History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Part 111

Author: Durant, Samuel W. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia : D.W. Ensign & Co.
Number of Pages: 772

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* Mr. Hollenbeck is now at Hoytville, in Roxand township.

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HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

Rich, director of the poor, of Chester, strove vainly to have the amount returned to their township, and the Ver- montville people were well pleased with the joke they had perpetrated on Chester. They took no pains to conceal their exuberance of spirits, and were anxious to remind the disappointed citizens of Chester of it at every opportu- nity. Mr. Rich happened one day at Bellevue, and a cer- tain gentleman from Vermontville was there the same day. Meeting Mr. Rich, he spoke of the matter in the presence of a number of persons and enjoyed a good laugh over it. Mr. Rich bore it some time, but finally told the man to go home and look the record over carefully, and he would find that the $300 had been counted in by manipulating the figures or he would pay him the whole amount out of his own pocket. Mr. Rich added, " I know you Presbyterians -deacons, ministers, and all-would take $300 out of us and chuckle over it, but you couldn't do it that time !" The fact was that Messrs. Dow and Rich had so doctored the figures as to make them cover the sum in dispnte, and agreed between themselves to pay the amount back out of their own pockets if trouble was likely to occur over it. The next time the Vermontville man saw Mr. Rich he said, " Rich, you cheat !" and that was the last of the matter, it being taken as a good joke.

The following account of the first township-meeting is from the records :

" At nn election held this lith day of April, A.D. 1839, for the township of Chester, pursunnt to previous notice, according to an net approved the twelfth# day of March, A.D. 1839, to regulate township- meetings in newly-organized townships, the electors organized said meeting by choice of Levi Wheaton as moderator, and Robert Wheaton, John Dow, William Tunison, and Harvey Williams, in- spectors of cleetion, who, being duly qualified, appointed Harvey Williams clerk, who took the oath of office, and the moderator there- upon deelnred the polls to be open for the reception of votes for the election of township officers for the township of Chester for the pres- ent year, ending on the first Monday of April, A.D. 1840.

"On motion, the electors ordered the election of two constables for the present year. The clectors then proceeded to ballot for township- officers, end at ten minutes past two of the clock, r.M., the moderator gave notice that the polls would be elosed in one hour.

" After the close of the polls, on motion, Voted, That the inspec- tors proceed to canvass the ballots before the transaction of other business. After canvassing the ballots, on motion,

" l'oted, That sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, the enst half of 22, and the southenst quarter of 33, in town No. 3 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into a separate highway dis- trict, numbered one, in the township of Chester, and Robert Wheaton appointed overseer of said district.

"On motion, Voted, That sections 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, the west half of 22, and the west half and northenst quarter of 33, in town No. 3 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into a separate highway district, numbered two, in the township of Chester, and Harvey Williams appointed nverscer of snid distriet.

" On motion, Voted, That sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, in town No. 3 north, of range No. 5 west, nnd scetions 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, in town No. 4 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into a sepo- rate highwny district, numbered three, in the township of Chester, and Parley Worden appointed overseer of said district.

" On motion, Voted, That sections 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, and 30, in town No. 4 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into a separate highway district, numbered four, in the township of Chester, and John Dow appointed overseer of said district.

" On motion, Voted, That sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, in town No. 4 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into a separate high-

way district, numbered five, in the township of Chester, and Lemue Cole appointed overseer of snid district.

"On motion, Voted, That sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, and the west half of sections 3, 10, and 15, in town No. 4 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into n separate highway district, numbered six, in the township of Chester, and Benjamin French appointed overseer of snid distriet.

"On motion, Voted, That sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, and the east half of sections 9, 10, and 15, in town No. 4 north, of range No. 5 west, be set off into n separate highway district, numbered seven, in the township of Chester, and Henry Clark appointed overseer of said district.

"On motion, Voted, That horses, ncat cattle, swine, and other animals run at large.

"On motion, Voted, To raise $150 on the taxable property of the township of Chester, for the purpose of building bridges and mnking ronds, to be expended in ench highwny distriet in proportion to the nmount raised therein.

" On motion, Voted, To raise ten dollars on the taxable property of the township of Chester for buying suitable books to keep the records of said township.

"On motion, Voted, To hold the next township-meeting at the house of Henry A. Moyer.

" HARVEY WILLIAMS, Clerk of Election."

At this first election thirty-two votes were cast, being the combined voting strength of the territory now embraced in the townships of Chester and Roxand, and the following officers were chosen, viz. :

Supervisor, Robert Wheaton; Township Clerk, Harvey Williams ; Treasurer, Levi Wheaton ; Assessors, Lemnel Cole, William Tunison ; Collector, Henry Cook ; School Inspectors, Orrin Rowland, Levi Wheaton, John Dow ; Directors of the Poor, Benjamin E. Rich, Leonard H. Boyer; Commissioners of Highways, L. II. Boyer, Wm. Tunison, Jared Bouton ; Justices of the Peace, John Dow, Levi Wheaton, Lemuel Cole, Jared Bouton; Constables, Henry Cook, Caleb Edson.

Soon after election it was found that Robert Wheaton was not eligible to office under the State constitution, and a special election was held May 4, 1839, at which John Dow was elected supervisor in his place.

Among the votes passed in 1841 were the following :

" All swino nre not free commoners in time of making sugar.

" Voted, That three cents fine be imposed on each swine that is not frce commoners for ench offense."

A bounty of five dollars each was voted on all wolves or bears killed in the township, and it was also voted to raise eighty dollars to build a bridge over the Thornapple River on the Clinton road.

Iu 1844 it was

" Resolved, That if any person shall leave sirrup in their anp-bushes in the time of sapping, anyways exposed to cattle, and should cattle get thereto and by so doing injure themselves, the person owning or leaving such sirrup so exposed shall be liable to pay all damages to the owner of such cattle so injured."

The same resolution was adopted also in 1845.

Beginning with 1840, the following have been the prin- cipal officers of the township of Chester to the present :

SUPERVISORS.

1840-42, John Dow; 1843-45, Robert M. Wheaton; 1846-48, Ros- well R. Maxson ; 1849-52, Iliram Hutchings; 1853-54, R. R. Maxson; 1855-56, R. M. Whenton; 1857-59, Sumuol M. Mar- tin; 1860, E. R. Martin ; 1861, R. R. Maxson; 1862-63, R. M. Wheaton; 1864, R. R. Maxson; 1865, W. I. Moyer; 1866-68,

% March 21, 1839, according to the session laws.

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CHESTER.

E. R. Martin; 1869, Albert G. Buc]; 1870-73, E. R. Martin ; 1874-76, W. I. Moyer; 1877-79, E. R. Martin.

TOWNSHIP CLERKS.

1840-42, Ilarvey Williams ; 1843-44, Levi Wheaton ;# 1845, Zebulon T. Wheaton; 1846, Martin Beekman ; 1847, T. A. De Riemer; 1848, Alouzo O. Jenne; 1849, T. A. De Riemer; 1850, Joseph P. Benedict ; 1851, J. S. Williams ; 1852, T. A. De Riemer ; 1853-54, Edwin R. Martin; 1855-56; Joseph Wells; 1857-59, E. R. Martin; 1860-61, R. Duane Wheaton; 1862-64, Edwin Boyer; 1865, II. B. Field ; 1866, A. S. Dayton ;} 1867-68, Wil- liam Wilson ; 1869-7], F. S. Jordan; 1872, H. B. Field; 1873, William Wilson ; 1874-76, H. B. Field; 1877, R. N. Wilson ; 1878-79, F. S. Jordan.

TREASURERS.

1840, Henry A. Moyer; 1841, Lemuel Cole; 1842, Henry HI. Boyer; 1843-44, Isaac Turner; 1845-47, Hiram Hutchings; 1848-49, Leonard H. Boyer; 1850, John S. Williams; 1851-52, Amos Allen ; 1853, E. A. Green ; 1854-55, Amos Allen ; 1856, Daniel K. Dibble; 1857-61, Hiram Ilutchings ; 1862-64, J. C. Harmon ; 1865, Amos Allen ; 1866, John Betz; 1867, J. E. Sharp; 1868, John Betz; 1869, R. M. Wheaton ; 1870-73, James McConnell ; 1874, William Wilson; 1875, J. F. Campbell ; 1876-77, J. H. Dor- man ; 1878-79, George A. Williams.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1840, John Dow ; 184], Harvey Williams, Henry A. Moyer; 1842, II. H. Boyer, Isaac Turner; 1843, Martin Beekman, Isaac Turner, Jared Bouton, Roswell R. Maxson ; 1844, Martin Beekman ; 1845, Amasa L. Jordan ; 1846, Isaac Turner; 1847, Benjamin E. Rich ; 1848, Eri Green ; 1849, Amasa L. Jordan ;} 1850, J. Lumbard ;¿ 185], Isaac C. Williams; 1852, E. A. Green, A. O. Jenne, E. R. Martin ; | 1853, Benjamin E. Rich ; 1854, John Betz ; 1855, Ros- well R. Maxson ; 1856, A. S. Harman; 1857, B. E. Rich, P. P. Moore ; 1858, John Betz; 1859, Roswell R. Maxson ; 1860, R. M. Wheaton; 1861, Ebenezer Whitcomb; 1862, Martin Beekman; 1863, G. H. Beeman, T. F. Pierce; 1864, John Betz, J. C. Har- mon ; 1865, no record; 1866, M. Beekman, Elijah Bottomly ; 1867, Emory Maxsun, T. F. Pierce ; 1868, Allen Cole, W. HI. H. Row- ley ; 1869, Martin Beekman, H. B. Field, Robert Wheaton ; 1870, M. Beekman, E. B. Seeley; 1871, E. Maxsun, H. B. Field, S. Arnold ; 1872, Kelly Bosworth, Ephraim Whitwright ; 1873, J. C. Beekman, A. G. Buel ; 1874, R. M. Wbeaton, [ Charles Dean, J. L. Santee, Jesse Betz ; 1875, O. J. Markham ; 1876, Orrin Turner, G. H. Beeman, C. A. Robinson ; 1877, C. W. Dean, J. L. Santee, S. W. Harmon, Alvan Fleury ; 1878, T. W. Anderson ; 1879, S. W. Harmon.

1880 .- Supervisor, E. R. Martin; Township Clerk, F. S. Jordan; Treasurer, D. H. Dorman; Justice of the Peace, Orin Turner; School Superintendent, B. F. Beekman; School Inspector, Edwin Boyer; Commissioner of Highways, Kelly Bosworth; Drain Commissioner, I. P. Perkins; Con- stables, Charles Hampton, Levi Williams, Arthur Spafford, William Titus.

SCHOOLS.

In the fall of 1838 or 1839 a school district was formed in the centre of the township, and a frame school-house was erected. This was the first district organized in town, and the school-house was the first one built. A winter

term of school was taught by a man who lived on the Clinton road, in Jackson County, and whose name is not now recollected. He boarded with Benjamin E. Rich most of the winter while teaching. He was formerly a resident of the State of Vermont. This district was numbered 2, and the one next east, though organized a short time later, was numbered 1. The latter included the Wheaton neigh- borhood. The old school-house in District No. 2 served numerous purposes.

The following items are taken from the report of the township school inspectors for the year ending Sept. 1, 1879:

Number of districts in township (all whule) 8

66 of school-children in township 420

in attendance for year. 358

of days school taught in all districts 1124

uf school-houses (all frame) 8

of seatings in same

314

Value of school property ..

$2505.00

Number of teachers employed (males, 4; females, 12). 16

Wages paid same (males, $395; females, $820.10) .. ...

$1215.10

Total resources for year

1770.68

Amount on hand Sept. 1, 1879.

381.86

Total expenditures, less amount on hand

1388.82

CHESTER GRANGE, No. 361, P. OF H.,

was organized March 12, 1874, with eighteen or twenty members. The first Master was Anson Scott. The grange meets at Jordan's Corners, where a hall for its use has been erected. The present membership is in the neigh- borhood of forty. Anson Scott is Master, and S. W. Harmon Secretary.

RELIGIOUS.

A Methodist class was formed in the Wheaton neighbor- hood about 1838-39, and the following season a Baptist Church was organized in the same locality. Both were finally discontinued. A Methodist class now exists at the centre, with Rev. Mr. Wallace as pastor. No church building has yet been erected.

A Congregational church, located southwest of the centre, was built in 1879; is a frame edifice, well finished. Regular meetings are held, and had been for a year pre- vious to building the church, an organization having been effected in the Grange Hall, at Jordan's Corners.

Rev. Perry Z. Skinner, a Free-Will Baptist minister, and brother-in-law to Roswell R. Maxson, whose sister he had married in Jackson County, came to the vicinity of Maxson's Corners in 1841, and did some chopping for Henry A. Moyer, who lived on the south line of Roxand township. Not long afterwards he (Mr. Skinner) pur- chased a farın in Chester township, and located upon it. The Free-Will Baptists effected an organization soon after his arrival, and he acted as their preacher. The only members were Mr. Skinner and wife and Mr. Maxson and wife.

The Methodists first held meetings in the neighborhood, and all joined with them.

About 1861-62 the Close-Communion Baptists com- menced a frame church at Moyer's Corners, but did not finish it, and it was purchased by R. R. Maxson, who moved it to a location in Chester half a mile east of the corners, finished it, and prepared it for use as a church for the United Brethren, who organized about that time. This

* Mr. Wheaton died in office in 1844, and Zebulon T. Wheaton was appointed to fill vacancy Sept. 23, 1844.

+ Resigned, and Edwin Boyer appointed.

į Mr. Jordan died in office in 1852.

¿ Removed from township in 1852.

|| A special meeting was held Nov. 2, 1852, when the following jus- tices of' the peace were elected to fill vacancies occurring : J. S. Wil- liams, R. R. Maxson, and Martin Beekman.

[ Mr. Wheaton died in office.

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HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

church was formed mostly of members from the old Free- Will Baptist organization, and at present occupies the entire field. The pastor is Rev. David Buck. The mem- bership, together with that of a class of the same denomi- nation in the Moyer locality, is about thirty. Meetings are held once in two weeks, and a Sunday-school is main- tained, with Wilbur Maxson superintendent. Mr. Buek preaches at Chester, Sunfield, Moyer's Corners, Sebewa, and Danby.

CHESTER STATION

is located in the southwest part of the town, on the Grand River Valley Railroad, or Grand Rapids division of the Michigan Central. A village plat was laid out March 30, 1870, by Jesse Betz, to which an addition was made June 8, 1870, by George Brenner. In April, 1871, Messrs. Garton & Davenport commenced operating a steam saw- mill at the place, and Thomas Anderson and E. J. Whit- wright established stores.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

ASA W. MITCHELL.

MRS. ASA W. MITCHELL

ASA W. MITCHELL.

Welcome and Priscilla Mitchell, the parents of Asa W., were both natives of New York State, the former having resided in Ontario, and the latter in Monroe County. Their son was born in 1815 in Genesee County of the same State, and remained at the parental abode until his twenty-first year, having meanwhile acquired and followed the trade of a carpenter and joiner.

He married Miss Lydia L. Wright, of Montgomery Co., N. Y., who was born in 1817, and whose parents were among the early settlers of the beautiful Orleans County. Ile emigrated five years after his marriage with his family to Michigan, and repaired to his present residence in the township of Chester, having but four dollars as his cash balance on arrival. The land, a portion of which was pre-

sented to him by his father, was entirely unimproved, and required much labor and the exercise of considerable pa- tience to make it productive.

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have five children, Favay I'., Lucy A., Sylvia C., David M., and Chauncey R., each of whom is married and comfortably settled in life.

Mr. Mitchell enjoys the reputation of being a model farmer. He has one hundred and twenty acres under a high state of cultivation, with many modern appliances for aiding the labor of the agriculturist. He possesses in an eminent degree the esteem of the community in which he resides, and bears an unquestioned character for probity and integrity. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are both members of the Free-Will Baptist Church, in which he has been for thirty- two years a deacon.

OLD HOME.

RESIDENCE OF ASA , W, MITCHELL, CHESTER, MICH.

KELLY BOSWORTH

MRS K. BOSWORTH

RES. OF KELLY BOSWORTH, CHESTER, MICH.

CHESTER.

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MARTIN BEEKMAN.

Henry Beekman, the father of the subject of this biog- raphy, was born in Somerset Co., N. J., Dec. 25, 1764, and his mother, Rachel Brewer Beckman, was a native of the same place, where her birth occurred November 17th of the previous year.

The birth of their son Martin occurred Nov. 18, 1806, and his life until his twenty-sixth year was uneventful,- much labor during the summer and a moderate amount of study in winter serving to fill the time. Having lost his mother in 1830, the father with his son removed to New York State five years later, and in 1837 the family re- paired to Michigan and located upon his present residence in Chester township. There were then no highways, and

MRS. MARTIN BEEKMAN.

travel was very difficult, even with the stout ox-teams then in general use. Perseverance and courage were in those primitive days necessary qualities to the pioneer, and these Mr. Beekman possessed in an eminent degree. He was in 1840 married to Miss Mary V. Minor, of Lodi, Seneca Co., N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Beekman have had four sons : Henry Minor, William M., John C., and B. F., the latter two being the present owners of the homestead. These children have been reared to habits of integrity and in- dustry, and have in their separate carcers exemplified the result of their careful home-training. Mr. and Mrs. Beek- man are and have for years been active members of the Presbyterian Church, and consistent exemplars of the faith they espouse.

KELLY BOSWORTH.

Luther and Lomgra Kelly Bosworth were both citizens of New York State, the former having been born there in 1798. Their son Kelly was a native of Ohio, where his birth occurred in 1824. The parents of the lad were industrious, and, from choice as well as necessity, educated their son in habits of industry, which enabled him in after years to attain success by his own efforts. He remained under the parental roof until he had attained majority, when, after an interval of two years of labor at the East, he sought a home in the wilds of Michigan, and purchased one hun- dred and thirty-three acres in Chester township. Return- ing to Ohio, he married Miss Almira, daughter of Francis and Lucina Bark, who united with him in the task of making a home in the State of their adoption. Mr. Bos-

worth was noted as a skillful hand with the axe. He chopped during the first four years of his residence in Michigan two hundred acres, and has never, while at this branch of labor, averaged less than half an acre per day. His only tools on starting were an axe and shovel, with which he has hewn and dug his way to success. He has now two hundred and eighteen acres, most of which is highly improved.

Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth have five children living : Granger F., Francis F., Lucina L., Myron K., and Edwin L., the first of whom is married to Miss Eva Town, of Illinois, and now resides at Sunfield. Mr. Bosworth enjoys a wide reputation for integrity in the township of his resi- dence. His preferences in politics are with the Republican party.

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HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

HIRAM HUTCHINS.

Hiram Hutchins is a native of Pennsylvania. His father, Henry Hutchins, being a carpenter by trade, and his mother dying when he was but four years of age, Hiram, at the early age of seven, was bound out for ten years. At the expiration of this term he had, to begin the battle of life with, only the clothes on his back, good health, a strong constitution, and a stout heart. Walking to Tomp- kins Co., N. Y., he attended school when the opportunity was afforded, and worked on the Erie Canal the greater portion of the time until 1828, when he was married to Miss Roxana Church. The succeeding fifteen years he engaged in milling in Cortland Co., N. Y. His wife having died in 1830, he was again married in 1832, tak- ing for his second wife Arabella Stanton. In 1843 he came to Michigan, locating in Chester township on two hundred acres of wild, unimproved land, which he had ob- tained in trade for his mill in New York State. Being bereft of his second wife in 1846, in 1848 he married Miss Phebe Searles. He has been the father of nine children,

He filled the office of supervisor four years and of town- ship treasurer several years, occupied the position of super- intendent of the poor ten years, and is an active participant in school matters and all public improvements. He is noted

for square dealing, good common sense, energy, and direct- ness of purpose in all his undertakings.

H. HUTCHINS.

DELTA.

NATURAL FEATURES.

GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, SOILS, WATER-COURSES, ETC.

THE township of Delta occupies a position in the north- east corner of Eaton County, and is bounded north by Clinton County, cast by Ingham County, south by the township of Windsor, and west by Oneida. It was named from the bend of Grand River, in which it lies, and which resembles somewhat the fourth letter of the Greek alpha- bet (1). A large portion of the " Old Maid Swamp" lies in this township, and has lost few of the terrors it pos- sessed in the days when settlers became lost in it. This swamp is filled with a dense growth of tamarack, and ex- tends into the adjoining townships of Oneida, Benton, and Windsor. It drains into the Grand River at Dimondale, and in an opposite direction into the Thornapple, and is a prolific source of agues and malarial fevers. The principal stream of the township is Grand River, which affords a fine power at Delta Mills. The waters of all the streams, coming from tamarack swamps largely, have the rich brown tinge imparted to them at their sources, and rapid currents. In an agricultural view the township is excellent, and is gen- erally well improved. Its surface is rolling, and pleasing landscapes are presented in nearly all localities. The boun- daries of this township were surveyed in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, and the subdivisions in 1827 by Musgrove Evans.

LAND ENTRIES.

The following is a list of land entries in town 4 north, range 3 west (township of Delta), as shown on the tract- book in the office of the county register :

Section 1 .- 1836, R. G. L. De Pcyster, William Thompson, M. B. Martin.

Section 2 .- 1836, William Thompson, C. Smith, M. B. Martin.

Section 3 .- 1836, P. Davis, F. Reed, W. Thompson, M. B. Martin, O. Rowland.

Section 4 .- 1836, HI. II. Comstock, M. B. Martin, J. R. Williams.

Scetion 5 .- 1836, V. Ellsworth (entire).

Section 6 .- 1836, W. Thompson, C. Zabriskie; 1837, S. G. Nichols.

Section 7 .- 1836, C. Zahriskic, W. Thompson, J. R. Williams.

Section 8 .- 1836, C. Zabriskie, II. Butler, P. Paino, G. B. Chandler,

J. R. Williams.

Section 9 .- 1836, J. R. Williams, P. Paine.

Section 10 .- 1836, HI. Butler, S. Tenl, D. Merrill.

Section 11 .- 1836, J. R. Williams (entire).

Section 12 .- 1836, William Thompson, J. R. Williams.

Section 13 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1847, D. R. Barnes; 1848, S. B. Dayton.

Section 14 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1837, D. Chadwick; 1848, S. B. Dayton.

Section 15 .- 1836, D. Merrill, S. A. Hubbard.

Section 16 .- 1849, J. Sheets, J. F. Dorrell ; 1850, J. E. Sheets ; 1851,

J. Sheets, A. Meyers; 1853, Charles Burr, A. C. Kent; 1854, II. McCormick, B. Walton.

Section 17 .- 1836, J. R. Williams ; 1840, T. W. Willey, James Nixon. Sertion 18 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1839-51, John Nixon.

Section 19 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1839, John Nixon, R. Nixon; 1847, C. Ilildreth ; 1847-48, James IIuddleson.

OLD HOMESTAD OF H.HUTCHINS, CHESTER TP. EATON CO. MICH.

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DELTA.

Section 20 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1847, S. Nixon ; 1851, E. Byxbee. Seetion 21 .- 1836, S. A. Ilabhard, G. B. Chandler.

Seetion 22 .- 1836, S. A. Hlabbard, J. R. Williams; 1840, S. S. Carr. Section 23 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1838, R. Bacon ; 1839, H. G. Ilal- sey ; 1847, J. Brown, S. B. Dayton.

Seetion 24 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1840, J. A. Bagley ; 1847, N. Carrier.

Seetion 25 .- 1836, M. B. Martin, J. R. Williams.

Seetion 26 .- 1836, J. R. Williams ; 1838, E. Ingersoll ; 1839, C. Ewer,

E. Ingersoll ; 1847, S. B. Dayton; 1849, E. Moore, Thomas Par- sons, Jr.

Section 27 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1838, O. Fuller.

Seetion 28 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1847-53, J. Reed ; 1854-58, G. D. Parker.

Section 29 .- 1836, J. R. Williams ; 1847, John L. Busb, J. H. & D. M. Parker, Benjamin H. Byxbee; 1848, A. Hollenstein, Sr .; 1864, F. Bingley, Alden A. Jenne.

Seetion 30 .- 1836, J. R. Williams; 1848, Ira Byxbee, Levi B. Hare. Seetion 31 .- 1859, James Foster ; 1865, James Foster, James Easterly ; 1867-68, Henry H. Crapo.

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History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Part 111

Author: Durant, Samuel W. cn Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Philadelphia : D.W. Ensign & Co. Number of Pages: 772

Author: Durant, Samuel W. cn
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia : D.W. Ensign & Co.
Number of Pages: 772