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In 1875, the society had another large picnic meet- ing upon the 16th of June, on which occasion the chief address of the day was delivered by the late Hon. F. J. Littlejohn, of Allegan. An original poem on pioneer life, was read by Edwin Barnum, of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, and short addresses made by E. O. Briggs, of the same place; by George B. Turner ; J. R. Monroe, President of the Van Buren County Society, and others. Many interesting relics were exhibited, and many reminiscences related.
The officers elected this year were : President, Uzziel Putnam, Sr .; Vice President, John Nixon ; Treasurer, Asa Kingsbury ; Secretary, John T. Enos ; Assistant Secretary, W. H. Mansfield ; Executive Committee-John C. Bradt, Marcellus; R. Henshaw, Volinia; L. Atwood, Wayne; John Swisher, Silver Creek ; Joseph E. Garwood, Pokagon ; G. B. Turner, La Grange ; J. E. Bonine, Penn ; Anson L. Dunn, Newberg ; Harvey Hitchcock, Porter ; Beniah Tharp, Calvin ; James Loman, Sr., Jefferson ; E. C. Smith, Howard; U. Enos, Milton; M. H. Lee, Ontwa; J. H. Burns, Mason.
In 1876, the pioneers were addressed by the late Hon. John J. Bagley, then Governor of Michigan,
who delivered a very interesting and appropriate speech. Other speakers on this occasion were John Jenkins, of Indiana ; George Redfield, of Ontwa, and Royal T. Twombley. The meeting was held at the fair grounds (as have been all of the other annual pic- nics of the society ) and the number of people assembled was larger than on former occasions, the society receiving many accessions to its roll of members.
The annual election of officers resulted in the choice of those who had served the year before, with the exception that John Tietsort was made Treasurer. The Executive Committee was constituted as follows : John C. Bradt, Marcellus ; Reuben Henshaw, Volinia ; John Green, Wayne; A. Conklin, Silver Creek ; James E. Garwood, Pokagon ; G. B. Turner, La Grange ; J. E. Bonine, Penn ; A. L. Dunn, Newberg ; H. J. Hitchcock, Porter ; L. J. Reynolds, Calvin ; James Lowman, Jefferson ; E. C. Smith, Howard ; John Barber, Milton ; M. H. Lee, Ontwa ; James Ashley, Mason.
The annual picnic of 1877 was held on the 20th of June. The attendance was variously estimated at from 3.500 to 5.000. The meeting was called to order by Hon. George B. Turner, the President being unable to preside. Mr. Turner made a very happy speech of welcome, and the exercises of the day consisted of the customary readings, music and brief addresses, there being on this occasion no set speech delivered. The following officers were elected : President, Uzziel Putnam, Jr.,; Vice President, John Nixon ; Secre- tary, Lowell H. Glover; Assistant Secretary, John T. Enos ; Treasurer, John Tietsort. Executive Com- mittee-John C. Bradt, Marcellus ; John Struble, Volinia ; T. M. N. Tinkler, Wayne ; John T. Swisher, Silver Creek ; Robert J. Dickson, Pokagon ; H. S. Hadsell, La Grange; Ebenezer Anderson, Penn ; Anson L. Dunn, Newberg; George Meacham, Porter ; James H. Graham, Mason; B. A. 'T'harp, Calvin ; W. G. Beckwith, Jefferson; James Shaw, Howard; John M. Truitt, Milton; Joseph L. Jacks, Ontwa ; Daniel Blish, Dowagiac.
The fifth annual picnic was held June 19. 1878, and the following officers were elected for the year, viz. :
President, Uzziel Putnam, Jr ; Vice President, John Nixon ; Secretary, Lowell H. Glover : Assistant Secretary, William W. Peck; Treasurer, John Tietsort. Executive Committee-George W. Jones, Marcellus ; James Wright, Volinia ; James Laporte, Wayne ; William Bilderback, Silver Creek ; Robert J. Dickson, Pokagon; H. S. Hadsell, La Grange ; D. M. Howell, Penn; Anson L. Dunn, Newberg ; Lucius Keeler, Porter; Herman Strong, Mason ; B. F. Beeson, Calvin : William Weaver, Jefferson ;
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Rodney Van Ness, Howard; Hiram Rodgers, Milton ; M. H. Lee, Ontwa; Daniel Blish, Dowagiac.
The principal speaker was the Hon. Salathaiel C. Coffinberry, of Constantine. Remarks were made by Rev. E. P. Clisbee, Hon. George Meacham, Hon. E. Shanahan, Maj. Joseph Smith, A. D. Lothrop and A. B. Copley, and the pioneer necrology was read by C. W. Clisbee, Esq.
The sixth re-union and picnic was held June 18, 1879. At this meeting, L. H. Glover introduced res- olutions in memory of Uzziel Putnam, Sr. and William W. Peck, the President and the Assistant Secretary respectively of the society, both -of -whom had passed away since the last annual meeting. The orator of the day was the Hon. Levi Bishop, of Detroit, who made an admirable address. Upon its conclusion, the whole society joined in singing to the tune of " Old Hundred," an anthem composed by Mr. Bishop. This meeting was a very large one, and very enjoyable. The officers elected were : President, George B. Turner ; Vice Presidents, Joseph L. Jacks, George Meacham, John Nixon, George Redfield and Milton J. Gard ; Treasurer, John Tietsort ; Secretary, Joseph Harper ; Assistant Secretary, Irving V. Sherman (Mr. Glover continued to serve as Secretary, the Sec- retary elect not assuming the duties of the office). Executive Committee-Abijah Huyck, Marcellus ; Elias Morris, Volinia ; George Laporte, Wayne; Henry Keeler, Silver Creek ; Henry Michael, Do- wagiac; Robert J. Dickson, Pokagon ; Jesse G. Beeson, La Grange; Nathan Jones, Penn ; Anson L. Dunn, Newberg ; James H. Hitchcox, Porter ; D. R. Stevens, Mason ; Eli Benjamin, Ontwa; David T. Truitt, Milton ; William H. Doane, Howard ; E. Shanahan, Jefferson ; Jefferson Osborn, Calvin.
On the occason of the seventh annual picnic held June 16, 1880, the chief address was that by the President, Hon. George B. Turner. The election of officers resulted as follows : President, George B. Turner; Secretary, Lowell H. Glover; Assistant Secretary, Irving V. Sherman ; Treasurer, Jolin Tietsort. Executive Committee-Abijah Huyck, Marcellus ; Milton J. Gard, Volinia ; George La Porte, Wayne ; Henry Keeler, Silver Creek ; Henry Michael, Dowagiac; Robert J. Dickson, Pokagon ; Jesse G. Beeson, La Grange; John Nixon, Penn ; Jerry R. Grinnell, Newberg ; J. II. Hitchcox, Porter ; Jefferson Osborn, Calvin ; J. N. Marshall, Jefferson ; Mason Doane, Howard ; James HI. Beauchamp, Mil- ton ; R. D. May, Ontwa; D. R. Stevens, Mason.
Largest of all the meetings of the Cass County Pioneer Society was that of June 15, 1881-the eighth annual meeting. Estimates of the attendance place it as high as ten thousand. At 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, men were posted at the gates of the fair ground, who counted the teams and people who passed ont from that time until the grounds were entirely vacated at night fall. They counted 1,327 teams and 5,796 persons, and it was estimated that of the former 300 had passed ont, and of the latter over 1,500 before the count was commenced. It is probable that the actual number of persons on the ground was 7,500 or upward. We give the foregoing figures to show by indisputable authority the great size of the gathering. It was undoubtedly the largest assemblage ever known in Cass County. That so numerons a throng could be gathered together, speaks volumes of praise for the wise management of the officers of the society. It is remarkable, that while contemperaneons societies in adjoining counties have retrograded the Cass County Pioneer Society has steadily accumulated strength, the interest in its object developing from year to year. Its annual meetings have exceeded in size and in merit those of any other similar organization in the State, and it is to be hoped that the spirit of its mem- bers will not be less when it becomes an historical rather than a pioneer society (as it inevitably mnst at no very distant day). The address on the occasion of which we have just spoken was delivered by Gov. David H. Jerome, and was an unusually eloquent and interesting one. He paid a high tribute to the pio- neers, and urged the youth of the land to emulate their many sterling qualities. This meeting of the society was the last which the pioneer of Cass County -Uzziel Putnam-attended. A few weeks later, he was laid away to rest, but at this meeting the old man -almost fourscore years and ten-sat on the platform by the speaker, and was much moved by his words. One of the local newspapers, in closing its account of the meeting, and of Gov. Jerome's address, gave tlie following paragraph.
* * We cannot forbear to mention an episode which took place on the stand at the conclusion of his speech. Uzziel Puinam, the first white settler of Cass County-the man who turned the first furrow in her virgin soil and chopped the first tree in ils limits. so far as is known-had been listening with deep interest to the Governor's remarks. As he elosed, the old pioneer. bent with many years of toil and hardship, arose to his feet, fears streaming down his wrinkled face, and tottering up to the Gov- ernor, grasping him by the hand, thanked him fervently for the good words he had spoken for the pioneers, and, above all. for the sound advice he had given the young. This scene, witnessed by but few on the crowdel stand, made a marked impression upon those who did witness it.
The officers elected in 1881 were: President, Jo- seph Harper; Secretary, Lowell II. Glover; Assist- ant Secretary, C. C. Nelson ; Treasurer, John Tiet- sort. Executive Committee-Abijah Huyck, Marcel- Ins; M. J. Gard, Volinia ; Lafayette Atwood, Wayne; W. M. Frost, Silver Creek ; Robert J. Dickson, Po-
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kagon; B. W. Schermerhorn, Dowagiac; George B.
Turner, La Grange; W. E. Bogue, Penn; W. H. H.
Pemberton, Newberg; James H. H. Hitchcox, Por- ter; B. F. Beeson, Calvin; H. B. Davis, Jefferson ; Jerome Wood, Howard; J. H. Burns, Mason; R. D. May, Ontwa; J. H. Beauchamp, Milton.
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.
In conclusion, we give the full list of the members of the Cass County Pioncer Society, together with their ages at the time of signing the constitution, their places of residence and nativity and date of settle- ment (or of birth, as the case may be). It will be noticed that prior to 1877, the year in which different members registered their names and age is not given, and this fact should be borne in mind by the reader who examines the list. Otherwise, apparent discrep- ancies will appear in the column headed "age." The record has been made with great care from the jour- nal of the society.
Date of Settl'mt
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BORN.
In Cass Co. (or of birth).
Ank.
A. B. Copley
51 Volinia.
New York
1833
Joseph Harper
67|l'assopolis
Pennsylvania
1835
D. M. H .well
56 Penn ..
Ohio.
1834
Ichabod Pierson.
51 Jefferson.
Ohio ....
1840
G. W. Jones.
49 Marcellus
Ohio ..
1830
Lucinda Atwood.
42 Wayne ..
Michigan
1×32
Abijah Huyck.
55 Marcellus
New York
1835
Lila Huyck
44 Marcellus
Pennsylvania
1845
F. M. linkler.
63 Wayne.
New York
1839
Robert Watson.
71 Dowagiac
Ohio ...
1838
N. Bock
73 Dowagine
Belgium ...
1832
Arthur Graham
61 Dowagiac
Scotland
1839
Silas A. Pitcher
59 Wayne.
Ohio.
1836
Adam Smith
51 Silver ('reek
New York
1836
Justus Gage
69 Dowagiac
New York
1837
Jacob Hurtle
64 Dowagiac
On the ocean.
1833
J. A. Barney
66 Dowagiac
Pennsylvania
1837
S. T. Read.
52 l'assopolis
New York
1832
Orson Rudd.
l'assopolis.
Vermont
1836
William Sears
56 ('assopolis.
Pennsylvania
1836
James Oxen.
48 Calvin
Ohio.
1848
Pleasant. Norton.
68 Jefferson.
Virginia
1832
Rachel Norton.
66 Jefferson
Tennessee 1832
Richard B. Norton.
46 Jefferson.
Ohio
1830
James Townsend
44 Penn
Ohio ..
1829
Ezra B. Warner.
62| La Grange ..
New York
1846
L. D. Wright.
57 La Grange.
Obio ....
1829
Nathan Jones
18 Penn
Ohio.
1829
Isaac Bonine.
44 Penn
Indiana
1842
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BORN.
Date of Settl'int in Cass Co. (or of birth ).
George Redfield.
77 Ontwa
Connecticut ..
1834 Samuel Squires.
73 Wayne.
Kentucky.
1836
Uzziel Putnam, Ir.
48 Pokagon.
Pokagon ..
1826
48 Dowagiac
New York.
1834
George Meacham
75 Porter
New York
1826
Peter Shaffer.
83 Calvin
Virginia.
1828
Henry Tietsort
56 La Grange.
Ohio ...
1828
Theodore Stebbios 63 Dowagiac
New York
1835
John Tietsort
47 Cassopolis
Ohio ....
1828
Mrs. Theo. Stebbins .. 40 Dowagiac
New York
1833
William Jones.
60 Penn
Ohio.
New York
1859
Elias B. Sherman
70 Cassopolis
New York
1829 Mrs. John S. Gage .. 53 Wayne.
New York
1844
John Nixon .. 66 Penn
North Carolina ..
1830 Mrs. Lucretia Gage 53|Wayne.
New York
1848
Ahijah Henshaw 61 Penn
North Carolina ..
1830
Chester C. Morton ...... 52 Wayne
New York
1844 1837
George T. Shaffer 51 Calvin
Ohio
1832 E. O. Taylor. 54 Wayne.
New York
1844
E. Shanahan
67 Jefferson
Delaware
1832 Mrs. E. O. Taylor. 51 Wayne
New York.
1845
Joseph Smith.
64 l'assopolis.
Virginia
1832
Ebenezer Copley. 58 Wayne
New York
1844
L. D. Smith
40 Cassopolis.
fass County.
1832
George Whitbeck 53 Wayne
New York
1845 185
G. B. Turner.
51 .Jefferson New York
1836
Julia Fisher (wife of Henry Tietsort ).
51 La Grange.
Ohio.
1835
H. Meicham
39 Porter
Cass County.
1834
J. R. Grenell
49 Newberg
New York
1834
Correl Messenger.
65 La Grange.
t'onnecticut 183%
John S. Juchs.
43 Ont wa
Cass Co., Mich .. Ohio
1835
of Geo. T. Shaffer). 45 {'alvin
Dhio.
1836
Charlotte Turner.
53 .Jefferson
Taunton, Eng ....
Esther Nixon.
59 Penn
Ohio ..
1830
Miss Hannah Ritter.
55 La Grange.
Indiana.
1828
James Boyd ..
67. La Grange ..
New York
1836
Lafayette Atwoud ...
49 Wayne.
New York.
1836
H. Il. Bidwell
38|Ontwa
New York
18:6
('harles W. ('lisbee.
40 Cassopolis.
Ohio
1838
John M. Brady 39 Ontwa
New York
1835
R. V. Ilicks. 54 Milton
England.
1887
Noah S. Brady 35 Ont wa
Michigan
1839
Philo B. White
62 Wayne.
New York
1837
John Gill 71 Ontwa
Isle of Man
1835
A. D. Northrup.
51 Calvin
Vermont
1838
Valentine Noyes 49 Ontwa
New York
1835
Amos Northrup.
74 Calvin
Vermont
1838 I. G. Bughee. 60 Ontwa
Vermont
1835
Moses II. Lee .
41 Ontwa
35 Cassopolis
1838
James E. Bonine ..
56 Penn
Indiana.
18-11
John Shellhammer. 62 Porter
Pennsylvania ... New York.
1831
Samuel Graham .. 70 cassopolis.
Pennsylvania
183- llorace Thompson ..... 68 Porter
Massachusetts.
1831
John Struble .. 50 Volinia
Pennsylvania
18-10
Mrs. Horace Thompson 4 Porter
New York
1835
Joseph U. Graham .... 40 Mason
Ohio ....
1846
Joshua Brown ... 56 Porter
Indiana ...
1835
Silas Harwood 45 Newberg
New York
1837
Lucius Keeler 5º Porter
New York
1836
1839
Mrs. C. Messenger.
51 La Grange
Indiana
1831
Mrs. C C. Morton ...... 42 Wayne.
Ohio ....
Mrs. Geo. Whitbeck 45 Wayne.
New York.
1844
William G. Blair ..
55 Ont wa
New York.
1836
Jonathan Olmstead. 5: Ontwa
New York.
1836
llorace Vaughn ... 63 Ontwa
New York. 1844
Chauncey Kennedy 59|Ontwa
Massachusetts
1840
G. J. Carmichael ( wife
Horace Cooper David Bement 61 Oniwa
Connecticut
1838
1843 Charles Haney 65 Ontwa
B. F. Wilkinson .. |54 Ontwa
Charles Morgan. 50 Ontwa
Ohio ...
1842 1835
Sarah Miller (wife of
R D. Mav 38 Ontwa
New York.
1837
Chas. Kingsbury ) ... 44 Cassopolis. Ohio.
1830 Samuel H. Lee. 44 Ont wa
1836
Elizabeth II. Bughee .. 57 Ont wa
Aaron Shellhammer .. 52 Porter
Dartmouth, Eng Pennsylvania . .
1839 1828 1828
Maria (. Jones 49 Penn
New York
1841
James Il. Hitchcox. 48 Porter
New llampshire
1836
D. S. Jones.
55| La Grange. Ohio.
1X33
42 Dowagiac
Ohio
1837
L. S. Ilenderson ..... 63 Dowagiac
New York ..
1850
Lowell H1. Glover 35 Cassopolis.
New York
1839
Thos. J. Casterline .. 61 Penn
New York ..
1844
Asa Kingsbury 68 La Grange.
Massachusetts
1835
Eli Green
40 Dowagiac
l'ass Co., Mich ..
1834
Leander Haskins
1829 John S. Gage. 58 Wayne.
Reuben Henshaw 64 Volinia
North Carolina ..
1830
Mrs. Thomas Tinkler .. 57 Wayne.
New York
1833
Baden, Germany New York ..
1844
William R. Sheldon 59 Ont wa
Connecti, ut
Mrs. Ehenezer Copley. 44 Wayne.
New York
1831
19 Jefferson
New Hampshire Ohio ...
Ilenry L. Barney
AGE.
Maria M. White ..
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Date ot Settl'mt in
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BURN.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BURN.
Cass Co. (or of birth).
AGE.
AGE
William Trattles. 61 Porter
England
1838
George Evans
50
England.
1846
Mrs. William Trattles. 51 Porter
Canada Fast
1836
James M. Dyer.
40 Newberg
New York
1834
\bel Beebe .. 65 Porter
New York
1840
Phebe ('. Dyer
39 Newberg
New York
1849
Mrs. Abel Beebe. 60 Porter
Pennsylvania
1840
Rebecca Jones
64 Newberg
New York
1837
James Motley 68 Porter
England.
1836
Mary Driskell.
46 Newberg
Ohio ..
1828
Mrs. James Motley ... 60 Porter
New York
1836
Dennis Driskell
)4 Newherg
Ohio.
1829
George Whiterl
31 Porter
Michigan
1842
Edward H. Jones.
13 Newberg
New York
1837
Mrs. Betsey Whited. . 65 Porter
44 Porter
Mieh , dass Co.
1838
1840
Julia A. Ludwick
46 Newherg
thio
1835
Henry Lang. 48 Porter
l'ass l'o., Mich.
1843
Mrs. E. E. Cowgill.
53 La Grange.
55 La Grange
Ohio
1836
Oscar Lang
61 Porter
Massachusetts ..
1844
Mrs. M. A. Bueklin
57 Wayne.
Virginia
1834
Mrs. Oscar Lang. 57 Porter
Porter
Massachusetts ..
1838
Lewis Rinehart
61 Porter
Ohio.
1830
IReob Rinehart. 70 Porter
Virginia
1829
Le Roy Curtis
60 Penn
New York.
1837 1830
Albert Thompson 33 Porter
Indiana.
1850
Mary Langston
59 Berrien County. Virginia
Massachusetts ...
1846
Sarouel Rinebart. 64 Porter
Virginia
1829
Washburn Benedict 53 La Grange ...
New Vork
1837
Abram Rinehart. 57 Porter
Virginia
1829
Albert Jones 46 Newberg
New York
1837
Mrs. Abram Rinehart. 49 Porter
New York.
1836
T. A. Ilitchcox 44 Porter
New York.
1831
Gideon Hebron 42 Porter
England
1833
William Benesten. 78 La Grange.
New York
1831
Marcus WeHuran. 33 Porter
l'ass l'o .. Mich. 1841
Margaret Davidson ..
50 La Grange.
England ..
1832
Mrs. Marcus McHuran Porter
Cass Co., Mich.
Sarah Hebron. 16 Penn
Nathaniel Black more .. 56 Ont wa John Hain, Jr.
10 La frange.
Michigan
1833
James M. Wright 53|Volinia
Ohio
1831
Mrs. J. M Wright .. 48 Volinia.
Ohio
1828
Mary Beeson.
59 La Grange.
Pennsylvania
1830
Elizabeth Squires. 72 Volinia
England.
1847
Mrs. George Spicer 58|Volinia.
Ohio
1837
Divid lain
70 La Grange.
North Carolina ..
1831 1835
Esther Newton
55 Volini
Ohio
Harrison Strong.
55 Mason
New York
1844
Milton J. Gard 50 Volinia ...
Ohio
-Fidelia A. Strong.
51 Mason
New York ..
1849
.Iny Rudd.
48 l'enn
Vermont 1836
Margaret Stevenson ..
64 Jefferson
Ohio.
1×45 1837
Henry Shanafelt 50 La Grange.
Ohio ..
1835
Mrs. H Shanafelt. 40 La Grange
Pennsylvania 1844
Elenora E. Stephens.
47 Mason
New York.
1841
E. B. Warner
63 Cassopolis
New York
1846 We-ley Hunt.
60 Calvin
Vermont
1836
". Z. Termilleyer 50 Volinia
Ohio
1×52
8 0. Olmsted
:3 0ntwa
Connecticut
1836
W. Il. Ilnin.
34, La Grange.
La Grange, Mich
1840
.Joseph M. Truitt 38 Milton
l'ass l'o., Mich. 1837
Margaret P. Truitt. .. 36 Milton.
Berrien County. 1838
Charlotte Morris. 42 Volinia.
Pennsylvania ... 1836
L. Dickson
72 Dowagiac.
New York
1828
Hattie ('. Buell. 38 Volinia.
l'ass Co., Mich.
1836
G. J. Townsend. 4 : Penn
l'ass Co., Mich.
1831
E. Il. Townsend
41|Penn
l'ass Co., Mich. 1833
David R Stephens.
51 Mason.
New York
1837
John IT Rich 44 Volinia ...
l'ass Co., Mich. Ohio.
1833
I. A. Shingledecker.
5 .La Grange.
Ohio ..
1846
Selina Green
54|Penn
North Carolina .. Virginia
1832
William Weaver.
44 Jefferson
New York
1841
Asahel Z. Copley ..
60 Volinia
New York.
1834
Elizabeth Weaver. 39 .Jefferson
Michigan .
1835
Leonard Goodrich
65 Jefferson .. 45 Volinia
Ohio ..
1831
lohn ". Clark 60 La Grange
Ohio ..
1843
John Rinehart
60 Porter
Virginia
1829
New Jersey.
1835
R. J. Dickson. 31 Pokagon.
Maryland ..
1828
James Fast
Virginia
1833
llannah B. Dickson 43 Pokagon
New York
1817
E. ( Smith. 63|lToward.
New York 1835
Elizabeth Gard
70 Volinia .
Ohio ....
1829
Mrs. E. C. Smith 63 Howard
New York
1835
John Hamn.
76 La Grange
North Carolina ..
1829
Elizabeth Gilbert 45 Porter.
England
1836
l'harles Smith 52 Mason
New York
1845
William Saulsbury
il Jefferson
Ohio ..
1833
llarriet Smith 51 Mason
New York
1845
Peter Intl
72 Wayne.
Kenincky.
1831
James Shaw 6] Howard
New York 1840
Cool Runkle .. 56 Milton
New York
1841
Peler Sturr 77 Volinia
New Jersey.
1845
Margaret Runkle ... 54 Milton.
Pennsylvania
1841
Wilham Bilderbeck 59 Silver Creek
New Jersey ..
1845
Merritt A. Thompson .. 27 Vandalia
Michigan
1843
lliram Rogers.
72 Milton
New Jersey.
S. M. Grinnell 40 Calvin
New York ..
1834 B. R Jones. 44 Niles
Isaac Wells 14 La Grange
Ohio. Ohio
1838
Mary A. Merritt ... .. 28 Porter U'nss Co., Mich.
1815 R F. Rundt.
61 Newberg
Vernunt
1:31
Martha Warren ... .. 68 Newberg New York ...
18:6
1.0 mis 11. Warren 47 Volinia.
New York ..
Nelson A. Hutchings .. 41|Newberg
Ohio
1836 Orley Ann Warren
42 Volinia.
C'ass County
1833
Ohio Massachusetts ..
1844
Amos Cowgill.
60 La Grange.
Ohio
1×30 1836
Edward Lang. 30 Porter
New York.
1837
Laura S. Henderson.
66 Porter
Virginia
1829
Mrs. Jacob Rinehart .. 66 Porter
Germany
1842
Hardy Langston
72 Berrien ('ounty. North Carolina ..
1830
Mrs. Sam'l Rinehart .. 53 Porter Ohio.
1830
L. Curtis .. 60 Penn ..
Ohio
1845
Sarah Shellenbarger 35 Porter
l'eunsylvania
1830
Mrs. Gideon Hebron Porter
England
C. C. Grant .. 61|Mason
North Carolina.
1830
John M. Fellows. 59 Calvin
Pennsylvania ...
1829
Amos Huff. 75 Volinia
New York ..
1833
Jesse G. Beeson. 66 La Grange
Indiana ..
1830
Isaac A. Huff. 74 La Grange
Kentucky
1830
Isaac N. Gard.
46 Volinia.
Indiana ..
1829
George Newton 64 Volinia
Ohio.
1831
Leander Osborne
56 Mason
New York.
1844
1. K. Ritter.
45 Cassopolis.
Berrien County. 1829
Samuel Patrick
61 Ontwa
Vermont
Ohio
1836
Mrs. D. M. Warner .. 52 Cassopolis
IT. A. Wiley 57 0)niwa
Elmira Gilbert 76 Porter ..
Vermont
1835
Calesta Stratton
59 Dowagiac.
Ohio ...
Lucinda Davis,
63 Pennsylvania
Ohio ..
1832 1829 1835
George Lyon 54 Pean
1831
Barbara Shingledecker 48 La Grange.
Ohio
1846
Tobias Riddle ..
62| Berrien ('o
New York
1835
L. 11. Gilbert 30 Porter
New York
1×35 1838
Daniel Vantuyl
78 .Jefferson 70Calvin
New York
1842
Sarah Bilderbeck 57 Silver ('reek.
Ohio .....
1845 I. B. Thomas 36 Ont wa
1831 Mrs. J. B Thomas .. 34 Ont wa.
Ontwa, Mich. Ohio
1833
Jane A. Grinnell. . 46; Newberg
New York
1835
1. Fred Merritt ... . 27 Porter (198 Co., Mieh.
1840 William J. Hall.
50 Volinin.
Penn ylvania
1840
Mrs. George Whited .. 24 Porter
Cass Co., Mich.
1850
Samuel Everhart 62 Newberg
Pennsylvania
1836
Mary Everhart 46 Newberg
New York
1837
1834
Thomas W. Ludwick. ... Hi Newberg
Pennsylvania ...
1845
Mrs Hall Beardsley ... 38 Porter
A. H. Ling.
Mrs. A. H. Lang. Porter
New York
1837
Anna Rinehart
H. D. Shellenbarger .. 45 Porter
Michigan.
1839
New York 1828
George Spicer ... 59 Volinia
Pennsylvania
1831
48 l'enn
Indiana
Elias le well .. 63 Wayne.
1829
New Jersey
John Squiers.
James P. Doty 72 La Grange.
New York ..
David Histed. 75t'assopolis
Date of Settl'mt in
Cass Co. (or of birth ).
Hall Beardsley
New York
18.17
Mosis N. Adams.
146
HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY. MICHIGAN.
NAME
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BORN.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
WHERE BORN.
Date of Settl'mt in Cass Co. (or of birth).
AGK.
AGE.
Susanth Davis.
Jefferson
Ohio.
1834
C. M. Doane
30 Howard
Michigan.
Life.
Reuben B. Davis
Jefferson
Virginia ..
1840
Emory Doane
32 Porter.
Michigan.
Life.
John Barber.
39 Milton
Pennsylvania .
1861
Green Allen.
70,Calvin
North Carolina ..
1848
31rs. Kate E. Barber ... 35 Milton
Michigan.
1840
Isaac Johnson 60 La Grange.
Virginia
1837
Leonard Keene.
65 Calvin
North Carolina ..
1832
Russell Cook.
62 Pokagon
New York
1837
Alsey Keene.
61 Calvin
Ohio.
1832
Mrs. Russell Cook
55 Pokagon
New Hampshire
1837
Ebenezer Anderson
75 Pennsylvania
New Jersey
1838
M. Carpenter.
77 Milton.
Delaware.
1837
George Laporte 69 Wayne.
Virginia
1833
Mrs. Eliza Carpenter ... 75 Milton
Delaware
1837
Peter Youngblood. 63 La Grange.
Virginia.
1832
P. ter Truitt
78 Milton
Delaware.
1831
John Rosebrough
64 Jefferson
Ohio ..
1832
J. S. Shaw
50 Volinia.
Ohio ....
1831
James W. Robinson 48 Niles.
Ohio.
1833
W. W. Smith
70| La Grange.
Michigan.
Life.
O. L. Trarp.
48| Vanstalia.
Ohio ..
1837
H. A. Parker.
15 Pokagon.
Ohio ..
1851
J. H. Thomas.
68 Mason
Vermont.
1838
C. P. Wells.
44 Pokagon.
New York
1835
William Clark
54 Calvin.
North Carolina ..
1840
Susan A. Smith 53 Ontwa.
New York
1840
Laban Tharp
60 Jefferson
Ohio
Lydia Tharp ..
59 Jefferson
Ohio.
1830
Joseph Kirk wood 66 Wayne.
Scotland
1836
Sanford Ashcraft
55 Peun
New York
1837
Harrison Adama 65 Jefferson.
Maine.
1836
Abigail Ashcraft ..
55 Penn
New York
Michigan.
1836
R. Russell
65 Penn
New York
1863
Solomon Curtis
New York
1839
E. Russell
38 Penn
Vertoont
1863
Mrs. Louisa Curtis.
56 Penn
New York
1833
B Lincoln
53|Penn
New York
1834
Ann Coulter.
67 Howard
Ohio ...
1836
Acacha Lincoln 47 Penn
Ohio ....
56 Ontwa
Delaware ..
1842
William D. Brownell
47 Ontwa
New York.
1854
Mrs. Norton Bucklin .. 37 Marcellus
Pennsylvania
1844
James L. Glenn.
65 Niles.
Pennsylvania
1835
Mrs. J. J. Ritter.
28| La Grange.
Michigan ..
Life.
Henry Kimmerle
45 La Grange
Ohio
1833
William R. Merritt. Jr. 43 Porter Ohio.
1834
M. J. Kimmerle.
38 La Grange.
Michigan
1837
William Robbins. 40 Porter.
Michigan
Life.
R. H. Wiley
34 La Grange
Michigan
1840
Lizzie E. Tewksbury ... 48 Outwa ..
New York
1845
M. A. Pullman
60, Milton
Pennsylvania
1836
Spencer Williams.
68, Milton.
Delaware.
1831
J. Wood.
51 Howar.l.
New York
1836
O. C. Ellis
51 Wayne.
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