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Michigan.
1842
Van Cleof, Jacob.
Flat Rock.
New York 1846
Vreeland, Alice.
. Trenton
New York 1833
Van Horn, Barton. Trenton
Michigan. 1830
Wood, John.
. Rockwood
Scotland.
1836
Wood, Irving T
.Rockwood
Michigan.
1839
Walker, James H
.Flat Rock. Michigan.
1846
Wells, Miss Mattie.
. Wyandotte.
Michigan.
1855
Wisdom, Clayton
Flat Rock. Michigan.
1845
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CANTON.
Canton was organized in 1833. It was prior to that date included in the Township of Plymouth. James Safford was its first Supervisor, Amos Stevens the first Justice of the Peace, and Thomas Hooker, Clerk. The first delegates to the county convention were Amos Stevens, Moses Bradford and Pary Sheldon, and the first settlers were David Cady, Amos Stevens, William Smith, Pary Sheldon, Childs Downer and brother, in 1825.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-CANTON.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Astley, Frank.
Denton
. Wayne Co ..
Born
Baldman, D.
. Sheldon
. Steuben Co., N. Y
1835
Bartlett, Geo. S
. Plymouth.
Vermont .
1838
Bradford, Benj.
. Plymouth
Wayne Co., N. Y.
1828
Boice, I. C.
Ypsilanti.
. Seneca Co., N. Y.
1854
Huston, John, 2d.
. Ypsilanti.
Monroe Co., N. Y
1835
Homer, H. F.
. Ypsilanti ..
Wayne Co., Mich
Born
Hunford, H. O.
. Plymouth.
Monroe Co., N. Y
1856
Huston, Reuben
. Ypsilanti
Monroe Co., N. Y. . 1835
Huston, Oscar.
. Canton
. Wayne Co.
Born
Hayden, Lester
Ypsilanti
. Michigan
1850
Jones, Henry
. Canton
England.
1851
Lohr, Christian.
. Wayne. .
. Wayne Co.
Born
Murray, Hiram.
. Plymouth
. Wayne Co.
Born
Pattengell, O. B.
. Plymouth.
. Vermont
1845
Peters, Eliza ..
. Plymouth.
. Schohane Co., N. Y.
1840
Penny, Wm.
. Canton
Orange Co., N. Y.
1854
Savage, James M.
. Canton
. Kingston .
1855
Smith, Charlotte.
. Canton
. New York. 1850
Settington, Henry.
. Canton
. England.
1840
Suggett, W. B.
Canton
. Wayne Co
Born
Vinton, William W
Plymouth
Chenango Co., N. Y
839
Vick, F ..
. Canton
Germany
1853
Wiles, James
. Canton
. Yorkshire Co.
1848
DEARBORN.
At one time this town was known as "Pekin." It was so named when Canton and Nankin was first set apart. Then there would have been three Chinese towns on a line.
A. J. Bucklin was the first white settler and the territory now embraced in the townships of Redford, Livonia, Greenfield and Dear- born was organized as the township of Buckland in 1828. Conrad Ten Eyck, Joseph Coon, John Alexander, Hubbard Hidden, William Daily, James Thomson, Chas. N. Brainard and Dr. E. S. Snow were also among the early settlers.
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-DEARBORN.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Angleben, Chas, T.
Dearborn.
Detroit
1851
Brainard, Chas. T.
Dearborn.
Wayne Co.
IS2I
Barker, J. D
Inkster
New York
1833
Baker, Joshua
Inkster.
.New York. 1837
Coon, Owen
. Dearborn.
Wayne Co 1837
Clay, Amos.
Dearborn.
Wayne Co.
1838
Clay, James
Dearborn.
Wayne Co
833
Clay, Samuel.
Dearborn.
New York. 1827
Cogswell, Samuel. Inkster.
. New York. 1832
Daly, William.
Dearborn.
Ireland.
1837
Forsyth, James
Dearborn.
England.
1832
Fox, Jacob
Dearborn
. Germany ..
1847
Gulley, A. B.
Dearborn.
New York 1835
Gould, James.
Dearborn.
. Scotland. 1831
Gould, John.
.Dearborn.
Scotland. 1832
Gardner, Richard.
Dearborn.
England.
I828
Harris, Allen T.
Dearborn.
New Jersey
1844
Heberstreit, John D
Dearborn.
Saxony.
1852
Heberstreit, G.
Dearborn.
. Saxony. 1852
Howard, Edgar. Dearborn.
Massachusetts 1836
Huberstreit, Wm
Dearborn.
. Saxony.
1852
Huberstreit, C. W.
Dearborn.
.Saxony.
1852
Morhouse, Wm
Dearborn.
. Newark, New Jersey.
1835
Maxwell, Wm.
. Dearborn.
. Canada. 1838
Maxwell, G. S.
Dearborn.
. Canada ..
1832
Nowland, Wm. Dean
Dearborn.
New York. 1834
Penny, E. G
Dearborn.
New York.
1844
Purdy, Geo.
Dearborn.
.New York. 1835
Reycraft, Wm.
. Dearborn.
. Ireland.
1833
Ruff, Francis.
Inkster.
Detroit
1795
Robinson, Robert ..
Dearborn.
Scotland. 1831
Sloss, David.
Dearborn.
Ireland. 1830
1846
Stembro, Jacob.
Inkster.
. New York.
1841
Ten Eyck, Wm
Dearborn.
Detroit
1816
Tuttle, Abner.
.Wallaceville
Wayne Co
1836
Trowbridge, O
Dearborn.
New York
1849
Wallace, J. B.
Wallaceville
. New York.
1832
Wallace, J. A.
. Wallaceville
Wayne Co.
1851
Snow, Edwin S.
Dearborn.
Ohio.
ECORSE
Was originally known as Township No. 8 south, and is a frac- tional one, and was formerly a part of Taylor. It is supposed to be and is noted as being the place where the Wyandotte tribe deposited their dead, as to this day the remnants of this tribe know it and its location through traditions, as being the last resting place of their great chiefs.
The early settlers were the Riopelles, Elya Goodell, Joseph Bun- die, Alex. Descomptes-Labadie (the maternal grandfather of the venerable Col. Knaggs), Louis La Duc, Alex. Jandron, B. Campau and Jean Baptiste Rousseau.
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-ECORSE.
CAME TO
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Bouchard, C.
Ecorse.
Canada.
1836
Cicotte, F.
Ecorse.
. Wayne Co
1852
Campau, Chas.
Ecorse.
. Wayne Co.
1849
Dunn, Michael.
Ecorse.
Wayne Co
1833
Delisle, Joseph
Ecorse.
Wayne Co
1828
Eberts, J
Ecorse.
.Germany.
1852
Frank, John.
. Delray.
Germany ..
1852
Frank, John C.
. Ecorse.
. Germany.
1851
Huntzen, Jacob
Wyandotte
Germany.
1854
Jenkle, J
. Dearborn
Germany ..
1852
Kittle, Nicholas
. Wyandotte.
New York.
1842
Lablance, A.
Ecorse.
Wayne Co.
1836
LaBlanc, Thos
. Ecorse.
. Wayne Co.
1836
Lappem, Chas.
Ecorse.
Wayne Co.
1838
Longrim, A.
. . Wyandotte ..
Wayne Co
858
Longrim, W
Wyandotte.
. Wayne Co.
1852
Mckay, Henry
. Dearborn.
Wayne Co.
1858
McQuade, Owen.
. Dearborn ..
Ireland.
1852
Moutie, L ..
Ecorse.
Canada.
1829
Moutie, Antoine.
Ecorse.
Michigan.
1829
Mackie, John.
Ecorse.
Scotland
1854
Owen, Evans D
. Wyandotte.
Wales ..
1852
Pelon, Oliver.
Ecorse.
Wayne Co.
1838
Riopelle, H. F
Ecorse.
Wayne Co
1836
Riopelle, John
Ecorse. Wayne Co.
1839
Rouleau, M. P
Ecorse.
Wayne Co.
1847
Reeves, Peter
. Ecorse.
Wayne Co. 1840
1837
Sweetzer, Martin
Ecorse.
Germany 1850
Salliotte, Oliver
Ecorse.
Wayne Co
1839
Visger, Edmund.
. Ecorse.
Wayne Co
1820
Whiting, Abraham.
Wyandotte
England. 1840
Winter, William
Ecorse.
Germany
1857
Weigert, Louis
Prussia.
1858
Wohleke, Wm.
Dearborn
. Germany .
1854
GREENFIELD.
Myron Otis was the founder of the township of Greenfield, in 1829. It was not formally organized until 1832, Carpenter Chaffee being the first township clerk.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-GREENFIELD.
CAME TO
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Ayris, John
. Yew ..
Wayne Co.
1854
Brownell, S.
Detroit
Montgomery Co., N. Y. 1845
Boussenen, John.
. Greenfield
France. 1854
Bossardet, James
. Greenfield
France. 1849
Bahan, Patrick . Greenfield
Ireland.
832
Coon, Myron
. Greenfield
New York.
1831
Cox, Wm.
. Greenfield
Ohio
1857
Chaffee, Job.
. Greenfield
Vermont 1830
Salliotte, A. M.
Ecorse.
Wayne Co.
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-GREENFIELD-CONTINUED.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Carey, Geo. L
Yew ..
England
1850
Capler, Paul.
. Greenfield
France
1840
Cabet, Henry ..
Greenfield
France.
I843
Dicks, Samuel F
Greenfield
Wayne Co
1816
Daniels, Israel
Greenfield
Portage Co., Ohio ..
I841
Dormoy, Louis. . . Greenfield
Wayne Co
1854
Doran, Thomas
. Greenfield
Ireland.
1829
Davison, W. H.
. Whitewood
.Wayne Co.
1846
Esper, Jacob .
Greenfield
Prussia.
1843
Edwards, Robert
. Greenfield
. Wales.
I828
Eamshaw, John.
Detroit.
England.
1849
Ford, Geo
Greenfield
Wayne Co
I845
Fox, John Fredk
Detroit.
. England.
1849
Ford, Wm.
. Whitewood.
. Wayne Co Wayne Co
I836
Gates, Terry
Greenfield
Oakland Co.
1854
Gautherat, Frank
Greenfield
Wayne Co
843
Goldenberger, Wm
Detroit.
Germany.
1854
Grix, John.
Whitewood .
Germany.
1855
Hall, Fredk
Yew.
Wayne Co.
1854
Horger, John.
Detroit .
Bavaria.
I839
Huber, Andrew
. Greenfield
Wayne Co.
1839
Humbert, Fred.
. Greenfield
France
1833
Hansien, Chris
Detroit.
France
T852
Harland, Wm.
Detroit.
England
IS42
Korte, Peter. Yew.
Prussia
I847
Kennedy, Wm
. Greenfield
. Wayne Co
1854
Lerchen, John G.
. Greenfield . .
New York
1843
Langley, Thos
Greenfield.
. New York
1852
Lathrop, Luther
Greenfield.
Vermont ..
1845
Langdon, John.
Detroit.
England.
1839
Messmore, A. S.
Detroit.
Wayne Co
1849
McGee, Thos.
Greenfield
Tyrone, Ireland. 1830
1838
Otis, Amos.
. Greenfield
New York.
IS29
Otis, Byron.
Yew.
New York.
1849
Pillard, Geo. F
. Greenfield
France.
1848
Petrequin, Abel.
.Greenfield
Wayne Co.
1853
Pillard, Frederick.
. Greenfield
France
IS48
Palmer, Wm.
. Greenfield
Michigan.
1829
Reed, Lewis.
Yew.
Wayne Co.
1842
Redford, Robt.
Greenfield.
England.
1837
Strong, John
. Greenfield
England.
1826
Schraff, Nich.
Greenfield
Wayne Co.
I850
Scovell Bros
Detroit .
. Wayne Co
1845
Snyder, Emmel
Greenfield
Wayne Co
1846
Simmons, Hillyard A.
Greenfield
Wayne Co.
1839
Suteriet, Joseph
. Greenfield
. Switzerland
1843
Smith, Thomas. Detroit
England.
1849
Smith, James.
Detroit
England.
1831
Tireman, Allan
. Greenfield
England. 1833
Tyler, A. G . Detroit .
New Hampshire. 1847
Doran, Valentine
Greenfield
Wayne Co
1841
1841
Ford, Samuel
. Yew.
Neal, Henry
Detroit.
England.
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GROSSE POINT.
Prior to the cession of the northwest by the English to the United States most of the inhabitants were the descendants of those who came with Cadillac in 1701, and French. The names of many of their des- cendants are familiar, viz .: Beaufait, Morain, Vermices, Troubles, St. Antoine, Rivards, Guoins, whose ancestors took land, improved it prior to 1796, in which year Rufus M. Kerby bought from Mr. Don- aldson 120 acres of land paying therefor £120. He also bought a negro named "Pompey," for which he paid fifty pounds. After Kerby, came the Grants, Martins, Conners from the eastern states and bought farms.
It is related that one of the Grants was a retired naval officer. He built a large house which was called the Castle. He made himself somewhat unpopular with his workpeople and neighbors by his arro- gant and arbitrary manner, so much so that he was compelled to leave, as the community made it unpleasant for him, and he sold his property to the Morans. Pierre St. George, an old pioneer and settler, lived to be 102 years of age.
Grosse Point was not separated from Hamtramack until 1846, when George Moran was elected supervisor, Robert Barton, clerk; Dagobert Juriff, treasurer; John Gouin, Jr., James Baiton, assessors, and John Gouin, Sr., George Githrie, Francis Van Antwerp, Frank Juriff and Daniel Corby, school inspectors; and George Martin, Justice of the Peace.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-GROSSE POINT.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Alt, Joseph.
. Conner's Creek.
France
1846
Allard, Louis
. Weaver.
Michigan
1827
Allard, Moses.
. Weaver.
Michigan. 1828
Ackerman, Michael.
. Conner's Creek. Michigan
1844
Ackley, Wm.
Leesville.
.England.
1833
Backus, W. W
. Detroit
Michigan
1836
Baur, N.
Grosse Pointe
France
1834
Beaufait, Louis L.
. Grosse Pointe
Michigan
1808
Chene, George.
Leesville.
Michigan. 18II
Chauvin, C. B
. Detroit
Michigan.
1832
Curty, Wm
. Grosse Pointe
Prussia
1846
Chauvin, Richard.
. Grosse Pointe.
Michigan.
1835
Diegel, Anthony
. Conner's Creek.
. Germany. 1832
Dewyers, Dennis.
Detroit.
Belgium
1835
Ellair, Peter.
Weaver.
Michigan.
1853
Girard, Christopher
. Conner's Creek.
Germany
1843
Greiner, Michael.
Conner's Creek.
France
1831
Grant, John.
. Conner's Creek.
Michigan.
I808
Girard, Peter.
. Conner's Creek.
. Michigan.
1841
Gordon, Henry H.
Detroit . England.
1842
Gouin, Francis.
Grosse Pointe. Michigan 1812
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-GROSSE POINT-CONTINUED.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Kirby, R. M.
Grosse Pointe.
Michigan
1823
Lang, Jos.
Conner's Creek ..
Michigan.
1835
Lamay, Richard.
Detroit
Michigan.
1845
Michie, Alex.
Detroit. . England.
IS38
Moran, Chas.
Detroit.
. Michigan.
1842
Peters, Tusant.
Leesville.
Michigan.
827
Peters, Chas.
Leesville.
Michigan.
IS35
Reno, Benj
Weaver.
Michigan.
1835
Reno, Robt ..
. Weaver.
Michigan.
I 829
Rivard, Ferdinand C.
. Grosse Pointe
Michigan.
ISIO
Salter, John.
Conner's Creek.
. Germany. 1836
Salter, Casper
Conner's Creek.
. Germany
I836
Seiner, Paul.
. Conner's Creek. . Michigan 1839
Shoemaker, Wm
Detroit.
. Michigan. 1836
Sunderland, Geo.
Leesville
Michigan
1845
Trombly, James.
. Conner's Creek.
Michigan.
1825
Trombly, Louis
. Grosse Pointe
Michigan. I839
Trombly, David.
Leesville
Michigan.
1847
Trembly, F. B
. Detroit.
. Michigan. I848
Trombly, P.
Detroit.
. Michigan.
18II
Turner, Chas.
Detroit.
England.
1834
Temer, Frau.
. Conner's Creek.
. Prussia
1845
Vernice, Gideon.
. Grosse Pointe
Michigan.
1824
Wegaut, Henry
. Conner's Creek.
Germany
1837
Woodbridge, D. B.
Detroit.
Michigan.
1827
Wortman, M.
Grosse Pointe.
Michigan.
1837
Young, Stephen .
. Conner's Creek.
. Michigan.
849
Young, James W
. Conner's Creek . Michigan.
1843
Young, Anthony.
. Conner's Creek.
Michigan
1837
Young, Nicholas, Jr.
Conner's Creek. France
1835
Young, J. N
Conner's Creek. Michigan. 1833
HAMTRAMCK.
Hamtramck, named after Colonel John Francis Hamtramck, was formed in 1827. No official records show who constituted its first offi- cers until 1833, when Peter Van Every was supervisor, and Elias Jeruck, clerk. The prominent residents of that day were, Dennison Rose, Jacques Campau, Abram Cook, Louis Beaufait, John Herly, Henry Vaches, Elias Jewett, Jacques Tuxbury, Michael Rivard, George La Purge, Wm. B. Smith, George Prusau, and Gilbert Duhen.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-HAMTRAMCK.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
CAME TO
WAYNE Co.
Ackley, Chas
Conner's Creek ..
England.
1832
Ames, Elisha.
Detroit.
New York.
1845
Bondy, Joseph ..
Leesville. . Michigan.
I821
Breitmeyer, John.
Detroit.
. Germany
1859
Bloom, Adolph
Detroit .
Michigan. 1858
Brubeau, Michael
Detroit.
Michigan
1842
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-HAMTRAMCK-CONTINUED.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
CAME TO WAYNE CO.
Blanck, C ...
Detroit.
. Germany.
1852
Behmer, F. A.
Norris
. Germany.
I855
Campbell, Margaret.
. Norris.
Ireland.
1835
Christ, August.
Detroit.
.Prussia 1847
Cooper, James. . Leesville
England.
IS52
Dalton, Laurence
Norris.
. Michigan. 1829
Damitio, Chris.
Detroit.
France.
IS31
Dickenson, Thos
. Detroit.
England.
1851
Dedenback, Jas
Norris.
. Germany.
1854
Deny, Richard ..
Whitewood
Delaware. 1859
Davison, John.
. Whitewood
. Michigan.
1850
Dwyer, James.
Detroit.
Michigan.
IS42
Engle, Henry C.
Detroit.
. Germany.
1852
Everding, Wm.
Detroit.
. Germany.
1855
Fenner, David.
Norris ..
New York 1848
Fournier, Eli
Leesville. .
. Michigan.
IS25
Girard, Ferdinand.
. Detroit.
Michigan. 1850
Gregor, Adolph.
Detroit.
Austria. I853
Griebner, Albert.
Detroit.
. Germany.
1855
Geiser, Henry
Detroit.
. Germany. 1853
Geiser, Conrad
Detroit.
. Germany.
1856
Gutschow, F
. Whitewood
Germany
IS57
Hanford, Holly. . Norris ..
. New York.
I828
Hardwick, Thos
Leesville.
England
IS52
Hilger, John ..
Detroit.
Prussia.
1855
Haltinner, Henry
Leesville.
Scotland.
I888
Hafsli, John. . Detroit.
Scotland.
1854
Harland, John
. Whitewood
Ohio
1842
Kevenny, John
Norris.
Michigan.
1846
Kinsman, F
Detroit.
. Germany.
1846
Kremer, Anthony .!
Detroit
. Prussia.
1845
Kregal, Ferdinand
Michigan
1848
Lowe, Mary Ann.
Detroit
Michigan.
1857
Ladensack, C. I ..
. Detroit.
. Germany.
1852
Lee, Thomas.
Leesville.
England
1842
Methner, Joseph.
Detroit.
Prussia.
1852
Marx, Stephen.
Detroit.
. Germany.
1846
Michels, Anthony.
Detroit.
Germany 1852
McCormick,
Detroit.
Ireland.
1854
Marks, James.
Whitewood.
. Virginia.
1855
Mersino, Paul.
Detroit.
. Michigan.
1855
Pingh, Francis.
. Detroit.
Michigan.
1859
Pallister, Thomas ..
Norris.
England
1856
Rivard, Anthony
Leesville.
Michigan
1847
Ryan, Chas. L. Detroit.
Ireland. I849
Reed, James. Norris.
Ireland.
1839
Stackpole, Thos
Norris.
Michigan.
1842
Schwartz, Francis.
Detroit.
Michigan
1846
Stigry, Benoit ..
Detroit.
. Switzerland.
1854
Sellmann, Catherine
Detroit.
. Germany.
IS50
Stonehouse, Geo.
Norris.
. England.
1851
Stoerkel, Conrad. Norris
. Germany.
853
Koch, Christian .. . Detroit.
Germany
1845
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-HAMTRAMCK-CONTINUED.
CAME TO
NAME.
P. O. BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Schroder, F
Grand Trunk Junct .. Germany.
1848
Teagan, Mrs. J
Detroit.
Michigan.
1832
Tuxbury, M.
. Whitewood. Canada. 1828
Visger, James
Detroit.
Michigan
1824
White, James.
Detroit.
New Jersey
1845
Webber, Henry
. Detroit.
. Michigan.
1855
Westphal, John.
Detroit.
. Germany.
1854
Welch, Nicholas
Detroit.
. Germany.
1855
Zimmer, John
Detroit.
Germany.
1856
HURON.
This township was first settled by Artemus Hosmer, Nathan Wil- cox, Mathew Woods, Wm. Nowland, Simeon Dreun, Amos Howe, Samuel Wing, Abner Johnson, Timothy F. Wallace, A. Rawson, Geo. Hubbard and Adolphus Dalrymple, and was formally organized May 25, 1827, by the election of Prosper Lawrence, supervisor and justice of the peace; Dr. John F. Smith, clerk; Warner Corkins, Chancy Morgan and George Jewett, assessors; Mason Clark and Henry Dutcher, highway commissioners.
At one time a portion of the Wyandotte tribe of Indians located in the eastern part of the township, and located 5,000 acres on both sides of the Huron river. They sold to the general government in 1843, and were removed west of the Mississippi river.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-HURON.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
CAME TO WAYNE Co.
Ash, Lyman.
Belden.
Wayne Co
Born
Ash, John
Waltz.
Wayne Co
Born
Aspinwall, Alva C.
.Flat Rock.
Wayne Co. Born
Billings, S. D.
New Boston.
Saratoga Co., N. Y.
1855
Bouker, Wm .. Belden.
Washtenaw Co., Mich 1857
Baker, Chas. H.
Waltz
. Wayne Co.
Born
Curtiss, Geo. A.
Belden.
New York .
1856
Cook, Chas. E. V.
Waltz ..
Washtenaw Co., Mich.
1858
Chamberlain, E. A.
Flat Rock.
Seneca Co., N. Y 1846
Compo, Henry.
.Belden.
Wayne Co Born
Compo, Chas.
Belden.
Wayne Co
Born
Chapin, W. W
Flat Rock
Madison Co., N. Y.
1854
Cook, M. V ..
. Waltz ..
Wayne Co.
Born
Evans, Joseph.
New Boston.
Stafford Co., N. H
1837
Hurd, Chancy.
. Belden.
Ontario Co., N. Y 1832
Hale, S.
New Boston.
Wayne Co. Born
Hale, Erastus.
. New Boston ..
Wayne Co.
Born
Kittle, David.
New Boston.
.Saratoga Co., N. Y.
1842
Lewis, Benj.
Belden.
Canada
1841
Lewis, Peter ..
New Boston.
Canada
IS42
Lor, Mary
. New Boston.
. Detroit. Born
Martin, Amos.
. New Boston ..
Franklin Co., Mass. 1848
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-HURON-CONTINUED.
CAME TO
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Marshall, A. W
. New Boston ..
. Wayne Co.
Born
Nowland, M. H.
. New Boston.
Yates Co., N. Y.
1833
Nowland, H. R.
New Boston.
Senaca Co., N. Y 1833
Norton, A. J.
. Belden.
Brown Co., N. Y. 1834
Outhwait, Tho
. New Boston.
England.
1832
Outhwait, Fannie.
New Boston.
. Wayne Co.
Born
Paller, Geo. I
.New Boston.
Wayne Co.
Born
Palter, James B ..
Belden.
. Wayne Co.
Born
Richards, Ransom.
Belden.
. Wayne Co. Born
Stewart, James
. New Boston.
. Scotland. 1852
Simms, Stephen
. New Boston.
. Kings Co., Ireland
1840
Smith, Geo. W
Belden.
Wayne Co Born
Smart, John.
Waltz.
.Scotland, 1830
Slinger, John.
Waltz
. York, Pennsylvania. 1834
Slinger. Jacob.
Waltz
. Wayne Co.
Born
Stoflett, H. I.
.Flat Rock.
. Seneca Co., N. Y.
1853
Sartman, Robert
Waltz
. Germany.
1851
Stoflett, C. E.
Flat Rock.
.Seneca Co., N. Y.
1853
Shelden, Chas. W.
Waltz
. Wayne Co
Born
Thompson, H. H.
Flat Rock.
.St. Clair Co., Mich.
I849
Vandecar, M. G
. New Boston.
. Wayne Co
Born
Waltz, Joseph.
Waltz
Wayne Co
Born
Weaver, Martin.
Waltz
. Wayne Co.
Born
Warden, Rachel.
Waltz
. Essex Co., New Jersey 1835
Waltz, Adam
Waltz
. Wayne Co. Born
Zeigler, Robert
Waltz
Wayne Co Born
LIVONIA.
Livonia was organized in 1835. The first settler was Daniel Blue, who came with his son Alexander in 1832 from Oneida county, N. Y., in the eastern part. Alexander McKinney came originally from Ire- land in 1832, and settled first in Redford, then moved to Livonia subse- quently. Then came Thomas Hammond and Reuben Morse from Steuben county, N. Y. Reuben Genss, Peter Melden, Geo. Ryders, Erastus Everette, Nathan Kingsley, Gilbert Martin and Solomon Lam- bert came in 1831. Those who immediately followed were, James Gunning, James Grace, N. Weston, Gabriel Dean, John Cahoon, Adol- phus Brigham, Pardon Briggs and John G. Welch. The latter planted the most extensive apple orchards in Michigan, then or since. The first member of the State Legislature from Livonia was George Far- rington, and the first justice of peace was Alexander Blue.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-LIVONIA.
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Allyn, G. W. and Chas. B
Nankin
Michigan.
1845
Armstrong, Thos. Albert
Nankin ..
New York 1844
Arnheim, John.
. Nankin.
Germany 1832
Blue, Alexander. Elm.
. Oneida Co., N. Y 1832
CAME TO
6
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-LIVONIA-CONTINUED.
CAME TO
NAME.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Burnett, Thos
Nankin
England.
1834
Brown, Misses
Nankin.
England.
1858
Bovee, N.
Nankin.
New York.
859
Baur, John C.
Nankin.
Germany.
1836
Barker, J. F
Farmington.
. New York
1841
Bently, Nelson.
Elm.
New York.
1843
Briggs, Lewis.
Plymouth
New York.
1830
Briggs, Dexter.
. Plymouth.
Vermont
IS26
Briggs, Luther.
. Plymouth.
New York.
I829
Carey, J. S
Eln
New York. 1848
Chapman, A. L.
Eln
New York.
1840
Crosby, C. W
Nankin
Michigan
1853
Chilson, Geo ..
Livonia Center
Michigan
1836
Chilson, Avery J
Livonia Center
Michigan.
1839
Cudworth, Mrs. A. L.
Livonia Center.
Massachusetts
1828
Dean, Mrs. C.
Nankin.
Michigan.
1833
Durfee, Allen.
Plymouth.
New York.
IS29
Everett, E. S.
Plymouth.
New Jersey
1830
Elliott, O. H
Beech.
New York.
1849
Everett, Orson.
Northville
Michigan. 1840
Fisk, Hiram.
Nankin
Vermont.
1836
Fuller, A. C
Livonia Center
Michigan.
1843
Fuller, Edwin
Plymouth.
New York.
1830
Green, G. W.
.Elm
Michigan.
1834
Glass, E. P.
Beech.
New York.
1832
Hawkins, Geo.
Livonia Center
Michigan.
1839
Johns, A. G.
Nankin
Michigan
1819
Joy, James K.
. Nankin ..
. Michigan.
1845
Johnson, D.
Nankin.
Germany.
1852
Joslin, Lyman.
Livonia Center
New York.
1846
Johnston, Simeon M
. Plank Road
New York.
1844
Kingsley. N. B
Livonia Center.
New York. 1831
Kinney, Chas. A
Elm
New York.
1845
Kinney, Courtland
Elm.
New York.
1845
Kator, Geo.
Northville.
Michigan
1830
Kator, Mrs. Geo
Northville.
Michigan.
1839
Leach, E. C.
Livonia Center
Michigan.
1835
Lapham, J. B.
Farmington . Michigan.
1839
Lambert, Wm.
Plank Road.
New York
1846
Millard, H. B.
Livonia Center.
New York.
1835
Meldrum, L.
Perrinsville
.New York. 1836
Mckinney, D.
Elm ..
. Ireland.
1832
Mckinney, James.
Elm.
Ireland.
1832
Minkley, E. G
Livonia Center.
New York
1838
Millard, A. F.
Livonia Center
. New York.
843
Maiden, David
. Plank Road.
England. 1826
Paddock, A. . Nankin
. Vermont ..
1831
Pierce, Benj.
Farmington.
New York. 1826
Pierson, Wayne
Farmington.
Michigan
1850
Power, A. D .
Farmington.
New York.
1831
Rattenbury, Wm. T.
Elm.
England
1854
Rattenbury, Henry Elm
England 1852
Blanchard, W
Farmington.
. New York.
1835
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ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-LIVONIA-CONTINUED.
Name.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
WAYNE Co.
Rattenbury, Henry, Sen.
Elm
England
1851
Ryder, Geo.
Nankin.
New York.
1827
Shaw, Mathew.
Elm.
. Ireland
1845
Smith, E.
Nankin.
Vermont 1827
Smith, J. L.
Nankin.
Michigan. 1833
St. John, E. F.
Nankin.
Michigan.
1837
Stringer, Abram
Livonia Center.
Michigan.
1838
Shaw, Mathew B.
Elm.
New York 1828
Shaw, Wm. M.
Plank Road
Ireland.
1841
Simmons, J. M.
Northville
Michigan
IS33
Simmons, I.
Northville
Massachusetts.
IS24
Simmons, L. W
Northville
Michigan. 1829
Terhaume, Alexander, Sr.
Livonia Center.
England. 1830
Viley, John.
Elm ..
New York. 1854
Wight, O.
Livonia Center.
Michigan.
1854
Wight, George.
Livonia Center.
New York.
1836
Wight, Chas. D.
Elm.
Ohio
1842
Welch, John G.
Northville.
New York
1825
Winchester, H. E.
Wallaceville Michigan
1846
MONGUAGON.
This township was first settled in 1812. An organization was made May 25, 1827, by the election of Colonel A. Truax, supervisor ; James Chittenden, clerk: John A. Rucker, James Chittenden and Joseph Pulsifer, highway commissioners; Artemas Hosmer, Manoah Hubell and Gardner Brown, assessors; James Street, treasurer; A. Truax and Richard Smith, overseers of the poor.
The village of Trenton was laid out by Col. A. Truax in 1834, and was called "Truaxton," subsequently named Trenton. It at one time furnished the finest steamers on the lakes. Col. A. Truax, Giles B. Slocum, Geo. B. Truax, A. L. Bird, Capt. S. F. Atwood, Capt. Arthur Edwards, Capt. Robert Wagstaff, Capt. Ira Davis, Artemus Hosmer and Col. Sanders were among the first settlers.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS-MONGUAGON.
Name.
P. O.
BIRTH PLACE.
Wayne Co.
Alvord, N. C
Trenton
Massachusetts
1835
Alexander, A. M
. Grosse Isle.
Michigan.
Born
Ballard, John.
. Grosse Isle.
New York. 1830
Button, Wm.
Wyandotte. Michigan.
1842
Duddleson, Wm.
Trenton Ohio
1838
Gray, Maj. Horace.
.Slocum Junction
New York. 1829
Keeth, A. T.
Trenton
.Michigan.
1825
Lister, James J.
Trenton
. Canada.
1846
· Paine, G. S. ..
. Wyandotte.
England. 1826
Reaume, Daniel.
Trenton
Michigan. Born
Vreeland, James H
Wyandotte.
Michigan. 1 842
Vreeland, John R. . Wyandotte. Michigan. 1824
CAME TO
Came TO
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NANKIN.
George M. Johnson was the first settler. He built in 1824 the first house in what is now the village of Wayne, which occupied the present site of Hammond's shoe store. This tavern was afterwards kept by one Simmons, who, in a drunken frenzy, murdered his wife, for which he was hanged. This is the only instance of legal hanging in the State of Michigan. In 1831 Ezra Derby bought the Simmons property. The first road was laid out by Geo. M. Johnson and Harry Tuttle in June, 1827. The first superviser was the Rev. Marcus Swift, and James F. Chubbs was the first justice of the peace and clerk. The first child born in the township was Maria Krider, wife of J. D. Buntin, of Wayne.
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