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1857. Supervisor, John W. Van Riper ; Clerk, Garret Garretson, Jr ; Treasurer, Seth Jones ; Jus- tice of the Peace, Garret Garretson, Sr .; Highway Commissioner, Alexander Parsons ; School Inspec- tor, Vincent Y. Penoyar ; Poor Directors, Moses Rumsey, Adrian Van Riper; Constables, Titus Van Cleve, Edson Montoyne, Enoch Seton, James Vreeland.
1858. Supervisor, Benj. F. Knapp ; Clerk, Free- land Garretson; Treasurer, Seth Jones ; Justice of the Peace, Vincent Y. Penoyar ; Highway Com- missioner, Stephen Mawnawsaw ; School Inspector, Joseph A. Pierson ; Poor Directors, T. A. Arm- strong, Joseph Van Horn; Constables, Isaac Navarre, Edson Montoyne, Tunis Van Cleve, Evelin Galpen.
1859. Supervisor, John W. Hitchcock ; Clerk, Freeland Garretson; Treasurer, G. Garretson ; Justice of the Peace, George Carson ; School In- spector, Hiram W. Lobdell ; Overseers of the Poor, Moses Rumsey, Thos A. Armstrong ; Highway Commissioner, A. Broadrick; Constables, James Hooks, James Vreeland, Benj. Pierson, O. B. Alfred.
1860. Supervisor, John W. Hitchcock ; Clerk, Willet S. Morey ; Treasurer, John H Peters ; Jus- tice of the Peace, John Miller ; Highway Commis- sioner, Benj. F. Knapp ; School Inspector, Jacob E. Vreeland ; Overseers of the Poor, Josiah Chase, Ransom Curtiss; Constables, Orson W. Bruce, Benj Alford, James Vreeland, Elisha Anson.
1861. Supervisor, John W. Van Riper ; Clerk, F. Garretson ; Treasurer, A. A. Van Riper ; Jus- tice of the Peace, J. A. Pierson; School Inspector, Seward Vreeland ; Highway commissioner, Joseph H. Hanchet ; Overseers of the Poor, Josiah Chase, Lewis Vreeland ; Constables, W. L. Walters, Evelin Galpin, Elisha Anson, Benj. Alfred.
1862. Supervisor, John W. Van Riper ; Clerk, F. Garretson ; Treasurer, A. A. Van Riper ; Jus- tice of the Peace, John Cone ; Highway Commis- sioner, J. B. Van Horn ; School Inspector, H. W.
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Lobdell; Overseers of the Poor, Josiah Chase, Jacob Miller ; Constables, David Milliman, James Vreeland, Frank Springstead, John Loss.
1863. Supervisor, John W. Van Riper ; Clerk, Freeland Garretson ; Treasurer, A. A. Van Riper ; Justice of the Peace, George Carson; School In- spector, Cornelius Munger; Highway Commis- sioners, Moses Rumsey, Jacob Miller; Directors of the Poor, Cornelius Holstein, Josiah Chase; Con- stables, John P. Reeves, James Hooks, Frank Springstead, Robert Navarre.
1864 Supervisor, J. W. Van Riper; Clerk, M. J. Vreeland ; Treasurer, E. W. Parsons ; Justices of the Peace, A. Hosmer, Jr, A. Marandett ; School Inspector, J. A. Pierson ; Highway Commissioner, Guilfoil; Poor Directors, Josiah Chase, Moses Rumsey ; Constables, Jesse Dowling, M. Pruyee, Conrad Pierson, Evelin Galpin.
1865. Supervisor, John N. Hitchcock ; Clerk, Cyrus Stiles ; Treasurer, Marcus Warden ; Justice of the Peace, Romeyn B. Murray, W. J. Duddleson, Benj. F. Woodruff ; Highway Commissioners, John Lindsley, Joseph Van Horn; School Inspector, Irv- ing T. Wood ; Poor Directors, James Galt, Austin Fay; Constables, Henry F. Long, John Loss, Lewis Chandler, Oliver B. Alford.
1866. Supervisor, John N. Hitchcock; Clerk, Cyrus Stiles ; no further record of officers obtain- able as the record is destroyed.
1867. Supervisor, John N. Hitchcock ; Clerk, Arthur E. Boylan ; Treasurer, James H. Hitch- cock ; Justice of the Peace, John G. Carson ; High- way Commissioners, Joseph Van Horn, John Col- lard ; Poor Directors, James Gault, Sylvester D. Bates ; School Inspector, Irving T. Wood; Con- stables, Edward C. Ramsdell, George Hitchcock, Daniel Bentley, Herman Alford.
1868. Supervisor, Benj. F. Knapp ; Clerk, S. S. Potter ; Treasurer, James H. Hitchcock; Justice of the Peace, Herman Alford; Highway Commis- sioner, Samuel Boyer ; School Inspector, Andrew Miller ; Poor Directors, Sylvester Bates, James Gault ; Constables, Edward C. Ramsdell, Henry Terwilliger, Sylvester Stoddard, Daniel Bently.
1869. Supervisor, Wm. H. Hooper ; Clerk, Al- bert Hosmer, Jr .; Treasurer, Benj. W. Pierson ; Justice of the Peace, Joseph A. Pierson ; Highway Commissioner, Henry C. Hendricks ; School In- spector, Charles Stoflet; Poor Directors, James Gault, Barzaleal Clago; Constables, Wm. B. Hitchcock, Samuel Hanchet, Tunis Van Cleve, Charles T. Clark.
1870. Supervisor, William Stoflet ; Clerk, Free- land Garretson; Justice of the Peace, Irwin T. Wood; Highway Commissioner, Lorant Bondy, John Collard ; School Inspector, Barzaleal Clago ; Poor Directors, James Gault, Stephen Mawnawsaw;
Constables, Frank Blakely, Sylvester Stoddard, Jesse Doling, Charles Merrell.
1871. Supervisor, Wm. Stoflet ; Clerk, Wm. S. Vreeland ; Treasurer, Enoch Seaton ; Justice of the Peace, John G. Carson ; School Inspector, Andrew Miller ; Drain Commissioner, James Camp- bell ; Highway Commissioner, Tunis Van Cleve ; Overseers of the Poor, James Gault, Wm. Chase ; Constables, Franklin Blakely, John Brown, Wm. B. Hitchcock, Benj. Alford.
1872. Supervisor, Wm. Stoflet ; Clerk, Edwin Ransom; Treasurer, Clinton D. Peters ; Justice of the Peace, M. J. Vreeland ; Highway Commis- sioner, Henry Harryman ; Drain Commissioner, James Campbell ; School Inspectors, Barzaleal Clago, B. F. Woodruff ; Poor Directors, Barton Van Horn, Samuel Chase ; Constables, Jacob E. Vreeland, F. H. Blakely, Tunis Van Cleve.
1873. Supervisor, Wm. Stoffet : Clerk, Freeland Garretson; Treasurer, Wm. F. Stoffet ; Justices of the Peace, Jacob E. Vreeland, Seth C. Hanchet ; Highway Commissioner, Thomas D. Cooke ; Drain Commissioner, J. P. Reed ; School Inspector, Syl- vester D. Bates; Poor Directors, James Gault, Barton Van Horn ; Constables, Frank H. Blakely, Wm. B. Hitchcock, Wm. Stead, Tunis Van Cleve ; Sylvester Bates, declining to qualify as school In- spector, B. F. Woodruff was appointed.
1874. Supervisor, Wm. Stoflet ; Clerk, F. Gar- retson ; Treasurer, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Justices of the Peace, Irving T. Wood, John J. Miller ; Highway Commissioner, George McDonald ; Drain Commis- sioner, B. Clago ; School Inspectors, John G. Car- son, A. J. Montgomery ; Poor Directors, Samuel Chase, Henry Jones ; Constables, Wm. E. Bige- low, Samuel Bailey, Daniel D. Bently, Frederick Lafleur.
1875. Supervisor, John Wood ; Clerk, Curtis L. Mettler ; Treasurer, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Justice of the Peace, George Carson ; Superintendent of Schools, J. B. Reed ; Highway Commissioner, Samuel Hendricks ; Drain Commissioner, John Morrison ; School Inspector, Morand Thompson ; Poor Directors, Samuel Chase, Tunis Van Cleve ; Constables, F. H. Blakely, Fred. Lafleur, Jacob E. Rupert, Charles Springstead.
1876. Supervisor, Samuel Hendricks ; Clerk, Albert W. Wager ; Treasurer, Charles W. Butler ; Justice of the Peace, Peter E. Williams ; Superin- tendent of Schools, J. P. Reed ; Highway Commis- sioner, George McDonald; Drain Commissioner, Barton Van Horn ; School Inspector, Thomas D. Cooke ; Poor Directors, Samuel Chase, Enoch Langs; Constables, Thomas Brown, Jacob E. Rupert, F. H. Blakely, John R. Hulbert.
1877. Supervisor, Samuel T. Hendricks ; Clerk, Arthur K. Wager ; Treasurer, Charles W. Butler ;
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Justice of the Peace, Freeland Garretson ; Superin- tendent of Schools, A. T. Montgomery ; Highway Commissioner, Henry Jones ; Drain Commissioner, John Groh ; School Inspector, Morand Thompson ; Constables, Samuel Smith, Wm. E. Bigelow, Rich- ard Brown, John R. Hulbert.
1878. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Clerk, Robert Wells; Treasurer, Nelson F. Olmstead ; Justices of the Peace, Herman Alford, Daniel Brown ; Superintendent of Schools, Freeland Gar- retson ; School Inspector, Wm. Carson ; Highway Commissioner, Robert Brighton ; Drain Commis- sioner, Ezra I. Guilfoy ; Constables, Wm. E. Bige- low, Charles Stoup, Wm. Milliman, John Hulbert.
1879. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Clerk, Cor- nelius G. Munger ; Treasurer, Nelson F. Olmstead; Justice of the Peace, George McDonald ; Superin- tendent of Schools, F. Garretson ; School Inspector, D. H. Gregory ; Highway Commissioner, Robert Brighton ; Drain Commissioner, John Groh ; Con- stables, John D. Loss, F. Dowling, Charles Spring- stead, Wm. Milliman.
1880. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Clerk, Arthur K. Wagar : Treasurer, John P. Reeves ; Justice of the Peace, James Parsons ; Superintend- ent of Schools, John Collins ; School Inspector, Wm. H. Stoddard : Highway Commissioner, Cor- nelius Collins ; Drain Commissioner, Alexander Marantett ; Constables, Wm. Milliman, E. Milli- man, Spencer Langdon, Elliot Gray.
1881. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Clerk, Arthur K. Wagar ; Treasurer, John P. Reeves ; Justices of the Peace, F. Garretson, Wm. Maynard ; Highway Commissioner, George McDonald ; Super- intendent of Schools, Wm. H. Stoddard ; School Inspector, Daniel H. Gregory ; Constables, Wm. Milliman, T. M. Munger, Edward E. Milliman, Wm. Dwyer.
1882. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet ; Clerk, J. C. Van Riper ; Treasurer, A. R. Reading ; Justice of the Peace, Irving T. Wood ; School Inspectors, Thos. D. Cooke, two years, Wm. Spedding, one year ; Highway Commissioner, N. F. Olmstead ; Drain Commissioner, W. Clago; Constables, Wm. Milliman, Thos. M. Munger, Wm. Dwyer, Ed. Milliman
1883. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet; Clerk, Jos. A. B. Wolven; Treasurer, Andrew Reading ; Jus- tice of the Peace, George McDonald ; Highway Commissioner, Nelson F. Olmstead; School In- spector, Wm. Spedding; Constables, Edward Milliman, John J. Loss, William Milliman, Thomas M. Munger.
1884. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoffet ; Clerk, Charles W. Langs; Treasurer, John P. Reed ; Justice of the Peace, Cornelius Springstead ; High- way Commissioner, Wesley B. Littlefield ; Drain
Commissioner, Edward Milliman ; School Inspec- tors, Freeland Garretson, Thomas D. Cooke ; Con- stables, Thomas M. Munger, Wm. Milliman, John Brown, Frederick Dowling.
1885. Supervisor, Wm. F. Stoflet; Clerk, Joseph A. Pierson; Treasurer, John P. Reed ; Justices of the Peace, Freeland Garretson, James Parsons ; Highway Commissioner, Napoleon Val- rance ; School Inspector, John Collins ; Constables, Thomas M. Munger, Paulete Valekat, Edward Sul- livan, John McCourt, Jr.
1886. Supervisor, Andrew R. Reading ; Clerk, Joseph A. Pierson ; Treasurer, J. P. Reed ; Justices of the Peace, Irving T. Wood, John H. Lobdell ; Highway Commissioner, Napolean Valrance ; Drain Commissioner, George McDonald ; School Inspector, Thomas D. Cooke ; Constables, Spencer Langdon, Wm. Milliman, Frank Springstead, Lewis Girard
1887. Supervisor, Andrew R. Reading ; Clerk, Wm. Speicher; Treasurer, J. P. Reed ; Justice of the Peace, Royal Smith; School Inspector, Willet S. Morey ; Constables, W. B. Littlefield, Wm. Milli- man, Walter Clago, Isaac Navarre.
1888 Supervisor, A. R. Reading ; Clerk, Wm. Speicher ; Treasurer, Ira S. Miller ; Justice of the Peace, Wm. Spears ; Highway Commissioner, Wm. Milliman ; Drain Commissioner, George McDonald ; School Inspector, Thomas D. Cooke ; Constables, Wesley B. Littlefield, Wm. Milliman, W. H. Stod- dard, Lewis Strong.
1889. Supervisor, Andrew R. Reading; Clerk, John L. Near; Treasurer, Ira S. Miller; Justice of the Peace, Thos. D. Cooke; Highway Commis- sioner, Walter Clago; School Inspector, W. S. Morey ; Constables, W. B. Littlefield, N. Valrance, E. Dennison, V. Van Cleve.
1890. Supervisor, J. P. Reed ; Clerk, Wm. Speicher ; Treasurer, A. W. Wagar; School In- spector, F. Garretson ; Justice of the Peace, F. T. Bondy ; Justice of the Peace, to fill vacancy, G. W. McDonald ; Highway Commissioner, Walter Clago; Drain Commissioner, James Mathewson; Con- stable, McGlora Mawnawsaw.
POPULATION.
The population of the township in various decades has been as follows : In 1850, 1025. In 1860, 1380. In 1870, 2037. In 1880, 2567. The valuation of the township at various periods has been as follows : 1840, $155,488 ; 1850, $63,601 ; 1860, $133,390 ; 1870, $217,620 ; 1880, $804,897.
SCHOOLS.
The number of scholars in the township in 1846, was 215, and in other years as follows : 1850, 328; 1860, 530 ; 1872, 780 ; 1880, 930 ; 1888, 868.
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In 1889, there was a total of ten school-houses costing $19,675, with a seating capacity of 901 ; 668 pupils were enrolled with an average attendance of 502. The school libraries contained 1783 volumes.
INDIANS AND TREATIES.
Primarily of course the land was in possession of the Indians, and by treaties of 1785, 1795, and 1807, they conveyed to the United States all the land they possessed in Wayne County. By Act of February 28, 1809, Congress conveyed back to, or reserved for the Indians two tracts of land including the two Indian villages of Brownstown and Maguaga. By treaty of September 20, 1818, the Wyandotte Indians again ceded their rights to these tracts and in lieu thereof were granted 4996 acres in what is now Huron township,
Early in the century the two leading chiefs of the Wyandottes in Michigan were named, Roundhead and Walk-in-the-Water. The former lived at the main Wyandotte village, which was where Gibraltar is now located ; the latter at what is now Wyandotte. These two chiefs took opposite sides during the war of 1812, or rather Walk-in-the-Water took a neutral position, while Roundhead was active in furthering the interests of the British, as was also Chief Warrow, who was leading chief of the Wyandottes, on the Canada side of the Detroit river. Blue Jacket was the name of another im- portant Wyandotte chief. He possessed much mental vigor, owned a large tract of land and in his latter years lived in much the same manner as his white neighbors
As early as the year 1800, there was an Indian village near the mouth of the Detroit river, on the American side, known as Brownstown, and during the war of 1812, a severe battle was fought there. It should be remembered that this Indian village of Brownstown was east of the later, and present village of Flat Rock, formerly called Brownstown. The Indian village occupied land that would now be described as on Section 2 of Town 5 South, Range 10 East.
STREAMS AND NAMES.
Many of the streams in the county have lost their original names, and even the streams, in many cases have disappeared by reason of the hundreds of drainage ditches, which have been dug in the various townships. Some of these in part follow the routes of old streams and in other cases an en- tirely new drainage route has been selected; and the bed of the original stream has been filled with dirt from a new ditch.
Brownstown Creek was of course named from the township through which it flows. Huron River the largest stream in the county perpetuates the name
of the old Indian tribe. Muddy Creek has a name that indicates its own significance. Silver Creek was so named because of its bright and silvery ap- pearance.
In the extreme N. E. quarter of Section 32 on the Thomas Quirk farm, there is a sulphur spring, which has been flowing since the recollections of the oldest settler, converting the adjoining land into a swamp. The spring will probably be utilized at an early day in connection with a health resort, as it is the largest in the State.
CEMETERIES.
The Flat Rock burial ground was deeded to the public in 1835, by Elias and Nancy Vreeland ; and is located on Section 31, Town 4 South, Range 10 East, about half a mile northeast of the village. The lots therein are free to all, the expense of the taking care of the grounds being raised by contribution. The' cemetery contains one and one-third acres About two miles northeast of Flat Rock, on the Rumsey farm, there is a burial ground known as the Rumsey burying ground, which has been used for over fifty years, About ten years ago J. R. Vreeland laid out a cemetery about a mile north of Rumsey's, and for some thirty years a cemetery known as the Van Horn cemetery has been located just southwest of Trenton. A Protestant cemetery, just out of Gibraltar, has been in use for about forty years, and the Catholic grounds near by for ten years.
FLAT ROCK, FORMERLY BROWNSTOWN.
This village lies on the Huron River on Section 31 of Town 4 South, Range 10 East, and on the line of the Detroit Branch of the L. S. & M. S. Rail- road, which was opened in 1873.
The site of the village was originally platted in 1834, as Vreeland, by Jacob Vreeland. By Act of March 6, 1838, the name was changed to Flat Rock, the Post-office, however, for many years was known as Brownstown. In its earliest days the locality was known as "Smooth Rock," and in common with all the earlier villages of Michigan, it possessed anticipations of brilliant commercial prosperity.
An Act of April 3, 1838, incorporated the Gibral- tar and Flat Rock Compaay, which was to be com- posed of B. B. Kercheval, Joshua Howard, Phineas Davis, Enoch Jones, James H. Forsyth, Peter God- frey, Harry Conant, Charles Noble, and such others as chose to associate with them. The company was incorporated for the purpose of " building a city at the mouth of the Detroit river, and at Flat Rock, on the river Huron, and for the purpose of im- proving the harbor of Gibraltar at the mouth of the Detroit river." The Act also authorized the com-
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pany to erect " piers, wharves, warehouses, and other necessary buildings and improvements, and to con- nect the village of Flat Rock by a canal with the City of Gibraltar." It was also authorized to con- struct a branch canal from Gibraltar to Ypsilanti. By a supplementary Act of April 17, 1839, they were empowered to increase their capital to one million dollars. The company actually expended about $100,000 on these projects but the canal was never completed or used.
In 1838, the village of Flat Rock had four stores, two saw mills, a flour mill, and about 250 inhabi- tants. Within two years after, the canal project was entirely dead, and the hopes of its projectors had vanished. The population in 1880, was 373. There is a very well conducted school in a substantial brick building which cost $12,000, and there is also a public hall seating about 1,000.
The Huron Valley Mill at Flat Rock, was built in 1838, by Jacob and Curran Vreeland, and re- mained in their family until November, 1871, when it was purchased by M. H. Mettler, it is a fifty barrel mill with two run of stone and apparatus of the roller process. The Flat Rock Mills, built in 1858, by J. A. B. Wolvin, were sold by him to Stile & Wallace, and by them sold to Redding & Near, in 1868. They were purchased in October, 1871, by G. W. Mettler & Son, and by them oper- ated for custom work. Both mills obtain power from the Huron river, and there is an abundance of water power which as yet has not been utilized.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This church may be properly called the successor of the Huron or Wyandotte Mission. This mission was originally organized for the benefit of the Wyandotte Indians, who lived on a reservation on the Huron river, just west of the present village of Flat Rock. The following account of a visit by the Rev. J. B. Finley to this mission is given in his History of the Wyandottes, he says: "Late in the afternoon of Sunday, December 14, 1823, we ar- rived at the Huron river, on the Wyandotte reserve of eight sections. Here we had a very formidable difficulty to encounter. The river was just fordable, and frozen on both sides for two or more rods. We alighted, took our tomahawks and cut the ice ; then jumped our horses down into the water, got on and rode to the ice on the opposite shore. Here we sat on our horses and cut the ice, when the water was more than midsides deep; and I think a colder day I hardly ever experienced. After stay- ing in the water nearly half an hour, we got on the ice and were not out of the water ten minutes be- fore our clothes were frozen stiff ; and then we had two miles to go before we should arrive at any house. We set off at full speed and arrived at
sundown at the residence of our old friend Honnis, where we were most cordially and heartily wel- comed, and our wants were comfortably supplied. How good it is even in a land of savages, to find a friend and a welcome in the hour of need; and never were men more kindly received than we were on this occasion. This being the Sabbath (though it had been our intention to reach this place on Sat- urday, but the roads and weather had prevented), we immediately sent forth word in the village that we would hold meeting at night. All were in attendance. I tried to preach, and brothers Mon- oncue and Gray-eyes exhorted. Then we invited such as were seeking religion to come forward to be prayed for. Several came, whom we endeavored to . point to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. Some of them believed with the heart unto righteousness. The next morning we had meeting again, and formed a class of twelve members. This was the first Indian class formed in the Michigan Territory."
From the time of Finley's visit services were maintained with considerable regularity, and at a session of the Ohio Conference, held at Columbus in October, 1825, Rev. Mr. Finley was appointed in charge of the mission. In addition to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians, the early white settlers naturally became the subjects of his care and of the itinerant ministers who came after him. In 1833 the building of a church was strongly urged by Rev. Elias Pattee and others, and in the spring of 1834, as soon as the frost was out of the ground, they began the erection of a building, and services were held in it during the summer by Rev. W. H. Brockway, Rev. A. Buckles, and Rev. E. Pattee. It was fully completed in the fall, under the super- vision of Elnathan C. Gavitt, then in charge of the mission. In 1833-4 the society was known as the Smooth Rock and Wyandotte Mission, and in 1835 was attached to the Ohio Conference, but up to 1838 it was called the Huron Mission, with no regu- lar minister, except as supplied from time to time from Trenton and other adjacent charges.
The pulpit was supplied in 1833, 1836-1838, by the Rev. W. H. Brockway; in 1834-5, by Revs. E. C. Gavitt, A. Buckles, Elias Pattee; in 1843-5, by Rev. R. Pengelley and Rev. George King. In 1846 it became a separate charge, since which the pulpit has been supplied by the following pastors : 1846, Rev. Wm. H. Haze ; 1847, Rev. G. F. Hemminway : 1850, Rev. S. C. Woodard, Rev. Isaac C. Abbott ; 1851, Rev. R. Bird; 1852, Rev. S. C. Stringham ; 1853, Rev. B. F. Doughty; 1854, Rev. Richard McConnell and Rev. R. Johnson; 1855, Rev. Richard McConnell ; 1856, Rev. Jedediah Dwelle ; 1857, Rev. J. J. Smith ; 1858, Rev. J. J. Gridley and Rev. James R. Cordon ; 1859, Rev. J. J. Gridley ; 1860-1, Rev
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Thomas Wakelin; 1862-3, Rev. Rufus C. Crane ; 1864-5, Rev. Alfred Allen ; 1866-7, Rev. George Stowe ; 1868-9, Rev. S. Kitzmiller; 1870-2, Rev. Jesse Kilpatrick ; 1873-4, Rev. James Kilpatrick ; 1875-6, Rev. Alexander Gee; 1877-8, Rev. An- drew W. Miller; 1879-1880, Rev. N. W. Pierce ; 1881-3, Rev. Wm. J. Clack; 1884, Rev. J. L. Walker; 1885-7, Rev. William Cook; 1888, Rev. Lewis N. Moon.
In 1849, Moses and John Vreeland donated the society a lot, and in the same year a new church was built, at a cost of about $1,600, with a seating capacity of about 300. The present valuation of the property, including the parsonage, is about $2,000. During a revival in the winter of 1888-9, the membership was largely increased. The first Sunday School in connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Flat Rock, and the first in Wayne County, outside of Detroit, was organized May 3d, 1835.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
This church was established about 1832, by Peleg F. Clark. The society began the erection of a church, but his removal to Ohio caused the interest in the work to cease, and the church died out. In 1856, F. I. Clark came to Flat Rock with the inten- tion of reviving the old church, but was persuaded by Dr. Kitchell, of Detroit, to organize a Congre- . gational Church. The former members were accordingly gathered together, the services of Rev. James Nall, of Wyandotte, obtained, and in Sep- tember, 1857, a church was organized. The church lot was donated by Mrs. R. B. Murray. Messrs. F. I. Clark and S. A. Whipple were elected deacons, and a frame church was finished and dedicated in the summer of 1861, at a cost of about $1,200. It seats 300. The Rev. Mr. Nall continued in charge about two years, and in 1859 was succeeded by Rev. -- Mackinne, who remained until 1865, and was followed by Rev. Robert Parsons, who served in 1867-8, Rev. P. Barker serving in 1888. The present church property is valued at $1,500, and there is a membership of sixty.
ST. MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This congregation was organized as early as 1847, and a church was built on the old United States Road, near Rockwood, by Father Louis. He was succeeded by Rev. J. Van Gennip, in 1853 ; by Rev. Girard, in 1862; Rev. Dr. Montebrick, in 1868; Rev. C. J. Manger, in 1870; Rev. M. H. Schacker, in 1871; Rev. P. J. DeSmedt, in 1873 ; Rev. M. Dekiere, in 1874; Rev. E. Maesfranc, in 1876; Rev. N. W. Grimme, in 1879, Rev. B. G. Soffers and Rev. -- Debroux, since 1880. In the spring of 1880, the foundation of a fine brick
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