPaul Sjpofford, 1836 160\\nJames Ferguson, 1838 160\\nC. T. Jones, 1842 80\\nB. S. Jones, 1842 40\\nA. W. Cronkhite, 1849 40\\nSECTION 35.\\nJ. F. Freeborn and J.J. Crane, 1836 320\\nM. Wadhams, 1837 160\\nA. L. Smith (State), 1858 40\\nG. W. Stubbs (State), 1858 40\\nJ. A. Case (State), 1864 40\\nSECTION 36.\\nOrson Bouch (State) 40\\nLevi Smith (State), 1864 40\\nG. W. Slubbs (State), 1859 40\\nE. G. Fail, 1838 80\\nE. Spoor, 1837 80\\nCharles West, 1837 80\\nDow Bogert, 1838 80\\nIraH. Butterfield, 1850 160\\nSETTLEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nThe larger proportion of the lands of Venice were\\nentered by parties from Michigan and the East for pur-\\nposes of speculation, and it was not until years later that\\nthe forests which covered them were cleared and a decided\\nimprovement in their condition was witnessed.\\nThe earliest settler within the boundaries of Venice was\\nZachariah Rogers Webb, who came from another portion\\nof the county, and in 1834 entered one hundred and\\nforty-six acres on section 31. Mr. Webb did not take\\npossession of his land until one year later, but remained in\\nVernon and meanwhile erected a log house and began\\nclearing. He was a man of soliolarly attainments and wide\\ninformation, though eccentric to a degree. Many stories\\nare told of his intercourse with the Indians, who, discovering\\nthe vein of eccentricity in the man, occasionally took ad-\\nvantage of it to his discomfiture. He was an ardent\\nadaiirer ot the Indian language, of which he acquired some\\nknowledge, but which failed to prove of any practical\\nvalue. Mr. Webb s house was destroyed by fire in 1836,\\nafter which he removed from the township. The land\\npassed into other hands, and is now occupied by J. W. Clark\\nand Eli Martin.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0405.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "316\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJoel B. Goss, who in point of arrival may be ranked as\\nthe second settler, came from the South to Venice iu the\\nspring of 1837, having purchased land entered by other\\npersons. He bought eighty acres ou section 32, upon\\nwhich he soon after erected a log house and began the work\\nof improvement. He did not, however, remain sufficiently\\nlong to reap a material benefit from this labor, but sold\\nand purchased the farm on section 7, which was soon after\\nexchanged for property in Vernon, where he found a tem-\\nporary home. He afterwards moved to Owosso, but his\\nrestless nature early sought another change, and he migrated\\nto the State of Arkansas, where for years he followed the\\ncareer of an adventurer, encountering many vicissitudes in-\\ncident to this nomadic life. His life was a varied scene of\\nprosperity and misfortune, and the exact measure of either\\nwhich fell to his lot it would be difficult to determine.\\nHis death occurred in Arkansas, far from the scenes of\\nhis early pioneer experiences.\\nHiram Johnson came from Livingston County in 1837,\\nand purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 29.\\nUpon this land the work of clearing was not yet begun,\\nbut Mr. Johnson entered upon his labors with a brave\\nheart. Mr. Goss extended a welcome to his family, and\\nwith him they found comfortable quarters until a log house\\nwas prepared for their reception. To this they removed\\nand Mr. Johnson began the labor of clearing. He made\\nrapid progress, and was fast converting the forest into a\\nproductive farm when he became dissatisfied with his home\\nin Venice, and removed to the city of Flint. The farm in\\nVenice, however, ere long claimed them again as residents,\\nuntil their removal in 1871 to Caledonia, their present\\nhome. Mr. Johnson was the third settler in the township,\\nonly Goss and Webb having preceded him. The recollec-\\ntion of his pioneer days affords him a pleasing retrospect.\\nHe was actively interested in the early progress of the\\ntownship, and frequently an oflBce-holder. In his family\\noccurred the earliest birth in Venice, that of his daughter\\nSarah in 1838. The same year witnessed the first death\\nin the township, that of a child of Joel B. Goss.\\nWilliam Placeway, a former resident of the Green Moun-\\ntain State, settled upon one hundred and sixty acres on\\nsection 30 in 1838, made a preliminary clearing, and built\\na log house. He remained four years, and then exchanged\\nhis farm for property owned by Andrew Lytle, in Living-\\nston County, to which land he removed iu 1845. Mr.\\nPlaceway was an active, enterprising citizen, but did not\\nremain sufficiently long in Venice to become identified with\\nits interests. John Webb, a pioneer of the same name\\nthough not related to the earliest settler, leased of parties\\nwho had previously entered the land a farm on section 29.\\nHe remained in the township several years, and cultivated\\nthe small portion he cleared, but made little progress in his\\nfarming pursuits. At one time, while hunting cattle, he lost\\nhis way, and for three days was not heard from. His absence\\ncaused some alarm in the community, and a vigorous search\\nwas instituted, accompanied by the tiring of guns, and other\\nsignals. He finally wandered into Genesee County, where\\nhe was discovered, ragged and bruised, and so helpless from\\nfatigue and fright as to be unable to give any information\\nrespecting his absence.\\nNelson Ferry, whose family figure conspicuously in the\\nearly educational matters of the township, was a pioneer\\nfrom the Buckeye State in 1839, and located upon the farm\\nformerly owned by J. B. Goss on section 32. A log house\\nhad already been built and a portion of the land improved,\\nwhich relieved Mr. Ferry of the earlier labor of the settler.\\nHe remained until 1842, when he removed to Caledonia,\\nhaving effected an exchange of farms with Thomas Mc-\\nLaren. He died in Corunna in 1846. Several of Mr.\\nFerry s children still reside in the county. He was county\\nsurveyor at the time of his residence in Venice, and is\\ndescribed as a man of marked ability in his profession.\\nElnathan Brown, another pioneer from Ohio, left his na-\\ntive State for the township of Vernon in 1837, and in 1839\\ncame to Venice, where he purchased of E. C. Kimberly\\n(then acting as agent for an Eastern company) seventy-two\\nacres of land on section 30. This was at the time wholly\\nunimproved. Hiram Johnson, William Placeway, Joel B.\\nGoss, and John Webb were improving their land, while Z.\\nR. ^ebb had made his advent and departed. Mr. Brown\\nerected a log house, having meanwhile shared with Mr.\\nPlaceway his humble quarters. He cleared five acres the\\nfirst year, having bound himself to improve that amount\\nof land and place crops upon it each successive year. In\\nthe third year the land was paid for, and he was thus freed\\nfrom his obligation. 5Ir. Brown was for some years the\\nonly landlord of the township. His hotel having been\\nconsumed by fire, his life has since been devoted to\\nfarming.\\nAmong the most enterprising and well informed of the\\nsurvivors of the early days of the township s history is\\nCharles Wilkinson, who came from Jefferson Co., N. Y., in\\n1834 and located in Oakland County, from whence he came\\nto Venice in 1840. His farm was the former home of Joel\\nB. Goss, and embraced eighty acres on section 7. A log\\ncabin was standing on his land when he arrived, and there\\nwere nine acres cleared, to which he added seven additional\\nacres the following year. Truman Bunce, who came the\\nsame season, was his nearest neighbor. Indians were then\\nquite numerous, and often called at the door to effect an\\nexchange of venison and other game for bread and potatoes.\\nCranberries were also an article of traffic with them.\\nOccasional religious services were held at the houses of\\nthe settlers, and on such occasions many people came to the\\nplace of worship with ox-teams. Elders Cosart and String-\\nham officiated on these occasions. The former, who was\\none of the earliest of the Michigan pioneers in the work\\nof the ministry, purchased a farm on section 31, to which\\nhe retired and spent the remainder of his busy life, his\\ndeath occurring in 1876. George C. Wilkinson, who now\\nresides on the farm with his father, was the first boy born\\nin the township, 1840 being the year of his birth.\\nTruman Bunce, another pioneer of 1840, and a native\\nof the Empire Slate, settled upon eighty acres, which he\\nentered in 1839. He remained with Mr. Goss while build-\\ning a cabin, to which, upon its completion, he at once re-\\nmoved and bi gan the labor of clearing. Mr. Bunce after-\\nwards went to California, and after a sojourn of two years\\nin the Golden State returned to his former home in Venice,\\nbut did not long survive. He was a citizen of influence in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0406.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "VENICE TOWNSHIP.\\n317\\nthe township, took a prominent part in its organization, and\\nwas the recipient of early official honors.\\nDaniel I. Lipe, whose ancestors were among the hardy\\nsons of the Mohawk Valley, N. Y., first emigrated to\\nGrand Blanc, Genesee Co., and in 1838 entered one hun-\\ndred and twenty acres on section 33 of Venice. Soon\\nafter, he purchased an additional one hundred and sixty\\nacres of James Ferguson, and became a resident of the\\ntownship in 1840. Mr. Lipe devoted his energies to the\\nwork before him, and found an ample field of labor in the\\ndense forest which covered the purchase he had made. In\\n1845 he had achieved much progress, and a productive\\nfarm was already the result of his energy when death sud-\\ndenly ended his labors. Mrs. Lipe removed to Genesee\\nCounty, but afterwards returned to the homestead in\\nVenice, where she now resides with her daughter, Mrs. F.\\nG. Bailey. Mr. Lipe was an important man in the first\\ntownship-meeting, and was honored by his neighbors with\\nthe position of supervisor on that occasion.\\nJohn Durrin, previously of Ohio, located upon eighty\\nacres on section 7 in 1841. The soil of Venice did not\\nplease him, and he soon after departed, having made but\\nlittle improvement on the land. In the same year came\\nPalmer C. Card from the township of Burns to Venice,\\nand located upon one hundred and sixty acres now occu-\\npied by L. Sprague. A partial improvement on the land\\nhad been made by parties in Pontiac, who were the original\\nowners. Mr. Card spent ten years upon this farm (which,\\nin its highly-cultivated condition, bore witness to his in-\\ndustry), and then removed to section 30, where he remained\\nuntil his ultimate departure from Venice for another field\\nof labor.\\nDuring this early period much suffering resulted from\\nthe prevalence of malarial fever, Venice having been no\\nmore favored than other portions of the State in this re-\\ngard. The physician who ministered to the wants of the\\ncommunity was Dr. Harder, of Shiawassee township, there\\nhaving been no resident physician in Venice at that time.\\nNecly Sawtell, at whose house the first election for town-\\nship officers was held and who served in the capacity of\\nclerk on this occasion, removed from Oakland County in\\n1842, and located upon the east half of the southeast quar-\\nter of section 17. He found a serious obstacle to his set-\\ntlement in the depth of the Rush Bed Creek, which was\\nnot bridged and could not be forded. Having arrived in\\nthe township in the spring, the family were obliged to re-\\nmain two miles east of the centre until July 4th, when\\nthe crossing of the stream was made possible by low water.\\nMr. Sawtell had meanwhile built a cabin of boughs, to\\nwhich they removed and at once began their pioneer labors.\\nTruman Bunce, whose log cabin was not far distant, affisrded\\nthem an opportunity of occasionally paying a neighborly\\nvisit. Mr. Sawtell remained in the township until 18GG,\\nwhen he removed tQ Vernon, and died in the following\\nyear.\\nVery graphic descriptions are given of the earliest town-\\nship-meeting. The actual business of the occasion was\\ntransacted in a brief time, but the law required the polls to\\nbe open until four o clock. Many devices were employed\\nto kill the time, and a hilarious occasion was the result.\\nThree pioneers from Oakland County preceded Mr. Saw-\\ntell by one year. Elihu Stewart located upon eighty acres\\non section 23, upon which he erected a log house. This\\nhe occupied for two years while he felled the forest and\\nmade a clearing sufficiently large upon which to raise a crop\\nof wheat. At the expiration of that period Oakland\\nCounty claimed him again as a resident.\\nJames Dunbar arrived in the same year, and purchased a\\nfarm of eighty acres on section 13. His pioneer experi-\\nence in Venice was confined simply to the building of a\\nhouse, which he soon after vacated and returned to Oakland\\nCounty.\\nDaniel W. Stowell had an experience identical with that\\nof his friend Mr. Stewart. He located on section 13, and\\nafter a sojourn of two years returned with him to their\\nformer home.\\nAndrew Lytle, a former resident of St. Lawrence Co.,\\nN. Y., became a pioneer in Livingston County in 1836,\\nand in 1844 moved to Venice. He occupied the farm of\\nninety acres vacated by Mr. Placeway on section 29, upon\\nwhich a partial clearing had been made and a primitive\\nhabitation built. His nearest neighbor was Thomas Mc-\\nLaren, who still resides in the township. Five years later\\nMr. Lytle built a substantial frame residence, which is his\\npresent home.\\nAlonzo H. Owens removed from Grand Blanc to the\\ntownship in 1843, and secured forty acres of land on sec-\\ntion 33, for which he paid by one year of labor. He\\nerected a board shanty, the lumber for which was purchased\\nwith lumber-orders, which iu view of the scarcity of cur-\\nrency at that time were a legal tender. Mr. Owens led the\\nsolitary life of a bachelor for a year, after which a wife\\nwas brought to his simple home. His nearest neighbor\\nwas Abram Jennings, who located upon the same section\\nand died in 1847- Before his permanent settlement Mr.\\nOwens had cleared three acres, which he sowed with wheat,\\nusing oxen to assist in the clearing. He sold his land in\\n1852 and selected what he regarded as a more eligible site\\non section 28. This was also unimproved at the time of its\\npurchase. It has been converted since that time into a\\nhighly-productive farm, upon which he at present resides.\\nMr. Owens is a public-spirited citizen, and keenly alive to\\nthe interests of the township.\\nThe progress of settlements in Venice up to the year\\n1844 is indicated by the following list of resident tax-payers\\nin the township, taken from the assessment-roll of that year,\\nviz.\\nA. M. Jennings.\\nB. S. Jones.\\nP. C. Card.\\nWilliam Placeway.\\nB. J. Bentley.\\nThomas McLaren.\\nAlpha Carr.\\nElnathan Brown.\\nJonathan Durrin.\\nNeely Sawtell.\\nTruman Bunce.\\nCharles R. Yerkes.\\nLewis W. Covell.\\nCharles Wilkinson.\\nG. W. Priest.\\nD. I. Lipe.\\nLewis W. Covell settled, in 1844, on section 17, and\\nwent resolutely to work to clear and improve his land.\\nAfterwards the farm came into the possession of Thomas\\nSimpson, who now occupies it.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0407.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "318\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJoseph Card was one of the pioneers of 1846, who located\\na home upon section 31, where he purchased eighty acres.\\nHe devoted much hibor to its improvement, and remained\\nupon it until his death. Guy N. Roberts now resides upon\\nthe estate.\\nL. S. and C. L. Cronkhite, former residents of Monroe\\nCounty, N. Y., were among the arrivals in 1845, and located\\nupon one hundred and sixty acres on sectiou 22. B. S.\\nJones had previously settled upon section 29, and with him\\nthey found a home while making their purchase habitable.\\nThey found on their arrival a vast uncleared tract, which\\nhas been converted into the most productive land in the\\ntownship. Both have now fine farms on the same section.\\nAsahel Owen, a pioneer of 1848, located on section 31.\\nThis land had been previously occupied by a settler named\\nCarr, who had effected a slight improvement, to which he\\nadded on taking possession. A highly-cultivated farm is\\nthe result of his labor, and upon it a spacious residence has\\nrecently been built. Mr. Owen has frequently served as\\nsupervisor, and is esteemed as a public-spirited citizen.\\nSamuel Martin, a former resident of St. Lawrence Co.,\\nN. Y., removed to the township of Venice in 1850, and\\nultimately settled on .section 18. With him came six sons,\\nfive of whom are now residents of the township. Mr. Mar-\\ntin died, in 1871, on the homestead, which is now occupied\\nby his son, John L. Martin.\\nJohn J. P. Gerardy left his native France in 1855, and\\nthe same year located in Venice upon the west half of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 17, a small portion of which\\nhad been cleared, and a log house built upon it. Mr. Ge-\\nrardy improved but little the first year, having become a\\nvictim to chills and fever immediately on his arrival. The\\nnearest settler was George Wren, who located in the same\\nyear, and died on the farm he occupied. Mr. Gerardy now\\nhas one hundred and sixty acres improved, and a substantial\\nresidence built upon it. He is now township clerk, which\\nofiice he has filled for successive terms.\\nAmong other settlers who arrived in Venice between the\\nyears 1840 and 1844 are B. I. Bentley, Charles R. Yerkes,\\nAlpha Carr, G. W. Priest, and Thomas McLaren, each of\\nwhom contributed in a greater or less degree to the pros-\\nperity of the township.\\nORGANIZATION AND TOWNSHIP CIVIL LIST.\\nThe organization of Venice as a separate township was\\neffected under an act of the Legislature, approved March\\n9, 1843, which provided and declared, That all that por-\\ntion of the county of Shiawassee designated by the United\\nStates survey as township number seven north, of range\\nfour east, formerly belonging to the township of Owosso,\\nbut now to the township of Vernon, be and the same is\\nhereby set off and organized into a separate township by\\nthe name of Venice, and the first township-meeting shall\\nbe held at the house of Neely Sawtell.\\nIn accordance with the provisions of the act, the earliest\\ntownship-meeting of the township of Venice was held on\\nthe first Monday in April, 1843, at the house of Neely\\nSawtell. D. I. Lipe was chosen moderator P. C. Card,\\nTruman Bunce, and Joseph Dunbar inspectors of election\\nand Neely-Sawtell clerk. The officers for that year, together\\nwith the result of succeeding elections, until the present\\ndate, are given in the following list, viz.\\n1843. Supervisor, Daniel I. Lipe Township Clerk, Neely\\nSawtell Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson Highway\\nCommissioners, Truman Bunce, Joseph Dunbar,\\nA. M. Jennings Directors of the Poor, Truman\\nBunce, A. M. Jennings Constables, Charles\\nWilkinson, William Placeway.\\n1844. Supervisor, D. I. Lipe; Clerk, Neely Sawtell;\\nTreasurer, Charles Wilkinson Highway Com-\\nmissioners, A. M. Jennings, B. S. Jones, G. W.\\nPriest School Inspector, D. I. Lipe Direc-\\ntors of the Poor, A. M. Jennings, Trumun Bunce\\nConstables, W. Placeway, G. W. Priest.\\n1845. Supervisor, Truman Bunce; Township Clerk, Neely\\nSawtell Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson High-\\nway Commissioners, G. W. Priest, B. S. Jones,\\nEluathan Brown Justice of the Peace, John\\nJones; School Inspector, D.S.Jones; Directors\\nof the Poor, T. Bunce, P. C. Card Constables,\\nA. A. Cronkhite, E. Brown.\\n1846. Supervisor, T. Bunce; Township Clerk, N. Saw-\\ntell Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson Justice of\\nthe Peace, T. Bunce School Inspector, D. M.\\nLytle Highway Commissioners, C. L. Cronk-\\nhite, A. M. Jennings, 0. Limbocker Directors\\nof the Poor, T. Bunce, P. C. Card Constable,\\nA. A. Cronkhite.\\n1847. Supervisor, T. Bunce; Township Clerk, E. Holt,\\nJr. Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson Justice, P.\\nC. Card School Inspectors, D. S. Jones, E.\\nBrown Directors of the Poor, 0. Limbocker,\\nAndrew Lytle; Highway Commissioners, C. L.\\nCronkhite, E. Brown, G. W. Priest Constable,\\nA. A. Cronkhite.\\n1848. Supervisor, E. J. Holt Township Clerk, Joseph\\nCard Treasurer, Stephen Lytle School In-\\nspectors, D. S. Jones, E. Brown Justices, B.\\nH. Fraser, D. S. Jones; Highway Commission-\\ners, C. L. Cronkhite, E. Brown, G. W. Priest;\\nDirectors of the Poor, H. Johnson, 0. Lim-\\nbocker Constables, Porter C. Card, A. A.\\nCronkhite.\\n1849.^ Supervi-sor, P. C. Card Township Clerk, Jo.seph\\nCard Treasurer, E. Holt, Jr. Justice, Neely\\nSawtell; Highway Commissioner, Andrew Lytle;\\nSchool Inspector, D. S. Jones Constables, H.\\nH. Jennings, R. Byington, E. Brown.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Truman Bunce Township Clerk,\\nNeely Sawtell Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson\\nJustice, Truman Bunce Director of the Poor,\\nJ. M. Wells; Highway Commissioners, C. L.\\nCronkhite, Riley Byington School Inspector,\\nA. H. Owens Constables, J. W. Card, H. Jen-\\nnings.\\n1851. Supervisor, Truman Bunce; Township Clerk, H.\\nH. Lytle Treasurer, Charles Wilkinson High-\\nway Commissioner, C. L. Cronkhite School In-\\nspector, E. Brown Directors of the Poor, R.\\nByington, O. Limbocker Constables, J. W.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0408.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0409.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "ijJliJMJMlMMl\\n^w? ^i^Snt? ^^^^S?^^3^^^^ ,?$rTvvi?i7 j\u00c2\u00abT\\nAM. OWENS.\\nBirds i\\niiir^^--^ :^^Si:^-c. ;:^a,:Sfesg!S?^\\nPESiDENceoF AtONZO H. OWENS.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0410.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "f ft 3 ^\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00ab~\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab^r\u00c2\u00bb*** \u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00abV i\u00c2\u00bbi. y\\nEiAT OF- Farm\\nM AH OWENS-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2/v/C\u00c2\u00a3- Towt^SHiP. Shiawassee County, Michigan.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0411.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0412.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "VENICE TOWNSHIP.\\n319\\nCard, G. W. Priest, E. Johnson, H. H. Jen-\\nnings.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Charles Wilkinson Township Clerk,\\nD. S. Jones Justices, B. Browa, D. S. Jones\\nTreasurer, B. S. Jones Highway Commission-\\ners, S. S. Martin, J. Pierce School Inspector, J.\\nW. Card Constables, A. H. Jennings, A. Pierce.\\n1853. Supervisor, Charles Wilkinson Township Clerk,\\nD. S. Jones Treasurer, B. S. Jones Justice,\\nCharles Wilkinson Highway Commissioner, C.\\nA. Cronkhite School Inspector, A. H. Owens\\nDirector of Poor, S. S. Martin Constables, H.\\nH. Jennings, J. W. Card.\\n185-1. Supervisor, Charles Wilkinson Township Clerk,\\nD. S. Jones Treasurer, William Lindsey Jus-\\ntice, S. S. Martin School Inspector, Benjamin\\nWells Directors of Poor, C. L. Cronkhite, D.\\nM. Lytle Constables, L. S. Wells, L. S. Cronk-\\nhite, H. H. Jennings.\\n1855. Supervisor, Charles Wilkinson Township Clerk,\\nE. Brown Treasurer, William Lindsey; Justice,\\nPalmer C. Card Highway Commissioner, S. S.\\nMartin; School Inspector, D. S. Jones; Directors\\nof Poor, H. Johnson, Henry Church Consta-\\nbles, A. Daniels, Joseph Craig, L. S. Wells, L.\\nS. Cronkhite.\\n1856. Supervisor, Neely Sawtell Township Clerk, P. C.\\nCard; Treasurer, C. L. Cronkhite; Justice, A.\\nH. Owens; Highway Commissioner, H. Elwell\\nDirectors of Poor, R. H. Eraser, J. W. Yerkes\\nSchool Inspector, R. Byington Constables, R.\\nByington, Amasa Daniels, A. L. Eraser, James\\nMcLaren,\\n1857. No record.\\n1858. Supervisor, Charles Wilkinson Township Clerk,\\nD. S. Jones Treasurer, C. L. Cronkhite Jus-\\ntice, S. S. Martin School Inspector, E. Brown\\nDirectors of Poor, P. C. Card, R. Byington\\nHighway Commissioner, M. S. Chapman Con-\\nstables, A. Fosdick, Joseph Craig, L. S. John-\\nson, J. M. Babbitt.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytle; Township Clerk, C\\nYerkes Treasurer, William Lindsey Justices\\nM. L. Curtis, H. H. Lytle Highway Commis\\nsioner, C. J. Young, H. Church School In\\nspecter, M. L. Curtis; Directors of Poor, T\\nMcLaren, J. W. Yerkes Constables, H. Sawtell\\nB. F. Card, Eli Johnson, Charles Wren.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytle; Township Clerk, C.\\nYerkes; Treasurer, William Lind.sey; Justice,\\nB. F. Card Highway Commissioner, D. J. Ken-\\ndall School Inspector, R. C. Satterley Consta-\\nbles, L. S. Cronkhite, Andrew Bliss, Ira Harding,\\nEli Johnson.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytle; Township Clerk, F. G.\\nBailey Treasurer, William Lindsey School In-\\nspector, C. Yerkes Highway Commissioner,\\nGeorge Wren; Justices, William A. Calkins,\\nH. H. Lytle Constables, W. Leonard, Ira Hard-\\ning, A. Daniels, Eli Johnson.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytle; Township Clerk, F. G.\\nBailey Treasurer, W. A. Calkins Justices, R.\\nC. Johnson, C. Yerkes; Highway Commissioners,\\nE. C. Shipman, S. A. Lytle School Inspector,\\nC. A. Cronkhite; Constables, W. A. Calkins,\\nEli Johnson, E. Martin, E. Johnston.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytic; Township Clerk, R. B.\\nWyles Treasurer, W. A. Calkins Justices, C.\\nYerkes, W. B. Hender; School Inspectors, C.\\nYerkes, A. F. Martin; Highway Commissioner,\\nD. J. Kendall Constables, E. Johnston, Eli\\nJohnson, L. S. Cronkhite, Nelson Heaton.\\n1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, H. H. Lytle; Township Clerk, A. H.\\nChurch Treasurer, W. A. Calkins Justice,\\nC. Wilkinson Highway Commissioner, S. A.\\nLytle School Inspector, A. F. Martin Con-\\nstables, Eli Johnson, S. Cronkhite, John Wood,\\nDavid Calkins.\\n1865. Supervisor, Asahcl Owen; Township Clerk, J. J.\\nP. Gerardy Treasurer, Gleason Young Jus-\\ntices, P. C. Card, D. S. Lampheer; Highway\\nCommissioners, M. S. Chapin, Jerome Sprague,\\nN. Sawtell School Inspectors, R. B. Wyles, E.\\nBrown Constables, Amasa Daniels, Peter Geek,\\nE. Johnston, Gilbert Card.\\n1866. Supervisor, Asahel Owen Township Clerk, J. J.\\nP. Gerardy Treasurer, William Calkins Jus-\\ntice, G. I. Young School Inspector, R. B.\\nWyles Highway Commissioner, G. W. Priest;\\nConstables, Calvin Craig, G. H. Card, Reuben\\nJohnson, Gilbert Eraser.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, F. G. Bailey; Township Clerk, T.\\nResigue Treasurer, W. A. Calkins Justice,\\nCharles Wilkinson School Inspectors, A. F.\\nMartin, C. Yerkes Highway Commissioner, C.\\nS. Wren Constables, A. Bliss, Eli Johnson,\\nWilliam Leonard, James Mott.\\n1868. Supervisor, Asahel Owen Township Clerk, J. J. P.\\nGerardy Treasurer, Riley Byington Justice,\\nE. Brown School Inspector, Hiram Johnson,\\nJr. Highway Commissioners, C. L. Cronkhite,\\nI. D. Hannah Constables, R. Johnson, L. By-\\nington, Edward Smith.\\n18G9. Supervisor, Asahel Owen; Township Clerk, J. J.\\nP. Gerardy Treasurer, G. C. Beebe Justice,\\nA. H. Owens School Inspector, E. Brown\\nHighway Commissioner, A. F. Martin Consta-\\nbles, H. Humphrey, J. W. Card, Hiram John-\\nson, Jr., Alfred Eraser.\\n1870. Supervisor, Asahel Owen Township Clerk, J. J.\\nP. Gerardy Treasurer, E. Brown Justice, G. J.\\nYoung; Highway Commissioner, I. D. Hannah;\\nSchool Inspector, Hiram Johnson, Jr. Consta-\\nbles, II. Humphrey, Joseph Priest, Samuel\\nSchoch, A. Stewart.\\n1871. Supervisor, Alexander Stewart; Township Clerk,\\nJ. J. P. Gerardy Treasurer, John West School\\nInspector and Drain Commissioner, A. 11.\\nOwens Highway Commissioners, George Tur-\\nner, A. M. Elwell; Justice, A. J. Augsbury;", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0413.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "320\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nConstables, H. Humphrey, R. Johnson, William\\nRollin, John Card.\\n1872. Supervisor, Alexander Stewart; Township Clerk,\\nJ. J. P. Gorardy Treasurer, E. Brown School\\nInspector, Hiram Johnson, Jr. Highway Com-\\nmissioner, C. E. Shipnian Drain Commissioner,\\nG. L. Cronkhite Justice, E. Brown Consta-\\nbles, H. Johnson, Jr., J. W. King, E. Leonard,\\nTheodore Niver.\\n1873. Supervisor, Alexander Stewart Township Clerk,\\nJ. J. P. Gerardy Treasurer, E. Brown School\\nInspector, James Twitchell Drain Commis-\\nsioner, C. L. Cronkhite; Highway Commis-\\nsioner, C. L. Cronkhite Justice, A. H. Owens\\nConstable, John Card.\\n1874. Supervisor, Asahel Owen; Township Clerk, J. J.\\nP. Gerardy Treasurer, E. Brown School In-\\nspector, Hiram Johnson Highway Commis-\\nsioners, Ira Church, M. M. Byington Drain\\nCommissioner, H. Johnson, Jr. Justice, G. J.\\nYoungs; Constables, John Card, Peter Geeck.\\n1875. Supervisor, Alexander Stewart; Township Clerk,\\nJ. J. P. Gerardy Treasurer, E. Brown Super-\\nintendent of Schools, G. T. Priest School In-\\nspector, James Twitchell; Highway Commis-\\nsioner, C. S. Cronkhite Drain Commissioner,\\nCharles Ewing Justice, A. J. Augsbury Con-\\nstables, J. W. Card, J. L. Wheelock, D. W.\\nCronkhite, T. Niver.\\n1876. Supervisor, E. Brown Township Clerk, J. J. P.\\nGerardy; Treasurer, M. M. Byington; Super-\\nintendent of Schools, G. T. Priest; Inspector of\\nSchools, James Twitchell Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Edwin Gidley Drain Commissioner,\\nGeorge Wilkinson Justice, Alexander Stewart\\nConstable, H. Humphrey.\\n1877. Supervisor, E. Brown; Township Clerk, J. J. P.\\nGerardy; Treasurer, M. M. Byington; Super-\\nintendent of Schools, G. T. Priest Inspector of\\nSchools, J. Twitchell Highway Commissioner,\\nS.Schoch; Drain Commissioner, A. J. Augsbury.\\n1878. Supervisor, Ira C. Church Township Clerk, P. G.\\nBailey Treasurer, M. M. Byington Super-\\nintendent of Schools, C. W. Shipman Inspector\\nof Schools, Lewis Bugea Highway Commis-\\nsioner, James Martin Drain Commissioner,\\nEdward Leonard Justice, Charles Wilkinson\\nConstables, T. P. Niver, G. H. Eraser, C. W.\\nShipman.\\n1879. Supervisor, Ira Church Township Clerk, P. G.\\nBailey Treasurer, James Martin Superintend-\\nent of Schools, A. H. Owens; Inspector of\\nSchools, Lewis Bugea Highway Commissioner,\\nWilliam White; Justice, A. J. Augsbury.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, M. M. Byington Township Clerk, J.\\nJ. P. Gerardy; Treasurer, James Blart in Super-\\nintendent of Schools, J. E. Lancock Inspector\\nof Schools, Lewis Bugea Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Thomas Lancock Drain Commissioner,\\nEdward Leonard Justice, Alexander Stewart.\\nEARLY TOWNSHIP ROADS.\\nThe earliest road that traversed the township of Venice\\nwas surveyed by Nelson Ferry, in June, 1840, and began at\\nthe northwest corner of section 31, from whence it pursued a\\nnortherly course to the west quarter post of section 18,\\nhaving been two and a half miles in length. The second\\nroad began at the quarter post on the west line of section\\n32, and ran north to the quarter post on the west line of\\nsection 29 thence north to a point intersecting a road run-\\nning east and west through sections 7, 8, 9, and 10. It\\nwas surveyed Nov. 21, 1840, by Nelson Ferry; Heman\\nHarrington and Nelson Ferry having been highway com-\\nmissioners. The third road began at the northwest corner\\nof section 20, and pursued a southerly course to the\\nnortheast corner of section 23. The survey was made\\nby Nelson Ferry, on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of March,\\n1841. A fourth road was surveyed at the same date, be-\\neinning on the southeast corner of section 33 and termi-\\nnating at the northeast corner of section 4, its length being\\nsix miles.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe earliest school in the township was taught in the\\nyear 1840, at the house of Nelson Ferry, by his daughter.\\nMiss Frances Ferry, an addition having been built to his\\nhouse for the purpose. Meanwhile a frame school build-\\ning, familiarly known in after-years as the old red school-\\nhouse, was erected on section 32, and Mr. Ferry himself\\npresided as the teacher of the district. Some time after-\\nwards a school was opened in a barn belonging to Charles\\nWilkinson, on section 7, and was taught by Miss Julia\\nCard. The school-house in this district, which was the\\nsecond built in the township, was erected in 1850, the first\\nteacher, having been Miss Celia Hawkins, now Mrs. James\\nB. Wheeler, of Corunna.\\nThe present school territory of the township is divided\\ninto eight whole districts. The present directors are John\\nDavids, George Chavey, Lewis Bugea, A. J. Muzzy, Rolla\\nTurk, Charles Shipman, A. J. Augsbury, and John Gauss-\\nley. The total value of school property in the town-\\nship is three thousand two hundred and seventy-three dol-\\nlars, which includes one brick, one log, and six frame school\\nbuildings.\\nVENICE GRANGE, No. 388, PATRONS OF HUS-\\nBANDRY.\\nThe Venice Grange was organized April 13, 1874, by\\nDeputy C. M. Wood, with a charter membership of twenty-\\nseven male and twenty-five female Patrons. The following\\nwere its first ofiicers Fred G. Bailey, Master A. H.\\nOwens, Overseer D. W. Cronkhite, Lecturer W. Bing-\\nham, Steward E. C. Shipman, Chaplain Alexander\\nStewart, Treasurer John J. P. Gerardy, Secretary. The\\nsame officers were re-elected at the next election. The\\nlatest recorded officers are William Leonard, Master Alex-\\nander Stewart, Over,seer F. G. Bailey, Lecturer M. M.\\nByington, Steward A. H. Owens, Chaplain C. L. Cronk-\\nhite, Treasurer Hiram Reed, Secretary.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0414.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "VENICE TOWNSHIP.\\n321\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHON. F. G. BAILEY.\\nAmong the names that are prominently connected with\\nliie development, progress, and welfare of Shiawassee County\\nis that of F. G. Bailey. Having occupied some, public\\nposition the whole time during the last thirty years has\\ngiven him a large experience, which has contributed very\\nmuch to his success and greatly to the advantage of the\\npublic. He was born in the city of Bath, England, and at\\nthe age of four years came to the United States with his\\nparents, who first made New York City their home and\\nafterwards removed to Rochester, N. Y. When he was\\neighteen years of age he came to Hadley, Lapeer Co.,\\nMich., where he engaged in teaching, which was for several\\nyears his principal business. Ill health rendered an abandon-\\nment of his profession necessary, and he then engaged in\\nmercantile business in Goodrich, Genesee Co., Mich., from\\nwhere he removed to Shiawassee County in 18C0, and en-\\ngaged in farming. Ill health again rendered a change\\nnecessary, and he removed to Keweenaw Co., Mich., and\\nengaged in mercantile business. He was afterwards ap-\\npointed freight agent by the Central Mining Company,\\nEagle Harbor, for whom he erected an extensive wharf\\nand warehou.ses, and conducted the business until 18G6. He\\nthen returned to his farm in Venice. He has served his\\ntownship as supervisor and as clerk for several terms. He\\nwas one of the charter members of the State Grange, and is\\nvice-president of the Shiawassee Mutual Insurance Company,\\nand also one of the directors of the Shiawassee Agricul-\\ntural Association. He was elected member of the Legisla-\\nture for 1873, also again for 1875. He was appointed on\\nCommittee on State Affairs and was the acting chairman\\n41\\nduring the latter part of the session of 1873, also member\\nof Committee on Mines and Minerals. He was again ap-\\npointed in 1875 on Committee on State Affairs, also made\\nchairman of Committee on Education. He was the intro-\\nducer of the bill by which the three highway commissioners\\nwere changed to one, securing more effective services and\\ngreatly reducing the expense also offered an amendment\\nand secured its passage authorizing the purchase of State\\nbonds before maturity by the treasurer, by which the idle\\nmillions in the State treasury were used in payment of State\\nbonds and relieved the people of the payment of further\\ninterest. In 1876, in consequence of the death of his eldest\\nson and ill health, he refused to accept any public po.sition\\nthat might be tendered him, and since which has retired\\nfrom active public life.\\nALONZO H. OWENS.\\nAlonzo H. Owens was born in Oneida County, State of\\nNew York, Dec. 5, 1823. His father was a native of\\nMassachusetts, and removed tp the Mohawk Valley, New\\nYork, in the year 1800. He was a gentleman of education,\\nand used his scholarly ability in teaching, as he was very\\nsuccessful in imparting his knowledge. He continued in\\nthe profession many years, although his death occurred at\\nau early age, when Alonzo was in his infancy.\\nMrs. Owens, who was a native of Montgomery Co.,\\nN. Y., married again when her son was three years of age.\\nVery soon after this they removed to Western New York,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0415.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "322\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nremaining there until Alonzo was eleven years of age.\\nAbout this time his stepfather met with severe losses in\\nproperty and emigrated to Michigan, arriving in Grand\\nBlanc on the 1st of August, 1835, where he purchased\\none hundred and sixty acres of laud in an almost unbroken\\nwilderness. Alonzo passed his youth as did the sons of\\nall the early pioneers, toiling early and late, helping to\\nclear the land, hunting the cattle, driving the oxen, etc.,\\nuntil he reached the age of sixteen, when his stepfather\\ndeeded his farm to his eldest son, obtaining a life-lease for\\nhimself and wife. He was thus early thrown upon his\\nown resources. Many were the obstacles which he con-\\nstantly encountered, but a brave soul is a thing which all\\nthings serve so, through great perseverance, with the\\nencouragement of a devoted mother, he was enabled to\\nbear his lot with great bravery. He was passionately fond\\nof reading, and spent his leisure time perusing historical\\nworks and as agriculture was the calling he had followed\\nand was still inclined to pursue, he was interested in all\\nbooks pertaining to this subject and a thorough reader of\\nmany agricultural periodicals, the Albany Cultivator, from\\nthe beginning of his career as a farmer, being always found\\namong his daily readings.\\nHe attended a district school at the then small village of\\nFlint, paying his way by working for his board, during\\nthe summer months being employed on the farm. In\\n18^3 he went to Venice, and for one year was in the\\nemploy of Daniel J. Lipe, and was remunerated for his\\nservices by forty acres of uncleared land. In the year\\n1845 he took up his abode with this family, improving his\\nland, sowing three acres of wheat, and in the spring of the\\nfollowing year erected a temporary building, in which he\\nlived by himself until the spring of 1847, when he im-\\nproved this rude structure by remodeling and building an\\naddition to it, giving the house a neat and pretty cot-\\ntage appearance, suggestive of a home with all that name\\nimplies. Thereupon he made a bold attack upon Capt.\\nJohn Davids, one of the first settlers of Corunna, asking\\nfor his daughter in marriage. The proposition was ac-\\ncepted, the engagement short, and Miss Catharine Davids\\nbecame Mrs. Owens and graced the new home.\\nIn the year 1851 he purchased the east half of northeast\\nquarter of section 28, one mile from his first home. Here\\nhe built a frame residence, and occupied it in May, 1852,\\nwhere he still resides. In January, 1876, he purchased\\neighty additional acres, thirty of which were occupied by\\nthe Rush Bed swamp, which has been thoroughly drained\\nby a ditch, ten feet wide and four feet deep, running\\nthrough the centre, besides three hundred rods of under-\\ndrains. His farm is also well supplied with springs, and is\\nconsidered one of the best and most desirable in this part\\nof the State, while his residence and buildings are of the\\nbest, beautifully located, with picturesque landscape and\\nsurroundings.\\nUnfortunately, Mr. Owens wife soon after their marriage\\nbecame an invalid, and remained one until her death, which\\noccurred in June, 1856. On the 13th of May, 1857, he\\nwas united in marriage to Miss Nancy Ann Crisman, of\\nRome, N. Y., by whom he had two children,- Cynthia,\\nborn June 21, 1858, and Crisman A., born Juno t), 18G2.\\nBut again the angel of death visited his home, and on the\\n14th of June, 1862, his beloved companion was taken from\\nhim, leaving the two little ones with their father, the eldest\\nbeing four years and the baby five days old. This blow\\nwas a severe one, but persuaded by his friends he remained\\non his farm, caring for and keeping his little family to-\\ngether; but in the early fall of 1862 he had again to drink\\nfrom sorrow s cup, little Cynthia leaving him to join her\\nmother, who had gone before. Then, indeed, the sunshine\\nseemed to have gone from his life, but he gloomily struggled\\nalong its pathway until the 18th of November, 1864, when\\nhe was again married to Miss Mary E. Lindley, of Venice,\\nMich., though a native of Rochester, N. Y. On the 15th\\nof September, 1875, a daughter was born to them and\\nnamed Edith.\\nMr. Owens is not sectarian in his religious views, but a\\nbeliever in the Christian faith and an active worker in the\\nSabbath-school, contributing his means and influence to the\\ncause. He donated a beautiful grove of three acres, to be\\nused for picnics and out-door pleasures.\\nIn politics he was, until the fall of 1878, a Democrat,\\nsince when he has acted with the Nationals. He has never\\nsought office, but held a number of important positions,\\nviz.: school inspector, township superintendent, and justice\\nof the peace.\\nMr. Owens grandparents were soldiers in the war of the\\nRevolution, and during the late Rebellion he was known\\nas a War Democrat, contributing liberally to help his town\\nfill her quota and provide for the war-widows. His kind\\nand .sympathetic heart often took him to visit the sick,\\nwhere he was of great help in caring for their wants, a\\nvery desirable qualification for those pioneer days.\\nCHAPTER LXIV.\\nWOODHULL TOWNSHIP.*\\nOrigin of the Township Name Natural Features Scttleinent and\\nIncidents Township Organization and List of Otfioers Early\\nSchools Religious Societies.\\nThe township of Woodhull was named in honor of the\\nfamily of Joseph Woodhull, whose members were its first\\nsettlers. At the time of its organization, it embraced, in\\naddition to its present territory, that which is now com-\\nprised within the limits of the township of Sciota, that\\ntownship having been set off from it Feb. 16, 1842.\\nWoodhull presents nearly all the diversity in natural\\nfeatures peculiar to Michigan. There are level tracts and\\nbroken and upright ridges, and in contrast, considerable\\nlow and swampy land. There are also heavily-timbered\\ntracts surrounding the more open and scantily-wooded por-\\ntions. In the northern part the soil is somewhat heavy,\\nwhile in the southern part it is light and sandy. Tbe\\nLouking-Glass River flows through the northern part, while\\nVermilion Creek waters the southern portions. The streams\\nafford good draining facilities for the township, and need\\nBy G. A. McAlpine.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0416.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "WOODHULL TOWNSHIP.\\n323\\nonly to be taken advantage of in order to make valuable\\nmucb land at present comparatively worthless.\\nSETTLEMENT AND INCIDENTS.\\nOn the Ist day of November, 1836, John and Josephus\\nWoodhull (brothers) reached the little log cabin then\\nknown as Laing s tavern. It was probably the first build-\\ning erected in the village of Laiugsburg. It was a mere\\nshanty of logs, without floor other than the ground, with\\nno chimney save a hole in the roof, while stones set up in\\none corner served as a fireplace. Here having met a pro-\\nfessional land-looker by. the name of Johnson, they em-\\nployed him as guide. They crossed the river on a raft,\\nsouth of the place now spanned by the bridge, and landed\\nbetween the forks, as the locality was known in an early\\nday. After taking the description of certain portions of\\nsections 5 and 9, now in the township of Woodhull, the\\nbrothers proceeded with all haste to Detroit. But it seems\\nthe man whom they had employed as a guide was one\\nwho in those days was called a land-shark, but in the\\nrefined phraseology of more modern days would be termed\\na man of business capacity and shrewdness. They found\\nthey had been preceded by a gentleman who had pur-\\nchased from the guide the minutes of the same land\\nwhich tlic} wished to enter. They finally bought him off\\nfor twenty dollars, and after waiting two days succeeded in\\ngetting the duplicates of their land.\\nJohn Woodhull entered the northeast quarter of section\\n9. Josephus Woodhull entered two hundred and forty\\nacres of section 4, comprising the southeast quarter and the\\neast half of the southwest quarter. They then returned to\\nthe frontier with two teams well loaded with provisions,\\nand the necessary implements and tools for building a house\\nand commencing life in their new home. On their return\\nthey were accompanied by William Hildreth, a young man\\nin the employ of Josephus Woodhull. While these two\\ncame into the township and built a cabin John Woodhull\\nreturned to Nankin, Wayne Co., for the rest of the family.\\nJosephus Woodhull and William Hildreth therefore\\nbuilt the first house in the township of Woodhull. The\\nwork was commenced and the first tree felled on the 2d day\\nof December, 1836. The house was built entirely of logs,\\nexcept the door, which was made of the lumber of a dry-\\ngoods box brought from the State of New York. It was\\nsixteen by twenty feet, with a loft, which was reached by\\nmeans of a ladder hung by a hinge, in order that it might\\nbe raised up to the ceiling out of the way. While the\\nhouse was building, the weather was exceedingly disagree-\\nable, being stormy and cold, and in addiiiun to a lack of\\nhelp this also tended to retard its completion. But it was\\nfinally finished, and a bright day it was for those who had\\ntoiled many days in its construction (sleeping through the\\nlong cold nights of the winter under a wagon) when it was\\nready for occupancy. It stood on the north part of the\\neast half of the southwest quarter of section 4.\\nBetween Christmas and New Year John Woodhull re-\\nturned, bringing his parents and sister, his wife and three\\nchildren. The settlement at this time, therefore, consisted\\nof ten jiersons.\\nTile winter was long and severe. The snow lay deep,\\nmonth after month, until near the 1st of April. The feed\\nfor the stock was exhausted, and they were compelled then\\nto buy hay for six dollars per ton, which they hauled\\ntwenty-three miles. Oats cost one dollar and sixty-three\\ncents per bushel, potatoes one dollar and twenty-five cents\\nper bushel, and pork twenty-five cents per pound. In the\\nspring Josephus Woodhull bought a load of potatoes of\\nBenjamin Cushing, who lived at Brighton. He planted\\none-half acre, and cultivated them during the summer with\\nthe greatest care, but owing to the heavy sward, which had\\nnot yet decomposed, he received but fifteen bushels in re-\\nturn. Joseph Woodhull, the father of John and Josephus\\nWoodhull, died during the sickly season of 1840. His\\nwife died in 1859, in the eighty-fifth year of her age.\\nJohn Woodhull, whose family, as stated, consisted of a\\nwife and three children, died in 1855. His wife went to\\nWisconsin with a daughter, who married Walter Stone.\\nA son, Zenus S. Woodhull, still lives in the township.\\nJoseph Hildreth, the employee of Josephus Woodhull,\\nremoved to Mu.skegon after living a number of years in\\nthis county. His wife, who came to the township in 1838,\\ndied in the fall of that year. Hers was the first death in\\nWoodhull. She was buried on the farm of Josephus\\nWoodhull. At this place one-half acre of land was after-\\nwards set off as a public cemetery.\\nJosephus Woodhull was a bachelor when he came to\\nMichigan. He married Phoebe Ann Laing, whose parents\\nwere among the founders of Laingsburg.\\nIn the early spring of 1837, Benjamin Lewitt and\\nAbram Schermerhorn, and their families, came to Wood-\\nhull. Mr. Lewitt purchased all of fractional section 5 ex-\\ncept forty acres, and employed Mr. Schermerhorn to work\\nfor him. To him he sold the east half of the northwest\\nquarter of section 5 soon afterwards. In about three years\\nafter coming to the township Mrs. Lewitt died, and was\\nburied on the farm. Mr. Lewitt then moved to Laings-\\nburg. In 1840 his brothers, John, Thomas, and William,\\nwith their mother and two sisters, came in and occupied\\nthis land. But the old lady soon died, after which Thomas\\nand the two sisters returned to England. Abram Scher-\\nmerhorn sold his land to Joseph Woodhull and moved\\naway.\\nPhilander T. Maine, a surveyor, came to the township\\nduring this year, and was married to Miss Viana Wood-\\nhull. This was the first marriage in the township. She\\ndied in a few years, after which Mr. Maine went to Jackson\\nCounty, where he died. In the fall several families located\\nacross the line, in Sciota township, on section 32, Henry\\nHuel and Oliver B. Westcott being among the number.\\nThe latter was the first town clerk and also the first school-\\nteacher in Woodhull. In the fall of 1837 (about the 1st\\nof September), Josephus Woodhull sowed the first wheat\\nsown in the township. The seed was purchased of Job\\nCranston, who lived near Brighton, Livingston Co.\\nIn the spring of 1838, Francis F. Mann, John and\\nSamuel Graham, and Perry Parshall, with their families,\\narrived. Mr. Mann first came to the township in October,\\n1837, at which time he located the southeast quarter of the\\nnortheast quarter of section 10, and purcha.sed the south-\\noiist quarter of section 9. In the following month of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0417.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "324\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nDecember, Mr. Maun having business in Ypsilanti, started\\nwith a yoke of oxen and a grist of buckwheat to go to that\\nvillage. On the way he left his grain at a mill in Ham-\\nburg. Livingston Co., expecting it to be ready for him on\\nhis return. In the mean time the mill was blocked with\\nice, and he started for the mills in Shiawasseetown, where\\nbe waited two nights and one day for his grist. He reached\\nhome in the evening, having been absent eight days. Jo-\\nsephus Woodhull relates a similar circum.stance, in which\\nhe, accompanied by his sister, with two yoke of oxen and\\na wagon-load of provisions, was nine days in coming from\\nNankin, Wayne Co., to his home in Woodhull. Mr. and\\nMrs. Mann are the only couple now living in the township\\nthat came in in the spring of 1838. They have never\\nmoved from the place of their first settlement farther than\\nfrom the cabin into the house which they now occupy.\\nTheir daughter, Mary 0., was one of the first children born\\nin the township. John Graham, who had been to Wood-\\nhull in the summer of 1837, and cut hay, and later had\\nbuilt a hou.se, returned again when Mr. Mann came, in\\nFebruary, 1838. He located six eighty-acre lots, half of\\nwhich was for his brother Samuel, to whom he gave the\\nprivilege of selecting that part which he preferred. He\\nselected the land lying near the lakes, now known as Gra-\\nham Lakes, on section 10, while John took the north part\\nof section 15, except the east one-half of the northeast\\nquarter. John Graham died in 1875. His wife had died\\nin 1847. The daughter who came with them married\\nHolden McFarlan she died in 1870.\\nSamuel Graham came to New York from Ireland, and\\nafter traveling considerably through the United States set-\\ntled in Michigan. He located, as before stated, two hun-\\ndred and forty acres of section 10. He was a carpenter,\\nand built the first framed building in the township for Jo-\\nsephus Woodhull. Mr. Graham served in the war ot the\\nRebellion. His wife died in 1866, and the next year he\\nmoved to Lansing, where he still resides.\\nPerry Parshall settled on section 4 in March of 1838.\\nHe died in 1868. His wife had died many years before.\\nHis son Harrison, who was about twenty-two years of age\\nwhen he came to the township, lived on the old homestead\\ntill his death.\\nPatrick Corcoran, with his wife and children, John,\\nBarney, Owen, Bartlett, Henry, Fannie, and Ann, from\\nIreland, came to Woodhull in the fall of 1838. He lo-\\ncated a large tract of land on sections 32 and 33. The pa-\\nrents, Bartlett, and Fannie are dead. The homestead is\\nstill occupied by the family.\\nWilliam Hammond and Reuben Place also deserve men-\\ntion among the pioneers of Woodhull. The former reached\\nthe township about the year 1840. His family consisted\\nof a wife and one child. He settled the west half of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 12. He remained smue years,\\nbut his wife having died, he sold his property and went to\\nthe northwest part of Michigan. Reuben Place had con-\\nsiderable skill in wood-work. He supplied the early set-\\ntlers with chairs, more remarkable for their solidity than\\nbeauty. He subsequently removed to Bennington. E.\\nTooker settled on the west half of the southeast quarter of\\nsection 29, and S. Moon located on section 21.\\nA large portion of land was held by speculators for a\\nnumber of years, which retarded the settlement of the\\ntownship considerably. The most of this came into market\\nat a later day, and now there is comparatively little non-\\nresident land. Among those who owned considerable tracts\\nare the names of Bliss and Godfrey.\\nThe most serious inconvenience known to the early set-\\ntlers was the distance they were compelled to travel for\\ntheir groceries tind provisions. A market for produce, after\\nthe home demand had been supplied, was almost out of the\\nquestion. If trading to any amount was to be done, a trip\\nwas made, with cattle, to Ann Arbor or Detroit, usually\\noccupying from ten to fifteen days, according to the condi-\\ntion of the roads. Of their condition at this late day no\\nadequate idea can be given. They were at times almost\\nimpa.ssable, and frequently the wagon, and sometimes even\\nthe oxen, would have to be raised from the mud or sink-\\nholes, which were not uncommon, especially in the spring\\nof the year. A serious want was a blacksmith-shop. The\\niron implements so necessary in clearing and subduing a\\nnew country were constantly broken and otherwise rendered\\nunfit for use. The hook of a chain or the point of a plow\\nwould alike have to be carried eight or ten miles, a half-\\nday spent, or a long tramp made thi ough the woods late at\\nnight, in order to secure the necessary repairs. But in the\\nspring of 1839, Josephus Woodhull purchased a good bel-\\nlows and kit of tools, and opened a blacksmith-shop in a\\nlittle log cabin on his farm. From this time until other\\nshops were established in the villages near Woodhull, this\\nshop did good service to the settlers.\\nSeveral Indian trails crossed the township the one mostly\\nused by the Indians led east and west through Antrim,\\nPerry, and Woodhull townships to Laingsburg. The first\\nroad established in the town passed between sections 9 and\\n16 and 10 and 15. Another was then established leading\\nalso to Laingsburg. The next one led south through the\\nwestern part of the township. These roads were established\\nin the summer of 1838.\\nIn the latter part of July, 1840, the sickly season (as\\nthe period was known for many years) commenced, and by\\nthe middle of August a majority of the people in the settle-\\nment were sick with bilious fever. Ralph Williams, who\\nlived in what is now Sciota township, was the only man in\\nthe entire settlement who was able to go from house to\\nhouse and attend the sick. He was an excellent man in\\nthis regard, and did all in his power to alleviate the suffer-\\nings of those around him.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND LIST OF\\nOFFICERS.\\nWoodhull was set oft from the old township of Shia-\\nwassee, and erected a separate township, by act of the\\nLegislature approved April 2, 1 838. By this act it was\\nprovided and declared that townships 5 and 6 north of\\nrange 1 east be organized as a separate township named\\nWoodhull, and that the first township-meeting should be\\nheld at the house of Peter Laing. In accordance with\\nthe terms of this act the first town-meeting was held at", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0418.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "WOODHULL TOWNSHIP.\\n325\\nthe place designated, April 30, 1838. Henry Leach was\\nchosen moderator; Oliver B. Westcott, clerk; Benjamin\\nHewitt, assistant clerk Josephus and John WoodhuU,\\nWalter Laing, and John Graham, inspectors of election.\\nThe entire vote cast numbered twenty-two. The names of\\nthe voters were as follows\\nHenry Buell.\\nJoseph Woodhull.\\nJosephus Woodhull.\\nJohn Woodhull.\\nJoseph Hildreth.\\nJohn Hill, Jr.\\nJohn Brindle.\\nWilliam P. Laing.\\nAbraham Schermerhorn.\\nJohn Graham.\\nBenjamin Lewitt.\\nCornelius Putnam.\\nPerry Parshall.\\nLewis Shippee.\\nHarris Parshall.\\nAlvin S. McDowell.\\nSamuel Graham.\\nHenry Leach.\\nFrancis F. Mann.\\nSamuel Millard.\\nOliver B. Westcott.\\nWalter Laimr.\\nThe township officers elected at this and subsequent\\nannual meetings until the present time have been as named\\nin the following list, viz.\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Woodhull; Clerk, Oliver B.\\nWestcott Assessors, William P. Laing, Cor-\\nnelius Putnam; Collector, Walter Laing; School\\nInspectors, Oliver B. Westcott, Benjamin Le-\\nwitt, John Graham Directors of the Poor,\\nMilton Phelps, Alvin S. McDowell Highway\\nCommissioners, William P. Laing, Henry Buell,\\nHenry Leach Justices, Jo.sephus Woodhull,\\nPeter Laing, Henry Leach, John Graham Con-\\nstables, Walter Laing, Gideon M. Cross.\\n1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Woodhull; Clerk, Oliver B.\\nWestcott Assessors, Francis F. Mann, Philan-\\nder T. Maine, Walter Laing; Highway Com-\\nmissioners, Mason Phelps, Samuel Graham,\\nJosephus Woodhull School Inspectors, Oliver\\nB. Westcott, Josephus Woodhull, Philander T.\\nMaine; Constables, W. P. Laing, Gideon M.\\nCross; Collector, W. P. Laing; Justice, Jo-\\nsephus Woodhull Treasurer, John Woodhull\\nPoonuasters, Samuel Graham, John Graham.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John Woodhull; Clerk, Oliver B.\\nWestcott; Treasurer, John Woodhull; As-\\nsessors, F. F. Mann, Philander T. Maine, Cor-\\nnelius Putnam School Inspectors, Oliver B.\\nWestcott, Josephus Woodhull, P. T. Maine;\\nDirectora of the Poor, Oliver B. Westcott,\\nPeter Laing; Highway Commissioners, Josephus\\nWoodhull, M. Phelps, Allen Smith Justice,\\nAllen Smith; Collector, W. P. Laing; Con-\\nstables, W. P. Laing, R. Williams.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, E. P. Tooker Clerk, P. T. Maine;\\nTreasurer, S. B. Fuller; Justice, John Graham\\nAssessors, Franklin Childs, Cornelius Putnam,\\nFrancis F. Mann Highway Commissioners,\\nMason Phelps, Henry Leach, Henry Buell\\nSchool Inspectors, Charles Place, Franklin\\nChilds, P. T. Maine; Directors of the Poor,\\nPeter Laing, G. M. Cross; Constables, W. P.\\nLaing, Owen Corcoran, F. F. Mann, Smith\\nTooker Collector, W. P. Laing.\\n1842. Supervisor, John Woodhull Clerk, Oiven Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, Josephus Woodhull Justices,\\nJoseph Hildreth, John Corcoran Assessors,\\nJoseph Hildreth, Kdward Bragg; Highway\\nCommissioners, Josephus Woodhull, Owen Cor-\\ncoran, Smith Tooker School Inspectors, Jo-\\nsephus Woodhull Owen Corcoran, Philander\\nT. Maine; Constables, Smith Tooker, F. F.\\nMann.\\n1843. Supervisor, P. T. Maine; Clerk, Owen Corcoran;\\nTreasurer, Eliphalet Tooker; Justice, Josephus\\nWoodhull Highway Commissioners, John\\nWoodhull, Barney Corcoran, F. F. Mann\\nSchool Inspectors, P. T. Maine, Edward Bray;\\nAssessors, William Hammond, John Corcoran\\nConstables, Smith Tooker, Stephen Finch.\\n1844. Supervisor, E. S. Tooker; Clerk, Owen Corcoran;\\nTreasurer, G. W. Hosslor Justices, John Cor-\\ncoran, William Hammond; Highway Commis-\\nsioners, Nathan Hawley, F. F. Mann, G. W.\\nHossler; School Inspectors, G. N. Stoddard,\\npjdward Bray Constable, Stephen Finch.\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. B. Warner; Clerk, P. T. Maine;\\nTreasurer, Josephus Woodhull Highway Com-\\nmissioners, James Warfle, N. Stoddard, John\\nGraham Constables, Stephen Finch, 0. G.\\nTooker, A. M. Chadwick, E. Howell School\\nInspector, Josephus Woodhull.\\n184G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. B. Warner; Clerk, P. T. Maine;\\nTreasurer, Josephus Woodhull Highway Com-\\nmissioners, Nathan Hawley, John Graham, R.\\nPlace School Inspector, Sylvanus Bachelor\\nJustice, G. N. Stoddard Constables, Peter Shaft,\\nA. M. Chadwick, James P]. Bunnel.\\n1847. Supervisor, E. F. Tooker; Clerk, Owen Corcoran\\nTreasurer, Josephus Woodhull Justice, John\\nTiiompson Highway Commissioners, W. G.\\nKent, John Graham, Joshua Marsh School\\nInspector, Henry Frederick; Constables, J. V.\\nShaft, Henry Frederick, Daniel S. Sparks, 0. G.\\nTooker.\\n1848. Supervisor, John Thompson Clerk, Owen Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, John Woodhull Justices,\\nJohn Corcoran, Nicholas Flanagan; Highway\\nCommissioner, William G. Kent; School In-\\nspectors, Zetus Woodhull, Francis F. Mann\\nConstables, Charles Marsh, Zetus Woodhull, G.\\nH. Corcoran, S. C. Goodhue.\\n1849. Supervisor, John Thompson Clerk, Owen Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, David Tooker; Highway\\nCommissioner, Andrew Van Riper School In-\\nspector, W. G. Kent Constables, Jacob V.\\nShaft, Daniel D. Searles, Richard Warfer, F.\\nF. Mann.\\n1850. Supervisor, John Thompson Clerk, Owen Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, David G. Tower Justices,\\nDavid G. Tower, Josephus Woodhull; High-\\nway Commis-sioner, John Woodhull School", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0419.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "326\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nInspector, F. F. Mann Constables, J. V. Shaft,\\nHugh Oaks, James S. Harper, George H. Cor-\\ncoran.\\n1851. Supervisor, Josephus Woodhull Clerk, Owen Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, W. G. Kent Justice, John\\nThompson Commissioner of Highways, Isaac\\nThompson School Inspector, Zetus S. Wood-\\nhull Constables, Hugh Oaks, R. Shaw.\\n1852. Supervisor, Josephus Woodhull Clerk, Owen Cor-\\ncoran Treasurer, W. G. Kent Justices, Lewis\\nT. Bennett, John Corcoran Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Andrew Van Riper; School Inspector,\\nLewis T. Bennett; Constables, John W. Van\\nWormer, Roswell Shaw, B. E. Crandel, Alex-\\nander Place.\\n1853. Supervisor, John Thompson; Clerk, John G.\\nMarsh Treasurer, W. G. Kent Justice, Isaac\\nE. Everts Highway Commissioner, Christopher\\nMowers School Inspector, Jonathan Burke\\nConstables, Bartley Siegle, John W. Van\\nWormer, Benjamin J. Crandal, James S. Harper.\\n1854. Supervisor, Josephus Woodhull Clerk, Joshua\\nG. Marsh Treasurer, Andrew Van Riper; Ju.s-\\ntice, Ira Burlinganie Highway Commissioner,\\nHugh Oaks School Inspectors, Truman Willits,\\nLewis Bennett Constables, P. Chalker, Charles\\nGould, William Chaucarty, Solomon Burlingame.\\n1855. Supervisor, John Thompson Clerk, J. G. Marsh\\nTreasurer, Andrew Van Riper Justice, Thomas\\nStevens Highway Commissioner, John W. Van\\nWormer School Inspector, James H. Burlin-\\ngame Constables, Bartley Siegle, Jacob V.\\nShaft, Henry Stevens, James H. Burlingame.\\n1856. Supervisor, John Thompson Clerk, J. G. Marsh\\nTreasurer, Andrew Van Riper; Justices, John\\nThompson, John Corcoran Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Solomon Burlingame School Inspector,\\nFrancis F. Mann Constables, Henry Stevens,\\nCharles Gould, James Burlingame, Philip\\nChalker.\\n1857. Supervisor, John Thompson; Clerk, E. F. Kay;\\nTreasurer, F. P. Mann Justice, James Graham\\nHighway Commissioner, Philo C. Leavenworth\\nSchool Inspector, Sidney H. Munger; Constables,\\nGeorge Colby, Charles Rohrabacher, Moses P.\\nMarsh, Isaac E. Everts.\\n1858. Supervisor, John Thompson; Clerk, E. F. Kay;\\nTreasurer, F. F. Mann Justice, William Hurd\\nHighway Commissioner, G. M. Colby School\\nInspector, H. H. Ilawley Constables, Philip\\nChalker, Russell Dyer, Henry Stevens, James\\nHarper.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. G. Marsh; Clerk, E. F. H. Kay;\\nTreasurer, F. F. Mann Justice, Thomas Ste-\\nvens School Inspectors, Owen Corcoran, S. H.\\nMunger Highway Commissioners, Hugh Oaks,\\nHenry Stevens; Constables, James Harper,\\nHenry Stevens, George M. Colby, Charles Rohra-\\nbacher.\\n1860. Supervisor, J. G. Marsh Clerk, John Thompson\\nTreasurer, F. F. Mann Justice, John Thomp-\\nson Highway Commissioner, Andrew Rohra-\\nbacher; School Inspector, Sidney H. Munger;\\nConstables, Henry Stevens, George M. Colby,\\nIra Burlingame, Charles Marsh.\\n1861. Supervisor, J. G. Marsh; Clerk, Owen Corcoran;\\nTreasurer, F. F. Mann Justice, Sidney H. Mun-\\nger Highway Commissioner, William Colby\\nSchool Inspector, Lewis Bennett Constables,\\nPatrick McDowell, Isaac RohrabacTier, Israel\\nParshall.\\n1862. Supervisor, J. G. Marsh; Clerk, Owen Corcoran;\\nTreasurer, W. G. Kent Justices, Hugh Oaks,\\nHenry Stevens, John J. Ginteling Highway\\nCommissioner, John W. Van Wormer School\\nInspector, S. H. Manzer Constables, G. M.\\nColby, Patrick McDowell. Jerome Wright, Isaac\\nRohrabacher.\\n1863. Supervisor, J. G. Marsh; Clerk, S. H. Manzer\\nTreasurer, William Kent Justices, John Cor-\\ncoran, William H. Force; School Inspector, J.\\nV. D. Wyckoff; Highway Commissioner, Pat-\\nrick McKeon Constables, George M. Colby,\\nPatrick McDowell, John S. Green, Abraham H.\\nEverts.\\n1864. Supervisor, J. G. Marsh Clerk, S. H. Manzer\\nTreasurer, William G. Kent Justice, D. J.\\nTower Highway Commissioners, John S. Green,\\nAndrew Rohrabacher School Inspector, Joshua\\nG. Marsh Constables, G. M. Colby, Jerome\\nWright, George Smith, John Siegle.\\n1865.^Supervisor, S. H. Manzer Clerk, Owen Corcoran\\nTreasurer, William G. Kent; Justices, Henry\\nStevens, Lawson W. Beardslee Highway Com-\\nmissioner, Bernard Bray School Inspector, S.\\nH. Manzer Constables, J. M. Shaft, George M.\\nColby, George Acker, Isaac E. Everts.\\n1866. -Supervisor, Josephus Woodhull; Clerk, Zetus S.\\nWoodhull Treasurer, W. G. Kent Justices,\\nJosephus Woodhull, James S. Harper School\\nInspector, Joshua G. Ward Highway Commis-\\nsioner, Bartley Siegle; Constables, S. S. Green,\\nJohn M. Shaft, John Siegle, James Bray.\\n1867. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh Clerk, Zetus S.\\nWoodhull Treasurer, James S. Harper Jus-\\ntices, John Corcoran, George M. Colby, Charles\\nWalker; Highway Commissioner, William Col-\\nby; School Inspector, Arthur H. Bigg; Consta-\\nbles, John M. Shaft, Ovid Whipple, Isaac Rohra-\\nbacher, William Bailey.\\n1868. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh Clerk, Arthur H.\\nBigg Treasurer, Francis F. Mann Justices,\\nHugh Oaks, Charles Arnold Highway Commis-\\nsioners, James M. Clement, Bernard Bray;\\nSchool Inspector, James S. Harper; Constables,\\nJohn M. Shaft, David Whipple, Oliver P. Everts,\\nAlford S. Wright.\\n1869. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Smith F.\\nWarner; Treasurer, John M. Shaft; Justices,\\nDavid Tower, Henry Stevens Highway Com-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0420.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "WOODHULL TOWNSHIP.\\n327\\nmissioner, S. S. Green School Inspector, Henry\\nTallmLidge; Constables, B. D. Corcoran, Oliver P.\\nEverts, Alfred L. Wright, Andrew J. Harper.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, J. G. Marsh Clerk, Smitii F. War-\\nner Treasurer, John M. Shaft Justices, Henry\\nStevens, Samuel Pope; Highway Commissioner,\\nA. Simpkins School Inspector, James S. Har-\\nper; Constables, Oliver P. Everts, Alphonso\\nHarkness, George Acker, Charles S. Place.\\n1871. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Smith F.\\nWarner; Treasurer, Isaac Rohrabacher; Justice,\\nJohn Corcoran; Highway Commissioner, John\\nL. Tyler School Inspector, Henry Tallmadge\\nConstables, John H. Corcoran, Sidney Simpson,\\nAlphonso Harkness, John H. Parshall.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Smith F.\\nWarner; Treasurer, Isaac Rohrabacher; Justice,\\nHugh Oaks; Highway Commissioner, Sidney S.\\nGreen Drain Commissioner, Owen Corcoran\\nSchool Inspectors, James S. Harper, Michael\\nFlanagan Constables, Oliver P. Everts, Andrew\\nJ. Harper, Bartley Siegle, Israel E. Saddler.\\n1873. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Richard F.\\nKay Treasurer, Isaac Rohrabacher Justice,\\nGeorge W. Clements; Highway Commissioners,\\nSarsfield Corcoran, Almond N. Stevens Drain\\nCommissioner, Owen Corcoran School Inspec-\\ntor, James S. Harper Constables, Oliver P.\\nEverts, Alfred L. Wright, William H. Robison,\\nBartley Siegle.\\n1874. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Richard F.\\nKay; Treasurer, John M. Shaft; Justice, Henry\\nStevens Highway Commissioner, Zetus S. Wood-\\nhull School Inspector, John Tyler Drain Com-\\nnii.ssioner, Chauncey Rohrabacher; Constables,\\nWilliam Robinson, Parley Laing, Smith F. War-\\nner, Rodolphus E. Tower.\\n1875. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh Clerk, Smith F.\\nWarner; Treasurer, John M. Shaft; Justice,\\nJohn Corcoran; Highway Commissioner, Michael\\nFlanagan School Superintendent, Charles M.\\nSmith; School Inspector, James S. Harper;\\nDrain Commissioner, Chauncey Rohrabacher;\\nConstables, Oliver P. Everts, Paisley Laing,\\nR. E. Ilower, Bartley Siegle.\\n1876. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh; Clerk, Charles M.\\nSmith Treasurer, John M.Shaft; Justice, Hugh\\nOaks; Highway Commissioner, Michael Flana-\\ngan School Superintendent, Richard F. Kay\\nSchool In. ipcctor, James S. Harper; Drain Com-\\nmissioner, Isaac Rohrabacher Constables, Oliver\\nP. Everts, Bartley Siegle, John L. Tyler, .Johij\\nDunn.\\n1877. Supervisor, Joshua G. Marsh Clerk, Smith F.\\nWarner; Treasurer, Daniel R. Tuthill Justice,\\nJames S. Harper; Commissioner of Highways,\\nEdward Crawford School Superintendent, Dan-\\niel 0. Beardslee; School Inspector, Hugh Oaks;\\nConstables, J. D. Southwell, Bartley Siegle, F.\\nM. Powell, J. F. Hunt.\\n1878. Supervisor, Smith F. Warner; Clerk, Joseph V.\\nD. Wyckoff; Treasurer, John Aikens Justices,\\nHenry Stevens, G. W^. Chrouch School Super-\\nintendent, Daniel 0. Beardslee School Inspec-\\ntor, James S. Harper Highway Commissioner,\\nWilliam G. Kent Drain Commissioner, Joshua\\nG. Marsh Constables, F. M. Powell, J. D.\\nSouthwell, Bartley Siegle, D. Mansh.\\n1879. Supervisor, S. F. Warner; Clerk, Joseph V. D.\\nWyckofF; Treasurer, Joshua G. Marsh Jus-\\ntice, John Corcoran Highway Commissioner,\\nWilliam G. Kent School Superintendent,\\nGeorge W. Chrouch School Inspector, James\\nS. Harper Drain Commissioner, Joshua G.\\nMarsh Constables, Francis M. Powell, Mark\\nMarlatt, Newton Shaft, Jediah Southwell.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Smith F.Warner; Clerk, Joseph V.\\nD. Wyckoif Treasurer, Joshua G. Marks Jus-\\ntice, Hugh Oakes Highway Commissioner, Wil-\\nliam Kent School Superintendent, George W.\\nChrouch Drain Commissioner, George W.\\nColby School Inspector, James 8. Harper\\nConstables, Alfred F. Tyler, Alphonso Harkness,\\nOliver P. Everts, Horace R. Stevens.\\nEARLY SCHOOLS.\\nOn Nov. 14, 1837, the school commissioners of Shia-\\nwassee township (which at that time embraced the territory\\ncomprised in Shiawassee, Antrim, Bennington, Perry, Wood-\\nhull, and Sciota) met at the Shiawassee Exchange, and\\ndivided the township into school districts. Woodhull was\\ndivided as follows\\nDistrict No. 1 iijcluded sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13,\\n14, 15.\\nDistrict No. 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34,\\n35, 36.\\nDistrict No. 3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18.\\nDi-strict No. 4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 31,\\n32, 33.\\nIn the fall of 1838 the inhabitants of Woodhull and the\\nneighboring towns of Bath and Victor in Clinton County\\nmet at the house of Josephus Woodhull for the transaction\\nof .school bijsiness. Of this meeting Mr. Woodhull was\\nchosen moderator, and the usual school officers were elected.\\nIt was then decided to have a bee and build a school-house.\\nNearly all the settlers in the vicinity accordingly assembled\\nat a specified place a few days afterwards, and, working\\nwith alacrity, soon completed a log school-house. This\\nbuilding stood near the county-line, on section 5. It was\\nthe first school house built in Woodhull township, and in\\nit was taught the first school by Oliver B. Westcott. He\\nreceived ten dollars per month and boarded himself. The\\nattendance was from ten to sixteen, and among the number\\nwere children from territory now comprised in four town-\\nships.\\nAs no money had thus far been collected by taxation for\\nschool purposes it was necessary to raise this amount by\\nsubscription, or by assessing the parents of those who at-\\ntended .school a certain per cent. The money was accord-\\ningly raised in this way.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0421.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "328\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe next school district was formed in 1842, in the\\nlocality containing; the northern Methodist Episcopal\\nchurch. The inhabitants met at the house of John Gra-\\nham and elected the necessary district officers, but the\\nminutes of the meeting are not to be found. A site wa.s\\nselected, being the one now occupied by the school-house\\nin district No. 2. A framed school-house was then built,\\nbeing the first in the town.ship, in which Martha Spicer\\ntaught the first school. Elizabeth Woodhull and Mary\\nJane Hill taught in the same district soon after.\\nRELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.\\nThe early settlers of Woodhull would compare favorably\\nin character and education with those of any other town-\\nship in the county. They had scarcely placed themselves\\nin a position to provide for the bare wants of life when\\nthey began to agitate measures for the chtablishment of\\nschools and churches. All the principal denominations of\\nthe Protestant Church have been organized and encouraged\\nfrom time to time. Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and\\nCongregational societies have been established. But the\\nchanges and vicissitudes of more than forty years have\\nworked the dissolution of nearly all the societies formed in\\nan early day. In the church, as in the school-room, the\\nfield, and the household, the men and women who, in the\\nstrength and vigor of youth, put their shoulders to the\\nwheel have surrendered the task, unfinished, to another\\ngeneration.\\nIn the year 1839 a Methodist class was formed in the\\nlog school-house on section 5. A Mr. Finch, of Bath, was\\nthe first class-leader. This cla.ss sub.se(iuently disbanded,\\nand others of the same denomination have since been\\nformed. The class now in existence in the northern part\\nof Woodhull was formed in September, 1855, in the Antrim\\nCircuit, and at that time was known as West Perry charge.\\nJames S. Harper was chosen class-leader. The meeting-\\nhouse of the society was erected in 1879, at a cost of\\none thousand and fifty dollars. The ground for the cemetery\\nat this church was donated to the township by F. F. Mann\\nand Samuel Graham. It contains one and one-half acres.\\nIn the same year that the Methodist class was formed\\nElder B. B. Brighatu organized a Baptist Church. The\\nplace of holding its meetings was afterwards changed to\\nLaingsburg.\\nIn the month of May, 1879, a meeting was called at\\nShaftsburg, for the purpose of taking action in regard to\\nbuilding a church. The following persons were appointed\\na building committee James Harper, J. V. D Wyckoff,\\nSr., Joshua G. Marsh, and Rev. James Whitford, of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church, as chairman. With the un-\\nderstanding that the various societies should be allowed to\\nworship in the new house, the members of all denomina-\\ntions subscribed liberally, and about two thousand two hun-\\ndred dollars was pledged fiir that purpose. The building\\nwas erected during the summer of that year. It is now,\\nhowever, under the exclusive control of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church.\\nSHAFTSBURG.\\nThis station on the Grand Trunk Railroad contains four\\nstores, a hotel, a post-office, two blacksmith-shops, a saw-\\nmill, a flouring-mill, and a meeting-house. The village is\\nplatted on the land of John P. Shaft, from whom it is\\nnamed. The post-office at this place was established in\\n1878, and Newton Bacon, who had opened the first dry-\\ngoods store, was appointed postmaster.\\nThe flouring-mill, the first and only one built in the\\ntownship, was erected by Jacob Stabler in 1877. It has\\ntwo run of stones. Just previous to its completion. Stabler\\nHarlow built the saw-mill. The hotel was built by John\\nP. Shaft.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0422.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0423.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "i.-ilr\\nRbs,d,.nce of ANDREW J VAN fi/PBR. Woodhull. Shiawassee. Co Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0424.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "WOODIIULL TOWNSHIP.\\n329\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nANDREW J. VAN RIPER.\\nMRS. ANDREW J. VAN RIPER.\\nANDREW J. VAN IlIPKll.\\nTills venerable pioneer was born in Patcrson, N. J.,\\nJan. 9, 1806. His father, Jeremiah Van Riper, was born\\nin Lodi, P]\u00c2\u00bbsex Co., N. J. He married Miss Elizabeth\\nTJlarcom, and reared a family of seven children. The elder\\nVan Riper was a thrifly, industrious, and successful farmer,\\na man of undoubted integrity, and one of Michigan s ear-\\nliest settlers, and universally beloved for his kindness of\\nheart. He had a large circle of friends, and was perhaps\\nwithout an enemy. Andrew lived with his father until he\\nwas fifteen years of age, when he went to the city of New\\nYork and apprenticed himself to the trade of a shoemaker.\\nHe remained in New York two years, at the expiration of\\nwhich time he returned to Patcrson and commenced business\\nfor himself In 1824 he removed to Seneca Co., N. Y.,\\nwhither his father had removed the year previous. Here\\nhe followed his trade, and in 1827 was married to Miss\\nCatheritie Dubois. In May, 1831, he started for Michigan\\nwith his family, which consisted of his wife and two chil-\\ndren. He settled in the town of Lodi, Washtenaw Co.,\\nwhere he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land\\nfrom the government, receiving his deed from Martin Van\\nBureii. In ISiM his father followed him, and purchased a\\nfarm mar the home of his son, where he resided until his\\ndeath, which occurred in 1858. In IS-JS, Mr. Van Riper\\nremoved to the town of Woodhull, where he had j)reviously\\n42\\npurchased four hundred and eighty acres of government\\nland. Here he has since resided, and during the thirty-\\ntwo years that he has been a resident of Woodhull no man\\nhas been more clo.sely identified with its development than\\nhe. Energy, indu.stry, and economy are the salient points\\nin the charaeter of Mr. Van Riper. He has perfected a\\nvaluable record as a citizen, and no one stand.s higher in the\\nestimation of the people of Woodhull than he. His word,\\nwhether given in a business transaction or in ordinary con-\\nversation, is considered to be as good as his bond. He has\\nbeen highly successful in business, and lias accumulated a\\nfine competency, and at the same time has been a generous\\ngiver, a friend to the poor and distressed, and a liberal sup-\\nporter of all public and charitable enterprises. In his relig-\\nious belief he is a Presbyterian. He was one of the founders\\nof the Presbyterian Church of Lodi, and identified himself\\nlargely with the building of the Methodist church of Shafts-\\nburg. Socially he is genial and courteous he loves a good\\njoke, and his irank, open countenance is indicative of good-\\nnature and generosity. In his domestic relations he is a\\nkind father and a valued friend. He has settled his ehildreu\\naround him, to each of whom he has given good homes.\\nHe is now in his seventy-fifth year, and still retains much\\nof his former vigor and energy. He has made a name and\\nreputation that will live as long as the history of Woodhull.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0425.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "330\\nHISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFHANCla F. JIANN.\\nMRS. FRANCIS F. MANN.\\nFRANCIS F. MANN.\\nThe family traditions of Francis F. Mann reach back to\\na time before the French and Indian wnr, when two broth-\\ners, named respectively William and Samuel Mann, came\\nto America. They went back to England, their native\\nland, in a few years, but soon returned to America. Which\\nof these was the ancestor of the subject of this sketcii it is\\nimpossible to say. His grandfather, Jacob Mann, who was\\nborn in 1744, and lived in Wenham, Mass., married Miss\\nSusan Richardson.\\nWhile a young man, being afflicted with the rheumatism,\\nhe left the farm where he had lived and went to Harvard\\nCollege, from which he graduated. He was then admitted\\nto the Congregational Church as minister, and was the first\\nlocated pastor of tliat denomination in the town of Alstead,\\nN. H. In this place Jacob Mann, Jr., the father of Fran-\\ncis F. Mann, was born in August, 1782. His wife, Miss\\nPlioebe Fisher, was born Sept. 2, 1787.\\nFrancis F. Mann was born in the town of Alstead, N. H.,\\nDec. 12, 1808. When he was about three years old his\\nfather died, and his mother subsequently married again.\\nHe remained at home until he was fourteen, and then went\\nto live with his uncle, Samuel Mann. He subsequently\\nleft Alstead and went to Walpole, where he met Laura\\nRobin.son, to whom he was married June 29, 18:?6.\\nThe ancestors of Mrs. Mann are traced back to the time\\nwhen the Pilgrims left England and went to Leyden. She\\nis the descendant of John Robin.son, formerly a preacher\\nin the Established Church near Yarmouth, Norfolk, Eng-\\nland, and whose sons came to Plymouth in the May-\\nflower. John llobin.son, the great-grandfather of Mrs.\\nMann, lived in Connecticut, where Isaiah Robinson, her\\ngrandfather, a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Ches-\\nter, Vt., was born. In 1750 he married Sarah Robins, the\\ndaughter of Colonel Robins, who served in the French and\\nIndian war. They lived in Killingly, where, while he was\\nin the Continental Army, her father, Daniel Robinson, was\\nborn, Oct. 29, 1776. At the age of sixteen her father\\nmoved to Springfield, Windsor Co., where he married\\nNancy McEiroy, Oct. 30, 1798. At this place Laura, the\\nfourth daughter, was born June 9, 1809. She subsequently\\nresided with her uncle s family, at Walpole, N. H., where\\nshe met F. F. Mann and was married to him, as already\\nstated:\\nThey came to Washtenaw Co., Mich., in October, 1837.\\nTheir settlement in Michigan is more fully spoken of in\\nthe history of Woodhull township. The following is the\\nrecord of their children: Mary Omenda, born April 24,\\n1839; Helen L., born Dec. 20, 1841; Harriet L., born\\nSept. 25, 1851. Adopted children: Amasa F. Chadwick,\\nborn Sept. 17, 1846; James 0. McClintock, born Oct. 28,\\n1850 Albert J. Wilcox, born July 14, 1865. Amasa F.\\nChadwick died in the hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn., June\\n12, 1864, and was buried in the Soldiers National Ceme-\\ntery at that place.\\nMr. and Mrs. Mann are kind and hospitable, respected\\nby all who know them, and eminently deserving the brief\\nmention given them in this sketch. They are not members\\nof any church in the township, Mrs. Mann having never\\nsevered her connection with the society to which .she be-\\nlonged in the East. They both encourage and favor all\\nsocieties of Christians tlie lives of whose members comply\\nwitli their profe.ssions.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0426.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "JOHN P. SHAFT.\\nThe Shaft family are of German and Frencli ex-\\ntraction. Tlie maternal grandfatiier of the subject of\\nthis sketch was an officer under Napoleon. Nothing\\nis now known regarding his history or the date of\\nhis emigration to America. The jiaternal grand-\\nfather emigrated from Germany previous to the Revo-\\nlution, and upon the breaking out of the war enlisted\\nand served during its continuance. Soon after peace\\nwas declared he settled in Rensselaer Co., N. Y.,\\nwhere Peter Shaft, father of John P., was born.\\nFrom Rensselaer County a portion of the family re-\\nmoved to Saratoga County, wiiere the father of our\\nsubject purchased a farm, and where Joiin P. was\\nborn Sept. 16, 1805. His parents, Peter and Eliza-\\nbeth (Loop) Shaft, reared a fanrily of seven eiiildren,\\nand when John was a babe removed to Madison Co.,\\nN. Y., where they resided until 1838, wlien tlicy\\nemigrated to Perry, Shiawassee Co., Micli.\\nJohn remained with his father until he was twenty-\\none years of age. He received a good com mon-sciiool\\neducation, and shortly after lie attained iiis majority\\nnpiircniiicd himself to the trade of a shoemaker,\\nwliieh lie followed until he came to Micliisran, in\\n1839. He brought with him a stock of boots, shoes,\\nand Icatlier, and settled in the town of Perry, wliere\\nhe purchased two hundred and eighty acres of land\\non sections 19, 20, and 29. About 1846 he removed\\nto Woodhull and purchased one hundred and sixty\\nacres of land where he now resides. To this purchase\\nhe made repeated additions, until he owned at one\\ntime two thousand three hundred and eighty acres.\\nHe now owns one thousand and eighty acres, most of\\nwhich is in the town of Woodhull.\\nMr. Shaft has identified himself largely with the\\ninterests of Woodimll. He laid out the thriving\\nvillage which bears in s name, and was prominent in\\nthe location and construction of the railroad which\\npasses through it. He is a liberal supporter of edu-\\ncational and religious enterprises, anti has done ids\\npart to advance the best interests of tiie town. He\\nhas been married five times, first to Ciiristiana Olsavcr\\nin 1829; slie was a fine type of the pioneer woman,\\nand was highly esteemed. His present wife, net\\nJidia E. Parks, is a lady of much culture and\\nrefinement. Mr. Shaft is now in his seventy-fifth\\nyear, and is still hale and hearty. His name is\\nprominent in tlie history of Woodhull, and he will\\nalwavs be remembered as a valuable citizen.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0427.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0428.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0429.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3293", "width": "2340", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0430.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "CLINTON COUNTY.\\nCHAPTER XLV.\\nBOUND ARIES-TOPOGHAPHy-MINERAL RE-\\nSOUBCES.\\nLocation and Natural Features The Coal-Measures Salt Springs\\nResults of Explorations for Coal and Salt.\\nClinton County lies directly west of Shiawassee, the\\nprincipal meridian of the State forniinc; the boundary-\\nline between them. On the north Clinton is bounded by\\nGratiot County, on the west by Ionia, and on the sotith by\\nthe counties of Ingham and Eaton. The Grand River,\\nflowini; northwestwardly from the latter county, enter.s Clin-\\nton, and, traversing the extreme southwestern corner of its\\nterritory for a few miles, passes across its west boundary into\\nIonia. The other principal streams are the Maple and\\nLooking-Glass Rivers, both of which enter the county\\nacross its eastern border, fiom Shiawassee. The former,\\ncrossing the northeast corner of Clinton in a general course\\ntowards the northwest, passes out into Gratiot County,\\nthrough the southern part of which it meanders for some\\ntwenty miles, and then returns to Clinton across its north\\nboundary (about three miles west of the centre), and flows\\nin a general southwesterly course through the northwest\\ncorner of this county into Ionia.\\nThe Looking-Glass River, coming into the county across\\nthe east line, at a point about seven and a half miles north\\nof its southeast corner, flows in a general course a little\\nsouth of west across Clinton into Ionia Coun:y, passing\\nout of the former about six miles north of its southwest\\ncorner. The Looking-Glass receives tributaries of consider-\\nable size within this county, as does also the INLiple. The\\nprojected improvements on both these streams for purposes\\nof navigation in early years have already been mentioned in\\npreceding pages.\\nThe surface of Clinton County is properly described as\\nundulating, for the swells of ground are not sufiieicntly\\nlufty or abrupt to be termed hills, and there are in the\\ncounty but very few places where entirely level upland\\ntracts of much extent are found, though in the original\\nfield-notes of the government surveys a great number of\\nplaces are mentioned where the surveyors, in traversing this\\ncounty, passed through prairies, and prairie lands.\\nThey also note the existence of floating prairie in some\\nlocalities, and continually luontion marsh, cranberry\\nmarsh, and tamarack swamp. The aggregate of all\\nthese, however, forms but a very small part of the area of\\nthe county.\\nThe kinds of timber noted in the surveys of this county\\nare oak (white, red, yellow, black, and burr), ehii, beech,\\nmaple (hard and soft), white and black ash, aspen, tama-\\nrack, linn, birch, cedar, black-walnut, iron-wood, cotton-\\nwood, hickory, cherry, and spruce, with a very general\\nundergrowth of prickly ash and willow. The greater part\\nof the county was embraced in the heavily-timbered lands\\nand timbered openings, the open lands or prairies being\\ngenerally of small extent. The lands from which lieavy\\ntimber has been cleared are generally strongest and best,\\nbut a really poor soil is scarcely known in any part of the\\ncounty.\\nIn geological formation and development, Clinton County\\npresents but little that is of much interest. Explorations\\nhave been made here in past years for salt springs, and also\\nfor veins of coal, the search for the latter being encouraged\\nby the fact that the entire country is known to be under-\\nlaid by the coal-measures of the lower peninsula, the\\nlocation and limits of which are described by Professor C.\\nRominger, the State geologist, as follows:\\nThe approximate limits of the coal-measures on the\\npeninsula are within a line drawn from Sebawing, on Sag-\\ninaw Bay, towards Holly, in the south part of Genesee\\nCounty,* and from there, prolongated in a southwesterly\\ncurve, to Jackson. From Jackson the line goes west, pass-\\ning a few miles north of Albion it then strikes northwest,\\npassing some distance east of Bellevue to Hastings, whence,\\nnorthward, the extent of the formation is only guessed at.\\nThe western edge of the coal-measures is supposed to inter-\\nsect the Detroit and Milwaukee R lilroad line near Lowell,\\nthence to go nortli, touching Big Rapids, and from there to\\nrun in a northeastern curve diagonally through Osceola\\nCounty and the northwest corner of Clare County. The\\nline does not seem to transgress the second correction line\\nit goes parallel with it along the northern end of Gladwin\\nCounty, from which point the formation is again known\\nthrough actual outcrops. It enters the northwest corner of\\nBay County, and extends in a southeast direction towards\\nthe mouth of Rifle River, striking the shore of Saginaw\\nBay. Tiie rim of the formation is a few miles north of Rifle\\nRiver. It will be seen that this description places the\\ncounty of Clinton entirely within and not far from the\\ncentre of the great coal-basin.\\nIn his report of 187(), on the geological survey of the\\nState, Prof. Rominger makes mention of the outcrop of the\\ncoal formation and other geological developments at Grand\\nLedge, and along the Grand River below that place. As the\\npoint first mentioned is within a short distance of the south\\nboundary of Clinton, and as his description follows the\\nriver in its course of several miles through this county, it is\\nThe professor here makes a mistake in locating Holly, vhioh is in\\nthe northwest corner of O.ikhir.d County.\\n331", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0431.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": "332\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthought appropriate in this connection to extract that por-\\ntion of his report which has reference to this region. He\\nsays, The most instructive natural section through the\\ncoal formations which we have in this State is seen at Grand\\nLedge in the valley of Grand River, ten miles below Lan-\\nsing. The river has carved its bed there to a depth of\\nabout sixty feet below the general surface level of the\\ncountry. The upper part of the hills bordering the valley\\nis formed of drift the lower presents a section through the\\nrock-beds of the coal-measures. The village of Grand\\nLedge is located nearly in the centre of the outcrops, which\\ncontinue up and down the river for about a mile. The\\nstrata rise and sink in undulations, which bring the higher\\nand lower beds to repeated outcrops on the same level.\\nThe order of stratification, often visible in sections of large\\nhorizontal extent, gives a fair opportunity for observing the\\nchanges to which a stratum in its horizontal extension is\\noften subject with regard to thickness and quality of mate-\\nrial. The observed variability explains why, in the numer-\\nous sections seen within the limited .space of a few miles,\\nno one exactly corresponds with the other, although many\\nof them represent about the same horizon.\\nThe upper part of the formation is a coarse-grained\\nsand-rock from twenty-five to thirty feet in thickness. In\\nthe locality where I saw it best exposed the rock occupies\\none of the depressed curves of an undulation such as has\\nbeen alluded to, and at both ends of the exposure lower\\nrock strata come up alongside the upper beds on the same\\nlevel. The sand-rock ledges form a compact body with only\\ninsignificant intermediate seams of shale, or with an occa-\\nsional coal-seam of a few inches thickness wedged in.\\nCalamites and other vegetable imprints, besides concretions\\nof kidney-ore and of iron pyrites and conglomerated seams,\\nare usually found inclosed within the rock mass. In grain\\nand hardness it fully resembles the upper sandstones of\\nJackson its color, however, is a somewhat darker, yellow-\\nish shade. Locally, the rock becomes very hard, and has\\na dark chocolate-brown color from containing an abundance\\nof ferruginous cement a part of this brown rock is coarsely\\nconglomeratic. Next below this sand-rock, which borders\\nthe river in vertical cliffs for nearly the length of a mile,\\nwe find blue shales of arenaceous character, interlaminated\\nwith thin layers of sand-rock, all amounting to a thickness\\nof about fifteen or twenty feet. Under these is a coal-seam\\ntwo and a half feet in thickness, and of very good bitumi-\\nnous quality. It wedges out in places, or changes into a\\nblack, carbonaceous shale. This seam is worked at times\\nby single workmen as a teuiporary occupation when they\\nhave little else to do. The coal-seam rests on a gray, argil-\\nlaceous, laminated sand-rock, with softer shaly seams, which\\nboth inclose a large quantity of coaly vegetable remains,\\nLepidodendron, similar to Lepid. Wortheni, Sdgmaria\\nficoides, trunks and leaves. The thickness of the beds is\\nabout five feet. Lower comes a fine-grained, whitish sand-\\nrock, in even, compact beds eight feet in thickness. Di-\\nrectly under this sand-rock is a fifteen-inch bed of good bitu-\\nminous coal. Lowest in the outcrop are about twenty-five\\nfeet of additional strata, principally sand-rock ledges, with\\nsome intermediate shale-seams. In the bed of the river at this\\nspot large, hard sand-rock slabs of very even bedding, and\\nfrom two to three inches in thickness, are laid open, which\\nwould make excellent flag-stones for paving sidewalks. The\\naggregate thickness of the given section is about ninety feet\\nit begins with the centre of the synclinal depre.ssion, and is\\nfollowed down the stream.\\nA good section through the formation can be observed in\\nthe ravines of a creek entering Grand River from the south,\\na short distance west of the village, and another in the\\nblufl s just below it, and opposite the section last described.\\nHighest in this latter, under a few feet of drifl, are fifteen\\nfeet of arenaceous shales, with nodular seams of sand-rock\\nand kidney-ore concretions, and a band of carbonaceous\\nshale with seams of coal below follow eight feet of a fine-\\ngrained greenish-white sandstone, in thick, even beds, iden-\\ntical with the sand-rock found in the first section, interme-\\ndiate between the two coal-seams. This rock is quarriea\\nand worked into cut stone, window- and door-sills it is of\\nfine quality, better than any of the coal-measure sand-rocks\\nI have before seen. The beds at one end of the quarry are\\nmuch thicker than at the other, and seem to wedge out.\\nUnder the quarry-stone, a foot or two of arenaceous shales,\\nlaminated by black, coaly seams, follow, and then a coal-\\nbed fifteen inches thick. The coal is of very good quality\\neven for black.smiths use, and is occasionally obtained by\\nworking the ([uarry for its sand-rock. The coal-seam rests\\non bluish, arenaceous shales, and lower beds of sand-rock\\nform the base of the bluff and the bed of the river. The\\nbanks of the river, at intervals for the distance of eight\\nmiles, present more limited outcrops than those near Grand\\nLedge, but after that no more rock is denuded in the river-\\nbed until Ionia township is reached, where, in section 23,\\nthe upper sand-rock of the coal-measures comes to the sur-\\nface, or is only covered by a thin coating of drift. The\\nquality of this sand-rock is superior to the equivalent beds\\nat Grand Ledge or at Jackson it can be quarried in blocks\\nof large dimension, and is of proper durability for building\\npurposes. West and north of Ionia, the coal-forma-\\ntion disappears under the drift, and no other borings have\\nbeen made in these directions by which we could ascertain\\nthe extent of its distribution as the surface-rock. To en-\\ncounter the coal-formation again, we have to return east-\\nward.\\nSeveral borings for coal have been made at different times\\nin the southwest part of the county, in the vicinity of the\\nregion to which the professor refers in the extract given\\nabove. One of these borings, made at Eagle, in 1873,\\nshowed the following section\\nDrift 8 feet.\\nSanJ-rocl! 23\\nCoal A tbin vein.\\nFire-cliiy 3\\nLight slate 13\\nBlack slate II\\nSaud-rock 2\\nCoal 36 inches.\\nSand, rock 21 feet.\\nThe other borings in the same township showed strata\\npassed through similar to this. A boring made at Ovid, on\\nthe east line of the county, in 1878, showed a vein of coal\\nabout one foot in thickness at a depth of fifty eight feet\\nbelow the surface. Another, sunk in the same year in Du-\\nplain, in the northeast corner of the county (but not for the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0432.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "GEOLOGICAL MAP\\nor THE LOWER PENINSULA\\n^(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0y MICHlGAN", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0433.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0434.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "BOUNDARIES, TOPOGRAPHY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES.\\n333\\npurpose of discovering coal), reached a depth of one hun-\\ndred and sixty-seven feet, disclosing no coal-vein.\\nFrom the time when the territory of Clinton County\\nfirst became known by white men, it was believed that val-\\nuable salt-springs existed along the valley of the Maple\\nRiver, and this belief resulted in explorations, with a view\\nto their discovery and development. The principal exami-\\nnation of the country to this end was made by the State\\ngeologist, Dr. Douglass Houghton, in 1837, a report of\\nwhich was made by him in January, 1838, from which re-\\nport an extract, having reference to his examinations in\\nthe northwest township of Clinton County, is here given,\\nviz.\\nIt has been known from the earliest settlement of the\\ncountry that the Indians formerly supplied themselves with\\nsalt from .springs occurring on the peninsula; numerous\\nreservations of lands supposed to contain salt-springs have\\nbeen made by the United States. Many years ago several\\nunsuccessful attempts were made by individuals to manu-\\nfacture salt, but, after all, the fact that most of the springs\\nreserved by the United States contain little else than some\\nof the salts of lime and iron, and the failure in the original\\nattempt to manufacture the salt, had with much reason\\ngiven rise to doubts as to the existence of saline springs to\\nany extent. In ascending Maple River saline indications\\nwere first observed in township 8 north, range 4 west, and\\nwere seen to occur at distant intervals between that point\\nand what may be considered as the head of navigation of\\nthe stream, not far from the line between ranges 1 and 2\\nwest. The Maple River, between these points, is a slug-\\ngish stream, having so slight a current as to resemble a suc-\\ncession of narrow lakes, while the alluvial shores, scarcely\\nrising above the water, even when lowest, are covered with\\na dense forest of soft maple, giving to the whole stream, at\\nfirst, rather a forbidding aspect. But in passing from this\\nvalley, which varies from half a mile to two or three miles\\nin width, we come upon a beautiful elevated and undula-\\nting country, for the most past heavily timbered and well\\nadapted to the purposes of agriculture. The bottom of the\\nstream is seen to be composed of a yellowish sand, as are\\nalso the alluvial deposits which bound it on either side, with\\nwhich are frequently seen bowlders of primary rocks, but no\\nrock was seen at any point upon the river.\\nIn Clinton County, township 8 north, range 4 west,\\nsection 15, and where by a somewhat sudden turn the river\\napproaches near to the elevated boundary of the valley just\\ndescribed, saline indications of a decided character appear\\nin the narrow marsh or alluvial bottom which bounds the\\nriver upon its northern side. Two marshes scarcely ele-\\nvated above the surface of the river, and partially separated\\nfrom each other, occur, in the lower of which no distinct\\nsprings can be said to exist, but the water is seen at several\\npoints oozing through the sandy soil in connection with the\\nwater of the river, and although no means could be devised\\nfor preventing the constant accession of fresh water and\\nforeign matter, it will be seen by reference to spring 14,\\ntables Nos. 1 and 2, a much more favorable result was ob-\\ntained than could under those circumstances have been an-\\nticipated.\\nT.ini.E 1. SpriiiQ 14, Lower Marsh, Clinton Salt- Workti, TiiiritsJii p\\n8 N lrth, Iliiiige 4 Serlinn 15.\\nHow owned Private property.\\nGraiiia.\\nSpecific gravity 1.0026\\nMuriate of soda 67.7(5\\nlime 1.22\\nmagne.-^ia b.hi\\nCarbouat*of lime 8.45\\niron 04\\nSulphate of liuie 7.13\\nVegetable matterf 54\\nSiliceous and aluminousf 22\\nSolid matter 90.90\\nTable No. 2. Slimoiinj llie t. nnatiliiciils of One /fiinilred llrainn of\\nSolid Contentn of Sprunj 14, in Table 1.\\nGraina,\\nMuriate of soda 74.50\\nlime 1..15\\nmagnesia G.IO\\nCarbonate of lime 9.. !0\\nSulphate of lime 7.85\\nCarbonate of iron .05\\nVegetable matter .60\\nSiliceous and aluminous matter .25\\nTotal 100.00\\nAt the upper marsh an excavation had been made to a\\ndepth of a few feet, but not sufiicient to prevent the free\\ningress of fresh water. There was a constant discharge of\\nwater in small quantities, perfectly transparent and having\\na temperature of 46\u00c2\u00b0, and, as was also the case with that at\\nthe lower marsh, having a slight odor of sulphuretted hy-\\ndrogen. Since my visit to this place I am informed a shaft\\nhas been sunk through alternate beds of sand and coarse\\ngravel to a depth of about forty feet, and has been attended\\nby a considerable increase of the saline contents of the water.\\nI have received, through the politeness of Messrs. Parks\\nWarner, proprietors of the springs, several bottles of the\\nwater, taken since the shaft was sunk. One hundred cubic\\ninches (three and one-half wine-pints, nearly) of the water\\nsubjected to analysis give the following results\\nGrains.\\nMuriate of soda U. i.SS\\nlime 4.:i0\\nnnigne-sia 12.8:1\\nCarbonate of lime C.2:i\\niron 09\\nSulphate of lime 13.47\\nTotal solid matter 180.80\\nIn consequence of the shaft which has been sunk there\\nhas been an increase over a former analysis of 92.42 grains\\nof solid matter and 77.05 grains of salt in one hundred\\ncubic inches of water. As we continue to ascend the Maple\\nRiver indications of saline occasionally appear, until we\\nThe Clinton Salt- Works, referred to in Dr. lloughton s report,\\nwas not what its name would imply, an establishment for the man-\\nufacture of salt, but a paper-village enterprise, started cm the Maple\\nRiver, in the township of Lebanon, Clinton Co., by Robert S. Porks,\\nLawson S. Warner, Thomas B. Andrews, Charles Hubbell, and Calvin\\nC. Parks, who afterwards (by act approved April 3, 1S38) became in-\\ncorporated as Tho Clinton Salt- Works Company the object of the\\nincorporation being set forth to bo for the purpose of manufacturing\\nsalt by erecting the nece. sary buildings, vats, etc. The platting of\\nan imaginary village, the procuring of this high-sounding act of incor-\\nporation, and tho starting of the Clinton Salt-Works Rank (wild-\\ncat), by whicii many people sutTered loss, was the only result of tho\\nenterprise of these gentlemen.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0f Foreign.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0435.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "334\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\narrive near the source of navigation of that stream in Gra-\\ntiot County, some fifteen to twenty miles above these al-\\nready described.\\nThis report, from so eminent an authority as Dr. Hough-\\nton, established the fact of the existence of salt-springs in\\nthe valley of the Maple River. It is certain, too, that the\\nIndians had made salt in small quantities from the springs\\nfor many years. Mr. B. 0. Williams, of Owosso, who was\\na trader among them as early as 1831, says he has seen and\\neaten salt made by the natives from brine obtained there.\\nBut no result was ever reached in the discovery of supplies\\nof salt water which would pay for manufacturing. The\\nsame result has followed all searches for remunerative veins\\nof coal in Clinton. The fact became apparent years ago,\\nand is now universally accepted as such, that for the people\\nof this county at least, it is far better to expend their labor\\non the surface of their magnificent fields than to delve in\\nthe earth beneath them in search of mineral wealth.\\nCHAPTER XLVI.\\nCHANGES OP CIVIL JUEISDICTION.\\nClinton County incluiled successively in Wayne, Oakland, and Kala-\\nmazoo Erection of Clinton and its Attachment to the County of\\nKent Subsequent Attjvchmcnt to Shiawassee County Subdivision\\nof Clinton County into Civil Townships.\\nIt is frequently said of the county of Clinton (as indeed\\nof many other counties of the lower peninsula of Michi-\\ngan) that it once formed a part of the county of Wayne,\\nwhich was first laid out by proclamation of Winthrop\\nSargent, Acting Governor of the old Northwest Territory,\\nAug. 18, 1796, with boundaries running from the Cuya-\\nhoga River, in Ohio, west to the eastern line of the State\\nof Illinois, and thence north to the boundary between the\\nUnited States and Great Britain, thus including all the\\ncountry between Lakes Erie, St. Clair, and Huron, and\\nLake Michigan, as well as a great tract between the latter\\nand Lake Superior. Nominally, therefore, this county and\\nall the adjacent country was included within the indefinite\\nboundaries of Wayne for many years, and yet, practically\\nthis inaccessible wilderness region, uninhabited as it then was\\nexcept by savages and wild beasts, was no more within the\\njurisdiction of Wayne County than it had been within that\\nof the ancient Plymouth Company, to whom, in the early\\npart of the seventeenth century, James I. of England had\\ngranted all the lands between 42\u00c2\u00b0 2 and 44\u00c2\u00b0 15 north\\nlatitude, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In the\\nsubsequent laying out of Wayne County, by proclama-\\ntion of Governor Cass (in 1815), it was only made to in-\\nclude that part of Michigan Territory to which the Indian\\ntitle had already been extinguished, and as at that time\\nthe western boundary of Indian cessions was a line identi-\\ncal with that which was afterwards established as the prin-\\ncipal meridian of the United States surveys, the county of\\nWayne, as then defined, included no pa\u00c2\u00abt of the territory of\\nClinton.\\nOn the 12th of January, 1819, a proclamation was made\\nby Governor Cass, erecting the county of Oakland, to in-\\nclude six tiers of townships north from the base-line, and\\nextending westward to the line which is now the principal\\nmeridian, thus leaving all of the present county of Clinton\\noutside its limits. Oakland County was organized in 1820\\nwith its original boundaries but by a proclamation of\\nGovernor Cass, dated Sept. 10, 1822, it was reduced to its\\npresent size, and the new counties of Lapeer, Sanilac, Sagi-\\nnaw, and Shiawassee (which were erected by the same\\nproclamation) were attached to it, as was also all the\\ncountry not included within the boundaries of any of the\\nbefore-described counties, to which the Indian title was\\nextinguished by the treaty of Saginaw. This latter at-\\ntachment of territory to Oakland included what is now\\nClinton County, with many other counties lying to the\\nsouth, west, and north of it and it continued in force, as\\nregards the domain of Clinton County, until 1830, when\\nan act was pa.ssed by the Legislature (approved July 30th\\nand taking eflFect October 1st in that year) organizing the\\ncounty of Kalamazoo, and providing that the counties of\\nCalhoun, Barry, and Eaton, and all the country lying north\\nof township four, north of the base-line, west of the prin-\\ncipal meridian, south of the county of Michilimackinac,\\nand east of the line between ranges twelve and thirteen and\\nof Lake Michigan, where said range-line intersects the lake,\\nshall be attached to and compose a part of the county of\\nKalamazoo County for judicial purposes. Included in the\\nabove-described unorganized territory was that of the\\ncounty of Clinton, which remained so attached to Kala-\\nmazoo for about five and a half years.\\nThe erection of the county of Clinton was effected by\\nan act of the Legislature (approved March 2, 1831), which\\nprovided that the country included within the following\\nlimits, to wit west of the meridian and east of the line\\nbetween ranges 4 and 5, west of the meridian south of the\\nline between townships 8 and 9, north of the base-line north\\nof the line between townships 4 and 5, north of the base-line,\\ncontaining sixteen townships, be and the same is hereby set\\noff into a separate county by the name of Clinton.\\nLegislative acts, bearing even date with that which\\nerected Clinton, erected also the counties of Ottawa, Ionia,\\nand Kent. The last-named county was organized by act\\napproved March 24, 1836, which also provided that the\\nunorganized counties of Ottawa, Ionia, and Clinton shall\\nbe attached to the county of Kent for judicial purposes.\\nClinton remained attached to Kent until March 18, 1837,\\nwhen, by the provisions of an act of that date organizing\\nthe county of Shiawassee, it was attached, for judicial pur-\\nposes, to the last-named county, and so continued until its\\nown organization as a separate county, in 1839.\\nSUBDIVISION OF THE COUNTY INTO TOWN-\\nSHIPS.\\nThe entire area of Clinton County was at first embraced\\nin a single original township, De Witt, which was erected\\nby an act of the Legislature of Michigan, approved March\\n23, 1836. That act provided: Section 49. That the\\ncounty of Clinton be and the same is hereby set off and\\norganized into a separate township by the name of De Witt\\nand the first township-meeting therein shall be held at the\\ndwelling-house of David Scott, in said township.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0436.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "CHANGES OF CIVIL JURISDICTION.\\n335\\nBy an act approved March 20, 1837, the township of\\nDe Witt was divided in its centre, on the north and south\\nline which forms the boundary between ranges 2 and 3\\nwest of the meridian, and the western half was erected\\ninto a new township that part of the act which has refer-\\nence to this erection being as follows That the townships\\nin ranges three and four west, in the county of Clinton, be\\na township by the name of Watertown and the people\\ntherein shall be entitled to all the privileges incident to\\ninhabitants of organized townships, and the first township-\\nmeeting therein shall be held at the house of Anthony\\nNiles, in said township of Watertown.\\nThe north half of the territory of Watertown was set\\noff and erected into a separate township by the terms of an\\nact (approved March 6, 1838) which provided that all\\nthat part of Clinton County designated by the United\\nStates survey as townships numbers seven and eight north,\\nof ranges three and four west, be, and the same is hereby\\nset off and organized into a separate township by the name\\nof Wandaugon, and the first township-meeting therein shall\\nbe held at the house of George Campau, in said township.\\nThe Indian name given to this township appears to have\\nbeen unfavorably received by the people, and an attempt\\nwas soon after made to have it changed. This resulted in\\nthe passage of an act (approved April 2d in the same year)\\nwhich provided that That portion of townships seven and\\neight north, of ranges three and four west, according to\\nthe United States survey, be and the same is hereby set\\noff and organized by the name of Lebanon, and the first\\ntownship-meeting therein shall be held at the house of\\nJames Sowle, Jr. It will be noticed that the above de-\\nscription of the boundaries of the new township is exceed-\\ningly obscure. The law-makers had undoubtedly meant to\\nenact that that portion of tlie cotinty of Clinton which is\\nembraced in townships seven and eight north, of ranges\\nthree and four west, should be set oif and organized, etc.,\\nbut the omission of the words here italicized was fatal to\\nthe operation of the act. The proposed change of name\\nwas therefore postponed until the next session of the Legis-\\nlature, and in the mean time the township remained Wan-\\nda ugon, as before.\\nAt the time of the organization of Clinton County there\\nhad been erected within it only the three townships already\\nmentioned, De Witt, Watertown, and Wandaugon, and\\nthe territory embraced, respectively, in these subdivisions at\\nthat time was as follows: De Witt included all the eastern\\nhalf of the county from the meridian westward to the west\\nboundary-line of range No. 2 Watertown covered the\\nsouthwest quarter of the county, comprising the present\\ntownships of Eagle, Westphalia, and Riley, in addition to\\nits own reduced territory.\\nImmediately after the organization of Clinton the north-\\neast quarter of the county embracing the present towns of\\nOvid, Bingham, Greenbush, and Duplain was erected into\\nthe township of Bingham, by act of Legislature approved\\nMarch 21, 1839. As this block of territory was taken\\nfrom De Witt, that township was left with only four survey-\\ntownships, comprising the southeast quartc^r of the county,\\nand the east half of this was taken off on the following day\\n(March 22, 18H9) by the Governor s approval of an act\\nwhich provided, That all that part of the county of Clin-\\nton designated in the United States survey as townships\\nNos. 5 and 6 north, of range No. 1 west, be and the same\\nis hereby set off and organized into a township by the name\\nof Ossowa. Again, on the 20th of March, 18-41, survey-\\ntownship No. 6 north, of range No. 2 west, being the north\\nhalf of the then remaining territory of De Witt, was set off\\nby legislative act and erected into the township of Olive,\\nthus leaving to De Witt only a single survey-township,\\nwhich has continued to be the extent of its area until the\\npresent time.\\nWatertown, which at first embraced the entire west half\\nof the county, but had yielded the north half of its area in\\nthe erection of Wandaugon township, as before noticed, was\\nfurther reduced by an act (approved March 21, 1839) which\\ntook from it the survey-township numbered 6 north, of range\\n4 we.st, and organized it as the township of Westphalia.\\nAbout two years later (March 15, 1841) an act was ap-\\nproved erecting survey-township No. 5 north, of range 4\\nwest, into the civil town.ship of Eagle, and township 6\\nnorth, of range 3 west, into the township of Riley. This\\nleft the township of Watertown with only its present area,\\nthat of a single township of the government survey.\\nThe township of Wandaugon, having survived the act of\\nApril 2, 1838, continued to exist under its original name\\nuntil March 22, 1839, at which date an act was approved\\nwhich provided that the township of Wandaugon, in the\\ncounty of Clinton, shall be hereafter known and designated\\nby the name of Lebanon. At that time, and for about a\\nyear afterwards, the township retained all the original area\\nof Wandaugon (the northwest quarter of the county), but\\non the 19th of March, 1840, an act was passed setting off\\nthe eastern half of its territory, viz. survey-townships Nos.\\n7 and 8 north, of range 3 west, and erecting the part so set\\noff into the township of Bengal. And finally, in 184.5,\\nan act was passed (approved March 19th of that year) b}\\nwhich the town.ship of Dallas was erected on survey-town-\\nship 7 of range 4 west. This took from Lebanon the south\\nhalf of its then remaining territory, leaving it with but one\\nsurvey-township, as at present. Bengal township (taken\\nfrom Lebanon, as before noticed, and embracing the north-\\nern two survey-townships of Clinton County in range 3\\nwest) was partitioned under the provisions of an act ap-\\nproved March 9, 1843, and its northern half was erected\\ninto the township of Essex. The boundaries of both these\\ntownships still remain as then established.\\nThe township of Bingham, from the time of its erection\\nin March, 1839, continued to embrace the entire northeast\\nquarter of the county until March 19, 1840, when, under\\nthe provisions of an act of that date, the east half of its\\nterritory was set off and erected into the town.ships of Sena*\\nand Ovid, the latter covering survey-township 7, and the\\nformer township 8 north, of range 1 west. Of the terri-\\ntory remaining to Bingham after the setting off of these\\ntwo towns, the north half (township 8 north, of range 2\\nwest) was taken by act of February IG, 1842, and erected\\nThe name of Sena was discontinued, and Duplain adopted as the\\nname of this township, by act of the Legislature, approved March\\n20, 1841.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0437.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "336\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ninto the town of Greenbush. The boundary as then estab-\\nlished between Greenbush and Bingham continued undis-\\nturbed until April 7, 184G, when an act was passed pro-\\nviding that all that part of the township of Greenbush,\\nin the county of Clinton, known and designated as the\\nsouth half of section 30, and sections 31, 32, and 33, be\\nand the same is hereby attached to the township of Bing-\\nham, in said county. The sections and half-section above\\nnamed continued to form a part of the township of Bing-\\nham until 3Iarch 20, 1850, when, by an act of that date,\\nthey were re-annexed to Greenbush, and the original boun-\\ndary between the two townships was re-established.\\nOssowa township, set off from De Witt in 1839, held its\\noriginal area of two survey-townships until March 9, 1843,\\nwhen the Governor approved an act changing its name from\\nOssowa to Bath-, and erecting the north half of its territory\\n(township 6 north, of range 1 west) into the township of\\nVictor. These two towns have remained unchanired in\\nlimits from that time to the present.\\nDuring several years prior to the organization, but after\\nthe laying out, of Gratiot County, the two tiers of town-\\nships composing the southern half of that county were\\nattached to the northern tier of townships of Clinton\\nCounty. The first act of the Legislature by which any of\\nthose townships were so attached was approved March 16,\\n1847. It provided that all the territory designated by\\nthe United States survey as townships Nos. 9 and 10 north,\\nof range No. 2 west, be and the same is hereby attached\\nto the township of Greenbush, in the county of Clinton.\\nIn the same way it attached township north, of range 3\\nwest, to the township of Esses and townships Nos. 9 and\\n10 north, of range 4 west, to the township of Lebanon.\\nA subsequent act, approved March 9, 1848, provided that\\ntownships Nos. 9 and 10 north, of range No. 1 west, in\\nthe county of Gratiot, be and the same are hereby attached\\nto and made a part of the township of Duplain, in the\\ncounty of Clinton; and that township No. 10 north, of\\nrange 3 west, in the county of Gratiot, be and the same\\nis hereby attached to and made a part of the township of\\nEssex, in the county of Clinton.\\nThe effect of this legislation was to attach the townships\\nwhich are now North Shade and New Haven, in Gratiot,\\nto the township of Lebanon, in Clinton County the town-\\nships now Fulton and Newark, in Gratiot, to the township\\nof Essex, in Clinton the town.ships now Washington and\\nNorth Star, in Gratiot, to Greenbush, in Clinton; and the\\ntownships now Elba and Hamilton, in Gratiot, to the town-\\nship of Duplain, in Clinton County. On the 12th of Oc-\\ntober, 1853, the Board of Supervisors of Clinton County,\\nin the exercise of powers conferred on such boards by the\\nState constitution of 1850, set off the two Gratiot town-\\nships which had been attached to Lebanon, and erected the\\nsouthernmost of the two into the township of North Shade,\\nattaching the other one to it. After the organization of\\nthis town, its supervisor met regularly with the supervisors\\nof Clinton County, and acted with them as a member of\\nthe board. Some of the other Gratiot townships were set\\noff and organized by the Clinton Board of Supervisors in\\n1855, but their supervisors never met with the Clinton\\nboard, for the reason that the organization of Gratiot County,\\nwhich was effected in the same year, severed all connection\\nbetween its southern townships and the county of Clinton.\\nCHAPTER XLVIL\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CODNTY ORGANIZATION\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094COURTS AND OTHER COUNTY MATTERS.\\nLow Estimate of the Value of Michigan Lnnda in Early Years First\\nSettlements in Dilferent Parts of Clinton County Organization of\\nthe County Early Proceedings of the County t oinmissioners and\\nSupervisors Wolf-Bounties Establishment of Courts in Clinton\\nCounty County Sites and County Property.\\nIt was not until late in the present century that white\\nsettlements began to invade the wilderness of Clinton\\nCounty, and the same is true to a great extent of the region\\nadjacent to it as far east as the older county of Oakland,\\nwhich had itself remained an almost unknown country for\\nfully a century after the cabins and clearings of French\\nimmigrants began to cluster along the shores of the Detroit\\nRiver, only a few miles farther eastward. That this should\\nhave been so, that these lands of almost marvelous fertility,\\nlying within a comparatively short distance of the old po.st\\nof Detroit and the navigable waters north of it, should\\nhave remained unappropriated and unnoticed, except in\\ncontempt by emigrants seeking comfortable homes and\\nproductive farms, seems not a little mysterious at first\\nthought but the cause is made tolerably clear by reference\\nto a few fiicts which are narrated below, showing that for\\nmany years the peninsula was believed to be a land unfit\\nfor white men s occupancy, and how it came to be so re-\\ngarded.\\nThe earliest, as it was also the most extreme, among the\\nunfavorable notices of the lands forming the Michigan\\npeninsula is found in the writings of the French Baron\\nLa Hontan, who passsed up through the Detroit River, and\\nthe lake and river of St. Clair, in 1GS6, and who, judging\\nof all the country from his glimpses of the swampy lands\\nbordering the lake and rivers, chronicled his opinion that\\nthe entire region was truly the fag-end of the world.\\nSo contemptuous an expression from such a distinguished\\nman and extensive traveler could not fail to have its effect\\non the minds of the people of that day, and it was, perhaps,\\nthe beginning of the opinion which afterwards became well-\\nnigh universal, and continued for more than a century and\\na quarter, that Michigan was but another name for a coun-\\ntry of morasses, irreclaimable swamps, and barren sand-\\nknolls.\\nIn the year 1812 an act was passed by Congress requir-\\ning that two millions of acres of land in each of the (then)\\nTerritories of Michigan, Illinois, and Louisiana in all six\\nmillion acres should be surveyed and set apart as military\\ntracts, out of which each soldier serving in the armies of\\nthe United States in the war then existing with England\\nshould be entitled to receive one hundred and sixty acres\\nof land fit for cultivation. Under the provisions of this\\nact surveys were made but, while engaged in the work,\\nthe surveyors seem to have formed an idea of the country\\nsimilar to that expressed by La Hontan, and to have im-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0438.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\n337\\nparted their opinion to the surveyor-general, as may be in-\\nferred from the following extract from his report, made\\nNov. 13, 1815, and having reference to the Michigan sur-\\nveys, viz. The country on the Indian boundary-line from\\nthe moutli of the Great Auglaize lliver [that is, the line\\nestablished by the treaty of Detroit in 1807, and identical,\\nor nearly so, with the principal meridian of the government\\nsurveys], and running thence for about fifty miles, is, with\\nsome few exceptions, low, wet land, with a very thick\\ngrowth of underbrush, intermixed with very bad marshes,\\nbut generally very heavily timbered with beech, cottonwood,\\noak, etc. thence, coutiiming north, and extending from\\nthe Indian boundary eastward, the number and extent\\nof the swamps increases, with the addition of numbers of\\nlakes from twenty chains to two and throe miles across.\\nMany of these lakes have extensive marshes adjoining\\ntheir margins, sometimes thickly covered with a species of\\npine called tamarack, and other places covered with a\\ncoarse, high grass, and uniformly covered from six inches\\nto three feet (and more at times) with water. The margins\\nof these lakes are not the only places where swamps are\\nfound, for they are interspersed throughout the whole\\ncountry and filled with water, as above stated, and varying\\nin extent.\\nThe intermediate space between these swamps and\\nlakes which is probably near one-half of the country\\nis, with very few exceptions, a poor, barren, sandy land,\\non which scarcely any vegetation grows except very small,\\nscrubby oaks. In many places that part which may be\\ncalled dry land is composed of little, short sand-hills, form-\\ning a kind of deep basins, the bottoms of many of which\\nare composed of marsh similar to the above described. The\\nstreams are generally narrow and very deep compared with\\ntheir width, the shores and bottoms of which are, with\\nvery few exceptions, swampy beyond description, and it is\\nwith the utmost difficulty that a place can be found over\\nwhicli horses can be conveyed in safety.\\nA circumstance peculiar to that country is exhibited\\nin many of the marshes by their being thinly covered with\\na sward of grass, by walking on which evinces the exist-\\nence of water or a very thin mud immediately under their\\ncovering, which sinks from six to eighteen inches under\\nthe pressure of the foot at every step, and at the same time\\nrises before and behind the person passing over it. The\\nmargins of many of the lakes and streams are in similar\\nsituation, and in many places are literally afloat. On ap-\\nproaching the eastern part of the military land, towards\\nthe private claims on the straits and lake, the country does\\nnot contain so many swamps and lakes, but the extreme\\nsterility and barrenness of the soil continue the same.\\nTaking the country altogether, so far as it has been ex-\\nplored, and to all appearances, together with information\\nreceived concerning the balance, it is so bad that there\\nwould not be more than one acre out of a hundred, if\\nthere would he one out of a thousand, that woidd in ant/\\ncase admit of cultivation.\\nThe tract of country surveyed for soldiers bounty lands,\\nand on the survey of which the above-mentioned report\\nwas based, did not include the territory of the present\\ncounty of Clinton, but still the report itself was accepted\\n43\\nas a sweeping condemnation of the whole interior portion\\nof the peninsula, and it was not doubted that the facts\\nwere strictly as set forth in the opinion of the surveyor-\\ngeneral. It was doubtless an honest expression of opinion\\non his part, for he of course based the report on the in-\\nformation furnished him by his subordinates, who per-\\nformed the work in the field but how tliey could have\\nbeen so deceived (if indeed they were so far deceived as\\nto believe the disparaging statements which they made) is\\ncertainly a mystery. However it may have been brought\\nabout, the result was that Congress passed a law (April 29,\\n1816) repealing so much of the act of 1812 as authorized\\nthe locating of soldiers lands in Michigan, and, in lieu\\nthereof, providing for the survey of one million five hun-\\ndred thousand acres in INIissouri; so that the brave men\\nwho had periled their lives for their country should not be\\nwronged and insulted by the donation of lands of which,\\naccording to the surveyors reports, not one acre in a hun-\\ndred was fit for cultivation.\\nIn 1822 the government established a military post at\\nSaginaw, and several companies of United States troops\\nwere placed in garrison there. Soon afterwards the men\\nof this garrison were attacked by di.sease, which continued\\nto rage among them with such fatal effect that a large pro-\\nportion of them perished. At last, after an occupation of\\nabout fourteen months, the troops were withdrawn and the\\npost abandoned on the recommendation of the commandant,\\nwho reported to the authorities above him that it was in\\nhis opinion a great wrong to compel Christian men to re-\\nmain in a country which was wholly unfit to be occupied\\nexcept by Indians, muskrats, and bull-frogs. This with-\\ndrawal of the troops, with the accompanying opinion of\\nthe commanding officer, was as effective as the surveyor-\\ngeneral s report had been in bringing the entire country to\\nthe north and west of Detroit into disrepute and contempt,\\nand for years afterwards there were very few wliite men\\nwho thought of invading the terrible wilderness north and\\nwest of Pontiac.\\nIn the Fortnight in the Wilderness, written by the\\neminent French traveler Alexis de Tocqueville, describing\\na trip made by him and a friend from Detroit to Saginaw,\\nin 1831, he narrates a conversation he had with Maj. Bid-\\ndie, the United States land-agent at Detroit, as follows\\nWe presented ourselves to him as persons who, without\\nhaving quite made up our minds to establish ourselves in\\nthe country, were interested to know the price and situation\\nof government lands. Maj. Biddle, the officer, now under-\\nstood perfectly what we wanted, and entered into a number\\nof details, to which we eagerly listened. We thanked\\nMaj. Biddle for his advice, and asked him, with an air of\\nindifference bordering on contempt, towards which side of\\nhis district the current of emigration had, up to the pre-\\nsent time, least tended. This way, he said, without at-\\ntaching more importance to his answer that we had seemed\\nto do to our question, towards the northwest. About Pon-\\ntiac and its neighborhood some pretty fair establishments\\nhave lately been commenced. But you must not think of\\nfixing yourselves farther ofl the country is covered liy an\\nalmost impenetrable forest, which extends uninterruptedly\\ntowards the northwest, full of nothing but wild beasts and", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0439.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "338\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIndians. The government proposes to open a way through\\nit, but the road is only just begun, and stops at Pontiac. I\\nrepeat, there is nothing to be thought of in that quarter.\\nWe thanked Maj. Biddle for his good advice, and deter-\\nmined to take it in a contrary sense. We were beside our-\\nselves with joy at the prospect of at length finding a place\\nwhich the torrent of European civilization had not yet in-\\nvaded.\\nThe next day (July 23, 1831) De Tocqueville and his\\ncompanion started on horseback from Detroit, and reached\\nPontiac, the outpost of civilization, on their way to the\\nnorthwestern wilderness. At Pontiac they stopped for the\\nnight at one of the two hotels of the place (probably the one\\nthen kept by Judge Amasa Bagley), where they were beset\\nby the people, including the landlord, to induce them to buy\\nland in, or in the vicinity of, the village, never dreaming\\nthat it could be the travelers intention to proceed flirther\\ninto the wilderness. But they were determined to continue\\ntheir explorations, and in the morning called for their\\nhorses, having first thanked the landlord for his valuable in-\\nformation and wise counsels. But before fixing in your\\ncountry, my dear landlord, said M. de Tocqueville, we\\nintend to visit Saginaw, and we wish to consult you on this\\npoint. At the name of Saginaw a remarkable change\\ncame over his features. It seemed as if he had suddenly\\nbeen snatched from real life and transported to a land of\\nwonders. His eyes dilated, his mouth fell open, and the\\nmost complete astonishment pervaded his countenance.\\nYou want to go to Saginaw exclaimed he. To Sagi-\\nnaw Bay? Two foreign gentlemen, two rational men, who\\nwant to go to Saginaw Bay It is scarcely credible\\nAnd why not? we replied. But are you well aware,\\ncontinued our host, what you undertake Do you know\\nthat Saginaw is the last inhabited spot towards the Pacific?\\nThat between this place and Saginaw lies an uncleared\\nwilderness? Do you know that the forest is full of Indians\\nand mosquitoes Have you no thought about the fever\\nWill you be able to get on in the wilderness, and to find\\nyour way in the labyrinth of our forests? Have you\\never been in Saginaw we resumed. I have been so un-\\nlucky as to go thither five or six times, he replied but I\\nhad a motive for doing it, and you do not appear to have\\nany. But he did not succeed in dissuading the travelers\\nfrom continuing on their tour. They pressed on to Sagi-\\nnaw, and returned from that place in safety, finding in the\\ncountry through which they passed the untamed wilder-\\nness which they came to Michigan to see. The above extract\\nfrom De Tocqueville s narrative is given, somewhat at\\nlength, for the purpose of showing what, even at that late\\ndate, was the general opinion prevailing among the people\\nas to the great wilderness which stretched away to the north\\nand west from Pontiac, and the prospect which there then\\nseemed to exist, of its early settlement.\\nThe opinion which had been given by the surveyor-gen-\\neral in 1815, by the commandant of the post of Saginaw\\nin 1823, and which had received confirmation from many\\nother sources, had the effect to bring the Territory of Michi-\\ngan into great disrepute, as a country wholly unfit for\\nagriculture and this feeling was fostered by the Indian\\ntraders, who were thoroughly acquainted with the interior\\ncountry and its capabilities, but were only too willing to\\nassist in perpetuating the delusion in order to postpone the\\nevil day (as they regarded it) when their lucrative business\\nshould be ruined by the advance of white immigration and\\nsettlement. This is how and w)iy there grew up the almost\\nuniversal belief that the interior of Michigan was worthless\\nfor agricultural purpo.scs the home of every species of\\nmalarial disease, and a land of which the obvious destiny\\nmust be to continue in the possession of Indians and wild\\nbeasts. And the existence of this belief was the cause\\nwhich for many years, deterred emigrants from seeking\\nhomes in the forest land of Clinton and other interior\\ncounties of the State.\\nThe survey of land by the government does not always\\nprecede the making of settlements on them, though it gen-\\nerally does, and such was the case in Clinton County, not\\nmore than one settler (if any) having located in the county\\nprior to the survey of the lands on which he established\\nbis home. In 182-1 the principal meridian line was run\\nby Joseph Wampler, deputy surveyor, to a point as far\\nnorth as the centre of the county of Clinton, and in 182C\\nand 1827 the south half of the county was surveyed and\\nlaid off into the usual subdivisions the laying out of the\\ntownships being done by Lucius Lyon, deputy surveyor.\\nThe north half of the county was surveyed in the year 1831,\\nthe township-lines being principally run by Robert Clark,\\nJr., but some of them being laid ofi by C. W. Christmas.\\nBoth of these gentlemen were deputy United States sur-\\nveyors. In addition to the four deputy surveyors above\\nmentioned, there were several others employed on the sub-\\ndivision-lines in Clinton County, among them being Hervey\\nParke, Orange Ilisdon, II. Thomas, Joel Wright, Austin\\nBurt, and perhaps others. All of those who supervised\\nthe running of lines held the appointment of deputy United\\nStates surveyor.\\nThe first settlement in the county was made at the place\\nnow known as Maple Rapids, by George Campau, who, as\\nhas already been mentioned, came there for the purpose of\\ntrading with the Indians. The trading-post at that point\\nwas established in 1826. John B. Cushway is believed to\\nhave preceded Campau in the proprietorship, but the former\\nmade but a temporary residence there, while Campau be-\\ncame a permanent settler and entered government land in\\nthat township (Essex) as early as 1832. About that time\\nHiram Benedict settled in the same township.\\nDavid Scott, who has generally but erroneously been\\nmentioned as the first settler in the county, located on the\\nLooking-Glass River, in the present township of De Witt,\\nin 1833. He there opened a public-house which became a\\nlandmark in the early years, and was known f;ir and wide\\nthrough this part of the State by the simple appellation of\\nScott s.\\nIn the southwest corner of the county the first settle-\\nments were made by Anthony Niles and Stephen B.\\nGruger, from Oakland County, who, with two or three\\nother families, settled in the township (now Eagle) in\\n1834.\\nThe northwest corner township (Lebanon) received its\\nfirst settlers in the family of Daniel Barker, who came\\nthere and located in 183-t.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0440.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.\\n339\\nIn the northeast corner of the county a number of im-\\nmif^rants from Western New York, composing what was\\nknown as tlie llochester Colony, located in the valley of\\nthe Maple River in the year 183G. This settlement, which\\nhas retained the above name until the present time, will be\\nfound mentioned at length in the history of the township\\nof Duplain, in which it is situated. The earliest settlements\\nin all the other parts of the county will also be similarly\\nnoticed in detail in the separate histories of the several\\ntownships.\\nThe progress made in the settlement of the county\\nduring a period of about fifteen years from the date of the\\nfirst laud-entry, is shown by the following statement of the\\ntotal valuation of real and personal estate in the different\\ntownships of the county in 1847, viz.\\nliath Sli;,705\\nKeugal 21,(ill2\\nEingbuin 20,358\\nDuplain 2:i, J2. i\\nDallas 26,111\\nDe Wilt 52,21o\\nEagle 49,1107\\nEssex 4:!, 1178\\nGrecnbusb 12,11110\\nLebanon 24,204\\nOlid 2S,22I\\nOlive 311,1141\\nRiley 2:1,156\\nVictor 23,321\\nWestpbalia 26,709\\nWalertown 42,403\\nTotal $458,175\\nORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.\\nThe organization of Clinton County was effected in 1839,\\nby an act of the Legislature (approved March 12th of that\\nyear) which provided That the county of Clinton be and\\nthe same is hereby organized. There .shall be elected\\nin the county of Clinton, on the first Monday of April next,\\nall the several county ofiScers to which, by law, the said\\ncounty is entitled, and whose term of office shall severally\\nexpire at the time the same would have expired had\\nthey been elected on the first Monday and Tuesday of\\nNovember last said election shall be held in the several\\ntownships at the same place where by law such annual\\ntownship-meeting is to be held. Under the provisions of\\nthis organizing act the election was held at the time (April\\n1, 1839) and places designated, resulting in the election of\\nthe following-named officers for the county of Clinton, viz.\\nSherifl William F. Jeiiison Clerk, Seth P. 3Iarvin\\nRegister of Deeds, Milo H. Turner; Treasurer, John\\nGuuld Judge of Probate, Iliram W. Stowell Associate\\nJudges, Hiram Wilcox, Joseph Sever County Commis-\\nsioners, Calvin Marvin, Ephraim H. Utley, Robert E.\\nCraven.\\nThe office of county comniisioner was created in Mich-\\nigan liy a law passed in May, 1818, giving to each organized\\ncounty a board of three of these officers, to bo ai)|)ointed\\nby the Governor, and to receive a salary of thirty dollars\\neach per annum. The office was discontinued by an act\\npassed in April, 1827, and the powers before held by that\\nboard were given to a Board of Supervisors, composed of\\none supervisor from each township. The Board of Com-\\nmissioners was revived by a law pa.\u00c2\u00absed by the Legislature\\nin 1838 and this law being in force at the time of\\nthe organization of Clinton County, there were included\\namong its first officers the three gentlemen above named as\\ncomposing its Board of County Commissioners, their powers\\nand duties being the same as those which now pertain to\\nthe Board of Supervisors.\\nEARLY PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS\\nAND SUPERVISORS.\\nThe earliest public business of the county was that\\nwhich came before the Board of Commissioners at their first\\nmeeting, which was held in the village of De Witt on the\\n10th of April, 1839. Ephraim H. Utley was chosen\\nchairman and Seth P. Marvin (the county clerk) was made\\nclerk of the board. Their first action was the appointment\\nof the 21st of April, 1839, to meet the Board of Commis-\\nsioners of Shiawassee for the purpose of making a settle-\\nment between the two counties. The board then adjourned\\nto meet on the 10th of June, 1839, at the house of\\nEphraim II. Utley in the village of De Witt.\\nAt the adjourned meeting of the board the following\\ndemands against the county were audited and ordered paid\\nWolf- certificate to No-wab-a-no $8.00\\nAsh-ba-be S.OO\\nAlonzo D. ISrewster 8.00\\nAlon/.o Vaughn 48.00\\nAccount of David Watson 7.50\\nTimothy 11. Petit 7.50\\nJohn Berry 5.00\\nE. H. Utley 5.50\\nSeth P. Marvin 9.50-\\nThe following is a copy of the abstract of the assessment-\\nrolls of the several townships of Clinton County for the\\nyear 1839, as equalized by the board\\nTowns. Number of\\nAcres.\\nOssowa 24,501\\nDe Witt 33,919\\nWatoi-town 55,690\\nWestphaUa 14,529\\nLebanon 07,713\\nBingham 49,191\\nAmount of\\nAmount of Per-\\nAggregate.\\nKeal Eitutn.\\nsonal Property.\\n$73,503\\n$1,105\\n$74,608\\n103,833\\n4,753\\n108,586\\n169,817\\n3,130\\n172,947\\n43,587\\n150\\n43,737\\n203,139\\n2,300\\n205,439\\n147,946\\n1,250\\n149,196\\nTotal 245,543 $741,825 $12,688 $754,513\\nThe following is the amount of tax levied in the several\\ntownships in the same year\\nTown.\\nOasowa S-259.83\\nDo Witt 102.96\\nWiitertown 314.46\\nliinghani 3(12.03\\nI, 4iii 4:!\u00c2\u00ab.0U\\nWestphalia IU0.4U\\nTotal.,\\n$1575.68\\nCounty.\\nState.\\nRoad.\\nPoor.\\nTotal.\\n$140.57\\n$1.54.81\\nJH3.05\\n$1,31)4.26\\n205.05\\n216.89\\n821 93\\nl,406.\u00c2\u00ab:i\\n353.54\\n377.07\\n1289.88\\n2,334.95\\n284.66\\n30U,4:)\\n1418.61\\n2,30.5..53\\n1377.79\\n436.20\\n1720.37\\n$23\\n3,989.36\\n82.2;i\\n93.57\\n326.19\\n$25\\n614.39\\n82465.74\\n$1578.97\\n$6319.03\\n$11,955.32\\nThe meeting that was called for the 21st of April, 1839,\\nfor the purpose of adjusting accounts between the two\\ncounties was not held until the 23d day of September of\\nthe same year, at which time the accounts were examined,\\nand on the 24th of December, 1840, the following state-\\nment was agreed upon as a basis of settlement:\\nState of JIicihoan,\\nShiawassee County, j\\nIt is hereby agreed and concluded by the undersigned,\\ncounty commissioners of the counties of Shiawassee and\\nClinton on an atljii.-stiuent and settlement of the accounts of\\nthe two counties, that the county of Clinton is justly in-\\ndebted to Sliiawiusaee County in the sura of three hundred\\nand five dollars and ninety-seven cents, as follows", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0441.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "340\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nTo a proportion of tho contingent expense of the two counties\\nup to Sept. 2:i, 1839, as per settlement $202.91\\nTo interest on \u00c2\u00a7202.91 from Sej)!. 23, 1839, to Dec. 18, 1840,\\n1 year, 2 months, and 25 days 17.56\\nTo a proportion of expense in examining and arranging tho\\nboolts, jmpers, and accounts, etc 56,00\\nTo a proportion of a SI counterfeit bill lalsen of Josiah\\nPierce, late treasurer, for taxes 4.50\\nTo expenses of advertising and setting 50 descriptions of\\nland discharged by the county commissioners of Clinton\\nCounty 25.00\\n$305.97\\nAnd it is hereby agreed that the county of Clinton shall\\nbe credited with the sum of fourteen dollars and eighty\\ncents, to be deducted from the above sum of three hundred\\nand five dollars and ninety-seven cents, the said sum of\\nfourteen dollars and eighty cents being a proportion of the\\nbounties on wolf-scalps allowed by the auditor-general, Feb.\\n12, 1840, by letter of that date.\\nCalvin Marvin,\\nRobert E. Craven,\\nCommissioners of Clinton Count//.\\nR. W. HOLLEY,\\nLemuel Castle,\\nCommissione7-s of Shiawassee County.\\nIsaac Castle,\\nTreasurer of Shiawassee County.\\nDated at Corunna, Dec. 24, 1840.\\nThe following receipt shows the final settlement of the\\naccount\\n$291.17. Received of the county commissioner of the\\ncounty of Clinton two hundred and ninety-one dollars and\\nseventeen cents, being the balance due to Shiawassee County\\nfrom the county of Clinton, a settlement of the contingent\\nexpenses of the counties up to Dee. 18, 1840.\\nIsaac Castle,\\nTreasurer of Shiawassee County.\\nCorunna, Jan. 13, 1841.\\nIn 1842 a law was passed abolishing the office of county\\ncommissioner and restoring the Board of Supervisors. The\\nlast meeting of the commissioners was held on the IGth of\\nMarch, 1842, and on the 4th of July of the same year (the\\ndate designated by law) the supervisors met and resumed\\nthe powers they had relinquished to the commissioners\\nfour years before. There were present at this meeting the\\nfollowing-named supervisors, viz.\\nDe Witt. Jesse F. Turner.\\nEagle. Oliver Doty.\\nWestphalia. Anthony Kopp.\\nRiley. Atwell Simmons.\\nOlive. Daniel Ferguson, Jr.\\nOvid. Isaac V. Swavthout.\\nBingham. Stephen W. Downer.\\nBengal. Chauncey M. Stebbins.\\nGreenbush. David Levy.\\nDuplain. Robert E. Craven.\\nThe townships of Watertown, Ossowa, and Lebanon were\\nnot represented.\\nFrom 1842 until the present time the Board of Super-\\nvisors have continued to exercise their functions as fiscal\\nmanagers of the county.\\nWOLF-BOUNTIES.\\nThe class of vouchers known as wolf-certificates were\\ni.ssued by the County Commissioners and Board of Super-\\nvisors to persons presenting proof of tho killing of wolves\\nand applying for the bounty awarded for such killing.\\nBelow is given a list of the names of persons to whom\\nsuch certificates were issued by the commissioners and su-\\npervisors from 1839 to 1845, inclusive. Prior to Oct. 11,\\n1843, the bounty paid on each wolf was eight dollars, but\\nat that time it was raised to twelve dollars.\\nAmount of Certificate.\\nApril 10, 1839.\\nNo-wab-a-no $S\\nAsh -ha be S\\nAlonzo D. Brewster 8\\nAlonzo Vaughn 48\\nOct. 7, 1839.\\nAlonzo Vaughn 32\\nSau-lo-de S\\nShaut comagin S\\nEnoch Willis 8\\nNathaniel Russell 8\\nNov. 16, 1839.\\nJoshua Frink 8\\nFeb. 3, 1840.\\nNelson Daggett 16\\nGeorge Poarsall 8\\nDavid Cooper 8\\nJoseph Russell 40\\nElisha R. Isham 8\\nMarch 2, 1840.\\nJoshua Frink 8\\nPhilemon Newman 8\\nLucern Eldridge 8\\nApril 8, 1840.\\nStephen Willis 8\\nMe-we-zan 8\\nNelson Daggett 24\\nJohn Ferdou S\\nAlonzo D. Brewster 16\\nJohn P. Jliller 16\\nAlonzo D. Brewster 8\\nJuly 8, 1S40.\\nLyman Webster 16\\nWa-ba-gun ish cum 8\\nNelson Daggett 24\\nJoseph Russell 8\\nAu-gun-giio-ung 8\\nJames Miller 8\\nOct. 5, 1840.\\nE-be-no-sha 8\\nBish-she-mony 8\\nEnoch Willis 8\\nOct. 12, 1840.\\nJolm Berry 8\\nThomas Russell 8\\nGeorge F. Dutton S\\nPosha-ton and Bash-ke-zick 8\\nJan. 1, 1841.\\nWilliam Drake 8\\nPamasc-quay 8\\nWilliam Drake 8\\nJoseph Russell 8\\nAugustus Gillelt 8\\nJan. 25, 1841.\\nJoseph Russell 8\\nJuly 5, 1841.\\nAlonzo D. Brewster 80\\nJoseph Russell 16\\nJohn Ferdou 16\\nJames Stiles 8\\nOra Stiles 8\\nOct. 22, 1841.\\nWilliam Drake 8", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0442.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "COURTS AND OTHER COUNTY MATTERS.\\n341\\n1)60.30,1841.\\nCornelius Drake S16\\nWilMam Drake 8\\nJoseph KusscU 8\\nCoo-Cosh 8\\nJohn Avery S\\nJames Stiies 8\\nThomas Fi.\u00c2\u00abk 8\\nAugustus Gillett 8\\nJan. 1, 1842.\\nSally Avery 8\\nMarch 14, 1842.\\nWillard N. Daggett 8\\nThomas Kisk 8\\nOra B. Stiles 8\\nHosea Baker 8\\nLucius Nortou 8\\nThomas Fisk 16\\nJan. 5, 1843.\\nLueius Morton 24\\nJ. W. Taylor 8\\nSelh Morton 8\\nOct. 9, 1843.\\nHenry Brown 8\\nJan. 2, 1844.\\nRobert G. McKee 12\\nMinor R. Frink 12\\nLucius Morton 24\\nDavid Olin 12\\nOct. 18, 1844.\\nCornelius N. Drake 12\\nAVillard N. Daggett 12\\nJohn A. Millard 24\\nSilas W. Rose 12\\nHerod Morton 12\\nJohn Ferdou 12\\nJohn 1. Tinkcl|mugh 12\\nSamuel M. Ramill 12\\nLucius Morton 24\\nOct. 19, 1844.\\nEzra Thornton 24\\nRobert G. McKec 12\\nJan. 1, 184.5.\\nDaniel Fifield 12\\nLucius Morton 12\\nJohn Ferdon 12\\nJohn A. Millard 12\\nElkauah Peck 24\\nWilliam B. Bennolt 12\\nCortland Hill 12\\nHenry S. Fisk 12\\nAn Indian 12\\nMarvin L. Coots 12\\nESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS IN CLINTON\\nCOUNTY.\\nTHE CIRCUIT COURT.\\nBy the act under which Clinton County was organized\\nit was provided That the Circuit Court for the county of\\nClinton shall be held at the county-seat, in such place as the\\ncommissioners shall provide. The village of De Witt had\\nbeen selected as tlie county-seat some years before, and in\\naccordance with the provisions of this act the commission-\\ners decided upon the hou.se of David Scutt as the place for\\nholding the court, the first term of which was held at his\\nhouse on the 2d of October, 1840, the Hon. Hiram Wil-\\ncox, associate justice, being present. The lion. Charles\\nW. Wlii]iple and the Hon. Josci)h Scaver not appearing,\\nJudge Wilcox ordered the court adjourned to the 9th of\\nOctober Ibllowing. Court was called at the time appointed,\\nand was adjourned to the 17th of December, when, the\\nHon. Charles W. Whipple not appearing. Judge Wilcox\\ndeclared the court adjourned until the regular term, com-\\nmencing on the 7th of May, 1841. On this day the Hon.\\nCharles W. Whipple, a justice of the Supreme Court and\\npresiding judge of tlie Circuit, and Hiram Wilcox and Jo-\\nseph Seavcr, associate judges of the county of Clinton,\\nwere present. The court was opened in due form, and the\\nfollowing persons composing the grand jury were sworn,\\nviz. Harvey Alexander, John H. Andrews, Daniel H.\\nBlood, Grove Cooper, Benjamin Carpenter, Gilbert Cush-\\nman, Oliver Doty, Francis Francisco, Daniel Ferguson,\\nJr., Hugh Hagerty, John Gould, Elisha Gunnison, Levi D.\\nJenison, Allen Lounsberry, Thomas Myers, John Jessup,\\nJohn W. Merrihew, Welcome J. Partelo, Jonathan R.\\nPearsall, John Parker, Charles Stevens, William S. Swart-\\nhout, and William H. Webb.\\nThere being no prosecuting attorney, the court appointed\\nCalvin C. Parks to perform the duties of that office during\\nthe term. Two cases were brought before the court, and\\nwere both sent back to the justice from whom they came\\nfor a more full and perfect statement. Robert B. Daniels\\nappeared in court and made declaration in due form of his\\nintention to become a citizen of the United States. The\\ndeclaration was ordered placed on file.\\nThe next case was that of Ephraim H. Utley vs. Joseph\\nCook. In attachment.\\nThe defendant was called and came not thereupon Or-\\ndered that his default be and is hereby entered.\\nA petition for divorce was presented, and the court or-\\ndered publication of petition and order for six weeks.\\nThe grand jury came in, presented sundry indictments,\\nand were discharged. The case of the People vs. Lyman\\nWebster, for embezzlement, was called, and on motion of\\nthe prosecuting attorney it was Ordered that the prisoner\\nenter in recognizance himself in three hundred dollars, and\\na surety in the sum of two hundred dollars consideration\\nfor his appearance at the next term of court. There being\\nno further business, the court adjourned.\\nAt the second term of the Circuit Court, in October,\\n1841, the first petit jury was called, the following- named\\npersons being the jurors: Benjamin Merrihew, Edward\\nHigbee, Henry Jipson, John McCoUum, Calvin Barber,\\nHenry Gibbs, Jr., James Gunsolly, Richard Lewis, Lyman\\nWebster, Elijah I. Stone, Joab Dobbins, George A. Merri-\\nhew, D. B. Cranson, Jesse Olmstead, Nathan Case, Barney\\nAllen, Morris Cushman, Ransom Reed, John Ferdon,\\nPeter Finch, Reuben Rogers, Smith Parker, F. W. Cronk-\\nhite. Judge Whipple not being present, the court ad-\\njourned.\\nThe presiding judge of the circuit until 1847 was the\\nHon. C. W. Whipple, who was succeeded by the Hon.\\nEdward Mundy. Judge Mundy filled the unexpired term\\nof Judge Whipple, and continued in office till 1851, when\\nthe Hon. George Martin was elected for a full term. In\\n1857 the Hon. Louis S. Lovell was elected circuit judge,\\nand has continued in the office till the present time.\\nTHE PROBATE COURT.\\nThe first judge of probate of the county of Clinton was\\nHiram W. Stowell, who was elected in April, 1839. The\\nfirst business of which any record appears was the appoint-\\nment of Belinda Cushman as guardian of Mial and Charles\\nB. Cushman, minor children and heirs of Ira Cushman, of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0443.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "342\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe township of De Witt. The date of this appointment\\nwas the 11th of April, 1S40. The next record is of the\\nappointment of Henry Moon as guardian of Catharine,\\nCaroline, Mary Ann, and llebecca Place, minor children of\\nDavid T. Place, of Salem, Washtenaw Co., and bears date\\nJan. 10, 1842.\\nThe first letters of administration were granted March\\n26, 1842, to Matilda and Calvin Marvin, of De Witt, on\\nthe estate of Elcazer M. Marvin, deceased. Calvin Marvin\\nhaving waived his right to administer and declined the ap-\\npointment, Seth P. Marvin was appointed. Harvey Alex-\\nander, W. W. Webb, and Ephraim H. Utley were ap-\\npointed appraisers and ordered to report May 10, 1842, at\\nwhich time they did so report and presented an inventory\\nof the property.\\nThe first will offered for probate and recorded in the\\nprobate ofiice was that of Joseph Eddy, of the township of\\nEagle. The will was dated April 13, 1842, and bears the\\nnames of Edward W. Higbee, Philo Doty, Jared Higbee,\\nand Curtis Hinnian as attesting witnes.ses. Jane Eddy and\\nJeremiah Eddy were appointed administrators. Jane Eddy\\nrenounced all right to administer upon the estate, and Jere-\\nmiah Eddy remained sole administrator. On the 6th day\\nof June, Sophia Eddy was appointed administrator on the\\nestate of Abram J]ddy, deceased.\\nThe above account includes all the business on record\\nduring the incumbency of Hiram W. Stowell as probate\\njudge. He was succeeded by Theodore H. Chapin, who\\nheld his first court on the 23d of January, 1843, when he\\nexamined the accounts and received the resignation of the\\nadministrators of the estate of Eleazer M. Marvin.\\nThe office of the probate judge was held in one room of\\nthe building erected by the county on the public square in\\nthe village of De Witt until the removal of the county-\\nseat to St. Johns in 1857. The ofiice at that place was\\nheld in Plumstead Hall until the completion of the first\\ncounty building on the public square, when it was removed\\nto that building, and to the court-house on its completion\\nin 1871.\\nTHE COUNTY COURT.\\nCounty courts, which were established in Michigan on\\nthe 24th of October, 1815, and abolished in April, 1833,\\nwere re-established by act approved May 18, 1846. Under\\nthis law an election of judges was held in Clinton County\\non the 3d of November, 1840. Je.sse F. Turner was\\nelected county judge and William Shepherd second judge.\\nThe first term of the county court for the county of Clin-\\nton was held on the 5th day of April, 1847 (the day ap-\\npointed by law), in the upper room of David Scott s house\\nin the village of De Witt, the Hon. Jesse F. Turner pre-\\n.siding. There being no business, the court adjourned.\\nJudge Turner officiated as county judge until the 8th of\\nFebruary, 1851, when he resigned, and the Hon. William\\nShepherd, second judge, presided until the close of the\\nyear, when the county court ceased to exist by limitation,\\nthe constitution of 1850 having provided that the terms of\\nthe judges of county courts should expire on the first of\\nJanuary, 1852, and the jurisdiction of all suits and proceed-\\nings in law and equity then pending in the county courts\\nshould become vested in the circuit and district courts.\\nCOUNTY SITES AND COUNTY PROPERTY.\\nIn accordance with an act of the Legislative Council of\\nthe Territory of Michigan, passed in 1830, providing for the\\nappointment by the Governor of commissioners to locate\\ncounty-.seats, acting Governor Stevens T. Mason, on the 5th\\nday of September, 1833, appointed James King.sley, Stephen\\nV. 11. Trowbridge, and Charles J. Lanman commissioners to\\nlocate the county-seat of Clinton County. No record is\\nfound of the date on which the report of the commissioners\\nwas filed, and it was not until the 22d day of September,\\n1835, that the proclamation of the Governor was issued con-\\nfirming the location, which was described as the west half of\\nthe southeast quarter of section 5, in township 5 north, of\\nrange 2 west, the present site of De Witt. Clinton County\\nwas attached to Kalamazoo County as unorganized terri-\\ntory from 1830 till March 23, 1836, when it was erected\\ninto a township by the name of De Witt, and the next day\\nit became attached to Kent County. Welcome J. Partelo\\nwas the firfst supervisor of De Witt township, and attended\\nthe meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Kent County at\\nGrand Rapids. Upon the organization of Shiawassee\\nCounty, on the 18th of March, 1837, Clinton County was\\nattached to it, and remained under that jurisdiction until\\nMarch 12, 1839, when it was organized as a separate\\ncounty. The first election of county ofiicers was held on\\nthe 1st day of April, 1839, and on the 10th of the same\\nmonth the commissioners for the county convened for the\\npurpose of organizing and transaction of county business.\\nThe erection of county buildings soon became neces-\\nsary, and the subject was brought before the Board of Com-\\nmissioners on the 12th of October, 1840, by the following\\nresolution, which was adopted That fgur hundred dollars\\nbe appropriated in erecting offices for the following county\\nofficers treasurer, clerk, and register of deeds also that\\na sufficient amount of money be appropriated in erecting a\\njail and dwelling-house attached thereto, for the use of the\\njailer; the offices to be completed by the 15th of Septem-\\nber, 1841, the jail and residence on or before October 15th\\nof the same year. The Board of Commissioners convened\\nDec. 3, 1841, and awarded the contract for building the\\npublic offices and jail and jailer s residence to William H.\\nUtley, he being the lowest responsible bidder. The con-\\ntract price for the offices was four hundred and thirty-nine\\ndollars, and for the jail and residence one thousand and sev-\\nenty-eight dollars. The buildings were not completed at the\\nspecified time, and in March, 1842, Seth P. Marvin was\\nappointed by the commissioners to attend to the completion\\nof the jail. About the time of the appointment of S. P.\\nMarvin, David Scott conveyed to Clinton County the parcel\\nof land lying in the village of De Witt, bounded as follows\\nCommencing at the southwest corner of the public square\\nrunning thence east three chains thence north three chains\\nthence west three chains thence south three chains to the\\nplace of beginning; also lot 366, in block 50, according to\\nthe plat of the village of De Witt, for purposes of the\\ncounty buildings of said county, with the express under-\\nstanding that, should the present location of the county-\\nsite of said county be removed, the said county is to further\\nremove from said lands any buildings belonging to said\\ncounty at the time of the removal of said county-site, and", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0444.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "COURTS AND OTHER COUNTY MATTJ]RS.\\n343\\nthe lands above described are to revert to the said David\\nScott and Clarissa Scott, their heirs, executors, administra-\\ntors, and assigns, etc. This property was deeded in con-\\nsideration of ten dollars. The deed bears date March 15,\\n1842, and is recorded in Liber B, page 49, in the register s\\noffice of Clinton County.\\nOn the 5th of January, 184? the committee on public\\nbuildings reported recommending the immediate occupation\\nof the buildings, though they were not yet completed.\\nThe public office building was erected on the public square.\\nIt was about eighteen by thirty feet, and divided into two\\nrooms, the clerk and register occupying one, the treasurer\\nand judge of probate the other.\\nPrior to this time it appears the offices had been kept at\\ndifferent places, for on the day following the adoption of the\\ncommittee s report bills were audited as follows To Milo\\nH. Turner,* $11.44, for rent for county offices. To Jesse\\nF. Turner and Seth P. Marvin, $20 for rent for county of-\\nfices. From this time the offices of the clerk, treasurer,\\nand register were kept in this building until the removal of\\nthe county-site to the village of St. Johns. The old jail\\nat De Witt was occupied until 1802. The rooms for the\\nuse of court, juries, and Board of Supervisors were rented\\nof David Scott from 1839 to 1847. For the year 1843\\nthe price paid was one hundred and fifty dollars, and one\\nhundred dollars per annum was paid from 1844 to 1847 in-\\nclusive. In October, 1847, the supervisors rented the school-\\nhouse in district No. 6 for county purposes for fifty dollars\\nper year, and continued to occupy it till 1855. From\\nthat lime until the removal to St. Johns the courts were\\nheld in the following-named places in 1855 in rooms rented\\nfrom Chauncey Lgtt, for one hundred dollars per annum\\nin 1856 in rooms rented of C. M. Derbyshire, for seventy-\\nfive dollars per annum in 1857 in the Baptist church at\\nDe Witt. In October, 1851, the board resolved to build\\na court-house on the east half of the public square, in the\\nvillage of De Witt.\\nThe agitation of the removal of the county-site was com-\\nmenced by iMr. Palmer, who, in October, 1855, offered a\\nresolution That the counly.-site be removed to St. Johns.\\nW. F. Jcnison moved to amend by striking out the vil-\\nlage of St. Johns and inserting the centre of Muskrat\\nLake. Vote was taken, and both the amendment and\\noriginal resolution were lost. At the January session the\\nnext year the subject was again brought up, and a resolu-\\ntion was offered that two thousand dollars be appropriated\\nto be used in connection with one thousand dollars sub-\\nscribed by the citizens of De Witt for the building of a\\ncourt-house on the public square belonging to the county.\\nAnother was offered that the county-site be located on the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 5, in ihe township of Olive.\\nA motion was also made to appropriate eight hundred dol-\\nlars for building fire-proof offices at De Witt. The.se reso-\\nlutions and the motion were all lost, and the question was\\npostponed indefinitely. On the 1st of January, 1857, Mr.\\nMilo H. Turner lived on the south aide of Looking-Glass River,\\nin the villiigc of New Albany.\\nt During tlio years 18t 1848, 1840 the jail wns used by louia\\nCounty for the confinemi-iit of its prisoners four hundred and seventy-\\nfour days, for wliich tlicy paid Ihirty-lhrec dollars.\\nHenry Moote offered a resolution to remove the county-\\nsite of Clinton County to the village of St. Johns, which\\nwas laid on the table. The next day Mr. Moote offered a\\nsubstitute for his resolution of the day previous, as follows\\nWhereas it is proposed to remove the county-site of Clin-\\nton County from the village of De Witt, in said county,\\nwhere it is now located. Therefore we, the Board of Super-\\nvisors, resolve that the public square in the village of St.\\nJohns, in said county, according to the recorded plat\\nthereof, be and the same is hereby designated by said\\nboard as the place to which such proposed removal is to be\\nmade. The resolution was accepted as a substitute for\\nMr. Moote s original resolution. An amendment was\\noffered by Mr. Hunter, viz. Provided that the inhabi-\\ntants, or .some one in their behalf, will make to Clinton\\nCounty a good and sufficient deed for one and a half acres\\nof land for county buildings, on or before March, 1857,\\nand secure to said county the sum of two thousand dollars\\ntowards the expense of the county buildings, to be paid on\\ncompletion of the buildings. Mr. Rodgers offered an\\namendment to strike out all after the figures 1857. The\\namendments were carried, and Mr. Moote s resolution, as\\namended, was also adopted. At the evening session Mr.\\nMoote offered a resolution to stand in connection with the\\nothers in reference to county-site: That the day for hold-\\ning the next annual township-meeting shall be the day on\\nwhich the electors of said county shall vote on such pro-\\nposed removal and that the county clerk be authorized to\\nnotify the township clerks and to furnish three notices of\\nthe foregoing resolutions, to be posted in three public places\\nin each township. In accordance with this action the\\nquestion was submitted to the people at the annual town-\\nship-meeting, on the 6th of April, 1857, with the follow-\\ning result: For the removal, 1423; .against the removal,\\n689. At the session in the autumn of that year Mr.\\nMoote offered a preamble and resolution, as follows\\nWhereas, the Board of Supervisors of the county of Clin-\\nton, by resolutions adopted Jan. 2, 1857, proposed to re-\\nmove the county-site of the county of Clinton and locate\\nthe same at the village of St. Johns and whereas it\\nappears that at a subsequent election a majority of the elec-\\ntors of said county voted in favor of said removal and loca-\\ntion therefore be it resolved, That the county-site of said\\ncounty be and the same is hereby declared to be estab-\\nlished at the said village of St. Johns, in accordance with\\nsaid resolutions and the vote of the electors of said county\\nthereon. The resolution was adopted, eleven to five, and\\nunder it the offices of the county were removed, in Decem-\\nber, 1857, to Plumstead Hall, in the village of St. Johns.\\nIn 1858 a briek building, about twenty by twenty-five feet,\\nwas erected on the public square fronting on State Street.\\nThis building was occupied by the county officers from\\nJan. 19, 1859, until the completion of their present cpiar-\\nters in the court-house, when the offices were removed to\\nthat building. During the time intervening between the\\nremoval of the county-site to St. Johns and the completion\\nof the present court-house, the courts were held first at\\nPlumstead s Hall until about 1861 then in Clinton Hall,\\nrented of George W. Stephenson, till 1869 next in New-\\nton s Hall, which was occupied for about a year and finally", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0445.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "344\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin a building owned by John Hicks, on Clinton Avenue,\\nbetween Walker and Higham Streets.\\nOn the 5th of January, 1869, a preamble and resolution\\nwas offered as follows Whereas, the village of St. Johns\\nhas provided for raising the five thousand dollars oflFered for\\nconstruction of the court-house; therefore re.solved, That the\\ncounty of Clinton build a court-house on the public square,\\nnot to cost to exceed six mills on the dollar on the assessed\\nvaluation of tlie county, estimated from the corrected ag-\\ngregate assessment of the county for the year 18GS three\\nmills of the amount to be raised in 1869, and three mills\\nin 1870. The question to be submitted to the electors at\\nthe annual meeting in April, 1869. This action was re-\\nferred to a committee, and on the next day a substitute was\\noffered and accepted as follows That the proposition to\\nraise the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be submitted\\nto the people in April, 1869, be raised by loan said loan\\npayable in five annual payments. This last resolution was\\npassed by a vote of twelve to two, and in the election that\\nfollowed seventeen hundred and thirty-four votes were cast\\nin favor of building a court-house, and eleven hundred and\\nseventy against it.\\nThe following-named gentlemen wore appointed as a\\nbuilding committee, with power to contract for the erection\\nof the court-house William L. Hicks, George R. Hunt,\\nBenjamin F. Shepherd, David Clark, Moses Bartow, and\\nJohn Hicks. On tlie 12th of October, 1869, this com-\\nmittee reported that they had adopted a plan similar to that\\nof the court-house in Bay City, Mich., and that contracts\\nwere awarded for the construction of foundation-walls, to\\nbe completed in November, 1869. On the 18th of Decem-\\nber, 1869, proposals were opened by the committee for the\\nconstruction of the court-house the lowest bid was twenty-\\nfour thousand dollars, which was not accepted, and work\\nwas commenced by the day, the committee taking charge.\\nThe building was finally completed, ready for use, in Octo-\\nber, 1871. The cost of the building, as reported Jan. 9,\\n1872, by John Hicks, chairman of committee, was thirty-\\nfive thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars and fifty-\\neight cents.\\nOn the 10th of January, 1873, a special committee, who\\nliad been previously appointed to select a suitable site for a\\njail, reported and recommended the purchase of lots 1, 2,\\nand 3, in block 20, in the village of St. Johns, for that pur-\\npose. The report was adopted, and the lots were purchased\\nof John Turner for six hundred dollars, the deed bearing\\ndate Jan. 20, 1873. On the 5th of January, 1875, a reso-\\nlution was passed by the board to submit a proposition to\\nthe electors to raise ten thousand dollars for the erection of\\na jail and sheriff s residence in the village of St. Johns. At\\nthe next annual town-meeting, in April, 1875, this question\\nwas submitted, with the following result twelve hundred\\nand ninety-two votes in favor and seven hundred and two\\nagainst. In accordance with this decision the board con-\\nvened on the 12th of May following, for the express pur-\\npose of transacting business pertaining to the erection of\\nthe jail. Two days and a half were occupied in electing a\\nchairman. Forty-five formal ballots were taken before they\\nsucceeded in choosing a presiding officer. The last ballot\\nresulted in ilie election of Eugene V. Chase as chairman.\\nJosiah Upton was then appointed to procure plans and\\nspecifications for a jail and residence not to exceed the sum\\nof ten thousand dollars. After the accomplishment of this\\nitem of business the board adjourned. In the June follow-\\ning, plans presented by Mr. Hedden were accepted. John\\nHicks, Josiah Upton, and Richard Moore were appointed\\na building committee, with power to advertise, receive pro-\\nposals, and let the contract for building the jail, which was\\nsoon after commenced, and completed in October, 1876.\\nOn the 4th of January, 1877, the committee on building\\nthe jail reported as to the cost of jail and residence as fol-\\nlows total amount, ten thousand and fifteen dollars and\\nfifty-three cents.\\nCOUNTY POOR-HOUSE AND FARM.\\nThe first ofiBcial action taken in reference to the support\\nof the county poor of Clinton is recorded in the proceed-\\nings of the county commissioners in October, 1839, at\\nwhich time Grafton Webber, of Watertown, Thomas Fisk,\\nof Bingham, and Franklin Oliver, of De Witt, were ap-\\npointed county superintendents of the poor for the ensuing\\nyear. In the month of February following it was resolved\\nto abolish the distinction of county and township poor, and\\nthat all expenses hereafter incurred shall be a charge\\nagainst the county. The first step towards providing a\\ncounty farm for the poor was taken at a meeting of the\\nBoard of Supervi.sors on the 4th of January, 1844, when\\na resolution was offered that arrangements be made for the\\npurchase of a farm for the maintenance of the poor. This\\nresolution was laid on the table and finally rejected by the\\nboard, but at the annual session in the following autumn a\\ncommittee to whom the report of the .superintendents of\\nthe poor was referred recommended the purchase of a farm,\\nand Supervisors Boughton, Pearl, and Taber were appointed\\na committee to examine the farm of William Ulloy and\\nascertain his price. The committee reported, and after\\ndue consideration the farm was purchased for six hundred\\nand sixty-one dollars and i ixty-eight cents, the deed bear-\\ning date Nov. 1, 1844. Its location is in township 5 north,\\nrange 2 west (De Witt), and is the northwest quarter of\\nthe southwest quarter and the west half of the south\\nfraction of the nortliwest quarter of section 9. The farm\\nwas rented to David Olin for one year from Jan. 1, 1845,\\nfor fifty dollars, and was sold to Jesse F. Turner for six\\nliundred and sixty-one dollars and ninety-two cents on the\\n7th of October of the same year.\\nAbout ten years elap.sed before further action was taken\\nfor the purchase of a farm. At the fall session of 1854,\\nN. I. Daniels, of Watertown, moved that a committee of\\nthree be appointed, whose duty it shall be to examine\\nlocations and receive proposals with a view to the purchase\\nof a farm and the erection of a poor-house, and report to\\nthe board at the next meeting. Three days later Super-\\nvisors I lowman, Estes, and Fitch were appointed such\\ncommittee. On the 12th of October, 1855, Stephen Pearl,\\ncounty treasurer, was authorized to advertise and receive\\nproposals for the purchase of a farm of from eighty to one\\nhundred acres. It does not appear that Mr. Pearl made a\\npurchase, as on the 24th of January, 1856, the committee\\nappointed in 1854 reported in favor of purchasing one", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0446.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "THE PROFESSIONS.\\n3J5\\nhundred acres of land of George W. Stoddard for fifteen\\nhundred dollars, situated on the northwest quarter of sec-\\ntion 18, in the township of Olive. This report was\\nadopted, and Stephen Pearl was appointed agent to ex-\\namine title and consummute the purchase. The deed is\\ndated Jan. 25, 1856, and recorded on the 29th of January\\nof the same year. At the January session in 1858 a\\ncommunication was received from the superintendents of\\nthe poor, recommending an appropriation to erect a build-\\ning on the county poor-farm, which was referred to a\\nspecial committee. There is no record of the appoint-\\nment of this committee, or of any report made upon the\\nsubject.\\nAt the annual session in the autumn of 1859 it was de-\\ncided to let the maintenance of the county paupers to the\\nlowest bidder with good security. This method of sup-\\nporting the poor was continued for several j ears.\\nAt the January session in 1864 the offer of William\\nSickles to exchange lots 1 and 2 in block 13, in the village\\nof St. Johns, for the county fiirm was accepted, and Charles\\nKipp was authorized to convey the title. This exchange,\\nhowever, was not made, as it appears that on the 17th of\\nDecember, 1867, Charles Kipp conveyed the farm owned\\nby the county to Henry Lackey, this conveyance being in\\naccordance with a resolution of the Board of Supervisors\\nwade Oct. 17, 1867, the farm having been sold on contract\\nto Mr. Lackey in October, 1865. A committee was ap-\\npointed to report on the necessity of purchasing a poor\\nfarm, which committee reported the next day, recommend-\\ning the purchase of a farm of one hundred acres near the\\nvillage of St. Johns. This report was approved, and on\\nthe next day the superintendents of the poor were author-\\nized to purchase a farm at a price not to exceed four\\nthousand dollars. A farm was purchased of Hiram L.\\nLamb for three thousand five hundred dollars, the deed\\nbearing date April 8, 1867. It contains seventy-six and a\\nhalf acres, forty of which are under cultivation, and in-\\ncludes an orchard of one hundred and seventy-five fruit-\\ntrees. Its location is on the south half of the southeast\\nquarter of section 18, in the township of Bingham. The\\nsuperintendents of the poor were authorized to erect a\\nbuilding not to exceed eighteen hundred dollars in cost,\\nto meet the demands of the unfortunates who. are in-\\ntrusted to their care. Under this authority a building\\nwas constructed iu the summer of 1871, and another is\\nbeing erected the present year to further accommodate the\\nincreasing demands of the county poor.\\nThe report of the superintendents of the poor for 1879\\nshows as follows: The whole number of paupers maintained\\nin the poor-house during the year was thirty the whole\\nnumber temporarily relieved outside of the poor-house was\\none hundred and nineteen the whole amount paid from\\nthe poor-fund during the year was 86962.53 the whole\\namount paid from other funds was 82;!93.06. The total\\nexpenses of the poor farm, exclusive of interest on capital\\ninvested and value of pauper labor, was $3816.23. Value\\nof products of farm during the year (estimated), $793.30.\\nValue of poor-farm and buildings, 86500 of live stock,\\n8330. Total value of poor-farm and appurtenances,\\n88056.50.\\n44\\nCHAPTER XLVIIL\\nTHE PEOFESSIONS-THE PKESS-THE CIVIL LIST.\\nEarly Lawyers in Clinton County The present Bar of Clinton The\\nMedical Profession Clinton County IWeJical Society Hornoeo-\\npathie Physicians^The Press of Clinton County Clinton County\\nCivil List.\\nTHE LEGAL PROFESSION.\\nEARLY LAWYERS IN CLINTON COUNTY.\\nThe first resident lawyer practicing in Clinton County\\nwas Levi Townson, who studied law at Ann Arbor, and\\nwas there admitted to the bar. He was appointed prose-\\ncuting attorney of Clinton County in 1842, and removed\\nto the village of De Witt, the county-seat. He retained\\nthe position till 1848. In 1846 he was elected judge of\\nprobate, and held that oflBce until his death, which occurred\\nat De Witt, in July, 1849.\\nTheodore H. Chapin emigrated to Michigan about 1840,\\nfrom Lockport, Niagara Co., N. Y. He had practiced law\\nin that State, and was advanced in years when he located\\nat De Witt, Clinton Co. He was elected judge of probate\\nin 1842, and held the office till Jan. 1, 1847. He after-\\nwards removed with his son, De Witt C. Chapin, to Alle-\\ngan Co., Mich., where he died.\\nDe Witt C. Chapin came to De Witt with his father,\\nTheodore H. Chapin, in 1840, and commenced the practice\\nof law. lie was admitted to the bar and practiced in New\\nYork State before coming to Michigan. He was elected\\ncounty clerk in 1842, and served two years. Soon after-\\nwards he removed to Ionia County, where he lived a year\\nor two, and moved to Allegan County. In 1848 he was\\nelected judge of probate of that county, and served in that\\noffice four years. He served as prosecuting attorney in\\n1851 and 1852. Returning to Clinton County, he was\\nagain elected county clerk in 1856, and reelected in 1858\\nand 1860. Upon his retirement from this office he re-\\nmoved to Gratiot County, where he was elected register of\\ndeeds. He died about 1874. He was not a profound\\nlawyer, but was an excellent pleader before a jury.\\nJoseph HoUister came from Tompkins Co., N. Y., to\\nVictor, Clinton Co., in 1843. He brought with him from\\nthe clerk of that county a certificate of good standing as\\na lawyer in that State. Upon this certificate he was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in this county, Nov. 15, 1843, and was\\nappointed prosecuting attorney in 1848. He was a good\\noffice lawyer, but not very successful in court practice.\\nJoab Baker came to this State from Pennsylvania. He\\nwas admitted to the bar in Eaton County in 1845, and\\npracticed for a time in Portland, Ionia Co. In the spring\\nof 1847 he removed to De Witt, and was elected prosecut-\\ning attorney in 1850, the first under the new constitution.\\nWhen the county-seat was removed to St. Johns he re-\\nmoved to that place, and practiced for five j ears. In 1862\\nhe moved to Gran J Haven, and is now living at 3Iuskegon,\\nwhere he is following his profession. He is a good advo-\\ncate and a successful lawyer.\\nChristopher W. Leffingwell was admitted to the bar in\\nthis county on the 15th of January, 1849, having previously\\nbeen admitted in Pennsylvania, whence he emigrated to", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0447.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "346\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMichigan. He was considered a good chancery lawyer\\nand excellent in office business.\\nRandolph Strickland is a native of Livingston Co., N. Y.\\nHe emigrated to Michigan in 1844, and studied law two\\nyears in Portland, Ionia Co. In August, 1847, he re-\\nmoved to De Witt, entered the office of Joab Baker, and\\ncontinued his studies until June 15, 1849, when he was\\nadmitted to the bar, and has been in practice from that\\ntime to the present. He is the oldest lawyer now in the\\ncounty. He was prosecuting attorney from 1852 to 1858,\\nand again in 1862; State senator in 1860-62; provost-\\nmarshal from 1863 to 1865 member of State Republican\\nCommittee; delegate to National Convention in 1856 and\\n1868; representative from Michigan in the Forty-first\\nCongress, serving on committees on invalid pensions and\\nmines and mining. He is cautious and painstaking in\\npractice, and very successful. In 1862 he removed from\\nDe Witt to the village of St. Johns, where he still resides.\\nJesse F. Turner came to De Witt from Rochester, N. Y.,\\nin 1839. He was elected county judge in 1846 studied\\nlaw, and was admitted to the bar in this county June 17,\\n1850 and later removed to California, where he was elected\\nto fill the position of judge of one of the courts. He died\\nabout 1878.\\nJames W. Ransom came from Niagara Co., N. Y., about\\n1853. He was admitted to the bar of Clinton County on\\nthe 2d of June, 1853, and practiced at De Witt for four\\nyears, removing to St. Johns upon the establishment of\\nthe county-seat at that village. He remained at St. Johns\\nuntil 1860, when he removed to Grand Rapids, and is still\\nin practice there.\\nDavid I. Daniels was an early settler in Wacousta (town-\\nship of Watertown). He studied law late in life, was ad-\\nmitted to the bar June 9, 1852, and practiced until his\\ndeath. He was elected member of the State Legislature in\\n1858.\\nObed F. Strickland, a brother of Randolph Strickland,\\nstudied law with the latter, and was admitted to the bar\\nJune 7, 1856. He. practiced at St. Johns until 1864, and\\nremoved to Salt Lake City, practiced two years, and was\\nappointed by President Grant judge of the Supreme Court\\nof Utah. He is now following his profession at Walla\\nWalla, Washington Territory.\\nDelos C. Wiley came to De Witt about 1854 and entered\\nthe office of Joab Baker. He was admitted to the bar\\non the 9th of June, 1856. He practiced for a time in De\\nWitt and St. Johns, and removed to Lansing, where he was\\na successful lawyer. He died in 1874.\\nOliver L. Spaulding is a native of New Hampshire. He\\nemigrated from that State to Ohio, and graduated at Ober-\\nlin College. He came to Michigan, and, locating at St.\\nJohns, Clinton Co., entered the office of James W. Ran-\\nsom, and was admitted to the bar April 6, 1858. From\\nthat time until the present he has been a member of the\\nClinton County bar, and has resided at St. Johns. In the\\nwar of the Rebellion he served in the Twenty-third Michi-\\ngan Infantry Regiment, from the grade of captain to that\\nof colonel, and was brevetted brigadier-general for meri-\\ntorious services. Among the civil offices which he has\\nfilled is that of regent of the University of Michigan,\\n1858-64; Secretary of State of Michigan, elected in 1866\\nand re-elected in 1868; and special agent of the treasury\\ndepartment, appointed in 1875 and still holding that\\noffice.\\nHenry Walbridge is a native of Vermont, and was ad-/\\\\\\nmitted to the bar in Montpelier, in that State, in 1848;\\nHe came to Detroit in 1850 as agent for Fairbanks Bros.,\\nof St. Johnsbury, Vt., and remained in their employ three\\nyears and a half In October, 1855, he came to St. Johns,\\nand was admitted to the bar in this county on the 7th of\\nJune, 1856. From that time to the present he has continued\\nin practice in St. Johns. He was elected Circuit Court com-\\nmissioner in 1856 and 1873, and prosecuting attorney in\\n1860. V/\\nHenry M. Perrin is a native of Vermont. He graduated\\nat the Albany Law School, came to Detroit in 1855, re-\\nmained there two years, and removed to St. Johns, Nov.\\n22 1857. For a short time he was in the office of Henry\\nWalbridge, and in February of 1858 he opened an office\\nand commenced practice. Mr. Perrin was elected to the\\noffice of judge of probate in 1860, and to the State Senate\\nin 1864. He is now associated with P. K. Perrin and\\nAlbert J. Baldwin in the practice of law in the village of\\nSt. Johns.\\nThe above mention of early lawyers embraces the princi-\\npal ones who commenced practice in the county during the\\ntwenty years following the establi.shment of its courts. Of\\nsome others wlio have not been mentioned but who came\\nto the county during that period, as well as of those who\\nhave practiced here since that time, the names will be found\\nin the appended list (prepared from the court records) of\\nattorneys who have from time to time been admitted to\\npractice in the courts of Clinton, viz.\\nWilliam H. Parks, admitted May 9, 1843.\\nJohn C. Bianchard, admitted May 9, 1843.\\nJoseph HoUister, admitted Nov. 15, 1843.\\nRalph B. Goble, admitted Nov. 12, 1844.\\nTheodore H. Chapin, Jr., admitted Nov. 12, 1844.\\nHarvey Bartow, admitted May 12, 1846.\\nH. M. Munson, admitted May 14, 1846.\\nWilliam W. Upton, admitted Nov. 13, 1846.\\nMilton P. Burteh, admitted Nov. 13, 1845.\\nRandolph Strickland, admitted June 15, 1849.\\nChristopher W. Leffingwell, admitted June 15, 1849.\\nDavid E. Corbin, admitted June 15, 1849.\\nN. Byron Hollister, admitted Sept. 12, 1849.\\nJ. Foot Turner, admitted June 17, 1850.\\nJames H. McKee, admitted June 17, 1850.\\nDavid I. Daniels, admitted June 9, 1852.\\nJames H. Ransom, admitted June 2, 1853.\\nFranklin Miller, admitted Nov. 15, 1855.\\nStevens E. Longyear, admitted Nov. 15, 1855.\\nDelos C. Wiley, admitted June 7, 1856.\\nHenry Walbridge, admitted June 7, 1856.\\nObed F. Strickland, admitted June 7, 1856.\\nE. Nelson Fitch, admitted June 5, 1857.\\nSylvester Hoyt, admitted Aug. 29, 1857.\\nHenry M. Perrin, admitted Feb. 2, 1858.\\nOliver L. Spaulding, admitted April 6, 1858.\\nRuel M. Boynton, admitted April 6, 1858.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0448.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "THE PROFESSIONS.\\n347\\nAlvah C. Laing, admitted April 8, 1S59.\\nSylvester H. Pennington, admitted April 8, 1859.\\nRobert V. Briggs, admitted Sept. 2i, 1859.\\nAVarren R. Hickox, admitted Sept. 24, 1859.\\nWilliam F. Moore, admitted July 22, 1862.\\nWilliam M. Stiles, admitted Oet. 20, 1863.\\nSidney Fitzgerald, admitted Jan. 19, 1864.\\nAndrew Stout, admitted April 18, 1864.\\nGeorge Tompkins, admitted April 18, 1864.\\nHiram C. Hodge, admitted Jan. 19, 1865.\\nDaniel Granger, admitted Jan. 18, 1866.\\nEdward Cahill, admitted July 16, 1866.\\nMoses Bartow, admitted July 16, 1866.\\nAlvin Patterson, admitted Jan. 21, 1867.\\nPorter K. Perrin, admitted July 15, 1867.\\nAlbert J. Baldwin, admitted July 15, 1867.\\nFrederick Wilkinson, admitted April 18, 1868.\\nCharles E. Williams, admitted April 18, 18G8.\\nI errin C. Cummings, admitted Oct. 3, 1868.\\nJohn Q. Patterson, admitted Oct. 3, 1868.\\nSamuel D. Haight, admitted April 13, 1870.\\nFrancis W. Cook, admitted April 13, 1870.\\nWilliam W. Dennis, admitted July 12, 1870.\\nAlfred G. Higham, admitted July 12, 1870.\\nNelson De Long, admitted April 14, 1871.\\nHenry E. Walbridge, admitted April 14, 1871.\\nJohn H. Fedewa, admitted May 20, 1872.\\nArlington C. Lewis, admitted May 20, 1872.\\nJames H. Walsh, admitted May 20, 1872.\\nAdelbert McCabe, admitted May 20, 1872.\\nBenjamin F. Button, admitted May 27, 1875.\\nEdward L. Walbridge, admitted Feb. 17, 1878.\\nWill A. Norton, admitted Aug. 19, 1878.\\nJohn G. Patterson, admitted Aug. 19, 1878.\\nHenry J. Patterson, admitted Aug. 19, 1878.\\nLoyal W. Hill, admitted May 21, 1879.\\nJohn J. Kerr, admitted May 21, 1879.\\nThe following is a list of the present members of the\\nbar of Clinton County\\nRandolph Strickland. Henry Walbridge.\\nPorter K. Perrin. Joel H. Cranson.\\nOliver L. Spaulding. Henry M. Perrin.\\nJosephus 0. Selden. Anthony Cook.\\nRichard Baylia. Albert J. Baldwin.\\nAnderson Stout. William W. Dennis.\\nHenry E. Walbridge. John H. Fedewa.\\nWilliam n. Castel. 0. W. Barker.\\nWilliam F. Moore. William Brunson.\\nCharles M. Merrill. Henry J. Patterson.\\nJohn G. Patterson. Edward L. Walbridge.\\nLoyal W. Hill. John J. Kerr.\\nS. B. DaboU.\\nTHE MEDICAL PliOFESSION.\\nDr. Seth P. Marvin came from Oakland County to Clin-\\nton County with his father in 1835 and located in Water-\\ntown, where Seth built a log house and lived until the\\ncounty was organized, when he removed to De Witt. He\\nhad studied medicine previous to his settlement in Clinton\\nCounty, as the following certificate indicates\\nTo all to whom these presents shall come or may in any\\nwise concern.\\nThe Pres t, Sec y, and Censors of the Medical Society\\nof the County of Macomb send greeting. Whereas, Seth\\nP. Marvin hath exhibited unto us satisfactory testimony\\nthat he is entitled to a License to practice Physic and Sur-\\ngery now know ye that by virtue of the power and au-\\nthority vested in us by Law, we do grant unto the said\\nSeth P. JIarviu the privilege of practicing Physic and\\nSurgery in this State, together with all the rights and im-\\nmunities which usually appertain to Pliysicians and Sur-\\ngeons.\\nA. C. Campbell,\\nGeo. Lee, y Censors.\\nH. Taylor, J\\nIn testimony whereof we have caused the seal of the\\nSociety to be hereunto affixed, at the village of Mount\\nClemens, this 14th day of November, 1836.\\nA. C. Campbell, Secy.\\nH. R. ScuiTTERLY, President.\\nDr. Marvin did not graduate at any medical college, but\\nwas afterwards admitted as a member of the Central Mich-\\nigan Medical Society upon this certificate. He was the\\nfirst practicing physician in the county, but not the first in\\nthe village of De Witt. He was elected county clerk at\\nthe first election of the county, in April, 1839, and served\\ntwo terms, and also served as register of deeds from 1851 to\\n1856, and as judge of probate from 1856 to 1860. His\\npractice was largely interrupted by attention to his duties\\nas a public officer, still he continued bis practice until his\\ndeath, in August, 1864. He was very popular with the\\npeople, a good conversationalist and story-teller. As a phy-\\nsician he was very successful in the management of disease.\\nDr. Levi D. Jennison was a native of Connecticut, and\\nemigrated to the western part of the State of New York,\\nwhere lie studied medicine in the village of Batavia. He\\nemigrated to Michigan in the spring of 1837, and located\\non the south side of Looking-Glass River, then known as\\nNew Albany. He was the first physician in the cluster of\\nvillages that at that time were laid out along Looking-Glass\\nRiver. He obtained a large country practice, and resided\\nat that place until 1843, when he removed to Essex and\\nresumed practice, which he continued until his death, in\\n1863, at the age of sixty-three years. As a physician he\\nwas cautious and slow in forming an opinion. In cases of\\ninflammation of the lungs he was uniformly successful, and\\nwithout an equal in this region of country.\\nDr. Hiram W. Stowell was a native of Cayuga Co., N. Y.\\nHe studied medicine and graduated at Auburn, N. Y. He\\nemigrated to Michigan in 1836, and practiced medicine one\\nyear at Ann Arbor, and in the summer of 1837 he came to\\nthe village of De Witt, where he practiced until his death,\\nin August, 1857. His ride was extended, reaching into\\nother counties. He was elected the first judge of probate\\nof Clinton County, and afterwards treasurer.\\nDr. William B. Watson emigrated to Michigan in 1839,\\nand located in the township of Duplain, where he opened\\nan offi-ce at the Rochester Colony, and commenced the prac-\\ntice of medicine. He was the first physician in the town-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0449.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "348\\nHISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nship, and for many years the only one. His practice was\\ncontinued till within a few years of his death, which oc-\\ncurred in 1875. He enjoyed the confidence of the people\\nand the respect of his fellow-practitioners.\\nDr. Martin Moore, a native of Steuben Co., N. Y., emi-\\ngrated in 1838 or 39 from New York State, and came to\\nthe settlement on Looking-Glass River and located, but\\nwhether at Middletown, old De Witt, New Albany, or De\\nWitt, has not been ascertained. He practiced in the sur-\\nrounding country till his death, in 1850. He was consid-\\nered a good practitioner.\\nDr. Stanton E. Hazard, a native of Niagara Co., N. Y.,\\nstudied medicine in Oakland Co., Mich., and attended one\\ncourse of lectures in Ann Arbor. In the spring of 1842\\nhe came to Wacousta, in the township of Watertown, where\\nhe commenced practice, and soon obtained an extensive\\npatronage. He was careful and cautious, and uniformly\\nsuccessful as a physician. His death occurred in May,\\n1880.\\nDr. Isaac T. HoUister came in 1847 from the State of\\nNew York to the township of Victor, in this county, to\\nvisit his brother Joseph. There being no physician in the\\ntownship he was persuaded to remain. He rapidly gained\\nthe confidence of the people, and his ride was widely ex-\\ntended. He remained in Victor until 1864, when he re-\\ntired from practice and removed to Laingsburg, where he\\nstill resides. He was elected to the State Senate in 1856.\\nDr. John H. Bacon, a native of Niagara Co., N. Y.,\\nstudied medicine in that State and graduated at the College\\nof Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He emi-\\ngrated to Michigan and located in Do Witt in 1852, where\\nhe practiced medicine until about 1860. He then removed\\nto Lansing.\\nDr. G. W. Topping is a native of Cayuga Co., N. Y.\\nHe emigrated to Michigan in 1853, studied medicine and\\ngraduated at the medical department of the State Univer-\\nsity, and in 1854 removed to De Witt and commenced a\\npractice in which he still continues. He is now president\\nof the county medical society.\\nThe first medical practitioner in St. Johns was Dr.\\nDarrow, a young physician, who located there soon after the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2settlement of the village. He was a man of excellent edu-\\ncation and fine ability but he only remained about one\\nyear at St. Johns, removing at the end of that time to\\nOkcmos, and afterwards to Mason, Ingham Co., where he\\nis now living.\\nDr. De Witt C. Stewart is a native of Genesee Co., N. Y.\\nHe emigrated to Tecuuiseh, Mich., in 1833, and was en-\\ngaged in farming and buying and selling lands until 1848,\\nwhen he returned to Allegany Co., N. Y.,and studied med-\\nicine with Dr. William B. Alley about four years, riding\\nwith him and practicing during the last year. In 1852 he\\ncame to Michigan again, and practiced about two years in\\nthe townships of Onondaga and Aurelius, Ingham Co., and\\nin May, 1854, removed to the village of St. Johns, where\\nhe opened an office. He was the first permanent physician\\nin the township, and his ride extended twenty-five and\\nthirty miles from St. Johns into Gratiot and Shiawassee\\nCounties. At that time roads were few and poor, and the\\nmany visits of the physician were forced to be made on\\nhorseback. Dr. Stewart is a careful practitioner and has\\nbeen very successful in his profession. He still lives on the\\nspot where he first located in St. Johns. He was one of\\nthe first members of the Clinton County Medical Society.\\nDr. M. L. Leach located in 1854 in Duplain, where he\\npracticed till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion,\\nwhen he entered the army. After his term of service had\\nexpired ho returned to the Rochester Colony, resumed prac-\\ntice, and continued there till 1878, when he removed to\\nElsie. Dr. F. A. House came to the same township in\\n1858, and is still in practice in that place. Six years of the\\ntime, however, he passed in Indiana.\\nDr. Louis W. Fasquelle is a native of France. His\\nfather was a professor in the State University for many\\nyears. Dr. Fasquelle graduated in the medical depart-\\nment of the University, and practiced about one and a\\nhalf years in Hartland and Cohoctah, Livingston Co.,\\nMich. In April, 1855, he removed to St. Johns and re-\\nsumed his practice. He served in the army six months as\\nsurgeon during the war of the Rebellion. He is still in\\npractice in the village of St. Johns.\\nDr. Andrew J. Wiggins was educated at Warsaw, N. Y.,\\ngraduated at Geneva (N. Y.) Medical College, and emi-\\ngrated to Michigan in 1851. He attended medical lectures\\nat the State Univer.sity, practiced in Monroe Co,, Mich.\\nSummit and Goshen, Ind. Chelsea, Washtenaw Co., and\\nDanville, Ingham Co., Blich. In 1862 he came to the\\nvillage of St. Johns, where he is still in practice.\\nBesides the physicians above named there were a few\\nothers who located in Clinton County during the quarter\\nof a century succeeding its organization, but those who have\\nbeen mentioned were the principal ones who commenced prac-\\ntice here during that period. A large number of practi-\\ntioners have come to practice in the county in the later\\nyears, and the names of many of these will be found in the\\nfollowing notice of the county medical society.\\nCLINTON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.\\nAs early as the year 1864 an effort was made to estab-\\nlish a medical society in Clinton County. Indeed, at that\\ntime a partial organization was effected, but the resident\\nmembers of the profession were then so few that it was\\nfound impracticable to infu.se sufficient vitality in*o the or-\\nganization, and in a little less than two years it expired.\\nFrom that time to the present the increase in population,\\nsubstantial developments, and material wealth has been un-\\nsurpassed. While the natural and necessary developments\\nof the county have greatly diminished the causes of some\\nforms of disease, and entirely annihilated others, the rapid\\ninflux of population has seemed to demand accessions to\\nthe ranks of the medical profession. This demand has been\\nmore than supplied.\\nWith adequate numbers, early in June, 1874, a call was\\nissued for all persons residing in the county who were\\nregularly engaged in the rational practice of medicine\\nto assemble at the office of Dr. G. E. Corbin, in the village\\nof St. Johns, on Thursday, July 9th, of that year, for the\\npurpose of organizing a medical society. At the appointed\\ntime and place, in response to the call, there were present\\nthe persons here named", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0450.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "THE PRESS.\\n349\\nCasper V. Beebe, of Ovid.\\nL. T. Wells, of Ovid.\\nEdwin Doty, of Maple Rapids.\\nDavid HoUister, of Maple Rapids.\\nS. M. Post, of Eureka.\\nL. A. Laurason, of Fowler.\\nL. W. Fasquelle, of St. Johns.\\nD. C. Stewart, of St. Johns.\\nG. E. Corbin, of St. Johns.\\nC. C. Dellenbaugh, of Westphalia.\\nAmong the usual preliminaries was the appointment of\\nDrs. Corbin, Doty, and Beebe as a committee to draft a\\nconstitution and report at the afternoon session. On pre-\\nsentation the constitution drafted by the committee was\\nadopted with few alterations, and the organization of the\\nsociety was completed by the election of its first officers.\\nThey were\\nPresident, L. W. Fasquelle.\\nVice-President, C. V. Beebe.\\nTreasurer, L. T. Wells.\\nSecretary, G. E. Corbin.\\nThe objects of this society cannot be better expressed\\nthan in the brief preamble to its constitution which is here\\nquoted Believing that men of congenial minds and\\nsimilar pursuits may derive mutual benefit from fraternal\\nassociation, thus promoting kind feelings and removing\\nprejudices that are liable to exist while strangers to each\\nother, and that a free interchange of opinions is calculated\\nnot only to harmonize the views, but also to add to the\\ncommon stock of professional knowledge therefore, Re-\\nsolved, That for these purposes, and in the furtherance of\\nthese objects, we fjrm ourselves into an a.ssociation to be\\ncalled Clinton County Medical Society.\\nFrom its organization to the present date (June, 1880)\\nDrs. Fasquelle, Topping, and Gillam have served as pres-\\nidents Beebe, Topping, Dellenbaugh, Doty, and Post, as\\nvice-presidents; Wells, Laurason, and Post, as treasurers;\\nand Dr. G. E. Corbin has been itsonly secretary during the\\nsame period. During the six years of its existence this\\nsociety has delegated Drs. Fasquelle, Beebe, Dellenbaugh,\\nGillam, Topping, Corbin, and Doty to represent its in-\\nterests in the annual deliberations of the American Medical\\nAssociation. Its constitution requires that the meetings of\\nthe society shall all be held in the village of St. Johns,\\nand thus far they have all been held in the office of its\\nsecretary. A number of changes in membership have oc-\\ncurred. Some have removed from its jurisdiction. None\\nhave yet been removed by death. The present membership\\nembraces the following list:\\nG. W. Topping, De Witt.\\nE. V. Chase, Elsie.\\nH. Ilart, Eureka.\\nS. M. Post, Eureka.\\nL. A. Laurason, Fowler.\\nEdwin Doty, Maple Rapids.\\nSamuel H. Welliugs, Maple Rapids.\\nAbbot, Ovid.\\nO. B. Campbell, Ovid.\\nS. C. King, Ovid.\\nW. K. Yuill, Ovid.\\nC. C. Dellenbaugh, Portland.\\nL. 0. Ludlum, Shepardsville.\\nG. E. Corbin, St. Johns.\\nL. W. Fa.squelle, St. Johns.\\nS. E. Gillam, St. Johns.\\nD. C. Stewart, St. Johns.\\nN. B. Welper, St. Johns.\\nA. J. Wiggins, St. Johns.\\nSimon Herrcs, Westphalia.\\nThe officers for 1880 were elected on the 8th of July,\\nat the annual meeting, and are as follows\\nPresident, G. W. Topping, De Witt.\\nVice-President, L. W. Fasquelle, St. Johns.\\nSecretary and Treasurer, G. E. Corbin, St. Johns.\\nHOJKEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS.\\nThe following list includes the names of the homoeo-\\npathic physicians who have practiced in the county, with\\nthe year of their establishment here, as near as can be as-\\ncertained\\nCaleb Lamb, 1853, St. Johns.\\nT. B. Lamb, 1855, St. Johns.\\nTimothy Baker, 1856, St. Johns.\\nM. J. S. Cook, 18G5, St. Johns.\\nD. L. Roberts, 1865, St. Johns.\\nWilliam Havens, 1871, St. Johns.\\nGraduates of Michigan Homoeopathic College\\nC. P. Burch, 1868, Ovid.\\nJ. L. Harris, 1876, Ovid.\\nBeels, 1879, Ovid.\\nMrs. M. P. Havens, 1871, St. Johns.\\nMrs. Dr. Sprague, St. Johns.\\nA. A. Allen, 1879, St. Johns.\\nGraduates of New York Ilomojopathio College\\nE. R. Haden, 1868, Eureka.\\nWilliam Walker, Eureka.\\nObed Wheeler, 1860, Maple Rapids.\\nBrown, 1865, Maple Rapids.\\nWcstervelt, 1868, Maple Rapids.\\nCharles Knapp, 1876, Maple Rapids.\\nTHE rilESS OF CLINTON COUNTY.\\nThe first two local newspapers which circulated in Clin-\\nton County were the Grand River City Courier and the\\nShiawassee Express and Clinton Advocate. The latter\\njournal was published at Owosso, Shiawassee Co., in 1839,\\nand the former was commenced in 1837, at Grand River\\nCity, which was simply one of the paper villages so\\ncommon at that d.iy, and located on both sides of the\\nboundary-line between Clinton and Eaton Counties. It\\nwas laid out and platted by Erastus Ingersoll, on lands en-\\ntered by him in 1834, in the township of Watertown,\\nClinton Co., and Delta, Eaton Co., and the boundaries of\\nthe village extended from the Grand River, a little south\\nof the county-line in the latter township, northward to the\\nGrand River turnpike, in Watertown. There is nothing\\nnow known which sliows whether the publication-office of\\nthe Courier was in the Clinton or in the Eaton portion of\\nthe village, but whichever may have been the case it seems\\nproper to regard the newspaper, like the City, a.s belong-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0451.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "350\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ning to both counties in equal share. Beyond the fact of\\nits existence at the time mentioned, nothing has been ascer-\\ntained of the Courier s history.\\nThe Cliittoiiian, a four-column newspaper, was established\\nabout 1842, at the village of De Witt, by Mark A. Childs,\\nwho was somewhat noted among the early settlers as a hu-\\nmorist. This paper particularly during the first part of\\nits existence depended mainly for support upon the print-\\ning of tax sales. Mr. Childs used to relate that in the first\\nyears he received on subscriptions the sum of twelve shil-\\nlings from Alfred Gunnison, a settler residing a few miles\\neast of De Witt, and that, as most of the pioneers at that\\ntime derived their principal revenue from hunting and\\ntrapping, raccoon tracks were regarded as legal tender in\\nthe payment of pi inters lawyers and doctors bills. A\\nnumber of this paper, dated July 13, 1844, contains an ac-\\ncount of a Fourth of July celebration held that year in the\\nvillage of De Witt. The Declaration of Independence was\\nread by Dr. Hirara Stowell, the oration was delivered by\\nDe Witt C. Chapin, and William Utley was marshal of\\nthe day. De Witt at tliat time was the largest village in\\nthe county, and contained three dry-goods stores, eight me-\\nchanic-shops, one hotel, The Clinton House, two at-\\ntorneys, and two physicians.\\nMr. Childs was succeeded in the management of the\\npaper about 1845 by Milo Blair, who continued it until\\nabout 1849, when it passed to the proprietorship of John\\nRansom, by whom the name was changed to The Cliitton\\nExpress, the first volume of which was commenced Jan. 1,\\n1850. It was enlarged to a five-column folio, wide columns,\\nequal to six columns standard. It was Democratic in poli-\\ntics, with the motto Where Liberty dwells there is my\\nCountry. About the time of the removal of the county-\\nsite to St. Johns, the Clinton Express was also moved and\\nthe name changed to the North-Side Democrat. It was\\npublished in an office in the upper story of Clinton Hall.\\nII. C. Hodge was associated with Mr. Ransom for a short\\ntime, and became the proprietor in 1859, at which time the\\nname was changed to the St. Johns Democrat and the\\noffice removed to the east side of Clinton Avenue, near the\\npublic square, where it was published till May, 18G4, when\\nit was discontinued and the material of the office was sold\\nto the proprietor of the Rrpuhlican at St. Johns.\\nThe De Witt RepnUican was established at De Witt\\nvillage by Ilascall Hilton, the first number being issued\\nApril 9, 1856. Mr. Hascall retired in about three months,\\nand Henry S. Hilton continued the paper at De Witt until\\nthe removal of the county-site, when the paper was also\\nremoved to St. Johns.\\nThe Clinton Repuhlican is the new title given to the\\npaper last named upon its removal to St. Johns. It was\\nenlarged to a six-column fulio, and was published by Mr.\\nHilton until Dec. 3, 1858, when, on account of ill health,\\nhe associated others with him in the business. From this\\ntime the paper passed through numerous changes of pro-\\nprietorship, viz., H. S. Hilton Co., J. Kipp A. D.\\nCarrier,* Hilton Carrier, H. S. Hilton Co., P. K.\\nThe office was destroyed by fire April 13, 1860, while under the\\nproprietorship of Kipp k Carrier, and the papej was re-established\\nte this disaster by Hilton Carrier.\\nH. M. Perrin, Robert Smith Co., Philips Doughty,\\nD. M. Philips, and A. II. Herron. On the 20th of June,\\n1873, the paper passed to the proprietorship of its founder,\\nHenry S. Hilton, by whom it is still continued. It has\\nbeen enlarged to a nine-column folio. It advocates Repub-\\nlican principles, and circulates eleven hundred copies.\\nTlie St. Johns Herald, a seven-column folio, was first\\nissued in the village of St. Johns on the 24th of August,\\n1864, about four months after the discontinuance of the\\nSt. Johns Democrat. It was established by R. Cheney in\\nthe interests of the Ddmocratic party, having for a motto\\nTruth, ever lovely, sinee the world began\\nThe foe of tyrants and the friend of man.\\nThe first number bore the name of George B. McClellan as\\nPresidential candidate. The paper was published through\\nthe fall campaign, and at its close was discontinued.\\nThe Clinton Independent, a six-column folio, was first\\nissued Aug. 20, 1866, at the village of St. Johns, as an\\nexponent of Democratic principles. It was owned and\\nedited by John H. and James A. Stephenson, whose office\\nwas in the rear, of G. W. Stephenson s store, on Clinton\\nAvenue. On the 1st of January, 1867, the office was\\nremoved to rooms over J. H. Corbit s hardware-store, on\\nWalker Street, and on the 17th of April of that year James\\nA. Stephenson sold his interest to George S. Corbit. On\\nthe 17th of March, 18G9, Mr. Corbit purchased the interest\\nof John H. Stephenson, and on the 20th of October follow-\\ning James D. Estes became associated with him under the\\nfirm-name of Corbit Estes, by whom it is still published.\\nIt has been enlarged from time to time, and is now a nine-\\ncolumn folio. It has a circulation of about eleven hundred,\\nand is the leading Democratic organ in the county. The\\noffice is now over the store of D. C. Hurd, on Clinton\\nAvenue.\\nThe Ovid Register, a six-column folio, was established\\nin May, 1866, in the village of Ovid, by J. H. Wickwire,\\nwho published it for about one year, and then sold it to J.\\nLeonard, who remained its proprietor only about three\\nmonths. From that time the paper passed through several\\nchanges, as follows Henry Eggabioad, A. B. Wood, J. W.\\nFitzgerald, Rutherford Rich, and J. W. Pierson. In\\nAugust, 1873, Reeves and Carrier purchased the paper, and\\ncontinued its publication until Jan. 1, 1879, when Mr.\\nReeves sold his interest to Irving Carrier, and the firm is\\nnow Carrier Son. During some of the numerous changes\\nthe paper was enlarged from six to seven columns folio, and\\non the 4th of July, 1879, it was enlarged to its present\\nsize. On the 2d of July, 1880, the paper changed from\\nindependent to Democratic in politics.\\nThe Maple Rapids Messenger. A paper (six columns\\nfolio) bearing the above title was established in 1874. by\\nthe Dicky Bros., at Maple Rapids. The first number\\nwas issued April 16th of that year. Its publication was\\ndiscontinued about January, 1878, and the press and\\nmaterial were removed to Muir, Ionia Co.\\nThe 3Iaple Rajn ds Dispatch was established by its\\npresent publishers, 0. E. D. Stair. It is an independent\\nweekly, published on Saturdays, and circulates over five\\nhundred copies. The first number was issued Oct: 26,\\n1878.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0452.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "CIVIL LIST.\\n351\\nThe Clinton and Shiawassee Union (eight columns folio)\\nwas established in the village of Ovid in June, 1879, by\\nFitzgerald Walsh. The latter retired April 5, 1880, and\\nMr. Fitzgerald assumed the entire charge. The paper was\\nthen reduced in size to a four-column folio.\\nThe Some Chronicle was first issued on the 2d day of\\nOctober, 1878, by Frank H. Hose. It advocated green-\\nback principles, and was discontinued on the 6th of August,\\n1879.\\nCLINTON COUNTY CIVIL LIST..\\nIn this list the names are given of those who have held\\ncounty ofSces, and also of those, resident in Clinton, who\\nhave held important offices in or under the State or national\\ngovernment.\\nREPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.\\nEandolph Strickland, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nPRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR.\\nCharles Kipp, Sixth District, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nSECRETARY OF STATE.\\nOliver L. Spaulding, elected Nov. 6, 1866; re-elected\\nNov. 3, 1868.\\nAUDITOR-GENERAL OF MICHIGAN.\\nJohn Swegles, Jr., elected Nov. 5, 1850.*\\nREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY.\\nOliver L. Spaulding, elected Nov. 2, 1858, to fill vacancy.\\nSamuel S. Walker, elected April, 1875.\\nMEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.\\nConvention of 1850, convened at Lansing, June 3d.\\nDavid Sturgis, elected November, 1849.\\nConvention of 1867, convened at Lansing, May 15th.\\nAlvah H. Walker and Nathaniel I. Daniels, elected April\\n1, 1867.\\nSTATE SENATORS.\\nJesse F. Turner, elected November, 1843 re-elected\\nNovember, 1844.\\nIsaac T. Hollister, elected November, 1856.\\nRandolph Strickland, elected November, 1860.\\nHenry M. Perrin, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nStephen Pearl, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nAdam Beattie, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nPorter K. Perrin, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nREPRESENTATIVES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.\\nRobert G. McKee,t elected November, 1838.\\nMilo H. Turner, elected Nov. 1-2, 1841.\\nDaniel Ferguson, Jr., elected Nov. 6-7, 1843.\\nSamuel M. Scott, elected Nov. 4, 1845.\\nWm. W. Upton, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nSamuel M. Scott, elected Nov. 2, 1847.\\nMorris E. Allen, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nSamuel M. Scott, elected Nov. 6, 1849.\\nDavid Clark, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nThe first auditor elected under the constitution of 1850.\\nf Elected before the organization of Clinton Countj.\\nRobert E. Craven, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nTimothy II. Petit, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nJames Kipp, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nDavid I. Daniels, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nChandler Freeman, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nMoses Bartow, First District, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nOrrin W. Munger, Second District, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nSidney U. Alexander, First District, elected Nov. 6, 1 866.\\nStephen Pearl, Second District, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nPhilo Doty, First District, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nAaron Sickles, Second District, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nPhilo Doty, First District, elected Nov. 8, 1870.\\nRowland S. Van Scoy, Second District, elected Nov. 8,\\n1870.\\nJohn C. Brunson, First District, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nRowland S. Van Scoy, Second District, elected Nov. 5,\\n1872.\\nSamuel S. Walker, First District, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nMoses Bartow, Second District, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nEugene V. Chase, First District, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nNewton Baker, Second District, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nEugene V. Chase, First District, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nFrank Necker, Second District, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nASSOCIATE JUDGES.\\nHiram Wilcox, elected April 4, 1839 re-elected April\\n4, 1840.\\nJoseph Sever, elected April 4, 1839.\\nDavid Sturgis, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nTimothy H. Petit, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nChandler W. Coy, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nHenry M. Sickles, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nJoseph Sever, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nJUDGES OF PROBATE.\\nHiram W. Stowell, elected April 4, 1839; term com-\\nmenced upon election.\\nTheodore H. Chapin, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nLevi Townson, elected Nov. 3, 1846 died July, 1849.\\nJ. Baker, acting judge of probate remainder of term,\\nappointed July 14, 1849.\\nCortland Hill, elected Nov. 5, 1850 re-elected Nov. 2,\\n1852.\\nSeth P. Marvin, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nHenry M. Perrin, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nWilliam Sickles, elected Nov. 8, 1864.\\nPorter K. Perrin, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nJoel H. Cranson, elected Nov. 5, 1872; re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1876.\\nCOUNTY JUDGE.\\nJesse F. Turner, elected Nov. 3, 1846; re-elected Nov.\\n5, 1850; resigned Feb. 8, 1851.\\nSECOND JUDGE.\\nWilliam Shepard, elected Nov. 3, 1846 re-elected Nov.\\n5, 1850 acted as county judge from Feb. 8, 1851, to Jan.\\n1, 1852.\\nSHERIFFS.\\nWilliam F. Jenison, elected April 4, 1839.\\nJames K. Morris, elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0453.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "352\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSamuel M. Scott, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nWilliam F. Jenison, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nRobert G. McKee, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nObadiah J. Niles, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nAdam W. Partridge, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nPhilo Doty, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nGardner Conn, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nWilliam Brunson, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nWilliam T. Plowman, elected Nov. 4, 1862 re-elected\\nNov. 8, 1864.\\nAbner B. Wood, Jr., elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nHenry P. Adams, elected Nov. 3, 1868 reelected Nov.\\n8, 1870.\\nCassius M. Carrier, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nGalusha Pennell, elected Nov. 3, 1874 re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1876.\\nMurdo McDonald, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY CLERKS.\\nSeth P. Marvin, elected April 4, 1839 term commenced\\nupon election re-elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.\\nDe Witt C. Chapin, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nSamuel M. Scott, elected Nov. 4-5, 1844.\\nWalter Ilubbell, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nJoseph H. Adams, elected Nov. 5, 1850; re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1852 and again Nov. 7, 1854.\\nDeWitt C. Chapin, elected Nov. 4, 1856; reelected\\nNov. 2, 1858, and Nov. 6, 1860.\\nHoratio Hunter, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nHeman C. Smith, elected Nov. 8, 1864 re-elected Nov.\\n6, 1866.\\nJohn M. Easton, elected Nov. 3, 1868; re-elected Nov.\\n8, 1870.\\nF. Byron Cutler, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nCharles H. Palmer, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nHanford H. Hawley, elected Nov. 7, 1876; re-elected\\nNov. 5, 1878.\\nREGISTERS OF DEEDS.\\nMilo H. Turner, elected April 4, 1839 term commenced\\nupon election re-elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.\\nJesse F. Turner, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nHiram Wilcox, elected Nov. 4-5, 1844.\\nJoseph H. Adams, elected to fill vacancy Nov. 4, 1845.\\nSamuel Treat, elected Nov. 3, 1846.\\nFrederick R. Read, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nSeth P. Blarvin, elected Nov. 5, 1850; re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1852, and Nov. 7, 1854.\\nHenry S. Gibbons, elected Nov. 4, 1856 re elected Nov.\\n2, 1858.\\nWilliam Sickles, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nIMorgan L. Leach, elected Nov. 4, 1862.\\nBurtis H. Beers, elected Nov. 8, 1864 re-elected Nov.\\n6, 1866.\\nJohn B. McLean, elected Nov. 3, 1863; re-elected Nov.\\n8,1870.\\nRobert Young, elected Nov. 5, 1 872.\\nJacob F. Shraft, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nHenry S. Hilton, elected Nov. 7, 1876; re elected Nov.\\n5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY TREASURERS.\\nJohn Gould, elected April 4, 1839 term commenced\\nupon election.\\nWilliam Utley, elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.\\nHiram Stowell, elected Nov. 7-8, 1842.\\nWilliam W. Upton, elected Nov. 4-5, 1844.\\nDaniel Ferguson, elected Nov. 3, 1846 re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1848.\\nStephen Pearl, elected Nov. 5, 1850 re-elected Nov. 2,\\n1852, Nov. 7, 1854, and Nov. 2, 1858.\\nCharles Kipp, elected Nov. 6, 1860 re-elected Nov. 4,\\n1862, Nov. 8, 1864, and Nov. 6, 1866.\\nJosiah Upton, elected Nov. 3, 1808; re-elected Nov. 8,\\n1870, and Nov. 5, 1872.\\nRichard Moore, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nMyron Ellis, elected Nov. 7, 1876; re-elected Nov. 5,\\n1878.\\nPROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.*\\nCalvin C. Parks, appointed 1840-41.\\nLevi Townson, appointed 1842; continued to 1848.\\nJoseph Hollister, appointed 1848.\\nJoab Baker, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nRandolph Strickland, elected Nov. 2, 1852; re-elected\\nNov. 7, 1854, Nov. 4, 1856, and Nov. 2, 1858.\\nHenry Walbridge, elected Nov. 6, 1860 re-elected Nov.\\n8, 1864.\\nJosephus 0. Selden, elected Nov. fi, 1866.\\nAnthony Cook, elected Nov. 3, 1868; re-elected Nov. 8,\\n1870, and Nov. 5, 1872.\\nJohn H. Fedewa, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nBenton H. Seovill, elected Nov. 7, 1876.\\nJohn H. Fedewa, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS.\\nRobert E. Craven, elected April 4, 1839.\\nCalvin Marvin, elected April 4, 1839.\\nEphraim H. Utley, elected April 4, 1839.\\nCalvin Marvin, elected Nov. 4-5, 1839.\\nHiram Benedict, Jr., elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.\\nJesse F. Turner, elected Nov. 1-2, 1841.\\nCOUNTY SURVEYORS.\\nCharles R. Spicer, elected April 4, 1839 term com-\\nmenced upon election.\\nJared Higbee, elected Nov. 2-3, 1840.\\nWilliam W. Upton, elected Nov. 1-2, 1841 re-elected\\nNov. 7-8, 1842.\\nRobert G. McKee, elected Nov. 4-5, 1844.\\nCharles B. Roberts, elected Nov. 7, 1848.\\nJohn 0. Palmer, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nOrville B. Ingersoll, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nEdward Paine, elected Nov. 7, 1854 re-elected Nov. 4,\\n1850.\\nOliver C. Hollister, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nHeman G. Smith, elected Nov. 6, 1860.\\nJiihn 0. Palmer, elected Nov. 4, 1862 re-elected Nov.\\n8, 1864, Nov. 6, 1866, Nov. 3, 1868, and Nov. 8, 1870.\\nProsecuting attorneys were appointed by the Governor until\\n1S50, when the office was made elective.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0454.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "COUNTY SOCIETIES.\\n353\\nThurlow W. Lurk, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nIleory H. Jenison, elected Nov. 3, 1874 re-elected\\nNov. 7, 1876.\\nCharles E. HoUister, elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCORONERS.\\nDavid Watson, elected April 4, 1839.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt, elected April 4, 1839.\\nEdwiu L. Phillips, David Watson, elected Nov. 2-3,\\n1840.\\nJames Sowle, Jr., Ebenczer Smith, elected Nov. 7-8,\\n1842.\\nHenry Gibbs, Jr., Oliver Beebe, elected Nov. 4-5, 1844.\\nMark A. Child, elected Nov. 2, 1847.\\nEphraim Bixby, Benjamin F. Nichols, elected Nov. 7,\\n1848.\\nCaleb A. Lamb, Isaac T. Hollister, elected Nov. 5, 1850.\\nMark A. Child, Charles Turner, elected Nov. 2, 1852.\\nWilliam Brunson, Henry Lane, elected Nov. 7, 1854.\\nJohn Manchester, Charles Sessions, elected Nov. 4, 1856.\\nCharles Sessions, Burtis H. Beers, elected Nov. 2, 1858.\\nCharles W. Brown, Burtis II. Beers, elected Nov. G,\\n1860.\\nOrange Whitlock, Charles Sessions, elected Nov. 4, 1802.\\nNathaniel I. Daniels, William A. Chaddock, elected Nov.\\n8, 1864.\\nWarren II. Stone, Ransom Reed, elected Nov. 6, 1866.\\nDaniel Ilurd, Charles Sessions, elected Nov. 3, 1868.\\nDaniel Hurd, Josiah Murdock, elected Nov. 8, 1870.\\nGeorge Allen, John N. McFarland, elected Nov. 5, 1872.\\nJohn Miller, William Van Dyke, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nF. Byron Cutler, Charles Sessions, elected Nov. 7, 1876\\nre-elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nCIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONERS.\\nDavid I. Daniels, elected Nov. 2, 1852; re-elected Nov.\\n7, 1854.\\nHenry Walbridge, elected Nov. 4, 1856; re-elected Nov.\\n2, 1858.\\nObed F. Strickland, elected Nov. 6, 1860; re-elected\\nNov. 4, 1862.\\nAnthony Cook, elected Nov. 8, 1864 re-elected Nov.\\n6, 1866.\\nSylvester Hoyt, elected Nov. 3, 1863.\\nMoses Bartow, elected Nov. 5, 1870.\\nNelson De Long, Henry E. Walbridge, elected Nov. 5,\\n1872.\\nRichard Baylis, AVilliam H. Castle, elected Nov. 3, 1874.\\nHenry E. Walbridge, Ciiarles M. Morreil, elected Nov.\\n7, 1876 re-elected Nov. 5, 1878.\\nSUPERINTENDENT OF SCUOOLS.\\nElisha Mudgc, elected April 5, 1869.\\nJoseph B. Chapin, elected April 3, 1871.\\nEdward Paine, elected April 7, 1873.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS (Two Year,).\\nJohn O. Palmer, elected April 5, 1869.\\nStephen Pearl, elected April 3, 1871.\\n45\\nCHAPTER XLIX.\\nCOUNTY SOCIETIES-AGRICULTURE-MANUPAC-\\nTURES-POPUIiATION.\\nPioneer Society of Clinton County Clinton Bible Society Farmers\\nMutual Fire Insurance Company of Clinton County Clinton County\\nAgricultural ami Horticultural Society Pomona County Grange^\\nAgriculture of the County\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Manufacturing Industries Population\\nof the County at Different Periods.\\nPIONEER SOCIETY OF CLINTON COUNTY.\\nOn the 4th day of November, 1873, a meeting was held\\nat the Perrin House, in the village of St. Johns, for the\\npurpose of organizing a pioneer society. The meeting was\\ncalled to order. Orange Wiiitlock, of Greenbush, was called\\nto the chair, and Randolph Strickland, of Bingham, was\\nappointed secretary. After the object of the meeting had\\nbeen briefly stated, the society was organized by the elec-\\ntion of the following-named ofiScers, viz.\\nPresident, Cortland Hill, Bengal. Vice-Presidents, Ed-\\nwin Phelps, Bath L T. Hollister, Victor William Shep-\\nard, Ovid John Faxon, Duplain Orange Whitlock,\\nGreenbush John Avery, Bingham Moses Tabor, Olive\\nDavid Scott, De Witt Harvey Hunter, Watertown Wil-\\nliam Van Dyke, Riley; Miner Frink, Bengal; David\\nScott, Essex Charles Sessions, Lebanon Constantine\\nGruler, Dallas Moses Bartow, Westphalia David Clark,\\nEagle. Secretary, Randolph Strickland.\\nThe first annual meeting was held at the coui-t-house on\\nthe 15th of January, 1874. Short speeches were made by\\nseveral of the old pioneers, and the society adjourned to\\nmeet at the fair-grounds in St. Johns, on the 10th of June,\\n1874, at which time an address was delivered by the presi-\\ndent, Cortland Hill, and a paper was read by Mrs. Parks.\\nShort speeches were made by the Hon. Robert G. McKee,\\nHenry B. Gibbons, and David Scott. The first basket pic-\\nnic of the society was held at De Witt on the 25th of Au-\\ngust, 1877 the second, on the 22d of August, 1878, was\\nheld at Maple Rapids the third, on the 27th of August,\\n1879, at the grove of B. M. Shepard, at Shepardsville.\\nThe following is a list of the presidents, secretaries, and\\ntreasurers of the society since its organization Presidents\\nCortland Hill, 1874-76; B. F. Kneeland, 1877; John C\\nBrunson, 1878 David Scott, 1879 Cortland Hill, 1880,\\nSecretaries, R. Strickland, 1874-75 Mrs. Mary E. Striek\\nland, 1876; John 0. Palmer, 1877-78; Henry S. Hilton\\n1879 William Brunson, 1880. Treasurers, Morris Bough\\nton, 1874-75; William Van Dyke, 1876-78; M. R\\nFrink, 1879-80.\\nThe following named persons have become members of\\nthe Clinton County Pioneer Society at and since its organ-\\nization, viz.\\nAaron Sickles. Miner R. Frink.\\nMrs. M. J. Sickles. Lucinda Frink.\\nRandolph Strickland. Mrs. Mary E. Hobert.\\nMrs. Mary E. Strickland. George W. Kinney.\\nHomer W. Hale. Alvah Walker.\\nLiberty Carter. Minerva S. Walker.\\nWilliam M. Hobert. David Ward.\\nMorris Boughton. Hiram Nestel.\\nLucretia Boughton. William B. Lazelle.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0455.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "351\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMoses Bartow.\\nMrs. Adelia Bartow.\\nJames N. Vansier.\\nCortland Hill.\\nMrs. Lucioda Hill.\\nBurtis H. Beers.\\nJames E. Hiscock.\\nMrs. E. M. Hiscock.\\nOrange Wbitlock.\\nMrs. Phoebe A. Whitlock.\\nOrange A. Whitlock.\\nW. J. Whitlock.\\nHenry S. Gibbon.s.\\nMrs. Mary E. Gibbons.\\nOrrin W. Munger.\\nWilliam Besley.\\nMrs. J. Besley.\\nPorter K. Perriu.\\nMrs. Ella M. Perrio.\\nReuben S. Norris.\\nMrs. Sarah Norris.\\nJohn B. Shear.\\nDavid Clark.\\nAran Beebe.\\nMrs. M. T. Parks.\\nJohn 0. Palmer.\\nCassius M. Carrier.\\nMrs. Addie Carrier.\\nMrs. Charlotte F. Palmer.\\nWilliam H. Watts.\\nGeorge Hicks.\\nJoel H. CransoD.\\nWilliam Burns.\\nMrs. Ann Burns.\\nA. J. Halsey.\\nAtwell Simmons.\\nWilliam J. Bancroft.\\nE. Nithaway.\\nBenjamin F. Kneeland.\\nJohn Parks.\\nU. R. Owen.\\nMaria Bancroft.\\nLoren Miner.\\nMrs. C. Wilson.\\nSamuel Knapp.\\nGeorge Allen.\\nCharles Grant.\\nMichael Ryan.\\nS. W. Gibbs.\\nLyman Swagart.\\nWilliam Van Dyke.\\nSarah J. Van Dyke.\\nMoses D. Tabor.\\nLewis Smith.\\nA. Weller.\\nMrs. A. Weller.\\nCharles E. Lamb.\\nIsrael M. Bray.\\nJohn Brown.\\nA. J. Bemcnt.\\nCaroline Bement.\\nJoseph T. Perkins.\\nIsaac C. Jones.\\nMary A. Jones.\\nMary A. Bray.\\nStephen Hill.\\nRobert G. McKee.\\nThomas J. Woodman.\\nJohn M. Easton.\\nAinsworth Reed.\\nDorr K. Stowell.\\nMary J. Smith.\\nCaleb A. Lamb.\\nDavid P. Wilcox.\\nEdgar D. Moss.\\nLydia M. Moss.\\nFrederick Lehmer.\\nIsaac T. Hollister.\\nEllen C. Hollister.\\nWilliam H. Norris.\\nSarah A. Norris.\\nChauncey S. Wolcott.\\nOlive Hill.\\nAbigail Miller.\\nWilliam Shepherd.\\nJohn C. Brunson.\\nElijah J. Stone.\\nHenry Park.\\nMrs. Eleanor E. Morton.\\nAllen Nichols.\\nMary S. Brunson.\\nMary E. Rundall.\\nClarissa Gage.\\nSimeon Hewitt.\\nHannah C. Hewitt.\\nChauncey Lott.\\nJohn J. Kniffin.\\nJames W. Smith.\\nEdwin D. Webster.\\nCaroline Webster.\\nMarvin Babcock.\\nMary Babcock.\\nMaria Nichols.\\nDavid P. Dryer.\\nWilliam J. Moss.\\nEsther A. Moss.\\nWilliam Young.\\nAddison U. Cook.\\nMary A. Young.\\nWillard King.\\nMartin L. Corbin.\\nMartha J. Corbiu.\\nCharles E. Hollister.\\nLiiman Wilcox.\\nNathaniel I. Daniels.\\nGeorge W. Freeman.\\nPauline M. Freeman.\\nDavid Hollister.\\nAmbrose T. Bates.\\nIsaac Hewitt.\\nHelen C. Hewitt.\\nRufus C. Hewitt.\\nLewis Bentley.\\nWalter A. Cook.\\nSarah A. Cook.\\nO. W. Robinson.\\nMary D. Robinson.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\nS. A. Owen.\\nJames A. Fornian.\\nDollie S. Forman.\\nH. B. Bliss.\\nEllen Bliss.\\nA. J. Moss.\\nMary Whitacre.\\nHervey Lyon.\\nHiram H. Richmond.\\nFrank Hudson.\\nPaul De Witt.\\nMary M. De Witt.\\nJohn W. Merrihew.\\nJohn M. Merrihew.\\nMartin Ilubbell.\\nLovinia Ilubbell.\\nJ. T. Daniels.\\nMrs. J. T. Daniels.\\nWilliam P. Ladd.\\nEmeline Ladd.\\nStephen Pearl.\\nSarah A. Pearl.\\nJohn Anderson.\\nCornelia Anderson.\\nWalter Doty.\\nMrs. Cornelia N. Hazard.\\nNelson Daniels.\\nOlive Daniels.\\nIsaac M. Ocoboek.\\nBenjamin F. Ocoboek.\\nM. S. Moss.\\nM. A. Moss.\\nSamuel Forman.\\nCatharine Forman.\\nHenry INIulden.\\nVesta E. Mulden.\\nGeorge W. Groom.\\nJohn L. Lyon.\\nLucinda L. Lyon.\\nD. J. Rogers.\\nMatilda Rogers.\\nEdward Jones.\\nRussell Whitney.\\nArviUa T. Whitney.\\nJoseph W. Hewitt.\\nSarah A. Hewitt.\\nJohn R. Haise.\\nJohn A. WatsoD.\\nHomer Watson.\\nAndrew Dunlap.\\nThomas Craven.\\nOrville Williams.\\nJacob W. Weller.\\nAllen C. Bennett.\\nCaroline M. Bennett.\\nSally Williams.\\nRudolpbus Loomis.\\nHannah C. Loomis.\\nJosiah Murdock.\\nEdward Paine.\\nSarah J. Sickles.\\nJohn H. Fa.^ion.\\nMary A. Faxon.\\nLucy S. Watson.\\nJane Caster.\\nCatharine L. Shepard.\\nJohn T. Tanagor.\\nHarriet Tanagcr.\\nDavid Coats.\\nDaniel A. Sutfin.\\nElsana Sutfin.\\nAlbert McKewen.\\nNorman R. Allen.\\nMary A. Allen.\\nGeorge R. Doty.\\nMrs. Sarah E. Garrick.\\nLatham M. Garrick.\\nJoseph H. Lowe.\\nEdward Patten.\\nSophia Patten.\\nElijah W. Cobb.\\nAnn S. Cobb.\\nIsaac N. Tanager.\\nPhilo C. Bassett.\\nOscar M. Peail.\\nBenjamin M. Shepard.\\nElisha W. Shepard.\\nJames W. Welch.\\nJulia A. Welch.\\nBenjamin T. Welch.\\nE. M. Patten.\\nD C. Harrington.\\nJ. L. Button.\\nCalvin Green.\\nMary H. Green.\\nGeorge A. Holdcn.\\nAt the annual meeting held June 10, ISSO, the following\\nofficers were elected\\nCortland Hill, President.\\nMrs. R. Strickland, Vice-President.\\nMiner R. Frink, Treasurer.\\nWilliam Brunson, Secretary.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0456.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "COUNTY SOCIETIES.\\n355\\nCLINTON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.\\nA County Bible Society was organized at De Witt in\\nthe year 1848. The record of the fir.st meeting is lost, but\\nthe minutes of the society were kept from 1849 to 1854\\ninclusive, from which are taken the following items\\nThe Clinton County Bible Society held its first annual\\nmeeting at De Witt on Tuesday evening, the Gth day of\\nFebruary, 1849. The Rev. Lewis Coburn, President of\\nthe Society, having taken the chair, Robert G. McKee\\nwas appointed secretary pro tem. Tlie Rev. John Baugh-\\nman addressed the Society and audience upon the subject\\nof the distribution of the Hible, after which a collection\\nwas taken under the direction of the President of the\\nSociety. The following persons were appointed oiBcers\\nfor the ensuing year President, Lewis Coburn Vice-\\nPresident, Daniel Ferguson Secretary, Robert G. McKoo\\nTreasurer, George T. Clark Executive Committee, J. F.\\nTurner, Cortland Hill, James Sturgis, Seth P. Marvin,\\nJoseph H. Adams, Levi Townson, and David Sturgi.s.\\nAt the meeting in 1850 a collection was taken, and on\\nmotion the amount was to be returned in books, and the\\nvarious clergymen were appointed a distributing committee.\\nAt the annual meeting in 1851 it was resolved that the\\nministers are requested to preach to their several congrega-\\ntions in favor of the spread of the Bible and take up col-\\nlections for the purchase of the same, also to employ others\\nto act as agents. The treasurer was authorized to order\\nBibles wlien needed, so far as the funds would permit.\\nAt a meeting held in September, 1853, the Revs. Lewis\\nCoburn, John Scotford, and John Gunderman were chosen\\na committee to draft a constitution, which was adopted\\nOctober 2d of the same year. At this meeting the\\ntreasurer reported five dollars and eiglity-.seven cents\\ncollected. Tiie annual meeting of 1854 was held in the\\nBaptist church of De Witt on the 1st of October. An\\naddress was delivered by the Rev. J. Anderson, agent of\\nthe American Bible Society, and a collection was taken up,\\nthe amount of which was paid to J. Anderson.\\nThe following is a report of the condition of the society\\nat that time: The affairs of the Clinton County Bible\\nSociety at this date, Nov. 29, 1854, are as follows:\\nThere is now duo the society from J. Sturgis. old\\ntreasurer, ostensibly $Hl.l) t\\nFrom various persons as per bill in treasurer s hands 9.(18\\n.1. D. Edwards, present treasurer 4. OS\\nlleceivcd this day from W. U. .Sturgis, lato trousurcr, as\\nfollows\\nIn Bibles P.7.S\\nIn cash 7. JL\\nThe officers of the society from 1849 to 1854 inclusive\\nwere as follows\\n1850. Rev. Lewis A. Coburn, President Rev. Caleb\\nA. Lamb, Vice-President F. R. Read, Secretary James\\nSturgis, Trca.surer; W. W. Webb, J. F. Turner, D. B.\\nJohnson, W. R. Sturgis, David Sturgis, J. M. Estcs,\\nDaniel Ferguson, Executive Committee.\\n1851. Rev. Lewis Coburn, President; J. Boynton,\\nVice-President J. Sturgis, Treasurer F. R. Read, Secre-\\ntary.\\n1852. Rev. Lewis Coburn, President; John Gunder-\\nman, Vice-President; R. Strickland, Secretary; J. IL\\nAdams, Treasurer.\\n1853. Rev. John Scotford, President; Rev. Lewis\\nCoburn, Vice-President R. Strickland, Secretary W. R.\\nSturgis, Treasurer.\\n1854. -Henry Post, President; Rev. John Gunder-\\nman, Vice-President; Joseph H. Adams, Secretary; J. D.\\nEdwards, Treasurer.\\nThe constitution adopted in 1853 names the society and\\nexplains its objects, thus:\\nArticle 1st. This Society shall be called the Clinton\\nCounty Bible Society, auxiliary to the American Bible\\nSociety. Article 2d. The object of this Society shall be\\nto disseminate the Holy Scriptures without note or comment\\nthroughout the County. The names of persons attached\\nto the constitution are as follows J. M. Estes, Lewis\\nCoburn, Mrs. Coburn, F. R. Read, John Scotsford, John\\nGunderman, R. Strickland, George Allen, J. D. Edwards,\\nM. Moote, J. H. Adams, W. R. Sturgis, Ellen Sturgis,\\nMrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Scotford, A. Dunton. Alsa Cushman,\\nA. Goodrich, M. A. Child.\\nSince 1854 no records of the society have been preserved,\\nand nothing further is known of its history. On the 14th\\nof February of that year several Christian organizations\\nconvened at the Methodist Episcopal church in the village\\nof St. Johns for the purpose of reorganizing a county\\nBible Society. A constitution was presented and adopted.\\nThe drug-store of George Hunt Brother was selected as\\nthe depository of the society. It remained there till Slarch,\\n1876, when it was removed to the drug-store of Dr. M.\\nL. Bagg, where it is at present The transactions of the\\nsociety since 1865, as shown by the treasurer s books, have\\nbeen as follows Paid for Bibles purchased in 1865, S245.28\\n1866, $466.72; 1867, $79.75; 1869, $219.89; 1870,\\n$173.44; 1872, $126.82; 1873, $128.99 1875,8142.69;\\n1876, $63.84; 1877, $73.44; 1878, $49.97; 1879, $41.56.\\nAuxiliary societies were formed some years ago at Ovid,\\nDe Witt, and. Maple Rapids, but have now declined. The\\noflBccrs of the society since its reorganization are as follows\\nPresidents, A. H. Walker, 1864 to 1875 inclusive; Rev.\\nI). D. Gillett, 1876; F. U. Gary, 1877; J. E. Richards,\\n1878-79 S. L. Hamilton, 1880. Secretaries, R. Apthorp,\\n1864; William Sickles, 1865; L. G. N. Randolph, 1866\\nto 1868 inclusive; M. V. Brown, 1869 to 1880. Treas-\\nurers, H. C. Hodge, 1864; A. 0. Hunt, 1865 to 1875 in-\\nclusive; M. V. Brown, 1876; Dr. M. L. Bagg, 1877 to\\n1880.\\nFollowing is a list of names of persons who became life\\nmembers in 1865 and 1866\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Burtis H. Beer, P. C. Perrin, William Brunson,\\nW. J. Bancroft, A. H. Walker, Mrs. McFarlan, Mrs.\\nSarah A. B.iker, Mrs. Fanny Brown.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S. S. Walker, Milo A. Fowler, Joseph Wood,\\nW. W. Brainerd, Louise F. Apthorp, Elizabeth Kipp,\\nHannah Plumstcad, Isabel B. Sickles, Mary E. Strickland,\\nMary E. Burgess.\\nNo names appear on the record since 1860.\\nFARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY\\nOF CLINTON COUNTY.\\nThis company was formed for the purpose of protection\\nagainst loss by fire or lightning on all buildings and farm-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0457.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": "356\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nproperty subject to such risk. It has been in existence\\nseventeen years, and has proved so successful that it is\\nrejiardcd with much satisfaction by its members. On the\\n16th of March, 18G3, a meeting was lield at the village of\\nSt. Johns pursuant to call articles of association were\\nagreed upon and signed by Jonathan R. Pearsall, Dewitt\\nC. Chapin, Asahel R. Marvin, Henry Moon, George W.\\nCook, Lewis Coburn, and Jeremiah Emery. The articles\\nof association were published three weeks in the Clinton\\nRepxthlican.\\nOn the 19th of June, the same year, articles of associa-\\ntion were published differing in some respects from the\\nfirst, and signed by the following-named corporators\\nAinsworth Reed, Henry Moon, William R. Allen, Lewis\\nCoburn, George Allen, Asahel R. 3Iarvin, Jonathan R.\\nPearsall, Jeremiah Emery, and George W. Cook. In the\\npaper of the same date a call was issued for the first meet-\\ning of the Farmers Mutual Fire Ins-urance Company of\\nClinton County on the 7th of July, 1863, for the purpose\\nof electing officers and transacting other business.\\nThe records of the society were burned a few years ago.\\nJ. H. Osborne, secretary and financial agent of the com-\\npany, opened an office in the drug-store of G. R. Hunt\\nBrother.\\nThe business of the company extends over the counties\\nof Clinton and Gratiot. The number of policies in force,\\nJune 1, 1880, was two thousand three hundred, covering\\nproperty to the amount of $2,625,371. The losses from\\nSeptember, 1877, to September, 1878, were $1933.05\\nfrom September, 1878, to September, 1879, $3268.13.\\nThe salaries, fees, and expenses for the year ending Dec.\\n31, 1879, amounted to $1822.47. Total expenses for the\\nyear, $5205.97.\\nThe officers for 1880 are as follows\\nJosiah Upton, President; R. Du Bois, Secretary.\\nDirectors. Clinton County Orange Whitlock, Green-\\nbush Lewis Bentley, Essex William Collins, De Witt\\nW. W. Dunham, Duplain. Gratiot County Charles Web-\\nster, Fulton.\\nCLINTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTI-\\nCULTURAL SOCIETY.\\nOn the 12th of January, 1853, a preliminary meeting\\nwas held at the Clinton House, in the village of De\\nWitt, for the purpose of organizing a county agricultural\\nsociety. A committee appointed on constitution and per-\\nmanent officers reported, at a meeting held in the same\\nplace, on the 19th of the same month. A constitution and\\nby-laws were presented and adopted. The following is a\\nlist of the names of the original members\\nHarvey Hunter.\\nHoratio Hunter.\\nJ. H. Adams.\\nF. R. Read.\\nJason Nichols.\\nDavid I. Daniels.\\nSamuel Forman.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\nW^. Lee.\\nD. S. Ingersoll.\\n0. B. Ingersoll.\\nEliel Ingersoll.\\nCharles Scott.\\nRussell Churchman.\\nA. C. Lee.\\nDavid P. Dryer.\\nCharles R. McKee.\\nD. S. Coats.\\nJohn CoUister.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\nH. Alexander.\\nU. R. Owen.\\nW. Dills.\\nPeter Merrihew.\\nMoses Tabor.\\nA. U. Cook.\\nJ. W. Merrihew.\\nLinus Gillett.\\nGeorge Fuller.\\nA. Gillett.\\nGeorge A. Merrihew.\\nH. S. Green.\\nRansom Reed.\\nD. Ferguson.\\nH. C. Butler.\\nA. Calder.\\nJohn Hicks.\\nHoratio Lyon.\\nC. A. Lamb.\\nC. Hill.\\nDavid Scott.\\nParker Webber.\\nJ. C. Brunson.\\nN. N. Thompson.\\nW. Utley.\\nDaniel H. Blood.\\nLewis Coburn.\\nE. S. Ingersoll.\\nThomas Lester.\\nAV. R. Sturgis.\\nD. Olin.\\nA. W. Partridge.\\nI. F. HoUister.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\nW. Brunson.\\nH. Post.\\nI. B. Smith.\\nRichard Walton.\\nStephen Hill.\\nGardner Conn.\\nWm. Tanager.\\nBenjamin Silsbee.\\nDavid Knight.\\nConstant Shaw.\\nHenry Jones.\\nB. H. Beers.\\nA. Lounsbury.\\nL. Hungerford.\\nWilliam H. Webb.\\nA. Goodrich.\\nC. Caywood.\\nJohn Voorhees.\\nDavid Clark.\\nPhilo Doty.\\nJ. H. Gardner.\\nH. Stowoll.\\nJohn Skinner.\\nThomas J. Allen.\\nJames G. Pike.\\nHiram Scott.\\nMoulton Sprague.\\nJames Smith.\\nHenry Smith.\\nJames W. McMillan.\\nJoseph Hollister.\\nHenry Jipson.\\nMary E. Silsbee.\\nGeorge Allen.\\nIra S. Thornton.\\nMrs. D. G. Wilsey.\\nA. Simmons.\\nS. Sherman.\\nW. T. Plowman.\\nT. Dunlap.\\nThe Committee on Permanent Officers reported the\\nnames of the following persons, who were elected for 1853\\nPresident, Harvey Hunter.\\nVice-Presidents, J. F. Hollister, B. H. Beers, D. Fergu-\\nson, H. Benedict, L. Hungerford, J. Sever, S. B. Smith.\\nRecording Secretary, F. R. Read.\\nCorresponding Secretary, I. H. Adams.\\nTreasurer, W. W. Webb.\\nDirectors, O. Ferguson, C. A. Lamb, C. Hill, M. S.\\nAllen, Henry Post.\\nThe following-named gentlemen were appointed a com-\\nmittee of three fiom each township to secure members to\\nthe society\\nBath.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. L. Phelps, R. Collister, S. Batchelor.\\nVictor.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Brunson, H. Hagerty, D. H. Blood.\\nOvid.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. V. Swarthout, E. Willis, E. Fitch.\\nDuplain. H. Faxon, J. D. Sickels, Dr. Watson.\\nGreenbush. H. Avery, D. Sever, 0. Whitlock.\\nBingham.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 G. W. Estes, C. A. Lamb, R. S. Norris.\\nOlive.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A. Calder, J. W. Merrihew, H. S. Green.\\nDe Witt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. B. Johnson, E. Gunnison, N. N. Thomp-\\nson.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0458.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "COUNTY SOCIETIES.\\n357\\nWatertowD. S. Frary, A. R. Marvin, W. Lee.\\nRiley. C. Shaw, H. Jones, L. Hungerford.\\nBengal.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. Hill, B. F. Kneeland, J. Hamer.\\nEssex.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. Benedict, T. H. Petit, F. Parr.\\nLebanon. P. Corey, J. Vance, A. G. Russell.\\nDallas. G. P. Button, M. Van Geri.son, Z. Rice.\\nWestphalia.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. F. Plowman, M. P. McVey, J. Piatt.\\nEagle.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. W. Hill, W. T. Jennison, J. W. McMillan.\\nThe meeting adjourned to meet in the same place on\\nWednesday, Feb. 23, 1873, at one o clock p.m. At the\\nadjourned meeting in February it was decided to hold a fair\\nin the village of De Witt on the 5th and 6th oF October\\nof that year. A premium-list was made out and judges\\nselected for the different departments, whose names are\\ngiven below\\nOn Cattle. N. N. Thompson, Robert Darrow, and John\\nCollister.\\nOn Horses. E. P. Daniels, H. B. Green, and John\\nVoorhees.\\nOn Sheep.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. P. Esler, S. W. Downer, and Parris\\nCorey.\\nOn Swine. M. Van Gieson, J. R. Pearsall, D. H.\\nBlood.\\nOn Fowls.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. H. Petit, David Clark, Alexander Calder.\\nOn Grain. Philo Doty, W. Bronson, John Va^ice.\\nOn Fruits.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E L. Phelps, M. Greenwood, W. T. Plow-\\nman.\\nOn Vegetables. David Sturgis, A. Goodrich, M. Bar-\\ntow.\\nOn Ladies Department. Mary Sturgis, M. H. Adams,\\nAmanda Hunter.\\nOn Cabinet-work. M. S. Allen, J. H. Adams, R. S. Van\\nSevy.\\nOn Boots and Shoes. Harvey Hunter, H. Benedict, C.\\nA. Lamb.\\nOn Blacksmithing.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 N. N. Thompson, T. H. Petit, W.\\nW. Webb.\\nOn Miscellaneous. A. R. Marvin, Moses Tober, D. Fer-\\nguson.\\nOn Plowing.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. Benedict, H. Post, David Clark.\\nThe annual fair for that year was held on the public\\nsquare at the time specified. Premiums were awarded to\\nthe amount of one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and\\ntwenty-five cents. The entire amount of receipts from all\\nsources was one hundred dollars and seventy-eight cents.\\nIncidental expenses reduced this amount to eighty-one dol-\\nlars and forty cents, from which to pay the premiums, it\\nbeing fifty-nine per cent, of the amount awarded.\\nPremiums were received on cattle by Charles A. Lamb,\\nSamuel Sherman, N. N. Thompson, Eliel Iiigersoll, C. Shaw,\\nDavid Scott, E. S. Ingersoll, A. R. Marvin, Stephen Hill,\\nA. W. Partridge, George Allen, William Dills, and B. H.\\nBeers on sheep by Harvey Hunter, A. C. Lee, Lewis Co-\\nburn, and Charles Scott on horses by Gardner Conn,\\nCharles Scott, A. Goodrich, A. Lounsbury, I. W. Gardner,\\nPeter Merrihew, E. S. Ingersoll, and Ransom Reed and\\nfor the best five acres of wheat by David Scott second\\nbest, Harvey Hunter; best one acre of corn, I. Caywood\\nbest acre of oats, David Scott.\\nThe annual fairs for 185-1-55-5C were held at De Witt.\\nAt the annual meeting of the society, on the 10th, 11th, and\\n12th of March, 1857, it was resolved that the fair of that\\nyear on the 8th and 9th of October be held either at De\\nWitt or St. Johns, the choice to be decided as follows\\nThe one of the two villages that subscribes the most\\nmoney by the 15th of August, 1857, to be paid to the\\nSociety on or before the fair, is to have the fair at said vil-\\nlage sealed proposals to be received until August 15th.\\nThe executive committee met on the 9th of September\\nto consider proposals. A proposition was received from the\\ninhabitants of St. Johns stating that one hundred and six\\ndollars had been subscribed, and as none was received from\\nDe Witt it was decided to hold the fair for 1857 at the\\nvillage of St. Johns, on the 8th and 9th of October. The\\nsociety advertised for proposals in 1858. No propositions\\nwere received, and the fair was held at St. Johns, October\\n13th and 14th of that year. Nothing further is known of\\nthe history of the society until its reorganization in 1863.\\nA preliminary meeting was held at the clerk s office in De\\nWitt, on the 15th of August of that year, and adjourned\\nto the 29th of August, at which meeting a committee was\\nappointed to draft a new constitution and by-laws. Officers\\nwere elected, and the 8th of October was the day fixed for\\nthe fair. The constitution was adopted on the 9th of Octo-\\nber of that year.\\nAt a meeting of the society at Clinton Hall in the vil-\\nlage of St. Johns, in 1865, it was resolved to purchase ten\\nor fifteen acres of land near the village, for fair-grounds.\\nMessrs. Isaac T. Hollister, W. T. Bancroft, and Sidney\\nU. Alexander were appointed to select the same and nego-\\ntiate for the purchase. The committee reported Jan. 27,\\n1866, that two tracts had been offered, and recommended\\nthe purchase of thirty acres of Joseph Cardinal, situated\\none mile south of the village. On the 7th of April the\\nsecretary of the society reported that he had made the con-\\ntract for the grounds at seventeen hundred dollars. Ten\\nacres were sold from the south part of the grounds for four\\nhundred dollars. In the May following a contract was made\\nwith A. Hathaway for grading a trotting-eourse. The\\ngrounds were also inclosed and prepared for the fall exhi-\\nbition.\\nDuring this year articles of association were drawn up,\\nhaving for a purpose the reorganization and perfecting\\nof a society to be known as the Clinton County Agricul-\\ntural and Horticultural Society, that was attempted to be\\nmade on or about the 19th day of August, 1866. The\\nfollowing-named persons are mentioned in the articles for\\nofficers: Dr. I. T. Hollister, President; William II. Moore,\\nVice-President; B. H. Beers, Treasurer; Robert Smith,\\nSecretary. These articles were not signed.\\nIn 1869 a floral hall was erected at a cost of three hun-\\ndred dollars. Its form was that of a Greek cross, about\\neighty feet in length each way, with the central portion\\ntwenty feet square. The agricultural hall, twenty-four by\\nfifty feet, was erected in 1874, at a cost of two hundred and\\nfifty dollars. The grand stand and dining-hall were erected\\nin 1877. The former is twenty-four by sixty feet, and cost\\nthree hundred dollars the latter, twenty by forty, cost one\\nhundred and twenty-five dollars. A commercial hall was\\nbuilt in the season of 1878, twenty-eight by eighty feet in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0459.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "358\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndimensions, at an expense of four hundred dollars. In\\n1879 the judges stand was built in a neat and ornamental\\nstyle, octagonal iu form, sixteen feet square and two stories\\niu height, at a cost of three hundred and twenty five dollars.\\nThe society have about eighty rods of stabling for horses\\nan c attle.\\nThe twentieth annual fair of the society was held at the\\nfair-grounds in October, 1879. Nearly twelve hundred en-\\ntries were made the receipts from all sources were three\\nthousand three hundred and ninety-three dollars. Eleven\\nhundred dollars was awarded in premiums for the .stock and\\narticles on exhibition, and one thousand dollars for speed in\\nhorses.\\nA new constitution and by-laws were adopted in the\\nspring of 1880.\\nThe oiEcers of the society, as far as can be ascertained,\\nhave been as follows\\nPresidents. Harvey Hunter, 1853 Henry Post, 1854\\nIsaac T. HoUister, 1855 no records 1856 Seth P. Marvin,\\n1857 William J. Bancroft, 1858 Isaac T. Hollister, 1859;\\nAsahel R. Marvin, 1803; John Gilbert, 18G4-G5 B. F.\\nKneeland, 18G6; John C. Dayton, 1866 (reorganization);\\nIsaac T. Hollister, 1867; Charles Kipp, 1868-70; John\\nC. Dayton, 1871-72; D. P. AVilcox, 1873; A. Stout,\\n1874-75 Joshua Brown, 1876-77 R. M. Steel, 1878-80.\\nSecretaries.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 F. R. Read, 1853-55 Nobles S. Ham-\\nmond, 1857; John C. Brunson, 1858; Rev. Caleb A.\\nLamb, 1859; Hiram C. Hodge, 1863; Henry S. Hilton,\\n1864-65; T. B. Cutter, 1866 (reorganization); Robert\\nSmith, 1866-67 T. Baker, 1868 J. B. Ni.xon, 1869-70\\nT. B. Cutler, 1871-75 H. S. Hilton, 1876 Alvin Shaver,\\n1877 Richard Du Bois, 1878-79 Charles VV. Lyon, 1880.\\nTreasurers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Webb, 1853-55; Charles Scott,\\n1857; Caleb A. Lamb, 1858; Hiram C. Hodge, 1859;\\nHarvey Alexander, 18G3; S. U. Alexander, 1864-65; B.\\nH. Beers, 1866; Samuel S. Walker, 1866 (reorganization)\\nB. H. Beers, 1867 Samuel S. Walker, 1868-72 George R.\\nHunt, 1873 0. B. Swain, 1874 David P. Wilcox, 1875\\nR. B. Caruss, 1876-77; Alvin Shaver, 1878-79; Josiah\\nUpton, 1880.\\nThe fair-grounds of the Ionia, Blontcalui, Gratiot, and\\nClinton Agricultural Society are situated in the village of\\nHubbardston, in the township of Lebanon, and contain about\\nthirty acres of land, on which are built substantial and com-\\nmodious buildings. The grounds are well fenced and a good\\ntrack is laid out and graded.\\nPOMONA COUNTY GRANGE, No. 25.\\nDelegates from the subordinate granges of the several\\ntownships convened at De Witt and St. Johns in the fall\\nof 1879, for the purpose of forming a county grange; but\\nnothing was effected until December 31st of that year,\\nwhen a permanent organization was efiFected by the election\\nof the following oiBcers: Thomas W. Baldwin, Olive, Master;\\nWarren Halsey, Bengal, Overseer 0. G. Peunell, De Witt,\\nLecturer John J. Keyser, Keystone, Steward Avander\\nDickinson, Riley, Assistant Steward Anson McWithey,\\nOlive, Chaplain; James Sowle, Essex, Treasurer; Frank\\nConn, Bingham, Secretary Daniel Dutton, Dallas, Gate-\\nKeeper; Mary J. Drake, Dallas, Ceres; Elizabeth M. Voor-\\nhees, Keystone, Pomona; Antoinette Emmet, Olive, Flora;\\nLydia A. Rice, Bengal, Lady Assistant Steward. Meetings\\nare held once a month at the halls of the different granges\\nthroughout the county.\\nAGIilCULTURE OF THE COUNTY.\\nThe greater part of the pioneer farmers who settled in\\nClinton County were emigrants from the State of New\\nYork men who either came here directly from that State,\\nor who had previously emigrated from there to the older\\ncounties of Michigan, and had removed thence to Clinton.\\nThis being the case, it was to be expected that they should,\\nas they did, plant and sow the same crops, cultivate their\\nlands in the same manner, and in general pursue the same\\nmethods of agriculture as those to which they had been\\naccustomed in the country from which they came.\\nEmigrants from the old wheat-raising sections of New\\nYork always judged of the new countries to which they\\nwent by comparison with that which they had left, and to\\nthem the chief proof of the excellence of any soil was its\\ncapability for the production of wheat, as much wheat in\\nquantity and as good wheat in quality as could be raised on\\nlands similarly situated in that garden spot of the world (as\\nit seemed to them), the western part of the State of New\\nYork, and particularly the renowned Genesee Valley. And\\nin their application of this test to the county of Clinton\\nthey found and acknowledged that in this essential particu-\\nlar the new country to which they came was equal, if not\\nsuperior, to the old country which they had left.\\nTheir agriculture was, of course, small at first, and was\\ndevoted to those crops which were indi.spcnsable to their\\nimmediate necessities for the support of their fiimilies.\\nThe first few crops of wheat, bounteous as they were, re-\\nmoved all fear of want, but as the very abundance lowered\\nthe price, and as the isolated location of the settlers of this\\ncounty enhanced the expense of transporting their produce\\nto a market, the net profit resulting from their crops was\\nso small as to hardly repay the cost and labor of produc-\\ntion. This disadvantage, however, was only temporary.\\nIn succeeding years prices became more remunerative, the\\nfarmers steadily increased their tilled acres, and, what was\\nof more importance still, the improvement of roads and the\\nopening of railroads, by affording means of transportation\\nto markets, greatly enhanced the profits of agriculture.\\nBut so gradually was all this accomplished that it would be\\ndifficult to say just when the struggling pioneers of the\\nearly days of Clinton County became transformed into the\\nprosperous and wealthy farmers who now own and till its\\nsoil.\\nThe breeding of cattle has been pursued by the farmers\\nof Clinton County quite extensively, but not sufficiently so\\nto give it a chief place among the agricultural industries.\\nThe same is true of sheep- breeding. The first settlers who\\ncame to locate in the county brought with them a rather\\nunusually large number of cattle, for the reason that the fact\\nhad become known that stock could be kept here and win-\\ntered even before crops of fodder had been rai.sed for their\\nsubsistence. On the numerous marshes of this region there\\ngrew spontaneously a heavy burden of tall, coarse grasses,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0460.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "AGRICULTURE.\\n359\\nwliicli, in the absence of tiiuotliy, clover, or other cultivated\\nfodder, furnished very good food for cattle. Plain-grass\\nwas also found in abundance in the openings (probably\\nbrought in by the annual fires kindled there by the Indians\\nduring many previous years), and this was equally good\\nand nutritious. The existence of these resources enabled\\nthe settlers (who were nearly all men of sufficient means\\nto purchase stock) to bring cattle with them at the time of\\ntheir settlement without fear that the animals would die\\nfor lack of subsistence during the first or succeeding\\nwinters, and it was for this reason that the number of cattle\\nbrought into this county by the pioneer farmers was rather\\nunusually large, though probably not greater than was\\nbrought in by an equal number of settlers in the other\\ncounties of this region where the same favorable conditions\\nexisted.\\nA few sheep were found in Clinton County prior to\\n1837, and their numbers have gradually and steadily in-\\ncreased during subsequent j ears, until sheep-breeding and\\nwool-growing have become sources of large revenue to\\nsuch farmers as are engaged in them. Improved breeds\\nwere early introduced here, and the county now contains\\na large number (notably the French and Spanish Merinoes\\nand Shropshire Downs) of pure blood, with a much larger\\nnumber of high grades. Nearly the same is the case with\\nregard to improved breeds of cattle kept in the county,\\nthe Durham and Galloway pure-bloods and crosses being\\nperhaps the most numerous. The names of a great num-\\nber of breeders of both sheep and cattle might be given,\\nwith a more particular account of their several flocks and\\nherds; but as in such a notice the names of some would\\nnecessarily be omitted, it is thought preferable to omit all\\nsuch mention, and more particularly for the reason that\\nhere the breeding of improved stock is not a specialty, nor\\nto be reckoned among the most important of the agricul-\\ntural industries of the county.\\nThere are in Clinton County a very large number of\\nexcellent farms, with not a few of which each might with\\npropriety be termed a model farm, as the term is usually\\napplied. It would be pleasant, and might be profitable, to\\ngive a particularized account of each of these, but as it is\\nimpracticable, on account of the difficulty of properly\\ndrawing the line of superior excellence, to notice all such\\nin detail, we shall make particular mention of only one,\\na large and in every way a very remarkable farm, a great\\npart of wiiich was a few years since a worthless and\\nmalarious swamp, from which condition it was reclaimed\\nand brought to a state of high cultivation and productive-\\nness by one of Michigan s most prominent public men, the\\nlate Senator Zachariah Chandler. This farm comprises\\nhalf of section 21), all of section 30, and the greater part\\nof sections 31 and 32, in the township of Bath, with\\nnearly all of section 25, and considerable parts of sections\\n26 and 30, in the township of De Witt. An account of\\nthe purcha.sc of the lands, and of the manner in which they\\nwere reclaimed and transformed into the present noble and\\nproductive farm, is given in a recently published life of the\\nHon. Zachariah Chandler, from which account is extracted\\nthe following:\\nIn 1857 the State of Michigan gave to its agricultural\\ncollege the public lauds in the four townships of Bath,\\nDe Witt, Meridian, and Lansing, which were designated on\\nthe surveyors maps as swamp-lands. In the main, the\\nsections covered by the grant were marshy, although their\\nrectilinear boundaries included some solid ground. Mr.\\nChandler purchased from the college and other owners a\\nfarm of three thousand one hundred and sixty acres,\\nlocated four miles (by railroad) from Lansing, in the towns\\nof Bath and De Witt in Clinton County it included\\nabout nineteen hundred acres (five hundred acres of\\nmarsh-meadow, six hundred acres of tamarack-swamp,\\nand eight hundred acres of oak-opening uplands). The\\nmarsh was traversed by a slender water-course, deviously\\nconnecting some small lakes with the Looking-Glass\\nRiver. The upland portion of the farm was thoroughly\\nfertile, but its development and cultivation did not specially\\ninterest Mr. Chandler, except as furnishing the needed\\nbase for his experiments upon the marsh. He said,\\nMichigan contains thousands of acres of precisely this\\nkind of land. The drainage of this particular marsh is\\ndifiicult, as much so as is the case with any laud in this\\npeninsula which is not a hopeless swamp. If this tract\\ncan be reclaimed, others can be, and I propose to give the\\nexperiment of reclamation a thorough trial. I have the\\nmoney, and I believe I have the pluck. If I succeed, it\\nwill be a good thing for the State, for it will show how to\\nadd millions of dollars worth of land to its farms. If I fail,\\nit will al.so be a good thing, for it will settle an open ques-\\ntion, and no man need repeat my attempt. He pushed\\nthis experiment vigorously from the time of its commence-\\nment until his death, and gave to it his frequent personal\\nsupervision. Ills investments in the marsh-farm soon came\\nto be counted by many tens of thousands of dollars.\\nOriginally, practical farmers were inclined to regard\\nhis operations as sheer folly, but as they saw the purpose,\\nmethods, and thoroughness of his work, .a just appreciation\\nof its aim followed. Mr. Chandler never disguised the\\ncharacter of this enterprise. Repeatedly he said to visitors\\nat the ftrm and to friends, I have a theory, that is a re-\\nmarkably expensive thing to have, and I propose to test\\nit here it will make me poorer, but it may make others\\nricher some time.\\nThe public value of his experiment he believed to bo\\ngreat, and that fact he was quick to make prominent when-\\never it seemed necessary. The general plan of drainage\\noperations consisted in connecting by a large ditch Park\\nLake (which has an area of two hundred and twenty-five\\nacres) with the Looking-Glass River. This main ditch\\nwas constructed by straightening the bed of Prairie Creek,\\nand possessed descent enough to insure a slow current in\\nwet seasons. It is about four miles in length, and averages\\nfourteen feet in width by four in depth. At intervals of\\nforty rods are constructed lateral ditches, as a rule five feet\\nin width at the top by three in depth. This part of the\\nwork had not been completed at the time of Mr. Chandler s\\ndeath, but still the lateral ditching had reached about fifty\\nmiles in aggregate length, and had well drained about one\\nthousand acres in the western end of the marsh, near the\\noutlet into the Looking-Glass. In that portion of the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0461.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "360\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nfarm the first results of the drainage the rotting down\\nof the surface of the marsh into a vegetable mould have\\nalready manifested themselves satisfijctorily. The extent\\nto which this decomposition will continue is not com-\\npletely tested, nor does it yet appear wliat will be the full\\nmeasure of the arability of soil which will be created by\\nthis process, supplemented by the tile-draining which will\\nfollow the subsidence of the marsh to a permanent level.\\nThis peaty surface varies from two and a half feet to a rod\\nin depth, and promises to become an enormously produc-\\ntive soil. The experiments thus far tried upon it have\\nresulted hopefully. Much of the native grass furnished\\nexcellent hay, and stock fatted upon it thoroughly with no\\nmore than the usual allowance of grain. The tame grass\\nsown was chiefly fowl-meadow and timothy. The former\\nMr. Chandler had seeu growing in Holland on reclaimed\\nland, and he determined to give it a trial. He was only\\nable to find the seed in the Boston market, and there paid\\nfor it four dollars per bushel of eleven pounds. It is a\\nspecies of red-top, and soon yielded from one and a half to two\\ntons of excellent hay per acre. For four seasons this seeding\\ndown with tame grasses was tried with satisfactory results,\\nand then other experiments followed. In the fall of 1878\\ntwelve acres of marsh, then well seeded down with grass,\\nwere thoroughly plowed by Superintendent Hughes, who\\nin the following season raised thereon corn, potatoes, ruta-\\nbagas, and oats. The results conclusively showed that the\\nmarsh possessed general productiveness, although the ex-\\nperiment itself was marred by the unseasonable frosts of\\n1879. The corn looked well at the outset, but was severely\\ninjured in the end. The potato-crop was a good one, and\\nthe yield of oats was also large. In the fall of 1879\\nanother tract of twelve acres was plowed, and the same ex-\\nperiment was put in process of repetition.\\nSuperintendent Hughes is of the opinion that within\\nanother year the reclaimed marsh will produce one hundred\\nbushels of corn to the acre. A short time before his death\\nMr. Chandler said that in view of the success which had at-\\ntended the experiments already tried, he now felt confident\\nthat in time his farm would be pointed out as an ague-bed\\ntransformed into one of the most valuable pieces of prop-\\nerty in Central Michigan, and would demonstrate the re-\\nclaimability of large tracts of swamp-land in that State.\\nAbout five hundred acres of the marsh are seeded with\\nfowl-meadow grass; about three hundred acres of this is\\nmowed, and the remainder is used for pasturage. Over four\\nhundred tons of excellent hay were cut there in the season\\nof 1879.\\nOutside of the interest attaching to it by reason of the\\ndrainage experiments, the Chandler farm would deserve\\nnotice sis one of the most thoroughly equipped and stocked\\nof the new Ihrms of M ichigan. It is traversed by a State road,\\nand by the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad (which\\nhas established a signal-station near the farm-house). Its\\nbuildings are located upon the highest ground. They are\\nsubstantially constructed, and surrounded with all the evi-\\ndences of thrift. The main house of the farm, which is\\noccupied b} the superintendent and his family, is a commodi-\\nous frame structure, two stories in height, and conveniently\\npartitioned ofl into spacious and airy apartments. Near it\\nis the horse-barn (thirty-two by fifty-four feet in dimen-\\nsions), with sheep-sheds adjoining. About a half mile to\\nthe east are two tenant-houses, occupied by fiimilies em-\\nployed on the farm. On the east side of the State road, at\\na distance of half a mile, is a large barn erected in 1879\\nits main portion is forty-one by sixty-six feet in dimensions,\\nwith a wing thirty-eight by ninety feet; its height is forty-\\nfour feet to the ridge attached are sheds two hundred and\\nfifty feet in length and L-shapod. This barn is largely\\nused for storage purposes, and will receive two hundred and\\nfifty tons of hay. The basement of its wing is divided\\ninto sixty cattle-stalls, thirty on each side, with a broad\\npassage through the centre. The stalls are ingeniously\\narranged in the most improved style, and with a special\\nregard for cleanliness. In the basement of the main barn\\nis a large root-cellar (capable of holding two thousand\\nbushels of potatoes, turnips, etc.), stabling accommodations\\nfor eight horees, two large box-stalls for stallions, a feed-\\nroom, twenty by twenty-five feet in size, numerous calf-\\npens, and manj other conveniences.\\nLocated above are two granaries, each twelve by twenty-\\nsix feet in dimensions. Attached to the barn, but in a\\nseparate building, is a twelve-horse power engine, used for\\ncutting feed and for other farm purposcJ5. A large automa-\\ntic windmill and pump supply water in abundance.\\nThe farm is well stocked on it are seventeen horses,\\nincluding Mark Antony, an imported Normandy stallion,\\nwhich is a fine specimen of the Pcrcheron breed. There\\nare also one hundred and twenty head of handsome graded\\ncattle on the farm, three hundred sheep graded from Shrop-\\nshire Down bucks, and twenty-three pure-bred Essex swine.\\nIn wagons and implements of every kind the equipment is\\ncomplete, and all are of the best manufacture and most im-\\nproved quality. The force of laborei-s on the farm, as a rule,\\nincludes five men in summer and three in winter, large\\ngangs being employed during the two months of the haying\\nseason, and also when there is any extensive fencing or\\nditching enterprise to be pushed. Mr. Chandler s experi-\\nments were closely watched by the farmers of Michigan.\\nVisits were frequent from them singly, in small parties, and\\nin club or grange excursions to the marsh, and they always\\nmet a hospitable reception. Letters of inquirj also camo\\nfrom many parts of the State, giving evidences of the wide-\\nspread character of the interest felt. Mr. Chandler him-\\nself when in Michigan visited the farm at least once a\\nmouth, inspecting the work thoroughly, discussing plans\\nwith the superintendent, making suggestions, and giving\\norders. His experience as a farmer in his boyhood fur-\\nnished ideas which were yet useful and a judgment which\\nwas well informed, still he was ready to welcome all inno-\\nvations that promised good results, and he closed many dis-\\ncussions with his superintendents by remarking, If you\\ncome at me with facts, that is enough I never argue\\nagainst them.\\nThe fuUowing agricultural statistics of the county of\\nClinton at difTerent periods from the j car 1840 to the year\\n1874, inclusive, are gathered from the returns of the several\\ncensuses by the United States and the State of Michigan,\\nviz.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0462.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "AGRICULTURE.\\n361\\n1840.\\nNumber of neat cattle in the county 1.621\\nswine in the county 2,560\\nsheep\\nPounds of wool shorn o?Io\\nBushels of wheat harvested in the preceding year 18,(i32\\nIndian corn li.2!m\\nbarley\\noats 11.310\\npotatoes 17,033\\nTons of hay cut preceding year ^^4\\nPounds of sugar made (1840) 27,666\\n1850.\\nWhole number of occupied farms 52\\nCash value f5 .835\\nTotal number of acres improved -1,8-6\\nneat cattle kept in county 4,760\\nsheep 5,085\\nswine 4,788\\nvalue of live stock $108,671\\nBushels of wheat harvested in preceding year 54,297\\nrye ^28\\nIndian corn raised 64,967\\noats 38,960\\nbarley 61\\nbuckwheat 26\\npotatoes i \u00c2\u00bb2\\nValue of orchard products preceding year $337\\nTons of hay cut preceding year 5,013\\nPounds of wool sheared (1850) 14,638\\nmaple-sugar made (1860) 125,024\\nbutter made (June, 184U. tu June, 1850) 135,613\\ncheese 5,J36\\n1854.\\nNumber of acres of improved land.; 28,870\\nneat cattle in county 7,423\\nswine 4,941\\nsheen o,uDo\\nPounds of wool sheared preceding year 14,096\\npork marketed 110,599\\nAcres of wheat harvested 6,736\\nBushels 98.\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\\nAcres of corn 6,944\\nBushels of corn 118,686\\nall other grains harvested in preceding year. 44,923\\nBushels potatoes raised Jireccding year 53,791\\nTons of hay cut J!*?\\nPounds of butter made 157,677\\ncheese SS\\nmaple-sugar made in 1854 125,185\\n1860.\\nWhole number of occupied farms 2,074\\nacres improved 78,425\\nTotal cash value of farms $.S,578,2.30\\nNumber of neat cattle in county 14,892\\nswine 9, 26\\nsheep 17,527\\nTotal value of live stock $509,571\\nPounds of wool sheared in preceding year 50,853\\nBushels of wheat harvested 149,182\\nrye V^l\\nIndian corn 161,105\\noats .123\\nbarley 4,146\\nbuckwheat 5.963\\npoUttoes raised 59,780\\nValue if orchard products S7,005\\nTons of hay cut lfi.352\\nPounds of butter made 4.i9,27l\\ncheese 32,463\\nmaple-sugar made 329,273\\n1864.\\nNumber of acres improved in the county 67,007\\nsheep over si.i months old 40,103\\nPounds of wiinl phcared in preceding year 125,931\\nAcres ol wheat harvested 14,B. 4\\nBushels \u00c2\u00bbVJ03\\ncorn 89,472\\nall other grains harvested in preceding year... 117,480\\npotatoes raised in preceding year 60,942\\nTons of hay cut 21,145\\nPounds of pork marketed 459,900\\nbutter made 382,146\\ncheese 2.3,568\\nmaple-sugar made 174,183\\n4(3\\n1870.\\nNumber of acres improved in county 113,578\\nValue of farms $9,248,012\\nall live stock Sl,321.9i0\\nNumber of sheep kept Ji\\nPounils of wool shorn e ltn\\nNumber of milch cows _ 6,6.0\\nPounds of butter made in the preceding year 796,970\\nBushels of wheat harvested 499.030\\nIndian corn 274,606\\n,,.,[3 285,419\\nbarley 17.871\\nbuckwheat ^J\\npotatoes raised 227,140\\nTons of hay cut in the preceding year 29,.369\\nPounds of maple-sugar made (1870) 78,500\\n1874.\\nTotal acres of improved land 144,568\\nNumber of fifms ^b.?i\\nAverage area of f;irms (acres) 83i\\nNumber of neat cattle kept 22,476\\nswine over six months old 10,(0o\\nPounds of pork marketed in preceding year 1,040.847\\nNumber of sheep kept in county 43,064\\nNumber of sheep sheared in preceding year 43,312\\nPounds of wool 1 ,909\\nAcres of wheat harvested 30,979\\nBushels of 565,552\\nAcres of corn }J A2,\\nBushels of corn ^96,207\\nall other grains 449,423\\npotulo.s raised 90,.390\\nTons of hay cut jireceding year d? i 1Sr\\nPounds of butler m:ide preceding year ol ik\\ncheese i-l cln\\nmaple-sugar made in 1874 1(5,640\\nBushels of ajiples raised in preceding year 105,205\\npeaches\\npears ^^S\\nplums ,93\\ncherries 1 32*\\nTons of grapes f\\nTotal value of fruits raised in preceding year noo\\nTotal acres devoted to fruits in 1874 6,932\\nThe agricultural report published by the Secretary of\\nState for 1877 shows the number of bushels of wheat\\nraised in that year in the several townships of Clinton\\nCounty to have been as follows\\nBath 63,590\\nBengal ;:\u00c2\u00ab.7\\nDallas 94,247\\nDe Witt 81,480\\nEagle 69,944\\nEsse-t 5\u00c2\u00bb 983\\nGrcenbush 60,092\\nLebanon 9.^9\\nOlive 68,029\\nOvid 79.214\\nRiley 61.74,\\nVictor 54,43,\\nWatertown 104,44o\\nWestphalia 84,874\\nTotal bushels raised in county 1,200,433\\nTotal number of acres harvested 50,223\\nAverage yield of bushels per acre 23.09\\nAgricultural statistics gathered from the same source\\nas the above\u00e2\u0080\u0094 for tlie year 1878 show the following yield\\nof wheat in the several townships of Clinton County, viz.\\nBath township, from 27.56 acres produced 56016 bushels,\\nan average of 20.33 bushels per acre; Bengal, from 4117\\nacres 93,900 bushels, average 22.81 Binghatu, from 4027\\nacres 95,661 bushels, average 23.76 Dallas, from 4696 acres\\n101,949 bu-shcls, average 21.71 De Witt, from 3919 acres\\n97,279 bushels, average 24.82 Duplain, from 2233 acres\\n52,213 bushels, average 23.38; Eagle, from 4523 acres\\n104,989 bushels, average 28.21 Essex, from 4727 acres", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0463.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "362\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n102,918 bushels, average 21.77; Greenbush, from 3329\\nacres 75,502 bushels, average 22.68 Lebanon, from 3587\\nacres 79,579 bushels, average 22.19; Olive, from 3723\\nacres 86,994 bushels, average 23.37 Ovid, from 4131\\nacres 106,862 bushels, average 25.87; Riley, from 3456\\nacres 81,608 bushels, average 23.61; Victor, from 3454\\nacres 82,414 bushels, average 23.86; Watertown, from\\n4825 acres 124,783 bushels, average 25.86 Westphalia,\\nfrom 3779 acres 86,492 bushels, average 22.89. Total\\nyield of the county, from 61,282 acres, 1,429,159 bushels,\\nan average yield of 23.32 bushels per acre.\\nIn the same year the county produced 1,100,535 bushels\\nof corn, from 18,357 acres; 396,356 bushels of oats, from\\n13,184 acres; 9788 bushels clover-seed, from 6600 acres;\\n16,029 bushels barley, from 86U acres; 144,895 bushels\\npotatoes, from 1738 acres; 31,093 tons of hay, from\\n23,843 acres. The greatest amount of hay raised in any\\none township was produced by De Witt, the greatest\\namount of potatoes by Bingham, and the most clover-seed\\nand barley by the township of Ovid.\\nThe total number of pounds of wool shorn in the county\\nin 1878, as shown by the returns, was 267,236, from\\n52,799 sheep, the product of the several townships being\\nas follows Bath, 20,747 pounds of wool, from 3934 sheep\\nBengal, 13,026 pounds of wool, from 2683 sheep; Bing-\\nham, 11,865 pounds of wool, from 2401 sheep; Dallas,\\n17,614 pounds of wool, from 3930 sheep De Witt, 20,621\\npounds of wool, from 4106 sheep; Duplain, 7363 pounds\\nof wool, from 1529 sheep; Eagle, 12,755 pounds of wool,\\nfrom 2534 sheep Essex, 2146 pounds of wool, from 3901\\nsheep; Greenbush, 15,588 pounds of wool, from 2872\\nsheep; Lebanon, 21,135 pounds of wool, from 4167 sheep;\\nOlive, 14,006 pounds of wool, from 2894 sheep Ovid,\\n18,288 pounds of wool, from 3501 sheep; Riley, 16,478\\npounds of wool, from 3309 sheep Victor, 23,745 pounds\\nof wool, from 4350 .sheep; Watertown, 20,719 pounds of\\nwool, from 3934 sheep; Westphalia, 11,826 pounds of\\nwool, from 2754 sheep.\\nIt is to be regretted that no statistics of the agriculture\\nof the county for the present year can be given, as at this\\ntime (July, 1880j no returns of the census just completed\\nhave been made.\\nMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.\\nClinton, though almost e.vclusively an agricultural county,\\ncontains a number of manufacturing establishments, some\\nof which are quite extensive. These are located principally\\nin St. Johns and Ovid, and will be found mentioned more\\nparticularly in the histories of those villages. The general\\nmanufacturing statistics of the county, however, as shown\\nby the several United States and State censuses from 1850\\nto 1874, inclusive, are here given, as follows:\\nFOR THE YEAR 1850.\\nNumber of flouring-raills reported 2\\nC n|jital invested in flouring-mills $7 ()0U\\nBarrels of flour manufactured in preceding year 7000\\nValue of flour munufaclured $33 ooO\\nNumber of saw-mills a\\nCapital invested in lumber manufacture $10 000\\nAnnual product of lumber (feet) 1 53o oo0\\nValue of product cjg oiO\\nAggregate amount of capital invested in all kinds of\\nmanufactures (flour-mills and saw-mills included) $21,175\\nNumber of hands employed in all manufactures 28\\nAggreg.ite value of annual product of all kinds of man-\\nufactures in the county $5g 900\\n1854.\\nNumber of flouring-mills reported 1\\nCapital invested in flouring-mills $7 OOO\\nBarrels of flour made in the preceding year l!500\\nValue of flour manufactured $12 000\\nNumber of s.Tw-mills operated in the county 8\\nfeet of lumber sawed in preceding year 1,572,000\\nValue of protluet $13 700\\nAmount of capital invested in lumber manufacture $15^800\\nNumber of hands employed 23\\n1864.\\nNumber of flour-mills reported (steam, 4; water, 3) 7\\nruns of stones 15\\nAmount of capital invested in flouring-mills $29,900\\nBarrels of flour made in the preceding year 5,450\\nVa ue $26|o00\\nNumber of persons employed in flour-mills 12\\nsaw-mills operated in the county (steam, 6;\\nwater, 4) -[q\\nCapital invested in lumber manufacture $18,000\\nFeet of lumber sawed in the preceding year 1,247,000\\nValue $25^820\\nNumber of hands employed in lumber manufacture 23\\nNumber of manufactories other than saw-mills and\\nflour-mills 3\\nNumber of persons employed in same 64\\nAmount of capital invested $31000\\nValue of products of same in preceding year $64,480\\n1874.\\nNumber of flouring-mills in county (steam, 5 water, 6) 11\\nruns of stones in operation 25\\nBarrels of flour made in preceding year 28 480\\nValue $220034\\nCapital invested in flouring-mills $70,000\\nNumber of persons employed 26\\nsaw-mills in the county (steam, 17; water, 3) 20\\nFeet of lumber sawed in preceding year 8,919,000\\nValue $114,300\\nCapital invested in lumber manufacture $62,400\\nPersons employed in gg\\nNumber of wood-working* manufactories....^ 3\\nCapital invested in same $8,800\\nNumber of persons employed 12\\nValue of product in preceding year $10,500\\nNumber of iron-workingf manufactories 2\\nCapital invested in same $7,500\\nValue of product in preceding year $6,000\\nNumber of persons employed 5\\nNumber of agricultural-implement works 3\\nCa]iital invested in such works $12 000\\nValue of product in preceding year $18,800\\nNumber of persons employed 13\\ncarriage- and sleigh-manufactories 4\\nCapital invested in same $18 000\\nValue of product in preceding year $26,980\\nNumberof hands employed 28\\nfurniture- and chair-manufactories 2\\nCapit.al invested in same $76,200\\nValue of product in preceding year $50,461\\nNumberof hands employed 48\\npump-manufactories 1\\nCapital invested in same $6 000\\nValue of product in preceding year $2 800\\nNumberof hands employed 4\\nstave- and heading-factories 2\\nCapital invested in same $25,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $110,000\\nNumber of persons employed 52\\nbarrel-, keg-, tub-, and pail-factories 2\\nCapital invested in same $1 200\\nValue of product in preceding year $1,900\\nNumberof persons employed 3\\nwooden-ware manufactories 2\\nCapital invested in same $7,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $7,947\\nNumberof hands employed 10\\nsaddle-, harness-, and trunk-factories re-\\nported 1\\nCnpital invested in same $3,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $7,000\\nIncluding in this class planing- and turning-mills, and sash-\\ndoor-, blind-, and hub- and epokc-factories.\\nt Foundries, machine-shops, and boiler-shops included in this class.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0464.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n363\\nNumber of hands employed 4\\nbreweries reported iu county 3\\nCnpital invested in same S7,0(10\\nValue of product in preceding year $11,616\\nNumber of persons employed 7\\nbrick- and tile-manufactories 1\\nCapital invested in same l?6on\\nValue of product in preceding year $1,000\\nNumber of marble- and cut-stone works 1\\nCapital invested in same $8,000\\nValue of product in preceding year $8,000\\nNumber of hands employed 18\\nWhole number of manufacturing establishments reported\\nin Clinton County in 1873 60\\nWhole number of ersons employed in same 323\\namount of capital invested $315,700\\nTotal value of product in 1873 $599,709\\nPOPULATION.\\nThe population of Clinton County in 1837 was shown\\nby the census of that year to be five hundred and twenty-\\nnine, and in 1840 it had increased to sixteen hundred and\\nfourteen. The censuses taken at subsequent periods show\\nthe population of the county and of its several townships\\nto have been as given below for the years indicated, viz.\\n1845. 1850. 1854. 1860. 1804. 1870. 1874.\\nBath 151 222 283 577 625 1,125 1,205\\nBengal 49 143 350 638 706 1.086 1,200\\nBingham 72 185 338 1,4B0 1,794 2,910 2,963\\nDallas 108 185 476 910 932 1,360 1,519\\nDe Witt 418 706 885 1,139 1,085 1,306 1,410\\nDuplain 213 419 559 915 997 1,493 1,567\\nEagle 364 521 657 912 844 1,008 985\\nKssex 193 410 833 1,013 1,056 1,501 1,513\\nGreenbush 105 318 518 967 1,071 1,486 1,473\\nLebanon 114 192 389 661 645 1,119 1,129\\nOlive 159 228 316 627 605 1,156 1,168\\nOvid 102 172 276 936 1,171 2,420 2,553\\nRiley 134 191 400 607 641 1,139 1,163\\nVictor 229 277 403 662 562 940 968\\nWatertown.... 198 315 442 808 910 1,297 1,298\\nWestphalia.... 401 618 803 1,091 1,095 1,499 1,548\\nTotal 3,060 5,102 7,926 13,923 14,739 22,845 23,661\\nCHAPTER L.\\nTHE VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\nSituation and Natural Advantages Settlement and Progress of the\\nVillage Village Plat and Additions Progress in 1856 and 1857\\nVillage Incorporation and List of OflScers Churches St. Johns\\nUnion Schools Post-OiBce Societies and Orders Cemetery As-\\nsociation Banks Manufacturing Industries St. Johns Fire De-\\npartment Memorable Fires Public and Private Buildings.\\nThe incorporated village of St. Johns, the county-seat\\nof Clinton County, is situated within the boundaries of the\\ntownship of Bingham, the southeast corner of the corporate\\nlimits being the territorial centre of that township. The\\nvillage occupies an elevated and excellent site, and is justly\\nregarded as one of the handsomest villages in Central Mich-\\nigan. The main portion of the town lies upon a ridge\\nwhich slopes gradually and gracefully upon all sides, and\\nfrom which the eye may sweep through an extended and\\npicturesque view towards all points of the compass. The\\naltitude of the town is seven hundred and fifty-five feet\\nabove sea-level, one hundred and seventy-seven feet above\\nLake Huron, and thirty-one feet above the village of Ovid,\\n*By David Schwarlz.\\nten miles to the eastward, while towards the west there\\nis a general gradual decline to the Grand River.\\nEarly in its history St. Johns was regarded as an un-\\nhealthy locality, by reason of the swamps which lie around\\nit but these having been made fruitful garden-spots, it is\\nmaintained, and with an excellent show of truth, that there\\nis now no healthier spot in Michigan than St. Johns. The\\nstreets are handsomely laid out and well shaded and\\namong the numerous handsome and comfortable-looking\\nhomes of the village, there are many which are especially\\nnoticeable for elegance and refined taste in their architec-\\nture.\\nTo the advantage of being the county-seat the village\\nowes, of course, much of its business activity and enter-\\nprise but, aside from that, it gains much prominence as an\\nimportant manufacturing and railway shipping-point. It\\ncontains (in July, 1880) a population of upwards of two\\nthousand five hundred. Taking the growth of recent years\\nas a basis, the village is likely to continue in the expansion\\nof its business and population in the future as in the past.\\nSETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE VILLAGE.\\nLate in the year 1853, while the Detroit and Milwaukee\\nRailway was being slowly extended westward from Detroit,\\na party of four State oflScials at Lansing examined the line\\nof the proposed railway with a view to making purchases\\nof eligible lands for village-sites or other profitable enter-\\nprises. These four officials were John Swegles, Auditor-\\nGeneral Porter Kibby, Commissioner of the Land-Office;\\nB. C. Whittemore, State Treasurer and H. S. Mead, Dep-\\nuty Attorney-General. They were in a position to know\\nsomething about choice tracts of land in Michigan, and they\\ndelegated to John Swegles the task of securing a tract on\\nthe Detroit and Milwaukee line likely to become a railway-\\nstation and village-site. Robert Higham, chief engineer\\nof the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, who had the fixing\\nof sites for railway-stations, was taken into the party as a\\nmeasure of policy, and Charles L. Dibble, landlord of the\\nBiddle House of Detroit, was admitted as a sixth part-\\nner, on the ground, probably, that he was a good fellow and\\nkept a good hotel.\\nMr. Swegles was to buy the land and transact the general\\nbusiness connected with the land-purchases and proposed\\nsubsequent operations, and was appointed attorney-in-fact\\nfor each member of the company. He got a pretty clear\\nidea from Higham that the railway would fix a station at\\nthe point now covered by St. Johns, and he at once went\\nto that locality to buy land. His first purchase was eighty\\nacres in the west half of the southwest quarter of section\\n9, of George W. Estes, representing the owners. At that\\ntime but one acre on that eighty had been chopped. He\\nbought immediately afterwards land enough to make his\\nentire purchase aggregate nine hundred and twenty acres,\\nand to include the south half of section 9 and all of section\\n16, except the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter.\\nThe land having been purchased and the site of the vil-\\nlage being chosen, Mr. Swegles at once set about the work\\nof surveying and clearing streets and lots. He brought out\\na gang of choppers and other laborers, and engaged George\\nW. Estes to take charge of them, and to superintend the job", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0465.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "364\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nof making a commencement for a town. This was early in\\n1854, and the business in hand was taken hold of with an\\nenergy that betokened prompt results. Mr. Swegles him-\\nself joined the band of workers, and pushed matters ahead\\nwith great rapidity. The village-site was nearly all woods\\nthen, and the work of chopping was of course the first to\\nbe done. As soon as possible Mr. Swegles built a steam\\nsaw-mill, and in the winter of 1854-55 had it in motion.\\nThe first frame house put up in the village was built by\\nCornelius Vrooman before Swegles put up his saw-mill.\\nVrooman hired John Avery to haul the lumber from the\\nColony. The house stood just back of where the Gibbs\\nHouse stands, and was put up by guess, as the town had\\nthen not been surveyed. Vrooman boarded the surveyors\\nand laborers, and called his place the Whittemore House.\\nAbout the time Mr. Swegles began to clear the land\\ncomprising the village-site Samuel Gardner, an early settler\\nin Bingham township and for years the landlord of a tavern\\nin Bingham on the Bengal town-line, came on and bought\\na lot upon what is now the extreme northern corner of\\nClinton Avenue on the east side. He quickly put up a\\nboard building for a tavern, and called it the Gardner\\nHouse, but had kept only a short time when he leased it\\nto George W. Estes, who changed the name to that of the\\nClinton House. John Swegles built a store building on\\nClinton Avenue just north of where the Gibbs House\\nstands. He put in a good stock of general merchandise, and\\nhired George F. Mead and George W. Estes as his clerks.\\nThus the embryo village was started in the summer of\\n1854, with a hotel, a store, and a saw-mill as a commence-\\nment. The railway was pushing westward, and Swegles\\nvillage was beginning to attract attention. It was high\\ntime, therefore, that it should be dignified with a name,\\nsince it gave gratifying signs of healthy growth, and so in\\ndue season it was christened.\\nThere appears to be some conflict of testimony touching\\nthe identity of the person to whom the honor of having\\nnamed the village was due. Both George W. Estes and\\nElder C. A. Lamb claim that honor, but both unite in say-\\ning the name was bestowed in honor of John Swegles, the\\nprojector and creator of the place. Mr. Estes says that in\\nthe summer of 1854, John Swegles, David Sturgis, M. E.\\nBurroughs, C. A. Lamb, and Estes himself (then super-\\nvisor of the township) were one day sitting upon a log in\\nWalker Street (Clinton Avenue contained at that time a\\ngood niaiiy standing trees), when the question of naming\\nthe village came up. Swegles, desirous of honoring his\\nbusiness associates, suggested Whittemoreville and Mead-\\nville, while Sturgis put forth Swcglesville. Estes thought\\nthe most eminently appropriate designation would be St.\\nJohns, as a mark of honor to John Swegles. The idea\\nseemed to suit the others, and they with one accord assented\\nto it. Swegles said he would submit the proposition at the\\nnext meeting of the company, and so the conference ended.\\nMr. Estes goes on to say that before the next meeting of\\nthe company Jolin T. Newell came in with goods for the\\nopening of a store, and that his boxes were marked St.\\nJohns, thus showing that the name had already gone\\nabroad. Estes took the cover from one of Newell s boxes\\nand nailed it against a tree, with the name St. Johns show-\\ning in bold relief. It was therefore already practically\\nsettled as to the name, although the company did not\\nformally adopt the designation until some time afterwards.\\nElder Lamb says that at the conference about a name\\nonly he, Swegles, Sturgis, and Mead were present, and that\\nafter the names of Richmond, Swcglesville, and Johnsville\\nwere proposed, he (Lamb) said, Call it St. Johns. Mr.\\nSwegles replied, For some reasons I should be in favor\\nof St. Johns, addinir, Amen, St. Johns let it be.\\nJOHN SWEGLES.\\nIn this connection it will be appropriate to note the facts\\nthat John Swegles was born in Hector, N. Y., April 10,\\n1819 commenced the study of medicine at the age of\\neighteen, and abandoned it to become purser s clerk on the\\nbrig Porpoise of the Atlantic Coast Survey was later a\\nschool-teacher, and in 1840 removed to Jonesville, Mich.\\nHe was chosen clerk of Hillsdale County, and .served sev-\\neral terms became editor and publisher of the Hillsdale\\nGazelle, and in 1850 was elected auditor-general.\\nAllusion to the company suggests the explanation\\nthat such was the collective title by which the association\\nof the village proprietors was by common consent known.\\nThere was no incorporation, but there was a community of\\nproperty, and it was further agreed that each owner should\\nbear his proportionate share of expenses and receive like-\\nwise his due share of the gains. At the outset there were\\nsix proprietors, and each owned one-sixth of the property\\npurchased. To John Swegles was left the exclusive con-\\ntrol and management of afl airs, and at .stated periods the\\nproprietors met in Detroit to receive reports and review the\\nprogress of the business.\\nReference has already been made to the coming in of John\\nT. Newell with a stock of goods. Newell was the second\\ntrader in the town (Swegles being the first), and opened\\nhis store in a frame building that stood on Clinton Avenue\\njust south of Kipp s Corner. M. E. Burroughs, who", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0466.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n365\\npreviously lived near De Witt, came in about that time, and\\nput up a log house on the lot now occupied by the post-\\noiEee. He started it as a meat-market, and presently\\nJohn Hicks, of De Witt, sent him a few hundred dollars\\nworth of goods, with which Burroughs opened a store in\\na corner of his market. Olney Brown opened a store late\\nin 1854 on Clinton Avenue south of Walker Street, and\\none J. C. Sewell opened a saloon on Bagg s Corner\\nat about the same time.\\nThere was but a small community living at St. Johns\\non the 4th of July, 1854, but it was nevertheless resolved\\nto have an Independence celebration. The exercises,\\nwhich included music, bowery dances, speeches, and a\\ndinner, took place in a grove then occupying a place upon\\nwhich the Gibbs House barn stands. Hilliker, of Green-\\nbush, a clarionet-player, Wilcox, a fifer. his son, a drum-\\nmer, and a man with a violin furnished the soul-stirring\\nmusic on the occasion, while James W. Ransom, a lawyer,\\ndelivered the oration. The dinner was, however, a failure,\\nalthough the remainder of the day s celebration proved a\\nsatisfactory success. Just as the company sat down to the\\ntable there came up a terrific rain-storm, and away went the\\nassembled company, pell-mell, for shelter, leaving their\\ndinner, and ending abruptly the performances of the waning\\nFourth. The celebration in 1855 included a dinner at\\nGibbs Kailroad Exchange and a general happy time at the\\ngrove, where the oration was delivered by H. C. Hodge.\\nThe Gardner House has already been mentioned, as has\\nthe fact of its change of name and proprietorship. Estes\\nkept it until 1856, and then turned it over to a Mr. Mc-\\nOmber. It was not much of a tavern, according to reports,\\nbut it doubtless served its purpose. John Hicks says he\\ntook dinner there in 1856, and remembers that rain was\\nfalling inside as well as outside, and that the guests at din-\\nner had to move from place to place to avoid the rain-drops\\nas they came freely and copiously into the dining-room.\\nEarly in 1855, Spencer W. Gibbs came to St. Johns for\\nthe purpose of building a hotel, and, buying four lots, put\\nup the Kailroad PJxchange, which he opened July 1,\\n1855. A year after that he sold out to David Sturgis and\\nWilliam L. Hicks, who changed the name of the house to\\nthe St. Johns House, and that name it still bears.\\nWhen Gibbs came to town with his family, early in 1855,\\nhe occupied with Jacob Passage a part of the house of Dr.\\nJ). C. Stewart, who was then living on Walker Street, in a\\nbuilding now used as his barn. Clinton Avenue was tiien\\nchopped out, but it was full of stumps and fallen trees,\\nwhile standing trees even were plentiful.\\nAt this time the west side of Clinton Avenue contained\\nthe store of Olncy Brown, the corner whisky-shop of J. C.\\nSewell, a slab shanty in which A. F. Cowell was living,\\nupon the lot now occupied by his store, and Marshall Wil-\\ncox s tin-shop. A. F. Cowell opened a store in 1856 upon\\nthe same site, and, with the exception of three years, has\\nbeen in trade there ever since. On the east side of the street\\nwas Swegles store, and in that store was a shoemaker by\\nthe name of Kinch, who had his shop and lived in a por-\\ntion of the store building. Next south of Swegles Corne-\\nlius Vrooman was keeping a boarding-house known as the\\nWhittemore House, now the Gibbs House. Newell, the\\nstore-keeper, Blakeslee, the painter, and Doming, the shoe-\\nmaker, were on that side, as was the (Jlinton House, while\\neast, on Walker Street, was Burroughs, the butcher. Of\\nthose then residents upon the site now occupied by the\\nvillage of St. Johns, the only ones now living in the town\\nare George W. Estes and wife, A. F. Cowell and wife, S.\\nW. Gibbs and wife. Dr. D. C. Stewart and wife, Mr. and\\nMrs. Henry Fitch, the widow of Lorenzo Hall, the widow\\nof John Swegles, and George W. Emmons. Mr. Emmons\\nwas the first white inhabitant of the present village tract,\\nand lives now where he located in 1845, although he did\\nnot make a permanent settlement thereon until 1852.\\nThe first child born in the village was Charles Cobb s\\ndaughter. Her birth occurred in the summer of 1855,\\nbut the exact date cannot now be given. She died the fol-\\nlowing year. The first male child born was George A.,\\nson of George W. Estes, born Oct. 23, 1855. The first\\ndeath of a resident was that of Mrs. Kinch, wife of the\\nvillage shoemaker, in May, 1855. She was buried in the\\nvillage cemetery, which had been donated by the village\\nproprietors, and hers was the first interment within it.\\nBefore May, 1855, there was a death in the village, that\\nof Thomas Long, a railway employee, who in an altercation\\nwith a fellow-laborer, about four miles west of St. Johns,\\nwas mortally hurt. He was brought to the village, where\\nhe died, but his body was conveyed eastward for burial.\\nThe first man buried in the cemetery was Joseph McKinney,\\na railroad hand, and over him was erected the first head-\\nstone put up in the burying-grouud. It bears date July\\n17, 1857.\\nDuring the fall of 1854 the new village received its first\\nphysician. Dr. D. C. Stewart, who has since that time re-\\nsided continuously in St. Johns. A Dr. Darrall, who was\\nliving about two miles south of the village when Dr. Stewart\\nlocated, came to the town in about six weeks thereafter,\\nand next to him, as the third physician of the village, came\\nDr. Louis W. Fasquelle, still one of the village practition-\\ners. Timothy Baker and James W. Ilansnui, lawyers, came\\nin and opened oflices, and in that same year John (Crawley\\nand Hiram Herrington began in business as blacksmiths.\\nIn January, 1855, James Stiles came over from Greenbush\\nand made his home upon the corner of Walker and Spring\\nStreets, where Alonzo Plumstead now lives, and commenced\\nthe manufacture of splint-bottomed chaii s. In September,\\n1855, George W. Stephenson opened a tailor s shop on\\nClinton Avenue, just south of what is now known as Kipp s\\nCorner, and there built Clinton Hall, where schools, Sunday-\\nschools, and public assemblies were held at an early day.\\nIn 1855 there was a change in the list of village pro-\\nprietors. Mead sold out to Swegles and N. P. Stewart,\\nand the latter becoming possessed also of Kibby s and\\nSwegles interests, resold a portion to Orville and Asahel\\nClark. These changes vested the proprietorship of the\\nvillage in N. P. Stewart, B. C. Whittemore, Charles L.\\nDibble, Robert Higham, Orville Clark, and Asahel Clark.\\nJohn Swegles continued, however, as heretofore, to be the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0467.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "3G6\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nattorney-in-fact for the proprietors, and to conduct their\\nbusiness interests in the premises.\\nIn 1855, David Sturgis, of De Witt, entered the trade\\nat St. Johns, and two drug-stores were started, by Dr. Stone\\nand Dr. J. E. Leach, respectively.\\nOf the business men in St. Johns at that period, 1855,\\nthe only one now in trade is G. W. Stephenson. He has\\ncarried on business uninterruptedly here since he started,\\nin September, 1855, and is accordingly its oldest merchant.\\nVILLAGE PLAT AND ADDITIONS.\\nThe village was platted March 25, 1856. The document,\\non file at the county register s office, reads as follows\\nKnow all men by these presents that we. Nelson P.\\nStewart, Mary Ann Stewart, B. C. Whittemore, Caroline\\nWhittemore, Charles L. Dibble, Sarah I. Dibble, Robert\\nHigham, Elvira Highnm, Orville Clark, Delia M. Clark,\\nand Asahel Clark, do by these presents set apart and estab-\\nlish the following-described premises for a village, to be\\nknown and designated as the village of St. Johns, to wit:\\nthat part of the south half of section 9, and that part of\\nthe north half of section 16, in town 7 north, range 2 west,\\nin the county of Clinton and State of Michigan, com-\\nmencing on the section-line two hundred and seventy-seven\\nfeet east from the section corners of sections 8, 9, 16, and\\n17 in said township, at which point State Street intersects\\nthe west line of Ottawa Street running thence south along\\nthe west line of Ottawa Street twelve hundred and twenty-\\nseven feet to a point where said west line of Ottawa Street\\nintersects the south line of Baldwin Street thence east,\\nand parallel with the section-line between sections 9 and 16,\\nfor a distance of two thousand eight hundred and twenty-\\ntwo feet and six inches to the point where the south line\\nof Baldwin Street intersects the east line of East Street\\nthence north along the east line of East Street to a point\\nwhere the east line of East Street intersects the north line\\nof Railroad Street, one hundred feet south from the centre\\nline of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway; thence west\\nparallel with the centre line of said railway, and one hun-\\ndred feet therefrom, to the point where the north line of\\nRailroad Street intersects the west line of Ottawa Street\\nthence south along the west line of Ottawa Street to the\\nplace of beginning. In witness whereof we have hereunto\\nset our hands and seals this 25th day of March, 1856, by\\nJohn Swegles, our attorney-in-fact.\\n(Signed) Nelson P. Stewart.\\nMary Ann Stewart.\\nB. C. Whittemore.\\nCaroline Whittemore.\\nCharles L. Dibble.\\nSarah I. Dibble.\\nRobert Higham.\\nElvira Higham.\\nOrville Clark.\\nDelia M. Clark.\\nAsahel Clark.\\nBy John Swegles, their attomey-in-fuct.\\nIn the presence of\\nTimothy Baker.\\nGeorge F. Mead.\\nAdditions to the village plat have been made from time\\nto time, as follows\\nMay 5, 1857, George W. Emmons addition, known as\\nEmmonsville, and commencing at the corners of sections 8,\\n9, 16, and 17, running thence west to the quarter-section\\nstake between sections 8 and 17 thence south along the\\nquarter-section line of section 17 for a distance of ninety-\\nseven rods thence east, and parallel with the section-line\\nbetween sections 8 and 17, to the section-line between sec-\\ntions 16 and 17 thence north along said section-line be-\\ntween sections 16 and 17 to the place of beginning. June\\n16, 1857, Clark and Bolton s subdivision of out-lots Nos.\\n10, 11, 12, and 13; June 2, 1858, Francis Lynd s addi-\\ntion June 15, 1866, G. J. Gibbs addition May 14,\\n1866, De Witt C. Hurd and William Sickles subdivision\\nof out-lots G and H March 28, 1865, A. H. Walker s\\nsubdivision of out-lot B; April 1, 1870, Walker\\nSteel s subdivision of lands north of the Detroit and Mil-\\nwaukee Railroad, in the village of St. Johns, by A. H.\\nWalker, R. M. Steel, 3. W. Gibbs, and H. W. Carrington\\nNov. 26, 1870, P. L. Vancousant s addition Feb. 10,\\n1871, Henry M. Perrin s addition.\\nPEOGKESS IN 185G AND 1857.\\nThe year 1856 saw coflsiderable accessions to the village,\\nand matters began to look up with a show of something\\nlike vigorous life. In the spring of that year J. H. Cor-\\nbit, now the hardware merchant of longest standing and\\nvirtually the pioneer in that trade in the county, purchased\\nMarshall Wilcox s tin-shop business and became one of the\\nvillage merchants. In September, 1856, Mr. Corbit took\\nin William H. Moote as a partner. During the year\\nCharles Kipp opened a hardware-store, and since that date\\nhas followed that business in St. Johns continuously. He\\ncommenced business at the Rochester Colony in 1852, with\\nJ. W. Paine. A. F. Cowell opened a small store. Lucas\\nWilson located at the corner of Walker Street and Clin-\\nton Avenue, and Bliss Walton established a blacksmith-\\nand wagon-shop, their wagon-maker being Arthur Catter-\\nmold. In 1856 the first village school was taught.\\nAt that time Clinton Avenue was still thickly studded\\nwith Stumps, and mosquitoes were so exceedingly plentiful\\nthat stump-fires on the avenue to drive away the pests were\\nnightly spectacles in summer. Store-keepers of 1856, other\\nthan those mentioned, were Joshua Garte, W. W. Flagler,\\nJ. F. Newton, M. E. Palmer, and Mrs. David Sturgis.\\nAlthough St. Johns had been making quite rapid strides\\nforward during 1855 and 1856, it was not until 1857 that\\nthe movement reached a height that crowded into the .space\\nof a twelvemonth the most important events in the history\\nof the village, and brought a great increase in population\\nas well as business.\\nOne of the leading events was the completion in Janu-\\nary of the laying of the track of the Detroit and Mil-\\nwaukee Railway to St. Johns and the arrival, upon the\\n16th of that month, of the first passenger-train. R. M.\\nSteel, now an eminent railway contractor living in St.\\nJohns, took in 1856 a contract to lay the track and bridges\\nover the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad between Owosso\\nand Grand Haven, and in 1860 became a resident of St.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0468.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OP ST. JOHNS.\\n367\\nJohns. In this year the county-seat of Clinton was re-\\nmoved from De Witt to St. Johns, and that incident gave,\\nof course, a great impetus to the progress of the village,\\nand, with the opening of railway communication, gave\\nassurance of future prosperity to St. Johns.\\nIn 1857 a village school-house was built upon the lot\\nnow occupied by the Episcopal church. This lot, as well\\nas lots for two churches, ground for a cemetery, and ample\\nspace for railway-depots, etc., had already been set aside\\nfor such purposes by the village proprietors when the plat\\nwas made. Early in 1857, Alvah H. Walker, who became\\nshortly afterwards a resident of St. Johns and one of its\\nprominent merchants, was the actual owner of five-twelfths\\nof the village and possessed the titles to seven-twelfths,\\nwhile the residue was owned by Elvira Higham, C. L.\\nDibble, Orville Clark, and Asahel Clark. In 1857, John\\nSwegles built a grist-mill with two run of stones at the\\ncorner of Higham and Spring Streets. In 1858 it was\\nburned and directly afterwards replaced with the mill now\\ncarried on at the same place by Wood Son. In 1857,\\nJohn Swegles rebuilt the Prospect House, called it the\\nAmerican, and kept it until his death in 1861. The\\nProspect House was built in 1856 by Lorenzo Hall, and\\noccupied the east side of Oakland Street just north of\\nWalker Street. The building was destroyed by fire in\\n1863. In 1857, John Hicks, of De Witt, engaged in\\nbusiness with David Sturgis, and O. W. Hunger began to\\ntrade on the lot now occupied by Dunn Lee. Mr. Hicks\\nis yet in business. Mr. Hunger is a retired merchant, but\\nstill lives in the village. In 1857, Wilbur Ash had a\\ncarpenter-shop in the building now occupied by the Ameri-\\ncan Express Company, and in the same building in the\\nsame year James W. Hungerford opened the pioneer cabi-\\nnet-shop. Alonzo Plumstead built in 1857, at the corner\\nof Walker Street and Clinton Avenue, what was then the\\nbest store in St. Johns; John Ransom started a news-\\npaper called the North-Side Democrat Archelaus Silsbee\\nstarted a foundry, H. C. Ilodge a bank, W. W. Brainard\\na carpenter s- and builder s-shop in Swegles saw-mill, and,\\nhistly, the village was incorporated by the county super-\\nvisors, Sept. 2, 1857.\\nIn 1858, John W. Paine opened a general store, and\\nHunt Bros, a drug-store. Paine built in 1860 the first\\nbrick store, now occupied by A. Teachout, who commenced\\nto trade in the village in 1859. Dr. A. H. Crawford built\\nthe first brick house. It stood where Randolph Strickland\\nlives. The bricks were burned at the village by a Hr.\\nHiggins.\\nDirectly upon the opening of railway transportation St.\\nJohns began to take on importance as a .shipping-point.\\nThe first car-load of wheat forwarded from the village by\\nrail was shipped by John Hicks in 1857 to George C.\\nLangdon at Detroit. Staves were purchased largely at St.\\nJohns for European markets, and in the early days of vil-\\nlage hi.story the stave traffic rose to considerable magnitude.\\nThe business of the Detroit, Grand Haven and Hilwau-\\nkee Railway (formerly the Detroit and Hilwaukee Rail-\\nroad) at its station at St. Johns village in the year 1879*\\nwas as follows\\nItemo furnished by the secretary of the company.\\nNumber of passengers outwards\\ninwards\\ntons of freight outwards.\\ninwards..\\nReceipts from outward passengers...\\nfreight\\n16,81.3\\n16,fi82\\n19,.3i)o\\n4,922\\n$15,521.82\\n$38,519.41\\nDESCRIPTION OF FREIGHT FORWARDED.\\nApples, barrels 197 Pork, pounds 96,204\\nLumber, cars 121 Wool, 63,596\\nStave?, cars 90 Bricli and stone, tons. 50\\nGrain, pounds 27,748,915 Pliister, 1\\nPotatoes, 158,550 Sundries, 3,185\\nSt. Johns contains to-day at least eight merchants who\\nhave done business continuously in the town for the space\\nof twenty years and upwards, ending with the present\\nyear. There are, moreover, five professional gentlemen and\\none manufacturer of whom a similar statement may be\\nmade. The merchants are George W. Stephenson, John\\nHicks, A. F. Cowell, Charles Kipp, A. 0. Hunt, A. Teach-\\nout, P. L. Vancousant, and J. H. Corbit. The professional\\nmen are 0. L. Spaulding, H. H. Perrin, and Henry Wal-\\nbridge, lawyers, and Drs. Louis Fasquelle and D. C. Stew-\\nart. The manufacturer is W. W. Brainard.\\nVILLAGE INCORPORATION AND LIST OF\\nOFFICERS.\\nThe first step towards the incorporation of the village of\\nSt. Johns was indicated in the following publication, viz.\\nNotice is hereby given that the undersigned, legal voters\\nresiding in the territory hereinafter described, will at the\\nnext annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Clin-\\nton County, to be held at De Witt on the first Monday of\\nOctober next, make application to the said board, on the\\nsaid day, for an order of incorporation of the following one\\nsquare mile as a village, to be described by boundaries as\\nfollows\\nCommencing at a point where the quarter-line of sec-\\ntion 9 intersects the section-line of 8 and 9 thence east\\nalong said quarter line to the point where said line inter-\\nsects the section-line of 9 and 10 thence south to the\\nsouth line of the Detroit and Hilwaukee Railway thence\\nwest along the south line of said railway sixty-nine rods\\nthence south to the quarter-line of section 16 thence west\\nalong the quarter-line of sections 16 and 17 three hundred\\nand twenty rods thence north to the south line of said\\nrailway thence east along the said line of the said railway\\nto the section line of 8 and 9 thence north along the said\\nhut-mentioned line to the aforesaid quarter-line of section\\n9, the place of beginning, in the township of Bingham,\\ncounty of Clinton, and State of Hichigan, to be known\\nand designated as the village of St. Johns.\\nDavid Sturgis, S. W. Gibbs,\\nHenry Walbridge, William H. Mootc,\\nStephen J. Wright, J. T. Newell,\\nJohn Hicks, William L. Hicks,\\nGeorge F. Mead, Charles Kipp,\\nGeorge W. Emmons, William Weeks,\\nJ. H. Corbit, Sheldon Hunger,\\nA. H. Crawford, A. Plumstead,\\nJ. E. Leach, William W. Flagler,\\nJoshua Garte, H. E. Palmer,\\nand thirty-one others.\\nDated Bingham, Sept. 2, 1857.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0469.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "368\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe petition was presented to the Board of Supervisors,\\nand at a meeting held Oct. 15, 1857, an order of incor-\\nporation was entered, and John Swegles, Charles Kipp, and\\nAlonzo Plumstcad appointed inspectors of an election to\\nbe held on the first Tuesday in March, 1858, at Hicks\\nHotel, in the village of St. Johns.\\nThe election was accordingly held on the 2d of March,\\nas provided. The oflBcers elected on that occasion were\\nPresident, William H. 3Ioote; Clerk, John Eansom Treas-\\nurer, Alonzo Plumstead Trustees, John Swegles, George\\nW. Stephenson, David Sturgis, George W. Emmons, Wil-\\nliam W. Flagler, and William L. Hicks Assessors, Marvin\\nK. Palmer, Ransom Plumstead Street Commissioners, S.\\nT. Hayward, Spencer W. Gibbs, John B. Lucas; Marshal,\\nGeorge W. Estes Poundmaster, Charles 0. Stiles.\\nAt the fourth meeting of the board of trustees, April\\n17, 1858, by-laws and ordinances were adopted, and at the\\nmeeting of April 24th the street commissioners were author-\\nized to contract with Marvin E. Palmer for the grading\\nand filling of Clinton Avenue, at sixteen cents per yard.\\nFollowing is a list of the persons chosen annually to the\\nchief village oflSces of St. Johns from 1859 to ISSfr:\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, W. W. Flagler; Clerk, John Ransom;\\nTreasurer, George W. Estes Trustees, Ransom\\nPlumstead, Archelaus Silsbee, James W. Hun-\\ngerford, W. L. Hicks, George W. Stephenson,\\nGeorge W. p]mmons.\\n1860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Marvin E. Palmer; Clerk, R. V. Briggs;\\nTreasurer, Ransom Plumstead Trustees, George\\nW. Stephenson, S. T. Hayward, John Hicks,\\nGeorge W. Emmons, Charles Plumstead, Wil-\\nliam H. Moote.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, William L. Hicks; Clerk, George F.\\nMead Treasurer, Hiram C. Hodge Trustees,\\nW. W. Brainard, George W. Emmons, Jacob\\nBrown, Louis W. Fasquelle, Marvin E. Palmer,\\nHenry W. Walton.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, R. M. Steel; Clerk, George F. Mead;\\nTreasurer, Hiram C. Hodge Trustees, M. E.\\nPalmer, Jacob Brown, Charles Plumstead, L.\\nW. Fasquelle, George W. Emmons, Joab\\nBaker.\\n1863. President, G. W. Stephenson Clerk, George F.\\nMead Treasurer, Ransom Plumstead Trustees,\\nM. E. Palmer, John Hicks, J. W. Paine,\\nThomas S. Congdon, George Worden, Celestin\\nLoranger.\\n1864. President, Alonzo Plumstead; Clerk, Charles\\nPlumstead Treasurer, Alpheus F. Cowell\\nTrustees, John H. Corbit, Thomas J. Urie, A.\\nG. Higham, Spencer W. Gibbs, Mina Boyd,\\nJohn Hicks.\\n1865. President, Alonzo Plumstead Clerk, Charles\\nPlumstead Treasurer, Jacob Brown Trustees,\\nWilliam L. Hicks, Theodore W. Ferry, Arche-\\nlaus Silsbee, Andrew J. Wiggins, Frederick\\nWilkinson, George Worden.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Robert McFarlan Clerk, L. G. N. Ran-\\ndolph Treasurer, Samuel S. Walker Trustees,\\nA. H. Walker, E. D. Tripp, William W. Brain-\\nard, William Sickels, Henry M. Pcrrin, James\\nW. Reid.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President,* Thomas J. Urie; Clerk, E. D. Tripp;\\nTreasurer, George W. Stephenson Trustees\\n(one year), Joseplv H. Ingalls, Paul De Witt,\\nL. Z. Munger (for two years), John Hicks,\\nThomas S. Congdon, William S. Decker.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, H. M. Pcrrin; Clerk, E. D. Tripp;\\nTreasurer, P. L. Vancousant Trustees, Henry\\nWalbridge, George W. P]mmoiis, John C. Day-\\nton.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Alvah H. Walker Clerk, G. W. Wells\\nTreasurer, Charles P]. Grisson Trustees, Robert\\nMcFarlan, Stephen J. Wright, Harvey W. Car-\\nrington.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. II. Walker; Clerk, George A.\\nWells Treasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees,\\nRichard Moore, John H. Corbit, John C. Day-\\nton.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, A. H.Walker; Clerk, George A. Wells;\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, H. M.\\nLamphere, Henry S. Hilton, Charles Fowler.\\n1872. President, James Kipp; Clerk, George A. Wells\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, L. C.\\nKellogg, Warner Bunday, Asher Teachout.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, 0. W. Barker; Clerk, George A. Wells;\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, Charles\\nFowler, A. J. Nel.son, John D. Henderson, Jr.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, Samuel S. Walker; Clerk, George A.\\nWells Treasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees,\\nThomas Padley, Warner Bunday, Harvey W.\\nCarrington.\\n1875. President, Samuel S. Walker; Clerk, James H.\\nCollins; Treasurer, Charles E. Grisson; Truste s,\\nCharles Fowler, John D. Henderson, John M.\\nEaston.\\n1876. President, Samuel S. Walker; Clerk, James H.\\nCollins Treasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees,\\nIsaac Helton, Gilbert L. Goodyear, William\\nH. Hoffman.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, D. S. French; Clerk, James H. Collins;\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, John\\nD. Henderson, Charles H. Eaton, E. L. Nichols.\\n1878. President, D. S. French; Clerk, James H. Collins;\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, P. K.\\nPerrin, H. H. Hawley, Henry Fildew, Jr.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, D. S. French; Clerk, J. H. Collins;\\nTreasurer, Charles E. Grisson Trustees, J. D.\\nHenderson, E. L. Nichols, Charles II. Eaton.\\n1880. President, Charles Fowler; Clerk, James II. Col-\\nlins Treasurer, Ciiarles E. Grisson Trustees,\\nA. L. Butler, Warner Bunday, Robert Young.\\nThe votes cast at the first village election in 1858 num-\\nbered one hundred and sixty-six the number polled at the\\nelection in 1880 reached five hundred and thirty-nine.\\nThe Legislative act of incorporation, passed March 2,\\n1867, described the village territory as including the whole\\nof sections 9 and 16, the east half of section 17, the south-\\nKeiDCOrporated by act of Legislature.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0470.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n369\\neast quarter and east three-quarters of the northeast quar-\\nter of section 8, the northwest quarter of the northwest\\nquarter of section 21, and the east half of the northeast\\nquarter of section 20.\\nCHURCHES.\\nTHE PIONEER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION\u00e2\u0080\u0094 THE METH-\\nODLST EPISCOPAL CLASS.\\nThe first sermon preaclied in the villa i;e of St. Johns was\\ndelivered in the autumn of 1855 at Gibbs R;iilroad Ex-\\nchange by llev. J. S. Harder, then riding the circuit of Du-\\nplain as a Methodist Episcopal preacher. He came about\\ntwice a month that year and a portion of the following\\nyear, and during 1855 organized a class, of which the\\noriginal members were D. H. Warren, Caroline Warren,\\nLovina Higgins, Henry Smith, Wilson Curtis, Ethan\\nAllen, Catherine Curtis, Michael Treece, and Mary Treece.\\nEarly services were held at the Railroad Exchange, and\\nafterwards at Clinton Hall, on Clinton Avenue, above\\nKipp s Corner. Of the first class the first leader was Ethan\\nAllen, who claimed to be a grandson of that old Ethan\\nAllen who captured Fort Ticonderoga.\\nIn 1857, S. W. Gibbs was chosen class-leader, and in\\nthe same year Revs. Brockway and Sherman were on the\\nwork as the successors of Harder and Hill. The place of\\nworship was changed in 1857 to Plumstead Hall, and from\\nthere to the school-house and afterwards to the Baptist\\nchurch, which the Methodists occupied on alternate Sun-\\ndays until the completion of their own church in 18G3.\\nA Sunday-school partaking of the character of a union\\nSabbath-.scliool was organized by Mr. Harder before the\\nclass was formed, and for a time the school had regular\\nweekly sessions in the Railroad Exchange. Early in 1857\\nthere was a spirited revival and nineteen persons were\\nadded to the membership, to wit S. W. Gibbs, Clarinda\\nGibbs, W. K. Homer, Esther Homer, Anna Hutchin.son\\nand her daughter Anna, Philena Newton, Robert Shewin,\\nSusan Shewin, Charlotte Smith, ]\\\\Iary Urie, Sharpiiock\\nUric, Eliza Hicks, John Halstead, Elizabeth Halstead,\\nH. B. Bliss, Eleanor Bliss, E. M. Badgley, and Mary B.\\nWhitstone. Among the early pastors of the chureli were\\nRevs. Harder, Hill, Brockway, Sherman, Otis, Cawthornc,\\nFox, Fowler, Wood, and Webb.\\nDuring 186:^ the church society erected a house of wor-\\nship upon the lots originally set aside by the village pro-\\nprietors to the Episcopal Church Society. The Episcopa-\\nlians were, however, unable to pledge themselves to build a\\nchurch, and so the Methodists agreeing to a similar prop-\\nosition received the land as a donation, and Jan. 14,\\n18tJ4, their house was dedicated, the dedicatory sermon\\nbeing preached by Dr. T. M. Eddy, of Chicago, editor of\\nthe Chrislian Advocate. The church building is thirty-\\nnine by sixty-five feet in dimensions, and surmounted with\\na spire ninety feet in height from the ground. Its cost\\nwas four thousand dollars. In 1864 the class nicnih rship\\nhad risen to about fifty; now it is one hundred and tbrty-\\ntwo. A. P. McCabe is class-leader; M. V. Brown, AV. W.\\nBrainard, T. S. Congdon, A. Richardson, and P. C. Stuart,\\ntrustees. The pastor is S. L. Hamilton. The Sunday-\\nschool is in charge of J. D. Estes, superintendent, and a\\n47\\ncorps of fifteen teachers. The average attendance is one\\nhundred and thirty-four, and the volumes in the library two\\nhundred.\\nTHE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.\\nIn 1857, Rev. William G. Smith, a Presbyterian mis-\\nsionary living at Hartwcllville, came to St. Johns and in\\nthe house of James W. Ransom organized the First Pres-\\nbyterian Church of St. Johns, with four members, James\\nW. Ransom and John Ransom, his brother, with their\\nwives. The first members received after that were Levi\\nBrown and wife. A church society was formed May 31,\\n1858, by James W. Ransom, Levi Brown, 0. L. Spaulding,\\nWilliam M. Snow, James Hayes, John Ransom, George\\nW. Estes, and S. T. Hayward. The trustees cho.sen were\\nJames Kipp. H. S. Harrison, William M. Snow, James\\nHayes, S. T. Hayward, and 0. L. Spaulding.\\nServices were held quite regularly in Plumstead Hall\\nuntil about 18G0, when removals of members from town\\nand withdrawals to other churches weakened the society so\\nthat before the close of the year it ceased to exist.\\nTHE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThe records of the First Baptist Church of St. Johns,\\ndating from the beginning of the church s history up to a\\ncomparatively recent date, were either lost or destroyed by\\nfire some time ago, and as evidence by oral testimony as to\\nthe early days of the organization is exceedingly meagre,\\nthis chronicle must needs be brief\\nBaptist preaching was supplied in the township as early\\nas 1849, and probably earlier. At all events, when Elder\\nC. A. Lamb, a Baptist minister, came in that year from Oak-\\nland County to live in B ngham he held public worship in\\nthe township. A church was organized by Elder John\\nGundeman shortly after 1850, and in 1855 a church so-\\nciety was incorporated, November 2d, with W. J. McKay,\\nGeorge W. Pastes, William J. Bancroft, Charles Higgins,\\nH. S. Gibbons, and J. 0. Palmer as trustees. About that\\ntime the present house of worship at St. Johns was built.\\nThe first deacon of the church was Reuben S. Norris.\\nA union Sunday-school was organized in the village by\\nII. S. Gibbons and others even before the organization of\\na church. The school-room was at first in the old black-\\nsmith-shop that served as a room for a day-school, and soon\\nafterwards Clinton Hall was the place of meeting. The Bap-\\ntist Church and society have maintained an active existence\\nsince their organization. The church has now a flourishing\\nmembcr.ship of one hundred and eighteen. The deacons\\nare J. O. Palmer and George Morris. J. 0. Palmer is\\nsuperintendent of the Sunday-school, which has an average\\nattendance of upwards of one hundred. The church pastor\\nis the Rev. J. W. Stone.\\nFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.\\nThe first entry upon the records of the First Congrega-\\ntional Church of St. Johns is as follows At a meeting of\\nprofessed Christians, convened, pursuant to public notice, at\\nthe school-house in the village of St. Johns on the first day\\nof April, 1860, to take into con.sideration the propriety\\nof organizing themselves into a Congregational Church,\\nJames Kipp was chosen moderator and L. H. Pennington", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0471.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "870\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nclork. Kev. William P. Esler, a Congregationalist minister\\nof Eagle, was present and assisted in the exercises.\\nAt that meeting the First Congregational Church was\\norganized, and the constitution, articles of faith, and cov-\\nenant subscribed to by James Kipp, S. H. Pennington,\\nSarah A. Pennington, Henry Walbridge, Charlotte E.\\nWillson, Charlotte Patch, Elizabeth A. Magoffin, and\\nWalter Norri?. James Kipp and Walter Norris were\\nchosen deacons at the same meeting.\\nAt a second meeting, held April Hth, further additions\\nto the membership were made in Asher Hathaway, Wil-\\nliam H. Nurris, G. P. Mattoon, Horace M. Skinner, and\\nHarvey Lyon. Applications for membership wore accepted\\nfrom Theodore Lyon, Harvey Lyon, Jr., James S. Skinner,\\nDaniel Webster, Elizabeth J. Lyon, Nancy L. Mattoon,\\nNancy M. Mattoon, Susan Hinckley, Julia A. Skinner,\\nAmanda Webster, Sarah Ann Norris, Mahala Norris, Delia\\nE. Hathaway, Harvey Armstrong, Susan B. Armstrong,\\nand Eliza Armstrong. G. P. Mattoon was chosen deacon,\\nand Asher Hathaway, Horace M. Skinner, and William\\nH. Norris committeemen, llev. William P. J]s!er was\\nchosen to be the church pastor for one year, and G. P. Mat-\\ntoon, James Kipp, and H. Walbridge appointed to repre-\\nsent the church in the Genesee Association to be held at\\nOwos.so, April 24, 1860. The first recorded celebration\\nof the Lord s Supper occurred April 29, 1860, and the first\\nbaptism that of Daniel L. Kelley on the same day.\\nA church society was organized Jan. 13, 1862, and\\nHenry M. Perrin, Asher Hathaway, George W. Barker,\\nHorace M. Skinner, Charles Kipp, and Henry Walbridge\\nchosen trustees. A church site donated by the village\\ncompany was exchanged for other lots, and upon the latter\\na clurch was built in the flill and winter of 1864.\\nThe Rev. Mr. Esler closed his labors as pastor in 1862,\\nand was succeeded by Rev. R. Apthorpe, who resigned in\\nJanuary, 1867. Rev. George M. Tuthill succeeded him\\nin July, 1867, and on April 1, 1868, he presented the an-\\nnual report for 1867, showing a membership of seventy-\\nfive and accessions during the year of six. Mr. Tuthill\\nresigned his charge April 1, 1870, but continued to sup-\\nply the pulpit most of the time until January, 1872, when\\nRev. M. K. Pasco was engaged. He resigned in Novem-\\nber, 1873, and was directly succeeded by Rev. L. F. Bickfbrd,\\nwho gave place in December, 1874, to Rev. S. Sessions, at\\nthe close of whose service, in December, 1875, the mem-\\nbership of the church was one hundred and twelve. Rev.\\nC. Barstow was the pastor until 1877, when J. E. Rich-\\nards, the present pastor, entered upon his labors.\\nThe church membership June 1, 1880, was about one\\nhundred and fifty (two hundred and fifty-four having been\\nreceived since organization in 1860), and that of the Sun-\\nday-school one hundred and fifty. The trustees were B, D.\\nPalmer, Josiah Upton, A. Shafer, A. O. Hunt, William H.\\nTurner, and A. J. Baldwin the deacons, James Kipp,\\nLevi Brown, and B. D. Palmer. The Sabbath-school has\\nfourteen teachers and a library of two hundred volumes.\\nST. JOHN S (PKOTESTANT EPISCOPAL) CHURCH.\\nThe first Protestant Episcopal services held in St. Johns\\nwere conducted by Rev. John Bramwell, of Lansing, who\\non the 21st of October, 1856, wrote to Timothy Baker, of\\nSt. Johns, saying that, if convenient, he would hold Epis-\\ncopal services in the village on Wednesday, November 5th.\\nMr. Bramwell accordingly came over and held the promised\\nservices in the village school-house. After that Mr. Bram-\\nwell made similar occasional visits to St. Johns, but how\\nmany cannot be said.\\nThe first step towards the actual organization of a church\\nwas taken May 4, 1858, when, at a meeting of persons\\nprofessing attachment to the Protestant Episcopal Church\\nat Plumstead s Hall, William H. Moote was chosen chair-\\nman and Timothy Baker secretary. Thereupon the meet-\\ning adjourned to meet at the post-office May 5th, and that\\nmeeting resulted in the election of Louis W. Fasquelle,\\nTimothy Baker, Hiram C. Hodge, William H. Moote, Oliver\\nL. Spaulding, George W. Stephenson, and George P. Mead\\nas v.estrymen, Louis W. Fasquelle and George W. Stephen-\\nson as wardens, 0. L. Spaulding secretary, and Timothy\\nBaker treasurer. Precisely what was the outcome of the\\nforegoing does not appear from the records. From them,\\nhowever, it does appear that on May 25, 1858, formal\\narticles of a church organization were signed by Timothy\\nBaker, Louis W. Fasquelle, Hiram C. Hodge, William W.\\nFlagler, James H. Benson, William H. Moote, George F.\\nMead, 0. L. Spaulding, J. H. Corbit, D. N. Murray,\\nGeorge W. Stephenson, H. M. Perrin. The name adopted\\nwas that of St. John s Church, and the first annual meet-\\ning appointed for June 4th, at Plumstead s Hall. Somehow\\nthe plan for organization miscarried, and until April, 1864,\\nthe Episcopalians of St. Johns depended for public worship,\\nas they had done before 1858, upon such occasional and\\nirregular services as could be obtained from time to time.\\nThere had been set aside by the St. Johns Village Com-\\npany a church-lot upon the site now occupied by the Meth-\\nodist Episcopal church, and as a majority of the village\\nproprietors were of the Episcopal faith, they confidently\\nhoped to see the site occupied by an Episcopal church.\\nThe Episcopalians were, however, unable to put such a plan\\ninto execution, and the Methodists agreeing to build a\\nchurch, conditioned upon the donation of the land to\\nthem, they were given the privilege, and thus obtained\\ntheir church-lot free of cost.\\nApril 20, 1864, a successful effort was made to reorganize\\nSt. John s Church, and on that day articles of association\\nwere signed by A. G. Higham, Timothy Baker, Louis W.\\nFasquelle, Samuel S. Walker, Charles Plumstead, and N.\\nC. McCullom. The first meeting was called for April 30th,\\nwhen a vestry was chosen. Rev. Thomas B. Dooley was\\ncalled to the rectorship, and officiated at stated times for\\nabout one year. In 1865, Rev. Henry Barnwell became the\\nrector, and during his term of service, extending over a\\nperiod of fourteen months, the society, receiving from the\\nvillage company a donation of three lots (originally set\\naside and occupied for a village school, but reverted to the\\ncompany by a removal of the school site), .set about the\\nerection of a church edifice, worship from the reorganiza-\\ntion having been held in the school-house. The business\\nof building was checked by the retirement of Mr. Barnwell\\nfrom the rectorship in 1865, and the parish being vacant\\nuntil November, 1866, nothing was meanwhile done towards", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0472.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0475.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0476.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n371\\nthe church construction. At the time l:x.st mentioned Rev.\\nS. S. Cliapin was called to be the rector, and in the spring\\nof 1SG7 the corner-stone of tlie present church building\\nwas laid by Revs. B. H. Paddock and George D. Gillespie,\\nthe former now bishop of Massachusetts and the latter of\\nWestern Michigan. Upon the first Sunday in 1867 the\\nchurch was first opened for divine service. Mr. Chapin\\ncontinued in the rectorship for the space of six years, and\\nwas succeeded by Rev. Mr. Reeves, who tarried a little\\nmore than a year. At the end of that time Rev. S. S.\\nChapin returned, and in the ensuing autumn the church\\nstructure was improved and enlarged. April 19, 1876, it\\nwas dedicated by Bishop McCoskry. Mr. Chapin retired\\nin 1879, and the rectorate remained vacant until the en-\\ngagement of Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D., the present\\nrector, in June, 1880.\\nTo the beginning of 1880 the families who had joined\\nthe parish numbered .seventy, confirmations were seventy\\nin number, ninety-seven names were added to the com-\\nmunion list, one hundred and thirty persons were baptized,\\nthirty-five couples married, and forty-nine persons buried.\\nThe parish is now clear of debt, owns property valued at\\nfour thousand dollars, and is in the enjoyment of much\\nprosperity.\\nThe vestry in 1880 is composed of 0. L. Spaulding, F.\\nB. Cutler, C. E. Grisson, J. H. Cranson, G. S. Corbit, J. H.\\nCorbit, and S. S. Walker.\\nST. JOHN S (ROMAN CATHOLIC) CHURCH.\\nDuring the progress of the construction of the Detroit\\nand Milwaukee Railroad, at and near St. Johns, in 1856\\n-57, Father Koenig, of Flint, visited the place occasionally\\nand hold Roman Catholic Church service in the shanties of\\nthe railway hands. Similarly Father De Yordias, of West-\\nphalia, visited the town subsequently, and still later Father\\nVon Palmer, of Corunna, conducted periodical services for\\nthe space of two years in the house of Jeremiah Dooling.\\nBy that time the accession of a dozen or more families tq\\nthe congregation warranted the attachment of St. Johns to\\nthe Corunna mission and the provision of regular services.\\nAfter Von Palmer s term expired, Father Vandenriche was\\ngiven charge of the work and the place of worship trans-\\nferred to the village school-house. In 1862 measures were\\ntaken to erect a church building upon lots donated by A.\\n11. Walker and A. G. Uigliam. A building committee, com-\\nposed of Father Vandenriche, Celestin Loranger, Michael\\nRyan, Dennis Clancey, and William Ryan, was appointed,\\nand entering at once upon the work of soliciting subscrip-\\ntions, obtained by 186-1 the sum of two thousand dollars,\\ncontributed by the business men of the village without re-\\ngard to creed. The church was accordingly begun iu 186-1,\\ncompleted in 1865, and dedicated in 1867, Bishop Caspar\\nA. Borgess, of Detroit, ofiiciatiug. When the church was\\noccupied in the spring of 1865 the congregation included\\nabout sixty families, and at that strength has remained\\nuntil this day without material change.\\nA Sabbath-school was organized in 1865 and a pastoral\\nresidence built in 1871. Father Vandenriche remained in\\ncharge until 1867, and after him came Fathers Beranger,\\nRickert, and Cramer. Cramer was made a resident priest,\\nhis predecessors having been supplied from Corunna. With\\nthe close of Cramer s service, in 1877, the church was trans-\\nferred from the Corunna to the Ionia mission, and Father\\nBolte, who was then given charge of the work, has since\\nthat time held services regularly once each month. Since\\nCramer s time there has been no resident priest, although\\none is promised for the near future.\\nThe church is now out of debt and owns a church edi-\\nfice and parsonage. The trustees for 1880 are Michael\\nRyan, A. Florian, Augustus Werner, and Doyle.\\nFREE METHODIST CHURCH.\\nIn the winter of 1870-71, Free Methodist meetings\\nwere held in the Baptist church and the houses of Caleb\\nAsh and Rev. John Ellison. In March, 1871, Rev. John\\nEllison, chairman of the Grand Rapids district, organized a\\nclass of sixteen members in his own hou.se in St. Johns.\\nCaleb Ash was chosen to be the first leader, and directly\\nafter organization Hicks Hall was rented and occupied at\\nregular periods until the completion of the present church\\nedifice, which was built in 1872 and cost four thousand\\nfive hundred dollars. Ellison preached two years, and then\\nthe St. Johns circuit being established. Rev. W. R. Cusick\\nwas sent upon the work as the first circuit preacher. After\\nCusick the charge was delegated successively to Revs. J. G.\\nWiiham, C. F. Irish, W. J. Johnston, C. D. Hoadley,\\nHiram Bearss, A. V. Leonardson, and G. H. Joslyn, the\\nlatter being now on the work. The class numbered at its\\nmost prosperous period upwards of one hundred members,\\nbut removals from the town have reduced the number to\\nabout fifty. The class-leader is Walter McFarlan the\\ntrustees, George Gillison, H. D. Park, Harmon Martin,\\nThomas Atkinson, Alfred Barden. George Pray is super-\\nintendent of the Sunday-school, which has an average\\nattendance of twenty.\\nGERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.\\nA German Lutheran Church was organized in 1870 by\\nRev. Mr. Smith, in -the office of John McFarlan. The\\norganizing members included Henry Eckert, John Van\\nHocseii, Conrad Burkhardt, Caspar Seibert, Charles Seibert,\\nFred Martin, Christian Hecht, M. Holbrook, Jacob Siefert,\\nand Jacob Siefert, Jr., with their wives, and Henry Ferry.\\nCaspar Seibert was the first class-leader, and successively\\nafter Jacob Siefert, Henry Eckert, and Henry Ferry were\\nleaders. Rev. Mr. Smith s successors in the pulpit have\\nbeen Revs. Orchen and Wittey, the latter being now the\\npastor and preaching once a month. In 1874 a church\\nedifice was built. The membership includes about twelve\\nfamilies. The class-leader is Jacob Siefert.\\nST. JOHNS UNIOX SCHOOLS.\\nThe territory covered by the village of St. Johns in 1856\\nwas on Oct. 6, 1855, set off by the township school inspec-\\ntors a^ district No. 4.\\nThe first school taught in St. Johns was a select school\\nin charge of Miss Maria Coryell, sister of Mrs. Swegles.\\nShe was visiting Mrs. Swegles in the summer of 1855, and\\nthat summer taught the school in a shanty on Walker Street,\\nused before that as a blacksmith-shop.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0477.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "372\\nIIISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIn 1856 the first public school was taught in the same\\nbuilding by Mrs. Gunsally (previously Miss Nancy M. llich-\\nniond) and Mr. J. Wilcox, the latter of whom was assisted\\nby his stepmother.\\nAt the annual meeting of the voters of the school district\\nin September, 185-7, it was resolved to organize the district\\nunder the law authorizing the formation of union districts.\\nAn election for officers resulted in the choice of Hiram C.\\nHodge as Moderator; John Kansom, Director; Spencer W.\\nGibbs, Assessor; and Timothy Baker, A. M. Crawford, S.\\nT. Hayward, and David Sturgis as Trustees. At the same\\nmeeting it was resolved to raise three thousand dollars to\\nbuild a school-house, and at an adjourned meeting, Oct. 12,\\n1857, the donation of a school-site was accepted from A.\\nH. Walker, on behalf of the village proprietors.\\nThis resolution seems to have met with some subsequent\\nobjection on the part of the tax-payers, many of whom\\njoined in a suit for an injunction against the levy of a tax\\nfor the three-thousand-dollar school-house, upon the ground\\nthat the appropriation was an extravagant one, and that the\\nresolution passing it was illegal. The courts sustained the\\napplication for an injunction, and the district therefore voted\\nto raise five hundred dollars for the building of a school-\\nhouse without a dissenting voice. The house was erected\\nupon the lot donated by the village proprietors, and stood\\nwhere now stands the Episcopal church. It was completed\\nin the fall of 1858, and cost four hundred and ninety-five\\ndollars, McKay Mitchell being the builders. The taxes\\nvoted in the district during the school year closing October,\\n1858, included ontf dollar each on one hundred and fifty -six\\nscholars, two hundred and six dollars to pay fees and costs\\nin injunction suit, and five hundred dollars to pay for school-\\nhouse.\\nIn 1862 the district resolved a second time to organize\\ninto a union school district. It would seem, therefore, that\\na similar resolution, passed in 1857, fell short of practical\\neffect. Trustees chosen in 1862 for the district were John\\nW. Paine, Henry M. Perrin, Ransom Plumstead, Thomas\\nJ. Urie, Samuel S. Walker, and Randolph Strickland. In\\n1863 it was resolved to purchase the present union .school\\nsite for eight hundred and seventy dollars, and to build a\\nnew school-house to cost ten thousand dollars. Upon ad-\\nvertising for bids, it was found that Braiuard, Wood\\nDane would build such a school-house as was desired for\\neight thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, whereupon\\nthe district borrowed nine thousand dollars of James M.\\nSoverhill, of Geneva, N. Y., for ten years, at eight and a\\nhalf per cent, per annum.\\nThe building was completed in October, 1865. It con-\\nsisted of a main structure fifty-four by thirty-one feet,\\nflanked on each side by a wing fourteen by thirty-one.\\nThe entire edifice was constructed of brick. Its height\\nwas three stories. To the original contract price of eight\\nthousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, the district added-\\non behalf of the contractors sixteen hundred dollars, to\\ncover extra expenditures incurred by them, so that the\\ntotal cost of the building reached ten thousand four hun-\\ndred and fifty dollars. On the 1st of November, 1865, the\\nold school-house was sold for five hundred dollars.\\nThe first corps of teachers in the new union school, in\\n1865, was composed of J. B. Nixon, A.M., of Pontiac, as\\nprincipal; Jliss Anna A. Miller, of Ann Arbor, as first\\nassistant; Miss Emma Sickels, of Owosso, as second assist-\\nant; and Miss Hunt, of Si;. Johns.\\nThe Perrin School was built in 1870, at a co.st of ten\\nthousand dollars, and the East-Side School in 1876, at a\\ncost of three thousand dollars.\\nThe enrollment of school children in the. district for\\n1880 was two hundred and ninety-six boys and three hun-\\ndred and sixty two girls, or a total of six hundred and fifty-\\neight. The average attendance was for the various depart-\\nments as follows\\nHigh -school 44\\nGrammar department (Union School) 87\\nSecondary Union School) 62\\n(Perrin School) 58\\n(East-Side School) 56\\nPrimary (Union School) 61\\n(Perrin School) 7(1\\n(East-Side Schw.l) 52\\nThe corps of teachers for 1880 is as follows: Douwe B.\\nYntema, Principal M. Allida Strickland, Preceptress\\nHelen Lamphere, Principal Grammar School Anna Ryan,\\nAssistant Grammar School William H. Branson, Third,\\nFourth, and Fifth Grades L. Alice Woodruff, First, Sec-\\nond and Third Grades.\\nPerrin School. Jennie S. Hurd, Third, Fourth, and\\nFifth Grades Helen G. Queal, First, Second, and Third\\nGrades.\\nEast-Side School. Crissie Hill, Third, Fourth, and\\nFifth Grades Ellen Moore, I irst, Second, and Third\\nGrades.\\nA two-story brick wing, sixty-four by forty and to co.st\\nfive thousand dollars, will be added to the union school\\nbuilding in season for the fall term of 1880. The corps\\nof teachers will likewise be increased by the addition of\\nMisses Cora Stout, Hattie Baldwin, and Alice Barstow.\\nThe Board of Education of St. Johns is composed of\\nMessrs. O. W. Barker, D. C. Hurd, C. E. Grisson, R.\\nStrickland, G. H. Stephenson, and Josiah Upton. O. W.\\nBarker is president, Josiah Upton secretary, and Charles\\nE. Grisson treasurer.\\nST. JOHNS POST-OFFICE.\\nIn 1852 the first post-office in the township of Bingham\\nwas established, and located at the house of George W.\\nEstes, who was appointed postmaster. He lived then on\\nsection 17. The office was named Bingham, and was kept\\nat the house of Mr. Estes until his removal, in 1854, to\\nthe site selected for the village of St. Johns. He carried\\nthe office with him, and kept it there until 1856, when\\nTimothy Baker received the appointment, upon Estes\\nrecommendation, and at that time too the name of the\\noffice was changed to St. Johns. To the time of the com-\\npletion of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad to St. Johns,\\nmail was received over the route from De Witt to the\\nRochester Colony over the State road.\\nThe postmasters succeeding Mr. Baker in regular order\\nwere Thomas J. Urie, H. S. Gibbons, Richard Baylis, J. M.\\nCarter, and George A. Wells. Mr. Wells, the present in-\\ncumbent, was appointed in 1875. It is related that the\\nfirst mail brought to St. Johns was carried in the mail-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0478.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0479.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0480.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n373\\nrider s liat, and that the first postmaster kept his office in\\na cigar-box, but these stories are probably pure iiuagina-\\ntion. The early history of the St. Johns po.st-ofiice boasted\\nno incident out of the ordinary course of such business.\\nThe business of the St. Johns post-office during ll .e\\nthree uioutlis ending March 31, 1880, aggregated as fol-\\nlows\\nReceipts for st.imps, envelopes, etc $1004.00\\nMoney- orders issued $417 1 .0.\\npaid $3992. :10\\nRegistered letters mailed 143\\nSOCIETIES AND ORDERS.\\nST. JOHNS LODGE, No. 105, P. AND A. M.\\nThis, the first lodge of a secret order organized in St.\\nJohns, received a dispensation from the Grand Lodge Sept.\\n23, 1857, and held its first communication December 3d\\nof that year. On that occasion the officers present were\\nTimothy Baker, AV. M. George F. Mead, Sec. W. W.\\nBrainard, S. W. J. E. Leech, J. W. H. C. Hodge,\\nTreas. John Ransom, S. D. L. S. Conn, J. D. George\\nRichmond, Tiler. At the next lodge-meeting, Dec. 7,\\n1857, A. M. Crawford, George F. Mead, C. A. Lamb, and\\nGeorge W. Richmond were presented as candidates and\\nduly elected.\\nJan. 14, 1858, the lodge received a charter, and Janu-\\nary 25th elected officers as follows Timothy Baker, W.\\nM. W. W. Brainard, S. W. L. C. Conn, J. W. George\\nF. Mead, Sec. H. C. Hodge, Treas. J. Ransom, S. D.\\nA. M. Crawford, J. D. C. A. Lamb, Chaplain; J. B.\\nLucas, Tiler; George W. Richmond and 0. B. Swain,\\nStewards.\\nThe Masters of the lodge since Jan. 14, 1858, have been\\nchosen as follows December, 1858, W. \\\\V. Brainard;\\n1859-00, Ransom Plumstead 1861, J. W. Paine; 18G2,\\nW. H. Mootc; 1863, J. W. Paine; 1864-65, W. H.\\nMoote; 1866, 0. L. Spaulding; 1867, R. McFarlan\\n1868-74, A. J. Wiggins; 1875-76, J. D. Henderson;\\n1877-79, W. W. Brown; 1880, M. D. Brown.\\nThe lodge has now a flourishing membership of about\\ntwo hundred, and is exceedingly prosperous. A hand-\\nsomely-appointed lodge-room in Ilicks Steel s block has\\nbeen the lodge quarters since 1867.\\nThe present officers are M. D. Brown, W. M. E. R.\\nSanford, S. W. George H. Stephenson, J. W. J. D.\\nHenderson, Treas. A. S. Fildew, Sec. J. H. Ingalls, S.\\nD. H. P. Adams, J. D. George Hicks, Tiler.\\nST. JOHNS LODGE, No. 81, I. 0. 0. F.\\nThis, the second secret order instituted in St. Johns, was\\norganized in 1859, and chartered Jan. 12, 1860. The\\ncharter members numbered seven, William L. Hicks,\\nWilliam Jones, Gardner Conn, Henry Walbridge, N. C.\\nMcC(.llum, W. H. Plumstead, and A. Plumstead. The\\nearly records of the lodge having been burned, only meagre\\ndetails can be gleaned touching that portion of the lodge\\nhistory to which they had reference. St. Johns Lodge has\\nnow forty-one members, and has officers as follows Wil-\\nliam Bishop, N. G S. E. Allen, V. G. N. D. Hotch-\\nkiss. Recording and Financial Sec. F. R. Butler, Treas.\\nL. Z. Munger, Warden.\\nST. JOHNS ENCAMPMENT, No. S3, I. 0. 0. F.\\nA charter to the encampment was i.ssued Feb. 11, 1876,\\nto P. E. Vauconsant, J. H. Ingall, H. P. Adams, William\\nP. Tiomp, W. J. Esler, N. W. Bush, and L. Z. Munger.\\nThe membership July 1, 1880, was twenty-two, and the\\nofficers Charles M. Merrill, C. P. N. W. Bush, Ac. S. W.\\nL. Z. Munger, H. P. N. D. Hotehkiss, Scribe and Finan-\\ncial Sec. F. R. Butler, Treas. I. D. Richmond, J. W.\\nCORINTHIAN LODGE, No. 241, F. AND A. M.\\nThis lodge was organized early in 1867, in the major part\\nby members demittod from St. Johns Lodge. The charter\\nwas issued Jan. 9, 1868, and at the first meeting there-\\nafter there were present the following officers J. H. Cran-\\n,son, W. M W. W. Brainard, S. W. J. M. Carter, J.\\nW. William Sickels, Treas. Charles E. Grisson, Sec.\\nJ. L. Paldi,S. D. 0. M. Hidden, J. D. A. M. Steel\\nand J. Blown, Stewards G.H.Stephenson, Tiler. The\\nMasters since the organization have been J. H. Cranson,\\nW. W. Brainard, C. I j. Grisson, James H. Collins, and\\nWilliam Cochran. The jiresent membership roll bears\\nfifty-eight names. The officers are William Cochran, W.\\nM. O. W. Miller. S. W. J. C. Watkins, J. W. C. E.\\nGrisson, Treas. William M. Leland, Sec. Henry Filden,\\nS. D. N. A. Oleson, J. D. George Hicks, Tiler. Meet-\\nings have been held in Masonic Hall Hicks and Steel s\\nblock since organization.\\nST. JOHNS COUNCIL, No. 21.\\nThe council received a dispensation Nov. 24, 1866, and\\na charter June 6, 1867, but held no meeting until Sept.\\n17, 1867. Upon that occasion the following-named officers\\nwere installed 0. L. Spaulding, T. L G. M. Joseph W.\\nBromley, D. T. L G. M. Robert McFarlan, M. E. P. C.\\nG. H. Stephenson, Treas. Sylvester Hoyt, Recorder. On\\nthe same night petitions were received liom Companions\\nWilliam Sickels, M. F. Fasquelle, Charles E. Grisson, R.\\nM. Steel, 0. H. Wood, William H. Sexton, A. J. Wiggins,\\nand John Hale. The membership is now sixty, and the\\nofficers George H. Stephenson, T. I. G. M. J. N. Frisbie,\\nD. T. L G. M. J. D. Henderson, P. C. W. C. E. Gris-\\nson, Treas.; Q. E. Bridgman, Recorder.\\nST. JOHNS CO.MMANDERY, No. 24, K. T.\\nThe commandery received a dispensation Dec. 24, 1868,\\nand a charter June 2, 1869. At the first conclave, held\\nFeb. 6, 1869, the officers present were Sir Knight H. M.\\nCurdy, E. C. Sir Knight O. L. Spaulding, G. Sir\\nKnight E. S. Converse, C. G. Sir Knight E. Sprague,\\nPrelate; Sir Knight J. Gute, S. \\\\V. Sir Knight W.^H.\\nSexton, J. W. Sir Knight A. J. Wiggins, Treas. Sir\\nKnight J. L. Paldi, Recorder; Sir Knight R. McFarlan,\\nStandard- Bearer Sir Knight J. S. Ranney, Sword- Bearer\\nSir Knight T. W. Lusk, Warden Sir Knight II. Boyd,\\nSentinel. Petitions were presented from Companions John\\nB. Nixon, Charles E. Grisson, William Sickels, R. Strick-\\nland, H. C. Smith, R. M. Steel, Jesse Dunn, J. C. Dayton,\\nJ. R. Hale, E. L. Smith, Sylvester Hoyt, M. S. Fa.squelle,\\nand J. M. Frisbie. The present membership is sixty-seven,\\nand the official list for 1880 as Ibllows Sir Knight O.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0481.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "374\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nL. Spaulding, E. C. Sir Knight F. B. Cutler, G. Sir\\nKnight C. E. Grisson, C. G. Sir Knight R. B. Emmons,\\nPrehite Sir Ktuu;ht Jesse Dunn, Treas. Sir Knight J.\\nM. Frisbic, Recorder Sir Knight W. W. Brown, S. W.\\nSir Knight C. P. Wickes, J. W. Sir Knight G. Pennell,\\nStandard-Bearer Sir Knight J. D. Henderson, Swoid-\\nBearer; Sir Knight 0. H. Stephenson, Warden; Sir\\nKnight George Hicics, Guard.\\nST. JOHNS CHAPTER, No. 45, R. A. M.,\\nwas organized April 13, 18G6, and chartered Jan. 8, 1867.\\nThe charter members were J. B. Lucas, T. Baker, O. L.\\nSpaulding, W. W. Brainard, William S. Lazelle, J. B.\\nNixon, J. M. Carter, S. Steele, R. M. Steel, Elijah Peck.\\nThe chapter has now one hundred and twenty-seven mem-\\nbers. The officers for 1880 are J. D. Henderson, H. P.\\nG. H. Stephenson, K. W. W. Brown, Scribe E. R.\\nSantord, C. of H. J. G. Watkin.s, P. S. Joseph H. In-\\ngails, R. A. C. 0. L. Vreeland, M. of 3d V. J. K. Bale,\\nM. of 2d v.; Charles Pattison, M. of 1st V. C. E. Gris-\\nson, Treas. C. P. Wickes, Sec. George Hicks, Guard.\\nSince the organization the High Priests have been 0. L.\\nSpaulding, J. B. Nixon, S. Hoyt, A. J. Wiggins, R. Mc-\\nFarlan, J. W. Lewis, C. E. Grisson, and J. D. Henderson.\\nBINGHAM LODGE, No. 439, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.\\nThis lodge, organized Jan. 11, 1877, has a membership\\nof iwenty-eight and the following officers J. G. Wise, D.\\nPeter iMead, D. A. L. Butler, F. R. William H.\\nTripp, Reporter G. E. Corbin, Treas. Regular sessions\\nare held once each fortnight.\\nST. JOHNS LODGE, No. 2S, A. 0. U. W.,\\nwas organized Dec. 20, 1877, and has now sixty-five mem-\\nbers. Regular meetings are held twice a month in the\\nOdd-Fellows Hall. The officers for 1880 areL. Z. Munger,\\nM. W. W. F. Troump, Foreman T. Hart, O. A. L.\\nButler, Financier; William Cochran, Sec; diaries E.\\nGrisson, Treas.; E. B. Bailey, Guide.\\nROYAL TE.MPLARS OF TEMPERANCE.\\nThis lodge was organized Feb. 17, 1880, with seventeen\\nmembers. Meetings are held in the Teachout building.\\nThe officers are James D. Estes, S. C. George H. Stephen-\\nson, V. C. George W. Estes, P. C. W. J. Smith, Sec.\\nFrederick Lee, Treas. Jolin Stitt, Herald James Thomp-\\nson, Chaplain James Gibbs, Guard S E. Wilson, Sen-\\ntinel. The members number now twenty-two.\\nST. JOHNS GRANGE, P. OF H.,\\nwas organized in 18(i9, with thirteen members. The pres-\\nent membership is upwards of forty, and the condition of\\nthe grange exceedingly prosperous. Meetings are held\\nevery Saturday in the Teachout building. The officers for\\n1880 are George Arnold, M. B. P. Conn, 0.; Richard\\nMoore, L. Frank Ridenour, Chaplain Frank Hale, Sec.\\nA. O. Huntly, Treas.\\nTHE ST. JOHNS RED RIBBON CLUB\\nwas organized in February, 1876, when the temperance\\nmovement was at its height, and enrolled a membership of\\ntwo hundred, with D. S. French as president. Now the\\nmembership is forty. Meetings are held once a week. E.\\nP. Bailey is President G. H. Stephenson, Vice-President\\nM. J. Bassett, Secretary and D. C. Hurd, Treasurer.\\nLADIE.S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.\\nThe Ladies Library Association of St. Johns was organ-\\nized under the laws of the State Feb. 1, 1871, with Mrs.\\nG. M. Tuthill, Mrs. M. Babcock, Mrs. R. M. McFarlan,\\nMrs. S. S. Walker, Miss Frances E. Tuekerman, Mrs. J.\\nB. McLean, Mrs. H. M. Lee, Mrs. C. S. Wells, Mrs. Celia C.\\nSmith, and Mrs. J. H. Collins as charter members. The\\nassociation was chartered for a period of thirty years for\\nthe diifusion of knowledge and intellectual culture or\\nliterary pursuits. An active organiz:ition has been main-\\ntained since 1871, and during that period the valuable\\nbenefits steadily flowing from the association s efforts have\\nnjet with earnest popular appreciation. The Directory for\\n1880 is composed of Mrs. G. E. Corbin, Mrs. S. S. Wood-\\nruff, Mrs. C. E. Grisson, and Mrs. J. Dunn. Mrs. M.\\nBabcock is the President Mrs. R. Strickland, Vice-Presi-\\ndent Jlrs. S. S. Walker, Secretary Miss F. E. Tucker-\\nman, Treasurer; Mrs. C. E. Ball, Librarian; Miss C.\\nShaver, Assistant Librarian.\\nTHE ST. JOHNS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION\\nwas incorporated July 28, 1863, for the government and\\ncontrol of the cemetery grounds donated by the village\\nproprietors. Since the organization 0. L. Spaulding has\\nbeen the president and G. H. Stephenson tre.osurer.\\nBANKS.\\nThe pioneer bank of St. Johns was started in 18.57 by\\nH. C. Hodge, on the west side of Clinton Avenue, south\\nof Walker Street. The bank was a small affair, but Mr.\\nHodge contrived nevertheless to do a good deal of banking\\nbusiness, and he found frequent opportunities for making\\nloans. He made them, too, at a good living rate of interest\\nfor himself. He carried on his bank until some time in\\n18()4, just before which period Timothy Baker and A. G.\\nHigham opened a banking institution in a small building\\nwhich stood upon the site now occupied by the First\\nNational Bank. Baker Higham s business did not last\\nvery long, and ended ratlier abruptly.\\nIn January, 1865, S. S. Walker opened a banking-office\\nin 0. W. Munger s store, and shortly after that Mr. Walker,\\nin conjunction with others, organized\\nTHE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.\\nThe first meeting of the stockholders was held .May 31,\\nlS6.i,at the office of P. K. H. M. Perrin, when Charles\\nKipp was chosen President; John Hicks, Vice-President;\\nand S. S. Walker, Cashier. The directors elected were R.\\nM. Steel, Charles Kipp, John Hicks, Josiah Upton, II. M.\\nEddy, R. Strickland, 0. W. Munger, H. .M. Perrin, and\\nRansom Plumstead. Aug. 28, 1865, the bank was char-\\ntered, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars, limited to\\ntwo hundred thou.sand dollars, and Sept. 4, 1865. began\\nbusiness in the building originally used by Baker High-\\nam, for which the bank paid seventeen dollars. Directly\\nafterwards a new bank building was put up on the same", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0482.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "53\\no\\no\\nCo\\nIT", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0483.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0484.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n375\\nsite, the old structure occupying meanwhile a place on the\\navenue, and there for thirty days the banking business was\\ndone until the new building was ready for occupation.\\nThis latter served until 1870, in which year it was replaced\\nby the present fine brick structure. The old bank building\\nwas moved around upon Walker Street, and now does duty\\nas the St. Johns post-ofl5ce. Mr. Walker continued to be\\nthe cashier until his resignation, in July, 1877. Gr. W.\\nBall succeeded him, but retired in December of that year.\\nHis successor was Galusha Pennell, who is the present\\ncashier. The directory of the bank is composed of Charles\\nKipp, President; John Hicks, Vice-President Galusha\\nPennell, Cashier; Joshua Upton, and A. H. Walker. The\\nworking capital of the institution remains at fifty thousand\\ndollars. At the close of business, IMay 10, 1880, the bauk\\nstatement showed the circulation to be forty-five thousand\\ndollars loans and discounts, one hundred and six thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety-eight dollars and fifty-nine cents;\\ndeposits, seventy six thousand six hundred and ninety-four\\ndollars and eighty-one cents surplus, twelve thousand and\\ntwenty-eight dollars and ninety-six cents profit and loss,\\nfive thousand four hundred and ninety-six dollars and\\nninety -six cents undivided earnings, five thousand five\\nhundred and twenty-two dollars and thirty-three cents.\\nSHAVER GRISSON S BANK.\\nThe firm of Shaver Grisson carry on a private bank-\\ning institution, which they founded in September, 1877.\\nThey occupy fine quarters in Steel s Block,aDd conduct a\\ngeneral banking business.\\nMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.\\nTHE ST. JOHNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.\\nThis corporation, the most important of the industries of\\nSt. Johns, is an enterprise of more than ordinary preten-\\nsions. Devoted to the general manufacture of furniture, it\\ncontributes towards the support of upwards of one hundred\\nfamilies, and employs a capital of one hundred and twenty\\nthousand dollars.\\nIts origin dates back to April, 1857, when W. W.\\nBrainard came to St. Johns from Ohio with a chest of car-\\npenter s tools (having previously in July, 1S5G been out\\nprospecting for a location), and fixed his carpenter s bench\\nin the lower portion of the village company s saw-mill,\\nwhich latter he rented and carried on in connection with\\nhis business as carpenter and builder. In 1858 he gave up\\nthe mill and moved up town, where he bought, on Walker\\nStreet, a building which had been erected by Wilbur Ash\\nin 1857 as a carpenter-shop, and occupied a little later by\\nJames Hungerford as a cabinet-shop. The building was\\nafterwards remodeled, and is now used by the American\\nExpress Company. Mr. Brainard put in machinery and\\nstarted a cabinet-making establishment of respectable pro-\\nportions. He carried on busines.s at that place two years,\\nand then moved to a place on S|iriiig Street, just scjuth of\\nWalker Street, where he had built a pretty good-sized fac-\\ntory. He associated with him Charles B. Andrews, and\\nat that stand Brainard i Andrews carried on the manul ac-\\nture of furniture until January, 18G8. On the Jth of that\\nmonth the St. Johns Manutacturing Company was organ-\\nized by R. M. Steel, William Steel, W. W. Brainard, Oli-\\nver Hiddon, and J. L. Paldi, who bought the business of\\nBrainard Andrews with a view of continuing it upon a\\nmore extensive plan. 11. M. Steel was chosen president,\\nJ. L. Paldi secretary, and W. W. Brainard superintendent.\\nThe company was chartered with a capital of one hun-\\ndred and twenty thousand dollars, and proceeded to erect\\nnew and spacious factory buildings at the north end of the\\nvillage, near the railway-track. While the new works were\\nbeing constructed the old factory on Spring Street was de-\\nstroyed by fire in December, 1868. The only article saved\\nwas an adze, and that relic has ever since been in use at the\\nnew works. The fire did not, however, retard the com-\\npany s business very much, for in March, 1869, the new\\nfactory was started with a force of thirty men. The main\\nbuilding was ninety-six feet in length by fifty feet in width,\\nwith a height of two stories and a basement. There was\\nalso a brick structure three stories high, used on the ground-\\nfloor for a boiler- and engine-room, and above for shop-\\nrooms. During the same spring additions were made of\\ntwo store-houses, each two stories high and twenty-four by\\nsixty. The company purchased also extensive tracts of\\ntimber-lands in Gratiot County, put up a good saw-mill,\\nand trafficked largely in lumber.\\nIn 1874 further additions were made to the factory\\nbuildings, so that now the works, including a mill for the\\nsawing of hard woods, cover about six acres. Since the\\norganization 11. M. Steel has been the president and W.\\nW. Brainard the superintendent of the company. J. L.\\nPaldi was secretary until June, 1870, when he was suc-\\nceeded by D. S. French, the present secretary. The com-\\npany s capital remains at the original sum of one hundred\\nand twenty thousand dollars. Its stockholders are but\\nthree in number, II. M. Steel, William Steel, and W. W.\\nBrainard.\\nOne hundred and twenty men are employed in the manu-\\nfacture of all kinds of furniture, of which the especial\\nfeatures for the past three years have been extension-tables\\nand extension slides, upon which latter a valuable patent is\\nheld. These latter are marketed in all parts of the country.\\nThe furniture product is generally sold within the State.\\nDuring the year 1879 there were used in the manufactory\\ntwo million feet of pine and five hundred thousand feet of\\nhard wood.\\nHICKS FOUNDRY.\\nArchelaus Silsbee opened a foundry in 1857 for the mak-\\ning of plow-points and general castings, and soon took in\\nas a partner Wm. H. Moote, of the firm of Corbit Moote,\\nhardware merchants. The business passed through fre-\\nquent changes in ownership, and lastly to John Hicks, who\\nhas been interested in it since 1873. The establishment\\nis known as the St. Johns Foundry and Agricultural\\nWorks, and is engaged in the manufacture of general ma-\\nchine castings, but more especially iti the manufacture of\\nthe Victor Mower, in which a good deal of business is\\ndone.\\nTHE ST. JOHNS COOPERATIVE COMPANY.\\nIll 1875, Messrs. A. S. Fildew, Ira D. Nichols, E. L.\\nNichols, and Frank Fildew founded the St. Johns Co-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0485.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "376\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\noperative Company for the extensive manufacture of doors,\\nsash, and blinds. In the summer of 1879, I. D. Nichols\\nwas accidentally killed in the factory, and cunsequeut upon\\nthat event the establishment passed by purchase into the\\nhands of the Fildcw Brothers, present proprietors, who\\nhave added a spoke-factory to the original works.\\nWIGGINS FAIRCniLD S MILL.\\nThe firm of Wiggins Fairchild has been engaged since\\n1878 in the operation, on Iligham Street, of an elm-bark\\nmill, to which was added in the fall of 1879 the business\\nof a bed-spring manufactory that is rapidly developing into\\na business of considerable importance.\\nST. JOHNS FIRE DEPARTMENT.\\nAt a meeting of the village trustees held June 12, 1858,\\na petition was presented by W. H. Moote, signed by J. W.\\nHungerford, H. C. Hodge, George F. Mead, William H.\\nMoote, and thirty-five others, praying that they might be\\nenrolled as firemen in Hook-aud-Ladder Company No. 1.\\nIt was thereupon Resolved, That the following-named\\npersons be organized into a fire company, to be denominated\\nHook-and-Ladder Company No. 1, of the village of St.\\nJohns, in accordance with the provisions of act No. 168,\\nsection 39, .session laws of 1857: James W. Hungerford,\\nHiram C. Hodge, Henry Walbridge, II. Plunistead, George\\nF. Mead, W. W. Brainard, T. H. Poland, O. W. Munger,\\nJ. H. Corbit, George W. Stephenson, S. W. Ingraham,\\nWilliam A. McOmber, William Wicks, William H. Vol-\\nleau, John Turner, John D. Cain, George W. Estos, George\\nW. Carly, Z. C. Cheney, C. W. Palmer, William H. Moot^e,\\nGeorge L. Patch, H. A. Smith, Charles F. Smith, John\\nRansom, Wilson Curtiss, W. W. Flagler, T. R. Burns, D.\\nP. Bissell, George W. Emmons, Abijah Schaff S. T. Hay-\\nward, L. McCabe, C. O. Stiles, William J. McKay, N.\\nGrummons, John Travis, G. B. Stevens, and George H.\\nStephenson.\\nThis hook-and-ladder company, so called, was simply\\nthe addition of a ladder attachment to the old-time bucket\\nbrigade. There was no truck, but what ladders were\\nprovided were kept in various convenient places to serve in\\ntime of need.\\nOn the 14lh of March, 18G0, the trustees received from\\ncitizens and tax-payers a petition asking for the purchase\\nof hose and a fire engine, and the construction of capacious\\nwater-tanks on Clinton Avenue At the meeting of April\\n3, 18G0, the trustees resolved to purchase for five hundred\\ndollars the engine belonging to Eagle Engine Company,\\nNo. 2, of Detroit, to secure a hose-cart and three hundred\\nfeet of hose, and to construct two reservoirs on Clinton\\nAvenue.\\nAt a trustees meeting, June 2, 1860, the matter of or-\\nganizing Pioneer Fire Company, No. 1, being under con-\\nsideration, William H. Moote and Charles Pluiustead\\nwere appointed a committee to take such measures as were\\nnecessary for such organization. June 4th the committee re-\\nported, and upon their report the following ordinance was\\nadopted\\nBe it ordained by the president and trustees of the\\nvillage of St. Johns that we hereby establish and organize\\na fire company, to be known and designated as Eagle Com-\\npany, No. 1, consisting of the following-named persons, to\\nwit William H. Moote, B. M. Shields, J. H. Corbit, C.\\nB. Holiday, Charles F. Smith, James H. Alward, Charles\\nPluinstead, Marvin E. Palmer, W. E. Servis, Charles Kipp,\\nWilliam W. Flagler, James Vanrice, S. T. Hayward, James\\nTravis, Asher Teachout, John W. Paine, George W. Estes,\\nRichard Moore, James B. Wait, Jerome Bacheler, W. H.\\nEdick, G. 51. Farnham, John Dunn, Henry Hunn, Lorenzo\\nHall, John Turner, Robert G. Shaw, Alfred B. Olin, An-\\nthony Cook, John Hicks, Jacob Brown, H. Walbridge, 0.\\nW. Munger, Jerry Dobin, Charles McColifF, and James\\nW. Hungerford.\\nThe civil officers were William H. Moote, President;\\nCharles Kipp, Vice-President Richard Moore, Secretary\\nMarvin E. Palmer, Treasurer. The fire officers, Charles\\nPlumstead, Foreman John W. Paine, First Assistant; S.\\nT. Hayward, Second Assistant William W. Flagler, Pipe-\\nman George W. Estes, Steward.\\nThe cause of change in the name of the company from\\nPioneer to Eagle was a fancy of the majority to\\nadopt the latter because it had been borne by the company\\nfrom whom the engine was purchased, Eagle, of De-\\ntroit, being somewhat noted as a company of elite young\\nmen.\\nThe hand-engine purchased in 1860 continued to do\\nduty for the Eagle Company of St. Johns until May, 1880,\\nwhen it was superseded by a fine third-class steamer of the\\nSilsbee make, costing three thousand dollars.\\nFiremen s Hull, now the headquarters of the department,\\nis a fine two-story brick structure, embellished with a mas-\\nsive bell-tower. The hall was erected in 1874, upon the\\nground occupied by the old frame engine-house destroyed\\nby fire in 1873.\\nWilliam Hoffman is chief engineer of the fire depart-\\nment, and John Tramper first assistant. The department\\nconsists of Eagle Steam Fire Company, C. B. Stout, fore-\\nman, with forty men Rescue Hook-and-Ladder Company,\\nNo. 1, William W. Leland, foreman, with twenty-four men\\nand Alert Hose Company, C. E. Pulfrey, foreman, with\\nsixteen men. George W. Estes is president, F. Fairchild\\nsecretary, and Miner Boyd treasurer.\\nMEMORABLE FIRES IN ST. JOHNS.\\nThe first village conflagration of any consequence oc-\\ncurred in 1858, in the burning of Swegles grist-mill. April\\n14, 1860, a fire originated in the second story of the\\nbuilding occupied by John Hicks as a store, and swept away\\nevery building save one on the west side of Clinton Avenue\\nbetween Walker and Higham Streets. In 18G3 the Amer-\\nican House was destroyed; in 1867 the Clinton House and\\nthree or (bur stores were burned in 1875 four stores on\\nClinton Avenue south of Walker Street and the etigine-\\nhouse on Walker Street; and in 1878 several stores on\\nthe west side of Clinton Avenue south of Walker Street.\\nThese fires destroyed in each case frame structures, and\\ninasmuch as they called into existence brick blocks to fill\\nthe vacant places, the disasters proved to be in the end\\nbenefits to the village.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0486.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": "o\\no\\nCo\\n?1\\nto", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0487.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0488.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0489.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0490.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "VILLAGE OF ST. JOHNS.\\n377\\nPUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN ST. JOHNS.\\nSt. Johns has much of which to be proud in the way of\\nresidences as well as business blocks, while it may be truly\\nsaid ill respect to the court-house that few buildings of\\nthe kind in the State can approach it in point of massive\\nand imposing proportions and architectural beauty. It was\\nbuilt at an expenditure of forty-five thousand dollars, of\\nwhich the village of St. Johns contributed five thousand\\ndollars, Oct. 3, 1868, by a popular vote of 167 to 11.\\nThe first brick structures in the town were John W.\\nPaiue s store and residence. Both were built in 1860. The\\nbest block of its day, and now a conspicuous feature of the\\ntown, was the Hicks Steel Block, built by John Hicks\\nin 1867. There are besides the Hicks Block, numerous\\nfine brick blocks deserving of more than passing mention,\\namong them being the Opera-House building. There are,\\nmoreover, other brick blocks in course of construction, and\\nthese when completed will add materially to the present\\nattractive appearance of the chief business thoioughfaie of\\nthe village.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nOLIVER LYMAN SPAULDING.\\nOliver Lyman Spaulding was born at Jaffrey, N. H.,\\nAug. 2, 1833, and is the son of Lyman and Susan (Mar-\\nshall) Spaulding. He prepared for college at Melville\\nAcademy, in Jaffrey, working on the farm during the\\ntime. In 1851 he entered Oberlin College, from which\\nhe graduated in 1855. He then spent three years in\\nteaching, devoting his leisure to the study of law. He\\ntaught successively in the union schools at Medina,\\nOhio, and Hillsdale, Mich., and in the academy at Me-\\ndina, Mich. In 1858 he was admitted to the bar, and\\nsettled at St. Johns, where he has since continued to prac-\\ntice his profession, with the exception of the time spent in\\nthe civil war. In 1862 he began military service as cap-\\ntain in the Twenty-third Michigan Volunteer Infantry,\\nand was appointed, successively, major, lieutenant-colonel,\\nand colonel, having been senior officer in command of the\\nregiment from the time of receiving his commission as\\nmajor in 1863. At the close of the war he was in com-\\nmand of the Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps,\\nand was brevctted brigadier-general of United States vol-\\nunteers, June 25, 1865, for faithful and meritorious ser-\\nvices during the war. In 1858 he was elected a regent\\nof the State University, and held the ofiice until 1864. In\\n1866 he was elected Secretary of State, and was re-elected\\nin 1868. In 1875 he was appointed by President Grant\\nSpecial Agent of the Treasury Department, which office he\\nstill holds.\\nGen. Spaulding has for a number of years been actively\\nconnected with the Masonic fraternity. In 1869 he was\\nGrand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select\\nMasters; in 1872, Grand Commander of the Grand Com-\\nmandery of Knights Templar in 1877, Grand High Priest\\nof the Grand Chapter and for several years has been\\nchairman of the standing committee on appeals in the\\n48\\nGrand Lodge. He is at present Deputy Grand Master of\\nthe Grand Lodge of the State of Michigan.\\nGen. Spaulding was reared a Congregationalist, but in\\n1866 became connected with the Episcopal Church, and\\nsince that time has been senior warden.\\nPolitically he has been an active member of the Repub-\\nlican party since its organization, and an ardent member of\\nthe State Central Committee since 1870. In the Repub-\\nlican Convention held at Owosso, he was nominated by\\nacclamation, Aug. 5, 1880, for member of Congress from\\nthe Sixth District.\\nHis family consists of a wife and three children. Mrs.\\nSpaulding was the daughter of the Hon. John Swegles,\\nwho was the founder of the village of St. Johns.\\nJOHN H. FEDEWA.\\nAmong the honorable names in the county of Clinton\\nthat recall the qualities of energy and force of character as\\nthe chief elements in a successful career, no finer example\\nis discovered than that presented in the life of John H. Fe-\\ndewa. With two hundred and fifty dollars given him in\\nearly life, a mere adjunct to the capital which his own in-\\ndustry and ambition supplied, he has at the age of thirty-\\none years not only acquired a thorough legal education\\nbut been the recipient of many ofiices of trust, and is now\\nfilling for the second term the ofiice of prosecuting attor-\\nney for the county.\\nHis father, Morris Fedewa, was born in Germany, in\\n1812, the birth of his mother, also a native of Germany,\\nhaving occurred the year following. They emigrated to the\\nhospitable shores of America during the year 1842, and at\\nonce embarked in agricultural pursuits in the township of\\nDallas, Clinton Co. Here their son was born May 8, 1849,\\nhaving been the eighth in a family of twelve children.\\nMr. and Mrs. Fedewa experienced all the hardships of\\nthe early settler, the former having borne his grist many\\nmiles to Lyons, to avail himself of the nearest mill. Until\\nthe age of eighteen years John H. led the accustomed life\\nof the farmer s son, having labored in summer and studied\\nin winter. He later enjoyed for two years the advantages\\nof the St. Johns High School, after which he taught for a\\nbrief period. In 1870 he entered the law-school at the\\nUniversity of Michigan, from which he graduated May 27,\\n1872. He then began the practice of his profession in\\nWestphalia, and in 1873 was elected supervisor of the\\ntownship. He was re-elected the following year, and soon\\nafter honored with the ofiice of prosecuting attorney of\\nthe county, which occasioned his removal to St. Johns,\\nwhere he remained until 1877. He returned again to his\\nformer residence, and was soon recalled to the office of su-\\npervisor of the township, which he filled for two successive\\nterms. The ability with which he discharged the onerous\\nduties of prosecuting attorney during a previous term in-\\nsured his re-election in 1878, and his removal again to St.\\nJohns as a result. Mr. Fedewa was on the 27th of No-\\nvember, 1876, married to Miss Lizzie Petsch, of Fowler,\\nClinton Co., Mich. Their home i.s graced by the presence\\nof one little daughter, named Pauline May.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0491.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "378\\nHISTORY OF CLINTOJ^ COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nROBERT M. STEEL.\\nRobert M. Steel was born in the town of Craftsbury, Vt.,\\nOct. 21, 1833. His father, William Steel, a native of Scot-\\nland, emigrated to America in 1830, and settled in Vermont.\\nHe was a contractor and builder. Robert M. Steel took an\\nacademic course in that State. After having received a\\nthorough training in tlie carpenter and joiner business from\\nhis father, at the age of twenty-one he went to Toronto,\\nand was employed as time-keeper on the Grand Trunk\\nRailroad. After two months he was appointed foreman on\\nthe road that was building between Sarnia and Toronto,\\nand held the position fur fifteen months. His employers,\\nHayden Ross, taking a contract to lay the superstructure\\non the Detroit and jVlilwaukeo Railroad, he entered into a\\npartnership with them. In 185(5 he removed to St. Johns\\nas the most convenient point, and was engaged in com-\\npleting this contract until the fall of 1858. In 1859 he\\ntook a contract to lay the superstructure on the Grand\\nTrunk Railroad from Detroit to Port Huron, and at the\\nsame time was interested, with W. A. Stearnes Co., in\\nbuilding a road from Three Rivers, on the St. Lawrence\\nRiver, to Athabaska, a distance of thirty-eight miles. He\\nfinished these contracts in December, 1853. On the 9th\\nof September, 1862, he entered into partnership with one\\nof his first employers, Mr. Ross, under the firm-name of\\nRoss, Steel Co., to build the Kansas Pacific Railroad\\nfrom Kansas City to the one hundredth meridian, a distance\\nof three hundred and sixty miles. They had one hundred\\nmiles located and about twenty-five graded when the com-\\npany disposed of their franchise to Samuel Hallett and J.\\nC. Fremont. Mr. Steel then entered into partnership with\\nEllethorpe Adams, under the firm-name of Ellcthorpe,\\nAdams Steel, and was engaged in building stone bridges,\\netc., for the city of Leavenworth. He was subsequently\\nengaged in rebuilding the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail-\\nroad, and continued in this work until December, lStJ9.\\nIn 1807 he made an individual contract with James F.\\nJoy to build the accretions at Burlington, Iowa, for the\\nunion depot of Burlington and Missouri, and Chicago, Bur-\\nlington and Quiucy Railroads. This contract was com-\\npleted in the fall of 18G8 by working night and day. In\\n1870 he made a contract to build ninety miles of the St.\\nLouis and Southeastern Railroad, which was completed\\nNovember, 1871. In January, 1872, he took a contract\\non the Cairo and Vincenncs Railroad, having the entire\\nroad to build through two counties, a distance of one hun-\\ndred and sixty-eight miles, and the building of culverts,\\nbridges, etc. This was completed in December, 1872. In\\n1873 he took the contract to build the superstructure of\\nforty miles on the Paducah and Memphis Railroad, and\\ncompleted that in thirty-five days. In May, 1875, Mr.\\nGeorge Mason, of Toronto, made a contract to build seventy\\nmiles of railway between the Great Western Railway of\\nCanada on the south, and the Wellington, Grey and Bruce\\nRailway on the north, to be opened for traffic on the 1st\\nday of January, 1876. Mr. Steel received the contract to\\ngrade thirty miles of t)ie .same also, the fencing of the\\nwhole line, one hundred and forty miles of posts and board\\nfence. The following is an extract from a letter from Mr.\\nMason\\nThe whole work is completed to my entire satisfaction,\\nand I have no hesitation in saying that to your skill, ex-\\nperience, and energy as contractor, I consider I am indebted\\nin a great measure for the successful completion of the\\nundertaking.\\nBelieve me faithfully yours,\\nGeorge Mason,\\nChief Engineer, L. 11. and B. R. R., mid D. and\\nM. R. R.\\nBesides his extensive railroad contracts Mr. Steel was\\nconnected with the government work at Chicago, Calumet,\\nLudington, Manistee, and Frankfort. In the year 1857\\nhe became a Freemason, and is now a member of the St.\\nJohns Commaudery. In 1848 he visited England, Ireland,\\nand Scotland, and was absent one year. He is a Republi-\\ncan, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. In all\\nmatters that pertain to the advancement of St. Johns or\\nClinton County, Mr. Steel is ever ready to assist by his\\ncounsel or capital. He largely engaged in agriculture, and\\nis the president of the Clinton County Agricultural Society.\\nHe was instrumental in organizing the St. Johns Manu-\\nfacturing Company, having a paid-up capital of one hundred\\nand fifteen thousand dollars. He owns ninety per cent, of\\nthe capital, and holds the office of president. In social\\nrelations genial and companionable, in business matters\\nhe is prompt and reliable, as a citizen respected and in-\\nfluential, at home cordial and hospitable; to the poor he\\nhas been a quiet, unostentatious friend. He married, March\\n13, 1860, Miss Carrie A. Hyatt, daughter of James M.\\nHyatt, of New York State. They have three children,\\nGeorge A., Robert G., and Carrie L,\\nJOHN HICKS.\\nMr. Hicks may with justice be regarded as one of the\\nforemost men of Clinton County in business enterprises,\\nand one who in certain specialties of trade has no com-\\npetitor. He is a Canadian by birth, having been born in\\nKingston, Canada West, in 1824, his father, Samuel Hicks,\\nand mother, Eunice Bailey, having both been natives of\\nConnecticut. The former was a patriot of the war of 1812,\\nand was an active participant in the battle of Sackett s\\nHarbor. Mr. Hicks is of English extraction, and the first\\ntwenty-six years of his life were spent mostly in Canada,\\nafter which he came to the States, and repaired at once to\\nMichigan, having located in De Witt, Clinton Co., and en-\\ngaged as clerk and book-keeper with Hon. David Sturgis,\\nwho was in the milling and mercantile business. A year\\nlater he became a partner, and remained until 1856, when,\\nSt. Johns presenting a wider sphere for his remarkable\\nbusiness abilities, he became a resident of the county-seat,\\nmeanwhile having disposed of his interest at De Witt to\\nJames Sturgis. Since then he has been actively engaged\\nin mercantile enterprises, first as a dealer in dry goods and\\nlater as an extensive dealer in wheat. In the latter branch\\nof trade Mr. Hicks is one of the largest, if not the largest,\\nshippers of wheat in his portion of the State, and had the\\nsatisfaction of forwarding the first ear-load of that grain\\nby rail from St. Johns.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0492.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "BINGHAM TOWNSHIP.\\n37a\\nMr. Hicks was chairman of the committee on the erec-\\ntion of the court-house and jail at St. Johns, and has been\\nthe vice-president of the First National Bank of the city\\n.since its organization. He was married in 1855 to Miss\\nEliza Huston, of Vermont, and has three children, who\\nwith their parents share the comforts of the most attractive\\nhome in St. Johns. Mr. Hicks, in connection with other\\nextensive business interests, is the proprietor of a foundry.\\nHis integrity of character and fairness have not only mate-\\nrially contributed to his financial success, but established\\nfor him an enviable reputation in all mercantile circlas.\\nCHAPTER LT.\\nBINGHAM TOWNSHIP.*\\nPioneers and .Settlements Township Organization and Civil List\\nTownship Highways Educational Religioiis.\\nBingham is conspicuous among the townships of Clinton\\nCounty because it contains within its territory the village\\nof St. Johns, the county-seat. Its designation upon the\\ngovernment survey is town 7 north, in range 2 west. Its\\nboundaries are Greenbush on the north, Olive on the south,\\nOvid on the east, and Bengal on the west.\\nOriginally including in many places considerable tracts\\nof waste land, Bingham still contains some swampy country,\\nnotably east and southeast of St. Johns village, but the\\nrapidity with which this has been drained and improved\\nduring late years makes its complete reclamation only a\\nquestion of time, and probably of the near future.\\nThe Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway\\npa.sses through the town from east to west upon almost an\\nair-line, and has in Bingham the station of St. Johns, the\\nmarket- and shipping-town for a wide stretch of surrounding\\ncountry.\\nTHE PIONEERS OF BINGHAM.\\nBingham township received its first settlers upon section\\n10, in the fall of 1887. The land there located covered two\\neighty-acre lots, which Lucius Morton bought in 1837 for\\nhis father-in-law, Thomas Neal, who with Morton and two\\nother sons-in-law, named Jo.seph Russell and Benjamin\\nFinkle, was living in Lenawee County. In the autumn of\\n1837, Lucius Morton and his brother Herod came to the\\nplace and rolled up the body of the first house built in\\nBingham. Their intention was to stop until they could\\ncomplete the house and make a small clearing but their\\nprovisions gave out before their allotted task was done, and\\nso they had to return to Lenawee County. When they got\\nback there, Lucius hired Benjamin Finkle and Runah Mor-\\nton to go out to Bingham and finish what had been begun.\\nThey reached the ground December, 1837, and in the fol-\\nlowing summer Thomas Neal came out. In September,\\n1838, Lucius Morton followed. Upon his arrival he found\\nthat Silas Parks had joined the settlement and was on sec-\\ntion 3, where John Avery now lives, and that Joel Bebee\\nwas on section 10. In February, 1839, Joseph Russell lo-\\nBy David Scbwnrtz.\\noated likewise on section 10. At that time, therefore, the\\nsettlers in the northern part of the township included\\nThomas Neal, Benjamin Finkle, Runah Morton, Lucius\\nMorton, Joel Bcbec, Joseph Russell, and Silas Parks.\\nThe first child born in the settlement was Lewis, son of\\nLucius Morton, whose birth occurred in 1838. In 1803\\nhe was drowned in the Maple River while fishing from a\\nboat. He was subject to fits, and being attacked by one\\nwhile in the boat fell overboard. The first deaths in the\\ntown occurred in 1 8-tO, when by scarlet fever, which raged\\nin a violent form, Benjamin Finkle lost three children, all\\nof whom died in the same week. At the same time Silas\\nParks also lost two children by the same disease. Other\\nchildren of the neighborhood wore sick with the fever, but\\nthose mentioned were the only ones who died.\\nSilas Parks, already named, gained some notoriety during\\nthe year 1839 by rea.son of the mysterious disappearance\\nof his four-year old boy under circumstances that were said\\nto have pointed strongly to Parks as the author of his\\ndeath, although nothing tangible was adduced against him.\\nParks gave out that his child was lost, saying that the little\\nfellow had set out to visit a neighbor s house, and after that\\nhad not been *een. Intelligence of the disappearance of\\nthe child quickly spread, and people to the number of one\\nhundred or more promptly gathered and organized a search-\\ning-party. They hunted for a week or ten days, and pur-\\nsued thsir work with unceasing vigilance until all hope of\\ndiscovery was given up, and then they came to the conclu-\\nsion that Parks had in a fit of anger made away with the\\nchild and concealed the body. He stoutly maintained that\\nthe Indians must have done it. Of course everybody\\nknew that story to be an improbable one, and that Parks in\\na moment of impetuous rage had fiitally injured another of\\nhis children but no legal investigation followed, and Parks\\nwent unscathed, at least by the law.\\nThe first grown person who died was Thomas Neal,\\nwhose death occurred in 1841. He was buried on William\\nRussell s farm in Greenbush, and was the first one buried\\nin the Greenbush cemetery (on section 8). The first\\nmarriage is supposed to have been that of Ann Morton\\nand Stephen W. Downer, in 1841, at the house of the\\nbride s father. Bishop Morton, on section 20, the ceremony\\nbeing performed by Joel Bebee, J. P.\\nThe pioneers were obliged to go to Ionia or De Witt for\\nphysicians, and when milling was necessary, to Ionia, Wa-\\ncousta, or Shiawasseetown. When Lucius Morton made\\nhis first trip to mill after settling in Bingham, he had first\\nto start on a tour of exploration among older settlers to\\nbuy or borrow some grain, and then, having found it, to\\nundertake the wearisome journey to mill, upon which he\\nwas absent four days, during which his lodging at night\\nwas in the open air under his wagon. Mr. Morton s first\\ncabin had the trough-roof common enough in those times,\\nbut, more aristocratic thau his neighbors, whose windows\\nand doors were blankets, he whittled with liis jack-knife\\nthin sticks for window-sash, and over thom pasted greased\\npaper to serve as lights. Morton one day wished to start\\nfor De Witt by a shorter way than usual, and with Runah\\nMorton, Joel Bebee, and Sylvester Carter worked four days\\nunderbrushing a roadway. At the end of that time they", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0493.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "380\\nHISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncame to a swamp, and seeing no way to cross it, gave up\\nthe tabk of load-building, and Morton, to get around the\\nswamp, which turned out to be less than half a mile across,\\nmade a journey of twenty-four hours by way of Shiawas-\\nsee. Working on the highways for the non-resident taxes\\nwas a boon to the pioneers, as it gave to many of them the\\nonly means of earning a subsistence while waiting for their\\ncrops to mature. It was not always, however, that they\\ncould get cash for their labor, and quite frequently county\\nor town orders were doled out to them. These orders were\\ngood enough for taxes, but in trade they were current only\\nat a discount of forty per cent. Still they were welcome,\\nas being better than nothing.\\nWheat was salable only at about fifty cents a bushel,\\nand at that no money could be got for it short of Detroit.\\nHauling it that far for that price was far from profitable,\\nand in some cases farmers preferred to feed it to their cattle.\\nDuring Lucius Morton s first winter in the settlement he\\ncould give his cattle no grain or hay, for he neither had any\\nnor could he buy any, and so during the season he cleared\\nfifteen acres to provide browse or tree-tops for nine cows.\\nIn reply to the question, Where did the people of the\\nsettlement go to church he said, Why, bless your soul,\\nwe didn t have any time to go to church we were too much\\npressed for time to stop for church. Neither snow, nor\\nrain, nor Sunday made any dilFerence in our ordinary pro-\\ngramme. We were out chopping at all times and in all sea-\\nsons, and begrudged even the night-time, which compelled\\nus to desist from labor, we were so anxious to hurry for-\\nward.\\nThomas Fisk, a resident of Greenbush, came occasionally\\ninto the Bingham settlement and held religious services.\\nFisk claimed to be a member of the Christian faith, but his\\nfollowers were popularly known as Fiskites. He grew into\\ndisfavor in his own town, and was by reason of public\\nprejudice against him compelled to seek a home elsewhere.\\nAmong other early comers into the Morton neighborhood\\nwere Charles Simpson, William Silverwood, John Avery,\\nand Samuel Gardner. In the year 1840 the extreme north-\\nwestern corner of Bingham came to be known as Gardner s\\nCorners, and for many years thereafter the Corners had a\\nreputation that reached far and wide. It was there that\\nSamuel Gardner located a piece of land in 1839, and in\\nFebruary, 1840, he occupied the place as a permanent\\nsettler. He was located on the De Witt road, passing via\\nthe west town-Hue of town 7 (now Bingham) to Gratiot\\nCounty, and in the year 1840 there was a good deal of\\ntravel over that road by land-seekers bound for Gratiot\\nCounty. Travel naturally suggested a tavern, and during\\n1 840 Mr. Gardner put up a log tavern upon the spot now\\noccupied by one of his grandsons in the northwestern corner\\nof section 6.\\nMr. Gardner called his tavern the Gardner House, and\\nthe locality Gardner s Corners. At the time mentioned\\n(1840) he had but few neighbors in Bingham. Lucius\\nMorton, Benjamin Finkle, and Joel Bebee were living in\\nthe town east of him, but south of him, on the De Witt\\nroad, he knew of no one but William H. and Reuben\\nNorris between Gardner s Comers and De Witt. Travel\\non that highway increased as time moved on, and in 1843,\\nto meet the demands of the occasion, Gardner replaced his\\nlog tavern with a more pretentious and commodious framed\\nhotel. A portion of it he set apart as a store, and there-\\nafter, between selling goods and keeping tavern, drove a\\nbrisk trade. The Gardner House was, too, a place of\\npopular resort for the pleasure-seekers and merry-makers of\\nthe adjoining country, and the many jolly dances and simi-\\nlar festive gatherings that marked its busy era are still sub-\\njects of enjoyable remembrance among those who took part\\nin them. The country belles in those days were inordi-\\nnately fond of dancing opportunities, and although they did\\nwalk barefooted many miles to a Gardner House ball and\\ncarry their shoes to the ball-room door to save the wear of\\nthem, they enjoyed the hilarious reunions none the less nor\\nmissed one when they could help it.\\nBusiness at Gardner s tavern was during the briskest\\nseason of travel so great that upwards of sixty teams were\\nkept there overnight, and the receipts of money before\\nten o clock in the morning were more than a hundred dol-\\nlars. Gardner kept the tavera until his death in 1SG7,\\nand after that his widow carried it on until it was burned\\nin 1872. During 1854, Mr. Gardner built at St. Johns\\nthe first tavern put up at the village, although he was him-\\nself at no time the landlord of it. In 1857 a post-office\\ncalled Gardner s Corners was established at Gardner s\\nHotel, and Mr. Gardner given charge of it. Mail was re-\\nceived from St. Johns, the route being from the latter\\nplace to Maple Rapids. Mr. Gardner remained in charge\\nof the office as postmaster until 18G3, when it was abolished.\\nThe following list of resident tax-payers in Bingham in\\n840 shows very nearly who had been the settlers in the\\ntownship prior to that time, and the sections on which they\\nhad located their liomes\\nAcres.\\nSilas Parks, section 3 40\\nJoel Bebee, section 10 80\\nLucius Morton, section 10 80\\nJosepii Russell, section 10 40\\nBenjamin Finkle, section 10 40\\nReuben Norris, section 32 40\\nWilliam H. Norris, section 32 120\\nLevi Frost, section Zb 80\\nThe resident tax-payers of the township in 1841 were\\nAcrea\\nSilas Parks, section 3 80\\nBenjamin Finkle, section 10 40\\nThomas Neul, section 10 40\\nLucius Morton, section 10 80\\n.Joel Bebee, section 10 80\\nReuben Norris, section 32 80\\nWilliam H. Norris, section 32 80\\nW. C. Gardner, sections 1 iind 6 320\\nS. C. Vandcventer, section 35 80\\nThe following- named persons were drawn as jurors in the\\ntownship of Bingham in the year 1839\\nEnos Kinyan, William Swarthout, Charles Simpson, Joel\\nBebee, Nathan Lowe, Samuel Barber, Francis Faxon, Henry\\nM. Sever, John Burnet, Charles Stevens, Sydney L. Smith,\\nBeojamin Carpenter, Oliver Bebee, Grove Cooper, John\\nFerdon, Sylvester Carter, John Jessop, Allen Lounsbury.\\nFollowing is the list of jurors drawn for the year 1841\\nGrand. Horace Avery, Joel Bebee, John Avery, Herod\\nMorton.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0494.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "BINGHAM TOWNSHIP.\\n38\\nPetit. Moses Phillips, John Ferdon, J. I. Tinklepaugh,\\nMarvin Greenwood.\\nThe residents in Bingham in 1842 liable to do mili-\\ntary duty were William C. Gardner, Samuel H. Gardner,\\nStephen W. Downer, William H. Norris, Reuben S. Nor-\\nris, C. Vandeventer, Joel Bebce.\\nThe number of votes cast at the township election in\\n1845 was eleven, and they were cast by the following-named\\npersons Samuel H. Gardner, Joseph A. Sperry, John\\nAvery, John Dickerson, William C. Gardner, John Avery,\\nJr., Reuben S. Norris, Christopher Vandeventer, Samuel\\nGardner, H. S. Harrison, Benjamin Finkle, William H.\\nNorris, Bishop Morton.\\nStephen W. Downer, famous for his successes as a bear-\\nhunter and the hero of a desperate bear-fight, located on\\nsection 20 in 1841, and in 1849 exchanged his farm with\\nC. A. Lamb, of Oakland County, for a place in the latter\\ncounty. Lamb, who .settled in Oakland in 1829, was a\\nBaptist preacher, and during his fifteen years residence in\\nBingham labored zealously in his ministerial calling. J.\\nR. Hale settled in that neighborhood in 1846, and in 1847\\nwas followed by his brother. Homer W. Hale. At that\\ntime the settlers in the vicinity were Lucius Morton, Ste-\\nphen W. Downer, David Snow, Bishop Morton, George\\nW. Estes. Later came A. 0. Huntley and A. Warren.\\nIn 1847 the only settler in Bingham between H. W. Hale\\nand William H. Norris was J. R. Hale.\\nDaniel Ridenour made a settlement in 1852 upon land\\nin sections 5 and 6, where he still lives. Some time after-\\nwards Simeon Haynes, Patrick Whittlesey, Richard Moore,\\nand J. H. Van Sice made settlements in the neighborhood.\\nRidenour had a number of adventures with bears, although\\nnone of them, as far as report goes, were of a dangerously\\nexciting character. He was out after a cow in 1852, when\\nhis dog started and made chase for a bear. Ridenour joined\\nthe pursuit and came to close quarters with Bruin, who\\nturned and made a show as if for battle. Ridenour beinsr\\nunarmed retreated in tolerable haste, but still in good order,\\nfor William Silverwood s, and besought Silverwood to go\\nwith him that they might slay the brute together. Silver-\\nwood admitted that the sport would be grand and that of\\ncourse the victors would be heroes, but however much he\\nmight wish to immortalize himself, he was warned that his\\nlame back totally unfitted him for a bear-fight, and must\\ntherefore decline to share in the honor. Ridenour smiled\\nat the lame-back story, but he had to be content with it,\\nand not feeling particularly ambitious to engage single-\\nhanded in the conflict, abandoned his purpose. Upon\\nanother occasion Ridenour was aroused from his midnight\\nslumbers by a commotion indicative of the presence of a\\nbear among the pigs. Rushing hastily forth, he found sure\\nenough that an old bear and her two cubs were on the\\nground actively engaged in preparations for the removal\\nof a promising porker. Ridenour seized a cudgel and\\nboldly attacked the entire family. The old one aTid one\\nof the cubs fled ingloriously into outer darkness, while the\\nsecond cub took to a tree. Ridenour hurried into his house\\nfor a gun, but while he was gone the cub backed down\\nthe tree and was gone by the time his would-be slayer\\nreturned, and thus in smoke ended the valiantly-directed\\neflbrts of the intrepid Ridenour.\\nJohn Avery, now living on section 3, located some land\\nin Greenbush, on section 33, in 1838. To earn sufiicient\\nmoney to carry him eastward to his family, he cleared ten\\nacres for Marvin Greenwood, and in 1839 brought his fam-\\nily out. In 1840 he bought his present place of Silas\\nParks, but did not permanently occupy it until 1842.\\nAvery s first mill journeys were made in a canoe, by way\\nof the Maple River to Ionia; and when he wanted to reach\\na market-town he journeyed to Detroit, which place he\\nreached at times by ox-team and at others on foot. In the\\nwinter of 1842 he cut out a road four rods wide and two\\nmiles in length, and assisted later in the foundation of the\\nvillage of St. Johns, by hauling from the Rochester Colony\\nmill the boards for the first frame house built in the vil-\\nlage, the Whittemore house, owned by Cornelius Vroo-\\nman. Mr. Avery was esteemed a hunter and trapper of\\nconsummate skill, and carried on an active and profitable\\ncampaign against wolves and other wild animals, the scalps\\nof the wolves yielding a handsome bounty.\\nCharles Simpson was a settler upon section 8 about the\\ntime of Avery s location, and made himself famous chiefly\\nby reason of the fact that when he came in he brought\\ntwo barrels of pork and two barrels of whisky. The former\\nhe peddled out to his neighbors. The latter he kept for\\nhis own use, and used so freely that by the time the supply\\nwas exhausted, he himself was nearly in the same condition.\\nAmong other early settlers iu that vicinity were the\\nDavisons, Boughtons, Wykofis, Krolls, Balcoms, Doyns,\\nShulters, Laphams, Tranchells, Williams, Hugus, and\\nWarrens.\\nIn the southern portion of Bingham the earliest settle-\\nment was made by William H. Norris in 1838, upon one\\nhundred and twenty acres in section 32, where he still lives.\\nFrom a recently-published sketch of Mr. Norris pioneer\\nexperiences is given the following\\nBen Merrihew, of Olive, had built a shanty on a piece\\nof land owned by him, and quite near to Mr. Norris, and\\nbeing unoccupied the latter took possession of it until he\\ncould build upon his own. At this time he sold forty\\nacres of his farm to his brother, R. S. (now deceased), and\\nthe two families lived together in the house which Mr.\\nNorris immediately erected. During the latter part of fall\\nand the early part of the winter following the logs were\\ngotten together and hewn for the brother s house, and\\nbetween Christmas and New Year they raised it. On the\\nsame day, while they were at work at the new house, the\\nfirst one took fire, and for all they could do burned to the\\nground with all its contents, although, happily, it was so\\nsoon after their arrival that the better part of the household\\ngoods had not yet come from the former home in Washte-\\nnaw. At this critical juncture some hardships were endured\\nwhich, even looked back upon through the soltening screen\\nof many years of plenty, bring with them no sensations of\\nplea.sure. Of course there was nothing to do but to finish\\nthe brother s house, and all occupy it until the burned spot\\ncould be covered by another home. In about two weeks\\nfrom the lime of the fire the father came from Superior", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0495.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "382\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwitli the expected goods, together with some eatables, put\\nin witli an especial reference to the late fire, all of which\\nexactly fitted into the niche which hard circumstances had\\nchiseled. The rest of the winter was spent quite comfort-\\nably in spito of the uninviting outlook a little before, and\\nin the spring enough land was stripped of trees and logs to\\nallow of the sowing of two bushels of spring wheat on as\\nmany acres and a little later three acres of corn were\\nplanted, although the ground for this was not cleared of\\nlogs, but the corn was thrust into the soil wherever a spot\\ncould be found. One acre and a half of exceedingly rough-\\nlooking ground was given to a scattering of oats, and thus\\nthe new farm was cropped. In the following August the\\nburned house was replaced, and soon after, harvest coming\\non, the crops were taken from the ground. A thrashing-\\nfloor was made of split plank, a flail prepared, and the\\nyellow sheaves of wheat yielded up their golden treasure to\\nthe amount of twenty bushels of clean, plump kernels.\\nThe corn had eared splendidly, and two hundred bushels\\nwere securely cribbed but the oats had been sown so late\\nthat they could not ripen, and were cut and stacked for\\nfodder. Thus diligent hands, aided by a kind Providence,\\nmanaged to gather through the summer an encouraging\\nplenty for the winter, and these things provided for, what\\nif the home-nest was a little crude and frontier-looking?\\nIt was comfortable and was home. To them Be it ever\\nso humble, there s no place like home was true, and hunger\\nwas not to gnaw nor cold to pinch.\\nAfter grain had been grown, harvested, and thrashed,\\nthe work of putting it into a condition from which it could\\nbe moulded into eatables was by no means accomplished,\\nfor the milling in those days was a very important factor in\\nthis preparation. Mr. Norris had come into the place well\\nprovided with provisions, and not until August of the fol-\\nlowing year did he have to perform the laborious task of\\ngoing to mill. But at that time it must be done, and throw-\\ning ten bushels of wheat into a wagon, and hitching on a yoke\\nof oxen, he started ofi to find the mill at Delta, Eaton Co.\\nPersons not familiar with pioneer life can but illy imagine\\nwhat were the difficulties of team travel in those days of\\nfootpaths and tree-blockaded roads. To the mill at Delta\\nhe went until one was built at Rochester Colony in 1841\\nor 1842.\\nMr. Norris, as well as some others, was a religious man,\\nand realizing the need of gospel services in a place so emi-\\nnently calculated to breed a forgetfuluess of God and the\\nincalculable interests of the soul, he, with others, organ-\\nized a Methodist society in 1840, and they were soon shep-\\nherded by the Rev. Lewis Coburn. Revs. Lapham and W.\\nJackson, respectively, followed him in the gospel work in\\nthose extreme early days of Bingham.\\nThe next settler after Norris in the southern portion of\\nthe township was Levi Frost, who in 1838 made a home\\non section 35. While raising a barn. in 1844, Frost was\\ncrushed and killed by a falling log. Christopher Vande-\\nventer married the widow and lived on the place. He was\\nmuch given to hunting bears and wolves, and made a com-\\nfortable living on tlie soalpbounties he obtained.\\nThe place now occupied by William H. Krepps was first\\nsettled by Nathan Flint about 1840. Flint claimed to be\\na physician, and did doctor a good many people effectively\\nwith roots and herbs, although ho was looked upon by reg-\\nular practitioners as an impo.stor. Still he was gladly wel-\\ncomed by sick settlers, and he did some good service.\\nWhile chopping. Dr. Flint was badly hurt by a falling tree.\\nDr. HoUister, of Victor, called to see him, and pronounced\\nhis left leg so badly shattered, and Flint himself so pros-\\ntrated, that it would be useless to attempt to set the leg, for\\nthe patient was bound to die. Nevertheless, Dr. Flint\\ninsisted that he would not die, and after nine days of suf-\\nfering, finding no one to set his leg, he set it himself and\\nfinally recovered.\\nMoses D. Tabor settled in 1843 across the southern\\ntown-line, opposite section 34, when the only settler west of\\nthere was William H. Norris, and the only ones eastward\\nwere Levi Frost and Dr. Flint. Tabor lodged his family at\\nJ. W. Merrihew s while he was getting his cabin ready, and\\nalthough Merrihew s cabin had but one room in it, the two\\nfamilies of nine persons managed to exist there, although\\nwith little comfort or convenience. When Tabor had got\\nout logs for his cabin and was ready to raise it there came\\non a heavy snow-storm and buried his logs so that he\\ncould not well get at them. In this emergency he put up\\na shanty in the snow as best he could, and for the next two\\nweeks his family lived without a pound of flour in the\\nhouse, but got along instead on hulled corn. What neigh-\\nbors he could reach were as badly off for flour as he was,\\nand getting to mill was out of the question by reason of the\\nimpassable condition of the few roads.\\nWilliam Faucett, who in 1848 made a settlement on sec-\\ntion 34 (where he now lives), took a tract upon which\\nnot a stick had been cut. In 1850, Ezekiel Lamphei e lo-\\ncated on section 35, about a half-mile north of Dr. Flint.\\nNorman Williams came to section 35 in 1855. In the\\nsouthern portion of the town the early settlers included also\\nJ. N. De Witt, 0. M. Brooks, William Gigler, George\\nWaldron, Carr, Richardson, Gillison, Newman, Barnes,\\nHicks, Atkinson, and Beach.\\nL. S. Conn joined the settlers in Bingham in 1847, and\\noccupied a place on section 21, where a Mr. Halsinger had\\nmade a clearing of two or three acres. Mr. Conn s neigh-\\nbors were Benjamin Brown on the west, and Aslier Hath-\\naway on the north, both within easy call. Although the\\nsurrounding neighborhood contained quite a number of\\nsettlers, settlements had not in that quarter more than\\nfairly commenced.\\nSouth of Conn, and near the south line of the town,\\nJoseph Sperry had been living on sections 33 and 34 since\\n1844. When he came in for a settlement he had to cut\\nout a road from Laingsburg to his place. His nearest\\nneighbor was Moses D. Tabor, in Olive, on the north town-\\nline, where he had been living about a year. Christopher\\nVandeventer was on section 35, near where W. H. Krepps\\nnow lives. Sperry was the only one in the neighborhood\\nboasting the possession of a wagon, and he was therefore\\nthe one who went to mill for all the neighbors, the mill in\\nquestion being at the Rochester Colony. The pay he got\\nfrom those whom he thus served was daily labor on his place,\\nfor money was too scarce to be paid out unless other means\\nfailed. Sperry was a cooper, and made a good many barrels,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0496.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "Residence of JOH^ A LHy. a in sham, uuitonCo.Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0497.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0498.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "BINGHAM TOWNSHIP.\\n383\\nwhich he marketed at Do Witt, where also the settlers\\nfound their post-office as well as their church.\\nSperry s cabin had a bark roof, but neither window nor\\ndoor, and many a night Mrs. Sperry was left alone with her\\nchildren to brave the terrors of loneliness, emphasized by\\nthe presence of howling wolves. One night, while her hus-\\nband was gone on a journey to the Colony mill, Mrs. Sperry\\nwas awakened by the pandemonium of what appeared to\\nher to be an hundred wolves howling about her cabin.\\nTerrified, she fled with her two small children into the\\ndarkness and made for the house of Christopher Vande-\\nventer, nearly two miles distant, where she craved shelter,\\nand remained until morning calmed her fears and enabled\\nher to return home.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nBingham was organized under act of Legislature ap-\\nproved March 21, 1839, and included towns 7 and 8 north,\\nin ranges 1 and 2 west, previously a portion of De Witt\\ntownship. Towns 7 and 8 in range 1 were detached in\\n1840, and called Ovid and Dupl:iin respectively. Town 8\\nin range 2 was set off Feb. 1(3. 1842, and named Green-\\nbush. The name of Bingham was bestowed in honor of\\nGovernor K. S. Bingham.\\nThe first town-meeting in Bingham was held, in accord-\\nance with the provisions of the organizing act, at the hou.se\\nof Joseph Sever, April 3, 1839. The record of the proceed-\\nings of that meeting has been lost, and nothing can, there-\\nfore, be said touching the list of officers then elected. At\\na special meeting held at Grove Cooper s house April 27,\\n1839, it was voted to raise one hundred dollars to defray the\\nexpenses of the town for the ensuing year, that a pound\\nshould be established at John Ferdon s barn free of ex-\\npense, and that no money should be raised for the support\\nthe poor.\\nBelow is given a list of persons elected annually from\\n1840 to 1880 to the offices of supervisor, clerk, treasurer,\\nand justice of the peace in the township of Bingham\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1840. R. K. Criivcn.*\\n1864-65. Oeorge R. Hunt\\n1811. Lucius Morton.\\n1866. 0. L. Spauliling.\\n1842-48. S. W. Downer\\n.f 1867. Vf. S. Lazello.\\n]84y-52. W. Eftos.\\n1868. George Serviss.\\n185.3. W. SilvcrwooJ.\\n186U. George R. Hunt.\\n1S54. G. W. Estcs.\\n1870. 11. C. Smitli.\\n185.5. J. 0. P.almer.\\n1871. George R. Hunt.\\n185fi-58. W. H. Mooto.\\n1872. A.J. BaMnin.\\n1859-60. C. Kipp.\\n1873. 0. AV. Munger.\\n1861. T. Baker.\\n1874. J. M. Easton.\\n1862-63. IL M. Perrin.\\n1875-80. Josiah Uplou.\\n1840. S. Pcarl.\u00c2\u00bb\\n1841. R. Morton.\\n1842. N. W. AlJrich.f\\n1843. W. U. Norris.\\nCLERKS.\\n1844. W. C. Gardner.\\n1845. J. Avery, Jr.\\n1846. W. C.Gardner.\\n1847-48. J. M. Estoa.\\nTownship divided. At the first election this year fifty-seven\\nvotes were polled. At the special election the same year, after the\\ndivision, twenty-five votes were cast, Thomas Fisk hcing chosen\\nSupervisor; David Sevey, Clerk; John Ferdon, Treasurer; and\\nDavid Sevcy, Marvin Green, and Joel Behee, Justices of the Peace.\\nI Grecubush detached. Nino votes cast at this year s election in\\nBinghuui.\\n1849-51. J. R. Halo.\\n1852. H. G. Tyler.\\n1853-54. William C. Gardner.\\n1855-57. William IL Conn.\\n1858. R. Plumstead.\\n1859-60. H. M. Perrin.\\n1861-63. George R. Hunt.\\n1864-65. AV. S. Lazelle.\\n1866. A. 0. Hunt.\\n1867. AV. S. Lazelle.\\n1868. I. H. Cranson.\\n1869-71. A. J. Baldwin.\\n1872. M. J. Bassett.\\n1873. R. J. Woodruff.\\n1874-75. M.J. Bassett.\\n1876-80. AV. M. Leiand.\\n1840. S. L. Smith.*\\n1841. H.Morton.\\n1842-43. L. Morton.f\\n1844-46. W. H. Norris.\\n1847-48. H. Avery.\\n1849. Isaac AA ait.\\n1850. L. Morion.\\n1851. R. AVilco.x.\\n1852. N.Doty.\\n1853. C. A. Lamb.\\n1854-56. N. Doty.\\n1857-58. C. A. Lamb.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1859-61. W. H. Conn.\\n1862-63. S. Hunt.\\n1864-65. J. AV. Ash.\\n1866-67. James Kipp.\\n1868. L Gabrien.\\n1869. S. J. AVright.\\n1870-71. E. L.Smith.\\n1872. C. B. Andrews.\\n1873-74. IL S. Hilton.\\n1875-76. AV. H. Turner.\\n1877-78. 0. M. Brooks.\\n1879-80. 0. B. Swain.\\nJUSTICES OF THE\\nPEACE.\\n1840.\\nS.Penrl.\u00c2\u00ae\\n1861.\\nD. Sturgis.\\nIS41.\\nM. Greenwood.\\n1862.\\n0. L. Spaulding\\n1842.\\nJ. Behie-t\\n1863.\\nW. Sicliels.\\n1843.\\nS. Morion.\\n1864.\\nGeorge Serviss.\\n1844.\\nC. Vandeventer.\\n1865.\\nAV. N. AVilley.\\n1845.\\nR. S. Norris.\\n1866.\\nE. D. Tripp.\\n1846.\\nB. Morton.\\n1867.\\nG. AV. Barker.\\n1847.\\nM. Greenwood.\\n1868.\\nJ. M. McFarlan\\n1848.\\nH. S. Harrison.\\n1869.\\nAV. N. AVilley.\\n1849.\\nR. S. Norris.\\n1870.\\nE. D. Tripp.\\n1850.\\nIsaac AVait.\\n1871.\\nAVillLim Taylor.\\n1851.\\nH. AA Hudson.\\n1872.\\nJ. N. McFarlan.\\n1862.\\nZ. H. Harrison.\\n1873.\\nS. Hoyt.\\n1853.\\nI. C. Palmer.\\n1874.\\nE. D. Tripp.\\n1854.\\nG. Conn.\\n1875.\\nA. Stout.\\n1855.\\nC. Higgins.\\n1876.\\nJ. N. De AVitt.\\n1856.\\nZ, IL Harrison.\\n1877.\\nAV. H. Moote.\\n1857.\\nJ. 0. Palmer.\\n1878.\\nH. P. Adams.\\n1858.\\n0. L. Spaulding.\\n1879.\\nC. M. Merrill.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\nJ. H. Cranson.\\nGeorge Serviss.\\n1880.\\nAV. Brunson.\\nTOWNSHIP HIGHWAYS.\\nThe first liighways recorded in the township records were\\nlaid out by Highway Commissioners Barker and Stevens,\\nJuly 15, 1839. lload No. 1 is described as follows:\\nCommencing at the southeast corner of section 26, in\\ntown 8 north, of range 2 west; thence north, 52\u00c2\u00b0 west, 30\\nchains and 37 links to angle; thence north, 57\u00c2\u00b0 west, 1\\nchain and 03 links to angle; thence north, 53i\u00c2\u00b0 west, 73\\nchains and 75 links to the west line of said section 26;\\nthence north on section-line 11 chains and 26 links to the\\nnorthwest corner of said section thence north on section-\\nline 200 chains to the quarter-stake on the east line of\\nsection 10; thence west, 2J\u00c2\u00b0 south, 144 chains and 50\\nlinks to niajile stub; thence west, 30\u00c2\u00b0 south, 15 chains\\nand 50 links to (|uarter-stake-on the east side of section 8;\\nthence west, 2i\u00c2\u00b0 south, 152 chains to the quarter-post on\\nthe west line of section 7, all in said town 8 north, of\\nrange 2 west.\\nNo. 2.-rAlso a road beginning at the .southwest corner\\nof section 30 in the above-named township thence east,\\n4i\u00c2\u00b0 north, 6 chains and 90 links to post and angle; thence\\nsouth, 41\u00c2\u00b0 east, 4 chains and 92 links to buttonwood-tree\\nthence south, 54\u00c2\u00b0 east, 5 chains and 45 links to a post;", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0499.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "384\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthence south, 48\u00c2\u00b0 east, 50 chains and 50 links to post\\nthence south, 52\u00c2\u00b0 east, 10 chains to post thence south, 43\u00c2\u00b0\\neast, 5 chains to post; thence south, 50\u00c2\u00b0 east, 151 chains\\nto beech-tree thence south, 46\u00c2\u00b0 east, 6 chains and 25 links\\nto post thence south, 48\u00c2\u00b0 east, 7 chains to post thence\\neast, 2i\u00c2\u00b0 north, 120 chains to post; thence south, 66\u00c2\u00b0 east,\\n5 chains to beech-tree thence south, 77\u00c2\u00b0 east, 10 chains\\nand 65 links to beech-tree thence east, 3i\u00c2\u00b0 north, 6 chains\\nand 60 links to post thence south, 65\u00c2\u00b0 east, 13 chains and\\n75 links thence south, 59\u00c2\u00b0 east, 4i chains to basswood-\\ntree; thence south, 58\u00c2\u00b0 east, 19* chains to beech-tree;\\nthence south, 80\u00c2\u00b0 east, 8 chains and 40 links to maple-tree;\\nthence south, 85\u00c2\u00b0 east, 15 chains and 38 links to post;\\nthence south, 75\u00c2\u00b0 east, 30 chains and 38 links to post\\nthence east, 17\u00c2\u00b0 north, 4 chains and 96 links to elm-tree;\\nthence east, 18 chains and 25 links to post thence east,\\n27\u00c2\u00b0 north, 7 chains to basswood-tree thence east, 14\u00c2\u00b0\\nnorth, 11 chains and 56 links to post; thence south, 85\u00c2\u00b0\\neast, 19 chains and 87 links to post; thence east, 4\u00c2\u00b0 north,\\n4 chains; thence north, 37\u00c2\u00b0 east, 3 chains; thence east,\\n29\u00c2\u00b0 north, 1 1 chains and 81 links thence east, 5\u00c2\u00b0 south,\\n9 J chains thence east, 13\u00c2\u00b0 south, 7 chains and 56 links;\\nthence east, 5\u00c2\u00b0 south, 12 chains and 30 links; thence east,\\n10\u00c2\u00b0 north, 15 chains and 12 links; thence 39\u00c2\u00b0 north, 4\\nchains and 11 links; thence east, 43 J\u00c2\u00b0 north, 5 chains and\\n75 links; thence east, 32J\u00c2\u00b0 north, 6 chains; thence east,\\n48\u00c2\u00b0 north, 24 J chains to the south [east] corner of section\\n36 in said town 8 north, of range 2 west.\\nNo. 3. Also commencing 2i\u00c2\u00b0 north, 40 chains east of\\nquarter-post, on the west line of section 6, town 7 north, of\\nrange 1 west; thence east, 2^\u00c2\u00b0 north, 36 chains and 5\\nlinks to post thence north, 5\u00c2\u00b0 west, 46 chains to the north\\nline of said section 6, 5 chains and 17 links west of the\\nnortheast corner of said section 6.\\nCOPY OP ENTRY IN HIGHWAY RECORDS.\\nMr. Stephen Pearl, T.C., of the township of Bingham\\nWe the undersigned, highway commissioners of the said\\ntown, having determined to lay out the following roads, do\\nhereby order you to record the same.\\nThe minutes of the surveys of the several roads are as\\nfollows\\nToum 8 north, of range 2 west.\\nNo. 1 Beginning at the west quarter stake of section\\nNo. 23; thence running north 87 J east, 80 chains to the\\neast quarter post of 23.\\nNo. 2. Beginning at the northeast corner of section\\nNo. 27; thence running south, 87i\u00c2\u00b0 west, 160 chains to\\nthe southwest corner of section No. 21.\\nTown 7 north, of range 1 west.\\nNo. 1. Beginning at the southwest corner of section\\nNo. 36 thence running south, 87\u00c2\u00b0 west, 19 chains thence\\nnorth, 52J\u00c2\u00b0 west, 8 chains; thence south, 5H\u00c2\u00b0 west, 17\\nchains and 3 links thence south, 87\u00c2\u00b0 west, 32 chains and\\n13 links to the southwest corner of section No. 35.\\nNo. 2. Beginning at the southwest corner of section\\nNo. 36; thence running north, 3\u00c2\u00b0 west, 92 chains; thence\\nnorth, 45\u00c2\u00b0 east, 37 chains and 70 links to a stake 59 links\\nnorth, J\u00c2\u00b0 west, from w. oak 18 inches in diameter.\\nToion 8 north, of range 1 west.\\nNo. 1. Beginning at a stake bearing south 87i\u00c2\u00b0 west,\\n20 chains from the northwest corner of section No. 33\\nthence running south, 21\u00c2\u00b0 east, 80 chains and 24 links;\\nthence south, 15\u00c2\u00b0 west, 3 chains and 75 links; thence\\nsouth, 26\u00c2\u00b0 west, 13 chains and 52 links thence south, 2i\u00c2\u00b0\\neast, 12 chains and 59 links to a stake standing in the\\ncentre of the highway.\\nRecorded Dec. 14, 1839.\\nSamuel Barker,\\nCharles Stevens,\\nStephen Pearl, T. C,\\nCommissioners of Highways.\\nEDUCATIONAL.\\nBingham s first school was taught on the Silas Parks\\nplace by Mary, daughter of Nathan Smith, of Olive. The\\nschool-house was an abandoned cabin, and the pupils were\\nfrom the families of Lucius Morton, Silas Parks, and Ben-\\njamin Finkle. Mary Smith taught the school two terms,\\nand after that Orpha Fisk taught in the same house. The\\nnext teacher was Lucinda Richmond, who kept school about\\ntwo years in Lucius Morton s house, Morton having built\\nan addition to his residence for this purpose. He hired\\nMiss Richmond at one dollar a week, and charged a certain\\nsum per capita for each child to cover expenses. Some of\\nthe pupils were boarded by him and others brought their\\ndinners.\\nThe records of an early date having been lost, very little\\ntouching the history of township schools from the begin-\\nning can be gleaned. There is, indeed, nothing to be\\ngathered from the records antedating 1855. On the 6th\\nof October in that year it appears of record that district\\nNo. 4 was organized to contain the south half of section 9\\nand the whole of section 16, except the southwest quarter\\nof the southwest quarter. On the same day district No. 5\\nwas formed, and contained sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.\\nFractional district No. 6 was formed Oct. 27, 1855, of a\\nportion of Olive and section 26, the east half of section 34,\\nand the whole of section 35 in Bingham. Oct. 27, 1855,\\nNo. 7 was organized to contain section 29, the south half\\nof section 30, the whole of section 31, the north half of\\nthe northwest quarter, the southwest quarter of the north-\\nwest quarter, the southwest quarter, and the west half of\\nthe west half of the southeast quarter of section 32. No.\\n8 was organized Feb. 2, 1856, and comprised the northwest\\nquarter of section 28, the north half of section 29, and the\\nnorth half of section 30.\\nFrom 1853 to 1858 teachers were appointed as follows:\\nNov. 20, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pamelia Bliss.\\nMay 6, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jane Clark.\\nMay 29, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stella Ferguson.\\nNov. 6, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S. J. Wilcox.\\nDec. 2, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tamour Doty.\\nDec. 5, 1854. Catherine A. Fenner.\\nMay 7, 1855. Mary C. Richmond.\\nNov. 3, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 R. Dubois.\\nDec. 15, 1855. William Silverwood.\\nDec. 21, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. A. Lamb.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0500.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0501.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0502.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0503.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0504.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "BINGHAM TOWNSHIP.\\n385\\nJan. 17, 1856. Susan Gardner, Emily Rowan.\\nApril 29, 1856. Nancy M. Richmond, Adelaide Smith.\\nNov. 1, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles T. Eaoe.\\nNov. 19, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George L. Wait.\\nDec. 17, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Catherine A. Fenner.\\nJan. 1, 1857. John 0. Palmer.\\nJan. 26, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Doty.\\nApril 13, 1857. Sally Lamphere.\\nApril 21, 1857. Ann Davidson.\\nMay 1, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lucy M. Palmer.\\nJune 19, 1857. Betsey Warren.\\nNov. 7, 1857. Seth Hunt, Jr., Anthony Swarthout.\\nNov. 12, 1857.- John Van Horn.\\nDec. 2, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John R. Pond.\\nDec. 12, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Esther Powell.\\nJan. 5, 1858.^ Nancy Sewell.\\nMarch 4, 1858. Jeanette E. Newell.\\nApril 10, 1858. Elizabeth Severance, Rosina Severance,\\nSophronia Corbin.\\nThe annual school report for 1879 gives the following\\ndetails\\nNumber of districts (whole, 5 fractional, 5) 10\\nscholars of school age 1,049\\nAverage attendance 889\\nValue of tcbooI property $17,725\\nAmount of teachers wages 85,014.50\\nThe school directors for 1879 were H. W. Hale, C. H.\\nSebert, Lyman Sperry, Josiah Upton, William Atkinson,\\nN. Williamson, Jans Purvis, Eugene Shulters, Frank\\nSacket, and Richard Gay.\\nRELIGIOUS.\\nTHE WEST BINGHAM UNITED BRETHREN CLASS.\\nIn September, 1867, Rev. William Palmer, of the Ben-\\ngal Circuit, organized the West Bingham United Brethren\\nclass, with five members, viz. D. C. Nonis, Henry Lar-\\nkens, George Yallap, Mary Larkens, and Mary Yallap, the\\nclass-leader being Henry Larkens. The Peck school-house,\\nin district No. 3, has been used as the place of worship\\nsince the class organization. The class has now a member-\\nship of thirteen, and meets for worship once a fortnight.\\nMr. Palmer s successors on the work have been Revs. Dor-\\nrance, Beechler, Shelley, Barnuby, Older, Duryea, Lane,\\nMaynard, and Mowers. There is also a union Sunday-\\nschool, of which Robert Larkens is superintendent, and in\\nwhich the attendance averages forty.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKIiTCHES.\\nJOHN R. HALE.\\nJohn R. Hale was born at Sanger.sfield, Oneida Co., N. Y.,\\nFeb. 5, 1822, on the same farm and in the same house\\nwhere his father, Seneca Hale, was born in 1790. John R.\\nlived at home until he was twenty-one, and that year 1 842)\\ncame to Michigan with one hundred dollars, bought land\\nin Ingham County, where he remained some three years,\\nexchanging that property fur one bundled and sixty acres\\n49\\nof land where he now resides, and upon which he moved in\\n1845. The whole county was then a wilderness, scarcely\\nsettled and all new beginners, not more than fifty acres\\nof land at that time had been plowed in the town of Bing-\\nham. Mr. Hale s first dwelling was a log cabin of the most\\nprimitive kind, where he and his mother lived for several\\nyears. To supply the necessaries of life Mr. Hale was\\nobliged to seek employment in the more populous portions\\nof the State, consequently the improvements upon his own\\nland were made with the greatest diSiculty. In 1852 he\\nwent to California; was absent two and a half years, when\\nhe returned with sufficient money to enable him to purchase\\nother lands, erect a more pretentious log house, and make\\nsubstantial improvements from time to time until he now\\nhas a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres and a\\ncommodious brick residence, a view of which may be seen in\\nthis work. Mr. Hale has been twice married: first to Cor-\\ndelia E. Redfield, June 2, 1847. She died Dec. 26, 1876,\\nleaving two children, Emma, married Milton Smith;\\nthe son, Frank 0., lives at home. Mr. Hale was again\\nmarried August, 1877, to Dorissa Miles, by whom he has\\none daughter. Politically, Mr. Hale is a Democrat, has\\nheld several town offices, and is classed among the substan-\\ntial and reliable men of Clinton County.\\nJOHN AVERY.\\nJohn Avery was born in the town of Lyme, Conn., May\\n4, 1798, and is of English and Scotch descent. When six\\nyears of age his parents moved to Jefierson Co., N. Y., and\\nwhen the war of 1812 broke out, John Avery, then a lad\\nof thirteen years, moved by a spirit of adventure and\\nindependence which has characterized him through life,\\nenlisted in the Twenty-third Regiment of United States\\nInfantry. He participated in the capture of Fort George,\\nand nearly all the engagements on the frontier during the\\nwar, and took part in the capture of the brigs Adams\\nand Caledonia was taken prisoner at the battle of Fort\\nErie by the Indians, who took him to the forests of Canada,\\nwhere he remained more than a year in charge of Jack\\nBrandt, when his freedom was purchased by Adams Ball,\\nmerchants at Twelve-Mile Creek. He then returned to\\nAdams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he was married, August,\\n1821, to Sarah Cooper, of Watertown. After a few years\\nthey went to Chautau(|ua County, and in 1830 came to\\nMichigan, stopping in Oakland County two years, arriving\\nin Clinton County the fall of 1838 with fifty dollars; pur-\\nchased forty acres of land in the town of Greenbush,\\nwhere he remained five years, then purchased eighty acres\\nin Bingham, where he has since resided. At that time\\nthis part of the county was sparsely settled, and all new\\nbeginners, with limited means. Mr. Avery cut out the\\nroad for two miles, and put in the first log bridges on that\\nroad. Xl e country was heavily timbered, and the process\\nof making a farm was slow, but by the indomitable perse-\\nverance and strong arm of this pioneer the improvements\\nwere made, other lands added, until at one time he had\\nmore than four hundred acres of land, with large and sub-\\nstantial improvements. He has rai.sed a family of .seven\\nchildren, five sous and two daughters, besides three chil-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0505.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "388\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nable there were several in addition to those given in the list\\nof oflBcers for that year.\\nBy vote the following persons were elected pathmasters\\nin the several districts\\nSilas W. Rose, district No. 1.\\nWilliam Young, district No. 2.\\nPhilemon Newman, district No. 3.\\nW. J. Partelo, district No. 4.\\nJesse Jameson, district No. 5.\\nJohn Collister, district No. 6.\\nThe first meeting of the town board of the township of\\nOssowa, to audit its accounts, was held Nov. 18, 1839, at\\nwhich time the following accounts were entered\\nJames Smith $10.50\\nW. E.Young 2.25\\nJonathan Burke 2.50\\nDaniel M. Blood 3.110\\nS. W. Rose 28.00\\nAlva Coddington 8.00\\nJesse Jameson 21.00\\nHugh Hagerty 18.00\\nHosea Root 4.50\\nJohn Collister 8.50\\nPhilemon Newman 10.50\\nW. J. Partelo 7.15\\nTotal $120.00\\nOn Jan. 23, 1840, James M. Blood, in consideration\\nof twelve and one-half cents, received to [his] full satisfac-\\ntion, leased to school district No. 3 of the township of\\nOssowa one-quarter of an acre in the northwest corner of\\nsection 13, now in the township of Victor, to have and\\nto hold the same for the use of said district as long or as\\nmapy years as the school district desire to occupy it as a\\nsite for a school-house. This was the first lease made and\\nrecorded in the township.\\nThe first license to keep a tavern was granted to James\\nM. Blood. A few days after, the following one was granted\\nto Samuel Chappel, in the following words\\nCounty op Clinton,\\nState op Michigan, j\\nAt a meeting of the town board [of the township of\\nOssowa], at the house of James M. Blood, for the purpose\\nof granting permits to tavern-keepers and common victual-\\nsellers, on the 11th day of April, 1840, Samuel Chappel\\nwas allowed to keep a tavern in all its various branches, ex-\\ncepting the privilege to retail ardent and spirituous lickours,\\nwhich privilege the board do not grant or permit said license\\nto take effect on the 1st day of May of the present year,\\nand to expire on the last day of April, 1841, in hid house,\\nformerly belonging to Chancey Davis, on section 27, town\\n6 north, range 1 W., and no other.\\nJames M. Blood,\\nH. Hagerty,\\nJesse Jameson,\\nJohn Collister,\\nTown Board.\\nAs has been stated, Ossowa was divided in 1843 and the\\ntownship of Bath was organized. The first election held\\nin Bath as a distinct township was at the house of Silas\\nW. Rose, on the 18th day of April, 1843, on which occa-\\nsion the whole number of votes cast was twenty-five.\\nThe township oflBcers of Ossowa and Bath annually\\nelected from 1839 to 1880, inclusive, have been as named\\nip the following list, vi)!.\\nOSSOWA.\\n1839. Supervisor, Silas W. Rose Clerk, C. Davis* Com-\\nmissioners of Highways, James Smith, Hosea\\nRoot, Jesse Jameson Assessors, Hugh Hagerty,\\nA. Coddington, Philemon Newman School In-\\nspectors, Silas W. Rose, W. J. Partelo, A. Cod-\\ndington Justices, Hugh Hagerty, Jesse Jame-\\nson, P. Newman, S. W. Rose Collector, Jona-\\nthan Burke; Constables, Jonathan Burke, Peter\\nFinke, Chauncey Davis, J. Canklin Directors\\nof the Poor, Robert Finch, James Smith Treas-\\nurer, Jesse Jameson.\\n1840. Supervisor, James Blood; Treasurer, Jesse Jame-\\nson A.ssessors, A. Coddington, D. H. Blood,\\nHugh Hagerty Collector, P. Finch School\\nInspectors, W. J. Partelo, R. Collister, Jr.,\\nJonathan Burke Directors of the Poor, Robert\\nCollister, W. E. Young Commissioners, Robert\\nFinch, Joseph Parsons, James M. Blood Jus-\\ntices, W. J. Partelo Constables, Peter Finch,\\nStephen Finch, Samuel Chappel, W. Calkins.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W. W. Upton Clerk, Silas W. Rose\\nTreasurer, 0. A. Phelps Assessors, Hugh\\nHagerty, Henry Goodrich, Jesse Burke Col-\\nlector, John Crist School Inspectors, Walter\\nLaiug, John G. Brindle, W. W. Upton Com-\\nmissioners, Edwin L. Phelps, C. Potter, Went-\\nworth Calkins Justice, Walter Laing Consta-\\nbles, John Crist, William Culver, W. Calkins\\nDirectors of the Poor, James Smith, Jesse Jame-\\nson.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W. W. Upton; Clerk, D. H. Blood;\\nTreasurer, Ainsworth Reed Assessors, John\\nGroom, Walter Laing; Commissioners, Howe\\nCovert, John Collister, Joshua Priest Justice,\\nStephen Smith School Inspectors, John Brin-\\ngle, John Groom, W. W. Upton Directors of\\nthe Poor, David B. Cranson, D. S. Coates Con-\\nstables, William Finch, C. S. SwegleS; A. Groom\\nSealer of Weights and Measures, James Calkins.\\nBATH.\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, 0. A. Phelps; Clerk, S. W. Rose;\\nTreasurer, E. L. Phelps Assessors, R. J. Burt,\\nH. Culver School Inspectors, R. J. Burt, A.\\nPriest Directors of the Poor, Jacob Conklin,\\nS. W. Rose Commissioners, P. Newman, Wil-\\nliam Cass, James Smith; Justices, S. Call, Wil-\\nliam Cass, J. Burke Constables, R. J. Burt,\\nH. Stevens, J. Persons, M. W. Newman.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, O. A. Phelps; Clerk, S. W. Rose;\\nTreasurer, E. L. Phelps Assessor, A. Eldrich\\nSchool Inspector, R. J. Burt. The minutes of\\nthe meeting of this year are incomplete and in-\\ndefinite.\\nAt a special election called on May 11, 1839, for the purpose of\\ntilling vacancies, the following-named persons were chosen Clerk,\\nJohn Collister; Assessor, Jesse Burke; School Inspector, William E.\\nYoung.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0506.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "BATH TOWNSHIP.\\n389\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. Cole Clerk, W. H. H. Culver\\nTrcisurer, Assessors, John Covert,\\nI. B. Towner Commissioner, J. Calkins School\\nInspector, S. B. Smith Directors of the Poor,\\nJ. Smith, I. Fletcher; Justice, R. Burt; Con-\\nstables, T. Newman, L. Priest.\\n184C. Supervisor, Samuel Cole; Clerk, Israel R. Trem-\\nbley Treasurer, Jesse Burke Commissioners,\\nEdwin L. Phelps, Stephen Gregory, Montgomery\\nBurt School Inspectors, D. L. Elert, Samuel\\nB. Smith Justices, Ezias A. Phelps, Isaac\\nFletcher Directors of the Poor, Isaac B.\\nTowner, Isaac Fletcher Constables, Montgom-\\nery Burt, Harrison Levanway, Hamilton Stevens,\\nWilliam H. Culver.\\n1847. Supervisor, D. Levanway; Clerk, John Crist;\\nTreasurer, Jesse Burke Commissioners, George\\nSmith, William Coss, E. L. Phelps School In-\\nspector, Richard Burt Justices, Samuel Cole,\\nJohn Tyler Directors of the Poor, Jacob Conk-\\nlin, Harrison Levanway Constables, Hamilton\\nStevens, Alexis Tyler.\\n1848. Supervisor, Dorus Levanway; Clerk, Sylvanus\\nBachelder Justice, Isaac Fletcher Treasurer,\\nJesse Burke School Inspector, Dorus Levan-\\nway Commissioner, A. Tyler Assessors, Joseph\\nPiersons, Isaac B. Towner Directors of the\\nPoor, J. Couklin, James Smith Constables,\\nA. Stevens, S. Tyler, P. Conklin, W. H. Culver.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, R. Burt; Clerk, S. Bachelder; Justice,\\nR. Burt Treasurer, J. Burke School Inspec-\\ntors, W. H. Culver, J. Marsden Commission-\\ners, J. Tyler, S. Cole Assessors, R. CoUister,\\nJ. B. Towner; Directors of the Poor, J. Smith,\\nJ. Conklin Constables, L. Tyler, M. Cushman,\\nT. Newman.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervissor, S. B. Smith; Clerk, S. Bachelder;\\nTreasurer, A. Tyler Justice, Thomas Peacock\\nSchool Inspector, J. R. Trembley Commissioner,\\nJames Smith Assessors, E. L. Phelps, W. H.\\nCulver Directors of the Poor, James Smith,\\nJacob Conklin Constables, Stephen Tyler,\\nJames Smith, Peter Conklin, Morris Cushman.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. B. Smith; Clerk, S. Bachelder;\\nTreasurer, J. Burke Justice, S. Cole School\\nInspector, R. Burt Commissioner, D. P. Dryer\\nAssessors, J. Piersons, T. Peacock Directors of\\nthe Poor, J. Smith, J. Tyler; Constables, A.\\nSweet, P. Rose, L. Tyler, S. Cole.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, S. Fletcher;\\nTreasurer, A. Cole Justice, S. 11. Trembley\\nSchool Inspector, S. Bachelder; Commissioner,\\nJ. Tyler Directors of the Poor, R. Burt, D. P.\\nDryer Constables, A. Crane, A. Sweet.\\n1853. Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher;\\nTreasurer, S. Cole; Justice, E. L. Phelps;\\nSchool Inspector, A. Crane; Commissioner,\\nJoseph Pierson Directors of the Poor, S. Cole,\\nA. Sweet Constables, A. Crane, W. Peacock,\\nR. Rose, James Smith.\\n1854. Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher, Jr.;\\nTreasurer, S. Cole Justice, D. P. Dryer\\nSchool Inspector, S. Bachelder Commissioner,\\nE. Trumble Directors of the Poor, S. Cole, E.\\nL. Phelps Constables, S. Hunt, R. Rose, L.\\nTyler, S. Tyler.\\n1855. Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher, Jr.;\\nTreasurer, I. Cole School Inspector, W. R.\\nNorton Commissioner, A. Smith Directors of\\nthe Poor, R. Collister, Jr., E. R. Phelps Con-\\nstables, J. Burke, J. Spangler, W. Stevens, S.\\nR. Tyler.\\n1856. Supervisor, James H. Cayvett; Clerk, Jacob Spang-\\nler Treasurer, D. P. Dryer School Inspector,\\nJames H. Cayvett Justice, John Watlin Com-\\nmissioner, Benjamin Martin Directors of the\\nPoor, A. K. Shay, Henry Goodrich Constables,\\nL. Potter, N. P. Gallup, D. Marr, Wm. Stevens.\\n1857. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, Samuel Cole;\\nTreasurer, I. Fletcher, Jr. Justice, A. Crane\\nSchool Inspectors, John G. Brindle, P. R. S.\\nCrage Commissioners, Walter Love, Oney\\nDavis Directors of the Poor, E. L. Phelps,\\nHenry Goodrich Constables, William Stevens,\\nWalter Coss, Jared Debar, Robert Rose.\\n1858. Supervisor, Thomas Woodman Clerk, W. M. Van\\nLeuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher, Jr. Jus-\\ntices, E. L. Phelps, Samuel Bender School\\nInspector, Jacob Spangler Commissioners, A.\\nDebar, Silas W. Rose Directors of the Poor,\\nJoseph Piersons, Henry Goodrich Constables,\\nA. Debar, E. Smith, W. Love, M. Cushman.\\n1859. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman Clerk, W. M.\\nVan Leuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher School\\nInspectors, John M. Easton, John G. Brindle\\nJustices, Walter Love, Isaac M. Dryer; Direc-\\ntors of the Poor, E. L. Phelps, Albert Smith;\\nConstables, James Culver, R. C. Comstock,\\nAbraham Smith, P. N. Galliger.\\n1860. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, William M.\\nVan Leuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher School\\nInspector, Hiram Rathburu Justices, Samuel\\nCole, John G. Brindle Commissioner, Silas W.\\nRose Constables, Alexander McKibbin, R. C.\\nComstock, James L. Culver.\\n1861. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, W. M. Van\\nLeuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher Justice,\\nT. J. Woodman School Inspectors, John M.\\nEaston, W. R. Norton Commissioner, James L.\\nCulver Constables, William P. Trembly, Lyman\\nS. Potter, Ransford C. Comstock, Silas W. Rose.\\n1862. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman Clerk, Wash-\\nington Youry Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher Jus-\\ntice, Marion Smith Commissioner, Daniel Sober;\\nSchool Inspectors, Jacob Spangler, John Seoly\\nConstables, Albert P. Smith, Charles Cushman,\\nGeorge H. Spangler, Wilber Thompson.\\n1863. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman; Clerk, Washing-\\nton Youry Treasurer, Stephen B. Roby Jus-\\ntices, Samuel Hunt, Elisha Abel Commissioner,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0507.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "388\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nable there were several in addition to those given in the list\\nof ofiBcers for that year.\\nBy vote the following persons were elected pathmasters\\nin the several districts\\nSilas W. Rose, district No. 1.\\nWilliam Young, district No. 2.\\nPhilemon Newman, district No. 3.\\nW. J. Partelo, district No. 4.\\nJesse Jameson, district No. 5.\\nJohn Collister, district No. 6.\\nThe first meeting of the town board of the township of\\nOssowa. to audit its accounts, was held Nov. 18, 1839, at\\nwhich time the following accounts were entered\\nJames Smith $10.50\\nW. E. Young 2.25\\nJonathan Burke 2.50\\nDaniel M. Blood 3.00\\nS. W. Rose 28.00\\nAlva Coikiington 8.00\\nJesse Jameson 21.00\\nHugh Iliigerty 18.00\\nHosea Root 4.50\\nJohn Collister 8.50\\nPhilemon Newman 10.50\\nW. J. Partelo 7.15\\nTotal $120.00\\nOq Jan. 23, 1840, James M. Blood, in consideration\\nof twelve and one-half cents, received to [his] full satisfac-\\ntion, leased to school district No. 3 of the township of\\nOssowa one-quarter of an acre in the northwest corner of\\nsection 13, now in the township of Victor, to have and\\nto hold the same for the use of said district as long or as\\nmapy years as the school district desire to occupy it as a\\nsite for a school-house. This was the first lease made and\\nrecorded in the township.\\nThe first license to keep a tavern was granted to James\\nM. Blood. A few days after, the following one was granted\\nto Samuel Chappel, ia the following words\\nCounty of Clinton, i\\nState op Michigan.\\nAt a meeting of the town board [of the township of\\nOssowa], at the house of James M. Blood, for the purpose\\nof granting permits to tavern-keepers and common victual-\\nsellers, on the 11th day of April, 1840, Samuel Chappel\\nwas allowed to keep a tavern in all its various branches, ex-\\ncepting the privilege to retail ardent and spirituous lickours,\\nwhich privilege the board do not grant or permit said license\\nto take efiFect on the 1st day of May of the present year,\\nand to expire on the last day of April, 1841, in hi^ house,\\nformerly belonging to Chancey Davis, on section 27, town\\n6 north, range 1 W., and no other.\\nJames M. Blood,\\nH. Hagerty,\\nJesse Jameson,\\nJohn Collister,\\nTown Board.\\nAs has been stated, Ossowa was divided in 1843 and the\\ntownship of Bath was organized. The first election held\\nin Bath as a distinct town.ihip was at the house of Silas\\nW. Rose, on the 18th day of April, 1843, on which occa-\\nsion the whole number of votes cast was twenty-five.\\nThe township officers of Ossowa and Bath annually\\nelected from 1839 to 1880, inclusive, have been as named\\nip the following list, vi?.\\nOSSOWA.\\n1839. Supervisor, Silas W. Rose Clerk, C. Davis* Com-\\nmissioners of Highways, James Smith, Hosea\\nRoot, Jesse Jameson Assessors, Hugh Hagerty,\\nA. Coddington, Philemon Newman School In-\\nspectors, Silas W. Rose, W. J. Partelo, A. Cod-\\ndington Justices, Hugh Hagerty, Jesse Jame-\\nson, P. Newman, S. W. Rose Collector, Jona-\\nthan Burke; Constables, Jonathan Burke, Peter\\nFiuke, Chauncey Davis, J. Canklin Directors\\nof the Poor, Robert Finch, James Smith Treas-\\nurer, Jesse Jameson.\\n1840. Supervisor, James Blood Treasurer, Jesse Jame-\\nson Assessors, A. Coddington, D. H. Blood,\\nHugh Hagerty Collector, P. Finch School\\nInspectors, W. J. Partelo, R. Collister, Jr.,\\nJonathan Burke Directors of the Poor, Robert\\nCollister, W. E. Young Commissioners, Robert\\nFinch, Joseph Parsons, James M. Blood; Jus-\\ntices, W. J. Partelo Constables, Peter Finch,\\nStephen Finch, Samuel Chappel, W. Calkins.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W. W. Upton Clerk, Silas W. Rose\\nTreasurer, 0. A. Phelps Assessors, Hugh\\nHagerty, Henry Goodrich, Jesse Burke Col-\\nlector, John Crist School Inspectors, Walter\\nLaiug, John G. Brindle, W. W. Upton Com-\\nmissioners, Edwin L. Phelps, C. Potter, Went-\\nworth Calkins Justice, Walter Laing Consta-\\nbles, John Crist, William Culver, W. Calkins\\nDirectors of the Poor, James Smith, Jesse Jame-\\nson.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, W.W. Upton; Clerk, D. H. Blood;\\nTreasurer, Ainsworth Reed Assessors, John\\nGroom, Walter Laing Commissioners, Howe\\nCovert, John Collister, Joshua Priest Justice,\\nStephen Smith School Inspectors, John Brin-\\ngle, John Groom, W. W. Upton Directors of\\nthe Poor, David B. Cranson, D. S. Coates Con-\\nstables, William Finch, C. S. Swegles, A. Groom\\nSealer of Weights and Measures, James Calkins.\\nBATH.\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, 0. A. Phelps; Clerk, S. W. Rose;\\nTreasurer, E. L. Phelps Assessors, R. J. Burt,\\nH. Culver School Inspectors, R. J. Burt, A.\\nPriest Directors of the Poor, Jacob Conklin,\\nS. W. Rose Commissioners, P. Newman, Wil-\\nliam Cass, James Smith Justices, S. Call, Wil-\\nliam Cass, J. Burke Constables, R. J. Burt,\\nH. Stevens, J. Persons, M. W. Newman.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, 0. A. Phelps; Clerk, S. W. Rose;\\nTreasurer, E. L. Phelps Assessor, A. Eldrich\\nSchool Inspector, R. J. Burt. The minutes of\\nthe meeting of this year are incomplete and in-\\ndefinite.\\nAt a special election called on May 11, 1839, for the purpose of\\nfilling vacancies, the following-named persons were chosen Clerk,\\nJohn Collister; Assessor, Jesse Burke; School Inspector, William E,\\nYoung.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0508.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "BATH TOWNSHIP.\\n389\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. Cole; Clerk, W. H. H. Culver;\\nTreasurer, Assessors, John Covert,\\nI. B. Towner Commissioner, J. Calkins School\\nInspector, S. B. Smith Directors of the Poor,\\nJ. Smith, I. Fletcher; Justice, 11. Burt; Con-\\nstables, T. Newman, L. Priest.\\n1846.^Supervisor, Samuel Cole Clerk, Israel R. Trem-\\nbley Treasurer, Jesse Burke Commis.sioners,\\nEdwin L. Phelps, Stephen Gregory, Montgomery\\nBurt School In.spectors, D. L. Elert, Samuel\\nB. Smith Justices, Ezias A. Phelps, Isaac\\nFletcher Directors of the Poor, Isaac B.\\nTowner, Isaac Fletcher Constables, Montgom-\\nery Burt, Harrison Levanway, Hamilton Stevens,\\nWilliam H. Culver.\\n1847. Supervisor, D. Levanway Clerk, John Crist\\nTreasurer, Jesse Burke Commissioners, George\\nSmith, William Coss, E. L. Phelps School In-\\nspector, Richard Burt Justices, Samuel Cole,\\nJohn Tyler; Directors of the Poor, Jacob Conk-\\nlin, Harrison Levanway Constables, Hamilton\\nStevens, Alexis Tyler.\\n1848. Supervisor, Dorus Levanway; Clerk, Sylvanus\\nBachelder Justice, Isaac Fletcher Treasurer,\\nJesse Burke School Inspector, Dorus Levan-\\nway Commissioner, A. Tyler Assessors, Joseph\\nPiersons, Isaac B. Towner Directors of the\\nPoor, J. Conklin, James Smith Constables,\\nA. Stevens, S. Tyler, P. Conklin, W. H. Culver.\\n1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, R. Burt; Clerk, S. Bachelder; Justice,\\nR. Burt Treasurer, J. Burke School In.spec-\\ntors, W. H. Culver, J. Marsden Commi.ssion-\\ners, J. Tyler, S. Cole Assessors, R. Collister,\\nJ. B. Towner Directors of the Poor, J. Smith.\\nJ. Conklin Constables, L. Tyler, M. Cushman,\\nT. Newman.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. B. Smith; Clerk, S. Bachelder;\\nTreasurer, A. Tyler Justice, Thomas Peacock\\nSchool Inspector, J. R. Trembley Commissioner,\\nJames Smith Assessors, E. L. Phelps, W. H.\\nCulver Directors of the Poor, James Smith,\\nJacob Conklin Constables, Stephen Tyler,\\nJames Smith, Peter Conklin, Morris Cushman.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. B. Smith; Clerk, S. Bachelder;\\nTreasurer, J. Burke Justice, S. Cole School\\nInspector, R. Burt Commissioner, D. P. Dryer\\nAssessors, J. Piersons, T. Peacock Directors of\\nthe Poor, J. Smith, J. Tyler; Constables, A.\\nSweet, P. Rose, L. Tyler, S. Cole.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, S. Fletcher;\\nTreasurer, A. Cole Justice, S. R. Trembley\\nSchool Inspector, S. Bachelder; Commissioner,\\nJ. Tyler Directors of the Poor, R. Burt, D. P.\\nDryer Constables, A. Crane, A. Sweet.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher;\\nTreasurer, S. Cole; Justice, E. L. Phelps;\\nSchool Inspector, A. Crane; Commissioner,\\nJoseph Pierson Directors of the Poor, S. Cole,\\nA. Sweet Constables, A. Crane, W. Peacock,\\nR. Rose, James Smith.\\n1854. Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher, Jr.;\\nTreasurer, S. Cole Justice, D. P. Dryer\\nSchool Inspector, S. Bachelder Commissioner,\\nE. Trumble Directors of the Poor, S. Cole, E.\\nL. Phelps Constables, S. Hunt, R. Rose, L.\\nTyler, S. Tyler.\\n1855. Supervisor, S. Bachelder; Clerk, I. Fletcher, Jr.;\\nTreasurer, I. Cole School Inspector, W. R.\\nNorton; Commissioner, A. Smith; Directors of\\nthe Poor, R. Collister, Jr., E. R. Phelps Con-\\nstables, J. Burke, J. Spangler, W. Stevens, S.\\nR. Tyler.\\n185G. Supervisor, James H. Cayvett; Clerk, Jacob Spang-\\nler Treasurer, D. P. Dryer School Inspector,\\nJames H. Cayvett Justice, John Watlin Com-\\nmissioner, Benjamin Martin Directors of the\\nPoor, A. K. Shay, Henry Goodrich Constables,\\nL. Potter, N. P. Gallup, D. Marr, Wm. Stevens.\\n1857. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, Samuel Cole;\\nTreasurer, 1. Fletcher, Jr. Justice, A. Crane\\nSchool Inspectors, John G. Brindle, P. R. S.\\nCrage Commissioners, Walter Love, Oney\\nDavis Directors of the Poor, E. L. Phelps,\\nHenry Goodrich Constables, William Stevens,\\nWalter Coss, Jared Debar, Robert Rose.\\n1858. Supervisor, Thomas Woodman Clerk, W. M. Van\\nLeuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher, Jr. Jus-\\ntices, E. L. Phelps, Samuel Bender School\\nInspector, Jacob Spangler Commissioners, A.\\nDebar, Silas W. Rose Directors of the Poor,\\nJoseph Piersons, Henry Goodrich Constables,\\nA. Debar, E. Smith, W. Love, M. Cushman.\\n1859. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman Clerk, W. M.\\nVan Leuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher School\\nInspectors, Jojin M. Easton, John G. Brindle;\\nJustices, Walter Love, Isaac M. Dryer; Direc-\\ntors of the Poor, E. L. Phelps, Albert Smith;\\nConstables, James Culver, R. C. Comstock,\\nAbraham Smith, P. N. Galliger.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, William M.\\nVan Leuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher School\\nInspector, Hiram Rathburn Justices, Samuel\\nCole, John G. Brindle Commissioner, Silas W.\\nRose Constables, Alexander McKibbin, R. C.\\nComstock, James L. Culver.\\n1861. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, W. M. Van\\nLeuven Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher Justice,\\nT. J. Woodman School Inspectors, Johu M.\\nEaston, W. R. Norton Commissioner, James L.\\nCulver Constables, William P. Trembly, Lyman\\nS. Potter, Ransford C. Comstock, Silas W. Rose.\\n18C2. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman Clerk, Wash-\\nington Youry Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher Jus-\\ntice, Marion Smith Commissioner, Daniel Sober;\\nSchool Inspectors, Jacob Spangler, John Seely\\nConstables, Albert P. Smith, Charles Cushman,\\nGeorge H. Spangler, Wilber Thompson.\\n1863. Supervisor, Thomas J. Woodman; Clerk, Washing-\\nton Youry Treasurer, Stephen B. Roby Jus-\\ntices, Samuel Hunt, Elisha Abel Commissioner,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0509.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "390\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nMilo Mead School Inspector, Isaac M. Dryer\\nConstables, John L. Tyler, Albert P. Smith,\\nMilo Mead, John Thompson.\\n1864. Supervisor, John M. Easton; Clerk, David M.\\nKnox Treasurer, Isaac Fletcher Justice, D.\\nM. Knox Commissioner, Sihis W. Rose School\\nInspector, John M. Easton Constables, Charles\\nW. Smith, George W. Fletcher, Daniel Peacock,\\nP. N. Gallup.\\n1865. Supervisor, T. J. Woodman Clerk, Washington\\nY^oury Treasurer, Albert Watson Justices, T.\\nJ. Woodman, David P. Dryer, Albert Smith\\nSchool Inspector, Albert Watson Commissioners,\\nI. M. Dryer, Stephen B. Roby Constables,\\nMilo Cushman, Robert Rose, George Spangler,\\nStephen B. Roby.\\n1866. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, Hiram L.\\nTooker Treasurer, Albert Watson School In-\\nspector, J. N. Smith Commissioner, G. S. Cul-\\nver Justices, James Conkright, Levi Randall\\nConstables, F. M. Randall, W. H. Rose, George\\nW. Fletcher.\\n1867. Supervisor, John M. Ea.ston Clerk, Hiram L.\\nTooker Treasurer, Leon Benson School In-\\nspector, W. W. Bowdish Commissioner, Silas\\nW. Rose Justices, Levi Randall, John Read\\nConstables, Lawrence Price, Francis M. Randall,\\nEdward F. Riggs, William Rose.\\n1868. Supervisor, Washington Youry Clerk, Hiram\\nTooker Treasurer, Albert Watson Justices,\\nT. J. Woodman, Richard Trumbull School In-\\nspectors, R. C. Robinson, A. Watson Commis-\\nsioners, Henry Ousterhout, L. W. Knapp Con-\\nstables, Lyman Douglas, Isaac Chapman, Warner\\nCoston, A. M. Towner.\\n1809. Supervisor, John M. Easton Clerk, Hiram Tooker\\nTreasurer, Albert Watson Commissioner, Peter\\nW. Sleight; Justice, David Donaldson; School\\nInspector, Henry Ousterhout Constables, Ly-\\nman Douglas, William Goodrich, William Sleight,\\nJared De Bar.\\n1870. Supervisor, Sylvanus Bachclder; Clerk, Willard\\nA. Corn Treasurer, Albert Watson Justices,\\nNathaniel J. De Bar, W. W. Bowdish School\\nInspector, Newell A. Dryer Commissioner,\\nSilas W. Rose Constables, Jared De Bar, David\\nWherry, Edward Southworth, Charles B. Cole.\\n1871. Supervisor, John Read; Clerk, A. B. Gregory;\\nTreasurer, A. Watson Justices, Stephen B.\\nRowley, H. H. Hawley School Inspector, C. B.\\nChurch Commissioner, W. H. Famill Con-\\nstables, A. Sheffield, Daniel Peacock, C. W. Smith,\\nP. N. Gallup.\\n1872. Supervisor, John Read; Clerk, Hiram Tooker;\\nTreasurer, Elijah M. Hawley Justices, W. W.\\nBowdish, A. H. Clark School Inspector, N. A.\\nDryer Commissioner, Oscar T. Place Drain\\nCommissioner, Hiram Tooker; Constables, Hel-\\nmer Gardner, David Wherry, Ira 0. Fletcher,\\nA. W. Sheffield.\\n1873. -Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer Clerk, Hiram Tooker\\nTreasurer, Elijah M. Hawley Justice, Hanford\\nH. Hawley; School Inspector, 0. S. Trumbull\\nHighway Commissioner, G. W. Fletcher; Drain\\nCommissioner, Silas W. Rose Constables, W.\\nH. Sweeny, C. W. Austin, Isaac Chapman,\\nAmos Phelps.\\n1874. Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer Clerk, Hiram Tooker\\nTreasurer, Albert Watson Justice, T. J. Wood-\\nman Highway Commissioner, L. W. Knapp\\nDrain Commissioner, Milo Mead School In-\\nspector, Washington Youry Constables, Charles\\nW. Austin, Mitchell Hyler, Alfred Sprague. Al-\\nbert Hyler.\\n1875. Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer; Clerk, Hiram Tooker;\\nTreasurer, Albert Watson Justice, Ross Brown\\nSchool Inspector, Washington Youry; School\\nSuperintendent, T. A. Stephens Highway Com-\\nmissioner, George W. Fletcher; Drain Commis-\\nsioner, Sylvanus Baeheldcr Constables, Charles\\nW. Austin, William Mitchell, Bradley T. Whit-\\nney, Charles R. Cushman.\\n1870. Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer Clerk, A. W. Johnson\\nTreasurer, A. Watson Justice, T. K. Makley\\nSchool Inspector, Washington Youry School\\nSuperintendent, T. A. Stephens Highway Com-\\nmissioner, Job Sleight; Drain Commissioner, T.\\nJ. Woodman Constables, T. B. Whitney, James\\nTerry, T. M. Goodhue.\\n1877. Supervisor, Ross Brown Clerk, A. W. Jehnson\\nTreasurer, Albert Watson Justices, Sylvanus\\nBachelder, Isaac Fletcher, Edwin Clark School\\nInspector, Daniel Peacock School Superintend-\\nent, T. A. Stephens Highway Commissioner,\\nF. H. Mackley; Constables, John G. Smith,\\nWarren Trumbull, C. B. Gillingham, C. J.\\nMartin.\\n1878. Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer; Clerk, H. L. Tooker\\nTreasurer, Albert Watson Justices, A. H.\\nClark, Silas W. Rose, E. M. Hawley; School\\nInspector, Henry Talmage School Superintend-\\nent, Edward Barber; Highway Commissioner,\\nJames Sweeny Drain Commissioner, T. J. Wood-\\nman Constables, Edward Everett, Nelson W.\\nTorrey, Denis Robey, George Van Scoy.\\n1879. Supervisor, Isaac M. Dryer Clerk, Albert Watson\\nTreasurer, W. H. Rose; Justice, T. J. Wood-\\nman School Superintendent, T. A. Stephens\\nSchool Inspector, George H. Carl; Highway\\nCommissioner, James Sweeny Constables, Ed-\\nward Everett, llolin Crandall, Samuel Cushman,\\nJohn Woodman.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Ross Brown; Clerk, Abel W. John-\\nson Treasurer, William H. Rose Justice, Silas\\nW. Rose; School Superintendent, T. A. Ste-\\nphens School Inspector, George W. Fletcher\\nHighway Commissioner, C. B. Church Drain\\nCommissioner, James N. Smith Constables,\\nNathaniel J. De Bar, Charles E. Phelps, Charles\\nW. Austin, Tunis Cronkite.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0510.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "BATH TOWNSHIP.\\n391\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe schools of Bath had their beginning in a little log\\ncabin, built by Peter Finch, on the farm now owned by\\nWilliam Peacock. But the exact time in which this be-\\nginning was made it is now impossible to say with certainty.\\nIt was probably in the summer of 1840. Mrs. Finch, who\\nhad taught before she came to the township, commenced a\\nschool, and several days had glided peacefully away, with\\nfrom seven to ten scholars in attendance, when a minister\\nof the Christian Church came to the house of Silas W.\\nRose, and signified his intention to hold public worship,\\nand this school-house was selected as the place in which it\\nwas to be held.\\nSeveral boys in the neighborhood, thinking to give him\\na warm reception, built a rousing fire in the fireplace, which\\nwas made of stones, sticks, and mud, and the result was\\nthat the building took fire and was destroyed. This ter-\\nminated the school until another log school-house was built\\nin this district. This second one stood where the one now\\nin use stands. It was the first frame schuul-housc built in\\nthe town.ship. A school had been taught as early as 1831),\\nin the northwest part of the township of WoodhuU, and\\nthis continued in active operation iur a number of years,\\nand to it the settlers in the adjoining part of Bath sent\\ntheir children. A school was also opened in Ingham\\nCounty, near the southeastern part of Bath. The second\\nschool in the township was in a diminutive cabin, built by\\nJo.shua Priest, on the farm of Jacob Wesner, during the\\nsummer of 1844. This, as well as several succeeding terms\\n(taught in another cabin built by Stephen Gregory, on the\\nfarm now owned by Isaac Fletcher), was conducted by Miss\\nMary Ann Young. In the log .school-house which was\\nbuilt subsequently, Mi.ss Celesline Freeman taught the first\\nterm and Miss Kate Hardy taught the first term in the\\nframe school-house built in this district by Silas W. Rose\\nand James L. Culver.\\nThe following table gives the number of scholars in each\\nschool district (whole and fractional) in the township, and\\nthe total amounts of moneys rai.scd for various school pur-\\nposes for the year 1879\\nDlatrict. Siholnre. Amount.\\nNo. 1 (whole) iS $l7il.7l)\\n2 :n 211.14\\n32 0:fS.il2\\n4 125 4n.i.l4\\n5 43 181.66\\n10 4.5 193.45\\nB (fractional) 3 J 250.99\\n7 19 142.35\\n8 42 214.76\\n9 19 143.82\\n12 55 133.11\\nCHURCHES.\\nAs has already been stated, a minister of the Christian\\nChurch came to the house of Silas W. Rose about the year\\n1840. His efforts resulted in the organization of a society\\nof that denomination, the original members of which were\\nfive in number, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Silas M. Rose,\\nCornelius Potter and wife, and William Culver.\\nThe society prospered for some years, and at one time\\nbecame quite strong, but as some of its best members died,\\nand others moved away, it declined and was at last dis-\\ncontinued.\\nThe next society organized was that of the United Breth-\\nren, but it was discontinued in a short time.\\nThe Methodists also made several attempts to establish\\ntheir society in the township in an early day, but their\\nefiurts were unsuccessful.\\nFIRST FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThis church was organized by S Courier and William R.\\nNorton, in April, 1855. A series of revival-meetings had\\nbeen conducted with gratifying success, and at the first\\nmeeting called for the purpose fifteen names were enrolled.\\nIn 1872 the society built a meeting-house, which cost\\nabout two thousand five hundred dollars. The present\\nmembership is ninety.\\nCLOSE-COM.MUNION BAPTIST CHURCH OF BATH.\\nOn the 16th day of March, 1868, the friends of this\\nsociety met, in compliance with the recommendation of\\nRev. A. H. Parsons. At this meeting a vote to organize\\nwas unanimously adopted, and the following-named per-\\nsons became the constituent members of the church\\nCharles, Samuel, and Samantha Vandeventer, Sarah Cheney,\\nAbiram Riggs, Amanda Cronkite, Lucina Ellsworth.\\nThese were admitted by letter from other Baptist socie-\\nties to which they had belonged. There were also a num-\\nber admitted on probation.\\nFIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF BATH.\\nThis society owes its organization to Rev. A. A. Ralph,\\nwho, in the winter of 1869, conducted a series of revival-\\nmeetings with notable success. These meetings were con-\\ntinued about four weeks, during which time a large number\\nof converts were made, and the class which, prior to this\\ntime had belonged to the Okemos charge, received many\\nadditions and became a distinct organization and the centre\\nof the circuit. Rev. A. A. Ralph was succeeded by B. S.\\nPratt. The society is now under the charge of Rev. J.\\nHills. It has a membership of eighty-one. A class of\\nthe same society, numbering fourteen members, meets at\\nschool-house No. 10, but it is not a chartered society.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal Society at Pine Lake was organ-\\nized about the same time as the one mentioned above. In\\n1879, while Rev. McEwing was in charge, it built the\\nPine Lake Meeting-House, which cost fifteen hundred\\ndollars.\\nVILLAGE OF BATH.\\nThe village of Bath is situated upon land which was\\nentered and settled by Dustin Marr, a soldier of the Mexi-\\ncan war. He received a land-warrant from the government,\\nand came to Bath and located on the southeast quarter\\nof section 17. He subsequently sold it to Charles Tomp-\\nkins.\\nWhen the railroad was completed into the township, the\\npeople, desirous to secure a depot, offered the company\\nvarious inducements to that end. A sum of money was\\nraised by subscription, and in addition Mr. Tompkins offered\\nthe undivided one- half of forty acres, favorably located,\\nfor depot and yard purposes. The proposition w;is accepted\\nand a depot immediately built. It was the first house built\\nin the village, which was platted .soon after. A lot was", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0511.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "392\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsoon sold to Israel Van Ostran, who built a small tavern.\\nThis was remodeled and a large addition built to it in 1879\\nby John Reade.\\nThe first store in the village was opened by F. Kelly\\nand John SteflFee, in the house now occupied by John\\nSmith. Charles Farrer opened a blacksmith-shop, and\\nafter some years sold it to Walter Snell. The first post-\\nmaster in Bath was H. H. Culver. Artemas H. Clark, the\\npresent postmaster, was appointed in 1873.- About the\\nyear 1864 a saw-mill was built by Mr. Lee, which did good\\nservice. Since then several have been built and two have\\nbeen destroyed by fire. The one now standing was built\\nby Watson Everetts. On the 20th day of January, 1880,\\nthe Bath Flouring-Mill, built by Leach, Ray Company,\\ncommenced operations. It has one run of stones for flour,\\nand one for coarser grinding, with room for another run.\\nIt has a forty-five horse-power engine. It was a valuable\\naddition to the business interests of the village.\\nThere are now in the village four general stores, one\\ndrug-store, one shoe-store, a carriage- and wagon-shop, etc.,\\nin addition to the business places already mentioned. The\\npopulation of the village is three hundred and fifty.\\nDr. Newell A. Dryer and Dr. Albert Hicks are practicing\\nphysicians of Bath.\\nBATH LODGE, No. 124, I. 0. O. F.\\nThis lodge was organized Dec. 1, 1868, with N. A.\\nDryer, I. M. Dryer, W. S. Hall, Martin Neichswander, C.\\nJ. Hyler as its charter members. The lodge is now in a\\nprosperous condition, having seventy members. The founda-\\ntion of a hall, twenty-four by fifty-five feet, is completed,\\nand the building will be at once erected and furnished for\\nthe use of the lodge.\\nThe present officers are N. Watson, N. G. J. Sweeney,\\nV. G. A. H. Clark, Recording Secretary A. Webster,\\nP. Secretary Thomas Witchel, Treasurer.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nJAMES N. SMITH.\\nThis gentleman, one of the leading agriculturists of\\nClinton County, was born in the town of Hector, Tompkins\\nCo., N. April 20, 1830, and was the eldest in the family\\nof Jonas and Mary (Gilmore) Smith, which consisted of\\nsix. The elder Smith was a fiirmer, and was born in\\nTompkins County in 1807, and was married in February\\nof 1829. In 1833 he removed with his family to San-\\ndusky Co., Ohio, where he resided until his death. He\\nwas a man of more than ordinary ability, and was one of\\nthe prominent citizens of the county. He held various\\npositions of trust and responsibility, notably among the\\nnumber that of sherifi and county commissioner the\\nlatter position he filled acceptably for six years. He held\\nthe ofiice of justice of the peace for eighteen years. He\\nwas an energetic and successful farmer, and acquired a\\ncompetency. James received a common-school education,\\nand remained at home until he was twenty-four years of\\nage. He studied civil engineering and surveying, and for\\nseveral years was engaged as a teacher. In 1854 he met\\nhis destiny in the person of Miss Rachel Short, whom he\\nmarried in that year. Shortly after his marriage he pur-\\nchased a farm, which he carried on in connection with that", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0512.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "BENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\n393\\nof his father. He took an active interest in political mat-\\nters, and in 1858 was elected county clerk. At the ex-\\npiration of his term of office he was re-elected. He dis-\\ncharged his duties with fidelity to the trust reposed in him,\\nand with credit to himself\\nIn 186-t, IMr. Smith disposed of his property in Ohio\\nand came to Bath, where he purchased seven hundred acres\\nof land, which is a part of his present estate of twelve\\nhundred acres, a large portion of which is under a high\\nstate of cultivation. Since coming to Michigan Mr. Smith\\nhas eschewed politics, and has devoted himself to farming\\nand stock-growing. He has a large herd of Galloway cattle,\\nof which he is said to be the largest breeder in the United\\nStates.\\nMr. Smith has devoted much time and study to the\\nsubject of draining, and is considered to be standard au-\\nthority on anything pertaining thereto. He is county\\ndrain commissioner, and in this capacity his services are of\\nimmense value to the farming community. As a farm en-\\ngineer he is undoubtedly one of the most proficient in this\\npart of the State, and his services are in great demand.\\nHe is one of the organizers and charter members of the\\nCentral Michigan Agricultural Society, and has probably\\ndone more to advance its interests than any other member\\nof the organization. The society was born under adverse\\ncircumstances, and has had to contend with many difficul-\\nties and embarrassments, and its success is largely attributa-\\nble to the untiring efforts of its present superintendent,\\nJames N. Smith. The exhibition of the centennial year\\nwas highly successful, and the officers of the society,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nbusiness men of the city of Lansing, knowing that it was\\ndue largely to the efforts of Mr. Smith, and to show their\\nesteem and appreciation of his services, presented him with\\nan elegant cane suitably engraved.\\nAltogether, Mr. Smith is one of those leading spirits\\nwhose identification with any community is always produc-\\ntive of good.\\nCHAPTER LIIL\\nBENGAL TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription Original Lanil-EDtiics Eiirly Settlements and .Settlers\\nOrganization and Civil List lleligiuus Ilistury l!urial-(il rounds\\nAgricultural Statistics Bengal Grange Population.\\nThis is an interior township, its southeast corner being\\nthe centre of the county. It is designated by the United\\nStates survey as township No. 7 north, of range No. 3\\nwest. The southern boundary was surveyed in 1826 by\\nLucius Lyon the east, north, and west boundaries were\\nsurveyed in 1831 by Ilobert Clark, Jr. The subdivision\\nwas made by Joel Wright and certified to June 28, 1831.\\nEssex, which was formerly included in this township, lies\\non the north Bingham township, with the village of St.\\nJohns, the county-seat, is on the ea.st; Riley lies .south,\\nand Dallas is on the west. The area of the township is\\n50\\nBy Charles A. Chapin,\\n23,300y|-j- acres. The surface is gently undulating, the\\nelevations being about fifty feet above the general level.\\nFrom these elevations some beautiful views of the surround-\\ning country are had. The soil is remarkably fertile, pro-\\nducing large crops of grain, fruit, and vegetables. Origi-\\nnally the township was heavily timbered with ash, basswood,\\nbeech, cherry, elm, maple, oak, and walnut. Robert Clark,\\nJr., deputy surveyor, in his field-notes, Feb. 10, 1831,\\nspeaking of Stony Creek, says, i have ascertained that\\nthis stream is called by the French traders La Riviere aux\\nRoche, or Stony Creek. This stream runs through the\\nsouthern portion of the town from east to west, entering\\nthe town on section 25, receiving a branch from section 24,\\nand running thence through sections 26 and 27 and in sec-\\ntion 34, receiving Bad Creek thence through section 33\\nand in section 31, mingling its waters with those of the\\nMuskrat, it pas.ses out of the township into Dallas.\\nThe northerly portion of the town is drained by Hay-\\nworth Creek and a branch, being principally on sections 2\\nand 3. The Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Rail-\\nway runs through this town from east to west, having a side-\\ntrack and station at Lyon s Mills. Bengal has no water-\\npower; it is entirely an agricultural town, and is justly\\nentitled to its fame of being one of the best townships in\\nthe county. Its farmers are well to do, and their wcll-\\ntilled acres are second to none.\\nIts first pioneer (Judge Cortland Hill) says, Bengal\\nwas heavily timbered, and the early pioneers had but little\\ninducement to stay in such a wilderness, to fight wolves\\nand work their way up to civilized society. Several of the\\nfirst settlers who could get away left for other parts, but\\nthose who remained acquired a competence, and some an\\nindependent fortune. The wild beasts of the forests, the\\ndeadly foes to flocks and herds, have been utterly destroyed\\nthe forest has melted away before the hand of industry, and\\norchards and fruitful fields now fill its place. The log\\ncabins that sheltered the early settlers from the storm have\\nrotted down, and elegant mansions stand in their stead.\\nIn forty years Bengal has constructed two hundred and\\neighty dwellings, sixty miles of good wagon-roads, and\\nspanned the crossing on every stream with a good, substan-\\ntial bridge. Fron 1837 to 1850 Bengal was considered\\nthe mo.st worthless town in the county, away back in the\\nwoods, outside the boundaries of civilization. Land was of\\nno value, for no one would buy it; grain was not worth\\nraising, for it could not be shipped cattle would not pay,\\nfor it was too far to drive them to market sheep could\\nnot be raised, for the wolves would eat them up yet amidst\\nall these difficulties her progress has been steadily onward,\\nuntil she stands the peer of any of her sister towns in the\\ncounty.\\nOKIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe following list shows the names of those wlio bought\\nland of the gencrill government in this township, and also\\ngives their residence, date of entry, and description\\nSRCTIOlV I.\\nEzra J. Mundy, Livingston Co., Mich., Nov. 4, IS3G, northeast frac-\\ntional quarter.\\nJames S. Wadsworth, Genesoo, N. Y., April 5, 1837, southwest quarter\\nand south half of northtvcst quarter.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0513.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "394\\nHISTORY OF CLIxNfTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nWilliam D. RobiDson, Wayne Co., Mich., Aug. 21, 1S37, southeast\\nquarter.\\nSection 2.\\nJnmcs S. Wadsworth, Genesee, N. Y., April 5, IS.ST, south half of\\nnorthwest quarter and south half of northeast quarter.\\nPotor Larkings, Washtenaw Co., Mioh., May 12, 1837, southwest\\nquarter.\\nAnna Denton, Seneca Co., N. Y., May 12, 1837, southeast quarter.\\nWilliam D. Robinson, AVayne Co., Mich., Aug. 21, 1837, north half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nSection 3.\\nJames S. Wadsworth, Genesco, N. Y., April 5, 1837, south half of\\nnorthwest quarter and south half of northeast quarter,\\nHannah Green, Wayne Co., Mich., May 12, 1837, southeast quarter\\nand southeast quarter of southwest quarter.\\nWilliam D. Robinson, Wayne Co., Mich., Aug. 21, 1837, north half\\nof northeast quarter.\\nSection 4,\\nSeymour H. Sutton, Ionia Co., Mich., Dec. 13, 1836, south part of\\neast fractional quarter,\\nJames S. Wadsworth, Geneseo. N. Y., April 5, 1837, southwest quarter\\nand west half of southeast quarter, and south half of northwest\\nquarter.\\nSection 5,\\nJames S. Wadsworth, Geneseo, N. Y., April 5, 1837, south half and\\nsouth half of northeast quarter.\\nSection 6,\\nMortimer C. Rice, Juno 9, 1852, southeast quarter of soulheastquarter.\\nSection 7,\\nAbel Dcnsmore, Calhoun Co., Mich., Nov, 7, 1836, east h.alf.\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., Deo. 13, 1836, southwest\\nfractional quarter.\\nSection 8,\\nJohn Easton, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1836, southwest quarter\\nand west half of southeast quarter; Dec, 12, 1836, northeast\\nquarter and northwest quarter.\\nSection 9,\\nBush and Eailey, Lansing, Jlich., Aug. 6, 185.3, whole section.\\nSection 10.\\nSarah H. Porter, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1836, cast half.\\nWheaton Eldrich, Genesee Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1836, southwest qu.arter.\\nUazen Jaquish, Elton, N, Y., June 19, 1852, northwest quarter.\\nSection 11.\\nSarah H. Porter, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1836, northwest quarter,\\nWilliam B. Waldo, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, northeast quarter\\nand east half of southeast quarter.\\nJeremiah Groat, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Nov, 5, 1836, southwest\\nquarter and west half of southeast quarter.\\nSection 12.\\nDaniel Starr, July 18, 1836, northwest quarter and west half of south-\\nwest quarter,\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., July 18, 1836, northeast\\nquarter and east half of southwest quarter.\\nSection 13.\\nWilliam B. Waldo, Brooklyn, N, Y., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of south-\\nwest quarter.\\nWilliam Farley, Calhoun Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nDaniel Z. Ostrim, Orleans Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, cast half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nSection 14.\\nWilliam B. Waldo, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, cast half.\\nAustin R. Gordon, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 5, 1836, west half.\\nSection 15.\\nB. Bartow, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nCaleb Ticknor and George M. Hickok, New York City, Nov. 5, 1836,\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nNathan Smith, Allegany Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nSection 16,\\nSchool lands.\\nSection 17,\\nCharles Osgood, Monroe Co., Mich., Dec. 12, 1836, westh.ilf.\\nSection 18.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 7, 1836, west half of southwest\\nfi actional quarter.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Deo. 13, 1836, northwest fractional\\nquarter and east part of southwest fractional quarter.\\nCharles Osgood, Monroe Co., Mich., Dec. 12, 1836, east half.\\nSection 19.\\nAbram II. Stevens, Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, east half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nH. S. Vandcrbilt, Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of south-\\neast quarter and east half of southwest quarter.\\nWilliam Case, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 7, 1836, northwest frac-\\ntional quarter,\\nLucinda Perkins, Allegany Co., N. Y., Nov. 8, 1836, west part of\\nsouthwest fractional quarter.\\nSection 20.\\nAbner Perkins, Allegany Co., N. Y., Nov, 8, 1836, southwest quarter\\nand west half of northwest quarter.\\nGeorge M. Ilickok, Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 8, 1836, east half of north-\\nwest quarter.\\nSection 21,\\nWheaton Eldrich, Genesee Co,, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nN. and D. F. Horton, Jackson, Mich., Nov. 8, 1836, south half.\\nRobert D. Swagart, Broome Co., N, Y,, April 18, 1851, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nSection 22,\\nB, Bartow, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, northwest quarter and west\\nhalf of northeast quarter.\\nAVheaton Eldrich, Genesee Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nLuther Ticknor, Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 8, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSection 23.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, southeast quarter,\\nS. V. R. Trowbridge, Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, northeast\\nquarter.\\nWilliam Reynolds, Portage Co., Ohio, Nov. 8, 1836, northwest quarter.\\nLuther Ticknor, Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 8, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nSection 24.\\nSherman Page, Feb. 19, 1836, cast half of northeast quarter.\\nAndrew T. Judson, April 27, 1836, east half of southeast quarter.\\nStephen L. Gage, Oakland Co Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, northwest quar-\\nter and west half of northeast quarter.\\nSection 25.\\nA. Montgomery, Lenawee Co., Mich., Sept. 21, 1S36, southwest\\nquarter.\\nDavid Blakely, Jr., Otsego Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1836, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nAldrich Knapp, Oakland Co., Mich., May 12, 1837, cast half of north-\\noast quarter.\\nEzra Thornton, Oakland Co., Mich., May 12, 1837, west half of north-\\neast quarter and cast half of northwest quarter.\\nSection 26.\\nMary Cronkhitc, Lenawee Co., Mich., Sept. 21, 1836, south half.\\nGeorge Lewis, Essex Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of northwest\\nquarter.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0514.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": "BENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\n395\\nBarid F. Farley, Oakland Co., Mich., Nor. 5, 1836, northeast quarter\\nand east half of northwest quarter.\\nSEl\u00e2\u0096\u00a0TIO^J 27.\\nF. A. Kennedy, Lenawee Co., Mich., Sept. 21, 1836, south half.\\nGeorge Lewis, Kssex Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 183G, northeast quarter and\\neast half of northwest quarter.\\nSanford Lacey, Livingston Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, lS, ifi, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nSection 28.\\nSanford Lacey, Nov. 5, 1836, cast half of northeast quarter,\\nEnos Dutton, Calhoun Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, west half and west\\nhalf of northeast quirter, and west half of southeast quarter.\\nD. Lacey, Livingston Co., N. Y., Nov. 6, 1836, cast half of southeast\\nquarter.\\nSection 29.\\nHiram Godfrey, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, east half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nLemuel Dwelle, Jr., Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nLemuel Brown, Ionia Co., Mich,, Nov. 8, 1S36, southwest quarter.\\nWalter W, Deanc, Wayne Co., Mich., Jan. 18, 1837, southeast quarter.\\nSection 30.\\nEbenezcr Spraguc, Allegany Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1836. east half of\\nnorthwest quarter, nnd east half of southwest quarter.\\nli. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, west part of northwest\\nfractional quarter and we. ^t part of southwest quarter.\\nLemuel Dwelle, Jr., Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, east half.\\nSection 31.\\nHenry M. Moore, Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1836, east half of\\nnorthwest fractional quarter and east half of southwest fractional\\nquarter.\\nJames Grant, Oakland Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836, west half of north-\\neast quarter and west half of southeast quarter.\\nThomas Palmer, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 28, 1836, west half of south-\\nwest fractional quarter, and southwest quarter of northwest frac-\\ntional quarter.\\nWalter W. Doane, Wayne Co., Mich., Jan. 18, 1837, cast half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nDaniel Merrill, Hancock Co., Me., Sept. 23, 1837, east half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nSection 32.\\nDaniel Merrill, Sept. 23, 1836, south half.\\nWalter W. Deane, Jan. 18, 1837, north half.\\nSection 33.\\nArunah Soper, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 28, 1836, south half.\\nSection 34.\\nElijah L. Waller, Washtenaw Co., Mich., April 28, 1837, west half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nHuldah Curtis, Washtenaw Co., Mich., April 28, 1837, northwest\\nquarter.\\nLaura U. Curtis, Washtenaw Co., Mich., June 27, 1837, cast half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nSection 35.\\nMiles E. Chapman, Medina Co., Ohio, Juno 12, 1819, northwest quar-\\nter of northeast quarter.\\nHenry T. Truman, June 12, 1849, northwest quarter.\\nStephen F. Hammond, Medina Co., Ohio, July 17, 18.52, south half of\\nnortheast quarter and southwest quarter of northeast quarter.\\nSection 36.\\nSherman Pago, Feb. 19, 1836, east half of southeast quarter.\\nAndrew T. Judson, April 27, 1836, cast half of northeast quarter.\\nBenjamin .Stanton, Medina Co., Ohio, Juno 16, 1852, northwest quarter\\nof northeast quarter.\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS AND SETTLEKS.\\nCortland Hill and Lucinda, liis wife, having just been\\nmarried, and having concluded to seek a new home in the\\nfar West, packed up their goods and left their home in\\nCortland Co., N. Y. Proceeding to Syracuse they took a\\ncanal-boat for Buffalo, and at that port took passage on a\\nsteamboat for Detroit, which they reached in about four\\ndays. In Detroit Mr. Hill hired two teams for one hun-\\ndred dollars to take them and their household goods\\nthrough to Scott s (now De Witt). On arriving there\\nthey met II. M. Moore and James Grant, who had just\\ncome in from Ionia, where they had each entered one hun-\\ndred and sixty acres of land on section 31. Mr. Hill\\nbought this land of them at two dollars per acre, and then\\nhired a man to go on before him and put up a log cabin.\\nMr. Hill hired from Capt. Scott two wagons drawn by oxen\\nto convey his goods to their location in the unbroken wil-\\nderness. The road which they traveled was the State road\\nand Dexter trail, which had been underbru.shcd and made\\npassable for wagons. On the 26th day of September, 1837,\\nthey arrived at their new home, and found a log cabin ready\\nfor occupancy. This cabin stood a few feet west of their\\npresent residence. Its size was fourteen by eighteen, with\\nshanty roof covered with shakos. The floor was of white-\\nash split thin the opening for a window was filled with\\nsash and glass, which they brought with them. The door\\nwas made from the boards of their packing-boxes. The\\nfireplace was omitted, for they brought a cook-stove. Two\\nyears later another and better log house was erected in\\nfront of their first cabin. In 1856 the frame house which\\nthey now occupy was built. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had\\none son and live daughters born to them, but they have\\nbeen called upon to mourn the loss of their daughters, who\\nwere cut down in the flower of their youth.\\nClinton J. Hill was born on the homestead in 1838, and\\nis married and still living on it with his parents. Judge Hill\\nhas been supervisor of Bengal fifteen years, and at times\\nhas filled all the minor oflices. He was the first justice of\\nthe peace, having been elected while the town was a part\\nof Lebanon. In the county he has been judge of probate,\\nserving from 1850 to 1856. He has been postmaster for\\nthirty years, and still enjoys the position and its emoluments,\\nthough the latter are but nominal.\\nIn the fall of 1838 the second family moved into the\\ntownship; they were William Drake and wife, with three\\nsons, two married and one single. They settled on the east\\nhalf of the northwest and southwest quarter of seetioD 30,\\nwhich was divided among the sons, C. U. taking the south\\npart containing fifty-five acres, Uriah the mid-portion of\\nfifty acres, and Levi the north part of fifty-five acres.\\nThe widows of C. R. and Uriah are still living on their\\nhomesteads. Levi moved into Dallas, where he now lives.\\nThe next pioneer was Adam Laughlin, a native of Ash-\\ntabula Co., Ohio, who in 1836, a young and single man,\\nsettled in Oakland County. The next year, 1837, he bought\\nfrom David F. Farley the east half of the northeast quarter\\nof section 26, and in the beginning of winter came in to\\nchop and clear ten acres for Farley, to make a payment on\\nhis purchase. His first work on the section was to cut\\ndown a large beech-tree which stood on the corner of his\\nland, northeast of his present residence this tree served\\nas a back-log for his camp-fiie, in front of which he camped\\nthree nights during the day he was occupied in putting", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0515.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "39G\\nHISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nup a log cabin on the land he was to clear. After clearing\\nthe ten acres he went back to Oakland County, where he\\nmarried, and in January, 1840, with his family, moved in\\nand occupied the cabin which he built three years before.\\nIn the spring he built a log house near his present resi-\\ndence, which he built in 1 66. Of six children four are\\nnow living, Charles is married and lives on the homestead\\nLydia (Mi s. Gibson) lives in Bingham Jane (Mrs. Clark)\\nlives in Danby, Ionia Co. Mary (Mrs. Prudy) lives in De\\nWitt.\\nCharles Grant, of Wyoming Co., N. Y., having lost his\\nsecond wife, took their two children (boys) and came to\\nthis State in October, 1836. Stopping in Ann Arbor, he\\nleft his children with their grandparents and then went to\\nMason, Ingham Co., where he built a saw-mill, which was\\nthe firet erected there. Proceeding to Lyons, Ionia Co., he\\nhelped build the first bridge which spanned the Grand\\nRiver at that place. He then went back to New York and\\nmarried Emeline Gillett, of Gainesville, Wyoming Co.\\nReturning to Lyons in the winter of 1838, he lived there\\nworking at his trade until the spring of 1840, when he\\nmoved to Bengal and settled on the south half of the north-\\neast quarter of section 4. Being a carpenter he built a\\nframe hou.se, which was the first in the town. He lived\\non this place till 1849, when he moved to the south half\\nof the northwest quarter of section 3. His house, which\\nwas in an unfinished condition, was taken down and trans-\\nferred, and now forms a portion of his present residence.\\nWhen they moved into the town there were no roads, and\\ntheir only way out and in was by a trail marked by blazed\\ntrees.\\nMr. Grant is a veteran of the war of 1812, and served\\nhis country at Sacket s Harbor. Charles W. Grant, a son\\nby his first wife, lives at East Saginaw Elihu lives at Fall\\nRiver, Mass. Eugene, a son by his second wife, lives in\\nMinnesota. The children by the thifd wife are Julia D.\\n(Mrs. B. F. Young), lives west of and adjoining the school-\\nhouse Sylvia lives west of her sister Julia Eliza lives in\\nErie, Pa. Isaac lives in Lake Co., Mich. Phoebe J. lives\\nin Ovid Loring is married and lives on the homestead.\\nMr. Grant is now eighty-seven years of age, and, in the\\nfull possession of his faculties, has lived to see the township\\nrise from an unbroken forest to one of the principal agri-\\ncultural towns in the county.\\nWilliam C. Gardner was farminsr in Hambur Livin r-\\nston Co., Mich., but in the beginning of 1840 he traded\\nhis farm with E. J. Mundy for the northeast fractional\\nquarter of section 1, and in February of same year settled\\nupon the land, and is still residing on it. He claims to\\nhave set out the second orchard in the township.\\nJoshua li rink and family, from Williamstown, Mass.,\\nemigrated to Farmiogton, Oakland Co., Mich., and in 1838\\nfrom the latter place moved to Essex (then a part of Ben-\\ngal) and settled on section 34.\\nMiner R. Frink, a young man and unmarried, came with\\nhis father into the wilderness. He married Lucinda Nich-\\nols, and in the spring of 1841 settled on section 3 of Ben-\\ngal. They began the journey of life together by living in\\na cabin built of split logs and covered over with a board\\nroof Their next dwelling was of logs, but in the usual\\nstyle, with gables, and was more commodious. The neat\\nand tasteful frame house which they now occupy was erected\\nin 1861.\\nTheir son, Murrett, married a daughter of B. F. Knee-\\nland, and is living on the west half of the northwest quar-\\nter of section 11. Amelia, their daughter, married H. B.\\nKneeland, and lives in the neighborhood.\\nJonathan Young emigrated from Yorkshire, England,\\nabout 1834, and settled first in Northville, Wayne Co.,\\nMich., and while living there married Mrs. Hannah Green.\\nShe had on May 12, 1837, entered two hundred acres of\\nland on section 3. In the fall of 1841 they moved in and\\nsettled on this land. Their first habitation was of logs, in\\nthe cabin style, covered with bark. In this humble log\\ncabin they lived about three years, and then built a log\\nhouse larger and better suited to their needs. This .stood\\non the hill, about seventy rods back from the road, and\\nnear the barn. Benjamin F., a sou, is owner and occupant\\nof the homestead on which he was born. He married Oct.\\n7, 1867, Julia, daughter of Charles Grant; they have four\\nchildren. Their cottage was erected in 1867.\\nThe following list comprises the names of the resident\\ntax-payers of the township of Bengal in 1840, with addi-\\ntional names to 1846, inclusive, together with the sections\\nupon which they paid taxes\\nCharles Grant, 1840, section 4.\\nCornelius R. Drake, 1840, section 30.\\nUriah Drake, 1840, section 30.\\nLevi Drake, 1840, section 30.\\nCortland Hill, 1840, section 31.\\nMiner R. Frink, 1841, section 3.\\nBenjamin Thompson, 1843, section 19.\\nJonathan Young, 1844, .section 3.\\nBenjamin F. Kneeland, 1844, section 3.\\nWillard Knowles, 1844, section 13.\\nSamuel N. Bentley, 1844, section 13 sold and moved\\naway.\\nDavid Storms, 1844, section 13.\\nAmasa Johnson, 1844, section 13.\\nIra S. Thornton, 1844, sections 24, 25.\\nAdam Laughlin, 1844, section 26.\\nJustus Vaughn, 1844, section 27.\\nLyman Swagart, 1844, section 28.\\nHerod Morton, 1845, section 13.\\nR. B. Crowner, 1846, section 1 in 1848 moved to sec-\\ntion 26.\\nLevi Jones, 1846, section 27.\\nHarrison Sutton, 1846, section 29.\\nJohn N. Plowman, 1846, section 26.\\nSome of the above names should have appeared earlier\\non the rolls, but their taxes were assessed to non-residents.\\nIn October, 1842, Ira S. Thornton, wife, and three chil-\\ndren moved from Oakland County into the town and settled\\non .sections 24 and 25. A log cabin was erected on section\\n25 the roof was made of hollow logs split in two pieces,\\nthe floor was of black-ash puncheons, the door made from\\nboards, and in the windows greased paper took the place of\\ngl.ass. The frame hou.se situated on section 24 was built\\nin 1857. Of eight children, six are now living. Whipple\\nA., the eldest son, died while in the army; Sarah, the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0516.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "BENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\n397\\neldest daughter, died in April, 1880; Mrs. Acker lives on\\na farm in the neighborhood; Mrs. Plowman lives in Water-\\ntown Napoleon is married and lives on the homestead\\nMrs. Cronkhite lives in St. Johns Mrs. Keller lives in\\nGratiot County Douglas lives at home.\\nLyman Swagart, from Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y.,\\ncame to Michigan and settled in Calhoun County. Here\\nhe married, and in 1842 moved to Bengal and settled on\\nsection 28, on land bought of Enos Dutton. His log cabin\\nstood in front of where his barn now stands. William\\nSwagart, a son, now lives on the homestead. George lives\\non a farm on section 20, and a half mile north. Mrs.\\nSturges lives about a half-mile east.\\nBenjamin F. Kneeland and wife in the fall of 1843 set\\nout from Geneseo, N. Y., and came to Michigan to settle\\nin the township of Bengal, having previously purchased\\nland on section .3. On arriving here they stopped with\\nMiner R. Frink in his log cabin until they could build a\\nlog house. The house stood on the south bank of a small\\nstream which runs through his farm. It was built of\\nhewed logs, with a shingle roof, matched floors, brick chim-\\nneys, panel doors, etc. The house when finished was the\\nenvy of all who saw it.\\nMr. Kneeland built the first steam saw-mill in the town.\\nIt was put in running order in the spring of 185(5, and was\\nsituated on the south side of the brook. After being in\\noperation nine years it was taken down and moved to\\nMaple Rapids. The frame house in which they now live\\nwas erected in 18G1. Their five children living are Edwin,\\non a farm on section 13; Mrs. Walcott lives in Essex;\\nMrs. Frink lives about one mile south Horace B. on a farm\\neast of the school-house; Mrs. Whitlock in Greenbush.\\nHarrison Sutton came from Oakland County about thirty-\\nfour years ago (1846) to Bengal, and here married Enieline\\nNichols and settled on section 29, upon which farm he has\\nbuilt two log houses, the last one in 1855, which is still\\nstanding and occupied as a home. Their children are Celia\\n(Mrs. Sutton) lives in the neighborhood; Louisa (Mrs.\\nKimball) lives on a farm adjoining on the east Miner is\\nmarried and lives on the homestead Milo and Byron are\\nliving in Gratiot County Harrison, Jr., is at home.\\nAndrew Weller and family moved from Geneseo, N. Y.,\\nin October, 1847, and settled on the north half of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 2. Their first house was of\\nhewed logs, in which they lived until they built their frame\\nhou.se, which they now occupy. Of four children, three\\nare living. Frank, the eldest son, is married and lives in\\nSt. Johns. The other sons are studying medicine at Ann\\nArbor.\\nAmong those who moved into Bengal in 1852 were\\nRussell Harper and William F. Clark and families, from\\nAshtabula Co., Ohio. They settled on section 26. Mr.\\nHarper had been in four years before and purchased his\\nland and cleared five acres, which he put into wheat. He\\nsold the crop on the ground, and went back to Ohio.\\nDavid, a son of William F. Clark, lives in Montcalm\\nCounty. The children of Russell Harper are George A.,\\nliving on a farm two miles west; William N. lives in\\nGratiot County Edwin F. lives at home; Kitty and Etta,\\ntwin daughters, live at home.\\nEdward Jones, wife, and family came from Tompkins\\nCounty, N. Y., in July, 1850, and settled on section 27, on a\\nfarm now owned by Silas Chapman. Luther, the eldest son,\\ncame in April, and began working on the land. He mar-\\nried in 1852 Sarah E. Plowman they moved to their pres-\\nent location on section 23 in 1861. Edward Jones lives\\nat this time on section 24. Names of children as follows\\nIsaac V. died while in the army Eliza (Mrs. L. M. Lyon)\\nlives on section 22 George M. lives in Carson City Hiram\\nP. enlisted in the army and died in the service.\\nDorr K. Stowell, son of Dr. Hiram Stowell, one of the\\npioneer physicians of De Witt, married Louisa Nichols, Oct.\\n10, 1862 settled on the east half of northeast quarter of\\nsection 15, and began housekeeping in a log house which\\nis still standing. Of six children three are now living,\\nClark, Fred, and Emma. In 1864 he bought eighty acres\\nacross the road, for which he paid ten dollars and fifty cents\\nper acre. His present substantial dwelling, built in 1874,\\nstands upon this land, and is opposite the log house. Mr.\\nStowell has been supervisor and treasurer of his town, hold-\\ning each office three years. Mrs. Stowell s father^ Samuel\\nD. Nichols, moved from Genesee Co., N. Y., to Farmington,\\nOakland Co., Mich., in 1825, and in April, 1854, came to\\nBengal, settling upon the nortlieast quarter of northeast\\nquarter of section 22. Mr. Nichols was a veteran of the\\nwar of 1812, and was at Buffalo when it was burned by\\nthe British. Ho died in September, 1860. Mrs. Nichols\\nlives on the farm with her son Alien.\\nEmmons Blakeslee, from Medina Co., Ohio, came into\\nMichigan in April, 1852, looking for a suitable location\\nfor a farm. In August of that year he was in Bengal,\\nand selected land on section 23. In October of same year\\nhe chopped and cleared two acres, and built a small frame\\nhouse. May, 1853, saw him with his wife and four chil-\\ndren moving from the old home to the new one in the\\nwoods. Mrs. Blakeslee died in June, 1874. The children\\nare: Eliakim II. lives on the farm next north Charles E.\\nlives on southwest corner of section 13 Henry N. lives in\\nLebanon Cornelia (Mrs. Charles Travis) lives on the\\nhomestead Mabel A. (Mrs. Harper) lives on section 23,\\nsouth side.\\nOctober, 1853, saw another family moving from Medina\\nCo., Ohio, into the forests of Bengal. R. C. Lyon, wife,\\nand five children settled on a farm purchased from Luther\\nJones, now owned by I. M. Bray. In 1857 they moved to\\nthe northwest corner of section 26. Mr. Lyon died in\\n1873. Mrs. Lyon still resides on the homestead. They\\nhad six children, Willard lives on a farm about a half-mile\\nwest Sarah married Charles W. Lyon, and is living at\\nLyon s Mills; Dow lives on a farm across the road, west\\nof homestead Delight married Clinton Hill, she died in\\nMay, 1875; Virginia E. died in 1871 Emma (Mrs. Charles\\nPope) lives near the United Brethren church.\\nAlonzo E. Jaquish located on the northwest quarter of\\nsection 10 in 1852, and went back to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.\\nIn 1854 with his wife they came on to occupy the prom-\\nised land in the wilderness. They lived at first in a board\\nshanty, but next year built a part of their present dwelling.\\nJohn Travis, with his wife and a part of his family,\\ncame from Shelby, Orleans Co., N. Y., in the fidl of 1856,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0517.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "398\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand settled whore he now lives. Two sons preceded them\\nin 1855, James settled in St. Johns and Isaac in Bengal\\n(died in 1879) Mrs. Dane now lives in lliley Parker is\\nliving on the homestead Leonard moved back to New\\nYork Frances (Mrs. Blakeslec) lives in the vicinity\\nCharles Travis is married and living on the Blakeslee\\nhomestead.\\nMany other persons who have lived in the town and\\nbeen connected with its early history deserve mention\\nbut as it is difficult to obtain facts and data of their early\\nsettlement, they must necessarily be omitted.\\nThe first death in the township was that of a child of\\nJudge S. W. Dexter. Mr. B. 0. Williams, of Owosso, says\\nAt that point (Muskrat Creek) a son of Mr. and Mrs.\\nDexter, a child about two years old, died of scarlet fever.\\nWe buried the child by torch and candle-light in a box im-\\nprovised by the party. Never shall I forget that scene.\\nThe whole family, and most if not all others, in tears the\\ngray-haired sire, after inviting the heads of other families to\\nlead the exercises of the mournful occasion, with tears\\nstreamiag down his cheeks, read a burial service, amid the\\nsobs that nearly drowned his voice in that deep, dark,\\ngloomy forest, the gloomiest spot of the whole route. The\\ngrave was made and is still seen on the farm of Judge Hill,\\non the bank of Muskrat Creek.\\nThe first child born in Bengal was Clinton J. Hill, son\\nof Judge Cortland and Ijucinda Ilill, who was born on the\\nhomestead in 1838, and named Clinton from the name of\\nthe county.\\nJudge Ilill, in his official capacity as justice of the peace,\\nofficiated at the first wedding, by uniting in the holy bonds\\nof matrimony Miss Julia Ann Avery and Nelson Delong.\\nThe first post-office in Bengal was established in 1850,\\nwith Cortland Hill postmaster. The post-office at Lyon s\\nMills was established a few years since, and Charles W.\\nLyon appointed postmaster.\\nThe first highway through the town was the De Witt and\\nLyons road, occupying the same ground taken by the Dex-\\nter trail in 1833, coming into the township on section 31,\\nand passing through it in a northwesterly course into the\\ntownship of Dallas.\\nThe first blacksmith in the town was Jerry Waldron, who\\nhad a shop on section 31, on the corner west of Cortland\\nHill s.\\nThere have been two physicians in the town, Dr. Bates,\\nwho moved to another field of practice, and Dr. Messenger,\\nwho moved to Grand Ledge.\\nORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nBefore the organization of this township names were se-\\nlected and sent to Hon. Lemuel Castle, of Shiawassee, then\\nrepresenting both counties in the Legislature he was re-\\nquested to have the newly-organized town called after one\\nof these names but of those sent none seem to have favor-\\nably impressed the mind of the legislator, and, at the sug-\\ngestion of some member who had a fancy for Oriental names,\\nthat of Bengal was substituted and adopted.\\nAct No. 58 of the Legislature, approved March 19, 1840,\\nis as follows\\nSec. 10. All that part of the county of Clinton desig-\\nnated in the United States survey as townships 7 and 8\\nnorth, of range 3 west, be and the same is hereby set off\\nand organized into a township by the name of Bengal, and\\nthe first township-meeting therein shall be held at the house\\nof James Sowle, Jr., in said township.\\nIn accordance with the above act, the first township-meet-\\ning was held at the house of James Sowle, Jr., on the 18th\\nof April, 1840, and the following officers were elected Su-\\npervisor, Hiram Benedict Town Clerk, Timothy H. Pcttit\\nTreasurer, Charles Grant Assessors, Cortland Hill, Sylves-\\nter Stephens, Hiram Benedict; Commissioners of Highways,\\nHiram Benedict, Lyman Webster Collector, Nelson Ben-\\nedict; School Inspectors, Cortland Hill, James Sowle, Jr.\\nDirectors of the Poor, Joshua Frink, Daniel Kellogg Jus-\\ntices of the Peace, Timothy H. Pettit, Cortland Hill, Ly-\\nman Webster; Constables, Nelson Benedict, Miner Frink,\\nJulius Bishop, Sylvester Stephens; Overseers of Highways,\\nHiram Benedict, Sylvester Stephens, Lyman Webster,\\nCharles Grant, Cortland Hill Poundmaster, Cortland Hill,\\nJames Sowle, Jr.\\nIt was voted to pay two dollars for each and every wolf\\nthat shall be killed in the town. It was also voted to raise\\ntwo hundred and fifty dollars for the contingent expenses\\nof said town. It was voted that the next township-meet-\\ning should be held at the house of Sylvester Stephens. The\\noath of office was then administered to the officers elect, and\\nthe organization of the township of Bengal was complete.\\nThe following men were selected for jurymen for the year\\n1840 Uriah Drake, Lucene Eldridge, Orlow W. Holmes,\\nJames Sowle, Jr., Marcus Rowley, Joshua Frink.\\nThe following is a list of all the legal voters in Bengal\\ntownship at its organization (all but three of these, how-\\never, were resident in what is now the township of Esses)\\nCortland Hill, Charles Grant, Uriah Drake, James Sowle,\\nJr., Hiram Benedict, Timothy H. Pettit, Joshua Frink,\\nSylvester Stephens, Chauncey I\\\\L Stebbins, Lyman Web-\\nster, Daniel Kellogg, Alonzo Vaughn, Nelson Benedict,\\nJulius Bishop, Joshua Coomer, Lucene KIdridge, Orlow W.\\nHolmes, Marcus Riley, Miner Frink.\\nThe second township-meeting was held at the house of\\nSylvester Stephens, April 23, 1841. The whole number\\nof votes cast at this election averaged twenty-four. The\\nofficers elected were as follows Supervisor, Hiram Benedict,\\nJr.; Clerk, Henry M. Starks; Treasurer, Henry M.\\nStarks; Assessors, Hiram Benedict, Jr., Chauncey M.\\nStebbins, Miner R. Frink Directors of the Poor, James\\nSowle, Jr., Nelson Benedict; Highway Commissioners,\\nHiram Benedict, Jr., Joshua Coomer, Cortland Hill; Con-\\nstables, Nelson Benedict, Uriah Drake, Bliner R. Frink,\\nJames Sowle, Jr. Inspectors of Schools, Miner R. Frink,\\nLyman Webster, Cortland Hill Collector, Nelson Benedict.\\nAt this meeting it was voted that two cents a head be\\npaid for every blackbird killed in the town up to the 1st\\nday of November. The wolf-bounty of two dollars per head\\nwas renewed, and one hundred and fifty dollars was voted\\nfor contingent expenses of the town. Voted that the next\\ntownship-meeting be held at the house of Chauncey M.\\nStebbins. Th(? following names were returned as jurors\\nfor the year 1841 grand jury, Lucene Eldridge, Chaun-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0518.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "BENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\n399\\ncey M. Stebbins, Nelson Delong petit jury, Joshua\\nCoonier, Joshlia Frink, Lyman Webster.\\nThe third township-iueeting was held at the house of C.\\nM. Stebbins. The average number of votes was twenty-\\nthree. The oflBcers elected were Supervisor, Chauncey M.\\nStebbins; Clerk, Lyman Webster; Treasurer, Daniel Kel-\\nlogg Justice of the Peace for four years, Samuel M. Bent-\\nley; Commissioners of Highways, Samuel N. Bentley,\\nUriah Drake, William L. Delbridge. The wolf-bounty was\\nincreased to five dollars per head.\\nThe next township-meeting was appointed at the barn of\\nJaraes Sowle, Jr., April 3, 1843. The third township-\\nmeeting was held, and the following persons were elected\\nSupervisor, Hiram Benedict, Jr. Clerk, James Sowle, Jr.\\nTreasurer, Daniel Kellogg; School Inspectors, Cortland Hill,\\nSamuel N. Bentley Assessors, William Bentley, Lyman\\nAVebster Justices of the Peace (four years), Solomon Moss\\n(three years), Samuel N. Bentley Highway Commissioners,\\nNelson Benedict, Sylvester Stephens Overseers of the Poor,\\nTimothy H. Pettit, Cortland Hill Constables, David Scott,\\nJohn W. Armstrong, Uriah Drake, Ira S. Thornton.\\nThis election, however, was set aside, for the reason that\\nthe north half of Bengal (in which most of the elected offi-\\ncers resided) had been set off and erected as the township\\nof Essex by an act of the Legislature approved March 9,\\n1843. A special election was then ordered in each town-\\nship. That in Essex was held April 21st, and in Bengal\\nApril 26th, at the house of William Bentley, at which\\ntime the following persons were elected (whole number of\\nvotes, twelve) Supervisor, Cortland Hill Clerk, William\\nBentley Treasurer, Charles Grant Commissioners of\\nHighways, Samuel N. Bentley, Willard Knowles, Lyman\\nSwagart School Inspectors, Charles Grant, Benjamin C.\\nThompson Constables, Ira S. Thornton, Willard Knowles,\\nUriah Drake, Levi Drake Directors of the Poor, Cortland\\nHill, Charles Grant Overseers of the Poor, Charles Grant,\\nMiner R. Frink, B. C. Thompson, S. N. Bentley, William\\nBentley. A bounty of twenty dollars was voted on every\\nfull-grown wolf, and eight dollars on each bear killed in the\\ntown. The next township-meeting was appointed at the\\nhouse of Lyman Swagart.\\nSept. 22, 1843, the township board met and ordered the\\ngeneral election (in November) to be held at the house of\\nCortland Hill, November Gth, and at the house of Samuel\\nN. Bentley, November 7th.\\nBelow is given a list of persons who have held the offices\\nof supervisor, town clerk, treasurer, justice of the peace, and\\nschool in.spector from 1844 to 1880, inclusive:\\n1844. Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Lyman Swagart;\\nTreasurer, Uriah Drake* Justices of the Peace,\\nCortland Hill, Ira S. Thornton, Lyman Swa-\\ngart, School Inspectors, Cortland Hill, Ilcrud\\nMorton.\\n1845. Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Benjamin F.\\nKneeland Treasurer, Ira S. Thornton Justices\\nof the Peace, Herod IMorton (four years), Cort-\\nland Hill (three years, vacancy), Adam Laugh-\\nlin (one year) School Inspector, Herod Morton.\\nResigned; I. S. Thornton appointed to fill vacancy.\\n1846. Supervisor, Lyman Swagart; Clerk, Benjamin F.\\nKneeland Treasurer, Ira S. Thornton Justice\\nof the Peace, L. Swagart (four years), Herod\\nMorton (vacancy), Levi Jones (vacancy).\\n1847. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, Levi\\nJones Treasurer, Harrison Sutton School In-\\nspector, M. R. Frink.\\n1848. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, Levi\\nJones Treasurer, Harrison Sutton Justice of\\nthe Peace, Ira S. Thornton School Inspector,\\nUriah Drake.\\n1849. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, Levi\\nJones; Treasurer, Harrison Sutton: Justice of\\nthe Peace, Heman Lake School Inspector,\\nCortland Hill.\\n1850. Supervisor, Cortland Hill Clerk, Ira S. Thornton\\nTrea.surer, Lyman Swagart; Justices of the\\nPeace, Cortland Hill, Peter Strickland (va-\\ncancy); School Inspector, Alanson Giledet.\\n1851. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland; Clerk, John\\nN. Plowman Treasurer, Andrew Weller Jus-\\ntices of the Peace, Andrew Weller (four years),\\nSeth Morton (three years), Lyman Swagart (two\\nyears); School Inspector, Cortland Hill.\\n1852. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, John\\nN. Plowman Treasurer, An drew Weller Jus-\\ntices of the Peace, Ira S. Thornton (four years),\\nJohn C. Irons (vacancy), James L. Hamer (va-\\ncancy) School Inspector, Cortland Hill.\\n1853. Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Edward Jones;\\nTreasurer, Lyman Swagart Justice of the\\nPeace, William Bartholomew (four years)\\nSchool Inspectors, Dorr K. Stowell (two years),\\nStephen P. Hammond (one year).\\n1854. Supervisor, Ira S. Thornton Clerk, Emmons\\nBlakeslee Treasurer, Samuel H. Griffith Jus-\\ntice of the Peace, Uriah Drake.\\n1855. Supervisor, Cortland Hill Clerk, Emmons Blakes-\\nlee Treasurer, Nathan A. Elliott Justices of\\nthe Peace, John C. Irons, Edward Jones, Stephen\\nHammond.\\n1856. Supervisor, Ira S. Thornton; Clerk, Edward\\nJones; Treasurer, Nathan A. Elliott; Justices\\nof the Peace, Miner R. Frink, Levi Jones (va-\\ncancy) School Inspector, Dorr K. Stowell.\\n1857. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, Edward\\nJones; Treasurer, Dorr K. Stowell Justices of\\nthe Peace, Levi Jones, Alonzo Jaquish School\\nInspectors, Alfred II. Lyon, D. D. T. Smith.\\n1858. Supervisor, Benjamin F. Kneeland Clerk, Edward\\nJones; Treasurer, Dorr K. Stowell; Justice of\\nthe Peace, John Travis School Inspector, An-\\ndrew Breakins.\\n1859. Supervisor, Cortland Hill Clerk, Emmons Blakes-\\nlee Treasurer, Dorr K. Stowell Justices of\\nthe Peace, John C. Irons, Stephen F. Hammond\\n(vacancy) School Inspectors, James II. Bush,\\nAlfred H. Lyon, Cortland Hill.\\nISGO. Supervisor, Israel M. Bray Clerk, Leonard Travis;\\nTreasurer, Willard Lyon; Justice of the Peace,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0519.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "400\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nEmmons Blakeslee School Inspector, Alfred B.\\nBloomer.\\n1861. Supervisor, Dorr K. Stowell Clerk, Leonard\\nTravis Treasurer, Benjamin I. Sheldon Jus-\\ntices of the Peace, D. D. T. Smith, Levi Jones,\\nAlonzo Jaquish School Inspector, Israel M.\\nBray.\\n1862. Supervisor, Dorr K. Stowell Clerk, Isaac C. Jones\\nTreasurer, Willard Lyon Justices of the Peace,\\nAlonzo Jaquish, Miner R. Frink School In-\\nspectors, Willard Lyon, Dqrr K. Stowell.\\n1863. Supervisor, Leonard Travis; Clerk, Lyman Swagart;\\nTreasurer, Willard Lyon Justice of the Peace,\\nCortland Hill School Inspector, Leonard Travis.\\n1864. Supervisor, Cortland Hill Clerk, Willard Lyon\\nTreasurer, Israel M. Bray Justices, James L.\\nHamer, Edward Jones (vacancy) School In-\\nspector, Charles E. Blakeslee.\\n1865. Supervisor, Dorr K. Stowell; Clerk, Leonard\\nTravis Treasurer, E. G. Wellington Justice,\\nWilliam Sutton School Inspectors, Willard\\nLyon, I. M. Bray (vacancy).\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, B. F. Kneeland Clerk, William W.\\nHumaston Treasurer, Leonard Travis Justices,\\nIsrael M. Bray, John C. Sewell (vacancy) School\\nInspectors, Charles Travis, Edward Brown (va-\\ncancy).\\n1867. Supervisor, Richard S. Coshun Clerk, Eliakim R.\\nBlakeslee Treasurer, John Brown Justices,\\nEdward Mack, Stephen F. Hammond, John N.\\nVan Duyn School Inspector, Edward Brown.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Charles H.\\nPalmer; Treasurer, Joshua Brown; Justices,\\nEbenezer W. Buck, Ira S. Thornton School\\nInspector, James H. Bush.\\n1SG9. Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Edward Brown;\\nTreasurer, Harrison Sutton Justices, Miner R.\\nFrink, Cortland Hill (vacancy) School Inspec-\\ntor, Stephen F. Hammond.\\n1870. Supervisor, Joshua Brown Clerk, Dorr K. Stowell\\nTreasurer, Edward Brown Justices, Charles\\nRider, John N. Van Duyn School Inspector,\\nWillard Steward.\\n1871. Supervisor, Joshua Brown; Clerk, Charles H.\\nPalmer; Treasurer, Edward Brown; Justices,\\nCortland Hill, 11. Coshun, William Hammond;\\nSchool Inspector, S. F. Hammond.\\n1872._Supervisor, Cortland Hill; Clerk, Charles H.\\nPalmer Treasurer, Joshua Brown Justices,\\nParker Travis, William II. Sutton School In-\\nspector, Warren Jennings.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Charles H. Palmer; Clerk, D. K.\\nStowell Treasurer, John Brown Justices,\\nEbenezer Buck, Newton Baker School Inspec-\\ntor, L. Grant.\\n1874. Supervisor, Edward Brown Clerk, Oliver Wright\\nTreasurer, John Brown; Justices, George Brown,\\nWilliam W. Humaston, Ebenezer W. Buck\\nSchool Inspector, Warren Jennings.\\n1875. Supervisor, Edward Brown; Clerk, H. S. Frisbie;\\nTrca.surer, John Brown Justice, Ormel Whit-\\ntaker School Inspector, Lorcn Grant School\\nSuperintendent, Eliakim R. Blakeslee.\\n1876. Supervisor, Newton Baker Clerk, Oliver Wright\\nTreasurer, Isaac Travis; Justice, David Weather-\\nwax School Inspector, George Brown School\\nSuperintendent, Charles Travis.\\n1877. Supervisor, Edward Brown Clerk, Warren Hal-\\nsey Treasurer, Isaac Travis Justice, Dorr K.\\nStowell School Inspector, P. W. Buck.\\n1878. Supervisor, Edward Brown Clerk, Warren Hal-\\nsey Treasurer, Isaac Travis Justice, Ebenezer\\nW. Buck, George Brown (vacancy) School In-\\nspector, Peter Frisbie School Superintendent,\\nCharles Travis.\\n1879. Supervisor, Charles H. Palmer; Clerk, Warren\\nHalsey Treasurer, Edward Brown Justices,\\nRiley Rice, A. Y. Boak (vacancy) School In-\\nspector, John Love, Jr. School Superintendent,\\nAlva H. Corwin.\\n1880. Supervisor, Edward Brown Clerk, Alva H. Cor-\\nwin Treasurer, Edward H. Lyon Justice, 0.\\nC. Whittaker; School Inspector, Frederick\\nStowell School Superintendent, Abram R.\\nBrown.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe first school district organized in the township was\\nwhat is still known as district No. 1, commonly called the\\nSutton School. Herod Morton, Uriah Drake, and Ben-\\njamin F. Kneeland, school inspectors, mot May 2, 1846,\\nat the house of Lyman Swagart, and organized the district,\\nwhich comprLsed the southwest quarter of the township.\\nThe first school-house was built of logs and stood west of\\nthe present frame building, which was erected about 1858.\\nMr. Dorr K. Stowell was the first teacher in the log school-\\nhouse. The school report for 1878-79 gives the follow-\\ning Children in district, 73 attending school, 73 one\\nframe school-house, value $500 teachers employed, 1 male\\n(wages $112), 2 female (wages $76); resources for the\\nyear, $323.75.\\nDistrict No. 2 was organized Dec. 29, 1859, and com-\\nprised sections 16 and 17, the south half of sections 14\\nand 15, and the west half of section 9. The first school-\\nhouse, a small frame structure, stood on the same ground\\nnow occupied by a neat and substantial brick building, and\\nthe only one in the township. It is in the centre of the\\ntown, on the southeast corner of section 16. The school\\nreport for 1878-79 is as follows Number of children, 59\\nattending school, 47 one brick school-house, seats 68,\\nvalue $1100; 1 male teacher, pay $80; 1 female teacher,\\npay $48 resources for the year, $654.52.\\nDistrict No. 3 was laid out April 24, 1847, and embraced\\nall the sections in the southeast quarter of the town. The\\nfirst meeting was held at the house of Adam Laughlin, and\\nvery soon after its organization a school-house of logs was\\nbuilt on land given by John N. Plowman, and across the\\nroad from the present site. The first frame school-house\\nwas erected on the present site. The building was poorly\\nbuilt, and was not satisfactory to the inspectors or to the\\ninhabitants of the district. It was never occupied for school", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0520.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "BENGAL TOWNSHIP.\\n401\\npurposes. The school, meanwhile, was taught in a log\\nbuilding which stood opposite the house of Luther Jones,\\nand was used as a church by the United Brethren. The\\nstructure in dispute finally gave place to the present neat\\nedifice, which was built in the year 1870. The school re-\\nport for 1878-79 gives the following Number of children,\\n73 attending school, 63 frame school-house, will seat 60\\npupils, value $700 1 male teacher, pay $144 1 female\\nteacher, pay $56 resources for the year, $347.99.\\nDistrict No. 4 (commonly called the Frink School) com-\\nprised when organized sections 2, 3, 10, and 11, and was\\norganized April 14, 1851, at a meeting held at the house\\nof B. F. Kneeland. The first school building was of logs,\\nand was situated about forty rods north of Miner R. Frink s\\nhouse, on the west side of the road. The first teacher was\\nMary L. Nichols, now Mrs. D. K. Stowell. Succeeding\\nteachers were Esther Hammond, Eunice Randolph, Martha\\nAvery, Mary J. Corwin, Nancy Sewell. The new school-\\nhouse was built in the spring of 1858. The first teacher\\nwas Jennie Kneeland. She taught the summer term and\\nAbel Wightman taught the winter term. Robert Lyon\\ntaught the winter term of 1859-60. Tlie report of the\\ndistrict for 1878-79 is as follows: Children, 03; attending\\nschool, 55 one frame school-house, value $100, seats 36\\nmale teacher, pay $96 female teacher received $56 re-\\nsources for the year, $230.44.\\nDistrict No. 5 has a frame school-house, situated on the\\nnortheast quarter of section 7. The district was organized\\nAug. 10, 1872, and at that time comprised sections 5, 0, 7,\\n8, and 18 (except southeast quarter on soutiieast corner).\\nThe school-house will seat 40 pupils, its value is $400\\nscholars in district, 69 in school, 60 pay of male teacher,\\n$120 female, $54 resources for the year, $240.68.\\nFractional school district No. 1 (Bengal and Riley) was\\nformed by the inspectors Nov. 18, 1850, at a meeting held\\nat the house of Cortland Hill. The district at that time\\nwas composed of sections 31, 32, 33, and the west half of\\nsection 34 in Bengal, and the north half of sections 4, 5,\\n6, and the northwest quarter of section 3 in Riley. The\\nfirst school-house in this district was a log structure, which\\nstood on the .southeast corner of Mr. Hill s farm. The first\\nteacher was Maria T. Dryer. The nest school-house was\\nlocated about a half-mile farther east. It is a frame build-\\ning, and was erected about 1864. Children in the district,\\n52 attending school, 44 value of school-huuse, $600,\\nwill seat 46; 1 female teacher received for services, $188.60;\\nresources, $227.32.\\nFractional district No. 2 Bengal and Riley) was organ-\\nized at a meeting held at the house of John M. Jones\\nJune 26, 1852. The district then embraced sections 34,\\n35, and 36 in Bengal, and sections 1 and 2 and east half\\nof section 3 in Riley. The school-house is a frame build-\\ning, valued at $300 the district contains 67 children, and\\nall attend school the seating capacity of school-house is\\n50 the male teacher was paid $130 female teacher, $61).\\nThe following are the names of teachers who taught\\nschool in this township from lS46 to 1860: Dorr K. Sto-\\nwell, Mary L. Nichols, Esther Hammund, Mary F. Pratt,\\nElizabeth Pratt, A. Benedict, Martha Lowell, lluldab Taft,\\nUtensia Gee, Martha Avery, H. M. Sage, Mary Jane Cor-\\n51\\nwin, Jane Bartholomew, Charlotte Thomas, Sarah J. Ten\\nEyck, Ann E. Shoemaker, Nancy E. Sewell, B. S. Pratt,\\nB. C. Macomber, Charles J. Eno, Lovisa A. Densmore,\\nMargaret A. Davenport, Harriet Hall, Pembroke S. Buck,\\nEllen Cronin, Ellen M. Face, Sarah Thompson, Jane\\nKneeland, Robert Lyon, Betsey M. Parker, Mary A. Hal-\\nsey, Jane Walker, Emerett E. Hill, Leonard Travis.\\nKELIGIOUS HISTORY.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal society or class was organized\\nabout 1844, at the house of John N. Plowman. Among\\nthe early members were John N. and Sarah Plowman,\\nMrs. Sarah Swagart, David and Agnes Houghtaling, and\\nMr. Day and wife. The meetings were held in the dwel-\\nling-house of J. N. Plowman until the log school-house\\nwas built. The loss of the class-book makes a gap in the\\nhistory of the cla.ss until 1856, when a new book was sub-\\nstituted and the record is as follows\\nThe additional members were Juliana Plowman, Edward\\nJones, Lois Jones, George Jones, Joseph G. Plowman,\\nFrancis Lyon, Dow Lyon, L. M. Lyon, William Houghtaling,\\nEliza A. Shoemaker, and Charlotte Ames. The pastors have\\nbeen J. Harder, T. J. Hill, N. L. Brockway, J. W. Caw-\\nthorne, J. Fowler, D. 0. Fox, S. Steele, L. Hutt, William\\nMcKnight, F. I. Bell, H. H. Hulbert, B. S. Pratt, C. A.\\nJacokes, S. G. Blanchard, J. S. Harder, Hiram B. Nichols,\\nand S. Snyder. This class has been merged with the\\nBengal Centre, formerly the West Bengal class, and trans-\\nferred to Bengal Centre, and now worship in the brick\\nschool-house. Present membership, twenty-four, under the\\npastoral charge of Rev. L. M. Garlick.\\nThe North Bengal class was organized in the fall of\\n1867, by Rev. F. I. Bell, at the Frink school-house. The\\nmembers then were John N. and Angeline Van Duyn,\\nAndrew and Charlotte Weller, Emeline Grant, and Julia\\nD. Young. The pastors include some of those named above.\\nWhile in charge of Rev. William McKnight a revival oc-\\ncurred, which added some twenty-five to the class. Pres-\\nent membership, twenty-six. Present pastor Rev. L. M.\\nGarlick.\\nThe only church edifice in the township of Bengal is\\nthat of the United Brethren in Christ.* The society was\\norganized Oct. 1, 1855, by Rev. William L. Kennard, cir-\\ncuit preacher of Pine Lake Mission, Michigan Conference.\\nThe first members were Emmons and Sarah L. Blakeslee,\\nAbraham and Lydia Ten Eyck, and Betsey Lyons. For\\nchurch oSicers Emmons Blakeslee was elected class-leader,\\nand Abraham Ten Eyck steward.\\nDuring the next winter a revival was had, which added\\nsome thirty to the church. In the summer of 1856 a log\\nchurch, size thirty by thirty feet, was built, located on sec-\\ntion 26, on land opposite the present residence of Luther\\nJones.\\nTheir new frame church edifice was erected in 1877, at a\\ncost of about twenty-eight hundred dollars size thirty-six\\nby fifty, with a vestibule eleven by sixteen the tower and\\nspire rises ninety-six feet high. The inside is neatly fin-\\nished and furnished. It was dedicated by Bishop J. Weaver.\\nContributed by Kminqns Blakesle^.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0521.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "402\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe present class numbers twenty-three. The pastor is\\nl{ev. B. H. Mowers class-leader, John Brown. The so-\\nciety has a good parsonage for their minister. The Sunday-\\nschool was organized in 1854, with thirty scholars; the\\npresent school numbers seventy in all. John Brown is\\nsuperintendent. The school is in a very prosperous condi-\\ntion. The church society, though few in numbers, is doing\\nvery well.\\nBURIAL-GKOUNDS.\\nThe Bengal Cemetery Association was organized in 1 863,\\nJohn Travis, President Israel M. Bray, Secretary and\\nSexton Dorr K. Stowell, Treasurer. This society owns a\\nhalf-acre of land adjoining the Bray farm. It is neatly laid\\nout and fenced.\\nThere is another burying-ground in the northern part of\\nthe town, in the Frink neighborhood.\\nAGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.\\nIn 1879 there were sown 5337 acres of wheat, against\\n4985 in 1878 and 2829 acres in 1874; and there were\\n1375 acres of corn planted in 1879, against 945 in 1874.\\nThe crop of 1874 yielded 41,674 bushels of wheat,\\n58,963 bushels of corn, and 6721 bushels of potatoes. The\\ncrop of 1879 yielded 141,064 bushels of wheat, 105,722\\nbushels of corn, and 12,656 bushels of potatoes, 62,909\\nbushels of oats, 1395 bushels of clover-seed, 2227 tons of\\nhay, 15,191 pounds of wool from 3050 sheep.\\nThe yield of maple-sugar in 1854 was 6582 pounds\\n1860, 20,095 pounds; in 1874, 11,778 pounds.\\nThe amount of butter made in 1854 was 8485 pounds;\\nin 1864, 20,700 pounds; in 1874, 67,381 pounds.\\nIn 1860 there were 80 horses, 249 milch cows, 134 oxen,\\nand 794 swine in the town. The year 1879 shows the in-\\ncrease to 662 horses, 644 milch cows, and 1075 swine.\\nThe following is a list of names of flirmers in the town-\\nship who produced one thousand bushels of wheat or over\\nduring the year 1879\\nPhilip Sturgis, 33 acres, 1000 bushels; Corwin Sturgis,\\n34 acres, 1000 bushels; H. B. Kueeland, 36 acres, 1170\\nbushels; George Seifert, 36 acres, 1015 bushels; James\\nStrong, 40 acres, 1056 bushels; Mrs. Isaac Travis, 40\\nacres, 1260 bushels; Harrison Sutton, 42 acres, 1300\\nbushels; Henry Sheldon, 42 acres, 1064 bushels; George\\nBrown, 42 acres, 1420 bushels John Brown, 43 acres,\\n1343 bushels; C. W. Lyon, 48 acres, 1720 bushels; B. F.\\nYoung, 50 acres, 1404 bushels William Swagart, 50 acres,\\n1480 bushels; Hiram Nestle, 50 acres, 1100 bu.shels\\nLoren Grant, 58 acres, 1560 bushels; William Byrne, 54\\nacres, 2500 bushels; M. Ryan, 56 acres, 2300 bu.shels;\\nM.R. Georgia, 58 acres, 1586 bushels; William Polhemus,\\n60 acres, 1764 bushels; Miner R. Frink, 60 acres, 1800\\nbushels Dorr K. Stowell, 63 acres, 1920 bushels E. Plow-\\nman, 63 acres, 2400 bushels; William Mack, 65 acres,\\n1597 bushels; J. S. Sturgis, 70 acres, 2262 bushels; J.\\nN. Parker, 75 acres, 2550 bushels A. Rasenkrans, 75\\nacres, 1848 bushels James L. Hamer, 80 acres, 2200\\nbushels B. F. Kneeland, 80 acres, 27OO bushels.\\nPATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.\\nBengal Grange, No. 225, was organized Dec. 28, 1878.\\nThe oflBcers for 1880 are. Master, Warren Halsey Over-\\nseer, Dorr K. Stowell Lecturer, Mrs. Willard Steward\\nSteward, Darius Pectil Asst. Steward, Frederick Stowell\\nLady Asst. Steward, Mrs. Riley Rice Chaplain, Willard\\nSteward Treasurer, Hiram Tubbs Secretary, Dow Lyon\\nGatekeeper, L. Hammond Ceres, Mrs. W. Jennings\\nPomona, Mrs. Emma Chapman Flora, Miss Flora Plow-\\nman. The grange has a hall situated on section 23, about\\none mile east of the town-house.\\nPOPULATION.\\nIn 1847 the inhabitants of the township numbered 49.\\nIn 1854 they had increased to 350, and in 1860 to 638.\\nIn 129 families there were 148 dwelling-houses 99 farms\\nwere occupied. The State census for 1864 gave 706. The\\nUnited States census, 1870, showed 1086, which was in-\\ncreased in 1874 to 1200; and the census of 1880 shows\\n1295, a gain of 95 in six years.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nB. F. YOUNG.\\nJonathan Young, father of B. F. Young, was a native\\nof Yorkshire, England, born in 1778. He was about sixty\\nyears of age when he came to America. First settled in\\nWayne Co., Mich., and married Mrs. Hannah Green, a\\nnative of Massachusetts. From Wayne County they removed\\nin 1841 to Bengal township, where Mrs. Young had en-\\ntered a piece of government land, upon which they settled.\\nHere their three children were born B. F. Young, born\\nin 1844, being the youngest and only surviving child, the\\nothers dying when infants. Here Jonathan and his wife\\nresided until their deaths, which occurred in 1856, his\\nJanuary 14th, hers November 1st.\\nBenjamin F. continued to reside on the old homestead\\nafter the death of his parents, and in 1867 married Miss\\nJulia D., daughter of Charles Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Young\\nare the parents of four children, Viola A., Myron, Charles\\nL., and Ida M.\\nMr. Young at the age of twenty enlisted in the army\\nfor the suppression of the Rebellion. He was a member of\\nCompany A, Twenty-third Michigan Infantry, and his term\\nof service was from March 23, 1864, to June 10, 1866. lie\\nparticipated in the battles of Ken saw Mountain, Atlanta,\\nNashville, Franklin, and Fort Anderson.\\nMr. Young s farm now consists of two hundred acres,\\none hundred and twenty of which he inherited from his\\nmother, which were purchased with her earnings, eighty\\nhaving been added by Mr. Young. In politics he is Re-\\npublican in religion, both himself and wife are members\\nof North Bengal Methodist Episcopal Church.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0522.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "m\\nI\\nI\\nI\\ns-\\nr5", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0523.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0524.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n403\\nCHAPTER LIV.\\nDE WITT TOWNSHIP.*\\nBoundaries, Soil, and Streams Land-Entries Early Villages in\\nDo Witt Township Settlement and Progress Early Highways\\nTownship Organization and Civil List Schools Keligions Organ-\\nizations De Witt Grange.\\nThe township of De Witt, the scene of the early labors\\nof the first pioneer to the south half of the county, as\\nalso of the earliest session of the county court, may be geo-\\ngraphically described as bounded on the north by the town-\\nship of Olive, south by Ingham County, east by Bath, and\\nwest by Watertown. It is designated by the United States\\nsurvey as township 5 north, of range 2 west.\\nThe township is watered by numerous streams of greater\\nor less magnitude, the most important being the Looking-\\nGlass River, which enters it from the north at section 1,\\nand flowing southwest through sections 2, 3, and 4, di-\\nverges to the west, passing through the village of De Witt,\\nand again to the south at section 7, making its exit into\\nWatertown at section 18. This stream, which affords a\\nconsiderable water-power, is fed by Prairie Creek, which\\nrises in a marsh in the southeast portion of the township,\\nand flowing north and west while pursuing a tortuous course,\\nenters the main waters at the village of De Witt on sec-\\ntion 8.\\nThe soil of the township embraces sand, gravel, and\\nclay, the former prevailing to a greater extent on the south-\\nerly border, while clay is found in the north and north-\\nwest. Gravel in limited amount is distributed generally\\nthroughout the township. The southwest abounds in ex-\\ntensive marshes and swamps of tamarack, though an elabo-\\nrate system of drainage has greatly improved much of this\\nland. The surface of De Witt is somewhat rolling in\\ncharacter and offers a pleasing variation to the eye. The\\nlandscape from all points is attractive, and in many places\\nimpressive in its beauty, vying in this regard with the\\nmost beautiful portions of the county. The soil is well\\nadapted to grains of all kinds, wheat and corn being es-\\npecially prolific in their yield. The average harvest of\\nwheat in localities is twenty-five bushels to the acre, though\\nthis is exceptional. The various fruits find here a congenial\\nsoil, and orchards producing the choicest grafted fruit\\nabound in all parts. Peaches are being cultivated with\\nmuch success, and the smaller fruits are abundant in their\\nyield. Most of the woods peculiar to the State flourish in\\nDe Witt, oak, maple, ash, and walnut being very thrifty in\\ntheir growth. The marshes produce the usual growth of\\ntamarack, which prevails principally in the south and south-\\nwest. The township is not unlike other portions of the\\ncounty in its destitution of pine-lands, a single tree of that\\nkind being almost a curiosity in De Witt.\\nLAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe following-named persons wore the original purchasers\\nfrom the government of the land in township 5 north, of\\nrange 2 west\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcreB.\\nJohn Low erv, 1S35 65.28\\nDewitt Parshnll, UM -320\\nSamuel Sherman, 1836 89.28\\nJohn Dodge, 1836 148.69\\nSECTION 2.\\nCynthia M.Collins, 1834 112.70\\nJohn Lowery, 1835, 1836 295.48\\nSECTION 3.\\nHenry Miller, 1835 81.62\\nErastus S. lugersoll, 1836 80\\nH. H. Leroy, 1835 129.96\\nElias Daniels, 1836 81.70\\nD. E. Matthews, 1836 39.14\\nPiatt Smith, 1836 206.97\\nSECTION 4.\\nS. Beckwith, 1835,1836 160\\nLeah Packard, 1836 80\\nS. Beckwith, 1836 232.03\\nD. E. Matthews, 1836 78.61\\nDaniel Moore, 1836 78.45\\nSECTION 5.\\nDavid Scott, 1833 240\\nSylvester Scott, 1833 80\\nRandolph Manning, 1836 80\\nJ. R. LangdoD, 1836 158.16\\nD. E. Matthews, 1836 77.40\\nSECTION 6.\\nC. S. Ferguson, 1834 160\\nWilliam II. Webb, 1835 169.44\\nAlanson Goodrich, 1836 84.73\\nJ. R. Langdon, 1836 157.20\\nE. H. Utley, 1836 82.11\\nSECTION 7.\\nC. S. Ferguson, 1834 9.13\\nCalvin Marbin, 1835 55.52\\nE. H. Utley, 1835 203.04\\nFranklin Oliver, 1835. 204.16\\nAlanson Goodrich, 1836 166.27\\nSECTION 8.\\nDavid Scott, 1833 82.81\\nHiram F.Sheldon, 1833 107.80\\nGeorge Pearsall, 1835 80\\nWilliam A. Hewitt, 1835 40\\nF. R. Bolles, 1835 197.54\\nJ. R. Langdon, 1836 120\\nSECTION 9.\\nS. Beckwith, 1835 34.47\\nWilliam Utley, 1835 234.17\\nGeorge Pearsall, 1836 40\\nDavid Scott, 1836 80\\nPiatt Smith, 1836 80\\nFitzalan Oardner, 1836 160\\nSECTION 10.\\nPhilip French, 1836 160\\nJohn Groves, 1830 160\\nFitzalan Gardner, 1836 80\\nSalam F. King, 1836 240\\nSECTION 11.\\nyilliam S. Warner, 1836 160\\nEdward Townley, 1836 160\\nFlatt Smith, 1836 320\\nSECTION 12.\\nStephen P. Morehouse, 1836 160\\nWilliam M. Lowell, 1836 320\\n^.cvi A.Mills, 1830 160\\nSECTION 13.\\nS. S. Bullock, 1836 80\\nWilliam Packard, 1836 80\\nWilliam G. Smith, 1836 40\\nE. L. .\u00c2\u00abmith, 1836 160\\nJohn Taylor, 1836 80", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0525.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "404\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAcres.\\nLewis Boyd. 1836 SO\\nRussel CuFhinnn, 18+6 80\\nEllen Cushuiiin, 1S52 40\\nHiram Rathburn, 1864 40\\nSECTION 14.\\nElihu Jamison, 1835 160\\nWilliam Moore, 1836 40\\n8. S. liiilloek, 1836 80\\nS. P. Morehouse, 1836 240\\nPhilip French, 1836 80\\nHarvey C. Boyd, 1836 40\\nSECTION 15.\\nWilliam Hunt, 1836 40\\nL. D. Jcnnison, 1836 40\\nWilliam Roo5e, 1836 80\\nHarvey C. Boyd, 1836 120\\nJoshua Cushman, 1836 80\\nDavid Scott, 1837 40\\nL. D. Jennison, 1837 40\\nThomas Bobbins, 1843 40\\nElvira Robbins. 1847 40\\nSamuel Smith, 1851 80\\nThomas Robbins, 1854 40\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool section.\\nSECTION 17.\\nJ. R. Pearsall, 1835 80\\nJ. R. Langdon, 1836 80\\nDavid Scott, 1836 160\\nJohn Gould, 1836 160\\nElisha Lester, 1836 160\\nSECTION 18.\\nEphraira H. Utley, 1835 20.96\\nDaniel Ferguson, 1836 80\\nH. N. Andrus, 1836 92.08\\nJames Gay, 1836 80\\nJohn Gould, 1836 160\\nPhilip Burnett, 1836 160\\nJames Dean, 1836 66.76\\nSECTION 19.\\nSamuel Crowell, 183G 346.68\\nJ. D. Child, 1836 160\\nAmos Waterhouse, 1837 80\\nDe.\\\\ter White, 1837 80\\nSECTION 20.\\nDe-xter White, 1836 80\\nJames Perkins, 1836 160\\nJ. S. Ilollister, 1837 320\\nLucinda Colburn, 1838 80\\nSECTION 21.\\nLewis Boyd, 1836 80\\nFrederic Perkins, 1836 80\\nBarnabas Bassett, 1836 80\\nThompsons. Hollister, 1837 240\\nWilliam 11. Hockenbury, 1849 40\\nSamuel Steele, 1850 40\\nMargaret Steele, 1854 40\\nSECTION 22.\\nH. C. Boyd, 1836 160\\nJoshua Cushman, 1836 SO\\nSizar L. Stoddard, 1836 80\\nSamuel Higgins, 1836 80\\nDaniel Gunderman, 1848 40\\nE. A. Gunderman, 1850 40\\nWilliam Vail, 1850 40\\nSECTION 23.\\nFrancis Moore, 1836 80\\nWilliam Moore, 1836 240\\nRuth A. Gunnison, 1843 40\\nStephen W. Downer, 1850 280\\nSECTION 24.\\nWilliam Moore, 1836 80\\nJ. B. Ackley, 1836 160\\nGilbert Cushman, 1837 80\\nS. W. Downer, 1850, 1851 80\\nAcres.\\nMorris Cushman, 1854 40\\njDse])h C. Bailey, 1854 80\\nA. M. Crawford, 1854 40\\nSECTION 25.\\nJ. B. Bennett, 1852 40\\nSECTION 26.\\nAllen Ilutcbins, 1836 160\\nCharles M. McKenzie, 1846 80\\nAnson Simmons, 1847 40\\nNathan Weldon, 1850 40\\nS. \\\\V. Downer, 1851 40\\nIra Durand, 1852 40\\nJ.B.Bennett, 1852 120\\nSECTION 27.\\nM. M. Boyd, 1836 80\\nG. W. Boyd, 1836 80\\nW. D. Hurd, 1836 80\\n0. H. Lvoo, 1842 80\\nNelson H. King, 1847 80\\nDonnell Mclntire, 1847 80\\nWilliam Moon, 1847 80\\nG. R. Culver, 1848 40\\nH.H.Smith, 1854 40\\nSECTION 28.\\nO.H.Lyon, 1842 40\\nStephen F. Dexter, 1847 160\\nJohn Gundermiin, 1848 80\\nR. R. Quiglev, 1848 160\\nWilliam C. Biangwin, 1848 160\\nSECTION 29.\\nHenry Moon, 1837 160\\nRichiird Moon, 1838 80\\nL. A. Ayers, 1838 40\\nJ. R. Jeuett, 1847 80\\nN. II. Wing, 1847 120\\nJ. R. Jewett, 1847 40\\nJames Sickles, 1851 80\\nSECTION 30.\\nWilliam Congdon, 1836 174.68\\nK. S. Van Scoy, 1847 40\\nOrville Bacon, 1849, 1850 80\\nJames Sickles, 1851 80\\nHenry Gibbs, 1852 47.53\\nSECTION 31.\\nM.L.Stanley, 1837 240\\nD. S. Iiigersoll, 1837 95.52\\nE. F. Sweet, 1850 47.74\\nE. Richardson, 1851 80\\nAndrew Shadduck, l. 52 40\\nAllen Goodridge, 1852 40\\nGeorge J. Parson and F. M. Cowles, 1854 40\\nSECTION 32.\\nJames Cram, 1836 320\\nSamuel and Elias Bliss, 1836 160\\nMatthew Dearin, 1847 40\\nRobert Dearin, 1847 40\\nDavid Westeott, 1852 40\\nJohn F.Welsh, 1854 40\\nSECTION 33.\\nAllen Hutchins, 1836 160\\nJonathan Birdsall, 1836 80\\nNelson II. AVing, 1847 160\\nDavid Slurgis, 1847 40\\nCalvin Woodward, 1849 160\\nSECTION 34.\\nSamuel Higgins, 1836 320\\nWarner D. Hurd, 1836 80\\nStephen A. Smith, 1839 160\\nWilliam Moon, 1847 80\\nSECTION 35.\\nWilliam Birge, 183B 160\\nSamuel Higgins, 1836 160\\nB. P. Kercheval, 1836 160\\nSamuel Cutler, 1848 160", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0526.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "BE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n405\\nSECTION 36.\\nAcres.\\nEliza Jane Bennett, 1852 40\\nJacob B. Bennett, 1852 80\\nRobert West, 1853. 40\\nEARLY VILLAGES IIJ DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\nThe lands lying along both sides of the Looking-Glass\\nRiver, at and opposite the mouth of Prairie Creek, were,\\nabout the year 1836, selected as locations for a cluster of\\n(prospective) villages. The old Indian trail which after-\\nwards became the Pontiac and Grand River road, passed\\nalong the north bank of the river at this point, and in that\\nyear, as for many years later, it was the principal thorough-\\nfare through this portion of country.\\nThe first of these embryo villages was Middletown or\\nMiddleton. The land on which it was laid out was entered\\nfrom the United States by Sebastian Beckwith, in 1835,\\nbut at the time it was platted the proprietors were Sebastian\\nBeckwith, Joel Wicks, and George J. Goodhue. It was\\nsituated on the north side of the river east of the present\\nvillage of Do Witt, and was the north fraction of the north-\\nwest quarter of section 9 and the southwest (|uarler of sec-\\ntion 4. It was surveyed on the 25th uf January, 1836, and\\nthe original map filed in Kalamazoo County, February 6th\\nof that year. The plat shows the village to have been di-\\nvided into eighty-six blocks, each block containing one and\\nthree-fifths acres. Block No. 36 was reserved fur a public\\nsquare. Each block was subdivided into eight lots, each of\\nwhich was four by eight rods. The streets were laid out\\nfour rods wide, except Clinton and Detroit, which were six\\nrods in width. From the north to the south the streets\\nwere named as follows: Huron, Superior, Ontario, Detroit,\\nErie, Michigan, Mason, St. Joseph, Mill, and Ionia. From\\neast to west. Quay, Toledo, Chicago, Main, Clinton, Monroe,\\nJefferson, and Washington.\\nThis pretentious array of streets, however, did not cause\\nthe village to thrive, as on the 12th day of October, 1842,\\nthe lots of the village were sold for unpaid taxes to Milo\\nH. Turner, David Sturgis, Hiram Stowell, W. H. Case, and\\nW. A. Hewitt.\\nNEW ALBANY.\\nThe land on which this village was laid out was entered\\nby Hiram F. Sheldon, of Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1833,\\nand by him the village was laid out and mapped. This\\nmap was not recorded and is lost. On the 1st day of Oc-\\ntober, 1836, he sold the land on which the village was sit-\\nuated to George F. Clark, of Albany, N. Y., it being de-\\nscribed as the .south fraction of the northeast quarter of\\nsection 8, containing 107y\\\\j j acres, saving and reserving\\ncertain village lots as laid down on a map made for said\\nSheldon (eighteen lots in different blocks). Milo H.\\nTurner, of Rochester, N. Y., was the agent for Mr. Clark,\\nand managed the sale of the property. The village was\\ndivided into twenty-nine blocks many lots were sold, but\\nthe anticipations of the proprietors soon came to naught,\\nand in 1840 the lots were advertised to be sold for unpaid\\ntaxes. The prices paid ranged from a dollar and six cents\\nto a dollar and seventy-four cents per lot, and were pur-\\nchased as follows Milo H. Turner, fifty-five lots David\\nSturgis, five; Scth P. Marvin, two; J. F. Turner, two;\\nWilliam E. Turner, one George F. Clark, one. They\\nwere not all sold, however, in 1840, for the sale continued\\nfor several years, the last being sold in 1848.\\nOLD DE WITT.\\nOn the second day of January, 1837, there was offered\\nfor record at the county of Washtenaw a map of the plat\\nof De Witt, Clinton Co., Mich. Frederick A. Bolles ap-\\npeared before James Kingsley, notary public, of that county,\\non the 23d day of December, 1836, and acknowledged the\\nexecution of the plat and map to be his act and deed for\\nthe purposes therein expressed, and to answer the require-\\nments of the statute in such cases provided. Frederick\\nA. Bolles entered the land from the United States on which\\nthis village was platted, and on the 12th day of December,\\n1836, it was surveyed by William Finley, Jr., laid out on\\na scale of thirty-two rods to an inch, and platted by Dr.\\nBennett and J. M. Wilcox. The map contains the follow-\\ning remarks All lots are (4) rods wide and eight rods\\ndeep, except on block five, six and seven, which are four\\nrods by five deep, and the water-lots and other fractions are\\nvariable in depth. This plat contains according to original\\nsurveys one hundred and ninety-seven j^^^ acres. All streets\\nin plat are (4) rods wide, and intended as public highways,\\nand the Timber in the same at the proprietor s service, if\\nrequired if not, the buyers of lots are to have it. Lots\\nNo. 3, 4 in Block No. 51, and Lots No. 3, 4 in Block No.\\n54 are given for the firm established church in said Plat,\\nand also said named Publick Square for publick purposes,\\nand all other lots in the proprietor s name for his own use.\\nFrederick A. Bolles,\\nProprietor.\\nThis village was situated.- east of and adjoining New\\nAlbany. The streets were named as follows From the east\\nto the west, Newton, Wayne, Main (these three streets ran\\nfrom the river south to the section-line). Park, Hall, Lyon,\\nand Lynn. From the river and parallel with it. River, Wall,\\nSpring, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Brighton, Church,\\nSummer, Green, St. Ann s, Catharine, St. Mary s, and\\nFrederick.\\nIn the sales-book of Clinton County in the treasurer s\\noffice is an account of the Village of De Witt, south of\\nthe Looking-Glass River, advertised for unpaid taxes of\\n1842. Seventy-eight blocks are described with the lots,\\nnumbering eight lots to each block. The taxes due on\\neach block arc given, ranging from ninety-five cents to one\\ndollar and twenty-four cents. It docs not appear that these\\nlots were sold, as no account is made of sale. The follow-\\ning statement is appended to the description\\nThe entire descriptions of the above village of De\\nWitt, south side of the Looking-Glass River, was passed\\nto the State of Michigan at the sales in account of 1844\\nfor the tax of 1842.\\nDE WITT.\\nThe land on which the present village of De Witt is\\nlocated was entered by Capt. David Scott in 1833, and\\nplatted by him on the 20th of October, 1841. It is .situ-\\nated on the north side of Looking-Glass River, on sections\\n5 and S, and was the county-site of Clinton County until", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0527.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "406\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTS MICHIGAN.\\n1857, when, by a vote of the various townships of the\\ncounty, the seat was removed to St. Johns, the recorded\\nvote of De Witt having been two hundred and thirty-\\nthree against and three in favor of the measure.\\nThe settlement of De Witt, as of the south half of the\\ncounty, began with the coming of Capt. David Scott, who loft\\nAnn Arbor with his wife and two sons, David and Charles,\\nin September of 1833. They began their pilgrimage in\\nwagons drawn by ox-teams and laden with their household\\ngoods, their objective point being the land he entered in\\nClinton County, embracing altogether fourteen hundred\\nand twenty-six acres in various portions of the township.\\nThey forded rivers, drove into lakes, were frequently mired\\nin dismal marshes, and pitched their tents where night\\novertook them, until their arrival at the present De Witt\\nvillage on Oct. 4, 1833. Capt. Scott obtained the consent\\nof the Indians to occupy one of their wigwams for several\\nweeks, when their own cabin was completed, to which they\\nthen removed. This Indian house was constructed of bark,\\nwith bunks on the sides, and a fire was built in the centre,\\nthe smoke of which escaped through a hole or remained in\\nthe room. While dwelling in this rude habitation a party of\\nEnglish travelers on their way to Grand River, now Port-\\nland, tarried and sought shelter for the night. One of the\\nparty, overcome with fatigue, died soon after, and was\\nburied in a coffin of bark taken from the wigwam. The\\nfuneral was attended by Capt. Scott s family, the only in-\\nhabitants of the county, except the people at the trading-\\npost on Maple River, the physician from an adjoining\\ncounty, and the hin d companion of the captain. The log\\ncabin of Capt. Scott, twenty feet square, was begun the\\n5th of October and occupied soon after with demonstra-\\ntions of great joy. Seventeen head of cattle and one hor.se\\nwere brought by them into the wilderness, whose broad\\npasture-land was the whole of Clinton and portions of\\nIonia, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee Counties. There\\nbeing uo fodder for winter, trees were felled, upon which\\nthey browsed, the sound of the axe being the only call\\nneeded. They were all attracted by the falling of a tree.\\nGround was broken for wheat in July, 1834, twenty acres\\nwas sown, and harvested the following year during the\\nsame month, yielding thirty-two bushels to the acre. A\\npiece of ground was leveled, logs laid round it, when a\\nflooring of wheat was placed over it, and thrashed by four\\nyoke of oxen.\\nThe earliest settlers made journeys to Pontiac to have\\ntheir grain ground until 1837, when a grist-mill was com-\\npleted at Wacousta.\\nCapt. Scott built in 1839 a frame building for a store-\\nroom and grocery, and the point having been established\\nthe following year as the county-seat the early sessions of\\nthe court were there held. Judge Hubbard presiding.\\nIn 1840 a school-house was built on the present school-\\nhouse site, which was at that period the most spacious and\\nconvenient of the buildings yet erected in the embryo vil-\\nlage. Here court was held at a later date, and the Board\\nof Supervisors also convened within its walls. In 1842 a\\nspacious and well-appointed hotel was erected by Capt.\\nScott, the hall of which for years afibrded a place of meet-\\ning for the county court, small buildings having been\\npreviously provided for the convenience of the county\\nofficers.\\nCapt. Scott early received his commission as postmaster\\nof the hamlet, and established an office at his house. He\\ncontinued to reside in Dewitt until his death, in 1851,\\nhaving been the leading spirit in all business enterprises.\\nHis son, David Scott, still occupies a portion of the land\\nhe entered. Another son, Sylvester Scott, made his advent\\nthe month succeeding that of his father, and located on a\\nportion of the land entered by the former. His wife, Mrs.\\nSophronia Scott, who is still living in De Witt, and one son\\narrived soon after, and Sept. 15, 1836, a second son,\\nCharles, was born, he having been the first white child\\nborn in the county.\\nSylvester Scott did not long survive his early pioneer\\nexperiences. Hiram Wilcox had in 1837 erected the first\\nsaw-mill in the county, on the south side of the river, upon\\ntlTe plat known as New Albany. It was completed and in\\nrunning order early in 1838, and a party of settlers having\\nassembled at Capt. Scott s one Sabbath afternoon, it was\\nsuggested that they should visit the mill on a tour of in-\\nspection. On their arrival, Mr. Scott with others was ex-\\namining the construction of the machinery and had uncon-\\nsciously placed hiuLself in a position of great danger. One\\nof the party, not aware of this fact, suddenly turned on the\\nwater, which set the mill in motion and instantly killed the\\nunfortunate man. This event caused profound sorrow in\\nthe little community.\\nMilo H. Turner arrived in 1838, as the agent of George\\nT. Clark, who had previously purchased the land platted on\\nthe south side of the river known as New Albany. He\\nbrought with him a stock of goods, erected a log house,\\nand opened the first store in the village of De Witt. He\\nleased the saw-mill of Hiram Wilcox, and after efi ecting a\\nconsiderable clearing, built a large frame structure, which\\nwas devoted to the uses of a hotel. His brother, Jesse\\nFoot Turner, arrived the following year, and embarked with\\nMilo H. in business enterprises. In 1844 they erected on\\nthe Look ing-G lass River a grist-mill, which was consumed\\nby fire in 1847, but soon after rebuilt. The brothers\\nTurner were men of much activity, and largely identified\\nwith the interests of the township and the county. They\\nremained residents until 1850, when the gold fields of\\nCalilbrnia lured them to the Pacific coast. George T. Clark\\nalso became a resident at a later period.\\nThe earliest store on the north side of the river was\\nbuilt by David Sturgis, who came from Portland, louia Co.,\\nin 1840, with a stock of goods which he oB ered for sale,\\nas the agent of Messrs. Abbott Beecher, of Detroit.\\nHe soon after built an ashery near by, and remained in\\nbusiness at De Witt until 1850, when he removed to St.\\nJohns, and later to Gratiot County, where he died. He at\\none time filled the position of associate judge of the county\\ncourt.\\nThe distinction which was accorded to De Witt as the\\ncentre of the judicial business of the county attracted\\nmany representatives of the bar, and made it for a period\\nof many years the centre of legal talent. A brief review\\nof the advent and subsequent career of the lawyers\\nof the village is embodied in a chapter on the Bar of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0528.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n407\\nthe County in a preceding portion of this work. The\\nuncertain tenure by which De Witt maintained its prestige\\nas the county-seat offered strong obstacles against the erec-\\ntion of county buildings, and on the occasion of its later\\nremoval to St. Johns not a single structure of importance\\nhad been devoted to county uses. This fact also materially\\ninfluenced the growth of the village, and has effectually\\nchecked the development of its business interests since 1857.\\nThe village now has one hotel, of which R. Durham is the\\nlandlord two general stores, kept by J. E. Jayne and A.\\nA. Woodruff; one drug store, owned by Dr. G. W. Top-\\nping two millinery-shops, kept by Mrs. Ware and Mrs.\\nWoodruff respectively one shoe-store, by J Averill one\\nwagon-shop, of which A. Lott is proprietor and three\\nblacksmith-shops, owned by Messrs. Tout, Pilbeau, and\\nWorden. J. A. Sweet holds the commission as postmaster.\\nThere are two saw-mills, owned by William M. Potter and\\nE. G. Holmes Son, and a completely-appointed flouring-\\nmill, equipped with four run of stones and enjoying an ex-\\ntensive custom trade, of which Messrs. O.sgood Co. are\\nproprietors. There is also a foundry, owned by R. Merritt.\\nDe Witt has two churches, whose early history, found else-\\nwhere, is coexistent with the primitive days of the hamlet.\\nThe second pioneer in the township of De Witt came\\nthere to settle in 1834. This was Chauncey S. Ferguson,\\nwho brought with him his family, including his father,\\nDaniel Ferguson, and located upon section 6, where he\\nentered in the same year one hundred and sixty acres of\\nland. He removed from Oakland County, and at once\\nerected a log house, but effected little in the way of clear-\\ning. Mr. Ferguson seems not to have been well satis-\\nfied with the advantages Clinton County offered to the set-\\ntler, for the year 1837 found him a pioneer to the wilds of\\nIonia County, where he became a land-owner. Mr. Fer-\\nguson exercised a generous hospitality to subsequent comers,\\nwho never failed to receive a cordial welcome to his humble\\nhome and frugal board on their arrival.\\nThe third pioneer in order of arrival was Franklin Oliver,\\nwho came from Niagara Co., N. Y., in 1835, and settled\\nupon two hundred and four acres, which he entered the\\nsame year. He remained with Chauncey Ferguson while\\nbuilding a house, and very early effected a considerable\\nclearing. Four years later he constructed a saw-mill, which,\\nhowever, for want of power, was never operated successfully,\\nand was ultimately abandoned. Mr. Oliver died a few\\nyears later, and the estate was purchased by Morris S.\\nAllen.\\nWilliam M. Webb has with justice advanced his claim\\nto having been the fourth settler. He entered, in 1835,\\none hundred and seventy acres on section G, upon which he\\nlocated in the same year, having come from Piynioutli,\\nWayne Co., Mich. The land he found entirely uncleared,\\nand for four weeks enjoyed the ho.spitality of Mr. Fergu-\\nson s log cabin afforded while constructing a temporary\\nabode for his own family. At De Witt there was an Indian\\nvillage, .several families of whom were still enjoying peace-\\nable po.ssession of their wigwams. Bears and wolves were\\nfrequent visitors, and caused consternation among the sheep\\nand swine. Mr. Webb was very successful in construct-\\ning pitfalls by which the stock of bears was considerably\\ndiminished. He still resides upon the land he at first en-\\ntered, where a highly-improved farm is the result of his\\nindustry. The first Fourth of July a gathering of a social\\ncharacter was held at the house of Mr. Webb in 1837,\\ndancing having been enjoyed upon a puncheon floor.\\nThe next settler in order of arrival was Ephraim H.\\nUtiey, who also came from Plymouth, Wayne Co., and\\narrived the day following Mr. Webb s coming. He entered\\nthirty plats of eighty acres each in De Witt and elsewhere,\\nand made a settlement upon section 7. He cleared and im-\\nproved this farm, but ultimately removed to Newaygo\\nCounty, where he died on Big Prairie, in 1860. Mr. Ut-\\niey held office the first year of the township organization,\\nand was also at one time county commissioner. He occa-\\nsionally practiced as a lawyer, and was a man of influence\\nduring his brief residence in De Witt.\\nAlanson Goodrich was among the pioneers of 1835, as\\nstated by his early neighbors, though he does not appear to\\nhave made an entry of land until 1836, when he secured\\none hundred and sixty-six acres on section 7, and resided on\\nit until his death. The earliest school-house in the county\\nwas built upon this land, and the Goodrich neighborhood\\nwas, until 1840, the centre of the educational interests of the\\ntownship.\\nIsaac Hewitt arrived in 1835 and located on section 17,\\nwhere he had one hundred and twenty acres, having been\\na former resident of Steuben Co., N. Y. He devoted him-\\nself with much energy to the clearing of his farm, being\\ngreatly aided by his six sons, but one of whom Edmond\\nnow resides in the township, where he has a farm on\\nthe same section.\\nGilbert Cushman came from Putnam Co., N. Y., in\\n1836, three of his sons having preceded him to this State\\nand located in Bath. He remained with them until a\\nhouse was built upon eighty acres on section 24, when all\\nremoved to the township of De Witt. There was no\\nneighbor within five miles, and Dexter, sixty miles away,\\nwas the most convenient milling point. With the circuit-\\nous route usually followed the distance wa.s increased to\\nnearly one hundred miles. A mill was later built at Wa-\\ncousta, which enjoyed a very liberal patronage from the ad-\\njacent country. On the farm of Mr. Cushman, and those\\nof his six sons, forty acres were cleared the first year. Of\\nthis large family, embracing the parent and six sons, all of\\nwhom followed agricultural pursuits, but two survive, both\\nof whom reside on section 24, in De Witt. George Cush-\\nman has one hundred and twenty acres, and an additional\\nforty on section 13, while Russell has one hundred and\\ntwenty on each section. The father s death occurred in\\nDe Witt during the year 1855.\\nIn 183(;, among the prominent arrivals, was that of\\nJonathan K. Pearsall, who in the year previous had entered\\neighty acres on section 17. He found this land uncleared,\\nand began at once the work of chopjiing, with a view to\\nthe erection of a log^ house, and became soon alter absorbed\\nin the improvement of his farm. He was an industrious\\nfarmer and a leading man in ail religious enterprises. Mr.\\nPearsall .served among the earliest township officers, and\\nheld many positions of influence in De Witt.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0529.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "408\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPeter Lott, who had formerly located in Washtenaw\\nCounty, purchased in 1837, ou sections 19 and 30, three\\nhundred and fifty-five acres, and settled on the former the\\nsame year. With him came five sons, all of whom camped\\nout while building a house of logs. Benjamin Lott, a\\nbrother, followed him soon after, and, purchasing eighty\\nacres on section 19, remained with him while building a\\nhouse and making a preliminary clearing. He later re-\\nmoved to his present residence on section 3, where he has\\none hundred and sixty acres. Two sons of Peter Lott\\nChauncey and Albert Lott still survive, and reside in the\\ntownship.\\nHenry Moon entered, in 1837, one hundred and sixty\\nacres on section 29, embracing the southeast quarter of the\\nsection. He remained at the house of Mr. Utley while\\nbuilding a cabin in the forest that covered his land. Mr.\\nMoon improved his purchase and converted it into a pro-\\nductive farm, but ultimately removed to the village of De\\nWitt, where he now resides in advanced years.\\nDr. Levi D. Jenison, who was the earliest resident\\nphysician in the township, and for a period of some years\\nenjoyed an extended practice, entered in 183(5 forty acres\\nou section 15, and subsequently purchased other land in\\nthe township. His career will be more fully mentioned in\\na chapter on the medical fraternity of the county, as will\\nalso that of Dr. Hiram Stowell, who settled in 1837 on\\nsection 2, on a farm originally owned by Capt. Lowry,\\nof Watertown. The doctor was originally from Cayuga\\nCo., N. Y., and came from Ann Arbor to this township,\\nwhere he followed his profession and agricultural pursuits\\nuntil his death, in 1857. His widow resides in De Witt.\\nBarnabas Bassett entered eighty acres on section 21 in\\n1836 and became a resident. He improved the land after\\nhaving built a house upon it, and converted it into a farm\\nwhich has well repaid the labor bestowed upon it. After\\na life of activity, Mr. Bassett removed to the village of\\nDe Witt, where the advancing years of his life are spent\\namong scenes familiar to him since his settlement in the\\ntownship.\\nThe earliest circuit preacher in De Witt was Washington\\nJackson, of Wayne County, who in 1838 held services at\\nthe various log houses in De Witt. Later, school buildings\\nwere erected, and Elders Cole and Bigelow ofiBciated. The\\ntownspeople, while devoted to the word as expounded by\\nthese gospel messengers, were not without occasional social\\ndiversions as well. The log cabins of the day, though lim-\\nited in dimensions, were the scene of many terpsichorean\\nrevels, at which music of a novel character was introduced.\\nFor want of better melody, a venerable pioneer, still resident\\nin the township, regaled them with a whistle, and this\\nmusic is said to have often furnished inspiration and pleas-\\nure to the dancers from early candle-lighting till dawn.\\nFrom Lockport, N. Y., in 1839 came Theodore Cliapin\\nand his son De Witt C, who located in the village of De\\nWitt and followed for years their profession as lawyers,\\nwhere they were known as successful practitioners. They\\nsubsequently removed to Ionia, and then to Allegan County,\\nwhere De Witt C. attained some distinction in his profes-\\nsion. He returned again to De Witt and was elected\\ncounty clerk in 1856, and died at his later residence in\\nGratiot County in 1874. The father s death occurred in\\nAllegan.\\nNelson K. Allport came to De Witt as early as 1839\\nand opened a store, having erected a building for the pur-\\npose. He later purchased the hotel formerly kept by Milo\\nH. Turner and built by David Scott.\\nElihu Gunnison, formerly of Livingston Co., Mich.,\\nsettled in Bath in 1836, and three years later removed to\\nthe township, where he found an attractive location on sec-\\ntion 14, embracing one hundred and sixty acres. He first\\nbuilt a cabin, and later a log hou.se, having remained upon\\nthe farm until his death in 1877. Three sons, Alfred,\\nJo.seph W., and James H., now reside in the town.ship.\\nAlfred has eighty acres on section 23, Joseph W. is on\\nsection 9, and James H. occupies the homestead. The\\nwidow still survives and resides in the township.\\nWilliam A. Moore became a settler at nearly the same\\nperiod, having entered forty acres on section 14, two hun-\\ndred and forty on section 23, and eighty on 24. He im-\\nproved the land on which he located, and was not only a\\nsuccessful farmer but a man of some influence in the town-\\nship.\\nErastus S. Ingersoll entered land on section 3 in 1836,\\nand became a settler. He was a man of excellent judg-\\nment in his agricultural pursuits and of much public spirit,\\nhaving during his residence taken an active part in the\\nadministration of township affairs.\\nGeorge Allen, a venerable pioneer of 1841, still living,\\nis a native of Oneida Co., N. Y., and removed from Oak-\\nland County to this township, where he purchased forty\\nacres on section 19. His father, Barney Allen, had pre-\\nceded him by four years, and located upon the same sec-\\ntion. With him ho found a temporary habitation while\\nerecting a log house on the eighty acres he had purchased.\\nThe father survived until 1847, and died at the home of\\nhis son. His neighbor was Elder Lewis Coburn, who re-\\nsided upon eighty acres ou section 20, and combined the\\nsacred office of a preacher with that of farming pursuits.\\nElder Coburn entered his land in 1838 and occupied it a\\nyear later, was the earliest resident minister, and conducted\\nmost of the religious services of that early day. There\\nwere no roads at this period, and Mr. Allen on his arrival\\nfollowed the Grand River road, then only partially under-\\nbrushed, to his land. Indians were numerous, and wolves\\nand bears were very destructive to cattle. With his own\\nhands Mr. Allen has cleared two hundred acres of land,\\nand is still actively employed in the superintendence of his\\nhome interests.\\nDr. Seth P. Marvin was one of the earliest representa-\\ntives of the medical profe.\u00c2\u00absion, and followed Dr. Jenison\\nto this township. He came with his father, Calvin Marvin,\\nto Watertown in 1835, and soon after removed to De Witt.\\nHe engaged actively in political contests, and filled many\\nimportant township and county offices, among them that of\\nregister of deeds.\\nJames Collins came from Marshall, Mich., to the town-\\nship in 1845, and located upon one hundred and sixty acres\\non section 21. He temporarily occupied with his family\\na cabin on the farm of Mr. Hewitt, and later erected a\\nsubstantial house of logs upon his own farm. He raised", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0530.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n409\\nlittle grain at first, but devoted his spot of cleared land to\\ngarden products for fiimily use, though a fine farm was\\nultimately improved, upon which he resided until his death,\\nin 1860. The widow and son still occupy the homestead,\\nupon which an elegant brick residence was erected in\\n1876.\\nEdward A. Gunderman came from Orange County in\\n1847, and selected a farm of forty, acres on section 22 and\\nan additional forty upon section 16. The former was pre-\\nempted by him, and entered in 1850.\\nBarnabas Bassett and Charles Cushman were near neigh-\\nbore, the former having preceded Mr. Gunderman and died\\non the farm he then occupied. Indians were numerous,\\nthere being a small encampment of them on the land, which\\nwas vacated on his arrival. They paid him frequent visits,\\nprincipally in pursuit of fire-water, and were occasionally\\nboisterous. Mr. Gunderman still occupies the land he first\\npurchased, and is engaged in farming.\\nStephen W. Downer came from Bingham to this town-\\nship in 1849, and located upon one hundred and sixty\\nacres on section 22, which has since been increased to eight\\nhundred. He first built a cabin, which was occupied for a\\nperiod of nine years, after which his present residence was\\nerected. Thomas Lester was a near neighbor, as was also\\nWilliam A. Moore, who later removed to Iowa. Mr. Dow-\\nner s progress was at first moderate, much of his land being\\nmarshy. This when drained, however, was converted into\\nthe most productive land in the township.\\nIn reviewing the long list of pioneers or settlers who\\nthough not early in point of arrival still did much to level\\nthe forests of the township, it will be possible to give only\\na brief mention of mauy names that are justly entitled to\\nnotice.\\nLevi Townson came in 1840, having been the first lawyer\\nin the county, and also prosecuting attorney and judge of\\nprobate from 1846 till his death in 1849. Mark A. Ciiilds\\nwas a lawyer of prominence, and the founder of the Cliii-\\ntoniiDi newspaper, established in 1842.\\nJoseph Hollister, who came to De Witt in 1846, was ac-\\ntively engaged in the practice of law until his departure for\\nDowagiac, where he died. Joseph Baker came from Ionia\\nin 1847, and remained ten years in De Witt. Randolph\\nStrickland, who arrived in 1847, is now one of the promi-\\nnent lawyers of St. Johns, his brother 0. P. Strickland,\\nwho came in 1851, as did also D. U. Wiley, having both\\nbeen practitioners, the former being now a resident of St.\\nJohns, and the latter of Lansing. Dr. G. W. Topping\\ncame from Ann Arbor to the village of De Witt in 1854,\\nand engaged in the practice of medicine, being still in the\\nenjoyment of an extended practice. John Gould settled\\nearly on section 18, where he had one hundred and sixty\\nacres. D. Ward had eighty acres on section 18, and later\\nremoved to St. Johns. Roland S. Van Scoy resided upon\\none hundred and sixty acres on section 17. Samuel B.\\nSmith owned forty acres on section 4. Benjamin Van\\nLouven located one hundred and sixty acres in tlie nortli-\\neast corner of De Witt on section 1. Samuel Sherman\\nalso settled upon the same section. John S. Swezey had\\ntwo (juarttrsections on 10 and 12, and Sanborn S. Matthews\\npurchased forty acres on section 2.\\n52\\nBelow are given lists of persons who were resident tax-\\npayers in De Witt in 1839 and 1840, showing very nearly\\nwho were the settlers who had located in the township prior\\nto that time. The lists are taken from the original assess-\\nment rolls of the township for the years indicated\\n1839.\\nTmon 5, Range 2, West.\\nNames. Acres.\\nPeter Lott, section 19 160\\nGeorge Pearsall, section 8 100\\nAlanson Goodrich, section 6 250\\nDaniel Moon, section 4 80\\nS. B. Smitli, section 4 40\\nHiram Wilcox, section 8 40\\nM. H. Turner, section 8 148\\nS. D. .Jenison. section 15 100\\nRobert M. Folb, section\\nEphraiin H. Utley, section 7 420\\nRichard Moon, section 27 SO\\nCh.auucey Lott, section ^0 SO\\nThomas M^ ers, section 17 80\\nWilliam W. Webb, section 6 166\\nWilliam Utley, section 9 162\\nJohn Berry, section 2 40\\nBenjamin Van Louven, section 1 IfiO\\nSamuel Sherman, section 1 89\\nE. S. Ingersoll, section 3 161\\nElihu Gunnison, section 14 160\\nWilliam Moon, sections 24, 14 440\\nGilltert Cushman, section 24 SO\\nRussell Cushman, section 24 160\\nWarren Cushman\\nHiram Stowell, section 2 113\\nTrustees of Sylvester Scott, sections 5, 6 243\\nCharles Lent, section 34 40\\nDavid Scott, sections 5, 8, 2, 36, 35, 9, 15, 6 1420\\n1840.\\nAcres.\\nDavid Scott, sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 15, 25, 35, 36... 1426\\nIsaac Hewitt, section 17 120\\nJ. R. Pearsall, section 17 80\\nAsa Parker, section 17 80\\n.John tjould, section 18 160\\nFranklin Oliver, section 7 204\\nD. Ward, section 18 80\\nCheney Lott, section 30 80\\nBarney Allen, section 19 80\\nBenjamin Lott, section 19 80\\nPeter Lott, section 19 l\u00c2\u00bbil\\nLewis Cobanc, section 20 80\\nR. S. Van Scoy, section 17 160\\nThomas Myers, section 17 80\\nHenry ]\\\\Ioon, section 29 160\\nRichard Moon, section 29 80\\nLevi D. Jenison, sections S, 15 100\\nHiram Withou, section 8 40\\nWilliam Utley, section 9 162\\n.John S;iiids, section 9 72\\nSamuel B. Smith, section 4 40\\nAlanson tioodrich, sections 6, 7 253\\nAVilliam W. Webb, section 6 166\\nE. H. Utloy, sections 7, 9 353\\nSophronia Scott, sections 5, 6 249\\nM. H. Turner, section 17 40\\nCharles Cushman, section 22 80\\nDavid Otis, section 23 80\\nWilliam A. Moore, sections 14, 23, 24 360\\nGilbert Cushman, section 24 80\\nRuSKcl Cushman, section 24 160\\nDavid 0. Wilsey, section 26 120\\nBenjamin Van Louven, section 1 160\\nSamuel Sherman, section 1 89\\nSanborn S. Matthews, 6ections2, 35 120\\nHiram SlowcU, section 2 112\\n.John S. Swcezey, sections 10, 12 320\\nJames Sweezey, section 14 320\\nE. S. Ingersoll, section 3 160\\nElihu Gunnison, section 14 160\\nDaniel Moore, section 4 80\\nLyman J. Hewitt, section 31 80\\nAlmanzo Eldred\\nMorris Cushman\\nGeorge Smith\\nThe following list embraces the names of the jurors\\ndrawn in De Witt for the year 1839 E. S. Ingersoll, Elihu\\nGunnison, William Moore, Benjamin Van Houvcn, Orange", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0531.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "410\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nFerguson, Ephraiin Mcrrihew, James Annis, Ransom Read,\\nWilliam W. Webb, Ilarvcy Alexander, Franklin Oliver, J.\\n11. Pearsall, Alanson Goodrich, Barney Allen, Thomas\\nMyers, William Utley, Asa Parker, Levi I). Jenison,\\nOrange Cushnian, Lyman J. Hewitt.\\nJurors for 1842. David Scott, Jesse Foot Turner,\\nassessors, and Seth P. Marvin, township clerk of De Witt,\\nClinton Co., having convened at the office of the township\\nclerk of De Witt for the purpose of revising the assess-\\nment rolls for the year 1842, agreeable to notice given pur-\\nsuant to law, do at said meeting, as the law directs, propose\\na test of such inhabitants of said town as we deem well\\nqualified for serving as jurors in the circuit court of said\\ncounty of Clinton, being of good moral character, sound\\njudgment, and free from all legal exceptions, which list in-\\ncludes not less than one for every one hundred inhabitants\\nof said township, computing from the last census, and which\\nwere not returned as jurors at the last preceding review of\\nits assessment roll, from the best of our knowledge.\\nGrand Jurors. William Utley, Elihu Gunnison, Jon-\\nathan R. Pearsall, Samuel Greeley, Lewis Coburn, Charles\\nCushman.\\nPetit Jurors. John S. Sweezey, George Smith, John\\nScott, Edward Greeley, Thomas H. Myers, William Rouse.\\nDavid Scott,\\nJesse Foot Turner,\\nAssessors.\\nSeth P. Marvin,\\nTownship ClerJc.\\nEARLY HIGHWAYS.\\nThe earliest highway that traversed De Witt was the old\\nIndian trail, subsequently known as the Pontiac and Grand\\nRiver road, which ran from Pontiac and followed the north\\nline of the township to the northeast corner of section 3,\\nwhere it diverged to the southwest and into the village of\\nDe Witt. The earliest pioneer, David Scott, followed this\\ntrail in making his advent to the township in 1833.\\nIn an examination of the early highway records, road\\nNo. 1 is described as beginning at the northwest corner of\\nsection No. 7, in township No. 5 north, of range 4 west,\\nand running easterly along the line of sections through the\\n3d and 4th ranges, and terminating at the quarter section\\npost on the north line of section 7, in township 5 north, of\\nrange 2 west.\\nE. H. Utley,\\nDavid Scott,\\nCommissioners of Highwai/s.\\nThe above road was continued as follows\\nBeginning at the quarter section post on the north line\\nof section 7, township 5 north, of range 2 west, and run-\\nning east along the section-line fifteen chains; thence north\\nseventy-four and a half degree.s, east three chains thence\\neasterly nearly parallel to the section-line fourteen chains\\nthence south seventy-three degrees, east two and a half\\nchains to the section-lino thence continuing east on said\\nline to the northeast corner of section No. 8 in said town.\\nRecorded March 0, 1837.\\nRoad No. 2 was established by William A. Hewitt and\\nDavid Scott, highway commissioners, and recorded Dec. 3,\\n1837, commencing one hundred and five rods west of the\\nnortheast corner of section 8, in township 5 north, range 2\\nwest, and terminating on the south line of section 34, in\\ntownship 5 north, of range 1 west. Said road was to be\\nsix rods wide from the first to the second section, and the\\nremainder to bo four rods wide. The commissioners of\\nhighways continued to survey and award contracts for the\\nconstruction of highways as the presence of settlers de-\\nmanded them.\\nThe township in the spring of 1840 was divided into\\nthe following road districts, a meeting for the purpose\\nhaving been held March 24, 1840, at the house of David\\nScott\\nDistrict No. 1 to include south half of sections 10, 11,\\n12, sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 20,27, 34, 35, 36,\\ntownship 5 north, range 2 west.\\nDistrict No. 2 to include sections 31, 32, 33, south half\\nof section 30, and all of sections 28, 29.\\nDistrict No. 3 to include north half of section 30, all of\\nsections 19, 20, 21, and the south half of section 18.\\nDistrict No. 4 to include sections 16, 17, north half of\\n18, and the south half of sections 7, 8, 9.\\nDistrict No. 5 to include north half of section 7, north\\nfraction of 8, 9, south half of sections 5, 6, south fractional\\nhalf and northwest fractional quarter of section 4.\\nDistrict No. 6 to include north half of sections 10, 11,\\n12, and south fraction of sections 1, 2.\\nDistrict No. 7 to include sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, north\\nhalf of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and all of sections 11, 12,\\ntownship 6 north, range 2 west.\\nDistrict No. 8 to include the south half of .sections 7, 8,\\n9, 10, all of 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, township north,\\n)-ange 2 west.\\nDi-strict No. 9 to include north half of sections 5, 6,\\ntownship 5 north, range 2 we.st south half of sections 2, 8,\\n29, 30, all of 31, 32, west half of 33, township 6 north,\\nrange 2 west.\\nDistrict No. 10 to include sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35,\\n36, township 6 north, range 2 west, east half of section\\n33, of same township, north fraction of the northeast\\nquarter of section 4, and north fraction of sections 1, 2, 3,\\ntownship 5 north, range 2 west.\\nDistrict No. 11 to include sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,\\n24, north half of 28, 29, 30, township 6 north, range 2\\nwest.\\nDistrict No. 12 to include the south fraction of the north\\nhalf of sections 8, 9, township 5 north, of range 2 west.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nThe act of the State Legislature organizing the township\\nof De Witt was approved March 23, 1836, and provides:\\nThat the county of Clinton be and the same is hereby set\\noff and organized into a separate township by the name of\\nDe Witt, and the first township-meeting therein shall be\\nheld at the dwelling-house of David Scott in said town-\\nship. As specified in the above act, the township of De\\nWitt early embraced the whole of the county of Clinton.\\nThe township of Watertown, embracing the west half of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0532.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n411\\nthe county, of ranges 3 and 4, was erected March 20, 1837.\\nThe township of Bingham, including the present Bingham,\\nOvid, Greenbush, and Sena (now Duplain), was set oflF\\nMarch 21, 1839. Ossowa, including Bath and Victor, was\\nerected March 22,1839, and Olive was erected March 20,\\n1841, leaving De Witt a township with boundaries as at\\npresent existing.\\nAt the earliest meeting of the electors of the township\\nof Dc Witt, held at the house of David Scott on the 8th\\nday of April, 1836, R. H. Utley was chosen moderator\\nand Sylvester Scott clerk. The following township officers\\nwere elected for the year Supervisor, Welcome J. Partelo\\nTownship Clerk, Sylvester Scott Justices of the Peace,\\nW. J. Partelo, E. II. Utley, Henry Rowland, John Ben-\\nson Collector, Chauncey S. Ferguson Directors of the\\nPoor, David Scott, Anthony Niles School Commission-\\ners, Alexander Chappel, Calvin Marvin, W. J. Partelo\\nAssessors, John Benson, Calvin Marvin, Elihu Gunnison;\\nHighway Commissioners, David Scott, E. H. Utley, Stephen\\nB. Groger; Constables, Chauncey S. Ferguson, Ezekiel\\nNiles.\\nThe township officers annually elected from the organiza-\\ntion to the present time have been as follows:\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n8.37-38. Welcome J. Partelo.\\n1839. AVilliam Utley.\\n1840. Hiram Wilcox.\\n1841. Franklin Oliver.\\n1842. Jesse Foot Turner.\\n1843-44. David Scott.\\n1845. Milo H. Turner.\\n1846-48. Jesse F. Turner.\\n1849. William W Webb.\\n1850. David Sturgis.\\n1851. Je,?se F. Turner.\\n1852. F. R. Read.\\n1853. David .Sturgis.\\n1854. Jonathan R. Pearsall.\\n1837. Sylvester Scott.\\n1838-40. J. R. Pearsall.\\n1841. Milo H. Turner.\\n1842. Sith P. Marvin.\\n1843-44. Sylve,\u00c2\u00abter Town.son.\\n1845. Seth P. Marvin.\\n1846. George 0. Wells.\\n1847^8. Joseph 11. Ad;ims.\\n1848-53. John F. McKeen.\\n1854-55. James M. Esles.\\n1856-57. Elisha C. Cook.\\n1858-59. 0. F. Strickland.\\n1800. Eben W. Dart.\\n1801-62. Jonathan A. Sweet.\\n1355.\\n1856.\\n1857-\\n1800.\\n1861.\\n1862-\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866-\\n1870-\\n1872.\\n1873-\\n1875-\\nISSO.\\nCLERKS.\\n1803.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866-\\n1871.\\n1872.\\nl! *3.\\n1874.\\n1875.\\n1876.\\n1877-\\n1879.\\n1880.\\nF. R. Read.\\nS. W. Downer.\\n59. Asahel R. Marvin.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\nRandolph Strickland.\\n63. Frederick A. Read.\\nA. G. Gunnison.\\nCharles Day.\\n69. David Scott.\\n71 Samuel B. McPherson.\\nJames Cortright.\\n74. Galusha Pennell.\\n79. Willinm Collins.\\nCharles Bauerly.\\nA. J. Bcmcnt.\\nR. J. Woodruff.\\nTobias Foreman.\\n70. Milton F. White.\\nBenton Bement.\\nJ. A. Sweet.\\nMark Scott.\\nJ. A. Sweet.\\nOdell Brinkerhoff.\\nG. AV. Smith.\\n78. A. A. WoodrulT.\\nHorace S. Holmes.\\nA. A. Woodruff.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1811. Samuel B. Smith.\\n1842-57. David Scott, Jr.\\n1858. George W. .Scott.\\n1859. William R. Allen.\\n1800. David Scott.\\n1861-62. William R. Allen.\\n1863. Parker Webber.\\n1804. George W. .Scott.\\n1865-71. Parker AVebber.\\n1872-77. Charles Bauerly.\\n1878. Sylvester Moon.\\n1879-80. Mark Scott.\\n1838. William W. Webb.\\nJ. AV. Merrihew.\\nOliver Bebee.\\n1839. AVilliam AV. AVebb.\\nDaniel Ferguson.\\nHiram Stowcll.\\n1840. Isaac Hewitt.\\nDaniel Ferguson, .Jr.\\nElihu Gunnison.-\\n1841. AV. W. AVebb.\\n1841. Hiram Stowell.\\nElihu (xunnison.\\n1S42. David Scott.\\nAVilliam Utley.\\n1843. AVilliam Utley.\\nCharles Cushman.\\n1844. John S. Sweezey.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\n1845. Charles Cushman.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\nASSESSORS.\\n1837. SamacI Barker.\\nC. S. Ferguson.\\n1837. Elihu Gunni.son.\\nI83S. Hiram Stuwell.\\n1837.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\n1855.\\nC. W. Leffingwell.\\nJohn Ferdon.\\n1856.\\nD. C. Chapin.\\nAVilliam A. Hewitt.\\nSylvester Hoyt.\\nSylvester Scott.\\n1857.\\nSeth P. Marvin.\\n18.38.\\nE. H. Utley.\\n1858.\\nTheron AVinans.\\nJohn Ferdon.\\nIS59.\\nAVilliam Utley.\\n1839.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\n1800.\\nSylvester Hoyt.\\nHiram AVilco.v.\\n1S6I.\\nDaniel Kurd.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\n1862.\\nChauncey Lott.\\n1840.\\nHiram AVilco.^.\\n1863.\\nJ. P. AVillet.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\nS. E. Scott.\\n1841.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\n1864.\\nJ. A. Sweet.\\nJ. F. Turner.\\n1S(;5.\\nDaniel Hurd.\\n1842.\\nCharles Lent.\\n1.SC6.\\nChauncey Ijott.\\nLewis Coburn.\\n1867.\\nCharles A. Sloan.\\n1843.\\nMartin Moore.\\n1808.\\nEnoch Lewis.\\n1844.\\nJ. F. Turner.\\n1869.\\nS. B. McPhersqn.\\n1845.\\nJ. S. Swezey.\\nNewton Mc Loath.\\n1846.\\nR. S. Van Scoy.\\n1870.\\nAVilliam Calkins.\\n1847.\\nMorris S. Allen.\\n1871.\\nCharles A. Sloan.\\n1848.\\nAValter Hubbell.\\nChauncey Lott.\\n1S43.\\nDaniel Hurd.\\n1872.\\nChauncey Lott.\\n1850.\\nAVilliam A. Hewitt.\\n1873.\\nJ. A. Sweet.\\n1851.\\nCorydon Lee.\\n1874.\\nAVilliam Collins.\\n1852.\\nJohn Gunderman.\\n1875.\\nCharles A. Sloan.\\nS. W. Downer.\\n1876.\\nA. J. Bement.\\nJoab Baker.\\n1877\\nJ. A. Sweet.\\n1853\\nJohn H. Bacon.\\n1878\\nCharles Day.\\nR. Strickland.\\n1879\\nAVilliam A. Partridge.\\n1854\\nJoab Baker.\\n1880\\nJotham Averill.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\nis;i7.\\n1838.\\n1839.\\nIS4().\\n181 1.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n184(1.\\n1847.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\nDavid Scott.\\nJohn Gould.\\nSamuel Barker.\\nOrange Ferguson.\\nHarvey Alexander.\\nJohn Berry.\\nJohn W. Merrihew.\\nHarvey Alexander.\\nJ. S. Sweezey.\\nJesse F. Turner.\\nJohn Gould.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\nCharles Lent.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\nCharles Lent.\\nWilliam E. Turner.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\nWilliam E. Turner.\\nR. S. Van Scoy.\\nE. Gunnison.\\nW. Rouse.\\nCharles Lent.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\nCharles Scott.\\nAVilliam Rouse.\\nDavid Sturgjs.\\npharles Scott.\\n1847.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1848.\\nMorris S. Allen.\\n1849.\\nR. B. Pennell.\\nGeorge Allen.\\n1850.\\nJohn Gunderman.\\n1851.\\nAVilliam Rouse.\\n1852.\\nNo record.\\n1853.\\nM. P. Headley.\\n1854.\\nAVilliam Rouse.\\nJohn Gunderman.\\n1855.\\nA. J. Bement.\\nDaniel Hurd.\\n1856.\\nBenjamin Cushman.\\nK. AVebber.\\n1857.\\n.John AVoodbury.\\nRobert Smith.\\n1858.\\nCharles Day.\\nJohn P. Willet.\\n1859.\\nRobert Smith.\\nCharles Sloan.\\n1860.\\nRobert Smith.\\nCharles Lott.\\n1861.\\nMorgan Christopher.\\n1862.\\nB. AV. Cushman.\\n1863.\\nU. P. Clark.\\n1864.\\nR. AVebber.\\nJ. AV. Peavy.\\n1865.\\nDavid Knight.\\n1866\\nEgbprt Hurd.\\n1867\\nJoseph Sahneborger.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0533.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "412\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1868. William Calkins.\\n1869. George W. Scott.\\n1870. Edmund Hewilt.\\n1871. David Knight.\\n1872. E. P. Wells.\\n1873. J. H. Gunnison.\\n1874. L. E. Worden.\\n1875. James Cartwright.\\n1876. Philip Kraus.\\n1877-78. L. E. Worden.\\n1879-80. Edward Hewitt.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1837.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1862.\\nJohn H. Bacon.\\nS. Scott.\\n1853.\\nJoseph H. Adams.\\nW. J. Partelo.\\n1854.\\nJohn H. Bacon.\\nE. H. Utley.\\n1855.\\nJ. W. Ransom.\\n1838.\\nJohn Gould.\\n1856.\\nJ. H. Bacon.\\nHiraiti Stowell.\\nJ. H. Adams.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1857.\\nE. M. Hutchins.\\n1839.\\nNo record.\\n1858.\\nJohn D. Woodbury.\\n1840.\\nHiram Wilco.x.\\n1859.\\nElihu Gunnison.\\nDaniel Ferguson, Jr.\\nI860.\\nJohn H. Bacon.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1861.\\nGeorge W. Topping.\\n1841.\\nLewis Osborn.\\n1862.\\nFrank Webb.\\nHiram Stowell.\\n1863.\\nA. G. Gunnison.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1864.\\nG. W. Topping.\\n1842.\\nS. P. Marvin.\\n1865.\\nH. P. Bartlett.\\nLewis Osborn.\\n1866.\\nFrank Webb.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1867.\\nJames Gunnison.\\n1843.\\nLewis Coburn.\\n1868.\\nMark Scott.\\nLevi Townson.\\n1869.\\nCharles Moon.\\nJ 844.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1870.\\nEdward M. Webb.\\nS. P.^Iarvin.\\n1871.\\nWilliam Collins.\\n1845.\\nLemuel Woodhouse.\\n1872.\\nWilliam D. Bird.\\n1846.\\nLewis Coburn.\\n1873.\\nJ. W. Gunnison.\\nWilliam W. Upton.\\n1874.\\nWilliam D. Bird.\\n1847.\\nLevi Townson.\\n1875-\\n77. Alfred G. Gunnison\\n1848.\\nJ. R. Pearsall.\\n1878.\\nJ. W. Gunnison.\\n1849.\\nJoseph H. Adams.\\n1879.\\n0. G. Peunell.\\n1850.\\nHiram Stowell.\\n1880.\\nAlbert Rouse.\\n1851.\\nJoseph H. Adams.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe early records of the board of school inspectors of\\nthe township of De Witt have not been preserved, and facts\\nregarding its division into school districts and the subse-\\nquent progress of the educational interests of the township\\nare not accessible.\\nThe earliest school building was a log structure erected\\non section 7, upon the farm of Alanson Goodrich, and\\nknown as the Goodrich School-House. Miss Betsey\\nGooch was the pioneer instructress. The second school-\\nhouse was built in district No. 2 (the first having been in\\ndistrict No. 1) in the village of De Witt in 1840. Both\\nDr. Seth P. Marvin and J. H. Adams are given as early\\nteachers, and it is difficult to say which was the first. This\\nfirst building was replaced by one of more extended pro-\\nportions, in which the sessions of the court were for a time\\nheld, it having been at that period the most pretentious\\nstructure at the county-seat.\\nIn 1870 the present spacious edifice of brick was erected,\\nand the school is now conducted on the graded plan, with\\nProf Coriel as principal. Miss Edith Williams as assistant,\\nand Miss Josie Holmes in charge of the intermediate de-\\npartment. The present school territory of De Witt is divided\\ninto one fractional and five whole districts, with the follow-\\ning as a board of directors Robert MoConkey, James\\nHath, A. A. Woodrufi Christian Kraus, A. S. Weste, and\\nEdgar Hurd. The value of .school property is eleven\\nthousand nine hundred dollars, embracing one brick and\\nfive frame buildings. Three male and eleven female\\nteachers are employed. They have under their care three\\nhundred and twenty-sis scholars, all residents of the town-\\nship.\\nKELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe first class connected with the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch of De Witt was organized by Elder Bennett, the\\npioneer in religious labor in the township, in 183G. Its\\nearliest members were John Gould, Pamelia Gould, Asa\\nParker, Mary Parker, Samuel Smith, Lewis Coburn, and\\nLucinda Coburn.\\nWithout information from church records it is impossible\\nto give a sketch of the early piogress of the church, though\\nfrom various sources has been gleaned a list of the pastors\\nwho in turn were appointed to the charge. The date of\\ntheir .service is not obtainable previous to 1854. They\\nwere Rev. Zebulon C. Brown, Rev. Washington Jackson,\\nRev. Loriman Chatfield, Rev. Allen Staples, Rev.\\nWarner, Rev. Nathan Mount, Rev. Jeremiah Boynton,\\nRev. T. A. Blades, Rev. Whitmore, Rev. Ely West-\\nlake, Rev. Stephen Woodard, Rev. E. H. Pilcher, who was\\nthe first presiding elder in the district with which the cir-\\ncuit was connected. Rev. Bradley, Rev. Shaw,\\nRev. Brown, Rev. Peofield, Rev. Hem-\\nmingway, Rev. Seth Reid, Rev. T. S. Hill, Rev. Samuel\\nBessey, Rev. William E. Bigelow, Rev. William F. Coles,\\nRev. Joseph Sutton, Rev. Fowler. The parsonage\\nwas erected in 1846, but it is not apparent under whose\\nministry this was accomplished. In 1854 Rev. Dun-\\nton had the care of the flock, and was succeeded as follows\\n1855, Rev. D. D. Young; 1856, Rev. E. D. Young and\\nT. J. Hill 1857, T. J. Hill and Rev. Fowler; 1858,\\nRev. Almon Gore and Henry P. Parker; 1850, Rev. A.\\nL. Cullenden and C. B. Holbrook 1860, Rev. William\\nStafford and Rev. F. J. Freeman; 1861, Rev. William\\nStafford; 1862, Rev. Charles Chick; 1863, Rev. L. M.\\nGarlick; 1864, Rev. James Roberts; 1865, Rev. William\\nF. Jenkins, under whose ministry the present church was\\nbuilt; 1867, Rev. E. Wilkinson; 1868, Rev. Thomns\\nClark 1869, Rev. H. D. Jordan 1870, Rev. F. J. Free-\\nman 1872, Rev. J. R. Chadwell 1873, Rev. William J.\\nSwilt 1876, Rev. J. Garlick 1878, Rev. W. R. McEwing,\\nthe present pastor, who etubraces in his field of labor the\\nfollowing appointments De Witt, Riley, Wacousta, South\\nRiley, Jason s School-House, and Gunnison s School-House,\\nthe whole being known as the Wacousta circuit. The De\\nWitt church has a membership of sixty, under the direction\\nof William Roberts and Seth M. Cook as class-leaders.\\nA Sabbath-school is also connected with the organization,\\nunder the superintendence of Mrs. D. 0. Topping, with\\nMyron Clary as assistant.\\nThe board of trustees are H. W. Springstead, S. M.\\nCook, J. A. Sweet, William Roberts, Jotham Averill,\\nGeorge Allen, Barnabas Bassett.\\nCONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.\\nA meeting of per.sons resident in the township of De\\nWitt and desirous of forming a Congregational Church\\nwas held at the school-house in the village of De Witt", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0534.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "DE WITT TOWNSHIP.\\n413\\nApril 21, 1851, for the purpose of organizing a society and\\nelecting a board of trustees. The following gentlemen were\\nchosen Adam W. Ruttridge, Jesse Foot Turner, Joseph\\nHollister, J. W. Gardner, Nelson J. Allport, Frederick R.\\nRead, Rowland S. Van Scoy, James Sturgis, and Morris S.\\nAllen.\\nThis board having been disorganized, a new board was\\nformed in 1853, embracing Riley A. Hoyt, James M.\\nEstes, and Frederick R. Read. Services were held in the\\nschool-house at De Witt for a brief time, but the organi-\\nzation seemed not to possess the elements of permanent ex-\\nistence, and was eventually disbanded.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH.\\nMeetings under the charge of the Rev. John Gunder-\\nnian, in connection with the Baptist denomination, had\\nbeen held prior to 1850 at the .school-house in De Witt.\\nOn the 20th of September a public meeting was convened\\nat the above school-house, for the purpose of organizing a\\nchurch in accordance with the statutes of Michigan. Dea-\\ncon Jonathan R. Pearsall and Rev. Thomas W. Merrill\\nwere chosen to preside, and an election was held, the fol-\\nlowing trustees having been chosen Jonathan R. Pearsall,\\nRowland S. Van Scoy, David Sturgis, J. B. Clark, Orville\\nBacon, David Olin, N. B. Allen, Silas Walton, and Na-\\nthaniel Foreman. It was on this occasion resolved that\\nthe trustees elected be and their successors are forever\\nhereafter called the The First Baptist Church and Society\\nof De Witt, and that Rev. John Gunderman is declared\\npresident of the said association and Jonathan R. Pearsall\\nsecretary. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call\\nof the president. Rev. John Gunderman.\\nThis society grew in numbers and influence, and at one\\nperiod of its existence embraced one hundred and sixty\\nmembers on its church-roll. An edifice was erected and\\nservices were regularly maintained.\\nIt afterwards sufiFered a period of decline, which seems to\\nhave reached a culmination with its present membership of\\nthirty, all of whom are residents of the adjacent country\\nand not of the village. Under the present pastorale of\\nRev. A. N. Niles new life has been infused into the con-\\ngregation, and with a revival of interest a more extended\\nmembership and greater activity is hoped for.\\nGEKjMAN JIETUODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThis society was formerly connected with the Lansing\\ncharge, having been associated with it under the ministry\\nof Rev. Jacob Krehbeil in 1854. The members continued\\ntheir connection with the Lansing organization for many\\nyears, services having usually been held at the Allen school-\\nhouse in the township of Dc Witt. The pastors after Rev.\\nJacob Krehbeil, in succession, were 1855, Rev. Gu.stav\\nBertrams; 1856, Rev. Henry Krill 1857, Rev. John F.\\nJahraus; 1S5 J, Henry Mcntz 1860, Daniel Meyer;\\n1862, Adolph Heluker; 1863, Gustav Bertrams; 1865,\\nAndreas Meyer; 1867, Jacob Bram 1868, Gustav Ber-\\ntrams; 1869, C. F. Hcitmeyer; 1870, C. A. Mitilzer;\\n1874, William Audran 1877, C. F. Hictmeyer; 1879,\\nConrad Wehnes, the present pastor. Under the ministra-\\ntions of Rev. William Audran, in 1874, a church edifice\\nwas erected on section 18, at a cost of two thousand one\\nhundred and seventeen dollars and fifty-four cents, the\\nboard of trustees who superintended its construction hav-\\ning been C. F. Heitmeyer, John Schlee, Gebhart Gude-\\nkunst, and John Stutts. The present church-roll embraces\\neighty members, and a flourishing Sabbath-school is con-\\nnected with the charge, embracing fifty scholars, with Theo-\\ndore Shaffer as superintendent. Adjoining the church is a\\ncomfortable parsonage in which the pastor resides, services\\nbeing held each Sabbath. The present board of trustees\\nare John Schlee, Gebhart Gudekunst, John Fell, Gottlieb\\nSchrey, and Charles Stebler.\\nDE WITT CHANGE, No. 4.59.\\nThe De Witt Grange was organized in the year 1875,\\nwith the following ofiBcers Galusha Pennell, Master\\nGeorge W. Scott, Overseer 0. G. Pennell, Lecturer M.\\nL. Alexander, Chaplain S. E. Scott, Steward Bishop\\nDowner, Sec. De Witt Brinkerhofi Treas. Its present\\nofficers are R. G. Mason, Master; J. T. Morris, Overseer;\\n0. G. Pennell, Lecturer; Mrs. 0. G. Pennell, Chaplain\\nWilliam Collins, Sec; Newton McClough, Treas. The\\nmeetings, which are well attended, are hold at Bates Hall.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nGEORGE ALLEN.\\nGeorge Allen, one of the first settlers of the town of De\\nWitt, was born in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 23, 1806.\\nHis father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was born\\nin Washington Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1786. At the age of\\neighteen he was married to Miss Betsey Heath, and shortly\\nafter removed to Oneida County, where he resided until\\n1816, when he emigrated with his family to Niagara County,\\nthen an almost unbroken wilderness. But little is known\\nof his history he was a farmer by occupation, but never\\nattained special prominence in any way. When George was\\nnine years of age he went to live with a Baptist minister,\\nwith whom he was to remain until he was twenty-one\\nbut after five years of toil and inhuman treatment he ran\\naway and returned to his home in Niagara County. At\\nthe age of fourteen he was thrown upon his own resources.\\nlie obtained employment of a farmer, with whom he re-\\nmained nearly four years, hen, with an idea of bettering\\nhis condition, he went on to the Erie Canal, but that life\\nwas not a congenial one, and he returned to the farm. In\\n1831 he was married to Miss Margaret Laughlin. She was\\nborn in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, April 17, 1810 she has been\\nthe partner of all his pioneer experiences, and has shared\\nwith him the hardsliips and privations incident to a life in\\na new country. Six years after their marriage they came\\nto Michigan, and first settled in I iymouth, Wayne Co.,\\nwhere he rented a large farm shortly after, however, he\\ndisposed of his interest for eighty acres of land in the town\\nof De Witt, upon which he now resides. During his resi-\\ndence in De Witt, a period of over forty years, he has\\ndemonstrated his general worth as a citizen, and has ideuti-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0535.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "414\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGEORGE ALLEN.\\nfied IiiuLself largely with the development of the town. He\\nhas attracted to himseir a large circle of friend.s, by whom\\nhe is appreciated for his integrity as a man, and as a kind,\\nobliging neighbor and friend. He is an honored and con-\\nsistent member of the Methodist Church, aud a generous\\nsupporter, so far as his means will allow, of all religious and\\nbenevolent enterprises. In his political belief he is a staunch\\nMRS. GEORGE ALLEN.\\nRepublican, but has never desired or sought office, prefer-\\nring rather the retirement of the farm, the companionship\\nof his family, and the good-will and esteem of all to the\\nslight distinction gained by the occupancy of a subordinate\\nposition.\\nMr. and Mrs. Allen are the parents of two children,\\nOscar, born Aug. 23, 1832, and Mary, born Aug. 28, 1834.\\nCHAPTER LV.\\nDALLAS TOWNSHIP.*\\nDescription The Pioneers of Dallas Townsliip Organization and\\nList of Officers Schools Township Roads Village of Dallas\\nFowler Village Religious Organizations-^Societics.\\nThe township of Dallas, known in the United States\\nsurvey as town 7 north, in range 4 west, lies upon the\\nwestern line of Clinton County, and is bounded on the\\nnorth by Lebanon township, on the south by Westphalia,\\non the east by Bengal, and on the west by the Ionia\\nCounty line.\\nThe Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway\\npasses through Dallas on an air-line between east and west,\\nand traverses sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, aud 12. Stony Creek,\\na stream of some water-power, flows northward and west-\\nward from section 3G through sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,\\n20, and 19. Following the course of the creek the old\\nState road gave iu the pioneer days convenient passage\\nwestward to Lyons, and even before the settlement of the\\ntown was a much-traveled highway. The country is gen-\\nerally level and the soil clayey. There is some waste land,\\nbut only a trifle compared to the area of similar nature\\npresented to the first comers. Fowler, a station on the\\nDetroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway, is a grow-\\ning village, aud a wheat-market of some pretensions, as\\nwell as a lively business centre.\\nBy David Schwartz.\\nTHE PIONEERS OF DALLAS.\\nIn the year 1836, Morris Boughton and his brother-in-\\nlaw, Benjamin Welch, came westward, in company with\\ntheir families, and founded each a settlement in a Clinton\\nCounty town, Boughton in Riley and Welch in Dallas.\\nWelch made his commencement upon section 36, on the\\nline of the road chopped out by Dexter while pushing on\\nfor Ionia some time before, the place being now known as\\nthe Feldpanoch farm. Welch was for some little time the\\nonly settler in Dallas, until 1837, when a man by the\\nname of Simeon McCoy rolled up a cabin on section 27 and\\nstarted a clearing. McCoy owned no land, but came on for\\nGiles Isham, of Lyons, who owned a tract of four hundred\\nacres on section 27. McCoy did not, perhaps, fancy the\\nwork of pioneering, for after clearing about eleven acres he\\nconcluded he had had enough of it, packed his traps,\\nmigrated, and was heard of no more.\\nFollowing close upon that event came George F. Dutton,\\nwho in 1835 first pitched his tent in Michigan, upon the\\nGrand River, at Lyons, and exchanged that location for one\\nin Dallas, upon section 22, where his widow still lives\\nwith her son George. Mr. Dutton was a solitary settler in\\na wild tract of some extent, for his nearest settled neighbor\\nwas no nearer than Lyons. McCoy had been in and gone,\\nand a mile east Nathan Bigelow and his wife had been\\nliving on section 23 since the previous September, in a\\nwagon-box. Bigelow was the owner of one hundred and\\nsixty acres of laud, but did not seem to care to exert him-\\nself to put up a cabin until his neighbors rallied and a.s-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0536.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "DALLAS TOWNSHIP.\\n415\\nsisted him to one. Keeping house in a wagon-box ap-\\npeared to suit him and his good wife quite well enough\\nwhile the luild season endured, and they were probably\\nhappy enough. Daniel Dutton, now living on section 14,\\nwas George F. Dutton s younger brother, and lived awhile\\nwith Mr. Dutton in Dallas. After a sojourn of a few\\nyears he moved to Portland became a settler in West-\\nphalia in 1851, and some years later upon the place in\\nDallas where he now lives. George P. Dutton built the\\nfirst framed barn in Dallas, and when he got ready for the\\nraising could not find neighbors enough to assist him without\\ngoing to the Reynolds settlement, five miles or more away.\\nThere were sixteen men at that raising, and they were\\nentertained by Mrs. Dutton in a hearty and hospitable, if\\nnot an elegant, manner. Hospitality was in those days a\\ncrowning virtue of the time, and was a spirit so broad and\\nlarge-hearted that it pervaded every pioneer home and\\nmade itself felt wherever a stranger or wayfarer applied for\\nfood or shelter.\\nGeorge F. Dutton owned one of tlio i t^\\\\v pairs of horses\\nboa.sted by the neighborhood, and the business of hauling\\ngoods from Detroit to Lyons and other places, which he\\nentered upon soon after his sell lenient at Lyons, he con-\\ntinued after he located in Dallas. The road now known as\\nthe State road follows essentially the path marked by Dexter,\\nIonia s first settler, when he pa. -sed on to his destination\\nand cut out his road as he traveled (wherefore it was known\\nfor a long time as the Dexter road) over that highway.\\nDutton made many a trip as freighter between Detroit and\\npoints in Clinton and Ionia Counties. There was another\\nearly road through the town, passing between east and west,\\nupon a line about one mile south of the present line of the\\nDetroit, Grand Haven and iMilwaukee Railroad. It was\\noriginally intended for the Northern Railroad, the bed of\\nwhich was constructed in 1837 or thereabouts, but liever\\ncame to any further conclusion. The line of that road,\\nstraightened so as to pass along section-lines, is now a town-\\nship road.\\nOff at the north, Andrew R. A ^ance, one of the Vance\\nfamilies whose members made an important settlement in\\nthe locality known as the Plains, came in about the time of\\nDutton s advent and located on section 4, close to the Vances\\nof the I lains. He was a bachelor and lived for several\\nyears alone in his primitive shanty. His was the first set-\\ntlement in the northern portion of Dallas.\\nThe entrance of the Parks families and the numerical\\nstrength of the various branches thereof who became pio-\\nneers in the township marked an event of some conse-\\nquence in the early history of Dallas. Smith Parks, with\\na family of seventeen children, led the Parks advance into\\nDallas close upon the appearance of the Duttons. Smith\\nParks and his wife were married at the respective ages of\\nsixteen and fifteen, and, as has been seen, boasted at the\\ntime of their settlement in Dallas the possession of a small\\narmy of descendants. It is further worthy of remark that\\nof the.se seventeen children all lived to become men and\\nwomen. Parks location was on section 27, upon a portion\\nof the four hundred acres owned by Giles Lsham, of Lyons,\\nwho in 1837 had sent Simeon McCoy over to make a\\nclearing upon it. Davis Parks, now living in the village of\\nFowler at the age of eighty-six, and the oldest living male\\nsettler in the town, was the next to follow his brother\\nSmith, and settled likewise upon section 27, on Stony Creek,\\nwhere there was a mill-site, and where in 1840 he and\\nSmith Parks, Jr., built the first saw-mill in the township.\\nThe lumber for the mill they got at Miles Mansfield s mill,\\non the Looking-Glass in Eagle township, whence they\\nhauled it over a rough \\\\nd roadless country. Davis Parks\\nhad a considerable lot of supplies to bring in when he\\nsettled, and before he could get his goods to his clearing\\nmade no less than five trips over the State road, with an\\nox-team, between Dallas and Oakland County, his former\\nhomo.\\nAs before mentioned, that State road was much trav-\\neled. It was chopped out four rods wide, but cleared only\\ntwo rods, and was for a long time at best a pretty wild and\\nstumpy track. On Smith Parks place a fine black-walnut,\\nmeasuring twenty-eight feet in circumference, bordered\\nthe highway, and at its foot a flowing spring cheerily in-\\nvited passing travelers to halt. This spot was a favorite\\none for night encampments, and the spring and walnut-tree\\ncame to be gratefully known by many a tired- traveler.\\nAlthough every man s house was a house of entertain-\\nment, there were no licensed inns on the road in Dallas.\\nThose who chose to keep people for pay obtained excel-\\nlent financial returns, for entertainment was in demand and\\nthe entertained were usually quite willing to pay whatever\\nwas asked. Ben Welsh used to keep people very often, and\\ncharged them good round prices. When he got a chance\\nto keep a man over night with a pair of oxen, he put up\\nhis bill to a couple of dollars or so for the man and an extra\\ndollar for cornstalks enough to fodder the cattle. Some-\\ntimes he kept parties conveying wagon-loads of money be-\\ntween the Ionia land-office and Detroit, and then he rolled\\nup an account for lodging and subsistence that leaped fairly\\ninto the atmosphere of the bonanza world. At a later\\nperiod stages ran over the road between Portland and\\npoints eastward, and the mail was also carried over it, but\\nneither the stage nor the mail-route era lasted very long.\\nThe first child born in Dallas was Phoebe, daughter of\\nBenjamin Welch, her birth occurring in the spring of\\n1837. She is now the wife of a Mr. Ballard, of Jackson,\\nMich., where at last accounts her father, Benjamin Welch\\n(Dallas first settler), was also living. The pioneer marriage\\nwas celebrated in 1839, at Benjamin Welch s house, on\\nwhich occasion the bride was I^ydia Ann Ayers and the\\ngroom Nelson D. Long, both bride and groom being in\\nthe employ of Mr. Welch. The ceremony was performed\\nby Squire Cortland Hill, of Bengal. The first (loath in\\nthe town was the tragic taking off of Aniasa Dorn, brother-\\nin-law to Smith Parks, with whom he came to the town\\nand made a settlement. Dorn was somewhat noted as a\\nhunter, and for being moreover chronically despondent, but\\nwhether for good rea.son or not cannot be .said. He was at\\nall events much disposed to rail at fortune and make him-\\nself desperately unhajipy by reflections ujion what he was\\npleased to term his hard lot. One day, while more than\\nordinarily depres.sed, he called one of his children to him,\\npatted her on the head, told her he had made up his mind", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0537.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "416\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nto kill himself, placed the muzzle of his gun against his\\nhead, pulled the trigger with his toe, and blew his head to\\npieces. The incident was of course a sensation in the in-\\nfant settlement, and rather supplanted for a time the prac-\\ntical considerations of everyday life, for the course of com-\\nmon events in that neighborhood was naturally simple and\\neven in its flow, and thus roughly disturbed did not soon\\nregain its customary placidity. Dorn was buried upon\\nCortland Hill s farm in Bengal, where his bones still lie,\\nalthough the traces of his grave have been swept away by\\nthe plowshare.\\nDavis Parks relates an instance of starvation diet in-\\nflicted upon the Parks families during the absence, in De-\\ntroit, of Davis and his brother Smith. They went over to\\nIonia to sell a cow, and took in part exchange a little bar-\\nley flour. This happened to be all the flour they could\\nsecure, and so leaving it at home they hurried away to De-\\ntroit for a larger supply but hasten as they would they\\nwere six days making the trip, and meanwhile the band of\\nlittle ones at home had eaten of the barley flour, and were\\nendeavoring to sustain life on roasted leeks, which were not\\nthe most palatable food in the world. The struggle was a\\ntough one, and promised to end in disaster, but finally the\\nwanderers appeared with the long-expected flour, and star-\\nvation was averted.\\nThe widow of George F. Dutton, in dwelling upon the ex-\\nperiences that assailed the pioneers of Dallas, remarks that\\nhardships were not exceedingly rigorous among those who\\nsturdily and bravely pu.shed their energies to the tasks be-\\nfore them, that those who tried to do so got along well\\nenough, and that there were, of course, a sufficiency of\\nthose who sought to shirk the serious issues of bread-\\nwinning, and found themselves, accordingly, the subjects of\\nprivations and sufiuring, which, instead of rightly charging\\nto their own improvidence and love of ease, they imposed\\nas a complaint against the country and circumstances over\\nwhich they had no control.\\nThe earliest school taught in the township was one over\\nwliich one Sheldon Sherman presided. Sherman was a\\nresident of Oakland County, where Smith Parks had been\\nhis neighbor. The latter induced him to come out to Dal-\\nlas and open a school, but the recollection of that school by\\nStephen Parks, one of the pupils, is to the effect that Slier-\\nman was so full of mischief and play that keeping school\\nwas a farce that encouraged the scholars in their fondness\\nfor sport rather than for book-learning. The school-house\\nwas the abandoned cabin of Amasa Dorn, on section 36,\\nthe building in which Dorn killed himself, and the pupils\\nnot more than a half-dozen in number. Smith Parks and\\nBenjamin Welch agreed to pay the school-master and get\\nwhat they could of other parents to reimburse themselves.\\nSherman was famous as the man with the clubfoot and a\\nmost extraordinary taste for dancing and cutting up all sorts\\nof shines. Just as school was over he would hurry the\\nboys and girls to the school-house green and start himself\\nand them upon a dancing-campaign that endured just as\\nlong as the physical forces could bear the burden. He\\nwas, moreover, inclined to romp with the children during\\nschool-hours, and as a consequence they learned very little.\\nCharles Maynard, the second teacher, taught in a school-\\nhouse on the State road just east of the Parks saw-mill,\\nand was accounted a pedagogue of much worth. In 1849\\na log school-house was built on section 22, and in that\\nhouse the first teacher was Christina Hutchinson, of Ionia.\\nEarly religious services in the settlement were held by\\nMethodist exhorters, among whom the most prominent were\\nMr. Deitz and James Moore, of Maple Rapids, and Bible-\\nback Reynolds, of the Reynolds settlement in Ionia\\nCounty. Reynolds was a good deal of a character in those\\ndays, and devoted himself earnestly and steadily to the\\nwork of furthering public religious worship wherever it\\nappeared to be in demand.\\nAmong the early settlers in Dallas were some Germans,\\nwho drifted into the town by way of Westphalia, and\\nlocated chiefly south of Stony Creek, where the residents\\nof to-day are nearly all of German extraction. Among\\nthe German pioneers alluded to were John Shaffer, who\\nbought land on section 31, originally improved by Mr.\\nChamberlain; Henry Bartow, on section 31; John A.\\nFedewa, who kept a store at an early date on the southern\\ntown line in section 32 the Sniders, Hafners, Dunne-\\nbackers, Millers, Lehmans, and others. Richard Welling\\nwas an early settler on section 25, and the Sargents like-\\nwise, on section 23. Upon section 22, in May, 1847, Ze-\\nbina Rice, of Oakland County, became a settler upon a\\ntract of which George F. Dutton had cleared ten acres.\\nHe used to find a road out of town over the old Northern\\nRailroad bed, and when he did not wish to travel that way\\nhe had to manufacture a road of his own. Three miles\\nwest of him was Hiram Willis, who had moved into the\\ntown in the fall of 1814, at which time al.so Marcellus\\nVangeison made a location on the State road, in section 25.\\nSouth of Vangeison s, on section 35, William Hayes was\\nliving in 1845, as was Israel Smith, while on section 36\\nSamuel Sterns was one of the new-comers.\\nRKSIDENT TAX-PAYERS OF DALLAS IN 1845.\\nAcres.\\nIsauo FifieUl, section 3 30\\nSamuel Filield Personal.\\nAndrew R. Vance, section 4 99\\nIliram De;in, section 6 162\\nOrrin I aiks, sections 26, 27 120\\nVincent Parks, sections 15,26 180\\nSniitli I arks, section 26 190\\nSmith Parks, Jr., section 26 TO\\nWilliam Hayes, section 35 80\\nAlexander Parka Personal.\\nMarcellus Vangeison, section 25 SO\\nNathan Bigelow, sections 23,36 li O\\nUriah Drake Personal.\\nSamuel Sterns, section 36 160\\nSamuel H. Parks, section 35 80\\nWilliam Bartow, section 34 160\\nConstance Shaw, section 33 80\\nIsrael Smith, section 35 80\\nHenry Bartow, section 31 160\\nPeter Shaffer, section 32 40\\nJ. A. Fedewa, section 32 20\\nRichard Welling, sections 15-26 240\\nHiram F.Willis, sections 18-17 120\\nGeorge F. Dutton, section 22 2J0\\nDavis Parks, section 27 80\\nSidney Parks, section 25 80\\nFrederick Myers, living now on section 16, was a farm\\nhand with George F. Dutton in 1852, and remained in Mr.\\nDutton s employ upwards often and a half years. In 1869\\nhe took possession of the farm he now owns on sections 16", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0538.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "DALLAS TOWNSHIP.\\n41?\\nand 21, which was at that time an untouched forest. Wil-\\nliam Hayes, who penetrated the township of Riley as a set-\\ntler as early as 1837, became subsequently a moderately\\nearly settler in Dallas, and lives now therein upon a place\\npreviously settled by Alexander Parks.\\nTHE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nNorth of the centre of the township, settlements pro-\\ngressed much more slowly than elsewhere until about\\n1856, when the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad line\\ntraversed that quarter, and called settlers to its vicinity in\\nrapidly swelling volume. Andrew R. Vance, who opened\\nbachelor s hall on section 4, was the first settler in that\\nquarter, and on sections 3 and 6 Isaac Fifield and Hiram\\nDean were early on the ground. One Sever made a begin-\\nning in 1845 on section 17, where J. W. Shumway now\\nlives, and in 1852 Josephus Mundell came to section 14,\\nthen a wild tract. Mr. Mundell occupied, with his family,\\ntemporary quarters in an abandoned lumberman s shanty\\nthat he found hard by on section 11, where somebody had\\nchopped a five-acre tract. Upon section 14, southward,\\nSidney Parks and Stephen Parks, with their families, were\\nliving at the period of Mr. Mundell s arrival. North of\\nthem Peter Strickland was living, on the old Andrew Vance\\nplace. Their nearest neighbors on the west were the Severs,\\non section 17, three miles away.\\nIn 1853, P. T. Jolley, now living on section 11, made a\\nlocation on the south town line of Lebanon, north of where\\nhe now lives. James McRoberts, a settler in Westphalia,\\nas early as 1839, had moved to section 4 in Dallas before\\nJolley got in, and a man, by name Seaton, was on the place\\nnow occupied by William N. Upson, who came in during\\n1853. Jolley was a cooper, and made pork-barrels, which\\nhe carried over south into the Parks settlement for sale.\\nThe road he traveled was a trail he cut out himself, and as\\nhe passed straight southward on that line, the first house\\nhe encountered was that of a Mr. Smith, just three miles\\ndistant from the north town-line. Mr. Jolley says that when\\nhe made his settlement in 1853 the neighborhood in which\\nhe now lives was but little better than a swamp, and he\\nventured then the remark that he really would not live there\\nif he could get a farm for nothing. In 18G4 he did move\\nthere, however, and then found that time had vastly im-\\nproved matters. Following close upon Mr. Jolley, in 1854\\nand afterwards, came the Mankeys, Charles and Frederick,\\nJames Pierce, Thomas and James Long, Samuel Sage\\n(April, 1854), G. N. Clark (where Mr. Hyams had made\\nsome improvement), the Krugers, Samuel Green, the\\nWrights, Tellers, Millers, Kincaid, Salisbury, Nowland, and\\nothers.\\nThe soil of Michigan gave birth in the pioneer days to\\nmany a counterfeiters den, and although Dallas never cut a\\nvery important figure as a bogus neighborhood, there was,\\nnevertheless, a trifling bit of business done on Stony Creek\\nin the matter of manufacturing spurious coin. The coun-\\nterfeiters were a shrewd lot, and kept them.selves .so shady\\nthat despite earnest efforts to unearth them they avoided\\ndetection a long time, and turned out counterfeit Mexi-\\ncan dollars upon an unsuspecting and innocent public.\\n58\\nWhen the search grew so hot that they could remain hidden\\nno longer they made off, that is, some of them made off,\\nwhile some less fortunate were captured and eventually con-\\nveyed to prison. For some reason, however, their punish-\\nment was light, and as a net result of their operations it is\\nlikely they gained much profit.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION\\nOFFICERS.\\nAND LIST OF\\nA legislative act, approved March 19, 1845, detached\\ntownship 7 north, in range 4 west, from the township of\\nLebanon and named it Dallas. Davis Parks says that the\\nnaming of the town was left to him and George F. Dutton\\nthat he wi.shed to call it Dallas, in honor of the Vice-\\nPresident-elect, while Dutton chose Polk, in honor of the\\nnewly-elected President; and that deciding the point by lot\\nhe (Parks) won, and thus christened the new township.\\nThe widow of George P. Dutton says that her hu.sband\\nupon being asked to circulate a petition for organization,\\nrequested the privilege of naming the town, and the privi-\\nlege being accorded him, he chose Dallas, through his\\nadmiration for the statesman of that name.\\nThe first township-meeting was held April 23, 1845, at\\nthe house of George F. Dutton. The inspectors of elec-\\ntion were Davis Parks, Vincent Parks, Smith Parks, Jr.,\\nSmith Parks the moderator George F. Dutton and the\\nclerk Zebina Rice. The votes cast numbered twenty-seven.\\nThe result of the election was as follows\\nSUPERVISOR.\\nVotes.\\n*Davis Parks 17\\nAndrew R. Vance 10\\nCLERK.\\nSDavis Parks IB\\nUriah Drake 10\\nOrrin Parks 1\\nTREASURER.\\n\u00c2\u00bbGeorge P. Dutton 17\\nWilliam Bartow 10\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n\u00c2\u00bbGeorge F. Dutton 17\\n*Smith Parks, Jr 18\\n*Viucent Parks 17\\nMarcellus Vangeison 10\\nHirara Dean 10\\nUriah Drake 9\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\n*Morris Parks 27\\nSmith Parks, Jr 17\\nincent Parks 17\\nIsaac Fifield 1\\nIsrael D. Smith 10\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n\u00c2\u00bbGeorge F. Dutton 17\\n*Smith Parks, Jr 16\\nWilliam liartow 10\\nAndrew R. Vance 10\\nCONSTABLES.\\n\u00c2\u00abOrrin Parks 24\\n\u00c2\u00bbWilliam Hayes 17\\n\u00c2\u00bbUriiih Drake IS\\nMorris Parks 10\\nElected.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0539.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "418\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPOORMASTERS.\\n\u00c2\u00bbSmith Parks 25\\n*George F. Dulton 17\\nHiram Dean 10\\nRichard Welling 1\\nHIGHWAY OVERSEERS.\\n*Hiraiu Dean District No. 1\\n\u00c2\u00abGeorge F. Dutton 2\\n\u00c2\u00abSmith Parks, Jr 3\\nsWilliam Hayes 4\\nPOUNDMASTER.\\nSamuel Sterns\\nFollowing is a list of persons chosen annually between\\n1846 and 1880 to be supervisors, clerks, treasurers, and\\njustices of the peace\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1846. A. R. Vance. 1860. W. S. Green.\\n1847. D. Parks. lS6I-6. i. G. F. Dutton.\\n1848. G. F. Dutton. 1864. W. N. Upson.\\n1849-50. A. R. Vance. 1865. P. Ulrioli.\\n1851. A. Parks. 1866. 0. R. Rice.\\n1852-53. G. F. Dutton. 1867-68. A. Cook.\\n1854-56. A. Parks. 1869. 0. R. Rice.\\n1857-59. A. Cook. 1870-80. L. W. Baldwin.\\nCLERKS.\\n1872. J. F. Shraft.\\n1873. J. D. Burns.\\n1874. G. W. Parks.\\n1875. J. BuUard.\\n1876. J. P. Miller.\\n1877. W. N. Upson.\\n1878. G. Cuddeback.\\n1879. G. W. Parks.\\n1880. J. Bullard.\\n1846. George F. Dutton.\\n1860-61. J. Parks.\\n1847. S. Parks, Jr.\\n1862-63. W. N. Upson.\\n1848. D. Parks.\\n1864. M. Vangeison.\\n1849. G. B. Tripp.\\n1865. S. W. B. Temple.\\n1850. D. Parks.\\n1866. J. Shraft.\\n1851-53. M. Vangeison.\\n1867-74. J. F. Shraft.\\n1854. M. Sargent.\\n1875. N. H. Gcller.\\n1855-56. A. Cook.\\n1876. T. B. Mundell.\\n1857-59. M. A^angeison.\\n1877-80. J. F. Shraft.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1846-47. William Bartow\\n1862. C. Qruler.\\n1848. A. Bentley.\\n1863. P. Simmons.\\n1849. J. Parks.\\n1864. J. P. Fo.^.\\n1850. S. Parks, Jr.\\n1865. J. Miller.\\n1851. G. F. Dutton.\\n1866. George Ott.\\n1852. H. Sturges.\\n1867. F. A. Rademacher.\\n1853. M. Doll.\\n1868. W. B. Rice.\\n1854. H. Sturges.\\n1869-70. J. P. Miller.\\n1855. M. Vangeison.\\n1871-73. N. Smith.\\n1856. W. N. Upson.\\n1874. M. Schafer.\\n1857. J. Fodewa.\\n1875. N. Smith.\\n1858. H. Sturges.\\n1876-77. B. Simmons.\\n1859. A. Martin.\\n1878-79. William Luttig.\\n1860. J. Lance.\\n1880. James Lance.\\n1861. J. F. Shraft.\\nJUSTICES.\\n1846. H. Dean.\\n1859. J. Parks.\\n1847. D. Parks.\\n1860. D. Richards.\\n1848. No record.\\n1861. T. J. Schonover.\\n1849. A. R. Vance.\\n1862. G. W. Parks.\\n1850. J. Parks.\\n1863. James Lance.\\n1861. Hiram Dean.\\n1864. W. N. Upson.\\n1852. G. F. Dutton.\\n1865. S. W. B. Temple.\\n1853. T. W. Sever.\\n1866. G. W. Parks.\\n1854. M. Sargent.\\n1867. W. N. Upson.\\n1855. A. Parks.\\n1868. J. Ludwig.\\n1856. G. Salisbury.\\n1869. D. Dutton.\\n1857. A. Cook.\\n1870. W. W. Lewis.\\n1858. G. W. Parks.\\n1871. G. W. Parks.\\nElected.\\nJURORS FOR 1846.\\nGrand. Fayette Bartow, Samuel Sterns, Hiram Dean,\\nWilliam Hayes.\\nPetit. Vincent Parks, Jesse Fifield, Israel D. Smith,\\nWilliam Bartow.\\nTHE TREASURER S REPORT FOR 1846.\\nWilliam Bartow, town treasurer, presented his annual\\nreport March 30, 1847, which shows as follows:\\nReceived from the previous treasurer (contingent funds) $13.67\\nAmount of town orders received from Bartow 10.50\\nCollections by the treasurer for contingent funds 134.97\\nCollections by the treasurer for school funds 24.38\\nCollections by the treasurer for highway funds 128.69\\nAmount of town orders received of treasurer as collector 84.87\\nAmount returned to county 45.57\\nAmount of school funds returned to county 18.43\\nAmount of highway funds returned to county 122.13\\nTHE POLL-LIST FOR 1855.\\nThere has been preserved no poll-list antedating the year\\n1855, when at the annual township-meeting the voters num-\\nbered eighty-five, as follows James Clark, Jr., Anthony\\nCook, Alanson Parks, Smith Parks, Orrin Parks, Isaac\\nSage, Jesse M. Perry, Alanson Eddy, Conrad Martin,\\nGeorge Sargent, Frederick Mires, Richard Smith, Jackson\\nSmith, Thomas Ferris, Mathias Doll, Richard Welling, John\\nFitzmire, Sinbad Hall, John White, Jr., Samuel H. Parks,\\nSmith Parks, Jr., Philip Cock, Thomas W. Sever, Loren\\nDay, Sidney W. Parks, George Parks, A. B. Horton,\\nPatrick Kelly, N. R. Catlin, W. N. Upson, John Parks,\\nA. W. Williams, P. Mills, T. W. Robinson, Stephen Parks,\\nMathias Taber, Peter Shafer, Lewis Feldpausch, Jacob\\nCook, Joseph Fox, John P. Smith, John Shafer, John P.\\nFox, Peter Fox, Alexander Parks, John George, John\\nDunlap, Daniel Pierce, Benjamin Snyder, David Richards,\\nM.athias Weber, Mathias Simmons, Joseph Hiller, Garner\\nSalisbury, G. B. Tripp, William Smith, Charles Smith,\\nFrederick Shelhamer, Jacob Abfalter, Joseph Abfiilter,\\nAndrew Shuler, Anthony George, John Fedewa, Samuel\\nGreen, Miron Sargent, R. C. Whitney, Peter Holfman,\\nHiram Briggs, W. R. Rice, S. B. Evans, William Miller,\\nHenry Sturges, George F. Dutton, Marcellus Vangeison,\\nPeter Whitmire, Levi Drake, Peter Strickland, W. G.\\nGreen, Joseph Dinerbacher, Henry Hover, Hiram M. Mil-\\nlis, Morris Parks, Anthony Martin, Nathan Bigelow, John\\nWhitmire.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nAllusion has already been made to a few of the incidents\\nattendant upon the introduction of schools into the town-\\nship. The town records containing the history of the pub-\\nlic schools since their foundation have disappeared, and all\\nthat can be added in the premises follows\\nThe school inspectors annual report for 1857 gave the\\nfollowing\\nNumber of districts {whole, 6; fractional 1) 7\\nNumber of scholars of school age 252\\nAverage attendance 140\\nTeachers wages $288.35", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0540.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "DALLAS TOWNSHIP.\\n41d\\nThe books in use in the township schools in 1857 were\\nthe Elementary Spelling Book, Saunders Reader, Smith s\\nArithmetic, Mitchell s Geography, Smith s Grammar.\\nThe report for 1879 contained the subjoined details\\nNumber of districts 8\\nNumber of scholars of school age 579\\nAverage attendance 422\\nValue of school property $.3465.00\\nTeachers wages 1748.25\\nThe school directors for 1879 were William Luttig, P.\\nT. Jolley, John Luttig, George Button, J. P. Miller, David\\nDouglass, and F. Schemer.\\nTOWNSHIP ROADS.\\nThe first township road recorded in the Dallas highway-\\nbook was recorded May 24, 1846. It was laid by A. R.\\nVance and Fayette Bartow, commenced at the southwest\\ncorner of section 6 and extended thence east on section-line\\nsix miles. The road was laid upon the application of Isaac\\nFifield, Hiram Dean, and James Hall. May 22, 1847, a\\nroad was laid out, commencing at the northeast corner of\\nsection 27 and running thence one mile on section-line to\\nthe northwest corner of section 27. This road was laid out\\nupon the application of Davis Parks, Vincent Parks, Smith\\nParks, Jr. June 4, 1847, a road was laid on the quarter-\\nline of section 35, running east and west one mile.\\nDec. 26, 1842, a road was laid out in town 7, commencing\\nat the northeast corner of section 26, running thence north to\\nthe northwest corner of section 1 A second road was laid\\nout the same day, commencing at the northeast corner of sec-\\ntion 16 and extending north on the said line to the road\\nrunning up between towns 7 and 8.\\nJune 23, 1843, A. R. Vance and William Barton, high-\\nway commissioners, laid out a road commencing at the State\\nroad between sections 27 and 28, and extending south to\\nthe town-line between sections 33 and 34. Aug. 7, 1841,\\nthe highway commissioners of Lebanon and Westphalia\\ndivided the road on the town-line between said townships,\\nand agreed that Lebanon should take three miles of the east\\nend and Westphalia three miles of the west end.\\nJune 10, 1848, J. W. Turner, special commissioner, no-\\ntified the town clerk of Dallas that the portion of the De\\nWitt and Lyons road lying in the township of Dallas com-\\nmenced eighty links ea.st of the southeast corner of section\\n31, and extended thence north 89 degrees, west 309ylJAj^\\nrods to the southwest corner of said section. The annual\\nhighway fund of 1854 was divided as follows:\\nDistrict No. 1 $10\\n2 25\\n3.! 19\\n4 12\\n5 20\\n6 35\\n7 15\\n8 19\\n9 20\\n10 25\\n$200\\nTHE VILLAGE OF DALLAS.\\nLate in 1856, or early in 1857, Robert Higham (chief\\nengineer of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, then push-\\ning westward) and E. A. Wales, of Detroit, contracted for\\nthe purchase of one hundred and sixty acres of land lying\\non the line of the road, three-quarters of a mile eastward\\nof the station now called Fowler, their purpose being to\\nfound a village there, as Higham had already settled upon\\nthe site as a place for a railway-station which he was to\\ndesignate as Dallas. The tract was therefore laid out into\\nvillage lots, and in 1857, when the construction of the rail-\\nway reached that point, Hiram Marsh was appointed station\\nagent, and the Dallas post-office, then in charge of Alanson\\nParks on Stony Creek, was transferred to the new town.\\nMeanwhile, with an eye single to the rise and progress of\\nthe embryo city, E. A. Wales had erected a hotel and Hi-\\nram Marsh a store building, while other people, enthused\\nwith the prospect of a village, bought a few lots and began\\nto make improvements. Nelson Kuhn opened a small\\ngrocery, and a Mr. Branswick, keeping abreast of the spirit\\nof the times, set up in business as a shoemaker. Despite\\nthese efi orts to trundle the village of Dallas into public\\nfavor, the affair was a dismal failure from the first. The\\nsurrounding country was so swampy that travel to and from\\nthe village, except in the dryest of weather or in the winter\\nseason, was a task of difficult accomplishment. As a conse-\\nquence, the inhabitants of the outlying region came in to\\ntrade only under pressure of strongest necessity, and Dallas\\nappeared to drag out a wearisome existence under protest.\\nAfter thus struggling for the space of ten years the vil-\\nlage found itself in 1867 no farther along in dignity or\\ngrowth than it had progressed during the first year of its\\nlife. Recognizing, therefore, that if they were ever to own\\na village worthy the name it must be fixed at some other\\nspot, citizens of Dallas township, as well as others near by,\\nbegan to agitate the matter of a new location, and in this\\nproject they were materially aided and encouraged by J. N.\\nFowler, of Detroit, who owned considerable land in the\\nvicinity. The upshot of the matter was that the railway\\ncompany was induced in 1867, by the donation of seven\\nhundred and fifty dollars, to transfer their depot buildings\\nand station to a point three-quarters of a mile west, where\\nthere was a better outlook for a village. Fowler, who owned\\nthe land occupying the proposed site, surveyed and platted\\na village on the north side of the railway, on .sections 11\\nand 12, in September, 1867, and called it Lsabella, after the\\ncounty of Isabella, where he had large landed interests.\\nIsabella was likewise the name chosen for the station, and\\nsimultaneously with the move of the railway-station from\\nDallas there ensued a transfer of the business population\\nand every other feature that had contributed in any way\\nto lift the town from the atmosphere of rural felicity into\\nthe domain of village life. Dallas was therefore relegated\\nto obscurity, where for many a day had been domiciled the\\nsanguine hopes born in the breasts of Wales and Higham\\nwhen they fir.st set Dallas on its legs, so to speak, and\\nawaited the coming of its future greatness.\\nThe hotel building put up at Dallas by Wales was moved\\nbodily to Isabella, and upon the spot where it then landed\\nstill invites the attention of travelers as the Fowler House.\\nJames Lance was storekeeper and postmaster at Dallas\\nwhen the change was made, and moving his establishment\\nwestward set it up again just south of Isabella village,\\nupon land he owned, where he subsequently laid out an\\naddition to the village of Fowler. The store he then", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0541.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "420\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nstarted occupied the building now known as the Dallas\\nHouse, and was the pioneer trading-post at Isabella, al-\\nthough, strictly speaking, it was not in Isabella. The second\\nstore was opened by Jacob Schraft in a log house just west\\nof where the Fowler House stands. At this time Fowler\\nmoved the tavern from Dallas and leased it to Shemer\\nGrulcr, who carried on in the building a store as well as\\nhotel business. Willey Peterson kept the hotel after-\\nwards, and after them a Mr. Stiles and Mathias Petsch\\nwere respectively the landlords.\\nFOWLER VILLAGE.\\nAs the name of Isabella was not exactly to the liking of\\nthe villagers, Fowler agreed to change it, and, upon request,\\ncalled it by his own name when, in May, 1869, he caused\\nan addition to be platted on section 14, south of the rail-\\nway. At that time, too, the name of the station was\\nchanged, as was the name of the post-oifice, which had thus\\nfar retained the name of Dallas. The plat of the village of\\nFowler, recorded Feb. 1, 1870, certifies that the village\\nis located on the line of the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail-\\nroad, on sections 11, 12, and 14. James Lance s addition\\nwas recorded May 31, 1873, and is described as beginning\\nat the northwest corner of section 13, running thence east\\non section-line sixty-six rods and six feet thence south\\nparallel with the west section-line sixty-eiglit rods and six\\nfeet thence west parallel with the north line sixty-six rods\\nand six feet to said west line and thence north on the sec-\\ntion-line sixty-eight rods and six feet to the place of begin-\\nning.\\nOf those who set the wheels of trade in motion when\\nIsabella village was founded Messrs. Constantine Gruler,\\nFrederick Shemer, and Jacob Schraft are now merchants in\\nFowler. Constantine Gruler is, moreover, a dealer in grain\\nto a very large extent, and almost since his first appearance\\nas a merchant in the town has been a heavy wheat-buyer.\\nHe has a commodious wheat-house at the station, and near\\nthere, too, P. L. Vancousant, of St. Johns, has a wheat-\\nhouse. Fowler is esteemed an excellent point for wheat\\nshipment, and the business carried on by Messrs. Gruler\\nand Vancousant in that department is of valuable importance\\nto the town.\\nThe first post-office established in Dallas township was\\ncreated in 1855 and called Dallas. Alanson Paiks, living\\non the State road, was appointed postmaster, and upon the\\nlocation of Dallas Station he transferred the office to that\\npoint. In 1859, James Lance succeeded to the office, and\\nretiring for a brief period in favor of David Richards, he\\nrenewed his possession, and was the incumbent when the\\nrailway-station and village were moved westward. Fred-\\nerick Shemer was postuia.ster for a short time after Lance s\\nretirement, and in 1809 Jacob Shraft came in. During\\nhis occupancy tlie name of the office was changed from\\nDallas to Fowler. In 1874, Shraft was succeeded by\\nWilliam M. Youngs, and he, in 1877, by John Hicks, the\\npresent incumbent.\\nDr. L. A. Laurason, now a physician and druggist in\\nFowler, made his home upon the site of the village in 1866,\\nand, fresh from the State University, there began his medi-\\ncal career. Gustavus Miller had been practicing medicine\\nin the township, but in the village Dr. Laurason was the\\npioneer physician. Other doctors followed the flow of pop-\\nulation, among them being Drs. Schmitten, Cole, Miller,\\nand Spears, but neither tarried long enough to leave a mark\\nupon the face of passing time, and may therefore be dis-\\nmissed with but casual notice. Drs. W. H. McKenzie and\\nGeorge E. Bliss, now in village practice, have been located\\nsome little time, and with Dr. Laurason divide the business\\nof doctoring the people of the immediate and adjacent ter-\\nritories. John G. Patterson, engaged in the practice of law\\nin Fowler, is the only person resident who ever ventured\\nupon the enterprise of expounding the mysteries of Coke\\nand Blackstone for the benefit of the villagers and towns-\\npeople.\\nFowler is a growing village of about three hundred and\\nfifty people,^the entire township including seventeen hun-\\ndred and thirty-two, and enjoys much business prosperity.\\nIt supports two hotels and includes in its marts of trade the\\ngeneral stores of Constantine Gruler and Frederick Shemer,\\nthe hardware-store of Jacob Schraft, the hardware- and\\ngrocery-store of Baldwin Gary, the boot- and shoe-store\\nof Gillam Doolittle, the groceries of N. H. Geller and\\nJ. T. Counell, the drug-stores of L. A. Laurason and S.\\nG. McLaughlin, and the furuiture-store of Charles Bengal.\\nThere are also wagon-shops and minor village industries of\\na promiscuous character.\\nEELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.\\nUNITED BRETHREN CHURCU.\\nOne of the earliest religious organizations of Dallas was\\na United Brethren class, which was formed in the Sargent\\nneighborhood and flourished apace for several years. As\\nthe members of the organization lived here, there, and\\neverywhere, the place of worship was frequently changed as\\nconvenience demanded, and eventually settled at what was\\ncalled the Bell School-House in 1868, where it remained\\nuntil 1875, when a house of worship was built at Fowler.\\nThe class has now a membership of forty-four and is on the\\nBengal Circuit, in charge of Rev. Benjamin Mowers, who\\npreaches at Fowler once a fortnight. The leader is W. B.\\nGarrison, the trustees A. Compton, Miron Sargent, and\\nEli Grimes, and the Sunday-school superintendent Mrs. A.\\nCompton. The school has an average attendance of thirty.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FOWLER CLASS.\\nTwo Methodist Episcopal classes were organized after\\n1860, one at the Bell school-house and one at the Nowland\\nschool-hou.se. The former failed to prosper beyond a\\nweakly condition of being, and after persistent but fruitless\\nefforts to reach a healthful atmosphere dissolved, and its\\nmembers thereafter joined the class at Nowland s, which\\nhad got on excellently well from the outset. Class-meet-\\nings were also held at the village, as well as at Nowland s,\\nuntil 1880, when the church at Fowler was built, and then\\nall joined in common worship at that place. The class has\\nnow about fifteen members, and is attached to the Fowler\\nCircuit, upon which Rev. Mr. Garlick is employed. Since\\n1868 the pastors on the charge have been Revs. McKnight,\\nHulburt, Pratt, Jacokes, Harder, Nichols, Snider, and", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0542.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "DALLAS TOWNSHIP.\\n421\\nGarlick. Calvin Coon, the present class-leader, has been\\nleader since 1870. The church trustees are Calvin Coon,\\nGeorge Clark, and Hanford. The Sunday-school is\\niu charge of G. W. Gillan and a corps of five teachers.\\nGERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH OF FOWLER.\\nThis church organization was formed in 1869 by mem-\\nbers of a similar denomination in the southern portion of\\nthe township. The church at that point was at a tiresome\\ndistance for those of the faith who lived towards the north,\\nand, as a matter of more convenience, they formed a second\\nsociety in 1879, and in that year built a church. Rev.\\nMr. Wittey, who preaches for the church in the south,\\npreaches also at Fowler three times each month. About\\ntwenty-five families are represented in the membership.\\nGERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH OF DALLAS.\\nThe German Lutherans of Dallas organized a church\\nabout 1869, under the direction of Rev. Mr. Fuer, of\\nOwosso, and the same year built a neat house of worship\\non section 36. Besides Mr. Fuer, the pastors have in-\\ncluded Revs. Smith and Wittey, the latter of whom is now\\nin charge, preaching three times each month. Tiie mem-\\nbership comprises now about thirty-five families, and that\\nof the Sunday-school, which is iu charge of the pastor.\\nabout sixty scholars. The trustees are William Rossow\\nAugust Schroeder, and Frederick Speerbrecker.\\nSOCIETIES.\\nFOWLER LODGE, No. 19, A. 0. U. W.\\nThis lodge was organized at Fowler in November, 1878,\\nwith ten members. It has now a membership of twenty-\\nseven. Regular sessions are held weekly. The ofiicers for\\n1880 are S. G. McLaughlin, M. W. Edwin Baldwin, G.\\nF. R. L. Bunting, 0. Joseph Austin, P. L. W. Bald-\\nwin, Receiver J. F. Gary, Recorder John BuUard,\\nGuide; Philo Parks, I. W. H. D. Welling, 0. W.\\nJacob Schraft, P. M. W. The Master Workmen of the\\nlodge since its organization have been L. W. Baldwin,\\nJacob Schraft, and S. G. McLaughlin.\\nDALLAS GRANGE, No. 505, P. OF H.,\\nwas organized September, 1874, in the Bell school-house,\\nWinchester Rice being then chosen Master. The oflScers\\nfor 1880 are H. D. Wellings, M. E. W. Buck, 0.\\nGeorge K. Bliss, L. F. S. Brooks, Sec. Maurice Drake,\\nTrcas. J. H. Bush, Chaplain; Frederick Myers, Steward.\\nMeetings are held at Fowler weekly. The membership is\\nfifty-seven.\\nBIOGEAPHIOAL SKETCHES.\\nGEORGE. F. DUTTON.\\nGEORGE\\nGeorge F. Dutton was born in Chenango Co., N. Y.,\\nApril 27, 1814. His parents, Robert and Sarah (Fowler)\\nDutton, were of English extraction; lived to rai.se a fiimily\\nof seven children. After the death of the elder Dutton,\\nGeorge with his mother moved to Detroit, where he be-\\ncame acquainted with and married Miss Sarah Horner. In\\nthe spring of 1835 they removed to Ionia County. Five\\nyears later exchanged for one hundred and sixty acres of\\nwild land on section 22, the present home. The town had\\nnot yet received a name, and Mr. Dutton being elected\\nMils. GEORGE r. BUTTON.\\nF. DUTTON.\\nsupervisor secured the name Dallas, in admiration of the\\ncandidate for national honors by that name. Mr. George\\nF. Dutton died May 15, 1863, lamented by all. He had\\nfilled many places of public trust, and in departing this\\nlife left a name and reputation worthy the life of honor\\nand integrity he had lived. He left a widow and five\\nchildren, Mrs. Julie A. Beldcn James; Adaline, died at\\nsix years of age; Richard; Mrs. Charlotta Myers; and\\nGeorge, born Oct. 9, 1851, grew to manhood upon the\\nfarm, and soon after his father s death assumed the man-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0543.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "422\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nagement of aifairs. April 8, 1872, he married Miss\\nNancy J., daughter of Thomas and Christa (Hutchinson)\\nRudgers, who were among the earliest settlers in Ionia\\nCounty, having located in the town of Lyons in 1834. Mrs.\\nRudgers taught the first school in the town of Dallas.\\nGeorge and Nancy are the happy parents of one child,\\nJames, who was born on the 27th of December, 1876.\\nMrs. George Dutton still continues at the old homestead,\\nbeloved by her children and respected by a large circle of\\nfriends.\\nDANIEL BUTTON.\\nMRS. DANIEL DUTTON.\\nDANIEL DUTTON.\\nDaniel Dutton is one of the family of Robert and Sarah\\n(Fowler) Dutton, a sketch of whose life we give in connec-\\ntion with that of George F. Dutton in another place. Daniel\\nwas the youngest son and child his birth occurred at Co-\\nlumbus, Chenango Co., N. Y., March 7, 1825. At the age\\nof thirteen he came with an elder sister to Clinton Co., Mich.,\\nand lived with George P. three years then one season with\\nWilliam F. Dutton in Westphalia. Then lived with Rob-\\nert Dutton, Portland, Ionia Co., until past twenty. Then\\nwent to Cass County, obtained a few tools, and set himself\\nup as a carpenter and joiner, commencing business for\\nhimself; remained four years returned to Clinton County,\\nand in 1850 purchased forty acres in the town of West-\\nphalia. Jan. 1, 1852, he married Mary R., daughter of\\nRichard and Lucette (Wheeler) Farman, who emigrated\\nfrom Oswego County in 1838. He continued at his trade\\nand farming until 1864, when he exchanged for eighty\\nacres on same section. Considerable clearing had been pre-\\nviously made, but only a log house erected. He immedi-\\nately set about erecting a suitable building, and a few years\\nsufficed to render it one of the pleasantest locations in\\ntown. Their large family of children were early taught\\nthat steady application to their calling, with economy, was\\nthe true way to success, as exemplified by them. Their\\nchildren number ten, as follows Alfred E., born Jan. 12,\\n1853; Hattie L., Oct. 3, 1854; Ida S., June 24, 1857;\\nJudson H., Nov. 2, 1858 Dora A., July 22, 1860 Emma\\nI., Dec. 26, 1861 Charles R., July 2, 1863 Elmer E.,\\nJan. 17, 1865; Laura A., Nov. 2, 1868; Ellen N., Jan.\\n3, 1876.\\nIn politics he affiliates with the Republican party has\\nseveral local offices, but has never sought or desired\\npreferring the peace and comfort of home-life to the\\nheld\\nthem\\nanxiety experienced by office-seekers.\\nCHAPTER LVL\\nDUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.*\\nLocation and Natural Features Early Settlement of Duplain Vil-\\nlage of Mapleton Early Religious Meetings Town Roads\\nSchools Township Organization and Civil List Craven s Mills\\nVillage of Elsie Societies and Orders.\\nDuplain is town 8 north, in range 1 west, and occupies\\nthe northeastern corner of Clinton County, with the Gratiot\\nCounty line as the northern boundaiy, Ovid township on the\\nsouth, Shiawassee County on the east, and Greenbush town-\\nship on the west. There was originally much heavily tim-\\nbered land in the town, and there was west of the river\\nuntil 1870 a good deal of swampy region, but that quarter\\nis now almost entirely free from waste lands, although the\\nperiod of its reclamation was a late one, and settlements\\nthere were put back as a consequence. The Maple River,\\nknown early by the French name of Riviere Du Plain, pur-\\nsues a winding course from south to north, and has since\\nthe foundation of the town been a mill-stream of more or\\nless value.\\nThere is upon the northeastern corner of the town the\\nBy David Schwartz.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0544.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n423\\ngraded bed of what was once proposed to become the\\nOwosso and Big Rapids Railway, but the enterprise stopped,\\nas a failure, short of actual operation. The town voted\\nOct. 16, 1869, by a vote of two hundred and eighteen to\\none hundred and one, to appropriate ten thousand dollars\\ntowards the expenses of the road, only, however, upon the\\ncompletion thereof, and therefore escaped a sacrifice. Du-\\nplain contains two villages, called respectively Mapleton and\\nElsie. The former, laid out in 1S37, has declined to feeble\\nproportions. Elsie is a small but active hamlet, and is by\\nthose who reside within its limits esteemed a place of much\\npromise.\\nEARLY SETTLEMENT OF DUPLAIN.\\nTHE ROCHESTER COLONY.\\nThe pioneer settlements in Duplain were made during\\nthe summer of 1836 by members of a community styled\\nthe Rochester Colony, so called because they lived previous\\nto that in or near Rochester, in the State of New York.\\nA discussion by a few persons living in that neighborhood\\ntouching advantages of a colony emigration to some point\\nin the far West led to the formation in the city of Roches-\\nter of the Rochester Colony. The organization was effected\\nat a meeting held Feb. 29, 1836, upon which occasion ar-\\nticles of association were subscribed to in substance as\\nfollows\\nArticle one provided that the association should be\\ncalled and known as The Rochester Colony. The articles\\nprovided for the raising of a fund with which to purchase\\nlands, and authorized any person to become a member and\\nbe entitled to a vote by subscribing for one share of one\\nhundred and twenty-five dollars, and paying five dollars\\ndown and the balance on call.\\nArticle five provided that Deeds for any purchase of\\nlands may be executed to the agents as grantees, but ex-\\npressed to be to them as joint tenants in common, in order\\nthat there may be a survivorship on the death of either.\\nThe lands, although conveyed thus absolutely for the sake\\nof convenience, shall be considered as purchased and held\\nin trust for the subscribers who contribute to the funds.\\nIt was also provided that the lands purchased should be\\nsurveyed and laid out into farm lots of eighty acres each\\nand village lots, and that one farm lot and one or more vil-\\nlage lots should constitute a share, and that a drawing\\nshould be held in the city of Rochester, and that each\\nshareholder should be entitled to draw one farm lot and one\\nor more village lots, and that after the drawing the agents\\nshould give to each subscriber an article or contract for his\\nportion of the land so drawn and as soon as any sub-\\nscriber had actually settled with his family on his portion,\\nand made aflSdavit of his bona fide intention to remain a\\nsettler, or, in lieu of settling, had made improvements on\\nhis portion to the value of one-fourth of the cost thereof,\\nthe agents should give him a deed in fee simple for his\\nshare.\\nIt was further provided that the balance of the land\\nshould be sold at auction, and the proceeds divided between\\nthe shareholders. And it was further provided that if any\\nsubscriber did not settle or make the requisite improve-\\nments on his land within eighteen months after the draw-\\ning he forfeit all his interest in the lands and property of\\nthe colony, and that the same should be sold at auction,\\nand the proceeds, not exceeding the original cost, without\\ninterest, after deducting all taxes, charges, and assessments,\\nshould be paid to such delinquent subscriber, and the\\nbalance divided among the shareholders. It was also pro-\\nvided that the agents should not purchase any land con-\\ntiguous to that purchased for the company until after the\\npurchase for the company was completed and the agents\\nhad returned to their homes in Rochester, N. Y.\\nThe names of those subscribing to the articles embraced\\nthe following E. R. Everest, W. Gr. Russell, Joseph Sever,\\nW. P. Stanton, Jacob Martin, Oliver Bebee, Benjamin Car-\\npenter, Joseph Atwood, Calvin Braiuard, William Chyn-\\nworth, Samuel Barker, M. T. Croade, Francis Faxon,\\nSamuel Graves, John Ferdon, Electus Boardman, E. W.\\nCollins, Samuel Brass, Henry Wilson, Rufus Collier, Jr.,\\nMartha Osborn, V. R. Cook, P. A. Ford, Rowley Brit-\\nton, and E. Rowley. At the next meeting, held April 2,\\n1836, the association appointed W. G. Russell, Jo.seph\\nSever, and E. R. Everest to act as agents in the selection\\nand purchase of lands, and being instructed to attend to\\nthe matter in hand without delay, Russell and Sever set out\\nApril 12, 1836, upon the tour of exploration.\\nThey were directed to proceed first to Ohio, and go up\\nthe Wabash and Erie Canal to Fort Defiance, examining\\nthe country in that section, and also to look at Perrysburg,\\non the Maumee. Thence they were to go to Fort Wayne,\\nInd., and examine the country north and west of there,\\nespecially along the Eel River and all the northern coun-\\nties of Indiana. Then go to Michigan and examine the\\nGrand River and its tributary streams with great attention.\\nThey were told that the head-waters of the Huron and\\nthe Grand are not far distant from each other, and it is con-\\njectured with strong probability that a canal will soon inter-\\nsect those two streams look between those two points.\\nThe Grand River is said to embrace water privileges which\\nmust soon be of great value. Look well to the village of\\nGrand Rapids and the country south of it, for that place\\nmust be of importance. We have heard that a railroad\\nhas been laid out from that place to Monroe village. The\\ncounties of Clinton, Ingham, Eaton, and Barry should not\\nbe passed unnoticed. You may be suited on the Thorn-\\napple River. We learn that there is a valuable tract of\\nland near the centre of Barry County. If you should con-\\nclude to go to Grand Rapids and examine as far north as\\nClinton County and the Maple River, you must not fail to\\ngo into Saginaw County. Dr. Fitzhugh thinks the Saginaw\\nflats are equal to the Genesee flats. This is also the opinion\\nof Dr. Town, who lives at Ypsilanti, and his partner, who\\nhave all purcha.sed there largely. Daniel Ball and his\\nbrother are now on a tour to that section.\\nWithin a month after their departure from Rochester\\nRussell and Sever completed their land purchases, having\\nselected a tract lying chiefly in what is now Duplain town-\\nship. Their purchase embraced sections 28, 29, 31, 32,\\nand 33, and the southwest quarter of section 30, in town 8\\nnorth, range 1 west, and the north halves of sections 5 and\\n6 in town 7 north, range 1 west, aggregating 4003j-4^", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0545.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "424\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nacres. The stipulated price of $1.25 per acre gave the sum\\ntotal of the purchase money as $5003.82.\\nThe story of Russell and Sever s land search, as told by.\\nRussell in a letter to Everest, is comprehensive and inter-\\nesting, and is given, as follows\\nBnoNSON, Mich., May II, 1836.\\nE. R. Everest Sir, We arrived in Detroit Friday,\\n22d of April, making ten days from Rochester; found the\\nroads bad. The Ball horse tired and we had to put him off.\\nWe exchanged him for a pony and paid |35. We stayed\\nin Detroit until the Monday following got what information\\nwe could from Messrs. Alcott, Ketchum, Strong, and others\\nthat we thought advisable to inquire, and started on the\\nPontiac turnpike leading through the northwest part of the\\nTerritory. We stopped and explored different sections of\\nthe country. We found all the important points taken, ex-\\ncepting one which lies on the Maple River. We spent\\nsome four days in that part. We think that the water\\nprivileges are good and the land first best. Sever and my-\\nself are much pleased with it, although it is timbered land.\\nThe timber is beech, maple, hickory, oak, bass, butternut,\\nand black-walnut, and as handsome as you ever saw, and\\nwell watered with beautiful springs. There is a contem-\\nplated canal to connect the Maple and Shiawassee together\\nnear this place, which, if that takes place, will cause a great\\ndrift of business through this section of the country, as it\\nwill save something like one thousand miles of water-car-\\nriage around the lakes. We thouglit best to look further,\\nand went to Barry County. We went, but soon returned.\\nGot satisfied that it was too heavy timbered and rough,\\nbroken land for us. We then made up our minds that the\\nMaple River must he tlie place. We started off for Bronson\\nthat night; rode until eleven o clock, evening; put up at a\\ntavern, and got permission to sleep on the floor. Started\\nin the morning fell in company with a speculator was sat-\\nisfied that he was after our land. Feeling determined not\\nto give it up, I changed horses with Sever, the other man\\nbeing ahead a mile or two. I set out, determined not to\\nlose the prize if I lost the horse. After we got within four-\\nteen miles of Bronson I had a fresh horse to contend with.\\nFor four or five miles I let him go ahead, until we got on\\nthe last ten miles to the office. I passed him within a few\\nmiles of the office, and got my application in a few minutes\\nbefore him, after coming ten miles in forty minutes. The\\ncountry around this place is new, and if any family should\\nleave Rochester for this they had better bring everything\\nthey want for family use. There is no house near. If any\\none should set off before we get home you must direct them\\nfrom Detroit to take the road leading northwest fifty miles\\nto Grand Blanc; then take a west course to Mr. Williams\\non the Shiawassee River, where they will get all the infor-\\nmation necessary. We applied on Friday last, and are to\\nhave our duplicates at nine o clock this morning. We are to\\nleave this place for the Maple to-day, with Mr. Hill, to make\\nthe survey and lay the lots. We feel glad to get away. It\\nis like town-meeting here every day (Sundays excepted).\\nWe shall be in Rochester about the middle of June, proba-\\nbly. William G. Russell,\\nFor the Coloni/.\\nAccording to the information in the closing portions of\\nthe letter, Russell and Sever went over to the Maple with\\nCalvin G. Hill, the surveyor, who platted the colony lots.\\nThe plat, including the territory already mentioned, was\\nreceived for record Oct. 27, 1837, from E. R. Everest,\\nacting agent for the Rochester Colony. The plat of the\\nvillage received for record on the same day contains the\\nfollowing On the 27th day of October, 1837, personally\\nappeared before me, a justice of the peace, Edward R. Ev-\\nerest, now acting agent for the Rochester Colony, in the\\ncounty of Clinton and State of Michigan, known to me to\\nbe the person who executed this plat, and acknowledged the\\nsame to be his free act and deed, and furthermore that this\\nplat was made by Benjamin H. Brown.\\nJosiAH Pearce, J.P.\\nJune 15, 1836, Russell and Sever returned to Rochester\\nand- reported the results of their labors. On the 29th instant\\nthe members of the colony met at the office of Edward R.\\nEverest and drew each his share by lot. At a meeting\\nheld the 30th instant it was voted to dispose of the Maple\\nRiver water-power on section 29 at auction. The power\\nwas estimated as capable of running two saws and three\\nrun of stones, and, precedent to the contract of sale, it was\\nstipulated that the purchaser should bind himself in the\\nsum of three thousand dollars to have one saw in operation\\nwithin a year, and that within two years he should have\\nerected a grist-mill with at least one run of stone. The\\nmill-privilege was sold under the named conditions to\\nWillis Thempshall for one thousand one hundred and\\nfifteen dollars.\\nThe first movement towards an actual settlement upon\\nthe Colony lands was made early in July, 1836, by John\\nFerdon, Samuel Barker, and Oliver Bebee, who, with their\\nfamilies and Ellen Lowe, then set out for the West to take\\npossession of the colony lots that had fallen to their shares.\\nIn the company were sixteen persons, of whom ten were\\nchildren. They journeyed by water to Detroit, and thence\\nby ox-teams to the place of proposed settlement. They fol-\\nlowed the Grand River trail to a point some miles east of\\nwhere Laingsburg now stands, and struck through the\\ntrackless forest northward. The distance to their destina-\\ntion was full twenty miles, and over the entire route they\\nwere compelled to cut a road. So tedious was the progress\\nthat, although they persevered diligently, they were nine\\ndays making the trip of twenty miles.\\nHowever long their road it had a turn, and so on the\\n28th of July, 1836, they came to the end of their weari-\\nsome travels. Their first night upon the Colony land was\\nspent upon Bebee s place, and on the day following they\\nmoved to Ferdon s lot, where it was proposed to put up a\\ncabin. The shanty, built of logs with bark roof and bark\\nfloor, was finished within a day or two, but stood just over\\nthe town-line, in what is now the town of Greenbush,\\nFerdon s lot bordering upon the west line of town 8.\\nBarker s cabin was next put up, and occupied a place on\\nthe north line of town 7 (now known as Ovid), in section\\n6. It will have been seen therefore that the first improve-\\nment in the colony was made in town 7 by Barker, Ferdon s\\nhut not being upon Colony land. It will be further seen", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0546.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n425\\nthat Ferdon and Barker built respectively the first houses\\nin Greeubush and Ovid. The third Colony house, and the\\nfirst in town 8, was Bebee s cabin, built directly after the\\ncompletion of Barker s. It stood upon the south line of\\ntown 8, in section 31, directly opposite Barker s.\\nIllustrative of the peculiar inflictions of the densely-\\nwooded country into which these hardy pioneers had pene-\\ntrated, it may be mentioned that the multitudes of mosqui-\\ntoes they encountered made life well-nigh a burden. So\\nthick were the pests that while two of the men labored at\\ncabin building the third found his time and energies fully\\noccupied in driving off mosquitoes. Veils were absolutely\\nnecessary as face coverings, and, at best, for some time the\\ntroubles that arose from the insect source were sorely\\ndistressing.\\nOf the sixteen persons who came as the Colony pioneer\\nadvance-guard six still live, Mrs. Henry S. Harrison (then\\nMrs. Barker), Mrs. Oliver Bebee (then Ellen Lowe),\\nThomas Bebee, Mrs. Z. H. Harrison (daughter of Mrs.\\nBebee), Lorenzo Ferdon, and Henry P. Barker. Mrs.\\nHarrison lives in Elsie, and Mrs. Bebee upon the fiirm Mr.\\nBebee occupied in July, 1836.\\nBarker, Bebee, and Ferdon were not joined by others of\\nthe Colony until September, although it was confidently ex-\\npected that they would be followed almost immediately by\\nseveral families. As it was, the next to come were Joseph\\nSever and Francis Faxon, only the former, however, bring-\\ning a family. Faxon put up a cabin and made a clearing,\\nand returning eastward for his family brought them out in\\nSeptember, 1837. Until then (except David Watson, a\\nblacksmith) there had been no fresh accessions to the Colony\\nsettlement, which progressed, indeed, at first very .slowly.\\nCharles Baldwin came with his family Nov. 15, 1837, and\\nafter that the settlement began to slowly but surely receive\\nnumerical strength. In Deoembcr, 183G, Barker vacated\\nhis house in town 7, and passed over into town 8, where he\\nhad made a new location. He had but three miles to go,\\nyet the journey consumed an entire day. In fording the\\nliver his wagon came apart, and being covered with ice re-\\nsii-ted ibr a long time the ettbrts of himself and wile to put\\nit together. They conquered the emergency, however, by\\nnightfall and pushed on.\\nPASSING INCIDENTS.\\nGetting to market or to mill was to the first comers a\\ntask of considerable magnitude, since either involved a\\njourney to Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, or Pontiac, and some-\\ntimes even to Detroit, while to obtain access to a post-office\\nrequired a trip to Laingsburg or Owosso. After a little\\nwhile Joseph Sever, Edward II. Everest, and Willis Themp-\\nshall built a grist- and saw-mill at the colony. Everest\\nopened a store and caused a postoBice to be established\\nthere, so that existence began to flow in sn^oother channels.\\nThe first birth in the settlement was that of William\\nHenry, sun of Sterry Lyon, whose birth occurred in 1838.\\nHe died in 183!). Fidelia Carpenter, the ten-year-old\\ndaughter of Benjamin Carpenter, was the first person to\\ndie. She died in 1838, and was the first to be buried in\\nthe Colony cemetery laid out some time before and ever\\nsince continued in its original use. The funeral sermon\\n54.\\nwas preached by Mr. Whiting, a member of the Colony,\\nand a Methodist exhorter. The first marriage was that of\\nOliver Bebee and Ellen Lowe. They were married at Be-\\nbee s house, by John Ferdon, then a justice of the peace,\\nin July, 1837. The only wedding-guests were Mr. and\\nMrs. Barker and Mr. and Mrs. Ferdon. Mrs. Bebee still\\nlives on the old Bebee place at the Colony.\\nThe first blacksmith was David Watson, who opened a\\nshop on section 31, in the summer of 1837. Whiting, the\\nexhorter, was also a blacksmith, but he did not set up his\\nshop until 1843. Oliver Bebee was the first carpenter and\\nCharles Stevens the second. Samuel L. Brass was the first\\nshoemaker, and aflerwards kept a store at an early date.\\nAt the meeting held June 29, 1836, the result of the\\ndrawing for lots was as follows:\\nFarm Village\\nLots. Lots.\\nEdward R. Everest 4 12\\nWilliam U. Kussell 2 5\\nJosepli Sever 2 7\\nJohn Ferdon 2 7\\nWilliam Chynowortli 2\\nBenjiiiiiin Carpenter .3 13\\nSamuel Graves .1 ID\\nOliver liebee 2 5\\nSamuel Barker 2 4\\nM.T. Croade 2 8\\nJacob Martin 1 4\\nJohn Uoardman 1 3\\nEleetus IJoardman 1 5\\nEdwin W. Collins 1 1\\nRufus Collier, Jr 1 I\\nVan Rensselaer Cook 1 1\\nJoseph Atwood 1 I\\nW. P. H. Stanton 1 1\\nGeorge S. Shelmire 1 1\\nHenry N. Sever 1 1\\nSamuel Brass 1 3\\nSunauous Britton 1 3\\nMartha Osborne 1 2\\nP. A. Ford and E. Bliss 1 2\\nRowley tt Britton 1 2\\nEleazar Rowley 1 3\\nCalvin Brainard 1 6\\nFrancis Fa.von 2 5\\nSylvester Bliss 2 5\\nThe drawing disposed of forty-five Colony lots. There\\nwere reserved to the Colony eighty acres in lots 11, 12, and\\n13, lying ott the Maple River, besides four large and forty-\\nfour small village lots, as well as a lot fur a burial-place and\\nfarm lots 9 and 42.\\nRESIDENT TAX-PAYEKS IN TOWN 8 NOKTH,\\nKANGE 1 WEST, IN 1839.\\nAcres.\\nB. Ilioks, section 11 40\\nThomas Craven, Sr., section 14 200\\nR. E. Craven, sections 11, 14 3(i0\\nSydney L. Smith, sections 22, 23 240\\nCharles Stephens, section 27 80\\nNathan Lowe, section 34 160\\nIN THE COLONY PURCHASE.\\nE. R. Everest 480\\nFrancis Fa.xon Ifilt\\nOliver Bebee 160\\nJoseph Sever 160\\nJohn Copeland 320\\nSamuel Barker 160\\nRESIDENT TAX-PAYERS IN SENA IN 1840.\\nAcres.\\nJohn Burnett, Colony lots 1 and 2 160\\nSterry Lyot, Colony lot 3 80\\nsection 11 40\\nAbraui Becker, Colony lot 21 80\\nFrancis Fa.\\\\on, Colony lota 16 and 34 and south-\\nwest quarter of section 24 320\\nOliver Bobce, lots 32 and 33 160", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0547.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "426\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nAcres.\\nJoseph Sever, lots 8 and 14 160\\nSamuel Barker, lot HI 80\\nGrove Coofier, lots 31 and 32 160\\nH. M. Sever, lot IS 80\\nOliver Everest, lot 17 80\\nJohn Ferdon, lot 29 80\\nBenjamin Carpenter, lot 28 80\\nDavid Watson, fraction of lot 26 20\\nSamuel Brass, lot 25 40\\nTenii)shall A Sever, mill-lot 9\\nNathan Lowe, section 34 160\\nCharles Stevens, section 27 80\\nSidney L. Smith, sections 27 and 23 240\\n11. E. Craven, sections 11, 22, 23, 10 400\\nThomas Craven, Sr., section 14 160\\nThomas Craven, Jr., section 14 80\\nLiberty Carter, section 24 160\\nPatrick Galligan, section 12 80\\nWilliam B. Watson, sections 2 .and 21 160\\nChandler Coy, section 35 80\\nBenjamin Hicks, section 1 1 40\\nSoon after the coming to the town of the advance-guard\\nof the Colony there came also other settlers, and they drift-\\ning to various portions of the township generally populated\\nit at a comparatively early day. Nathan R. Lowe, a New\\nYorker, settled in 1838 on section 34, to which he had to\\ncut his road from the Colony. Chandler Coy settled on\\nsection 35. Dexter Cooper was one of the earliest comers\\nto the vicinity of the Colony, and in 1840 E. J. Stone\\nmade a home upon a farm in section 33, for which he ex-\\nchanged a farm in Calhoun County, whither he migrated\\nfrom the East as early as 1835. Later comers to that\\nneighborhood were Edward Paine, F. L. Hall, Robert Coy,\\nGeorge Wilcox, Benjamin Wilcox, Richard Tompkins,\\nHenry Spencer, and John Spencer.\\nAbout 1840 the northeastern and eastern portions of the\\ntown began to receive settlers, of whom several had located\\ntheir lands in 1836. On the west side of the river the\\nprevalence of lowlands repelled the pioneer, and in that\\nquarter settlements were meagre until a late date. Liberty\\nCarter entered land in section 24 in the fall of 1836, but\\ndid not occupy it until the spring of 1841, when he came\\nwith his father, and brother Sylvester, having meanwhile\\nworked at the Colony on the places of Ferdon and Bebee.\\nThe only man north of Carter was Patrick Galligan, on\\nsection 12, where he had in the spring of 1841 just made\\na commencement. In that portion of the town Galligan\\nand the Carters were the pioneci S. Franklin, Baker, and\\nH. B. Gleason came into the Carter neighborhood in 1841,\\nand in 1844 E. W. Cobb, with his brother, Lyman, and\\nfather, Jo.shua, made settlements upon section 12. H. P.\\nCobb was on section 13, where he had been about two\\nyears the Cravens were in section 10, on the Maple, where\\nthey soon built a mill Charles Baldwin was near there,\\nand afterwards kept a boarding-house for the mill hands,\\nand on section 12 was Patrick Galligan. That portion of\\nthe town was heavily timbered, and had in 1844 scarcely a\\nsemblance of a road, except one the Craveus had cut out\\nbetween their place and the Colony. In 1845, Levi Hicks\\nsettled in Livingston County, and when in 1854 he made\\na new home upon section 1 in Duplain the only other resi-\\ndents upon that section were Abram Hobbs and A. J. Lin-\\nman. Z. A. Ford came to the section in 1855, the Ben-\\nnetts to section 12 in 1855, and J. B. Moore to section 2\\nin 1855. Among the settlers in the east were also W.\\nWooU, E. N. Wait, Charles Sexton, E. Nethaway, Mr.\\nHickox, William Tillottson, and James Shaw, the latter in\\n1845 to the place now occupied by A. B. Jeffrey.\\nUpon the west side of the river the earliest settlements\\nwere made by C. Stafford, Thomas Leet, and Daniel Letts,\\nwho penetrated that quarter upon sections 9 and 15 in\\n1850. After that C. Ranney located on section 3, J. W.\\nGarrett on section 9, C. B. Dodge on section 10, and Israel\\nMead on section 16.\\nVILLAGE OF MAPLETON.\\nAs alrctidy remarked, the village of Mapleton was platted\\nby Edward R. Everest, as the Colony s agent, Oct. 27, 1837.\\nThe erection of the saw-mill and grist-mill in 1840, and the\\nopening of a store by Edward 11. Everest, soon afterwards\\ncontributed something of a vigorous start to the little ham-\\nlet, and directly afterwards a post-ofiice was added to the\\nconveniences, William B. Watson, a physician, having pre-\\nviously located in 1830. Previous to Everest s time, some\\ntime in 1838 or 1839, John Ferdon had a small quantity\\nof goods in his house, having taken them in Rochester,\\nN. Y., on a debt, and these he doled out to whoever would\\nbuy, but the first regularly-equipped store was Everest s.\\nThe second store was set up by William Shepard, in 1844,\\nand in connection with his store Mr. Shepard opened a\\ntavern. In 1849, Shepard was still keeping store, and in\\n1850, 0. M. Pearl became a Colony trader. Paine Kipp\\nopened a store in 1852, and in 1853, Faxon Pearl suc-\\nceeded 0. M. Pearl. Among succeeding merchants at Ma-\\npleton were Henry Paine and Samuel L. Brass.\\nA post-office was established at Mapleton about 1840, and\\ngiven the name of Colony, but this being found to conflict\\nwith another office of a similar name in the State, a change\\nwas made to Duplain. Mail was at first delivered to Du-\\nplain over the route between Owosso and Lyons once a\\nweek. Edward Everest, the first postmaster, continued in\\nthe office until 1847, when he was succeeded by James\\nTucker. Tucker stepped out in 1852, in favor of J. W.\\nPaine, who gave way in 1853 to William Shepard, and he\\nto William H. Faxon, whose term of service endured only a\\nfew months. Samuel L. Brass, the next incumbent, held\\nthe place from 1855 to 1861. R. Oowstoe served from\\n1861 to 180(1, James Tucker (second terra) from 1866 to\\n1869, and William Smead (who came to Mapleton in\\n1850) from 1869 to the present time.\\nIn 1839 the village received its pioneer physician. Dr.\\nWilliam B. Watson, who, when he first set up in practice\\nin the Colony, boarded with Francis Faxon, and married\\none of Mr. Faxon s daughters. Dr. Watsou lived in and\\nnear the Colony from 1839 until his death in 1875, and\\ncontinued his professional pursuits to within a few years of\\nhis demise. For fifteen years Dr. Watson was the sole\\nphysician the Colony had. In 1854 came Dr. M. L. Leach,\\nwho practiced thereabout, with more or le.ss regularity,\\nuntil his removal to Elsie in 1878. Dr. H. H. House\\nopened an office in 1858, and remained cnntinuou.sly to 1876\\na village doctor there, except for a space of six years spent\\nin Indiana. Dr. E. S. Leonard practiced one year, from\\n1857 to 1858, and Dr. A. C. Joslyn, five years, from 1860\\nto 1865. Dr. D. W. Emerson, now the only physician at\\nthe colony, has been located there since 1804.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0548.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n427\\nRELIGIOUS MEETINGS.\\nThe pioneer sermon in the Colony was preached at John\\nFerdon s house, in the fall of 1836, by Rev. Mr. Kanouse, a\\nPre.sbytcrian minister of Lodi, Mich., who, while on a\\nland-looking tour, tarried at Ferdon s house. Mr. Kanouse\\npreached from the thirty-second chapter and eleventh verse\\nof Deuteronomy, As an eagle stirreth up her nest, flut-\\ntereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh\\nthem and bearcth them on her wings. The choir was\\ncomposed of Mrs. Samuel Barker and John Ferdon, and\\nbesides them there were in the congregation Mr. and Mrs.\\nBebee and four children, Mrs. Ferdon and three children,\\nMr. Barker and three children, and Mr. Ferdon s hired\\nman, William. One Sunday in the summer of 1837 there\\ncame to Mr. Barker s house two men, who represented\\nthat they were laborers on the mill at Owosso, and that\\nhaving heard there were occasional prayer-meetings at the\\nColony they were determined to come out; for, added\\nthe spokesman, we were so hungry for prayer and a\\nprayer-meeting that we would have walked twice the dis-\\ntance. The Barkers were of course glad to see them,\\nand in the prayer-meeting that followed there was one\\nHicks, a land-looker, besides the Barkers and the two men\\nfrom Owosso. Hicks was a powerfully-voiced singer, and\\nMrs. Harrison thinks his voice, when pitched to its highest,\\ncould have been heard well-nigh a mile. After prayers an\\nexcellent dinner followed, and the two pilgrims from Owosso\\ndeparted on their return journey happy and refreshed.\\nThey walked thirty-two miles to participate in that prayer-\\nmeeting, but the satisfaction they derived was presumably\\nmore than enough to afford compensation for what weari-\\nness the walk may have occasioned.\\nDUPLAIN METHODIST EPISCfOPAL CLASS\\nIn November, 1837, Revs. Washington Jackson and\\nIsaac Bennett, sent out by the Michigan Methodist Epis-\\ncopal Conference, organized at the house of Joseph Sever\\nthe Duplain class. The members numbered ten, and in-\\ncluded Francis Faxon and Betsey his wife, Joseph Sever,\\nJane his wife, and his two daughters, Sarali and Bathsheba,\\nCharles and Sophronia Baldwin, Frederick Cranson, and\\nMrs. Cusick, Charles Baldwin being class-leader. The\\ncircuit embraced a tour of three hundred miles, and as\\nthere were but the two preachers on the work, the Du-\\nplain class was not enabled to have public worship oftener\\nthan once in four weeks. In the December following a\\nSunday-school was organized in Francis Faxon s house\\nwith nine scholars, Charles Baldwin being chosen superin-\\ntendent. Church and school have maintained from the\\nfirst a continuous active existence, and are to-day flourish-\\ning organizations. The class is now on the Duplain Cir-\\ncuit, in charge of Rev. C. A. Jacokes; has a membership\\nof eighty and has worship every Sunday.\\nA chureli edifice was built in 1855, and still continues\\nin use. The present class-leader is Albert McEwen, who\\nis also local preacher. The church trustees are J. H. Love,\\nLewis McKnight, J. H. Faxon, 11. Chapman, and E. J.\\nStone. Albert McEwen is superintendent of the Sunday-\\nschool, which has one hundred and ten scholars on the\\nroll.\\nFIRST DISCIPLE CHURCH OF DUPLAIN.\\nThe First Disciple Church was organized in the Colony\\nschool-house in 1870 by Polder Brooks, with about thirty\\nmembers. A house of worship was begun the same year\\nand completed in 1871. Elder Brooks preached a year, and\\nwas succeeded in regular order by Revs. Fraut, John A.\\nMafi erty, La Grange, Cook, Hurd, and Sweatman. Rev.\\nS. K. Sweatman is the present pastor, and preaches once a\\nweek. The membership is seventy-five the trustees and\\nelders are Peter Moore, Looman Wilcox, and Clinton\\nShaw the deacons, T. C. Avery and P. Foss. The Sab-\\nbath-school, organized in 1876, has an average attendance\\nof six teachers and fifty scholars. The superintendent is\\nPeter Moore.\\nTOWN KOADS.\\nThe first road laid in town 8 north, range 1 west, while\\nit was yet a portion of Bingham, was surveyed by Charles\\nR. Spicer, and recorded Aug. 7, 1839, Samuel Barker and\\nCharles Stevens being highway commissioners. The survey,\\nmade July 15th, commenced at the quarter post on the east\\nside of section 31, thence running north two and a half de-\\ngrees, west twelve and a half chains to angle thence north\\nforty-five degrees, west five chains and forty-five links to a\\nbeech-tree thence north twenty-nine degrees, west one\\nchain and eighty-seven links to a post thence north twelve\\ndegrees, east three chains and twenty-five links to a post\\nthence north seventy-one degrees, east five chains and twelve\\nlinks to a post; thence north eighteen degrees, west six\\nchains to the east line of said section 31, eleven chains and\\nsixty links south of the northeast corner of said section.\\nSurvey No. 2 commenced at the quarter post on the\\nnorth line of section 31, thence running south two and one\\nhalf degrees, east twenty-four chains to angle thence south\\nforty-seven and one-half degrees, east nineteen and one-half\\nchains to a beech-tree thence south sixty-two degrees, east\\nforty chains thence south seventy-three degrees, east six\\nchains to post thence south forty-seven and a half degrees,\\neast twenty-five chains and eleven links to a beech-tree\\nthence south twenty degrees, east eleven chains and sixty-nine\\nlinks thence south thirty-eight degrees, east forty chains to\\npost; thence south forty-seven and a half degrees, east sixty\\nchains thence south twenty-four degrees, east twenty-two\\nchains and seventy links to a basswood-tree thence south\\nsixty-two degrees, ea.st twenty chains and seventy-five links\\nto a maple-tree thence south fifty-one degrees, east four-\\nteen chains to post thence south nine degrees, east four\\nchains and eighty-seven links; thence south fifty chains,\\neast thirty and a half chains to the meridian line, three\\nchains sixty-five links north of the southeast corner of sec-\\ntion 12, town 7 north, range 1 west.\\nSurvey No. 3 commenced at a stake twenty chains twenty\\nlinks east on the section-line from the southwest corner of\\nsection 29 thence north two and a half degrees, west forty\\nchains to a point twenty chains twenty links east, two and\\na half degrees north of the quarter stake on the west line\\nof section 29.\\nSurvey No. 4 commenced seventy-nine rods north on the\\nsection-line of the southeast corner of section 21, running\\nthence forty-four and a half degrees, east four chains seventy-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0549.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "428\\nHISTOllY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthree links thence north forty degrees, east forty-eight\\nchains fifty links to the centre of the highway thence west\\nand south to intersect road No. 3.\\nThe following road districts in Sena were set off and\\nrecorded March 30, 1840, by Charles Stevens and John\\nJessup, highway commissioners\\nDistrict No. 1, bounded as follows, to wit: commencing\\nat the quarter post on the meridian of the 25th section,\\nthence running west on the quarter line through sections\\n25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, and including all the land north\\nof said line in the town.\\nDistrict No. 2, bounded as follows commencing at the\\nquarter post on the east line of section 25, thence running\\nwest, on the quarter line, through sections 25, 26, and 27\\nthence on the section-line to the southwest corner of sec-\\ntion 34 thence east on the town line to the meridian line\\nthence north on the meridian to the place of beginning.\\nDistrict No. 3 comprised the remainder of the town not\\ncontained within the limits of districts Nos. 1 and 2.\\nAt a public meeting held Doc. 12, 1840, for the purpose\\nof letting contraets for improvements upon the roads of\\nSena, contracts were awarded as follows, the work to be\\ncompleted March 1, 1841\\nContract No. 1. To build eight rods of causeway on the road\\nleading from the mill to Dr. Watson s, near Austin s. Let\\nto Silvester Carter at 97 cents per rod, said causeway to\\nbe laid on stringers or poles, and to be made in the best\\nmanner twelve feet wide $8.73\\nNo. 2. To build six rods of causeway on the south line of sec-\\ntion 21. Let to Silvester Carter at $1 per rod 6.00\\nNo. 3. To build twenty rods of causeway on south line of sec-\\ntion 21. Let to Henry M. Sever at $1 per rod, subse-\\nquently taken by Abraham Becker and S. Carter at same\\nrate 20.00\\nNo. 4. To build twelve rods of causeway on south line of sec-\\ntion 21. Let to Liberty Carter at $1.17 per rod 14.04\\nNo. 5. To chop and clear one mile of the road from Barker s\\nto Jessop s, two rods wide, of all timber under six inches\\nin diameter, and otherwise to make the road passable.\\nLet to Liberty Carter at 9.87\\nNo, 6. To build eight rods of causeway on the south line of\\nsection 29, and digging up a large pine-stump at the end\\nof the same. Let to Oliver Bebee at 8.76\\nNo. 7. To build seven rods of causeway on the south line of\\nsection 31. Let to Oliver Bebee at $1 per rod 7.00\\nNo. 8. To log out and clear three acres of the Owosso road\\nthree rods wide. Let to Oliver Bebee at 8.75\\nNo. 9. To build four rods of causeway over a brook on sec-\\ntion 21. Let to R. E. Cr.aven at 94 cents per rod 3.76\\nNo. 10. To choji alid clear one acre of the road leading to\\nOwosso four rods wide. Let to Henry Faxon and Henry\\nM. Sever at SIO per acre, all of the above jobs to be fin-\\ni.-^hed according to specitications in contract No. 1 10.00\\nNo. 1 1. To remove three stum()S out of the way of the six-\\nrod causeway on the south line of section 21. Let to L.\\nCarter 1.60\\nNo. 12. To build a bridge over a ravine on section 22. Let\\nto Robert E. Craven at S75, to be finished by the 1st of\\nApril 7. i.00\\nNo. 13. Allowed to Abraham Becker for clearing out the road\\nfrom the school-house west thirty rods 1.50\\nNo. 14. To chop one acre on the Owosso road four rods wide.\\nLet to Francis Faxon at 6.00\\nNo. 15. To chop one acre and a quarter on the Owosso road\\nfour rods wide. Let to Sydney L. Smith at 7.50\\nNo. 16. To chop one acre on the Owosso road four rods wide.\\nLet to Nathan Lowe at 5.00\\nNo. 17. To chop and clear a job on the Owosso road four rods\\nwide. Let to Charles Baldwin at -SU per acre 11.00\\nSCHOOLS.\\nOne of the first two schools established in Clinton County\\nwas taught by Miss Bathsheba Sever (subsequently the wife\\nof W. H. Faxon) in a school-house built at the Colony (on\\nthe present Peter Moore place) in February, 1838. Frac-\\ntional school district No. 1 was organized May 20, 1843,\\nto embrace the south half of section JO, the whole of sec-\\ntions 30 and 31, the southwest quarter of section 32, and\\nso much of the northwest quarter of section 32 as lay on\\nthe west side of Maple River, containing seventeen acres,\\nall in the township of Duplain lots Nos. 45, 46, 47, 48,\\n49, and 50 of the Rochester Colony tract, and the south\\nhalf of section 25, the east half of section 35, and the\\nwhole of section 36 in Greenbush.\\nDistrict No. 2 was formed Sept. 13, 1845, of sections 1,\\n2, and 3, the ea.st half of section 4, the east half of the\\nnortheast quarter of section 9, the whole of sections 10,\\n11, and 12, and the north halves of sections 13, 14, and\\n15. The first meeting of the district was ordered to be\\nheld at the house of Charles Baldwin, Sept. 26, 1845.\\nDistrict No. 3, organized Oct. 1, 1845, included the\\nsouth halves of sections 13 and 14, southeast quarter of\\nsection 15, the east half of section 22, the whole of sec-\\ntions 23 and 24, the north half of section 25, and the\\nnortheast quarter of section 26.\\nAlthough district No. 1 must have been organized pre-\\nvious to May 20, 1843, there is no reference in the records\\nto district No. 1 until Oct. 1, 1845, when it was .stated\\nthat School district No. 1 comprises within its limits sec-\\ntions 33, 34, 35, 27, and 28, the east half and southwest\\nquarter of section 29, the east half and northwest quarter\\nof section 32, the west half and southeast quarter of sec-\\ntion 26, the southwest quarter of section 22, and the south\\nhalf of Section 21.\\nOf the money received from the State school fund for\\n1847 the apportionment was twenty-five dollars and twenty-\\neight cents to district No. 1, having seventy-nine scholars,\\nand six dollars and seventy-two cents to fractional district\\nNo. 1, having twenty-one scholars. District No. 4 was\\nformed April 4, 1850, to embrace sections 35 and 36 and\\nthe south halves of sections 25 and 26. The first meeting\\nof the district was ordered to be held April 30, 1850, at\\nthe house of Thomas Leet.\\nThe apportionment of the primary-school fund for 1851\\nwas as below\\nDistrict. Scholars. Amount.\\nNo. 1 77 $26.33\\n2 27 9.23\\n3 24 8.21\\n4 14 4.79\\n1 (fractional) 31 10.60\\n173 _ $59.16\\nFor the year 1852 the apportionment was as follows:\\nDistrict. Scholars. Amount.\\nNo. 1 78 $25.38\\n2 40 13.01\\n3 27 8.77\\n1 (fractional) 22 7.16\\n167 $54.32\\nFor 1858 as follows:\\nDistrict.\\nNo. 1\\nScholars.\\n75\\nAmount\\n$35.43\\n2\\n73\\n34.50\\n3\\n62\\n29.29\\n6\\n37\\n17.48\\n7\\n13\\n6.15\\n48\\n22.68\\nLibrary money\\n308\\n25.00\\n$170.53", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0550.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n429\\nThe first recorded appointment of a teacher is under date\\nof Nov. 14, 1849. From that date to 1860 teachers cer-\\ntificates were issued by the school inspectors as follows\\nNov. 14, 1849. Arozina Chapman.\\nApril 13, 1850. Ann S. Avery, Albina Chapman.\\nMarch 29, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eleanor M. Rockwell.\\nMay 24, 1851. Mary Hill, Margaret Janes.\\nNov. 12, 1851. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Delia S. Janes.\\nDec. 1, 1851. Stephen Chapman, Jr.\\nApril 10, 1852. Mary A. Stevenson.\\nMay 8, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mrs. Hicks.\\nJune 7, 1852. Catherine E. Beebe.\\nNov. 6, 1852. J. H. Faxon, Henry Harrison, Hannah\\nWilcox.\\nJan. 15, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Tillottson.\\nJune 21, 1853. Shepard.\\nOct. 18, 1853. Lounsberry Swarthout.\\nApril 8, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mrs. Marshall Wilcox.\\nApril 17, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nancy M. Gunsally.\\nMay 8, 1854. Malinda Richmond.\\nNov. 4, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel L. Brass.\\nNov. 18, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss B. A. Sickels.\\nNov. 27, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Marshall L. Wilcox.\\nDec. 21, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sylvia Guilford.\\nJan. 13, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edward Clark.\\nApril 14, 1855. Mary L. Kipp, Adelia Smith.\\nApril 27, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary A. Faxon.\\nMay 11, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eleanor M. Rockwell.\\nNov. 3, 1855. Morgan L. Leach, William L. Tillott-\\nson, Delia A. Leckenby.\\nDee. 25, 1855. Gaskill.\\nJan. 5, 1856. Margaret Janes.\\nApril 12, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rebecca Salyer.\\nMay 8, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elizabeth Borden.\\nMarch 30, 1857. Maria Wood, James Roberts, William\\nSickels.\\nApril 10, 1858. Emory B. Hyde, Loren Shelley, Nancy\\nBudd, and Marilla Nethaway.\\nApril 12, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary E. Kingsley.\\nMay 22, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fanny Chapell.\\nApril 14, I860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Achsah Giddings, William H.\\nStone, and Marilla Nethaway.\\nBelow is a copy of the annual school report /or 1879\\nDi.t. Director,. ^numer- ^J.^^gf Value of Teacher,\\nanco. Property. Wages.\\nNo. 1 H. Faxon...; 64 57 $SOU SIS.\\n2 M.W.Dunham* 192 123 1200 B:iO\\n3 William Wooll 57 49 40C 236\\n4t J. Meachcr 4B 27 400 144\\n7 Morgan Morso 35 2S 375 07\\n8 J.G.Wilcox 39 29 250 128\\n1 Byron Brown 43 26 1200 131\\n2t Bishop Miller 77 108 600 144\\n31 A. McEwcn 60 44 200 110\\n613 491 S5425 $1773\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nUnder act approved March 19, 1840, town 8 north, in\\nrange 1 west was set off from Bingham and called Slmhi\\ntownship. Whence came the name of Sena, or who the\\nperson that suggested it, the most diligent inquiry has\\nElsie graded school.\\nf Fractional.\\nfailed to reveal. It can only be said that with the petition\\nfor separate organization went also the three names Sena,\\nSinai, and Napanee, and that the former was selected. The\\nname did not, however, suit upon closer acquaintance, and\\nin accordance with a petition, the name of Duplaio was\\nsubstituted March 20, 1841. The wife of Dr. William B.\\nWatson is credited with having bestowed the new appella-\\ntion, and with having taken it from the name given by the\\nFrench Indian traders to the river now called the Maple.\\nIn the French the word is written Du Plain, meaning\\nof the plain, and should properly be so written now,\\nbut by custom it has somehow lost the feature of the capi-\\ntal P, and is commonly written Duplain.\\nMarch 9, 1848, towns 9 and 10 north, in range 1 west,\\nbeing a portion of Gratiot County, were attached to Du-\\nplain, and remained so attached until the organization of\\nGratiot County in 1855.\\nThe first meeting of the town of Sena was held in the\\nschool-house of school district No. 1 April 23, 1840, when\\ntwenty votes were cast, but one ticket being offered for the\\nconsideration of the suffragans. Appended is a full list of\\nthe persons chosen at that meeting to be town officials\\nSupervisor, Robert E. Craven Clerk, Francis Faxon Treas-\\nurer, Sydney L. Smith Justices of the Peace, Joseph\\nSever, David Watson, Nathan Lowe, and Abram Becker\\nAssessors, Samuel Barker. Francis Faxon, Oliver Bebee\\nCommissioners of Highways, Robert E. Craven, Francis\\nFaxon, Charles Stevens School Inspectors, William B.\\nWatson, Chandler Coy, Sydney L. Smith Collector, Henry\\nM. Sever, Liberty Carter, Henry M. Sever Overseers of\\nthe Poor, Joseph Sever, Thomas Craven, Sr. Overseers of\\nHighways, Thomas Craven, Sr., in No. 1, Sydney L. Smith\\nin No. 2, Joseph Sever in No. 3 Poundmaster, Samuel\\nBarker.\\nThe names of the persons chosen annually from 1841 to\\n1880 to be supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and justice of the\\npeace will be found here appended\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1S4I. Nathan Lowe.\\n1859. J. F. Glcason.\\n1842-44. R. E. Craven.J\\n1860-63. J. D. Sickels.\\n1845. S. L. Smith.\\n1864. Jos. Keen.\\n1846. William Shepard.\\n1865. A. Brown.\\n1847-49. S. L. Smith.\\n1866. E. Nethaway.\\n1850. R. E. Craven.\\n1867-68. J. D. Sickels.\\n1851. J. D. Sickels.\\n1869. T. L. Hall.\\n1852. R. E. Craven.\\n1870. M. B. Kelly.\\n1853-54. 0. M. Pearl.\\n1871. J. D. Sickels.\\n1855-57. J. D. Sickels.\\n1872-78. E. V. Chase.\\n1858. Levi Hicks.\\n1879-80. L. G. Bates.\\nCLERKS.\\n1841. E. J.Stone.\\n1S64. William H. Sexton.\\n1842-46. F. Fa.ton.\\n1865. M. L. Leach.\\n1847. E. J. Stoue.\\n1866. J. H. Lowe.\\n1848-50. F. Ftt.ion.\\n1867-69. W. A. Linman.\\n1851. 0. M. Pearl.\\n1670-71. T. C. Chase.\\n1852-53. F. Fa.Non.\\n1872-74. L. G. Bates.\\n1854-55. Charles Kipp.\\n1875. J. A. Watson.\\n1850-57. M. L. Leach.\\n1876. 0. 0. Perrin.\\n1858-59. William Sickels\\n1877-78. L. G. Bates.\\n1860-61. S. L. Brass.\\n1879-80. L. C. Shelley.\\n1862-63. J. a. Lowe.\\ni Name of township changed to Duplain.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0551.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "430\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1841. S. L. Smith.\\n1860-\\n-61. D. P. McPherson\\n1842-46. N. Lowe.\\n1862-\\n-63. H. P. Barker.\\n1847. C. W. Coy.\\n1864.\\nH. C. Hosley.\\n1848-49. N. Lowe.\\n1865-\\n-69. S. R. Dewstoe.\\n1850. J. D. Sickels.\\n1870.\\nG. W. Bates.\\n1851-52. E. J. Stone.\\n1871.\\nJ. A. Watson.\\n1853-55. J. 11. Craven.\\n1872.\\nI. G. Eddy.\\n185fi-57. H. Y. Sexton.\\n1873.\\nA. M. EiDcry.\\n1858. H. Shaw.\\n1874-\\n78. r. G. Eddy.\\n1839. H. Y. Sexton.\\n1879-\\n80. F. A. Faxon.\\nJUSTICES\\nOF THE\\nPEACE.\\n1841. James Gunsally.\\n1862.\\nJ. D. Sickels.\\n1843. David Watson.\\n1863.\\nJ. T. Gle.ison.\\n1844. James Gunsally.\\n1864.\\n6. R. Doty.\\n1845. S. Barker.\\n1865.\\nR. Birmingham.\\n1846. C. W. Coy.\\n1866.\\nE. W. Cobb.\\n1847. J. Ferdon.\\n1867.\\nR. Birmingham.\\n1848. G. W. Lewis.\\n1868.\\nG. W. Bates.\\n1849. H. W. Janes.\\n1869.\\nE. Paine.\\n1850. James Tucker.\\n1870.\\nI. G. Eddy.\\n1851. 0. Bebee.\\n1871.\\nP. Moore.\\n1852. G. W. Lewis.\\n1872.\\nG. W. Bates.\\n1853. J. D. Siekels.\\n1873.\\nE. Paine.\\n1854. J. T. Gleason.\\n1874.\\nT. C. Chase.\\n1855. E. P. Chapman.\\n1875.\\nP. Moore.\\n1856. J. Sloat.\\n1876.\\n6. W. Bates.\\n1857. R. Birmingham.\\n1877.\\nD. W. Emerson.\\n1858. J. D. Siokels.\\n1878.\\nJ. J. Miller.\\n1859. G. N. Roberts.\\n1879.\\nH. W. Sloat.\\nI860. A. Brown.\\n1880.\\nG. W. Bates.\\n1861. R. Birmingham.\\nHerewith is presented a list of the voters of Sena at the\\ngeneral election in Sena, November, 1840, and a list of\\nthose who voted at the general election held in Duplain\\nthe 1st and 2d of November, 18-11.\\nOliver Bebee.\\nSterry Lyon.\\nGrove Cooper.\\nJohn Burnet.\\nHenry M. Sever.\\nJames Gunsally.\\nSamuel Brass.\\nCharles Stevens.\\nFrancis Faxon.\\nCharles Baldwin.\\nSamuel Barker.\\nJoseph Sever.\\nOliver Everest.\\nGeorge Burnet.\\nAbraham Becker.\\nLsaac Second.\\nThomas Craven, Jr.\\nThomas Craven, Sr.\\nMarvin Second.\\nCharles Baldwin.\\nAlfonso Brundage.\\nPatrick Galligan.\\nSamuel L. Whiiing.\\nSebert Carty.\\nSydney L. Smith.\\n1840.\\nSydney L. Smith.\\nThomas Craven, Sr.\\nJoseph Craven.\\nJames Stanley.\\nThomas Craven, Jr.\\nChandler Coy.\\nPatrick Galligan.\\nWilliam B. Watson.\\nRobert E. Craven.\\nDavid Watson.\\nDexter Cooper.\\nDavid M. Austin.\\nNathan Lowe.\\nTwenty-eight in all.\\n1841.\\nBarnard McKnight.\\nJohn Burnet.\\nJoseph Craven.\\nSylvester Carter.\\nS. A. Mitchell.\\nAbraham Becker.\\nRobert E. Craven.\\nJames Gunsally.\\nSamuel Barker.\\nJoseph Sever.\\nElijah J. Stone. Oliver Bebee.\\nWilliam B. Watson. Samuel Brass.\\nNathan Lowe. Grove Cooper.\\nFrancis Faxon. Benjamin Carpenter.\\nSterry Lyon. Martin Cranson.\\nDavid Watson. Charles Marro.\\nOliver Everest. Henry I. Fisk.\\nHenry M. Sever. David M. Austin.\\nChandler Coy. Thirty-eight in all.\\nDexter Cooper.\\nThe jurors drawn in this township for the year 1841\\nwere as follows\\nGrand. Samuel Barker, Samuel Brass, Oliver Bebee,\\nSydney L. Smith, Liberty Carter, Chandler Coy, Sylvester\\nCarter.\\nFellt. John Burnet, Henry M. Sever, Francis Faxon,\\nNathan Lowe, Thomas Craven, Jr., S. L. Whiting, E. J.\\nStone.\\n1842.\\nGrand. Benoni Kimble, Thomas Beach, George Bur-\\nnet, Salmon Mitchell.\\nPetit. Joseph Craven, William H. Faxon, Martin\\nCranson, Alphonso Brundage.\\nThe first treasurer s report on record, dated March 30,\\n1844, shows as follows:\\nAmount of money on hand at the last settlement $305.97\\nReceived from county treasurer 10.00\\nAmount collected for 1841 261.43\\n$577.40\\nPaid for contingent expenses $102.53\\nFor clearing burying-ground 24.92\\nOther jjayments 229.66\\nOrders and funds on hand 220.29\\n$577.40 $577.40\\nCRAVENS MILLS.\\nAbout 1845 the brothers Joseph, Thomas, and Robert\\nCraven, early settlers in the town, began upon the Maple\\nRiver, in section 10, the erection of a saw-mill, and led to\\nsanguine hopes by the excellence of the water-power, platted\\na village at that point, although they never got the village\\nsuiSciently far advanced to give it a formal name. After\\na while Alpheus Bebee opened a store there, and sold out\\nwithin a short time to J. D. Sickels and his brothers Aaron\\nand William. Bebee set up a wagon-shop, and in 185G\\nbuilt a tavern. Hiram Curtis had a cabinet-shop and\\nBruce Hunter a smithy at the Mills or Corners, as the\\nplace was sometimes called. The village began sure enough\\nto look up, and the Cravens began to have a bright hope\\nthat their bantling might come to healthful strength. The\\nhope was, however, destined to die, for when Job D. and\\nWilliam Sickles concluded in 1857 to abandon their place\\nat the Mills and start a village one mile east, the end of\\nCravens enterprise had begun.\\nTHE VILLAGE OF ELSIE.\\nIt was on their farm that the Sickels brothers proposed\\nto Construct their new village, and June 18, 1857, they\\nrecorded the plat which is described as twenty-six rods\\nwide, extending across the south part of the southeast", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0552.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n431\\nquarter of the southeast quarter of section 1 1 and twenty-\\nsix rods wide across the north part of the northeast quarter\\nof the northeast quarter of section 14. The new village\\nwas named Elsie as a complinient to one of Franklin Tillot-\\nson s daughters.\\nAdditions to the plat were made May 24, 1858, by\\nFranklin Tillotson June 23, 1858, by Jonathan Hicks;\\nJuly 26, 1870, by Elijah W. Cobb, Levi Kandall, and\\nKingston Wool! and June 23, 1871, by B. D. Hicks.\\nThe first improvement at Elsie was a framed store built\\nby Job D. and William Sickels in 1857 on the first lot\\nwest of the present tavern, and in 1858 a second store was\\nstarted by Aaron Sickels and E. AV. Cobb. When Elsie\\nbegan to loom up. Cravens Mills began to lose its vitality,\\nand in a brief time boasted nothing save the mill.\\nA. E. Gray, now an Ovid blacksmith, was early on the\\nground at Elsie with a smithy, and in 1858 Farwell\\nSon, of Detroit, .set in motion a chair-factory operated by\\nsteam and employing four people. They carried on the\\nbusiness until 18G0, when they failed. In 1858, Job and\\nWilliam Sickels sold their store business to Aaron Durfce,\\nand in 1860 M. B. Kelly succeeded Cobb Sickels. In\\n1865, Kelly Brothers and Johnson launched out in a new\\nbig store, and built a grist-mill at Craven s old stand. In\\n1870 they built a planing-mill, and, in connection with\\nconsiderable timber-land interests, carried on an extensive\\nbusiness.\\nThe earliest shoemakers in the village were John Meacher\\nand Henry Sexton. E. W. Gay opened a wagon-shop in\\n1865, and still carries it on. In 1870, J. F. Hasty Co.\\nput up south of the village a stave- and shook-factory em-\\nploying thirty men, and when the concern burned in 1871\\nstarted another one east of the village. In 1878 they re-\\nmoved the bu.siness to Detroit.\\nElsie village contains now among its business interests\\nthree general stores, hardware-store, grocery-, drug-, and\\nboot-and-shoe stores.\\nThe Elsie post-ofiBce was established in 1857, and Frank-\\nlin Tillotson appointed postma.ster. Mail was received by\\nway of the Colony post-ofiice until ihe creation of the Ovid\\npost-ofiice. In 1861, J. D. Sickels succeeded Tillottson,\\nand gave way in 1866 to Ichabod Chase. J. D. Sickels\\nwas reappointed in 1867 and retained the office until 1878,\\nwhen E. W. Cobb, the present incumbent, was appointed.\\nThe office receives now a daily mail by way of Ovid.\\nTAVEIIN.S.\\nD. B. Fox built Elsie s first tavern in 1859, forty rods\\nwest of the present tavern, which the only one now open\\nwas erected in 1865 by J. L. Doty, who has been its\\nlandlord continuously ever since.\\nCEMETERY.\\nThe Elsie cemetery was laid out in 1851. The first per-\\nson buried therein was Joshua W. Cobb, the date of whose\\nburial was May 4, 1851.\\nCUEESE-FACTORY.\\nM. S. Doyle purchased in 1875 the cheese-factory estab-\\nlished by Sheldon Eddy, and still carries it on. In 1879\\nhe manufactured sixty-eight thou.sand seven hundred\\npounds of cheese, in the production of which six hundred\\nand eighty-seven thousand pounds 6f milk were used.\\nElsie s first resident physician was one Dr. Taugersen, a\\nTexan, who, during a few months stay in the year 1858,\\ndivided his time between lecturing on temperance and prac-\\nticing physic. Dr. Leach, of the colony, practiced also\\nmedicine at Elsie and vicinity at that period, but did not\\ntake up his residence there until many years later. Dr. E.\\nV. Chase, now in practice in Elsie, began his professional\\ncareer in Clinton County at Ovid, in 1857, and removing\\nthence in 1860 to Elsie, has practiced continuously at the\\nlatter place ever since, except for a period of four years\\nand seven months passed in the military service. Follow-\\ning is a list of the physicians who appeared at P]l.sie subse-\\nquent to Dr. Chase s coming, with date of each arrival and\\ndeparture\\nDr. Allen, 1861-63.\\nDe Los Starr,* 1863.\\nJ. B. Sweatland, 1861-66.\\nA. T. Wordcn, 1863-70.\\nS. E. Gillam, 1 869-79.\\nJ. H. Travis,* 1877\\nA. M. Lawrcson,* 1878.\\nM. L. licach, 1878-79.\\nE. B. Taylor, 1878-79.\\nCHURCHES IN ELSIE.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe Elsie Methodist Episcopal class was organized in\\n1849, by Elder Noah Fassett, of the Colony, as the East\\nDuplain class. The organization was effected in a log\\nschool-house, one and a half miles south of the site of\\nElsie. In 1851 the place of worship was changed to the\\nschool-house just west of the Elsie site, and the name of\\nthe class changed to North Duplain. The organizing\\nmembers of the East Duplain cla.ss were few in number,\\nand came to worship from far away but they prospered\\nin their work, nevertheless, and so firmly established their\\npurpose that from 1849 to the present day the class lias\\nmaintained an active existence and enjoyed regular periodi-\\ncal worship. Services were held once in every two weeks\\nuntil 1872 since then the service has been weekly. In\\n1857 the place of worship was changed again, this time to\\nElsie, and then the class received the name it now bears.\\nThe erection of a church edifice was commenced in 1860,\\nbut progress was slow, and it was not until 1864 that the\\nbuilding was dedicated. The class is now on the Duplain\\nCircuit, in charge of Rev. C. A. Jacokes. The leader is\\nLyman Cobb, and the trustees, J. D. Sickles, Alfred Lin-\\nman, Lyman Cobb, John Curtis, Hiram Curtis, J. W.\\nCurtis, and Liberty Carter. Alfred Linman is superin-\\ntendent of the Sunday-school, which has one hundred and\\nthirty scholars and twelve teachers.\\nFREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThis church was formed in 1851, by Elder Chauncey\\nReynolds, in the school-house west of the Elsie site. The\\norganizing members were five in number, George W.\\nIn practice at Elsie at present.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0553.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "432\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nLewis, Samantha Lewis, Seth Richards, Mary Ann Rich-\\nards, and Moses Woull. Elder Reynolds eanie from Lyons\\nto preach for the church, and for about a year held services\\nonce each fortnight. After tliat George W. Lewis, the\\nfirst cliurch clerk, was ordained, and with Elders Parchal\\nand Ross served the church until 1864. Then Elder Ira\\nAllen took charge, and to the present time he has continued\\nuninterruptedly to be the pastor. In 1865 the society s\\nnew church edifice was dedicated. Rev. William R. Norton,\\nof Bath, preaching the dedication sermon. To the time of\\nthe completion of the church services were held at the\\nschool-house and the Methodist Episcopal church. The\\norganization is now in a prosperous condition, and enjoys\\nthe support of a numerous congregation.\\nPROTESTANT METHODIST CHURCH.\\nThe Elsie Protestant Methodist class was organized in\\nthe Baptist church by P. M. Rowell in 1870, and began\\nstraightway to increase in strength. A church edifice was\\nbuilt in 1875, but after that the church began to decline\\nby reason of being set off into the Western Conference as\\nthe only church in the Conference, and inability to support\\na pastor unaided led to the practical dissolution of the or-\\nganization in 1S7S, although the society has yet a legal\\nexistence. The organizing members of the church were\\nGeorge W. Gillam and wife, Mrs. Icliabod Chase, H. E.\\nSmith and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, T. C. Chase and\\nwife.\\nSOCIETIES AND ORDERS.\\nMAPLE RIVER LODGE, No. 76, I. 0. 0. F.\\nThis lodge was organized at the Colony Jan. 16, 1856,\\nand removed not long afterwards to Elsie. The charter\\nmembers were B. W. Oarling, C. D. Searl, Alraon Brown,\\nHenry Stebbins, William Oaks. At the first meeting after\\ncharter, held Feb. 15, 1856, E. S. Hamilton, Oscar Darling,\\nW. H. Turk, Jcdediah Owens, and Edward Paine were re-\\nceived into membership. On the same night William Oaks\\nwas installed as N. G. Almon Brown, V. G. Chauncey\\nD. Suarl, Secretary B. W. Darling, Treasurer and Jede-\\ndiah Owens, Warden. The lodge is exceedingly prosperous,\\nwith an active membership of ninety, and owns a lodge-\\nroom at Elsie. It has during its existence supplied organ-\\nizing members for lodges at St. Johns, Ovid, Mungerville,\\nGreenbush, and Chapin, in Saginaw County. The roll of\\nofficials is now C. Loyens, N. G. R. G. Van Deusen,\\nV. G. George W. Davis, F. S. George Craddock. R. S.\\nWilliam W. Wooll, Treasurer.\\nELSIE LODdE, No. 2. !8, F. AND A. M.\\nThe first recorded meeting of this lodge is under date\\nof Nov. 6, 1867, when the organization was efi ected. A\\ncharter was issued Jan. 9, 1868, to T. W. Lusk, E. V.\\nChase, W. A. Linman, L. D. Lusk, G. W. Gillam, G. W.\\nBates, A. D. Linman, G. C. Bell, and lehabod Chase. The\\nfirst list of officials recorded, Nov. 6, 1867, was T. W.\\nLusk, W. M. E. V. Chase, S. W. W. Gillam, J. W.\\nW. A. Linman, Secretary L. D. Lusk, Treasurer; G. W.\\nBates, S. D. A. D. Linman, J. D. George C. Bell, Tiler.\\nSince 1868 the lodge has received seventy-eight members,\\nof whom fifty-five remain. The officers for 1880 are M.\\nS. Doyle, W. M. T. W. Snelling, S. W. M. W. Dun-\\nham, J. W. L. F. Randolph, Secretary C. Powers, Treas-\\nurer; J. C. Sickels, S. D. L. G. Bates, J. D.; L Eddy,\\nTiler.\\nELSIE LODGE, No. 926, I. 0. G. T.\\nThis lodge of Good Templars was chartered Dec. 23,\\n1875, with thirty members, R. G. Van Dusen being W.\\nC. T. and Ellen Austin W. V. T. The membership is\\nnow forty, and the officers as follows Alice L. Sickels,\\nW. C. T. Jasper Blayney, W. V. T. Marian Tillottson,\\nW. S.; Irwin Wooll, W. T. Orrin Dunham, W. F. S.\\nMrs. C. L. Chase, W. Chaplain Harry Sexton, W. M.\\nGOOD INTENT REBEKAH LODGE, No. U.\\nThe Rebekah lodge was chartered Feb. 22, 1879, to\\nHenry E. Smith, J L. Le Beau, D. A. Maynard, I. Chase,\\nLevi Hicks, William Wooll, C. D. Searl, Z. A. Ford, J. T.\\nHuston, Henry Wooll, Mary A. Smith, Elvira T. Le Blanc,\\nAnnie S. Maynard, Margaret B. Chase, I. C. Hicks, Ros-\\nanna Wooll, Harriet Searl, Mary J. Ford, C. E. Huston,\\nVienna Wooll. The membership is twenty, and the official\\nlist, F]leanor Bennett, N. G. R. G. Van Deusen, Sec.\\nGeorge Davis, F. S. Sarah Linman, Trcas. J. B. Moore,\\nD. D. G. M.\\nERIE GRANGE, No. 202, P. OF H.\\nThis grange, organized in the Baptist church Jan. 20,\\n1874, with a membership of thirty-four, and chartered\\nAug. 1, 1875, has now ninety paying members, and meets\\nevery Monday night in the Odd-Fellows Hall. The first\\nlist of officers included T. W. Lusk, M. W. T. Tillottson,\\nO. W. A. Linman, Sec. W. W. Wooley, Treas. Since\\nthe organization the Masters have been T. VV. Lusk, W. T.\\nTillottson, M. W. Dunham, R. G. Van Deusen, W. A. Lin-\\nman, and W. T. Tillottson (second term). The officers\\nchosen ill 1880 were W. T. Tillottson, M. William War-\\nner, 0.; Abrain Sebring, L. Irwin 0. Wooll, Sec; J.\\nJ. Miller, Treas.; J. 0. Wool, Chaplain.\\nPREHISTORIC RELICS.\\nPrehistoric mounds are stated to have existed in Du-\\nplain in considerable numbers, and the claim is still urged\\nthat marks of the presence thereof may yet be seen. Sec-\\ntion 32 is said to contain the sit\u00c2\u00ab of what was probably\\nthe largest mound in this portion of the country. It is on\\nthe farm of Edward Paine, and despite the fact that it has\\nbeen plowed over year after year, there yet remain traces\\nof it, although they are vague. It is thought to have been\\nforty feet in lengtl^ extending east and west, and about five\\nfeet high, while upon its side grew an oak-tree fourteen\\ninches in diameter. Three skulls and a number of bones\\nwere excavated at a comparatively recent date, and it is\\nfurther alleged that later investigations revealed what\\nmight have been a fireplace some distance below the sur-\\nface, in the southwest part of the mound. Southwest of\\nthe spot iiieiitioiied were several smaller mounds, and a\\nshort distance towards the northwest were two others, the\\nlarger of which was four feet high and twenty-five feet\\nwide at the base.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0554.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0555.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "O-J-/-^\\nE. V. Chase, of Elsie, Clinton Co., Mich., was\\nboni in tlie township of Gustavus, Trumbull Co.,\\nOhio, Sept. 16, 183.3. His parents were poor, and\\nhad a hard struggle to support their family. His\\nfather was a millwright, and would have educated\\nthe son to the same trade, but for an accident which\\nnearly crippled iiim ibr life. This determined the\\nfather to put his son at school that he might lay the\\nfoundation for a profession. Mr. Chase taught school\\nas soon as he was competent, and thus assisted him-\\nself until he had acquired not only an academical\\nl)ut also a professional education. He read medicine\\nthree years with Dr. G. W. Willey, of Spencer, Ohio;\\nattended lectures in Michigan University and in the\\nspring of 1857 settled in the small village of Ovid,\\nClinton Co., on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad.\\nHe married, in the fall of 1857, Miss Emily Wilkin-\\nson, an estimable young lady, to whom his success\\nmay, in a measure, be attributed. In the spring of\\n1860 he removed to the village of Elsie, where he\\nresided until the commencement of the civil war.\\nHe enlisted as a private in the First Michigan Cav-\\nalry, was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant,\\nand at the close of the war went with the regiment\\nacross the Plains to Salt Lake City, Utah. In the\\nspring of 1866 he was mustered out of the service,\\nand returned to Elsie, where he has since resided, in\\nthe active discharge of his professional duties. He\\nhas been six years supervisor of the township in\\nwhich his village is located. In the fall of 1876\\nhe was elected representative to the State Legislature,\\nby the Republican party, from the first district,\\nClinton County. So well did he serve his constitu-\\nents that he was re-elected in 1879. He served upon\\nseveral committees, among them tiiat on iusane\\na.sylums, in which he held the office of chairman.\\nHis duties necessarily called him away much of the\\ntime from the representative halls, but when present\\nhe was arduously engaged in duties which rank him\\namong the foremost, always striking at the heart\\nof any measure to which he was opposed sharp and\\nctfectual blows, that produce more effect than the bold\\nspeculations and fantastical theories which, to a cer-\\ntain extent, characterize many of the representatives.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0556.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n433\\nUpon the eastern portion of the east half of the southwest\\nquarter of section 33 are traces of a group of mounds, the\\nlargest of which was probably twenty-five feet long, twenty\\nfeet wide, and three feet in height. Rows of other and\\nsmaller mounds appear to have joined the base of this large\\nmound, and south of the latter was a clearly-defined oblong\\nmound two and a half feet high, twenty-two feet long be-\\ntween east and west, and fourteen feet in width between\\nnorth and south. Southwest of the principal mound about\\ntwenty feet is another pretty clearly marked one, three feet\\nhigh, twenty-five feet long, and fifteen feet wide. Near at\\nhand is a circular mound about twenty feet through, from\\nwhich human bones have been unearthed. Recent excava-\\ntions in these mounds have brought to light human skele-\\ntons as well as miscellaneous bones, and in one of them\\nevidences pointed to the existence, at one time, of altar-fires\\nand possibly human sacrifices thereon.\\nOn the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of sec-\\ntion 33 were a number of small mounds, of which there is\\nnow no trace. Upon the farm of H. B. Smith, on the\\nsoutheast quarter of section 27, is shown the site of a now\\nobliterated large mound. Where it once stood two peach-\\ntrees now grow. Blr. Smith recollects that the mound was\\nmore than thirty feet in diameter and four feet high that\\nseveral second-growth maples adorned its sides, and that\\nheavy timber surrounded it. Evidently these mounds\\nserved as burial-places, since in each have been found\\nhuman bones, but whether the burial-places of Indians or\\nmembers of a prehistoric race, as some snvants claim, is\\nsimply matter for conjecture.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMRS. WILLIAM TILLOTSON.\\nWILLIAM TILLOTSON.\\nWILLIAM TILLOTSON.\\nLeonard Tillotson was born March 15, 1803, at Berk-\\nshire, Mass. The family removed to Medina Co., Ohio,\\nin 1814. At twenty-three years of age he married Miss\\nMary Thomas, of New Haven, Conn., rearing a family of\\nsix children. He died at the age of sixty-two. Mrs. Til-\\nlotson, at the advanced age of seventy-five, in good health\\nand sound mind, resides with a son, William, the subject\\nof this sk-ctch, who was born Nov. 23, 1826. In 1852 he\\ncame to the town of Duplain, and purcliasing eighty acres\\nof wild land on section 11, immediately began improving\\nit. Sought and found a companion in Miss Mary E. Wooll,\\n55\\nwhose family came, in 1854, to Duplain from Loraine,\\nOhio. They were married September 26th pursued their\\nimprovements, which have resulted in a finely-improved\\nfarm, and surrounded them with many comforts of life,\\nupon which they can look with pride as the results of their\\nindustry. Surrounded by a large circle of friends, life\\npasses pleasantly. Their union has been blessed with four\\nchildren, Marion, born Sept. 23, 1860; Myra, April 13,\\n1864; Hattie, May 6, 1868; Willie, May 6, 1876. Mr.\\nand Mrs. Tillotson have long been consistent members of\\nthe IMethodist Episcopal Church.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0557.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "434\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHARLES R. DOTY.\\nGEORGE R. DOTY.\\nMRS. GEORGE R. DOTY.\\nGEORGE R. DOTY.\\nJosiali Doty s birth dates back to Nov. 18, 1792. He\\nwas twice mariied. Oue child was born to the first union.\\nThe second wife, Chloe (Rash), born March 24, 1793, bore\\nhim four cliildren, three living to manhood. George R.,\\nthe subject of this sketch, was born Dec. 30, 1821, at\\nSeneca, Ontario Co., N. Y. When he was eight years of\\nage the family removed to Greece, Monroe Co., N. Y.,\\nwhere the parents continued to reside until the death of\\nMrs. Doty, which occurred Sept. 19, 1876. The home\\nwas then broken up, Mr. Doty thereafter making his home\\nwith a son residing in Rochester, where he is yet living at\\nthe advanced age of eighty-eight.\\nIn the fall of 1844, George R. came to Livingston Co.,\\nMich., and the following year. May 20, 1845, married\\nEunice Seeley, bora Dec. 14, 1822. Her father, Seth C.\\nSeeley, was a native of Connecticut, born Feb. 22, 1789, and\\nwas twice married, first to Anna Bradley, by whom he had\\nthree children and the second time to Betsey Green, a\\nnative of Vermont, born Feb. 18, 1798 to this union were\\nborn five children. The family resided in Monroe Co.,\\nN. Y., until 1844, when they removed to Ionia Co., Mich,\\nBoth parents have since passed away. George and Eunice\\nwere married at her parental home, Ionia County. The day\\nfollowing they took their departure for Livingston County", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0558.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "^-vJ.^-j.^tr^^j^v^^---.::-^-.^^--. -.^Aj.\\nFarm Property of GEO. R. DOTV, Elsie, Mich.\\nHotel Proper ry of GEO. R DOTY,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0559.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0560.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP.\\n435\\nwith a single horse and buggy, it sufficing to carry thein\\nand their worldly effects. No permaneirt location was made\\nby them, but thoy changed their location as his occupation\\nof cooper required. In 1853 he received the appointment of\\nlight-house keeper at Mama Judee, on Detroit River; this\\nproved the laying of a foundation for future success. For\\neight years he continued, his wife assuming the duties of\\nkeeper, he finding employment at the cooper s trade. In\\n1861, Mr. Doty moved to Elsie, Clinton Co., and for six\\nyears followed his trade. Previous to his coming he had\\npurchased a hundred acres on section 26, Duplain town-\\nship. The village of Elsie was becoming a place of some\\nimportance, and Mr. Doty decided upon opening a hotel,\\nand accordingly purchased a suitable location, disposed of\\nhis farm, and on Christmas, 1867, his house was duly\\nopened to the public. Success attended him the public\\ngave him a liberal patronage, and the genial. host and his\\nlady are known far and near. In 1877 he purcha.sed\\nseventy-seven acres on section 13, upon which a part of the\\nvillage of Elsie is located. In addition to the hotel he also\\nconducts the farm.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Doty have been given three children,\\nof whom one only is now living, Charlie R., born Dec. 22,\\n1863.\\nI V.M.\\\\N COBB.\\nAlltS. I, V.MAN Clllili.\\nLYMAN COBB.\\nJoshua W. Cobb was a native of Canaan, Conn. When\\nof age found his way west to Rochester, N. Y., and helped\\nto erect the first bridge across the Genesee River. It was\\ncommenced in 1812, but not completed until 1814, the west\\nside refusing for some time to build their half. He also\\npurchased eighty acres of land now lying within the city\\nlimits. Becoming disheartened on account of the unhealthy\\nlocation he, though having made a partial payment, aban-\\ndoned the place, pushing on west to Sheldon, Wyoming\\nCo. purchased eighty acres, which he afterwards sold, and\\nremoved to Niagara County remained there a short time,\\nthen returned to Bennington, Wyoming Co., where he re-\\nsided for a period of twenty years. He then removed to\\nDuplain, Clinton Co and purchased forty acres on section 11,\\nwhere he resided until his death, which occurred in May,\\n1852, his being the first burial in the cemetery at Elsie.\\nMr. Cobb was married quite early in life to Miss Susanna\\nDoty, and raised a family of nine children. At present all\\nare living, except one, a son, who died at Bowling Green,\\nKy., while in the army. Mrs. Cobb is still living, at the\\nadvanced age of eighty-eight, making her home among the\\nchildren, where she is ever made welcome.\\nLyman Cobb was the sixth in the fiimily, and born Aug.\\n14, 1826, at Bennington, N. 1 came West with the\\nfamily in 1844, and when of age purcha.sed eighty acres\\non section 13, Duplain township, from an elder brother\\nresiding in Oakland County, giving in payment two years\\nlabor. Payment being made, he returned and began the\\nimprovements by which he has succeeded in making one of\\nthe finest farms in that locality. For several years he la-\\nbored single-handed and alone, but his better judgment\\nfinally prevailed, and on April 20, 1853, he led to the hy-\\nmeneal altar Su.san, daughter of Oliver and Sally Hicks,\\nnatives of Wayne Co., N. Y. they removed to Cuyahoga Co.,\\nOhio, where they resided nearly twenty years, and in 1852\\nremoved to Elsie. Both have since passed away. Oliver\\nHicks served during the war of 1812. The family consisted\\nof eleven children, seven living to maturity, Mrs. Cobb being\\nthe tenth in number. Mr. Lyman Cobb united with the\\nchurch while yet a youth, and Mrs. Cobb soon after their\\nmarriage. Both have been prominently identified with the\\nerection of the church building, and with the growth and\\nprosperity of the society.\\nTo Mr. and 5Irs. Cobb have been born six children,\\nGeorge W., Jan. 18, 1854; Susie M. (now Mrs. Davis),\\nborn Sept. 16, 1856; Samuel R., July 3, 1859; Henry\\nP., Jan. 11, 1863; Dellie L., May 29, 1870; and Judson\\nL., born Feb. 24, 1875.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0561.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "436\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCOMFORT RANNEY.\\nThe grandparent of Comfort Ranney was a native of\\nConnecticut emigrated to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and pur-\\nchased eighty acres of land at government prices, of which\\nthe public park in the city of Cleveland is now a part. He\\nengaged in ship-building, putting afloat the first boats of con-\\nsiderable tonnage built at that place. A few years later he\\nsold his land at a slight advance upon the price he paid,\\nclosed out his business, and removed to Summit County,\\nCOMFORT RANNEY.\\nOhio, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death\\noccurring in 1834. Luther B., a son, was born at Hudson,\\nSummit Co., Ohio, Nov. 29, 1809. Farming seems to have\\nparticular fascination for him, almost inherent,^ as he has\\ncontinued at that occupation, and now at the advanced age of\\nseventy-one manages a large farm, leading in many of the\\narduous physical duties required in that calling. Comfort,\\nthe subject of this sketch, was born in Boston, Summit\\nCo., Ohio, on Feb. 7, 1838. He, in company with Leach,\\nSheldon, and Clark, came to Clinton County and purchased\\na large tract of land, erected a steam-mill, and engaged\\nquite extensively in the manufacturing of lumber. Also\\nRanney, Leach, and Berry in 1879 erected a large custom\\nflouring-mill at Bath, which they are still operating. Since\\n1874 Mr. Ranney has had the management of the lumber and\\nmill interests. But on the death of his brother-in-law (Mr.\\nLeach) he leased the mills and returned to their farm in\\nClinton County, and intends to devote his time to the im-\\nprovement of his farm and rearing of fine stock, in which\\nhe has always taken great pride. Dec. 18, 1868, Mr.\\nRanney united in marriage with Miss Mary M. Hesser, of\\nNevada, Wyandot Co., Ohio. They are the parents of four\\nchildren, Luther B., Sadie M., Luella, and James.\\nWILLIS LEACH.\\nWillis Leach was born May 23, 1831, in Summit Co.,\\nOhio, where his parents had located in an early day in the\\nsettlement of that county. When twenty-three years of age\\nhe married Miss Mary Ranney, with whom he lived six\\nyears, when death s summons came to her, leaving a family\\nof four children, Willie E., Luther J., Burritt E., and\\nMary J. Again, on July 16, 1861, he married Sophia Ran-\\nney, a sister of his first wife. By his second wife he had\\neight children, Cora A., Melvin C, Sallie P., Floyd, Leon\\nB., Morris K., Lucetta L., Nora W.\\nIn January, 1865, he moved to Duplain, Clinton Co.,\\nand, in company with D. F. Sheldon, 0. A. Clark, and C.\\nRanney, purchased two hundred acres of timbered land and\\nWILLIS LEACII.\\nerected a steam saw-mill, which was successfully operated\\nfor three years. In 1868, Sheldon, Ranney, and Leach\\npurchased several hundred acres of wild lands in the south\\npart of Saginaw and Gratiot Counties, to which they re-\\nmoved their mill. The following year, 1869, Leach and\\nRanney purchased the interest of Sheldon. From the date\\nof Leach and Ranney s purchase to January, 1872, the\\nmill property and lumber was three times destroyed by fire,\\nand still they prosecuted the work with a will and energy\\nworthy of success. Mr. Leach s health being somewhat\\nimpaired, he determined upon removing to the first purchase\\nto recuperate, and for the better advantages of schooling his\\nchildren. He continued in failing health until March 2,\\n1880, when death s summons came, regretted by all with\\nwhom he had been associated.\\nCHAPTER LVIL\\nEAGLE TOWNSHIP.*\\nLocation and Natural Features Settlements and Early Incidents\\nSchools Churches List of Township Officers Eagle Village.\\nEagle is the southwestern township of Clinton County,\\ndesignated in the United States survey as township 5 north,\\nof range 4 west. The surface, generally undulating, be-\\nBy G. A. McAlpine.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0562.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "EAGLE TOWNSHIP.\\n437\\ncomes hilly and terminates in places in abrupt bluffs near\\nthe Grand River. The banks of the Looking-Glass are\\nless precipitous, and the northern part of the township is\\nmore level. Along the Grand River the timber is niiiinly\\noak and the soil is somewhat sandy in certain sections.\\nThe timber along the Looking-Glass is basswood, beech,\\nand maple, and the soil is heavier. By these streams and\\nmany rivulets the township is well watered and drained.\\nIn agriculture this township ranks among the most produc-\\ntive in the county.\\nIt was observed at an early day, by Marshal Meade and\\nMr. Townsend, who owned land between the rivers (which,\\non sections 16, 17, and 21, approach by abrupt curves\\nwithin less than two miles), that, while the distance to\\nPortland by the almost direct course of the Looking-Glass\\nwas less than ten miles, and the distance to the same village\\nby the course of the Grand River was reported to be nearly\\nforty miles, the fall of the two streams appeared to be, on\\nan average, nearly equal. This fact led to the conclusion\\nthat there was considerable difference in their respective\\nlevels in Eagle. Mr. Townsend accordingly employed\\nJohn Mullet, a competent surveyor, to run a line between\\nthe rivers on the sections above referred to, in which\\nwork he was assisted by Alexander Chapel, Ezekiel Miles,\\nand Lewis Miles. This survey demonstrated that there was\\na fall of more than twenty-one feet from the surface of the\\nGrand River to that of the Looking-Glass. The ground\\nbetween them was favorable to ditching, and in no place\\nwas a deep cut necessary except through the narrow rise on\\nthe shore of the Grand River, and even here it did not\\noffer any serious obstacle to the plan of uniting them by\\nthis moans. Jlr. Townsend expected in this way to secure\\none of the most extensive water-powers in the State. His\\ndeath, however, terminated this splendid enterprise, and\\nthe immense power up to this time is undeveloped.\\nUntil March 15, 1841, town 5 north, range 4 west, was\\nincluded in the township of Watertown. On the previous\\nyear Jared Higbee had circulated a petition which was\\nsigned by the voters of said town, asking the Legislature\\nthat it be set off as a separate and distinct township. In\\ncompliance with this petition the township of Eagle was\\nformed, and although the name does not apply to town 5\\nnorth, range 4 west, previous to the date given above, in\\norder to prevent confusion it will be necessary in these\\npages to use it in connection with the first settlement of the\\ntownship.\\nIn 1831 three steamboats the Superior, the Henry\\nClay, and the Robert Fulton plied the waters between\\nBuffalo and Detroit. Among the many pas.sengers of the\\nlast-named vessel on its trip westward in the month of Juno\\nof that year, were the families of Anthony Niles and Ste-\\nphen B. Groger, from Genesee Co., N. Y. Scattered here\\nand there about the boat were litUe groups of men, women,\\nand children, surrounded with boxes of goods, bundles of\\nbedding, clothes, barrels, cooking-utensils, and everything,\\nfrom an ox-cart to a fire-shovel, that could be of use on the\\nfrontier. A variety of resources indicated in this instance\\nat least unity of purpose; and it is probable that nearly\\nall were actuated by the same motives, and had the same\\nend in view.\\nSome were there who were more wealthy and some pos-\\nsibly who were poorer in this world s goods than those men\\nwhose names we have given, but few could compare at all\\nwith either of them in physical power. It is said Anthony\\nNiles never met his equal with an axe, and few men were\\nfound able to stand under a load which Stephen B. Groger\\ncould carry. These men and their families were the first\\nsettlers of Eagle. Upon reaching Detroit they employed\\ntwo men with teams to bring them and their families to\\nTroy, Oakland Co. The next year Anthony Niles, Daniel\\nClark, and Austin Wood followed an Indian trail from\\nPontiac to an Indian village, which occupied the site upon\\nwhich Portland now stands. They were favorably impressed\\nwith the country along the route, but did not at this time\\nselect any particular locality as a future home.\\nIn the month of February, 1834, Anthony Niles and\\nStephen B. Groger with their families set out from Troy\\nwestward, but, as subsequent events proved, without any\\ndefinite purpose as to where to locate. In the township of\\nDe Witt, the teams which had been secured to bring their\\nfamilies and goods were mired, the horses being all down\\nat the same time. The women, children, and goods were\\ncarried through the deep mud and water several rods to\\nhigher ground, the horses after much trouble were finally\\nextricated, and by means of ropes the wagons were drawn\\nacross the marsh, and after an infinite number of trying\\nand tedious delays the party reached the cabin of Capt.\\nScott, who had come to De Witt the fall previous.\\nHere we must again introduce the name of Daniel Clark,\\nand his companions Heman Thomas and John Benson,\\nwho also required shelter under the roof of the hospitable\\nbut rough and eccentric captain. As these parties were all\\nbound westward, in the direction pursued previously by\\nClark and Niles, down the Looking-Glass River, it was\\ndecided to build boats and a raft to assist in the expedition.\\nThe men of the party at once began their construction,\\nand after several days diligent work completed two boats\\nand a raft. The boats, commonly known as dugouts, were\\neach made from a whitewood log, and were about eighteen\\nfeet long and two and a half feet wide. They were lashed\\ntogether, the goods were loaded on the raft, which was a\\nhuge, unmanageable concern, and the trip down stream\\ncommenced. It was not all smooth sailing, however. After\\nproceeding about six miles the raft struck a snag, and all\\nefforts to free it proved futile. Clark and his companions\\nwent ashore in the boats and camped to await the arrival\\nof Anthony Niles and Stephen Groger, who, with their\\nfamilies and one yoke of oxen, were trying to make a way\\nthrough the wilderness, and who did not make their appear-\\nance until evening. The next morning (the water having\\nrisen somewhat during the night) the raft was freed, the-\\nfamilies carried across the river in the boats, and the jour-\\nney resumed.\\nIn the afternoon a landing was made on the south shore\\nof the river, on the southwest quarter of section 14, town\\n5 north, range 4 west. The next morning the goods were\\ntransferred from the raft to the boats and it was abandoned.\\nThey then continued their way down the river, and finally\\nreached the Indian village (already alluded to) on the pres-\\nent site of Portland. On the way one of the overloaded", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0563.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "438\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nboats nearly capsized. It righted, however, with no more\\nserious loss than that of a coop of fowls and the free appli-\\ncation of cold water to some of the passengers.\\nWhen Anthony Niles reached the vicinity where the\\ngoods were transferred he pitched a large tent, which he\\nhad brought with him, on section 23. On the next day\\nhe was delayed to search for one of his cows, which had\\nstrayed away, and did not continue his journey until the\\nafternoon. An entire life is sometimes modified by a little\\nincident of no apparent importance in itself, and in this\\ninstance it is probable that had it not been for his long and\\ntedious search the fine forests and streams of Eagle would\\nnot have been fully appreciated. As it was, Mr. Niles fol-\\nlowed his companions to the Indian village, but after living\\ntwo weeks in a wigwam he declared he had found no place\\nthat suited him so well as the land by the little stream\\nwhere he had camped and lost his cow. The whole party\\nat last returned. Its members took minutes of the several\\nparcels of land which each wished to enter, and Daniel\\nClark and Heman Thomas set off on foot for the land-\\nofiice at White Pigeon, to enter land for themselves and\\nfor Anthony Niles, Stephen B. Groger, and John Benson.\\nAll chose land on section 23. Daniel Clark entered the\\neast half of the northeast quarter. Heman Thomas entered\\nforty acres for himself and forty for John Benson, on the\\nsoutheast quarter. Stephen B. Groger took the west half\\nof the southwest quarter, and Anthony Niles chose the west\\nhalf of the northeast quarter.\\nAnthony Niles and Stephen B. Groger must be considered\\nthe first settlers in the township of Eagle, as the other\\nmembers of the party, after entering their land, did not re-\\ntuan to the township till in the summer and fall following.\\nAnthony Niles built the first cabin in the township, and\\nfor this purpose his son Ezekiel, who had accompanied\\nhim in all his wanderings, chopped down the first tree\\nprobably that was felled in the township about the 1st day\\nof March, 1834:. This cabin stood near where Mr. Niles\\npitched his tent when he first came to Eagle on his way to\\nPortland, and the site is now nearly marked by the east\\nbarn, which he built many years after. He also prepared\\nand planted a piece to corn and potatoes, but the crop was\\nvery light.\\nStephen B. Groger built the second cabin in the town-\\nship, and planted the second piece to corn and potatoes.\\nHe worked for Capt. Scott, in De Witt, at odd intervals\\nfor a number of years. It is said that at one time after\\nworking all day he walked home, carrying one hundred\\npounds of flour, a quarter of a deer, and several other\\narticles for the use of his family.\\nIn October, 1834, Susan M. Groger was born. This\\nwas the first birth in Clinton County. Stephen B. Groger\\ndied in 1878. Until recently his wife occupied the old\\nhome.\\nJohn Benson and Heman Thomas were the next to set-\\ntle permanently in Eagle. They immediately built cabins\\non the land entered the spring previous. Mr. Benson sub-\\nsequently moved to Iowa, where he died. His son Edwin\\nwas the second child born in Eagle, and the first male child\\nborn in Clinton County. He enlisted and died in the late\\nwar. Heman Thomas and wife still live in the township.\\nThey probably alone are left, the only couple who came to\\nClinton County in the fall of 1834. Their son, 6. W.\\nThomas, who was a lad at the time of their settlement, also\\nlives in Eagle.\\nAfter entering his land, in the spring of 1834, Daniel\\nClark returned to Eagle accompanied by David Clark, his\\nbrother. They felled the timber on about five acres, and\\nthen returned to Poutiae, Oakland Co., to which place\\nJonas Clark had brought his family in 1833. In the fall\\nof 1834, Daniel Clark and his brother Henry came to\\nEagle and cleared and sowed the field to wheat which had\\nbeen partially prepared the previous spring. Henry Clark\\nmoved to Ingham County, where he still lives one of its\\noldest pioneers. Jonas Clark brought his family to Eagle\\nin the fall of 1835. David Clark, his son, one of the oldest\\nand most respected citizens, now occupies the old home-\\nstead.\\nIn the fall of 1834, Anthony Niles built a log house,\\nwhich was twenty-eight by thirty feet. Houses have histories\\nas well as men sometimes. In this rude log structure was\\norganized the first church society in Eagle and a little\\nlater, when the settlement of the surrounding country was\\nan assured fact, and the youth with their sweethearts were\\nwont to assemble for a social dance, its rough floors were\\nthe smoothest to be found. Beside its great fireplace,\\nheaped with logs, William Cryderman wooed and won the\\nfair Alvira, daughter of Anthony Niles, and their nuptials,\\nthe first in the township, were celebrated in it in 1837.\\nTravelers, few or many, always found ample cheer and\\nshelter beneath its basswood roof.\\nThe settlement of Eagle was gradual, until the rush of\\nimmigration in 1836. In 1835, however, several settlers\\ncame in, who, in addition to the family of Jonas Clark (al-\\nready mentioned), deserve notice. Oliver Rowland and his\\nson Henry entered land on section 13. The latter is still\\na resident of the township. John B. Shear settled on sec-\\ntion 26, where he still lives. In 1836 the first frame build-\\ning in Eagle was erected. It was a barn, and was built for\\nJesse Monroe by Anthony Niles and his son Ezekiel.\\nThe lumber used in its construction was hauled from Port-\\nland, where a saw-mill had just been completed. Mr. Mon-\\nroe had recently entered one hundred and sixty acres on\\nsection 7.\\nAbout the same time a saw-mill was built by Peter\\nKent, for Philo Beers, on section 14. It was the first in\\nEagle, and did valuable service for several years. The re-\\nmains of the dam built across the little stream are yet\\nplainly visible.\\nMr. Beers also opened the first blacksmith-shop. It\\nstood by the quarter post on the south line of section 14.\\nThe settlers came with work from all quarters, and often\\nfrom four o clock in the morning until late at night was he\\nkept steadily at the anvil.\\nBefore coming to Michigan, Mr. Beers had been a man\\nof considerable competence, but through an unfortunate\\nbusiness connection with the great showman, Barnum, he\\nwas financially ruined. He sought the woods of Michigan,\\nand, like so many others, retrieved his broken fortune.\\nLazarus Doty came to Eagle, and entered a large tract of\\nland for his three sons, Oliver, Philo, and Charles. The", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0564.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "hi\\nc\\nI 1\\nCt3", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0565.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0566.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "EAGLE TOWNSHIP.\\n439\\nthree are residents of the township, and still occupy the\\nland entered for them by their father. Oliver is on section\\n26, Philo is on 14, and Charles on 34. The family has\\nbeen one of the most substantial and enterprising in the\\ntownship.\\nThe second saw-mill wm built by Henry Gibbs, Jr., for\\nPhilo Doty, on section 14.\\nHenry Gibbs settled the farm upon which Isaac Brown\\nnow lives. Morris Allen settled on the west half of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 23. He has since moved to\\nIowa. His father, Neheniiah Allen, died in January, 1837.\\nThis was the first death in Eagle. He was buried near the\\nnorth bank of the river, on section 15, on land which was\\nentered by Joseph Eddy in the spring of 183G. Mr.\\nEddy and his wife were both subsequently interred here.\\nThis was the first burial-place in the township. The land\\nis now occupied by Christopher C. Tallman. Jacob De\\nWitt settled on the east half of the southeast quarter of\\nsection 15 in 1836, and remained there until his death.\\nThe place is now occupied by his son-in-law, William\\nSutherland.\\nIn the same year Valentine Cryderman came from Canada\\nand located the east half of the northeast fractional quarter\\nof section 13. He subsequently sold his land and returned\\nto Canada. His daughter Sarah and Ezekiel Niles were\\nmarried in 1841. At the marriage of his son William and\\nMiss Alvira Niles, in the fall of 1837, David A. Simmons,\\nwho had recently come to the township and settled on sec-\\ntion 9, ofiiciated. The land entered by Mr. Simmons is\\nnow occupied by Hiram Briggs, who came in at the same\\ntime.\\nIn 1837, Josiah Hogle entered the west half of the north-\\nwest quarter of section 13. The same year Isaac Phillips\\nsettled on the east half of the southwest quarter of section\\n10. This place is now occupied by his son, Joseph Phillips,\\nwhose elder brothers, Orin and Perry, are also old settlers\\nof Eagle.\\nJeremiah, Stephen, and Abraham Eddy, sons of Joseph\\nEddy, who settled on section 15, entered land in the town-\\nship in an early day. Jeremiah built a tavern, which still\\nbears the name Western Grand River House. He sold it\\nto Isaac Pennington, who came in an early day and settled\\non the southeast quarter of section 10. His eldest son,\\nJosiah Pennington, at that time a young man, now occupies\\nthe old liome. His daughter Lucinda married S. M.\\nHoward, who is also an early settler.\\nJa.son Macomber entered the west half of the southeast\\nquarter of section 4. It was subsequently purchased by\\nStephen Eddy. Abraham Eddy settled the northeast quar-\\nter of .section 22. Luther settled on the west half of the\\nnortheast quarter of section 1). His son, Jefierson E. Eddy,\\nnow lives on section 4. Joseph Eddy, Jr., who married\\nMi.ss Almeda Hill, lives on the west half of the northwest\\nquarter of section 15. Her father settled on section 26\\nand opened a blacksmith-shop. The north half of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 15, now occupied by Joseph\\nIliuman, was entered by his father in an early day.\\nFletcher Jenison came to Eagle with his son, W. F.\\nJenison, and was appointed the first postmaster in the town-\\nship in 1841. A mail-route was established from Ann\\nArbor to Ionia, and the mail was first carried, on horseback,\\nby a man named in Ingersoll.\\nThe names of Palmer Partelo and H. Lyon should not\\nbe omitted. The former settled on the southwest quarter\\nof section 22. H. Lyon settled on the west half of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 8, where he still resides. Wil-\\nliam R. HoWe occupies land settled by his father.\\nThe names, also, of some of the early settlers which we\\nhave omitted will be given in the following list, taken from\\nthe assessment-roll of 1841.\\nAcres.\\nGeorge J. Vhiney, section 1 80\\nDavid McClansey, section 1 40\\nOrange Eddy, section 2 40\\nJason Macomber, section 4 160\\nPeter Carrow, section 6 140\\nJesse Munroe, section 7 160\\nTliram C. Briggs, section S 72\\nDavid A.Simmons, section i) 197\\nRichard Lewis, section 9 40\\nI.^a.ae Phillips, section 10 74\\nJeremiah Eddy, section 10 78\\nNathaniel D. Macomber, section 10 80\\nDavid F. Burgess, section 11 80\\nJared Higbee, section 11 160\\nHenry Rowland, section 13 155\\nOlivei^owland, section 13 182\\nPhilo Beers, section 14 103\\nPhilo Doty, section 14 126\\nJoseph Eddy, sections 14, 15 385\\nJacob Dewitt, section 15 80\\nHiram C. Briggs, section 18 147\\nNathan Stevens, section 21 40\\n.lohn G. Harrington, section 22 15\\nAbram Eddy, section 22 145\\nW. F. Jenison, section 22 240\\nStephen B. Groger, section 22 120\\nHeman Thomas, section 23 SO\\nJohn Benson, section 23 40\\nDaniel Clark, section 23 80\\nAnthony Niles, section 23 120\\nPhilo Doty, section 23 80\\nEzekiel Niles, section 23 80\\nDavid Clark, section 24 40\\nAndrew Shadiluck, section 24 40\\nHenry Gilibs, section 25 80\\nHenry Gibbs, Jr., section 25 80\\nChester Brown, section 25 160\\nCalvin Barber, section 25 SO\\nOliver Doty, sections 25, 26 240\\nJohn B. Siiear, section 26 40\\nGeorge AV, Jones, section 31 80\\nJoab Dobbins, section 32 40\\nCharles Jones, section 32 20\\nOliver Doty, section 36 80\\nMiles Mansfield, section 3G Ifilt\\nSCHOOLS.\\nUp to the summer of 1837 there had been no school\\ntaught in Eagle. In the spring of that year an informal\\nmeeting was called at the house of Anthony Niles, and it\\nwas resolved to build a log school-house and have a school.\\nAt the appointed time, accordingly, the men assembled, and,\\nthough few in numbers, strong in purpose, they took hold\\nof the logs with hearty good will, and soon a commodious\\ncabin stood ready for use on the east side of the quarter-\\nline on section 23, nearly oppo.site the site of the brick resi-\\ndence of G. W. Thomas. The benches were made of slabs,\\nand the teacher s desk was a board resting upon two pins\\ndriven into the wall. The fireplace, such as was common\\nin those days, was made of slicks lined with stones and\\nmud. Mrs. Alice Allen, whose husband had died in the\\nprevious winter, taught the first school. The following are\\nthe names of some of the scholars Fannie, Olarinda, and\\nCharles Groger, Royal and Marian Benson, Emily, Julia,\\nand Angeline Niles, and Phoebe Beers.\\nIn the winter of 1837-38, W. F. Jenison taught four", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0567.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": "440\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nmonths. He was the first male teacher in the township.\\nThe next summer Mrs. Amanda Blaisdale, usually known\\nas Aunt Amanda, taught. She was subsequently married\\nto Chester Brown. During the summer of 1839 the school-\\nhouse known for many years as the lied School-House was\\nbuilt. It took its name from a liberal coat of red paint\\nwhich it received when completed. It was the first frame\\nschool-house in the township, and said to be the first in\\nClinton County. It stood near the residence of Heman\\nThomas, on section 23. The first school in this building\\nwas taught by W. F. Jenison. It was composed of chil-\\ndren from Watertowu, some from the Canada settlement in\\nEaton County, and some from Delta.\\nThe next school-house was built on the southwest quarter\\nof section 32. Previous to the organization of the town-\\nship of Eagle its territory had been separated into school\\ndistricts, but none were organized except district No. 1 and\\ndistricts Nos. 2 and 5.\\nAt the first meeting of the school board of Eagle, on the\\n1st of April, 1841, these districts were rearranged, as fol-\\nlows District No. 1 comprised sections 22, 23,25, 2G, 27,\\n34, 35, 36, and all of 24, except a part of the northeast\\nquarter. Fractional districts 2 and 5 included sections 28,\\n29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 in Eagle, and the north half of 4,\\n5, and 6 in Oneida. No other districts were formed until\\nFeb. 4, 1843, at which time the board set off 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,\\n9, 17, and 18 as district No. 3 but this act became null\\nand void through the failure of its oflicers to qualify and\\nserve. This territory was set oif on the 7th day of May,\\n1845, and numbered 4. In the mean time (on April 5,\\n1844 school district No. 3 was formed of the remaining\\nsections in the northeast part of the township. In the re-\\nport of this year, for the first time, three schools are repre-\\nsented. The school fund disbursed among them was thirty\\ndollars and eighty cents, of which district No. 1 received\\nfourteen dollars and eighty-four cents, districts Nos. 2 and\\n5 received six dollars and sixteen cents, while No. 4 re-\\nceived nine dollars and eighty cents. The number of chil-\\ndren enrolled in each district was fifty-three, twenty-two,\\nand thirty-five, respectively.\\nAt the meeting of the school board, for the purpose of ex-\\namining applicants to teach, Aug. 23, 1845, certificates were\\ngiven to Misses Mary Gooch, Clarinda Groger, Emeline\\nHigbee, and Lucinda Barut. On 16th of November fol-\\nlowing similar permits were issued to Benjamin C. Mac-\\nomber and Silas P. Fish, as teachers for one term of winter\\nschool each. In 1845 four schools were taught in the town-\\nship, and the amount of money distributed among them was\\nforty dollars and sixty cents\\nDistrict. Scholars. Amount.\\nNo. 1 50 $U.U:i\\nNos. 2 and a 2!l 8.65\\nNo. 3 31 9.26\\nNo. 4 26 7.76\\nSchool district No. 5 was formed by the school board on\\nthe 4th day of November, 1848, but in the report of 1849,\\nand also of 1850, no returns were made from this district.\\nOn Sept. 7, 1850, the school board formed districts 6\\nand 7. No. 6 did not organize, however. District No. 8\\nwas first organized on Feb. 27, 1858, and Dec. 24, 1859,\\ndistrict No. 9 was set ofi Fractional district No. 10 was\\nformed June 3, 1865. District No. 7 was discontinued\\nand included in district No. 1, Dec. 28, 1872. This was\\nbrought about by the destruction of the school-house in\\nthat district by fire.\\nThe aggregate value of school property in the township\\nin 1879 was four thousand four hundred and twenty-five\\ndollars. The number of scholars enrolled in the township\\nwas three hundred and forty, and there were sixteen quali-\\nfied teachers.\\nCHURCHES.\\nIn the fall of 1835, Rev. Mr. Munett, a Methodist mis-\\nsionary, as they were then called, visited the remote settlement\\nin Eagle. He followed his circuit, which embraced a great\\nextent of country, on foot, carrying a knapsack stored with\\na Bible, a hymn-book, a liberal supply of tracts, and a few\\narticles of clothing. With these he went from one settle-\\nment to another, making his rounds about once in five or\\nsi^ weeks. At the time above stated he came to the log\\nhouse of Anthony Niles, and with his permission announced\\nreligious exercises for the next Sabbath. These exercises,\\nthe first of the kind in Eagle, passed off well, and while\\nupon that circuit he visited this settlement as regularly as\\npo.ssible.\\nIn the spring of 1837, Rev. Mr. Bennett came to Eagle\\nand organized the first church society. It was composed\\nof Anthony Niles, John Benson and wife, Heman Thomas,\\nand Valentine Cryderman and wife. Mr. Cryderman was\\nappointed class-leader. The class prospered for a little\\ntime, but was at length discontinued.\\nIn 1840, John Thomas, a representative of the Baptist\\nChurch, came and held a series of meetings, which resulted\\nin the formation of a Baptist Church. When it was or-\\nganized several persons who had previously been members\\nof that denomination, reunited with it. The names of\\nthe persons composing this class were Anthony Niles, John\\nBenson and wife, Heman Thomas and wife, John B. Shear\\nand wife. Anthony Niles was chosen deacon. About the\\nsame time the Methodist Church reorganized, with Oliver\\nDoty as class-leader.\\nThe Baptist Church in Eagle was finally disbanded, its\\nmembers uniting with the society in Grand Ledge.\\nThe Methodist cla.ss has not been discontinued, and was\\nreally the germ of the one now in existence. The meet-\\nings of this society were held for a number of years in\\nthe Thomas school, and more recently in the Jenison\\nschool-house. Its meeting-house was completed in 1876,\\nand cost two thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. It\\nwas dedicated by Rev. George B. Jocelyn. F. J. Freeman\\nis the present pastor. M. R. Hill is class-leader. L. W.\\nHill is superintendent of the Sabbath-school.\\nThe Free Methodist Church was organized at th6 school-\\nhouse in North Eagle in June, 1876. Tiie church edifice\\nof this society was built in 1879, and dedicated by C. W.\\nHaines. The present membership is eight.\\nLIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\nAs has been stated, Eagle was set off from Watertown\\nMarch 15, 1841. The act provided that the first town-\\nmeeting should be at the house of Philo Doty, and it was\\nso held in accordance with the provisions of the act. The", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0568.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0569.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0570.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "EAGLE TOWNSHIP.\\n441\\nfollowing-named persons were then to fill the several town-\\nship offices: Supervisor, Jared Higbee Clerk, Edward\\nW. Higbee Treasurer, Henry Rowland Assessors, John\\nBenson, David A. Simmons, Henry Rowland School In-\\nspector, Elisha B. Isham Collectors, Edward W. Higbee,\\nThomas I. Allen, Nathan Stevens Directors of the Poor,\\nHenry Rowland, Fletcher Jenison Highway Commis-\\nsioners, Oliver Doty, Philo Doty, Jared Higbee; Justices\\nof the Peace, Oliver Doty, David A. Simmons, Henry\\nRowland Constables, Hiram C. Briggs, Nathan Stevens,\\nThomas I. Allen, Frederick M. Groger.\\nThe list of supervisors, township clerks, treasurers, jus-\\ntices of the peace, and school inspectors from 1842 to 1880,\\ninclusive, is as follows\\nSUPERVISORS\\n1842. Jared Higbee.\\n1843-46. William F. Jenison.\\n1847-50. David C. Clark.\\n1851. Ezckiel Nilcs.\\n1852. Ira W. Hill.\\n1853-54. Ezekicl Niles.\\n1865. James W. McMillan.\\n1856-57. Elisha I. Iligbec.\\n1858. John C. Scadin.\\n1859-60. IJ. H. lieers.\\n1861-62. William F. Jenison.\\n18G.3-64. Charles M. Dorbyshioe.\\n1805-66. William F. Jenison.\\n1867-68. Philo Doty.\\n1869. Ezckiel Niles.\\n1870. David Clark.\\n1871-72. Hiram C. lirigg.-.\\n1873. George W. McCrumb.\\n1874-77. Philo Doty.\\n1878. George W. Thomas.\\n1879. Philo Doty.\\n1880. Henry II. Jenison.\\nTOWN\\n1842-44. Edward W. Higbee.\\n1845-50. Ezekiel Nilcs.\\n1851. B. II. Beers.\\n1852-54. Elisha I. Higbee.\\n1855. Arcbelaus Silsbee.\\n1856. Thomas J. Allen.\\n1857. G. W. Thomas.\\n1858. James W. McMillan.\\n1859-60. George W. Thomas.\\nCLERKS.\\n1861-63. James W. McMillan.\\n1864. Henry J. Stark.\\n1865-66. James AV. McMillan.\\n1867. Sheridan F. Hill.\\n1868. Ezekiel Niles.\\n1869. Loyal W. Hill.\\n187(1-77. Ezekiel Nilcs.\\n1878-79. Edward W. Stephenson.\\n1880. Eugene Marsh.\\nTREASU\\n1842. David C. Clark.\\n1843-44. Elisha B. Isham.\\n1845-47. Cyrus Briggs.\\n1848-50. Thomas 1. Allen.\\n1851-52. Elisha B. Isham.\\n1853-56. Philo Doty.\\n1857. Oliver Doty.\\n1858. George R. Stark.\\n1859-60. Silas P. Fish.\\n1861-62. Hirnm C. Briggs.\\n1863. John C. Seadin.\\nRERS.\\n1864. Hiram C. Briggs.\\n1865. Silas P. Fish.\\n1866. Josiah Monroe.\\n1867. David Taylor.\\n1868. G. W. McCrumb.\\n1869. James J. Kerr.\\n1870-71. Joseph Ilinman.\\n1872-73. James J. Kerr.\\n1874-77. Henry P. Finney.\\n1878-79. James F. Baker.\\n1880. Joseph Hammon.\\nJUSTICES OF\\nTHE\\nPEACE.\\n1842.\\nHenry Gibbs.\\n1857.\\nDavid Taylor.\\nAnthony Nilcs.\\n1858.\\nNeljon M. Stark.\\n184.3.\\nJacob I obinH.\\nJames W. McMillan\\n1844.\\nHenry Rowland.\\n1859.\\nMilton P. Burtch.\\n1845.\\nAnthony Niles.\\n1860.\\nOliver Doty.\\n1846.\\nHoratio Lyon.\\n1861.\\nBurtis II. Beers.\\n1847.\\nMilton P. Burtch.\\nDavid Taylor.\\n1848.\\nHenry Rowland.\\n1862.\\nA. .losiah Hogle.\\n1849.\\nJames W. McMillan.\\nHorace Brown.\\n1850.\\nHenry M. Stark.\\n1863.\\nJames W. McMillan\\n1851.\\nLewis lS. Niles.\\n1864.\\nOliver Doty.\\n1852.\\nMorton Lyon.\\n1865.\\nJohn C. Scadin.\\nBenjamin C. Macomtier.\\n1866.\\nAlan.son J. Hogle.\\n1853.\\nJarncs W. McMillan.\\nThomas H. Case.\\n1854.\\nB. C. Macomber.\\n1867.\\nEzekiel Niles.\\n1855.\\nOliver Doty.\\n1868.\\nOliver Doty.\\n1856.\\nHoratio Lyon.\\n1869.\\nJames J. Kerr.\\n1857.\\nBurlis 11. Beers.\\nAlmond Partelo.\\n1870. Thomas H. Case.\\n1871. Ezekiel Niles.\\n1872. Almond Partelo.\\n1873. Almond Partelo.\\nLoyal W. Hill.\\n1874. Levi Partelo.\\nOliver Doty.\\n1875. Ezekiel Nilcs.\\n1876. Levi Partelo.\\n1877. Thomas H. Case.\\n1878. Eugene Marsh.\\n1879. George W. Thomas.\\n1880. Hiram F. Jones.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\nDavid Clark.\\nHenry Rowland.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nThomas J. Allen.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nHenry Rowland.\\nDavid Clark.\\nBenjamin C. Macomber.\\nSilas P. Fish.\\nLewis S. Niles.\\nMoore Whitmore.\\nB. H. Beers.\\nSilas P. Fish.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nJames W. McMillan.\\nW. E. Barber.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nJames W. McMillan.\\nW. P. Esler.\\nSilas P. Fish.\\nWilliam F. Jenison.\\nMoses Hall.\\n1860. William P. Esler.\\n1861. Benjamin C. Macomber.\\n1862. Perry Shcpard.\\n1863. AVilliam F. Jenison.\\n1864. Orville Bates.\\n1865. Alanson J. Hogle.\\n1866. Nathan Stevans.\\n1867. Perry Shepard.\\n1868. Sheridan F. Hill.\\n1869. Perry E. Shepard.\\n1870. Loyal W. Hill.\\n1871. Horatio Hunter.\\n1872. Loyal W. Hill.\\nGeorge W. Thomas.\\n1873. L. S. Briggs.\\n1874. Ezekiel F. Brown.\\n1875. George W. Thomas.\\n1876. George W. Thomas.\\n1877. William S. Tallman.\\n1878. Ezekiel F. Brown.\\n1879. Jacob Morris.\\n1880. A. S. Kerr.\\nEAGLE VILLAGE.\\nThe location and platting of the village of Eagle followed\\nthe opening of the Ionia and Lansing Railroad. It will\\ntherefore be proper to preface a sketch of the village by a\\nbrief history of this thoroughfare in its connection with\\nthe township.\\nWhile the subject of a railroad through Eagle was being\\nagitated a meeting was called by George W. McCrumb at\\nJenison Hall, by request of many prominent citizens desirous\\nof expressing their opinion in favor or against the measure.\\nAt a later meeting a resolution was passed, with but one dis-\\nsenting vote, oiFering aid to the company, and the township\\nofficers were subsetjuently authorized to issue bonds against\\nthe township, bearing ten per cent, interest, for the sum of\\nnine thousand five hundred dollars, payable in four equal\\ninstallments, the first of which should become due six\\nmonths alter the completion of the road. The time for the\\nfirst payment on these bonds having expired, at the date\\nspecified the amount was promptly met. Before the suc-\\nceeding obligations had matured the Supreme Court had\\ndeclared the i-ssuancc of township bonds for. such purposes\\nunconstitutional. The bonds had meanwhile been disposed\\nof or fallen into the hands of other parties. Action was\\nbrought against the township, as represented by its super-\\nvisor, George W. McCrumb, who engaged counsel, and in\\ntlio suit which followed was victorious. An appeal was\\ntaken, however, and ultimately the townshij) was compelled\\nto pay principal and interest, amounting in tlie aggregate\\nto about twenty thousand dollars.\\nThe site of the depot liaving been determined, George W.\\nMcCrumb in 1872 purchased forty acres of land on sec-\\ntion 21, of the estate of John H. McCrumb, a part of\\nwhich was formerly owned by Amos Nichols, the remainder\\n56", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0571.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "442\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nbeing a portion of the Townsend tract. To this Jacob\\nSchott added ten acres, the whole of which was phitted as\\nthe village of Eagle and recorded May 6, 1873. Mr.\\nMcCrumb may therefore be regarded as the projector of\\nthe village. He removed from Lorain Co., Ohio, in 1845,\\nwith his father, William McCrumb, who located upon\\neighty acres on section 17. This land was uncleared on\\ntheir arrival, and a cabin built in the immediate neighbor-\\nhood afforded them a home while erecting a log house. The\\nfather survived his arrival but a year, when George W.\\npurchased the estate and remained with the family at the\\nhomestead until 1859, when he removed to his present\\nfarm of two hundred and forty acres, to which he later\\nadded two hundred and sixty acres adjacent to it. Upon\\nthis land he erected in 1877 his present spacious residence.\\nMr. McCrumb at once built a depot upon his plat, bear-\\ning himself the entire expense of its construction. In the\\nsame year (1873) Loyal W. Hill removed from the town-\\nship and built a store, in which he placed a general stock\\nof goods. This was the beginning of business enterprise\\nin the village. He was followed by John Force, who be-\\ncame the pioneer blacksmith, after which Loyal Hill and\\nothers erected dwelling-houses and Mr. McCrumb laid the\\nfoundation for a spacious building, which was later rented\\nto Messrs. Cole Marsh, who opened a general store which\\nsupplied the wants of the surrounding country. In 1876,\\nMessrs. Cole Fletcher built a store in which was placed\\na stock of hardware, and the church edifice was erected in\\nthe same year. The first public-house was opened by\\nEugene Marsh in a building originally designed as a dwell-\\ning. A spacious and well-appointed hotel was erected in\\n1879, of which Washburn Strickland is proprietor and\\nlandlord. The present business of the place embraces, in\\naddition, a general store, owned by Messrs. Pearl Starch\\na grocery and hardware, kept by Eugene Marsh, who is\\ndeputy postmaster, the commission being held by George\\nW. McCrumb two blacksmith-shops, Robert PuUen and\\nJosiah Ilogle presiding at the forgo a milliner, who is\\nJlrs. Elizabeth Palmer; and a saw-, planing-, and moulding-\\nmill, with feed-mill combined, owned by Mr. McCrumb and\\nlocated one mile from the village. The teacher of the\\npublic school is Miss Diana Pennington.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nDAVID CLARK.\\nThe ancestors of Mr. Clark were early emigrants from\\nGreat Britain to America, and among the primitive settlers\\nin the old Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His grand-\\nfather, John Clark, was actively engaged in the battle of\\nBennington, and participated also in the engagement which\\nresulted in the surrender of Burgoyne. John Clark, the\\nfather of David, was born about the year 1770, at Phelen,\\nMass., and at the age of seven years removed with his\\nparents to Bennington, Vt., where he resided when the\\nfamous battle occurred. He was taken to the battle field\\nby his father, and witnessed the encounter.\\nHaving lost his mother at the age of fourteen, a home\\nwas open to him at the residence of a relative, Daniel Mc-\\nNutt, where he remained until he attained his majority,\\nand at the age of twenty-nine was married to Miss Mary\\nKnowlton. Their son D.ivid was born in Castleton, Vt.,\\nJune 13, 1817, and at the age of sixteen accompanied his\\nparents to Pontiac, Mich where they located in 1833.\\nIn 1835 the family removed to the township of Eagle, on\\nland entered by Mr. Clark, which his son assisted in clearing\\nand improving. They were in an eminent sense pioneers,\\nhaving discovered no evidences of civilization on their\\narrival.\\nOn Jan. 1, 1857, Mr. Clark was married to Miss Sarah\\nSmith, whose parents natives of New York State were\\nsettlers in Eaton County in 1839. They have had three\\nchildren, David, Jr., born April 17, 1862; Fred, whose\\nbirth occurred July 4, 1864, and who died Oct. 20, 1868;\\nand Charles Henry, born Sept. 5, 1868.\\nMr. Clark was formerly a strong Democrat, but subse-\\nquent developments occasioned a change in his political\\nviews and have since caused him to join the ranks of the\\nRepublican party.\\nBoth Mr. and Mrs. Clark are supporters of the Congre-\\ngational Church, the latter being a member and an active\\nworker in its interests.\\nGEORGE W. McCRUMB.\\nWilliam McCrumb, who was descended from Scotch an-\\ncestry, was an early settler in Canandaigua, N. Y., and a\\nsoldier in the war of 1812. He was married Dec. 4, 1815,\\nto Miss Mary Stewart, and George W., the seventh of their\\nchildren, was born in Medina Co., Ohio, April 26, 1827,\\nto which State his parents had emigrated a few months\\nprevious. They, however, soon after removed to Lorain\\nCounty, and remained until 1844, when the family re-\\npaired to the township of Eagle, where Mr. McCrumb died\\nthe year following. The mother survived until March,\\n1853. George W. at the age of eighteen was left with\\nthe care of the family almost entirely devolving upon him.\\nHe was married June 14, 1856, to Miss Calanthe M. Hill,\\nwhose parents are inmates of her own cheerful home.\\nThe children of Mr. and Mrs. McCrumb were born in\\nthe following order: Helen M., March 24, 1857; Floid,\\nFeb. 1, 1858; Charles, Aug. 3, 1860; Nettie and Mattie\\n(twins), Aug. 25, 1863 George W., Jr., Sept. 14, 1866\\nJennie, Jan. 18, 1869; Calanthe May, June 11, 1875.\\nOf these children have died Charles and Mattie, October,\\n1863; Floid, Nov. 13, 1874; Calanthe May, May 11,\\n1876 Helen, Aug. 28, 1876 leaving still three to\\nbrighten the home circle. Mr. McCrumb is actively en-\\ngaged in business pursuits, and is at present largely inter-\\nested in the saw-mill on the Looking-Glass River, of which\\nhe is proprietor, and which has a capacity of one million\\nfeet of lumber per year. He has been especially prominent\\nin politics, having held many influential offices and been a\\nrecognized leader in his township. His convictions have\\ncaused him until recently to affiliate with the Republican\\nparty.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0572.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "PcsiDENCE Of GEORGE GALL .WnnRTtmN CiiNTof Co. Mich.\\nResidence of DAV/D CLARK. Eagic. Cuf^roNCo. Mich.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0573.jp2"}, "570": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0574.jp2"}, "571": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n443\\nBoth Mr. and Mrs. McCrumb are ardent supporters of\\nthe Metliodist Episcopal Church, of which slie is an es-\\nteemed member.\\nMRS. SALLY HAWLEY BEERS.\\nThe ancestors of Mrs. Beers were of English and Scotch\\ndescent, the family having numbered six generations since\\nfirst they left their native shores and landed in Stratford,\\nConn. From thence they removed to Newtown township,\\nwhere a small hamlet was projected and called Land s End,\\nSALLY II. BEEKS.\\nfrom their former residence in England, and was subse-\\nquently christened Hawley, after its founders. Her faiher,\\nJabez Hawley, was born in Newtown in 1707, and married\\nto Perthena Booth, to whom were born seven children, of\\nwhom Mrs. Sally H. Beers was the eldest. She was mar-\\nried Oct. G, 1816, when eighteen years of age, to Philo\\nBeers, whose ancestors were among the early settlers of the\\nsame township. His father, Ebenezer Beers, was a native\\nof Newtown, Fairfield Co., Conn., and was early married to\\nMiss Anna flard. Their son Philo, the fifth in a large\\nfamily of children, was born in Newtown, Dec. 20, 1793,\\nand remained at the place of his nativity until November,\\n1831, wiien, with his family, he repaired to Oakland\\nCounty. Here they sojourned until 1836, when, the\\ncounty of Clinton proving more attractive, they repaired to\\nthe township of Eagle, where a considerable purchase of\\nland was made, and where Mrs. Beers, at the advanced age\\nof eighty-two years, still resides. The services of her hus-\\nband in the war of 1812 entitle her to a pension, which is\\nannually paid by the government.\\nMr. and Mrs. Beers were blessed with the following chil-\\ndren Esther, born Oct. 13, 1818; Mary E., whose birth\\noccurred May 23, 1821 Burtis H., born Nov. 22, 1823\\nPhilo N., whose birth occurred Sept. 11, 1826, and his\\ndeath Jan. 26, 1851 Sarah F. and Samuel (twins), born\\nJan. 11, 1828, the death of the latter having taken place\\nNov. 17, 1832; Phebe A., who was born Sept. 5, 1830,\\nand died in the fall of 1859 Currence, born November,\\n1833, and whose death occurred in November, 1833; and\\nAnna A., born July 2, 1838.\\nMr. Beers was the pioneer blacksmith in the township\\nof Eagle, and also the builder of the first saw-mill within\\nits borders. He was a man of untiring industry, and his\\nearly efforts did much towards advancing the interests of\\nthe new settlement. Combined with these qualities was a\\nstern integrity and principle, which made him a power for\\ngood in the community in which he lived.\\nBurtis H., the third child of Mr. iind Mrs. Beers, was\\na young man of unusual promise. He was well educated,\\nand bad intended adopting the profession of law, but was\\ndiverted by circumstances from the accomplishment of this\\nobject. He was married to Miss Sarah E. Esler, and w:is\\nfilling the responsible position of register of deeds, which\\nrequired his residence at St. Johns, when death suddenly\\nended his brilliant career on the 8th of January, 1877.\\nCHAPTER LVIIL\\nESSEX TOWNSHIP.*\\nBoundaries, Surface, Soil, and Streams Original Surveys and Land-\\nEntries First and other Early Settlements Civil History, First\\nTownship-Meeting, and List of Officers Educational Village of\\nMaple llapids lleligious History.\\nThe township of Essex is situated on the northern bor-\\nder of Clinton County, west of the centre. Fulton, in\\nGratiot County, forms its northern boundary, while the\\ntownships of Greenbush, Bengal, and Lebanon, respectively,\\nin Clinton County, join upon its eastern, southern, and\\nwestern borders.\\nIts surface is of the character common to the Lower\\nPeninsula, undulating sufiBciently to permit of good sur-\\nface drainage and diversified only by occasional bluffs and\\nplains. Originally it was termed a hard-wood township,\\nand, except Benedict s Plains and another opening at\\nSowle s Corners, it was generally heavily timbered with\\nthe various deciduous varieties indigenous to this climate.\\nThe soil, too, is of that nature which h as been so fre-\\nquently described when speaking of Michigan lands, an\\nadmixture of sand, clay, and gravelly loam, and in the\\nlower portions alluvial deposits. It is consequently well\\nadapted to the culture of grass, corn, vegetables, fruit,\\nwheat, and other cereals, and in their production, coupled\\nwith stock-raising, the agricultural classes are chiefly en-\\ngaged.\\nMaple River and Hayworth Creek are the principal water-\\ncourses. The former in its flow to the southwest crosses\\nthe northwest corner of the township. Rapids occur in its\\ncourse near the village of Maple llapids, and here its waters\\nhave been utilized for mill purposes. Above the rapids,\\nand from thence, .stretching up the river a distance of ten\\nmiles, to Bridgevillc, in Gratiot County, it widens to the\\nextent of from one-eighth to one-half mile. Here it is\\nBy John S. Scbenck.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0575.jp2"}, "572": {"fulltext": "444\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nsimilar to a long lake or bayou in appearance, and during\\nthe past two or three years has been navigated between the\\ntwo points mentioned by the May Queen, a small side-\\nwheel steamer, which was built at Maple Rapids by Messrs.\\nWhitacre and Webster.\\nDuring the present summer (1880) Professor Davis, of\\nthe University of Michigan, with a corps of engineers, has\\nbeen engaged in a survey of the Maple River above and be-\\nlow the village of Maple Rapids, for the purpose of deter-\\nmining whether it is practicable to lower the water in the\\nriver so as to drain and render valuable a very large area\\nabove Maple Rapids of lands which are now submerged and\\nworthless. The survey was made at the suggestion and\\nthrough the influence of the Hon. S. S. Walker, of St.\\nJohns. Of its results Professor Davis says\\nThe surveying party from Ann Arbor, who have been\\nsounding Maple River in the vicinity of Maple Rapids, with\\nthe view of ascertaining the feasibility of deepening the\\nchannel, and thereby draining the swamps which border\\nthat stream from Maple Rapids to Bridgeville, Gratiot\\nCounty, overflowing some five thousand acres of land, re-\\nport that the lands can be relieved of the overflow by re-\\nmoval of the dam at Maple Rapids and the bottom of the\\nriver at the rapids, or a shallow place, lowered some six and\\none-half feet. This will immediately lower the stream for\\na number of miles, as the bed of the river above and below\\nthis shallow place, which is only about one mile and a half\\nin length, extending about equally each way from the\\nbridge at the rapids, and also has numerous depressions, is\\nmuch lower, and only in few instances is the river so shallow\\nthat its bed would reach this sis and one-half feet level.\\nThis would not only relieve the overflowed land, but also\\nafford a much better drainage for all the surrounding\\ncountry, and take away the source of much sickness.\\nThe bed of the river is composed largely of sand and\\ngravel, with a mixture of small bowlders, and the shallow\\nplace shows made land or choke filling, being composed\\nmostly of soft muck, through which a stake can be thrust\\nto the gravel or natural bed of the river.\\nThe surveys made in 1831 indicate a good growth of\\ntimber, such as oak, white-ash, and other kinds of trees\\nwhich do not grow in overflowed land. Part of these trees\\nhave been cut off in the winter-time for wood, but that now\\nstanding is dead. This proves conclusively that at one\\ntime the land where they are was not continually under\\nwater. The swamp under consideration extends from\\nMaple Rapids about twelve miles up the river into Gratiot\\nCounty.\\nHayworth Creek enters the township of Essex by cross-\\ning the east line of section 25 thence it meanders gen-\\nerally northwesterly through the southern part until it\\ncrosses the west line of section 18 and enters Lebanon\\ntownship. Reappearing again upon the same section, it\\npursues a northeasterly course until its surplus waters are\\nemptied into the Maple River just below the village of\\nMaple Rapids. The Hayworth, with its tributaries, drains\\nthe greater portion of Essex township.\\nWith its pretty and thriving village of Maple Rapids, its\\nmany beautiful farm-houses, surrounded by well-cultivated\\nfields, and also in point of population and the amount of\\nagricultural products annually produced, Essex may be\\nclassed as one of the most prosperous and important among\\nthe townships of Clinton County.\\nORIGINAL SURVEYS AND LAND-ENTRIES.\\nPursuant to contracts with and instructions received\\nfrom William Lytle, Surveyor-General of the United\\nStates, Deputy United States Surveyors Robert Clerk, Jr.,\\nand Joel Wright surveyed the present township of Essex\\nin the year 1831. The former ran the boundary lines in\\nFebruary and March, designating the same township\\nNo. 8 north, of range No. 3 west. Mr. Wright subdi-\\nvided the township in May. In his field-notes mention is\\nmade of a beautiful mill-seat on the creek in the north-\\nwest corner of seetion 29 and again, in running the line\\nbetween sections 19 and 20, he spoke of a bluff fifty feet\\nin height, at the base of which were several sulphur\\nsprings. At the close of his work he said, There is a\\nconsiderable part of the foregoing township that is valuable\\nland, yet I think it is somewhat inferior to those situated\\non Stony Creek.\\nGeorge Campau became the first individual owner of land\\nin the township, and probably in the county, by the pur-\\nchase of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of\\nsection 8, Nov. 30, 1832. Following, however, are the\\nnames of those who purchiised from the general government\\nlands situated in this township\\nSECTION 1.\\nJoseph R. Williams, Detroit, July 27, 1836, south half.\\nJohn Montreiul, Ionia Co., Mich., Aug. 1, 1S3S, south half of north-\\nwest quarter.\\nSECTION 2.\\nJoseph R. Williams, Detroit, July 27, 1836, south half.\\nJohn Barrett, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 1836, south half of north-\\nwest quarter.\\nSECTION 3.\\nHollis Pratt, July 27, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nIsaac A. Brooks, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., July 27, 1S36, west half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nIsaac A. Brooks, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836, cast half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nWa-be-cake Mak-i-lo-quot, Clintun Co., Mich., Feb. 1, 1841, north\\npart of northwest quarter.\\nSECTION i.\\nHollis Pratt, July 27, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nJoseph R. Williams, Detroit, July 27, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 5.\\nJohn P. Wucherer, Aug. 8, 1835, east half of southwest quarter.\\nWilliam McCausland, Ionia Co., Mich., Jan. 6, 1S36, southwest\\nquarter of southwest quarter.\\nS. Newton Dexter, Oneida Co., N. T., April 29, 1836, north half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nSECTION 6.\\nWarren P. Mills, Orand Rapids, Mich., Hay 10, 1836, southeast\\nquarter of southeast quarter.\\nCharles N. Bristol, Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 13, 1836, northwest frac-\\ntional quarter.\\nSECTION 7.\\nEdward J. Glenn, Aug. 8, 1S35, west half of northeast quarter.\\nLouis Campau, Grand Rapids, Feb. 12, 1S36, west half of southeast\\nquarter and cast half of southwest quarter.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0576.jp2"}, "573": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n445\\nSECTION 8.\\nGeorge Catupau, Nov. 30, 1S32, northwest quarter of northwest quarter.\\nLouis Campau, July II, 1835, east half of southwest quarter and\\nsouthwest quarter of northwest quarter.\\nWilliam U. Thompson, Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 6, 1836, west half of\\nnortheast quarter.\\nSECTION 9.\\nIliram Benedict, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Nov. 1835, west half.\\nCalvin Cooley, March 23, 1836, northeast qtiarter.\\nJames S. Wadsworth, Geneseo, N. Y., April 25, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 10.\\nCharles H. Carroll, April 25, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nJoseph R. Williams, July 27, 1836, north half and southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 11.\\nJoseph R. Williams, Detroit, July 27, 183C, north half and southwest\\nquarter.\\nJoseph C. Lyon, Nov. 20, 1849, southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 12.\\nJoseph R. Williams, Detroit, July 27, 1836, north half and southeast\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 13.\\nHenry Auten, May 3, 1819, northeast quarter.\\nCharles R. Webb, June 19, 1849, southwest quarter.\\nGeorge Watkins, Kno.\\\\ Co., Ohio, June 2(1, 1850, cast half of north-\\nwest quarter and southwest quarter of northwest quarter.\\nSECTION 14.\\nJohn F. Lansing, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nJohn Kanouse, Jr., Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, cast half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nSECTION 15.\\nEurolas P. Hastings, Detroit, Nov. 5, 1836, southeast quarter and east\\nhalf of northeast quarter.\\nWilliam Page, Ann Arbor, Mich., May 12, 1830, west half.\\nJohn F. Lansing, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, northeast\\nquarter and west half of southeast quarter.\\nSilas C. Herring {safe man). New York City, Jan. 17, 1837, east half\\nof southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool lands.\\nSECTION 17.\\nCharles Butler, April 25, 1836, northeast quarter and cast half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nHenry M. Moore, Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nLewis Corning, Troy, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1837, southwest quarter.\\nSECTION 18.\\nOliver Johnson, April 18, 1836, north half and southwest quarter and\\nwest half of southeast quarter.\\nCharles Butler, April 25, 1336, east half of southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 19.\\nOliver Johnson, April 18, 1836, east half of northeast quarter.\\nSylvester Stevens, Washtenaw Co., Mich., July 12, 1838, north half\\nof southeast quarter.\\nDaniel Kellogg, Washtenaw Co., Mich., July 12, 1838, south half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nJustus and Gardner Halo, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1838, north-\\nwest quarter, west half of northeast quarter, and southwest\\nquarter,\\nSECTION 20.\\nAbram S. Wadsworth, Ionia Co., Mich., April 18, 1835, west half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nHenry M. Moore, Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 2-3, 1835, northeast quarter.\\nThompson J. Daniels, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Jan. 16, 1837, west half\\nof northwest quarter.\\nSECTION 21.\\nPreston Mitchell, Calhoun Co., Mich., Sept. 24, 1836, northwest\\nquarter,\\nJames Sowlo, Jr., Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 1, 1836, east half.\\nSECTION 22.\\nWilliam Page, May 12, 1836, east half, and east half of northwest\\nquarter, and cast half of southwest quarter.\\nJames Sowlo, Jr., Nov. I, 1836, west half of northwest quarter and\\nwest half of southwest quarter.\\nSECTION 23.\\nJames Sowie, .Ir., Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 1, 1836, south half.\\nSilas C. Herring, city of New York, Jan. 16, 1837, north half.\\nSECTION 24.\\nSarah H. Porter, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nNehemiah D. Stebbins, Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 8, 1836, southwest\\nquarter.\\nSidney S. Aleoit, Marshall, Mieh., Nov. 8, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nSECTION 25.\\nWilliam McCausland, Ionia Co., Mich., May 15, 1834, west half of\\nsoutheast quarter and east half of southwest quarter.\\nWilliam Pago, May 12, 1836, north half and west half of southwest\\nquarter.\\nHorace Butler, May 26, 1836, cast half of southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 26.\\nPhilip Fayne, July 18, 18.36, southwest quarter.\\nHorace Butler, May 26, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nJohn Kanouse, Jr., Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, northwest\\nquarter and west hSlf of northeast quarter.\\nSECTION 27.\\nSidonius Teall, July 18, 1836, northwest quarter and west half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nJohn B. Nestell, Clinton Co., Mich., June 27, 1837, west half of south-\\nwest quarter.\\nJames K. Morris, Clinton Co., Mich., Oct. 26, 1839, east half of south-\\nwest quarter.\\nPaine i, Teall, July 18, 1836, east half of southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 28.\\nCharles J. Walker, Kent Co., Mich., Sept. 30, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nElizabeth Kanouse, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, southeast\\nquarter and west half of northwest quarter.\\nNoble Sperry, Seneca Co., N. Y., southwest quarter.\\nSECTION 29.\\nJoseph R. Williams, July 27, 1836, west half of northwest quarter.\\nGeorge W. Dickinson, Ionia Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837, cost half of\\nnorth\\\\vest quarter and northwest quarter of northeast quarter.\\nGeorge Stillson, Calhoun Co., Mich., April 3, 1837, southwest quarter\\nof northeast quarter.\\nPhilo Sperry, Seneca Co., N. Y., April 3, 1837, southeast quarter.\\nCarmi Rainsford, Monroe Co., N. Y., April ,3, 1837, east half of north-\\neast quarter,\\nSECTION 30.\\nJoseph R. Williams, July 27, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nBenjamin Welch, Clinton Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837, southwest quarter.\\nGeorge AV. Perry, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1838, northwest\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 31.\\nCharles J. Walker, Kent Co., Mich., Sept. 30, 1836, west fractional\\nhalf.\\nLucius C. Martin, West Milton, Vt., Deo. 9, 1850, cast half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nSECTION 32.\\nCampbell Bradley, Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1836, east half.\\nSilas R. Jones, Clinton Co., Mich., March 11, 1850, northwest quarter\\nof southwest quarter.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0577.jp2"}, "574": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0578.jp2"}, "575": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n447\\nby John Nestell, his brother-in-law, built his first dwelling,*\\na log one, on the site of his present residence.\\nAlthough Mr. Sowle s house was the first to succeed that\\nof George Campau,.it was not occupied by him until\\nJune, 1838, many of his household goods having been\\nmoved therein the winter previously. In July, 1838, his\\nlittle daughter, Mary E., nearly two years old, while tied in a\\nchair, fell forward into a smudge, kindled for the purpose\\nof driving away gnats and mosquitoes, and was so badly\\nburned that she died. His son, Joseph B., who lived to\\nbe eighteen years of ago, was born on the 22d of the same\\nmonth. Thus the first birth and death occurring in the\\nnorthern half of Clinton County took place in his family.\\nHe also claims that the first marriage in the county took\\nplace at his house in the spring of 1837, while he resided\\nat Wacousta, the contracting parties being Loren Miner\\nand Miss Margaret Nestell, both of whom were then work-\\ning for Mr. Sowle, and the ceremony was performed by\\nWilliam A. Hewitt, Esq., of Dewitt, who was afterwards a\\nprominent citizen of Essex.\\nMr. Sowle built the first framed barn in the township in\\n1839, which is still standing. He also erected for others\\nthe first mills at Hubbardston and at Maple Rapids, the\\nlatter for Messrs. Hewitt Shepard. In the fall of 1 839\\nhe procured at Ionia some very small apple-trees. Of these,\\nhis neighbors, Daniel Kcllo_ g and Sylvester Stephens, re-\\nceived some. All were set out the same day, and thus\\nwere started the first orchards. Mr. Sowle, or Sohn, as\\nhe was termed by them, was a great favorite with the la-\\ndians who lived in his vicinity. He relates that in 1838,\\nalso in 1839 and 1840, he plowed many little patches for\\nthe Indian women to cultivate their corn and vegetables.\\nEach had their own little plat, and they usually paid him\\nwith maple-sugar. As the proceeds of one day s work he\\nonce received four hundred and eighty pounds.\\nHo was a justice of the peace when he came here, and\\nserved as such for several years thereafter. Illustrative of\\nhis experience while serving in that capacity, also of the\\nfriendly feeling then existing between the whites and In-\\ndians, we relate the following: On the 4th of July, 1839,\\nhe visited Campau s trading-post. There were present, be-\\nsides Mr. Campau and himself, five buxom Indian women.\\nCampau was in a joking mood, and speaking in the lan-\\nguage of the Chippewas, told the women that Sohn was\\na justice of the peace; that among the whites it was cus-\\ntomary for such officials to treat all women who kissed\\nthem on the 4th of July therefore, if they kissed Sohn,\\nthey were sure of a drink. Although not understanding\\ntheir language, Mr. Sowle was well aware from their ges-\\ntures and glances exchanged that it related to him. On\\nthe alert, therefore, when the squaws arose and moved care-\\nlessly towards him, he, ton, stood erect. A moment later\\nthey clo.sed in upon him on all sides. The short, sharp\\nstruggle which ensued resulted in the forest feminiucs being\\nThia house wiw burned in IS50. A small friimo dwelling fiil-\\nlowod, which w.is occupied until IStiO. It then gave place to a more\\npretentious one costing five thousand dollars, the former being mured\\na short distance away. In March, 1861, both the old and new houses\\nburned, and the present or fourth dwelling on the same site was soon\\nafter erected.\\nthrown to the floor, lying one across another. Not satisfied,\\nhowever, they made a second attempt to gain the coveted\\nkiss and, what was of more importance to them just then,\\nthe drink, but were again served as before. Convulsed\\nwith laughter, Mr. Campau called off the women, saying to\\nthem that they were beaten, but if they would bring in a\\nrat skin (meaning a muskrat skin) the next day, he\\nwould treat. Assenting, the squaws drank their whisky\\nwith evident relish, and thereafter Sohn s reputation as a\\nwrestler was fully established among the Indians.\\nHiram Benedict and Timothy 11. I ettit, brothers-in-law,\\naccompanied by their families. Nelson Benedict, an unmar-\\nried brother of Hiram, and another young man named\\nJohn Brown, came from Saratoga Co., N. Y., and .settled\\nupon the openings known since as Benedict s Plains, in\\nthe autumn of 1837, thus becoming the next settlers after\\nMr. Campau. Their families found shelter under the hos-\\npitable roof of Mr. Campau, until their own first dwellings\\nwere ready for occupancy. Hiram Benedict purchased of\\nthe government the west half of section 9 Nov. 5, 1835,\\nand soon afterwards became possessed of the two east\\neighty-acre lots of section 8. The spring following his\\nsettlement (1838) he was elected supervisor of the newly-\\norganized township of Wandaugon, and afterwards, without\\nchanging his residence, served as the first supervisor of the\\nrespective townships of Lebanon, Bengal, and Essex. He\\nwas an able man, a good citizen, and highly respected.\\nHis aged father Hiram, Sr. and mother also removed to\\nthis township, where were passed the remainder of their\\ndays. Hiram Benedict, Sr., had served in the war of\\n1812-14. Timothy H. Pettit and Nelson Benedict were\\nalso prominent early citizens. Mr. Pettit was elected the\\nfirst clerk of Wandaugon, also a justice of the peace was\\nactive in the organization of Bengal and Essex townships\\nand ably served both in various official capacities. (See\\nlists of officers of this, Bengal, and Lebanon townships.)\\nIt is thought that he built the first framed house in Essex.\\nLyman Webster, known by the Indians of his day as\\nMa-quah, because of his heavy dark beard, and Chaun-\\ncey M. Stebbins, brothers-in-law, came here from Ionia\\nCounty in the fall of 1837. They owned lands situated\\nupon sections 35 and 36, and were the first settlers iu the\\nsoutheast (juarter of the township. Both were gentlemen\\nof ability, and most creditably served their townsmen in\\nvarious public stations.\\nDaniel Kellogg and Sylvester Stevens, his son-in-law,\\nfrom Washtenaw County, purchased the southeast quarter\\nof section 19 in July, 1838, and during the following\\nwinter or early spring of 1839 settled upon their newly-\\nacquired estate. They, too, became well-known and prom-\\ninent citizens. Mr. Kellogg was an early township clerk,\\njustice of the peace, and treasurer, while Mr. Stevens built\\nthe first saw-mill,f which stood on Ilayworth Creek, in the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 20.\\nLucene Eldridge, Joshua Frink, and Joshua Coomer set-\\ntled upon sections 34 and 35, early in the spring of 1840.\\nAll were good substantial farmers, aud most worthy citizens.\\nMr. Coomer still resides where he settled forty years ago.\\nf This mill was afterwards owneil by Thomas Irwin and William\\nA. Hewitt.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0579.jp2"}, "576": {"fulltext": "448\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThose living in township 8 north, of range 3 west, who\\nwore assessed as resident tax-payers of Bengal in June,\\n1840, were as follows\\nGeorge Campau, west balf of northwest quarter of section 8.\\nSylvester Stevens, north half of southeast quarter of section 19.\\nDaniel Kellogg, south half of southeast quarter of section 19.\\nHiram Benedict, east half of northeast quarter and cast half of\\nsoutheast quarter of section 8.\\nHiram Benedict, northwest quarter and west half of southwest\\nquarter of section 9.\\nTimolhy H. Pettit, cast half of southwest quarter and east half of\\ncast half of southeast quarter of section 9.\\nJames Sowle, Jr., northeast quarter of section 21.\\nJames Sowle, Jr., west half of northwest quarter of section 22.\\nJames Sowle, Jr., southwest quarter of section 23.\\nChauncey M. Stebbins, east half of northeast quarter of section 36.\\nChauncey M. Stebbins, east half of west half of southeast quarter\\nof section 35.\\nLyman AVeb.ster, ea.\u00c2\u00abt half of southwest quarter and west half of\\nwest half of southeast quarter of section 35.\\nLucene Eldridge, southwest quarter of section 35.\\nJoshua Frink, southeast quarter and east half of southwest quarter\\nof section 34.\\nJoshua Coomer, west half of southwest quarter of section 31.\\nA mistake seems to exist in the description of lands\\ncredited to Webster and Eldridge, but the foregoing is a\\ncopy of the roll of that date.\\nThe residents of the present township who itvailed them-\\nselves of the elective franchise in November, 1840, the days\\nof Tippecanoe and Tyler too, were Messrs. Timothy H.\\nPettit, Hiram Benedict, James Sowle, Jr., Alonzo Vaughn,\\nSylvester Stevens, Joshua Frink, Miner Frink, Nelson\\nBenedict, Daniel Kellogg, Julius Bishop, Joshua Coomer,\\nChauncey M. Stebbins, Lyman Webster, Lucene Eldridge,\\nOrlow W. Holmes, and Marcus Rowley, who, except\\nMessrs. Cortland Hill, Charles Grant, and Uriah Drake,\\nwere the only residents of Bengal who voted.\\nSolomon Moss, a prominent pioneer of Essex, came here\\nin 1841, from the town of Ira, Cayuga Co., N. Y., and set-\\ntled upon section 33. He was born in Vermont in 1790.\\nDuring the war of 1812-14 he was, while residing in\\nCanada, drafted into the British service, but at some pecu-\\nniary sacrifice te evaded doing duty for His Britannic Maj-\\nesty by returning to Vermont. His wife, formerly Miss\\nFanny Jones, of Shoreham, Vt., and six children, viz.,\\nHiram L., William J., Edgar D., Vesta E., Laura K., and\\nMyron S., came with him to this township. Mrs. Moss\\ndied in 185G. Mr. Moss survived to the age of eighty-\\none years. Their children all reside in Clinton County,\\nexcept Mrs. M. Baker, of St. Louis, Gratiot Co.\\nAmong other prominent early .settlers were John Johnson,\\nwho succeeded Mr. Campau and, until the settlement of\\nWilliam A. Hewitt at Maple Rapids, did a thriving mer-\\ncantile business with the Indians and early white settlers\\nChauncey S. Wolcott, who is still one of Essex s most re-\\nspected citizens; Henry M. Starks, Levi D. Jenison, Samuel\\nM. Scott, Daniel G. Smith, Obadiah Lyon, Walter Hubbell,\\nRufus Dinsmore, and others whose faces and peculiarities\\nwill be remembered when their names are found in accom-\\npanying list.\\nIn 1844 those residents of the township assessed for\\ntaxes were mentioned as owning property on the following\\nsections\\nEphraim Kolfe\\nJohn Johnson\\nLevi D. Jenison\\nPlirani Benedict, Jr\\nNelson Benedict\\nTimothy H. Pettit\\nHenry M. .Starks\\nEleazer Toby\\nGeorge Starlts\\nJohn W. Armstrong\\n.Sylvester Stevens\\nDaniel Kellogg\\nJames Sowle, Jr 21,\\nDavid Seott\\nKufus Dinsmore 25,\\nLyman AVebster\\nSec. Sec.\\n7 George W. Gardner 25\\n8 Christian G. Nestell 27\\n8 Daniel G.Smith 29\\n8,9 Nelson Delong 311\\n9 Solomon Moss 3;i\\n9 Joshua Coomer 34\\n9 Joshua Frink U\\n8 Lucene Eldridge 35\\n9 Chauncev S. Wolcott 36\\n19 Walter Hubbell 36\\n19 Lewis Norton Personal\\n19 Joseph Kellogg\\n,22 Oliver Aldrich\\n23 Parley Gardner\\n,36 Joseph Nestell\\n25\\nThe population and number of dwellings were more than\\ndoubled during the succeeding ,six years, and in 1850 there\\nwere seventy-seven families and a total population of four\\nhundred and ten inhabitants. The resident tax-payers at\\nthat time were named as follows\\nSec. Sec.\\nJohn Young 24\\nHeirs of R. Dinsmore 25, 36\\nMorgan Monroe 25\\nTheodore Webster 25\\nLyman Webster 25\\nC. Hammond 26\\nTruman B. Heath 26\\nEdwin W. Warren 23\\nObadiah Lyon 26\\nJames Owen 27\\nChristian G. Nestell 27\\nFrederick Delano 19\\nJames Sowle, Jr 21,22\\nHumphrey Hammond 28\\nDaniel G. Smith 29\\nRiley Jones 32\\nDavid Bush 26, 33\\nJoshua Coomer 34\\nHiram L. Moss 33\\nAVilliam J. Moss 33\\nMrs. Frink 34, 26\\nLucene Eldridge 35\\nLevi D. Jennison 35\\nChauncey S. Wolcott 36\\nStephen McPherson 10\\nJoseph T. Hewitt Personal\\nGuy N. AVilco.\\\\\\nDavid F. McPherson....\\nGeorge R. Nestell\\nIsaiah Sherwood\\nJames Skillman\\n0. Dunkle\\nCharles Turner\\nEben B. Stiles\\nIsaac Ocobock\\nSimon T. Hill\\n3\\nIlirani Kichmond\\n3\\nThomas Stickney\\n6\\nEpbnuin Rulfe\\n7\\nAlfred Stone\\n7\\nWilliam Perry\\n7\\nJohn Johnson\\nS\\nRansom S. Cook\\n8\\n8\\n8,9\\nTimothy H. Pettit\\n9\\n9\\nPeter Schanck\\n9\\n1\\nJoseph 0. Lyon\\n9\\n11\\nCharles Carter\\n10\\n17\\n18\\nRansom Beach\\n19\\nD. W. C. Beach\\n19\\nDavid Blank\\n19\\n19\\n19\\nCornelius Onderkirk\\n19\\nJohn W. Armstrong....\\n19\\n30\\nNelson Delong\\n30\\nPalmer D. Bancroft\\n30\\nGuy N.Wilcox\\n31\\nAdam Ocobock\\n29\\nJackson Ocobock\\n29\\nFrederick Tuttlc\\n20\\nThomas Irwin\\n20\\nThomas Parr\\n17, 20\\n21\\nDavid Scott\\nn\\nMrs. Scott\\n23,\\n24\\nAt the expiration of another decade many improvements\\nhad taken place. Framed dwellings and broad cultivated\\nfields had succeeded the log cabins and .small clearings;\\nthe enterprising little village of Maple Rapids had sprung\\ninto existence, and Essex in 18G0 contained two hundred\\nand fourteen dwelling-houses and one thousand and thirteen\\ninhabitants, thus taking third place among Clinton County\\ntownships. The tax-paying residents* of twenty years ago\\nwere:\\nSec.\\nAaron W. Phillips 1\\nLewis Bryant 1\\nWilliam Brown 1\\n.Samuel H. Griffith 2\\nAndrew J. Taylor 2\\nJohn Anderson 2\\nWilliam S. Mathews 3\\nMarcus Annis 4, 14\\nM. J. Whitacre 5\\nReuben Smith Personal\\nSec.\\nMartin V. Brown Village Lots\\nJohn N. Whitacre...\\nJames K. Petteys\\nAugustus Randolph.\\nFrederick Tuttle\\nRansom Beach\\nJames Carpenter.. 6\\nArnold Payne 6\\nAbigail Fullon 6\\nDaniel Webster 6\\nIn this and other lists of names errors may be found in spelling,\\nbut they cannot be avoided when not written correctly or legibly on\\noriginal rolls.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0580.jp2"}, "577": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n449\\nSec.\\nJ. R. Mosher 6\\nBennett Cook 7\\nUazen Jaquish 7\\nChauncey Jaquish Personal\\nAzro Jaquish\\nIraS. Balier 7\\nBetsey M. Stone 7\\nWilliam Mather 7\\nHewitt and Mather.. .Village Lots\\nWilliam A. Hewitt...\\nIsaac Hewitt\\nHannah Hewitt\\nD. J. Rogers\\nGeorge Herrenileen..\\nHenry C. Lyon\\nB. F. HerrenJeen....\\nOwen Holland\\nFranklin Hudson\\nMichael Lestrange..*.\\nHorace S. Taylor\\nJohn Johnson 3, 7, 8\\nChandler Freeman. ..Village Lots\\nC. W. Brown\\nH. P. Lansing\\nJoseph W. Hewitt...\\nLafayette Brown\\nHiram Richmond....\\nWilliam P. Bolds\\nElishaMudge\\nNancy Webster\\nDaniel Pratt\\nEdgar D. Moss 8, 18\\nSolomon Moss 8, 18\\nWilliam J. Moss 5. S, 18\\nEli Madison Village Lots\\nWilliam Annis\\nGeorge Hewitt\\nLydia A. Lane\\nZachary Hewitt\\nPaul Hewitt\\nAnderson Stout S\\nRansom J. Coo1i 8\\nWilliam Benedict S, 9, IS\\nNelson Benedict 9\\nJoseph C. Lyon 9\\nHenry Dimon 9\\nJames Skinner Personal\\nPeter Schanck 9\\nRowland S. Van Scov 9, 10\\nR. Danby 10\\nR. T. Sumner 10\\nGuy N. Wilco.v 10\\nJacob Britton 10\\nGeorge A. Britton 10\\nAlfred Russell 12\\nWilliam M. Stevens 12\\nNathan S. Ellis \\\\:i\\nEdgar C. Van Vlcet l.i, U\\nMartin I. llulbert U\\nMary Root 14, Ij\\nHenry Hinckley 15\\nJohn Groat l. i\\nJames Youdan 14, 15\\nThomas Parr 15\\nDaniel Piniard 16\\nJohn Baker 16\\nCharles Carter 10, l(i\\nWilliam J. Havens 16\\nCornelius Vjtn Sickle 16\\nMaria Perrin 4, 5, 10, 16\\nNewman Terry 16\\n0. F. Bristol 16\\nIsaac T. Bentlcy 17\\nGeorge Blank 17\\nJoseph Ellicott 17\\nGeorge Baharsh.. 18 andVil. Lot\\nHarvey White 18\\nJohn P. Smith 18\\nJacob Ridenour, Jr 19\\nStephen Parr 19\\nJohn W. Armstrong 19, iO\\nJohn Ridenour 19\\nJosiah Cobb 19\\nDavid Ridenour 19\\nWarren Peet 19\\nRansom Beach 19\\nPeter and David Blank 17\\nAlonzo Potter Personal\\nThomas Irwin 20\\nSec.\\nJohn Beach 20\\nLyman Van Sickle 20\\nWarren Smith 20\\nLewis Bentley 20\\nChristopher M. Bannister 20\\nWilliam Parr 20\\nT. P. Hoyt 20\\nCharles Bentley 21\\nA. Stevens 21\\nStephen McPherson 21\\nJohn Piniard 21\\nMary McPherson 21\\nJames Sowle, Jr... 15, 21, 22, 28\\nMartin Fisher 22\\nArnold L. Lake 22\\nHorace M. Skinner 22\\nNathan L. Carr 22\\nJohn D. Whitm.an 23\\nFrancis A. Coats 23\\nNathan R. Lowe 23\\nAbram Annis 24\\nAndrew Annis 24\\nJohn Young 24\\nWilliam Young 24\\nGeorge B. Andrus Personal\\nLuther Wheat 24\\nAlbert E. Fox 24\\nCharles Fox 24\\nHenry Lyon 24\\nR. W Boynton 25\\nCarmi Hammond 25,26\\nB. Taylor 25\\nWatson Rolfe 25\\nGeorge Rolfe Personal\\nJames H. Roberts 26\\nSimon T. Hause 26\\nObadiah Lyon 26\\nA. Pietz 26\\nJohn Cantwell 16\\nJ. F. Frink 26\\nDennis Webster 27\\nE. D. Webster 27\\nJoseph Parr 27\\nJohn H. Parr 27\\nJames Owen 27\\nSauford Crowner 27\\nJames D. Crowner 27\\nJohn F.arnsworth 27\\nHorace A. Sowle 27\\nMoses Nestell 27\\nHiram Nestell 27\\nGeorge R. Nestell 27\\nAlbert Angell 27\\nHumphrey Hammond 28, 33\\nN. S. Hammond Personal\\nH. C. Elkins\\nRichard Brilton 28\\nNelson Garner 28\\nS. Arnold 29\\nThomas Luck 29\\nJackson Ocoboek 29\\nIsaac M. Ocoboek 29\\nAdam Ocoboek 29\\nHamilton Ocoboek 29\\nLoren Peet 29\\nNelson Delong 18, 30\\nLoren Miner 30\\nBenjamin F. Ocoboek 30\\nPalmer D. Bancroft 30\\nSimon T.Hill 9, 31\\nRiley Jones 32\\nM. Chase 32\\nHiram L. Moss 33, 34\\nDavid Bush 26,33, .34\\nWilliam Ward 34\\nJoshua Coonier 34\\nChester Dean 34\\nJ. C. Jowett 26, 34\\nJohn Ward 34\\nLuccnc Eldridge 35\\nJtodney Eldrid^e 35\\nJohn Bottum 35\\nLevi D. Jenison 26, 35\\nChauncey S. Wolcott.. 25, 34, 36\\nJerome Clark 36\\nBarney Bond 36\\nS. Bottum 36\\nH. Houck 36\\nProminent among the citizens of to-day of those whose\\nnames are mentioned in the foregoing Hst are Rowland S.\\nVan Scoy, the owner of about fifteen hundred acres in Essex,\\n57\\nand one of the wealthiest men in the county Isaac Hewitt,\\na merchant and capitalist, who owns nearly six hundred\\nacres Horace M. Skinner, a thorough-going farmer, who\\nhas done much to improve live stock and llichard B. Ca-\\nruss, who, although a more recent settler, is deserving great\\ncredit for his efforts in behalf of an improved stock of\\ncattle, sheep, and hogs, and true farm culture.\\nCIVIL HISTOKY, FIRST TOWNSHIP-MEETING,\\nAND LIST OF OFFICERS.\\nEssex, wliieh comprises territory designated in the orig-\\ninal survey-township No. 8 north, of range No. 3 west,\\nformed part of Wandaugon (afterwards Lebanon) township\\nfrom March 6, 1838, to March 19, 1840, when it became\\npart of Bengal. It continued thus until 1843, when by an\\nact of the State Legislature, as follows, approved March 9th\\nof the same year, it began a separate existence.\\nAll that part of the county of Clinton designated in\\nthe United States survey as township No. 8 north, of range\\nNo. 3 west, be and the same is hereby set off and organized\\ninto a separate township by the name of Essex, and the\\nfirst township-meeting therein shall be held at the house of\\nJames Sowle, Jr., in said township.\\nPursuant to the foregoing act, twenty-eight electors as-\\nsembled at the house of James Sowle, Jr., April 21, 1843,\\nto hold their first township election, and as a result the fol-\\nlowing township officers were declared elected Hiram\\nBenedict,* Supervisor Daniel Kellogg, Clerk Lyman\\nWebster, Treasurer Henry M. Starks, Solomon Moss,\\nChauncey S. Wolcott, Highway Commissioners Solomon\\nMoss, Daniel Kellogg, Chauncey M. Stebbins, Justices of\\nthe Peace; Daniel Kellogg, Chauncey M. Stebbins, Asses-\\nsors Chauncey S. Wolcott, Chauncey M. Stebbins, School\\nInspectors Benjamin P. Doty, Chauncey M. Stebbins,\\nDirectors of the Poor John W. Armstrong, Chauncey S.\\nWolcott, Constables. Samuel M. Scott, Solomon Moss,\\nJames Sowle, Jr., Hiram Benedict, and Timothy H. Pettit\\nserved as inspectors of this election.\\nTwo days later a special township-meeting was held,\\nwhen the following-named citizens were chosen path masters:\\nHenry M. Starks, district No. 1 James Sowle, Jr., district\\nNo. 2; John W. Armstrong, district No. 3; William L.\\nDelbridge, district No. 4 Solomon Mess, district No. 5\\nand it was resolved that James Sowle, Jr., serve as pound-\\nmaster that the township buy books for records that two\\nhundred and fifty dollars.be raised for highway purposes;\\nthat two dollars be paid for wolf-scalps that one hundred\\nand fifty dollars be raised for contingent expenses, and that\\nthe next township election be held at the house of William\\nL. Delbridge.\\nIn 1845 the people voted to pay as town bounties two\\ndollars for each wolf-scalp, one dollar for each bear-scalp,\\nand two cents for each blackbird killed in the townsliip.\\nDuring a few years preceding 1S56 or 1857 the present\\ntownships of Newark and Fulton, in Gratiot County, were\\nattached to Essex.\\nHiram Benedict had served as the first supervisor of Wandaugon\\nin 1838, also of Lebanon in 1839. He waB elected the first supervisor\\nof Bengal in 1840, also to the same office in 1841, and on the 3d of\\nApril, 1843.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0581.jp2"}, "578": {"fulltext": "450\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe following tables embrace the names of those who\\nhave been annually elected supervisors, clerks, treasurers,\\njustices of the peace, higliway commissioners, school in-\\nspectors, drain commissioners, and school superintendents\\nfor the years from 1844 to 1880, inclusive; but where\\nvacancies have been filled by appointments and special elec-\\ntions, such changes are not shown. Possibly errors will be\\nfound if so, the fault must rest upon successive township\\nclerks, who at the conclusion of each township-meeting\\nfailed to summarize and declare who were elected\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1S44-45. Walter Hubbell.\\n1846. Hiram Benedict.\\n1847. Samuel M. Scott.\\n1848. Hinim Benedict.\\n1849. Samuel M. Scott.\\n1850. Daniel G. Smith.\\n1851-52. Hiram Benedict.\\n1553. William A. Hewitt.\\n1854. Thomas Parr.\\n1855. Timothy H. Pettit.\\n1856. Joseph T. Hewitt.\\nCLE\\n1844. Lyman Webster.\\n1845. Levi D. Jenison.\\n1846-47. Daniel G. Smith.\\n1848. Obadiah Lyon.\\n1849. Daniel G. Smith.\\n1850-5. i. David F. McPherson.\\n1554. Robert W. McCartney.\\n1855. John S. Bristol.\\n1856. Martin V. Brown.\\n1857. William J. Moss.\\n1858. Charles W. Brown.\\n1857. John Young.\\n1858. Hiram Benedict.\\n1859-65. Rowland S. Van Scoy.\\n1866. Hiram L. Moss.\\n1867-69. James Youdan.\\n1870. Justus Root.\\n1871. James I oudan.\\n1872. Richard B. Caruss.\\n1873-74. James Youdan.\\n1875-80. Orin F. Peck.\\nRKS.\\n1859-62. William J. Moss.\\n1S63. Myron S. Moss.\\n1864. Martin V. Brown.\\n1865-66. Myron S. Moss.\\n1867. Henry D. Sanders.\\n1868. Daniel Lyon.\\n1869-74. Orin F. Peck.\\n1875-78. Murdo McDonald.\\n1879. William F. Petteys.\\n1880. Sanford W. Smith.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1844-46. Daniel Kellogg.\\n1847. H. M. Starks.\\n1848. James Sowle, Jr.\\n1849-51. Humphrey Hammond.\\n1852. Timothy H. Pettit.\\n1853-54. Joseph T. Hewitt.\\n1855. William A. Hewitt.\\n1856-62. George Daharsh.\\n186.3-64. Robert T. Sumner.\\nJUSTICES\\nOF THE\\n1844.\\nHenry M. Starks.\\n1859.\\nWaller Hubbell.\\n1860.\\n1845\\nSolomon Moss.\\n1861.\\n1846.\\nDaniel Kellogg.\\n1862.\\nChristian G. Nestell.\\n1863.\\n1847.\\nChaunccy S. Woloott.\\n1848.\\nNo record.\\n1864.\\n1849.\\nRansom Beach.\\n1865.\\nWilliam Sherwood.\\n1S66.\\n1850.\\nStephen McPherson.\\n1S67.\\n1851.\\nJames Sowle, Jr.\\nObadiah Lyon.\\n1868.\\n1852.\\nAVilliam A. Hewitt.\\n1860.\\n1853.\\nCharles Townsend.\\n1854.\\nRansom Beach.\\n1870.\\n1855.\\nJohn Y oung.\\n1871.\\nDavid F. McPherson.\\n1872.\\n1856.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\nJerome Clark.\\n1873.\\n1857.\\nChauncey S. Wolcott.\\n1874.\\n1858.\\nDaniel Webster.\\nRuel W. Boynton.\\n1875.\\n1859.\\nThomas Parr.\\n1876.\\n1865. Thomas Parr.\\n1866. Rowland S. Van Scoy.\\n1867. Simeon Hewitt.\\n1868. Edwin D. Webster.\\n1809. Alfred Shaw.\\n1870. James Y^oudan.\\n1871-77. Simeon Hewitt.\\n1878-79. John Chick.\\n1880. Simeon Hewitt.\\nPEACE.\\nDavid Blank.\\nEdwin D. AVebster.\\nWilliam A. Hewitt.\\nRuel W. Boynton.\\nNathan .1. Ellis.\\nIsaac Hewitt.\\nEdwin D. Webster.\\nJames Sowle, Jr.\\nR. H. Sanborn.\\nJacob Britton.\\nJohn R. Bottom.\\nRansom J. Cook.\\nRobert B. Burt.\\nAVhipple Martin.\\nSolomon P. Oreasingcr.\\nJohn N. Whitacre.\\nNelson Delong.\\nFranklin Hudson.\\nRobert B. Burt.\\nJames D. Covert.\\nWalter Floate.\\nJames D. Covert.\\nMartin Hubbell.\\n1876. Albert T. Cross.\\n1877. Gabriel Anderson.\\nFranklin Hudson.\\nRobert B. Burt.\\nHIGHWAY\\n1844. Solomon Moss.\\nChauncey S. Wolcott.\\nNelson Benedict.\\n1845. Itutus Dcnsmore.\\nHiram Benedict.\\nDaniel G. Smith.\\n1846. Rufus Densmore.\\n1847. Lyman Webster.\\nSherman Baldwin.\\nRufus Densmore.\\n1848. Hiram Benedict.\\n1849. Aaron S. Baker.\\n1850. John Y oung.\\n1851. Thomas Parr.\\n1852. Arunah Hubbell.\\n1853. James Y oudan.\\n1854. David Blank.\\n1855. Edwin D. Webster.\\n1856. James Youdan.\\n1857. Joseph T. Hewitt.\\n1858. Daniel T. Hoyt.\\nAlfred Cowles.\\n1859. James oudan.\\nHumphrey Hammond.\\nSCHOOL\\n1844. Timothy II. Pettit.\\n1845. Walter Hubbell.\\n1846. Humphrey Hammond.\\nTimothy H. Pettit.\\n1847. Humphrey Hammond.\\n1848. Timothy II. Pettit.\\n1849. Samuel M. Scott.\\n1850. D. W.C. Beach.\\n1851. Humphrey Hammond.\\n1852. D. W. C. Beach.\\n1853. William J. Moss.\\n1854. D. W. C. Beach.\\n1855. AVilliam J. Moss.\\n1856. Eleazer N. Darrow.\\n1857. Humphrey Hammond.\\n1858. AVilliam Mather.\\n1859. Elisha .Mudge.\\n1860. Chandler Freeman.\\n1861. Elisha Mudge.\\n1862. Humphrey Hammond.\\n1878. Joseph Parr.\\n1879. AVinfield Stitt.\\n1S8U. Robert Anderson.\\nAlbert T.Cross.\\nCO.MMISSIONERS.\\n1859. James .Sowle, Jr.\\n1860. Robert T. Sumner.\\n1861. James Sowle, Jr.\\n1862. James Y oudan.\\n1863. Henry B. Dimon.\\n1864. Samuel Reed.\\nWilliam Parr.\\n1865. James Y oudan.\\n1866. Simeon Hewitt.\\n1867. James Anderson.\\n1868. Stephen M. Parr.\\n1869. Theodore P. Hoyt.\\n1870. James Anderson.\\n1871. Milton L. Hildreth.\\n1872. AA illiam B. Smith.\\n1873. James .Anderson.\\n1S74. AVilliam S. Hane.\\nDavid II. Payne.\\nNathan Ellis, Jr.\\n1875. James Youdan.\\n1876-78. Jacob Hoover.\\n1879. AValter Floate.\\n1880. James K. Davison.\\nINSPECTORS.\\n1862. Myron A. Dunning.\\n1S63. Charles P. Lyon.\\nMyron A. Dunning.\\n1864. James 0. Bates.\\n1S65. Ruel AV. Boynton.\\nNathan Ellis, Jr.\\n1866. Hervey Lyon.\\n1867. Myron S. Moss.\\n1868. Daniel B. Chase.\\n1869. James S. Bristol.\\n1870. Daniel B. Chase.\\n1871. James S. Bristol.\\n1872. AVilliam Heck.\\n1873. James S. Bristol.\\n1874. Murdo McDonald.\\n1875. Robert B. Burt.\\n1876. Muuson Chase.\\n1877. tieorge Ewers.\\n1878-79. Munson Chase.\\n1880. AVilliam J. Moss.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1871. AA illiam J. Moss. 1876. Lewis Bentley.\\n1872. Daniel Lyon. 1877. No record.\\n1873. Robert B. Burt. 1878. John L. Lyon.\\n1874. No record. 1879. No record.\\n1875. James C. Jewett. 1880. Francis W. Redfern.\\nSCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.\\n1875. Charles M. Perry. 1879. Oliver G. AA cbster.\\n1876. Eli.-iha Mudge.\\n1877-78. AV. H. Owen.\\n1880. Mrs. Libbie Anderson.\\nEDUCATIONAL.\\nIn the winter of 1840-41, while Essex formed part of\\nBengal, the first school was established in township 8 north,\\nof range 3 west. Its sessions were held in the upper part\\nof James Sowle s log hou.se, and Miss Emily Moss, daughter\\nof Solomon Moss, presided as teacher. Her pupils, seven\\nin number, were the children of James Sowle and Parley", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0582.jp2"}, "579": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n451\\nGardner. According to the school law then prevailing,\\nnine scholars or children of school age were necessary to\\nform a district and enable it to draw money from the public-\\nschool fund. As the two families could muster but seven\\nchildren, Bengal authorities refused to organize a district,\\nconsequently Miss Moss school was a private one.\\nOn the 2d of January, 1845, School Inspectors Lyman\\nWebster, Timothy H. Pettit, and Chauncey S. Wolcott\\nformed school district No. 2, and ordered that it should\\ninclude sections 21, 22, 15, 10, and 3, the east half of sec-\\ntions 4, 9, 16, and the southwest quarter of 16. The first\\nmeeting to be held at the house of James Sowle, Jr., Wed-\\nnesday, Jan. 15, 1845, at one p.m.\\nDistrict No. 1 was formed in December, 1846, and\\nRufus Densmore and others of this district were duly\\nnotified that its boundaries be as follows Commencing\\nat the southeast corner of section thirty-six, thence west\\nto the quarter post on the south line of section thirty-four,\\nthence north through the centre of sections thirty-four and\\ntwenty-seven to the centre of section twenty-two, thence\\neast through the centre of sections twenty-three and twenty-\\nfour to the east line of the township, thence south to the\\nplace of beginning and the first school-meeting therein\\nshall be held at the house of Chauncey S. Wolcott, Tues-\\nday, December 15, 1846, at six p.m.\\nSo says the record. But why district No. 2 was formed\\nprior to No. 1 we cannot determine. Probably the latter\\ndescription was a change of the boundary-lines of original\\ndistrict No. 1, for of the primary-school fund (_twenty-three\\ndollars and fifty-five cents) drawn in 1845, fourteen dollars\\nand eighty-seven and a half cents was apportioned to dis-\\ntrict No. 1, and eight dollars and sixty-seven and a half\\ncents to district No. 2. But eighteen dollars and eighty-\\neight cents was received from the primary-.school fund in\\n1846. In April, 1847, it was determined to build a school-\\nhouse for district No. 1 on the northwest coiner of section\\n36, land owned by Chauncey S. Wolcott.\\nDistrict No. 3, comprising sections 13, 14, 23, 24, south\\nhalf of 11 and 12, and portions of 26 and 27, was formed\\nin September, 1848.\\nDistrict No. 4 was organized in May, 1849. The first\\nmeeting was held at the house of Pliram Benedict, and the\\ndistrict comprised sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, and tlie west\\nhalf of sections 4, 9, and 16. This was the first district\\norganized which included the territory now occupied by\\nthe village of Maple Rapids. The amount of primary-\\nschool funds received the same year was sixteen dollars and\\nseventeen cents, which was apportioned to districts 1 and 2.\\nIn 1850 twenty-six dollars and fifty-two cents was received\\nfrom the same fund, which was apportioned to the two dis-\\ntrict.s as before.\\nOf the seven districts counted as organized in 1851, but\\nfour were entitled to public-school funds, viz., 1, 2, 3, and\\n5. Since the latter date many changes have taken place\\nin the numbers* and boundaries of school districts, and\\nit is impracticable to follow their history further.\\nIn 1855 there were eleven school districts, but districts in the\\npresent townships of Newark and Fulton, Qratiot County, were then\\nincluded.\\nEARLY TEACHERS.\\nMiss Martha Grooch or Gooch received a teacher s cer-\\ntificate May 26, 1849, and is the first mentioned in the\\nschool inspectors books as having received one. Other\\nearly teachers are mentioned by years, as follows\\n1850. Harriet Bliss, Sarah Jane Lyon, Helen E. Stevens,\\nMary Richmond, and Lovina Stone.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss T. M. Doty, William Mather, David F. Mc-\\nPherson, D. W. C. Beach.\\n1852. Emeline Moss, Francis A. Chappell, Mrs. Arm-\\nstrong.\\n1854. Emeline Mo.ss, Catherine Ocobock, Mary P. Rich-\\nmond, Mary L. Kipp, Maria Hawkins, Sliss T.\\nM. Doty, William J. Moss, Martha Pier.son,\\nHannibal Gaskcll, Mrs. Gunsolly.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary L. Webster, Miss H. L. Cole, Mary L.\\nSeaver, Mary Hill, Mary A. Moore, America\\nHoyt, and Eleazer A. Darrow.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah L. Cole, Julia A. Skinner, Mary J. Vail,\\nPamelia Bliss, Mr. E. I. Abbott, William J.\\nMoss, N. K. Hane.\\n1857. Alice Moore, Mary J. Partridge, Adelia M. Smith,\\nMartha Avery, Mary Hill, T. R. Bush, Elisha\\nMudge, P]leazer N. Darrow, Elizabeth Doane.\\n1858. Mary Coryell, George W. King, Mary A. Moore,\\nMiss Baker, Lucy E. Freeman, 0. S. Ingham,\\nJames N. Wallace, Miss H. A. Taft.\\n1859. Charlotte Nethaway or Hathaway, Laura Har-\\nrington, Charlotte H. Miller, Julia Sessions,\\nMartha Avery, Anderson Stout, 0. B. Gunnison,\\nIMyron S. Moss, Oliver G. Webster, Charles T.\\nLyon, Lois Mudge, Eunice M. Eddy, Elon Rey-\\nnolds, Ely Reynolds, Charles E. Hollister.\\n1860. Naomi J. Everett, Mary Hill, Angeline Rush,\\nAmelia Brown, Oliver G. Webster, Mary M.\\nCoryell, America Hewitt, William Scott, Alan-\\nsun Mathews, Jane Strever, Myron A. Dunning,\\nWilliam M. Colby, William Hill.\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Myron S. Mo.ss, D. B. Creasinger, M. R. Eaton,\\nElvira S. Cole, Naomi J. Everett, Rebecca T.\\nYoung, Albert H. Burch, II. W. Stiles, J. M.\\nHarrison, Elisha MeCall.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary L. Gillett, Miss L. Bentlcy, Minerva A\\nBachelor, Naomi S. Everett, Sarah E. Smith,\\nSophronia L. Burch, Jane Strever, 3Iary B.\\nHarmon, F. M. Chase.\\n1863. America Hewitt, P]lizabeth Benjamin, Gertrude\\nBenjamin, Jane Strever, Sarah Smith, Catharine\\nR. (^hase, Mary E. Chase, Peter Benjamin,\\nMary Stafford, Naomi J. Everett, Myron A.\\nDunning, Myron S. Moss, L. C. Shelley, Sarah\\nE. Smith, C. C. Collins, James Jewett.\\n1864. Jane Strever, C. R. Chase, Xiaura Eldred, Miss L.\\nBentley, Eva E. Wilson, Lucy J. Peet, Eliza-\\nbeth Taylor, Helen L. Hewitt, Mary Coryell,\\nPeter Benjamin, Messrs. L. C. Shelley, Joslin\\n0. G. Webster, and O. M. Wood.\\n1865. Mary iMoore, Jennie Strever, Nellie L. Hewitt,\\nHelen Carrier, Elizabeth A. Benjamin, Amanda\\nWilcox, Mary Coryell, Myron A. Dunning,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0583.jp2"}, "580": {"fulltext": "452\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nEsther Swayze, Elva J. Wells, Delana Hoyt,\\nCaroline Rouse, Oliver G. Webster, Munson\\nChase, L. C. Shelley, Elmer D. North, Alice L.\\nWoodruff, Alice N. Taft, Naomi J. Everett,\\nMiss E. M. Williams.\\nIBCiG.^Caroline Rouse, Amanda E. Wilcox, Helen F.\\nSnyder, Elva Wells, Emma L. Beebe, Livonia\\nS. Holmes, Elvira M. Sturgess, Mrs. Lorado\\nDowd, Lois Van Vleet, Emily Skinner, Naomi\\nJ. Everett, Amelia Rogers, Helen Lyon, Har-\\nriet H. Holmes, Emma L. Beebe, Elisha\\nMudge, Edwin E. Stone, Mr. 0. A. Price,\\nMargaret E. Reece, Nancy Chase, Almy Bent-\\nley, and Amelia Rogers.\\n1867. Mi.ss A. Ferguson, Rhoda J. Mosher, Rebecca\\nCha.se, Nancy Chase, Mary Smith, Lucinda\\nHanse, Annie Wakeley, Emma Rogers, and\\nMarie Thornton.\\nAPPORTIONMENT OF PRIMARY-SCHOOL FUNDS.\\n18G0.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 To District No. 1, $26.68 District No. 2, $27.60\\nDistrict No. 3, $29.90 District No. 4, $ilAO\\nDistrict No. 5, $9.66 District No. 6, $21.62;\\nDistrict No. 7, $8.28.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 To District No. 1, $25.4-1; District No. 2, $15.84;\\nDistrict No. 3, $38.88 District No. 4, $69.12\\nDistrict No. 5, $19.68 District No. 6, $8.64;\\nDistrict No. 7, $20.1 6; District No. 8, $17.28;\\nDistrict No. 9, $13.92 and Fractional District\\nNo. 8, $25.44.\\nThe following statistics are taken from the school in-\\nspectors annual report for the year ending Sept. 1, 1879\\nNumber of districts (whole, 8; fractional, 1)... 9\\nNumber of children of school age residing in\\nthe township 590\\nNumber of children attending schools during\\nthe year 534\\nNumber of children, non-residents, attending\\nschools during the year 41\\nNumber of school-houses (brick, 1 frame, 8).. 9\\nNumber of sittings 640\\nValue of school property .$7850.00\\nNumber of men teachers employed 5\\nNumber of women teachers employed 15\\nAmount paid men teachers .$751.00\\nAmount paid women teachers $1267.00\\nTotal resources for the year $3040.89\\nVILLAGE OF MAPLE RAPIDS.\\nThe village of Maple Rapids, an unincorporated town of\\nabout six hundred inhabitants, is situated in the northwest\\ncorner of Essex township, on the south side of Maple\\nRiver, and occupies portions of sections 5 and 8.\\nIt contains three church edifices (Christian, Congrega-\\ntional, and Methodist Episcopal), one graded school, two\\nhotels, four stores of general merchandise, two drug-stores,\\nthree millinery-stores, two grocery-stores, two furniture-\\nstores, one music-store, one jewelry-store, one steam grist-\\nmill, one water-power grist-mill, one saw-mill, two plan-\\ning-mills, one foundry and machine-shop, a bank, a news-\\npaper printing office (^Muple Rapids Dispatch), besides\\nnumerous small mechanical shops, in which nearly all the\\ntrades are represented. Among the professional men are\\nDrs. Edwin Doty, Charles E. Knapp, 11. H. Sanborn,\\nand Samuel Wellings S. S. Swigart, surgeon-dentist\\nRevs. S. Snyder, S. Kitzmiller, and C. Barstow, clergy-\\nmen A. T. Cross, attorney-at-law, and Isaac Hewitt, real\\nestate. The village is nine miles distant from Fowler,\\nthe nearest station on the line of the Detroit and Milwaukee\\nRailroad, and fourteen miles from St. Johns, the county-\\nseat. Daily stages run to both places, and the village is\\nalso connected with Fowler by a telephone-line.\\nA LEAF OF EARLY VILLAGE HISTORY.\\nAlthough the trading-post established by George Cam-\\npau in 1835, and afterwards carried on by John Johnson,\\nwas located within what would now be the corporate limits\\nof the village, and though its natural advantages and routes\\nof travel converging hei e had made the Rapids familiar to\\nmost early settlers in this and surrounding townships, it\\nseems that it was not until the year 1852 that any steps\\nwere taken towards the founding of a village.\\nIn February, 1852, William A. Hewitt, one of the first\\nsettlers of De Witt township, came in and occupied about\\ntwo hundred and forty acres, purchased previously of Sol-\\nomon Moss and others. He immediately began the con-\\nstruction of a dam and saw-mill* on the Maple, which\\nwere completed in 1853. During the latter year he platted\\na village, established a store near his mill, and was elected\\nsupervisor of Essex. Soon after he built a hotel, and be-\\ncame postmaster, succeeding in that office Edward Perrin.\\nHis sons were able assistants in the work of building up\\nthe village and advancing its interests. Upon the death of\\nhis father, in February, 1863, Isaac Hewitt succeeded to\\nthe management of the estate, and by his energy and bus-\\niness tact has accumulated a handsome competency. To\\nhim, also, Maple Rapids can attribute much of the pros-\\nperity it enjoys to-day. In September, 1864, he built a\\nsteam saw-mill just above the old mill, and for years lum-\\nbered extensively. The building was torn down in 1878,\\nhowever, and the present mill of William L. Hane occu-\\npies its site. Joseph W. Hewitt, the eldest of William A.\\nHewitt s fiimily, came here in 1853. He was the first\\ncabinet-maker and carpenter, and carried on the business\\nfor several years. He is now associated with his brother\\nand William F. Pettys in merchandising, under the firm-\\nname of I. J. W. Hewitt Co.\\nAmong other early professional and business men were\\nDr. Daniel Pratt, Dr. Brown, Ruel W. Boy n ton, attorney\\nWilliam Shepard, who was connected with W. A. Hewitt\\nin business matters Robert McCartney, who established\\nthe first foundry about 1854 Martin V. Brown, Beach\\nParr, J. B. Rumsey, James K. Petteys, Augustus Randolph,\\nmerchants Chandler Freeman, foundryman, who did an\\nextensive business in agricultural implements, and also\\nrepresented this district in the State Legislature he re-\\nmoved to Colorado in 1864 Samuel Reed, who established\\nthe Perry House and built Reed s Hall and others, whose\\nnames have also been mentioned.\\nAbout 1858 this building was enlarged, and with one run of stone,\\nthe industry of floiiring grain was added; finally the saw gearing\\nwas taken out and the capacity of the grist-mill increased to two run\\nof stone by Isaac Hewitt. As such it continued to do work until the\\nspring of 1878, when it was damaged by high water to such an e.\\\\-\\ntent that it has since stood idle.\\nf William A. Hewitt was also an attoTney-at-law.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0584.jp2"}, "581": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n453\\nThe first school-house was built about 1855, and remained\\nin use until the present one was erected in 18G9-70. llev.\\nElisha kludge, a minister of the Christian Church, was one\\nof the early teachers, and in other ways a prominent and\\nmost worthy citizen.\\nIn 1867 it was discovered that the original plat of the\\nvillage had not been placed on record. This fact necessi-\\ntated a new survey and replat, which was completed July\\n22d of that year. Among those then named as proprietors\\nwere Isaac Hewitt, Lafayette Brown, John A. Whitacre,\\nWilliam D. Young, George W. Aiken, Cyrus B. Craig,\\nStephen A. Hathaway, Zachariah N. Hewitt, Joseph W.\\nHewitt, Calvin P. Chase, Rodolphus Jones, James H. Jones,\\nOrrin F. Peek, Edwin D. Calkins, Samuel Reed, Sanford\\nW. Smith, Thomas Cook, Franklin Hudson, Barnard Creas-\\ninger, Simon T. Hill, Rodolphus H. Sanborn, George Her-\\nrendeen, Edgar D. Moss, Lewis B. Wilcox, J. B. Yates,\\nHorace M. Skinner, Sarah Lucas, John A. White, Elisha\\nMudge, Louisa Brown, Esther M. Luce, Levi Benjamin,\\nLouisa V. Hane, Hiram Richmond, Nancy Webster,\\nGeorge Richmond, Alfred W. Shaw, James K. Petteys,\\nDavid Hollister, Letitia Underbill, Joseph E. Annable,\\nAlexander Quick, Edward Cooper, Reuben Smitli, Simeon\\nHewitt, John Johnson, Martin Ferry, Myron S. Moss, and\\nWilliam F. Petteys.\\nDuring later years commercial and manufacturing inter-\\nests have rapidly increased, and the more important of\\nthem will be briefly alluded to. In 1875 a flurry was\\ncreated over the prospect of having a railway, which, pass-\\ning along on the north side of Maple River, was to connect\\nSaginaw and Grand Rapids. The citizens subscribed lib-\\nerally, and probably about six thousand dollars was paid\\nin, but after about ten miles had been graded from the\\nproposed depot to the northeast of the village the matter\\ndropped.\\nMILLS AND MANUFACTURING.\\nThe Essex Flouring-MUls were built by Mr. B. P.\\nHutchinson in 1875, and completely appointed cost twelve\\nthousand dollars. The building is three and one-half stories\\nin height, handsome, and commodious. Power is derived\\nfrom steam, a marine boiler of one hundred horse-power\\nbeing in use, which propels four run of stones. The mill\\nbegan operating Aug. 5, 1875, and does both merchant and\\ncustom work. Born in New Hampshire, Mr. Hutchinson\\ncame to Michigan in 1837, and with his father s fafiiily\\nsettled in Howell, Livingston Co., Mich. He has also re-\\nsided in Wayne County, this State, and for four years in\\nthe State of Missouri. He served in the Fourth Michigan\\nCavalry until after the battle of Murfreesboro and con-\\ntracted a disease, from which he is still a sufferer.\\nliu/us II. Hewitt s present furniture manufactory was\\nestablished by him in the year 1880. He has been in the\\nsame business, however, ten years, having succeeded his\\nbrother, Joseph W. Hewitt, who commenced here in 1858.\\nSteam-power is used. From six to ten men are employed,\\nand the principal articles manufactured are tables and bed-\\nsteads.\\nTlie Maple Rapids Foundry, controlled by Messrs.\\nJones, Perrigo Co., employs seven men. Steam-power\\nis used, and their work consists of general repairing, or\\nwork as ordered by their patrons. Since Mr. McCartney\\nestablished his small foundry in 1854, many have been in-\\nterested in iron-work here. In the present foundry Chand-\\nler Freeman, Wilcox, Randolph, Hathaway, M. J. Whit-\\nacre, C. E. Winans, J. E. Jones, S. D. Perrigo, William\\nH. Wheat, and Lewis Terry have all had an interest at dif-\\nferent periods. The present foundry building was erected\\nby Charles E. Winans in 1872.\\nBANKING.\\nThe banking-house of Solomon P. Creasinger was estab-\\nlished by himself Jan. 6, 1875. He does a general bank-\\ning business, and employs a capital of from twenty thousand\\nto forty five thousand dollars, according to the demands.\\nHis bank building was erected in 1874 at a cost of six\\nthousand one hundred and thirty dollars. It is of brick,\\nhandsomely finished throughout, and the most commodious\\nfor such purposes in the county. Over six thousand pounds\\nof iron was used in the construction of a burglar and fire-\\nproof vault, which incloses one of Terwilliger s steel safes,\\nwith Yale time-locks attached. Mr. Creasinger has been\\nidentified with the interests of Maple Rapids since 1865.\\nHe is also one of the heaviest dealers in buggies in the\\nState.\\nNEWSPAPERS.\\nThe Maple Rapids Messenger, the first newspaper enter-\\nprise started in the village, was first issued by the Dickey\\nBros, in April, 1874. It was an independent six-column\\nfolio, and with the motto The people s friend, but no\\nman s servant, was continued until January, 1878, when\\nits publication ceased.\\n2 Ae 3Ia2)le Rapids Dispatch, a seven-column folio, was\\nestablished by the Messrs. Stair Bros. (Orin and E. D.).\\nThe first number was issued Oct. 26, 1878, and, like its\\npredecessor, is independent. It is published Saturdays, and\\nhas a circulation of over five hundred copies.\\nMAPLE RAPIDS CORNET BAND.\\nThe Cornet Band of Maple Rapids was organized in\\nJune, 1878. After but six weeks practice its members\\nplayed at the public installation of officers of the Odd-\\nFellows Lodge. Their first and present leader, Rufus II.\\nHewitt, manipulates a first E-flat cornet. Other present\\nmembers are Frank Stitts. second E-flat cornet Sanford\\nW. Smith, first B-flat cornet A. J. Chick, second B flat\\ncornet Morgan Perrigo, E-flai alto Leander D. Perrigo,\\nfirst B-flat tenor A.sa B. Jones, second B-flat tenor\\nGeorge Whitney, baritone; William A. Nixon, E-flat\\ntuba F. B. Richards, bass-drum Charles Ferguson,\\ntenor-drum G. A. Willett, drum-major. The band is\\nhandsomely uniformed, and its members have expended\\nabout five hundred dollars for instruments.\\nSECRET BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.\\nMAPLE K.VI IDS LODGE, No. 145, F. AND A. M.,\\nbegan work Oct. 15, 1863,- under a dispensation granted\\nby the Grand Master of the State of Michigan, of date\\nOct. 1, 1863. The ofiBcera first installed were Martin V.\\nBrown, W. M. George Herrendeen, S. W. Isaac Hewitt,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0585.jp2"}, "582": {"fulltext": "454\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nJ. W. R. W. Boynton, Sec. William Hane, Treas.\\nChandler Freeman, S. D. L. R. Wilcox, J. D. A. J.\\nEldred, Tiler. Edgar D. Moss was the first candidate for\\nmembership, and was initiated into the mysteries of the\\norder Oct. 26, 1863.\\nSubsequent Masters have been Martin V. Brown, 1864\\nIsaac Hewitt, 1865 Edgar D. Moss, 1866; George Her-\\nrendeen, 1867 Isaac Hewitt, 1868 Elisha Mudge, 1869\\nto 1877, inclusive; Murdo McDonald, 1878; Clayton C.\\nTaylor, 1879.\\nThe present officers are Isaac Hewitt, W. M. Clayton\\nC. Taylor, S. W. Solomon Doty, J. W. Myron S. Moss,\\nTreas. Adelbert J. Moss, Sec. Scott S. Swigart, S. D.\\nGeorge H. Newton, J. D. Chauncey S. Hubbell, Tiler\\nL. H. Peace and William L. Hane, Stewards. Regular\\ncommunications are held in Odd-Fellows Hall, village\\nof Maple Rapids, Friday evenings, on or before the full\\nmoon of each month. Number of present members, ninety.\\nMAPLE RAPIDS LODGE, No. 224, L 0. 0. F.\\nThis lodge was instituted March 26, 1874. The first\\nofficers installed were Samuel Reed, N. G. R. H. San-\\nborn, V. G. James A. Casada, Sec. Samuel Sheperd, P.\\nSec. L. L. Smith, Treas.\\nSubsequent presiding officers are named in the order of\\ntheir succession, as follows Lyman Crowley, 1874 James\\nA. Casada, Robert Anderson, 1875 R. H. Sanborn, Cyrus\\nA. Lyon, 1876 Rufus H. Hewitt, Joseph F. Owens,\\n1877 Lincoln L. Smith, John N. Whitacre, 1878 Albert\\nT. Cross, John H. Marsh, 1879 and Asa B. Jones, 1880.\\nOther present officers are Charles E. Price, V. G. T. A.\\nWillett, Sec. L. L. Smith, Per. Sec. James H. Jones,\\nTreas.\\nThe first meetings were held in the Masonic Hall, R.\\nSmith s store. The lodge now owns about eight hundred dol-\\nlars worth of property, and meetings are held every Saturday\\nevening in Odd-Fellows Hall, Brown s Block. Present\\nmembership eighty. Among those who have been particu-\\nlarly zealous in working for the success of this lodge may\\nbe named James A. Casada, Robert Anderson, Thomas A.\\nWillett, J. F. Owens, James H. Jones, P. S. Percy, and\\nWilliam H. Hamilton.\\nESSEX LODGE, No. 1, A. 0. U. W.\\nAs its number implies, this was the first lodge of the\\norder organized in the State. It was instituted Feb. 28,\\n1876, with ten charter members, and now numbers eighty\\nmembers. Those who have served as Master Workmen\\nhave been Orion F. Peck, William A. Nixon, 1876 Chaun-\\ncey A. Hubbel, Lincoln L. Smith, 1877 Albert T. Cross,\\nA. B. Carter, 1878 Carlos A. Webster, J. E. Jones, 1879\\nGeorge H. Sowle and Clayton C. Taylor, 1880. Regular\\nmeetings are held at Grange Hall Monday evenings.\\nCARSON CITY ENCAMPMENT, No. 40, I. 0. 0. F.,\\nwas organized at Canson City, Montcalm Co., Jan. 18, 1878,\\nthere being present George H. Shearer, G. P. Norman\\nBailey, G. H. P. Charles H.- Palmer, G. S. W. Henry\\nP. Adams, Acting G. S. J. H. Ingalls, Acting G. S. W.;\\nand L. Z. Munger, Acting G. I. S. of the State encamp-\\nment; G. B. Esler, J. L. Zuver, Anderson Chestnut, E. R.\\nPhinney, Albert Tuthill, Lewis Reynolds, Alvin Hodges,\\nW. A. Sweet, Jr., and Patrick Martin composed the char-\\nter members. The officers first installed were Patrick\\nMartin, C. P. W. A. Sweet, Jr., H. P. J. L. Zuver, S.\\nW. Albert Tuthill, J. W. George B. Esler, Scribe\\nAlvin Hodges, Treasurer. Subsequent presiding officers\\nhave been William A. Sweet, 1878 Albert Tuthill, 0. R.\\nGoodnow, 1879; Lewis Reynolds, H. L. Porter, 1880.\\nOther present officers are W. E. Hamilton, H. P. J. A.\\nCasada, S. W. E. R. Terry, Scribe; Alvin Hodges,\\nTreas. C. E. Price, J. W. The encampment was removed\\nfrom Carson City to Maple Rapids in May, 1880. It has\\nthirty-eight members, and regular meetings are held on the\\nfirst and third Thursdays of each month, in Odd-Fellows\\nHall, village of Maple Rapids.\\nESSEX GRANGE, No. 439, P. OF H.,\\nbegan work under a dispensation granted by the National\\nGrange, of date July 2, 1874 was chartered July 21st of\\nthe same year, and incorporated according to the laws of\\nthe State of Michigan, May 24, 1877. Thomas Garner,\\nS. N. Allen, Oliver Cunningham, William Pinckney, John\\nL. Lyon, Andrew J. Ennis, Joseph F. Owen, M. Hubbert,\\nRowland S. Van Scoy, Luther Wheat, James Anderson,\\nJohn Anderson, and James H. Stonebrook being named as\\ncorporators. Further information concerning this lodge\\nwas requested from official members, but they failed to\\ncomply.\\nRELIGIOUS HISTORY.\\nTHE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF MAPLE\\nRAPIDS.\\nThe Methodists formed the first religious organization\\nin the township in 1846, by organizing a class which was\\nattached to the Duplain Circuit. But in the absence of\\nany authentic data little can be told concerning it. The\\nMaple Rapids Circuit was formed in 1858, and among the\\nmembers at that time, according to the class-book, were\\nSimon T. Hill, leader Fidelia Hill, Mary Hill, Paul Dewitt,\\nMary M. Dewitt, C. T. Nestell, Rachel Schanck, Martin V.\\nBrown, Fanny Brown, P]lecta Pratt, Emily C. Brown, Eliza\\nTerry, Stephen Dodge, Rhoda Dodge, Hannah Dodge, Sarah\\nC. Caplin, Lyman Wickham, Catharine Wickham, Franklin\\nHudson, Solomon Moss, William J. Moss, Hiram Nestell,\\nE. D. Moss, Lydia M. Moss, George A. Britton, James\\nAnderson, Helen Mather, John Parish, Eliza Parish, Mary\\nGrant, Betsey Ferguson, J. N. Wallace, Elizabeth Ander-\\nson, Andrew A. Hooker, Mark Annis, Holden Bannister,\\nKate Benedict, Eliza Strever, Hannah Hewitt, Eunice Ran-\\ndolph, Maria Perrin, Sarah McGraw, Alfred Cowles, Ma-\\ntilda Cowles, Martha Ca.sper, Melissa Bannister, Newell\\nBannister, William Brown, A. B. Snyder, C. B. Snyder,\\nR. J. Cook, Ann Herrendeen, and Mary J. Dodge.\\nAmong those who have served as preachers in charge of\\nthis circuit are mentioned the names of Revs. F. Glass,\\nGeorge W. Hoag, William Benson, William M. Copeland,\\nN. L. Otis, McKnight, House, Noah, Fassett, Thomas Clark,\\nStafford, B. W. Blanchard, J. R. Caldwell, E. Wilkinson,\\nA. L. Crittenden, S. C. Woodard, F. J. Freeman, and S.\\nKitzmiller, the present pastor. The circuit includes a\\ntotal membership of one hundred and seventy-two. Their", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0586.jp2"}, "583": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n455\\nchurch edifice, which will seat two hundred and fifty people,\\nwas built in 1868, and cost $2400.\\nTHE MAPLE RAPIDS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH\\nwas organized April 26, 1868, at a meeting held in Union\\nHall. Rev. H. A. Reed, agent of the Home Mission So-\\nciety, was present, and served as moderator. Rev. E. T.\\nBranch, scribe.\\nOf the original members were James S. Bristol, Mrs.\\nJulia Bristol, John Lambie, Rev. E. T. Branch, Mrs. L. L.\\nBranch, James K. Petteys, Mrs. Sylvia M. Potteys,\\nWilliam F. Petteys, John Blackler, Mrs. J. Blackler, E.\\nMattoon, Mrs. E. Mattoon, Mrs. A. Webster, Mrs. Mary\\nMudge, Miss Mattie P. Branch, JMrs. Martha Daniels, Mrs.\\nAlmeda Moss, Mrs. S. Sanders, Mrs. Nancy Smith, and\\nMrs. M. Hollister.\\nA house of worship, built in the summer and autumn of\\n1869, was dedicated Jan. 16, 1870. It cost about $3000,\\nand will seat nearly three hundred persons. The society\\nnow numbers ninety-six members. Those who have pre-\\nsided as pastors have been Revs. Edwin T. Branch, Wil-\\nliam Piatt, and Charles Barstow, the present incumbent.\\nTHE CHRISTIAN CHURCH* OF MAPLE RAPIDS,\\nas now organized, was formed in 1874, under the ministra-\\ntions of Rev. Elisha Mudge, who remained here as pastor\\nuntil May, 1878, when the present pastor. Rev. S. Snyder,\\ntook his place.\\nAt a meeting held in Union Hall, Dec. 29, 1874, Row-\\nland S. Van Scoy, Isaac Hewitt, Samuel Reed, Simeon\\nHewitt, and William L. Herman were elected trustees.\\nThe society was soon after incorporated according to the\\nlaws of the State, and some forty members signed the\\narticles as corporators.\\nUnion Hall was purchased in 1876, which, remodeled into\\na handsome church edifice, was dedicated Sept. 24, 1876,\\nthe dedicatory sermon being preached by Rev. Warren\\nHathaway, of New York State. The building co.st two\\nthousand five hundred dollars, which includes the purchase\\nof hall and grounds, fixtures, furnishing, bell, etc., and will\\nseat three hundred and sixty people.\\nTwo other religious societies, known as the First Con-\\ngregational Church of Essex and the First Baptist Church\\nof Essex, have been organized in the township, but as\\nboth have ceased to exist, no further mention is deemed\\nnecessary.\\nBIOGEAPHIOAL SKETCHES.\\nWILLIAM\\nWilliam A. Hewitt was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., on\\nthe 26th day of November, 1811. Prominent among the\\nearly settlers of Michigan we find the name of William A.\\nHewitt, who came to this State in 1835, accompanied by\\nhis wife, a daughter of Zachariah Hyatt, who was one of\\nthe first clothiers in the city of New York. She was born\\nin Orange Co., N. Y., March 15, 1813, and married Mr.\\nHewitt in 1830. They stopped in Oakland County, where\\nMRS HANNAH 0. HEWITT.\\nA. HEWITT.\\nthey remained until February, 1836; then came to Clinton\\nCounty, settling in the town of De Witt, being the third\\nfamily in the county. Mr. Hewitt and his worthy wife\\nendured many of the privations and hardships common to\\nearly settlers. Their first home was a log cabin, built upon\\nFrom data obtained from Isaac Hewitt, Esq., and county records.\\nThe church ch?rk wa^ respectfully requested to furnish further infor-\\nmatiun, but failed to respond.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0587.jp2"}, "584": {"fulltext": "456\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nforty acres purchased from the government. During fifteen\\nyears residence in De Witt, all of which time he was jus-\\ntice of the peace, while engaged in different kinds of busi-\\nness, he cleared and improved three farms, and in the sum-\\nmer of 1851 he cleared and put in seventy acres to wheat.\\nHe was known as a land-agent, looking up and locating\\nland for settlers and speculators, doing a general real-estate\\nbusiness. Was engaged in mercantile and hotel business in\\nDe Witt was the first justice elected, and married the\\nfirst couple in the county, viz., L. Minor to his present wife,\\nwho to-day are living in Essex, at a ripe old age, having\\nenjoyed the fruit of over twoscore years of unbroken mari-\\ntal life. On the 20th of February, 1852, Mr. Hewitt re-\\nmoved to Essex township, locating on section 5, on the\\nbanks of Maple River. Purchasing two hundred and forty\\nacres of land, upon which site part of the village of Maple\\nRapids is now located (and it may well be accorded to him\\nas having been really the founder of said village), his efforts\\nwere untiring he erected a saw-mill, hotel, and store, fol-\\nlowing a grist-mill, and engaged in a general mercantile\\nbusiness, and having read law in earlier years with Joab\\nBaker in De Witt, was admitted to the bar, ever continuing\\nin the practice of his profession to his death in Essex. He\\nwas elected justice of the peace the first year of his resi-\\ndence, and subsequently supervisor and treasurer, holding\\nthe office of justice from his first election to the time of his\\ndeath. The issue of this marriage with Hannah C. Hyatt\\nis five children, viz. Joseph W., who is now engaged in\\nmercantile business at Maple Rapids Zachariah N., now\\nresiding near St. Louis, Mich. Fanny M., the first white\\nchild born in the county, now wife of M. V. Brown, who\\nis engaged in mercantile business at St. Johns Isaac\\nand Rufus H., both residing at Maple Rapids, the latter\\nnow engaged in the manufacture of doors, sash, and blinds,\\nand furniture, etc. William A. Hewitt s death occurred\\non the 12th day of February, 1863, at Maple Rapids, Mich.\\nIn 1865 his widow married Simeon Hewitt, a brother of\\nher first husband, both still living at Maple Rapids.\\nIsaac Hewitt, the fourth child and third son, was born\\nJan. 20, 1839, in De Witt; removed to Essex with his\\nparents in 1852, where he has since resided. He married\\nMiss Helen C. Lansing, of Maple Rapids, April 3, 1859.\\nUpon the death of his father he was appointed executor of\\nhis fiither s will, and settled his estate in 1803 was elected\\njustice of the peace to fill his father s vacancy, subsequently\\nholding the office of township treasurer. In 1860, when\\ntwenty-one years of age, he conducted a flouring-mill, and\\nin the fall of 1800 engaged in the mercantile business, con-\\ntinuing in the same to the present time. In 1864 he\\nerected a steam saw-mill at Maple Rapids, and was engaged\\nin the lumber business until 1874. Following the father s\\nfootsteps, he lias ever inclined to the legal profession, and for\\nmany years past has done a large conveyancing business and\\ndealt largely in real estate. His possessions cover over five\\nhundred acres of land in Esses, and he enjoys the full con-\\nfidence of the community in which he lives.\\nSOLOMON P. CREASINGER.\\nThis gentleman, the fifth of the ten children of Barnard\\nand Ann AVilhelm Creasinger, was born in the township of\\nPerrysburg, Ashland Co., Ohio, March 10, 1844.\\nHis great-grandfather, Michael Creasinger, emigrated\\nfrom Germany to Bucks Co., Pa., prior to the war of the\\nRevolution, and during the long struggle which resulted\\nin the independence of the United States served seven\\nyears in the Continental army. He participated in many\\nSOLOMON p. CREASINGER.\\nengagements and received several wounds. His wife also\\naccompanied him in all his campaigns, and did much to\\nalleviate the sufferings of the sick and wounded soldiery.\\nAfter the close of the war Michael Creasinger settled in\\nAugusta, Northumberland Co., Pa. His son Henry, father\\nand grandfather of Barnard and Solomon P. Creasinger,\\nrespectively, was born in the latter place. He served with\\ncredit in a Penn.sylvania regiment during the war of 1812\\n-14. Of Henry s family, Barnard was born during the\\nlast war with Great Britain. He (Barnard) remained in\\nNorthumberland until the year 1837, when he removed to\\nthe State of Ohio, and from thence to Essex, Clinton Co.,\\nMich., in 1857. In recent years he has been engaged in\\ncommercial pursuits in the village of Maple Rapids, where\\nhe still resides.\\nUntil arriving at years of discretion Solomon assisted his\\nfather in fjrm duties, when, wishing to obtain better edu-\\ncational advantages than the district schools of his neigh-\\nborhood afforded, the year 1803 found him pursuing his\\nstudies in the city of Lansing. Although but little more\\nthan nineteen years of age he promptly responded to the\\ncall of his country for volunteers, and on the 1st day of\\nAugust, 1863, enlisted in Company M, First Regiment\\nMichigan Engineers and Mechanics. After the expiration\\nof his term of enlistment he returned to Clinton County\\nand taught school nine terms. With his father he then", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0588.jp2"}, "585": {"fulltext": "ESSEX TOWNSHIP.\\n457\\nengaged in the drug business in the village of Maple\\nRapids. Two years later he removed to Ithaca, Gratiot\\nCo., where he aloue successfully carried on merchandising\\nand lumbering. Selling out his interests there he again\\nreturned to Maple Rapids, and in 1874 erected his bank\\nbuilding. The following year he established his present\\nbanking-house, supplying a want long needed. Besides\\nattending to his duties as a banker, he is probably the\\nlargest dealer in buggies in the State of Michigan, employ-\\ning some forty men.\\nOn the 25th of November, 1875, he married Miss Clara\\nA., only child of Roswell Jones, Esq. To them two chil-\\ndren have been born, viz., Lena, Feb. 28, 1878, who died\\nMarch 30, 1878, and Grace L., Jan. 27, 1879.\\nIn his political sentiments Mr. Creasinger is a Repub-\\nlican, and although not a member of any religious denomi-\\nnation, he is active and liberal in the support of all churches,\\nhaving served ten years as Sabbath-school superintendent.\\nWhen it is stated that Mr. Solomon P. Creasinger is the\\nmost prosperous man of his years in the county of Clinton,\\nthat his capital has been accumulated by his own unaided\\nexertions, and that he enjoys the esteem and confidence of\\nall who have the honor of his acquaintance, no more need\\nor can be said.\\n0. F. PECK.\\nThe gentleman whose name heads this sketch occupies a\\nprominent position among the self-made, reliable, and re-\\nspected citizens of Clinton County. Born in Wayne\\nCo., Mich., June 2, 18.S5, he is thoroughly Michigan in all\\nhis antecedents, self-reliant, energetic, enterprising, and\\ncharitable to those in need and deserving. His parents\\nwere Yankees. By them his character was moulded and\\nhabits formed. At the age of twenty-two he removed to\\nCalhoun Co., Mich. After three years stay there he went\\nto New York State and learned the trade of a tinner, fol-\\nlowing this occupation until 1864, when he returned to the\\nplace of his birth and worked at his trade about two years.\\nIn the fall of 1866 he engaged in the hardware business\\nin Maple Rapids, and at this time carries on a large farm\\nbesides this hardware business. He has been largely inter-\\nested in the improvement and advancement of this village,\\nhaving erected two of the finest residen?;es here. He has\\noccupied several offices of trust was township clerk five\\nyears, supervisor six years also Grand Reviewer for two\\nyears of the A. O. U. W. of Michigan, and during this time\\nhas paid out twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000) to its\\nwidows and orphans. He i.s also one of the directors of the\\nHome Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Ionia, Clinton,\\nand jMontcalm Counties.\\nMr. Peck was united in marriage. May 8, 1864, with a\\ndaughter of David Hodges, Esq. For the past six years\\nhe has been a member of the Congregational Church.\\nPolitically, he affiliates with the Republicans.\\nNATHAN R. LOWE.\\nThe parents of Nathan R. Lowe were Cornelius and Phebe\\nRoberts Lowe, who were both natives of New York State.\\nHe was the eldest of five children, and was born in Elmira,\\nN. Y., Dec. 26, 1801. His parents, who were farmers,\\nresided ac Big Flats, near the former city, and their son\\nremained at home, engaging^ in the labors incident to\\nfarm life, until his marriage at the age of twenty-three to\\nMiss Rachel Goblc, whose parents were residents of the\\nNATHAN R. LOWE.\\nsame locality. Four children were born to them, a son and\\nthree daughters. The birth of Phebe, the eldest, occurred\\nin 1824, that of Sarali Ann in 1826 Joseph was born in\\n1827, and Mary in 1832. Of these children all but the\\neldest are still living. Mrs. Lowe died Jan. 24, 1852, in\\nDuplain, and in December, 1853, Mr. Lowe was again mar-\\nried to Mrs. Sarah Scott, who was the mother of two chil-\\ndren, Robert C. Lowe, born Dec. 14, 1854, and Charles,\\nOct. 8, 1856. Mrs. Sarah Lowe died Sept. 8, 1863, and\\nJan. 28, 1864, IMr. Lowe was united to Mrs. Rachel F.\\nWalker, who had two sons, Ernest, born Feb. 14, 1865,\\nand William S., whose birth occurred July 15, 1867.\\nIn 1835, Mr. Lowe left his native State for the attractive\\nsoil of Michigan, and located in the township of Duplain,\\nClinton Co., where he purchased one hundred and sixty\\nacres of land, and additional land elsewhere. This was en-\\ntirely uncleared, the country was devoid of roads, and a\\npilgrimage with oxen to Detroit was necessary to obtain\\nsupplies for family use. This estate was later disposed of,\\nand another, paitially improved, in the township of Essex\\npurchased, upon which the family now reside.\\nThe death of Mr. Lowe occurred Aug. 8, 1874. He\\nrepresented his township as supervisor, though averse to the\\nburden of official honors, and rarely ambitious for such dis-\\ntinctions. He was modest in his tastes and cared little for\\npublic life, his attention having been principally devoted to\\nthe labors incidental to farm-life. Both he and his wife\\nwere active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.\\n58", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0589.jp2"}, "586": {"fulltext": "458\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCHAPTER LIX.\\nGREENBUSH TOWNSHIP.*\\nSettlements and Settlers Township Organization Civil List of\\nGreenbush Voters in 1844 .and 1850 Old State Road Schools\\nTown Roads The Village of Eureka Churches Manufactures\\nSecret Orders.\\nGeeenbush is the eighth township north in range 2\\nwest. On the north it has Gratiot County, on the south\\nthe township of Bingham, on the east Duplain, and on\\nthe west Essex. It contains a village called Eureka, and\\nhas two post-oflSces. Besides the interest of agriculture,\\nwhich is, of course, paramount, Greenbush has at least\\nthree quite important manufacturing enterprises, and is\\naltogetlier a town of thrift and wealth. Although no rail-\\nway traverses its territory, it has a popular highway known\\nas the State road, over which, it is said, the village of St.\\nJohns receives more travel than over any other two roads\\ncentering at that point. In the southern portion of tlie\\ntown there is a broad stretcii of swamp which covers tliou-\\nsands of acres, and which, despite energetic efforts towards\\nits reclamation, is likely to remain waste land for some\\ntime to come.\\nSETTLEMENTS AND SETTLERS.\\nSimultaneously with the earliest settlement of Duplain\\ntownship by members of the Rochester Colony, Greenbush\\nreceived its first settler in the person of John Ferdon, him-\\nself a member of the Colony and a comer to the settlement\\nwith Oliver Bebee and Samuel Barker, in July, 1836. A\\ndetailed reference to the Colony settlement in the history of\\nDuplain deals in extenso with the incidents of Ferdon s\\njourney to Michigan with his fellow-pioneers and the inci-\\ndents of his earlier pioneer experience. In this connection,\\nhowever, it is appropriate to repeat the story of his locating\\nhis cabin upon the northeast corner of section 36 in Green-\\nbush, just over the Duplain line, his landed possessions\\nlying in both towns. And there, as the first white man resi-\\ndent in that town, he abided a few years before passing\\nfor a permanent location into Duplain, where he lived until\\nhis death, at the age of eighty-six, upon the place now oc-\\ncupied by his .son Charles. Mr. Ferdon was famous in his\\nday as a hunter of bears, and with Samuel Rowell, likewise\\na uiighty Nimrod, worked from time to time sad havoc\\namong the wild beasts of the forest. In the summer of\\n1847, Mr. Ferdon slaughtered no less than nine bears, as-\\nsisted only by a club and an old dog, and during that sum-\\nmer was the conquering hero of a stubbornly-contested bear-\\nfight, which was at the time something of a sensation.\\nWhen he came to Michigan Mr. Ferdon brought a stock\\nof goods he had taken in Rochester on a debt, and having\\nin his employ a good many hands engaged in clearing lands,\\nof which he owned upwards of five hundred acres, he dealt\\nout supplies to his men from his Greenbush shanty, although\\nhe made no further efibrt at store-keeping after his stock\\nwas disposed of.\\nThe next comer into Greenbush was Samuel Rowell, who\\nin the spring of 1837 moved westward with Stephen Pearl.\\nBy David Schwartz.\\nPearl settled in Ovid, and Rowell, after remaining a short\\ntime with Allen Lounsbury in Ovid, bought thirty acres on\\nsection 36 of John Ferdon, and moved to the place with-\\nout delay. There he lived until his death in 1876, where\\nhis son Stephen lives and carries on the foundry started by\\nhis father in 1850.\\nIn the fall of 1838, David Richmond and Thomas Fisk,\\nof Stafford, N. Y., visited Michigan for the purpose of lo-\\ncating lands for themselves and others living in the same\\ntown. About all the desirable spots available they found\\nin the hands of speculators, and determined to secure lands\\nfrom first hands, they eventually discovered what they\\nwanted in the town now called Greenbush, upon sections 22,\\n23, and 27. The tract was hedged in on three sides with\\nswamps, and for that reason doubtless had been neglected\\nby speculators, but it suited Fisk and Richmond, and so,\\nhaving secured it, they went back to Stafford to report pro-\\ngress. Their report proving satisfactory, it was decided\\nthat Thomas Fisk with others should start at once for the\\nplace of proposed settlement, to prepare habitations for the\\nfamilies of all concerned. Accordingly, Fisk set out in\\nApril, 1839, accompanied by G. W. Reed, Henry Fisk,\\nOra B. Stiles, and James Stiles, Jr. They traveled by ox-\\nteam by way of Canada, and arriving upon the ground set\\nat once diligently to the task of getting up cabins. Work,\\nhowever, as fast as they could, they found the job a slow\\none, and before they had got up one cabin along came the\\nflimilies of David Sevy, W. N. Daggett, James Stiles, and\\nThomas Fisk. They had come together via the lake to\\nDetroit, and thence by teams over the Grand River road to\\nLeach s, near Laingsburg. At that point they struck north-\\nward over the path earlier marked by the Colon} pioneers,\\nand landed at John Ferdon s about the middle of May,\\n1839, after a four days trip from Detroit. The night be-\\nfore their arrival was spent at Henry Leach s, in Sciota.\\nLeach kept a house of entertainment, and upon a tree in\\nfront of his shanty had nailed a board bearing in rude let-\\nters the legend, Call and C.\\nA few days subsequent to the arrival of the families, two\\nsettlers named David and Alvah Richmond, with their fami-\\nlies, came upon the ground, and completed the little colony\\nfor whose members Fisk and Richmond had made the land\\nlocations in 1888.\\nAll hands had, it is true, reached Ferdon s, only a couple\\nof miles or so from their prospective homes, but the better\\npart of that two miles or more lay through a veritable\\nDismal Swamp, and it will be hereafter seen that to over-\\ncome the obstacle presented by that swamp gave them well-\\nnigh as much trouble as did the journey from Detroit to\\nFerdon s. It was possible to cross it afoot, but as for trav-\\nersing it with teams it was simply out of the question, and\\nthe hardy band therefore faced with heroic determination\\nthe conviction that they would have to carry afoot over a\\nmile and a half of swamp everything they intended to take\\nto their homes. From Ferdon s westward for the distance\\nof a mile they cut out a road, and passed over it with their\\nloaded wagons well enough, but at the end of the mile the\\nswamp began, and there they therefore unloaded their\\ngoods and carried them, as best they could, about a mile and\\na half from the southeast corner of section 26 to the north-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0590.jp2"}, "587": {"fulltext": "GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n459\\nwest corner of the same section, where they found dry\\nland.\\nThat swamp journey was a memorable and a difficult\\none. Kven under the most favorable circumstances it\\nwould have been no easy task, but when undertaken with\\nheavy loads of furniture, stoves, and what not to impede\\nthe movements of the toilers, who were compelled to wade\\nthrough mire and cross narrow log footways to avoid total\\nimmersion, the troubles that marked the passage may be\\nslightly uuderstood. The goods thus transferred included\\ngeneral supplies and household goods, of which latter four\\ncook-stoves formed no small element. For carrying his\\ncook-stove over David Sevy paid the carriers one day s\\nlabor, and the same price for transporting a bureau, which\\nhe still preserves as a portion of his household furniture at\\nhis home in Greenbush.\\nAs already mentioned, the families arrived before Thomas\\nFisk and his companions had fairly completed one cabin,\\nbut into it a majority of the new-comers moved after a few\\ndays stay at Ferdon s, and although the ijuarters were\\nclose, the best was made of the matter, albeit that best was\\nvery bad. Ferdon kept as many as he could, but those who\\ncrowded into Fisk s cabin filled it to the door. The cabin\\nmeasured ten by twelve, and with two beds in it left just\\nroom enough for a single file of lodgers, and when at night\\nthe household slept the beds and lodgers upon the floor\\ntook up every available inch of space. There was not room\\nin the house for a table, and so they ate in the open air at\\na table made of a plank laid across two upright crotched\\nsticks. The kitchen was the open air, and the kitchen-fire\\na log heap against a stump. After that fashion they man-\\naged to struggle along until each family got up a cabin and\\npassing time introduced some of the comforts and con-\\nveniences of civilization.\\nOf course cabins were built as fast as hands could work, _\\nand between cabin-building, chopping, transferring their\\ngoods across the swamp, and putting in crops the pioneers\\nwere during their first summer put to their busiest eiforts.\\nThey could not stop to do any clearing, for they were too\\nanxious to sow what would produce food, and thus their\\nclearing during that summer was just what sufficed to give\\nplaces for their cabins. Settled at last in their own homes\\nby midsummer, the families were distributed in close prox-\\nimity, Alvah Richmond, James Stiles, and W. N. Dag-\\ngett on section 22, David Sevy and Thomas Fisk on sec-\\ntion 23, and David Richmond on section 27. Meanwhile\\nthey were still getting their goods over the swamp, and be-\\nfore they finished that job the season liad advanced to the\\nlatter part of August. It is worthy of remark that David\\nSevy carried a barrel of pork over the swamp single-handed.\\nHe accomplished the feat by transporting the pork in pails,\\nand then the empty barrel. The Richmonds owned the\\nonly two pairs of horses boasted by the little band, and\\nThomas Fisk the only team of oxen. The horse-teams\\nwere engaged in hauling the goods of the settlers I mm\\ntroit to the edge of the swamp until August, and then\\ndriven into the settlement by way of Essex as the only\\navailable route, and thus to get around a swamp which\\nmeasured but one mile and a half across they had to make\\na trip of twenty- two miles.\\nImportant among their first efforts after getting settled\\nwas the work of making roads, and especially a road across\\nthe swamp towards the Colony. This swamp road, however,\\nthey made but a foot-path, and in that shape at least they\\nfound it a decent thoroughfare, and over which they man-\\naged to bring without much trouble such things as they\\nneeded from time to time. In the winter season, when the\\nearth was frozen, they crossed the swamp with teams, much\\nto their convenience. The first highway they cut out after\\ntheir arrival was one running westward from the southeast-\\nern corner of section 22 to what is now Coleman s, a dis-\\ntance of two miles.\\nLuckily they found upon their arrival that John Ferdon\\nwas abundantly supplied with potatoes, and upon them they\\nfeasted in the absence of something better. Their first\\nmilling was done at Ionia, and for their first grist they\\nbought wheat of Benedict, of Essex. David Sevy made\\nthe first trip to mill, accompanied by an Indian whom he\\nhired to manage the canoe. The trip was made via the\\nMaple River, starting at Maple Rapids, and occupied three\\ndays. Alvah Richmond went to the mill at Eaton Rapids,\\nin the fall of 1839 by ox-team. When Sevy made his\\nsecond mill trip by river, John Ferdon agreed to accompany\\nhim and manage the canoe. Sevy was doubtful of Fer-\\ndon s ability to do it, but the latter derided the doubt, and\\ndeclared that as he had all his life been used to the man-\\nagement of skin s, it would be queer indeed if he couldn t\\nhandle a canoe. As it turned out he found that there was\\na vast difference between handling a canoe and managing a\\nskiff, and before half the journey was accomplished con-\\nfessed that he knew but little about the canoe business.\\nAlthough they did not capsize they came several times within\\nan ace of doing so, and had altogether a hazardous and\\nwearisome experience. While on the return voyage, worn\\nout and ready to give up in despair, they hailed an Indian\\nand tried to hire him to paddle them homeward, but the\\nsavage absolutely declined to help them unless they would\\npay him in whisky, and, as of whisky they had not a drop,\\nthey were compelled to press on as best they could. They\\nfinished the journey in the course of events, but in such an\\nexhausted condition that they were laid up for two or three\\ndays afterwards. On another occasion Sevy engaged John\\nand Horace Avery to go down the river to mill for him\\nwith eighteen bushels of wheat. The Averys reached\\nIonia all right, and started back with the flour, but en route\\ntheir craft capsized, and the cargo descended to the bottom\\nof the river. The flour was recovered, but only a very little\\nof it was found to bo available for use.\\nThe first birth in the settlement occurred May 29, 1840,\\nwhen Willard, son of W. N. Daggett, was born. He is now\\nliving in Missouri. The first wedding was that of Truman\\nWatson and Esther, daughter to Sylvester Carter. Squire\\nJohn Ferdon performed the ceremony at his hou.se, which\\nwas then the home of the bride as well as of her father.\\nThe second wedding occurred in 1841, at the house of David\\nSevy, who, its justice of the peace, married Erastus Tinkel-\\npaugh and Orpba Fisk. The first death was that of Miranda,\\nthe one-year old daughter of David Sevy. She died Oct.\\n10, 1839. The first adult person to die was Alfred Dane,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0591.jp2"}, "588": {"fulltext": "460\\nHISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwho was buried on Thomas Fisk s place. There was, how-\\never, no public burial-place until after the death of Celestia\\nF. Sevy, Feb. 26, 1847. At that time a cemetery was laid\\nout upon David Sevy s place, in section 23, and in the in-\\nclosure Sevy s daughter was the first to be buried. A school\\nwas taught in the summer of 1840, and Thomas Fisk being\\nan ordained minister of the Christian faith, public worship\\nwas introduced as soon as the settlements were made. David\\nSevy was by trade a cabinet-maker, and having brought a\\nturning-lathe with him, lost no time in setting up a small\\nshop, in which he carried on for many years thereafter the\\nmanufacture of cliairs, tables, etc., which as fast as made\\nhe carried to De Witt and other places and exchanged for\\nwheat and various supplies. There was no blacksmith in\\nthe community for years after its creation, and when a\\nblacksmith s services became necessary a journey to De\\nWitt was imperative to secure them. A post-office was\\nestablished at David Richmond s in 1843, before which\\ndate mail was got at Owosso or Laingsburg. Postage in\\nthose days was twenty-five cents per letter, and as it was\\nalmost impo.ssible to sell produce for anything but trade\\nshort of Detroit, the sum of twenty-five cents in hard cash\\nwas of some consequence and not always at hand. Mr.\\nDavid Sevy got word one day that a letter awaited him at\\nthe Laingsburg post-office, and collecting the required\\ntwenty-five cents not without an effort he went over.\\nWhen he got there he found that instead of one there were\\nthree letters, but, alas he had only the simple twenty-five\\ncents to pay for one. Letters were valuable prizes, how-\\never, if they did co.-;t twenty-five cents each, and, determined\\nto have the entire batch, Sevy scoured the community at\\nLaingsburg for the loan of fifty cents, and luckily obtaining\\nit he got his letters and bore them homeward in triumph.\\nThe construction of roads was pushed forward with zeal-\\nous industry, and as other settlers came highways were\\nopened rapidly, and travel rendered a comfortable con-\\nvenience instead of a dread. Road-bees were the favorite\\nmethods by which roads were made, and as at these bees\\nabout all the inhabitants gathered for work upon a stated\\nday of each week, the business in hand was pushed on with\\ncelerity. The first grist carried over to the Colony mill\\nfrom the settlement was a bushel of wheat which Henry\\nFisk packed on his back and lugged afoot across the\\nswamp. Lyman Richmond is supposed to have built the\\nfirst framed house, Thomas Fisk to have raised the first\\ncrop of wheat, and the first orchards to have been set out\\nby David Sevy and John I. Tinkelpaugh, the latter of whom\\ngot his trees at an Indian nursery at Chesaning and carried\\nthem home on his back.\\nThomas Fisk has already been alluded to as a minister,\\nand for some years preached regularly here and there, pre-\\nsumably to good purpose. By and by, however, reports\\nbegan to spread that Fisk was fixlling into worldly immoral-\\nities, and the tide of popular prejudice and suspicion soon\\nset in so strongly against him that he was openly charged\\nwith the grossest wickedness. Public indignation broke\\nout presently in a violent form, and those in whom it was\\nfelt the strongest banded for the common cause and sot out\\nto harass and persecute Fisk by divers and sundry midnight\\nraids upon his premises, burning his haystacks, threaten-\\ning him with death, destroying his stock and other property,\\nand resorting, in short, to such efforts as they could think\\nof to show the disfavor under which ho rested. His per-\\nsecutors were known as the Swamp Guard, and at times as\\nthe Swamp Angels, and so persistently did they pursue\\nFisk with vindictive persecution that he was eventually com-\\npelled to leave the town and seek a residence elsewhere.\\nBefore dismi-ssing the history of the settlement of the\\nsix families mentioned, it will be of interest to note that of\\nthe heads of those six families three still live, David\\nRichmond, in Kent County W. N. Daggett and David\\nSperry, in Greenbush.\\nThe ensuing autumn saw additions to the immediate set-\\ntlement, in Nathan Spooner, Truman Watson, and Moses\\nPhillips. At the same time John and Horace Avery,\\nHerod and Runa Morton, and Marvin Greenwood located\\nin the southwestern corner of the town, while Edwin Hol-\\nbrook made a settlement near Samuel Rowell s, on section\\n36. John I. Tinkelpaugh settled in the fall of 1840 near\\nthe site of the village of Eureka, and in 1841 Joseph Rus-\\nsell, one of the early settlers in Bingham, came to Green-\\nbush and settled at what is known as McMaster s Corners.\\nWhen Russell located there his was the only house between\\nthe Sevy settlement and Benedict s Plains in Essex. His\\nson William joined him in 1842, and his son James in\\n1843.\\nJoseph Russell fell a victim in the year 1852 to a sad\\ncalamity, in which he was slain by his son Nathaniel.\\nThe boy had been out on a hunting expedition, and having\\nhad bad luck thought upon his return to amuse himself by\\nfiring at a mark placed upon a shingle shanty. Unknown\\nto Nathaniel, his father was at work in the shanty, and\\nbeing within range of the first shot fired, which passed\\nthrough a crack in the building, received it in his brain\\nand expired almost instantly.\\nThe following list embraces the names of the resident\\ntax-payers of Greenbush in the years 1840 and 1841\\n1840.\\nAcres.\\nJohn Fenlon, sections 25, 8, 31, 36 370\\nS. Howtll, section 36 30\\na. W. Reed, section 27 SO\\nD. Richmond, section 27 160\\nT. risk, section 23 80\\nH. S. Fisli, section 23 40\\nDavid Sevy, section 23 40\\nJames .Stiles, sections 21, 22 160\\nA. Richmond, section 22 200\\nT. Watson, section 23 80\\nW. N. Daggett, section 22 40\\nJ. Stanley, Jr., section 33 160\\nJ.Stanley, section 32 80\\nS. Stanley, section ^^2 80\\nD. Allison, sections 31, 32 160\\nJ. Avery, section 33 40\\nM. Greenwood, section 31 140\\nII. Morton, section 31 40\\nH. Avery, section 31 SO\\nM. Phillips, section 20 80\\n1S4I.\\nDavid .Sevy, section 23 40\\nJoseph Russell, section 5 100\\nT. Watson, section 23 80\\nE. Tinkelpaugh, section 10 80\\nW. N. Daggett, section 22 40\\nA. Richmond, section 22 200", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0592.jp2"}, "589": {"fulltext": "GKEENBUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n461\\nAcres.\\nM. Phillips, section 21 240\\nJ. I. Tinkelpaugh, section 11 40\\nH. S. Fisk, .section 23 120\\nT. Fisk, section 23 120\\nJ. Ferdon, sections .SI. 30, 25, 8 370\\nJ. M. Rowell, section 36 30\\nJ. D. Riciimond, section 27 160\\nG. W. Reed, section 27 80\\nM. (greenwood, section 31 132\\nRuna Morton, section 31 40\\nHerod Morton, section 31 40\\nHorace Avery, sections 31, 32 80\\nN. W. Aldrich, section 30 40\\nJohn Avery, section 33 40\\nIn February, 1849, George Wagner, John Wagner,\\nHenry Wagner, James Sargent, Nathan Kirby, Gilbert\\nOwen, William Owen, Aaron Smith, and Ca.spar Wagner,\\nof Knox Co., Ohio, and H. A. Smith, of Morrow Co.,\\nOhio, set out for Michigan to locate land on Mexican war\\nland-warrants, of which all save George Wagner had be-\\ncome possessed by purchase, Wagner alone having served in\\nthe Mexican war. The party numbered ten, and all but\\nthree (who had horses) made the journey of three hun-\\ndred miles each way afoot. All except Aaron Smith\\nbought lands in Greenbush and made settlements thereon,\\nSmith making his location in Essex. H. A. Smith says\\nthe hardest day s work he ever accomplished was the day s\\nwork required for him to walk to Ionia for the purpose of\\nentering his land. He says he walked all day through the\\nroughest, wildest kind of a country, saw no human being,\\nsaw no track, and crossed but one trail during the entire\\njourney.\\nHenry A. Smith s remarkable adventure with a bear in\\nOctober, 185(5 (remembered as the smoky fall), is within\\nthe general knowledge of the local populace as a historical\\nincident of much importance, and will therefore bear repe-\\ntition here.\\nSmith ventured one day upon a bear-hunt, accompanied\\nby a small black dog, and had reached a cedar swamp three\\nmiles distant when Bruin came to view, but straightway\\ntook to his heels and made good his escape. Pushing on,\\nthe hunter came up directly with a second boar, at whom\\nshooting he wounded, and saw make rapidly off, pursued by\\nthe dog. Smith hurried to the rescue, but lo almost in-\\nstantly there crossed his path a third bear, and at him he\\ndischarged his weapon, with the effect of hastening his\\npace. Smith chased him, and three times fired at him as he\\nran. At that juncture, however, the programme changed.\\nUp to that time Smith had been hunting the bear then\\nthe bear began to hunt Smith. Smith had often thought\\nhe would he happy if he could take part in a bear-figlit, but\\nwhen he saw Bruin turn upon him and, with gnashing\\nteeth as well as angry roar, threaten him with destruction,\\nhe felt as if he would give a good deal to get out of the\\nmess he had got into. It was, however, too late to re-\\ntreat, and so he faced the issue boldly. Quickly putting\\nthe dog hors da combat, the bear faced Smith, who, club-\\nbing his gun, dealt a swinging blow, which, although it\\nfelled the beast, shattered the weapon. In a trice the bear\\nwas on his feet renewing the attack, and .so furiously did\\nlie press the onslaught that Smith, torn and bleeding, was\\nabout to give himself up for lost, when by a lucky chance\\nbe tore himself from Bruin s gra.sp and made off, with the\\nbear in hot chase. Grasping a heavy stick, Smith turned\\nand dealt his enemy a powerful blow. Down went the\\nbrute, and thicker and faster rained the blows of Smith s\\ncudgel, until the enemy lay dead before him, and then up\\nwent a shout of thankful joy from the hero of the well-won\\nvictory.\\nSmith s settlement was made in November, 1849, with\\nhis family, whom he lodged temporarily with Jamas R.\\nCarter, who had been living on section 10 since November,\\n1848. When Smith built his house on section 9 there\\nwas no hou.se, he says, between him and Mackinaw. East\\nof him, on section 10, was John I. Tinkelpaugh, of whom\\nit is said that when he was a workman in Owosso for B. O.\\nWilliams, in 1839, he persisted in denying himself and\\nfamily the comforts of life so that he might save money\\nenough to buy forty acres of land. He saved the neces-\\nsary amount of money, bought forty acres in Greenbush,\\nand was probably made happy. When Smith came to his\\nplace he traveled via De Witt and Gardner s Corners, and\\nthence by trail along the river to within three miles of his\\nland.\\nWilliam Thomas entered in 18.50 a piece of land upon\\nsection 17, then a wild tract, and the same year made a\\nsettlement. His son, Philip Thomas, and George Adleman\\nwere living on the same section, to which they had come\\nin 1849 and made a small clearing. The road now known\\nas the State road was then laid out as a town road, but\\nscarcely any work had been done upon it. Oscar George\\nwas a close neighbor on the north, and on the south was\\nJames Stiles.\\nOn the north town line Nathan Ru.ssell, son of Joseph\\nRussell, made probably the first location. He put up a\\nshanty on section 5, but effected no clearing of any con-\\nsequence. He .sold the place in 1852 to Benjamin Doty,\\nwho moved right in with his family. He had to cut a\\nroad to the shanty put up by Russell, and when the\\nwomen-folks got a look at the building, its dreary, deso-\\nlate appearance, lacking floor, door, and window, they\\nwere so oppressed and disheartened at the miserable pros-\\npect before them that they sat down upon a log and cried\\nbitterly. Philosophy, however, soon came to their aid,\\nand they faced the .situation with a renewed hope that\\ngave them courage and patience. They bore it all heroic-\\nally after that until better times greeted and cheered them\\nbut many s the time, says Mrs. Doty in speaking of\\ntheir experiences, that we were awfully, pitifully home-\\nsick for the comforts of civilization we had left in exchange\\nfor the wild woods of Michigan.\\nThe RusscUs, a mile south, were the Dotys nearest\\nneighbors. Their milling-point was at the Colony or Fish\\nCreek, and whenever Mr. Doty set out for a journey with\\nhis team an axe to cut out his road was an absolutely indis-\\npensable necessity. The same day that saw (hem make\\ntheir home on section 5 saw also the arrival upon section 6\\nof J. W. Bryant. Farther eastward Henry Auten had\\nsettled on section 4 in 1850. Chauncey Dexter settled\\nupon a place taken up in 1849 by Andrew E. Bryant on a\\nMexican war land-warrant. AddiSon Hulse came during\\nthe fall of 1850, and in that neighborhood later on William", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0593.jp2"}, "590": {"fulltext": "462\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nScott, William Besley, and Nathan Matthews pitched their\\ntents, as did Thomas JeflFreys, Nelson Stronsj, James Pat-\\nterson, ;ind Miron Ellis. Among other early settlers in\\nthe town may likewise be mentioned Isaac Eagles, J. E.\\nPower, David Blank, Peter Fleagle, Emmet Kirby, William\\nBurke, David Nye, James Odell, and Benjamin Hawkins.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.\\nTown 8 north, in range 2 west, was a portion of Bing-\\nham town.ship until Feb. 16, 1842, when an act of the\\nLegislature detached it and named it Grceubush. The\\nname was suggested by Mrs. David Sevy on the occasion\\nof a meeting of citizens at her husband s house for the\\npurpose of christening the new township. Mrs. Sevy had\\na fancy that the name would perpetuate the recollection of\\nthe sight of many handsome-looking green bushes which\\ngreatly refreshed her senses upon her first entrance into\\nthe town. She remembered also a place known as Green-\\nbush in New York State, where with her father s family\\nshe spent one uight while journeying in the earlier days\\nfrom New England to Western New York. So, in accord-\\nance with her suggestion, those present at the meeting took\\nat once favorably to the name of Greenbu.sh, and sent it in\\nalong with the petition for organization. March 16, 1847,\\ntowns 9 and 10 north, in range 2 west, in Gratiot County,\\nwere attached to Greenbush for township purposes, and re-\\nmained so attached until the organization of Gratiot County\\nin 1855.\\nThe first town-meeting in Greenbush was held April 5,\\n1842, at the school-house in district No. 1. Marvin Green-\\nwood was chosen moderator and John Ferdon, David Sevy,\\nW. N. Daggett, and David Richmond inspectors of elec-\\ntion.\\nThe poll-list on that occasion was as follows Thomas\\nRussell, Henry Fisk, Joseph Russell, Samuel Rowell, Na-\\nthan Spooner, William Russell, Hosca Fletcher, John Fer-\\ndon, W. N. Daggett, David Richmond, James Stiles, Mar-\\nvin Greenwood, 0. B. Stiles, Herod Morton, Runa Morton,\\nAlvah Richmond, Thomas Fisk, John Avery, Horace\\nAvery, David Sevy, twenty in all. Twenty-one dollars\\nwas voted for the support of schools two hundred dollars\\nfor contingent expenses. David Richmond was cho.sen\\npoundmaster. A pound six feet square, of logs fourteen feet\\nlong, was ordered to be built, and the contract therefor\\ngiven to Willard N. Daggett for five dollars and seventy-\\nfive cents, the bargain being that the pound should be fin-\\nished by June 1, 1842. The election for town officials\\nthen went forward with the following result Supervisor,\\nDavid Sevy Treasurer, Horace Avery Clerk, Alvah\\nRichmond Highway Commissioners, Runa Morton, David\\nRichmond, and William Russell School Inspectors, Henry\\nS. Fisk, Runa Morton, and O. B. Stiles Justices of the\\nPeace, Marvin Greenwood, John Ferdon, Herod Morton,\\nand William Russell Directors of the Poor, W. N. Dag-\\ngett and Herod Morton Constables, H. S. Fisk and John\\nAvery.\\nCIVIL LIST OF TUE TOWNSHIP.\\nAppended is a list of the persons annually chosen fiom\\n1843 to 1880 to be supervisors, clerks, treasurers, and jus-\\ntices of the peace:\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1843. H. Avery.\\n1844. D. Sevy.\\n1S4.5-50. S. Penrl.\\n1851. H. Avery.\\n1852. J. C. \u00c2\u00a5ox.\\n1853. H. A very.\\n1854. L. Wilcox.\\n1855. H. (i. Thompson.\\n1856. W. N. Daggett.\\n1857.* H. Avery.\\n1858-59. L. Wilco.\\\\.\\n1843-45. L. M. Richmond.\\n1846-51. J. Sevy.\\n1852. M. A. Chappel].\\n1853. J. Coffman.\\n1854-56. M. A. Chnppell.\\n1860-61. M. Ellis.\\n1862. J. E. Power.\\n1863-64. M. Ellis.\\n1865. L. Wilcox.\\n1866-67. M. Ellis.\\n1868.t J. E. Power.\\n1869-70. M. Ellis.\\n1871-74. J. E. Power.\\n1875-78. J. A. Matthews.\\n1879-80. A. Hulse.\\nCLERKS.\\n1857-59. J. L. Curtis.\\nI860. W. N. D.iggett.\\n1861-62. R. E. Davies.\\n1863-B5. M. A. Chnppcll.\\n1866-80. R. E. Davies.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1843. R. Morton.\\n1844-45. H. Avery.\\n1846-51. AV. N. Daggett.\\n1852. P. Jeffreys.\\n1853. L. Wilcox.\\n1854-55. P. .Jeffreys.\\n1856. M. Ellis.\\n1857. L. Wilcox.\\n1858. W. N. Daggett.\\n1859. C. Grey.\\n1860-62. J. R. Carter.\\n1863-67. N. T. Stiles.\\n1868. L. W. Ingersoll.\\n1869-70. D. L. E.aglcs.\\n1871-74. J. J. Bowers.\\n1875-78: A. Hulse.\\n1879. C. H. Bogardus.\\n1880. D. L. Eagles.\\nJUSTICES OF TUE PEACE.\\n1843.\\n0. B. Stiles.\\n1862.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1844.\\n.T. Ferdon.\\n1803.\\n0. Whitlock.\\n1845.\\nM. Greenwood.\\n1864.\\nY. L. Miller.\\n1846.\\nW. Russell.\\n1865.\\nW. H. Burman\\n1847.\\n0. Whitlock.\\n1866.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1848.\\nE. Ilolbrook.\\n1867.\\nG. AV. Reed.\\n1849.\\nA. Chappell.\\n1868.\\nIj. G. Loomis.\\n1850.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1869.\\nL. Wilcox.\\n1851.\\n0. Whitlock.\\n1870.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1852.\\nH. Autcn.\\n1871.\\nG. AV. Reed.\\n1853.\\nM. Greenwood.\\n1872.\\nL. G. Loomis.\\n1854.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1873.\\nS. Bebee.\\n1855.\\n0. Whitlock.\\n1874.\\nJ. J. Keiser.\\n1856.\\nJ. G. Thompson.\\n1875.\\nT. AVhitc.\\n1857.\\nE. Ilolbrook.\\n1876.\\nL. G. Loomis.\\n1858.\\nI. Eagles.\\n1877.\\nS. Bebee.\\n1859.\\n0. Whitlock.\\n1878.\\nJ. J. Keiser.\\n1860.\\nG. W. Townsend.\\n1879.\\n0. AVhitlock.\\n1861.\\nL. Wilcox.\\n1880.\\nL. G. Loomis.\\nLIST OF VOTERS IN THE TOWNSHIP IN 1844\\nAND 1850.\\n1844. Nathan Spooner, John Ferdon, James M. Stiles,\\nL. M. Richmond, William Ingalls, O. B. Stiles, David\\nRichmond, E. B. Stiles, John Avery, S. M. Rowell, Joseph\\nRussell, Thomas Beach, Edwin Ilolbrook, Orange Whit-\\nlock, Amos Avery, William Russell, William Bentley,\\nJonathan Aldrich, James Stiles, W. N. Daggett, N. W.\\nAldrich, David Sevy, Marvin Greenwood, Herod Morton,\\nHorace Avery, John I. Tinkelpaugh, John Manchester,\\nTruman Watson, Alvah Richmond.\\n1850 Nathan Spooner, John Sevy, Luman Wilcox,\\nEdwin Holhrook, A. E. Bryant, Joseph Russell, R. L.\\nCarroll, Stephen Pearl, Lewis Richards, 0. Whitlock, R.\\nB. Crowner, James Sargent, James Russell, Amos Avery,\\nOne hundred anil sixty-nine votes,\\nf Two hundred and filty nine votes.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0594.jp2"}, "591": {"fulltext": "GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n463\\nPhilip Thomas, Marvin Greenwood, William L. Massey,\\nJohn Manchester, James H. Kennicott, H. S. Fisk, JehicI\\nDunning, 0. P. George, Parsons Jeffreys, Henry Smith,\\nA. E. Olin, James M. Stiles, Erastus Tinkelpaugh, James\\nR. Carter, Walter Hulbert, Zelotes Avery, Samuel M.\\nRowell, B. W. Hobert, William Besley, Addison Hulse,\\nW. N. Daggett, John I. Tinkelpaugh, William Johnson,\\nWilliam Russell, Isaac Eagles, William Badgerow, 0. B.\\nSevy, Horace Avery, D. B. Cranson, I. B. Froece, L. W.\\nStiles, Nathaniel Russell, I. A. Hooker, 0. M. Pearl,\\nGeorge W. Richmond, D. F. Badgerow, Benjamin Stiles,\\nA. H. Richmond, 0. B. Stiles, Harmon Richmond, David\\nSevy, F. 0. Richmond, Alvah Richmond, David Rich-\\nmond, John C. Fox.\\nTHE STATE ROAD.\\nThe old State road, laid out between Lansing and St. Louis,\\nwas a famous highway in its day, not only for the great vol-\\nume of travel flowing over its surface, but for the roadside\\ninns which dotted it at frequent intervals and refreshed as\\nwell. as sustained the weary wayfarers of the tin)e. The road\\nis still much traveled, and boasts still numerous roadside\\ninns, of which there are three in Greenbush township. The\\npioneer tavern on the road in Greenbush was one put up by\\nWilliam Wyman, or Yankee Bill, as he was called, on sec-\\ntion 8 just east of the burying-ground. Yankee Bill s\\ntavern was a poor sort of an affair, and although it suited\\nwell enough in the absence of other places of entertain-\\nment, it was relegated to obscurity as soon as better taverns\\nappeared upon the road. Presently Drake s and Coleman s\\ntaverns presented excellent claims upon the traveling public,\\nand flirther north, about 18G0, Chauncey Morton moved\\ninto a house built by Stephen MePherson, at what is now\\nMcMaster s Corners, and converted it into a tavern. A\\npost-office was established at Coleman s Corners about 1858,\\nand named Keystone, presumably by some admirer of\\nPennsylvania or of Buchanan, who was then in the Presi-\\ndential office. Horace Ciister was appointed postmaster,\\nbut the business of the office proving insignificant, it was\\nsoon discontinued. Shortly afterwards the office was re-\\nnewed and located at Chauncey Morton s old tavern-stand,\\nthen being kept by George W. Miller and called the Union\\nHome. The latter name wiis likewise the one bestowed\\nupon the post-office, and that name it yet bears. The office\\nwas abolished in 1864 and restored in 1871, with James\\nC. Barrus as postmaster, who moving away in 1870 was\\nsucceeded by William Cams, and the latter in 1878 by the\\npresent incumbent, S. L. McMaster. A daily mail is re-\\nceived over the route between St. Johns and St. Louis.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe pioneer Bcliool house in Greenbush was an aban-\\ndoned shanty that had previously served David Sevy as\\na residence. It stood upon the southwestern corner of\\nsection 23, and in it the first school was taught by Lucinda,\\ndaughter to David Richmond. Miss Richmond taught also\\nthe second school, and continued to teach in the town and\\nvicinity several years.\\nThe board of school inspectors met for organization in\\nthe schoolrhouse of district No. 1 on the 13th of April,\\n1842, and chose Runa Morton chairman. District No. 1\\nwas apportioned to contain the north half of section 20, the\\nwhole of sections 23, 14, 11, 2, 3, 10, 15, the east half of\\nsection 22, and the east half of the southeast quarter of the\\nsouthwest quarter of section 22. No. 2 was ordained to\\ncontain the south half of section 20, the whole of sections\\n27, 28, 29, 20, and 21, the west half of the southwest\\nquarter of section 22, the west half of the southeast quarter\\nof the southwest quarter, and the northeast quarter of the\\nsouthwest quarter and northwest quarter of 22. No. 3\\n(fractional) composed of portions of Ovid and Duplain,\\nand the south half of section 25, the east half of section\\n35, and the whole of .section 30 in Greenbush, was formed\\nApril 9, 1847, as was district No. 4, composed of sections\\n2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 1 1. No. 5 was organized May 6, 1850,\\nand contained sections 30, 31, 32, and 33, with the south\\nhalves of 28 and 29. No. 6 was organized Oct. 25, 1852,\\nand included sections 10, 17, 18, 19, and 20, the west half\\nof .section 21, and the north half of section 29. The same\\nday No. 7 was formed with sections 3, 4, 9, and 10. No.\\n8 was formed April 15, 1856.\\nA report dated 1847, touching the township library, sets\\nforth that Feb. 1, 1840, L. M. Richmond bought books to\\nthe amount of fifty dollars and twenty-eight cents that\\nSeptember, 1846, Zelotes Avery bought books in the sum\\nof forty-one dollars and twelve cents; that June, 1847, the\\nschool inspector bought a book-case for twelve dollars and\\nthat in July, 1847, John Sevy bought books for twenty-\\none dollars and sixty cents. Oct. 18, 1843, an annual re-\\nport testified that there were twenty-two school children in\\ndistrict No. 1, that .school had been taught three months by\\nNancy Richmond, that she had been paid two dollars per\\nweek for her services, and that nine children had attended\\nprivate school. The annual report dated Oct. 15, 1844,\\ngave out that in district No. 1 were twenty-four school\\nchildren, that in fractional 1 there were twenty-seven, that\\nthe attendance in both districts was forty-four, and that\\nseven children attended private school.\\nThe list of teachers appointed between 1843 and 1860\\nfollows here\\nJan. 20, 1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nancy Richmond.\\nJuly 1, 1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Orpha Tinkflpaugh.\\nNov. 4, 1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 L. M. Richmond.\\nMay 8, 1844. Amelia F. Richmond, Celestia F. Sevy.\\nMay 3, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sophia Stark.\\nNov. 25, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Avery, Jr.\\nMay 2, 1846. Caroline M. Richmond, Mary E: Sevy.\\nNov. 22, 1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Byron Hollister.\\nApril 28, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary E. Sevy, Harriet Eagle.\\nApril 26, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elvira A. Sevy.\\nMay 10, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Albina S. Chapman.\\nMay 17, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Catherine E. Beebe.\\nOct. 17, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nancy M. Gun.sally, Mary P. Richmond.\\nApril 10, 1852. Frances A. Chappell.\\nNov. 27, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary M. Hill, Ann S. Avery.\\nApril 9, 1853. Albina S. and Maria S. Chapman.\\nMay 28, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Matilda Besley.\\nNov. 5, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary A. Collier.\\nDec. 1, 1854. Henrietta L. Richmond, Mary E. Thonjp-\\nson, D. A- Clark, an(3 Orriii Bicrcg.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0595.jp2"}, "592": {"fulltext": "464\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nApril 14, 1855. Melinda M. Richmond, Mary C. Rich-\\nmond, Catherine E. Bebee.\\nJune 2, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Adelia Smith.\\nNov. 3, 1855. Arozina P. W. Chapman.\\nApril 12, 1856\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary Cole.\\nApril 24, 1856.- Rebecca V. Young.\\nMay 6, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary L. Lane.\\nJune 7, 1856. Mary Jane Corwia.\\nNov. 12, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sanford H. Baker.\\nDec. 2, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry M. Harrison.\\nDec. 10, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lorenzo D. Cole.\\nApril 11, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nancy E. Budd, Ellen Bachelder, Lu-\\ncinda M. Manchester.\\nMay 13, 1857. Harriet A. Mattoon.\\nNov. 28, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Wyman.\\nNov. 7, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Myron Ellis, Mr. Hamlin.\\nJan. 23, 1858. Nancy Richmond.\\nDec. 14, 1857. Harriet Crow.\\nApril 10, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss R. N. Young.\\nApril 24, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lucy A. Baldwin.\\nMay 15, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charlotte Smith, Augusta Chappell,\\nFannie Chappell.\\nMay 28, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Emma Pearl.\\nNov. 6, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. L. Hamiel, J. C. Jcwett, Anthony\\nSwarthout, Myron A. Dunning, Hattie A. Stiles.\\nMarch 19, 1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary Ann Bryant.\\nApril 9, 1859. Sarah Nickerson, Harriot Jewett.\\nJune 13, 1859. Lois Mudge.\\nThe annual report for 1879 gave the subjoined details\\nNumber of districts (whole, 7; fractional 1) 8\\nNurober of scholars of school age 446\\nTeachers wages $1074.80\\nThe school directors for 1879 were C. L. Putt, C. H.\\nBogardus, W. J. Havens, D. K. Greenwood, J. W. Besley,\\nH. H. Van Sickle, W. N. Daggett, and J. J. Bishop.\\nTOWN EOADS.\\nHighways were to the early settlers among the most im-\\nportant of requirements, and among their earliest eiforts\\nafter getting located they made the chopping-out of roads\\na prominent business. Road-bees, at which all hands as-\\nsembled, usually on Saturdays, pushed matters briskly\\nforward in that direction, while the working upon high-\\nways for the non-resident tax was almost the sole means\\nby which settlers could obtain ready cash. In April, 1842,\\nthe town was divided into six road districts, and for the\\nyear 1842 the report was to the efiFect that one hundred\\nand ninety-two and a half days labor were assessed, that\\nninety-nine and a half days were worked, and that Joseph\\nRussell and John Avery were paid twenty-eight dollars for\\nrepairing highways.\\nIn 1844 the assessment of highway labor in days was\\nas follows\\nDistrict No. 1 514\\n2 16\\n3 39*\\n4 2:u\\nfii\\nTHE VILLAGE OK EUREKA.\\nDuring the year 1855, J. A. Barrington, the proprietor\\nof a mill in Knox Co., Ohio, was compelled in course of a\\nbusiness triinsaction to take one hundred and sixty acres\\nof wild land on section 15 in the township of Greenbush,\\nand while wondering what he would do about it he met\\nJohn Power, then just returned home from a land-looking\\ntour through Michigan. When Power learned that Bar-\\nrington had bought some timber-land in Greenbush, he\\nadvised him to take his mill-right out there as an invest-\\nment that would pay him well. Barrington acted upon\\nthe advice so far as to leave at once upon a tour of inspec-\\ntion, and in looking through the neighborhood of his land\\nfor a mill-site came upon a spot in section 2, upon Mill\\nCreek, which suited him, and putting down a stake declared\\nthat he would bring his mill out and put it up there. His\\nguide over the territory was Isaac Eagles, then living on\\nsection 1 1 and afterwards one of a company of three who\\nplatted Greenbush village in 1857.\\nBarrington bought what land he needed, engaged Par-\\nsons Jeifreys to build a log house, George Brewbaker to\\nput in the under-frame for the mill, and went back to Ohio.\\nWhen he got there and told what he had done, Clark Wil-\\nliams (one of his mill-hands) and a Dr. Rigdon Patter\\nbought each an interest with him as partners, and in Feb-\\nruary, 1856, Barrington and Potter made a trip to Green-\\nbush. They found matters progressing favorably, and upon\\ntheir return to Ohio made such preparations for a perma-\\nnent transfer of the mill that in May following they were\\nen route. Williams and Jacob Zullman, a mill-hand, had\\ntheir families with them, and moved into the doorless and\\nwindowloss log house built by Jeffreys, then the only\\nhouse upon the site now occupied by the village, which\\nwas then simply a forest. All hands set in to complete\\nthe mill, and got on so well that on the 1st day of July,\\n1856, the mill-wheel was started.\\nThe saw-mill being accordingly in active operation, Bar-\\nrington returned to Ohio in October. In January, 1857,\\nhe came back to Greenbush with a small run of stones, and\\ndirectly a grist-mill added its music to the buzz of the saw.\\nMeanwhile the starting of the mill had suggested the idea\\nof a village, and as the place began to draw considerable\\nbusiness, the village idea took shape. Barrington, Potter,\\nand Williams laid out a few lots in the vicinity of the mill,\\nand presently along came James H. Morrison with half a\\nwagon-load of goods, and opened a store on the lot now oc-\\ncupied by 0. R. Baker s hardware-store. The building\\nwas used also by Morrison as a residence, and was the first\\nframed house the village boasted. It was afterwards en-\\nlarged by David Sturgis, and serves, as related, as Mr. Ba-\\nker s store. About this time Parsons Jeffreys, Isaac Eagles,\\nG. P. Moore, and M. E. Burroughs, owners of laud there-\\nabout, laid out the plat of the present village, and recorded\\nit Dec. 17, 1857, as follows: That part of the southeast\\nquarter of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter\\nof section 2 commencing at the (|uarter post on the south\\nside of said section thence north on the quarter line of said\\nsection thirty-one rods thence west forty-four rods so as to\\ninclude a portion of the stream marked Mill Creek, on the\\nplat of said village thence south twenty-two rods thence\\neast three rods eighteen links thence south to the section\\nline thence east to the place of beginning. Also that part\\nof section 11 commencing at the quarter post on the north", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0596.jp2"}, "593": {"fulltext": "GREEN BUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n465\\nside of said section, iuniiin r west twenty-one rods and one\\nlink thence soutii thiity-eij;lit rods and ten links thence east\\ntwenty-one rods one link to the quarter line thence north to\\nthe place of beginning. Also that part of section 1 1 coin-\\nniencinsr at the quarter post aforesaid, thence south on the\\nquarter line thirty-eight rods ten links thence east forty-four\\nrods thence north thirty-eight rods ten links to the section-\\nline thence west on the section-line to the place of begin-\\nning. The village was named Groenbush by the pro-\\nprietors, although before the platting the place had been\\nvariously known by the names of VVilliamsport, Barrington,\\nand Swizzletown. Indeed, the latter designation clung to\\nthe place even after Greenbush became the formally-adopted\\nappellation. It was a name applied in derision, because of\\na conceived notion that the villagers were in the main given\\novorniuch to a taste for strong drink. Despite the coun-\\nteracting influence of those who blushed to hear the name,\\nSwizzletown was spread far and near, and by that mark\\nalone was the village known to many.\\nWhen the village was platted Avery Chappcll, who had\\nbeen keeping a small store and the Greenbush post-oiSce,\\nabout a mile to the westward, removed the store and post-\\noffice to the town. This post-office was established as\\nGreenbush as far back as 1843 at. David Ilichmond s house,\\nand his son Lyman appointed postmaster. Mail was re-\\nceived from Owosso by way of the Colony. Lyman Rich-\\nmond was the postmaster until 1846, when David Sevy re-\\nceived the office, and after holding it a year relinquished it\\nto Alvah Richmond. The latter was in possession from\\n1851 to about 1856, when Avery Chappcll came in. E.\\nR. Hayden succeeded Chappell in 1861, and to Hayden\\nsucceeded Edward Stark. During Stark s time the name\\nof the office as well as that of the village was changed to\\nEureka. There being a post-office in Alcona County called\\nGreenbush there was some confusion in the mails, and thus\\na change was demanded. Edward Stark being called upon\\nto suggest a name declared at once in favor of Pjurcka, on\\nthe ground that he thought he had found in the village a\\nmost excellent opening for business, together with the\\npromise of greater things to come. The time seemed also\\nappropriate to make a change in the village name, since\\nSwizzletown kept right on disputing the honors with\\nGreenbush. Stephen Pearl, determined to do what ho\\ncould to impress the general public with the truth that\\nthe village was not Swizzletown, placed a great sign over\\nagainst his store adorned with the letters E-u-r-e-k-a.\\nContinuing the post-office history, W. N. Daggett suc-\\nceeded Stark in 1868, and in 1875 gave way to William\\nBowles, vrho, in 1878, was followed by Daniel Turner, the\\npresent incumbent.\\nJlorrison, the first storekeeper, soon sold out to David\\nSturgis, and he to M. E. Burroughs. George Stark, who\\nhad been selling a few goods from his house, bought out\\nBurroughs, and soon after that joined Stephen Pearl in\\ntrade. When Pearl and Stark decided to remove they lefl\\ntheir stock of goods with Robert Clark, a blacksmith, who\\nhad, with George P. Moore, set up the pioneer smithy in\\nthe village. Moore was a partner in the mill as well as in\\nthp blacksmith s shop, and was one of the village proprie-\\ntors. Clark continued his shop business while he sold\\n5i)\\ngoods, and doing so well at the latter he relinquished the\\nshop, and, devoting himself to trade, soon became a promi-\\nnent merchant.\\nMartin Merritt built the tavern now called the Northern\\nHotel soon after the mill started, and in due season there\\ncame a Dr. Cargill, who boarded at W. N. Daggett s and\\npracticed medicine about six months. He probably found\\nthe practice profitless, for he retired from the field in favor\\nof Dr. H. A. Stokes, who stopped a year or so, and then\\nDr. A. H. Weston supplied the vacancy. Weston entered\\nthe military service in 1863 and returned no more. In\\n1864, Dr. E. R. Hayden opened an office, and tarried for\\nthe extended space of fourteen years. Eureka s physicians\\nnow number three, Dr. Samuel Post, Dr. Hamlet Hart,\\nand Dr. E. S. Walker.\\nThe mill built by Barrington, Potter Williams stood\\nuntil 1861, when a fire destroyed it. In 1863, Mr. Bar-\\nrington built a new saw-mill and a grist-mill in 1865.\\nThose mills are the ones still carried on by Barrington.\\nCHURCHES.\\nTHE GREENBU.SII CHRISTIAN CHURCH,\\nthe oldest religious organization at Eureka, was formed May\\n14, 1856, at the Sherwood school-house, then a log struc-\\nture. The organizing members were Walter Pierson and\\nwife, Albert Pierson and wife, Samuel Westbrook, and\\nEsther Thompson, all of whom had been members of Chris-\\ntian churches in Ohio. Elder Elijah Beard, who effiacted\\nthe organization, was employed to preach once a month,\\nand in 1857, Elder Elisha Mudge, of Maple Rapids, wast\\ncalled to succeed him. In the spring of 1858, I. CofFman\\njoined the church, and with Walter Pierson served as\\ndeacon. During Elder Mudge s term of service the school-\\nhouse at what is now the village of Eureka was completed,\\nand directly upon that event, in the fall of 1859, he preached\\nthere the first sermon delivered in the village. The subject was\\nThe relation of science to religion, and so well pleased were\\nthe inhabitants with the introduction of religious services\\nthat Elder Mudge was engaged to preach at the village at\\nstated intervals, his labors for the Christian Church at the\\nSherwood school-house continuing as before. In the win-\\nter of 185!) and 60 a series of revival-meetings set in,\\nand thirty-five persons were as a result received into church\\nmembership. At this time the place of worship was per-\\nmanently transferred to Greenbush village, and in the fall\\nof 1860 a membership of fifty-si? was reported to the\\nGrand Valley Christian Conference.\\nElder Mudge resigned in 1861, and Elder Beard was\\nrecalled. In 1865 he retired, and until 1868, Elder Mudge\\npreached from time to time. Elder E. Crosby followed,\\nand in 1869 a Church Society was organized for the purpose\\nof building a church, wliich was, however, so slow in con-\\nstruction that it was not dedicated until 1871, the dedica-\\ntion sermon being preached by Rev. D. E. Millard, of\\nJackson. Meanwhile, Revs. L. N. Barber and S. Brad-\\nshaw occupied the charge, and Barber returning in 1871,\\nremained until 1873. Afler that the pulpit was occupied\\nsuccessively by Revs. George Myers, 0. P. Alderman,\\nFrank O. Dickey, and Elijah Beard. Beard was succeeded\\nby the Rev. Solomon Suyder, the present pastor, who", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0597.jp2"}, "594": {"fulltext": "46G\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\npreaches twice each month. The church membership is\\nnow thirty. The deacons are Walter Pierson and Ben-\\njamin Wadsworth.\\nUNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.\\nPrevious to 1866, Rev. Mr. Shelley visited Eureka occa-\\nsionally to hold United Brethren services in the village\\nschool-house, and in that year organized a class with about\\ntwelve members. The school-house was used as a place of\\nworship until 1870, when the present church edifice was\\ncompleted and dedicated the fall of that year. Rev. Ben-\\njamin Mowers preaching the dedication sermon. Then the\\nmembership was twenty now it is twenty-eight. Among\\nthe ministers in charge early in the history of the church\\nwere Revs. Miller, Briedenstein, and Kinney. The present\\npastor is Rev. J. J. Sly, in charge of the Ovid Circuit.\\nThe class-leader is Lester Wright, and the Sunday-school\\nsuperintendent S. J. Mullet. The school is supported by\\nthe attendance in union of representatives of various relig-\\nious deuomioatioDS, and has upon its roll about one hundred\\nand fifty names.\\nEUREKA METHODIST EPISCOPAL CLASS.\\nIn April, 1880, Rev. C. A. Jacokes, of Duplain, organ-\\nized a class at Eureka with about twelve members. Mr.\\nJacokes preaches to the class in the United Brethren class\\nonce in two weeks.\\nGREBNBUSH METHODIST EPISCOPAL CLASS.\\nThis, one of the earliest religious organizations in the\\ntownship, was formed about 1855, in what was then known\\nas the Wildcat school-house. In 1S60 it contained about\\nfifteen members, and in 1865 moved over to the Sherwood\\nschool-house, where services were held until 1877, when the\\nGrange Hall was occupied. There the class still worships\\nonce each fortnight. Rev. Mr. Hamilton being the pastor,\\nand Peter Fleagle the class-leader. The membership is\\nabout thirty. A union Sunday-school meets in the same\\nplace, and is prosperously patronized.\\nMANUPACTUEES.\\nThe most extensive manufacturing interest in Greenbush\\nis the fanning-mill factory of W. T. and R. E. Davies on\\nsection 15, founded by them in 1855. The Davies broth-\\ners had worked at the fanning-mill business in New York\\nState, and in 1855, with the savings of a few hundred\\ndollars, were prospecting in Michigan for a location\\nwhere they might set up in that business on their own\\naccount. That location they concluded to fix somewhere\\nnear the route of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad,\\nabout half way between Coruuua and Ionia, at each of\\nwhich places there was a fanning-mill factory. Visiting St.\\nJohns, they found it a place of logs, fire-heaps, and mud,\\nwithout a passable road anywhere, and although John\\nSwegles offered to donate them land as an inducement to\\nthem to locate their factory there, they would not stop, but\\npushed on with intent to visit Craven s mills, in Duplain.\\nEn route they stopped overnight at Alvah Richmond s, in\\nGreenbush, and that night attending .school-meeting, met\\nDavid Sevy, who carried on near his residence a little shop\\nwhere he made chairs and spinning-wheels. Sevy soon\\nlearned the bent of the brothers inclination, and suggested\\nthat they might do worse than make their location right\\nthere, adding that he would agree to do what turning\\nthey might need. They considered the suggestion favora-\\nbly, and the next day decided to start their factory there,\\nrented Sevy s shop, and arranged to board with him at two\\ndollars per week. They began business Oct. 5, 1855, and\\nthat year, unaided, made one hundred fanning-mills entirely\\nby hand, and sold them as fast as they could make them.\\nThe next year Henry Toms, a former fellow-workman in\\nNew Y ^ork State, came along, and having a little ready\\nmoney, of whieh the brothers then stood in need, he\\nbought a third interest in the business. During that year\\nthe firm turned out one hundred fanuing-mills and one\\nhundred milk-safes. In 1857, R. E. Davies went out on a\\npedestrian collecting tour, and after an absence of a week\\ngot back with ju.st one hundred dollars. This was the year\\nof the financial panic, and Michigan banks went down right\\nand left. Of the one hundred dollars every dollar but a\\ntwenty-dollar Ohio bank-bill was Michigan money, and al-\\nthough it was presumably good when Davies took it, it was\\nworthless when he got home. Such a condition of things\\ndiscouraged Toms, who sold out to the brothers.. They\\nkept right on with rugged faith and persistence, and by\\n1859 had reached a prosperous era. They then removed\\ntheir works to their present location, and have each succes-\\nsive year expanded and strengthened their business to its\\npresent considerable proportions. 1 hey employ sixteen\\nmen, and manufacture yearly five hundred fanning-mills\\nand two hundred milk-safes, all of which they sell directly\\nthrough their own agents in various portions of the State.\\nThe Greenbush Foundry. This manufactory antedates\\nany of Greer.bush s manufacturing enterprises. It has been\\nin active operation since 1850, when Samuel Rowell and\\nStephen Pearl undertook upon section 36 to make plows and\\nandirons. Pearl disposed of his interest to Zelotes Avery,\\nwho was in turn bought out by Samuel Rowell, his partner.\\nMr. Rowell carried on the business until 1873, when he\\nretired from active pursuits and the foundry passed to the\\npossession of his son Stephen, who is still its proprietor.\\nHe employs five people, and manufactures plows, cultiva-\\ntors, drags, etc., besides doing a large business in the way\\nof general repairs. The annual product of his foundry\\naggregates one hundred and twenty plows, one hundred\\nand thirty-five cultivators, twenty drags, and upwards of\\nsix thousand plow-points.\\nGreenbush Pump- Works. H. L. Post settled in Green-\\nbush in 1857, upon section 4, where a Mr. Tubbs had\\ncleared about five acres. He used to make pumps for his\\nneighbors, but devoted to the production of each no more\\nskill tlian was necessary to simply bore out a common log\\nand trim it down. In 1864, however, his son Leonard\\nconceived the idea of starting a pump-factory of some pre-\\ntensions, and in that year, accordingly, he put up on section\\n4 a small afi air, which he carried on until 1866. An in-\\ncrease in his business then warranted an extension of facili-\\nties, and in the year last named he built the works on sec-\\ntion 8 which he still controls. He manufactures yearly about", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0598.jp2"}, "595": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0599.jp2"}, "596": {"fulltext": "Im^", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0600.jp2"}, "597": {"fulltext": "GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP.\\n467\\nthree hundred pumps, two hundred milk-safes, and a mis-\\ncellaneous list of agricultural implements, etc.\\nSECKET ORDERS.\\nGREENBUSH LODGE, No. 209, I. 0. 0. F.\\nThis lodge was organized at Eureka June 3, 1873, and\\nchartered Feb. 20, 1874. The charter members were Wil-\\nliam Spade, John J. Bowers, S. M. Post, William Cobble-\\nstone, L. Randolph, L. N. Barber, and W. H. IMorrison.\\nThe first list of oflBcers included William Spade, N. G. S.\\nM. Post, V. G. J. J. Bowers, U. S. W. H. Morrison,\\nTreas. From the date of organiEation to the present those\\nwho have filled the chair of Noble Grand have been William\\nSpade, S. IM. Post, J. J. Bowers, Benjamin Austin, Jackson\\nPage, James Lindley, C. L. Putt, I. D. Richmond, and\\nDavid Henry. The present mcmber.ship is forty. The of-\\nficers are David Henry, N. G. Chauncey Sevy, V. G.\\nJ. R. Jeffreys, R. S. William Funk, P. S. J. J. Bowers,\\nTreas.\\nOREENBUSII LODGE, No. 318, F. AND A. M.\\nThis lodge was organized at Eureka June 23, 1873.\\nThe first officers were J. R. Carter, W. M. J. E. Power,\\nS. W. Robert Clark, J. W. Eli Ti.ikelpuugh, S. D. H.\\nA. Smith, Sec. Wm. J. Havens, J. D. Henry Demott,\\nTreas. Thompson Kirby, Tiler. J. E. Power and J. R.\\nCarter have occupied between them the office of Worship-\\nful Master since the organization of the lodge. The mem-\\nbers number now forty. The officers for 1880 are J. R.\\nCarter, W. M. J. L. Eagles, S. W. H. H. Smith, J. W.\\nH. V. Pray, Sec. Robert Clark, Treas. I. N. Eagles, S. D.\\nCharles Hunt, J. D. Uriah Higbee, Tiler.\\nKEYSTONE GRANGE, No. 226, P. OF II.\\nThis flourishing grange, which has an active membership\\nof one hundred and fifty, owns a finely-appointed grange\\nhall and store on section 16. Regular sessions are held each\\nSaturday. The officers for 1880 are John Keiser, M.\\nC. L. Putt, 0. Altman, L. Peter Fleagle, Chap-\\nlain Roswell Dexter, Sec. John Matthews, Treas. D.\\nPerkins, Steward.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCAPT. DAVID S. FRENCH.*\\nCapt. David S. French, of St. Johns, Mich., was born in\\nLawrenceburg, Ind., April 4, 1844. Lewis and Maria\\n(Sargent) French, his j)areuts, were early settlers in the\\nOhio Valley. His father, a lawyer for thirty years in Cin-\\ncinnati, maried a daughter of one of the leading families of\\nthat city.\\nMr. French was educated in the schools of Cincinnati.\\nThe year that he should have graduated, Mr. Lincoln issued\\na call for seventy-five thou.sand men. Thirty-six hours\\nafterwards the Cincinnati Zouave Guard, to which Mr.\\nFrom Eminent Men of Micbigan.\\nFrench belonged, entered the service. They were incor-\\nporated in the Second Ohio Infantry, and went to Baltimore\\nand Washington. Mr. French was engaged in the first\\nBull Run fight, and was mustered out of service Aug. 6,\\n1861. In August, 1862, although but eighteen years of\\nage, under protest of friends and relatives, he again sacri-\\nficed the comforts of home for his country, and enlisted as\\nprivate in the Eleventh Ohio Infantry, under Gen. J. War-\\nren Keifer. He served in West Virginia during 1862\\nand the spring of 1863, participating in the battles of\\nStrasburg, Capon Springs, Moorfield, Roraney, and Win-\\nchester, remaining in Winchester, Va., until driven out\\nby Leo s army in their advance into Pennsylvania in June,\\n1863. After this the army to which he was attached\\nhastened forward to reinforce the Army of the Potomac.\\nOn the 6th of July, 1863, immediately after the battle\\nof Gettysburg, Mr. French was transferred with his regi-\\nment to the Army of the Potomac, and took part in nu-\\nmerous engagements during the remainder of that year and\\nthe spring of 1864. He was in the campaign with Gen.\\nGrant from the Rapidan through the Wilderness, and its\\nnumerous engagements to Richmond. In July, 1864, he\\nwas promoted to the second lieutenancy, and during that\\ninonth the Sixth Corps, under Gen. Wright, to which his\\nregiment belonged, was ordered to the defense of Washing-\\nton against Gen. Early. After the battles of Kernstown,\\nMonocacy, Md., and Frederick, the corps was ordered to\\njoin Gen. Sheridan s army at Harper s Ferry, Va. Dur-\\ning the campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, Mr. French\\ntook part in the battles of Opequan, Winchester, Fisher s\\nHill, Cedar Creek, and after the last battle was commis-\\nsioned first lieutenant. On the close of Sheridan s cam-\\npaign he was transferred with his regiment back to the\\nArmy of the Potomac. In 1865 he joined in the final\\nassault on the outer line of works of the last stronghold\\nof the Confederacy, Petersburg, and took part in tlie attack\\nwhich carried the place, April 2d, and culminated in the\\nsurrender of Lee. He was brevetted captain for merito-\\nrious conduct in this campaign. He was mustered out of\\nservice July 1, 1865, and engaged in general mercantile\\nbusiness at Brookston, Ind., four years. In 1870 he en-\\ngaged with the St. Johns Manufacturing Company at\\nPiqua, Ohio. The following year, at the request of the\\npresident of the company, he removed to St. Johns, Clin-\\nton Co., Mich., to act as secretary and general manager of\\nthe business of the company. In 1877 he was elected\\npresident of the village, and re-elected in 1878-79. He is\\na member of the Consistory in the Masonic fraternity,\\nand has taken all the degrees in the Blue Lodge Chapter\\nand Commandery. He is an Episcopalian. He cast his\\nfirst vote for Grant, and is an active Republican. He\\nmarried. May 26, 1866, Cornelia B. Mitchell, daughter of\\nJoseph M. Mitchell, a pioneer settler in Miami Co., Ohio.\\nEnergy, perseverance, and strict integrity have marked his\\ncourse in life. In December, 187 J, he traded his village\\nproperty for an elegant farm of two hundred and twenty\\nacres, four miles north of the village it has been known as\\nColeman s Hotel. Since its change of hands it has under-\\ngone some very marked improvements, and under its new\\nname (The Park House) it is a desirable summer resort", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0601.jp2"}, "598": {"fulltext": "468\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nand has had the praise of all the surrounding citizens and\\nhis larj e circle of friends.\\nDAVID LEVY.\\nThis gentleman was one of a family of six children, and\\nthe only one now surviving was born in New Hampshire,\\nJune 19, 1804, his parents, Joseph and Mary (Blake) Levy,\\nbeing also natives of the same State.\\nWhen David was six years old his parents removed to\\nVermont, and at thirteen removed with him to Genesee\\nDAVID LEVY.\\nCo., N. Y., where they both died, his father in 1848, his\\nmother surviving three years later.\\nDavid remained at home until he reached the age of\\ntwenty, assisting his parents. Feb. 24, 1824, he was married\\nto Miss Rhoda Baker, a resident of the same county but a\\nnative of Vermont. Here in Genesee County they re-\\nmained for some fifteen years, David following his trade as\\ncabinet-maker. In the spring of 1839 they removed to\\nMichigan, coming by wagon to Buffalo, lake to Detroit,\\nthence by wagon to this township, locating first on section\\n23. They were one of the first families to settle in that\\npart of the township, and Mr. Levy and BIr. Daggett being\\nthe only ones left of the first pioneers of this section. Mr.\\nLevy s first purchase was of forty acres, to which he soon\\nadded forty, clearing and improving them.\\nTo Mr. and Mrs. Levy were born seven children, of whom\\nonly four are living, these grown to maturity, married and\\nsettled, living near their father. The mother, after endur-\\ning all the hardships and privations of pioneer life, and\\nburying three of her children, succumbed to her trials and\\nin 1870 passed from earth, regretted and mourned by many\\nfriends besides her husband and children.\\nMr. Levy for three years subsequently lived with his\\ndaughter, Mrs. Covertson, when he was again mariied, his\\nsecond wife having been a Mrs. Stiles. She only lived four\\nyears. Since her death he has resided with his eldest son.\\nHe is in politics Republican, and has held a number of\\ntownship offices, among which are supervisor (two years),\\ntownship clerk, justice of the peace, and highway commis-\\nsioner He is a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist\\ndenomination, as was his last wife, and although seventy-\\nsix years of age assisted in planting corn this spring. Is\\nhale and hearty, retaining his full mental faculties, a true\\npioneer of pioneer days.\\nWILLIAM T. AND ROBERT E. DAVIES.\\nWilliam T. and Robert E. Davies were born in England,\\nthe first named in Kent County, Aug. 30, 1829, the\\nsecond in Sussex Count) Oct. 5, 1830, and are the sons\\nof Robert and Mary Ann (Thomas) Davies. Their father\\ntraces his ancestry to Wales served as sergeant in the Eng-\\nglish army twenty-six and one-half years he was with Wel-\\nlington in the battle of Waterloo, after which he was dis-\\ncharged from the service and pensioned for life, receiving\\nin addition in consideration for past services an appoint-\\nment from the government as station -keeper at the ancient\\ntown of Winchelsea, where he died in August, 1859, at the\\nadvanced age of seventy.\\nRobert, Jr., came to America in 1849, and was followed by\\nWilliam two years later. They located at Lyons, N. Y\\nwhere they learned their trade, that of fanning mill making,\\nof John Gilbert, serving an apprenticeship of three years.\\nThey then came West, locating the first year in Grand\\nRapids, working at the same trade. In 1855 they moved\\nto Greenbush and established their present business, first\\nrenting a shop of David Levy, manufacturing the first one\\nhundred mills by hand. The second year they added the\\nmanufacturing of milk-safes, taking as a partner an old\\nschoolmate, Henry Toms he only remained one year. In\\n1859 they bought their present home, which then had but\\nlittle improvement, but by their energy and zeal they have\\nerected their buildings, increased their business until at the\\npresent time they employ fourteen men in building mills\\nand safes. They also combine farming with their manu-\\nfacturing, owning throe hundred and thirty-six acres in their\\nhome-farm, besides one hundred and twenty acres in Gra-\\ntiot County. When they started their capital was health, a\\nstrong arm, and willing heart, and not over five dollars in\\ncash when landed in America.\\nWilliam was married in November, 185G, to Miss Janette\\nLevy, daughter of Daniel Levi, Esq. To them have been\\nborn two boys and four girls. Robert was married in\\nGrand Rapids, June, 186t), to Miss Alice Thomas, who was\\na native of Lyons, N. Y., born Aug. 8, 1833. They are\\nthe parents of two boys and two girls.\\nAfter the death of their fatiier their mother came to\\nMichigan, where she lived with her sons until her death,\\nwhich occurred in 1874, at the ripe old age of seventy-\\nseven.\\nIn politics both are Republicans, and have filled several\\nof the various township offices. Robert was for eighteen", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0602.jp2"}, "599": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0603.jp2"}, "600": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0604.jp2"}, "601": {"fulltext": "LEBANON TOWNSHIP.\\n469\\nyears township clerk, and William several years highway\\ncouiuiissioiier.\\nRobert and wife are both members of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church. William is liberal in his views, and his\\nwife is a member of the Adventist denomination.\\nW. T. Davies residence is on the same side of the street\\nas the factory.\\nCHAPTER LX.\\nLEBANON TOWNSHIP.*\\nGeneral Description of the Townsiiip Original Surveys Land-En-\\ntries First and Other Early Settlements Salt-AVorlis Village and\\nWildcat Banking Residents in the Township in 1S40 The In-\\ndian Chief Makitoquet Educational and Ileligious Civil History\\nof the Township.\\nThis township, which was designated in the field-notes\\nof the United States survey as township No. 8 north, of\\nrange No. 4 west, lies in the extreme northwest corner\\nof Clinton County. North Shade, in Gratiot County, forms\\nits northern boundary North Plains, in Ionia County, its\\nwestern while Essex and Dallas townships, respectively, in\\nClinton County, are situated upon its eastern and southern\\nborders.\\nThe surface, diversified by plains, occasional blufl s, and\\nrolling uplands, is drained by the Maple River and its\\nnumeiuus small tributary creeks and rivulets. The former\\nstream in its flow towards Grand River crosses the town-\\nship diagonally from the northeast to near the southwest\\ncorner. It has a sluggish current, offering no advantageous\\nmill-sitos. 15ack from it in either direction for the distance\\nof about one mile occurs a surface more than usually\\nbroken and covered with loose bowlders. The original\\ntimber was principally of the deciduous varieties common\\nto the PrniuRular State, and in conse(|uence the soil is well\\nadapted to grazing and the production of corn, fruit, vege-\\ntables, and the various cereals.\\nLebanon boasts neither a railroad, village, church, or\\npost-oifice. Mail facilities are afforded at tlie village of\\nMaple Rapids, in E.ssex township, also at Hubbardston\\nand Mathcrton villages, which lie mainly in the township\\nof North Plains, Ionia Co., yet encroach upon the limits\\nof this.\\nThe fair-grounds of the Central Fair Association, com-\\nposed of members residing in the counties of Clinton,\\nGratiot, Ionia, and Montcalm, are located on section 18,\\njust east of the village of Hubbardston. The grounds,\\nabout thirty acres in extent, are very pleasantly situated,\\nand the annual meetings are largely attended.\\nAgricultural pursuits occupy the chief attention of the\\npeople. Many buildings evince taste and wealth, while the\\nfarm-lands seem to be under a high state of cultivation.\\nORIGINAL SURVEYS.\\nIn February and March, 1831, Robert Clark, Jr., ran\\nout the boundary lines of the territory then first designated\\nBy John S. Schcnck.\\ntownship No. 8 north, of range No. 4 west. The work of\\nsubdividing the same was performed by Orange Risdon\\nfrom July 26 to Aug. 10, 1831. He also meandered\\nMaple River in October of the same year. Both Messrs.\\nClark and Risdon were entitled Deputy United States Sur-\\nveyors, and did their work under contract and instructions\\nreceived from William Lytle, Surveyor-General of the\\nUnited States. They reported the lands as generally good,\\nrolling, and heavily timbered.\\nLAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe following list includes the names of those who pur-\\nchased of the general government lands situated in this\\ntownship.\\nSECTION I.\\nWilliam Iloskins, May 7, 1836.\\nCharles N. Bristol, Monroe Co., N. Y., Doc. 13, 1S36.\\nDavid P. Weeks, Clinton Co., Mich., May, 1850.\\nWarren A. Sherwood, Lockport, N. Y., Deceniber, 1852.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Detroit, Mich., August, 1853.\\nSECTION 2.\\nAlvin Billings, Richland, Ohio, Feb. 15, 1837.\\nLuther Briggs, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nWarren A. Sherwood, Lockport, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1852.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Detroit, Mich., Aug. 18, 1853.\\nSECTION 3.\\nBradley True, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nAlauson Aldrich, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nAlvin Billings, Richland, Ohio, Feb. 15, 1837.\\nJohn Ennis, Jackson Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Detroit, Mich., August, 1853.\\nChaunccy D. AVebster, Clinton Co., Mich., April, 1854.\\nSECTION 4.\\n(le.irgo W. Dickinson, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 8, 1830.\\nSylvanus Hopkins, Sept. 4, 1851.\\nOeorgc W. Rathburn, Jackson Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nJohn Ennis, .laokson Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nJoshua W. Waterman, Detroit, Mich., August, 1S53.\\nSECTION 5.\\nAmos Daniels, Slcuben Co., N. Y., Sept. 2 J, 1836.\\nSanford Vandusen, Ionia Co., Mich., September, 1851.\\nThomas Jennings, Uochoster, N. Y., September, 1S5I.\\nThomas French, llocheatcr, N. Y,, October, 1851.\\nAliram Terwilliger, Clinton Co., Mich., August, 1853.\\nAlbert Daniels, Lenawee Co., Mich., December, 1853.\\nSECTION 6.\\nGeorge W. Dickinson, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 8, 1836.\\nEdward I ettcys, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Dec. 12, 1836.\\nMilo r.cnham, Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 30, 1837.\\nJohn B. Contino, Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 12, 1S51.\\nSECTION 7.\\nAndrew T. McReynolds, Wayne Co., Mich., September, 1836.\\nAmos Boughtun, Ontario Co., N. Y., February, 1837.\\nJohn Minioh, Clinton Co., Mich., August, 1851.\\nLyman Daniels, Ionia Co., Mich., October, 1852.\\nSECTION 8.\\nChester Ingalls, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Feb. 1.3, 1837.\\nAVilliam W. Ainsley, Clinton Co., Mich., January, 1849.\\nReuben Ferris, Clinton Co., Mich., February, 1851.\\nGeorge E. Gifford, July, 1851.\\nThomas Satterlec, Welshfield, Ohio, August, ISjl.\\nRoyal Bradish, Ionia Co., Mich., November, 1851.\\nWilliam W. Edminster, Ionia Co., Mich., March, ISJI.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0605.jp2"}, "602": {"fulltext": "470\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSECTION 9.\\nJarvis Hoag, Chittenden Co., Vt., Nov. 8, 1836.\\nAndrew T. McRcynolds, Wayne Co., Mich., November, 1.836.\\nSylvanus Hoi)kin.s, September, 1851.\\nJohn Stoddard, October, 1851.\\nRobert W. Davis, September, 1852.\\nSECTION 10.\\nKicbard P. Hart and George M. Mills, Urand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 2,\\n1836.\\nRobert S. Parks and Lawson S. Warner, Ionia Co., Mich., Se])teuiber,\\n1836.\\nJohn Booth, Oakland Co., Mich., Jan. 13, 1837.\\nR. S. Parks and L. S. Warner, Ionia Co., Mich., January, 1837.\\nCharles A. Trowbridge, Detroit, Mich., January, 1837.\\nSECTION II.\\nHart A Mills, Grand Rapids, Mich., February, 1836.\\nMichael Smejid, Genesee Co., N. Y., January, 1837.\\nHorace Hallock, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nLeiand Green, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nNorman P. Green, Clinton Co., Mich., June, 1853.\\nHenry A. Jennison, Clinton Co., Mich., October, 1854.\\nSECTION 12.\\nHart i, Mills, Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 2, I,S3fi.\\nEliza Moore, Ionia Co., Mich., January, 1837.\\nEaptiste Mak-i-to-quet, Clinton Co., Mich., Jan. 31, IS37.\\nPe-aw-mo, Tan-wa-so-me, and Ka-wy-aw-so-nic, Clinton Co., Mich.,\\nJan. 31, 1837.\\nHiram Nestell, Clinton Co., Mich., September, 1851.\\nNathaniel R. Catlin, Clinton Co., Mich., October, 1852.\\nSECTION 13.\\nOliver Johnson, April 25, 1836.\\nMarshall Smoad, Genesee Co., N. T., January, 1837.\\nThomas 0. Hill, Wayne Co., Mich., May 5, 1837.\\nIsaac Reynolds, Ionia Co., Mich., June, 1852.\\nSECTION 14.\\nPnrce Barber, May 21, 1836.\\nElias Daniels, May 24, 1836.\\nAndrew T. McKeynolds, Wayne Co., Mich., Nov. 8, 1836.\\nBaptisle Makitocjuet and Etienne Lcmorandiere, Clinton Co., Mich.,\\nJan. 10, 1837.\\nWin-ta-go-wish, Clinton Co., Mich., Jan. 11, 1837.\\nFrancis Bailley, Ionia Co., Mich., Jan. 31, 1837.\\nFrederick Giro, May, 1852.\\nPhilemore Reynolds, Clinton Co., Mich., November, 1852.\\nHenry and Franklin Vrcdenburg, Clinton Co., Mich., March, 1854.\\nSECTION 15.\\nLawson S. Warner, Ionia Co., Mich., July 22, 1836.\\nHenry V. Libliart, Ionia Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nEdward Y. Morton and John B. Guiteau, Ionia, Mich., February,\\n1837.\\nClemens Gibbs, Clinton Co., Mich., November, 1854.\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool lands.\\nSECTION 17.\\nParce Barber, May 21, 1836.\\nAbner Spencer, Jackson Co., Mich., Sept. 26, 1836.\\nR. S. Parks and L. S. Warner, Ionia Co., Mich., Feb. 13, 1837.\\nJohn and John B. Brownell, Oakland Co., Mich., Feb. 16, 1837.\\nThomas Blackmer and P. S. Stoddard, Livingston Co., N. Y., April,\\n1837.\\nSECTION 18.\\nDavid Irish, Ionia Co., Mich, (west half), Sept. 26, 1836.\\nJames W. Tabor, Ionia Co., Mich, (east half), Sept. 26, 1836.\\nSECTION 19.\\nParce Barber, May 21, 1836.\\nAlexander H. Edwards, July 12, 1836.\\nWilliam A. Burgess, Ionia Co., Mich., September, 1836.\\nRobert McClelland, Monroe Co., Mich., September, 1836.\\nLevi A. Mills, city of New York, December, 1836.\\nSECTION 20.\\nDaniel Barker, Dec. 26, 1836.\\nRobert S. Parks and Elias Daniels, April 29, 1836.\\nHorace Butler, May 17, 1836.\\nWilliam Mann, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836.\\nLevi A. Mills, city of New York, Dec. 17, 1836.\\nPhineas Van Ness, Clinton Co., Mich., October, 1854.\\nSECTION 21.\\nWilliam Mann, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836.\\nLedra Phillips, Clinton Co., Mich., April 27, 1836.\\nWilliam L. Drake, November, 1852.\\nHiram Segar, Lenawee Co., Mich., July, 1853.\\nSECTION 22.\\nIliram Benedict, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836.\\nHenry J. Pearsall, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nLedra Phillips, Clinton Co., Mich., April, 1837.\\nWilliam Faragber, Clinton Co., Mich., April, 1837.\\nCharles Sessions, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 14, 1837.\\nNathaniel Sessions, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 14, 1837.\\nCharles Sessions, Clinton Co., Mich., October, 1852.\\nSECTION 23.\\nHorace Butler, May 17, 1836.\\nElias Daniels, May 24, 1836.\\nAllen A. Robinson, Monroe Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836.\\nCharles Osgood, Monroe Co., Mich., Deo. 12, 1836.\\nMichael Pearsall, Oakland Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nSECTION 24.\\nHorace Butler, entire section. May 17, 1836\\nSECTION 25.\\nBenjamin Pierson, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nWilliam J. Wells, Wayne Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nIsaac W. Averell, Wayne Co., Mich., April 8, 1837.\\nBenjamin F. Lamed, Wayne Co., Mich., April 12, 1837.\\nCaroline Sprague, Oakland Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1838.\\nHarriet Sprague, Ionia Co., Mich., April 8, 1839.\\nSECTION 26.\\nCharles Osgood, Monroe Co., Mich., Dec. 12, 1836.\\nHorace Hallock, Wayne Co., Mich., April 12, 1837.\\nSeth B. Pearsall, Oakland Co., Mich., Oct. 17, 1837.\\nLouis S. Lovcll, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 14, 1853.\\nSECTION 27.\\nHarlow Benedict, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836.\\nPerry Billings, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836.\\nHorace Hallock, Wayne Co., Mieh., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nRobert S. Parker, Ionia Co., Mich., April 8, 1837.\\nSECTION 28.\\nHorace Butler, May 17, 1836.\\nPerry Billings, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836.\\nSECTION 29.\\nHorace Butler, May 17, 1836.\\nWilliam Mann, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 29, 1836\\nSECTION 30.\\nDaniel Barker, May 2, 1834.\\nJames B. Murray, Aug. 8, 1835.\\nDaniel Slawson, Jr., Sept. 9, 1835.\\nSebastian Beckwith, Ionia Co., Mich., Dec. 24, 1835.\\nWilliam Mann, Ionia Co., Mich., September, 1836.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0606.jp2"}, "603": {"fulltext": "LEBANON TOWNSHIP.\\n471\\nSECTION 31.\\nDaniel Barker, May 2, 1834.\\nDauicl Slawtfon, Jr., Sept. 9, 1335.\\nSebustian Beckwith, Ionia Co., Mich., Doc. 21, 1835.\\nLucius Warner, Geneva, N. Y., Doc. 12, 1836.\\nSECTION 32.\\nWilliam Mann, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836.\\nSherman (joodwin and (jJeorgo Henderson, Wayne Co., Mich., Sept.\\n24, 1836.\\nSECTION 33.\\nJohn Norvell, Wayne Co., Mich, (whole section), Feb. 15, 1837.\\nSECTION 34.\\nIlomer Loomis, Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 27, 1837.\\nHenry H. Loomis, Geneva, N. Y., M.iy 21, 1853.\\nAnson C. Loomis, Ontario Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1853.\\nSECTION 35.\\nJoseph Penniman, Wayne Co.. Mich., Feb. 15, 1837.\\nJesse Jolly, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Sept. 12, 1853.\\nAnson C. Loomis, Geneva, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1853.\\nJohn N. Fowler, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1853.\\nSECTION 36.\\nAlanson Aldrich, Wayno Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nSamuel Boughton, Oakland Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nEdwin H. Jones, Wayne Co., Mich., February, 1837.\\nGeorge W. Perry, Wayne Co., Mich., April 12, 1837.\\nAnson C. Loomis, Geneva, N. Y., Se[)t. 14, 1853.\\nJohn N. Fowler, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1853.\\nFIKST AND OTHER EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\nUpon sections 30 and 31 began the fii-st settlements and\\nimprovements in the present township of Lebanon. Daniel\\nBarker, a native of one of the New England States, was\\nan early settler in Washtenaw County. On the 2d of\\nMay, 1831, he became the fir.st individual owner of land\\nin township 8 north, of range No. 4 west, by the purchase\\nof the west half of the southeast quarter and the west\\nhalf of the northeast quarter of section 30 also the north-\\nwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 31. His\\nlocation was a desirable and well-chosen one, being situated\\nnear the northeastern limit of the beautiful tract known at\\nan early day as the East Plains, lands wiiicli iu a state of\\nnature produced only wild grass, willows, and scattered\\noaks, and readily yielded to cultivation.\\nSome time during the summer or fall of 1834, accom-\\npanied by his wife and two or three small children, Mr.\\nBarker took up his abode on the west half of the south-\\neast quarter of section 30, building his cabin about sixty\\nrods in rear of Hon. John Vance s present residence. He\\nwas a young man about thirty years of age, and in the\\ncoui-se of two or three years had placed under cultivation\\nabout twenty -five acres of land. On the 2(;th of December,\\n1830, he increased his landed estate by the purcha.se of the\\nwest half of the southwest quarter of section 20. An\\nevent of unusual occurrence (even in tliickly-,settlcd com-\\nmunities) took place in his family June 1, 1837, and in\\ntime his neighbors were made aware of the fact tiiat lie\\nwas the proud father of twin daughters.\\nBut Mr. Barker was destined not to remain long con-\\nspicuous as a pioneer and first settlor of the now populous\\ntownship of Lebanon. Returning from Ionia on the 6th\\nof November, 1837, whither he had been to obtain flour\\nand other supplies for his family, he met his death by\\ndrowning in attempting to cross Maple River. Thus in\\nMr. Barker s family occurred the first births and death in\\nthe township. His widow and children removed from this\\nvicinity the year following his decease.\\nThe town of Starkey, Yates Co., N. Y., furnished the\\nnext settlers, in the persons of the brothers John, William,\\nand Andrew Vance, who arrived here May 10, 1837. The\\nformer had resided in Livingston Co., N. Y., three years\\nprior to his coming to Michigan, and was accompanied by\\nhis wife, Cornelia A., and two children, Emmet and Ursula.\\nHis brothers were unmarried. Having purchased from\\nDaniel Slawson, Jr., the southwest quarter of the northeast\\nquarter of section 31, John Vance erected his dwelling\\nthereon, and as a Michigan former began a career which\\nhas been remarkably successful. Beginning with forty\\nacres, the purchase of which took all his available cash, his\\nestate has been increased until he now owns eight hundred\\nand ninety-four acres, besides having given his sons three\\nhundred acres. He was present at the organization of\\nWandaugon township, and, as will be seen by reference to\\nthe lists of township officers, has been prominently identi-\\nfied with the civil history of Lebanon. He has served as\\nsupervisor eleven terms, besides in various other capacities.\\nHis brothers, also, have proved themselves most worthy\\ncitizens.\\nJohn A. Millard, a brother-in-law of John Vance, also\\ncame from Starkey, Yates Co., N. Y., and settled where he\\nnow resides in July, 1837. His name occupies a conspicu-\\nous place in the annals of Lebanon, and he has ever been\\naccounted one of its most prominent and trustworthy in-\\nhabitants.\\nIn December, 1835, Sebastian Beckwith, of Ionia County,\\npurchased quite extensively of lands situated on both .sides\\nof the county-line, including in this township the greater\\nportion of the west half of section 31 and the fraction\\nof section 30 lying north of Maple River. He was a\\nbachelor, and for a short time resided in Lyons township,\\nIonia County. He died about the spring of 1838, when\\nhis brothers, Dr. Norton H. and Miner Y. Beckwith, came\\nin and occupied that portion of his estate lying in Leb-\\nanon. The Beckwiths were from Geneva, N. Y., and first\\nlocated in Washtenaw County. They were active, energetic\\nmen, and at an early day took the lead in farming and\\nmaking improvements. Norton H. Beckwith built a framed\\nbarn and a plank house on the northwest fractional quar-\\nter of section 31 in 1840, which, except those built by the\\nsalt eoD)pany, are believed to have been the first framed\\nbuildings erected in the township. Miner Y. Beckwith\\nwas an early justice of the peace.\\nAlonzo D. Brewster, prominent as one of the first resi-\\ndents of the township, and who served as its supervisor\\nin 1840 and 41, was also here in 1838, perhaps earlier.\\nAs yet .settlements all tended towards the southwest\\ncorner of the township, or that locality known as the East\\nPlains. In December, 1838, Charles Sessions began the\\nfirst improvements in the central part. He was born in\\nMarcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., and with his father s\\nfamily (he being the eldest of seventeen children) emi-\\ngrated to North Plains, Ionia Co., in the spring of 1837.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0607.jp2"}, "604": {"fulltext": "472\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nIn November of the same year he purchased one hun-\\ndred and twenty acres situated upon section 22, where,\\nas before stated, he bej^an cleariiif; one year hiter.\\nHis location was in the midst of a wilderness ten miles\\nwide from east to west, and his nearest neij;hbors were\\none-half that distance away, viz., to the .southeast on the\\nEast Plains, and to the northeast on Benedict s Plains.\\nHe built a small cabin, which stood near the site of his\\npresent dwelling, and with his axe and twenty dollars in\\nmoney began hewing out a farm. Ten acres wore cleared\\nthe first winter. With plenty of Indians and wild ani-\\nmals around him, he lived alone until 1840, when he\\nmarried his first wife. Miss Miriam McCooley, of Ionia\\nCounty. Ionia, twenty miles distant, was his nearest post-\\noflBce. Those settlers who preceded him here, according to\\nhis recollections, have already been mentioned. His first\\nteam grew up under his care from calves. Mr. Sessions\\nhas always been one of the most prominent men in his\\ntownship. He has served in nearly every position in the\\ngift of his townsmen, is now the owner of eleven hundred\\nand seventy-one acres, and still resides where he settled\\nforty-two years ago. John Vanee, James W. Tabor, John\\nA. Millard, and himself all set out apple-trees soon after\\ntheir settlement. Mr. Millard brought some cherry-trees\\nfrom New York State when he came here in July, 1837.\\nJames W. Tabor was another prominent early settler of\\nLebanon. On the 26th of September, 183(3, he bought of\\nthe government the east half of fractional section 18. He\\nsettled upon tlie same in 1838 or 1839, and prior to June,\\n1840, owned the entire section. He served several terms\\nas supervisor, also as township clerk and justice of the\\npeace.\\nAmong other early settlers who came in at about the\\nsame time as those last mentioned were Harvey Waterman,\\nRussell Smith, Martin Yetter, oge of the first parties mar-\\nried here, and A. Warner.\\nLebanon in 1838 was the scene o.f a series of wild spec-\\nulations, so rife in the State of Michigan at that time, and\\nperhaps no historical paper relating to the township would\\nbe considered at all complete which did not allude even\\nbriefly to them. The pioneers yet living relate the oft-\\nrepeated story of excessive prices of wild or uncultivated\\nlands, and of lots in prospective villages and cities which\\nnow have nothing but the recorded plat in the office of the\\nregister of deeds to indicate their location. This specula-\\ntion no doubt was largely owing to the great amount of\\npaper money then afloat in the Stale. The men engaged\\nin these enterprises were full of energy and activity, pos-\\nsessed of first-class business attainments, and, perhaps it was\\nclaimed for them, of sterling worth, who, although living\\nin a region but yet sparsely settled, were anxious to become\\nwealthy at once. In the attempt to compass their objects,\\nhowever, the most unscrupulous means were not unfre-\\nquontly employed, and when occasion offered they did not\\nhesitate to dupe men of their own State, although it was\\ngenerally claimed that their victims were more particularly\\nsought for on the east side of Lake Erie.\\nIt seems that during the years 183G and 37, Robert S.\\nParks, Lawson S. Warner, and others of Ionia County\\npurchased lands situated upon sections 10, 15, 17, and 20.\\nSoon after settlements had began to thrive in this and ad-\\njoining townships it was rumored that salt springs of value\\nexisted on that part of section 15 lying north of Maple\\nRiver. Whether salt springs or brackish water existed\\nthere then or now it is not our province to determine, for\\nsome old residents have a.ssertcd that Parks sunk a barrel\\nof salt in a hole on the bottoms of Maple River for purposes\\nof speculation, while others of this county, also of Shia-\\nwassee, assert that to their personal knowledge the Indians\\nboiled salt in the present township of Lebanon, hence the\\norigin of its original name Wandaugon, meaning salt\\nsprings. However, during the legislative session of 1838\\nan act was pa- sed (approved April 3d of that year), of which\\nthe following is an extract, duly incorporating the Clinton\\nSalt- Works Company\\nRobert S. Parks, Lawson S. Warner, Thomas B. An-\\ndrews, Charles Hubbell, Calvin C. Parks, and such otiier\\npersons as shall hereafter associate with them and their suc-\\ncessors, shall be and they are hereby created a- body corpo-\\nrate and politic by the name of the Clinton Salt-Works\\nCompany. The said corporation is hereby required to im-\\nprove the real estate belonging to said company, situate\\nat Clinton Salt-Works, in the county of Clinton and State\\nof Michigan, known as all that part of the village of Clinton\\nSalt- Works described as the reserve on the map of said\\nvillage, duly executed and recorded, the which is situated\\non section No. 15, in township No. 8 north, of range No.\\n4 west, in the Grand River land district, and is held and\\nowned by the said Robert S. Parks and others for the pur-\\npose of manufacturing salt, by erecting the necessary build-\\nings and vats, by boring the earth and sinking proper tubes\\nand pumps to procure a suflBcient quantity of water and\\nalso shall have power to construct or purchase such and all\\nother apparatus and machinery necessary for the carrying\\non of said salt manufacturing establishment to such an ex-\\ntent as shall be deemed necessary to advance the interest of\\nsaid company and to transact the business of the same.\\nThe foregoing act was to remain in force twenty years.\\nThe company erected several frame buildings in 1838, and\\ndoubtless brilliant prospectuses accompanied the engraved\\ncopies of their village plat which circulated in the Eastern\\ncountry. The finding of salt-brine, at least in paying\\nquantities, proved an utter failure. But before its collap.se\\nthe ruling spirits of the company found time, and the op-\\nportunity under the general banking law of 1837, to estab-\\nlish the Clinton County Salt-Works Bank. The general\\nprovisions of this law were fairly drawn, except that in the\\ntwo important features that concern most the public se-\\ncurity to the bill-holders and a huna fide capital to secure\\nthe depositors they were inadequate. The capital must\\nnot be less than fifty thousand dollars, or more than one\\nhundred thousand dollars. The issue could be two and one-\\nhalf times the capital paid in. The interest should not\\nexceed seven per cent, on discounts, and the banks were\\nrequired to make semi-annual dividends, assuming always\\nthe banks ability to do this. The security for the payment\\nof the banks obligations were to be bonds and mortgages\\non real estate, to be held by the bank commissioner, and\\nthe specie in the vaults of the corporation. Few banks\\nhad this specie, though the law required thirty per cent, of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0608.jp2"}, "605": {"fulltext": "LEBANOxV TOWNSHIP.\\n473\\nthe capital to be paid in in legal money of the United\\nStates. These specie deposits furnished little reliable se-\\ncurity. The fact was, the bank commissioner, whose duty\\nit was to examine these banks once in three mouths, was\\noften deceived, as one bank would inform another when the\\ncommissioner was coming, and the banks would borrow\\nmoney to exhibit to the commissioner and return it when\\nhe went away. In this manner the same specie would often\\nserve for the use of several banks.\\nWe are credibly informed that a pailful of silver coin,\\nowned by Moses Dean, of Maple township, Ionia Co.,\\nfurnished the legal money of the United States on\\nwhich was based and established, according to law, the\\nClinton County Salt- Works Bank, and the only evidence\\nits managers ever could have produced in their assumption\\nof having specie in the vaults of the corporation arose from\\nthe fact that the coin was brought to the dwelling of John\\nVance* by Mr. Dean. It was there counted in the pres-\\nence of the said bank officials, after which, without any\\ntransfer having been made, Mr. Dean returned with it to\\nhis home. This was the system of banking inaugurated\\nin the early days of MichTgan, the overthrow of which pro-\\nduced such a financial shock in the State that many years\\nelapsed before a recovery from its effects was experienced.\\nMessrs. Parks, Warner Co. went forward and issued\\ntheir elaborately engraved notes of the Clinton County Salt-\\nWorks Bank, but their circulating power proved to be of\\nbut short duration, however, and this bank, with other like\\ninstitutions, suspended payment on the decision of the\\nSupreme Court relieving the stockholders from any lia-\\nbility touching the redemption of the bills of the bank.\\nThus ended the manufacture of salt and wildcat banking\\non the wilderness bottom-lands of Maple River.\\nEESIDENTS IN THE TOWNSHIP IN 1840.\\nThe resident tax-payers of Lebanon in 1840, and the\\nlands upon which taxes were assessed, were as follows\\nAcres.\\nMorton H. Tieckwith, sections 30, .Tl 206\\nJohn Vance, sections 30, 31 253\\nJames W. Tubor, entire section 18 58.\\nDaniel liarker s heirs, sections 20, 30, 31 280\\nCharles Ses.sions. section 22 120\\nJohn A. Millard, section U IfiO\\nRussell Smith, section II 115\\nHarvey Waterman Personal\\nAlunzo D. Brewster and Miller Personal\\nThose named in addition, in 1841, were:\\nAcres.\\nMiner Y. Beck with, section 31 51\\nMartin Yctter, section 31 80\\nA. Warner, sections 20, 30, 31 280\\nIn 1844 there were as additional residents\\nPalmer D. Bancroft, sections 10, 22.\\nElijah Ford, section 32.\\nIsaac Sherman, section 32.\\nAvery Delong, section 29.\\nDiinicI Fiiield, Jr section 6.\\nWalter llalstead, section 32.\\nEzekiel Ualstead, section 32.\\nLedra Phillips, sections 21, 22.\\nCharles Millard, section 22.\\nThe total tax levied on real and personal estate (includ-\\nt Mr. Vance was not interested in these speculations.\\n60\\ning present township of Dallas) was one hundred and\\neighty-eight dollars and sixty cents.\\nThe holding of a large portion of the township as non-\\nresident lauds by speculators proved to be here, as else-\\nwhere in the State, a great detriment to its material wealth\\nand increase of population, and as late as 1850 there were\\nbut thirty menf mentioned as resident tax-payers, viz.\\nAcres.\\nJohn Vance, sections 30, 31 352\\nJohn A. Millard, section 31 IfiO\\nJan.cs W. Tabor, section IS 585\\nLucius H. Pcet, section 36 110\\nWilliam Vanderhoof, section 17 80\\nDennis Mcrwin, sections 26,36 130\\nLedra Phillips, section 22 Kill\\nRu.ssell Phillips, section 21 40\\nWilliam Daniels, section 5 150\\nLyman Daniels, section 5 40\\nReuben Ferris, section 5 411\\nEzekiel Halstead, section 32 30\\nAvery Dehmg, section 29 169\\nMiner Y. Beckwitb, section 31 53\\nKlijah Ford, section 32 80\\nCharles Sessions, section 22 160\\nHezeUiah Austin, section 22 40\\nIsaac Fifield, section 6 80\\nThomas Bellows, section 32 10\\nWilliam Wamsley, section S 40\\nNelson P. Johnson, section 1 69\\nWilliam Mather, section 1 64\\nJohn Stiirgcss, section 32 160\\nParis Corey, sections 30, 31 232\\nChester Wood, section 32 70\\nCornelius Valeau, sections 30, 31 100\\nAlbert (i. Russell Personal\\nWilliam McAllister, section 32 40\\nR. M. Cone, section 10 80\\nDavid Fifield, section 6 80\\nDuring the succeeding decade a marked increase in popu-\\nlation took place, and the residents assessed for taxes in\\n1860 were as follows:\\nSec.\\nJ. C. Caldwell 1\\nAlbert G. Russell 1\\nM. N. Wade 1,2\\nPaul Do Witt 1\\nL. S. Scott 2\\nC. II. Townsend 2\\nM. L. We!itherwa.\\\\ 2\\n0. Briggs 2\\nL. S. Aldrich 3\\nJoseph Haynes... 3\\nW. L. Haynes 3\\nRussell Commons 4\\nJonathan Torwilliger 5\\nC. II. Newcomb 5\\nA.Terwilliger 5\\nLyman Daniels 5,8\\nWilliam Daniels 5\\nReuben Ferris 5,8\\nDavid FilicId 6\\nHenry S. Barker 6\\nVolney Newland 6\\nSantbrd Vaudusen 6\\nPliny Moore 7\\nHarrison Colby 7\\nHenry Colby 7\\nChester Warner 8\\nJoseph F. Lathrop 8\\nHenry Manga 8\\nR. D. Tabor 8\\nCharles Rosecrans 8\\nJohn G. Roberts 8\\nMason W. Stoddard 9\\nH. L.Stoddard 9\\nE. C. Churchill 9\\nWillifi)! Reypolds 9\\n0. ij^ Sherwood 10, 15\\nA. Miles 10\\nOliver Cunningham 10\\nJ. W. Crawford 10\\nH. K. Haynes 11\\nDavid P. Weeks 11\\nT. J. Terwilliger 11\\nRobert Frank 11\\nWilliam Vredouburg II\\nJ. T. Hewitt 12\\nJacob Hancher Personal\\nJ. P. easier 12\\nH. Jaques 12\\nRobert Winlicid 12\\nBrorlerick Winlield 12\\nII. A. Jcnnison 12\\nJ. F.Owen 12\\nHenry White 13\\nIsaac Reynolds 13\\nJohn Pinkney 13\\nMichael Frear 14\\nHerman Sprague 14\\nHenry (leer 14\\nPeter Winalts 15\\nC. liibbs 15\\nJ. Wright 15\\nMarcus Smith 15\\nCharles Sessions..l5, 16, 20, 22, 23\\nL. L. Wamsley 16*\\nC. C. Stoddard 16\\nP. H. Babcock 16\\nJohn Leary 16\\nA. N. Fuller 17\\nG. A. Geluf 17\\nRufusB 17\\nOscar Rogers 17\\nL. Dexter 17\\nJustus Perry 17\\nHenry Dexter Personal\\nEsther Tabor 18\\nJ. A. Tabor 18\\nE. M. Tabor 18\\nM. N. Tabor 13\\nf Possibly mistakes in the spelling of names will be found in this\\nand the succeeding long list. If so, tlie fault must be attributed to\\nthose who made out the assessment-rolls.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0609.jp2"}, "606": {"fulltext": "474\\nIllSTOllY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSec.\\nW. L. Tabor 18\\nIlenuan Green I .l\\n0. Burt I J\\nHenry Silner 10\\nWilliiini Albro 19\\nAV. H. Kud.l 19\\nW. H.Stone I J, 21\\nHarvey (Jnitton 19\\nSamuel Brooks 19,29\\nA. Mather? 19\\n(ieorgc 1). Barker 20\\nCalvin Merwin 20\\nEilgar Loomi? 20\\nEmmet Viince 20\\nBenjamin Caldwell 21\\nAlfred Benjamin 21\\nB.T. Reeves 21, 20\\nNathan Benjamin 21\\nCalvin Benjamin 21\\nl.cdra Phillips 22\\nRichard Evans 22\\nJ. W.Russell 22\\nEzra J. Glass 23\\nE. Perry 23\\nC.J. Afarner 23\\nN. J.Williams 2b\\nCharles Piggott 25\\nJoseph Clark 35\\nSec.\\nL. H. Pcet 25,26\\nDavid C. (iould 26\\nKl eiiczer West 27\\nII. K. Cotant 27\\nA. W. Williams 27, 28\\nNalhan Evans 28\\nN. P. John.\u00c2\u00abon 28\\nUriah Fritts 28\\nW. S. Latliuier 28\\nChester Winans 29\\nThen. Belong 29\\nAvery Delong 29\\nThomas McBride 29\\nLeonard Clark 29\\nPhilip IVlills 30\\nJohn Vance 30, 31\\nJohn A.Millard 31\\nPhineas Millard 31\\nParis Corey 31\\nChester AVood 32\\nChauncey B. A ance 32\\nJ. F.Bignal s heirs 32\\nBetsey Fiticld 32\\nM.Bird 34\\nCalvin Coon 35\\nStephen Hammond 35\\nJoel AVagar 36\\nMuch could be written concerning the doincs of the In-\\ndian cliief Makito()uet* and his hirge band of followers,\\nainonc; whom were Wintagowish, their speaker, Aiken the\\nhalf-breed witli his two wives, Leuiorandiore, and others.\\nSeveral of these purchased of the general government,\\nin 1837, lands situated on sections 12 and 14. They had\\na village on the latter section, also one upon 19. As many\\nsugar-maples grew in this township, early settlers relate\\nthat during the sugar-making season the woods were full of\\nIndians. Supplies of whisky were obtained at Campau s\\ntrading-post, and in consequence shouting, singing, drinking,\\nand fighting were indulged in all through the night. Other-\\nwise they were generally well behaved, and were of much\\nservice in a.ssisting to rid the country of noxious wild ani-\\nmals. But as mucli space is directed to the aborigines in\\nthe general chapters of this work, further remarks here arc\\ndeemed unnecessary.\\nEDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS.\\nAccording to the recollections of Mr. John Vance, the\\nfirst school taught in tlie township was held in the build-\\ning built and formerly occupied by Daniel Barker. Soon\\nafter the removal of Mrs. Barker and family the house was\\nfitted for school purposes, and a school opened. Miss Ma-\\ntilda Sessions, sister of Charles Sessions, presided as teacher,\\nand taught two or three succc-isive terms in it.\\nOn the 14th of May, 1841, Alonzo D. Brewster and\\nJohn A. Millard, scliool inspectors of Lebanon, and W. Z.\\nBlanchard and Luke H. Parsons, school inspectors of Lyons,\\nordered the formation of the first school district of which\\nofficial data has been obtained that embraced any por-\\ntion of this township. The district was denominated Frac-\\ntional School District No. 3, of the townships of Lyons\\nand Lebanon. Its boundaries were described as follows\\nBeginning at the southeast corner of section 32 in\\ntownship 8 north, of range 4 west, thence north on sec-\\ntion-line to Maple River thence down said river to the sec-\\ntion-line between townships 8 and 7 north, of range 5 west;\\nthence east to the place of beginning. John A. Millard\\nMakey, as he was termed by the whites, was part French. His\\nson also married a Frenchwoman.\\nwas required to notify each person liable to pay a school\\ndistrict tax in said district of the proceedings of the joint\\nboard of inspectors, and the first school meeting was ordered\\nto be held at the house of Moses Dean, in the township of\\nLyons, on Saturday, May 22, 1841, at six o clock p.m.\\nIn 1844 the first building designed for schools was\\nerected in this township. It was situated upon the northeast\\ncorner of .section 31, and in it De Witt C. Chapin delivered\\nthe first political speech (Whig;) the .same year. This dis-\\ntrict was then denominated No. 1, that in the Tabor\\nneighborhood No. 2, and the Sessions district No. 3. In\\nthe latter district it is believed that Miss Caroline Stevens\\ntaught the first school about thirty-five years ago.\\nDuring years intervening since 1845 many changes have\\noccurred in the numbers and boundaries of school districts,\\nand doubtless educational matters have been as well attended\\nto here as in agricultural regions generally. The following\\nstatistics, gathered from the school inspectors annual report\\nfor the year ending Sept. 1, 1879, shows the present condi-\\ntion of school interests\\nNumber of districts (whole. 7; fractional, 2).... 9\\nchildnn of school age in the town-\\nship 3J0\\nchildren attending schools during\\nthe year 302\\nchildren non-residents attending\\nschools during the year 31\\nschool-houses (brick, I frame, 8)... 9\\nsiltings 1116\\nValue of school property $6650\\nNumber of teachers employed (male, 10; female,\\n13) 23\\nPaid teachers (male. \u00c2\u00a7912; female, $534) $1446\\nTotal resources for the year i $2404.23\\nRELIGIOUS.\\nThe IMethodists were the pioneers in religious matters\\nhere. In subsequent years other denominations have fol-\\nlowed, yet none of them seem to have flourished to the\\nextent of making necessary the building of church edifices,\\nand services thus far have been held in the district school-\\nhouses. Those who believe in the doctrines of the United\\nBrethren Church now predominate.\\nIn November, 1858, Nelson P. Johnson, Stephen Ham-\\nmond, William Sessions, Herman Sprague, and John Stur-\\ngess were elected trustees, and empowered to hold in trust\\nall the church property of the Matherton Mission, the\\nchurch of the United Brethren in Christ.\\nCIVIL HISTORY.\\nBy an act of the State Legislature, approved March 6,\\n1838, All that part of Clinton County designated by\\nthe United States surveys as townships Nos. 7 and 8\\nnorth, of range Nos. 3 and 4 west, be and the same\\nis hereby set off and organized into a separate township\\nby the name of Wandaugon, and the first township-\\nI The people generally were not pleased with the Indian name of\\nWandaugon, meaning in Ihc Chippewa dialect salt-springs, and\\nsoon after an attempt was made to have it changed. This resulted\\nin the passage of an act, approved April 2, 1S3S, which provided\\nthat That portion of townships 7 and 8 north, of ranges Nos. 3 and\\n4 west, according t(J the United States survey, be and the same is\\nhereby set off and organized by the name of Lebanon, and the first\\ntownship-meeting shall be held at the house of .Tames Sowle, Jr.\\nThe State law-makers intended doubtless to enact (hat That portion", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0610.jp2"}, "607": {"fulltext": "LEBANON TOWNSHIP.\\n475\\nmeeting therein shall be held at the house of George Cam-\\npau, in said township.\\nAccording to tlie foregoing act, the inhabitants of the\\nterritory described assembled at the trading-post of George\\nCampau early in April, 1838, and elected township officers.\\nComplete records of this meeting and of other township\\nproceedings during the year 18.38 have not been preserved.\\nWe learn, however, from various sources that Ilirara Bene-\\ndict was elected Supervisor; Timothy H. Pettit, Township\\nClerk; Nelson Benedict, Collector; Cortland Hill, High-\\nway Commissioner, Assessor, and School Inspector and\\nChauncey M. Stebbins, Highway Commissioner. The other\\nofficers are unknown. At that time Clinton County was\\nattached to Shiawa.ssee for judicial purjioses, and the town-\\nships then organized in the former were De Witt, Water-\\ntown, and Wandaugon. That the township officials of\\nWandaugon were lax in the performance of their duties\\nin more ways than one the following paragraph will\\nshow.\\nWhen the county canvassers met at the clerk s office in\\nShiawassee County, Nov. 13, 1838, to count the votes\\npolled at the last general election, there were present\\nproper representatives from the townships of Antrim, Ben-\\nnington, Burns, Owo.sso, Shiawassee, and WoodhuU, in\\nShiawassee County, and from De Witt and Watertown,\\nin Clinton. Wandaugon was not represented, whereupon,\\nthe record says, The clerk dispatched a special messenger\\nto procure a Statement of the votes polled in said town,\\nand the Board adjourned to the hour of two o clock next\\nday. And it appearing that the returns had not then come\\nin for said town of Wandaugon, tiie Board voted to hold\\nopen meeting until twelve o clock of the next day, in ca.se\\nsaid returns should not come in previous to that time. It\\nseems that twelve o clock of the next day arrived, but\\nno returns from Wandaugon, and the board then resolved\\nto proceed without them. Whatever became of the spe-\\ncial messenger written history fails to inform us.\\nOn Monday, the 1st day of April, 18:i9, the second\\ntownship-meeting was held at the house of George Campau.\\nThirty-two votes were polled, and the officers elected were\\nHiram Benedict, Supervisor; Timothy H. Pettit, Township\\nClerk; Alonzo D. Brewster, Treai^urer; Cortland Hill,\\nHiram Benedict, Chauncey M. Stebbins, Assessors; Nel-\\nson Benedict, Collector; James Sowle, Jr., Cortland Hill,\\nAlonzo Vaughn, School Inspectors George Campau, ]jy-\\nman Webster, Directors of the Poor James Sowle, Jr.,\\nCortland Hill, John A. Millard, Highway Commissioners;\\nCortland Hill, Timothy H. Pettit, John A. Millard, Chaun-\\ncey M. Stebbins, Justices of the Peace; Nelson Benedict,\\nCharles Sessions, Uriah Drake, Ilobert Holmes, Consta-\\nbles.\\nof the county of Clinton embraced in townships 7 and 8 north, etc.\\nIt seems that the omi.ssion was fatal to the act; tiiat it became in-\\noperative, and the change of name was (lostpont-d until, by an act\\nof the Legislature, approved March 22, 1S.3U, the name of Wandau-\\ngon was dropped and that of I^ebanon substituted. In working so\\ndeterminedly for the change it is possible that the citizens of Wan-\\ndaugon were actuated more by a spirit of disgust at the failure of\\nl*arks Co., their salt company, and the operations of their Clinton\\nCounty Salt-Works (wildcat) Bank, than dislike for a name so eu-\\nphonious.\\nThe overseers of highways, elected by voice, were Hiram\\nBenedict, for district No. 1 Lyman Webster, for district\\nNo. 2 John A. IMillard, fur district No. 3 Andrew\\nVance, for district No. 4 William Jlerrill, for district No.\\n5; (Portland Hill, for district No. 6; and Uriah Drake,\\nfor district No. 7. Hiram Benedict, Timothy H. Pettit,\\nJames Sowle, Jr., Cortland Hill, and Dauphin W. Osgood\\nserved as inspectors of this election.\\nIt was further resolved that a bounty of four dollars\\nshould be paid for each wolf killed in the township; that\\none hundred dollars be raised for contingent expenses, and\\ntwenty-tive dollars for the support of tlie poor that all\\nhogs over forty pounds in weight be free commoners; that\\nno pound be built the present year, and that the next town-\\nship-meeting be held at the hou.se of John A. Millard.\\nAt a special township-meeting, held at the house of\\nGeorge Campau, April 29, 1839, Alonzo Vaughn, the\\ncandidate for the office of justice of the peace to fill vacancy,\\nreceived eleven votes, the whole number polled.\\nDuring the year ending April 1, 1840, Alonzo D.\\nBrewster, for killing two wolves; Stephen Willits, for kill-\\ning one wolf; Alonzo Vaughn, for killing four wolves;\\nAsh-ka-be, for killing one wolf; No-wob-a-no, for killing\\none wolf; and Lolon-da, for killing one wolf, were allowed\\nthe township bounty of four dollars for each scalp.\\nFollowing is a copy of the certificate usually granted him\\nwho slew the wolf:\\nWe, Alonzo Vaughn, a justice of the peace for the\\ntownship of Lebanon, in the county of Clinton, and John\\nA. Millard, a commissioner of highways of said township,\\nhaving been associated together for the purpose of examin-\\ning Ash-ka-be touching his claim for bounty on a certain\\nwolf s head, by him presented to us, we do therefore certify\\nthat the said Ash-kabe is in our judgment entitled to the\\ntownship bounty on said wolf s head, and, further, we did\\nburn the said wolf s scalp and ears, according to law.\\nAlonzo Vaughn, J. P.\\nJohn A. Millard, Coni. of Uighwat/s.\\nLkbanon, May 31, 1S39.\\nBengal, including the present township of Essex, was set\\noff from Lebanon by an act approved March 19, 1840, and\\nDallas by an act approved March 19, 1845.\\nThe voters of Lebanon at the fall election of 1840 were\\nSmith Parks, Alexander Frazicr, Jolm Vance, Vincent\\nParks, George F. Dutton, Amacy Dorn, Willis Parks,\\nAlonzo D. Brewster, William Merrill, John A. Millard,\\nCharles Sessions, Benjamin Welch, Nelson Delong, Nathan\\nBigelow, Daniel T. Locke, Harvey Waterman, Silas Win-\\nters, Martin /etter, Joseph Rowley, and Thomas Tripp.\\nThose who availed themselves of the election franchise\\none year later were George F. Dutton, Richard Willing,\\nSmith Parks, Tompkins Parks, Orrin Parks, Ira Pinckney,\\nWilliam Hayes, Nathan Bigelow, William Parks, Alonzo\\nD. Brewster, Constant Shaw, David Parks, Samuel Parks,\\nAndrew 11. Vance, John Vance, John A. Millard, Martin\\nZetter, Minor Z. Beckwith, Charles Sessions, Norton H.\\nBeckwith, Harvey Waterman, William Vance, and Charles\\nMillard.\\nFor a few years prior to 1855 the present townships of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0611.jp2"}, "608": {"fulltext": "476\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nNorth Shade and New Haven, in Gratiot County, were at-\\ntached to tliis for judicial purposes.\\nTOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\nThe following tables embrace the names of the principal\\ntown.ship officers elected annually from 1840 to 1880, in-\\nclusive. Vacancies, appointments, and resignations are not\\nshown\\nSUPEKVISORS.\\n1840-41. Alonzo D. Brewster. 1860.\\n1842. John Vance. 1861-\\n1843. William J. Bancroft. 186.^.\\n1844. James W. Tabor. 1864.\\n1845-47. John Vance. 1865.\\n1848-50. James W. Tabor. 1866-\\n1851. John Vance. 1870-\\n1852. Albert G. Russell. 1875-\\n1853-57. John Vance. 1878.\\n1858. Benjamin Caldwell. 1879-\\n1859. Henry Lane.\\nJohn Vance.\\n62. Charles Sessions.\\nNelson P. Johnson.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nRoderick D. Tabor.\\n69. Charles Sessions.\\n74. Loren G. Burch.\\n77. Jacob E. Ludwick.\\nLoren G. Burch.\\n80. Emerson Vance.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842-\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1863.\\n1854-\\n1859-\\nNorton H. Beckwith.\\nJohn Vance.\\n47. John A. Millard.\\nThomas Bellows.\\nJohn A. Millard.\\nNo record.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nJohn A. Millard.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a058. Nelson P. Johnson\\n60. Pliny Moure.\\nCLERKS.\\n1861. Warren H. Stone.\\n1862-68. Pliny Moore.\\n1869-70. Henry G. Cooley.\\n1871. Frank Abbott.\\n1872. Henry G. Cooley.\\n1873-74. Frank Abbott.\\n1875-76. Pliny Moore.\\n1877. Emerson ance.\\n1878. Jay Sessions.\\n1879-80. Martin L. Peck.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1840-\\n1842.\\n1843-\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852-\\n1854-\\n1859-\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1814.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n41. AloDzo D. Brewster. 1863.\\nGeorge F. Button. 1864.\\n46. Isiiac Sherman. 1865.\\nLucius II. Pect. 1860-\\nDennis Merwin. 1869.\\nJohn Vance. 1870-\\nNo record. 1877.\\nCharles Sessions. 1878.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a053. George E. Walker. 1879.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a058. Charles Sessions. 1880.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a062. Moses N. Wade.\\nDavid R. Cory.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\nCharles Sessions.\\n68. Benjamin S. Patrick.\\nNathan H. Evans.\\n76. David P. Weeks.\\nD. H. Kirkpatrick.\\nDavid P. Weeks.\\nBenjamin S. Patrick.\\nLoren Q. Burch.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\nNorton H, Beckwith.\\nBenjamin Welsh.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nHarvey Waterman.\\nGeorge F. Button.\\nVincent Parks.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nWilliam Merrill.\\nGeorge F. Button.\\nDavis Parks.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nMiner Y. Beckwith.\\nConstant Shaw.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nNo record.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nMiner Y. Beckwith.\\nWilliam Wamsley.\\nMiner Y. Beckwith.\\nAvery Belong.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nDennis Merwin.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1861.\\n1862.\\n1863.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866.\\nNo record.\\nAlbert R. Russell.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nGeorge E. Gifford.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nHiram Burgess.\\nJames W. Tabor.\\nEzra J. Glass.\\nMoses N. Wade.\\nHenry Lane.\\nHenry S. Barker.\\nCalvin Benjamin.\\nEzra P. Glass.\\nGeorge D. Barker.\\nWarren H. Stone.\\nGeorge B. Barker.\\nJohn G. Roberts.\\nL. B. Burch.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\nJ. P. Albro.\\nWarren H. Stone.\\nPliny Moore.\\nA. T. Cross.\\nLucius H. Pect.\\n1867.\\nHarrison Colby.\\n1874.\\nL. D. Burch.\\n1868.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\n1875.\\nSamuel A. Brooks.\\n1869.\\nWilliam C. Frank.\\nDaniel McGraw.\\n1870.\\nHarrison Colby.\\n1876.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\nHenry W. Brown.\\nMilo Grove.\\n1871.\\nLucius H. Peet.\\n1877.\\nCharles Sessions.\\nGuilford A. Smith.\\n1878.\\nGuilford A. Smith.\\nNelson P. Johnson.\\n1879.\\nSamuel A. Brooks.\\n1872.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\n1880.\\nA. S. Harris.\\nL. D. Burch.\\nCharles J. Graham.\\n1873.\\nGuilford A. Smith.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\n1840.\\nJohn Vance, Norton H.\\nBeckwith, Daniel Kel-\\n1857\\nlogg-\\n1858\\n1841.\\nJohn A. Millard, Benjamin\\n1859\\nWelsh, \\\\^incent Parks.\\n1860\\n1842.\\nGeorge F. Dutton, Charles\\n1861\\nSessions, Davis Parks.\\n1862\\n1843.\\nAndrew R. Vance, Palmer\\n1863\\nB. Bancroft, John Vance.\\n1865\\n1844.\\nWilliam Bartow, Walter\\n1866\\nHalstead, Ledra Piiillips.\\n1867\\n1845.\\nWalter Halstead, Anson B.\\n1868\\nHathaway.\\n1869\\n1846.\\nNo record.\\n1870\\n1847.\\nLedra Phillips, Ezekiel\\n1871\\nHalstead.\\n1872\\n1848.\\nLedra Phillips.\\n1849.\\nLucius H. Peet.\\n1873\\n1850.\\nNo record.\\n1851.\\nParis Cory.\\n1874.\\n1852.\\nRichard Evans.\\n1875-\\n1853.\\nAlbert G. Russell.\\n1877\\n1854.\\nJohn A. Millard.\\n1878\\n1855-\\n56. Albert G. Russell.\\n1879-\\nJohn A. Millard, Joel\\nWager.\\nRobert Frank.\\nLyman Daniels.\\nJohn A. Millard.\\nHerman Sprague.\\nLewis L. Wamslej.\\n-64. Nathan H. Evans.\\nJohn B. Stone.\\nJoseph F. Owen.\\nNiithan H. Evans.\\nNelson P. Johnson.\\nJames McVeigh.\\nGeorge H. Newton.\\nNelson P. Johnson.\\nLucius H. Peet, A. S. Har-\\nris.\\nWilliam C. Frank, Joseph\\nF. Owen.\\nNelson P. Johnson.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a076. George M. Jones.\\nL. D. Burch.\\nEmerson Vance.\\n80. Sidney Goss.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1840-\\n41. William Merrill, Alonzo\\n1861.\\nGeorge D. Barker, Jona\\nD. Brewster, John A.\\nthan F. Albro.\\nMillard.\\n1862.\\nWilson Colby.\\n1842.\\nAndrew R. Vance, Thomas\\n1863.\\nAlbert H. Burch.\\nTripp, William Bartow.\\n1864.\\nDavid R. Cory.\\n1843.\\nConstant Shaw, Isaac\\n1865.\\nBenjamin S. Patrick, Al\\nSherman.\\nbert H. Burch.\\n1844.\\nThomas Bellows.\\n1866.\\nHenry G. Cooley.\\n1845.\\nWilliam H. Pratt.\\n1867.\\nBenjamin S. Patrick.\\n1846-\\n48. No record.\\n1868.\\nFrank Abbott.\\n1849.\\nWilliam McAllister.\\n1869.\\nPliny Moore.\\n1850.\\nNo record.\\n1870.\\nFrank Abbott.\\n1851.\\nLucius H. Peet.\\n1871.\\nHenry G. Cooley.\\n1852.\\nBenjamin Caldwell.\\n1872.\\nFrank Abbott.\\n1853.\\nHenry Lane.\\n1873.\\nPliny Moore.\\n1854.\\nLucius H. Peet.\\n1874.\\nEmerson Vance.\\n1855.\\nJ. C. Howard.\\n1875.\\nCharles J. Graham.\\n1856.\\nLucius H. Peet.\\n1876.\\nSamuel J. Horr.\\n1857.\\nPliny Moore.\\n1877.\\nJay Sessions.\\n1858.\\nHenry Lane.\\n1878.\\nSamuel J. Horr.\\n1859.\\nJonathan F. Albro.\\n1879.\\nPliny Moore.\\n1860.\\nBenjamin Caldwell.\\n1880.\\nRay Sessions.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1872-74. Charles Sessions.\\n1875. Loren G. Burch.\\n1876. R. D. Tabor.\\n1877-79. No record.\\n1880. Frank Abbott.\\nSCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.\\n1875-76. William H. Owen.\\n1877. No record.\\n1878-79. Charles J. Graham.\\n1880. James Troop.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0612.jp2"}, "609": {"fulltext": "LEBANON TOWNSHIP.\\n477\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nMRS. CHARLES SESSIONS.\\nCHARLES SESSIONS.\\nCHARLES SESSIONS.\\nTliis gentleman, well known to the citizens of Clinton\\nand Ionia Counties for the past forty-three years, was born\\nin the town of Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec. 20,\\n1817, beinf; the eldest in a family of seventeen children,\\nof whom fourteen survived to an adult age.\\nThe Sessionses are descended from a sturdy Welshman,\\nwho was an early settler in New England. Nathaniel Ses-\\nsions, the father of Charles, was born in the State of Con-\\nnecticut, Aug. 20, 1789. He served in the American\\narmy during the war of 1812, and in the year 1814 re-\\nmoved to Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y. Here on the\\n4th day of November, 1816, he married Mi.ss Chloe\\nThompson, a lady wiio was born in Oneida Co., N. Y.,\\nSept. 2G, 1798. In 1822 he again removed to Harmony,\\nCiiautauqua Co., N. Y., becoming one of the first settlers\\nin that region. He remained a resident of Chautauqua\\nCounty until the spring of 1887, when, judging wisely\\nthat the new State of Miciiigan offered superior advantages\\nto one blessed with so large a family, a third removal was\\nmade, and a final settlement effected in the present town-\\nship of North Plains, Ionia Co. He was an indulgent\\nfather, a strict temperance man, and an earnest Christian.\\nEarly in life he had joined the Baptists, but before settling\\nin Michigan had adopted the tenets of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal faith, and in the latter church served as steward,\\nclass-leader, .and Sunday-school superintendent for many\\nyears. He was also prominent in civil life, and most\\ncreditably served his townsmen as supervisor, justice of the\\npeace, and iu other capacities, and whether as a Whig,\\nAbolitionist, or llepublican, stood firm as the rocks of his\\nnative State, believing in principles rather than expediency.\\nFull of years, sincerely mourned by ten surviving children,\\nhe died, March 15, 1880. The worthy partner of his joys\\nand sorrows, who during the later years of her life was\\naffectionately termed Mother Sessions, died Nov. 14, 1879.\\nShe was an active, earnest Christian, an exemplary wife\\nand mother, and rejoiced to sec the principles inculcated by\\nher practiced by her children.\\nCharles Sessions grew up a farmer. His educational\\nadvantages were limited to such as could be obtained by\\nattending the district schools in winter. After assisting\\nhis father in the many difficulties and hardships attendant\\nupon the removal from New York State to Michigan, he\\nremained under the paternal roof until the fall of 1838,\\nmeanwhile assisting to clear forty acres of land. He then\\nbuilt a small cabin near his present residence in Lebanon,\\nupon one hundred and twenty acres of land purchased the\\nyear previously of the general government. His location\\nwas in the midst of a dense wilderness, his nearest neigh-\\nbors being John Vance and James Sowle. Here in his\\nlonely cabin, the possessor of his lands, strong arms, a\\nstout heart, an axe, and twenty dollars in cash, Charles\\nSessions began his work. Surrounded by Indians, who\\nwere then more numerous than the present white inhabi-\\ntants, the forest teeming with bears and wolves, ho lived\\nalone until Aug. 27, 1840, when he married Miss Miriam\\nCooley, of Portland, Ionia Co., who was born in New York\\nState in 1822. As time passed and the township gradu-\\nally increased in population, although not an office-seeker,\\nhe very naturally became prominent among his townsmen,\\nand successively held the offices of collector, justice of the\\npeace, assessor, treasurer, supervisor, and drain commis-\\nsioner. His original purchase, by industry and good man-\\nagement, has been added to until he is now the proud\\nowner of eleven hundred and seventy-one broad acres.\\nBy his first marriage were born two children, viz.,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0613.jp2"}, "610": {"fulltext": "478\\nHISTORY OP OLINTOxN COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCynthia (wife of Frank Abbott), July 8, 1842, and\\nNathan C, Feb. 1, 1844, who, while serving in the Union\\narmy, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., during the war of the\\nRebellion. His first wife, Mrs. Miriam Sessions, died Feb.\\n1,1841.\\nOn the 14th of April, 1846, he was again married to\\nMrs. Mary Ryan, a widow lady, the mother of two chil-\\ndren, named Elmore D., who died at New Orleans, La.,\\nwhile a member of Michigan s volunteer force during the\\nwar, and Alice, now Mrs. N. H. Evans, of Montcalm\\nCounty. The children born of the second marriage were\\nAmelia (now Mrs. Horace Winans), Feb. 4, 1847 Emily\\n(wife of H. N. Blakcslee), May 2(5, 1849; May, March\\n12, 1852; Jay, Aug. 5, 1854; Ray, April 2, 1859; and\\nBelle, Nov. 23, 18G3. After but one week s illness, his\\nsecond wife, who was born in 1819, at Paris, Oneida Co.,\\nN. Y., died at her home, April 21, 1880.\\nMr. Sessions has been most liberal and indulgent in the\\ncare and education of his children. His sons are gradu-\\nates of the State Agricultural College, while his daughters,\\nhaving had superior advantages, are equally as accom-\\nplished. A AVhig, while that party existed, he is now a\\nRepublican. Conservative in his religious opinions, as\\nwell as in other matters of everyday life, Charles Sessions,\\nas a pioneer and present citizen of licbauon township, is\\nesteemed by all who know him.\\nCHAPTER LXI.\\nOVID TOWNSHIP.*\\nNatural Features Indian Mounds .Settlement of the Township\\nThe Darli Day of 1856 Ke.sident Ta.x-payers in 1840 Township\\nOrganization .and Civil List Highway Records Sehools Ovid\\nVillage Post-Office Physicians Churches -Village Incorpora-\\ntion and List of Officers Manufacturing Industries The Press of\\nOvid Ovid Union School Secret Orders Ovid Fire Department\\nVillage of Shcpardsville.\\nThe six miles square of territory designated in the United\\nStates survey as town 7 north, in range 1 west, and known\\nas Ovid township, is one of the four towns lying on the\\neastern border of Clinton County. It has Duplain on the\\nnorth, Victor on the south, the Shiawa.ssee County line on\\nthe east, and Bingham township on the west.\\nOvid is not only agriculturally prosperous, but contains\\nmoreover two villages, at one of which, Ovid, there are im-\\nportant manufacturing interests. The surface of the country,\\nlike that of neighboring towns, is generally level, the soil is\\nproductive, and the members of the farming community\\nare, as a rule, a prosperous people.\\nThe supervisors report for 1879 gives the number of\\nacres of wheat harvested during that year as 2964, the\\nnumber of bushels yielded as 65,764. May 1, 1880, there\\nwere on the ground 3231 acres of wheat. Eleven hundred\\nacres of corn harvested in 1879 yielded 50,986 bushels.\\nTwenty-five hundred and fifty-seven sheep were sheared,\\nBy David Schwartz.\\nand gave a yield of 10,194 pounds of wool. The sheep in\\nthe town May 1, 1880, numbered 2865.\\nINDIAJf MOUNDS.\\nTraces of Indian mounds are alleged to have been dis-\\ncovered in Ovid, and from a paper prepared by Dr. M. L.\\nLeach, of Duplain, in 1877, it would appear that at one\\ntime a chain of mounds extended northwest and south-\\neast, and lay in the northern portion of Ovid and south-\\nern part of Duplain, chiefly in the latter town. Sev-\\neral small mounds are supposed to have had an existence\\non the Benjamin Hicks place, just west of Ovid village.\\nAbout forty rods west of the centre of section 11 is\\na mound measuring two and a half feet iu height and\\nseventeen feet in diameter. Report has it that excavations\\ntherein have revealed the presence of human bones. Pro-\\nceeding towards the northwest a distance of two miles one\\ncomes to the site, upon section 4, of a mound which is\\ndescribed by those who have seen it as having been two\\nfeet high and sixteen feet broad. It is upon the fitrm of\\nC. H. Gleason, who claimed to have dug a human skull\\nout of it, and to have seen, moreuvcr, iu the mound other\\nskulls and human bones. On the top of the mound grew\\nan oak-tree containing one hundred and forty-three rings\\nof growth. Where the relic occupied a place may yet be\\ndesignated, but the relic itself and all it contained have\\nlong since been leveled and scattered by the plowshare.\\nSETTLEMENT OP THE TOWNSHIP.\\nContrary to the general impression, the pioneer settle-\\nment in Ovid was effected by Samuel Barker, in July,\\n1836, simultaneously with the settlement in Duplain of\\nOliver Bebee, with whom and John Ferdon came Barker,\\nas a member of the Rochester Colony and one of the\\nthree above named, who led the van in the Colony settle-\\nment. In the drawing of Colony lots Barker had drawn a\\nlot in section 6 of Ovid, and upon the north town-line in\\nthat section be built a log cabin with a bark roof and\\nbark floor. In that cabin Barker lived, however, only\\nuntil the following December, when he moved over into\\nDuplain and made his home upon one of the Colony lots in\\nthat town. As the record of his early experiences belongs\\nto the Colony history, it will be found there.\\nBarker had no more than moved out of his Ovid cabin\\nthan along came Allen Lounsbury, who, with William H.\\nFaraghar, had taken up land in July, 1836, upon sections\\n4 and 6 in Ovid. Lounsbury was then December, 1836\\njust in with his family, whom he had tran.sported from\\nOakland County by ox-team by way of Henry Leach s, in\\nSciota, and so over the Colony road to within a mile of his\\ndestination. Finding Barker s cabin vacant, he took pos-\\nsession of it, and then, with the assistance of Enoch Willi.s,\\nhis brother-in-law, set about building a house for himself on\\nsection 4, where he and his wife have ever since resided,\\nOvid s oldest living settlers.\\nIllustrative of the dilficulty encountered in obtaining\\nbread, Mr. Lounsbury tells the story of his setting out in\\nthe spring of 1837 for a walk over to Laingsburg for a\\nsupply of flour. When ho reached Dr. Laing s he found\\nthe .supply of flour there reduced to the infinitesimal", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0614.jp2"}, "611": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n479\\nquantity of nothing. Determined to keep up the .search\\nuntil sucee.ssi ul, Lounsbury continued liis travels as far as\\nDe Witt, where he got what he wanted, and then trudged\\nhomeward with his load. He had started from home with\\nthe intention of getting back the same day, but his absence\\nwas extended to three days. His wife, worried by liis con-\\ntinued and unaccountable non-appearance, and growing\\nhourly more frightened at her lonely condition, was about\\nto put off through the woods for the Colony when her hus.\\nband appeared on the scene safe and sound, with the precious\\nflour secure in his grasp.\\nBarker was Ovid s first settler, and Lounsbury the second.\\nThe third comer to the town and the first to the southern\\nportion thereof was John Cross, who in 183G located a\\ntract of land on section 36, and who in September, 1837,\\ncame witli his fiimily to make a settlement. He brought a\\nsupply of provisions sufficient to last, he thought, until the\\nfollowing spring, but his calculations proved at fault, for\\nthe larder gave out before the winter did, and then set in\\nhard times, although until then they li:id fared decently\\nenough. Many were the hungry days they passed, and\\nmany the determined efforts they made to get a bit of meat\\nor flour from far-off neighbors. During the winter Law-\\nrence Cortright came along, axe on shoulder, bound for the\\nColony, and Cross persuaded him to stop and work for him\\na year, for which service he was to have eighty acres of\\nland. Shortly afterwards Cortright sallied out to borrow\\nsome flour for the family, and, although he succeeded in\\ngetting it, he had a desperate job of finding his way home.\\nHe was absent so long that he was given up for lost, and\\nwas about to be searched for when he turned up all right.\\nThe Cross family thereupon fell to congratulating them-\\nselves that they had once more the prospect of bread,\\nbut directly along came Robert G. McKee and a party\\nof twelve surveyors, all very hungry. As badly off as\\ntl ey were, the Cross family placed their hospitality before\\nselfish considerations, and set out before the party what\\nthey had. The consequence was that the surveyors ate up\\nall there was in the house, and Mr. Cross and his house-\\nhold were once more reduced to their u.sual condition of\\ndestitution.\\nWhen Cross brought his family to his place, they found,\\nit is true, a cabin which Cross and his brother Thomas had\\npreviously prepared, but it was a rough specimen of a\\ncabin, minus a floor and minus door as well as windows.\\nBeing without the convenience of a bedstead, they all\\nslept the first few nights in the wagon-bos, and being like-\\nwise without a stove, they prepared their meals as best\\nthey could at a log-heap fire.\\nCross, a shoemaker by trade and lame at that, found\\nhimself by the spring of 1838 pretty thoroughly discour-\\naged with the hard experience he had endured, and the\\npro.spect of more hard work and hard times yet to assail\\nhm. He resolved, therefore, to remove his family to the\\nEast, and to remain with them in that country until the\\nvicinity of his Michigan possessions should become more\\nthoroughly subdued by the advance of civilization. Ac-\\ncordingly he packed away his goods in his cabin, nailed\\nthe latter close shut, and turned his face and the faces of\\nhis people towards the rising sun. He came not again to\\nOvid until 1844, and then he found that the cabin he\\nthought to reoccupy, and the household goods ho thought\\nto use again, had been confiscated by marauding hands,\\nand all he found amounted to scarcely sufiicient, he re-\\nmarked, to swear by.\\nAbout the time Cross lefl the town that is to say, the\\nsummer of 1838 William Vansicklc made a small clear-\\ning and put up a cabin on the south half of section 31.\\nHe did not, however, continue his efforts in the matter of\\nclearing his land, and after a while those knowing him to\\nbe there, and knowing that no land improvement was being\\neffected, began to speculate upon the character and busi-\\nness of the people located there, for thei e were known to\\nbe at least five persons in the household. Henry Leach,\\nof Sciota, who was frequently engaged in the business of\\nlooking up lands for others, had encountered the Van-\\nsickle cabin in his travels, and, like others, thought there\\nwas something queer about the place. Unlike others, he\\nmade secret investigations, and soon satisfied liims lf that\\nVansicklc was the master of a counterfeiter s den. Acting\\nupon his conclusions. Leach gave due information at De-\\ntroit, and a posse being sent out for the capture, Vansiekle\\nand his party were surprised and taken in the very busi-\\nness of manufacturing counterfeit Mexican dollars. Be-\\nsides Vansiekle there was a woman and three men, named\\nWard, Skiff, and Gridley. The woman kept house for the\\nparty, the three last-named men performed the mechani-\\ncal work of manufiicturing the coin, while Vansiekle, the\\nleading spirit, charged himself with the business of dis-\\nposing of the fruits of their bogus dollar-factory. His\\nmethod of convoying his dollars to Detroit was by means\\nof a black valise, which he always carried on foot, and with\\nwhich he became a tolerably familiar figure to dwellers\\nalong the line of the State road and Grand Biver road,\\nalthough until his capture by the law he was regarded as\\nan industrious and innocent peddler. The Vansickles\\nplace and the neighborhood have to this day continued to\\nbear the name of the Bogus settlement. John McCollom\\nand James Nelson settled upon the place in 1839, and close\\nby them, at about the .same time, settled also Mark and\\nBenjamin Brown.\\nJabez Denison came to the town in the fall of 1839, his\\nbrother-in-law, Enos Kenyon, having preceded him in the\\nspring. Denison became noted as a successful slayer of\\nbears, and killed, it is said, during his residence in Ovid\\nnineteen of the beasts, no less than four falling victims to\\nhis prowess on one day, the 19th day of February, 1845,\\nto wit. So say the town records. Previous to Denison s\\ncoming Stephen Pearl had made a settlement in 1837 upon\\nthe site of Shepardsville, and in 1839 William Swarthout\\nmoved to section 3G from Victor township. To that section\\ncame also, in 1840, Lawrence Cortright, heretofore men-\\ntioned as having sojourned temporarily in 1837 with John\\nCross. He had been for a couple of years at the Kochcster\\nColony, and after abiding seven years in Ovid proceeded\\neastward, whence he returned in the spring of 1853, fol-\\nlowed in the fall of the same year by Daniel Dills.\\nAmong the settlers of 1839 and 1840 were Frederick", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0615.jp2"}, "612": {"fulltext": "480\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nCranson (upon the place occupied by John Gilbert in 1857),\\nJoseph Parnienter, Moses Smith, and John Voorhies. In\\nCross time Ann Arbor was the objective-point when a\\njourney to mill became necessary, and in Voorhies time\\nAnn Arbor and Ypsilanti were his market as well as milling\\ntowns. Mrs. Voorhies remembers her rides thither upon\\nloads of wheat and behind an ox-team. The roads were\\nthat bad and tortuous, remarks she, that we had at times\\nto go three miles around a swamp to make a half a mile in\\na straight course, and by the time we got to Ann Arbor we\\nfelt sure we had traveled a hundred and fifty miles.\\nVoorhies bought his place (on section 25) in 1839 of\\nDavid Cranson, who had entered upon its occupation in\\n1838 and chopped about two acres. Into his log shanty\\nVoorhies conveyed his family, and so desolate and wretched\\na liabitation did it appear that Mr. Voorhies offered the re-\\nmark that as a horse-stable it would be a miserable affair.\\nIt possessed a bark roof, and as a consequence the interior\\nof the house was generally afloat whenever the rains of\\nheaven descended upon the earth. When Mr. Voorhies\\nsettled upon section 25, in 1840, the country north of him\\nwas a wilderness. J hcre was not a settler in that direction\\nbetween him and Frederick Cranson, on wliat is now the\\nGilbert place. Later to section 2-t came Solomon Buck\\nand 0. Carpenter, and close by John Kent, Manzey Sowles,\\nDodge, and others.\\nPassing northward towards the Shepardsville region, re-\\nmark may be made that John Jessup settled in 1840 upon\\nthe place now owned by John Miller, Enoch Willis to\\nsection 9 (Willis had come in with Lounsbury in 1836),\\nand William and H. JL Shepard, who settled at what is\\nnow Shepardsville, but which was then a trackless wild.\\nNorth of the present town of Ovid Orville Williams, a\\ncomer to Michigan in 1836, bought some land on section 1\\nin 1843, and in 1847 began chopping upon it, boarding\\nmeanwhile with John McCarty, in Middlebury. He\\nchopped and cleared ten acres, and then, winter coming on,\\nhe took a job at Sickles mill, in El.sie, and during that\\nl)eriod lived with George McClintook, who had eighty acres\\non section 1 in Ovid. Previous to Williams appearance,\\nin 1843, one Bigelow had in 1840 made a clearing in that\\nvicinity, and lived there until his death in 1843. In 1850,\\nWilliams, having been away three years, permanently re-\\noccupied his place on section 1, and there still abides. In\\n1850 there was also on section 1 one Elijah Fitch, but in\\nthat locality settlements progressed slowly until the comple-\\ntion of the railway at Ovid gave to the surrounding country\\na bold push forward. Squire Guile settled upon section 2\\nin 1856 and cut the first stick on that section. Following\\nupon Guile s settlement, Heman Smith came to section 2,\\nJohn Winfield to section 3, and Oliver Hammond and Wil-\\nliam Hall to .section 2.\\nThe Joseph Parmenter place on the town-line was occu-\\npied after Parmenter by James McGuire, and in 1852 by\\nJohn Jamison, who found one hundred acres underbrushed\\nand girdled and twenty acres cleared.\\nIn 1855, Edward Potter and J. W. Welter occupied\\nplaces on section 22, which was then a wild tract. Welter\\nwas t.ie first one in his neighborhood, and had to cut a\\nroad to the spot on which he proposed to make a commence-\\nment. West were Christian Baker, H. C. Shiffer, Charles\\nWilson, Jonathan, John, and Jacob Baer; north were Eli\\nAnderson and James Davis; south, Enoch De Camp and\\nII. S. Ellis; and east, Harvey Dodge. David H. Sowles\\nhad a saw-mill on section 14, but the country generally\\nround about was a dense forest. N. R. Allen made his\\nhomo in 1854 on section 32, where Layton Swarthout had\\ngirdled twenty acres. AVilliam Ellis was on a place in sec-\\ntion 33, which in 1855 he sold to 1. W. Taft. Later set-\\ntlers in Ovid included Jacob Dunkle, D. A. Sutfin, George\\nCox, W. A. Barnes, George Ramsey, C. Boyd, Josiah Mur-\\ndock, George W. Simpson, W. Cronk, Frederick Perkins,\\nPerry St. Clair, A. St. Clair, and Jackson Voorhies.\\nTHE DARK DAY OF 1856.\\nThe great forest-fires of October, 1856, worked consider-\\nable damage to the timber and fences in the Welter neigh-\\nborhood, and for ten days filled the atmosphere with smoke\\nand the people with apprehensions and fears. The 16th of\\nOctober is remembered as the dark day. It was so dark\\nthat objects at a distance of two rods could not be distin-\\nguished, and lights were necessary indoors. Fish in the\\nstreams were killed, and some people, sure that the end of\\nthe world was at hand, made haste to bury their valuables\\nand to make their peace with Heaven.\\nt\\nKESIDENT TAX-PAYERS OF OVID IN 1840.\\nAcres.\\nAllen Lounsbury, section 4 160\\nEnoch Willis, section 5 80\\nWilliam Faraghar, section 6 240\\nJohn Jessop, section 9 160\\nStephen Pearl, sections 9 and 10 60\\nFrederick Cranson, section 15 40\\nJudc Carter Personal\\nD. li. Cranson, section 25 160\\nWilliam Van Sickle, section 31 160\\nJohn McCulliim, section 31 80\\nJiiines Nelson, section 31 80\\nEiios Kenyon, suction 35 80\\nJjibcz Denison. section 35 120\\nLawrence t ortrigbt, section 36 80\\nWilli, mi Swarthout, section 36 320\\nJames Gunsuliy,- Lot 43, section 5 80\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nTown 7 north, iu range 1 west, was, under act of Legis-\\nlature approved March 19, 1840, organized as the township\\nof Ovid, the name having been bestowed by William\\nSwarthout, who caiue to Michigan from the town of Ovid,\\nin the State of New York. The first town-meeting was\\nheld at Stephen Pearl s house, April 22, 1840, on which\\noccasion fifteen votes were cast. But one ticket of candi-\\ndates was placed in the field, since there were not people\\nenough in the town to make up two tickets had there in-\\ndeed been a disposition for it, and there was of course no\\nparticular difficulty in declaring for the successful ones. A\\nfull list of the officials chosen follows Supervisor, Fred-\\nerick Cranson Clerk, Stephen Pearl Treasurer, John\\nJessop Justices of the Peace, William Van Sickle (four\\nyears), Stephen Pearl (three years), John Jessop (two\\nyears), Jabez Dennison (one year) Collector, David B.\\nCranson Assessors, John Jessop, Jabez Dennison, John\\nMcColluni Highway Commissioners, William Swarthout,\\nColony Purchase.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0616.jp2"}, "613": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n481\\nJohn Jessop, John McCuUom Suhool Inspectors, Stephen\\nPearl, Jabez Dennison, William Van Sickle; Constables,\\nEnoch Willis, Enos Kinyon, Christopher Van Deventer;\\nOverseers of the Poor, William Swarthout, Allen Louns-\\nberry Highway Overseer in District No. 4, John Jessop;\\nin No. 5, William Swarthout.\\nOne hundred and fifty dollars was voted for expenses of\\nthe township during the ensuing year, and it was further\\nresolved that the next town-meeting should be held at Ste-\\nphen Pearl s house. A by-law was moreover adopted to the\\neflfect that any person leaving syrup in the woods to the\\ndamage of his neighbor s cattle should be liable for all\\ndamage. The inspectors of the election just recorded\\nwere Stephen Pearl, Frederick Cranson, William Swarth-\\nout, John Jessop, and David B. Cranson.\\nFrom 18-11 to 1880 those persons elected annually to be\\nsupervisor, clerk, treasurer, and justice of the peace were\\nas follows\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1862-65. W. C. Bennett.\\n1866-68. J. A. Potter.\\n1860-71. I. W. Tiift.\\n1872. D. C. Harrington.\\n1873. J. A. Potter.\\n1874-77. D. C. Harrington.\\n1878. J. C. E. Gumear.\\n1879. D. C. Harrington.\\n1880. S. H. Valentino.\\nCLERKS.\\n1860-61. W. C. Bennett.\\n1862. J. A. Potter.\\n1863. J. M. Fitch.\\n1864. George Sliepard.\\n1805. Thomas Hall.\\n1S66. H. A. Potter.\\n1867. A. Swarthout.\\n1S68. S. D. Ilaight.\\n1869-70. D. C. Harrington.\\n1871-72. F. S. Davis.\\n1S73. C. M. Uagadorn.\\n1874-75. F. S. Davis.\\n1876-77. S. C. King.\\n1878. C. U. Misner.\\n1879. E. Do Camp.\\n1880. E. C. White.\\nTREASURKES.\\n1857. E. Potter.\\n1858. No record.\\n1859-60. E. Potter.\\n1861-67. P. A. WinfielJ.\\n1868-73. J. L. Button.\\n1874-78. r. A. Winfield.\\n1879. L. U. Allen.\\n1880. P. A. AVinBold.\\n1841.\\nF. Cranson.\\n1842-43. I. V. Swarthout.\\n1844.\\nS. Pearl.\\n1845.\\nI. V. Swarthout.\\n1846-\\n51. L. Swarthout.\\n1852-\\n55. E. Fitch.\\n1856.\\nJ. Jamieson.\\n1857.\\nJ. B. Park.\\n1858.\\nNo record.\\n1859-\\n61. I. W. Taft.\\n1841-\\n42. J. S. Denison.\\n1843.\\nS. Pearl.\\n1844.\\nI. V. Swarthout.\\n1845.\\nL, Swarthout.\\n1840-\\n47. J. W. Cross.\\n1848.\\nI. Lounsberry.\\n1849.\\nJoseph Wilson.\\n1850.\\nI. Lounsberry.\\n1851.\\nJames McGuiro.\\n1852.\\nJ. McGuire.\\n1853.\\nJ. C. Mclntyre.\\n1854.\\nR. G. Finch.\\n1855.\\nA. 0. Chapman.\\n1856-\\n-57. William Shepard\\n1858.\\nNo record.\\n1859.\\nE. D. Claris.\\n1841. F. Cranson.\\n1842-45. J. Parmenter.\\n1846. J. Cross.\\n1847-48. F. Cranson.\\n1849-51. L. Swarthout.\\n1852-53. J. Wilson.\\n1854. L. Richards.\\n1855-56. W. S. Ellis.\\nJUSTICES\\n181 1. J. S. Denieon.\\n1842. J. Jessop.\\n1813. J. Parmenter.\\n1844. George Parrish.\\n1845. William Putnam.\\n1846. J. W.Cross.\\n1847. M. Smith.\\n1848. J. Cross.\\n1849. J.S. Denison.\\n18.i0-5I. J. W. Cross.\\n1852. H. I). Wil.-on.\\n01\\nOF THE PEACE.\\n1853. J. Jamieson.\\n1854. J. S. Duni: on.\\n18.\u00c2\u00ab. N. 11. Allen.\\n1856. I). Birmingham.\\n1857. E. Fitch.\\n1858. No record.\\n1859. W. Shepard.\\n1860. C. Baker.\\n1861. J. S. Bennett.\\n1862. N. Fitch.\\n1863. William Shepard.\\n1864. J. Hairo.\\n1865. J. S. Bennett.\\n1866. E. N. Fitch.\\n1867. William Shepard.\\n1868. D. II. Misner.\\n1869. S. D. Haight.\\n1870. J. Miller.\\n1871. J. A. Valentine.\\n1872. C. M. llngadon.\\n1873. D. C. Harrington.\\n1874. J. Miller.\\n1875. J. L. Hadlcy.\\n1876. C. M. Uagadorn.\\n1877. b. C. Harrington.\\n1878. William Shepard.\\n1879. J. Murdock.\\n1880. C. M. Uagadorn.\\nJUKORS OF 1842, 1843, 1844, 184-5, AND 1850.\\n1842. Grand Jurors: B. P. Aldridge, Henry Brown,\\nJames Nelson, A. Lounsberry Petit Jurors William\\nPutnam, Enos Kinyon, I. V. Swarthout, J. Denison, J.\\nParmenter.\\n1843. Grand Jurors: Stephen Pearl, John Jessop;\\nPetit Jurors: Peter Brown, W. S. Swarthout, J. Voor-\\nhies.\\n1844. Grand Jurors I. V. Swarthout, J. Parmenter\\nPetit Jurors F. Cranson, Enoch Willis.\\n1845. Grand Jurors: J. W. Cross, Enos Kinyon;\\nPetit Jurors William Putnam, T. Van Fleet.\\n1850. Grand Jurors: Benjamin Fuller, Enoch Willis,\\nJ. W. Cross, H. Smith Petit Jurors J. S. Denison,\\nJoseph Wilson, F. Cranson, 0. 0. Pray.\\nTHE TKEASUREll S REPORT OF 1845.\\nMarch 24, 1845, the town board settled with Joseph\\nParmenter, town treasurer, and found sixteen dollars and\\ntwenty cents in school library funds and six dollars and\\nsixty-nine cents in funds for township purposes. The\\ntreasurer had collected forty-one dollars and thirty-seven\\ncents in town-orders, one hundred and ten dollars and\\neighty-five cents in highway orders, sixty dollars and\\nseventy-two cents in town-orders to balance last year s\\naccount that was charged said treasurer, and fourteen\\ndollars and sixty-seven cents on balance on last year s\\nschool funds. The treasurer had collected thirty dollars\\nand one cent in school funds, sixteen dollars and twenty\\ncents in cash, eleven dollars and eighty cents in note\\ngiven to David Jones for finishing school-house in district\\nNo. 4, and two dollars and one cent in receipt from\\nschool teacher.\\nHIGHWAY RECORDS.\\nAug. 4, 1843, Stephen Pearl and William Swarthout,\\nhighway commissioners, laid out a highway commencing at\\na stake eighteen chains and seventy-nine links south of the\\nsoutheast corner of section 9 thence south on the section-\\nline to the northwest corner of section 34. A second road\\nlaid that day began at the southeast corner of section 34,\\nand passed thence north on the section-line to the north-\\nerst corner of said section thence west on the section-line\\nto the northwest corner of said section thence south on\\nthe section-line to the southeast corner of section 31. A\\nthird road began at the quarter-stake on the east side of\\nscctioQ 15, and ran thence east forty-five chains, thirty-five\\nlinks thence south on the section-line one hundred and\\nfifteen chains, fifty links; thence south .seventy degrees\\neast, twenty-five chains to a stake standing in the centre\\nof the highway. A fourth road commenced at tlic north-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0617.jp2"}, "614": {"fulltext": "482\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwest corner of section 9 thence west on the section-line\\nto the southwest corner of section G.\\nMarch ^50, 1844, the town was divided into road dis-\\ntricts, embracing sections as follows\\nNo. 1. Sections 1, 2, and 12.\\nNo. 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 3, 4, 9, and 10.\\nNo. 3. Sections 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16.\\nNo. 4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, and 18.\\nNo. 5.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32.\\nNo. C\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, 34, and 35.\\nNo. 7.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36.\\nThe annual report for 1843 gave the following: days\\nassessed, four hundred and fifty-nine; days returned to the\\nclerk, two hundred and seventy-three.\\nThe commissioners said in their report The state of\\nthe roads and bridges in the town is bad in the extreme,\\nbut if the jobs should be let to the amount of the back\\ntaxes, we have no doubt but that it would be sufficient to\\nimprove the roads. Of the rejected road-tax of 1838 it\\nappears that eighty seven dollars and sixty-seven cents have\\nbeen collected.\\nMarch 22, 1842, the town was set off into four road\\ndistricts. No. 1 contained twelve sections in the northeast\\ncorner of the town No. 2 the remaining six sections in\\nthe northern half of the town No. 3 the southwest (juarter\\nof the town and No. 4 the southeast quarter.\\nNov. 21, 1843, a road was laid beginning at the north-\\neast corner of section 1, in town 6, and running thence on\\nthe section line to the northwest corner of section 1.\\nMarch 12, 1845, a road was laid commencing at the north-\\nwestern corner of section 6, running thence south eighty-\\nthree degrees west nineteen chains and eighty-nine links to\\nthe highway leading past the hou.se of John Cross. A\\nroad, Feb. 19, 1845, beginning at a stake standing in the\\nColony road, running south forty-five degrees east to a\\nstake standing in the section-line and eight chains due east\\nof the quarter-post on the south side of section 25, in\\ntown 7 thence south twenty-eight degrees fifteen chains.\\nA road beginning at a stake eight chains due east of the\\nquarter-post on the south side of section 25 in town 7,\\nrunning thence west on the section-line forty-eight chains\\nto the southwest corner of section 25.\\nThe commissioners annual report, dated April 7, 1845,\\ncontained the following\\nWhole number of djijs assessed 233\\nreturned Ibbi\\nworked 77?\\nDistrict chopping out four rods wide 7U rods.\\ncrosswaying 135\\nNumber of rods of crosswaying by jobs let 256\\nAmount of highway orders issued by commis-\\nsioners $223\\nAt the time of making the report, the state of the roads\\nwas extremely bad.\\nOther early roads were laid as follows May 23, 1845,\\none beginning at the northwest corner of section 4, thence\\nwest on the town-line twenty-two and a half chains to a\\nstake standing in the centre of the highway. Sept. 5,\\n1846, the towns of Ovid and Sciota laid out a road from\\nthe southeast corner of Ovid north, on the principal merid-\\nian, thirty-two rods, and divided the road into two equal\\nparts, apportioning one part to each town. Nov. 7, 1846,\\na road beginning at the town-line of sections 30 and 31,\\nthence one mile east. The towns of Ovid and Bingham\\nlaid out a road commencing at the corners of the towns and\\nrunning one mile north on sections 31 and 36. Dec. 4, 1847,\\na road beginning at the quarter-stake on the south side of sec-\\ntion 32 thence north on the quarter-line to the quarter-stake\\nof said section thence north on the quarter-line twenty-\\nseven and a half chains to a stake standing on the quarter-\\nline running north and south through .section 17 thence\\nnorth on the quarter-line to the south line of G. R. Louns-\\nberry s land thence east on the south line of said land\\nfour chains seventy one links; thence north and west six\\nchains fifty links to a stake standing in the centre of the\\nhighway. Sept. 26, 1849, a road beginning at a stake\\nstanding on the section-line between sections 5 and 8, two\\nchains eighteen links from the section corners west thence\\nnorth to the quarter-line on section 5. The same day a\\nroad beginning thirteen chains thirty-seven links north of\\nwhere the former road ended on the quarter-line running\\nnorth to the town-line road. April 17 and 18, 1849, a\\nroad beginiung in the centre of the road on the south side\\nof Maple River, on a line with the centre of the bridge\\nacross said river and near the northeast corner of section\\n9, thence north to the north line of said section 9. A road\\ncommencing on the section-line between sections 28 and\\n29 on the south side of said sections, and running north\\ntwo miles.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nOvid s pioneer school-house was built in 1839, upon Wil-\\nliam Swarthout s farm in section 36. It was constructed of\\nbasswood logs, and within its walls Hannah Slocomb taught\\nthe first school. The second teacher was probably Nellie\\nLaing. In that school-house the town enjoyed its pioneer\\npreaching at the hands of Revs. Levi Warner .and Mr.\\nBlowers. Jesse Treat, a settler in Victor, preached Wes-\\nleyan Methodist sermons in that school-house occasionally,\\nand was eventually buried within its shadows.\\nAug. 19, 1840, the school inspectors formed district No.\\n1, and apportioned to it sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 21, 22, 27,\\n28. May 20, 1843, a school district was organized to em-\\nbrace portions of Duplain and Greenbush and Colony\\nlots Nos. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 in Ovid. A district\\nwas likewise formed of sections 31 and 32 in Ovid and\\nportions of Bingham, Olive, and Ossowa.\\nThe annual report of fractional district No. 2, dated Oct.\\n10, 1841, gave the number of children in the district as\\ntwenty-four, and the number of children between the ages\\nof five and seventeen as thirteen. The annual report of\\nfractional district No. 4, in Ovid and Ossowa, gave nine as\\nthe number of children over five and under seventeen, and\\nthree children under five and over seventeen, three months\\nschool being kept. The school records touching early\\nschools were imperfectly kept, and but little can be gleaned\\nfrom them. The only report concerning teachers prior to\\nISGO is one dated 1851, reciting the engagement of An-\\ngeline Ladue to teach in district No. 5 Mary Smith, in\\nfractional district No. 2 and Hannah Wilcox, in district\\nNo. 1.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0618.jp2"}, "615": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n483\\nThe annual school report for 1878 presented the sub-\\njoined details\\nNumber of districts (wholo. 7 fractional, 4)... 11\\nNumber of echolars of seliool age HHVA\\nAverage attendance iltto\\nValue of school property $lfi,y92\\nTeacher s wages $3,4 1 ;i\\nThe school directors for 1879 were A. R. Dayen, D. Mo-\\nCollum, H. L. Munson, M. Nichols, Hugh Swarthout, D.\\nA. Sutfin, William Hunter, William F. Hall, Joseph Har-\\nris, S. J. Sutliff, and George 0. Marvin.\\nOVID VILLAGE.\\nThe village of Ovid, a station on the Detroit, Grand\\nHaven and Milwaukee Railway, ten miles eastward from\\nSt. Johns, the county-seat, is a bright and enterprising town\\nof about fifteeu hundred inhabitants, and a point of con-\\nsiderable manufacturing importance. There are several fine\\nbrick business blocks in the central portion of the place, and\\nfor many miles about this is the centre of a rural trade of\\nprofitable proportions. The village streets are handsomely\\nshaded, and are, moreover, additionally beautified with many\\nattractive-looking homes, which are in some cases costly\\nand elegant.\\nThe inhabitants are abreast of the times, and engage\\nwith much enterprising spirit in the business of promoting\\nthe interests of the village and expanding its value as a\\ntrading and manufacturing town.\\nWhile the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway was in course\\nof construction J. C. E. Guraaer, of New York, and a\\nland-owner in Michigan, sought to have a railway-station\\nfixed upon the line in the township of Ovid, upon land\\nwhich he owned on section 11, and delegated W. H. Faxon,\\nof Duplain tuwiiship, to consult the railway directors in\\nthe premises. Mr. Faxon accordingly visited H. P. Bald-\\nwin, a leading member of the board of directors in 1856,\\nand offered to donate to the company two thousand dollars\\nand five acres of land upon section 11, contingent upon the\\nselection of that site for a station. Mr. Baldwin appeared\\nto regard the proposition with favor, and promised to con-\\nsider it. Meanwhile B. 0. Williams had put up a saw-mill\\nin Middlebury, on the railway line, one mile and a cjuar-\\nter east of where Ovid station now is, and confidently\\nexpecting to have a railway depot assigned to that place\\nhe platted a town there and began to sell village lots.\\nH. G. Higham, chief engineer of the road, and Amos\\nGould appeared anxious to join Williams in the enterprise,\\nbut for some reason negotiations were not satisfactory, and,\\nto compromi.se existing difl erences, Williams, Gould, and\\nHigham agreed to purchase land now occupied by the vil-\\nlage of Ovid, and there, through Highani s efforts, Ovid\\nStation was located. Baldwin had evidently forgotten his\\npromise to Faxon to consider the lattcr s proposition, for\\nhe declined to make any sign, and the first intimation to\\nFaxon that the company had taken action as to Ovid was\\nthe announced success of the Williams, Gould, and Iligham\\nscheme.\\nB. 0. Williams plat of the village of Ovid was received\\nfor record May 27, 1858, and embraced the southeast fjuar-\\nter and cast half of the cast half of the southwest (juartcr\\nof section 12. Additions were made by E. N. Fitch, April\\n15, 1867 by J. Q. A. Patterson and P. C. Bassett, July 3,\\n1867; by Hamilton Stone, Dec. 7, 1867; and by W. II.\\nFaxon, May 30, 1872, the latter addition embracing thirty\\nacres in the south end of the west half of the northeast\\nquarter of section 12.\\nWith the prospect of a village at that point, came, of\\ncourse, an opening for a trader, and the first to embrace\\nthe opportunity hapiioned to be B. I. Udell, who in the\\nwinter of 1856 opened a small store, with a handful of\\ngoods, upon the lot now occupied by the Retan House.\\nAs the field widened a wider enterprise than Udell s estab-\\nlishment was called for, and so, in May, 1857, W. C. Ben-\\nnett came along, built a commodious frame store, stocked it\\nliberally, and added, moreover, to his business of store-\\nkeeping that of buying staves, wood, etc., for shipment\\nEast, and in a little time pushed his operations to import-\\nant proportions. Previous to Bennett s coming Richard\\nBaylis had put up a saw-mill, and contributed in no small\\ndegree to the general prosperous progress.\\nUdell, the pioneer store-keeper, took a hurried and some-\\nwhat dramatic departure from the place in the fall of\\n1857, but the village kept on growing nevertheless, and\\nearly in 1858 received fresh impetus from the appearance\\nof John Burkhart and Samuel Gilson among others, the\\nformer of whom began the manufacture of chairs and cabi-\\nnet-ware, and the latter the business of cooperage. The\\noutlook had grown at this juncture quite bright, and great\\nthings were fondly expected of the new town.\\nAfter Udell s departure Bennett monopolized the store-\\ntrade only a short time, for in the winter of 1857 A. B.\\nWood entered the field. In May, 1858, W. H. Faxon and\\n0. M. Pearl, store- keepers at Duplain, rented Wood s store,\\nformerly a dwelling-house standing upon ground now occu-\\npied by the Potter Block, stocked it with goods, and engaged\\nJohn A. Potter, then from the East on a visit, to take charge\\nof the business, Faxon and Pearl themselves remaining in\\nOvid. In March, 1860, Mr. Faxon removed permanently to\\nOvid to take charge of his interests at that point, and directly\\nafter his coming built upon the site of the present Phoenix\\nBlock what was then considered the best store in Clinton\\nCounty. Before that time the commercial interests of the\\nvillage had been additionally furthered by the erection of a\\ngrist-mill by Park Kellogg, the opening of a hardware-\\nstore by E. D. Gregory, a drug-store by John Fitch i^who\\nsoon sold out to Charles Farmer), and a clothing-store by\\nF. L. T. Ilasse. There was, besides, considerable business\\nin the way of the manufacture of cooperage, and from that\\ntime forward the commercial progress of Ovid was rapid.\\nMr. Ilasse, who commenced business in Ovid as a clothing\\nmerchant in August, 185!), has continued to follow the\\nbusiness in the village without interruption to the present\\ntime, and is the only one of the then merchants of Ovid\\nnow in trade.\\nA village tavern was built in 1857 by J. S. Bennett, and\\nkept by him some time. It was called the Park House,\\nbecause it occupied Ihnd owned by Josiah B. Park, and con-\\ntinues to serve its original purpose to-day as the Clinton\\nHouse.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0619.jp2"}, "616": {"fulltext": "484\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe first brick store in Ovid was built by Anthony\\nSwarthout in 18G9, and leased to C. Beebe Sons for a\\ndrug-store, and the second by Henry Montague. The\\nPhcenix Block was built in 1873 by Charles Farmer, An-\\nthony Swarthout, W. C. Bennett, and S. C. King, and\\nlater the Marvin, Potter, and De Camp Blocks were added\\nto the town s architectural features.\\nPOST-OFFICE.\\nA post-office was established at Ovid in 1857, and J. B.\\nPark appointed postmaster. The office was kept at first\\nin the Park House, but soon transferred to W. C. Ben-\\nnett s store. W. H. Faxon was appointed in 18G0, and in\\n1865 resigned in favor of Capt. A. B. Wood, who was suc-\\nceeded in 1866 by L. T. Southworth, and the latter in\\nturn by L. C. Mead in 1868, since which time Mr. Mead\\nhas been the incumbent.\\nThe business of the office during the three months ending\\nMarch 31, 1880, will be found detailed in the following:\\nReceived for sales of stamps, stamped envelopes, etc $580.00\\nbox rents 55.00\\nAmount of money-orders issued 2463. 5li\\npaid 1373.10\\nOVID S PHYSICIANS.\\nTwenty physicians have pursued the practice of their\\nprofession at Ovid between 1858 and 1880, and of the\\ntwenty there are still seven in the village. The pioneer\\ndoctor was E. V. Chase, who opened his office in 1857\\nand remained until 1860. His field of practice is now at\\nElsie, in Duplain township. Dr. S. C. King, who came\\nnext to Dr. Chase, in 1859, has practiced in Ovid con-\\ntinuously ever since.\\nHerewith is presented a list of the names of those who\\nhave practiced medicine in the village, the schools to which\\nthey belonged, the date of location where it could be ascer-\\ntained, and duration of stay\\nName, Arrival.\\nE. V. Chase 18.58\\nS. C. King 1859\u00c2\u00bb\\nCharles Armstrong 1860\\nE.S. Leonard 1860\\nDr. Baughniiin 1863\\nJ. B. McLean 1864\\nCharles Knapp 1864\\nDr. Tirrell 1870*\\nDr. Wells\\nC. W. Pengra 1875*\\nJ. F. Abbott 1875*\\n0. li. Campbell.... 1S78\u00c2\u00bb\\nM. R.Yuill*\\nDr. Harris\\nDr. liurch\\nDr. McNeal\\nJ. D. Tirrell 1878S\\nDr. Gregory\\nDr. Beals\\nDr. (Mrs.) Sprngue\\nOVID S LAWYERS.\\nStay.\\n5 years.\\n3 years.\\n7\\n2\\n2\\n2\\nI years.\\n1 year.\\n2 yeara.\\n1 year.\\n6 mos.\\nSchool.\\nA\\nA\\nA\\nE\\nA\\nA\\nA\\nE\\nA\\nA\\nA\\nA\\nA\\nH\\nH\\nH\\nE\\nH\\nII\\nH\\nThe liistory of the legal profession in Ovid may be\\nquickly told. Richard Baylis, who in the fall of 1856\\nbuilt the first saw-mill at Ovid, began to practice law in\\n1858, about which time E. N. Fitch divided the legal\\nbusiness with him, although the business they had to divide\\nmust have been exceedingly small. B. II. Scovill and\\nJohn Van Blarken came next in succession, and in 1870\\nResident physicians in Ovid, Juno 1, 18S0.\\nW. W. Dennis began a village practice which he still con-\\ntinues. S. W. Baker, William H. Castle, and A. D. Gris-\\nwold were later accessions. Mr. Griswold, who was at one\\ntime United States District Attorney at Grand Rapids, is\\nMr. Dennis law-partner, and, with William H. Castle, this\\nfirm represents the legal profession in Ovid.\\nCHURCHES.\\nOVID METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe Ovid Methodist Episcopal class was organized by\\nRev. J. Fowler, in charge of the Duplain Circuit, in the\\nvillage school-house in 1860. The organizing members\\nnumbered but four, II. C. Shifier and wife, W. H. Faxon\\nand wife, W. H. Faxon being class-leader. Services were\\nheld once a fortnight in the school-house until 1862, and\\nafter that until the spring of 1868 once a week. At the\\nperiod last mentioned a church edifice was erected and\\ndedicated by Dr. Joslyn, of Albion College. At that time\\nthe class was strong in membership, and the society in\\npro^erous circumstances. In 1870 there was a revival\\nseason, and material additions were made to the list of\\nmembers.\\nSucceeding Mr. Fowler, the pastors have been Revs. H.\\nC. Peck, B. S. Pratt, T. Clark, J. Gulick, William Mc-\\nKnight, U. Ma,son, A. McEwan, J. N. Dayton, J. T. Id-\\ndings, W. Doust, A. J. Russell, James Hamilton, S. P.\\nWarner, G. W. Sherman, the latter being now on the\\nwork. A parsonage was rented in 1875, and purchased in\\nSeptember, 1879. That, as well as the church property,\\nthe society now holds clear of debt. The church member-\\nship stands at present at one hundred and ninety-two. The\\nclass-leaders are H. A. Potter and E. T. Crosswell. The\\ntrustees are II. A. Potter, E. Netheway, Anthony Swart-\\nhout, W. H. Faxon, and A. Schcnck. The Sunday-school\\nhas an average attendance of one hundred and twenty, and\\nhas for nine years been in charge of Anthony Swarthout,\\nwho has now a corps of twenty teachers. The school li-\\nbrary numbers three hiyidrcd volumes.\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OVID.\\nFeb. 11, 1860, a meeting was held in the Ovid school-\\nhouse for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church.\\nElder P. C. Bassett was chosen moderator, and E. Potter\\nclerk, whereupon letters were presented by the following\\npersons P. C. Bassett, Jane E. Bassett, Edward and Sophia\\nPotter, Anthony H. and Elsena Longcor, Margaret Long-\\ncor, Jacob W. and Emily Welter, John and Sophia Glea-\\nson, Rebecca Van Voorheis, John L. and Aurelia Larue,\\nDaniel E. and Mary Ernsbarger, Maria Ferry, and Mary\\nWinfiold. The articles of faith of the Michigan State Con-\\nference were adopted, and February 22d the church was\\nrecognized by a church council, in which Revs. J. Booth,\\nof Fentonville, J. McLeod, of Laingsburg, George W.\\nLewis, Deacon French, and Brother Rose, of Owosso and\\nBennington, took part. Rev. P. C. Bassett was chosen\\npastor, Lewis Travis deacon, and E. Potter clerk, and\\nmembership efFected with the Shiawassee Association.\\nShortly after organization the church membership began\\nto increase, and Dec. 14, 1865, the society s new house of\\nworship was dedicated.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0620.jp2"}, "617": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n485\\nElder Bassett continued his pastorate until March, 1866,\\nand after him Revs. J. H. Morrison, A. W. Baker, H. A.\\nRose, M. Mulcahy, E. Mills, and H. Pettit occupied the\\ncharge. Mr. Pettit resigned in January, 1878, after a\\nservice of nearly five years, and was succeeded by Rev.\\nA. Waxman, the present pastor.\\nSince 1860 the church has received four hundred and\\neight members, and retains now one hundred and twenty-\\nfive. A. S. Rose, Nathan Herrick, and H. N. Mapes are\\nthe deacons, and H. N. Mapes superintendent of the Sun-\\nday-school, which has an average attendance of one hundred\\nand fourteen scholars and a corps of nine teachers.\\nFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.\\nAt a meeting held at the oflBce of the Ovid Register,\\nJan. 30, 1871, there were present Dr. C. V. Beebe, David\\nDavis, William G. Fulkerson, R. G. Young, L. C. Mead,\\nFrank Davis, D. H. Moore, F. L. T. Hasse, John Bennett,\\nJohn Potter, J. G. Mabbitt, H. M. Enos, M. H. GoEF, D.\\nA. Howe, J. S. Kribbs, George C. Beebe, Harry Marvin,\\nJohn Q. Patterson, T. M. Scoville, and J. W. Fitzgerald.\\nAt that meeting those present subscribed to the following\\nagreement\\nWe, the undersigned citizens of Ovid, herewith form\\nourselves into a temporary organization for the purpose of\\nconducting Congregational services in this village semi-\\nweekly for the next three months, and that we will indi-\\nvidually assist in paying all expenses that may occur meet-\\nings to be held in Metropolitan Hall until better accommo-\\ndations can be procured.\\nRev. William Mulder, of Laingsburg, was engaged to\\npreach for expenses and what the society saw fit to give\\nhim. Feb. 13, 1871, a company of twenty-two persons\\nformed a body for the purpose of organizing themselves\\ninto a Congregational Church and in the Baptist church,\\nMarch 3, 1871, a permanent organization was effected, on\\nwhich occasion nine persons were received into church fel-\\nlowship. They were C. V. Beebe, Maria D. Beebe, R. G.\\nYoung, Jennie Young, Annie Davis, Mrs. C. A. Bennett,\\nSusan Beebe, Mary Ray, and H. M. Enos. March 26,\\n1871, C. V. Beebe and H. M. Enos were chosen deacons;\\nR. G. Young clerk and treasurer and March 28, J. C.\\nDarragh, George Fox, J. G. Mabbitt, and R. G. Young\\ntrustees.\\nMeasures were at once commenced for the erection of a\\nhouse of worship, and in 1872 it was dedicated. Rev. J. B.\\nDawson being called to the pastorate. Consequent upon\\nthe building of the church the society became financially\\nembarrassed, and the property being sold under a mortgage\\nthe active history of the organization ceased for a time.\\nSturdy efforts resulted, however, in the restoration of the\\nproperty and the resumption of worship, and latterly the\\nprogress of the church has been gratifying. Rev. D. L.\\np]aton is the pastor, and preaches every Sunday. The\\ndeacons arc Thomas Noal, G. L. Lignian, and I. W. Drake\\nand the trustees, C. W. Marvin, L. C. Mead, Horace Brad-\\nley, E. C. White, and George Sowers. There are about\\nseventy members in the church and one hundred scholars\\nin the Sunday-school, of which George Sowers is the super-\\nintendent.\\nOVID MI.SSION (PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH).\\nThe first Protestant Episcopal services held in Ovid were\\nconducted by Rev. Henry Banwell, of St. Johns, Feb. 1,\\n1866, and from that time occasional services were held in\\nOvid by the rectors of churches at St. Johns and Owosso\\nuntil 1875, when Ovid was established as a mission, and\\nRev. S. S. Chapin taking charge thereof, has remained in\\ncharge ever since. Early services were held in the Con-\\ngregational and Baptist churches, later at the residence of\\nthe rector, and now in the society s church edifice, which\\nwas completed in July, 1880. The communicants number\\ntwenty-five, and the church is in a flourishing condition.\\nTHE OVID YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION\\nwas organized March 25, 1879, with fifteen members, W.\\nRoss being chosen president. Meetings are held twice\\neach week in Marvin Block, for prayer on Wednesday\\nnight and Bible .study on Sunday afternoon. The member-\\nship is now twenty-five, and the oflScers as follows Frank\\nAllen, President Sarah Reed, Vice-President Charles\\nWaldron, Secretary P. B. Smith, Assistant Secretary D.\\nDoremus, Treasurer.\\nVILLAGE INCORPORATION ATSTD LIST OF\\nOFFICERS.\\nA legislative act, approved March 21, 1869, provided\\nthat All that tract of country situated in the township of\\nOvid, in the county of Clinton, and distinguished as the\\nsoutheast quarter of section 12, the east half of the south-\\nwest quarter of section 12, the south three-eighths of the\\nnortheast quarter of section 12, the south three-eighths of\\nthe east half of the northwest quarter of section 12, the\\nnortheast quarter of section 13, the east half of the north-\\nwest quarter of section 13, in town 7 north, of range 1\\nwest, is hereby constituted the village of Ovid.\\nThe first election was ordered to be held in the village\\nschool house on the second Monday in April, 1869, and\\nwas held accordingly April 12. De Witt C. Harrington\\nand Henry C. ]?arber were chosen judges of election, and\\nL. T. Southworth clerk. After that the meeting adjourned\\nto Metropolitan Hall, where the election was held, the\\nwhole number of votes cast being two hundred and twenty-\\nseven. The result of that first election is here appended.\\nPRESIDENT.\\nHarrv Marvin* H*^\\nAbuc r U. Wood, Jr J\\nRECORDER.\\nB. H. Scoville US\\nD. C. Harringtons 113\\nTREASURER.\\nJames C. Darragh*. l\\nF. L. T. Hasse l\\nASSESSOR.\\nF. L. Davis*\\nII. A. Potter\\nTRUSTEES.\\nHamilton Stone* 21\\nBrazil Marvin* I\\nA. U. Dunham* US\\n.George Fox* l\\nElected.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0621.jp2"}, "618": {"fulltext": "486\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSamuel B. Leddick* 115\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0William Rose* 115\\nWilliam J. Gibbs 110\\nAbram Schenck 101\\nJobn Q. Patterson 105\\nAnthony Swarthout 109\\nF. A. Voorhles 110\\nAlsynus E. Gray 105\\nAt the first meeting of the council, Perry Phelps was\\nappointed Marshal, Kingsley Beckwith Street Commis-\\nsioner, Henry CudJeback and F. A. Vooihies Fire- Ward-\\nens, Perry Phelps Poundmaster, and A. B. Wood Village\\nSurveyor.\\nHerewith is presented a list of persons chosen to the\\nchief village offices from 1870 to 1880.\\n1870. President, F. A. Voorhies Recorder, D. C. Har-\\nrington Treasurer, Charles N. Cowan Assessor,\\nF. S. Davis; Trustees, Harry Marvin, L. F.\\nSouthworth, William Rose.\\n1S71. President, J. H. Robson Recorder, B. H. Sco-\\nville Treasurer, D. C. Harrington Assessor,\\nF. S. Davis Trustees, George D. Sowers, 0. H.\\nCorbett, and James A. Cooper, for two years\\nHarry Marvin, William Harris, and Hamilton\\nStone, for one year.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, J. H. Robson; Recorder, B. H. Sco-\\nville Treasurer, Brazil Marvin Assessor, F. S.\\nDavis Trustees, S. B. Leddick, William Rose,\\nJ. Q. Patterson, and George Fox.\\n1873. President, Harry Marvin Recorder, Charles M.\\nHagadorn Treasurer, Brazil Marvin Assessor,\\nF. S. Davis Trustees, J. C. B. Gumaer, Hamilton\\nStone, D. C. Harrington.\\n1874. President, S. B. Leddick Recorder, Charles M.\\nHagadorn Treasurer, Brazil Marvin Assessor,\\nF. S. Davis; Trustees, Thomas H. Meehan,\\nHarry Marvin, George C. Beebe.\\n1875. President, S. B. Leddick Recorder, H. L. Mc-\\nCarty Treasurer, Brazil Marvin Assessor,\\nHenry M. Enos Trustees, F. S. Davis, Thomas\\nB. Southworth, J. N. Brokaw.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, T. M. Scoville Recorder, C. M. Haga-\\ndorn Treasurer, E. C. White Assessor, D. C.\\nHarrington Trustees, George W. Stickney,\\nJoseph Barden, Chauncey Mulock.\\n1877. President, J. F. Harris; Recorder, Charles M.\\nHagadorn Treasurer, E. C. White Assessor,\\nH. A. Potter Trustees, J. N. Brokaw, George\\nW. Wortmau, James A. Cooper.\\n1878. President, D. H. Misner; Recorder, Samuel Van\\nBlarcom Treasurer, Edgar C. White Assessor,\\nJ. C. E. Gumaer Trustees, Charles Bement,\\nHugh Morgan, F. L. T. Hasse.\\n1879. President, John Sowers; Recorder, F. W. Lam-\\nphere Treasurer, E. C. White A.ssessor, D.\\nC. Harrington Trustees, F. H. Scofield, Lewis\\nC. Mead, Simon W. Rose.\\n1880. President, Ezekiel De Camp; Recorder, C. M.\\nHagadorn; Treasurer, E. C. White; Trustees,\\nH. A. Potter, George M. Edwards, Charles\\nCowan.\\nElected.\\nMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.\\nOvid village contains among her manufacturing industries\\ntwo important enterprises, the Ovid Carriage- Works and\\nRobertson Co. s cooperage, in both of which the aggre-\\ngate force of men employed is upwards of one hundred.\\nOvid Carriage- Worhs. The senior member of the Ovid\\nCarriage- Works, located at Ovid, Clinton Co., Mich., Mr.\\nF. A. Scofield, in connection with Mr. E. A. Reed, first\\nbegan the manufacture of buggies on a limited scale during\\nthe year 1877. Later, Mr. Reed s interest was purchased and\\nMr. W. J. Danforth became a partner, remaining less than a\\nyear, when he was succeeded by Mr. James A. Cooper, a\\nprosperous hardware merchant of Ovid. This partnership\\nhas proved a very active and lucrative one. During the\\nbrief period of nine months the business has been increased\\nto three times its former proportions in every department,\\nbuildings having been erected, and machinery of the most\\napproved character been introduced for the more expedi-\\ntious and perfect execution of their orders. Many cutters\\nare manufactured, though buggies are made a specialty,\\nand the superior quality of the latter is universally\\nconceded. Sixty men are employed in the various depart-\\nments, including planing, moulding, resawing, matching,\\netc., each piece being submitted to personal inspection be-\\nfore approval. The present year the business will reach\\n$140,000 in amount, and is regarded as the most complete\\nand extensive in the State in this particular branch of in-\\ndustry.\\nR. A. Robertson Co., of New York, proprietors of the\\ncooperage, set their business in motion at Ovid in the sum-\\nmer of 186G, and appointed John Culver to manage the\\nenterprise. But six men were employed at first, but the\\nenlargement of the business took early hold, and continued\\nsteadily until from forty to fifty men represented the work-\\ning force, and about three acres of land were required to\\ncontain the buildings, and give yard room to the con-\\ncern. These latter statements apply to the present condi-\\ntion of the establishment, in which the daily product is from\\ntwo to three hundred hogsheads, barrels, etc., which are\\nshipped to Eastern and foreign markets. The firm is repre-\\nsented at Ovid by Thomas H. Meaghan, who began as a\\nworkman for them in 18GG, and who has been their manager\\nsince 1873.\\nOvid Floiiring-Mills. The site of Ovid s first grist-mill,\\nbuilt in 1859, by Park Kellogg, is now occupied by a\\ncommodious three-story structure fitted with four run of\\nstones, and engaged largely in the manufacture of flour for\\nshipment to Eastern markets. Schenck Sowers, the pres-\\nent proprietors, have been in control of the property since\\nMarch, 1878.\\nDunham Kimball started a foundry in 1865, and this\\nbusiness is still pursued upon the same premises by Haight\\nGuio, who took possession in March, 1878. They em-\\nploy eight people, and manufacture general machine-castings.\\nTHE PRESS OF OVID.\\nOvid has two newspapers, The Ovid Register and\\nTlie Clinton and Shiawassee Union. The Register is the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0622.jp2"}, "619": {"fulltext": "b\\nI\\nCo\\nCD\\nO\\nO\\no\\nD", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0623.jp2"}, "620": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0624.jp2"}, "621": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n487\\nelder of the two. It was established July 1, 1866, by J.\\nW. Wickwire, from whom it soon passed to the possession\\nof Happy Jack Leonard, who disposed of it to H. Ega-\\nbroad. Successively, A. B. Wood, J. W. Fitzgerald, and\\nRich llutherford became the proprietors. Rich soon\\nwithdrew, and, after carrying it on alone for a brief time,\\nRutherford took in B. M. Pierson as a partner. Rutherford\\nretired soon after, and Pierson struggling to keep up the\\nconcern alone, gave up the task after a six months experi-\\nence, when the property fell to Reeves Carrier, Aug. 8,\\n1873. To that time the paper had maintained a precarious\\nand uncertain existence, but the new publishers introduced\\na vigorous life into it, and, as a result, conducted it with\\nmuch success for upwards of six years. At the end of that\\ntime Carrier Carrier, the present publishers, succeeded\\nReeves Carrier. From the start in 1866 llie Register\\nhas been an avowedly independent journal in politics. It\\nis issued every Friday, contains thirty-two columns of\\nprinted matter, and has a claimed circulation of seven hun-\\ndred.\\nThe Clinton and Shiawassee Union, a quarto sheet of\\nRepublican politics, was founded by J. W. Fitzgerald and\\nJ. W. Walsh. The first issue was dated June 28, 1879.\\nFitzgerald became the sole publisher April 3, 1880, and\\nstill conducts it.\\nBANKING.\\nOvid s first bank was the private corporation founded in\\n1868 by J. C. Darragh Co., including J. C. Darragh,\\nformerly of Monroe, Mich., and S. S. Walker and Charles\\nKipp, of St. Johns. This firm was succeeded in 1873 by-\\nSowers White, who still maintain the private character of\\nthe bank, but carry on a general banking business.\\nOVID UNION SCHOOL.\\nJustly the Union School of Ovid village is an object of\\nlocal pride, and it may be added, moreover, that the school\\nbuilding is architecturally a conspicuous and engaging\\nfeature of local landscape. Although the subject of erect-\\ning the present handsome edifice was agitated in 1867, and\\n\u00c2\u00a712,000 voted therefor in September of that year, the\\nhouse was not completed until 1870. The building is\\nof brick, three stories in height, and occupies a command-\\ning elevation at the head of Gratiot Street.\\nThe following is an extract from the annual report of Pro-\\nfessor W. S. Webster, the principal, presented March 26,\\n1880:\\nWhole number of days taught\\nHigh school\\nGraininar depiirtincnt\\nSecond intermuditttc\\nFir?t interinuiliute\\nSecond primary\\nFirst primary\\nTotal\\nWhole number enrolled, by departments;\\nHigh school\\nGrammar department\\nSecond intermediate\\nFirst intermediate\\nSecond primary\\nFirst primary\\nTotal\\n60\\nCO\\n60\\n60\\n60\\n60\\n360\\n42\\n38\\n52\\n62\\n74\\n54\\n322\\nHighest number belonging at any time, by departments:\\nHigh school 40\\ntJvauimar department 38\\nSecond intermediate 52\\nFirst intermediate 60\\nSecond primary 71\\nFirst primary 49\\nHighest number belonging at any on\u00c2\u00a9\\ntime, in entire school 310\\nNumber of days* attendance, by departments\\nJligh .school 2,184\\nGrammar department 1,922\\nSecond intermediate 2,7.38.5\\nFirst intermediate 3,094\\nSecond primary 3,444\\nFirst primary 2,322\\nTotal 15,704.5\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0f\\nAverage attendance, by departments;\\nHigh school 36.4\\nGrammar department 32\\nSecond intermediate 45.6\\nFirst intermediiite 51.5\\nSecond primary 57.4\\nFirst primary 38.7\\nAverage in entire school 261.6\\nDays lost by absence, by departments\\nHigh school 138\\nGrammar department 239\\nSecond intermediate 296.5\\nFirst intermediate 392\\nSecond primary 641\\nFirst primary 409\\nTotal number of days lost by absence 2115.5\\nThe time lost by absence is 14.47 per cent, of entire attendance.\\nNon-resident pupils\\nHigh school 19\\nGrammar department 2\\nTotal 21\\nSECRET ORDERS.\\nOVID LODGE, No. 127, F. AND A. M.,\\nwas organized Feb. 27, 1860, in the Park House. A. B.\\nWood, Jr., was W. M. J. B. Park, S. W. William E.\\nSickles, J. W. J. M. Fitch, Secretary C. D. Rose, Treas-\\nurer J. A. Potter, S. D. A. F. Van Voorhies, J. D.\\nA. D. Smith, Tiler. Since the organization the Masters\\nhave been A. B. Wood, Jr., J. A. Potter, W. II. Faxon,\\nL. T. Southworth, S. C. King, Charles Case, Abram Schcnck,\\nE. C. White, and M. R. Koyce. The officers now are M.\\nR. Royce, W. M. Ansel Barnes, S. W. P. A. Winficld,\\nJ. W. E. Malloncc, Secretary John Sowers, Treasurer\\nCharles Cowan, S. D. Riley Watkins, J. D. John Link,\\nTiler. The lodge has an active membership of seventy-\\neight, and occupies handsomely-appointed quarters iu Potter\\nBlock.\\nOVID LODGE, No. 97, I. 0. 0. F.,\\nwa.s organized March 14, 1866, and chartered Jan. 14,\\n1867. The charter members were John Gillam, Ciiarlcs\\nGillam, H. C. Maine, F. S. Cushman; F. L. T. Hassee, M.\\nNichols. The prc.\u00c2\u00abent ofljcers are B. M. Merrill, N. G.\\nCharles Pengra, V. G. J. A. Potter, Secretary; M. Gil-\\nbert, P. S. P. H. Shannon, Treasurer. The lodge mem-\\nbership is seventy-five, and of these forty are active par-\\nticipants in lodge afiiiirs. Meetings are held in Marvin\\nBlock, where there is a commodious and handsomely-\\nfurnished lodge-room.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0625.jp2"}, "622": {"fulltext": "488\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nOVID LODGE, No. 29, A. 0. U. W.,\\nwas organized Dec. 22, 1877, with twelve members. The\\nfirst official list was C. W. Pensra, P. M. W. L. C. Mead,\\nM. W. J. H. Terriil, G. F. F. W. Lamphere, 11. E. C.\\nWhite, F. S. C. King, Receiver. The lodge has a mem-\\nbership of sixty-five, and meets in Masonic Hall. The\\nofiicers serving in 1880 are L. C. Mead, P. M. W. E. C.\\nWhite, M. W. A. Athorton, G. F. S. W. Rose, 0. F.\\nW. Lamphere, Recorder E. Armstrong, F. N. J. Clark,\\nReceiver G. W. Wortman, Guide Amos Covert, I. W.\\nW. A. Ross, 0. W.\\nOVID LODGE, No. 103, GOOD TEMPLARS,\\nwas organized July, 1879, in the Baptist church, with\\nseventeen members. That number has now advanced to\\nseventy. The officers for 1880 are R. G. Watkius, W. C.\\nT. Mrs. F. G. Hills, W. V. T. Miss Cora Gray, Treas-\\nurer; E. Reed, Recording Secretary; David Flanagan,\\nFinancial Secretary William Berry, Marshal Ed. Beebe,\\n0. G. Carrie Smith, I. G.\\nCOURT WORKINGMAN S PRIDE, A. 0. P.,\\nwas chartered March 31, 1879. The charter members\\nwere Edward S. Smith, Wm. S. McGeary, T. F. Smith,\\nDaniel Thomas, David Flanagan, J. B. Valiet, W. A. Ross,\\nW. S. Tidswell, B. M. Besley. The membership is now\\nthirty. The officers are Daniel Thomas, C. R. B. M.\\nBesley, S. C. R. J. B. Valiet, See. W. A. Ross, A. S.\\nD. Flanagan, Treas W. S. McGeary, S. W. W. S. Tids-\\nwell, J. W. Morris Holmes, S. B. D. Fish, J. B. E.\\nS. Smith, P. C. R.\\nOVID LODGE, No. 15, ROYAL TEMPLARS OF TEM-\\nPERANCE,\\nwas organized Nov. 14, 1879, with fourteen members, and\\nincludes now twenty-four. The officers for 1880 are A.\\nAtherton.S. C; Charles House, V. C. P. Wilbur, P. C.\\nH. M. Pack, Sec; R. Watkins, F. Sec; D. A. Haight,\\nTreas.; N. W. Jenkins, Herald; Mrs. D. A. Haight,\\nDeputy Herald Mrs. P. Hills, Chaplain J. A. Hubbell,\\nGuard.\\nOVID FIRE DEPAKTMENT.\\nOvid has liad its share of fires, but they have proved\\nvisitations of value, since in the stead of the unsightly\\nwooden structures destroyed have risen imposing business\\nblocks of brick. The bucket brigade did fire duty for\\nthe town until 1875, when a hook-and-ladder company was\\nadded to the fire-fighting force. The company was chris-\\ntened Washington, No. 1, and started with twenty-two\\nmembers. S. W. Rose was chosen foreman, William\\nStevenson first assistant, and Henry McCarty second as-\\nsistant. E. P. Corbisher, who was elected chief engineer\\nof the department, remained in that office until 1880, when\\nhe was succeeded by William Stevenson. S. W. Ro.se, the\\npresent foreman of the company, has served continuously\\nas such since 1875, except during 1877, when William\\nStevenson was the incumbent. A serviceable hook-and-\\nladder truck was built in the village in 1875, and that ap-\\nparatus is still in use. Washington, No. 1, has about forty\\nmembers, and is considered as a spirited and valuable or-\\nganization.\\nA TRIPLE TRAGEDY.\\nAug. 26, 1870, Ovid was called upon to mourn over -a\\nterrible calamity, in which the lives of three valuable citi-\\nzens were suddenly sacrificed. The three men named\\nSanford House, J. C. Brewster, and Higgins were\\non the day in question standing in front of HarrLson\\nHarrington s steam saw-mill when, without warning, the\\nboiler of the mill exploded with terrific force, and the fly-\\ning fragments, passing in the path occupied by the three\\nunfortunates, killed them instantly.\\nSHEPARDSVILLE.\\nShepardsville, a station on the Detroit and Milwaukee\\nRailroad three miles west of Ovid village, was laid out in\\n1856 by William Shepard, who in that year started a store\\nat that point. The village made feeble headway at first,\\nbut about 1867 pushed ahead vigorously. In that year\\nMr.-Shepard put up a grist-mill with two run of stones, and\\na saw-mill, which he directly converted into a stave-factory.\\nThe grist-mill had, however, been but two days in operation\\nwhen the boiler exploded, killing Dorn, the millwright, and\\nseriously wounding six other men. This example of ill\\nluck inflicted when the town was just emerging into some-\\nthing like prosperity was but the forerunner to several dis-\\nasters which followed hard upon and ultimately relegated\\nShepardsville to a state of masterly inactivity. In 1871\\nthe stave-mill was burned, a business block of three stores\\nand several shops succumbed to fire during 1872 and 1873,\\nwhile upon other occasions other conflagrations put back\\nthe work of enterprise as rapidly as it betrayed its pres-\\nence.\\nAt its best, Shepardsville contained five stores, a hotel\\n(built by H. Longcor in 1864), and milling industries\\nwhich served altogether to make the place a busy one.\\nThat the untoward circumstances of its early history fol-\\nlowed it persistently in later years finds illustration in the\\nrelation that a cheese-factory started in 1878 by a Mr.\\nCraddock stood but two years before it was burned.\\nA post-office was established at the town in 1867 and\\nnamed Ovid Centre, but in a brief time a change of name\\nwas made to Shepardsville, consequent upon a similarity\\nof the first name to Ovid, the next office eastward. Wil-\\nliam Shepard was the first postmaster, J. L. Button the\\nsecond, S. L. Brass the third, and L. 0. Ludlum, now in\\nthe office, the fourth. Dr. L. 0. Ludlum, the postmaster,\\nlocated in the village in 1868 and entered upon medical\\npractice. He is the only resident physician Shepardsville\\nhas had.\\nSHEPARDSVILLE METUODIST EPISCOPAL CLASS,\\nwor.shiping in the building put up by William Shepard as a\\nstore in 1856, was organized in 1869 by Rev. A. Wood, of the\\nDuplain Circuit, with a membership of thirty. William\\nShepard, who was then chosen class-leader, has continued\\nuntil this time to fill that place. The class is now on the\\nDuplain Circuit, has forty-five members, and has preaching\\nonce a fortnight, Rev. C. A. Jacokes being the pastor. The\\ntrustees are William Shepard, P. A. Winfield, and J. L.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0626.jp2"}, "623": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0627.jp2"}, "624": {"fulltext": "N\\nQ", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0628.jp2"}, "625": {"fulltext": "OVID TOWNSHIP.\\n489\\nButton. William Shepard is superintendent of the Sun-\\nday-school, which has an average attendance of fifty and\\nemploys eight teachers.\\nBAPTIST CHURCH OF SHEPARDSVILLE.\\nApril 15, 1876, a meeting was held at Shepardsville for\\nthe purpose of organizing a Baptist Church. Among those\\npresent were P. C. Bassett, John D. Gleason, Jacob W.\\nWelter, P. A. Winfield, Thomas Sturges, I. E. Ilobart,\\nEdward P. Castner, D. F. Aldrich, John Miller, H. H.\\nFaragar, AVilliam Castner, Isaiah Castner, and Edward\\nPotter. The persons named subscribed to the following\\nWe who do hereby .subscribe our names, anxious to do\\nsomething in an organized form to promote the Christian\\nreligion, and to maintain the permanent worship of God\\nand the institutions of the Gospel in this vicinity, do or-\\nganize ourselves into a society known as The Baptist Church\\nand Society of Shepardsville. Samuel B. Spink, Edward\\nPotter, John Miller, I. E. Hobart, and Thomas Sturges\\nwere chosen trustees and Edward Potter clerk.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal church edifice was used for\\npublic worship until tlie fall of 1879, when the society s\\nnew church was occupied. Elder P. C. Bassett, the first\\npastor, was succeeded by llov. E. V. Ney, and after the\\nlatter came Rev. A. Waxman, who is now in charge,\\npreaching once each week at Ovid and Shepardsville.\\nThere is in connection with the church a Sabbath-school,\\nwhich enjoys much prosperity.\\nSOUTH OVID UNITED BRETHREN CLASS.\\nAbout 1858, Eggleston and Lee, missionaries in .the\\nUnited Brethren Church, visited the region known as\\nSouth Ovid and organized the South Ovid United Breth-\\nren class in the Wilson school-house. There services were\\nafterwards held until 18G9, when a change of location was\\nmade to the Baker school-house, which was used until the\\ncompletion of the United Brethren church in 1879, upon\\nDecember 7th of which year it was dedicated. The class,\\nhaving now a flouri.-^hiiig member.ship of upwards of one\\nhundred, is on the Ovid Circuit, in charge of Rev. M. H.\\nSly, and including points in Ovid, Victor, Duplain, and\\nGreenbush. Preaching is supplied at South Ovid once\\neach fortniglit. The class-leader is George Cox, the class-\\nsteward John M. Kosht, and the trustees Christian Baker,\\nGeorge Cox, I. N. Yarger, J. M. Kosht, and L. II. Allen.\\nCyrus Sherman is the superintendent of the Sunday-school,\\nwhich has an average attendance of fifty scholars and eight\\nteachers.\\nSOUTH OVID FREE METHODIST CLASS.\\nThis class was formed June, 1871, by Rev. John Elli.son\\n(in charge of the St. Johns Circuit) in a grove upon Scba\\nSquires farm. The organizing members numbered nine,\\nof whom Jeremiah Cox was class-leader. Since that time\\nregular .services have been held in South Ovid. School-\\nhouses and residences of class-members were used until\\n1879, when a house of worship was built, and in July of\\nthat year dedicated. There is preaching once in two weeks\\nby Rev. G. H. Joslyn, in charge of St. Johns Circuit, and\\nprayer-meeting on alternate Sundays. Seba Squires is the\\n62\\nleader of the class, which has a membership now of twenty.\\nSeba Squires is likewise superintendent of the Sabbath-\\nschool, which enjoys a flourishing existence.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nEZEKIEL DE CAMP.\\nOn the occasion of Gen. Lafayette s presence in the\\nUnited States as the champion of freedom, he was ac-\\ncompanied by the paternal grandfather of Mr. De Camp\\n(Ezekiel), who also shared with him the dangers of battle\\nin the cause of the Republic. He served under Gen.\\nKnox, and participated in both the battles of Monmouth\\nand Long Island. His maternal grandfather, Stephen\\nAustin, was present, and assisted in disposing of the mem-\\norable cargo of tea in Boston harbor, and died in Orleans\\nCo., N. Y. The father, Enoch De Camp, was born in\\nSomerset Co., N. J., in 1784, and at the age of thirty\\nyears engaged actively in the war of 1812 under Gen.\\nWinfield Scott, and participated in the battle of Lundy s\\nLane, as well as other important engagements. His death\\noccurred at Ovid at the advanced age of eighty-four years.\\nHis wife, Mrs. Eliza De Camp, who survived him less than\\ntwo years, died at the age of seventy-nine.\\nEzekiel De Camp, the brief sketch of whose life is here\\ngiven, was a native of Tyrone, Steuben Co., N. Y., having\\nbeen the tenth and youngest child of his parents, who four\\nyears subsequent to his birth removed to Reading, in the\\nsame county. He was at an early age thrown upon his\\nown resources, and until twenty-two years of age followed\\nfarming pursuits, varied by such advantages as the primi-\\ntive schools of the day aflforded. He then repaired to\\nMichigan and purchased a farm in Victor, and the follow-\\ning year an unimproved farm in Ovid. The township then\\ndisplayed very few evidences of the settler s presence.\\nThere were no roads on his arrival, and the market for\\nwheat was reached only after a tedious ride of one hundred\\nmiles to Detroit. On the 8th of February, 1857, Mr.\\nDe Camp was married to Miss Polly E., daughter of John\\nL. and Lois Cross, who were among the early pioneers to\\nOvid. They have had three children, C. C, A. P., and\\nAutha.\\nMr. De Camp has held many important village and\\ntownship ofiices, among them those of township clerk,\\nhighway commissioner, president of the village, and mem-\\nber of the board of education, in which last position he\\nhas served the public for eight years. In politics he is an\\nardent Republican. He is the senior member of the exten-\\nsive firm of De Camp Stickncy. He was also the\\nfounder of the firm of Potter, Beattie Co., and has been\\nduring his business career one of the most reliable and\\npopular of the mercantile representatives of the village.\\nHe has made many improvements in the township and\\nvillage.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0629.jp2"}, "626": {"fulltext": "490\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nB. M. SUEPAllD.\\nMBS. ELIZABETH SHEPARD.\\nMRS. MATILDA SHEPARD, (DEC d.).\\nB. M. SHEPARD.\\nSamuel and Eunice Duke Shopard were the parents of\\ntwo children, William and B. M., the latter of whom was\\nborn in Saratoga County, Nov. 2-1, 1816. When six years\\nold the family removed to Yates Co., N. Y., and at the\\nearly age of nine years he met with an irreparable loss in\\nthe death of his mother. He pursued his studies until\\ntwenty years of age, and at the age of twenty-two was mar-\\nried to Miss Matilda Stilwell, of Erie Co., Pa. Eight\\nchildren were born to them. Mr. Shepard removed to\\nOhio and remained ten years, after which he repaired to\\nPennsylvania. In 1861, at the solicitation of his brother,\\nhe came to Ovid Centre and began the improvement of a\\nfarm of sixty acres, for which he had previously effected\\nan exchange. He later engaged in the purchase and ship-\\nment of live stock, his neighbors trusting him for the first\\ninvestment made in the enterprise. He was also a large\\nspeculator in grain, and as the result of his various ven-\\ntures became the owner of three hundred and twenty acres\\nof land, which he later dispo.sed of and retired from active\\nbusiness pursuits. In politics Mr. Shepard is a Democrat,\\nthough liberal in his opinions. Having been afflicted in\\n1874 by the loss of his wife, he in 1878 was married to\\nMrs. Elizabeth Gates, daughter of William and Rachel\\nGreen, who is of English extraction, and came to ClintoD", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0630.jp2"}, "627": {"fulltext": "OLIVE TOWNSHIP,\\n491\\nCounty in lS4fi. Mr. Shepard is still a resident of Shep-\\nardvillc, and his children all reside in Michigan. During\\nthis time Mr. Shepard has resided ou his farm, which he\\nhas successfully managed.\\nDR. SOLON C. KING.\\nThe father of the subject of this brief biography, Mager\\nKing, was born in Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1804, and\\nlater married Miss Caroline Graves, of Willoughby, Ohio.\\nThey were the parents of seven children, Solon having\\nSOLON C. KING.\\nbeen the third in order of birth. Austinburg, Ohio, was\\ntlie place of his nativity, and the date June 12, 1830. He\\nwas a pupil at the school of the district of his residence\\nuntil twelve years of age, when he entered the Grand\\nRiver Institute in Austinburg, and remained four years,\\nafter which he repaired to the home of his grandfather in\\nVernon, Shiawa.ssee Co., for a brief period, and there\\nassisted his father in farm labor. Later he became clerk\\nfor John Owens Co., of Detroit, where he remained\\nfour years, when the study of medicine occupied his atten-\\ntion. He first repaired to Vernon, and later finished his\\ncourse at the Medical Department of the University of\\nMichigan, where he graduated after a career involving three\\nyears. In 18G0 he established himself in the practice of\\nhis profession at Ovid, which was then but a mere hamlet.\\nIn 1871 he formed a copartnership with Samuel S. Moore\\nin the business of drugs and medicines, and two years later\\npurchased the interest of his partner, having since con-\\nducted the business alone. He had enjoyed prior to his\\nbusiness venture an extended practice, which was aban-\\ndoned for the less arduous labors of the store. In 1861\\nDr. King was married to Mrs. L. J. Lougcor, who had two\\nchildren by a previous marriage. Addie is now Mrs.\\nCharles Cowan, and Frances is Mrs. F. W. Lamphire. Dr.\\nKing is an ardent Democrat in his political convictions, and\\nwas during the year 1877 the successful candidate for the\\noffice of county clerk.\\nCHAPTER LXIL\\nOLIVE TOWNSHIP.*\\nGeneral Description Early Settlements and Settlers Resident Ta,\\\\-\\npayers in Olive in 1841 Voters in the Township in 1S44 Town-\\nship Organization Civil List of Olive Highways Schools\\nReligious Uistory Olive Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.\\nThe six miles square of territory known as Olive town-\\nship is designated in the governmental survey as town C\\nnorth, range 2 west. Its boundaries are Bingham on the\\nnorth, De Witt on the south, Victor on the east, and Riley\\non the west. The surface of the town is generally level,\\nand although marked in numerous places with tracts of\\nswamp-land, presents a remarkable improvement in that\\nrespect over the condition of things prevalent twenty or\\nmore years ago, when swamps were much larger and much\\nmore plentiful than now.\\nThe producing capacity of the soil is something beyond\\nthe common, and in respect to the growth of wheat Olive\\nranks high. The town contains no manufacturing in-\\ndustry, has but one church building, no village, nor yet a\\npost-office. There is, however, a large amount of wealth\\nin the community, and affairs are generally in a prosperous\\ncondition.\\nEARLY SETTLEMENTS AND SETTLERS.\\nDuring the month of October, 1836, Peter Merrihew\\nand his sons, Adam and John W., were looking through\\nMichigan for land-locations, and coming to De Witt met one\\nMr. Webb, who piloted them into the town now called\\nOlive. So well pleased were they with the country there\\nthat they selected eleven eighty-acre lots upon sections 5,\\n6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. They returned then to Livingston\\nCounty, and awaited the coming of their families from\\nUlster Co., N. Y. In November came their families, and the\\nfamily of Ephraim Merrihew, who was also a son to Peter.\\nThe first to push on to Olive was Ephraim, who, with his\\nwife and children, entered the town in January, 1837, and\\nmade a commencement upon section 5. On the same day\\ncame also to the town Orange Ferguson and his family, and\\noccupied a place on section 18, near Muskrat Lake. Eph-\\nraim Merrihew s father came with him and gave a.ssistance\\nin putting up a cabin, Ephraim s family abiding meanwhile\\nat De Witt. Continuing the record of the Merrihew settle-\\nment, which was an importatit and numerous one, mention\\nis next of the coming of John W. Merrihew and his family\\nin June, 1837, to section 5. Where he built his first cabin\\nMr. Merrihew has lived ever since, the oldest living settler\\nto-day iu Olive. In July, 1837, the elder Merrihew, who\\nhad been living in Wayne County, made also a settlement in\\nOlive, in company with bis sod Adam. Adam made his stand\\nBy David Schwartz.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0631.jp2"}, "628": {"fulltext": "492\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nupon section 7, while his father began his clearing on sec-\\ntion 5. In 1838 yet another son, Benjamin, came on with\\na family and joined the pioneer band on section 7, where\\nhe set up the pioneer blacksmith-shop in the town. Nehe-\\nniiah, the fifth son, unmarried when he came to the town\\nwith his father, married in due season and settled on sec-\\ntion 8.\\nIt will be seen from the foregoing that the Merrihew\\nfamilies were sufficiently numerous to give the town a good\\nstart, for they numbered at least sis voters, nearly as many\\nas some of Clinton County s towns started their township\\norganizations with. Of those here mentioned the elder\\nMerrihew died on his Olive farm in 1860 at the age of\\neighty-four. John W. and Benjamin are still living in the\\ntown. Ephraim lives in Wayne County, Nehemiah in\\nBingham township, and Adam in Maple Rapids.\\nPeter Merrihew was a man of some means for that\\nday. He not only brought a few thousand dollars west\\nwith him, but he made a lucky speculation on some Wayne\\nCounty land, which he bought for a pair of horses and sold\\nsoon after for two thousand dollars, so that when he en-\\ngaged in his western pioneering he was well provided\\nagainst the privations and hardships that besot the average\\npioneer. He is believed to have brought to the town the\\nfirst horse-team seen therein, and to have built the first\\nframed barn. Benjamin Merrihew, who set out to accom-\\nmodate the settlers with a smithy, did so to good purpose,\\nas far as they were concerned, but there were not people\\nenough in the community to encourage his enterprise satis-\\nfactorily, and so after a brief experience he abandoned it.\\nHe did considerable business in the way of hauling in sup-\\nplies from Detroit and other places, and used to go to mill\\nto Northville for all hands frequently. In 1838 he was\\ncalled upon to go to Northville to buy twelve barrels of\\nflour, but the roads were so bad he declared it to be absurd\\nto think of making the trip with an ox-team. He volun-\\nteered, however, to foot it to Northville, and hire some one\\nelse to bring the flour back. So foot it he did, a distance\\nof upwards of eighty miles, bought twelve barrels of flour\\nat twelve dollars a barrel, and bargained to pay two dollars\\na barrel additional for their transportation to De Witt,\\nwhence he hauled them to Olive with his own team.\\nReferring to the matter of roads, the town of Olive was\\nquite badly off in that respect when the Meirihews made\\ntheir settlement. When Benjamin was moving in he was\\nmired when within a few miles of his destination, and after\\nseveral inefiectual attempts to extricate his team, he and\\nhis wife went forward afoot to the settlement for assistance.\\nAt that, with all the assistance he could get, Merrihew was\\na good while getting his oxen out of their predicament.\\nAt this time the road on which the Merrihews located had\\nbeen worked some as a State road, but beyond some under-\\nbrushing no efiective labor had been expended. When\\nJohn came in he found the traveling terribly tedious, and\\nbetween passing around marshes and miring in apparently\\nsafe spots the miles were long and the work hard. John\\nstarted for the Colony mill one day, and had not gone far\\nwhen he found himself fast in the mire. Seeing a man\\nhard by thrashing wheat with a pair of oxen, the feet of\\noxen were in those days the thrashers and the earth the\\nthrashing-floor, he got the assistance of his team, to no\\ngood purpose, however, since he emerged from his troublous\\nposition only when a third pair of cattle came upon the\\nscene and were pressed into service. Reports go as ftir even\\nas to say that teams used in some cases to be mired a whole\\nday, and that, unable to extricate themselves or to be ex-\\ntricated, they were left there to perish.\\nOrange Ferguson, of whom mention has been made,\\nbuilt Olive s pioneer saw-mill, and indeed the only mill\\nof any kind the town has ever had, near Muskrat Lake,\\nabout 1843. It was composed of hewn logs, and for its\\nirons Ben Blerrihew made a journey to Detroit.\\nOn the south line of the town Alexander Calder made a\\nsettlement early in the year 1837 upon section 31. He\\ncame to the town in the fall of 1835, and bought his land\\nof Capt. Scott. In May, 1836, he brought his family to\\nDe Witt, and worked a year for Capt. Scott. In May,\\n1837, he occupied his Olive place. He was the first to\\nsettle in that portion of the town. The next year he was\\njoined by Harvey Alexander, who made also a settlement\\non the town-line. From that neighborhood the settlers in\\nOlive in the early days attended church and enjoyed school\\nprivileges in either De Witt or Riley. North of the south\\ntown-line Atwell Simmons, a resident in Riley, made an\\nimprovement in Olive upon section 30, and in the winter\\nof 1837 and 1838 put in there three and a half acres of\\nwheat, from which he gathered the next summer one hun-\\ndred and twenty-six bushels, or an average of thirty-six\\nbushels per acre. Wheat-thrashers at that time were oxen,\\nand although they were slow in the performance of the\\nduty, and the method itself not of the most satisfactory\\nkind, it had to answer, and did answer very decently until\\nsomething better came to hand.\\nPeter Ennest, son-in-law to Peter Merrihew, who had\\ncome with the latter to Olive in the fall of 1836, then se-\\nlected some land on section 10, and in 1838 came with his\\nbrother-in-law, James Ennest, to make a permanent location,\\nJames settling upon section 5. In 1839, Daniel Ferguson\\n-brother to Orange Ferguson located on section 17.\\nDuring his residence in Olive he served one term as county\\ntreasurer.\\nIn 1839, Nathan Smith came from New York and located\\nupon a place on the De Witt and Colony road, one and a half\\nmiles south of Orange Ferguson s. This thoroughfare,\\nknown now as the Lansing and St. Johns road, was then\\nsimply an underbrushed highway. On that road in Olive\\nthere was then no settler between Smith and George Kin-\\nney, on the south townl-ine. Half a mile north of Smith\\nwas Henry Leuts, just north of him his brother Hopkins\\nLeuts, and just north of the last was the father, Peter.\\nNext north was Daniel Ferguson, then Orange Ferguson,\\nand so northward to Ransom Reed, Benjamin Merrihew,\\nand Ephraim Merrihew.\\nThe De Witt road became after awhile a much-traveled\\nthoroughfare, and about 1853 was opened as a mail- and\\nstage-route between Lansing and St. Johns via De Witt.\\nThe volume of travel called, of course, for taverns, and the\\nfirst to respond was Myron Wolcott, who kept in a shanty\\nwhat he was pleased to call The Half-Way House, in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0632.jp2"}, "629": {"fulltext": "OLIVE TOWNSHIP.\\n493\\nrecognition of the fact that it was midway between De Witt\\nand St. Johns. Later Wolcott s shanty was supplanted by\\na more pretentious edifice, which still does duty as a way-\\nside inn on section 17. About the time Wolcott opened\\nhis tavern Orange Ferguson followed suit with a second\\nhostelry at Muskrat Lake. Two miles south of Wolcott s\\na Frenchman named J. P. Russell set up a tavern-stand,\\nand hard by John Huits had what he was pleased to call a\\nbrewery. Russell called his place The Traveler s Home,\\nand the presumption is fair that the travelers who sojourned\\nbeneath Russell s hospitable roof were fortunate in being\\nwithin such easy reach of soothing beer wherewith to mois-\\nten their clay. Of the taverns mentioned none are left to\\ncheer and refresh the weary wayfarer save the one occupy-\\ning the site of Wolcott s old stand. As before remarked,\\na mail- and stage-route was established upon the road, and\\ndaily a four-horse coach bowled merrily over its smooth\\nsurface, while general travel of considerable consequence\\nanimated and enlivened to no small degree the stretch of\\ncountry that bordered the highway. When a post-office\\nwas established John Norris was appointed postmaster.\\nWhen the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad was pushed as\\nfar westward as St. Johns, the mail-route over the De Witt\\nroad was abolished, and the post-office in Olive discontinued.\\nSome time afterwards it was revived and the office given to\\nNancy Rouns. Her successor was Alonzo Huntoon, the\\ntavern-keeper, who retained the place until 1875, when the\\ngovernment decided again to cut Olive from the list of post-\\noffices, and since that day the town has had no mail con-\\nveniences within its borders.\\nIn((uirics touching the first birth and first death iii\\nOlive have failed, although diligently pursued, in pro-\\nducing satisfactory conclusions. The first marriage in the\\ntown may, however, be noted as having been that of Hor-\\nace S. Green to Mary Ann, daughter to Peter Merrihew.\\nThe ceremony was performed by Rev. Lewis Coburn, a\\nMethodist Episcopal preacher, in the year 1839, at the\\nhouse of the bride s father. The occasion was naturally a\\nnotable one, and the signal for the gathering of a goodly\\ncompany and the prevalence of a season of merry enjoy-\\nment.\\nEarly log cabins were built with what were called single\\nroofs. The first cabin that boasted a double roof was the\\none built by Peter Merrihew. Guy Wilcox built the first\\nframed house, which Peter Merrihew bought and moved to\\nhis own place. Wilcox had also an ashery, and between\\npioneering and making potash kept him.self busily em-\\nployed.\\nBear-hunts were common pastimes, and bear-hunters of\\nmore than ordinary skill won much local fame. A noted\\nbear-hunting party was composed of Adam, Ephraim, and\\nJohn Merrihew and Linus Gillett. They hunted a bear\\nwhich had the night before raided and carried off a settler s\\nhog. The hunt was determined and protracted, but it\\nterminated in Bruin s capture and a general rejoicing all\\naround. Capturing bears by means of dead-falls was, how-\\never, the favorite and most successful method, and at this\\nHorace Green was exceedingly adept and lucky. John W.\\nMerrihew tells of taking part iu a bear-hunt iu which the\\nbear was shot dead in a tree, and there remained stuck fast\\nuntil the tree was felled to dislodge him. He was a large\\nanimal, and yielded five pailfuls of fat.\\nThe early history of Olive was somewhat painfully im-\\npressed with the lawless exploits of one Fletcher, and his\\nsubsequent expulsion from the town. He pretended to he\\na blacksmith, but devoted himself chiefly to laying unlaw-\\nful hands upon the property of liis neighbors, and working\\ngrievances in manifold ways. Tiring of his ordinary\\nmethods of deviltry he took to poisoning the cattle of his\\nfellow-citizens, and at this latest and sharpest demonstration\\nof sin the community rose en masse and vowed that he\\nmust be made to feel the sharp sting of public vengeance.\\nPrevious punishments had been inflicted upon him and\\nwarnings of greater wrath to come had reached him, but\\nat this time general opinion inclined to the belief that pa-\\ntience had ceased to be a virtue, and desperate measures\\nwere accordingly resolved on. An indignation meeting was\\nheld, and after a brief and hurried discussion of the situa-\\ntion it was proposed to lynch the sinful Fletcher, and\\nfurther proposed to draw lots to see who should have the\\ndistinguished honor of leading the expedition and striking\\nthe first blow. One of the members of the party was indi-\\nvidually so anxious to be chief in Fletcher s taking off that\\nhe suggested the postponement of drawing cuts, since he\\nhimself would take the job of killing the wicked Fletcher,\\nand would further guarantee that the killing should be done\\npromptly and effectually. Unfortunately for liis ambition,\\nword was soon brought that Fletcher iiad been captured by\\nofficers of the law and conveyed to the county jail. There-\\nupon the company resolved not to lose all chance for satis-\\nfying their vengeance, disguised themselves as a party of\\nIndians, and moving rapidly upon Fletcher s house, utterly\\ndestroyed it. His fimily fled for their lives and sought\\nshelter in De Witt, but they were in such bad odor that no\\none would take them in, and .so they pressed on, nobody\\nknows whither. There was some talk of moving upon the\\njail, dragging Fletcher forth, and lynching him anyway, but\\ndiscussion proved the plan impolitic and it was abandoned.\\nIts abandonment was probably afterwards regretted when,\\nhaving been in jail but a short time, Fletcher made good\\nhis escape therefrom and fled to other scenes. Nothing\\nmore was heard of him after that for some years, when it\\nwas told that in the Far West he had been run over and\\nkilled by a railway- train.\\nAmong the pioneers of Olive came David G. Wilsey, in\\n1839, to section 26, where he lived until 1844, and then\\nremoved to a jilace on section 35 he had bought of David\\nScott, who had improved forty acres of the tract. Wiien\\nWilsey located upon section 26 his nearest neighbor was\\nmore than a mile distant, and in 1844 his neighbor\\non the town-line was Charles Lent, who lived west of\\nhim. Wil.sey used to go to Owosso to mill, and although\\nit was a trip of fifty miles, he was not so badly off in tiiat\\nrespect as some of his fellow-settlers farther west. Cash\\nfor grain was not to be had short of Detroit, and to that\\npoint he had to go when he wanted money for wheat. La-\\nboring ibr otliers frequently, he could always get pay in\\ngrain and provisions but no money. Having accumulated", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0633.jp2"}, "630": {"fulltext": "494\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nat the De Witt mill as many as a hundred barrels of flour,\\nhe hauled the lot a hundred miles to the Detroit market,\\nand got only three dollars a barrel for it after all, not much\\nmore than it cost him to get it there. As an illustration\\nof how she bore her share of pioneer burdens, Mrs. Wilsey\\nrelates that when, shortly after their coming to the town,\\nMr. Wilsey was taken down sick, she used to go twice a\\nday for drinking-water a mile distant from her cabin, did\\nher cooking at a stump out-of-doors, had nothing better\\nthan a blanket for a door and sheet for a window, and lay\\nmany a night trembling all night long at the doleful howls\\nof wolves, who made the darkness hideous with their\\nmusic.\\nLinus Gillett, who was a settler in Olive in 1840, settled\\nin the State in 1829. and claimed that his was the first\\nfamily to occupy the present site of the city of Jackson.\\nHis settlement in Olive was made upon section 3, where\\nnow lives J. W. Outcalt, whose father occupied the place\\nin 1854. Into the Merrihew neighborhood Edward Ennest\\nwas a comer in 1838, as were the Norris families in 1840.\\nJohn Parks (who settled in the State in 1838), Addison\\nCook, William Van Dyke, M. D. Tabor, Thomas Reed (a\\ncomer to the State in 1834), and William Sperry, were\\namong the moderately early settlers in Olive. William\\nDills, who entered the State in 1842, made a location in\\n1852 upon the south town-line in Olive in section 32,\\nthe place being the one originally settled by George Kin-\\nney. West of Dills, on the town-line in Olive, were then\\nHarvey Alexander, Alonzo Calder, and Thomas Reed but\\neast of him there was nobody nearer than Wilsey s, on sec-\\ntion 35. Later came L. W. Sibley and H. G. Dills, on\\nsection 33, and Warren Ives in 1854 to a place on section\\n36, where Amasa Bugbee had been an earlier settler.\\nR. W. Holly made his home on section 26 in 1852, and\\nmade it, too, in the midst of a forest. His nearest neigh-\\nbor was the widow Rathburn, forty rods south. William\\nVan Looven was one and a half miles south and east, and\\nin the southeast quarter of the town in 1852, Wilsey being\\nin California, Van Looven and Holly were the only voters.\\nIn 1855, William Blizzard settled upon section 19, on the\\nwest town-line, and at that time section 19 had but two\\nother settlers, B. F. Ware and Samuel Knapp. Oliver\\nand Thomas Knapp came to section 29 in 1854. North-\\nward Blizzard had no neighbors on the east side of the\\nliAe. Southward were Samuel Knapp, George Simmons,\\nJonathan Mosher, and Joseph Thomas. Off in the eastern\\nportion of the town Eunice Carpenter came with her sons,\\nGeorge, Benjamin, and Jackson, in 1856 to section 24.\\nThe surrounding country was a forest, and to get to their\\nplace they had to cut out a road. Even then they could not\\nget through because of the swamps, and had to go back to\\nR. W. Holly s, where they stopped until, after some con-\\nsiderable delay, a roadway was constructed to their new\\nabode. In the Carpenter neighborhood William Rheubot-\\ntam settled upon section 23 in 1859, when the best public\\nhighway in the vicinity was an underbrushed road through\\nthe woods. John Jones and Abram Middleton were in\\nthe vicinity, as were M. Black and L. D. Chadwick. F.\\nF. FraucLsco and Alonzo Hamilton came later. On .section\\n1, Marshall Hand was a settler in 1854 west of him came\\nA. G. Foote at a later date still farther west Ira Gage\\nmade a location on section 4 in 1854, his residence in\\nMichigan dating from 1826 and west of him still, Wil-\\nliam Sperry and M. Picktril located about the same time.\\nRESIDENT TAX-PATERS OP OLIVE IN 1841.\\nAcres.\\nHiram Burgess, section 1 110\\nLinus Gillette, section .H 120\\nPeter Ennest, section 10 SO\\nJohn M. Merrihew, sections 9,10 160\\nPeter Merrihew, sections 4, 5 270\\nGeorge A. Merrihew, section S 120\\nE. S. Merrihew, section 8 120\\nBenjamin Merrihew, section 7 SO\\nIsaac L. Austin, section 5 50\\nRansom Rees, section 7 232\\nOrange Ferguson, sections 7, 8, 18 2:58\\nDaniel Ferguson, sections 18, 17 120\\nH. S. Green, sections 5, 17,8 2fi0\\nJames Ennest, section 17 60\\nHarvey- Alexander, section HI 160\\nNathaniel Moon, section 32 80\\nGeorge Kinney, section .32 80\\nNathan Smith section 20 120\\nAlexander Calder, sections 31, 32 120-\\nHenry Leuts, section 20 40\\nHopliins Leuts, section 2t) 50\\nDavid G. Wilsey, section 26 120\\nPeter Leuts, section 20 30\\nTHE TREASURER S REPORT FOR 1841.\\nMarch 22, 1842, the town treasurer presented his annual\\nreport for 1841, in which he set forth that he had received\\nfrom the county treasurer S252.80 that he had paid out\\nfor highway work 8202.09 and that there were in the\\ntreasury $50.71. Further, that he had received from the\\ntown collector \u00c2\u00a779.89 for town expenses, and that of that\\namount \u00c2\u00a722.49 still remained in the treasury.\\nVOTERS IN THE TOWNSHIP IN 1844.\\nThe oldest recorded list of voters in Olive bears date\\n1844. Tliose who voted at the election held that year\\nnumbered forty, and were named Adam Merrihew, Boyce\\nPenden, Peter Merrihew, Philip Coon, Peter Ennest,\\nOrange Eddy, Perry Armstrong, David Groom, James En-\\nnest, Benjamin Merrihew, Daniel Ferguson, M. W. Pike,\\nAlonzo Groom, Richard Ferguson, Isaac Parks, John\\nGroom, Jr., Arvin Groom, Edward Ennest, Harvey Alex-\\nander, George Henry, Horace S. Green, Addison W. Cook,\\nJohn W. Merrihew, Alexander Calder, N. S. Merrihew,\\nD. G. Wilsey, Nathan Smith, Linus Gillett, Daniel Fergu-\\nson, Jr., Orange Ferguson, Guy N. Wilcox, Smith Penden,\\nRansom Reed, E. S. Merrihew, Sidney Leuts, William In-\\ngalls, Peter Nelson, Moses Tabor, George H. Cook, George\\nKinney.\\nJURORS IN 1849.\\nThe jurors in 1849 included Harvey Alexander, Alexan-\\nder Calder, Orange Ferguson, Linus Gillett, E. S. Merri-\\nhew, and J. W. Merrihew as grand jurors, and H. S. Green,\\nA. W. Cook, L. D. Rathburn, Adam Merrihew, 0. S. Stod-\\ndard, and Perry Armstrong as petit jurors.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.\\nTown 6 north, range 2 west, was, by act of Legislature\\napproved March 20, 1841, detached from De Witt, and\\norganized as a separate township, under the name of Olive.\\nThe name was given it by the Merrihews at a meeting held", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0634.jp2"}, "631": {"fulltext": "OLIVE TOWNSHIP.\\n495\\nat Orange Ferguson s for the purpose of christening the\\nproposed new organization. Orange Ferguson wanted to\\nname it after his daughter, but the Merrihews inclined to\\nthe name of the place in New York whence they had\\ncome to Michigan, and being in the majority they carried\\nthe day, wherefore Olive was sent in to the Legislature\\nalong with the petition for organization.\\nAccording to public notice the first town-meeting was\\nheld at the house of Hansom Reed, April 5, 1841. Daniel\\nFerguson, John W. Merrihew, Orange Ferguson, Hiram\\nBurgess, and Harvey Alexander were inspectors of election.\\nEighteen votes were cast, and the following persons chosen\\nto the various oflBces Supervisor, Daniel Ferguson, Sr.\\nClerk, John W. Merrihew Treasurer, George A. Merri-\\nhew; School Inspectors, John W. Merrihew, Hiram Bur-\\ngess, Alexander Calder; Assessors, Hiram Burgess, Horace\\nS. Green, Alexander Calder Justices of the Peace, Hiram\\nBurgess, Orange Ferguson, Alexander Calder; Highway\\nCommissioners, John AV. Merrihew, David G. Wilsey\\nConstables, Isaac L. Austin, Ephraim S. Merrihew, Na-\\nthaniel Moore Overseers of Highways, Peter Ennest,\\nEphraim Merrihew, Ransom Reed, Henry Leuts, George\\nKinney.\\nCIVIL LIST OF OLIVE.\\nHerewitl^is presented a list of persons chosen to the\\nchief township offices annually from 1842 to 1880\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1842-46. D. Ferguson, Jr.\\n1847^9. J. W. Merrihew.\\n1850. H. Alexander.\\n1851-52. J. W. Merrihew.\\n1853-55. A. Calder.\\n1856. R. S. Cdshun.\\n1857-61. B. F. Ware.\\n1862. R. S. Coshun.\\n1863. S. M.Alexander.\\n1842. F. R. Reed.\\n1843. J. W. Merrihew.\\n1844. G. N. Wilcox.\\n1845-46. J. W. Merrihew.\\n1847-53. 0. Ferguson.\\n1854-55. R. S. Coshun.\\n1856. Ira Gage.\\n1857. 0. Ferguson.\\n1858-59. G. B. Wixon.\\n1864. B. F. Ware.\\n1865-66. S. M. Alexander.\\n1867. R. Reed.\\n1869. R. Young.\\n1S6S-71. A. Story.\\n1872. R. Young.\\n187.3-79. M. Hand.\\nISSII. T. W. B.aldwin.\\nCLERKS.\\n186(1-62. P. Howe.\\n1S63. E. D. Clark.\\n1864-65. W. 11. H. Kiiapp.\\n1866-72. M. Hand.\\n1873-76. W. h. Brown.\\n1877-78. T. W. Baldwin.\\n1879. B. Looher.\\n1880. G. R. Simmons.\\n1842. J. W. Merrihew.\\n1843. J. G. Cagwin.\\n1844. P. Armstrong.\\n1845-50. E. S. Merrihew,\\n1851-53. R. Reed.\\n1854-56. William Dills.\\n1857-64. R. Reed.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1865. G. A. Merrihew.\\n1866. R. Young.\\n1867. A. C. Preston.\\n1868-70. M. L. Alexander.\\n1871-78. G. R. Simmons.\\n1879-80. A. L. McWethcy.\\n1842.\\nF.\\nR. Reed.\\n1843.\\n0.\\nFerguson.\\n1844.\\nR\\nReed.\\n1845.\\nD.\\nFerguson, Jr.\\n1846.\\nA.\\nCalder.\\n1847.\\nJ.\\nSumner.\\n1818.\\nF.\\nR. Reed.\\n1849.\\nM\\nHuston.\\n1850.\\nA\\nCalder.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1851. N. Baker.\\n1852. F. Preston.\\n1853. U. R. Owen.\\n1854. A. Calder.\\n1855. R. W. Holly.\\n1856. P. Howe.\\n1857. A. Gillot.\\n1858. Ira Gage.\\n1859. R. W. Holly.\\n1860. P. Howe.\\n1861. A. Calder.\\n1862. L. Howe.\\n1863. P. Preston.\\n1864. William Dills.\\n1865. N. Leinm.\\n1866. James Tubbs.\\n1867. F. Preston.\\n1868. U. Rowen.\\n1869. E. Brink.\\n1870. J. M. De Witt.\\n1871. E. Case.\\n1872. P. Howe.\\n1873. Lewis Isbell.\\n1874. P. Kyes.\\n1875. P. Howe.\\n1876. A. Gillot.\\n1877. P. Howe.\\n1878. L. S. Rue.\\n1879. W. C. Lankton.\\n1880. Z. Sexton.\\nHIGHWAYS.\\nThe first road laid in town 6 (now Olive) was recorded\\nMarch 23, 1838, in the highway records of the town of\\nDe Witt as having been laid by O. Ferguson and William\\nA. Hewitt, commissioners of highways. The road com-\\nmenced at the northeast corner of section 18 and extended\\nthence east on section-line to the northwest corner of sec-\\ntion 16, and thence south and east to the quarter post on\\nthe east line of section 24.\\nRoad No. 2, recorded June 28, 1839, was laid by John\\nGould and Harvey Alexander. It commenced at the south-\\nwest corner of section 32 and ran north to the northwest\\ncorner of section 29. No. 3, recorded Feb. 19, 1839, ex-\\ntended from the northeast corner of section 9 westward to\\nthe north line of section 7. No. 4, recorded the same date,\\ncommenced ten chains north of the southwest corner of\\nsection 8 and extended north to the northwest corner of\\nsaid section. No. 5 commenced twenty chains west of the\\nsoutheast corner of section 34 and ran north twenty chains.\\nNo. 6 commenced at the northeast corner of section 31 and\\nextended thence south one mile to the southeast corner of\\nsaid section. No. 7 began at the quarter post on the south\\nline of section 4 and passed thence north two and one-half\\ndegrees west to the quarter post on the north line of said\\nsection. No. 8 extended from the northwest corner of sec-\\ntion 34 to the southwest corner of said section. No. 9 was\\nlaid by the commissioners of De Witt and Bingham, and\\ncommenced at the southwest corner of section 32, town 7,\\nextending thence eastward to the east line of the town.\\nThe roads above mentioned were laid while town was\\nattached to De Witt.\\nThe town was divided into road districts in 1842 as fol-\\nlows No. 1 to comprise sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12. No.\\n3 to contain the south halves of sections 7, 8, 9, the whole\\nof sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, the west half and\\nthe northeast quarter of section 23, and the whole of 24.\\nNo. 2 had sections 4, 5, 6 and the north halves of 7, 8, 9.\\nNo. 4 had sections 20, 21, 28, 29 and the northeast quar-\\nter and east half of the northwest quarter of 32. No. 5\\nhad sections 19, 30, 31, the .south and west halves of the\\nnorthwest quarter of 32, and the southwe-st and the north-\\nwest quarters of 33. No. 6 had sections 25, 26, 27, the\\neast lialf of section 33, the southeast quarter of section 23,\\nand the whole of sections 34, 35, and 36.\\nAppended is a list of the persons subject to work on the\\nhighways in 1842\\nDistrict No. 1. Linus Gillet, Peter Ennest, William D.\\nDavis, Hiram Burgess.\\nNo. 2. J. W. Merrihew, Peter Merrihew, N. S. Merri-\\nhew, E. S. Merrihew, James Ennest, I. L. Austin, G. A.\\nMerrihew.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0635.jp2"}, "632": {"fulltext": "496\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nNo. 3. Ransom Reed, Orange Ferguson, Daniel Fer-\\nguson, Jr., Daniel Ferguson, Sr., Richard Ferguson, Hor-\\nace S. Green.\\nNo. 4. Peter Lutes, Henry Lutes, Hopkins Lutes, Sid-\\nney Lutes, Nathan Smith.\\nNo. 5. Alexander Calder, Harvey Alexander, Nathaniel\\nMoore, George Kinney, Richard Kinney, M. W. Pike.\\nNo. 6.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David G. Wilsey, F. R. Read.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe first school taught in Olive was doubtless the one\\nof which Harvey Alexander daughter was the teacher.\\nThe sciiool-house was put up in the Merrihew settlement,\\nabout one mile west of John Merrihew s. Nathan Smith s\\ndaughter, Mary, taught in 18-10 a subscription-school, just\\nnorth of the Ferguson settlement, in a log cabin built by\\nRansom Reed for a dwelling-house. Miss Smith s school\\nlasted three months, and gave instruction to fifteen scholars.\\nIt is held by some that hers was the pioneer school. If\\nnot the first, it was surely the second.\\nThe township board of school inspectors organized May\\n15, 1841, by choosing Hiram Burgess chairman. Their\\nfirst business was to organize with the inspectors of Bing-\\nham, Ossowa, and Ovid fractional district No. 2 of Ovid,\\nwhich comprised sections 1, 2, and 12 in Olive and por-\\ntions of the other towns named.\\nAt a meeting, October 12, 1841, district No. 2, in Olive,\\nwas formed, to include sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, the north\\nhalves of 7, 8, 9, and 10. On the same date the south\\nhalves of sections T, 8, 9, and 10, and the whole of sec-\\ntions 19, 20, 21, IG, 17, and 18, were set apart as district\\nNo. 3. The annual report of the director of fractional dis-\\ntrict No. 1 of Ovid to the inspectors of Olive, rendered\\nOct. 15, 1842, set forth that in that fractional district Olive\\nhad four school children. The annual report of district\\nNo. 2, in Olive, for 1842, gave the number of children at\\ntwenty-four, the average attendance eighteen, and thirteen\\ndollars as paid to teacher for five montiis service.\\nThe town school records fail to note the appointment of\\nany teachers prior to 1850. Subsequent to that date and\\nto 1860 the appointments included the following\\nApril 13, 1850. Alice Marvin.\\nJune 14, 1851. Seraphina Alexander.\\nDec. 3, 1851. Emeline Moss.\\nDec. 20, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary A. Moore.\\nJan. 5, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Achsah Blood.\\nMay 1, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Minah Moore.\\nMay 8, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah Ann Avery.\\nMay 22, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Irish.\\nDec. 1, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 N. M. Gunsaily.\\nApril 7, 1853. Stella Ferguson.\\nApril 11, 1853. Sarah Chapin.\\nApril 8, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laura Bates, Sarah A. Mavssh.\\nMay 1, 1854. Laura Stowell.\\nJune 2(), 1854. Lovina Young.\\nDec. 30, 1854. Samuel B. Owen, Emily Southworth.\\nNov. 7, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harvey Bartram, Joseph Coryell.\\nApril 10, 1858. Esther A. Lemm.\\nMay 5, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Maria Wood, Rachel Dunham.\\nMarch 6, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rebecca Buck.\\nNov. 5, 1858. James Du Bois, Ira Wightman.\\nMarch 12, 1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Martha Van Dyke.\\nMay 25, 1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah Smith, Miss Delano.\\nThe annual report for 1879 touching the condition ot\\nthe public schools of Olive presents the following details\\nNumber of districts\\nchildren of school age 400\\nAverage attendance 353\\nValue of school property $2775\\nTeachers wages S1003\\nThe school directors for 1879 wore Andrew Scott, A.\\nG. Foote, George Smith, William C. Lankton, A. T.\\nSturges, and Alonzo Hamilton.\\nRELIGIOUS HISTORY.\\nThe pioneer preaching in Olive was heard in the year\\n1840 at Daniel Fergu.son s house, on which occasion ser-\\nvices were conducted by a Methodist Episcopal missionary\\nnamed Lapham, who organized at Ferguson s house in 1840\\na Methodist Episcopal cla.ss, of which the constituent mem-\\nbers were Daniel Ferguson, Orange Ferguson, and Horace\\nS. Green, and their wives; Ephraim Merrihew s wife,\\nAdam Merrihew and wife, and J. W. 31errihew and wife.\\nAfter the organization preaching was held in the Fer-\\nguson school-house once a month by Revs. Jackson, Mount,\\nand others. Presently, as the class membership increased,\\nservices were held once each fortnight. From the first,\\nservices have been regularly held, although the place of\\nworship has been changed more than once. To 1SG4\\nschool-houses were used. In that year the Olive church\\nwas built, and since that time the organization has been\\nknown as the Olive Centre Class. The first board of church\\ntrustees was composed of Alonzo Wood, Charles Rockwell,\\nJohn Le Baron, William Hickox, and J. W. Merriman.\\nThe present trustees are J. W. Merriman, Henry Mc-\\nWethey, Charles Rockwell, and J. M. Merrihew. Earlier\\nthe class was attached to the De Witt Circuit. Now it is on\\nthe Victor Circuit, in charge of Rev. Mr. Gray. Although\\nhaving at one time as many as seventy members, the class\\nhas now but about twenty, Anson L. McWethey being the\\nleader. He is also the superintendent of the Sunday-\\nschool, which has an average attendance of fifty scholars.\\nThe United Brethren Class, of which L. D. Chadwick\\nis leader, has been having periodical worship at the Rheu-\\nbottam school-house for the past ten or fifteen years, and\\nnow has public services once each fortnight.\\nOLIVE GRANGE, No. 358, P. OF H.\\nThis grange was organized by Deputy Richard Moore,\\nof St. Johns, Clinton Co., on the 27th of March, 1874.\\nThe meeting for the purpose of organization was held at\\nthe Muskrat school-house, near the bank of the Muskrat\\nLake, and notwithstanding the roads were very bad the\\nattendance was good, and the efibrts of Mr. Moore resulted\\nin the organization of Olive Grange, with a charter mem-\\nbership of thirty-nine members, twenty-one of whom were\\nmales and eighteen females, and were ofiicered as follows\\nMaster, Isaac Vought Overseer, Thomas W. Baldwin\\nSecretary, William H. H. Knapp. Great credit is due", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0636.jp2"}, "633": {"fulltext": "I\\nc\\nn\\nf\\no\\nCo\\nc:\\nCo\\nS3\\ni^\\nr-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0637.jp2"}, "634": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0638.jp2"}, "635": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0639.jp2"}, "636": {"fulltext": "5:\\no\\no\\n-J\\no\\no\\nk\\nO\\nO\\nUl\\nQ\\ny\\nUl", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0640.jp2"}, "637": {"fulltext": "RILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n497\\nCornelius Walters for his labor and time spent in bringing\\nabout the organization, and also credit is due William A.\\nMerchant, John Blass, and others for their liberality in\\nopening their houses for meetings of the grange until a\\nhall was built for their accommodation. In the year 1875\\nthe members of the order succeeded in building a hall\\ntwenty-two by forty feet and two stories high, the upper\\nroom calculated for the grange meeting, the lower part for\\na dining-hall, sitting-room, and a small grocery, which has\\nbeen in successful operation since that time up to the pres-\\nent, and is now carried on by Cornelius Walters. In the\\nspring of 1878 an addition of twenty-two feet was built\\non the south end to accommodate the increase in numbers.\\nThe site was donated to the society by Charles Ferguson,\\nbeing sufficient ground for the hall and sheds to accommo-\\ndate the teams of the patrons. The institution has been a\\nsuccess, and has exerted a lasting influence on the surround-\\ning country. Cases of dispute and misunderstandings have\\nbeen adjusted satisfactorily by arbitration in the grange,\\nwhich otherwise would have led to litigation and cost in the\\ncourts. The office of Master was held by Isaac Vought\\none year, George Smith one year, and three years by\\nThomas W. Baldwin, who is the present incumbent. The\\nmembership has reached the number of one hundred and\\ntwenty, and the present membership is one hundred and\\nfourteen. The society has the confidence of its members\\nand the respect of those outside, and can no doubt be counted\\non as a permanent institution of the township.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nAUGUSTUS GILLETT.\\nLinus and Roxy (Cody) Gillett were natives of Con-\\nnecticut and New York respectively. Linus made his\\nhome with relatives in New York during his younger days,\\nwhere he became acquainted with Miss Cody, whom he\\nsubsequently married. They removed to Upper Canada\\nsoon afterwards, and settled near Loudon, where Augustus,\\nthe subject of our sketch, and Plicbo Jane were born,\\nAugustus in 1826. In 1829 the family removed to Ann\\nArbor, Mich., and in 1830 to Jackson County, where\\nanother daughter, Lucy Ann, wa.s born. Mrs. Gillett was\\nthe first white woman to reside where the city of Jackson\\nnow is.\\nIn 18-10 the family again changed their abiding-place,\\neffecting a permanent settlement in Olive, where they now\\nlive.\\nIn 184G, Augustus married Miss Louisa Ann Arm-\\nstrong, and to them were born Francis M., Laura J., 11.\\nK., Isadora, and Ezra A., all of whom are living with the\\nexception of the last named, who died when about a year\\nold.\\nMrs. Gillett died in August, 18C3, and in 18G4 Mr.\\nGillett was united in marriage with Loretta L. Foote,\\ndaughter of Zelona and Betsy Elizabeth Foote, residents\\nof Be Witt.\\n63\\nMr. Gillett began his career a poor man, and his life\\nlias been an earnest effort for and crowned with success\\nand in his advancing years he is enjoying the fruits of his\\nlabor. He has been officially identified with Olive town-\\nship in different capacities, is honored and respected by\\nthose who know him, and a worthy representative of the\\npioneers of Clinton County.\\nJOHN W. OUTCALT.\\nWilliam Outcalt was a native of Portage Co., Ohio,\\nwhere he was born April 10, 1815, and continued to re-\\nside until Jan. 3, 1839, when he married Mary Ann\\nRichards, of Stark County, same State, and immediately\\nremoved to La Grange Co., Ind., where they resided until\\n1854. Here John W., Melissa, and Nancy were born.\\nThen Mrs. Outcalt returned to Stark County, where she\\ndied Nov. 25, 1851.\\nIn 1854, John W. and his father removed to Olive\\ntownship. Here he remained until 1866, when he was\\nunited in marriage to Miss Betsey M. Gage, and removed\\nto Shiawassee County, where they remained three years\\nthen returned to their old home in Olive, where they still\\nlive, and where his father died May 18, 1869.\\nPolitically, Mr. Outcalt is a Republican, aiming to sus-\\ntain with his ballot what he fought with his musket to\\npreserve, having been a member of Company I, Twenty-\\nseventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and wounded and\\ndisabled on Welden Road, near Petersburg, Va. He has\\noccupied several official positions in his township, and is,\\nthough young in years, much respected and pos.sessed of a\\ncompetency acquired by industry and economy.\\nWe present upon another page a view of his residence,\\ntogether with portraits of himself and estimable wife.\\nCHAPTER LXIIL\\nRILEY TOWNSHIP.*\\nTopography Original Land-Kntrics\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Settlement of the Township\\nThe First Highways Organization and Iii.st of OfBecrs Religious\\nHistory Schools I ost-Ofliecs Patrons of Husbandry\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Statistics\\nof Agriculture and Population.\\nThis township was set off from Watertown and organ-\\nized as Riley in March, 1841. It is not definitely known\\nhow the name originated. Its northeast corner is at the\\ncentre of Clinton County. It is designated on the govern-\\nment survey of the State sis township 6 north, of range 3\\nwest. A survey of the township was made in 1826 by\\nLucius Lyon the subdivision lines were made by Ilervey\\nParke, and certified Feb. 12, 1827. It has the following\\nsurroundings: Bengal on the north, Olive on the east,\\nWatertown on the south, and Westphalia on the west. The\\ntownship contains within its limits twenty-two thousand\\neight hundred and cighty-seveu and eighty-one one hun-\\n\u00c2\u00bbBy Charles A. Chnpin.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0641.jp2"}, "638": {"fulltext": "498\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ndredths acres of land. The soil of the entire township is\\nremarkably fertile, being a rich clay loam intermixed with\\nsand and sandy loam, and is well adapted for the successful\\ncultivation of the cereals, corn, fruit, etc. Its water-courses\\nare unimportant. Bad Creek, rising in section 34, runs\\nwest into 33, thence northeasterly into 34 again, and taking\\na northeasterly course it drains sections 34, 27, 22, 15, 14,\\nand 11, and runs into 2, passing through 2 in a northerly\\nand westerly direction, through the northeast corner of sec-\\ntion 3 into Bengal, and thence into Stony Creek. A branch\\nof Bad Creek rises in section 35, and flows into it on sec-\\ntion 27. Muskrat Creek rises on the west line of section\\n19, runs northeasterly through 19 and 18 into 17, where it\\nreceives a branch, thence through sections 8 and 6 into\\nBengal, where it empties into Stony Creek.\\nORIGINAL LAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe following names will show who made entries for land\\nin this township, with residence, date of entry, and descrip-\\ntion. Very few were actual settlers; they were mostly\\nnon-residents and speculators.\\nSECTION 1.\\nSherman Page, Feb. 19, 1S3\u00c2\u00ab, north half of northeast quarter.\\nJames J. Godfrey, Monroe Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, south half of\\nnortheast quarter.\\nMortimer Buell, Ontario Co., N. Y., April 3, 1837, southwest quarter.\\nSECTION 2.\\nAllen A. Rahineau, Monroe Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1S36, south half.\\nSECTION 3.\\nJames K. Guernsey, Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 1836, north frac-\\ntional llalf.\\nJeremiah Jacobs, Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 17, 1837, south half.\\nSECTION 4.\\nRobert Armitage, Wayne Co., Mich., Dec. 10, 1836, northwest frac-\\ntional quarter.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Dec. 10, 1836, northeast fractional\\nquarter.\\nSeba Murphy, Monroe Co., Mich., Dec. 13, 1836, southwest qu.arter.\\nSECTION 5.\\nThomas W. Merrill, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Sept. 23, 1836, north half.\\nAbby Mapcs, Livingston Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, south half.\\nSECTION 6.\\nThomas Osborn, May 12, 1836, southwest quarter and west half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nRichard P. Hart, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1836, north half and\\neast half of southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 7.\\nPhebe Boughton, Wayne Co., Mich., Nov. 2, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nIra A. Reynolds, Ionia Co., Mieh., Nov. 3, 1S36, northwest fractional\\nquarter.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, southeast quarter;\\nDeo. 10, 1836, southwest fractional quarter.\\nSECTION 8.\\nPhilip P. Peek,* Lenawee Co., Mich., Sept. 22, 1836, northwest quar-\\nter.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Dec. 10, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSeba Murjihy, Monroe Co., Mich., Dec. 13, 1836, cast half of northeast\\nquarter.\\nActual settlers.\\nWilliam T. Gibson, Seneca Co., N. Y., Dec. 1.3, 1836, west half of\\nnortheast quarter.\\nSECTION 9.\\nUzziel Kanouso, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, east half.\\nSECTION 10.\\nDavid G. Mouat, Washtenaw Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, west half.\\nSECTION 11.\\nFranklin D. Markham, Wayne Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, southeast\\nquarter.\\nRichard Van Lew, Seneca Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nJohn C. Blanchard, Ionia, Mich., July 1, 1837, northwest quarter of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\nSECTION 12.\\nFranklin D. Markhiiin, Nov. 4, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nSamuel B. Dewey, Monroe Co., N. Y., April 3, 1837, northwest quar-\\nter.\\nSECTION 13.\\nJohn Crysler, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, west half of north-\\nwest quarter.\\nJohn Dennis, Seneca Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, southwest quarter and\\nwest half of southeast quarter.\\nPeter Fralick, Plymouth, Mich., April 22, 1837, east half of northeast\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 14.\\nJohn Crysler, Nov. 4, 1836, east half of northeast quarter.\\nPhebe Rogers, Genesee Co., N. Y., Dec. J, 1836, east half of northwest\\nquarter and west half of northeast quarter.\\nPeter Fralick, April 22, 1837.\\nSECTION 15.\\nWarren Fay, Genesee Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1837 northeast quarter.\\nSchool lauds.\\nSECTION 16.\\nSECTION 17.\\nDavid S. Hodgman, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836, east half of\\nnortheast quarter and northeast quarter of southeast quarter.\\nElisha Hodgman, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1836, west half of\\nnortheast quarter.\\nJames V. Ryan, Ionia Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, west half.\\nSECTION 18.\\nPeter Misner, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, northeast qu.arter.\\nDavid Entrican, Oakland Co., Mich., April 2o, 1837, west half of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nSECTION 19.\\nWilliam W. Arnold, M.ay 13, 1S51, east half of northeast quarter aud\\nnorthwest quarter of northeast quarter.\\nJames Burns, Nov. 20, IS5I, east half of southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 20.\\nB. B. Kercheval, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nWilliam Thompson, Seneca Co., N, Y., Dec. 14, 1836, west half.\\nSECTION 21.\\nAlexander F. Bell, Ionia Co., Mieh., April 5, 1837, north half.\\nAugustus L. Gould, Genesee Co., N. Y., June 28, 1838, cast half of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nSECTION 22.\\nHarry Boardman, Seneca Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nRalph C. Markham, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1836, southeast\\nquarter.\\nJoshua G. Knight, Genesee Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1836, west half.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0642.jp2"}, "639": {"fulltext": "RILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n499\\nSECTION 23.\\nJohn Paul, (ioneseo Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1S36, southwest quarter ami\\nWest half of southeast quarter,\\nLuko Wood, Tecuuisch, Jlieh., Nov. 15, ISJl, northwest quarter.\\nSECTION 24.\\nOliver Miller, Lenawee Co., IVIieh., Dec. 1.1, IS.Ifi, northwest quarter.\\nJeremiah Naft/.gar, AVayuo Co., Mich., Oct. 10, 18-18, south half of\\nnortheast quarter.\\nSECTION 25.\\n*Atwell Simmons, July 20, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSamuel D. McDowell, Washtenaw Co., Mich., west half of southwest\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 26.\\nPhilo Ilungerforil. July 19, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nHerman V. Prentice, July 19, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nSECTION 27.\\nSamuel Ilungerford, July 19, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nLuther Ingraham, .July 19, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nAugustus L. Gould, Genesee Co., N. Y., June 28, 1838, west half of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\n*Jacob Miller, Jan. 16, 1854, southwest quarter of northeast quarter.\\nHenry Jones, Oct. 19, 1854, southeast quarter of northwest quarter.\\nSECTION 28.\\nLuther Ingraham, -Tuly 19, 1836, east half of southeast quarter.\\nThomas R. Godley, July 19, 1836, west half of southeast quarter.\\nGeo. W. Kn.aj)]), Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nSECTION 29.\\nSeth M. Root, Lorain Co., Ohio, Oct. 7, 1851, west half of northwest\\nquarter and west half of southwest quarter.\\nWilliam Drake, Rochester, N. Y., April 19, 1852, northeast quarter.\\nSECTION 30.\\nEdwin Lawrence, Ann Arbor, Mich., July 6, 1837, northeast quarter.\\nSECTION 31.\\nIJenoni Adams, Lorain Co., Ohio, Oct. 4, 1851, southwest quarter of\\nsoutheast quarter.\\nAmrod Moore, Brighton, Mich., June 27, 1853, cast half of north-\\neast quarter.\\n*Adam II. Kincaid, Oct. 31, 1854, northeast quarter of southeast\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 32.\\nSoth M. Root, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., Ohio, Oct. 7, 1851, southwest\\nquarter.\\nWilliam Deits, Deo. 12, 1853, southwest quarter of nortliwest quarter\\nand southeast quarter of northwest quarter.\\n*Adam il. Kincaid, Oct. 9, 1854, northwest fractional quarter of\\nnorthwest fractional quarter.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2John Shilling, Jr., Stark Co., Ohio, Oct. 21, 1854, east half of north-\\neast quarter.\\nSECTION 33.\\nTheodorio T. Phillips, July 19, 1836, southeast quarter.\\n*Thomas Ferris, Clinton County, Deo. 3, 1838, soutlieast quarter of\\nnorthwest quarter.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6Francis Cisco, Clinton County, Jan. 26, 1839, southeast quarter of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nSECTION 34.\\n\u00c2\u00abCharles M. Thornton, July 19, 1836, southeast quarter.\\nLeiand Green, July 19, 1836, northwest quarter.\\nWilliam Taft, July 19, 1836, west half of southwest quarter.\\n*Lyman Ilungerford, July 19, 1836, northeast quarter.\\nNathan Case, Oakland County, Sept. 23, 1836, east half of southwest\\nquarter.\\nActual settlers.\\nSECTION 35.\\nWilliam P. Shaw, July 19, 1836, northwest quarter.\\nSarah Thornton, July 19, 1836, southwest quarter.\\nJames Parks, Lenawee County, Sept. 22, 1836, east half of .southeast\\nquarter.\\nSECTION 36.\\nDavid Scott, Clinton County, Sept. 22, 1836, northwest quarter of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nStephen P. Morehouse, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Sept. 22, 1836, southeast\\nquarter.\\nJohn Gould, Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 4, 1836, west half of northwest\\nquarter.\\nSylvester Scott, Clinton County, Nov. 4, 1836, southwest quarter of\\nsouthwest quarter.\\nSETTLEMENT OP THE TOWNSHIP.\\nAtwell Simmons, a native of Ontario Co., N. Y., with\\nliis wife emigrated to Salem, Washtenaw Co., in 1832. In\\n183G he sold his hind there and concluded to go farther\\ninto the wilderness. On July 7th of that year he was ex-\\nploring the country, and selected the land which he pur-\\nchased, July 20th, at the Kalamazoo Land-Office. In No-\\nvember, 183G, they started for their new home by wagon,\\ndrawn by oxen, and were six days making the journey the\\nroads were iu a terrible condition and the oxen were often\\nmired. They stopped with a family named Webb, living\\nin De Witt township, until a log cabin could be built; this\\ncabin was fourteen by sixteen feet, and stood in front of the\\npresent hou.se and near the maple-tree in the front yard.\\nThat winter he chopped and cleared about seven acres,\\nand in the spring put in a crop of oats and rutabagas. In\\nthe fall of 1837 he sowed three and one-half acres with\\nwheat, which was cut the next summer with a sickle and\\nthrashed out with oxen the yield was thirty-six bushels\\nper acre. The first orchard in the township was planted in\\n1842, with trees brought from Plymouth, Wayne Co., and\\nincluded all kinds of fruit. About six years after the\\nerection of the cabin a block-house of logs was built. The\\nlogs were hewed on both sides, and put up so as to make a\\ntwo-story house; this hou.so stood just back of the present\\nframe house. Mrs. Simmons spun and wove the first flax.\\nTheir children are pleasantly settled on adjoining farms,\\nGeorge II., living just over the line in Olive, and Mrs. Ani-\\nariah B. Cook, living about a half-mile west of lu^r father s.\\nMr. and Mrs. Simmons are still living.\\nSome time during the month of November, 1836, Morris\\nBouglilon, of Elinira, N. Y., accompanied by his brother-\\nin-law, Benjamin Welch, came into Clinton County. Mr.\\nWelch settled in Dallas and Mr. Boughton settled on the\\nnortheast (juarter of section 7, town 6 north, range 3 west,\\nafterwards called by its present name, lliley. That winter\\nwas spent in chopping on his farm he boarded at Mr.\\nCortland Hill s, who had moved into Bengal only a few\\nmonths before. After putting up a log cabin on his land\\nhe kept bachelor s hall, and his only cooking utensil was a\\nkettle, which served for baking, boiling, and frying. A\\nlarge clean chip took the place of a plate. Two years after\\nsettling in Riley his sister, Mrs. William Hayes, and her\\nliusband moved in and occupied his house, thus relieving\\nthe lonely hours of his hermit life. His log cabin stood on\\nthe southeast corner of his farm but choosing a more de-\\nsirable site he erected a second cabin, thus leaving the first", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0643.jp2"}, "640": {"fulltext": "500\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\none to be occupied successively by tbe settlers moving into\\ntbe town. He was frequently employed to look up and\\nlocate land for speculators. When not thus engaged he\\nwas at work clearing up and improving his farm as soon\\nas a piece of land was cleared seed was sown, and the yield\\nwas abundant. More than once he drew his wheat to\\nDetroit with an ox-team and sold it for fifty cents per\\nbushel. The nearest grist-mill at first was at Ionia, twenty-\\ntwo miles distant. Going to mill often took from three to\\nsix days. In chopping and clearing out the roads the early\\nsettlers expended a vast amount of labor.\\nMr. Boughton, having cleared the greater portion of his\\nfarm and erected comfortable buildings of all kiuds, set out\\nfor the State of New York, and on the 10th of December,\\n1843, was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia Culver.\\nThey immediately departed for their home in Michigan.\\nDuring his long residence of nearly forty years in Riley he\\nwas closely identified with the history, development, and\\ngrowth of this section of Clinton County. lie possessed\\nthe confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and repeatedly filled\\nthe highest offices of the town. He died Feb. 16, 187G,\\nat the age of sixty-four years, leaving a wife and eight\\nchildren to mourn his loss.*\\nIn May, 1841, Philip P. Peck, his wife, and throe chil-\\ndren, with Mrs. Peck s father, John Gunn, moved from\\nTecumseh (where they had lived four years) to Riley.\\nAfter a tedious journey over bad roads, they found the\\nroad ended at Gordon Treat s clearing. After that the path\\nor trail was by marked trees to Morris Boughton s clearing.\\nWhen they came out on the clearing near where the school-\\nhouse stands, Mr. Boughton was at work logging. When\\nhe saw the emigrants his joy was great, and ho invited\\nthem to his house and set before them the best it afi ordcd.\\nHaving an unoccupied cabin standing near Jlr. Peck s land,\\nhe said, There s a house for you, and there s your land.\\nFor the first year Mr. Peck worked some of Sir. Bough-\\nton s land on shares, and thus got along finely until he\\ncould clear some of his own land. That summer he put\\nup a log house, size sixteen by twenty feet, covered with a\\nshake roof, the floor of split timber hewed smooth, fireplace\\nwith clay back and clay hearth, the chimney built of sticks\\nplastered with clay. This small house afforded a home\\nand shelter to many emigrant families until such time as\\nthey could provide a cabin for themselves. The Indians\\nshared their hospitality and became firm friends. This\\nhouse stood a few feet west of their present residence. In\\nthe winter of 1844, Mr. Peck made ready to build a frame\\nbarn by drawing his lumber on sleighs from a saw-mill\\nlocated at Muskrat Lake. The path was marked by blazed\\ntrees. A man named Chubb, from Lyons, was the master\\ncarpenter who framed and superintended it his pay was\\ntwelve pounds of maple-sugar for each day s work. In\\nApril all was ready for the raising. Assistance to raise\\nthe barn came from ten miles around. Everything was in\\ngood order, help was plenty, and the frame went up with-\\nout any delay. Some seventy people, men and women,\\npartook of the banquet which was served up after the\\nraising all enjoyed the occasion and had a good time. This\\nContributed by his son, Georgo E. Boughton.\\nbarn is still standing. The front part of their present resi-\\ndence was built in February, 1800, the back part since that\\ntime. Of the three children who came with their father\\nand mother, two are living. William lives on a farm about\\nhalf a mile east Emma J. (Mrs. Henry Jones) died in\\n1861 Amanda (Mrs. David P. BlLss) lives with her hus-\\nband on the homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Peck are yet living,\\nand have reached a ripe old age.\\nElkanah Peck, a brother of Philip P., with his family,\\nmoved from Tecumseh in October, 1841. They occupied\\nthe Boughton cabin until the next summer, wheri he built\\na log cabin on his land, which adjoined his brother on the\\neast. Mr. Peck died in 1874, and his family moved to\\nKan.saa.\\nCharles M. Thornton, wife, and family arrived in this\\ntown from Novi, Oakland Co., in 1838, and settled on sec-\\ntion 34. His first house was a log cabin, but he proceeded\\nto erect a frame house, which was the first in the town.\\nAfter living here a few years he traded farms with his\\nbrotlrcr, then living in Novi, and removed there.\\nEzra Thornton moved in with his family about the year\\n1844, stayed here a few years, and moved back to Oakland\\nCounty.\\nIn 1839, Gordon Treat came to Riley and chopped five\\nacres of land for Charles M. Thornton, and in the following\\nyear, in December, with his family, he moved in and took\\nup their permanent residence on the farm on section 28\\nnow owned by Mrs. Josiah E. Smith. Their first cabin was\\nof logs the roof of logs hollowed out the roof was tight\\nenough to keep out a wildcat, but admitted plenty of air,\\nand was not snow-proof. This cabin stood near where the\\nbarn now stands. Its size was sixteen by eighteen feet.\\nThey lived in it six years, and then built a log house, size\\neighteen by twenty-four feet. It stood back of their present\\nresidence, which was built in 1863. Mr. Treat died in\\n1859, leaving a wife and three children. Mrs. Owen,\\na daughter, died in 1877; L. H. Treat, now living in\\nGratiot County, was in the Twenty-third Regiment during\\nthe war Lucy 0. (Mrs. Gage) is living on the homestead\\nwith her mother, Mrs. Smith.\\nGabriel Cronkhite and wife, from Oakland County, settled\\non section 34 previous to 1841. Their sons, Watson,\\nJackson J., and Wa.shington, with their families, moved\\nabout the same time. Their married daughters, Mrs. C.\\nM. Thornton, Mrs. Nathan Reed, and Mrs. Edwin Butt,\\nlived near by. None of these families are in the township.\\nFrancis Franci.sco moved in from De Witt about 1841,\\nand settled on section 34 afterwards moved to Olive, and\\ndied there. Robert McFall was here about 1841, stayed\\ntwo or three years, and moved away. Elisou Campbell and\\nfamily settled on section 35 about 1841 afterwards moved\\nto Eagle in 1843. One son is living in Wacousta, and one\\nin Eagle. Lloyd Worth, with his wife and four children,\\nmoved from Commerce, Oakland Co., about 1841, and\\nbought land on sections 27 and 28. After staying six or\\nseven years, moved back to their old home.\\nOther settlers about the years 1840-41 were Charles\\nKellogg and family, from Ypsilanti, who settled on section\\n14. Mr. Kellogg having to go back to Ypsilanti, left his\\nfamily alone. The Indians became so lawless and trouble-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0644.jp2"}, "641": {"fulltext": "RILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n501\\nsome that Mrs. Kellogg took her children and went to the\\nnearest neighbor for protection and safety. After living\\nhere a few years they moved to Berry County and settled\\non the Thornapple River.\\nParley and Robert B. Gardner became settlers on section\\n3 about 1841. They stayed a short time, and moved away.\\nJohn Reed and his sou Nathan (now in Lansing) were\\namong the early settlers on section 30. John Reed built\\nthe first frame barn in the township. Nathan Case was a\\npioneer on section 34, and is still living, though very old\\nand infirm. Benjamin F. Nichols, with his wife and child,\\nfrom Farmington, Oakland Co., moved in and settled on\\nsection 6 about 1843. He bought one hundred and twenty\\nacres, stayed a short time, and moved back to Oakland\\nCounty.\\nConstant Shaw and wife moved from Novi, Oakland Co.,\\nin 1843. He settled on the northwest quarter of section\\n35. His first work was to chop and clear about ten acres\\nof his land. He erected a log house which stood till 1879,\\nwhen it was taken down to make room for the main part\\nof a new frame dwelling. Mr. Shaw died in 1855, Mrs.\\nShaw in 1879. The homestead is now occupied by their\\ndaughter, Mrs. Jerome Cardinal.\\nThe following names show who were resident tax-payers\\nin 1841, giving the sections iu their order and the number\\nof acres owned by each person\\nAcres.\\nP.arley Gardner, section 3 80\\nRobert U. Ganliier, section 3 40\\nMorris Houghton, section 7 160\\nCliurles Kelioj^g, section 14 IGO\\nAlwel! Simmons, sections 25-30 140\\nHenry Williiuns, section 27 100\\nI-loyd Worth, sections 27, 28 240\\nGordon Trent, section 28 80\\nFrancis Francisco, sections 33, 34 60\\nGabriel Cronkhite, section 34 40\\n.1. J. Cronkhite, section 34 40\\nNathan Case, section 34 60\\nS. W. Cronkhite, section 34 80\\nCharles M. Thornton, sections 34, 35 240\\nItobcrt McFall, section 35 70\\nElison CampbcM, section 35 10\\nNathan lleeJ, section 30 160\\nThe assessment-roll for 1844 will show the changes in\\nthe township in three years\\nAcres.\\nWilliam Davis, section 3 80\\nBenjamin F. Nichols, section 6 120\\nArchibald Uiley, section 6 80\\nMorris Bou;;hton, section 7 160\\nI hilif. P. I eck, section S 120\\nFlkanah Peck, Jr., section 8 80\\nElkanah Peck, section 8 40\\nJames II. Chant, section 14 80\\nJoseph Cook, section 25 80\\nGeorge Cook, section 25 50\\nAtwell Simmons, sections 25, 30 178\\nThomas Ferris, section 27 80\\nJames J. Foreiiian, section 27 80\\nDaniel C. Smith, sections 27, 28 240\\nGordon Treat, section 28 80\\nKphraiin II. Phillips, section 33 8il\\nFrancis Francisco, sections 33, 34 60\\nNathan H. Case, section 34 60\\nNathan E. Jones, section 34 160\\nEzra Thornton, sections 34, 35 190\\nWilliam Burrett. sections 34, 35 280\\nLyraan Ilungcrford, section 34 160\\nElison Campbell, section 35 10\\nCoDstiint Shaw, section 35 IfiO\\nJohn Reed, section 36 160\\nJohn M. Apthoq) 80\\nCharles Reed\\n\\\\y Joseph Cook, born in Vermont in 1790, emigrated to\\n/nAvoii Springs, N. Y., and from that place to Riley in the\\nfall of 1842, accompanied by his wife and seven children\\none son, George H., was married. They all settled on sec-\\ntion 25, on one hundred and thirty acres. Mr. Cook was\\non land now owned by P. R. Freeman George H., on land\\nnow owned by his brother, A. B. Cook. George H. moved\\nback to the State of New York after living here three or\\nfour years. Mr. Cook and his son George were the first\\nshoemakers in the town. Joseph W., a son, died unmar-\\nried he held the office of justice for several years. Char-\\nlotte (Mrs. Newman) is not living. Abigail (Mrs. P. R.\\nFreeman) is living on a part of the homestead. Amariah\\nB. married Amina Simmons. Sally died young. William\\nH. H. was in Third Michigan Cavalry, and died at New\\nMadrid, Mo. A. B. Cook s children are Eraeline S. (Mrs.\\nDills), living at home Viola (Mrs. Pike), living on section\\n30 Ida 0., living at home.\\nLyman Hungerford,a native of Oneida Co., N. Y., with\\nhis wife and daughter emigrated to Riley in September,\\n1843, and settled on section 34, having bought the north-\\neast quarter in July, 1836. He built a log house in the\\nusual backwoods style. Mrs. Huiigerford died in 1863.\\nOf three children one is living, a son, William W. lives\\non section 27, acro.ss the road from the old homestead (now\\nowned by Augustus Robinson). He married Miss Ann\\nTracy, and they have two sons and one daughter. Mr.\\nLyman Hungerford has been honored by his fellow-towns-\\nmen by having been elected supervisor thirteen times, and\\nhas also held other offices in the town.\\nNathan E. Jones and family, from Novi, Oakland Co.,\\narrived at the site of their future home, on section 34, in\\nthe year 1843. He bought his land of Leland Green, who\\ntook it from government in July, 1836. The children who\\ncame in with their parents are Henry J., living at Dimon-\\ndale, Eaton Co. Nathan E., Jr., lives on a portion of the\\nhomestead Nancy (Mrs. Peck), lives near Boughton\\nschool-house; Andrew J., lives in Watertown; AVilliam J.,\\nlives in Watertown Albert, lives in the centre of this\\ntown Frank, lives in Watertown.\\nHenry Jones and wife moved from Novi to Danby, Ionia\\nCo., where they lived nearly three years, and then moved\\nto Riley in .January, 1848, having bought land of Daniel\\nC. Smith, who had made a small clearing and erected a log\\nhouse they lived in this till he built the present frame resi-\\ndence in 1862. The children are Adojphus, married and\\nlives on the homestead, and is the present postmaster of\\nSouth Riley; Ella (Mrs. William Burritt), lives about a\\nmile southwest Catharine M. (Mrs. Fields), died in 1874.\\nEphraim H. I liiliips was an early settler on section 33.\\nHe came from Plymouth, Wayne Co., a single man, cleared\\nsome of his land, built a log house, and went back and\\nmarried. He died on his place. His widow married Wil-\\nliam Burritt. A son, Alonzo Burritt, lives on the farm.\\nWilliam Burritt was an early settler on sections 34 and\\n35, owning two hundred and eighty acres.\\nAmong the later settlers were Jacob Miller, wife, and\\nfamily, from Wayne Co., Ohio, iu 1852. He bought his\\nland of Jacob Carli.sle and Samuel Hungerford, paying for\\nthe southeast (juarter of section 27, bought of Hungerford,\\nsix hundred dollars. The log house was built by Carlisle,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0645.jp2"}, "642": {"fulltext": "502\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwho was the first carpenter to locate in the town. In 1862,\\nMr. Miller erected his present substantial dwelling. Ben-\\njamin P., a son, lives on the rise of ground just east of his\\nfather, in a neat and tasty farm-house. William, another\\nson, lives in Watertown Septimus M. lives on a farm ad-\\njoining on the north James lives in Matherton, Ionia Co.\\nLuciuda (Mrs. Cardinal) lives about half a mile north.\\nDavid P. Wilcox came to Michigan from Haddam, Mid-\\ndlesex Co., Conn., and located a farm in Homer, Calhoun\\nCo. then went back for his family and brought them out\\nto reside in their new home. Here they lived till March,\\n1854, when poor health obliged him to sell his farm and\\nseek another location. Thinking that the climate of Kan-\\nsas might benefit him, he went there. It did not suit then\\nIowa was tried. While there he purchased five hundred\\nacres of land. Becoming convinced that there is no better\\nState than Michigan, he came back with the intention of\\nlocating in the Grand River country. In June, 1854, he\\nwas exploring the lands in Riley, and finding the school sec-\\ntion to his mind, purchased one hundred and sixty acres,\\nfor which he paid four dollars per acre. In July he moved\\nin with his fiuuily, and had to chop out and underbrush\\nthe road from the corner near the cheese-factory south to\\nthe place where he built his log house, which stood on the\\nfarm where his daughter Aurelia (Mrs. Chapman) lives.\\nAnother daughter (Mrs. Robinson) lives on section 34, on\\na farm bought of L. Hungerford, on which is built the\\nfirst and only brick dwelling-house in the town.ship. In\\n18G4, Mr. Wilcox removed to St. Johns and engaged in\\nthe hardware business. Afler remaining there eight years\\nhe went back to form-life, having built a handsome resi-\\ndence on section 17. He built this spring (1880) one of\\nthe finest barns in the town. He has been engaged about\\ntwenty years in raising the sliort-horn breed of cattle, and\\nhas one of the best herds in the county.\\nThe question of whose was the first marriage in the town-\\nship being difierontly answered by many of the old pioneers\\nnow residing in the township, it was referred to Mrs. Jo-\\nsiuh E. Smith, who gave the following reply My first\\nrecollection of a wedding in Riley township is that of Char-\\nlotte Cook and Moses Newman, also of Nancy Reed and\\nWillard Brooks, and the ceremony was performed by my\\nfirst husband, Gordon Treat, then a justice of the peace.\\nThe first birth in the township was that of Stephen\\nThornton, son of Charles M. and Harriet Thornton.\\nThe first death was that of a child of Lloyd Worth.\\nThe first burial-ground in South Riley was that on section\\n35, on land given by William Yerkes and deeded to four\\ntrustees about 1845. The first burial was that of a man\\nnamed Ingalls.\\nThe North Riley cemetery was taken in hand by an as-\\nsociation organized Feb. 28, 18G7, and reorganized April 2,\\n1879, with the following ofiicers: President, Cortland Hill\\nClerk, S. N. Hildreth Treasurer, C. N. Plowman Sexton,\\nF. W. Benjamin.\\nThe first person buried in this cemetery was Mrs. Han-\\nnah Peck, whose remains were brought here in 1847.\\nThey were first buried in a farm-lot.\\nRiley was originally covered with a dense forest, consist-\\ning mainly of ash, ba.sswood, beech, elm, cherry, oak,\\nmaple, and walnut. The woods are leveled now, and thin\\nscreens of trees but veil the fields beyond. To-day, aside\\nfrom speedy transit and neighbors near, the work of chop-\\nping and clearing is continued, and the northern portion of\\nthis State has territory in its natural condition. The work\\nof clearing lands was plain, hard work. The choicest oak,\\nwalnut, and cherry were cut in logging lengths and burned\\non the ground. Ox-teams were everywhere used. It was\\ncommon for a farmer who had no yoke of cattle of his own\\nto go and help his neighbors get the log-heaps in place for\\nburning, and when ready, they would come and give him\\na log-rolling. Often the settler, having spent the day at a\\nlogging-bee, has passed the night in kindling up and keep-\\ning his log-heaps burning. In those spring days the woods\\nwere often dark with smoke, and lurid fires by night gave\\nto the scene a weird aspect. If the season, far advanced,\\ndid not admit full clearing, the various crops of corn,\\npumpkins, turnips, and potatoes were planted irregularly\\namidst the blackened logs. There was no hoeing needed,\\nbut it was necessary to go through and pull up or cut\\ndown the fire-weed, which sprang up. numerous and rank\\non newly-cleared ground. It was soon exterminated with\\na few successive crops. By some, wheat and rye were\\nsown after corn, but generally a special piece was cleared,\\nsowed, and harrowed in. Farming was in a crude state,\\nand hoes and drags were the ircplemcnts for putting in the\\ncrop. The drag was made by the settler himself\\nThe first consideration of the pioneer was a shelter for\\nhimself and family. The house was built somewhat in this\\nwise. Its walls were of logs notched together at the corners,\\nand the openings between chinked and plastered with clay\\nor mud its floors of puncheons or split logs, with the flat\\nside up roof made of bark, hollow logs, or shakes the\\npartitions were formed by blankets hung up the door was\\nhung on wooden hinges, and fastened with a wooden latch\\nopened from the outside with a cord or string, and the\\nlatch-string was always out its windows were often of\\nwhite paper to let in light, and well greased to shod the\\nrain and make it nearer transparent. The fireplace reached\\nnearly across one end its back, sides, and hearth were, in\\nthe absence of stones, made of clay or mud plastered about\\none foot thick, and baked hard by the fire two sticks of\\nthe proper crook rested one on either end of the wall and\\nagainst a beam overhead, forming the jambs, and upon\\nthese rested the chimney, made of sticks and clay mortar,\\nvery wide at the bottom and tapering to the top, serving\\nthe purpose of both chimney and smoke house. When a\\nfire was to be built in winter a log six or eight feet long\\nand two or three feet in diameter was brought in and rolled\\non the fireplace, this was called the back-log next came a\\nsmaller log, which was placed on the top and called the back-\\nstick then came two round sticks six or eight inches in\\ndiameter and three feet long, the greenest that could be\\nfound these were placed endwise against the back-log,\\nand served for andirons upou them was placed the fore-\\nstick, and between this and the back-log were piled dry\\nlimbs and wood, and the fire applied. The fire thus built\\nwould last, with a little attention, a whole day. In the", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0646.jp2"}, "643": {"fulltext": "KILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n503\\nfireplace were hooks and trammel, the bakc-pan and the\\nkettle at the side of the room and about it stood a plain\\nwalnut or cherry table and splint-bottom chairs, and tiie\\neasy high-backed rocker upon the shelf were spoons of\\npewter, blue-edged plates, cups and saucers, and the earthen\\ntea-pot. In one corner stood the old-fashioned high-post,\\ncorded bedstead, covered with quilts, a curiosity of patch-\\nwork and laborious sewing each one, the ever-present\\nspinning-wheel, and not unfrequently a loom. In the ex-\\npressive language of another it can truly be said, When\\nit is seen what difficulties the pioneers had to encounter,\\nat the dense forest tliat covered the soil, at the cost of\\nmarketing their products, we can only marvel at the im-\\nprovements that have been made. Year by year, under\\nthe sturdy blows of the axe, the forests have receded and\\nthe fruitful fields taken the place of the mighty wilderness.\\nHard work was their lot, their only guarantee of success.\\nFrom a pioneer address we quote Brave, strong, earn-\\nest, honest men were these pioneers. Those named do not\\ndeserve mention more than many others, only they hap-\\npened to be among the first. As fathers of the township\\nthey merit the warmest words of commendation, grateful\\nremembrances. They laid, broad and firm, the foundations\\nof present prosperity, which is rich with the promise of\\nfuture progress. Their monuments are in the fields made\\nfertile by their labor, in the golden harvests and the waving\\ncorn, and in the orchards that they planted.\\nTHE FIRST HIGHWAYS.\\nThe Dexter trail (so called) was cut through in May,\\n1833. Mr. B. 0. Williams, in a paper read before the State\\nPioneer Society, Feb. 6, 1878, says: In the early part of\\nMay, Judge Dexter, with a colony of eight or ten families,\\narrived in wagons with horses, oxen, and cows at the Kech-\\ne-won-dau-gon-ing reservation, en route for the present site\\nof Ionia, on the Grand River. Having tried in vain to\\nget a guide, Mr. Dexter and others came to us for help. I\\nleft our planting, taking my blankets and small tent, and\\nin six days landed them at Ionia, looking out the route\\nand directing where the road was to be. This was the first\\nreal colonizing party we had ever seen, myself having never\\nbeen farther than De Witt (the Indian village). I then\\nprocured Mack-e-ta-pe-na-ee (Blackbird) to pilot me past\\nMuskrat Lake and Creek, and from there proceeded with\\nthe party.\\nThis trail entered the town of Riley at the southeast\\ncorner of section 35, and went in a northwesterly direction\\nthrough 35 and 26 to its northwest corner thence diago-\\nnally through sections 22 and 16 into section 8 at its south-\\neast corner thence through section 8 into the southwest\\ncorner of section 5, and into and throiigh the northeast\\ncorner of section 6, wlicre it joins the State road that now\\nruns through section 31 in Bengal. As the country be-\\ncame settled and fenced this trail was discontinued, and the\\nState road, which ran in nearly the same direction, was\\nworked and became the highway. This road after leaving\\nthe section-line road began on section 28 running north\\nforty rods, it bore off in a northwesterly course through sec-\\ntion 28 across the northeast corner of section 21) thence\\nacross section 20 and across the northeast corner of section\\n19 into section 18 to the half section-line; thence on that\\nline about forty rods thence in a northeasterly direction\\nabout forty rods it enters the present (juartcr section-line\\nroad; thence north on that road till it enters the town of\\nBengal. This road, where it ran in a northwesterly course\\nthrough sections 28, 29, 20, 19, and 18, was taken up\\nabout ten years since.\\nORGANIZATION AND LIST OF OFFICERS.\\nThe act organizing the township of Riley was approved\\nMarch 15, 1841. It provides that All that part of the\\ncounty of Clinton designated in the United States survey\\nas township No. (5 north, of range 3 west, be and the same\\nis hereby set off and organized into a separate township by\\nthe name of Riley, and the first township-meeting therein\\nshall be held at the house of Charles M. Thornton, in said\\ntownship. In conformity with this act, the first township-\\nmeeting was held at the house of Charles M. Thornton, in\\nApril, 1841, and the township ofiicers were elected. The\\nrecords of that first election having been destroyed by fire,*\\nit is impossible to give the names of the ofiicers then elected.\\nThe second township-meeting was held at the house of\\nCharles M. Thornton, April 7, 1842. The whole number\\nof votes cast was twenty-four. The following persons were\\nelected to fill the various ofiices of the town Supervisor,\\nAtwell Simmons Town Clerk, Nathan Case Treasurer,\\nCharles M. Thornton School Inspectors, Morris Boughton,\\nAtwell Simmons, Daniel C. Smith Commissioners of\\nHighways, Morris Boughton, Nathan Reed, Samuel W.\\nCronkhite Directors of the Poor, Atwell Simmons, Charles\\nM. Thornton Justices of the Peace, Morris Boughton, J.\\nJ. Cronkhite (vacancy) Constables, Philip P. Peck, Nathan\\nReed.\\nThe township officers of Riley elected annually from\\n1843 to 1880, inclusive, have been the following-named,\\nviz.\\n1843. Supervisor, Morris Boughton Clerk, Ephraim H.\\nPhillips Treasurer, Daniel C. Smith School\\nInspectors, Joseph W. Cook, Atwell Simmons\\nJustices, Joseph Cook, Gordon Treat, P. P. Peck.\\n1844. Supervisor, Morris Boughton Clerk, Ephraim H.\\nI hillips; Treasurer, Daniel C. Smith; School\\nInspector, Lyman Ilungcrford Justice, Lyman\\nIlungerford.\\n1845. Supervisor, Lyman Ilungerford Clerk, William\\nB. Burritt Treasurer, Constant Shaw School\\nInspector, Richard I. Burt; Justice, Constant\\nShaw.\\n1846. Supervisor, Lyman Ilungerford Clerk, Joseph W.\\nCook Treasurer, Constant Shaw School In-\\nspectors, L. Ilungerford, M. Boughton; Justice,\\nPhilip P. Peck.\\n1847. Supervisor, Philip Burritt; Clerk, Jacob Carlisle;\\nTreasurer, Constant Shaw School Inspector,\\nPhilip Burritt Justice, Joseph W. Cook.\\n1848. Supervisor, Lyman Ilungerford; Clerk, Henry\\nJones; Treasurer, Constant Shaw; School In-\\nThe township records wcro kept at the house of J. J. Cronkhite,\\ndeputy clerk, nud were burned with the house, July I, 1S41.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0647.jp2"}, "644": {"fulltext": "504\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nspector, Benjamin F. Nichols Justice, P. Bur-\\nritt.\\n1849. Supervisor, L. Hungerford Clerk, Henry Jones;\\nTreasurer, P. Eurritt School Inspector, P.\\nBurritt Justices, Philip P. Peck, Henry Jones.\\n1850. Supervisor, L. Hungerford Clerk, Henry Jones\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones School Inspector,\\nL. Hungerford Justice, Philip Burritt.\\n1851. Supervisor, L. Hungerford; Clerk, Henry Jones\\nTreasurer, Morris Boughton School Inspector,\\nP. Burritt; Justices, Joseph Cook, William\\nHildreth.\\n1 852. Supervisor, L. Hungerford Clerk, Henry Jones\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones School Inspector,\\nL. Hungerford Justice, William B. Hildreth.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, Philip Burritt Clerk, Philip P. Peck\\nTreasurer, Constant Shaw School Inspector,\\nPhilip Burritt Justice, Henry Jones.\\n1854. Supervisor, P. Burritt; Clerk, P. P. Peck; Treas-\\nurer, Henry Jones School Inspector, Constant\\nShaw Justices, Ansel Chapman, Ray G. An-\\ndrews.\\n1855. Supervisor, Henry Jones; Clerk, P. P. Peck;\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones School Inspector,\\nPhilip Burritt Justices, P. P. Peck, Atwell\\nSimmons.\\n1856. Supervisor, Henry Jones; Clerk, P. P. Peck;\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones; School Inspectors,\\nEdwin H. Pratt Shubael Vincent.\\n1857. Supervisor, David P. Wilcox Clerk, Henry Jones\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones School Inspectors,\\nAn::el Chapman, Harvey Nutting Justice,\\nHenry Jones.\\n1858. Supervisor, Henry Jones; Clerk, P. P. Peck;\\nTreasurer, Henry F. Jones School Inspector,\\nL. Hungerford Justice, Homer Chase.\\n1859. Supervisor, L. Hungerford; Clerk, P. Burritt;\\nTreasurer, Morris Boughton School Inspectors,\\nWilliam B. Owen, Ezra L. Tracy Justices,\\nCyrus B. Pratt, John S. Hildreth.\\n18G0. Supervisor, Homer Chase; Clerk, P. Burritt;\\nTreasurer, Morris Boughton School Inspector,\\nSmith N. Hildreth Justices, Joseph Cook,\\nHomer Chase.\\n18G1. Supervisor, L. Hungerford; Clerk, Ransom M.\\nBrooks; Treasurer, M. Boughton; School In-\\nspector, Harvey C. Nutting Justice, H. C.\\nNutting.\\n1862. Supervisor, Lyman Hungerford; Clerk, P. Bur-\\nritt Treasurer, M. Boughton School Inspec-\\ntor, L. Hungerford Justice, Ansel Chapman.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, L. Hungerford; Clerk, P. Burrritt;\\nTreasurer, M. Boughton School Inspector,\\nSmith N. Hildreth Justices, Cyrus B. Pratt,\\nIsaac M. Molineaux, Phineas II. Freeman.\\n1864. Supervisor, Morris Boughton Clerk, William B.\\nOwen Treasurer, James Hodges School In-\\nspector, Horace Wixon Justice, Phineas R.\\nFreeman.\\n1865. Supervisor, Horace Wixon Clerk, Amuii R.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094;\\n1867.-\\n1868.-\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094;\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I\\n1871.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I\\n1873.-\\n1874.- 1\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094;\\n1876.- 1\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094;\\n1878.-\\n1879.-\\nBoss Treasurer, Henry F Jones School In-\\nspector, S. N. Hildreth Justices, P. 11. Free-\\nman, Rufus B. Pratt.\\nSupervisor, M. Boughton Clerk, William H.\\nChaddock Treasurer, C. B. Pratt School In-\\n.spector, P. Burritt Justices, Horace Wixon,\\nJames Hodges, Matthew Williams.\\nSupervisor, Henry Jones Clerk, William H.\\nChaddock; Treasurer, C. B. Pratt; School\\nInspector, Charles W. Hildreth Justices, R.\\nM. Brooks, Josiah D. Wickham, William L.\\nDavis.\\nSupervisor, Henry Jones; Clerk, A. R. Boss;\\nTreasurer, H. F. Jones School Inspector, P.\\nP. Peck Justices, P. P. Peck, Ephraim Case.\\nSupervisor, M. Boughton Clerk, Calvin Ingram\\nTreasurer, S. N. Hildreth School Inspector,\\nStephen S. Gage Justices, James Hodges, An-\\ndrew J. Halsted.\\nSupervisor, L. Hungerford Clerk, Calvin Ingram\\nTreasurer, Byron S. Pratt School Inspector, A.\\nC. Robinson Justices, A. Halsted, Adam Kin-\\ncaid.\\nSupervisor, Henry Jones Clerk, A. R. Boss\\nTreasurer, Amariah B. Cook School Inspector,\\nJohn R. Kimball Justices, Holland Sias, C.\\nW. Hildreth, William Frost.\\nSupervisor, A. R. Boss; Clerk, Lafayette Fenton\\nTreasurer, Amariah B. Cook Justices, John\\nP. Bladden, P. P. Peck, John Q. Benedict.\\nSupervisor, L. Hungerford Clerk, L. Fenton\\nTreasurer, Charles N. Plowman School In-\\nspector, Charles W. Hildreth Justice, Elam\\nCutter.\\nSupervisor, William H. H. Knapp Clerk, L.\\nFenton Treasurer, Amariah B. Cook School\\nInspector, J. B. Knapp Justice, Richard\\nBaylis.\\nSupervisor, William H. H. Knapp Clerk, L.\\nFenton Treasurer, A. B. Cook School Inspec-\\ntor, M. Boughton Superintendent of Schools,\\nGeorge E. Boughton Justice, Jacob Miller.\\nSupervisor, William H. H. Knapp Clerk, Thomas\\nH. Jones Treasurer, A. B. Cook School In-\\nspector, John Pingel School Superintendent,\\nA. R. Boss Justice, John P. Madden.\\nSupervisor, William H. H. Knapp Clerk, T. H.\\nJones Treasurer, A. B. Cook School Inspec-\\ntor, John Pingel School Superintendent, George\\nE. Boughton.\\nSupervisor, W^illiam H. H. Knapp; Clerk, L.\\nFenton Treasurer, Charles N. Plowman School\\nInspector, John II. Boss School Superintend-\\nent, John W. Keeny Justices, Roderick I.\\nFoot, John Wandel.\\nSupervisor, William H. H. Knapp Clerk, Robert\\nB. Peabody; Treasurer, Charles N. Plowman;\\nSchool Inspector, H. L. Pratt School Superin-\\ntendent, John W. Keeny Justices, Walter M.\\nCronkhite, S. N. Hildreth, John H. Boss.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0648.jp2"}, "645": {"fulltext": "RILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n505\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supervisor, William H. H. Knapp; Clerk, Charles\\nDane; Treasurer, Henry W. Bliss; School In-\\nspector, Albert Whitaker School Superintend-\\nent, George E. Burnes Justices, Henry Jones,\\nJohn Wandel, Albert Whitaker.\\nRELIGIOUS HISTORY.\\nWherever the smoke of the settler s cabin rose, there\\nsoon came the circuit preacher bound on his mission of\\ngood.\\nTraversing trail and forest-path, he found cordial wel-\\ncome everywhere. The first of these pioneer preachers was\\na man named Jackson, and his first meeting in the township\\nwas at the house of Charles M. Thornton.\\nThe North Riley class, Methodist Episcopal Church, was\\norganized about 1842, at the house of Philip P. Peck, by\\na preacher from Lyons. The members were very few.\\nThe class was reorganized in 1863-64, by Revs. L. M.\\nGarlick and C. Chick. The members were P. P. Peck and\\nwife, M. Boughton and wife, J. H. Patterson and wife,\\nJohn Jay and wife, William Owen and wife, S. N. Hildreth\\nand wife, Lydia Hildreth, John Hildreth, Elizabeth Ben-\\njamin, and Mrs. Temple; their meetings were held in the\\nBoughton school-house. That winter. 1863-64, there was\\na revival, which added some forty to the class. The fol-\\nlowing fulfilled their mi.ssion here from 1864 to the present\\ntime, 1880 William Jenkins, James Roberts, Joseph Wil-\\nkinson, F. I. Bell, William McKnight, J. S. Harder, H. B.\\nNichols, S. Snyder, and the present pastor, Rev. L. M.\\nGarlick. The present membership is twenty-one.\\nThe Baptist Church of Riley and Bengal was formed\\nJune 8, 1878, by Loren Benton, Alvin Winogar, John S.\\nSturgis, Charles W. Benton, and Jonathan Walker. They\\nmet at the school-house in Bengal (fractional No. 1), and\\nchose E. M. Ney chairman, Loren Benton secretary, and\\nJames M. Chapman, L. Benton, and A. Winegar trustees.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe first school in the township was taught by Mary\\nSmith in a log house which had been occupied by Wash-\\nington Cronkhite. The second school was taught by Mary\\nAnn Shears in the log dwelling which J. J. Cronkhite\\nerected after his first house was burned, July 1, 1841.\\nThere was a school just over the line in Watertown,\\ntaught by Mrs. Bet.sey Maconiber, in 1842; it was located\\nin the Thornton and Ferris neighborhood. There have\\nbeen so many changes in districts that it is difiicult to fol-\\nlow or designate their boundaries with any certainty.\\nDistrict No. 1 (Boughton school) has a frame school-\\nhouse situated on the noitheast quarter of section 7. The\\nreport for 1878-79 gives 41 children of school age, 34 in\\nattendance frame school-house, value \u00c2\u00a7400, will seat 50\\npupils 1 male teacher (winter term), pay \u00c2\u00a7112 1 female\\nteacher (for summer term), pay $64 resources for year,\\n\u00c2\u00ab:512.4G.\\nDistrict No. 2 (Jason school) has quite a handsome\\nframe school-house, built in 1872 (finished with a bell,\\ncupola, and blinds to the windows), situated on the .south-\\neast quarter of section 10. The report for 1878-79 is as\\nfollows: 45 children, 38 attending school frame school-\\n64\\nhouse, seating 60 pupils, value $1300 1 male teacher\\n(winter term), pay $120; female teacher (summer term),\\npay $36 resources, $267.79.\\nDistrict No. 4 (Jones school) has the only brick school-\\nhouse in the town. It was built in 1878, and is valued\\nat $1000 seating capacity, 60 .scholars children in dis-\\ndrict, 57 attending school, 35 pay of male teacher for\\nwinter term, $100 female teacher, summer term, received\\n$44 resources for the year 1878-79, $492.61 school-\\nhou.se situated on section 34.\\nDistrict No. 5 (Kincaid school) has a small frame house\\nsituated on the northeast corner of section 32 seating ca-\\npacity, 40 pupils in attendance, 50 value of school-house,\\n$500; 1 male teacher employed; pay, $213; resources for\\n1878-79, $376.15.\\nDistrict No. 6 (Wilcox school) has a handsome frame\\nschool-house (similar in finish and appearance to the Jason\\nschool), erected in 1878 and situated on section 17. The\\nreport for 1878-79 gives the following: children, 78 at-\\ntending school, 65 1 frame school-house value, $1000\\nwill seat 60 scholars 1 female teacher employed pay,\\n$136 resources, $546.31.\\nFractional district No. 1 (Riley and Olive) has a small\\nold frame school-house situated a short distance west of\\nAtwell Simmons residence. The report for 1878-79 gives\\n69 children 30 attending school value of house, $100\\nseats 50; 1 male teacher; pay, $140 1 female teacher;\\npay, $64 resources, $254.50.\\nDistrict (fractional) No. 2 (Riley and Olive) has a neat\\nframe school-house situated on the southeast corner of sec-\\ntion 13. School report for 1878-79 shows 52 children;\\n46 attending school frame school-house, value, $600\\nseats 60 1 male teacher pay, $84 1 female teacher\\npay, $42 resources, $266.27.\\nThe following names appear on the records as teachers in\\nthis township to 1860 Martha Lowell, Hannah J. Young,\\nDorr K. Stowell, Addis E. Lloyd, Indiana Walton, Mary\\nAnn Shear, Betsey Macomber, Charlotte Ferguson, Miss\\nT. Alexander, Eleanor S. Macomber, Ann Cain, Mr. Mon-\\ntague, Mary Daniels, Frances E. Lloyd, Cyrus Pratt, Cor-\\nnelia N. Daniels, Elizabeth Tucker, Joseph Berry, Smith\\nHildreth, Mary J. Partridge, Rebecca Burk, Mary Moore,\\nMary Weber, William E. Barber, William H. H. Knapp,\\nHarvey C. Nutting, Helen Humphrey, Lucy M. Whitaker,\\nJjmma D. Badger, Mary Austin, Emeline Heacox, Miss\\nKincaid, Arminda Bartow, Mary Ann Hayes, Catharine\\nH. Stevens, Martha Howard, Rhoda B. Wilber, Byron H.\\nPratt, Augusta Fink, Leonard Travis, Clinton J. Hill,\\nMary Reynolds, Martha Cokeland, Angeline Reynolds.\\nPOST-OFFICES.\\nThe Riley post-office was established about 1855. Jon-\\nathan Owen was the first postmaster. His successors have\\nbeen Philip P. Peck, John N. Hildreth, and the present\\nincumbent, S. N. Hildreth.\\nThe South lliley po.st-office was established about 1857,\\nwith Nathan E. Jones, Sr., postmaster, succeeded by Au-\\ngustus Robin.son, Nathan E. Jones, Jr., and the present\\npostmaster, Adolphus E. Jones.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0649.jp2"}, "646": {"fulltext": "506\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSAW-MILL.\\nThe first stationary saw-mill in lliley was built on section\\n25 about 1875 by Henry Harlow Co. The partner was\\nkilled by being accidentally thrown upon the saw. The\\nmachinery was removed to Woodhull, Shiawassee Co., and\\nset up in a mill built on the Chicago and Lake Huron\\nRailroad.\\nPATKONS OF HUSBANDRY.\\nKORTU RILEY GRANGE, No. 342,\\nwas organized March 19, 1874, Col. Richard Baylis being\\nthe first Master Morris Boughton, Overseer Cyrus B.\\nPratt, Lecturer George H. Peck, Steward S. N. Hil-\\ndreth. Chaplain Cory Owen, Treasurer H. L. Pratt, Sec-\\nretary John Pingel, Gate-keeper; Mrs. Eunice E. Baylis,\\nCeres Miss Lucretia Temple, Pomona Miss Hattie\\nBoughton, Flora Mrs. Adelia alters, Lady Assistant\\nSteward.\\nSOUTH RILEY GRANGE, No. 456,\\nwas organized under dispensation, June 11, 1874. They\\nhave a grange hall adjoining the brick school-house on the\\neast side.\\nFOREST HILL CHEESE-FACTORY,\\nowned and operated by a stock company, was organized in\\nthe spring of 1874, and the factory erected. The building\\nis in size thirty by eighty, and cost, with machinery, twenty-\\nfour hundred dollars. It stands on the northeast corner of\\nsection 17.\\nThe stockholders are D. P. Wilcox, Horatio S. Bliss,\\nHenry L. BlLss, Sidney J. Bliss, David P. Bliss, Stebbins\\nC. Bliss, Bliss Temple, J. M. Dane, Henry Jones, Chris-\\ntian Jacobs, Andrew J. Chapman, Frederick Oding,\\nJohn Pingel, Charles Walters, and A. R. Boss President\\nof the company, D. P. Wilcox A. R. Boss, Secretary.\\nAGRICULTURE AND POPULATION.\\nThe United States census of 1860 gives the following\\nexhibit. There were owned in the town 94 horses, 248\\nmilch cows, 110 work-oxen, 617 sheep, and 485 swine.\\nj The yield of grain, etc., was 3653 bushels of wheat, 7536\\nbushels of corn, 4367 bushels of oats, 2758 bushels of po-\\ntatoes, 2469 pounds of wool, 26,900 pounds of butter,\\n2430 pounds of cheese, 876 tons of hay, 41,486 pounds\\nof maple-sugar.\\nThe United States census of 1870 shows the increase of\\nthe products of the township over the census of 1860. Of\\nhorses there were 222 cows, 302 oxen, GO sheep, 1830\\nswine, 355 pounds of wool, 8935 pounds of butter,\\n41,345 bushels of wheat, 17,382 bushels of corn, 9985\\nbushels of potatoes, 7340 bushels of oats, 16,245 tons\\nof hay, 1410 pounds of maple-sugar, 9505.\\nThe State census of 1874 exhibits the gain over the\\ncensus of 1870. Wheat on ground, 2249 acres; wheat\\ncut in 1873, 1741 acres, which yielded 29,239 bushels\\ncorn; 20,073 bushels potatoes, 3634 bushels tons of hay,\\n1651 pounds of wool, 7793; pounds of butter, 53,373\\npounds of cheese, 6500 pounds of maple-sugar, 19,247\\nhorses, 375 oxen, 152 cows, 636 swine, 604 sheep,\\n2149. The census of cereals for 1877 shows 2452 acres\\nof wheat cut, which produced 61,747 bushels. The wheat\\non the ground in 1878 was 3306 acres, which would give\\n(as estimated) an average yield of 83,245 bushels.\\nIn 1847, Riley had a population of 134, which had in-\\ncreased in 1854 to 400. In 1860 the enumeration gave\\n607 souls in 122 families. There were 142 dwelling-houses\\nand 106 farms occupied. The State census in 1864 showed\\n641, showing a gain of only 34 in four years. The census\\nof 1870 gave 1139, an increase in six years of 498. The\\nnext four years only 24 were added to the population, mak-\\ning for 1874, 1163. The United States census for 1880,\\njust completed, gives the number of inhabitants at 1469,\\na gain in six years of 306.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0650.jp2"}, "647": {"fulltext": "RILEY TOWNSHIP.\\n507\\nBIOGEAPHIOAL SKETCHES.\\nLYMAN HUNGERFORD.\\nLyman Hungcrford was born in the town of Paris,\\nOneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1812. His tatlicr, Orin\\nHungcrford, was a native of tlie Green jNIountain State,\\nand was born in (he town of Puwna!, Bennington Co.,\\nin 1790. He was a blaeivsmith by trade, and removed to\\nOneida County about 1808, where he resided until 1816,\\nwhen he removed to Jefferson County and purchased a farm\\nin the town of Henderson, where lie resided until his\\ndeath, which occurred in 1868. He married Jliss Abigail\\nMorgan in 1811. She was born in the town of Pownal,\\nin 1789. They reared a family of nine children, si.x boys\\nand three girls, Lyman being the eldest of the family.\\nThe elder Hungcrford was an energetic and successful\\nfarmer of liberal and progressive ideas, and in all re. ipects\\na valuable citizen. His wife was one of tlio.sc thrifty\\nhou.sewives of the olden time. She spun and wove the\\ncloth from which the family clothing was made, and reared\\nher children to habits of industry and thrift. Lyman\\nacquired what was at that time considered a good educa-\\ntion. His life up to the age of twenty-one was spent upon\\nhis father s farm. On attaining his majority he started for\\nhim.self, working as a farm hand during the summer, and\\nteaching during the winter. In 1836 lie purchased from\\nthe government the northeast fjuarter of section 34.\\nIn 1838 he was married to Miss Sarah Nutting, of\\nHenderson. She was born in 1815. In 1843, Mr. Hun-\\ngerford came West with his (iimily, and settled upon the\\nfarm which he had previously purcha.sed. Riley was at\\nthis time an almost unbnjken wilderness; his purchase was\\nheavily timbered, and the con.struetion of a farm was an\\nundertaking involving years of hard labor and privation.\\nThe life of Mr. Hungcrford has been a success in all that\\nthe word implies. He has secured a well-won competency,\\nand has attained an enviable position among his fellow-\\ncitizens, by whom he is fully appreciated for his integrity\\nand ability. He has been placed in various positions of\\ntrust, notably among the number that of supervisor and\\nmagistrate. The oflBce of supervisor he filled acceptably\\nfor over eleven years. In all matters of county legislation\\nhe took broad and liberal positions, and among his brother\\nsupervisors he was esteemed, not only for his gentlemanly\\ndeportment, but for sterling common sense and sound judg-\\nment. As a magistrate his decisions were always imjiartial,\\nand evidenced much legal acumen. Mr. Hungcrford reared\\na family of three children, only one of whom is now living,\\nWilliam W., wlio was born in the town of Riley, in 1844,\\nand is living on a place which was presented to him by his\\nfather.\\nAccompanying this biography may be seen the portrait\\nof Mr. Ihingcrfoid, which is indicative of generosity and\\nhospitality, and is evidence of a positive character and a\\nwell-balanced mind.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0651.jp2"}, "648": {"fulltext": "508\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPHILIP P. PECK.\\nIf the future generations are asked the question, Who\\nhas done the most for America, the pioneer or the inventor\\nof tlie telegraph, the locomotive, the steamboat, or the\\nmany great inventors of the present or any other age? we\\nbelieve the answer will be, The Pioneer. Without him\\nthere would have been no need of locomotives or steam-\\nboats, no cities to connect with the telegraph-wire, and no\\nuse for the labor-saving machinery we see on every hand.\\nOf the pioneers of Clinton County there are none deserving\\nof more credit than Philip P. Peck, of whom this is a\\nbrief history. He was one of a fomily of six children,\\nand was born in Danbury, Conn., Nov. 23, 1802. When\\nhe was fourteen years old his father, who was a shoemaker,\\nmoved to Seneca Co., N. Y^., where the family resided\\nfourteen years, and where young Philip learned his father s\\ntrade. Arrived at his majority he started out in life for\\nhimself, locating first at I^odi, in Seneca County. But\\nhaving no means with which to start, he found a hard road\\nto travel. He then became an itinerant shoemaker, going\\nfrom farm to farm and making up the yearly supply of\\n.shoes for the families where he stopped, as was the custom.\\nAfter several years spent in wandering he married, and\\nthen emigrated to Huron Co., Ohio, where he bought fifty\\nacres of unimproved land, on which he did but little\\nclearing, as his trade engrossed the most of his time.\\nSoon after his arrival iii Ohio, his brother joined him and\\nopened a cooper-shop. Philip s health becoming impaired\\nby too close application to the bench he (juit his trade, and\\nthen for four years worked at the cooper s trade. Becoming\\ndissatisfied with the progress he was making he sold his fifty\\nacres, and with two os-teams started for Michigan, locating in\\nTecumseh, Lenawee Co., where he bought forty acres of land.\\nbut did not work it, as his recovered health made it possible\\nfor him to again work at his trade, which he followed four\\nyears; then sold out and again wended his way westward,\\nthis time locating in Ililey township, Clinton Co. There were\\nthen but few families, and Mr. Peck s arrival was hailed\\nwith great pleasure by Mr. Boughton, who was living a\\nbachelor on his farm, which was near Mr. Peck s. He had\\npreviously built a small house near Mr. Peck s farm, into\\nwhich he at once invited Mr. Peck and his family, and\\nwhere they resided many years. The house, though small,\\nwas always the home of any new-comer, and families of\\neight and ten were often entertained for weeks until their\\nown houses could be built. The Indians, too, always found\\na welcome beneath his roof and at his table, and were\\nalways warm friends of the family. Years have passed,\\nand the wild land he then bought is now a well-improved\\nfarm, which is surrounded by the homes of the many\\nthrifty farmers of Riley, all of which Mr. Peck has lived\\nto see, and towards which he has contributed more than\\nhis share. And now in the seventy-eighth year of his age\\nhe is enjoying the comforts his life of toil has brought\\nhim. He has always stood high in the estimation of his\\nfellow-citizens, and has nearly always held some ofiBce in\\nhis town, having been justice of the peace thirty years in\\nsuccession, and town clerk five years also county superin-\\ntendent of the poor two years. He was in early life converted\\nto the Methodist faith, and is now a member of that church.\\nThere have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Peck the following\\nchildren: William B., born Oct. 14, 1825; Emma J.,\\nMarch 12, 1827; and Amanda M., June 23, 1833, who\\nmarried David P. Bliss, July 30, 1853; their children\\nare Eva, born July 0, 1854, and Huron S., April 22, 1801.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0652.jp2"}, "649": {"fulltext": ".JONATHAN OWEN.\\nAmong tlie patriot.s of tlie Revolution was ol.\\nJesse Owen, father of tlie subject of this memoir.\\nHe was a brave soldier and an intrepid commander.\\nHe served with distinction throughout tiiat .sanguin-\\nary struggle, and at the close of the war settled in\\nOrange Co., N. Y., where Jonathan was born, April\\n1, 1805. He lived with his father, who was a farmer,\\nuntil he was twenty-two years of age, when he mar-\\nried Mi.ss Ijydia Bennet, who was born in New Jer-\\nsey in 1804. In 1805 the family removed to Tomp-\\nkins Co., N. Y., where the mother died.\\nIn 1845, Mr. Owen emigrated with his family to\\nMichigan, and settled in the town of Riley, where\\nhe purcliased one hundred and twenty acres of new\\nland on .section 18. The pioneer life of Mr. Owen\\nwas one of peculiar privation and hardship; he was\\npoor and was obliged to work for three shillings per\\nday to support his family, but being a man of in-\\ndomitable [)erscverance and energy he overcame the\\nobstacles that beset his way, and not only accumulated\\na competency, but established a valuable record as a\\ncitizen.\\nIn his religious belief he was a Baptist, and\\ncarried his religion into iiis everyday life, and its\\nprecepts were his guide in all transactions. Politi-\\ncally, he was a Republican.\\nMKS. .JONATHAN OWEN.\\nJONATHAN OWEN.\\nHe died April 10, 18(i6, at his home in Riley, in\\nthe sixty-first year of his age. He had been closely\\nidentified with the best intei-ests of the town for over\\ntwenty-one yeai-s. He owned at the time of his\\ndeath a fine farm of four hundred acres, over two\\nhundred of which were iinpi-oved. He had erected\\ncommodious building.s, and pos.sessed all the appoint-\\nments of a well-conducted farm. He was the father of\\na family of nine childi-en, viz.: Betsey, born Sept.\\n1, 1827; William B., born June 22, 1829; Mary,\\nborn July 27, 1831; Jane, born Aug. 24, 1833;\\nJoseph B., born Sept. 17, 1835; John, born May 6,\\n1837; Je.s.se C, born Aug. 18, 1839; Rebecca A.,\\nborn March 19, 1844; Caroline C, born Nov. 21,\\n1847. Of the above all are living, with the excep-\\ntion of Betsey, Mary, and John. The latter enlisted\\nin Co. A, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteer In-\\nfantry, and died in hospital at Bowling Green, Ky.,\\nDec. 1, 1862. Jesse C. was a member of Co. G,\\n.same regiment.\\nAccompanying this brief biography may be seen\\nthe porti-aits of Mr. and Mrs. Owen, placed in this\\nvolume by tiieir children as a monument for the per-\\npetuation of their memory, and as a .slight acknowl-\\netlgment of what they diil in the development of\\nthe town.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0653.jp2"}, "650": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0654.jp2"}, "651": {"fulltext": "VICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\n509\\nCHAPTER LXIV.\\nVICTOR TOWNSHIP.*\\nGeneral Description The Pioneers of the Township and its Settle-\\nment The Indian Chief Chippewa Lists of Early Tax- Payers\\nand Voters Township Organization List of Township Officers\\nPost-Offices Ilighways Religious History Schools.\\nTown 6 north, in range 1 west, named Victor, i.s one of\\nthe eastern border towns of Clinton County. North it has\\nOvid, soutli is Batli, cast Shiawassee County, and west the\\ntownship of Olive.\\nOriginally the town consisted of oak-openings, with some\\nmarsh-lands on the west, and a generally even surface except\\non the east, where the country is inclined to be hilly. The\\nsoil is exceedingly productive, and, illustrative of the esteem\\nin which it is held, the language of one of Victor s most\\nprosperous farmers testifies that the soil of the town will\\nproduce just what you put the crop in for. Much of the\\nacreage is given over to the cultivation of wheat, of which\\nthe average yield in the best portions reaches twenty-five\\nbushels to the acre, while in some instances forty bushels\\nhave been yielded. Victor is moreover an excellent sheep-\\nraising town. In 1879 the sheep sheared numbered four\\nthousand three hundred and eighty-six, and the wool-clip\\ntwenty-five thousand eight hundred and ibrty-seven pounds.\\nThe number of sheep reported in 1880 aggregated four\\ntliousand nine liundred and sixty-six.\\nThe Looking-Glass River, an exceedingly crooked .stream,\\npasses through the southern part of the town from east\\nto west, but affords no power that can be utilized to\\nprofitable advantage. Round Lake, a handsome sheet of\\nwater, covering about one hundred and fifty acres upon sec-\\ntions 28 and 29, was at one time a very popular resort for\\nanglers, picnic-parties, and pleasure-seekers in general, but\\nlatterly its attractive features have faded by neglect, although\\nthere is still much thereabout that invites the attention of\\nthe rambler.\\nThe town has no village, nor has it yet any business\\ninterests save those of agriculture. The line of the Jack-\\nson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad crosses the southeast\\ncorner of Victor, but has no station therein.\\nTHE PIONEERS OF THE TOWNSHIP AND ITS\\nSETTLEMENT.\\nUntil the summer of 1836 the township now called\\nVictor contained no white settlers. At tiiat time one\\nWelcome J. Purtelo effected on the southwest quarter of\\nsection 31 the pioneer clearing. Although he did not\\ndiscover his error until some years afterwards, ho settled\\nupon land belonging to other parties, but adjoining his\\nown. Unconscious of his mistake he worked and im-\\nproved that place, set out an orchard, and very materially\\nenhanced its value, when there came to him the knowledge\\none day that he had been improving another man s land\\nwhile his own had all that time been suffered to lie ne-\\nglected. Partelo was of course chagrined and much dis-\\ngusted when the revelation fell upon him, but as he was\\nfortunately permitted to purchase the property at the price\\nBy David Schwartz.\\nof unimproved land, he escaped from the dilemma with\\nconsiderable satisfaction, and continued to make his home\\nwhere he had begun. Mr. Partelo was chosen the first\\nsupervisor of the township of De Witt in 1836, and occu-\\npied for some time a prominent place as a county official.\\nVictor s second settler was Robert G. McKce, now and\\nsince 1860 a resident of Laingsburg, in Sciota. Mr. McKee\\nlocated land in 1836 upon sections 25, 35, and 3G, and in\\nthe spring of 1837 began to make an improvement thereon.\\nHe was then a bachelor, and devoted him.solf chiefly to the\\nbusiness of surveying, but engaging a family to live on his\\nplace and clear it up, he made a commencement just as\\nif he had himself taken literally hold of the pioneer busi-\\nness. Indeed, he did do considerable work in that direc-\\ntion, although, as before remarked, he was dashing through\\nthe country much of his time with his surveying-party.\\nJlr. McKee s mode of lii e brought him naturally into familiar\\ncontact with the roving Indians of that section, and he\\nbecame in time their well-known and esteemed patron.\\nThe most important of the early settlements in tlie town-\\nsl)ip were made, however, in June, 1837, when there came\\nto Victor a company of three families, who.se respective\\nheads were William Swarthout, John Parker, and Jesse\\nJamison, of whom the last named, still living in the town,\\nis the only surviving member. William Swarthout. who\\nwas a man of means, had instructed his brother-in-law,\\nVan Vleet, of Ann Arbor, to locate for him six eighty-\\nacre lots in Victor, his purpose being to start a large farm,\\nso that he might eventually apportion it to his sons, of\\nwhom he had six. Instead of locating the lots together,\\nVan Vleet scattered them east, west, and north, much to\\nSwarthout s aggravation, but the mischief being done he\\nmade the best uf it. The land location was made in 1836\\nand the settlement in 1837, Swarthout s selection being\\nmade in section 23.\\nThe three families journeyed together from Seneca Co.,\\nN. Y., to Detroit, and there leaving the women and chil-\\ndren, William Swarthout, Jesse Jamison, John Parker, and\\nSwarthout s two .sons, Isaac V. and Layton, pushed ou\\nwestward ibr Swarthout s land in Victor. In short order\\nthey put up a shanty, and then William Swartliout returning\\nto Detroit for their families, brought them out without much\\ndelay, and into the completed shanty all hands bunked until a\\nhouse was built Ibr Parker on section 14. Then Jamison\\nwas provided with a habitation on section 22, and so all had\\nin due season roofs over their separate heads. Jamison,\\nthe oldest living .settler now in the town, abides still on the\\nspot where he put up his rude cabin. Parker s widow\\nlives on the old Parker place. Swarthout tarried in Victor\\nonly two years, when lie removed to Ovid and there died.\\nJami-son, a blacksmith by trade, set up a smitiiy in\\npretty quick order, and although he was not equipped to\\ndo much skillful work, his presence and business becoming\\nstraightway known for miles around, he was abundantly\\nbesieged by settlers needing his services, and in many cases\\nthese needy ones came many miles to him for plow-points\\nor such work as he could furnish. Soon afterwards Moses\\nSmith settling upon section 2, opened a smithy there, and\\nnot long afterwards John Runciman started a similar shop\\nnear Round Lake, on the Grand River road, but to Jami-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0655.jp2"}, "652": {"fulltext": "510\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nson belongs the distinction of pioneer blacksmith of\\nVictor.\\nReturning to mention of Welcome J. Partelo, it is of\\ninterest to mention that lie raised the pioneer crop of wheat\\nin the town and set out the first orchard, and that De Witt\\nC. Partelo, his son, born in 1837, was the first born in\\nVictor. William Swarthout, supposed generally to have\\nbeen the first, was the second, the date of his birth being\\nAugust, 1838.\\nThe first death in the town was that of the mother of\\nJohn Parker. She died in the summer of 1839, and was\\nburied upon John Parker s farm. D. S. Cotes dug the\\ngrave, and D. H. Blood delivered a prayer as the only\\nfuneral service, a minister being not readily obtainable.\\nNothing was done towards procuring a public burial-\\nground until the town-meeting of April 1, 1844, when the\\ntown board was authorized to purchase three suitable sites\\nfor burying-grounds and to pay for the land and breaking\\nand fencing it fifty dollars were appropriated, eight dollars\\nbeing also voted to build a pound on ground bought of\\nJoseph Ilollister. From the town records it appears that\\nWilliam Brunson and Joseph Ilollister each received five\\ndollars for half an acre of land to be used as a cemetery.\\nOf these the one now on section 13 was laid out first.\\nIn February, 1839, D. II. Blood, a New Yorker, entered\\nthe town with his family having already located land on\\nsection 13 and took possession temporarily of a log house\\nbody put up in the fall of 1838 on section 10 by William\\nW. and James Upton, who, at the time mentioned, had\\nbroken four acres on the place, put it into wheat, and re-\\nturned to the East. Later on William W. came back to\\nVictor, and resided in the township many years. He became\\nsubsequently an occupant of the supreme bench of Oregon,\\nand now holds an important place in the treasury depart-\\nment at Washington.\\nWhen Blood made his settlement there were already in\\nthe town W. J. Partelo, Jesse Jamison, R. G. McKee,\\nJoseph Simpson, John Parker, Hugh Haggerty, William\\nSwarthout, and Thomas Cross. When Bluod came in\\nthere was no grist-mill available short of Sliiawassectown,\\nand during the first year of his stay he had to go to Capt.\\nScott s, of De Witt, to buy a grist, consuming a day to do\\nit in, and after that using two days more to get his grist to\\nmill and his flour home.\\nJoseph Simp.sou, alluded to above, came with his family\\nto Victor in 1838, to work some land on section 14 be-\\nlonging to his brother-in-law, D. S. Cotes, who came also\\nwith him, but returned eastward after lending Simpson a\\nhand in clearing about three acres. Cotes came back in\\n1841 for a permanent stay, and remained a resident of Victor\\nuntil 1866, when he removed to his present home in Ovid\\ntownship, to land first settled by one Zewick. Cotes i ound\\nin 1841 that Victor had quite a bevy of settlers, including\\nThomas Cross, Hugh Haggerty, John Parker, Jesse Jami-\\nson, Ainsworth Reed, W. J. Partelo, R. G. McKoe, John\\nCollister, Joseph Ilollister, James and Wentworth Calkins,\\nJoseph Simpson, Daniel Blood, and Cyrus Robinson, who\\nwas on section 6, where Ephraim Trumbull had previously\\nmade a settlement. Samuel Treat boarded with Cotes a\\nyear, and then occupied a place on the southwest.\\nAbout that time John Runciman, already spoken of,\\npitched his tent in section 28, near Round Lake, on the\\nGrand River road, and opened business as a blacksmith.\\nA brief experience in that field satisfied him that the busi-\\nness was neither profitable, pleasant, nor suited to his taste,\\nand in disgust he gave up the venture and returned to\\nNew York. There he sold the Victor place to John Miller,\\nwho came out in 1844 expecting to find a clearing of fifteen\\nacres on his new purchase, but found instead that some one\\nhad turned simply a couple of furrows, and as to clearing\\nthere was not sufficient to speak of. When Miller reached\\nthe spot with his family the old log house body built by\\nRunciman was uninhabitable, and pending its restoration\\nMiller moved into the house of Walter Laing, then owning\\na place one mile east, but just at that time working a farm\\nin Bath for the widow Cushman. Walter Laing was a son\\nof Dr. Peter Laing, of Laingsburg, and kept on the Grand\\nRiver road in section 27 a house of public entertainment,\\nwhere he dispensed whisky as the chief stock in trade.\\nA house of public entertainment was also kept by Oliver B.\\nWestcott in 1845. Previous to that time he kept tavern\\nat Laingsburg. Miller s nearest neighbors were Jesse\\nJamison, two and a half miles northeast, and R. G. McKee,\\nthree miles east. There were at that time no lucifer\\nmatches, and on two or three occasions Miller had made\\ntrips to Jami.son s and McKee s in search of firebrands to\\nrestore his own expired fire. The business of walking five\\nor sI.K miles every time his fire went out, and made the job\\nnecessary, set young John contemplating the possibility of\\nobtaining fire by an easier method. Contemplation merged\\ninto determination soon afterwards when one Sunday morn-\\ning the family fire was out and a trip to McKee s stared\\nhim in the face. Ransacking the cabin he stumbled upon\\na piece of flint, and lo in a trice he had a fire, nor was he\\nafterward called to repeat his former tiresome experiences.\\nRobert McKee was the only man in the neighborhood who\\nhad a horse-team, and to him the people frequently turned\\nfor a lift when they wanted milling done. It was nothing\\nuncommon for a settler to use four days in going to Shia-\\nwassee to mill with ox-teams, and when the ground was\\nfrozen hard their oxen were of course valueless as motive-\\npower. On such occasions McKee and his horse-team came\\nin the guise of timely blessings.\\nMr. Miller recalls a bear-hunting incident in which he,\\nMcKee, and an Indian took part. They treed the bear,\\ncut the tree down, and then, as his bearship was about to\\nmake off Miller mounted him. Bruin struggled and en-\\ndeavored to lunch on his captor, who was, however, deter-\\nmined to stick to him until assisted by his companions, but\\nMcKee, enjoying the fun too much to stop, yelled, Hang\\nto him. Miller, or he ll kill you Miller fretted and\\nfumed and struggled with the bear until his apparent ex-\\nhaustion warned McKee to render assistance. With the\\naid of the others McKee got the bear down and tied, and\\ntook him up on his horse, the intention all along having\\nbeen to convey the beast home alive. McKee had not gone\\nfar with his prize before the prize managed to offer a show\\nof fight, and that time it was the gallant McKee who was\\nfiightencd. The more frightened ho got and the more he\\ncalled to Miller and the Indian to help him the nioic Mil-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0656.jp2"}, "653": {"fulltext": "lb\\n1\\nCo", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0657.jp2"}, "654": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0658.jp2"}, "655": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0659.jp2"}, "656": {"fulltext": "I-\\ni V", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0660.jp2"}, "657": {"fulltext": "VICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\n511\\nler cried out, Stick to liim, Mac, or he ll kill you\\nPresently the situation began to look serious, and then, to\\nMac s great relief, his comrades mastered the bear and got\\nthe alarmed McKee out of his trouble.\\nWhen the Millers landed in the town they were very\\npoor in provisions, and what few they did have were soon\\nconsumed. New Year s Day was at hand, and although\\nthey were bound to have a feast they hadn t a thing save a\\nlittle corn upon which to found it. Foraging about the\\ncountry, John managed to borrow a peck of potatoes,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0which, although not much by way of a dinner, furnished at\\nleast a start towards one. There was no bread in the house,\\nand a thirty -mile journey to mill wasn t to be thought of.\\nThe corn was, however, at hand, and that accordingly\\npounded was soon resolved into johnny-cake. Johnny-cake\\nand potatoes comprised, however, the sum total of the com-\\nponent parts of the proposed New Year banquet, and as\\nphilosophy was just then one of the cardinal virtues and\\nhigh in favor, they sat down gladly to a feast of potatoes\\nand johnny-cake, and thanked heaven, no doubt, that their\\ncondition was no worse. Apropos of a scarcity of pro-\\nvisions, the year 1843, following upon what is still keenly\\nremembered as the hard winter, was an especially hard\\nyear for many pioneers. Many too poor to buy adequate\\nsupplies of food subsisted for days at a time upon berries\\nand milk, while those who were considered exceedingly for-\\ntunate struggled along on a diet of potatoes and salt. D.\\n8. Cotes says he recollects a time when, there being a relig-\\nious gathering at his house and no flour in the larder, he\\nset off on a cruise among the neighbors in search of a loan,\\nand that he walked seven miles before he found a house-\\nhold supplied with sufficient flour to spare enough for a\\nbaking.\\nDuring the period between 183(5 and 183!), Ainsworth\\nHeed traveled through Clinton, Shiawassee, and otiier\\nMichigan counties selling goods, and made not only the\\nacquaintance of about every pioneer on his beat, but pur-\\nsued a proBtable industry. In 1839 he concluded he had\\nhad enough of wandering, and he therefore bought some\\nland on section 13 in Victor, upon which he at once set-\\ntled. In 1858 he bought on sections 21 and 22 a tract of\\nland measuring one mile square, and to its improvement he\\naddressed himself so earnestly that although he paid but\\nthree thousand three hundred and sixty dollars for the land\\nin 1858, he was ofiered thirteen thousand dollars for it in\\n1870. Upon that tract he cultivated two acres of cran-\\nberries, and from the yield in twelve years he realized up-\\nwards of five thousand dollars. There was not a stick cut\\nupon his mile square in 1858, and when he built his house\\nthat year he had to go to Flint to get seasoned lumber\\nfor it.\\nAmong other of the earliest settlers in Victor not heretofore\\nmentioned were William Kennedy and John Collister, who\\ncame in 1838, and Joseph Ilollister, who became a settler\\nin 1841. Thomas Jami.son, brother to Jesse, made his\\nhome in Victor in 1843, and died in 1801. His widow\\nlives now in Laingsburg. Dr. Isaac T. Hollister, brother\\nof Joseph, visited Victor in 1847, and there being then no\\nphysician in the town, he determined to settle there and\\nengage in the practice of medicine. For seventeen years\\nhe pursued his professional duties in Victor and the adjacent\\ncountry, taking in a large circuit of territory and bending\\nhis efforts in an energetic way to the flood of demands\\nwhich beset him from far and near. Doctors were rather\\nrare in Michigan when he entered the field in Victor, and\\nas ho was the first physician to locate in the town, he was a\\nprivilege and a luxury to the community, as well as almost\\nconstantly in demand. He was in almost constant practice\\nto 1864, when he removed to Laingsburg, where he now\\nlives in retirement. Dr. Aaron McKee came to Victor\\nabout 1860, and practiced in the town until his death.\\nVictor s doctors have been, as noted, but the two named,\\nHollister and McKee. As to the settlers who came to Vic-\\ntor after the town began to be pretty well populated, a gen-\\neral allusion embraces the names of J. Y. Perkins, C. K.\\nMcKee, Warren Ives, Loyal Starr, Erastus Sprague, R. C.\\nGrotliy, John Hibbard, John Beach, R. C. Arthur, J. D.\\nSleight, W. F. Potter, II. Cuddcback, and W. Montague.\\nTHE INDIAN CHIEF CHIPrEWA.\\nUpon the farm of Hugh Swarthout in Victor the cu-\\nriously inclined may observe the grave of an Indian chief,\\nknown as Cliippewa, who was at his death at the head of\\nthe roving .savages who infested the townships of Sciota\\nand Victor much of the time during the pioneer era.\\nChippewa died of the smallpox, which in 1838 raged\\namong the Indians thereabout as an epidemic. It is said\\nthat Chippewa, maintaining that he had discovered a new\\ncure for the disorder, proceeded while severely ill to put\\nhis remedial measure into efiect by leaping into a cask of\\ncold water. Unfortunately for his theory, his remedy simply\\nhastened his death, for almost directly after applying it he\\nexpired. His burial-place is regarded with considerable re-\\nspect, and there has latterly been talk of inclosing it within\\na paling, so that the spot maybe not only preserved from in-\\ntrusion but more conspicuously marked as an object of in-\\nterest. Chip])ewa s son, Jackson, died also of the smallpox\\nduring the epidemic of 1838, and was buried on Daniel H.\\nBlood s farm, where his bones still repose.\\nLISTS OF EARLY TAX-PAYERS AND VOTERS.\\nThe resident tax-payers of town G north, in range 1\\nwest (now Victor), in 1839 were the following-named\\npersons\\nAcres.\\nTliomiis M. Cross, section 2 147\\nlluf^h Ilaggcrty, section II 160\\nR. J. McKee, sections 25, 2f., .35,36 775\\n.John Collistei*, sections 35, 36 16U\\nC. Davis, 8((ction 27 80\\nR. Finch, section 3B 160\\n.Jesse Jiiniison, section 22 80\\nJolin Piirlior, section 1-1 80\\nW.J. Partelo, section 31 215\\nJoseph Simpson, sectiona 13, 14 100\\nThe jurors of 1846 were as follows:\\nGrand. William Brunson, Henry Post, Hugh Hag-\\ngerty, D. II. Blood, Ainsworth Reed, John Parker.\\nPett t. Samuel Millard, D. S. Cotes, Thomas M. Cross,\\nJohn Collister, Thomas Jamison, Henry Buell.\\nAt the elections of 1844 and 1846 the voters were as\\nbelow named", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0661.jp2"}, "658": {"fulltext": "512\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThomas M. Cross.\\nW. Calkins.\\nHugli Haggerty.\\nMoses Smith.\\nHenry Buell.\\nJesse Jamison.\\nRansley Sutliff.\\nWilliam Letts.\\nSamuel Millard.\\nJos. Hollister.\\nDavid Groom.\\nHow Covert.\\nP. B. Aldrich.\\nAlonzo Groom.\\nPhineas Partelo.\\nJohn Miller.\\nWilliam BrunsoD.\\nJames Calkins.\\nReuben Rogers.\\nJ. H. Adams.\\n1844.\\nDavid B. Cranson.\\nIsaac Parks.\\nS. A. Mitchell.\\nJoseph Simpson.\\nDavid S. Cotes.\\nAinsworth Reed.\\nSamuel Treat.\\nPhilo Finch.\\nJoseph Hildreth.\\nHenry Post.\\nR. G. McKee.\\nJohn Parker.\\nJohn Collister.\\nJohn Groom.\\nW. J. Partelo.\\nW. W. Upton.\\nD. H. Blood.\\nW. Laing.\\nThomas Jamison.\\n1846.\\nHenry Bnell.\\nHenry Post.\\nR. G. McKee.\\nWillard Richards.\\nJohn Parker.\\nThomas Jamison.\\nReuben Rogers.\\nJesse Jamison.\\nJacob Miller.\\nMartin Heathiugton.\\nS. A. Mitchell.\\nJoseph Hollister.\\nChristopher Heathington.\\nJohn Groom.\\nAinsworth Reed.\\nSamuel Millard.\\nP. B. Aldrich.\\nSamuel Calkins.\\nWentworth Calkins.\\nD. H. Blood.\\nHugh Haggerty.\\nSamuel Treat.\\nJohn Collister.\\nW. J. Partelo.\\nDavid S. Cotes.\\nStephen Duzenberry.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.\\nTowns 5 and 6 north, in range 1 west, now known as\\nVictor and Bath, were until March 9, 1843, joined under\\nthe township name of Ossowa. Legislative act, approved\\non the date mentioned, organized town 6 as Victor town-\\nship, and provided that the first town-meeting should be\\nheld at the school-house near Daniel Blood s. The town\\nname was bestowed in accordance with a suggestion from\\nWilliam W. Upton and D. H. Blood, who came to Mich-\\nigan from Victpr in New York State.\\nThe first election for township ofiBcials was held April\\n15, 1843, Jesse Jamison, D. H. Blood, and William\\nW. Upton being inspectors of election. The voters were\\ntwenty-six in number, as follows William Letts, Isaac\\nParks, Aaron Groom, P. P. Peck, Robert Finch, John\\nGroom, Jr., Thomas M. Cross, Joseph Simpson, Reuben\\nRogers, W. Calkins, James Calkins, John Groom, W. J.\\nPartelo, David B. Cranson, Samuel Millard, How Covert,\\nDavid S. Cotes, John Parker, Daniel H. Blood, David\\nGroom, Ainsworth Reed, Henry Buell, John Collister, W.\\nP. Partelo, Jesse Jamison, Hugh Haggerty.\\nA caucus was held at J. M. Blood s old place, and\\nthe candidates then selected were subsequently elected with-\\nout opposition, since there was but one ticket in the field.\\nThe officers elected were Supervisor, Samuel Treat Clerk,\\nHenry Buell Treasurer, Ainsworth Reed Justices of\\nthe Peace, John Collister, Hugh Haggerty, W. J. Par-\\ntelo, John Groom Highway Commissioners, William Letts,\\nThomas M. Cross, John Parker; Constables, David Cran-\\nson, P. P. Peck, Aaron Groom, W. P. Partelo; Poor-\\nmasters, Hugh Haggerty, William W. Upton School\\nInspectors, John Groom, Hugh Haggerty, William W.\\nUpton Pathmasters, How Covert in district No. 8, David\\nCranson in No. 13, James Calkins in No. 7, David S. Cotes\\nin No. 12, Jesse Jamison in No. 5, W. J. Partelo in No.\\n4, John Collister in No. 6.\\nSeventy-five dollars was voted for a town library; one\\ndollar each on scholars between the ages of four and eight-\\neen was ordered to be raised, and two hundred dollars were\\nvoted for contingent expenses.\\nLIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.\\nBeginning with 1844 and closing with 1880, the annual\\ntown elections in Victor have designated as supervisors,\\nclerks, treasurers, and justices of the peace the following\\npersons\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1844. S. Treat.\\n18-)5-48. R. G. McKee.\\n1849-50. T. Jamison.\\n1851. R. G. McKee.\\n1852-56. T. J.imison.\\n1857. William Branson.\\n1858-63. I. V. Swarlhout.\\n1864-65. J. W. Becliwith.\\n1866-68. I. V. Swaithout.\\n1869. C. E. Hollister.\\n1870. R.H. Hollister.\\n1871. A. Reed.\\n1872. R. H. Hollister.\\n1873-75. S. E. Jones.\\n1876-77. J. C. Branson.\\n1878. R. Richmon.].\\n1879. J. C. Branson.\\n1880. I. V. .Swartbout.\\nCLERKS.\\n1844. Vf. W. Upton.\\n1864. C. E. Hollister.\\n1845. J. H. Adams.\\n1865. I. V. Swarthout.\\n1846. S. Treat.\\n1.866-67. A. Reed.\\n1847. T. Jamison.\\n1868. H. F. Alderton.\\n1S4S. J. M. Blood.\\n1869. A. Reed.\\n1849. I. T. Hollister.\\n1870. C. E. Hollister.\\n1850. A. Reed.\\n1871-72. F. W. Upton.\\n1851. D. H. Blood.\\n1873. L. Reed.\\n1852. H. Hiiggerty.\\n1874. H.Sprague.\\n185. !-54. I. T. Hollister.\\n1875. L. Reed.\\n1855-61. T. L. Swarlhout.\\n1876-77. R. Richmond.\\n1862. A. Reed.\\n1878-79. C. B. Giffols.\\n1863. J. Berry.\\n1880. H. P. Barker.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1844-46. A. Reed.\\n1868. J. Y. Perkins.\\n1847-48. N. Bixby.\\n1869-70. S. B. Upton.\\n1849. P. B. Aldrich.\\n1871-72. P. Taylor.\\n1850. J. Jamison.\\n1873. L.Starr.\\n1851-61. A. Reed.\\n1874. A. Reed.\\n1862-63. T. L. Swarthout.\\n1875. J. D. Sleight.\\n1864-65. J. Upton.\\n1876-77. W. F. Sleight.\\n1866. J. Gibbard.\\n1878-79. William S. Parker\\n1867. J. Upton.\\n1880. James Upton.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1844. H. Haggerty. 1851. William Brunsou.\\n1845. J. Collister. 1852. A. Post.\\n1846. T.Jamison. 1853. A. McKee.\\n1847. William Branson. 1854. I. T. Hollister.\\n1848. H. Haggerty. 1855. H. Haggerty.\\n1849. J. Collister. 1856. S. Moon.\\n1850. P. B. Aldrich. 1857. C. R. McKec.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0662.jp2"}, "659": {"fulltext": "4\\niy,\\nr^P\\nIt\\nI*\\nit\\nf", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0663.jp2"}, "660": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0664.jp2"}, "661": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0665.jp2"}, "662": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0666.jp2"}, "663": {"fulltext": "VICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\n513\\n1858.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\n1870.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\n1859.\\nJ. C. Brunson.\\n1871.\\nJ. W. Bockwith.\\n1860.\\nW. Ballentine.\\n1872.\\nD. J. Hill.\\n1861.\\nC. R. iMcKee.\\n1873.\\nJ. C. Brunson.\\n1862.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\n1874.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\nISB. i.\\nD. P. Miner.\\n1875.\\nJ. W. Beokwith.\\n1864.\\nI. V. Swarthout.\\n1876.\\nJ. H. Oreen.\\n1865.\\n6. C. Fox.\\n1877.\\nJ. C. Brunson.\\n1866.\\nE. Parker.\\n1878.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\n1867.\\nI. T. Hollister.\\n1879.\\nJ. W. Beokwith.\\n1868.\\nR. Van Velsor.\\n1880.\\nG. A. Keller.\\n1869.\\nJ. C. Brunson.\\nPOST OFFICES.\\nIn the winter of 1846, Henry Post prepared and circu-\\nlated a petition asking the general government to establish\\na mail-route between Owosso and louia via the State road,\\nand the creation of a post-oflBce on that road in Victor,\\nthe people of the town having beer) compelled previously\\nto go to Laingsburg for their mail. July 1, 1847, the mail-\\nroute was opened and Victor post-office established, with\\nHugh Haggerty as postmaster. At a public meeting pre-\\nvious to that it was decided to urge Henry Buell for post^\\nmaster, but his politics did not suit at Washington and the\\npublic request was ignored.\\nThe mail-service gave Victor a weekly mail which was\\nnever great enough to worry the brain of the postmaster,\\nalthough small enough to put to rout any attempt at system\\nin the internal arrangement of the office. Apropos of that\\ndeclaration, Henry Post says that going one day to the\\noffice for a letter that Mr. Haggerty had informed him was\\nawaiting his demand, he found only Mrs. Haggerty at\\nhome. Responding to his request, she began to hunt over\\nthe log cabin for the desired letter, and failing to find it\\neither on the floor, behind the stove, or on the cupboard,\\nimpatiently exclaimed, I should think Haggerty would\\nkeep the mail where it could be found Post emphatically\\nagreed with her, and then joining her in a renewal of the\\nsearch, finally unearthed the letter and bore it away in\\ntriumph.\\nAfter Henry BucU the office passed in regular succession\\nto Henry Post, J. C. Brunson, Ira Richards, Henry Post\\n(second term), Thomas Beach, Jesse Woodhams, and J. C.\\nBrunson (second term). Mr. Brunson, the present incum-\\nbent, has held the office continuously since 1861. Mail is\\nreceived twice a week over the route from Shepardsvillc to\\nGeary.\\nGEARY POST-OFFICE\\nwas established in 1857, through the efforts of John Miller,\\nwho was appointed postmaster. At a town discu.ssion as\\nto a name for the office, an admirer of Governor Geary, of\\nKansas, suggested Geary, and Geary it was called. Jesse\\nJamison succeeded Miller, and in 1861 Ainsworth Reed\\nreceiving the appointment has held it ever since.\\nHIGHWAYS.\\nThe Grand River road between Pontiac and Grand Rap-\\nids was the fir.st highway that Victor had, and existed for\\nseveral years before the town was organized. It was a\\nthoroughfare of considerable travel as early as 1837, and\\nmaintains now in the town about its original course, almost\\na direct line between east and west through sections 25,\\n26, 27, 28, 29, and 30.\\n65\\nUpon and near the State road traversing the northern\\nportion of the town between east and west there were in\\n1844 a considerable number of settlers. Indeed, upon that\\nthoroughfare some of the earliest comers into the town\\nmade their homes.\\nWhen Henry Post made his commencement upon that\\nhighway in section 10 in 1844, having come to Michigan\\nas early as 1831, he found living thereon William W.\\nUpton, Hugh Haggerty, Henry Adams, David and John\\nGroom, Reuben Rogers, Henry Buell, Samuel Millard, and\\nJesse and Thomas Woodham. William Brunson was on\\nsection 9, and the next season R. SutliiF and J. C. Brun-\\nson settled, the latter upon the place earlier occupied by\\nHenry Buell. In 1856, Elias Upton, with his .sons James,\\nJosiah, and H. L settled upon the old William Upton\\nplace, and about then came J. W. Beckwith and Jacob\\nGibbard,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the latter to a place on section 3 occupied in\\n1866 by Henry Mulder.\\nWhile town 6 was yet a portion of Owosso roads were\\nlaid out therein as follows\\nNov. 6, 1839. Beginning at the quarter post on\\nthe we.st side of section 25, and running north on the\\nsection-line seven chains thence north forty degrees west\\nsix chains on said west line of section 25 thence north\\non the section-line to the northwest corner of section 25\\nthence north on the west line of section 24 for twenty-\\nfive chains; thence north on section-lines to the north\\nline of the town.\\nNov. 20, 1839. Beginning at the corners of sections 35\\nand 36 on the south town line thence north sixty-seven\\nchains, seventy links thence north to a stake on the section-\\nline between sections 25 and 26 thence north to the\\nquarter post between the last numbered sections. Begin-\\nning at the quarter post on the west line of section 11\\nthence east forty chains thence south and east to the\\nsection-line.\\nDec. 28, 1839. Beginning at the northeast corner of\\nsection 6 in Ossowa and the southeast corner of section 36\\nin Bingham, and running thence to the northwest corner\\nof said section 6.\\nJan. 8, 1840. -Beginning at the northwest corner of\\nsection 2, and running thence on the section line to a\\npoint on the State road where said road is intersected by\\na road leading from William Swarthout s.\\nNov. 21, 1840. Beginning at the northwest corner of\\ntown 6, and running south on the town-line to the south-\\nwest corner of section 6. Beginning at the quarter post\\nbetween sections 23 and 24, and running thence west and\\nsouth to a .stake in the Round Lake road. Beginning\\nat a point in the State road four and a half chains .south\\nof the corners of sections 4, 5, 8, and 9, and running\\nthence north on the section-line to the corners of sections\\n5 and 6.\\nMarch 3, 1841. Beginning at the southeast corner of\\nsection 35, and running thence to a stake on the section-\\nline between sections 25 and 26.\\nMarch 24, 1842. Beginning eighteen and a half\\nchains west of the twenty-seventh mile post in the State\\nroad leading from the village of Byron to the village of\\nLyons thence west forty-six and seventy-five hundredths", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0667.jp2"}, "664": {"fulltext": "514\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nchains thence north to an angle-post in said State road.\\nBeginning at a stake three and sixty-one hundredths chains\\nnorth of the quarter post on the west side of section 36,\\nand thence north fourteen and a half chains thence north\\nand east to a bridge over the Looking-Glass River. Be-\\nginning at a point sixty-one and thirty-two hundredths\\nchains north of the southeast corner of section 31 thence\\nnorth and east to the principal meridian.\\nDec. 27, 1844. Beginning at the centre of the State\\nroad at the northeast corner of section 9, and thence run-\\nning south and west to the Grand River road.\\nRELIGIOUS HISTOEY.\\nIn the fall of 1837 the disciples of Methodism sought\\nthe infant settlement in Victor near William Swarthout s,\\nand at that period, in Mr. Swarthout s house, Bennett and\\nJackson, Methodist Episcopal missionaries, preached the\\nfirst sermon heard in the town. They came to the town\\nabout once a month after that, and held public services\\nwherever an available place could be found. In 1839 they\\nwere succeeded in the work by Rev. Mr. Blowers, who in\\nthat year organized the Blood Methodist Episcopal class at\\nMr. D. H. Blood s then residence, a log cabin owned by\\nW. W. Upton. The organizing members numbered four\\nD. H. Blood, Susan Blood, Lydia A. Blood, and Ada Hag-\\ngerty, D. H. Blood being class-leader. When Mr. Blood\\nmoved to the present Blood neighborhood, the location\\nof the class was also changed, and in his house services\\nwere held about once in two weeks until the completion of\\nthe school-house. The latter place served as a house of\\nworship until the erection of the Blood church in 1863 on\\nsection 14.\\nSince 1839 the Blood class has had a continuous exist-\\nence and has enjoyed public worship constantly. D. H.\\nBlood and John Parker have been the cla.ss-leaders during\\nnearly the entire period, D. H. Blood being now the leader.\\nThe first board of trustees chosen in 1863 was composed of\\nD. H. Blood, T. L. Swarthout, Ralph Swarthout, and\\nGeorge Hibbard. The trustees serving in 1880 were Isaac\\nV. Swarthout, Charles W. Blood, T. L. Swarthout, Ralph\\nSwarthout, and George Hibbard. The class, which has a\\nmembership of forty-two, is on the Victor Circuit, in charge\\nof Rev. Mr. Gray, who preaches at Blood s once in two\\nweeks.\\nFIKST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.\\nThe first entry in the records of this church reads as\\nfollows I, Noah Cressy, of Portland, Me., minister of\\nthe gospel and missionary of the American Home Mission-\\nary Society, hereby certify that on Saturday, May 24, 1845,\\nat the house of Henry Post, by the aid and advice of Rev.\\n0. Parker, of Flint, Mich., I organized a Congregational\\nchurch consisting of the following persons, who adopted\\nthe covenant and confession of faith Henry Post, William\\nBrunson, Eliza D. Post, Hoyt G. Post, Thomas Jenison,\\nMary Ann Brunson, and Porter B. Pierce. Henry Post\\nwas appointed moderator, Henry Post and Thomas Jenison\\ndeacons, and William Brunson stated clerk.\\nNoah Cressy, although nearly eighty years old, was an\\nearnest and energetic missionary worker, and after organi-\\nzing the church served it as pastor two years, preaching for\\nit once a month. During his ministerial labors in Michi-\\ngan he was employed in a wide range of territory, over\\nwhich he invariably journeyed afoot, in pursuance of a\\nresolution taken in the East, where, happening to trade for\\na horse on a Sunday and the horse dying on his hands, he\\nlooked upon the circumstance as a divine rebuke. To do\\npenance he determined to ride no more. Besides Victor,\\nMr. Cressy preached also in Duplain, Essex, and De Witt\\nfrom 1845 to 1847.\\nHis successor was Rev. Sanford R. Bissell, who remained\\nuntil 1848, in which year the church joined the Genesee\\nConference of Churches. Following Mr. Bissell the pas-\\ntors were Revs. John Scotford, 0. M. Goodell, Fox,\\nand William Mulder. Mr. Mulder, who is the present\\npastor, has been such since 1871. The place of worship\\nhas been at Brunson s Corners, in the district school-house,\\nfrom the outset, and there meetings have been held since\\n1845 with continuous regularity. The membership is\\nforty-two. The deacons are J. W. Beckwith and Henry\\nMulder, and the clerk, Edward D. Post.\\nVICTOR UNITED BRETHREN CLASS.\\nThis class was organized at the Reed School-House by\\nRev. Mr. Lee in 1865 with eight members, J. Y. Perkins\\nbeing chosen leader. The Reed school-house was used for\\nworship until 1877, when a neat church edifice was built\\njust west of Reed s Corners. Since 1865 the class has met\\nfor public worship once every two weeks, and is now at-\\ntached to Ovid Circuit, in charge of M. H. Sly. There\\nare twenty members, of whom J. Y. Perkins is the leader.\\nVICTOR CENTRE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nElder Wood, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held\\na revival at the Grove school-house in 1859, and after his\\ndeparture Mr. Shiffer, a local preacher, organized at that\\nplace the Victor Centre Metliodist Episcopal Class, with\\neight members. Preaching has been held at that point\\nfortnightly by the preachers on the Ovid Circuit, now in\\ncharge of Rev. Mr. Gray. The members number now\\nthirty-eight. The leader is Truman Shattuck the stew-\\nards, Jacob Gibbard and William Briggs. The union\\nSunday-school, supported by the Methodists and Congrega-\\ntionalists, is in charge of J. W. Beckwith, and has an\\naverage attendance of sixty scholars and eight teachers.\\nSIXTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.\\nA Sixth-Day Advent Church was organized by Elder\\nFox in 1876 at the Reed school-house, with a membership\\nof about forty. Conjointly with the United Brethren the\\nAdventists built a church west of Reed s Corners in 1877,\\nbut for some reason they have latterly been denied the\\nprivilege of using it. Their place of worship is the Reed\\nschool-house, but they are at present without a preacher.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nThe earliest school privileges ofiered to the children of\\nVictor s pioneers were obtained in a basswood-log school-\\nhouse, built on William Swarthout s farm in Ovid in 1839.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0668.jp2"}, "665": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0669.jp2"}, "666": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0670.jp2"}, "667": {"fulltext": "VICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\n515\\nThe first school-house in Victor was built on section 13 in\\n1840, in which Phccbe Laing was the first teacher. At\\nthe first town-meeting in Victor, April 15, 1843, it was\\nvoted to raise one dollar for each scholar between the ages\\nof four and eighteen, to bo applied toward the payment of\\nteachers.\\nMarch 25, 1845, school district No. 1 was organized\\nfrom sections 3, 4, 9, and 10. Fractional district No. 2,\\norganized May 24, 1845, included the north halves of sec-\\ntions 5 and 6 of Victor, and portions of the towns of Ovid\\nOlive, and Bingham. No. 3 was formed in 1846, and May\\n2, 1848, No. 4 was organized, to commence at the quarter\\nstake in the north line of section 22, running east to the\\nnortheast corner of section 23 thence north eighty rods\\nthence east one hundred and sixty rods thence south\\neighty rods thence east to the northeast corner of section\\n24 thence south to the southeast corner of section 25\\nthence west to the quarter stake on the south side of sec-\\ntion 27 thence north to the place of beginning. A frac-\\ntional district, taking in portions of Bath and Victor, was\\nformed May 13, 1848. The apportionment of the primary-\\nschool fund, June 20, 1845, gave Victor $11.48. At that\\ntime the number of children in district 3 was given as 33.\\nApportionments in 1849, 1850, and 54 were made as fol-\\nlows:\\n1S4U.\\nDistrict. Scholars. Money.\\nNo. 1 18 $5.94\\n2 18 5.94\\n3 48 15.84\\n4 25 8.25\\n5 24 7.92\\n6 4 1.32\\nTotals 137 $45.21\\n1850.\\nNo. 1 21 $7.14\\n2 37 12.58\\n3 50 17.00\\n5 20 6.80\\nTotals 128 $43.52\\n1854.\\nNo. 1 $7.46\\n3 12.59\\n5 6.53\\n6 2.10\\nTotal $28.68\\nTo the year 18G0, teachers certificates were issued to the\\nfollowing\\nMay 3, 1845. Joseph H. Adams, who was also ap-\\npointed librarian.\\nJuly 28, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary Smith.\\nNov. 1, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. H. Blood.\\nJune 12, 1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Diantha F. Chaffin.\\nNov. 6, 1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Bronson.\\nDec. 8, 1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A. Frarey.\\nJune 29, 1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary S. HoUister.\\nDec. 11, 1847. Margaret P. Johnson.\\nJan. 15, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Diantha Chaffin.\\nFeb. 5, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 R. G. McKee.\\nApril 29, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Polly Ann Woodhams.\\nMay 5, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Martha Gooch.\\nJuly 8, 1848. Emily Haggerty, Agnes Graham.\\nNov. 28, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I. V. Swarthout.\\nDec. 8, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Ingersoll.\\nApril 14, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary E. Gooch.\\nApril 14, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eliza HoUister.\\nJune 15, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mi.ss Webb.\\nMay 9, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss E. Woodhull.\\nNov. 3, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles McKee.\\nDec. 13, 1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hiram Van Vliet.\\nMay 8, 1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Helen E. Stephens.\\nJune 7, 1850. Sarah Cross.\\nDec. 9, 1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 R. G. McKee.\\nDec. 14, 1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Agnes Graham.\\nApril 21, 1851. Maria Johnson.\\nMay 3, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Maria Moore.\\nMay 8, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eliza HoUister.\\nNov. 1, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. L. Swarthout.\\nDec. 9, 1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Fitch.\\nMay 10, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss Esler, Mary Parker.\\nDec. 6, 1852. Frances E. Sherman, Phoebe A. Parker.\\nMay 6, 1853. Miss E. L. HoUister, Margaret Jamison.\\nDec. 5, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alanson Calkins.\\nJan. 12, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ann Aldrich, Milinda Aldrich.\\nApril 8, 1854. Achsah Blood, Emma Sprague.\\nNov. 4, 1854.-0. C. HoUister.\\nDec. 2, 1854. Henry Carnahan, Mr. Du Bois.\\nMay 2, 1855. Margaret Jamison, Helen White.\\nNov. 24, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Tyler.\\nMay 3, 1856. Armenia L. McClintock, Sarah E. Cross,\\nEleanor Hills.\\nJune 10, 1856. Miss Loomis.\\nNov. 1, 1856. Mr. Buggies.\\nNov. 15, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Beard.\\nDec. 19, 1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Cross.\\nNov. 10, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Haggerty, A. HoUister, P. Taylor.\\nDec. 9, 1857. William Brunson.\\nApnl 10, 1858. Agnes Ballentine, Agnes Graham,\\nSarah Blood.\\nMay 3, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah Cross.\\nNov. 6, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A. Collins, T. L. Swarthout.\\nNov. 15, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. GaskiU.\\nNov. 20, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Scott, Mr. Whipple.\\nApril 30, 1859. Elizabeth Freeman.\\nThe annual school report for 1879 presented the sub-\\njoined details\\nNumber of districts (whole, 6; fractional, 2) 8\\nscholars of school age 346\\nA alue of school property $4235\\nTeachers wages $939\\nThe school directors for 1879 were T. W. Curtis, C. E\\nHoUister, John Buehlcr, T. Warren, W. S. Barker, Charle\\nGittles, M. Hand, and J. Ballentine.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0671.jp2"}, "668": {"fulltext": "516\\nHISTOEY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMRS. JOUN C. BRUNSOr*.\\nJOHN C. BRUNSON.\\nJOHN C. BRUNSON.\\nAmong the few Michigan pioneers who are so fortunate\\nas to trace their ancestry back to the events of the good\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ship Mayflower is Mr. Brunson. His progenitors on both\\nsides are Revolutionary soldiers, his paternal grandfather,\\nAmos Brunson, and his maternal grandparent, Benjamin\\nGoss, having both been patriots in that early struggle for\\nliberty. His father, Flavius J. Brunson, was bora April\\n10, 1786, in Massachusetts, while the birth of his mother\\noccurred in 1799, in East Bloomfield, N. Y. John C.\\nrecalls East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N. Y., as the place of\\nhis birth, where he was born July 20, 1822, and passed\\nthrough the usual monotonous experiences of the farmers\\nsons, the summer being one of labor, while the winter\\nwas devoted to study. At the age of eighteen he repaired\\nto the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, N. Y., for\\ntwo winters, and later to the East Bloomfield Academy.\\nIn the year 1845 he came to Michigan and purchased one\\nhundred acres in the township of Victor, to which he sab-,\\nsequently added fifty-four additional acres. The first five\\nwinters that he spent in Michigan he taught school in\\norder to pay his way. On Nov. 21, 1849, he was married\\nto Miss Mary S. Hollister, of Victor, the adopted daughter\\nof Dr. T. T. Hollister, and the daughter of Newman Skiff.\\nMrs. Brunson was born Oct. 26, 1829, and afHicted at an\\nearly age by the loss of her parents, but found a welcome\\nto the cheerful home of Dr. and Mrs. Hollister, residing in\\nVictor, Ontario Co., N. Y., until seventeen years of age,\\nand then came to Victor township, Mich., and taught\\nschool a number of terms. Mr. and Mrs. Brunson have\\nhad uo children, but have adopted two sons, both of whom\\nare married and residing near the home of their adopted\\nfather.\\nOn his arrival in Michigan, Mr. Brunson s sole capital was\\nthree hundred dollars, which by industry and tact has been\\nincreased to a degree that places him in the rank of the\\nwealthy and successful farmers of the county. Mr. Brun-\\nson has a great taste for farming and horticulture, is a\\npractical operator in these pursuits, and believes in using\\nhis surplus money in the erection of buildings and beauti-\\nfying his grounds instead of putting it at interest. Mr.\\nBrunson has ever been prominent in the politics of the\\ncounty, and a leading and influential member, first of\\nthe Whig and latterly of the Republican party. He has\\nalways been an outspoken temperance man, advocating total\\nabstinence, and has never used liquor or tobacco. His\\npolitical record embraces the positions of supervisor for four\\nterms, justice of the peace for twenty years, postmaster for\\ntwenty-two years, school inspector, highway commissioner,\\ndirector and secretary of the Clinton County Agricultural\\nSociety since its organization in 1855, and president of the\\nFarmers Mutual Insurance Company. He was represen-\\ntative in the State Legislature for 1873, has been presi-\\ndent of Clinton County Pioneer Society, and was a member\\nof the committee on education, a subject in which he has\\ntaken a deep interest. In politics he is an ardent Repub-\\nlican, and in his religious views inclines towards the\\nCongregational Church, of which Mrs. Brunson is an ex-\\nemplary member.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0672.jp2"}, "669": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0673.jp2"}, "670": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0674.jp2"}, "671": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0675.jp2"}, "672": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0676.jp2"}, "673": {"fulltext": "VICTOR TOWNSHIP.\\n517\\nWILLIAM S. I AlllvKR.\\nWHS. WILLIAM S. TARKER.\\nWILLIAM S. PAllKEll.\\nThe parents of Mr. Parker, John and Sarah Parker,\\nwere natives of New York State, and were among the\\nearliest pioneers of 1837 to the township of Victor, where\\ntheir son was born on the home-farm in the year 1841.\\nThe country was at this time undeveloped, the scanty live-\\nlihood of the settler was earned by the sweat of his brow,\\nand the early years of William S. Parker were those of\\ntoil and exertion. These were varied by the usual advan-\\ntages of a district school in winter until he attained his\\nmajority, when he entered the army and became a member\\nof Company Gof the Fifth Michigan Cavalry. During his\\nperiod of service, involving nearly three years, he was\\npresent at forty-nine engagements, and was wounded on\\nfour different occasions. On his discharge from the army\\nand return to his home he was united in marriage to Miss\\nAmanda, daughter of Daniel Blood, of the township of\\nVictor. They have three children, Isaac, Edna, and\\nFrank. Mr. Parker after his marriage removed to his\\npresent home of one hundred and sixty acres, which at\\nthat date was unimproved and valued at ten dollars per\\nacre. The labor and excellent judgment of its owner have\\ndeveloped a degree of productiveness which has increased\\nthe land in value to sixty dollars per acre. Mr. Parker is\\nin politics a Kepublican, and although firm in his political\\nconvictions, is not aggressive in his views.\\nMRS. SARAH PARKER.\\nMr. Elihu and Mrs. Esther Disbrow Cronk were the\\nparents of thirteen children, of whom their daughter\\nSarah, the subject of this biography, born in Orange Co.,\\nN. Y., March 19, 1815, was the eldest. Her early years\\nuntil the age of fifteen were devoted to school duties, at\\nthe expiration of which time she was employed to assist in\\nhousehold occupations on a neighboring farm and three\\nyears later was married to John Parker, of Romulus,\\nSeneca Co., N. Y., who was born Nov. 27, 1804, in New\\nJersey, and became a resident of New York State at the\\nage of five years.\\nIn 1837, Mr. and Mrs. Parker removed to Michigan and\\nsettled upon the Parker homestead, illustrated upon an\\nadjoining page. They had eighty acres of land, for which\\none hundred and ten dollars were paid, the township having\\nat that early period been wholly undeveloped. There were\\nno j-oads, and an Indian trail guided them to their destina-\\ntion. Mr. Parker died in 1863, leaving his wife a farm of\\ntwo hundred and sixty acres, and a cash balance of four\\nhundred dollars. The land, Mrs. Parker, with the assist-\\nance of her sons, who may be spoken of as men temper-\\nate in all things, and especially opposed to liquor and\\ntobacco, has brought to a high degfee of productive-\\nness, and made correspondingly valuable. Her children\\nare located as follows: Mrs. Phoebe Hill at Ovid; Mrs.\\nMary Swarthout at Victor Epson and William at Victor\\nand the remaining five, P]dwin, Charles, Harriet, Martha,\\nand Newell, at the homestead with their mother. Each\\nmember of the family is industrious and frugal, and exem-\\nplifies in the character developed the judicious and careful\\ntraining of the parents.\\nEPSON PARKER.\\nThe subject of this biographical sketch is the son of\\nJohn and Sarah (Cronk) Parker, and was born in Seneca\\nCo., N. Y., in 1836. His parents were cheered by the\\npresence of thirteen children, of whom Epson was the\\nthird in order of birth. The farm was the scene of the\\nlabors of his early years, where he remained until the age of\\ntwenty-three years, attending the neighboring school during", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0677.jp2"}, "674": {"fulltext": "518\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nA\\nintervals of respite from labor, and thus securing a ftiir\\neducation.\\nIn 1837, together with two additional families, his\\nparents became pioneers to Victor township, which at that\\nearly date alForded few evidences of civilization. In the\\nyear 1859, Epson having found a congenial companion in\\nMiss Julia Coats, of the same township, was married.\\nMrs. Parker s birth occurred in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.,\\nand her advent to Michigan when but a mere infant, her\\nparents, David J. and LyJia Coats, having been influenced\\nby the advantages Michigan offered to pioneers at an early\\nday. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have had seven children, A.\\nW., Jessie F., Emory L., P]mily L., Nellie A., J. D., and\\nR. D., the latter of whom is deceased.\\nMr. Parker is in politics a Republican, though not an active\\npartisan. He is a man of temperate habits, and exemplifies\\nin his life the principle of moderation in all things. Both\\nhe and his wife have been for many years active members\\nof the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are now connected\\nwith the Society of the United Brethren. He has also\\nbeen for several years superintendent of the Sabbath-\\nschool.\\nC. R. McKEE.\\nMr. McKee was of Scotch parentage, and was born in\\nArlington, Vt., June 12, 1825. His father, Aaron\\nC. R. McKEB.\\nMcKee, was a physician, and died at the age of eighty\\nyears, and his mother at seventy-four. The early days of\\nthe subject of this biography were passed under the paternal\\nroof, in pursuing his early studies, teaching, and filling\\nthe position of clerk. At the age of twenty-four his father\\ngave him a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land in\\nVictor, to which he removed, and began the work of the\\nearly pioneer, that of transforming the wilderness into\\nproductive fields. After the preliminary labor of clearing\\nhad been accomplished he returned, and was marrried to\\nMiss Mary A. Valentine, who was the daughter of Daniel\\nand Nancy Valentine, and was born in Washington County\\nin 1831. They had four children, Mrs. Mattie Osborn,\\nof Owosso, Mary, Edward, and James, Edward having en-\\ntered the Agricultural College at Lansing, from which he\\ngraduates in 1881. Mr. McKee was a Republican in poli-\\ntics, and was for a period of twelve years elected justice of\\nthe peace of his township, which oSice he filled with signal\\nability.\\nBoth Mr. and Mrs. McKee were members of the Baptist\\nChurch, and exemplified in their lives the teachings of the\\ngospel they professed. Their attractive home was the abode\\nof refinement and intelligence not less than of industry and\\nfrugality.\\nAINSWORTH REED.\\nMr. Reed is one of many descendants of Revolutionary\\nstock resident in the township of Victor. His father,\\nNathan Reed, a Revolutionary hero, was born in Rutland,\\nMass., while his mother, whose maiden name was Miss\\nLydia Smith, was also a native of Massachusetts. Ains-\\nworth resided upon the paternal estate until fourteen years\\nof age, when he became ambitious for an active business\\ncareer and engaged as a clerk. This embraced a period of\\neight years of his life, after which he established himself\\nas a peddler of dry goods and notions, the goods he sold\\nhaving come principally from the Canadas. During this\\nperiod he traversed the entire State of Michigan, became\\nfamiliar with its territory, and having been impressed with\\nthe superior quality of the land of Victor township, pur-\\nchased a farm on its eastern border. He was soon after\\nmarried to Miss Mariette George, daughter of Eziba George,\\nof New York State. The land was little else than a forest\\nat this time. The market for wheat was found at Poutiac,\\ninvolving a journey of sixty-seven miles, and prices were\\nscarcely commensurate with the distance traveled. Mr.\\nReed later sold and removed to a point known as Geary\\nPost-Office, nearer the centre of the township and more\\naccessible. Here he purchased a large tract of land and\\nerected a new and substantial house.\\nMr. and Mrs. Reed have seven children, named as fol-\\nlows Leroy, Louisa, Ernest, Ellen, Julia, Watson, and\\nEstella. Mr. Reed has held the commission as postmaster\\nfor a period of twenty years, has been township treasurer\\nfor eighteen years, township clerk for seven years, and\\nfilled many minor township offices. He is one of the three\\noldest settlers in the township, and regarded as one of its\\nforemost citizens.\\nJAMES UPTON.\\nThe family of Uptons are of New England extraction,\\nand intimately associated with the war of independence.\\nElias Upton repaired to Boston during the war of 1812\\nto defend the city against the British. This gentleman\\nwas born in Charlemont, Mass., March 22, 1793, and\\nfollowed agricultural pursuits during his lifetime. His\\nwife, formerly Miss Tryphina Hathaway, was a native of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0678.jp2"}, "675": {"fulltext": "C)\\no", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0679.jp2"}, "676": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0680.jp2"}, "677": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n519\\nBuckland, Mass., and born Sept. 21, 1795. The birth of\\ntheir son, who is the subject of this sketch, occurred in\\nHeath town.ship, Mass., on the 27th of February, 1821,\\nhaving been the fourth in a family of ten children.\\nHis early education was not an exception to that of most\\nsons of farmers, the labor of the fields having been varied\\nby the scenes of the district school in winter. At the age\\nof eighteen he learned the trade of a carriage-maker, serv-\\ning an apprenticeship of three years in Charlemont, after\\nwhich it afforded him an occupation for six years, and also\\nengaged his attention for two years in New Hampshire.\\nHe married, at the age of twenty-three, Miss Julia H.\\nWoodbury, daughter of Jonathan and Harriet Woodbury,\\nwho was born March 28, 1824.\\nHe engaged again in manufacturing pursuits, and after a\\nbrief residence in Ontario Co., N. Y., the family moved to\\nVictor, Mich., and located upon their present site, which\\nfrom a wilderness has by industry been converted into a\\nproductive and valuable estate. Mr. Upton is an unyield-\\ning Republican in his political convictions. Both he and\\nMrs. Upton are active members of the Congregational\\nChurch.\\nCHARLES EDWARD HOLLISTER.\\nThe paternal grandfather of the gentleman who is the\\nsubject of this biography, Joseph Hollister, was one of the\\npatriots of the Revolution, and was a direct descendant of\\nthe Puritan Governor of Connecticut, Isaac Treat. His\\nfather, Isaac T. Hollister, was born in Connecticut in 1801,\\nand having chosen the practice of medicine as a profession\\nattained some distinction as a practitioner. In the year\\n1827 he married Ellen Chapin, also a native of Connecticut,\\nwho was born in 1805, daughter of Hcman Chapin, a pioneer\\nof East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N. Y. To them were born\\nfour children, viz., Oliver Chapin, Charles Edward, Ralph\\nHeman, and Caroline Amelia. They also adopted a girl,\\nAlary Skiff, who afterwards married John C. Brunson, of\\nVictor. Charles E., whose birth occurred in Victor, On-\\ntario Co., N. Y., in 1839, was but seven years of age when\\nhis parents moved to Michigan, and in 1846 entered from\\ngovernment the land .still occupied by them. The country\\nwas in a primitive condition, and the wide practice of Dr.\\nHollister called him through many portions of the county\\nstill undisturbed by the axe of the pioneer. In 1856 he\\nwas chosen to the Senate of the State, and served two years\\nin that capacity, Charles meanwhile remaining upon the\\nfarm, and engaging in labor incident to farming pursuits,\\nthe winter affording opportunities for education. He en-\\ntered the agricultural college at Lansing, May 17, 1857, at\\nthe opening of the college, and after a thorough course, in-\\nvolving four years of study, graduated in the first ela.ss.\\n.The sous proved worthy of their patriot sires by enlisting\\nin the armies gathered by the nation when assailed by\\narmed rebellion, tlie eldest, Oliver, enlisting in the Fiftli\\nMichigan Cavalry, Company and dying in hospital of\\ndisease contracted in McClellan s Virginia campaign, leaving\\na widow and three children. Charles E., in an independent\\ncompany of engineers, raised by Maj.-Geu. J. C. Fremont\\nfor his Missouri campaign, which company was discharged\\nafter about five months service. The younger brother,\\nRalph H., enlisted in the Eleventh Michigan Cavalry, and\\nwas honorably discharged at the close of the war. He en-\\ntered the army as engineer, and after a brief experience re-\\nturned home and followed agricultural pursuits. He was\\nsoon after united in marriage to Miss Minne Olverson, of\\nIngham Co., Mich., a pioneer from her fourth year. Two\\nchildren have brightened their home circle, May Eliza\\nand Oliver Cary. I. T. Hollister, as soon as he had plowed\\nsome land in 1847, proceeded to set out fruit-trees and vines,\\nprobably setting out the first pear-trees and grape-vines in\\nthe town of Victor, and teaching people that fruit was\\nnecessary for the preservation of their health as well as a\\ncheap luxury, and practicing what he preached by giving\\naway to whomsoever came for them trees, vines, and straw-\\nberry-plants.\\nMr. Hollister was, in 1878, elected county surveyor, and\\nhas been honored with numerous local offices, including\\nthose of school inspector for a long series of years and\\nsuperintendent of schools. In 1872 he received from the\\nUnited States engineer officer in charge (1st Lieut. E. A.\\nWoodruff) an appointment as a superintendent in the re-\\nmoval of the celebrated Red River Raft in the northwestern\\npart of Louisiana, a position which he held for about\\neighteen months and until the channel was cleared. Mr.\\nHollister affiliates with the Republican party in politics,\\nand in his church attachments is a Congregationalist.\\nCHAPTER LXV.\\nWATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.*\\nLocation, Surface, Streams, and Soil Land-Entries First and other\\nEarly Settlements Early Highways Organization of the Town-\\nship Watertown Civil List Early School Statistics Wacousta\\nGrand River City Church History.\\nThe township of Watertown embraces territory that\\nbore indications of the presence of the pioneer long before\\nadjacent portions of the county had been purchased. Its\\nlands were principally entered between the years 1834 and\\n1836, and at the expiration of the latter year the south\\nand west portions were the centres of a considerable amount\\nof clearing. The township is known as number 5 north,\\nof range 3 west, and may be described as one of the south\\ntier of townships, bounded on the north by Riley, south by\\nEaton County, east by De Witt, and west by the township\\nof Eagle.\\nIts principal water-course is the Looking-Glass River,\\nwhich enters the township at section 13, and flowing west\\npursues a more devious course through section 15, flowing\\nnorthward to section 8, and again to the south, where it\\nmakcsitsexit at section 18. Several smaller streams tributary\\nto this more important current flow from the south. The\\nLooking-Glass River has a volume of water sufficiently\\nlarge to be utilized for manufacturing purposes, and at va-\\nrious points mills have been erected upon its banks.\\nBy E. 0. Wagner.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0681.jp2"}, "678": {"fulltext": "620\\nHISTOKY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nThe Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad passes along\\nthe south border of the township, and has a station at\\nDelta, adjacent to the southern line of the township, in the\\nadjoining county, and another at Ingersoll s, in Watertown.\\nThe surface of Watertown is varied in character. Much\\nlevel land is found, though a sufficient undulation appears\\nto relieve the monotony. Its rolling aspect greatly en-\\nhances the attractiveness of the landscape, and many\\nstriking views are enjoyed along the river-banks and else-\\nwhere in the township.\\nTho soil of Watertown compares favorably with that of\\nother portions of the county. In quality it may be de-\\nscribed as a sandy loan with clay subsoil. In localities\\nthere is, however, some slight variation from this rule.\\nWheat and corn are the staple products, and the average\\ncrop of each is a flattering testimonial to the strength and\\nproductiveness of the soil. The census of 1873 gives the\\nnumber of acres of the former harvested as two hundred\\nand thirty-five, which produced thirty-nine thousand two\\nhundred and eleven bushels and nine hundred and four\\nacres of corn yielded twenty-five thousand seven hundred\\nand filty-eight bushels. Of other grains more than thirty\\nthousand bushels were harvested, while farm products of\\nvarious kinds made an ample return for the labor of their\\ncultivation.\\nThe prevailing woods are ash, maple, oak,, basswood, and\\nwalnut. Comparatively little tamarack is found, and no\\npine. The various fruits peculiar to the climate are suc-\\ncessfully raised in the township.\\nLAND-ENTRIES.\\nThe lands composing the township of Watertown were\\npurchased from the United States government by the fol-\\nlowing-named persons\\nSECTION 1.\\nAcres.\\nD. L. Smith, 1S36 80\\nRichard P. Hiirl, 18.36 240\\nC. Bucliley, lS:Sfi 160.14\\nMunson Wheeler, 1836 83. U6\\nHenry Whipple, 1836 SO\\nSECTION 2.\\nA. M. Roberts, 1836 40\\nR. P. Hart, 1836 280\\nSelah Farris, 1836 84.02\\nSarah E. Turner, 1836 go\\nHenry Whipple, 1830 164.34\\nSECTION 3.\\nOlney and Wolcott, 1836 320\\nWilliam Mosher, 1836 163.18\\nCharles Goodwin, 1836 163.66\\nSECTION 4.\\nRichard P.Hart, 1836 320\\nLeander Ferguson, 1836 104.62\\nHenry Whipple, 1836 80\\nJ. Wordman, 1838 84.38\\nSECTION 5.\\nL. D. Owen, 1836 40\\nR. P. Hart, 1836 280\\nSeth M. Root, 1851 IHO\\nJames J. Foreman, 1864 84.63\\nThomas Wilson, 1854 86.19\\nSECTION 6.\\nL. Hunt, 1836 80\\nR. P. Hart, 1836 80\\nAcres.\\nWilliam Reynolds, 1836 150.68\\nS. P. Potter, 1851 43 44\\nM. Culon. 1851 40\\nSamuel Hitchcock, 1851 43.44\\nC. P. Cole, 1851 137.77\\nDavid Eddy, 1851 40\\nSECTION 7.\\nElias Daniells 80\\nClark Beardsley 80\\nAbram Sloan 160\\nJ.R.Morris, 1836 148.92\\nRichard Lcavis, 1838 40\\nC. R. and J. II. Spicer, 1838 69.92\\nJ. H. Bissoll, 18JS 40\\nSECTION 8.\\nThomas Emerson 85.57\\nPark and Hunt 124.46\\nElias Daniells 91.11\\nT. Osborne 160\\nElias Daniells 160\\nNelson Sage 80\\nSECTION 9.\\nBenjamin Gooch 160\\nWilliam Thompson 320\\nThomas Osborne 16u\\nSECTION 10.\\nWilliam Thompson 160\\nAlmey and Wolcott 320\\nThomas O.-bornc 160\\nSECTION 11.\\nHenry Weston, 1836 80\\nSamuel Forman, 183(1 320\\nAlraey and Wolcott, 1836 SO\\nE. P. Hart, 1836 160\\nSECTION 12.\\nCalvin Marvin, 1835 320\\nR. B. Hart, 1836 160\\nD. M. Aspenwall, 1836 80\\nEd. Butterfield, 1836 80\\nSECTION 1.3.\\nJoseph Yerkes, 1835 72.82\\nHorace Butler, 1S36 143.61\\nCalvin Ball, 1836 87.29\\nWilliam Thompson, 1836 82.38\\nElias Daniells, 1836 48.90\\nThomas Woodward, 1836 83.80\\nAlanson Sumner, 1836 106..34\\nSECTION 14.\\nIsaac Hovett, 1835 80\\nElias Daniells, 1836 43.52\\nHorace Butler, 1836 99.50\\nWilliam Thompson, 1836 79.96\\nClark Beardsley, 1836 130.45\\nWilliam Packard, 1836 106.55\\nS. M. Pearsall, 1836 T SO\\nSECTION 15.\\nWilliam H. Townsend, 1835 307.24\\nBenjamin Gooch, 1835 149.80\\nStephen Hill, 1836 160\\nSECTION 16.\\nSchool lands.\\nSECTION 17.\\nR. S. Parks 36.42\\nEmnior Ilawley 2.34\\nElias Daniells 80\\nP. A. Selover 315.70\\nL. H. Trask 113.48\\nRichard Leavis, 1839 40\\nGroftoD Webber, 1839 40", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0682.jp2"}, "679": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n521\\nSECTION IS.\\nAcres.\\nAVilliun Diets, 18.36 128. iO\\nE. Nilcs. IS.itJ 7S.:i8\\nGeoi-ge Gouihiian, ISiili 11111.85\\nI.. II. Tn.sk, lS:i(i 72.0B\\nKlia,\u00c2\u00bb DnnifMs, 18;i(i 126.72\\nGeorge I lirks, 183C 80\\nSECTION 19.\\nCharles Armstronff. 18;jij an l SCt ;j2l)\\nHorace Hutlcr, l.S:i(; lOH\\n1). li. Niles, 18.30 132.fiS\\nSECTION 20.\\nJiphn llo.scborne, I83G 160\\nllcnrv AnuiiUiin, 1830 1(10\\nWilliiiui I ackarl, 1830 160\\nA. A. Wclji.er, 1841 40\\nAndrew ShadJuck, 1848 120\\nSECTION 21.\\nE. Frary, 1836 iOO\\nElias Daiiiells, 1836 80\\nSECTION 22.\\nBeniiimin Wel-sh, 1836 200\\nE. i rary, 1830.. 440\\nSECTION 23.\\nHorace Budcr, 1836 80\\nWilliam Packard, 1836 240\\nAnson lloland, 1836 240\\nElilm 1 lugorsull, 1837 80\\nSECTION 24.\\nWilliam Packard, 1836 80\\nKHS.\u00c2\u00abell Ciishnian, 1836 160\\nAn^on lluland, 1836 80\\nElihu 1 Ingersoll, 1837 320\\nSECTION 25.\\nI!. 11. Kcrolieval, 1S36 160\\nE. Daniells, 1836 240\\nSamuel ha Iwick 160\\nC. J. Eo.-c and 0. C. Fall, 1855\\nSECTION 20.\\nNathan Danielle, 1836 320\\nThomas il. Perkins, 1S30 320\\nSECTION 27.\\nJohn Fowler, 1836 80\\nA. P. Selover, 1836 100\\nS. li. Noyes, 1830 80\\nWilliam Packard, I83C 240\\nS. G. Sears, 1836 80\\nSECTION 28.\\nWilliam Thompson, 1836 100\\nHarvey Arnold, 1836 80\\nS. G. Sears, 1836 400\\nSECTION 29.\\nE. Frary, 1S30 100\\nJames Ilutchins, 1836 80\\nHarvey Arnold, 1836 160\\nAlfred Williams, 1836 240\\nSECTION 30.\\nHiram Bivrton, 1836 320\\nD. It. Niles, 1836 226.16\\nS. G. Sears, 1836 66.48\\nSECTION 31.\\nT. H. Perkins, 1836 146.64\\nAmos Hall, 1836 80\\nA. and H. J. WoodruB 1836 80\\nJosiah Lowell, Jr., 1861 80\\nA. Burrcll, 1861 80\\nFletcher Jamison. 1861 40\\nHenry Garlock, 1861 40\\nWilliam C. Gordon, 1S53 67.28\\n6(\\nSECTION 32.\\nAcf\u00c2\u00bb,\\nJames Ilutchins, 1836 240\\nNathan Daniells, IS3I) 80\\nT. H. Perkins, 1830 320\\nSECTION .33.\\nH. H. Comstoek, 1836 80\\nWilliam Thom|ison, 1836 160\\nNathan Danielle, 1830 100\\nT. H. Perkins, 1836 240\\nSECTION .34.\\nH. II. Comstoek, 1836 SO\\nPhiiieas Davis, 1S30 320\\nWilliam Thompson, 1836 160\\nElihu P. Ingersoll, 1836 80\\nSECTION 35.\\nH. II. Comstoek, 1836 80\\nPhincas Davis, 1836 80\\nLehmd Greene, 1830 160\\nNathan Daniells, 1830 Kit)\\nT. H. Perkins, 1836 80\\nErastus Ingersoll, 1836 80\\nSECTION 36.\\nNathan I. Daniells, 1836 480\\nErastus Ingersoll, 1837 80\\nFIRST AND OTHER EARLY SETTLEMENTS.\\nThe earliest settler who broke ground within the limits\\nof the present township of Watertown was unquestionably\\nCalvin Marvin, more familiarly known to the townspeople\\nas Deacon Marvin. He entered, in the year 1835, three\\nhundred and twenty acres of laud on section 12, and the\\nsame year removed with his family from Oakland County,\\nand became a settler upon his possessions. With Deacon\\nMarvin came three sons, all of whom are provided with\\nfarms immediately near the paternal home. As no settlers\\nhad taken land in the immediate vicinity, these early pio-\\nneers to Watertown were obliged to provide a shelter of\\nsuch material as was at hand, and constructed a rude camp,\\nwhich afforded them a covering until a cabin was built.\\nMr. Marvin and his sons at once began the work of chop-\\nping, and had during the first year made extensive inroads\\nupon the forests. Settlers gradually surrounded them, and\\nthe wilderness of 1835 was at a later day the most produc-\\ntive of the broad acres of Clinton County. Deacon Mar-\\nvin was the earliest supervisor of the township, and a man\\nof marked personal influence in the community, not less for\\nthe mental energy displayed by him than for his many\\ngenial qualities of heart.\\nDr. Seth P. Marvin settled early in Watertown, on land\\ngiven him by his father, upon which he erected a house,\\nand began the practice of medicine, being the first physician\\nin the township. He later removed to De Witt, and was\\nthe second representative of his profession in that township.\\nAscl R., another son, also removed to De Witt, and after-\\nwards from the county. A third son, Eleazor, while at the\\nEast for the purpose of removing a family to Clinton County,\\nwas attacked by a severe illness that terminated fatally. At\\nhis house occurred the earliest death in the township, that\\nof his child.\\nSamuel Foreman was the second arrival in Watertown.\\nHe emigrated from Wayne County in the fall of 183(5, and\\nentered three hundred and twenty acres on section 11 in", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0683.jp2"}, "680": {"fulltext": "522\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nthe same year. He became a settler and began the process\\nof iniprovemeut, but afterwards exchanged his residence\\nand became a citizen of De Witt. Stephen Hill, another\\nWayne County pioneer, located upon the northeast quarter\\nof section 15. In 1837 he removed with Samuel Foreman\\nto land on section 11 while building, or rather completing,\\na cabin which had been begun the year previous by him.\\nHe accomplished but a small clearing the first year, but\\ndevoted much of the spring to the making of maple-sugar,\\nof which the maple-trees in the vicinity yielded a bountiful\\nsupply. Mr. Foreman and Deacon Marvin were the only\\nsettlers. Flour and other supplies had been brought fiom\\nWayne County, which enabled the fiimily to subsist for a\\nlong period without replenishing their larder. Mr. Hill\\nstill resides upon the laud he entered, where he has a well-\\ncultivated farm and a spacious and elegant residence.\\nEdward Butterfield entered in 183G eighty acres on\\nsection 12, and came to the township soon after to reside,\\nbut did not settle upon his purchase until 1838, having\\nfound employment in various portions of the township.\\nHe first built a log house, and later secured a wife and\\nremoved to his land. The farm was unin)proved, but rap-\\nidly changed and made productive by his industry. Mr.\\nButterfield resided upon the place until his death, when it\\npassed into the hands of its present occupant, George\\nWard.\\nSelah Ferris, formerly of Tioga Co., N. Y., purchased\\none hundred and twenty acres on sections 2 and 3 in 1837,\\nupon which he settled the following year. The land was\\nentered at the land-office in Ionia, Mr. Ferris having fol-\\nlowed the path known as the Dexter trail, and spent the\\nnight in the woods after having traveled all day to reach\\nhis destination. The demand for land was so great as to\\nrender a stop of four days at Ionia necessary before the\\nbusiness of the occasion was accomplished.\\nWilliam Mosher had arrived in 1837, and entered one\\nhundred and sixty-three acres on the same section, which\\nwas being rapidly cleared. With him Mr. Ferris found a\\nwelcome while erecting a cabin, to which he at once re-\\nmoved, and the first year had accomplished a clearing of\\neight acres. Indians occasionally paid the settlers visits,\\nand were ever eager lor an exchange of supplies or a\\nswap, as they termed it. Bears and wolves were also\\nnumerous, and so terrified the family as to elfectually insure\\ntheir presence within doors after darkness approached.\\nThere were no roads other than those cut by the settlers\\nthat were in condition to be made useful for purposes of\\ntravel, though many were surveyed during the year 1837\\nand awaiting improvement. In 1852, Mr. Ferris purchased\\nthe Mosher farm, upon which he at present resides, and on\\nwhich a comfortable residence has been built. The earliest\\nmarriage recollected by Mr. Ferris occurred at the house of\\nWilliam Mosher, his daughter, Miss Lucy, having been\\nunited to Mr. Jackson Cronkhite. Early religious services\\nwere held at the houses of the settlers in 1839, and later\\nthe few families in the township were accustomed to repair\\nto De Wilt with ox-teams for worship.\\nHarvey Hunter and Benjamin Silsby were both from\\nSteuben Co., N. Y., and came to the township early. The\\nlatter, who came in 1838, devoted his time to moving set-\\ntlers from Detroit and adjacent points to their purchases\\nin the county. He hiter found a congenial pursuit in the\\noccupation of a peddler, having kept horses and wagons for\\nthe purpose. While making his customary rounds he en-\\ncountered Harvey Hunter, with whom ho formed a copart-\\nnership in business, and together they opened a store in\\nWacousta in 1840. The labors were divided one having\\nthe store in charge, while the other followed an itinerant\\nbusiness. They exchanged goods for hides, wool, wheat,\\nand other commodities, which were subsequently sold in\\nDetroit. Mr. Silsby purchased a farm near Wacousta, and\\nlater removed to the township of Eagle, while Hunter se-\\ncured in 1850, of Stephen T. Gooch, one hundred and\\nsixty acres on section 9. It was partially improved on his\\nremoval to the place, upon which he remained until his\\ndeath in 1880. His widow still occupies the homestead.\\nWilliam Diets, a former resident of Plymouth, Wayne\\nCo., located in 1836 upon the northwest fractional quarter\\nof -section 18, embracing one hundred and twenty-three\\nacres, which he reached by floating down the Looking-\\nGlass River in a canoe. Mr. Diets built a cabin, after\\nwhich he began the work of chopping. The farm ulti-\\nmately, under the influence of the industry he evinced, be-\\ncame very productive and valuable. He lived upon the\\nland during his lifetime, and built at different periods two\\nframe houses upon it. His death occurred in 1880 at the\\nage of eighty-four years, and the two hundred and eight\\nacres of land owned by him were distributed among vari-\\nous heirs.\\nEbenczer Smith came from Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1823,\\nhaving settled early in Oakland County. In 1834 he en-\\ntered land in the township of Watertown, and in 1837\\nmade a permanent settlement on section 18, having the\\nwinter previous erected a cabin and removed a portion of\\nhis goods on an ox-sled. Pontiac was at this time the\\nnearest milling-point, to which the settlers carried their\\ngrists. The Waterloo Joint Stock Company had begun,\\ntheir improvements, and William Chiedaman was the man-\\nager of the boarding-house erected for the convenience of\\nthe laborers employed. J. K. Morris also lived at Wa-\\ncousta, and was completing his contract for the construc-\\ntion of a dam on the river. James Sowle was at work upon\\nthe mill, and was the builder of the first frame house,\\nwhile Mr. Smith boasted the earliest frame barn in the\\ntownship. Mr. Smith resided upon the farm until his\\ndeath in 1863. A portion of the land is occupied by Ran-\\nsom Brooks, and the reuiainder by his son, A. J. Smith,\\nat present one of the township justices of the peace.\\nThe earliest prayer-meeting in the township was con-\\nvened at the house of Mr. Smith, and was no doubt the\\nnucleus from which grew at a later period the various re-\\nligious organizations of Watertown.\\nParker Webber, a former resident of Cazenovia, N. Y.,\\ncame to the township in 1839, in the capacity of miller\\nfor the company at Wacousta, and ground the first grist,\\nwhich consisted of a bushel of corn. He was the miller for\\nmany years, and ultimately purcha.sed a mill at De Witt,\\nwhere he died. John Andrews, brother-iu-law of Mr.\\nWebber, settled in 1839 upon eighty acres on section 7.\\nThis land was uncleared until improved by him and made", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0684.jp2"}, "681": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n523\\nproductive. He remained upou it and continued to labor\\nuntil his death in 1860.\\nSidney J. Loomis moved to Watertown from Orleans\\nCo., N. Y., in 1839, and selected a farm of forty acres upon\\nsection 21. Ho found a wide field for improvement open\\nto him, and devoted himself with earnestness to the work.\\nMr. Loomis has not rekuKod his energy, but still devotes\\nhis time to the cultivation of his early purchase. Joseph\\nSanborn came at the same time, and buuglit land also on\\nsection 21. He afterwards moved to the township of E.igle\\nand secured a home in that township.\\nGeorge West did not follow agricultural pursuits, for\\nmany years after his arrival in the township. The Water-\\nloo Joint Stock Company were engaged, in 1837, in per-\\nfecting arrangements for the various mercantile enterprises\\nthen projected, and Mr. West sought employment with\\nthem. He remained in Wacou.sta until 1857, when a farm\\nwas purchased by him embracing forty acres on section 16,\\nformerly owned by Curtis Hart, upon which a small im-\\nprovement had been made and a frame house erected. Mr.\\nWest is one of the oldest residents in Watertown, and still\\nactively employed in the cultivation of his land.\\nElder William Wood left the exciting life he had for-\\nmerly enjoyed in New York City for a home in the wilder-\\nness of Michigan, and purchased forty acres on section 17.\\nHe was a Baptist preacher, and combined with his sacred\\noffice the calling of an agriculturist. Elder Wood was\\nwithal a very popular man, and one who commanded the\\nrespect of his neighbors, both for his intelligence and his\\nsincerity. He led a consistent life, professed what he\\npreached, and was never known to engage in a horse-trade\\nduring the intervals between service, as were many others\\nof his clerical brethren. He is still a resident of the town-\\nship, and one of its few venerable pioneers who survive the\\nlapse of years.\\nFrancis Hart, another Oakland County settler of 1840,\\npurchased fort} acres on section 16, which he found unim-\\nproved. Mr. Hart erected a house upon this land and at\\nonce began clearing. A decided change in its condition\\nwas efiected ere many years had elapsed, and ultimately it\\nattained a high state of cultivation. Mr. Hart died at the\\nhouse of his son, who occupied the farm, in 1851). Har-\\nvey Weston preceded Mr. Hart by two years, and settled\\non section 11. The first winter of his residence was spent\\nwith the family of Stephen Hill, during which time he\\nerected a cabin and then returned to the East for a wife.\\nHe remained for several years a resident of the township,\\nbut ultimately removed.\\nThe following list embraces the tax-list of township 5\\nnorth, of 3 west, for 1841, giving the names of onl} those\\ntax-payers who were then residing in the township, viz.\\nAcrt B.\\nCalvin Mjirvin, section 12 40\\nSoth P. Marvin, sccticin 12 120\\nR. Marvin, section 12 120\\nE. Butterfield, Jr., i-oution 12 80\\nWarren, section 14 80\\nWeston, section 11 80\\nStephen Hill, section l.i 160\\nSamuel Foreman, section 11 320\\nRoberts, section 2 40\\nGoodwin, section 1 160\\nWilliam Mosier, section 3 160\\nSclah Ferris, section 2 84\\nAcreH.\\nPeter rSriggs, section 22 200\\nElihu Lewis, section 3. 20\\nBillings anil llaydon, section 35 GO\\nA. Adams, section 2.^ 40\\nCharles Prouton, section 31 8U\\nJ.Smith, section 29 inil\\nJ. Lowell, section 21 40\\nJ. S. Loomis, section 21 SO\\nJ. Sanborn\\nE. Smith, sections 7-14 218\\nJ. II. Spicer, section 7 70\\nG. II. Vndrewa, section 7 69\\nJ. K. Morris, section 7 80\\nWilliam Diets, section 18 284\\nParker Webber, section 18 65\\nE. F. Tlioiupson\\nIsrael Carpenter\\nWilliam J. King\\ni. AV. Brooks\\nD. C. Moore, section 17 36\\nAV. Hubbell, sections 7-8,17-18 301\\nE. F. Thompson, section 21 80\\nE. P. Daniells, section 17 40\\nR. C. Sisson, section 17 10\\nH. AV. AVest, section 17 30\\nAVilliam Lewis, section 17 20\\nKing, section 17 20\\nF. Hart, section 19 80\\nJoseph Lowell came from New York State in 1843, and\\nlocated upon forty acres of land purchased by him of E.\\nFrary on section 21. In the midst of the wilderness which\\nenveloped it he cleared a tract sufficiently large upon which\\nto erect a log house, dwelling meanwhile in a cabin built\\nfor temporary occupation. At the raising of the house set-\\ntlers assisted who came a distance of many miles, each\\nanxious to welcome the presence of another pioneer to their\\nlittle band. Mr. Lowell improved this land, and resided\\nupon it until his death. Four sons Cassin, Gr. W., John\\nH., and Othman W. are all residents of the township, as\\nare also five daughters. The homestead is occupied by Ben-\\njamin F. King.\\nDaniel Sherman came as early as 1832 from Massachu-\\nsetts to the township of Farmington, Oakland Co., where\\nhe remained until 1 843, after which one hundred and sixty\\nacres was purchased on section 27. Not a tree had yet\\nbeen felled on this land, and the only settlers near Avcre\\nLowell, Sanborn, and Loomis. Twenty voters gathered at\\nthe polls the year of his arrival. No party lines existed at\\nthis time. A candidate was nominated, all voting for or\\nagainst him, and the day was ended with frequent draughts\\nof very bad whisky. A number of roads had been sur-\\nveyed, but were as yet little traveled. Indians were\\nnumerous, and did much in the way of traflie Avith the\\nwhites. Mr. Sherman in 1863 disposed of his farm to\\nJoseph Timmernian, and has since that time resided in\\n^Vacousta, having been for years proprietor of the hotel at\\nthat place.\\nN. Badger came from Ohio in 1848 and lowited upou\\nan uncleared farm on section 13. He experienced all the\\nhardships of the pioneer, and remained upon this laud\\nuntil his death.\\nKay G. Titi t, another emigrant from the Buckeye State,\\ncame to the county in 1846, and in 1850 purchased eighty\\nacres on section 11. A log house had been erected upon it\\nand a small tract cleared by a settler named Weston. Mr.\\nTiflFt made rapid progress in the improvement of this farm\\nand afterwards erected a substantial residence, which was\\noccupied by him at the time of iiis death in 1877. His\\nwidow and sons arc the present owners of the estate.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0685.jp2"}, "682": {"fulltext": "524\\nHISTORY OP CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nGeorge W. Kinney, from Oakland County, located in\\n1847 upon section 8, when a small chopping had been\\nmade and a log cabin erected upon one hundred and\\nsixty acres he purchased. This cabin Mr. Kinney shared\\nwith a family until a log house of more spacious propor-\\ntions was erected. He cleared the first year ten acres, and\\ncontinued to improve the land until 1852, when his present\\nhome on section 3 was purchased. In 1870 his re::^idenco\\nwas burned, and six years later the present house was\\nerected.\\nIra Ide, formerly of Livingston County, came to the\\ntownship in 1855 and located upon eighty acres on section\\n11. While building a house on this uncleared land he\\nremained with Edson Smith, and had soon accomplished a\\nconsiderable clearing. He still resides upon the farm.\\nNelson Hunt came from Oakland County in 1856 and\\nlocated upon eighty acres on section 15. He had originally\\ntwo hundred and twenty acres, a portion of which was\\ngiven to his sons. The land was purchased of a speculator\\nnamed Townsend, Sir. Hunt having come soon after and\\nerected a house upon it. The following spring he became\\na settler. He found all the experiences of a pioneer await-\\ning him, but labor and perseverance conquered every obsta-\\ncle, and ultimately enabled him to become the owner of a\\nwell-improved farm of one hundred and forty acres, upon\\nwhich in 1870 he erected a comfortable residence.\\nKobert G. Mason came from Detroit in 1856 and located\\nupon seventy acres on section 17. This was uncleared, but\\nMr. Mason inaugurated a system of improvement.s, and soon\\nafter sold to C. N. Derbyshire and removed to De Witt.\\nOn his return from the army in 1864 he purchased again\\non section 11, and erected a sub.stantial residence upon the\\nland, which he still occupies. The farm is cleared and\\nhighly cultivated.\\nAmong other early settlers in Watertown who contrib-\\nuted to its development were A. Adams, on section 25\\nElihu Lewis, on section 35 Charles Prouton, who pur-\\nchased eighty acres on section 31 J. H. Spicer, who set-\\ntled upon seventy acres on section 7 Parker Webber, who\\nowned sixty-five acres on section 18 D. C. Moore, on sec-\\ntion 16; E. F. Thompson, on section 21; and Peter\\nBriggs, who owned two hundred acres on section 22.\\nEARLY HIGUWAYS.\\nThe earliest road through the township is that known as\\nthe Grand River turnpike, which was authorized by act of\\nCongress of 1832. It was projected from Detroit to Grand\\nHaven as a military road. The survey and subsequent\\nconstruction of the road was begun at Detroit, though its\\nprogress was not rapid. The date of its completion to\\nWatertown, where it entered the town.ship at section 36\\nand made its exit at section 31, is not a matter of record.\\nAt a meeting of the highway commissioners of the\\ntownship of Watertown, on the Tuesday preceding the an-\\nnual township-meeting, it was ordered that the said town-\\nship be divided into the following-described districts, viz.\\nDistrict number 1 to be composed of sections number\\n1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the north half of sections number 7,\\n8, 9, 10, 11, and the northwest quarter of section 12, in\\ntownship number 5 north, of range 3 west.\\nDistrict number 2 to be composed of the south half of\\nsections number 10, 11, 12 and the northeast quarter of\\nsection 12 also sections number 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24 in\\nsaid township.\\nDistrict number 3 to be composed of sections number\\n25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36 and\\nDistrict number 4 to be composed of the south half of\\nsections number 7, 8, 9 and all of sections number 16, 17,\\n18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, all in township\\nnumber 5 north, of range 3 west.\\nGiven under our hands at Watertown, this 27tli day of\\nMarch, 1838.\\nWilliam Diets,\\nJoseph Eddy,\\nSamuel Foreman,\\nHigliway Commissioners.\\nThe above commissioners as early as May, 1837, laid\\nout the following road Commencing at the corners of sec-\\ntions 10, 11, 14, and 15, in town 5 north, of range 3 west;\\nthence north on the section-line to the corners of sections\\n14, 15, 22, 23, in township 6 north, of range 3 west.\\nAlso in July of the same year a highway commencing\\nat the quarter stake on the west line of section 18, township\\n5 north, of range 3 west thence north four degrees west\\nthree chains thence west sixty-six degrees north forty-four\\nchains thence west ten degrees north twenty chains thence\\nwest eighteen degrees south sixty chains thence north\\ntwenty-four degrees west thirty chains thence north\\ntwenty-two degrees west twenty chains thence west four\\ndegrees north sixty chains thence west four degrees north\\nninety chains thence four degrees west fifty-three chains\\neighty-seven links.\\nAlso another beginning at the corners of sections 14, 15,\\n22, and 23 thence north four degrees west one hundred\\nand sixty chains.\\nAlso a road beginning at the corners of sections 13, 18,\\n19, and 24; thence east on the section-line four degrees\\nnorth to the east line of township 5 north, of range 3 west.\\nORGANIZATION OP THE TOWNSHIP.\\nAn act of the State Legi-slature approved March 20, 1837,\\nprovided and declared, That the townships in ranges 3 and\\n4 west, in the county of Clinton, be a township by the name\\nof Watertown, and the people therein shall be entitled to\\nall the privileges incident to inhabitants of organized town-\\nships, and the first township-meeting therein shall be held\\nat the house of Anthony Niles, in said township of Water-\\ntown. This territory then embraced all the west half of\\nthe county of Clinton.\\nTownships Nos. 7 and 8 north, of ranges 3 and 4 west,\\nembracing the present townships of Lebanon, Dallas, Essex,\\nand Bengal, was set oft by act of Legislature dated March\\n6, 1838, and known as the township of Wandaugon (now\\nLebanon). Township 6 north, of range 4 west, was erected\\nMarch 21, 1839, as the township of Westphalia. Town-\\nship 6 north, of range 3 west, was by act of March 15,\\n1841, made Riley; and an act of the Legislature of March\\n15, 1841, created township No. 5 north, of range 4 west,\\nas the township of Eagle, reducing Watertown to its present\\nlimits.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0686.jp2"}, "683": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n525\\nAVATERTOWN CIVIL LIST.\\nThe record of the first township election has not been\\npreserved, and it is therefore not possible to give a list of\\nthe officers for that year. It is, however, probable that\\nCalvin Marvin was chosen as the first supervisor. The offi-\\ncers elected in succeeding years have been as follows\\n18.38. Calvin Marvin.\\n1839. Pliilo Beers.\\n1840. Jared Higby.\\n1841. Calvin Marvin.\\n1842-43. Harvey Hunter.\\n1844-45. Calvin Marvin.\\n1S4B-48. Harvey Hunter,\\n1849. E. P. Ingcrsoll.\\n1860. Harvey Hunter.\\n1851. N. I. Daniells.\\n1852. Harvey Hunter.\\n1853. Horatio Hunter.\\n1854. D. I. Daniells.\\n1855. C. M. Derbyshire.\\n1856. Harvey Hunter.\\n1857. D. I. Daniells.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1853-59. EzekieJ Miles.\\n1860. Samuel B. Dayton.\\n1861. Ezekiel Niles.\\n1862. Henry Gibbs.\\n1863. D. A. Davis.\\n1864. Charles E. Eastman.\\n1865. F. L. Smith.\\n1866. Daniel L. Wilson.\\n1867-68. F. L. Smith.\\n1869. George Smith.\\n1870-71. George W. Kinney.\\n1872. S. U. Alexander.\\n1873. George W. Kinney.\\n1874. S. U. Alexander.\\n1875-79. G. W.Kinney.\\n1880. James limmerman.\\nTOWNSHIP CLERKS.\\n1838. Charles R. Spicer. I860.\\n1839-40. J. K. Morris. 1S61-\\n1841. Grafton Webber. 1863.\\n1842-43. Walter Hubbell. 1864.\\n1844-45. J. K. Morris. 1865.\\n1846. Thomas J. Allen. 1866-\\n1847. Stephen Hill. 1868.\\n1848. Egbert Ingcrsoll. 1869.\\n1849. Nelson Daniells. 1870.\\n1850. Stephen Hill. 1871.\\n1851. Henry Snow. 1872.\\n1852-53. Sidney Frary. 1873.\\n1854. S. E. Hazard. 1874.\\n1855-56. J. C. Backus. 1875.\\n1857. Ezckicl Niles. 1876-\\n1858. R. W. Holbrook. 1878-\\n1859. D. A. Davis. 1880.\\nStephen Hill.\\n62. Lewis Timmerman.\\nD. F. Betts.\\nCassin Lowell.\\nGeorge E. King.\\n67. A. A. Hunt.\\nLewis Timmerman.\\nA. A. Hunt.\\nGeorge W. West.\\nLuther F. Conrad.\\nGeorge W. Lowell.\\nGeorge E. King.\\nGeorge W. West,\\nGeorge E. King.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a077. 0. A. Lockwood.\\n-79. George W. Burt.\\nG. C. Higbee.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1837.\\nHenry Rowland.\\nMorris S. Allen.\\nCharles K. Spicer.\\nStephen Hill.\\n1838.\\nAnthony Niles.\\nD. A. Simmons.\\n1S39.\\nSteiihcn Hill.\\n1S40.\\nJared Higbee.\\n1841.\\nGrafton Webber.\\nSeth P. Marvin.\\nJosejih Sanborn.\\n1842.\\nWalter Hubbell.\\n184.3.\\nStephen Hill.\\n1844.\\nMorris S. Allen.\\n1845.\\nJoseph Sanborn.\\n1846.\\nDaniel K. Carpenter\\nJosiah Lowell.\\nE. F. Thompson.\\n1847.\\nStephen Hill.\\nD. S. Ingcrsoll.\\n1848.\\nD. S. Ingersoll.\\n1849.\\nHenry Houghtaling.\\n1850.\\nJosiah Lowell.\\n1851.\\nD. S. Ingersoll.\\n1852.\\nStephen Hill.\\nJoseph Woodruff.\\nN. I. Daniells.\\n1853\\nWilliam Wood.\\n1854.\\nSamuel Foreman.\\n1855.\\nB. G. Niles.\\nR. W. Buck.\\n1856.\\nHarvey (jiibbs.\\n1857.\\nN. I. Daniells.\\nPhilip Burt.\\n1858.\\nGeorge C. Jarvis.\\nAaron Reed.\\n1859.\\nCharles E. Eastman\\n1860.\\nA. J. Reed.\\nAVilliain AVood.\\n1861.\\nHenry F. Brown.\\n1862.\\nGeorge C. Jarvis.\\n1863.\\nN. I. Daniells.\\n1864.\\nGeorge W. Kinney.\\n1865.\\nNelson Hunt.\\n1866.\\nLewis Timmerman.\\n1867.\\nN. I. Daniells.\\n1868.\\nG. W. Kinney.\\n1869.\\nEliott Shadduck.\\n1870.\\nLewis Timmerman.\\nF. L. Smith.\\n1871.\\nG. C. Jarvis.\\n1872.\\nWilliam Boylan.\\n1873.\\nF. L. Smith.\\n1874.\\nLewis Timmerman.\\n1875.\\nGeorge W. Lowell.\\n1876.\\nA. J. Smith.\\n1877. John B. Howe.\\n1878. William Boylan.\\n1879. Lewis Timmcnuan.\\n1880. A. J. Smith.\\nGeorge C. Jarvis.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1841. George W. West. 1861. Ira Idc.\\n1842-43. P.arker Webber. 1862. Samuel Clark.\\n1844-45. Parker Webber. 1863-64. Edwin Reed.\\n1846-48. George W. West. 1865-66. S. W. Cronkite.\\n1849-50. G. W. West. 1867-68. Samuel Clark.\\n1851. Edward Butterfield. 1869-70. John Cupid.\\n1852. George W. West. 1871. D. L. Wilson.\\n1853-54. E. P. Daniells. 1872. Harvey Hunter.\\n1855. Jason Nichols. 1873. Mark Jenney.\\n1856. Samuel Foreman. 1874. Robert G. Mason.\\n1857. A. M. Roberts. 1875-76. Joseph Walford.\\n1858. Henry Gibbs. 1877-79. John G. Schlee.\\n1859. Daniel Sherman. 1880. William A. Lee.\\n1860 D. S. Ingersoll.\\nHIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.\\n1838.\\n1S39.\\n1840.\\n1841.\\n1842.\\n1843.\\n1844.\\n1845.\\n1846.\\n1847.\\n1848.\\n1849.\\n1S50.\\nMorris Bougliton.\\nIleman Thomas.\\nSamuel Foreman.\\nHenry Gibbs.\\nStephen Hill.\\nDavid Clark.\\nJared Higbee.\\nHenry Gibbs.\\nStephen Hill.\\nE. P. Daniells.\\nE. Billings.\\nSamuel Foreman.\\nEzra P. Daniells.\\nJoseph S. Loomis.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\nJonas Smith.\\nE. P. Daniells.\\nGrofton Webber.\\nHarry Weston.\\nThomas J. Allen.\\nE. P. Daniells.\\nEzra Billings.\\nJosiah Lowell.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\nWilliam Diets.\\nEliot Ingersoll.\\nJason Nichols.\\nJonas Smith.\\nJason Nichols.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\n6. W. Kinney.\\nJ. H. Andrews.\\n1). R. Cutter.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\n.Jason Nichols.\\nJason Nichols.\\n1850.\\n1851.\\n1852.\\n1853.\\n1854.\\n1855.\\n1856.\\n1857.\\n1858.\\n1859.\\n1860.\\n1861.\\n1862.\\n1863.\\n1864.\\n1865.\\n1866.\\n1867.\\n1868.\\n1S69.\\n1870.\\n1871.\\n1872.\\n1873.\\n1874.\\n1875.\\n1876-\\n1878.\\n1879-\\nEliot Ingersoll.\\nA. R. Marvin.\\nJonas Smith.\\nA. J. Reed.\\nB. F. Hammill.\\nE. Ingersoll.\\nJoseph S. Loomis.\\nWilliam Lee.\\nE. Ingersoll.\\nA. J. Reed.\\nC. N. Derbyshire.\\nC. E. Eastman.\\nEgbert Ingcrsoll.\\nG. W. Kinney.\\nF. L. Smith.\\nEgbert Ingersoll.\\nWillard King.\\nDaniel Sherman.\\nEdward Root.\\nGeorge Smith.\\nCharles E. Eastman.\\nB. S. Derbyshire.\\nS. M. Cook.\\nA. J. Smith.\\nRobert G. Mason.\\nEgbert Ingersoll.\\nJohn II. Lowell.\\nLockwood Clark.\\n0. W. Lowell.\\nlieorgc Oliver.\\nAlartin Maier.\\nA. J. Jones.\\nR. G. Mason.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a277. Scth M. Cook.\\nGeorge Reeves.\\nSO. John G. Schlee.\\nSCHOOL INSPECTORS.\\n1838.\\nScth P. Marvin.\\n1842.\\nE. F. Thompson.\\nE. F. Thompson.\\n1843.\\nCharles Goodwin\\nS. B. Groger.\\nStephen Hill.\\n1839.\\nS. P.Marvin.\\nHarvey Hunter.\\nPhilo Beers.\\n1844.\\nThom.is Allen.\\nE. F. Thompson.\\nH. Hunter.\\n1840.\\nSoth P. Marvin.\\nM. P. Burch.\\nPhilo Beers.\\n1845.\\nNo record.\\nCharles R. Spicer.\\n1846.\\nEgbert Ingcrsoll.\\n1841.\\nWalter Hubbell.\\n1847.\\nWilliam Woorl.\\nSelh P. Marvin.\\n1848.\\n0. B. Ingcrsoll.\\nE. F. Thompson.\\n1849.\\nE. P. Ingersoll.\\n1842.\\nStephen Hill.\\n1850.\\nG. W. Lowell.\\nCharles Gooilwin.\\n1851.\\nN. I. Daniells.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0687.jp2"}, "684": {"fulltext": "526\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\n1852.\\nNo record.\\n1866.\\nD. A. Davis.\\n1S53.\\nHenry Snow.\\n1867.\\nH. P. Clark.\\n1854.\\nSidney Frary.\\n1868.\\nLyman Townsend.\\n1855.\\nJ. W. Timmerman.\\n1809.\\nH. P. Clark.\\n1856.\\nF. L. Smith.\\n1870.\\nL. F. Conrad.\\n1857.\\nSeth M. Cooli.\\n1871.\\nWarren Smith.\\n1858.\\nK. F. Morse.\\n1872.\\nA. A. Hunt.\\n1859.\\nN. I. Daniells.\\n1873.\\nS. M. Cook.\\n1860.\\nIlix Ilorton.\\n1874.\\nPeter Oliver.\\n1861.\\nR. W. Holbrook.\\n1875.\\nS. M. Cook.\\n1862.\\nF. L. Smith.\\n1876.\\nEgbert Ingcrsoll.\\n1863.\\nR. W. Holbrook.\\n1877-\\n78. John Q. Benedict\\n1864.\\nS. M. Cook.\\n1879.\\nGeorge C. Higbee.\\n1S65.\\nD. F. Belts.\\n1880.\\nR. M. Brooks.\\nDRAIN COMMISSIONERS.\\n1873. Harvey Hunter.\\n1874. 0. W. Lowell.\\n1875-76. Thomas Reed.\\n1877. George C. Jarvis.\\n187S. William S. Miller.\\n1879. 0. A. Lockwuod.\\n1880. Albert D. Wood.\\nSUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.\\n1875-76. L. F. Conrad.\\n1877-78. Lyman Townsend.\\n1879. R. M. Brooks.\\n1880. Miss Emma L. Wickham.\\nEARLY SCHOOL STATISTICS.\\nAt a meeting of the board of school inspectors held at\\nthe ofBee of the township clerk on the 7th day of April,\\n1838, Seth P. Marvin was chosen chairman, and the board\\nproceeded to the transaction of business, making the di-\\nvision of school districts as follows, viz.\\nThe west half of town number five north of range\\nnumber three west, with sections 22, 27, 34, except the\\nnorth half of sections 4, 5, 6, shall comprise district num-\\nber one.\\nDistrict number two shall embrace the southeast quarter\\nof said township five north of range three west.\\nDistrict number three shall embrace the northwest\\nquarter of section 1, the north half of section 2, all of\\nsection 3, and the north half of sections 4, 5, 6, in town-^\\nship five north of range three west, and all that part of\\ntownship six north of range three west, lying south of the\\nquarter-line through sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.\\nDistrict number four shall embrace the north half of\\ntownship five north of range four west, except the east\\nhalf of sections 1, 12, 13, north of the Looking-Glass\\nRiver.\\nDistrict number five shall be conipo.sed of the south\\nhalf of said township.\\nStephen B. Groger.\\nSetu p. Marvin.\\nEpukaim p. Thompson.\\nC. R. Spicer,\\nTownship Clerk.\\nWatkutown, April 7, 1838.\\nThe earliest school in Watertown was opened at Wa-\\ncousta, then embraced in fractional school district No. 1,\\nand now a portion of district No. G. It was held in the\\nupper story of a store occupied by Daniel Hubbell, there\\nhaving been at that time no school building erected, and\\nwas taught by Mrs. Daniel Moore. In 1844, or possibly\\nearlier, a contract was awarded to Henry Gibbs for the\\nerection of a school building in this district, who was as-\\nsisted in its construction by Royal Benson. Miss Sarah\\nBeers and Miss Rhoda Brooks were also early teachers,\\nand probably exercised a wholesome discipline upon the\\nyouth of Wacousta before a school-house was constructed\\nin the township. The second school building was erected\\non section 34, then embraced in district No. 2, but the\\nearliest instructor is not remembered.\\nThe present school territory of Watertown is divided\\ninto one fractional and six whole districts, over whom pre-\\nside the following board of directors, William M. Jones,\\nGeorge W. West, J. T. Backus, 0. W. Lowell, R G. Mason,\\n0. H. Smith, Christopher Summers. Three hundred and\\nsixty-one scholars received instruction during the past year,\\nof whom eleven were non-residents. They were under the\\nsupervision of a corps of eight male and eleven female\\nteachers, who received in salaries an aggregate sum of\\nseventeen hundred and twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.\\nThe school property of the township, embracing one brick\\nand six frame buildings, is valued at five thousand seven\\nhundred dollar.s.\\nWACOUSTA.\\nIn July, 1837, an association was formed with the\\navowed purpose of organizing a company, to be known\\nas the Waterloo Joint-Stock Company. The mem-\\nbers of the company, or more properly the stockholders,\\nwere Alexander Goodell, Charles Hubbell, Orson E. Hall,\\nReubeu R. Gibson, Thomas 0. Hill, and Charles A. Trow-\\nbridge. They purchased a tract of land in Watertown de-\\nscribed as lying upon the Looking-Glass River, and being\\nthe southeast fraction of the northwest quarter of section\\n17, township 5 west, of range 3 west; also the east half of\\nthe southeast quarter of section 7, in the same township\\nalso the east fraction of the northeast quarter of section 18\\nalso the northwest fraction of the southwest quarter of sec-\\ntion 8 also the west fraction of the northwest quarter of\\nsection 17 in the same township. The object of this pur-\\nchase, as stated in the articles of agreement, was the im-\\nprovement of the real estate and the laying out of a town\\ntherein, and the disposing of lots for building purposes.\\nThe company appointed Chai-les R. Spicer as their resi-\\ndent agent, and at once began a system of improvements in-\\nvolving an expenditure of twelve thousand dollars.\\nA saw-mill was first erected, and immediately after, a\\ngrist-mill, a- dwelling having meanwhile been constructed\\nfor the accommodation of the men employed on the works,\\nand superintended by William Chridawan. A store was\\nalso opened by the company.\\nIt needed, however, but little time to develop the fact\\nthat the scheme was not destined to financial success. At\\na meeting of the stockholders a lease of the property, in-\\ncluding four hundred and thirty acres of land, and the mills\\nand dwelling, was secured by Charles R. Spicer for the\\nsum of eight hundred dollars, to bo paid annually. Spicer\\nthen took possession of the property, but failed to make any\\npayments on the lease, and finally departed for New\\nYork. The property was ultimately sold at auction in the\\ncity of Detroit, and was purchased by Cornelius O Flynn\\nand William K. Coyle, both of Detroit, who obtained a\\ntitle and reorganized the company.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0688.jp2"}, "685": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n527\\nIn 1848 the latter gentleman disposed of his interest to\\nN. I. Daniells, and Cornelius O Flynn conveyed his share to\\nElias Daniells. With this later transfer ended the decaying\\nfortunes of the Waterloo Joint-Stock Company.\\nThe mill property was subsequently owned by Messrs.\\nHunter Silsbee, who arrived in 1840, and established a\\ngeneral store at this point, having purchased the business of\\nWalter Hubbell, though the mill property not having been\\nmanaged by them to profit, had been allowed to go to decay.\\nThe above-named firm were formerly peddlers, and after\\nhaving by fair dealing obtained an extended patronage in\\nadjacent parts of the country, ultimately located at Wa-\\ncousta, where a very lucrative system of barter and trade\\nwas maintained with the settlers.\\nN. I. and Nelson Daniells arrived in 1848 (having been\\nformer residents of Cayuga Co., N. Y.), and at once repaired\\nthe mill property. The grist-mill, which was in a condi-\\ntion unfit for service, was at once remodeled, and the saw-\\nmill also thoroughly rebuilt. A store was opened by them,\\nand in 1855 the old grist-mill was replaced by a new one,\\nwhich is now owned by Nelson Daniells. This mill has\\nthree run of stones, and is devoted to both custom- and\\nmerchant-work. It is located upon the Looking-Glass\\nKiver, from whence its power is derived, and has a capacity\\nof four hundred bushels per day. Much patronage is en-\\njoyed from the adjacent country, though Lansing and the\\nEast furnish a market for its merchant work.\\nThe saw-mill, which is also owned by Mr. Daniells, em-\\nbraces planing machinery, and has a capacity of two thou-\\nsand feet per day. It does custom-work exclusively.\\nThere are at Wacousta six stores, owned as follows\\nCarey R. Daniells has a general store.\\nCarmer Brothers, of Lansing, have also a general store,\\nmanaged by O. A. Smith.\\nH. D. Weaver has a market and also a grocery-store.\\nG. W. Burt combines drugs and medicines with a stock\\nof groceries.\\nFrank E. Davis deals in boots and .shoes, and groceries.\\nTwo blacksmith-shops are conducted by P. H. Blass\\nSon, and Alonzo Waldron.\\nMrs. Cook has a millinery establishment.\\nWilliam Hosner is the landlord, while Frank E. Davis\\nis postmaster, and Henry J. Patterson and Joseph A.\\nMyers are the lawyers of the village. Drs. A. S. Hyatt\\nand S. A. JIauzer are the physicians.\\nThe projectors of the village had determined upon\\nWaterloo as a euphonious, and at the time a popular cog-\\nnomen for the rising village, but subsequent investigation\\nproved that a post-office of similar name already existed in\\nthe State. Some early settler, with an inten.se admiration\\nfor the character of the historic Wacousta,* suggested the\\nname as a substitute, and it was at once adopted.\\nGRAND RIVER CITY.\\nIn the summer of 1834, Erastus Ingersoll purchased a\\ntract of land in the town.ship.of Delta, on the northern\\nIn the conspiracy of Pontine, in 1763, Major Glaflwin, the com-\\nmandant nt Detroit, was appri^^cd by the Indian maiden Wnconstu\\nof the intention of the Indians to surprise and massacre the garrison\\nat tlie fort, and thus the plot was defeated. At least this is one of\\ntlie traditions of tiiat conspiracy.\\nboundary-line of the county of Eaton, and in 1836 added\\nto this purchase eighty acres on section 35 in the township\\nof Watertown, and a year later an additional eighty on sec-\\ntion 36. Elihu P. Ingersoll also bought eighty acres at the\\nsame date on section 34.- This portion of the State was at\\nthat early date little else than a vast forest, diversified by\\noccasional oak-openings, and surprise was manifested on\\nthe part of friends of the gentleman that he should have\\nchosen so isolated a spot. The prospective removal of the\\nState capital had, however, influenced him to ehoo.se what\\nhe deemed a central location, trusting to circumstances to\\nenhance the value of this land.\\nIn the year 1 836 he erected a log house, and having se-\\ncured an individual named Avery to .superintend operations,\\nbrought a squad of men for the purpose of building a dam\\nand erecting mills. Soon after the services of John Thayer,\\na surveyor, resident in Farmington, Oakland Co., were se-\\ncured, and a village was marked out extending from the\\nGrand River to the Grand River turnpike, and this pros-\\npective village was immediately christened Grand River\\nCity. On the completion of the saw-mill the men were\\nemployed in clearing and chopping preparatory to the rais-\\ning of crops.\\nEarly during the winter of 1837 E. S. Ingersoll with his\\nfamily arrived, and became residents of the place, and in\\nJune of the same year a party of gentlemen including Dr.\\nIsaac Jennings, Rev. E. P. Ingersoll, Charles W. Gurney,\\nand others, all of Massachusetts, arrived, having as their ob-\\nject the establishment of an extensive educational enterprise\\nat Grand River City. The State Legislature passed and\\napproved an act incorporating the school April 11, 1839,\\nindicating it as the Grand River Theological Semitiary, with\\nIsaac Jennings, Thomas Blossom, John J. Sheppard, Josiah\\nTole, Erastus Ingersoll, Charles W. Gurney, Samuel Chad-\\nwick, and E. P. Ingersoll as a board of trustees. It fur-\\nther invested the said trustees with power to erect in the\\nvillage of Orion, in Eaton and Clinton Counties [the\\ncounty-line running through the village], such buildings\\nas they may judge the interests of the institution shall at\\nany time demand. The school was to have been con-\\nducted on a plan similar to that adopted by many Eastern\\ninstitutions, involving a system of manual labor as an ac-\\ncompaniment of instruction.\\nA site was chosen for the building, the lumber was par-\\ntially prepared, and Rev. E. P. Ingersoll was delegated to\\nsolicit aid for the enterprise. The subscriptions on paper\\nwere so numerous as to warrant the most sanguine predictions\\nof success, when the wildcat banking system of Michigan\\ncollapsed, and in the general financial wreck which ensued\\nwere engulfed all the brilliant hopes for the future of Grand\\nRiver City. Mr. Erastus Ingersoll resided in Farmington,\\nOakland Co., where he died in 1851. He divided his\\nestate in Watertown among liis sons, Elial, Orville B., Eg-\\nbert, and Truman, all of whom as early as the year 1842\\nbecame residents of this township.\\nClIUKCH HISTORY.\\nCONUREGATIONAL CHUUCII.\\nAn ecclesiastical council convened at Wacousta, Mich.,\\non the 8tli day of July, 1802, pursuant to an invitation of", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0689.jp2"}, "686": {"fulltext": "528\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\ncertain individuals who desired to be organized as a Con-\\ngregational Church. The council having been convened by\\nthe choice of Rev. H. A. Read, of Marshall, as moderator,\\nand Rev. W. B. Williams, of Charlotte, as clerk, prayer\\nwas offered and the letter read which designated the pur-\\npose of the meeting. The following persons publicly\\nassented to the confession of faith, and solemnly entered\\ninto covenant to walk together in Christian fellowship J.\\nD. Millard, Jane L. Millard, John A. Hamilton, Maria\\nHamilton, Mrs. Cornelia N. Hazard, Mrs. Mary Bissell,\\nMrs. Sarah M. Davidson, Miss Fercis Root.\\nAt the first regular meeting John A. Hamilton was\\nelected Deacon Persis Root, Treasurer and Cornelia N.\\nHazard, Church Clerk. In the following year David I.\\nDaniells, N. L. Daniells, and Rev. William P. Esler were\\nelected a financial committee, and to Rev. J. D. Millard was\\nextended an invitation to serve as pastor the following year.\\nRev. Mr. Millard accepted, and remained as pastor in charge\\nuntil 1SG6, when he was succeeded by Rev. J. M. Ashley.\\nThe church next extended a call to Rev. N. D. Glidden,\\nwho filled the ministerial office until 1872, when Rev.\\nWilliam II. Skentelbury, of the Chicago Theological Sem-\\ninary, was invited to the charge, and at a later period ac-\\ncepted. An effort was made to erect a house of worship\\nsoon after, and a lot was purchased. Subscriptions having\\nbeen offered with much zeal, the congregation felt encour-\\naged to begin the work. The edifice was completed at a\\ncost of eighteen hundred dollar.*, and the dedicatory ser-\\nvices were held on the i3th of January, 1875.\\nA flourishing Sabbath-school is connected with the so-\\nciety, of which L. J. Gibson is superintendent. During\\nthe summer months one hundred and twenty members are\\nenrolled. The present church officers are Munsen Austin,\\nOscar Hart, George H. Niles, Deacons R. E. Hamilton,\\nTreasurer G. W. Burt, Clerk. Rev. W. H. Skentelbury\\nis still the pastor, and resides in the village of Wacousta.\\nThe church-roll numbers seventy-five members.\\nBAPTIST CHURCU.\\nA Baptist society was organized in Wacousta during the\\nyear 1854, and a legal organization was effected as early as\\nJuly 4th of that year, with the following as a board of\\ntrustees: Harvey Hunter, John C. Backus, George W.\\nPerigo, Charles M. Derbyshire, and David P. Daniells.\\nThe society flourished for a time, but with the presence of\\nlater organizations much of tiie support of the church-going\\nportion of the township was diverted into other channels,\\nand the Baptist Church has now no existence other than in\\nthe memory of its former adherents.\\nMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF WACOUSTA.\\nThe organization and first preachers of this society have\\nnot been ascertained. The church in which they worship\\nwas erected in 18G7, aud dedicated in April, 18G8. The\\ndedication sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Mead,\\nthe Rev. John Bragins being in charge at that time. He\\nwas succeeded by Revs. Tiiomas Clark, H. D. Jordan, S.\\nP. Hewitt, Cadwell, B. S. Pratt, and the Rev. W.\\nR. McEwen, who is the present pastor. The trustees of\\nthe church are H. Farloch, T. Bateman, J. Q. Benedict,\\nD. Niles, and William Warbais. The church numbers at\\npresent thirty-three. A Sunday-school is in connection\\nwith the church containing fifty pupils. William Miller is\\nsuperintendent.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nGEORGE GALL.\\nGeorge Gall was born in Newton, Cambridgeshire, Eng-\\nland, Oct. 11, 1824. His father, Edward Gall, was born\\nin Leverton, England, where he grew to manhood, working\\nas soon as large enough at common labor. He married\\nSusan Andrus. They had eight children, George being\\nthe second. He, too, was a common laborer until he was\\neighteen years old, when he was apprenticed for three years\\nto J-anies Hardmeat, of Wisbech, to learn the butcher s\\ntrade. After learning his trade he went to Ely, where he\\nworked in a meat-market for seven shillings per week. In\\nMay, 1849, Mr. Gall took passage in a sailing-- vessel for\\nNew York. He had saved the money to buy his ticket by\\nputting a few shillings at a time in the savings-bank. He\\nhad learned that in the mother-country only a life of toil\\nand poverty awaited him, and he determined to see what\\nlabor and economy would do for him in the new world be-\\nyond the sea. He landed in New York after a month s\\nvoyage, and with but ten cents in his pocket. This would\\nnot buy a meal for himself and comrade, John Nourse, so\\nhe bought them each a glass of American beer. Their ticket\\nwas to Buffalo, but they went only to Lockport, where they\\nboth hired out for ten dollars per month. Here Mr. Gall\\nremained during the summer. During the next two years\\nhe worked by the month at farm labor, his highest wages\\nbeing thirteen dollars per month. Eighteen months after\\nhis arrival he sent two hundred dollars to his fiither with\\nwhich to bring the family to this country. His employer\\nadvanced one season s earnings to enable him to send that\\namount. When his parents and four sisters arrived they\\nfound a home awaiting them which had been rented by\\nGeorge, who never forgot to honor his father and mother.\\nIn 1851 he bought forty acres of new land in ^V^atertown,\\nand then after working one year more by the month, he,\\nwith his father s family, came to Michigan and settled on\\nhis land. Their family was large and they had no means,\\nand for a time George found supplying the wants of so\\nmany no easy task. But he was not easily discouraged,\\nand with untiring energy he went to work. In the winter\\nhe thrashed grain with a flail, doing an amount of work\\nthat to the young men of to-day would seem incredible.\\nIn the summer months he worked on his farm when not\\ncompelled to work for others to supply the family wants.\\nHis sisters married from his home, while the father and\\nmother lassed with him tiie remainder of their days, the\\nmother living to see her son the owner of a fine farm, and\\na man honored and esteemed by his neighbors for his in-\\ndustry and sterling integrity. Oct. 19, 1863, he was mar-\\nried to Miss Cclia Rudgers, daughter of Thomas and Lil-\\nlias J. (Bush) Rudgers, born in La Grange, Wyoming Co.,", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0690.jp2"}, "687": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n529\\nN. Y., Nov. 22, 1840. Her people were early settlers in\\nOrange township, Ionia Co., Mich., where her father cleared\\na new farm. He is still living in Dallas, Clinton Co. The\\ndeath of her mother when she was nine years old made it\\nnecessary for her to work out by the week, which she did\\nfor years. Mr. Gall now owns one hundred and twenty\\nacres of fine land under good improvement, with good\\nhouse and out-buildings, the result of hard labor and good\\nmanagement. Their children were Hannah L., born Oct.\\n12, 1864, died March 28, 1865 Ida M., April 4, 1866\\nElizabeth J., Sept. 4, 1868; Thomas E., July 2, 1871;\\nGeorge H., Nov. 13, 1873 and Liuna C, April 6, 1877.\\nMRS. ELIEL INGEllSdLL.\\nELIEL INGERSOLL.\\nELIEL INGERSOLL.\\nIn the latter part of the sixteenth century three brothers,\\nof whom one was William Ingersoll, emigrated from Eng-\\nland and settled in the town of Lee, in what afterwards\\nbecame the celebrated county of Berkshire, Mass. At the\\nfirst election held in the town he was elected town clerk,\\nmagistrate, and selectman. When the Congregational\\nChurch of the town of Lee was organized his name\\nheaded the list. He had five sons Aaron, Jared, Scth,\\nDavid, and William and two daughters, names unknown.\\nDavid Ingersoll, of whose family we shall write, married\\na Miss Sally Parsons. She was a granddaughter of the\\ncelebrated Jonathan Edwards. They had thirteen chil-\\ndren, all of whom grew to maturity, and all of whom\\nbecame members of the Congregational branch of the\\nChristian Church. David was for forty-five years a dea-\\ncon in the Congregational Church in Lee. He died there,\\nas did also his wife. Erastus, the oldest of the family,\\nlived in Lee until early manhood, when he emigrated\\nto the town of Victor, Ontario Co., N. Y. In March,\\n1806, he was married to Miss Sally Smith, daughter of\\nNicholas Smith, who emigrated from Stockbridge, Mass.,\\nto the Genesee country about the year 1789. Erastus\\nremained in Victor until 1825, when, having lost his prop-\\n67\\nerty in building the locks on the P]rie Canal at Rochester,\\nhe with his family came to Oakland Co., Mich., and settled\\nin the town of Farmington, where there were but a few\\nfamilies then settled. They came from Bufliilo to Detroit\\nby schooner, and were nine days on the lake. In Detroit,\\nMr. Ingersoll bought a yoke of oxen and drove by way of\\nBirmingham to the new home in the wilderness. There\\nwere no roads, and for three miles from his home no houses.\\nHis nearest neighbor was a Mr. Powers, who was then\\nbuilding a mill where the village of Farmington now stands.\\nHe bought of the government one hundred and sixty acres,\\nwhich he cleared and improved. In 1834 he came to Clin-\\nton County, where he bought five lots of wild land, and four\\nlots in Eaton County. He located in the town of Delta,\\nwhere he built mills. The first school taught in his town\\nwas in his mill, and by his brother, the Rev. E. P. Inger-\\nsoll. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and a pioneer\\nof whom any new country may be proud. He died in\\nFarmington, January, 1850.\\nEliel, the fifth child of Erastus, was born in Victor,\\nOntario Co., N. Y., April 10, 1816. He was married,\\nJan. 30, 1839, to Miss Diantha M. McRobert, daughter\\nof James and Rachel (Covill) McRobert. She was born", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0691.jp2"}, "688": {"fulltext": "530\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nin Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N. Y., May 30, 1817. Her\\nfather was born in the lowlands of Scotland, from whence\\nhis mother emigrated to America when he was four years\\nold. In 1840, Eliel, with his wife and one child, moved\\nfrom Oakland County to Watertown, going with a team\\nand by the way of Howell, and then following a road his\\nfather had cut through to his lands in Clinton and Eaton\\nCounties. He reached his father s place in midwinter, but\\na house of tamarack logs was soon built, and they at once\\nmoved in. Their house and furniture were of the most\\nprimitive kind. Their table was plain boards, their bed-\\nstead made of poles driven into the logs, and their stairs a\\nlog with notches cut in it for steps. Yet it was home, and\\ntheir settlement the foundation for a fine farm. Prior to\\nthis he had bought one hundred and twenty acres of gov-\\nernment land in Delta, eighty acres of which he traded for\\na team, and the balance was sold to improve his farm in\\nWatertown. There was nothing cleared on their farm and\\nno roads. Wild game of every kind was abundant, as was\\nalso nearly every species of snake, from the deadly rattle-\\nsnake to the harmless streaked snake, all of which were a\\nterror to Mrs. Ingersoll, who often found them uninvited\\nguests in her home. After locating on his farm they went\\nto Delta to help rebuild the dams, which had been washed\\naway, and to help erect new mills. This kept them from\\ntheir farm five years, when they returned, and the work of\\nclearing and improving went on. The result is a well-im-\\nproved farm of over one hundred acres, the result of years\\nof toil and economy. Mr. Ingersoll also owns a fine resi-\\ndence in North Lansing. In politics he is a Republican\\nthough he has never sought or wanted oflSce, still he has\\nheld some of the minor oflBces in his township. Mr. and\\nMrs. Ingersoll have been for many years members of the\\nCongregational Church, and are strong sympathizers in the\\ncause of temperance. Their union has been blessed with\\nthe following children: Lucy E., born Nov. 18, 1839;\\nJohn N., Jan. 15, 1844; Elihu B., Nov. 1, 1849; Eliel\\nB., Nov. 1, 1852; Augusta L., Nov. 20, 1854; Dwight\\nC, March 3, 1856 and Carter W., Nov. 19, 1862.\\nWILLIAM F. DUTTON.\\nWilliam F. Dutton was born in Chenango Co., N. Y.,\\nJune 23, 1812, and is a true specimen of the American\\npioneer. A man of iron constitution, with nerves and\\nsinews of steel, he never knew the meaning of the words\\nfatigue and fail. With him to will was to do. Before\\nhis never-tiring arm the forests disappeared from farm after\\nfarm, until but few men can say they have cleared as much\\nland as he. His father and mother, Robert and Sarah\\n(Fowler) Dutton, were early settlers in Chenango County,\\nhaving settled on their farm when it was entirely new.\\nWhen William was fifteen years old he engaged with the\\nMerchant line as a driver on the Erie Canal. Until he\\nwas twenty-two we find him each summer on the canal in\\nthe difierent roles of driver, deck-hand, steersman, and\\ncaptain, while in the winter he worked in the lumber-woods\\nof Steuben County getting out ship-timber.\\nOn the 18th day of August, 1836, he was joined in\\nmarriage to Miss Mary Young, daughter of Joseph and\\nEllen (Pray) Young, who was born Sept. 5, 1819. Her\\nparents were Massachusetts people and emigrated to Cayuga\\nCo., N. Y., when that county was new, and where for years\\nher father was a drover. He died in Brutus township, same\\ncounty. In August, 1836, Mr. and Mrs. Dutton started\\nfor Michigan, going to Buffalo, where they shipped them-\\nselves and team for Toledo, from whence they drove to\\nCass County, following the Chicago road. For a time he\\nworked land on shares on Prairie Ronde. Prior to this\\nMr. Dutton had been to Michigan and had made a pedes-\\ntrian trip over a good deal of the southern part of the\\nState. He walked from Detroit to White Pigeon in three\\ndays thence to Kalamazoo, where he worked on the first\\nbridge across the Kalamazoo River thence by Indian trail\\nand wagon-road to Grand Rapids, making sixty-five miles\\nin one day. Near the Rapids he entered one hundred\\nand twenty acres of land, which he sold without going on\\nto it.\\nAfter working land in Cass County three years he came\\nto Westphalia and bought one hundred and sixty acres of\\nwild land, to which there was no road of any description,\\nand on which he in ten days built a log house, into which\\nthey moved when there were no doors or windows, and\\nbut a portion being floored. Their fire was built against\\nthe logs in one corner of the room, the smoke escaping\\nthrough a hole in the roof This was their first home, and\\nthey have never enjoyed life better than in those days. On\\nthis farm they remained six years, clearing forty acres, setting\\nout an orchard, and putting up a frame barn. They then\\ntraded for one hundred and sixty acres of wild land in\\nCa.ss County. They reached the new farm with but five\\ndollars in money, and a house to build and winter before\\nthem. But nothing ever daunted Mr. Dutton, and we\\nsoon find him with a comfortable log house, a frame barn,\\nyoung orchard, and forty acres cleared. After four years\\nspent on the Cass County farm, sufiering repeated attacks\\nof the ague, he again sold out, and in the township of Riley,\\nClinton Co., he bought one hundred and sixty acres of\\nwild land, which under his labor and management became\\none of the fine farms of Clinton County, with fine build-\\nings, orchards, and highly cultivated fields.\\nIn 1874 he again sold out and then came to Watertown,\\nand bought one hundred and fifty-five acres of land, mostly\\ncleared, and on which he has built fine buildings (a view\\nof which appears on another page of this history), and\\nwhere he intends to spend the remainder of his days, be-\\nlieving that he has done his share as a pioneer.\\nIn politics Mr. Dutton is an ardent Republican was one\\nterm supervisor in Westphalia, and has held other minor\\noffices.\\nTheir children are as follows Ella N., born Jan. 8,\\n1837; deceased. Harriet, born Dec. 31, 1838; married\\nto George Green, and now living near Detroit. Ann\\nEliza, born Oct. 23, 1842. William Abner, born June\\n22, 1845 enlisted in Company B, Eighth Michigan In-\\nfantry, and killed June 2, 1864, at Cold Harbor, falling\\nthus early in life a sacrifice upon the altar of his country s\\nliberty. Jane, born May 2, 1849 died Aug. 18, 1852.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0692.jp2"}, "689": {"fulltext": "5\\nC3\\nSI\\n3\\ni", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0693.jp2"}, "690": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0694.jp2"}, "691": {"fulltext": "WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.\\n631\\nGEORGE W. KINNEY.\\nAmong the leading self-made men of Watertown we find\\nthe name of George W. Kinney, who was born in the town\\nof Franklin, New London Co., Conn., Nov. 28, 1828. He\\nis of Scotch descent, his ancestors having emigrated from\\nScotland to America prior to the Revolution and settled in\\nConnecticut. When George was nine years old his parents\\nmoved into Monroe Co N. Y., where they remained until\\n1835, when they emigrated to Livingston Co., Mich., and\\nsettled on a new farm in the town of Hartland. On this\\nfarm they remained five years, clearing and improving part\\nof it. George then sold out and came to Clinton County,\\nwhere he had previously bought the northeast quarter of\\nsection 8, in Watertown. The farm was partly improved,\\nand under his management and industry became a well im-\\nproved farm. In the spring of 1852, becoming impregnated\\nwith the gold fever, Mr. Kinney joined a train which was\\norganizing at De Witt, and with it made the overland jour-\\nney to California. The trip, which was made in six months,\\nwas attended by the interests, hardships, and dangers of an\\noverland trip to California at that time. Arrived in the\\nEl Dorado of the West, he at once went into the mines,\\nand most of the time for two years and nine months fol-\\nlowed mining, meeting with fair success. He then returned\\nto the States, coming back by water. Soon after bis return\\nMr. Kinney sold his farm on section 8 and bought the\\neast three quarters of section 3 in the same town. It was\\nall new at that time, but is now mostly improved, and the\\nwork of his own hands, while on it he has erected a fine\\nhouse, surrounded by large and commodious out-buildings.\\nFor his first wife Mr. Kinney married Hannah J. Gue in\\nthe spring of 1845. To them was born one child, Ade-\\nlaide, born March 2, 1846; died in September, 1850.\\nMrs. Kinney died in June, 1846. In September, 1848,\\nhe was again married, his bride being Mrs. Emily H.\\nPhillips, who died in February, 1871. For his third wife\\nMr. Kinney married Miss Achsah Reed, who was born in\\nJackson, Mich., Dec. 31, 1836. She is daughter of Alson\\nH. and Dolly (Jackson) Reed. Their union has been blessed\\nwith two children, viz. A. Carl, born Aug. 6, 1872 (died\\nFeb. 3, 1877), and Emily F., born Aug. 20, 1875. Mr.\\nKinney is and has been for years a member of the Repub-\\nlican party, believing it to be the exponent of advanced ideas\\nand the champion of the rights of ail men under the law.\\nHe ha.s been the -tandard-bearer of his party in his town-\\nship for years, having been for nine years supervisor, and\\ntwo years chairman of the board, making, as testified to by\\nhis nei hbors and fellow-townsmeu, an efficient officer. He\\nhas also been highway commissioner six years, justice of\\nthe peace eight years, and h.is held other minor offices. He\\nis a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and one\\nof its trustees, while he stands high as a man of integrity\\nand business qualifications.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0695.jp2"}, "692": {"fulltext": "532\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nSTEPHEN HILL.\\nThe oldest settler now living in the town of Watertown\\nis Stephen Hill, who bought of the government the north-\\neast quarter of section 15, in 1836. There were then but\\nfew settlers in the town, all of whom have either moved\\naway, or have gone to that bourne from whence no trav-\\neler returns.\\nMr. Hill is of English origin, his ancestors having emi-\\ngrated from the mother-country in the infancy of the\\ncolony. His father, Enoch Hill, was born in New Bruns-\\nwick, where his parents resided a few years, and from\\nwhence they again returned to Maine, while Enoch was\\nstill a boy, and .settled on a piece of wild land in the town\\nof Whiting, Washington Co. On this farm Enoch grew\\nto manhood. He married Miss Hepzibeth Gardner, and\\nstill remained on the old homestead, which he owned after\\nhis father s death, and on which Stephen was born Jan. 21,\\n1809. He too grew to manhood on the old farm, receiving\\na good common-school education, better than the majority\\nof his associates obtained. Becoming desirous of getting a\\nhome of his own and having no means, he, in 1834, came\\nto Michigan, where land of the best quality was awaiting\\nthe axe of the pioneer, and could be had at a mere nominal\\nsum. He first stopped in Plymouth, in Wayne County,\\nwhere for two years he worked his father-in-law s farm on\\nshares. He then, as above set forth, bought land in Water-\\ntown, on which he made a permanent settlement in 1837.\\nOn his farm, to which there were no roads or even a trail,\\nhe built a log shanty, its floor of split logs, with but one\\nwindow and two doors it was still home, and within it\\nhunger and want were never felt, though its occupants saw\\nmany hardships and privations, as they were then very poor.\\nWith energy and perseverance he at once commenced to\\nclear and improve his land, which was covered with heavy\\ntimber. But not all of the time could he work on his own\\nland. He had no surplus means, and had to work for\\nothers to earn means with which to keep the wolf from the\\ndoor. He has cleared fifty acres on his own farm and a\\ngood deal on the farms of others. In those early days deer\\nand other game were plenty, while the wolves had their nest-\\ning-places near his home, often making the forest ring with\\ntheir howling. But Mr. Hill was not much of a Nimrod,\\nas he never shot either wolf, deer, or turkey. Years have\\npassed, and the then forests are now well-improved farms,\\nhomes of intelligent and industrious people, ail of which\\nMr. Hill has lived to see, and now in the seventy-first year\\nof his age, surrounded by the comforts his life of toil has\\nbrought him, respected and esteemed by those who know\\nhim best, he is passing away the even- time of life. In\\npolitics he was in early life a Whig, then a Republican, of\\nwhich party he is a stalwart member. He has been town\\nclerk, highway commissioner, and for years a justice of the\\npeace. He has also taken a lively interest in schools, and\\nhas been more or less a member of the school-board. Mr.\\nHill was married May 7, 1835, to Miss Olive Gooch,\\ndaughter of Benjamin and Lucy (Boynton) Gooch. She\\nwas born in Machias township, Washington Co., Me., Feb.\\n19, 181G. To them have been born Lucy H., Feb. 2, 1836\\nWarren H., Nov. 24, 1840 Bartlett B., Jan. 22, 1843,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nhe enlisted in Co. G, Twenty-third Regiment Michigan\\nInfantry, and died in hospital at or near Strawberry Plain", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0696.jp2"}, "693": {"fulltext": "WESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP.\\n533\\nEllery B., Oct. 17, 1845 Chrissie, March 17, 1848 Amos\\nB., June 8, 1850; Frank, Jan. 18, 1854, died Sept. 30,\\n1858 and Jessie F., Oct. 14, 1856, died Oct. 6, 1858.\\nAmos B., who is now owner of part of the home-farm, and\\nwith whom Mr. and Mrs. Hill now reside, was married\\nMarch 2, 1873, to Miss Lucy Webster, who was born\\nMarch 2, 1856. Their children are May, born May 12,\\n1874, and Pearl, born June 11, 1878.\\nCHAPTER LXVL\\nWESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP.*\\nGeneral Description Settlement of the Township Early Township\\nRoads Township Org,aniz.ition and Civil List Schools -Village\\nof Westphalia Keligious History.\\nWestphalia is the sixth town north of the base-line in\\nrange 4 west of the meridian, and has for its boundaries,\\nDallas on the north. Eagle on the south, Riley on the east,\\nand the Ionia County line on the west. The township,\\noriginally settled by Germans, is populated now almost ex-\\nclusively by representatives of that race indeed, it would\\nbe difficult to find more than a dozen families in the town\\nother than those of Germans. Among these latter, Catholi-\\ncism is the universal religion, and at the village of West-\\nphalia the people of that faith gather weekly in great\\nnumbers for worship in one of the costliest as well as one\\nof the most commodious religious temples in the State of\\nMichigan. In keeping with the characteristics of their\\ncountrymen, the Germans of Westphalia are a thrifty peo-\\nple, and, as a class, are exceedingly prosperous and com-\\nfortably circumstanced. The spirit of Democracy prevails\\nas the ruling political mainspring, and from the beginning\\nof the town s existence Democracy has held undisputed\\nsway. Although Westphalia has no railway conveniences\\nwithin its borders, easy access is found to Portland, in Ionia\\nCounty, and Fowler, in Dallas township, both railway\\nstations, and both desirable markets. The Westphalia,\\nHubbardston and Northern Railroad was projected through\\nthe town in 1869, and Jan. 20, 1870, the inhabitants voted\\nby one hundred and ninety-nine ayes to seventy-three nays\\nto donate eighteen thousand dollars in aid of the enterprise,\\nbut the act incorporating the railway company was declared\\nunconstitutional, and there was no railway.\\nWestphalia, having now a population of seventeen hun-\\ndred and thirty-eight (last United States census), shows an\\nincrease since 1874 of two hundred and forty. There is\\nstill opportunity for advancement in that direction, for\\nthere is in the southern portion of the town a good deal of\\nlowland now unoccupied, which must be in the nature of\\nthings reclaimed for the purposes of agriculture, and thus\\nwill add accordingly in a material way to the development\\nof the town s resources and wealth.\\nSETTLEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP.\\nEminently a German settlement, the township of West-\\nphalia has been so from the hour it received its pioneer\\nBy David Sohwarti.\\nsettlers. Germans first penetrated its forest recesses, first\\npeopled it, and first turned its soil to receive the seed of the\\nsower. Its inhabitants compo.se what may be aptly termed\\na colony, for they are bound by the common sympathy of a\\nspirit which has its origin in a common reverence for the\\nFatherland, and professing one common religious belief;\\nwhile they meet each Sabbath in one common temple of\\nworship, they are banded together by a fraternal bond that\\nmakes them more like members of one family than of a\\ncommunity. They find a cause for much pride in this\\nfraternal feeling, and they are proud, moreover, of the\\nhardy and heroic band whose feeble numbers led the way\\nto the wilderness forty-four years ago, and set up the cor-\\nner-stone of what is now a massive and substantial social\\nfabric.\\nThe sturdy ones who thus advanced to the work when\\npioneering meant their lonely isolation in the forest-wilds\\nfrom those of their kind were three in number, John\\nHauses, Anthony Cordes, and Joseph Platte, of whom\\nbut John Hauses still lives. He abides yet upon the place\\nwhich in 1836 he chose as his future home, and which he\\nhas seen seen blossom from a dreary stretch of dense wood\\ninto a smiling and fruitful landscape.\\nIn the autumn of 1836, John Hauses, Joseph Platte,\\nAnthony .Cordes, William Theilman, and a Mr. Salter, na-\\ntives of Westphalia, and recently arrived from Germany in\\nsearch of landed homes in America s Far West, met in\\nDetroit and took counsel together as to where they would\\nbe best suited with a location. They talked with a Catho-\\nlic priest in Detroit, and he advising them to seek a loca-\\ncation in the Grand River country, they lost no time in\\nsetting out. They traveled on foot and reached Lyons by\\nway of the Dexter road. At Lyons they learned that the\\nmajor part of the desirable land tracts in that region had\\nbeen taken up by speculators, and that they could be best\\naccommodated with government land in the town 6 north,\\nin range 4 west, now called Westphalia. As they were es-\\npecially in search of government lands, since they felt they\\ncould not afford to pay speculators prices, they decided to\\ngo over into town 6, and accordingly engaged a Mr. Hunt,\\nof Lyons, to guide them thither. The lands in that town\\nwere not deemed by speculators as worthy their attention,\\ninasmuch as there was much undesirable swamp country,\\nand to that fact is due the circumstance that Hauses and\\nhis friends found there cheap government lands to suit\\nthem. Indeed, F. J. Snider, now a resident in the town,\\nrecalls that he visited the place in 1842, and found it so\\nmuch of a mud-hole that he determined to get out\\nof it as fast as he could, and to stay out of it, for to his\\nway of thinking it was a poor kind of a place for a man\\nto live in.\\nAfter looking about, the party of Germans decided to\\nlocate on section 5, where they made their first appearance\\nSept. 8, 1836, and where they entered seven lots of eighty\\nacres each, or the entire section save one lot. Hauses,\\nCordes, Platte, and Theilman remained on the ground and\\nentered at once upon the work of clearing the land, while\\nSetter, declining to become a practical pioneer just then,\\nreturned to Detroit, soon afterwards sold his land, and\\nended his connection with Westphalia. Theilman remained", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0697.jp2"}, "694": {"fulltext": "534\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nabout two months, absented himself for about six months,\\ni\\\\nd then returning for a permanent stay, settled on sec-\\nlion 7.\\nJohn Hauses was the only one of the pioneer company\\nunmarried, but he put up a cabin on his place and kept\\nbuchelor s hall alone, after his companions brought their\\nlimilies out from Detroit towards the beginning of Feb-\\nruary, 1837. Early in 1837 the settlers were joined by\\nAnthony Kopp, a Catholic priest, who, as will be presently\\nshown, was a man of much energy and force of character,\\nand who was an important factor during his brief stay in\\nthe conduct of religious and secular affairs in the little\\ncommunity. Hauses, who spent the first eighteen months\\nof his sojourn between clearing his place and working at\\nLyons for others, was upon his return to his bachelor s hall\\nlor a permanent stay stricken down with fever and ague,\\nand lay thus helpless for the space of six months. He was\\ntiien taken in hand by the family of Nicholas Martin, his\\nneighbor, and set upon his feet. His marriage to Martin s\\ndaughter, Elizabeth, Feb. 1, 1840, was the pioneer wedding.\\nIt took place at Martin s house, Anthony Kopp, the priest,\\njierforming the ceremony. There was an bumble wedding\\nfeast, and then the bride and groom took for their wedding\\ntour a walk from Father Martin s house to the groom s\\ncabin. Bride and groom still live in the enjoyment of a\\nhearty old age, after journeying in company more than forty\\nyears.\\nThese first settlers were very poor, and after paying for\\ntheir lands had but little left. Such luxuries as doors or\\nwindows for their homes they did not aspire to, but were\\nrlad to depend upon blankets and sheets, albeit it did cause\\ntlie hearts of the women folks to quake with terror when\\nat night they heard the howls of wolves and expected to\\nsee the beasts dash at any time through the ill-protected\\ncabin openings and wage a war of slaughter. Poor as they\\nwere they had to pay dearly for what they needed, and\\nniany s the story that s told about the struggles and priva-\\ntions they were called upon to endure by reason of their\\npoverty and inability to supply themselves with the common\\nnecessaries of life while waiting for the earth to yield\\nthem of its fruits. As an instance, it cost Anthony Cordes\\nlifty dollars, about all the money he had in the world, for\\nbringing a load of household goods from Detroit to his\\nWestphalia clearing. In the summer of 1837 flour was\\nheld at twenty-one dollars a barrel at Lyons, and even at\\nthat was hard to get. Mr. Hauses says the timber about\\nthem was so thick that when they wanted to see the sky\\nthey had to chop down a tree.\\nFollowing the first comers to Westphalia in 1837 and\\n1838, Everhard Platte, Michael Thoma, Peter Platte,\\nAnton Platte, Bernard Rademacher, Michael Thomen,\\nLorenz Nasman, and Nicholas Martin joined the settlement.\\nThey came from the same neighborhood in Germany that\\nhad owned the members of the pioneer advance guard, were\\nin many cases friends of long standing, and had naturally\\nturned their faces towards new Western homes where they\\nwould meet their old companions.\\nWhen Anthony Kopp became one of the settlers, he set\\nliimself at once to the business of providing a church and\\nschool for the settlement. He held religious services in his\\nlog cabin, after the form of the Roman Catholic Church\\n(for be it remembered that the early as well as the later\\nsettlers in Westphalia were attached to that faith), and\\nbegan also to teach school therein. Church and school\\nwere to these Germans adjuncts of great value, and the\\nestablishment thereof they regarded as among the most\\nserious and important duties of the time. The church and\\nschool thus set up in the wilderness by priest Kopp\\ngathered strength as time passed on, widening and strength-\\nening their influence among the people, and supplying that\\nbond of social union which, as strangers in a strange land,\\nsheltered them within the folds of fraternal friendship, and\\nwhich has since that time steadily held them to the same\\npurpose, while they have seen the infant church and school\\nmount steadily upwards in the scale of expanded useful-\\nness, until to-day thousands worship in a common temple,\\nand nearly half a thousand school children gather within\\nthe Walls of a common institution of learning. Later on\\nwill be found a detailed history of church and school from\\npriest Kopp s time to the present.\\nAnthony Kopp was a man of mark in the community,\\nand besides the task of religious and secular teacher, took\\nalso upon himself the role of adviser to his neighbors in all\\naflairs where his superior intelligence would naturally guide\\nthem. He was much respected, and to his advice the\\ngreatest deference was paid. To his natural energy of\\ncharacter the settlement owes much of its advancement in\\ntemporal matters, for he took upon himself their direction\\nat a time when the people, utterly strange to the necessities\\nand forms of local government, needed some teacher and\\nadviser. He was the leading spirit in the matter of town\\norganization, although when it came to the intricate details\\nand forms of holding the first town-meeting, a cry went up\\nfor an American to assist them, and so Henry Bartow, of\\nLyons, came over and set them a model by which they were\\neasily able to fashion their subsequent records of town\\nbusiness.\\nIn 1839 there came fresh accessions, for the planting of\\nthis little German colony in the wilds of Michigan became\\nin some quarters a matter of common fame, while its mem-\\nbers, communicating with friends in the faderland, pointed\\nthe way for such as chose to join the earlier and more daring\\nland-seekers. Among those who came in 1839 were Franz\\nRademacher, Conrad Martin, Gottfried Adieman, Mathias\\nOtt, Anthony Huhn, Peter Arens, and Philip H. Martz.\\nJames J. McRoberts, now living in Dallas, settled that year\\non section 12, in Westphalia, and M. McVeigh on section 2.\\nFollowing is a list of resident tax-payers of Westphalia\\niu 1839, which shows nearly what settlers had come to the\\ntownship prior to that time\\nAcres.\\nFranz R.atleinacher, section 3 80\\nConrad Martin, section 4 SO\\nMichael Thoraen, section 4 40\\nGottfried Adelman, section 4 38\\nAnthony Cordes, section 5 112\\nMatthias Ott, section 4 38\\n.John Hauses, section 5 135\\nBernhard R.ademachcr, section 5 24\\nAnthony Kopj), section 5 80\\nNicholas Martin, section 5 65\\nJoseph Piatt, section 5 40\\nMichael Thoma, section 9 80\\nA. Uuhn, section 10 40", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0698.jp2"}, "695": {"fulltext": "WESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP.\\n5:^5\\nAcres.\\nPeter A rens, section 9 40\\nJauies J. MeRoberts, section 12 80\\nPhilip H. Martz, section i 40\\nThe early settlers went over to Lyons or Portland when\\nmilling was to be done, and as cattle were scarce the usual\\ncustom was to pack a two bushel bag of wheat upon the\\nback, carry it on foot through the woods, and bring back the\\nflour after the same fashion. John Hauses says he doesn t\\nremember carrying barrels of flour from Portland on his\\nback, but that he does recollect how he used to drag barrels\\nof flour from there on a hand-sled, and halt every few min-\\nutes to lift the flour over fallen trees which impeded the\\nprogress of his vehicle. Indeed, the scarcity of ox-teams\\nwas a seriously felt want, and in such work as carrying\\nfence-rails and doing other similar tugging labor, the back\\nof the pioneer became sorely weary and sighed for the time\\nwhen beasts of burden would become common. Michael\\nThome brought the first pair of oxen to the settlement, and\\nwhile he was looked upon as a man favored in an extraor-\\ndinary way by fortune, his oxen were in constant demand,\\nand so put to the extent of their endeavors as must have\\nconvinced them that to be the only team of cattle in a new\\nsettlement was far from a consoling reflection.\\nEarlier mention was made that flour was hard to obtain\\nat Portland or Lyons at even twenty-one dollars a barrel.\\nAdditional mention may be made that other supplies wore\\nproportionately dear, as, for example, meat twenty-five cents\\na pound, potatoes two dollars a bushel, and beans six dol-\\nlars a bushel. Of course the settlers had to buy all needed\\nsupplies while awaiting the growth of their first crops, and\\npoor as they were in money, it was not always that they\\ncould bless themselves with sufiicient provisions to gratify\\ntheir wants, and that hunger intruded its grim front full\\nmany a time and oft, may be well understood. Apropos\\nof the poverty of some, it may be noted that Michael\\nThomen was so poor when he sowed his first crop of wheat\\nhe could not afibrd a drag, and actually dragged his wheat-\\nfield with bundles of thorn bushes.\\nThe pioneer marriage has already been noted. The first\\nbirth was that of Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad Martin,\\nborn in 1840, and now the wife of Peter Petsch, of Jack-\\nson. The first death was a daughter of Everhard Platte,\\nand the first male person to die a son of Anthony Cordes.\\nBoth died in 1839. In 1842, Lorenz Huhu s two infant\\nchildren were burned to death in the house of their parents.\\nThe latter, who lived on section 10, went one day into the\\nbush, leaving the little ones alone in the house. Not\\nlong after the departure of the parents the hou.se took fire,\\nand by the time the circumstance was discovered by those\\nable to help, the dwelling had fallen a prey to the devour-\\ning element, and along with it the children. The supposi-\\ntion was of course that they played with fire in some form\\nand thus destroyed themselves, but just how it all occurred\\nno one could tell.\\nIn 1840 there came to the settlement from the llhine\\ncountry in Germany, John Fox, Nicholas Paul, and John\\nLehman, with their families, and from the favorable reports\\ndispatched by them to their friends in Germany, arose the\\nfollowing year an emigration from the same neighborhood\\nto Westphalia of fifteen or twenty families, among whom\\nwere those of Lewis Weber, Anton Martin, John Dunne-\\nbacker, Joseph Bohr, John Smith, Jacob Newman, Nicho-\\nlas Knipps, Peter Simons, Peter Servalius, Mathias Bohi,\\nMaurice Fedcwa, and Anthony Fox. Later comers to the\\nsettlement may be named in John and Theodore SchaScr,\\nJacob Abfiilter, Querin and John Smith, J. P. Smith, Petor\\nWirth, Mathias Schafer, Jacob Spitzley, Michael Sinitli,\\nJohn Pung, John Fox, Adam Fedewa, Theodore Drostc,\\nAnthony Martin, and Mathias Simons.\\nLorenz Nasman was the first shoemaker the settlement\\nhad, and Peter Servatius, who came in 1841, the second.\\nJoseph Platte started a small store at Lyons directly after\\nhis arrival in Westphalia, and when the settlers in the lat-\\nter place began to make a respectable show of numbers he\\nopened a similar place on section 5, upon the road now\\npassing east and west through the village. That was the\\nfirst regularly-constructed highway in the settlement, and\\non it Jacob Newman and Joseph Platte kept regularly\\nlicensed taverns about the year 1842. Indians were\\namong their best customers for whi.sky, and to the red-\\nskins they dealt out copious cjuantities of fire-water in e.K-\\nchange for furs, hides, sugar, and anything merchantabl!\\nthat the savages could offer. On the same road, in section\\n4, Joseph Weaver opened the first blacksmith s shop, near\\nwhere the church now stands.\\nEnglish-speaking settlers came to Westphalia at an early\\nday, but the influx of that class was at no time numerous.\\nAmong the earliest, and the earliest in the northern portion\\nof the town, were James J. Mclloberts and Simeon JlcCoy,\\nboth of whom located on section 12 as early as 1839, or\\nperhaps shortly before. In the south, where but few\\nGermans penetrated until a comparatively late date, the\\npioneer settler was David Wells, who settled in section 3(),\\nin 1839, and who still lives on the place. He came from\\nOakland County with his family, whom he lodged a week\\nat Hovey Spicer s, in Watertown, while he prepared a cabin\\non his own place. He had eleven people to assist at the\\nraising of his cabin, of whom Anthony and Ezekiel Nile,-:-,\\nPhilo Beers, a blacksmith, David Burgess, Mr. Whitmoro,\\nand the Higbees, were from Eagle, and Hovey Spicer,\\nEbenezer Smith, and John Andrus, from Watertown.\\nWells went through the woods to Portland to mill, and\\nas he had usually to clear his road or cut it out, it took\\nhim two days to make the trip. His children he sent to\\nWacousta to school. Getting medical attendance was\\nsomewhat troublesome, but he, like many other settlers in\\nthe vicinity, got so after awhile that he could do consider-\\nable doctoring himself, and in cases of simple sickness\\nmanaged very well. Trading was done at Jackson, al-\\nthough it took a good ten days to make the journey thence\\nand back with an ox-team. Black salts, coon furs, and deer-\\nskins were the earliest articles which he could muster as\\nthe basis of a dicker at the market, and for these he would\\nbring back flour and other much-needed comforts. Cash\\nwas scarce, and such a thing as selling anything near lionu.\\nfor money was not to be thought of, for no merchant would\\ngive anything but trade. Meat was plentiful, for game", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0699.jp2"}, "696": {"fulltext": "536\\nHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nwas to be had almost for the asking, and settlers had no\\nreason, therefore, to go hungry unless so disposed.\\nWells was the only settler in that portion of West-\\nphalia for a year or two. Then the Haners, Hazens, and\\nNettletons came in, and others soon followed. Among\\nthese latter was John Kelly, who entered two lots on sec-\\ntion 25 in 1851. He himself settled on one of the lots,\\nand sold the other to his brother Chester, who occupied it\\nthe same year, and still lives on it. It was making a home\\nin the heart of the woods, although the town had received\\na good many settlers. On section 36 were Conrad and\\nJohn Haner, who had cut out a road on the west line of\\nthe section. Northwest of Ciiester Kelly his nearest\\nneighbors were William Nettloton and his brother, both of\\nwhom had clearings in section 23 upon a laid-out angling\\nroad. Abram Bennett located on section 36 in 1S53, and\\nin that year Joseph Kelly occupied on section 35 the place\\nupon which his son Charles now lives. David Goss located\\nin March, 1855, on an eighty-acre lot in section 35, which\\nhe had entered some years before and in 1857 Christopher\\nTallraan made his home in section 35, upon a place occu-\\npied at a later date by Alfred Williams. Edward Dilling-\\nham came to section 36 in 1855, and in that year A. D.\\nParkhurst settled on a tract of new land in the same sec-\\ntion. Edward Rose lived on the old Haner place in 1854,\\nnow occupied by Henry Sanford. Rose also lived in 1860\\nupon the place where Charles Brown succeeded him two\\nyears after and still occupies. In 1856, Cook Delamater\\nentered the farm on .section 36 known as the Weatherwax\\nplace, and on section 26 Michael Hayes settled in 1854,\\nwhere his widow still lives. In 1854, also, S. C. Hazen\\nmoved to the farm on sections 34 and 35 settled by his\\nbrother Eber in 1841. Hazen had the only horse-team in\\nthat corner of the town, and he used to haul a good many\\nsupplies between Detroit and northern points before railway\\nfacilities were extended to that country. Even in his time\\na journey to mill by ox-team occupied two days, each man\\ntaking turns in going for the entire neighborhood. Coon-\\nskins and deer-skins brought the cash in Detroit, and as a\\nconsequence hunting for coons and deer was lively business\\namong the settlers. A little money was realized that way,\\nand at other times working on the road contracts, road-\\nbees being the favorite method, for the tax of non-residents,\\nbrought in the welcome cash.\\nThe first school taught in the southeast corner of the\\ntown was one over which Harriet De Witt presided as\\nteacher in 1853, on section 36.\\nS. L. Jenkins settled in 1855 on section 31, after a thir-\\nteen years residence in Michigan. A Mr. Mitchell was the\\noriginal settler upon the place in about 1850. Jenkins\\nfound his neighbors to include Robinson, a blacksmith, just\\nsouth of him, and John Wingate, just south of Robinson s.\\nNorth was Mr. Terrill, and still further north J. Colby,\\nwho had been in since 1842. Eastward the land was\\nswampy, and there but few settlements were made until a\\nlate period. Arnold Dinsmore s son William and son-in-\\nlaw, Franklin Naveman, came in a few years afterwards and\\nbegan to clear some land on the elder Dinsmore s place,\\nlying to the eastward, about the first clearing effected in\\nthat locality.\\nEARLY TOWNSHIP ROADS.\\nIn 1839 the township was divided into three road dis-\\ntricts. The first comprised all that portion of land situated\\non the east section-line between sections 2 and 3, running\\nfrom north to south through the town the .second, all that\\nland lying between the above-mentioned line and a line\\nrunning between sections 4 and 5 the third, all the re-\\nmaining land in .said township.\\nMay 27, 1839, a road was laid commencing on the north\\nline of said town, and at the northeast corner of section 6\\nthence running south on section-lines to the southeast corner\\nof section 6. A second road was laid from the northeast\\ncorner of section 2 to the southeast corner of the same sec-\\ntion. A third road commenced at the northeast corner of\\nsection 5 and terminated at the southeast corner of the\\nsame section. A fourth road began at the southeast corner\\nof section 1 and passed to the southwest corner of section\\n6. July 15, 1839, a road was laid commencing at the\\nsouth-east corner of section 12, and extending west on sec-\\ntions 11 and 14 to the southwest corner of section 11.\\nSept. 1, 1840, a road was laid commencing at the southeast\\ncorner of section 11, and running north on section-line one\\nmile. Sept. 29, 1840, a road was laid commencing at the\\nnorthwest corner of section 2, and running to the southwest\\ncorner of the same section. Same date a road was laid from\\nthe northwest corner of section 8 to the southwest corner\\nof section 32, running south on section-lines. Nov. 20,\\n1840, a road was laid from the northwest corner of section\\n9 to the southwest corner of said section. Oct. 5, 1840, a\\nroad was laid from the southwest corner of section 9 to the\\nsoutheast corner of the same section. Oct. 3, 1841, a road\\nwas laid from the northwest corner of section 3 to the\\nsouthwest corner of said section. Dec. 25, 1841, a road\\nwas laid from the southwest corner of section 1 to the\\nnorthwest corner of the same section.\\nNov. 6, 1842, a road was laid from the southeast corner\\nof section 10 to the southwest corner of the same section.\\nAt a meeting of the commissioners of highways of the\\ntownship of Westphalia, on the 24th day of March, a.d.\\n1846, they divided the road districts in the following\\nmanner:\\nDistrict No. 1 to contain sections 1, 2, and the north half\\nof section 11, and the north half of section 12, and to take\\nall roads in said district, as well as the south half of the\\nroad between sections 2 and 3, and the south half of the\\nnorth half of the road between sections 10 and 11.\\nDistrict No. 2 to contain sections 3 and 4, and to take\\nall roads in said district, as well as the north half of the road\\nbetween sections 2 and 3, the north half of the road between\\nsections 4 and 5, and the road between sections 3 and 1 0.\\nDistrict No. 3 to contain sections 5 and 6, and take all\\nroads in said district, as well as the south half of the road\\nbetween sections 4 and 5 and the road between sections 6\\nand 7.\\nDistrict No. 4 to contain sections 7 and 8, and to take\\nall roads in said district, the road between sections 5 and\\n8, the north half of the road between sections 8 and 9, and\\nthe road between sections 7 and 18.\\nDistrict No. 5 to contain sections 9 aud 10, and to take\\nall roads in said district, the south half of the road between", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0700.jp2"}, "697": {"fulltext": "WESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP.\\n537\\nsections S and 9, the road between sections 9 and 16, and\\nthe road between sections 4 and 9.\\nDistrict No. 6 to contain the south half of section 11,\\nand south half of sections 12, 13, 1-1, 15, IG, 17, and 18,\\nand to take all roads in said district, the south half of tlie\\nroad between sections 10 and 11, the road between sections\\n8 and 17, tlie road between sections 10 and 1.5, the road\\nbetween sections 13 and 24, the road between sections 15\\nand 22, and the road between sections 17 and 20.\\nDistrict No. 7 to contain sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,\\n27, 28, 29, and 30, and to take all roads in said district,\\nthe road between sections 14 and 23, the road between sec-\\ntions 16 and 21, and the road between sections 18 and 19.\\nDistrict No. 8 to contain sections 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34,\\n35, and 36, and to take all roads in said district, and the\\nroad running east from the northwest corner of section 31,\\nterminating at the east side of said town.\\nTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL LIST.\\nTown 6 north, in range 4 west, was detached from the\\ntownship of Watertown by act of Legislature approved\\nMarch 21, 1839, and named Westphalia, suggested ori-\\nginally as a name for the town by Rev. Anthony Kopp, in\\nrecognition of the fact that the earliest settlers in the town-\\nship came from the province of Westphalia in Germany.\\nThe first township-meeting was held at the house of\\nAnthony Cordes, April 29, 1839. Anthony Cordes was\\nappointed moderator, Joseph Cordes clerk, and Philip\\nHenry JIartz, James S. McRoberts, Peter Arens, and An-\\nthony Kopp inspectors of election. The officials chosen\\non that occasion were Supervisor, Anthony Kopp Clerk,\\nPhilip Henry Martz Treasurer, Nicholas Martin Jus-\\ntices of the Peace, Gottfried Adleman (four years), An-\\nthony Cordes (three years), Peter Arens Assessors, An-\\nthony Platte, Philip Henry Martz, James S. McRoberts\\nHighway Commissioners, Conrad Martin, Nicholas Martin,\\nJohn Hauses School Inspectors, Peter Arens, Jlichael\\nThoma Collector, Mathias Ott Constable, Malhias Ott\\nDirectors of the Poor, Bernhard Rademacher and Anthony\\nCordes Overseei-s of Highways, Francis Rademacher, dis-\\ntrict No. 1, Anthony Kopp iu district No. 2.\\nAppended is given a list of the persons cliosen annually\\nfrom 1840 to 1880 to serve as supervisor, clerk, treasurer,\\nand justice of the peace\\n1840.* J. DuDnebacker.\\n1841. Joseph Plalto.\\n1842. A. Kopp.\\n1843. M. McVeigh.\\n1844. M. Btvrtow.\\n1845. William F. Dutton.\\n184G-51. M. Bartow, Jr.\\n1852-53. W. T. Plowman.\\n1854-59. M. Bartow, Jr.\\n1860-61. Joseph Bohr.\\n1840. A. Kopp.\\n1841-42. S. Boughton.\\nSUPERVISORS.\\n1862-63. M. Bartow.\\n1804. J. Bohr.\\n1865. M. Bartow.\\n1866. No record.\\n1867-68. M. Bartow.\\n1869-72. J. P. Yunoker.\\n1873-74. J. II. Fcdowa.\\nIS75-76. M. Bartow.\\n1877-78. J. U. Fcdowa.\\n1879-80. William Smith.\\nCLERKS.\\n1843. W. T. Plowman.\\n1844. S. Boughton.\\nTwenty -six votes cast.\\n1845. F. AV. Crnin.\\n1846. M. McVeigh.\\n1847-48. F. Martin.\\n1849. M. McVeigh.\\n1850. W. Ncttleton.\\n1851-53. J. A. McVeigh.\\n1854. Joseph Bohr.\\n1855-63. Joseph Platte, Jr.\\n1864-65. J. Rademacher.\\n1866. No record.\\n1867-69. William Smith.\\n1870-72. T. Platte.\\n1873-78. Joseph Arena.\\n1879-80. A. A. Fo.v.\\nTREASURERS.\\n1840. h. Wicber.\\n18)1. M. Paul.\\n1842. C. Martin.\\n1843. J. Duiinebackcr.\\n1844. C. Martin.\\n1845-46. r. Martin.\\n1847-48. .Joseph Platte.\\n1849. D. Kopfert.\\n1850. G. Adleman.\\n1851. F. Martin.\\n1852. Joseph Platto.\\n1853. J. Rademacher.\\n1854. P. J. Voosen.\\n1855. N. Knei. s.\\n1856. C. Martin.\\n1857. L. Keusch.\\n1858-59. B. Rademacher (2d).\\n1860. M. Pctsch.\\n1861. M. Pung.\\n1862. A. Fo.v.\\n1863. P. Smith.\\n1861. T. Rademacher.\\n1865. J. Buchal.\\n1865. No record.\\n1867. A. Arens.\\n1868. F. Platto.\\n1869-70. A. Arens.\\n1871-73. J. Snitgcn.\\n1874-75. J. Bakor.\\n1876-78. J. P. Bertram.\\n1879-80. J. Martin.\\nJUSTICES OF THE PEACE.\\n1840.\\nS. Boughton.\\n1861.\\nM. Bartow.\\n1841.\\nNo record.\\n1862.\\nJ. Railemachor.\\n1842.\\nJoseph Cordes.\\n1863.\\nL. Keusch.\\n1843.\\nG. Adelman.\\n1884.\\nJ. M. Benjamin\\n1844.\\nS. Boughton.\\n1865.\\nM. Bartow.\\n1845.\\nC. Martin.\\n1866.\\nNo record.\\n1846.\\nW. T. Plowman.\\n1867.\\nL. Kcu.sch.\\n1847.\\nM. Snider.\\n1868.\\nJ. Rademacher.\\n1848.\\nM. Bartow, Jr.\\n1869.\\nF. Noeker.\\n1849.\\nC. Haner.\\n1870.\\nP. Petsch.\\n1850.\\nW. T. Plowman.\\n1871.\\nL. Kousch.\\n1851.\\nS. Barnes.\\n1872.\\nF. Noeker.\\n1852.\\nD. Dutton.\\n1873.\\nM. Bartow.\\n1853.\\nM. Bartow, Jr.\\n1874.\\nP. Petsch.\\n1854.\\nJ. T. Wingate.\\n1875.\\nE. Fitzgerald.\\n1855.\\nW. T. Plowman.\\n1876.\\nF. Noeker.\\n1856.\\nD. Goss, Jr.\\n1877.\\nM. Bartow.\\n1857.\\nM. Bartow, Jr.\\n1S78.\\nP. Petsch.\\n1858-\\n59. L. Keusch.\\n1879.\\nA. F. Williams.\\n1860.\\nJ. Bohr.\\n1880.\\nF. Noeker.\\nTHE TREASURER S REPORT IN 1840.\\nAt a meeting of the township board, held March 24,\\n1840, for the purpose of settling with the town treasurer,\\nit appeared that tliere had been received by the treasurer\\nfrom residents twenty-six dollars and forty cents and from\\nnon-residents twenty dollars and seventy cents, or a total of\\nforty-seven dollars and ten cents that the collector s fees\\nwere two dollars and fifty-one cents that there had been\\npaid in town orders twenty-six dollars and twenty-five and\\na half cents, and that there remained due to the town\\ntwenty-one dollars and thirty-six and a half cents.\\nJURORS FOR 1841.\\nGrand. Joseph Platte, Conrad Martin, Mathias Ott,\\nSamuel Bougliton.\\nrelil. Dominick Hopfert, Francis Martin, Marliu Paul,\\nGottfried Adleman.\\nJURORS FOR 1844.\\nGrand. John Dunuebacker, William T. Plowman,\\nSamuel M Cr.iin. John Haner.\\n68", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0701.jp2"}, "698": {"fulltext": "538\\nIllSTOllY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nPetit Moses Bartow, Jr., Samuel Boughtoii, William\\nF. Dutton, Gottfried Adlenian.\\nAt a meeting of the township board, March 30, 1847,\\nit appeared that the tax raised in 1846 was four hundred\\nand twent^ -seven dollars and twenty-two cents, and that\\nthe amount of non-resident tax returned was two hundred\\nand fifty-five dollars and fifty-two cents.\\nJURORS FOR ISoO.\\nGrand. ^William T. Plowman, William Nettleton, Sam-\\nuel Barnes, Milton McVeigh, Moses Bartow, Jr.\\nPetit. James A. McVeigh, Francis W. Crain, Conrad\\nIlaner, John Haner, Samuel M. Crain.\\nJune 20, 185:!, the township voted five for and seventy\\nagainst the adoption of an act prohibiting the manufacture\\nof, and traffic in, intoxicating beverages.\\nCOUNTY OFFICIALS FKOM WESTPHALIA.\\nWestphalia has furnished the county prosecuting attor-\\nneys for ten years, Anthony Cook, six years, and J. II.\\nFcdewa, four years; Circuit Court eommist.ioners, four\\nyears, Anthony Cook and Moses Bartow William T.\\nPlowman as sheriff; Moses T. Bartow as representative,\\nfour years and David Goss coroner, four years.\\nSCHOOLS.\\nIn regard to schools, the first settlers and organizers of\\nthe township being emigrants directly from Germany, a\\ngreat jircjudice existed against English schools, first, and\\nmainly, because of the national pride in favor of the Ger-\\nman language, and secondly, because a feeling prevailed\\nthat a change of language would interfere with their church\\ninterest, which was mainly Roman Catholic, and conse-\\nquently the progress of English schools was slow until the\\nLegislature enacted a law that all public records and busi-\\nness should be in the English language; and since that\\ntime, and since the passing away of the original Germans,\\na steady growing interest has been manifested in favor of\\nEnglish schools. Several causes have conspired to this end.\\nThe first was the enactment of the law that no public\\nmoney should be appropriated for any but English schools\\nsecond, the national pride giving way to the idea that we\\nare a universal Yankee nation, and that it is better for all\\nbusiness to be done by one universal language and thirdly,\\non account of the quiet but persistent efforts of some of\\nthe English or American settlors in the township, first and\\nforemost being Moses Bartow, the first American teacher\\namong the Germans, who taught in a portion of their old\\nlog church in 1S4G, while in another portion of the same\\nchurch a German school was taught, both schools drawing\\nfrom the primary-school fund for their support but soon\\nafter that, and upon the adoption of the constitution of\\n1850, requiring at least three months of free schools each\\nyear, and that the public schools should be conducted in\\nthe English langu.ige, a steady-growing interest has arisen\\nin favor of our State or English schools, until now there\\nare many good English scholars among the Germans there,\\nand the business of the township is ably conducted wholly\\nby the Germans. Moses Bartow, who was originally from\\nNiagara Co., N. Y., and who lived in the township from\\n1841 to 1879, was largely conducive and conspicuous among\\nthe American settlers to this end. He was elected super-\\nvisor for twenty years, from 1846 to 1879, for that town-\\nship, and upwards of thirty four years a justice of the\\npeace, and many years school inspector and superintendent\\nof schools. The township may now be said to be pretty\\nthoroughly Americanized in regard to schools, and IMichi-\\nganizcd in education.\\nOct. 2, 1845, school-money was apportioned as follows:\\nto district No. 1 the sum of eight dollars and forty-one\\ncents to No. 2 the sum of twenty-six dollars and fifty-\\nnine cents.\\nIn 1843 the sum of thirty dollars was raised for the\\nsupport of schools.\\nMay 1, 1846, school district No. 3 was organized to con-\\ntain sections 26, 27, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36. The dates of\\nthe organizations of districts Nos. 1 and 2 are not fixed by\\nthe records. In 1846 district No. 1 was apportioned nine\\ndollars and eleven cents, and to district No. 2 the sum of\\nthirty-one dollars and eighty-uine cents.\\nDistrict No. 4 was formed April 2, 1853, and commenced\\nat the northwest corner of section 18, extended south four\\nmiles, thence east two miles, thence north one mile, thence\\neast one mile, thence north two miles, thence west two\\nmiles, thence north one mile, thence west one mile to the\\nplace of beginning. It contained sections 18, 19, 20, 21,\\n28, 29, 30, 31, and 32. Directly afterwards sections 29,\\n30, 31, and 32 were detached from district No. 4 and\\norganized as district No. 5.\\nDistrict No. 6 was formed March 11, 1854, to comprise\\nsections 1, 2, the north half of section 11, and the whole\\nof section 12 except the southwest quarter.\\nApril 14, 1855, district No. 7 was formed to include sec-\\ntions 3, 4, 9, and 10, except the southeast (juarter of the\\nsection last named.\\nApril 23, 1856, the mill-tax of 1855 was apportioned as\\nfollows\\nDistrict No. 1 $18.05\\n2 2-.;i2\\n3 lU.il4\\n6 5.18\\n1 20.57\\n8 17.37\\nTotal $100.33\\nDistrict No. 9 was organized April 8, 1863, and included\\nsections 33, 34, 27, southeast quarter of section 28, north\\nhalf of the southwest quarter and the south half of the\\nnorthwest quarter of section 26, the southwest quarter of\\nsection 22, southeast quarter of section 21, the northeast\\nquarter and southwest quarter of section 28, the district\\nbeing formed from portions of districts Nos. 1, 3, and 4.\\nAppended is given a list of the teachers appointed between\\n1845 and 1865:\\nJune 23, 1845. Martha Jones.\\nNov. 1, 1845. Moses Bartow, Jr.\\nDec. 5, 1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George Godez, Moses Bartow (2d).\\nApril 13, 1850. Anthony Fox.\\nJune 8, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harriet De Witt, Lucy M. Jenkson.\\nJuly 6, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ursula Vance.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0702.jp2"}, "699": {"fulltext": "WESTPHALIA TOWNSEIIP.\\n539\\nFeb. 21, 1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Anthony Fox.\\nNov. 25, 1854. Benjamin .ind Ann McOmbcr.\\nNov. 3, I860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. C. McOmbor, K L. Tracy, J. II.\\nBurgess, Peter Wirtb.\\nNov. 24, 18G0.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jolin T. Cornue.\\nMay 30, 18G1. Miss Lodiina L. Brown.\\nNov. 2, 1861.-0. J. Hill, John H. Goss, Henry D.\\nHall, Emma T. Boss, IMary E. l^lnwrnan.\\nNov. 25, 18G1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry N. MeVeigb.\\nMay 21, 1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah Ann Tiiuiua, Abbie Thoma.\\nJune 1, 1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Peter Manar.\\nNov. 5, 1864. Nettie Leonard.\\nNov. IS, 18G4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mi.ss Wood.\\nNov. 19, 1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Miss LooLs.\\nNov. 29, 1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Julia A. Plowman.\\nDec. 17, 1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Addio L. Packard.\\nApril 8, 1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Caroline Bissell.\\nApril 29, 1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sarah M. Backus.\\nThe annual school report for 1879 gives tlie following\\ndetails\\nNumber of Pchool di.striets (whole, 6 fractional, 1),.. 7\\nNumber of scholars of school a|cc....: 020\\nAverage attendance 17.S\\nValue of school property $H8oO\\nTeachers wages S82-i\\nThe school director.s for 1879 were Peter Petsch, S. C.\\nHaysen, J. P. Scoo, William H. Hubbard, Peter Fedewa,\\nMathew Thelen, and L. Kcnsch.\\nTHE VILLAGE OF WESTPHALIA.\\nApart from the church building, the first improvement\\nmade upon the present site of the village of Westphalia\\nwas a house put up in 1849 by Anton Dunnebacker, a\\nshoemaker. That house is now included in the building\\nknown as the village tavern. Dunnebacker sold his place\\nto Joseph Platte, who transferred his store from section 5,\\nand became the pioneer trader of the embryo village. Platte\\nowned considerable land thereabout, and his object in re-\\nmoving his store was to found a village. His lead was fol-\\nlowed by otliers, and in due time the town took on shape\\nand population. Platte opened his store in 1852, and in\\n1854 John A. Fedewa opened a second store just west of\\nwhere John Haf ircr now has a wagon-shop. In 1856 a\\nvery important impetus was given to tlie growth of the vil-\\nlage in the erection of a saw-mill by Joseph Platle, John\\nSmitli, and Joseph Bohr, and iu 1858, in the addition by\\nthe .same parties of a grist-mill. In 1854, Joseph Platte\\nsold his store business to his son Joseph, Jr., and Caspar\\nRademacher, who materially enlarged the premises. In\\n1862, Platte Rademacher erected on tlic corner opposite\\ntheir place the .store now owned by Thoma Co. Their\\nold store was sold to Bernard Rademacher (who had pre-\\nviously kept a house of entertainment on section 3), who\\nconverted it into a tavern, to which use it has since been\\ndevoted. Platte Rademacher kept the only store in the\\nvillage for a time. In 1868 they dissolved, when Rade-\\nmacher retired and built the brick store now occupied by\\nJo.seph Arens k Co. Each continued in business on his\\nown account, and each ultimately failing, the business of\\nboth pa.s.sed to the cotitrol of Thoma, Arens Co.\\nCliristoplier Thiel started a small brewery iu the village\\nin 1861, and carried it on until 1866, when Peter Thoma\\nand Peter Arens built the Clinton Brewery, just north of\\nthevillage, and straightway monopolized the business. In\\n1S( 6, Joseph Bohr and John Smith built the pastoral resi-\\ndence at the village; the new church was already underway,\\nand the village was well along as a thriving place. In 1865,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Snitgen Rademacher opened a hardware-store, Joseph\\nSnitgen Iiaving for several years previous been carrying on\\nbusiness as a blacksmith at Westphalia. In 1868 tlie\\nboiler of the grist-mill exploded, and besides destroying the\\nmill, killed John Smith, one of the proprietors. His son\\nWilliam was buried beneath llie ruins, and other persons iu\\nand about the premises were roughly handled, but except\\nthe death of Mr. Smith no .serious accident to life or limb\\nwas occasioned. The saw-mill was at once rebuilt by Wil-\\nliam Smith, but the grist-mill was not replaced until 1872,\\nwhen Frank Nocker, the present proprietor, put up the\\npresent structure, containing three ruu of stones. Mr.\\nNocker does considerable custom and merchant work, and\\nmanufactures for shipment to Detroit about two hundred\\nbarrels of flour per month.\\nVn^bAGE I llY.SrCIANS.\\nIn the early days of Westphalia s settlement medical at-\\ntendance was obtaiued from Ionia, Ijyons, and Portland.\\nIn 1848 one Dr. Seinholt settled in Westphalia as a resi-\\ndent physician, and remained until 1857. He is now liv-\\ning in Howard City. His successors in the settlement liave\\nbeen Drs. Fisher, Stokes, Sauer, Shattuck, Dellenbaugh,\\nand Herres. Dr. Simon Herres is now the only resident\\nphysician in Westphalia.\\nPOST-OFFICE.\\nThe Westphalia post-office was probably established iu\\n1850 or before. Rev. George Goditz was the first post-\\nmaster. As he could write the English, and as a large\\nmajority of the townspeople could not, he was ordinarily\\nkept pretty bu.sy superscribing letters for his German fellow-\\ncitizens and patrons of the office. Mail came once a week\\nover the route from De Witt northward. Joseph Platte, Jr.,\\nwas the second postmaster, serving from 1854 to 1873, and\\nafter him Joseph Snitgen, the present incumbent, took\\npossession. A daily mail has been received at Westphalia\\nsince 1863.\\nPOPULATION AND BUSINESS.\\nWithin the mile square inclosing the village the popu-\\nlation numbered in July, 1880, just three hundred and\\nninety-two. The business interests were represented by\\nthe general stores of Fox Snitgen, Arens Co., and\\nThoma Co., the drug-store of J. 1 Bertram, William\\nSmith s tavern, the wagon-shops of John Hafncr, Peter\\nBauer, and Peter Doll, Frank Noeker s grist-mill, AVilliam\\nSmith s saw-mill, four boot- and shoe-mauulacturers, har-\\nness-maker, photographer, etc.\\nItELIGIOUS llIriTOKV.\\nST. MAUY .S (UOMAN CATHOLIC) CIIURCU.\\nIt has already been related that as soon as Anthony Kojip,\\nthe priest, joined the settlers in Westphalia he founded a", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0703.jp2"}, "700": {"fulltext": "540\\nIIISTORr OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.\\nchurch and school. Kopp had served in the priesthood in\\nGermany, and in the new field opened before him in a new\\nworld he engaged at once with much enthusiastic vigor\\nupon the work he was called to perform. After Kopp es-\\ntablished his log cabin as a eliurch and school he continued\\nthe exercises in both with unfailing rogularit} and when,\\namid the growth of his duties as teacher and participator.\\nin affairs that concerned the civil government, he found his\\nduties becoming laborious beyond his capacity, he engaged\\na young German of Detroit, by name Cronus, to come out\\nand teach the school. Presently the priest s log cabin be-\\ncoming too small for the increasing church congregration,\\na second and larger log church was built upon the site now\\noccupied by the pastoral residence. After a time the sec-\\nond house of worsliip, like its predecessor, was found in-\\nadequate to supply places for all who came, and so a third\\n(framed) church was built just west of the other. The\\nnew building was capable of holding three or four hundred\\npeople, and the general opinion seemed that that church at\\nleast would be large enough and remain large enough, but\\nthese calculations, as will be seen, were greatly at fault. In\\n18G7 it became evident that enlarged church capacity must\\nbe provided, for the congregation had risen in numbers to\\nsomething like a thousand, and so, upon consultation, it\\nwas decided to build not only a massive and commodious,\\nbut likewise a magnificent temple, which should be alike\\na source of architectural pride and a place where all who\\ncame, although they might number two thousand, might\\nfind shelter and places. The result was the noble struc-\\nture which now at the village of Westphalia touches the\\nclouds with its lofty spire, and remains an object of unfail-\\ning satisfaction to those who worship beneath its roof.\\nAnthony Kopp labored among the people sis years, and\\nsaw that his labors were fruitful in establishing church and\\nschool upon an enduring foundation. Newer and more\\nneedy fields then inviting him he passed on, and although\\nhe came no more to Westphalia, he cherished his work\\nthere in fond remembrance, watched its progress with\\nanxious solicitude, and to the day of his death was in\\nkindly and friendly communication with the people, who\\nremember him and speak of him reverently and gratefully.\\nHis successor, Rev. George Godez, began his labors in\\n1843, and continued them uninterruptedly with the con-\\ngregation of St. Mary s Church for the space of thirty years,\\nor until tiie year 1873, when the infirmities of age warned\\nhim that he was unable to longer perform the duties at-\\ntendant upon his laborious service, and so, at his own re-\\nquest, he was transferred to a narrower sphere of action.\\nA service of thirty years had endeared him to his people,\\nand the severance of the bonds which had so long bound\\nthem was a painful incident to both pastor and congrega-\\ntion. During Father Godez time the church made re-\\nmarkable advancement, and provided not only the present\\nchurch edifice, but the fine school building and pastoral\\nresidence as well. Father Godez is still, at the age of sev-\\nenty-five, preaching at Greenfield, Mich.\\nHis successors at Westphalia have been Revs. Trotten-\\nbcrg, Lightner, Reifurth, and Ilerwig. The first two were\\nin charge of the work but a brief space, while Rev. Mr.\\nReil urtli s term of service extended over a jieriod of live\\nyears. Rev. William Ilerwig, the present pastor, was\\ncalled to the charge from Stony Creek (near Monroe) in\\nthe autumn of 1879.\\nThe church edifice, which Was begun in 18157, was com-\\npleted in 1809, and although the people contributed con-\\nsiderable free labor such as hauling lumber, brick, and other\\nmaterials, besides rendering minor other services, the total\\ncost of the structure is stated to have been upwards of\\n$70,000. Seven hundred and fifty thousand brick were\\nused in the construction, and these brick, as well as those\\nused in building the pastoral residence and the school,\\nwere of course burned upon the ground. The two latter\\nbuildings, located near the church, are handsoiue edifices,\\nand cost about $10,000 each, the pastoral residence\\nhaving been built in 1868 and the school in 1873. The\\naggregate wealth represented in the church, school, parson-\\nage, and surroundings reaches therefore the sum of fully\\n$100,000.\\nThe church contains a seating capacity for fifteen hun-\\ndred people, while an additional five hundred or more may\\nbe accommodated in an emergency. The exterior, of mas-\\nsive and imposing appearance, has a front of sixty feet and\\na depth of one hundred and thirty-three feet. In the inte-\\nrior an arched roof is supported by massive pillars. The\\ndistance from floor to ceiling measures thirty-three feet.\\nThe spire that surmounts the majestic pile points its glist-\\nening cross towards the heavens at a distance of one hun-\\ndred and sixty feet from mother earth. The central altar-\\npiece, magnificent in artistic design and decoration, is thirty\\nfeet in height by twenty feet in width and in keeping with\\nits character the interior of the edifice is lavishly embel-\\nlished upon ceiling and walls with paintings and frescoes.\\nA large pipe-organ, purchased in Milwaukee at a cost of\\nthree thou.sand dollars, occupies space in a gallery fiicing\\nthe altar. The organist, Mr. Henry Horstniau, is employed\\nexclusively in that capacity.\\nFew such churches may be seen anywhere aside from\\nlarge business centres, and that Westphalia, the abode of a\\nrural population, can boast it testifies in an eloquent way\\nto the religious devotion and liberality of the people. It\\nis no uncommon tiling to see two thousand jtersons in at-\\ntendance at worship of a Sunday, and in this temple\\nstriking in its artistic embellishments, impressive in its\\nroomy architecture, and crowded with the faithful the\\nspectacle offered is one that weighs with no slight effect\\nupon the human mind.\\nTo this church come worshipers from five townships,\\nLyons, Portland, Westphalia, Dallas, and Riley, and .so\\nsteadily do their numbers increase that even now there is\\ntalk of affording increased church accommodations. The\\ntemporal affairs of church and school, and all property\\nincidental thereto, are managed and held in trust by a board\\nof trustees five in number. The members of the board\\nfor 1880 are Joseph Martin, Franz Wolfart, Joseph Dunne-\\nbacker, I?eriihard Ilauses, and Joseph Telan.\\nST. MARY S (ROMAN CATHOLIC) SCHOOL.\\nUpon the establishment of St. Mary s Church a parish\\nschool was at once instituted and [ilaced under the diiect\\ncliaigc ul the priest. Kullier Kujip lauglil liie tothool liiui-", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0704.jp2"}, "701": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0705.jp2"}, "702": {"fulltext": "o\\n.0\\nc^\\ni\\nJ2\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a05^", "height": "3313", "width": "2314", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0706.jp2"}, "703": {"fulltext": "WESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP.\\n641\\nself until increased duties led him to provide another\\nteacher in the person of one Cronus, of Detroit. Cronus\\nremained only a short time, and after returning to Detroit\\nlost his life by accidental drowning. Anton Fuchs was his\\nsucces.sor, and from that time until 18(58 various teachers,\\naided and directed by the pastor, guided school affairs. In\\n1SG8 the institution was given, over to the charge of the\\nSisters of the Immaculate Conception, and under their\\ncharge it remained until 1874. Meanwhile the school\\nhaving occupied quarters in the church buildings a hand-\\nsome brick school was erected for the parish by William\\nSmith, in 1873, at a cost of about ten thousand dollars.\\nIn 1874 the school was transferred to the charge of the\\nSisters of Charity, who have since then continued in con-\\ntrol. These are five in number (three Germans and two\\nAmericans), and with three other sisters reside in a com-\\nmon home provided for them near the school. The names\\nof these eight sisters are Boniface, Bonaventure, Eulalia,\\nIldephonso, Pulcharia, Olga, Justina, and Pebronia. The\\nschool is supported by the church, is absolutely free to all\\nmembers of the church congregation, and contains four\\ndepartments, aggregating an attendance of four hundred\\nscholars, who are taught in both the German and English\\nlanguages. Many of these children come to school from a\\ndistance of three, four, and even six miles, and although\\nmany of these latter board in the village during the week,\\na few traverse the distance morning and evening.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nFRANK NOEKER.\\nWestphalia township aifords many fine examples of suc-\\ncessful business enterprise as the result of industry and\\nclose application, though perhaps the most signal instance is\\ndiscovered in the career of Mr. Nockcr. He is the son of\\nFrank Noeker, who was born in Westphalia, Prussia, in\\n1801, as was also his son, Frank, whose birth occurred in\\nDecember, 1834. AVhcn eleven years of age the parents\\nwere induced, at the earnest solicitation of their son, to\\nemigrate to America, and after a weary passage and an ad-\\nditionally tedious voyage on the Erie Canal, they landed in\\nDetroit. Mr. Noeker purchased an unimproved farm three\\nmiles from the city, where he resided until his death in\\n187G. The son, having previously been educated in the\\nrudiments in his native land, devoted himself to farminsc\\npursuits, and at the age of twenty-five married Miss Mary\\nDamitio, of Detroit, who was a native of the township of\\nHamtrawick, where her parents were among the early Ger-\\nman pioneers. Mr. Noeker, during the nine years that\\nfollowed, was occupied with his farming duties varied by\\nthe exciting life of a local politician. Land in the immediate\\nvicinity having increased rapidly in value, lie decided to\\nsell his possessions and remove to Westphalia, which he\\ndid in 1867. He became the popular host of the township,\\nand four years later erected an extensive flouriug-mill, which\\nso absorbed his time as to induce him to sell the hotel\\nproperty.\\nHe has since the first year of his arrival filled the o\u00c2\u00a3Bce\\nof justice of the peace, and has also served as school di-\\nrector and drain commissioner. The political campaign of\\n1879 found him the successful candidate of the Democratic\\nparty as representative of his district in the State Legisla-\\nture, where he for two years with ability and dignity filled\\nthis responsible position. Mr. Noeker, by his force of\\ncharacter and manliness, has attained a considerable influ-\\nence among the people of his own nationality, while his\\ngenial character has rendered him deservedly popular with\\nhem.", "height": "3308", "width": "2273", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0707.jp2"}, "704": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2179", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0708.jp2"}, "705": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3288", "width": "1987", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0709.jp2"}, "706": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2179", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0710.jp2"}, "707": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2179", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0711.jp2"}, "708": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3298", "width": "2179", "jp2-path": "historyofshiawas01elli_0712.jp2"}}