History of Cass county, Michigan, Part 41

Author: Waterman, Watkins & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, Waterman, Watkins & co.
Number of Pages: 670

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The following ministers have in direct succession been appointed pastors : Revs. T. H. Jacokes, 1853; T. H. Bignett, 1854; I. W. Robinson, 1855-56 ; E. House, 1858; E. H. Day, 1859-60; H. Worthing- ton, 1861-64; J. I. Buell, 1864-65 ; S. C. Wood- ward, 1865-66; Levi Tarr, 1866-67 ; G. C. Elliott, 1868; V. G. Boynton and G. D. Lee, 1869-70; N. L. Brockway, 1871-72; I. B. Tallman, 1874-76; D. D. Gellett, 1876-77 ; A. Rolfe, 1877-78; T. H. Jacokes, 1878-79; H. Worthington, 1879-81. The present incumbent is Rev. W. H. Thompson. The first trustees were appointed in 1852, by Rev. L. W. Earl, Strawther Bowling, Aaron Henwood, Robert Watson, Samuel Bell, Benjamin Bell, John Huff, Eli Beach. In 1856, the following were appointed : I. S. Becraft, H. Harwood, Daniel Bates, Philo D. Beckwith, James H. Lee, William R. Sturges, John Hawkes.

The trustees at present are Daniel Lyle, Peter Hardy, William Griswold, H. S. McMaster and Samuel Johnson. The present substantial house of worship was built in 1859, under the labors of the Rev. E. H. Day, now pastor at Cadillac. The society is in a prosperous condition ; the Sunday school is a very interesting feature of the work. Mr. Perry Curtis is Superintendent ; Miss Myra Starkes, Secre- tary. A new library of interesting books has been recently added; Mrs. Byrns is Librarian. The offi- cers of the church at present are Daniel Lyle, Jacob Sturr, W. Griswold, H. S. McMaster, W. B. Nichols, C. S. Rouse, Charles Northrup, O. B. Peck, Perry Curtis. The ladies have recently added a new pulpit set to the furniture of the church and take an active interest in making the house tasteful and attractive. Dowagiac Station grew out of the circuit system and from the commencement, by the peculiar itinerant system, has had its pulpit supplied without intermis- sion ; except for two months of 1881, when the la- mented Henry Worthington, who was for the second time serving the church, was suddenly stricken down with paralysis. His death occurring twomonths before conference, the pulpit was vacant for that period. Mr. Worthington was beloved by all who knew him, and as one of the early, active ministers of the State, was quite generally known, and very highly esteemed for his many amiable qualities. His funeral called forth a very general mourning in the community. He was one of those ministers whose names had become associated with the history of the State.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

In the summer of 1851, a Baptist Church was organized under the labors of the Rev. S. II. D. Vaughn. The early records of the church having been

PATRICK HAMILTON.

Patrick Hamilton, one of the founders of Dowagiac, and a good man whose name is frequently mentioned in its history, was born July 29, 1794, in the town of Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass. His first settle- ment in Michigan was in Lenawee County, on the site of the present city of Adrian, in the year 1825. He came to Cass County in 1835, and settled on lands in Silver Creek Township, now in the corporate limits of Dowagiac, where he resided until his death, which occurred August 27, 1870, carrying on until not far from that time the avocation of farming. He was a man of much energy and force of character, positive and clear in his views, and of excellent judgment. He

did much to aid and build up the village, which in part he laid out. Ile was first married to Rosanah Perry, at Lockport, N. Y., May 6, 1824. She died September 10, 1843, in Silver Creek Township. His second marriage was to Pamelia Gray, June 2, 1844. Her death occurred May 1, 1851, and in the following year, December 25, he was united with Mrs. Lovinia Taylor. She died September 5, 1867, and Mr. Ham- ilton took as his fourth wife, October 1, 1868, Mrs. Mary Haight, who still survives. Mr. Hamilton was the father of four children, all by his second wife, two sons and two daughters. One son and one daughter still survive, both of whom live in Dowagiac.

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destroyed it is impossible to give a full history of this organization.

It is remembered that Bruce McConnell and wife, Isaac Cross and wife and Archibald Jewell were among the original members. The first Trust- ees, as given in the county records, were I. S. Becraft Daniel M. Heazlett, Archibald Jewell, A. H. Reed, E. Ballenge, Jacob Allen, Simcon E. Dow, Isaac Cross and Hendrick B. Miller. A house of worship was begun in the summer, when the church was formed, and completed in 1852. The Rev. L. H. D. Vaughn was the first pastor and continued to serve the church until 1861. His successors have been the Revs. But- ler, Waldron, Van Buren, Portman, Dean, Barnes, Reed, McKendrick, C. D. Gregory, Ithmar Chapman, and the present incumbent, Rev. E. D. Rundell. The church has now a membership of about sixty and has had as many as 150 communicants. During Mr. Vaughn's pastorate there was a notable revival which gave the church great strength.

DISCIPLES' CHURCH.

The Disciples' Church was organized under the preaching of Elder William M. Roe, upon the 27th of May, 1875. Following are the names of the original members : James Finley, Eunice Finley, Jasper P. Warner, Urilla Warner, Samuel Ingling, Jane D. Ingling, Uriah F. Ingling (died July 5, 1881), Amelia G. Suits, Charles Smith, Frances Smith, Kate E. Brunner, Sarah Wixan, Thomas J. Caster- line, Rachel M. Casterline, Theodore T. Winchell, Louisa M. Winchell, Elias M. Ingling, Rachel Ing- ling, Mary Stoff, Lambert B. Dewey, Amy Dewy, Eliza Clark, Jennie Buckley (died December 16, 1876), Charles Gardner, Mary Miller and Reason Williams.

The first Elders chosen were Jonas Finley and Lam- bert B. Dewey ; the first Deacons, Jasper P. Warner and Samuel Ingling. On the organization of the church, Uriah F. Ingling was chosen Clerk, and he served in that capacity until his death.

The pastors who have served the church from its origin to the present, have been Revs. Elias Sias, George Clendening and William M. Roe.

The year after its organization the society built, at an expense of about $3,000, its present tasteful house of worship.

UNIVERSALISM.

Organized Universalism had no existence in Dowa- giac previous to the fall of 1858, although occasional meetings had been held by the friends of that faith for two or three years before that time.

A series of meetings of a deeply religious character, conducted by Rev. Justus Gage and Rev. D. P.

Livermore, in the fall of 1828, culminated in the fol- lowing action :

" We the undersigned do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a religious society, to be known and designated as the first Universalist Society of the village of Dowagiac for the purpose of correct Biblical instruction; and for moral, religious and social improvement. In witness whereof we have hercunto set our hands this 18th day of December, A. D., 1858: Justus Gage, C. P. Prindle, Mrs. A. S. Prindle, W. P. Bucklin, Mrs. Mary Ann Bucklin, Gideon S. Wilbur, G. C. Jones, Azro Jones " and sixty others.

The Trustees were elected on the 5th day of Janu- ary following, and consisted of the following named persons : Justus Gage, D. M. Heazlitt, Gideon S. Wilbur, Joel H. Smith, J. S. Gage, Gilman C. Jones.

The first meeting of the Trustees was held at the office of Justus Gage, on the 10th day of January, 1859, and organized by the election of Daniel M. Heazlit, Chairman ; Justus Gage, Clerk ; and G. C. Jones, Treasurer.

At this meeting, measures were inagurated looking to the establishment of regular preaching, and like- wise for the erection of a church building for the ac- commodation of the rapidly growing society. The efforts put forth by the society in support of the recom- mendation of its trustees were crowned with entire success during the year 1859. A minister had been settled, the church had been built and dedicated, a woman's aid society had been inaugurated, a Sabbath school formed, and the society was actively at work in all its departments, and a bright future loomed up in the distance.

A committee had been chosen for the purpose of submitting a form of a church organization, and, on November 20, 1859, they reported one which was adopted, and of which the following is a part ;

ARTICLE I-NAME AND GOVERNMENT.

This church shall be called the First Universalist Church of Dowagiac, its form of government shall be Congregational, and it shall consist of all those who unite together in its covenants of faith in Jesus Christ as the son of God and of obedience to llis Gospel.

ARTICLE 11-FAITII.

Its only profession of faith shall be the simple declaration of the primitive Christians: " I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world; that God is the common Father of the whole human raes, and that all mankind are brethren, sharing with us the love of God and entitled to our love and fraternal regards, and thai ultimately all shall by the grace of God through Christ attain to conditions of holiness and happiness.

In respect to these and all other moral and spiritual truths, contained in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, there shall be entire freedom of interpretation and private judgment, according to the understanding and privale judgment of the believer.

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ARTICLE III-WORKS.

Works of justice, mercy and truth, obedience to the moral law and the precepts of the Gospel; the formation of a Christ- like character the spread of Christianity and the salvation of our fellow-man shall be considered the objects for which this church exists; the preaching of the Gospel; the assembling ourselves together for worship ; the observance of Christian rites and the practice of Christian duties being regarded as means thereto.

In this view, it is expected that the members of this church will be faithful to their opportunities, doing good to their fellow_ men, relieving the poor, the injured and oppressed according to their abilities, doing justly, loving mercy and walking humbly before God; that they will take an interest in the welfare of the church, and in its meetings for conference and prayer, and for social, moral and religious improvement, and that they will engage with a hearty Christian zeal in every good word and work.

ARTICLE IV-CHURCH MEMBERSHIP.

When any persons wish to become members of this church they may do so by signifying their desire to the pastor or either of the church Deacons, and if there be no objection to their moral and religious character by signifying the following cove- nant in the book of church records, or in the records of the pas- tor. But if there be objection, all further proceedings shall be suspended until such objections shall have been fully examined by a committee of three members, appointed by the pastor (or minister for the time being), and a report made thereon that said objections have been satisfactorily explained or removed.

On January 4, 1860, the church was dedicated according to the usual custom of the denomination. Revs. D. P. Livermore, Otis A. Skinner .and A. G. Hibbard assisted in the services of the dedication.

The following-named ministers have been pastors of the society in the order in which they are named : A. G. Hibbard, Jacob Straub, A. W. Bruce, Asa Countryman, Harvey Hersey, A. G. Harmon, Henry Slade, I. S. Fall and N. T. Glover.

The Universalists of Dowagiac owe very much to Justus Gage for his zeal, energy and good manage- ment of matters pertaining to the society and church and also for his deep interest in and sacrifices for the Sunday school.

The church building just at present presents a rough exterior, needing paint badly. But inside it is very comfortable and quite pretty. The names of the present Board of Trustees are as follows: President, G. C. Jones ; Clerk, Iliram Bowling; Treasurer ; C. T. Lee; Trustees, P. D. Beckwith, Richard Heddon, Gideon Gibbs.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHI.

In 1872, the Roman Catholics of Dowagiac erected a small but substantial and neat house of worship, which is now known as the Church of the Holy Maternity. It was dedicated August 30, 1876, by Bishop C. H. Borgess, D. D., of Detroit. Father John Cappou, of Niles, was the first priest who administered to the spiritual needs of the society and he was succeeded in January, 1877, by Father

Christopher J. Roper, of the Silver Creek Mission. The church has about fifty members, among whom are two Indian families.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF DOWAGIAC .*

There is not a scrap of record of the Dowagiac schools or of the School Board back of 1867, the school records and board records either having been either destroyed in the fire of 1864, or otherwise lost. As the files of the local papers up to a still more recent date are missing, the history of the schools and the lists of school officers are necessarily fragmentary. The following history is as accurate and as complete as we have been able to make it, with the resources at hand.

The first schoolhouse ever erected within the limits of the present city of Dowagiac was a log edifice rudely constructed of oak logs, within what was known as the old cemetery, land then owned by Patrick Hamilton. This was built about the year 1840 or 1841. The first teacher who taught here was a Miss Hannah Compton, afterward Mrs. Elias Jewell, long since deceased. Tradition says that she was a good teacher, and spared not the rod, as D. M. and Jay McOmber, and Emmett Hamilton may testify. One other teacher who taught here was a Miss Melvina Edmunds, of Sumnerville.

But few terms of school, however, were taught in this primitive schoolhouse. Dissatisfaction arose in regard to the morals of the pupils, some insisting that public schools bred rascality and immorality rather than virtue, withdrew their children until the school was broken up.

When this school was finally closed, some of the pupils went to the school kept in the then new small frame schoolhouse in Wayne Township, just outside the present city limits, and known as No. 9. Others at- tended a select school started by Mrs. Henry C. Hills, then living on the farm in Silver Creek, now owned by William Moore, a half mile from the city limits. Her sister, Miss Cheesborough, attended to her house- hold and domestic affairs while she -kept the school. The log schoolhouse, a few years after, was pulled down, and reconstructed in another place by Patrick Hamilton, to serve as a barn for a number of years thereafter.

From the time the village began its growth in 1847, until the next schoolhouse was constructed in 1850, select schools were kept in two or more places. A Miss Copley taught one of them in what was known as the " Cataract House" (now standing on the Stoff place, a part serving still as a dwelling house

* The history of the schools has been chiefly compiled by H. S. McMaster, M. D

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and the rest as a barn, on the back part of the lot) ; another was taught in 1854 and 1856, by a Miss Mary Buell, in the house now owned by Miss Harriett Beckwith, just west of the Baptist church.

In 1850, a small one-story frame schoolhouse was built on the ground now occupied by the First Meth- odist Episcopal Church.

At first and for a number of terms only one teacher was employed, but as the town grew and the number of pupils increased, it became necessary to employ two teachers, especially for the winter term.

Among the many teachers employed in this build- ing we have learned the names of a few, which we give as follows, without attempting to place them in any order, as that is impossible from the data we have : Mrs. Dr. Keables, now of Decatur, Mich .; Mr. Van Buren, now of Galesburg, Mich .; Mr. Orrin T. Welch and Miss Abbie Simmons, afterward Mrs. O. T. Welch, now of Topeka, Kan., taught together. Miss Louisa Fuller, now Mrs. Turner J. Tuttle, of Kansas; Miss Nellie Thomas, now Mrs. F. J. Atwell, of Dowagiac. The last teachers employed together were Miss Lucinda Hotchkiss, of Niles, and Miss Anna Lee (now deceased), daughter of J. A. Lee. In 1858 or 1859, this old school property was sold to the Methodist society, and the building moved to its present site on New York street, near the Harwood property, where it may now be seen well propped up to keep the wind from blowing it down.

In 1856, a two-story frame schoolhouse was built, and in it was organized the graded school in the fall of the same year, by Prof. H. S. Jones, now Superin- tendent of the public schools of the city of Erie, Penn. He had at first three assistants, two of whom were his sisters. Prof. Jones was followed in the fall of 1858 by Prof. Munson, who was assisted by a Miss Jones, sister of Prof. H. S. Jones, and two other lady teachers, whose names we are not able to learn. Prof. Munson remained but one year, and was followed by Prof. Wells in the fall of 1859. School had been in session but a week or two, when the building took fire upon a Friday evening and burned down. In 1861, the pres- ent fine brick Union School building was constructed upon the same site, the builder being Joel H. Smith. In the meantime, the school for nearly two years occu- pied temporary quarters in various buildings. One department (High School) was in the Reshore build- ing, afterward burned, where now stand Mrs. Reshore's store building. The Intermediate was in Mr. Daniels' cooper-shop, which was the old schoolhouse on New York street; this was kept the second year (1860-61) by the Misses McArthur, one of whom is now Mrs. D. M. McOmber, and the other Mrs. W. P. Stock- ing. The Primary Department was kept on the south

side of Commercial street, in a building occupied for many years by the post office, and afterward burned down. Another department was taught on Front street, in a building that stood where now stands the residence of James Atwood. This was taught by the lady who is now Mrs. Fayette Atwood.

Prof. Wells remained two years, and was followed by Prof. J. A. Banfield, of Ohio, who organized the Union School in the new brick building in the fall of 1861.

In 1864, the Ward School building, standing in the Third Ward of the city, was built by George Spencer.

The cost of the main school building was $7,000, and of the Ward building about $5,000.

Under the old pro rata school system the following gentlemen served as trustees at different periods, viz. : G. C. Jones, Ira Starkweather, Dr. L. R. Raymond, Henry C. Hills, Daniel M. Heazlitt, I. S. Becraft, R. C. Denison and Joel H. Smith. The board of three trustees at the time the first union school build- ing was projected in 1856, consisted of Messrs. Den- ison, Starkweather and Smith. Mr. Denison re- signed his position to build the schoolhouse, and W. K. Palmer was elected to fill the vacancy.

As has been already said, many of the books con- taining the records of the Dowagiac schools are miss- ing. It is, therefore, difficult to present full and per- fect lists of trustees and instructors for all of the years' but the following is believed to be essentially correct for the period extending from 1861 to 1868. For the years from 1861 to 1868, we present the names of the two new members elected each year :

1861-Daniel Lyle, Justus Gage.

1862-Enos H. Rice, Gideon Gibbs.

1863 -- Daniel Larzelere, H. F. Colby.

1864-Justus Gage, D. Lyle.

1865-Jacob J. Van Riper, P. D. Beck with.

1866-Joel H. Smith, B. L. Van Buren.

1867-D. Lyle, Azro Jones.

The records being perfect from 1868 to 1881, we are enabled to present the full lists of members of the board for the years embraced in that period. They are as follows :

1868-One year, Joel HI. Smith, B. L. Van Buren ; two years, Daniel Lyle, Azro Jones ; three years, P. D. Beck with, G. D. Jones. Officers-Moderator, P. D. Beck with; Director, Joel H. Smith; Treasurer, Daniel Lyle.

1869-One year, Daniel Lyle, Azro Jones ; two years, P. D. Beckwith, G. D. Jones ; three years, Joel H. Smith, William K. Palmer. Officers-Mode- rator, P. D. Beckwith; Director, Joel H. Smith ; Treasurer, Daniel Lyle.

1870-One year, P. D. Beckwith, G. D. Jones ;

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two years, Joel H. Smith, William K. Palmer ; three years, Daniel Lyle, Azro Jones. Officers-Modera- tor, P. D. Beckwith, Director, Joel H. Smith ; Treas- urer, Daniel Lyle.

1871-One year, Joel H. Smith, William K. Pal- mer ; two years, Daniel Lyle, Azro Jones; three years, Thaddeus Hampton, Henry B. Wells. Officers -Moderator, H. B. Wells ; Director, J. H. Smith ; Treasurer, Daniel Lyle.

1872-One year, Daniel Lyle, Azro Jones ; two years, Thaddeus Hampton, II. B. Wells; three years, Freeman J. Atwell, William K. Palmer. Officers- Moderator, H. B. Wells; Director, Thaddeus Hamp- ton ; Treasurer, Daniel Lyle.

1873-One year, Thaddeus Hampton, H. B. Wells, two years, F. J. Atwell, William K. Palmer; three years, Justus Gage, D. Lyle. Officers-Moderator, H. B. Wells ; Director, T. Hampton ; Treasurer, Daniel Lyle.

1874-One year, F. J. Atwell, William K. Palmer; two years, J. Coney, Daniel Lyle; three years, Mrs. M. L. Foster, Mrs. A. Reshore. Officers-Modera- tor, William K. Palmer; Director, F. J. Atwell ; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1875-One year, J. Coney, D. Lyle ; two years, Mrs. M. L. Foster, Mrs. A. Reshore; three years, William K. Palmer, Gideon Gibbs. Officers-Mod- erator, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, William K. Palmer ; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1876-One year, Mrs. M. L. Foster, Mrs. A. Reshore ; two years, W. K. Palmer, G. Gibbs ; three years, Cyrus Tuthill, D. Lyle. Officers-Moderator, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, W. K. Palmer ; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1877-One year, W. K. Palmer, Gideon Gibbs ; two years, Cyrus Tuthill, D. Lyle; three years, B. L. Dewey, Thomas W. Adams. Officers-Modera- tor, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, W. K. Palmer ; Treas- urer, D. Lyle.

1878-One year, Cyrus Tuthill, D. Lyle; two years, B. L. Dewey, Thomas W. Adams; three years, W. K. Palmer, Gideon Gibbs. Officers-Mod- erator, Gideon Gibbs; Director, W. K. Palmer; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1879-One year, B. L. Dewey, Thomas W. Adams ; two years, W. K. Palmer, Gideon Gibbs ; three years, Daniel Lyle, Hamilton S. McMaster. Officers -Moderator, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, W. K. Palmer ; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1880-One year, W. K. Palmer, Gideon Gibbs ; two years, D. Lyle, II. S. McMaster ; three years, Richard Heddon, B. L. Dewey. Officers-Moder- ator, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, W. K. Palmer ; Treasurer, D. Lyle.

1881-One year, D. Lyle, H. S. McMaster ; two years, Richard Heddon, B. L. Dewey ; three years, Gideon Gibbs, Arthur Smith. Officers-Moderator, Gideon Gibbs ; Director, H. S. McMaster ; Treas- urer, D. Lyle.

The Principals or Superintendents of the schools have been numerous, as the following list will show :

The first was Henry S. Jones, who taught during 1856 and 1857. He is now Superintendent of the schools of Erie, Penn. Mr. Prince taught during the fall of 1857 and the greater part of 1858, and was followed by Mr. Munson, whose term extended from 1858 to 1860, and he by Mr. Wells, who taught until the fall of 1861. Since that time the following gentlemen have served: 1861-62, J. A. Banfield ; 1862-63, J. A. Banfield and C. L. Whitney ; 1863-67, C. L. Whitney ; 1867-68, D. E. Wilbur, Daniel Thomas; 1868-69, Daniel Thomas, D. P. Simmons ; 1869-70, D. P. Simmons ; 1870-71, John C. Magill ; 1871-73, Thomas F. Shields ; 1873-74, H. M. Fish ; 1874-77, Edwin C. Thompson; 1877-80, Cyrus O. Tower; 1880, M. W. Smith.

I. 0. 0. F.

The first organization of this order, and, indeed, the earliest secret society of any kind in the town was that of Dowagiac Lodge, No. 57, which was instituted September 12, 1851. The organizing officer was G. B. Turner, Deputy Grand Master, and he was assisted by Henry Tietsort, A. Wood, D. A. Clews and L. V. Tietsort of Cass County Lodge, No. 21, of Cassopolis. The charter members, eight in number, were J. W. Maitland, W. G. Wiley, E. Ballengee, D. H. Wagner, E. A. Allen, C. A. Mills, M. L. Pond and K. B. Miller.

The following were the first officers: N. G., J. W. Maitland; V. G., K. B. Miller ; Secretary, W. G. Wiley ; Treasurer, E. Ballengee; Warden, D. H. Wagner; Conductor, M. L. Pond.

The lodge owns the hall in which its meetings are held together with very fine furnishings, regalia, etc., and is in a prosperous condition.

Olive Wreath Encampment, No. 50 (I. O. O. F.), was instituted April 13, 1871, with the following as its charter members, viz .: Henry Michael, R. H. Wiley, B. E. Coon, J. H. Cullom, N. B. Crawford, W. O. Van Hise and W. H. Debolt. The institution was conducted by D. G. Palmer, G. P., and F. S. Day, G. S., assisted by J. H. Hollenbeck and J. McKin . ney, from Monitor Encampment of Lawton. The first officers elected : C. P., Henry Michael ; H. P., R. II. Wiley ; S. W., N. B. Crawford ; Scribe, J. H. Cullom ; Treasurer, W. O. Van Hise ; J. W., B, E. Coon ; J. S., W. H. Debolt.

ISAAC T. TICE.

Isaac T. Tice, for many years a resident of Silver Creek Township, was born in Pine Bush, Orange in Cass and Berrien Counties, to which he removed County, N. Y., August 2, 1796. His father, Henry Tice, was of German birth and parentage and came to this country when a child. But little is known of his history further than that he was a soldier in the war of 1812. He reared a family of eleven children, Isaac T. being the seventh son.

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History of Cass county, Michigan, Part 41

Author: Waterman, Watkins & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, Waterman, Watkins & co. Number of Pages: 670

Author: Waterman, Watkins & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, Waterman, Watkins & co.
Number of Pages: 670