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In 1830 he went to Hinesburg, and closed his ministry in Vermont after two years. His health had become im- paired, and he came to Richland, Mich., in 1833, and de- voted himself to out-door pursuits, but did not give up the work of the ministry. He preached early in Cooper, and organized the Congregational Church there. He had ap- pointments in Gun Plain, Otsego, and Comstock, preaching occasionally at home, where he assisted in organizing a Con- gregational Church in 1836. Afterwards he supplied the churches in Le Roy and Battle Creek, and preached the sermon at the dedication of the first church built in Battle Creek by the Congregationalists and Presbyterians, in No- vember, 1843. He continued to preach, as he was able, until the few last years of his life, when increasing infirmi- ties compelled him to remain at home. He more generally rode on horseback to all his appointments. He was an earnest and able defender of the New England type of the- ology as taught by Edwards and Dwight. Being constitu- tionally earnest and impetuous, with good natural gifts, he threw all his energies into his work, and was ranked among the able and successful ministers of Vermont for thirty years. Drowsy hearers slept with great difficulty under his preaching. Till the last he kept up with his general reading, and was intelligent on all questions of the times, and ready to defend his views against all adversaries.
His interest in the growth of the church and the pros- perity of the nation was unabated. The cause of missions in all lands, and the Christian work in our own country, received his earnest attention. His mind continued in its vigor in all the later years of his life, ready to meet his friends, given to hospitality, and able beyond most men in years to spend an hour for the profit and cheer of the friends who knew him best. He had a deep experience of evangelical truths, and, while he never boasted of himself, he did glory in the cross of Christ. Thus he lived until April 15, 1857, when he rested from his labors. His wife had preceded him by only twenty days. Thus they passed over into the perfect life. He leaves a son in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now (1880) pastor at Grand Rapids, whose natural gifts may be taken as a du- plicate of his father's. "The fathers, where are they ?"
EDWIN MASON
was born in Litchfield, Conn., Aug. 17, 1803. There were twelve children in the family. His father, Elisha Mason, served three years in the war of the Revolution, was at West Point when Arnold planned its surrender, and present at the execution of André.
Deacon Mason was married, Dec. 13, 1826, to Miss Cla- rissa Johnson, of Morris, Conn. He united with the Con- gregational Church in Litchfield, then under the care of Dr. Lyman Beecher, in 1824. He came to Michigan in 1832, and has resided in Richland for the entire forty-eight years. Since 1832 he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has held the office of deacon and ruling elder. He has always been respected for his integrity and upright- ness, living in peace with all men. He endured hardship
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as a pioneer, and when the country was new, and a steak of fat venison was a luxury, his rifle was unerring in the chase, and equal to that of any Indian hunter in bringing down the fattest of the herd. Now that the red man and the deer have passed away, he can only keep the old rifle bright for some careless fox crossing his path. Thus he lives in a " green old age," just in call of his four surviving children (who are pleasantly settled not far away), waiting more cheer- fully than most men the opening of his path into the other life. All honor to old age when thus ripened in peace, righteousness, and good-will to all ! He is welcome every- where, with his white locks and cheery smile, for we know that he is true in his Christian integrity. His is a true life.
Deacon Mason was accompanied to Richland by his wife and three children,-Maria, Cornelius, and Laura. His purchase in this township in 1832 included eighty acres. Five children were afterwards born, three of whom died in infancy. Two of them, Betsy Ann and Cornelia, are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Mason celebrated their golden wed- ding in 1876, and friends and relatives to the number of seventy-five gathered upon that occasion. The deacon was called, with others, to bear arms in the Black Hawk war, but, as the danger did not appear imminent, he did not re- spond. His father lived to the age of ninety-nine years, and drew his latest breath on the same place upon which his eyes opened in infancy.
AMASA SHELDEN PARKER
was born in Washington, Conn., in 1805. He came to Michigan in 1830, and taught school for a term on Beards- ley's Prairie, in Van Buren County. He came to Gull Prairie, now Richland, in August, 1831, and for a time had his home with William Giddings, the father of Governor Marsh Giddings, who had located the year before on the east part of the prairie. Early in 1832 he bought the first lot of land sold in Barry County, in town 1 north of the base line, and located a farm on what was known as Garden Prairie. During the following year he built upon it and began to improve the land.
In June, 1834, he was married to Miss Celestia C. Barnes by Rev. Levi White. Mr. Barnes had built a mill in what is now Yorkville, at the outlet of Gull Lake. Miss Barnes taught one of the first day-schools in this town.
Mr. Parker went to his new home on Garden Prairie, and lived there until 1850, when he moved upon a farm which he had purchased in Richland. He improved that farm, and resided upon it until 1865, when he bought a farm one-half mile west of the Presbyterian church, and resided upon it up to the time of his death, Sept. 14, 1878.
He and his wife united with the Presbyterian Church in 1834, and for thirty years he held the office of ruling elder in that church. He was consistent and true as a Christian citizen, reliable and steadfast as a friend, and, after the better type of New England character, was decided and conscientious in all his relations to others. True to the principles of industry, economy, and virtue of his early training, and steadfast in his Christian life, he has pros-
pered in his family and in his business. He cheerfully aided in sustaining schools and the church.
His widow, a most worthy Christian lady, survives him, and occupies their pleasant home. Two sons and three daughters also survive him, who are qualified by education and gifts for business and society.
REV. WILLIAM DAUBNEY
was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1791. When about twenty years of age he experienced religion, and united with the Wesleyan Methodist Church. In 1816 he was married to Miss Mary Williams, with whom he lived twenty-one years, her death occurring at Richland, Mich., in 1837. In December, 1857, he was united to Mrs. Ann
LITTLE
REV. WILLIAM DAUBNEY.
Baxter, a noble and exemplary Christian lady, who, with five children by a former marriage, survives to mourn his loss. In 1823, Mr. Daubney left England and came to America, settling in the State of Vermont. In 1824 he removed to Hinesburg, and in 1835 to Richland, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., where he remained until the time of his death, which occurred Oct. 17, 1878, when he had reached the age of eighty-seven years. He was licensed to preach in Vermont in 1831, and was ordained deacon by Bishop Hedding, at Marshall, Mich., Aug. 23, 1840, and elder by Bishop Janes, at Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 10, 1848. He was a man of wonderful endurance, working hard, early and late, on his farm all the week, and driving every Sab- bath from five to twenty-five miles, preaching two or three times, and returning home at night. All over the counties of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren he was known by both saint and sinner as a man " diligent in business, fer- vent in spirit, serving the Lord." As a preacher he was clear, forcible, and logical, and his appeals to the uncon- verted, coming as they did from a warm and burdened heart, were frequently irresistible. The Ministerial Asso-
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ciation of Kalamazoo District, at its late session, passed resolutions of condolence and sympathy with the bereaved family.
The foregoing is from an obituary notice of Mr. Daub-
ney, published in the Northwestern Christian Advocate, Dec. 4, 1878, and expresses well the esteem in which the venerable minister was held by all who knew him. After a long life of labor he sleeps well.
BENJAMIN FREDERICK DOOLITTLE.
BENJAMIN FREDERICK DOOLITTLE
is from Jefferson Co., N. Y. The family were originally from Connecticut. He came to Richland in 1836, at the age of sixteen, with his father's family. His father had been a capable and reliable business man at the East. The family came here at a time of great financial depression in the country, and invested their means in a farm bought of Mumford Eldred. His father's health failed so as to unfit him for business or labor. There was an incum- brance upon the property of five hundred dollars (a large sum in those days), which could not be removed by the income of the farm. To save the farm, Benjamin Fred- erick and his brother William left home to work for wages, the one employed upon a lake steamer, and the other hired to the late Judge Kellogg, of Allegan.
A younger brother, John S., and a sister, afterwards Mrs. Carleton, remained in care of the business at home. By this effort the property was saved. The family have been prospered, and, growing out of that early effort of toil and self-denial, they have reached a good position in busi- ness and in social life. They have earned a reputation for intelligence and integrity.
On the 21st of November, 1849, Mr. B. F. Doolittle was married to Miss Mary Jane Forbes, of Gun Plain, and im- mediately took charge of the home farm. He has been successful, and secured a competence. Being prompt and correct in his business habits, and above reproach in char-
MRS. BENJAMIN FREDERICK DOOLITTLE.
acter, he is trusted and respected. He is ready to aid whatever will promote education, good order, and Christian institutions among the people.
WILLIAM J. HUMPHREY
was born in the village of Esperance, Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 28, 1819, and was one of a family of ten children, -five girls and five boys. He remained at home until he was seventeen years of age (excepting ten months spent, when he was fifteen, in learning the tanner's trade), return- ing home after the failure of his employer. He was sub- sequently employed by Isaac Bennett for two years, at thirteen dollars a month, his time having been given him by his father. In 1839 his father removed to Lenawee Co., Mich., and in 1840 was visited by the son, who sub- sequently proceeded to Barry County, and located on sixty- five acres of land for which he had paid his brother-in-law two hundred dollars which he had earned before attaining majority. He found it necessary to go to Gull Corners, where he partook of supper and entered the employ of Mr. Giddings. Soon after, he hired his services to a man named Jones for three years, receiving eleven dollars a month the first year, and twelve dollars the second. The next summer he worked a breaking-plow, and the winter following hired to a Mr. Smith. The latter wished to rent him his farm, and he took it for two years.
March 13, 1844, Mr. Humphrey was married to Miss
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Elmira Spear, of Richland, whose father had come from Vermont and settled in Kalamazoo County in 1833. Mr. Spear died in 1876, at Richland. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey are the parents of five children,-Elizabeth, married, and living at Kalamazoo; George L., now deceased ; Sophia, Franklin M., and Charles, these three living at home. In 1847, Mr. Humphrey purchased one hundred and thirty acres of Judge Logan, and that land forms his present
homestead. He took charge of Logan's farm in 1847, and in March, 1848, moved upon the land purchased from him. Together with Deacon Mason he erected a board shanty, which gave place three months later to a frame house. His present dwelling was built in 1861, and the farm of Mr. Humphrey now contains four hundred and twenty acres. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.
ROSS.
NATURAL FEATURES.
Geography .- The township of Ross lies in the extreme northeast corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by Barry County, on the south by the township of Charles- ton, on the east by Calhoun County, and west by the town- ship of Richland. A survey of the townships was made in 1825, the exterior lines having been run in December of that year by John Mullett, and the subdivision lines by the same party in December of 1826.
For years after, however, the township remained little else than a forest, with its ground unbroken by the plow, and its only inhabitants the wandering red man and the deer and wolf, whose claim was prior to that of the earliest settler.
Lakes and Water-Courses .- The township of Ross is well supplied with water, both in the form of moving streams and quiet lakes. Fifteen lakes, varying in dimensions, span- gle its surface, chief among them being Gull Lake, a por- tion of which lies within the township of Richland, but more than the southern half of which lies in the northwest corner of Ross. It is a most attractive sheet of water, over four miles .in length, and surrounded by picturesque and beautiful scenery. Its waters abound in fish of good size and excellent flavor, which fact has made it a popular re- sort for lovers of fishing sports. Early enterprise made its waters available for commercial purposes, and much of the machinery at Yorkville, Howlandsburg, and Galesburg de- rives its power from this source. Among the smaller bodies of water are Anderton Lake, on sections 29 and 32; Pond Lily Lake, on section 32; Stony Lake, on sections 15 and 22; Hamilton Lake, on sections 1 and 12; Butterfield Lake, on sections 19 and 30; Mud Lake, on section 24, and numerous smaller lakes in other portions of the town- ship.
The Augusta Creek winds its devious way through the centre of the township from north to south, and the Kala- mazoo River flows near its southeastern boundary through sections 25, 26, 35, and 34.
Soil .- The soil of Ross is exceptionally good, there being very little really poor land in the township. The portion bordering the river is level and exceedingly rich, while the
remaining portions, though in localities somewhat uneven, are composed of clay and sandy or gravelly loam, which is very productive and well adapted to the growth of wheat, the superior quality of which has established a reputation for Ross as a wheat-growing township. The surface is un- dulating, hills and depressions abounding in various locali- ties. East of Gull Lake arc extended plains, which are unusually fertile. Much of the territory embraces oak openings, though beech and maple flourish on the borders of the river, and ash and black walnut are found in limited quantities. '
The township produced in 1873, which is the latest year from which returns are accessible, 54,686 bushels of wheat and 47,511 bushels of corn. In 1874 the number of acres sown with wheat was 4756.
ORGANIZATION.
The act of the Legislature organizing the township of Ross was passed March 29, 1839, and reads as follows :
"That all that portion of the county of Kalamazoo designated in the United States survey as township 1 south, of range 9 west, be and the same is hereby set off and organized into a separate township by the name of Ross; and the first township-meeting shall be held at the house of Frisdale D. Pierce, in said township."
Previous to this the territory embraced in the present township of Ross constituted a part of the township of Richland.
LAND-ENTRIES.
The following are the original entries of land embraced in the township of Ross, including the village of Augusta :
SECTION 1.
Acres.
Asa Thorndick, May, 1836.
221.20
Davis Newman, May, 1839.
80
Grant Goodrich, March, 1849. 158.34
Charles Haines, February, 1853 30.40
Theodore Cressey, October, 1853. 109.75
SECTION 2.
William Goadby, January, 1837 .. 145.60
William Brown, January, 1837 150.75
Joseph Burgan, June, 1849. 160
L. R. Haughey, February, 1850 80
State swamp land, 1850 40
Alexander Buell, June, 1854 40
RES. OF ANSON WOODING, ROSS, MICHIGAN,
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SECTION 3.
Acres.
S. H. Sill, April, 1834. 64.45
Lybrant Van Nest, October, 1835. 200
H. G. Rice, July, 1836 270.59 M. Eldred and A. Kellogg, July, 1846. 40
Sarah J. Tyler, August, 1847
40
SECTION 4.
Norman Deming, May, 1834 66.77
Alonzo S. Hume, May, 1836. 160
Amos Barney, July, 1836. 148.45
E. K. Howland, July, 1836
80
Ambrose Cock, December, 1836
160
SECTION 5.
Stephen Warren, October, 1835. 303.55 D. C. and A. C. Kingsland, December, 1836 282.10
SECTION 6.
George Thomas, December, 1836.
454.85
SECTION 7.
Stephen Warren, October, 1835. 84.52
E. W. O'Brien, October, 1835 1.76
SECTION 8.
Stephen Warren, October, 1835. 80
Ambrose Cock
259.36
D. C. and A. Kingsland, December, 1836.
227.11
SECTION 9.
Charles M. Rash, May, 1836. 160
Linus Ellison, May, 1836. 80
Abner Goodrich, May, 1836. 80
Ezra Conois, December, 1836. 80
Norman Deming, February, 1837.
160
Joseph Covey, February, 1837.
80
SECTION 10.
J. T. Wright, May, 1836.
160
M. P. Lawson, May, 1836. 80
Linus Ellison, May, 1836. 80
Abner Goodrich, May, 1836
40
Henry Jones and Michel Rice, December, 1836. 160
M. Eldred and A. Kellogg, July, 1846. 40
Albert Sperry, October, 1849. 40
A. H. Bowen, May, 1836.
40
SECTION 11.
S. Hubbard and Isaac Parker, May, 1836 160
Jane Clark, October, 1838
40
A. L. Clark, October, 1838 .. 40
L. R. Haughey, February, 1850
80
Peter D. Kale, November, 1850
40
State swamp land, September, 1850.
280
SECTION 12.
Allan Ferris, May, 1836.
71.48
A. L. Clark, June, 1836. 120
Charles L. Gray, June, 1836 80
J. H. Knapp, June, 1836. 200
Jane Clark, October, 1838 40
Charles Harno, February, 1853, and June, 1854 76.55 Eliza Wood, July, 1854. 40
SECTION 13.
John Mead, Jr., May, 1836. 80
M. P. Lampson, May, 1836. 80
J. H. Knapp, July, 1836 .. 40
P. L. Sherman, July, 1836.
200
Ambrose Cock, December, 1836.
240
SECTION 14.
Cornelius Wendell, April, 1836.
640
SECTION 15.
T. P. Sheldon, April, 1836. 80
Benjamin Reed, December, 1836 121.05
Thomas Evans, April, 1836 ... 80
Jeremiah Palmanteer, May, 1836. 120
S. Hubbard and Isaac Parker, May, 1836. 193.34
School section.
SECTION 16.
SECTION 17.
George Torrey, December, 1836. 33
Stephen Clark, February, 1837. 49.40
William B. Hawley, September, 1837. 80
William Scott, June, 1838 ..
178.40
M. Eldred and A. Kellogg, July, 1846.
80
SECTION 18.
Acres.
Isaac Barnes, June and November, 1831. 193.02 Tillotson Barnes, October, 1833. 69.08 M. P. Lampson, May, 1836. 114.83 J. D. Batchelder, February, 1847. 60
SECTION 19.
G. McIlvaine, January, 1831 80
J. A. Barnes, November, 1835. 40
E. P. & A. Mills, January, 1836. 67.34
George Torrey, January, 1836 40
90.57
H. B. Sloate, May, 1836. 69.16
E. K. Howland, July, 1836. 67.34
Henry Howland, January, 1837. 40 A. T. McReynold, February, 1837. 40
J. C. Stonehouse, February, 1837. 59.50
SECTION 20.
M. P. Lampson, May, 1836. 80
H. M. Peck and F. M. Peck, May, 1836
77
Henry Howland, February, 1837
80
Stephen Clark, February, 1837.
285.50
Alex. Buell, November, 1851. 80
SECTION 21.
Samuel Hubbard, May, 1835 160
S. S. Hopkins, May, 1835. 40
Robert Waters, December, 1835. 160
M. O. Safford, June, 1838. 40
Elisha Hoard, June, 1838. 40 M. Eldred and A. Kellogg, June, 1847 40
James Carlton, December, 1847.
40
Daniel Rowell, June, 1851.
40
Ashbel Kellogg, February, 1848 40
John Van Vleck, November, 1853. 40
SECTION 22.
Charity King, March, 1836. 80
Almon Eldred, March, 1836
80
H. Jones and M. Rice, December, 1836.
8
Zebulon Misner, December, 1836
75.20
S. H. Ransom, December, 1836
160
Salmon King, January, 1837
80
Stephen Clark, February, 1837. 58.02
SECTION 23.
S. Hubbard and Isaac Parker, May, 1836 160
Clark King, July, 1836
160
Salmon King, February, 1837. 80 Wm. Lambertson, April, 1837. 160
C. J. Young, October, 1852.
40
L. C. Kellogg, March, 1853. 40
SECTION 24.
J. H. Booher, February, 1854. 40
C. W. Whitenack, June, 1834. 80
A. P. Selover, June, 1834. 80
T. P. Sheldon, April, 1836
80
S. Hubbard and Isaac Parker, May, 1836.
80
Soloman Gotman, May, 1836.
80
80 E. I. Jones, May, 1836, 80 - James Harris, December, 1836, and January, 1837. Zebulon Misner, May, 1839. 40
SECTION 25.
John Whitenack, June, 1834 71.49
Almon Eldred, June, 1835. 122.21
Evans, Gwinn & Ganson, August, 1835. 138.49
A. H. Edwards, October, 1835.
2.85
Almon Eldred, March, 1836
204.31
James Harris, February, 1837.
40
SECTION 26.
Abiel Cook, June, 1835 186.77
Almon Eldred, June, 1835
80
J. D. Jackson, June, 1835 40
Simon Bailey, March, 1836 98.34
John Jackson, April, 1836
120
S. Howland, July, 1836
40
William Glover, December, 1836 40
SECTION 27.
Salmon King, June, 1834. 80
Abiel Cook, June, 1834. 80
James Wadsworth, September, 1835. 320
Simpson Howland, July, 1836.
40
William Glover, March, 1837.
120
J. F. Gilkey, April, 1836.
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HISTORY OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
SECTION 28.
Acres.
Russell Waters, May, 1836. 80
Uriah Upjohn, June, 1837 40
David Merrill, December, 1837 120
Ira McAllister, June, 1838 40
Elisha Hoard, June, 1838.
40
Matthias Davis, July, 1839. 40
William H. Smith, November, 1848. 160
Count Sobieski Hill, August, 1838 120 Thomas Waters.
SECTION 29.
Henry Howland, December, 1836 138.59
J. C. Stonehouse, February, 1837 40
Joseph Bodfish, October, 1838. 80.11
Moses Green, October, 1838. 61.30
Harvey Blashfield, November, 1838. 40
Otis Legg, April, 1839. 80
Mumford Eldred, Jr., July, 1846 40
John Hulce, July, 1853 40
SECTION 30.
E. K. Howland, July, 1836. 240
James Harris, December, 1836.
80
Uriah Upjohn, December, 1836 .. 80
Mumford Eldred, Jr., March, 1837 120.94
Uriah Upjohn, May, 1837 69.68
SECTION 31.
William Upjohn, Jr., July, 1835. 69.69
Uriah Upjohn, July, 1835 80
M. J. M. Martin, July, 1835. 40
E. K. Howland, November, 1835 237.96
C. A. Jeffers, May, 1836. 149.63
E. K. Howland, July, 1836. 40
SECTION 32.
S. H. McClellan, September, 1835. 40
Powell Howland, November, 1835. 184.94
P. and E. K. Howland, November, 1835. 115.59
E. K. Howland, November, 1835 55.65
H. P. Sherman, November, 1835 80
Ambrose Cock, December, 1836. 79.50
SECTION 33.
Salmon King, June, 1834. 40
H. A. King, June, 1834
40
E. K. Howland, July, 1836 80
D. C. Kingsland, December, 1836 80
Ambrose Cock, December, 1836 240
R. P. Marvin, December, 1836 160
SECTION 34.
Martin McKain, May, 1833. 191.11
Ambrose Cock, June, 1833. 58.84
E. Cravath & E. S. Alvord, October, 1833 76.92
Salmon King, June, 1834 120
Salmon King, April, 1835 ... 40
Gardner Scott, September, 1835. 120
SECTION 35.
Ambrose Cock, June, 1833 77.18
E. Cravath & E. S. Alvord, October, 1833 60.75
John Race, October, 1835
80
John Race ... 40
Lanckford Burdick, December, 1836.
40
Ambrose Cock, December, 1836 40
Simon Bailey, March, 1836 76.64
L. Burdick, March, 1836. 80
Charles Burdick, March, 1836 40
Alvin Burdick, March, 1836 40
SECTION 36.
C. S. Whitman, November, 1833 80
Peter Johnson, June, 1835. 80
John W. Labar, September, 1835. 160
William W. Mott, March, 1836 40
Matthias Johnson, April, 1836 40
Charles Burdick, April, 1836 120
Alvin Burdick, December, 1836. 80
Charles V. Morris, December, 1836. 40
The following is a list of resident and non-resident tax- payers in the township of Ross for the year 1839-the year of its organization :
RESIDENTS.
Harry Hamilton.
Isaac Mack.
Reuben Booth.
George Thomas.
James Irvin.
Chas. S. Gray.
H. Knapp.
Simeon Knight.
J. H. Hale.
Zebulon Misner.
James Irving.
George Torrey.
David Merrill.
E. Ransom.
Uriah Upjohn.
E. R. Howland.
Willard Butterfield.
Franklin Nichols.
J. D. Batchelder.
Salmon King.
J. C. Stonehouse.
Wilcox & Stonehouse.
T. J. Stancliff.
Horace Cross.
Polly Miller.
Milo Foot. Gilbert Higgins.
N. Deming.
Casey Mckay.
Samuel W. Johnson.
Philander King.
John Misner.
Philip Gray.
A. and T. T. Lake.
Gilkey & Stonehouse.
Henry Howland.
H. Blashfield.
_ Griffin.
John Race.
Matthias Johnson.
Peter Johnson.
NON-RESIDENTS.
W. Goadley.
S. Hubbard.
W. Brown.
S. S. Hopkins.
H. G. Rice.
E. Hoard.
J. Vanest.
M. C. Safford.
S. H. Hill.
Dr. P. Clifford.
N. Deming.
H. Jones.
A. Cock.
Amos Barney.
A. S. Hume.
Stephen Warren.
D. C. Kingsland & Co.
- Cummings.
E. Convis.
J. Corey.
C. M. Rash.
A. P. Spover
H. Jones and M. Rice.
James Harris
A. H. Bown.
A. Eldred.
- Lampson.
- Wright.
J. Clark.
A. L. Clark.
Hubbard & Co.
A. Ferris.
Sherman.
J. Mead.
C. Wendell.
Sheldon.
C. S. Hill.
B. Reed.
Moses Green.
Daniel Mckay.
J. Bodfish.
Win. Scott.
- Jeffries.
Samuel Mcclellan.
R. P. Marvin.
W. B. Hadley.
D. C. Kingsland.
J. F. Gilkey.
Henry B. Hayes.
L. H. More.
A. T. McReynolds.
Mills & Co.
J. F. Gilkey.
John Whiteman.
L. B. Eaton.
Andrew D. Cock.
S. Clark.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The advent of the earliest settler, Tillotson Barnes, is more fully spoken of in the account of Yorkville. Mr. Barnes came to the township in 1832, and after a short career, in which he did much for the prosperity of the little
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