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Mr. R. E. Clarke and Mr. H. P. Woodward, whose names appear among the organizers, continned as active members of the board of directors from the date of organization until the summer of 1906, a period of twenty- one years.
The first quarters of the association were in the Old Bank building, Monroe and Chicago streets. In April, 1892, the second floor of the White block was rented. The Lewis Art collection having been moved from Cold- water to Ann Arbor, the vacant gallery building was donated by Mrs. Alma Lewis Dennis, widow of the late H. C. Lewis. for the use of the associa- tion. Several thousand dollars were expended in converting the building to its new purposes, and in December. 1896. the association moved to its permanent quarters at the corner of Hudson and Chicago streets, where the building, grounds and general equipment give the association a home that compares favorably with that of any Y. M. C. A. in southern Michigan.
The present membership is about two hundred, and the officers last elected are : Frank I. Post, President ; F. B. Reynolds, Vice President ; L. A. Hutchins. Recording Secretary; C. M. Perry. Treasurer ; S. Raymond Gould, General Secretary.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
THE PIONEER SOCIETY.
" The object of this society shall be the collecting and preserving of historical, biographical or other information in relation to Branch County." This is the purpose, as stated in Article 3 of the Constitution, of the Pioneer Society of Branch County, which was founded August 16, 1878. Founded with this high purpose. and with the possibilities of a broad and beneficent activity resulting from long associations and the common experiences of pio- neer life, it is to be regretted that this society has not had a continuous and prosperous career. The last meeting of the society was held in 1901. That there is a living interest in all matters comprehended in the language of the above article, and that this interest is general throughout the county, not alone among the oldest citizens but also among the present generation, the existence of this history is ample proof. For without that " reverence for the past and a desire to maintain every sort of connection with it," which an English observer has declared to be a great and growing force among the educated people of America, the publication of a historical work of these dimensions could not have been undertaken. But as yet this general inter- est has not been focused and converted into a permanent and effective force wielded by a single organization.
With these observations on the present condition of the pioneer move- ment, the history of the Pioneer Society may be sketched in some detail. The meeting for organization on the date above mentioned was held in the house of Harvey Warner, with another well known pioneer, E. G. Fuller, as chairman, and T. C. Etheridge as secretary. The first set of officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows :
Harvey Warner, president; Harvey Haynes, recording secretary; T. C. Etheridge, corresponding secretary; S. M. Treat, treasurer; Henry Lock- wood, Albert Chandler and Mrs. H. Warner, executive committee.
Vice Presidents-Algansee, F. D. Ransom; Batavia, Martin P. Olds; Bethel, Nelson Card; Bronson, Wales Adams; Butler, Milo White; Califor- nia, James H. Lawrence; Coldwater township, Origen F. Bingham: Cold- water City. J. D. W. Fisk, I. P. Alger, Allen Tibbits, John H. Bennett; Gilead, Samuel Booth; Girard, James B. Tompkins; Kinderhook, George Tripp; Matteson, William McCarty; Noble, Walter W. Smith; Ovid, Stew- art Davis: Quincy, W. P. Arnold; Sherwood, Isaac D. Beall; Union, Hiram Doubleday.
Besides these already mentioned there were Roland Root and wife, L.
Entrance to New Cemetery, Coldwater
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D. Halsted and wife, C. H. Williams and wife, and James R. Wilcox and wife, whose names appear as constitutional members.
It is worthy of note, as showing how the advance guard of life's proces- sion is being constantly cut down by time, that only two or three of these original members are now living. Perhaps the last one to be gathered in the fullness of time was L. D. Halsted, who passed away April 5, 1906.
For the first twelve years after its formation the society was flourishing, and its mid-winter meetings were well attended. In 1884 a new constitution and by-laws were adopted. The definition of what constitutes a pioneer un- derwent several changes during the history of the society. At one time any- one who had resided in Michigan and Branch county for thirty years was eligible to membership, while with this constitution the requirement was re- duced to twenty-five years residence in the state and residence in the county at time of being received into the society.
Between January 13, 1892, and the month of December, 1896, no meet- ing is recorded. At the same time the death roll was increasing, and thence- forward hardly a month passed without the death of one who had come to the county as a pioneer. Another lapse in regular meetings occurred be- tween March 17, 1897, and February 19, 1901. and in May of the same year the assembling of the pioneers at the home of Judge David N. Green, then president of the society, was the last meeting of the Pioneer Society of Branch county.
The officers elected at the meeting of February 19, 1901, and, because their successors have not been elected, still the de facto officers of the society. were: President, David N. Green ( since deceased) ; vice-president. George W. Van Aken; secretary, Calvin J. Thorpe ; executive committee, Albert A. Dorrance, Anthony R. Brown and D. W. Benton.
PIONEER RECORD.
[ These brief biographical records of pioneers have been compiled from vari- ous available sources and will serve to supplement the preceding his- torical chapters and the biographical sketches that follow. ]
Allen, John B .- Born in England, March 13, 1834; came to Bethel, Branch county, in 1842.
Allen, Gabriel-Born June 28. 1839, died Feb. 26, 1904. Brother of foregoing. Came with parents to Bethel township.
Allen, George Henry-Born in Bethel township, April 7, 1844: living in Coldwater.
Aldrich, William-Born Wayne county, N. Y., July 26, 1811, and died in Coldwater Nov. 26, 1877. Came to Girard township in 1832.
Aldrich, Abram J .- Born in Girard township, Feb. 3. 1843; living in Coldwater. At one time proprietor of Coldwater Republican.
Alger, Isaac P .- Born in Lisbon, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1820, and died at Coldwater April 18, 1904. Came to Quincy township in 1833.
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Alger, William-Born in Richland township, Vermont, July, 1816, died in 1893 in Matteson township. Early settler in Butler township. Brother of Dr. Isaac P. Alger.
Arnold, William P .- Born Clarendon, Vermont, August 23, 1806, and Came to Branch county in 1833.
died
Allen, John-Born in Sudbury, Rutland county, Vt., April 29, 1801 ; died in Coldwater township, Sept. 29, 1891. Came to Coldwater township in 1843.
Alden, Isaac-Born in Oswego county, N. Y., January 8, 1813; died in Coldwater, Feb. 7, 1892. Came to Coldwater township in 1850.
Alden, Mrs. Mary A. (wife of Isaac Alden)-Born in Groton, N. Y., Nov. II, 1819; died Daughter of David and Abigail Hopkins; married Mr. Alden March 18, 1845, in Jonesville, Mich.
Adams, Wales-Born Medway, Mass., March 2, 1804: died Came to Branch county, in September, 1830.
Allen, Alonzo B .- Born in Pittsford, Vt .. July 1I, 1829; living in Coldwater township. Came to Branch county in 1843.
Arnold, Samuel-Born in Middletown. Conn., Feb. 20, 1800: died in Gilead township September 30, 1878; came to Kinderhook township in 1836, and to Gilead in 1837.
Arnold, Mrs. Catherine S .- Born March 20, 1805; married Samuel Arnold in 1831.
Ackerman, John D .- Born Cortland county, N. Y., June, 1825; died at Union City,
Anderson, John-Born in Aberdeenshire. Scotland ; died Feb. 12, 1852, in Gilead township. Came to Gilead township in 1837.
Anderson, James-Born March 18, 1817, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland ; died Came to Noble township in 1842, to Coldwater in 1848.
Austin, Charles H .- Born Perrysburg, Ohio, May 10, 1838; living in Batavia. Came to Batavia in 1847.
Arnold, John W .- Born in Gilead township December 13, 1840; living in Chicago.
Ashton, James-Born in Yorkshire, England, September 2, 1821. Came to Quincy township in 1842.
Ayres, Ezra J .- Born Oct. 17, 1839, in Jay township, Essex county, N. Y., came to California township in 1871. Physician.
Abbott, William H .- Born at Dearborn, Mich., July 8, 1826; died at Coldwater, Nov. 16, 1894. Came to Coldwater in 1838.
Bronson, Jabe-Born in Connecticut, and died in Batavia township. First settler in Branch county, in 1828.
Babcock, Christopher G .- Born in Portage county, Ohio, in 1837 ; living in Bronson. Came to Gilead township in 1861.
Beech, John H .- Born in Orleans county, N. Y., Sept. 24. 1819; died October 17, 1878. Came to Coldwater in 1850; a physician.
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Babcock, George P .- Born in Camden, Oneida county. N. Y., January 18, 1815 : died in 1874 in Quincy. Came to Quincy township in 1835.
Blackman, Dr. Edson-Born in Morenci, Michigan, Nov. 22, 1839: liv- ing in Quincy, where he located in 1876.
Bailey, Henry C .- Born in Barre. Orleans county, N. Y., January 22. 1832 ; living in Coldwater. Came to Branch county in 1852.
Brown, Alvarado-Born in Herkimer county, N. Y., January 15, 1809. Came to Branch county in 1840.
Baldrige, Niles-Born in Meadville. Erie county, Penn., Nov. 6. 1839; died July 25, 1879, in Ovid township. Came to Ovid township in 1847.
Booth. Samuel-Born in Onondaga county, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1818; died in Coldwater, Feb. 13, 1892. Came to Gilead township in 1832.
Bartholomew, Jehial-Born in Dryden, N. Y. : died in 1875 in Algan- see township. Came to Algansee township in 1844.
Bingham, Origen S .- Born January 25. 1824, at Shelburne Falls, Mass. ; died in 1892. Came to Branch county in Oct., 1831.
Bingham, Mrs. Phebe ( Worden)-Born June 4, 1829, at Delhi, N. Y. Came to Batavia in November, 1835.
Bassett. John-Born March 20, 1793, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. : died April 27, 1874. in Batavia township. Came to Batavia in 1835.
Bassett, Adam-Son of John. Born in Andes, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 1, 1823: died March 30, 1887, in Batavia township. Came to Batavia with his father.
Blodget. Uri-Born in Ontario county, N. Y., March 2, 1821 ; died at Coldwater in 1906. Came to Coldwater in 1849.
Beal, I. D .- Born in Rutland county, Vt., May 21, 1812; deceased. Came to Sherwood township in 1837.
Buell. Thomas B .- Born in New York state in 1815. Came to Union City in 1836.
Bates, Alfred S .- Born in township of Starkey, Yates county, N. Y .. August 30, 1819: died in Kinderhook, Dec. 26, 1893. Came to Kinderhook in 1848.
Burton, Parley G .- Born July 26. 1815, in Monroe county, N. Y. Came to Girard in 1847.
Bidelman, Horatio N .- Born in Orleans county, N. Y., July 4. 1836; living in Coldwater. Came to Quincy in 1855.
Bagley, Aaron -- Born in Orange county, Vermont, December 29, 1791. Settled at village of Branch in May, 1836.
Bagley, Mrs. Elizabeth-Born in Lancaster county, Penn., March 22, 1814. Came to Batavia township in June, 1834.
Bennett, Hon. John H., M. D .- Born at Chenango, Broome county, N. Y .. December 6, 1826; died in Batavia, July 31, 1891. Came to Quincy township in 1839. Came to Coldwater May 10, 1864.
Burdick, James M .- Born in Livingston county, N. Y. Came to Branch county and settled in Quincy township in 1836.
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Barnhart, Martin-Born in Wayne county, N. Y. Came to Girard township in January, 1831.
Bennett, Nathaniel-Born near Adrain, Mich., in 1832; died in 1886. Came to Bethel township in 1847.
Brinton, Albert N .- Born Salisbury, Conn., Nov. II, 1827; living in Coldwater. Came to Quincy in May, 1860.
Baggerly, Reuben A .- Born in Ontario county, N. Y., June 17, 1819. Came to Quincy, April 20, 1854.
Bickford, Daniel-Came to Algansee township in 1837.
Bickford, Jonathan K .- Born in Canada: died in Algansee township, May, 1882. Came to Algansee about 1836.
Bickford, Stephen T .- Born at Bellevue, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1823: died in Algansee May 31, 1906. Came to Algansee in 1834.
Bickford, Ira P .- Born in Algansee township March 12, 1844.
Brown. Anthony R .- Born in New York state in 1827. Came to Branch county in 1838.
Benton, Edward W .- Born in New York state in 1824. Came to Branch county in 1846.
Belote, John S .- Born in Albany, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1813 : died in Quincy August 6, 1888. Came to Quincy township in 1835.
Bostwick, Ezra-Born in Onondaga county, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1826. Came to Union township in 1835.
Brainard, S. E .- Born in Madison county, N. Y. Came to Algansee township in 1836.
Berry, Enos G .- Born in New Hampshire, Sept. 5, 1814: died in Jan- uary, 1877. Came to Quincy in 1835. (See index.)
Brown, Asahel-Born in Stafford, Monmouth county, N. J., April 9, 1803: died in Algansee township, June 8. 1874. Came to Algansee in 1836.
Burbank, Dwight L .- Born in Suffield, Conn., March 8, 1829. Came to Butler township in 1850.
Bushnell, Samuel S .-- Born July 21, 1799, in Vermont; died July 21, 1872. Came to Noble township in 1836.
Bushnell. Ephraim B .- Born in Monroe county, N. Y., October 12, 1825. Came to Noble township with father in 1838.
Bowers, Charles E .- Born March 28, 1826; settled in Butler town- ship in 1847.
Bennett. James K .- Born in Vermont in 1809. Came to Matteson town- ship September 19. 1838.
Bennett, Christopher Columbus-Born in Hopewell, Ontario county, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1830; living in Matteson township. Came with parents to Matteson in 1838.
Ball, Thaddeus-Born in Oneida county, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1813 ; died in Quincy township Oct. 14, 1897. Came to Quincy in 1840.
Bennett, Hiram H .- Born in Chemung county, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1815; died in Butler township in 1897. Came to Butler in 1845.
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Bingham. Seymour L .- Born in 1810: died in California state, June 25. 1894. Came to Coldwater in 1831.
Ballou. John and Jemima, his wife-Came into Matteson township about 1840; neither now living.
Bowers, John-Ninety years of age in 1906; lives in Batavia township with his son.
Bachelder, Nathaniel-Came into Branch county in 1846.
Bachelder, Mrs. Julia Etta (Ferguson)-Born in Chatham, N. Y .. Oct. 26. 1819: died in Orange, Cal .. July 5. 1906. Came with her husband to Branch county in 1846.
Barnhart. Mahlon Budd-Came into Union township in 1834.
Crippen, Philo H .- Born in Penfield, Monroe county, N. Y., March 15, 1809. Came to Coldwater in 1835.
Culp, Nicholas-Born near Gettysburg. Penn. : died in September, 1873. in Coldwater. Came to Coldwater township in 1844.
Culp. John W .- Born in Newfane, Niagara county, N. Y., May 8. 1832; living in Coldwater. Came to Branch county in 1839.
Culver, Eli-Born in Hector, Tompkins county, N. Y., Feb. 4. 1816. Came to Algansee township in 1839.
Crater. Andrew-Born in Hunterdon county, N. J., June 28, 1813. Came to Algansee township in spring of 1837.
Card, Silas N .- Born in Binghampton county, Vt., June 25. 1812; died June 19, 1897. Came to Branch county in 1836.
Clizbe, James-Born in Steuben county, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1813; died in Quincy March 24. 1895. Came to Quincy township in 1835. Planted many of the shade trees on streets of Quincy village.
Coddington. Chester S., Reuben and Luther-All came from Ithaca. N. Y., to Sherwood township.
Cornwell. Charles Titus-Came to Coldwater in 1849.
Crawford, Moses-Born in Governeur, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1828; still living ; came to Bronson April 20, 1848.
Clark, Jabez-Came to Bronson in Dec., 1836.
Clark, Leonard D .- Son of Jabez Clark, born in Norwalk, O .; came with parents to Bronson in 1836: died in May, 1905.
Clark, Milo-Second son of Jabez; born Nov. 14, 1821; died Jan. 6. 1885; came with parents to Bronson in 1836.
Crawford, Amira Jane (Clark)-Born in Norwalk, O., June 15, 1835; came with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Clark, to Bronson in Dec., 1836; died April 1. 1904.
Canfield. Numan-Born in New York April 11, 1800. Came to Bethel township in 1844.
Canfield, Chester Numan-Born in New York; living in Bethel. Came to Bethel with father in 1844.
Chandler, Robert G .- Born in Detroit, Dec. 21, 1838; living in Cold- water. Came to Coldwater in 1845.
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Cheney, Alfred-Born in Nasby, Northamptonshire, England, July 5, 1839: living in Kinderhook. Came to Branch county in 1851.
Clark, Israel W .- Born in Connecticut Farms, New Jersey, Sept. 29, I8c3. Came to Union City in 1838.
Clark, Timothy-Born in Broadalbin, N. Y., March 30, 1819. Came to Coldwater in 1848, and an early settler of Kinderhook.
Clarke, Edwin R .- Born in Byron. N. Y., March 22, 1828. Came to Coldwater in 1850. Donor of Clarke Library building in Coldwater.
Coffman, Christopher-Born in Lancaster county, Penn., October, 1805; deceased. Came to Branch county in 1852.
Coffman, Lancaster-Born March 17, 1831, in Mahoning county, Ohic. Came to Ovid township in 1853.
Compton, William H .- Born in Gasport, Niagara county, N. Y., in 1841 ; died in 1904. Came to Bronson with parents in 1845.
Cornell, Daniel S .- Born in Niagara county, N. Y., May 20, 1815; (lied in Girard Oct. 15. 1889. Came to Girard in: 1836.
Cornell, Job K .- Born in New York ; died Aug. 3, 1876, in Union town- ship. Came to Union township in spring of 1835.
Cornell, Chauncey J .- Born in Milan, Ohio, August 21, 1833; living in Coldwater. Came with parents to Union township in 1835.
Corson, John-Born in Oneida county, N. Y .; died in 1855 in Matte- son township. Came to Matteson in 1836.
Corson, Lafferd W .- Born in Hopewell'township, Ontario county, N. Y., April 23, 1822. Came with parents to Matteson in 1836.
Cory, Israel --- Born in Morris county, N. J., May 6, 1814; living in Coldwater. Came to Branch county in 1865.
Crippen, Bradley-Born in Herkimer county, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1783; died in 1855 in Coldwater. Came to Coldwater township in 1835.
Chandler, Albert-Born in Sempronius, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1814; died in 1905 in Coldwater. Came to Coldwater in 1841.
Crippen, L. D .- Born in Fairfield, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1806; died April 20, 1864. Came to Coldwater in June, 1835.
Crippen, Mrs. Ruth (Haynes)-Born in Ulster county, N. Y., July 31, 1809; died in Coldwater, May 15, 1890. Came to Coldwater in June, 1835
Culver, A. C .- Born in Wayne county, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1823. Came to Quincy in Nov., 1847.
Clizbe, Dr. Stephen H .- Born in Girard township, January 24, 1845; living in Coldwater. (See index.)
Chauncey, Dr. Moses E .- Born in Saratoga county, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1809; died May 7, 1884. Came to Girard village in 1843.
Croy, John-Came to Gilead early in spring of 1831; moved in 1838 to Steuben county, Ind .; died in Iowa in 1875. First settler of Gilead township.
Craig, Samuel-Born in County Armagh, Ireland, February 22, 1795 ; died March 2, 1847. Came to Girard March 28, 1831.
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Craig. Eliza-Born in Ireland May 25. 1795: died in Girard on Dec. 22, 1878.
Craig. Samuel-Born Sept. 4. 1831 : died January 2, 1856. First white child born in Girard township.
Chase, William-Born in Otsego county, N. Y., Nov. 12. 1815. Came to Kinderhook in 1841.
Case, Almeron W .- Born in Livingston county, N. Y .. Feb. 6. 1808: died in Kinderhook township in November. 1877. Came to Kinderhook in 1837.
Chase. Chauncey-Born in Monroe county, N. Y .. September 19. 1828. Came to Noble township in 1846.
Calkins, Moses V .- Born in Danby, Vt .. May 31. 1814. Came to But- ler township in 1852: moved to Coldwater in 1874.
Calkin. Barzillia H .- Born in Newburg, Ohio. March 20, 1840: died in Coldwater. in 1906. Came with fatlier to Butler township in 1848.
Cline. Ephraim-Born in Binghamton, N. Y .. Nov. 12. 1812: died in Matteson township in 1874. Came to Matteson township about 1835.
Denison, Samuel M .- Born in Livonia, N. Y., March 20, 1814: died in Coldwater Nov. 20. 1894. Came to Coldwater in 1838.
Doubleday, Hiram-Born in Washington county. N. Y., Feb. 20, 1802; deceased. Came to Sherwood township in 1836.
Dougherty. Thomas-Born in Washington county. N. Y., February, 1800: deceased January 15. 1888. Came to Coldwater Sept. 10. 1835.
Davis, David H .- Born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., July 27. 1817: died March 26. 1902. Came to Coldwater in 1856 to take charge of public schools.
Davis, Ichabod-Came to Ovid township in 1836; died there in Septem- ber. 1849.
Davis, Stuart-Born Feb. 14. 1808. in Steuben. Oneida county, N. Y .; deceased September 4. 1881. Came to Ovid township in 1836.
Davis, Emery-Born in Dover, Dutchess county. N. Y., June 6. 1817. Came to Ovid township in 1854.
Dunks. Daniel S .- Born January 21. 1810, in East Bloomfield, Ontario county, N. Y. : died in Sherwood township. April 21. 1877. Came to Union township in 1838.
Dickerson. Mrs. Emma F .- Born in Ruggles, Ashland county, Ohio, Sept. 16. 1847: died May 22. 1906. Came with parents to Quincy town- ship in 1851.
Doerr. Jacob-Born in Germany. May 17. 1824: died June 6. 1906. Came to Gilead township in 1849.
Davis, Oris -- Born in Oneida county. N. Y .. Nov. 27, 1812: died in Coldwater township April 10. 1894. Came to Branch county in 1836.
Dennis, Mrs. David B. (Alden)-Born in New York. June 5. 1826; died in Coldwater May 8. 1895. Came to Coldwater with father, Hiram Alden, in September. 1834.
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Dunks, Mrs. Elmira-Nearly ninety years old, 1906; has lived on a farm near Union City seventy years.
Davis, Ezekiel-Born in Holland, N. Y., July 12, 1827. Came to Bron- son in 1843 and bought a farm in Noble township; returned to New York in 1845; came back to Bronson in 1865, where he is still living.
Ewers, Dr. H. F .- Born in Onondaga county, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1830; deceased. Came to Union City in 1854.
Ent, Silas-Born in Essex county, N. J., Nov. 20, 1820. Came to Kinderhook in 1842.
Easton, David J .- Born in Castile, Wyoming county, N. Y., June 5, 1842. Came with parents to Algansee township in 1846.
Edwards, Thomas-Born in Schoharie county, N. Y., January 22, 1813. Came to Butler township in 1840.
Ellis, Willard T .- Born in Geneseo, Livingston county, N. Y., August 16, 1830. Came to California township in 1844.
Ensley. Jacob-Born in Lenawee county, Mich., May 22, 1835. Came to Batavia township in 1835.
Fisk, Abram C .- Born in Monroe county, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1815; de- ceased at Coldwater Sept. 27, 1897. Came to Coldwater Sept. 7, 1835.
Fetterby, Nathan-Born June, 1827, in Herkimer county, N. Y. Came to Coldwater in 1843.
Fanst, Daniel -- Born in Columbia county, Penn., June 27, 1819. Came to Noble township in 1836.
Fisk, James-Born in New Hampshire in 1787: died in Coldwater town- ship August 12, 1870. Came to Coldwater township in 1835.
Fisk, Joseph D. W .- Born in Penfield, Monroe county, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1829; deceased at Coldwater Nov. 30, 1893. Came to Branch county with parents in 1835.
Ford. Daniel R .- Born in Rutland county, Vermont, Dec. 16, 1814. Came to Butler township in 1836.
Fonda, Charles Ira-Born in Rushville township, Yates county, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1831 ; living in Coldwater. Came to Batavia township with parents, June 13, 1837.
Ferguson, Benjamin Roberts-Born July 12, 1818, at Ryders Mills, Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y. Came to Ovid township in 1846; still living in Coldwater.
Ferguson, Juliaett (Bachelder)-Sister of foregoing: born Oct. 26, 1819, at same place as her brother : came with her husband, Nathaniel Bach- elder, to Ovid township in 1846; died in Orange, California, July 5. 1906.
Ferguson, Dr. George-Brother of preceding, born at same place, Feb. I, 1827 ; came to Ovid township in 1854.
Ferguson, Stephen-Brother of preceding, born at same place, July 22, 1832 : came to Ovid township in 1854 where he is still living.
Fonda, David-Came from Rushville, Yates Co., N. Y., with his fam- ily to Batavia township, June 13, 1837.
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Fisk, James Edwin-Came into Matteson township about 1835.
Gilbert, William S .- Born in Warren, Vt., Nov. 23, 1809: deceased in Coldwater Sept. 1, 1890. Came to Coldwater Sept. 11, 1836.
Gallup, F. T .- Born in Canada, March 11, 1823; came to Algansee township in 1853.
Green, David-Born in Queenstown, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1802; died in June, 1884. Came to Gilead township in 1841.
Green. E. C. S .- Born in Tyre, Seneca county, N. Y., Sept. 16. 1825; died in Gilead Aug. 10, 1897. Came to Gilead township with parents in 1841.
Green, David Nathaniel-Born in Tyre township, Seneca county, N. Y., Sept. 9. 1823; died Sept. 15, 1902 ; came with his father to Gilead in 1841.
Gardner, Hiram-Born in Burlington, Otsego county, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1805. Came to Matteson township in 1836.
Gardner, Amos-Born in Otsego county, N. Y., March 18, 1833; liv- ing in Matteson township. Came to Matteson in 1836.
Gardner, Elisha T .- Born in Washington county, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1814; ded June 7. 1878. Came to Noble township in 1854.
Gwin, Jabin R .- Born in Richland county, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1816. Came tc Sherwood township in 1851.
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