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Jones, Daniel S .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, May 2, 1818 ; came to LaGrange township in 1833; died at Cassopolis July 28, 1893.
Salina Miller-Wife of David S. Jones ; born in New York May 5, 1824 ; died at Cassopolis August 10, 1898.
Jones, William-Born in Preble county, Ohio, March 8, 1813; came to Penn township in 1829, where he died March 29, 1894.
Jones, William G .- Born in Penn township July 16, 1836; died in California May II, 1895.
Jones, George W .- Born in Preble county, Ohio, April 3, 1824; came to Cass county in 1830; died April 29, 1896.
Emma Sherman-Wife of George W. Jones; born in Cassopolis in 1836; died November 20, 1870.
Jones, Jesse G .- Born in Penn township December 13, 1832, where he died March 16, 1884.
Jones, Joseph-Born in Preble county, Ohio, in 1825; came to Cass county in 1829; died in Iowa February 16, 1897.
Jones, Asa-Born in Erie county, New York, July 10, 1817; came to Cass county in 1835; died in Edwardsburg February 20, 1897; his wife, Nelly Massey, born in Sussex county, Delaware, October 15. 1823, came to Cass county in 1833; died in Edwardsburg April 30, 1899.
Jones, George F .- Born in Seneca county, New York, August II, 1819, came to Newberg in 1837; died in Indiana August 22, 1898.
Jones, Cordelia-Born in Newberg township in 1836; died at Van- dalia, November 14, 1900, as Mrs. Miller.
Jones, Keziah-Born in Young's Prairie February 4, 1831 ; died in Penn township July 27, 1905, as Mrs. Brody.
Jones, Nathan-Born in Preble county, Ohio, April 26, 1824; came to Young's Prairie in 1829, where he died December 8, 1905.
Jarvis, Norman-Born in Rowan, North Carolina, April 14, 1820: came to LaGrange in 1834, where he died April 14, 1903.
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Jones, Finney H .- Born in Penn in December, 1830: died March 5, 1903.
Jones, Amos-Born in Preble county, Ohio, August 13, 1820; came to Cass county in 1830; died in LaGrange township April 20, 1905.
Jarvis, Burton-Born in Rowan county, North Carolina, September 6, 1816: came to LaGrange township in 1834: died in Berrien county, January 2. 1902.
Jewell, Jonathan M .- Born in Butler county, Ohio, March 8, 1835; came to LaGrange in 1839; died in Wayne township December 20, 1905.
Jenkins, William Baldwin-Born in Green county, Pennsylvania, October 4. 1783 : came to Pokagon in 1825 ; die June 16, 1845.
Jones, Henry-Born in Randolph county, North Carolina, in 1790; came to Penn township in 1830, where he died in 1851.
Jacks, Joseph L .- Born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, May 18. 1804: arrived at Edwardsburg July 4. 1829; died January 7, 1885: Alvira Pennell, his wife. horn October 17, 1824; died January 23, 1872.
Jewell, James-Born in Ohio January 7, 1803 : came to LaGrange in 1832; died April 23, 1877; his wife, Mary, born in 1806; died November 26, 1883.
Keene, Leonard-Born in North Carolina January 13. 1810; came to Cass county in 1831, where he died May 24, 1879.
Keene, Mrs. Alcy-Born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1814; came to Calvin township in 1832; died in Jefferson township October 23, 1888.
Kingsbury, Asa-Born in Massachusetts May 28, 1806; came to Cassopolis in 1836; died March 10, 1883.
Keeler, Lucius-Born in Onondaga county, New York, April 23. 1816; came to Porter township in 1837, where he died September 26, 1883.
Kelsey, James-Born in Haddam. Connecticut, November 3, 1810: came to Wayne township in 1839; died in LaGrange township October 5. 1883.
Kelsey, Mary Compton-Born in Ontario county, New York, in 1817 ; came to the county with her husband; died February 22, 1900.
Kirkwood. Andrew-Born in Scotland July 17, 1808; came to Wayne township in 1836; died in California March 13, 1891.
Kirkwood, Lieutenant Alexander-Born in Ohio September 27. 1834: came to Wayne in 1836; died in Chicago March 27, 1891.
Kirkwood, James-Born in Scotland April 12, 1811 ; came to Wayne township in 1836, where he died April 20, 1892.
King, Samuel-Born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1818; came to Porter township in 1828, where he died April 24, 1896.
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King, George-Born in Fairfield, Ohio; came to Porter township in 1828, where he died April 26, 1896.
Kingsley, Charles R .- Born in Franklin, Massachusetts. May 21, 1831 ; came to Ontwa township in 1839; died January 2, 1902.
Kinimerle, Henry-Born in Butler county, Ohio, June 17, 1830; came to Cassopolis in 1834: died in LaGrange township March 16, 1905.
Kingsbury, Charles-Born in Massachusetts May 4, 1812: came to Cassopolis in 1835; died December 23, 1876.
Kelsey. Dr. William J .- Born in New York August 20. 1839: came to LaGrange in 1839; died at Cassopolis November 29. 1893.
Kingsley, Elijah-Born in Franklin county, Massachusetts. Octo- ber 5, 1796: came to Mason in 1839; died in Ontwa October 29, 1890.
Lincoln. Bela-Born in Clinton county, New York, June 19. 1822: came to Young's Prairie in 1834: died February 1, 1881, in Penn town- ship.
Lee. Ishmael-Born in Blount county, Tennessee, May 22. 1815: came to Jefferson township in 1834; died in Iowa April 22. 1879.
Long, Mrs. Elizabeth-Born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1788: came to Edwardsburg in 1835; died January 12. 1879.
Lybrook. Henley C .- Born in Giles county, Virginia. November 28, 1802; came to Pokagon May 15, 1830; died in Dowagiac July 6, 1882.
Lybrook. Baltzer-Born in Giles county, Virginia, in 1824: came to Pokagon in 1828: died in Silver Creek, January 1, 1886.
La Porte, George-Born in Ohio in 1805: came to Cass county in 1833: died in Wayne township June 11. 1886.
La Porte. Mrs. Ann-Born in Virginia August 25, 1811 ; came to LaGrange township in 1831: died in LaGrange township July 2. 1887.
Leach, Joshua-Born in Orleans county, Vermont, March 12, 1812; came to Young's Prairie in 1833, where he died April 4. 1890.
Lilly. David-Born in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1814: came to LaGrange township in 1835. where he died March 18. 1894: his wife, Sarah Simp- son, born in 1823, came to LaGrange township in 1830, where she died April 3, 1902.
Loomis, Nancy J. Peck-Born in Champaign county, Ohio, Decem- ber 14. 1828; came to Jefferson township in 1836, where she died Janu- ary 31, 1895.
Lybrook, Mrs. Mary Hurd-Born in England February 9. 1821 : came to Newberg in 1836; died in LaGrange January 26, 1903.
Lindsley. Elizabeth-Born in Rutland county, Vermont. November 5, 1830; came to Young's Prairie in 1839; died in Jefferson March 19. 1905.
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Lawrence, Levi B .- Born in Chautauqua county, New York, June 12, 1819; came to Volinia in September, 1832, where he died August 13, 1895; his wife, Esther Copley, born in Jefferson county, New York, March 20, 1824, came to Volinia in 1833; died April 28, 1904.
La Porte, Catherine Tietsort-Born in Ohio in 1830; came to Wayne township in 1834; died at Dowagiac January 21, 1902.
Lee. Samuel H .- Born in Stafford county, New Hampshire, Au- gust 14, 1830; came to Edwardsburg in 1836; died September 17, 1904.
Lofland, Joshua-Born in Milford, Delaware, September 8, 1818; came to Cassopolis in 1836; died February 27, 1862; his wife, Lucetta Silver, born in New Hampshire February 10, 1823; died at Ham- mond, Indiana, February 2, 1905.
Lybrook, John-Born in Giles county, Virginia, in October, 1798; came to LaGrange prairie in 1828; died May 25, 1881.
Lockwood, Dr. Henry-Born in New York February 20, 1800; came to Edwardsburg in 1837; died at Dowagiac November 17, 1863; his wife, Sophia Peck, born in Connecticut October 9. 1809: died at Edwardsburg November 24, 1853.
Lee, Mason-Born in Massachusetts in 1779: came to Jefferson in 1833; died September 8, 1858; his wife, Clarinda, born in 1796; died May 12, 1866.
Lee, Joseph W .- Born in New Hampshire January 10, 1807; came to Ontwa in 1836; died August 24, 1874; his wife, Maria Hastings, born June 20. 1800; died February 2, 1875: his son, Abiel S., born in Ontwa April 4. 1838; died July 13, 1871; his mother, Elizabeth Lee, born in New Hampshire August II, 1772; came to Edwardsburg in 1836; died March 12, 1852.
Lowery, William-Born in Delaware in 1822; came to Edwards- burg in 1836; died January 21, 1860; his wife, Elizabeth Shanahan, born in 1817: died at Cassopolis February 21, 1874.
Mead, Mrs. Clarissa Brown-Born in Otsego county, New York, December 11, 1805; came to Edwardsburg in 1834; died in Cassopolis July 28, 1879.
McCleary, Ephraim-Born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, March 31, 1808; came to Cass county in 1829; died in Warsaw, Indiana, May 16, 1880.
McPherson, Joseph-Born in Ohio August 16, 1800; came to LaGrange township in 1829; died in LaPorte county, Indiana, July 4, 1879.
Mosher, Ira D .- Born October 26, 1802; came to Cass county February, 1838; died in Dowagiac November 27, 1880.
Mowry, Mrs. Jane-Born in Hamburg. New York, in 1792 ; came to Howard township in 1836; died in Dowagiac February 25, 1879.
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Miller, George S .- Born in Essex county, New Jersey, June 18, 1817; came to Cass county in 1835: died Mason township January 24, 1881.
Merritt, Mrs. Adelia T .- Born in Onondaga county, New York, September 2, 1813; came to Baldwin's Prairie in 1836; died in Bristol, Indiana, January 10, 1881.
McPherson, Sarah-Born in Virginia May 5, 1800: came to Cass county in 1829; died December 21, 1878.
Marsh, Austin C .- Born in Litchfield county, Connecticut, July 15, 1793; came to Edwardsburg in 1836, where he died June 3, 1886.
Marslı, Mrs. Sarah Lofland-Born in Kent county, Delaware, Feb- ruary 6, 1812; came to Cass county in 1836; died January 6, 1879.
McIlvain, Moses-Born in Lexington, Kentucky, February 1, 1802; came to Jefferson township in 1836; died at Cassopolis October 18, 1883.
Charity, Carmichael, wife of Moses Mellvain; came to Jeffer- 'son in 1836; died at Cassopolis May 12, 1871.
Meacham, Mrs. Eliza-Born in Delaware June 22, 1812; died at Union September 21, 1885.
Merritt, Martin-Born in 1814: came to Cass county in 1833; died in Sumnerville May 20, 1886.
Messenger, Mrs. Angeline Youngs-Born in Rising Sun, Indiana, August 16, 1821 ; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in LaGrange town- ship March 18, 1887.
McNeil, William B .- Born in Cayuga county, New York, Decem- ber 3, 1817; came to Mason township in 1835; died at Brownsville May 11, 1887.
McIntosh, Duncan-Born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 1, 1817; came to Penn township in 1829; died near Cassopolis May 29, 1887.
Moore, James-Born in 1812; came to Cass county in 1838; died in Pokagon township January 28, 1892.
Moore, Mrs. James-Came to Pokagon township in 1838, where she died April 21, 1889.
McMullen, Eleanor-Born in Ohio September 15. 1820; came to Cass county in 1837; died in Jefferson township October 1, 1888.
Meacham, Hiram-Born in Ontwa township May 26, 1834; died in Porter township August 31, 1898.
Mosher, Harry C .- Born in Saratoga county, New York, June 17, 1833; came to Cass county in 1838; died in Iowa February 27, 1900.
Mowry, L. C .- Born in Erie county, New York, February 22. 1826; came to Cass county in 1836; died in Iowa June 30, 1900.
McCoy, Henry-Born in Ohio July 27, 1833 ; came to Cass county in 1836; died at Marcellus February 10, 1901.
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Mead, Hiram B .- Born in Dutchess county, New York, February 7, 1824; came to Edwardsburg in 1834, where he died January II, 1001.
Merritt, Samuel K .- Born in Bertrand, Michigan, June 24, 1836; came to Porter township in same year, where he died February 16, 1902.
Marshall, Joseph N .- Born in Stark county, Ohio, March 29, 1825 ; came to Jefferson township in 1836; died at Cassopolis August 17, 1904.
Marshall, Mrs. Lovina-Born in Jefferson township in 1831 ; died July 5, 1889.
McIntosh, Mary-Born in Penn township in 1834; died at Cas- sopolis October 20, 1904, as Mrs. Mathews.
Meacham, George-Born in Oneida county, New York, June 18, 1799; came to Beardsley's Prairie in April, 1827; died at Baldwin's Prairie January 2, 1888.
McIntosh, Daniel- Born March 13, 1805, in Alleghany county, Maryland; came to Cass county in 1831, where he died March 13, 1890.
Morris, Samuel-Born in Ohio in 1824; came to Cass county in 1828; died in Volinia April 19, 1895.
Messenger, Carroll-Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, February 7, 1809 ; came to Cass county in 1833 ; died in LaGrange June 21, 1896.
McCallister, Mrs. Marian-Born in Scotland in 1807; came to Pokagon in 1836, where she died September 21, 1896.
McOmber, Daniel-Born in New York in 1828; came to Wayne township in 1837; died in Dowagiac May 2, 1897.
Manning, John-Born in New York ; came to Marcellus township in 1836, where he died March 11, 1898.
McNeil, George B .- Born in Cayuga county, New York, May 12, 1832 ; came to Mason township in 1835; died at Cassopolis May 8, 1905.
Miller, Jacob E .- Born in Ohio January 1, 1824; came to Cass county in 1830; died in Buchanan, Michigan, March 14, 1905.
Masten, John M .- Born in, Kent county, Delaware, in 1829; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in Howard township April 27, 1906.
McOmber, James-Born in Berkley, Massachusetts, February 28, 1801 ; came to Wayne township in 1835 ; died in 1848.
McIntosh, Daniel, Sr .- Born in Scotland in 1765; came to Penn in 1829; died July 2, 1851.
McKenney, Thomas-Born in Washington county, New York, in 1781 ; came to McKenney's prairie in 1827; died in Iowa in 1852.
Mead, Barak-Born in Dutchess county, New York, in 1802; came to Edwardsburg in 1834; died at Cassopolis in 1874.
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Mansfield. William-Born in New York in 1811; came to Cass- opolis in 1838; died in 1869; Margaret Bell, his wife, born in Ireland 1817; died April 18, 1896.
Miller, Ezra-Born in Erie county, New York, July 6, 1808; came to Edwardsburg in 1835; died January 26, 1884; his wife, Maria Best, born in 1816: came to Edwardsburg in 1838; died Janu- ary 2, 1883.
Morelan, Joseph-Born in Virginia September 11, 1797; came to Volinia in 1829; died February 16, 1854; his wife, Sarah Poe, born in Ohio August 15, 1805; died
May, Russell G .- Born in New York in 1804: came to Cass county in 1837; died in Ontwa October 8, 1886; his wife, Hannah, born in 1805; died March 20, 1871.
Mead, Henry-Born in New York in 1797; came to Edwards- burg in 1836; died July 17, 1842 : his wife, Mary, died at Niles -; his daughter, Mary, born in 1827; died July 24, 1850, as Mrs. P. A. Lee.
Morris, Dolphin-Born in Ross county, Ohio, in 1798; came to Pokagon in 1828 and to Volinia in 1829, and here died January 7, 1870.
Morris, Henry-And his wife, Esther Jones, son and daughter of pioneer parents, were murdered during the night of September 28, 1879, at their farm home in VanBuren county, adjoining Volinia.
Miller, John P .- Born in Pennsylvania February 18, 1809; came to Jefferson in 1830; died September 28, 1889.
Nash, Ira-Born in Danbury, Connecticut. August 12, 1806; came to Diamond Lake in 1828; died January 26, 1881.
Norton, Levi D .- Born in Ohio; came to Jefferson township in 1828; died in Calvin township November 7, 1872.
Norton, Martha Mellvain-Born in Ohio November 26, 1810; came to Calvin township in 1832, where she died January 10, 1883.
Newton, George-Born in Preble county, Ohio, August 10, 1810; came to Penn township in 1831, to Volinia in 1832, where he died January 23, 1883.
Nixon, Hannah-Born in Penn township August 6, 1835, where she died June 18, 1885.
Norton, Pleasant-Born in Grayson county, Virginia, in 1806; came to Jefferson township in 1832, where he died in 1877.
Norton, Mrs. Rachel Fukery-Born in Highland county, Ohio, May 28, 1808; came to Jefferson township in 1832, where she died March 17, 1887.
Norton, Sampson-Born in 1821; came to Cass county in 1829; died in Calvin township May 3, 1892.
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Newton, Hester Green-Born March 25, 1819; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died in Volinia township April 21, 1892.
Nixon, Esther Jones-Born in Preble county, Ohio, January 27, 1814; came to Penn township in 1830; died November 10, 1894.
Nicholson, John W .- Born in Champaign county, Ohio, in 1831 ; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Iowa about 1895.
Nothrup. Asahel D .- Born in Rutland county, Vermont, February 13, 1822; came to Cass county in 1836; died in Calvin March 15, 1898.
Norton, Jane-Born in Logan county, Ohio, December 5, 1807; came to Jefferson township in 1829; died June 1, 1898.
Northrop, Spafford B .- Born in Vermont in 1828; came to Calvin township in 1836; died in Wexford county, Michigan, September 26, 1898.
Nicholson, Ambrose-Born in Batavia, New York, July 3, 1834; came to Cass county in 1837; died at Kalamazoo July 1, 1904.
Neave, John-Born in England in 1780; came to Ontwa in 1836; died January 23, 1864; his wife, Mary Ann, born in 1805; died May II, 1862.
Nixon, John-Born in North Carolina September 10, 1798: came to Penn in 1830; died June 10, 1882.
O'Dell, Nathan-Born in Highland county, Ohio, September 8, 1819; came to Cass county with his father, James O'Dell, in 1832; died in Penn township February 22, 1880.
O'Dell, John-Born in Montgomery county, New York, February 17, 1806; came to Mason township in 1835, where he died November 15. 1878.
Oxenford, Mrs. Sally Grennell-Born at Onondaga county, New York, July 17, 1830; came to Cass county in 1834; died at Vandalia July 12, 1888.
Oren, James-Born in Clinton county, Ohio, January 29, 1823; came to Calvin in 1838; died at Cassopolis February 22, 1891.
O'Dell, Thomas-Born in Porter township in 1831 ; died January 30, 1882.
Osborn, Ellison -- Born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1823; came to Calvin township in 1835; died in Arkansas March 10, 1897.
Osborn, Ellen-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1834; came to Calvin township in 1835: died in Elkhart, Indiana, as Mrs. Jackson, May 19, 1897.
Olmstead. William-Born in Ohio, March 15, 1835 ; came to How- ard township in 1837, where he died March 10, 1898.
Osborn, Leander-Born in Economy, Indiana, December 27, 1825; came to Calvin township in 1835; died at Vandalia June 13, 1901.
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Osborn, Susannah East-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, October 10, 1829; came to Calvin township in 1833: died September 21, 1902. O'Dell, James S .- Born in Porter township January 10, 1830; died December 18, 1903.
O'Dell, James-Born in Virginia July 20, 1799: came to Penn in 1832; died
Osborn, Jefferson-Born in Wayne county, Indiana, January 2. 1824; came to Calvin in 1835: died April 4. 1901.
Olmstead, Sylvester -- Born in Connecticut in 1780; came to Ed- wardsburg in 1836; died February 3. 1861; his wife, Polly, born in 1775 ; died August 3, 1837.
Olmsted, Samuel C .- Born in Connecticut July 10. 1801 : came to Ontwa in 1836; died
Putnam, Mrs. Anna Chapman-Born in Kent, Connecticut, Janu- ary 19, 1792; came to Pokagon in November, 1825; died in Pokagon Prairie, October 15, 1880; mother of first white child born in Cass county.
Putnam, Uzziel, Jr .- Born in Pokagon Prairie August 12, 1826: died at Pokagon February 10, 1879.
Peck, Rachel-Born in Harrison county, Virginia, October 29, 1798; came to Jefferson township in 1836, where she died April 15. 1884; wife of Marcus Peck.
Peck, William W .- Born in Shelby county. Ohio. September 22. 1830; came to Cass county with his father, Marcus Peck, in 1836; died in Cassopolis April 5, 1879.
Putnam, James M .- Born in Jefferson township in 1838: died in Kansas February 15, 1879.
Palmer, Joseph-Born in Saratoga county, New York, March 5, 1817: came to Whitmanville in 1832; died at Dowagiac November 9, 1878.
Palmer, Jared-Born in Saratoga county, New York, in 1809 ; came to Whitmanville in 1832; died at Paw Paw January 18, 1879.
Philbrick, Mrs. Eleanor Goodrich-Born in Meadowbrook, Con- necticut. in 1817 : came to Cassopolis in 1838; died at Grand Rapids No- vember 9, 1885.
Poe. Charles R .- Born in Crawford county, Ohio, April 27, 1819: came to Poe's Corners in 1835, where he died May 19, 1888.
Parker, Jolın-Born in Ohio in 1811; came to Calvin township in 1831 ; died in Nebraska March 8, 1897.
Pemberton, Reason S .- Born in Wayne county, Indiana, March 23. 1822 ; came to Penn township in 1836; died in Marcellus April 27. 1896.
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Pollock, William-Born in Preble county, Ohio, AAugust 6, 1820; came to Cass county in 1830; died at Cassopolis June 3, 1894; his wife. Harriet C. Shanahan, born in Delaware June 25, 1833, came to Edwards- burg in 1834; died at Cassopolis June 18, 1902.
Putnam, Orlean-Born in Jefferson county, New York, May 7, 1809; came to Cass county in 1827; died in LaGrange township Jan- uary 19, 1886.
Pitcher, Silas A .- Born in Logan county, Ohio; came to Wayne township in 1839 ; died September 7, 1897.
Pollock. James-Born in Preble county, Ohio, February 19, 1822; came to LaGrange township in 1836; died in Penn October 16, 1898.
Putnam, Ziltha-Born in Ohio in 1823; came to Pokagon in 1825, where she died January 22, 1900, as Mrs. Jones.
Pemberton, Eliphalet-Born in Virginia in 1822; came to Penn township in 1836; died in Emmet county, Michigan, May 17, 1906.
Palmer. William K .-- Born in Livingston county, New York, in 1825 : came to Wayne township in 1837; died at Dowagiac March 21. 1902.
Price, Rev. Jacob-Born in South Wales March 28, 1799; came to LaGrange in 1833; died August 8, 1871; Ann Price, an English lady, his wife, came with him and died October 9. 1833; his second wife, Sarah Bennett, born in Vermont 1810; died at Cassopolis in 1886.
Rudd, Barker F .- Born in Vermont in 1800; came to Cass county in 1834; died in Newberg township February 22, 1880.
Rinehart, Mrs. Annie-Born in Ohio in 1812; died near Union June 7. 1889: wife of Lewis Rinehart.
Rinehart, Lewis-Born in Virginia December 5, 1807; came to Cass county February 28, 1829; died at Baldwin's Prairie December 6, 1879.
Richmond, Mrs. Nancy-Born in Ohio February 1. 1815 ; came to Porter township about 1835: died July 11. 1879.
Rinehart, John-Born in Rockingham county, Virginia, June 5, 1814: came to Young's Prairie in February, 1829; died in Porter town- ship February 20, 1881.
Runkle, Margaret Wilson-Born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1818; came to Beardsley's Prairie in 1838; died May 2.4, 1881.
Reames, Moses-Born in Northampton county, North Carolina, May 27. 1797; came to Jefferson township in 1828, where he died De- cember 6, 1878.
Rinehart, Abram-Born in Rockingham county, Virginia. Janu- ary 5, 1817 ; came to Porter township in 1829. where he died September 2, 1895.
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Reneston, William-Born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1796; came to LaGrange township in 1830; died August 5, 1882.
Rosbrough, John-Born in Ohio in 1812; came to Jefferson town- ship in 1833, where he died August 23, 1882.
Reames, Mary Colyar-Born in North Carolina, November 15, 1812; came to Cass county in 1831; died in Jefferson township April 1, 1884.
Root Mrs. Jane-Born in Erie county Pennsylvania, July 2, 1811; came to Cass county in 1831 ; died at Dowagiac March 5, 1887.
Redfield, George-Born in Connecticut October 6, 1790; came to Ontwa township in 1835, where he died October 29, 1887.
Reames, W. D .- Born in 1820; came to Cass county in 1828; died in Cassopolis January 12, 1892; his wife, Rhoda Pearson, born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1822, came to Jefferson in 1831 ; died at Cass- opolis August 26, 1902.
Rudd, Harry L .- Born in Rutland county, Vermont, in January, 1821 : came to l'enn township in 1835; died in Oregon August 7, 1892.
Reames, Levi-Born in Logan county, Ohio, November 13, 1824; came to Jefferson township in 1828, where he died April 2, 1894.
Rinehart, John W .- Born in Porter township January 21, 1834; died in Penn July 17, 1893.
Rodgers, John-Born in Preble county, Ohio, August 13, 1815; came to Cass county in 1828; died in Pokagon May 8, 1895.
Rudd, Orson-Born in Vermont September 1, 1827; came to Cass county in 1837; died in North Dakota September 2, 1896.
Rinehart, Jacob-Born in Rockingham, Virginia, in June, 1804; came to Porter in 1829, where he died May 2, 1897.
Read, Sylvador T .- Born in Tompkins county, New York, Janu- ary 12, 1822; came to the county in 1831 ; died in Cassopolis January 15. 1898.
Reames, Nancy A .- Born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1826; came to Jefferson township in 1834; died in LaGrange township July 1, 1898, as Mrs. Neff.
Robbins, David H .- Born in Geauga county, Ohio, in 1828; came to Ontwa township in 1836. where he died April 29, 1899; his wife, Marien Grant, born in Indiana in --; died June 10, 1861.
Rogers, Hiram-Born in Morris county, New Jersey, January 16. 1802; came to Milton township in 1831, where he died April 17, 1889. Lory, his wife, born in 1810; died April 29, 1868.
Reames, Huldah Colyar-Born in Logan county, Ohio, April 25. 1815; came to Cass county in 1830; died September 23, 1900.
Ross, Richard C .- Born in Stark county, Ohio, March 20, 1814; came to Mason township in 1832, where he died April 22, 1901.
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Reames, Melissa-Born in Logan county, Ohio, May 24, 1827; came to Jefferson township in 1828, where she died March 13, 1900, as Mrs. J. L. Stephenson.
Read, Lafayette R .- Born in Tompkins county, New York, August 5. 1804; came to Calvin township in 1833; died in Cassopolis June 24, 1900.
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