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Rinehart. Christina-Born in Rockingham county, Virginia, July 4. 1819 ; came to Young's Prairie in 1829; died in Porter township July 18, 1900, as Mrs. W. H. Stevens.
Ross, Mahitable Bogart-Born in Genesee county, New York, April I, 1815; came to Edwardsburg in August, 1829; died in Mason town- ship January 1, 1901.
Reece, Rebecca A .- Born in Chenango county, New York, Feb- ruary 22, 1828; came to Cass county in 1836; died in Newberg Decem- ber 17, 1900.
Reames, Jeremiah B .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1825; camc to Jefferson township in 1831, where he died December 17, 1901.
Reese, J. Raymond-Born in Tioga county, New York, March 29, 1833; came to Ontwa township in 1835 ; died at Edwardsburg February 22, 1902.
Rogers, William A .- Born in Preble county, Ohio, October 27. 1827; came to Pokagon in 1828; died October 6, 1902.
Roberson, Lewis B .- Born in Cass county February 13, 1837: died in LaGrange November 17, 1902 ; his wife, Adaline Tarbos, born at Mckinney's Prairie November 22, 1837, died May 21, 1905.
Root, Fber-Born in 1799; came to Cassopolis in 1832; died June 19, 1862; his wife, Eliza Wills, born in Green county, Ohio, October 19, 1816, came to Edwardsburg in 1831 ; died April 25, 1904.
Richardson, Evaline Meacham-Born in Porter township October 16, 1830 ; died March 3, 1905.
Rodgers, Alexander-Born in Rockbridge county, Virginia; came to Pokagon township in 1828, where he died in 1866.
Reynolds, John-Born in Ohio in 1816; came to Cassopolis in 1838; died September 24, 1874: his wife, Lucinda Fletcher, born in 1818; died in 1873.
Robbins, Harry J .- Born in New York, August 17, 1815; came to Cass county in 1832; died May 26, 1888; his wife, Rebecca, born in 1818; died March 7, 1866.
Rodgers, Alexander-Born in Virginia in 1788; came to Pokagon in 1828; died in 1867.
Reading, Augustine-Born in New York September 11, 1802; came to Ontwa in 1831; died in VanBuren county May 9, 1882; his wife, Catherine, born July 26, 1813; died December 2, 1885.
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Rich, Samuel-Born in North Carolina in 1802; came to Volinia in 1829; died February 20, 1873.
Rich, John H .- Born in Volinia October 21, 1829; first white child born in Volinia township.
Robinson, Nathan-Born in New York November 15, 1820; came to Jefferson in 1840; died September 3, 1879; his wife, Margaret Hanson, born in New York ; died June 16, 1891.
Robbins, Milton B .- Born in Ohio in 1800: came to Cass county in 1836; died in Ontwa March 26, 1881: his wife, Sarah VanTuyle, born in 1804; died May 5, 1870.
Ritter, John-Born in Virginia March 31. 1793: came to La- Grange prairie in 1829: killed by lightning .August 31, 1820; his wife, Sarah Lybrook, born December 30, 1796; died January 23, 1834; his daughter, Miss Hannah, born May 24. 1818; died June 25. 1882, at Cassopolis.
Smith, George-Born in Sussex county, Delaware. September 22, 1810; came to Edwardsburg in October, 1828; died in Milton town- ship January 25, 1880.
Smith, Major Joseph-Born in Botetourt county, Virginia, April II, 1809; came to Calvin township in 1831 ; died in Cassopolis April 18, 1880.
Silver, Rev. Ahiel-Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, April 30, 1797: came to Edwardsburg in 1831 ; died at Boston March 27, 1881.
Sears, Mrs. Margaret-Born in Springfield, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1816; came to LaGrange township in 1840; died in LaGrange town- ship March 30, 1881.
Spencer, Joseph-Born in Madison county, New York, in August. 1813; came to Wayne township in 1835, where he died February 27, 1881.
Scott, Greenlec-Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1806; came to Cass county in 1830; he and wife, Mary Grubb Scott. died in April, 1881, in Iowa.
Shaffer, Peter-Born in Rockingham, Virginia, January 10, 1791 ; came to Young's Prairie in 1828; died in Calvin July 13, 1880.
Story, Mrs. Sophia Boots-Born in England August 20, 1811; came to Porter township in 1836, with husband, Ozail; died November 21, 1880.
Springsteen, John-Born in Rockland county, New York, February 16, 1802: came to LaGrange township in 1837, where he died October 31, 1880.
Springsteen, Romelia-Born in New York August 27, 1814; came to LaGrange in 1837, where she died May 8, 1891.
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Sullivan, James-Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, December 6. 1811 : came to Cassopolis in 1839; died in Dowagiac August 19, 1878. Smith, Ezekiel S .- Born in Oneida county, New York, in September 1811 ; came to Cassopolis in 1839: died in Chicago February 22, 1879.
Squiers. Samuel-Born in Greene county, New York, June 4, 1801 ; came to Volinia township in 1836, where he died December 9, 1882.
Squiers, Elza-Born in Pennsylvania January 14, 1802; came to Cassopolis in 1831 ; died in Volinia township March 6, 1883.
Smith, Mrs. Hannah Hayden-Born in Ohio in January, 1826; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Calvin December 14, 1885; wife of Joseph G. Hayden.
Stephenson, Ira-Born in Logan county, Ohio, February 24, 1827 ; came to Cass county in June, 1834; died in Jefferson township December 20, 1886.
Shanahan, Peter-Born in Delaware, 1797; came to Milton town- ship in 1834; died at Niles March 7, 1887.
Shellhammer, Aaron-Born in 1817: came to Cass county in 1839; (lied at Union June 8, 1889.
Shaw, Mrs. Eliza J. Smith-Born in Jefferson township in 1834; (lied March 18, 1888.
Sherman, Elias B .- Born in Oneida county, New York; came to Cassopolis in 1829. where he died November 14, 1890.
Stretch, John-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, December 25, 1825; came to Cass county in 1833 ; died April 30, 1892.
Stevens, Andrew-Born in Ohio October 28. 1822; came to La- Grange in 1833, where he died August 23, 1892.
Smith, Ezekiel C .- Born in Erie county, New York, June 6, 1811; came to Howard township in 1835, where he died July 30, 1894.
Stephenson, Sanmel-Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1819; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Jefferson township April 10. 1895.
Sammons, Andrew J .- Born in New York, December 26, 1834; came to Pokagon in 1837: died in Illinois August 21, 1894.
Shaffer, General George T .- Born in Ohio October 9, 1821; came to Calvin township in 1832, where he died July 24. 1895.
Smith, William-Born in England November 10. 1814: came to Silver Creek in 1840, where he died January 22, 1890.
Smith, Cannon-Born in Sussex county, Delaware; came to Mil- ton township in 1828, where he died February 1, 1896. His wife, Sarah Dunning, born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1824 ; came to Milton township in 1836; died in Ontwa November 17, 1904.
Sherwood, George-Born in Dutchess county, New York, in 1819; came to Edwardsburg in the '305: died in Chicago April 18, 1896.
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Stevens, David R .- Born in Oneida county, New York, August 16, 1822; came to Mason township in 1835, where he died June 4, 1896.
Strickland, Mrs. Jane-Born in Butler county, Ohio, March 17. 1826: came to LaGrange in 1831 : died May 3, 1896.
Shanafelt, Nehemiah-Born in Pickaway county, Ohio, in 1823 ; came to Cass county in 1835: died in LaGrange township February 2. 1897.
Sinith, Jemmima Lippincott-Born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1811; came to Cass county in 1832; died in Cassopolis May 30. 1897.
Stephenson, Eri-Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1832; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Penn township September 20, 1896.
Sheldon, William R .- Born in Connecticut in 1813; came to Ontwa township in 1835; died at Edwardsburg January 11. 1897.
Sherman, Sarah Silver-Born in Hopkinton. New Hampshire, April I, 1807; came to Cassopolis in 1832: died in February, 1897.
Smith, Andrew J .- Born in Ross county, Ohio, September 2, 1818; came to Edwardsburg in 1840: died at Cassopolis May 2, 1897.
Shanahan, Mary Lowery-Born in Milford, Delaware, May 27, 1809; came to Cass county in 1834; died at Cassopolis February 23. 1898.
Silver, Benjamin F .- Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, in 1808; came to Cass county in 1831 : died in Pokagon December 9, 1897.
Sutton, Levi and Lucy-Born, respectively, in 1818 and 1822, in Ohio: came to Porter township in 1840: died in July and June, 1898.
Shaffer, Abraham-Born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1828: came to Calvin township in 1832 : died in California November 30, 1897.
Sturr, Joseph W .- Born in Burgen county, New Jersey. November 28. 1816: came to Wayne township in 1839, where he died February 12, 1899.
Smith, Wesley-Born in Sussex, Delaware, in 1821 ; came to Ed- wardsburg in 1828; died in Milton township February 18, 1899; his wife. Almeda. born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1826; died in Milton township June 18. 1892.
Shaw. James-Born in Berlin, New York, February 28, 1813 : came to Howard township in 1840, where he died December 11, 1898.
Stretch, William-Born in Ohio in 1827; came to Cass county in 1831 : died in Pokagon February 6, 1903.
Smith, Henry W .- Born in Stark county, Ohio, April 12, 1818; came to Cass county in 1832; died in Indiana April 4. 1904.
Stephenson, Celia-Born in Logan county, Ohio, March 20, 1817, came to Jefferson township about 1831, where she died March 14, 1902, as Mrs. Williams.
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Silver, Orrin-Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, December 12, 1812: came to Edwardsburg in 1835, where he died March 27, 1899; his wife, Abigail Fifield, born in New Hampshire in 1815: died at Ed- wardsburg December 12, 1898.
Shanafelt, William H .- Born in Pickaway county, Ohio, Decem- ber 24, 1824: came to Cassopolis in 1835: died May 22, 1900.
Silver, Mary-Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, September 20. 1816; came to Ontwa in 1837; died at Cassopolis February 14, 1902.
Sherwood, Charles-Born in Dutchess county, New York; came to Edwardsburg in 1830; died in Mishawaka, Indiana, January IO, 1000.
Shurte, William-Born in Cassopolis April 29, 1836: died in La- Grange November 12, 1003.
Stephenson, John H .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1821 ; came to Jefferson township in 1832; died December 31. 1904.
Springsteen, Levi-Born in Ontario county, New York, March IO, 1815 ; came to LaGrange township in 1836; died June 9. 1905.
Shaw, James S .- Born in Pickaway county, Ohio, in 1827 : came to Penn township in 1831; died in Volinia township January 18, 1905.
Shanafelt, Rachael-Born in Pickaway county, Ohio, October 13. 1824: came to Cassopolis in 1835; died in LaGrange November 10. 1904, as Mrs. Umberfield.
Simpson, Moses W .- Born in Pembroke. New Hampshire, May IG. ISO8 ; came to Pokagon in 1836, where he died June 16, 1849.
Squier, Daniel C .- Born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, March 23, ISO0; came to Cassopolis in 1831; died in Volna township July 28, 1873.
Savage, John-Born at Salem, Massachusetts, June 1. 1788: came to Marcellus township in 1840, where he died November, 1878.
Shanahan, Judge Clifford-Born in Sussex county, Delaware, Feb- ruary 4, 1805; came to Edwardsburg in 1834 and to Cassopolis in 1841; died August 1, 1865; his wife, Mary Lowery, born in Delaware on May 27, 1809: died at Cassopolis February 23, 1898.
Seares, Richard-Born in Pennsylvania in 1771; came to Cassopo- lis in 1836; died September 26, 1838.
Seares, Isaac-Born in Connecticut in 1795; came to LaGrange in 1836; died October 15, 1839; Mary, his wife, born in 1796; died April 24, 1870.
Shanafelt, William-Born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1794; came to Cassopolis in 1835; died March 28. 1864; his wife, Elizabeth Ernest, born in 1802: died December 24, 1862.
Shellhammer, Daniel-Born in Germany in 1785; came to Porter in 1827; died in 1873.
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Shurte, Isaac-Born in New Jersey July 11, 1778; came to Cassop- olis in 1830; died in LaGrange March 2, 1886; his wife, Mary Wright, born in New Jersey June 11, ISO1 ; died January 5. 1892.
Suits. Jacob-Born in New York in 1798; came to Silver Creek in 1836; died
Shellhammer, John-Born in Pennsylvania September 11, 1811; came to Porter in 1828; died
Silver, John-Born in New Hampshire in 1763; came to Edwards- burg in 1830; died in Indiana in 1843.
- Silver, Jacob-Born in New Hampshire in 1786; came to Ed- wardsburg in 1830 and to Cassopolis in 1832; died November 5. 1872; Abigail Piper, his wife, died in New Hampshire; second wife, Maria Goodrich, born in 1796; died at Cassopolis December 14. 1876.
Silver, Jeremiah-Born in New Hampshire in 1790; came to Ed- wardsburg in 1836; died in Pokagon April 19. 1876; he built the coun- ty's first poor house.
Silver, Margaret-Born in New Hampshire in 1799: came to Ed- wardsburg in 1837: died in Indiana as Mrs. Seth Straw.
Silver, Joan-Born in New Hampshire in 1802; came to Edwards- burg in 1837; died as Mrs. Timothy Straw.
Silver, Josiah-Born in New Hampshire 1794; came to Edwards- burg in 1837; died in 1870.
Shanahan, Edward-Born in Sussex county, Delaware, in 1806; came to Jefferson in 1832; died at Kilburn, Wisconsin, October 21. 1891; his wife, Rebecca Kimmey, born July 30, 1810; died at Ed- wardsburg October 24, 1889.
Seares, William-Born in Erie county. Pennsylvania. June 10. 1817: came to Cassopolis in 1836; died March 18. 1894.
Smith, Jacob-Born in Germany in 1778: came to Ontwa in 1830: died August 25. 1849: his wife. Elizabeth. born in 1790; died May 24, 1864.
Timmons, John B .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, June 13. 1816; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Howard township August 30, I878.
Thomas, J. Hubbard-Born in Salisbury, Vermont. September 8, 1807: came to Mason township in May, 1839: died in Jefferson township May 3. 1884.
Tharp, Mrs. Rebecca Hatfield-Born in Hardin county, Ohio, in 1835: came to Cass county in 1838; died at Jamestown December II, 1885.
Tinkler, Thomas M .- Born in Erie county, New York, May 6, 18II : came to' Wayne township in April, 1839, where he died April 25. 1887.
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Tharp, Lucinda Jane-Born in Kentucky in 1799; came to Calvin in 1839, where she died February 15, 1884.
Tharp, Lahan-Born in Logan county, Ohio, March 16, 1816; came to Jefferson township in 1828, where he died October 21, 1880.
Townsend, Charlotte Hunter-Born in Champaign county, Ohio, July 12, 1821 ; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in LaGrange Novem- ber 2, 1898.
Thompson, Mrs. Harriet-Born in 1814: came to Cass county in 1837; died near Vandalia May 3, 1889.
Townsend, Gamaliel-Born in York, Canada, January 20, 1802; came to LaGrange township in 1826, where he died August 23, 1889.
Townsend, Charlotte Hunter-Born in Champaign county, Ohio, July 12, 1821 ; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in LaGrange Novem- ber 2, 1898.
Tharp, Lydia O .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, January 10, 1817; came to Cass county in 1827; died September 15, 1893.
Tharp, Christena Maxson-Born in Logan county, Ohio, Septem- ber 17, 1827; came to Jefferson township in 1840, where she died Sep- tember 11, 1890.
Tietsort, Alamanza-Born in LaGrange township March 28, 1834; died in Jefferson township December 8, 1890.
Trattles, William-Born in England in 1814; came to Porter town- ship in 1837, where he died February 21, 1891.
Tomlinson, Dorcas L .- Born in Delaware May 9, 1810; came to Cass county in 1835: died in LaGrange township December 23, 1891.
Tietsort, John-Born in Butler county, Ohio, November 22, 1826; came to Cassopolis in 1830, where he died April 29, 1893.
Ellen S. Sherman, wife of John Tietsort, born in Cassopolis Octo- ber 21, 1833; died August 26, 1862.
Tietsort. Peter-Born in Butler county, Ohio, January 28, 1808; came to Cass county in 1830; died in Illinois February 10, 1895; his wife, Nancy Wood, born in Virginia in 1806, came to the county in 1835; died in Illinois August 31, 1898.
Thompson, Henry-Born in Vermont in 1818; came to Cass county in 1838; died in Mason township March 26, 1895.
Thorpe, Dr. A. L .- Born in Ohio November 9, 1826; came to Cass county in 1832; died in Mishawaka, Indiana, February 27, 1895.
Thomas, Eunice Townsend-Born in Brandon, Vermont, April 24, 1812; came to Mason township in 1839, where she died July 29, 1896.
Traverse, Aseneth F. Shivel-Born in Montgomery county, Ohio, October 10, 1827; came to Porter township in 1833; died at Cassopolis July 6, 1901.
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Tietsort, Elizabeth Waldron-Born in Butler county, Ohio, in 1813; came to LaGrange township in 1830; died April 17, 1897.
Thompson, James-Born in Ohio in 1819; came to Penn township in 1829; died in Dowagiac June 9, 1898.
Truitt, John M .- Born in Sussex county, Delaware, in 1820; came to Milton township in 1831; died at Edwardsburg January 26. 1899.
Tharp, William Z .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, February 7, 1827; came to Jefferson township in 1830; died November 17, 1898.
Tietsort, Sarah A .- Born in Darke county, Ohio, February 25, 1832; came to Volinia in 1832; died June 2, 1901, as Mrs. Ferrell.
Truitt, Henry P .- Born in Sussex county, Delaware, April 25, 1824; came to Milton township in 1831 ; died April 23, 1902.
Tharp, John L .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, February 28, 1828; came to Cass county in 1840; died at Brownsville April 25. 1902.
Tietsort, Julia Fisher-Born in Richland county, Ohio, January 21. 1831 ; came to LaGrange in 1835; died July 29, 1902.
Tietsort, Henry-Born in Butler county, Ohio, January 26, 1817; came to Cassopolis in 1829; died September 26, 1903.
Turner, George B .- Born in Franklin county, New York, March I, 1822; came to Cassopolis in 1836; died April 15, 1903.
Harriet Monroe, wife of George B. Turner; born in 1827; came to Cassopolis in 1835; died November 5, 1858; Charlotte Tytherleigh, second wife, born in England in 1819: died November 25, 1893.
Tietsort, Ira-Born in Cassopolis September 16, 1835: died in Detroit November 12, 1903.
Townsend. Eliza-Born in Canada July 6, 1814; came to Mc- Kinney's Prairie in 1827; died in Iowa March 22, 1906 ; wife of Michael Mckinney.
Thomas, Harley-Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1818; came to Cass county in 1838; died in Dowagiac in 1876.
Truitt. Peter -- Born in Sussex county, Delaware, February 7, 1801 ; came to Milton township in 1831, where he died December 29, 1881.
Turner, Sterling A .- Born in North Carolina in 1790; came to Cassopolis in 1835; died May 10, 1861 ; his wife, Mary, born in 1798; died September 12, 1847.
Townsend, John-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1804; came to Young's prairie in 1829; there died November 20, 1835.
Tarbos, William-Born in Ohio in 1801; came to LaGrange in 1833; died March 24, 1874; his wife, Mary Waldron, born in 1812; died April 10, 1864.
Tietsort, Abram H .- Born in New Jersey February 6, 1777; came to Cassopolis in 1830; died February 1, 1847; his wife, Mar-
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garet Banta, born in Ohio January 6, 1785; died at Cassopolis Septem- ler 8, 1854.
Tietsort, Abram, Jr .-- Born in Butler county, Ohio, July 16, 1805: came to Cassopolis in 1828; died May 31, 1842; his wife, Rachel Thompson, born July 17, 1807; died March 9, 1893.
Tietsort, Levi-Born in Butler county, Ohio, January 12, 1811; came to Cassopolis in 1830; died in LaGrange August 17, 1864; his wife, Elizabeth Waldron, born April 22, 1813; died
Tietsort, Cornelius B .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, January 24, 1820; came to Cassopolis in 1829; died April 26, 1870; his wife, Eliza- beth McInterfer, born April 23, 1823; died April 21, 1890.
Tietsort, Squire V .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, April 2, 1822; came to Cassopolis in 1829; died June 7, 1852; his wife, Catherine Cus- tard, born February 19, 1826 ; died
Thompson, Squire-Born in Virginia in 1784: came to Pokagon in 1826; died in California in 1850.
Truitt. Peter-Born in Sussex county, Delaware, February 7, 1801; came to Milton in 1831 : died December 29, 1881.
Townsend, Abram-Born in New York in 1771 ; came to Town- send's prairie in 1820; died
Umberfield, Ebenezer-Born in Ohio in 1828; came to LaGrange in 1839; died ; his wife, Rachel Shanafelt, born in 1828; came to LaGrange in 1835; died November 10, 1904.
Van Tuyl, Daniel-Born in New Jersey, March 13, 1796; came to Jefferson township in 1835; died January 20, 1880.
Van Vlier, George-Born in Virginia in 1806; came.to Pokagon in 1830, where he died August 28, 1886.
Van Tuyl, John-Born in Jefferson township October 1, 1838; died at Edwardsburg May 25. 1899.
Vanderhoof, Dorcas Howard-Born in Canada November 11, 1826; came to Whitmanville in 1837; died in Iowa in July, 1902.
Van Tuyl, Joseph M .- Born in Ohio October 19, 1833; came to Jefferson township in 1835. where he died June 20, 1905.
Wilsey, Mrs. Nancy-Born in Galway, New York, December 13, 1773 ; came to Cass county in 1835; died in Howard township January 7. 1881.
Witherell, Gilman-Born in Concord, New Hampshire. in 1809; came to Pokagon in 1836, where he died November 24, 1878.
Walters, David-Born in New York about 1818; came to Silver Creek township in 1839, where he died December 6, 1878.
Williams, Mrs. Sarah-Born in 1806; came to Cass county in 1830; died in Calvin township December 14, 1885.
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Williams, Mrs. Ann Parmer-Born in Kent county, Delaware, May 1, ISO1; came to Milton township in 1837; died in Howard township October 24, 1880.
Warner, Hubbell-Born in New York in 1801 ; came to Volinia in 1837, where he died January 22, 1888.
Wood, Mrs. Sarah Hunter-Born in Otsego county, New York, July 4, 1818; came to Cass county in 1830 ; died August 31, 1887.
Walton, Mrs. Jane B .- Born in Massachusetts February 19, 1809; came to Jefferson in 1838; died in Cassopolis August 26, 1890.
Wright, James M .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, May 12, 1821 ; came to Volinia in 1831, where he died April 23. 1896.
Warner, Eliza A. Fox-Born in Northumberland county, Pennsyl- vania, June 16, 1817: came to Volinia township in 1830; died February 7, 1896.
White, Joel-Born in Pennsylvania in 1809; came to this county in 1830; died in Porter township March 21, 1897.
Wright, Stephen D .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, April 4, 1816; came to LaGrange Prairie in 1828, where he died April 25, 1898.
White, John-Born in Ohio about 1822; came to Cass county in 1830; died in Iowa February, 1898.
Wilson, Daniel-Born in Franklin county, Ohio, in October, 1814; came to LaGrange township in 1829; died in Oregon January 15, 1898.
Waterman, William-Born in Norwalk, Ohio, May 20, 1812; came to site of Dowagiac in 1835, where he died March 12, 1902.
Warner, Loomis H .- Born in Herkimer county, New York, Febru- ary 6, 1828 ; came to Volinia in 1835; died at Cassopolis April 14, 1904.
White, Eli S .- Born in LaGrange April 29, 1836; died in Penn township December 7, 1903.
Wells, Col. Samuel-Born in Little Prairie Ronde June 4, 1833; died in Indiana January 12, 1906.
Warner, J. Harvey-Born in Herkimer county, New York, March 23, 1832; came to Volinia in 1837; died March 24, 1906.
Worthington, Rev. Henry-Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, March 12. 1815; came to Cass county in - -; died at Dowagiac August 9, 1875.
Wilkinson, Harvey-Born in Chautauqua county, New York, in 1795 ; came to Ontwa in 1834: died January 23, 1870: his wife, Cath- erine M., born in 1804; died at Edwardsburg September II, 1846.
Wright, William R .- Born in New Jersey in 1779: came to La- Grange in 1828; died -.
Williams, Spencer-Born in Sussex county, Delaware, May 2, 1807; came to Ontwa in 1831 ; died in Milton May 2, 1877.
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Williams, Isaac-Born in Virginia in 1800; came to Pokagon in 1835; died November 22, 1874.
Walton, Charles-Born in Delaware in 1800; came to Jefferson in 1836; died July 30, 1870; his wife, Sarah Primrose, born in 1800; died May 2, 1886.
Walton, Henry-Born in New York in 1804: came to Jefferson in 1831; died at Cassopolis April 25, 1865; his wife, Jane B., born in Massachusetts in 1838; died at Cassopolis August 26, 1890.
Young, William-Born in Rutland, Vermont, April 17, 1798; came to the county in 1831 ; murdered December 16, 1879.
Youngblood, Peter-Born in Preble county, Ohio, in June, 1813; came to Pokagon in 1831; died in LaGrange township December 20, 1886.
Zimmerman, Jacob H .- Born in Georgia in February, 1800; came to Young's Prairie in 1832; died
Zane, Isaac-Born in March, 1766; came to Jefferson township in 1833; where he died February 19, 1839.
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CHAPTER VI. ORGANIZATION.
Referring to the conditions in the large civil division of which Cass county was a part until the year 1829, the History of 1882 makes the following interesting statement: "It does not appear that govern- ment had any other than a merely nominal existence in St. Joseph town- ship, and it is probable that no legal acts were performed in or by it." Although thus far we have mentioned the county townships of Cass as if they already existed at that early day, they did not; and as the quoted words indicate, there was no government machinery in operation during the period to which we have devoted the chapter on "Early Set- tlement." During the years 1825 to 1829 many settlers had come, but they were a law unto themselves. And well was it that they possessed the Anglo-Saxon genius for law and order and "the enjoyment of mine without injury to thine;" otherwise there would have been anarchy. But though the early settlers in a sense were without law, they were not against law, and at the proper time steps were taken toward county organization.
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