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Bishop, Elijah-Born in New York in 1811; came to Mason in 1838; died in 1851.
Blackmar, Nathaniel Bowdish-Born July 3, 1817, in New York : came with father, Willson Blackmar, to Edwardsburg, July 3, 1828. where he died May 24, 1878. His second wife, Sophronia Lee Quimby, born Strafford county, N. H., May 24, 1830, came to Edwardsburg July, 1836.
Colyar, Mrs. Catherine-Born in Logan county, Ohio, April 27. 1814; came to Jefferson township in 1832; died January 24, 1881.
Curtis, Mrs. Deborah A .- Born in Madison, Ohio, July 13. 1822 ; came to Mason township in 1832; died in 1880.
Curry, Mrs. Elizabeth Gard-Born in Union county, Indiana, De- cember 16, 1811, daughter of Josephus Gard; came to Volinia in 1830; died in Van Buren county, June 22, 1878.
Cooper, Mrs. Nancy Brady-Born in New Jersey. May 5, 1808; came to LaGrange Prairie in 1831 : died in Dowagiac, July 30, 1878.
Curtis, Jotham-Born in Genesee county, New York, February 24. 1800; came to Mason township in 1842, where he died December 9. 1879.
Curtis, Mrs. Elizabeth-Born in Albany, New York, February 7. 1781 ; came to Mason township in 1832, where she died October 5, 1878, wife of Jotham Curtis.
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Condon, William-Born in Ireland, October 17, 1815; came to La- Grange township about 1839; died March 15, 1889; his wife, Rosanna Hain, born in Ohio, June 22, 1827; came to LaGrange township in 1830; died in Jefferson township, July 28, 1882.
Carmichael, Arthur C .- Born in Harrison county, Virginia, Jan- uary 23, 1825 ; came to Jefferson in 1836; died near Benton Harbor, August 28, 1885.
Colyar, Jonathan-Born in North Carolina, September 13, 1810; came to Jefferson township in 1831, where he died January 14, 1887.
Carpenter, Mrs. Eliza C .- Born in Sussex county, Delaware, Octo- ber 14, 1802: came to Cass county in 1837; died in Milton, June 15, 1887.
Clendaniel, George-Born in Essex county, Delaware, January 15, 1805; came to Milton township in 1836; died in Indiana, July 3, 1887.
Cooper, Benjamin-Born in St. Lawrence county, New York, Au- gust, 1794; came to Cass county in 1833; died in Howard township, September 9, 1887.
Clisbee, Charles W .- Born in Ohio, July 24, 1833; came to Cas- sopolis in 1838. where he died August 18, 1889; secretary and historian of the Pioneer Society.
Copley. David B .- Born in Otsego county, New York, July 13, 1817; came to Cass county in 1835; died August 25, 1889.
Churchill, Rebecca Hebron-Born in Porter township, January 24, 1835, where she died February 4, 1891.
Copley, Jane Helen-Born in 1827; came to Volinia township in 1838: died September 20, 1890.
Copley, Alexander B .- Born in Jefferson county, New York, March II, 1812; canie to Volinia in 1833; died in Cuba, March 28, 1899.
Curtis, Delanson-Born in Otsego county, New York, May 28, ISII ; came to Pokagon in 1834, where he died June 10, 1893.
Cooper, Lovina Bosley-Born in Lake county, Ohio, April 29, 1834; came to Jefferson township in 1839; died June 17, 1894.
Carpenter, Messick-Born in Delaware in 1800; came to Milton township in 1837; died at Edwardsburg, March 1, 1895.
Colyar, William-Born in Ohio, 1807: came to Jefferson township in 1831 ; died in Van Buren county, January 15, 1898.
Copley, Ebenezer-Born in Otsego county, New York, May 30. 1820; came to Cass county in 1834: ched in Wayne township. Septem- ber 16, 1897.
Cooper, Benjamin-Born in New York, September 19, 1820; came to Howard township in 1834: died in Dowagiac, June 1, 1899.
Clark, John C .- Born in Butler county, Ohio. August 25, 1814; came to Wayne township in 1836; died in LaGrange township, July 5. 1899.
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Chapin, Henry A .- Born in Leyden, Massachusetts, October 15, 1813 ; came to Edwardsburg in 1836; died in Niles, December 17, 1898; his wife, Ruby N., who came to Edwardsburg in 1836, died in Chicago, October 30, 1902.
Carpenter, James-Born in Delaware ; came to Milton township in 1837: died at Edwardsburg, February 28, 1899.
Carlisle, Orville D .- Born at Ontario, New York, August 31, 1833; came to Edwardsburg in 1839; died in Alabama, June 29, 1900.
Carpenter, Purnell W .- Born in Sussex county, Delaware. August 28, 1825; came to Milton township in 1837, where he died April 2, 1901.
Chapman. Emily S. Harper-Born in Cassopolis, March 30, 1838, where she died January 7, 1902.
Coates, Jason B .- Born Ontario county, New York, November II, 1817 ; came to LaGrange township in 1831, where he died February 23, 1902.
Coats, Mrs. Jason B .- Born in Howard township, May 27, 1836, daughter of William Young; died in LaGrange township, January 20, 1880.
Copley, Asel G .- Born in New York, July 23, 1815 ; came to Volinia in 1835; died May 9, 1903.
Cays, Abram H .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, April 30, 1827; came to Cass county in 1839; died in LaGrange township, August 31, 1904; his wife, Margaret Foster, born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1833; came to Jefferson in 1839; died in Dowagiac, October 28, 1901.
Coates, Laura-Born in Ontario county, New York, May 13, 1812; came to LaGrange in 1831 ; died at Cassopolis, March 17, 1902, as Mrs. William Arrison.
Coulter, James-Born in Henrietta county, Ohio, May 17, 1808: came to Howard in 1834; died February 16, 1874; his wife, Ann Wil- son, born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1809; died May 18, 1893.
Crawford, Robert-Born in Ireland in 1782; came to Jefferson in 1836; died in 1858; his wife, Elizabeth, born in 1786; died in 1844.
Coates. Jason R .- Born in New York in 1789 : came to LaGrange in 1831; died August 7, 1832; the first buried in Cassopolis cemetery ; his wife. Jane, born in 1787; died October 26, 1844; their daughter, Jane Ann, born February 29, 1823; died at Cassopolis January 24, 1904, as Mrs. Allen.
Deal, Owen-Born at Amsterdam, New York, July 2, 1816; came to Diamond Lake, December 18, 1836; died at Constantine, Michigan, March 22, 1880.
Deal, Angeline Nash-Wife of Owen Deal; born in Chenango couty, New York, July 10, 1820; came to Geneva in 1830; died at Constantine July 3, 1884.
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Denton, Cornelius W .- Born in Amenia, New York, June 1, 1800; came to Porter township in 1836, where he died November 1, 1878.
Davidson, Samuel-Born in Ohio in 1810; came to Porter township in 1828; died at Cassopolis November 17, 1882.
Davis, Allen-Born July 12, 1817; came to Porter township in J833; died at Cassopolis April 29, 1883.
Davis, Reuben B .- Born in Hanover county. Virginia, January I. 1804; came to Jefferson township in 1840, where he died in 1884.
Driskel, Daniel-Born in Pennsylvania in 1812; came to Newberg township in 1833, where he died September 29, 1885.
Dcane, William H .- Born in Greene county. New York, in 1809; came to Howard township in 1835, where he died May 13, 1887.
Dickson, Edwin T .- Born in 1821 ; came to Mckinney's Prairie in 1828: died in Berrien county in 1891.
Dunning. Allen-Born in Albany. N. Y., July 27, 1796: came to Milton in 1836: there died December 10, 1869; his wife-
Dunning. Minerva Reynolds-Born in Tompkins county, New York, January 12, 1824: came to Milton township in 1836, where she died March 31. 1892.
Dickson, Austin M .- Born in LaGrange in 1832; died in Wis- consin, April 29, 1895.
Dodge, Joseph-Born in Johnstown, New York, December 2, 1807; came to Cass county in 1839; died in Vandalia. September 2, 1895.
Decker, Barney-Born in Ontario county. New York, September 20. 1812; came to Cassopolis in 1838: died in LaGrange township, Jan- tary 20, 1900; his wife, Martha Wilson, born in Franklin county, Ohio, August 10, 1816, came to LaGrange Prairie in September. 1829: died October 19, 1905.
Driskel. Dennis-Born in Tennessee: came to Porter township in 1833. where he died June 16, 1901 ; his wife, Mary Bair, born in Ohio, February 19. 1828. came to Newberg in 1832: died in Idaho, June 24. 1903.
Draper, John-Born in Syracuse, New York, July 17, 1836; came to Cass county in 1840; died at Jones, Michigan, October 17. 1905.
Dunning, Horace B .- Born in Cayuga county. New York. Sep- tember 18, 1802: came to Edwardsburg in 1834 and to Cassopolis in 1841: died May 30, 1868: his wife, Sarah A. Camp, born in 1807; died September 30, 1894.
Davidson, Armstrong-Born in Virginia in 1784; came to Porter in 1829; died in 1850.
Dickson, James-Born in Pennsylvania in 1794; came to La- Grange in 1828; died September 16, 1866.
Dennis, Nathaniel B .- Born in Sussex county, Delaware, March
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13, 1813 ; came to Michigan in 1833; died in Milton February 6, 1899; his wife, Margaret McMichael, born in Pennsylvania July 19, 1819; died April 27, 1895.
Drew, Albert L .- Born , on Beardsley's prairie July 5, 1834; died in Berrien county ; first white child born on the Prairie; Helen Sher- rill. his wife; born in Jefferson February 1, 1839; died December 28, 1894.
Dunning, Dr. Isaac-Born in New York in 1772; came to Ed- wardsburg in 1834; died March 1, 1849.
Edwards, Lewis, Sr .- Born in Lamberton, New York, May 29. 1799; came to Pokagon Prairie in 1826, where he died June 24, 1878.
Edwards, Mrs. Ellen Collins-Born in Pokagon township January 18, 1838; died January 28, 1879.
East, James W .- Born in 1803; came to Calvin township Novem- ber, 1833, where he died April 19, 1887.
East, Jacob Talbot-Came to Cass county in 1834; died in Volinia October 8, 1887.
East, Emeline O'Dell-Born in Hyland county, Ohio, November 6, 1813; came to Porter township in 1832; died February 2, 1899.
East, Jolin H .- Born in Indiana March 25, 1827; came to Calvin township in childhood; died at Cassopolis January 19, 1891.
Everhart, Sarah-Born in Wayne county, Ohio; came to Porter township in 1830, where she died January 14, 1891.
Eby, Mrs. Gabriel-Born in Germany in 1826; came to Porter township in 1837, where she died November 7, 1891 ; maiden name Caroline Wagner.
Emmons. John -- Born in Giles county, Virginia, August 18, 1808; came to Pokagon township in 1834, where he died October 1, 1893.
East, James M .- Born in Wayne county, Indiana, April 7, 1825; came to Cass county in 1833; died in Vandalia March 13, 1895.
Eby, Mary Traverse-Born in West Morland, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1813; came to this county in 1834; died June 26, 1895.
East, Anna Jones-Born in Tennessee April 5, 1805 ; came to Cass county in 1833; died in Calvin township October 22, 1896.
East, Emily J .- Born in Porter township July 26, 1834, where she died June 10, 1898, as Mrs. Hughes.
East, Jesse S .- Born in Henry county, Indiana, June 2, 1829 ; came to Cass county in 1832: died at Buchanan July 29, 1904.
East, Enos-Born in Calvin township October 24, 1839, where he died March 19, 1905.
East, Thomas J .- Born in Calvin township May 24, 1833; died at South Haven, Michigan, June 6, 1905.
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East, Calvin K .- Born in Calvin township October 7, 1834; died at Vandalia April 17, 1906.
Emerson, Matthew H .- Born in Hopkinton December 11, 1808; came to Edwardsburg in 1839, where he died March 17, 1877.
Follett, Mrs. Mary-Born in Canandaigua county, New York, Feb- ruary 16, 1798: came to Mason township in 1835; died November 30, 1880, widow of Dr. Henry Follett, who died in Mason in 1849.
Fredericks, Henry-Born in Pennsylvania: came to Porter town- ship in 1840, where he died August 10, 1885.
Frakes, Mrs. Josephi-Born in Ohio in 1804; came to Cass county in 1829; died March 15, 1887.
Fox, Mrs. Sarah C .- Born in Kent county, Delaware, February 27, 1815: came to Howard township in 1839, where she died October 12, 1889.
Fisher, Daniel-Born in Giles county, Virginia, in 1801 : came to Howard township in 1830, where he died February 14, 1896.
Foster, John Mckinley-Born in Holmes county, Ohio, March 24, 1835; came to Jefferson township in 1839: died at Edwardsburg Jan- uary 27, 1902.
Foster, Andrew-Born in Pennsylvania in 1779: came to Beard- sley's prairie in 1833; died November 30. 1870; his wife, Rachel Mc- Michael, born in 1804; died April 26, 1884; his daughter, Margaret, born in 1833; was drowned at Picture Rock, Lake Superior, October 29, 1856.
Foster, James-Born in Pennsylvania in 1792; came to Cass county in 1839; died in Jefferson 1872; his wife, Ann Mckinley, born in 1809; died in 1841.
Green, Mrs. Mary-Born in Volinia township June 13. 1832, daugh- ter of Jonathan Guard; died in Wexford county, Michigan, July 15. 1879.
Grubb, Fanny-Born in Logan county, Ohio, January 21, 1816: came to Cass county with Father Andrew in 1830; died January 27. 1881.
Goddard, Anson A .- Born in Canton, Connecticut, March II, 1806; came to Mason township in 1836, where he died December 5, 1880.
Goodspeed, William L .- Born in Wyoming county, New York, August 9, 1829; came to Volinia in 1836, where he died February 26, 1879.
Gawthrop, Minerva Jane-Born in LaGrange township May 12, 1840; died in Dowagiac November 9, 1878.
Garwood, Rachel P .- Born in Richmond, Indiana, in 1807; came to Cass county in 1832; died in Pokagon December 27, 1886.
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Griffith, Matthew-Born in Sussex county, Delaware, March IO, 1811 ; came to Cass county in 1837; died in Milton township January 28, 1879.
Goodspeed, Mrs. Sarah D .- Born in the state of Massachusetts October 14, 1883: came to Volinia November, 1836, where she died November 12, 1878.
Givens, John-Born in Virginia about 1803; came to LaGrange township in 1835. where he died January 4, 1879; his wife, Elizabeth P .. died October 15, 1878, aged 66.
Grennell, Jeremiah S .- Born in Onondaga county, New York, Sep- tember 30, 1824; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Newberg town- ship August 16, 1888.
Gill, John-Born on the Isle of Man November 12, 1803: came to Cass county in 1835 : died at Jones August 6, 1888.
Gard, Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop-Born in Preble county, Ohio, Decem- ber 5, 1804; came to Volinia in 1829, where she died September 3, 1887.
Goble, James-Born in Pokagon in 1836; died December 3, 1891.
Green, Selina Henshaw-Born in Randolph county, North Caro- lina, November 12, 1819; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in Vandalia February 1, 1896.
Green, Mary Huff-Born in Preble county, Ohio, July 29, 1815: came to Wayne township in 1833, where she died August 8, 1896.
Gardner, Julius M .- Born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, in 1823; came to Cass county in 1835; died in Mason township January 21, 1900.
Gard, Milton J .- Born in Butler county, Indiana, March 11, 1824: came to Volinia in 1829; died July 19, 1900.
Gard, Benjamin F .- Born in Butler county, Indiana, July 30, 1829: came to Volinia in 1829, where he died September 23, 1900.
Gard, Isaac N .- Born in Union county, Indiana, July 9, 1827 : came to Volinia in 1829, where he died July 25, 1902.
Gard, Reulen F .- Born in Union county. Indiana, August 6, 1825 ; came to Volinia in 1829; died at Pokagon April 2, 1905.
Goodspeed, Marshall-Born in Cayuga county, New York, April I, 1830; came to Volinia in 1830, where he died September 3, 1900.
Goodenough, Edward B .- Born in Cayuga county, New York, in 1835 ; came to Volinia in 1837; died October 15, 1900.
Graham, Arthur-Born in Scotland in 1812; came to Wayne town- ship in 1839; died at Dowagiac, April 23, 1901.
Glenn, Thomas H .- Born in Milford, Delaware, in 1828; came to Milton township in 1834; died in Chicago July 21. 1901.
Goodspeed, Edwin-Born in Cayuga county, New York, January 15, 1835 ; came to Volinia same year ; died April 5, 1903.
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Gardner, Rachel M. Roberts-Born in Erie county, New York, October 13, 1833; came to Milton township in 1839, where she died August 12, 1901.
Green, Eli-Born in Wayne township in 1835: died in Mapleton, North Dakota, September 7, 1906; his wife, Esther Gard, born in Volinia in 1838, died October 8, 1902.
Goodrich, Robert-Born in Butler county, Ohio, December 18, 1831 ; came to Jefferson township in 1835; died March 30, 1904.
Gawthrop, David B .- Born in LaGrange township September 4. 1833, where he died January 25, 1905.
Gifford, H. Leroy-Born in Genesee county, New York, in 1825; came to Cass county in 1840; died at Dowagiac August 18, 1905.
Garvey, Sarah Miller-Born in Franklin county, Ohio, July 21, 1829; came to Jefferson township in 1832; died at Cassopolis July I, 1905.
Gilbert, William-Born in Long Island, New York. September 6, 1822; came to Indian Lake in 1839; died October 22, 1905.
Glover, Orville B .- Born in Upton, Massachusetts, April 11, 1804; came to Edwardsburg in 1839, where he died March 19. 1852.
Carr, Julia .A .- Wife of O. B. Glover; born in Albion, N. Y., June 28, 1818; came to Edwardsburg in 1839: died at Buchanan, 1893, as Mrs. Hall.
Glover, Harrison-Born in Orleans county, New York, February 3. 1837; came to Edwardsburg in 1839: died at Buchanan in April, 8, 1876.
Glenn, James L .- Born in Pennsylvania ; came to Cass county about 1835 : died January 1, 1876.
Gage, John S .- Born in New York : came to Wayne township Sep- tember, 1839: died
Gage, Justus-Born in Madison county, New York, March 13. 1805: came to Wayne in 1837; died January 21. 1875.
Green, Amos-Born in Georgia December 10. 1794: came to Young's prairie in 1831 ; died August 6, 1854; his wife, Sarah, born in 1796; died December 13, 1863.
Goodspeed, Joseph-Born in Massachusetts April I. 1797; came to Volinia in 1836; died April 30. 1850.
Gilbert, Wm. J .- Born on Long Island, New York, in 1790; came to Silver Creek in 1839: died February 18. 1864.
Goble, Elijah-Born in Ohio in 1805; came to Volinia in 1828; died
Hain, John -- Born in Lincoln county, North Carolina. August 15, 1799 ; came to LaGrange township in 1830, where he died July 8, 1879.
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Hardenbrook. Adolphus-Born in Baltimore county, Maryland, January 18, 1823: came to Cassopolis in 1836; died in Wayne township December 30, 1880.
Huff. Mrs. Margaret Case-Born in Northumberland county, Penn- sylvania, March 1, 1804: came to Cass county in 1834: died in Volinia township in 1881.
Hunt, Eleazur-Born in North Carolina, February 4, 1792; came to Calvin in 1831, where he died August 4. 1878.
Hunt, Mrs. Martha-Born in Knox county, Tennessee, October 25. 1795: came to Cass county in 1831; died August 27. 1880.
Hull. John F .- Born in Calvin township June 14, 1840; died in lowa August 23. 1880.
Hutchings, Hiram-Born in New York May 2, 1821; came to Newberg township in 1836, where he died January 8, 1881.
Henshaw, Abijah-Born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Jan- uary 3. 1812: came to Young's Prairie in 1830: died July 10, 1878.
Hutchings, Samuel-Born in Ulster county, New York, Septem- ber 14. 1700: came to Newberg township in 1836, where he died Au- gust 1. 1876.
Hain, David-Born in Lincoln county, North Carolina, March 25. . 1805: came to LaGrange township in November, 1831. where he died October 26, 1878.
Hutchinson, Jesse-Born in Vermont in 1809: came to Calvin township in 1834: died in Iowa January 19. 1879.
Ilarper, Wilson -- Born in Pennsylvania in 1809: came to Cas- sopolis in 1835; died in Berrien county August 12, 1883.
Houghtaling, John -- Born in New York June 8, 1832; came to Cass county in 1835; died in Newberg September 27, 1885.
Hain, Jacob-Born in Lincoln county North Carolina : came to La- Grange township in 1831; died in lowa in 1886.
11till, Isaac-Born in Pennsylvania July 3. 1807 : came to Calvin in 1837, where he died December 19, 1873.
Ilull, Mrs. Maria Grubb-Born in Loudoun county, Virginia, Octo- ber. 1806; came to Cass county in 1837: died November 15. 1887.
lebron, Nancy L .- Born in New York city February 17, 1822; came to Porter township in 1836: died in Penn township. November 28, 1803.
Harper, Caroline Guilford-Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, September 4, 1816: came to Cassopolis in 1835, where she died January 20, 1902.
Harper, Joseph-Born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, De- cemtmr to. 1805: came to Cassopolis in February, 1835. where he died Au 28. 1804.
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Huyck, Richard R .- Born in New York, February 21, 1811 : came to Little Prairie Ronde in 1832; died December 14, 1893.
Hathaway, Benjamin-Born in New York in 1822; came to Cass in 1838; died in Volinia March 21, 1896.
Hebron, Gideon-Born in England in 1816: came to Porter town- ship in 1833. where he died January 25, 1897.
Harrison, Jesse-Born in Richmond, Indiana, August 17, 1822; came to Calvin township in 1833; died at Cassopolis February 13, 1898.
Hardenbrook, Adolphus T .- Born in Maryland in 1823; came to LaGrange township in 1832; died in Wayne in December, 1880.
Hardenbrook, Margaret Shurte-Born in Marion county, Ohio, March 29, 1827; came to LaGrange about 1830; died in Wayne town- ship February 6, 1902.
Hathaway, Orrin-Born in Stuben county, New York, May 20, 1823: came to Penn township same year: died March 12, 1903.
Hitchcox, James H .- Born in Erie county, New York, January 5. 1826; came to Porter township in 1831, where he died March 26, 1903.
Haney. Charles-Born in Germany January 29, 1809; came to Ontwa township in 1833; died January 8. 1892.
Haney, Jane Smith-Born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1817; came to Ontwa township in 1829; died August 14. 1903.
Hunt, Eliza Worden-Born in Niagara county, New York, April 9. 1832; came to Edwardsburg in 1833; died at Brownsville August 26. 1903.
Harwood, Nathan-Born in Bennington, Vermont. September 9. 1821 : came to Newberg in 1837; died September 29, 1903.
Harwood, Clarissa Easton-Born in Allegany county, New York, October 16, 1834: came to Newberg in 1834: died February 2, 1904. wife of William N. Harwood.
Hanson, James-Born in Fulton county, New York, May 7, 1831; came to Jefferson in 1835; died in Howard township May 7, 1904.
Hurd, Rev. John-Born in England November 27, 1823; came to Newberg in 1836; died at Paw Paw, Michigan, April 22, 1905.
Hatch, Jerome B .- Born in Medina county, Ohio, March 9, 1827 ; came to Mason township in 1837; died in Illinois April 9, 1905.
Hitchcox, Thomas Addison-Born in Erie county, New York, June 22, 1829; came to Porter township in 1831 ; died May 29, 1905.
Hanson, William-Born in Montgomery county, New York, No- vember 14, 1824; came to Ontwa in 1835; died at Edwardsburg March 16, 1905 : his first wife, Elizabeth Crawford, born in 1822; died Septem- ber 7, 1865.
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Howard, Leverett C .- Born in Jefferson county, New York, No- vember 7, 1822; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Dowagiac Octo- ber 3, 1903.
Harwood, Silas -- Born in New York October 13, 1828; came to Newberg in 1836, where he died December 31, 1905.
llarmon, Eliza Grubb-Born in Calvin August 13, 1837; died at Cassopolis March 15, 1900.
Ilicks, Edward P .- Born in England February 15, 1821 ; came to Ontwa in 1835; died in Milton township June 1, 1906.
Hicks, Richard V .- Born in England November 17, 1819; came to Ontwa in 1835; died in Milton township March 1, 1900.
Hathaway, Sarah E .- Born in Cayuga county, New York, June 16, 1830; came to Volinia in 1837, where she died in Copemish, Mich- igan, April 24, 1906, as Mrs. H. S. Rogers.
Huff, Amos-Born in New Jersey January 30, 1799; came to Volinia township in 1834, where he died July 4, 1881.
Huyck, John-Born in New York September 27, 1783; came to Nicholsville in 1836; died at Marcellus September 15, 1881.
Huyck, Abijah-Born in Delaware county, New York, October 18, 1818; came to Volinia township in 1836; died
Hanson, Ephraim, Sr .-- Born in New York in 1784; came to Cass county in 1835 ; died September 4, 1837; his wife, Alida, born in 1791 ; died September 5, 1882.
Iluntley, Ephraim-Born in Saratoga county September 10, 1798; came to Howard in 1833; died at Niles October 1, 1881 ; his wife, Eli- za Ross, born 1800; died in Howard in 1856.
Howell, David M .- Born in Champaign county, Ohio, May 27, 1817; came to Berrien county in 1834 and to Howard in 1840; died in Penn December 12, 1883: his wife, Martha Anderson, born on March 29, 1827; died January 11. 1869.
Harper, Calista-Wife of Wilson Harper ; born in New York .April II, 1819; died at Cassopolis November 24, 1843; Nancy Graves, second wife, born May 27, 1822; died in Berrien county April 25, 1904.
Hopkins, David-Born in Washington county, New York, in 1794; came to Volinia in 1836; died April 7, 1880.
Hitchcox, James-Born in Ontario county, New York, in 1795; came to Porter in 1830; died April 14, 1850.
Hirous, Joseph H .- Born in Delaware in 1805; came to Milton in 1833 ; died May 25, 1873 ; his wife, Eleanor Shanahan, born January 12, 1808; died October 16, 1891.
Jones, Albert-Born in Seneca county, New York, February 27, 1828; came to this county in 1836; died in Penn township December 26, 1880.
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Jarvis, Benjamin-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, May 4, 1824; came to Cass county in 1834: died at Pokagon December 29, 1879.
Jewell, Elias-Born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1811; came to Mckinney's Prairie in 1830; died at Dowagiac January 21. 1887.
Jewell, Hiram-Born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1805; came to LaGrange township in 1830, where he died September 28, 1887.
Jones, Mrs. Rebecca-Born in 1810; came to Cass county in 1837 ; died January 28, 1890.
Jones, Stephen-Born in Ohio in 1821; came to Cass county in 1829; died January 12, 1891.
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