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People were greatly troubled with bad money in those days, and the town treasurers were not exceptions to the rule. The township board met April 1, 1845, and " set- tled the account of Johannes N. Lefever, as township treas- urer, so far as related to money in his hands at the settle- ment of his account in April, 1843, and voted to allow him as a further compensation for his services as treasurer, for the year 1842, the sum of four dollars, which was then in his hands, on the old Bank of Michigan, which money went down on his hands."
At that meeting the first bounty for killing wolves was paid to George Hamilton and H. McNary. From that time frequent payments of bounty for wolves were made until the bounty was abolished. In 1847 the township polled 107 votes for supervisor. The question of license came up that year, but does not seem to have excited much interest, as only 46 votes were cast on that question, of which 16 were for license, and 30 for no license.
The vote was probably a fair indication of the sentiment of the town, which then was, and always has been, in favor of temperance and good order. A local-option law was in force for several years, and ou one occasion the township, on a very light vote, gave a majority in favor of licensing the sale of spirituous liquors. It does not appear from the record that any such license was ever granted in town, ex- cept the one before mentioned, given to Daniel B. Eldred. In 1853, June 20th, the township took a vote on the " Maine law," which was submitted to the people at that time; 116 votes were cast, of which 60 were for the law, and 56 against it. From that time forward, for at least ten years, the liquor question entered largely into the politics of the town, and had not a little influence in deciding the elections. Isaac Pierce, a man of poor education but great natural ability, was the leader of the "jug party," while the most fearless advocates of temperance were found in Judge Eldred and his family. This will be further men- tioned in the sketch of Judge Eldred's life.
The town grew rapidly in the northern part and slowly in the timbered land until the shock of the civil war came, in 1861. The people then did just as every other patriotic
community in the North did,-sprang to arms. Their rep- resentatives were found among the first of those who left the State, and the full quota of the township was always kept in the ranks. A majority of the soldiers from the township enlisted in the 2d, 7th, 13th, and 25th Infantry, and the 3d and 6th Cavalry Regiments, and the 1st Engi- neers and Mechanics. All who went did their full duty, and were an honor to the State and the township. Early in the war the women of Climax organized a Soldiers' Aid Society, which did most noble and effective work. They held weekly meetings at Union Hall, Climax Corners, as long as any necessity existed for their labors. At these meetings all sorts of sanitary supplies were collected and prepared for the use of the soldiers, and nearly every week saw a large box of these comforts packed and forwarded to the seat of war and the hospitals, through the agency of the Sanitary Commission. The amount of labor done and supplies furnished by these loyal women was enormous, and was probably not exceeded by any community at the North in proportion to numbers and ability. The records of the society are lost, and in a few years little will be left to keep in mind the noble and self-sacrificing devotion and patriot- ism of the women of Climax during the great civil war. In order to keep the quota of soldiers for the township full, the citizens, many of them, advanced money freely for bounties. In 1863, and again in 1864, the town voted to refund those bounties to the parties advancing the money. This was done in both instances, the sums paid back vary- ing in amount from $1 to $50. The whole amount thus refunded was about $1400.
In 1866 came the proposition to extend the Peninsular Railway from Battle Creek westward towards Chicago, and the town was asked to aid the project. About $10,000 was donated by individuals in aid of the enterprise. The town also voted, at a special meeting held Dec. 12, 1866, to donate the company $15,000 in bonds, on condition that $6000 per mile were donated or subscribed for in stock for the whole length of the line. This was not carried out, but Sept. 25, 1869, the town again voted $15,000 in aid of the railway, and this time the bonds were issued and deposited with the State treasurer, to be paid to the com- pany when earned. Before that time came around, the Supreme Court promulgated the celebrated Salem decision, invalidating the bonds, and the township authorities with- drew the bonds from the State treasury and destroyed them. This was in 1872. The railroad was completed through the town in 1871, and since then all kinds of business have been prosecuted with a fresh impetus. Two villages have grown up on the line of the road, one at Climax Prairie, which numbers about 400 inhabitants within the radius of a mile; and one on the west line of the town, called Scotts, and lying partly in Climax and partly in Pavilion.
FIRST POLL LIST.
"2d of April, 1838.
" Poll List at the Township meeting for the town of Climax, holden at Daniel B. Eldred's on said Day.
Names of voters.
Names of voters.
Nehemiah Elwell, jr.
Josiah Mead.
Clark Ellis.
Joseph E. Riddle. Samuel Carney.
Silas Carney.
Caleb Eldred, jr.
Alexander H. Dean, sworn.
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Martin Nichols.
David Freer. Daniel Eldred.
Wm. Allen, sworn.
Nathan Jaquish.
Frederick Sager.
Holland Gillson.
John Mulkins.
Isaac Pierce.
Alfred Eldred.
Ammon Mills.
Alexander Harrison.
James L. Cassers, sworn.
Theopolis Peck, sworn. James Chiswell, sworn. Stephen Eldred.
Squire White, sworn.
Thomas B. Eldred.
Moses Hodgman.
Daniel Lawrence.
Henry Potts.
Jonathan Willard, sworn. William P. Mapes.
John C. Beach.
William Potts. William Pray.
Robert Watterhouse. Nehemiah Elwell.
Prentis P. Bowen.
Lawrence S. Pierce.
John Carney.
Simon Freer.
John Addams.
Friend C. Bird.
Levi A. Pierce.
David B. Eldred.
Lorenzo Jones.
Caleb Eldred.
Samuel Freeman.
Willard Lovell.
Solomon G. Francis.
Joel A. Gardner."
James D. Pierce.
FIRST TAX-ROLL.
Levi Pierce, number of acres, 160; value of land, $480; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $65; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $570; tax, $3.12, paid.
Joel A. Gardner, number of acres, 40; value of land, $120; number of horses, 1; value of horse, $30; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $65; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50 ; total value, $265; tax, $1.38, paid.
Holland Gilson, number of acres, 160; value of land, $480; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $75; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50; number of two-year-olds, 5; value of two-year-olds, $50; total value, $655; tax, $3.54, paid.
David Freer, number of acres, 116; value of land, $348; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $65 ; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50; total value, $463; tax, $2.51, paid.
Samuel Freer, number of horses, 1; value of horses, $30; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $30; number of two-year-olds, 1; value of two-year-olds, $10; total value, $70; tax, 34 cents, paid.
Friend C. Bird, number of acres, 120; value of land, $360; number of three-year-olds, 1; value of three-year-olds, $20; total value, $380; tax, $2.11, paid.
Emeline Bird, number of acres, 40; value of acres, $120; total value, $120; tax, 67 cents, paid.
John Carney, number of acres, 160; value of land, $480; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $75; number of cows, 3; value of cows, $75; total value, $630 ; tax, $3.42, paid.
Lorenzo Jones, number of acres, 40; value of land, $120; total value, $120; tax, 67 cents, paid.
Silas Carney, number of acres, 80; value of land, $240; number of oxen, 1; value of oxen, $30; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $295; tax, $1.61, paid.
James Chriswell, number of oxen, 1; value of oxen, $30; number of two-year-olds, 1; value of two-year-olds, $10; total value, $40; tax, 20 cents, paid.
Samuel Carney, number of acres, 80 ; value of land, $240; total value, $240; tax, $1.34, paid.
Hannah Keys, number of acres, 70; value of land, $210; number of cows, 1; value of cow, $25; total value, $235; tax, $1.30, paid. Solomon G. Francis, number of acres, 10; value of land, $30; total value, $30; tax, 17 cents, paid.
Daniel B. Eldred, number of acres, 360; value of land, $1480; value of improvements, $1200 ; improvements on buildings, $800; num- ber of horses, 3; value of horses, $150 ; number of oxen, 4; value of oxen, $125 ; number of cows, 4; value of cows, $100; number of two-year-olds, 3; value of two-year-olds, $40; total value, $3895; tax, $20.08, paid.
Samuel Freeman, number of oxen, 6; value of oxen, $200; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50; total value, $250; tax, $1.22, paid.
Stephen Eldred, number of acres, 400; value of land, $1600; value of improvements, $800; improvements on buildings, $500; num- ber of horses, 2; value of horses, $125 ; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; number of three-year-olds, 8; value of three-year- olds, $130; number of two-year-olds, 4; value of two-year-olds, $40; total value, $3220; tax, $16.86, paid.
Willard Lovell, number of acres, 578; value of land, $2102 ; value of improvements, $900; number of horses, 3; value of horses, $200; number of oxen, 21; value of oxen, $700; number of cows, 5; value of cows, $125 ; number of two-year-olds, 7; value of two- year-olds, $70; total value, $4097; tax, $21.50, paid.
Isaac Davis, number of acres, 480; value of land, $1600; number of oxen, 4; value of oxen, $130; number of cows, 4; value of cows, $100; number of three-year-olds, 1; value of three-year-olds, $15; number of two-year-olds, 3; value of two-year-olds, $30; total value, $1875; tax, $10.29, paid.
Larned Gore, number of cows, 1; value of cow, $25; total value, $25; tax, 12 cents, paid.
Alfred Eldred, number of acres, 100; value of land, $300; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $60; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; number of three-year-olds, 2; value of three-year-olds, $40; total value, $425; tax, $2.29, paid.
Daniel Eldred, number of acres, 100; value of land, $300; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $65; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50; number of two-year-old colts, 1; value of two-year- old colts, $30; total value, $445; tax, $2.38, paid.
George Schrambling, number of acres, 168; value of land, $504; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $70 ; number of cows, 2 ; value of cows, $50; total value, $624; tax, $3.41, paid.
Ammon Mills, number of horses, 2; value of horses, $125; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $150; tax, 73 cents, paid.
Caleb Eldred, Jr., number of acrcs, 560; value of land, $2200; value of improvements, $1550; improvements on buildings, $1000; num- ber of horses, 5; value of horses, $250; number of oxen, 12; value of oxen, $400; number of cows, 9; value of cows, $185 ; number of three-year-olds, 19; value of three-year-olds, $285 ; number of two-year-olds, 21; value of two-year-olds, $210; amount of bank stock, $300; number of two-year-old colts, 2; value of two-year-old colts, $50; total value, $6230; tax, $32, paid.
Isaac Pierce, number of acres, 331; value of land, $1357; value of improvements, $150; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $125; number of oxen, 4; value of oxen, $120; number of cows, 4; value of cows, $100; number of two-year-olds, 2; value of two- year-olds, $20; total value, $1852; tax, $10, paid.
Daniel Lawrence, number of acres, 240; value of land, $880; im- provements on buildings, $300; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $150; number of cows, 3; value of cows, $75; number of three-year-olds, 4; value of three-year-olds, $60; number of two-year-olds, 5 ; value of two-year-olds, $50; total value, $1515; tax, $8.02, paid.
William E. Sawyer, number of acres, 600; value of land, $1800; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $150; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $70 ; number of cows, 4; value of cows, $100 ;. total value, $2120; tax, $11.63, paid.
William E. Bellows, number of acres, 220; value of land, $660 ; num- ber of horses, 2; value of horses, $100; number of oxen, 8; value of oxen, $250; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $1035; tax, $5.52, paid.
John Waterhouse, number of acres, 80; value of land, $320; value of improvements, $50; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $150; number of cows, 4; value of cows, $100; number of two-year- olds, 2; value of two-year-olds, $20; total value, $640; tax, $3.35, paid.
John C. Beach, number of acres, 80; value of land, $240; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $60; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $325; tax, $1.76, paid.
Thomas B. Eldred, number of acres, 200; value of land, $720; num- ber of horses, 1; value of horses, $50; total value, $770; tax, $4.27, paid.
Nehemiah Elwell, number of acres, 120; value of land, $360; num-
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Wm. E. Sawyer. Robert Elwell. Larned Gore.
Isaac Davis. Luther Pond.
Russell Wells, sworn.
Aaron Soles.
William E. Bellows.
John Watterhouse. George Scrambling.
JOHANNES N. LE FEVRE.
MRS. JOHANNES N. LE FEVRE.
JOHANNES N. LE FEVRE.
The Le Fevre family are of French origin, as the name indicates. Simon Le Fevre was one of the Huguenots who was driven from his native country during the religious persecutions of that brave and hardy people. He fled to Holland, where he found refuge until he joined a party of Hollanders, who were emigrating to the world beyond the sea. They landed in New York City, and from thence went to Ulster Co., N. Y., where they founded the town of New Paltz, and where Simon also made a home. The farm on which Johannes N. Le Fevre was born (July 25, 1811) was what was known as the Kittle- borough Patent, and was taken up by his great-grandfather Andries and his brother. On this farm Andries, Johannes, and Nathaniel J., who were the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of Johannes N., all lived and died, the farm still remaining in the Le Fevre family. Johannes, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, true to the liberty-loving spirit of his family, joined the patriot army, and served as a private through the war of the Revolution. Johannes N. was born July 25, 1811, in the town of New Paltz, Ulster County. He grew to manhood on the farm of his father, working summers and going to the district schools winters, until he was fourteen years old, after which his entire time was spent on the farm until he was twenty-five years old. Having married about that time, he began to look out for a home of his own. His father showing no disposition to help him, he determined to help himself. He went to his grand- father and hired out to him for one year, to receive for his services one hundred and thirty dollars. The year expired, and he again hired, his salary being increased to one hundred and fifty dollars per year. Of his wages he saved during the two years two hundred dol- lars. He then began to think of getting some land of his own, but farms in his native county were very dear, making it almost impossi- ble for a man of limited means to acquire a home. He resolved to
go West where land was cheap. He bought a team, and with his wife and one child started for Michigan. This was in the fall of 1838. He came to Detroit, where he found his goods, which he had shipped. These were loaded into his wagon, and he then drove on to Climax, where he bought of John Walterhouse the south half of the north- west quarter of section 10, paying for it two thousand dollars, of which sum his father gave him twelve hundred dollars. On this farm there was a log house, a good barn, and some improvements. Three years afterwards his farm, with the improvements he had added to it, would not have sold for ten dollars per acre. His wheat he hauled to Otsego, in Allegan Co., and sold for fifty cents per bushel, waiting months for his pay for the same. This was during the days of the wild-cat money, when times were harder than ever before or since, and when a debt of five dollars was a fearful thing. But by hard work and good management Mr. Le Fevre paid for his farm, and has added to it until he now owns two hundred acres of fine land, one hundred and sixty acres of it under good improvement, with a good house, outbuildings, etc. In politics he was a Whig until the for- mation of the Republican party, since when he has been one of its members. He has held the office of township treasurer a number of terms. He is now in the sixty-ninth year of his age, a hale and hearty man, possessing the esteem and confidence of his fellow-towns- men, and enjoying his ample fortune, accumulated by a life of in- dustry and good management.
Mr. Le Fevre married, on the 5th day of December, 1835, Miss Rachel Schoonmaker, daughter of John and Rachel (Simonds) Schoonmaker, who was born in Shawangunk, Ulster Co., May 28, 1813. Their union was blessed with three children, as follows : Sarah M., born March 2, 1837; Magdalen, May 7, 1839, died Nov. 4, 1868; and Ella, Oct. 22, 1854.
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ber of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $60; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $445; tax, $2.43, paid.
Nehemiah Elwell, Jr., number of acres, 120; value of land, $360; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $55; total value, $415; tax, $2.28, paid.
James D. Pierce, number of acres, 80; value of land, $240; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $55; total value, $295; tax, $1.61, paid.
Lawrence S. Pierce, number of acres, 120; value of land, $360; num- ber of cows, 1; value of cow, $25; number of two-year-olds, 1; value of two-year-old, $10; total value, $395; tax, $2.18, paid. John Mulkins, number of acres, 80; value of land, $320; number of cows, 1; value of cows, $25; total value, $345; tax, $1.91, paid. Robert Elwell, number of acres, 40; value of land, $120; total value, $120; tax, 67 cents, paid.
Luther Pond, number of cows, 1; value of cow, $18; total value, $18; tax, 9 cents, paid.
William Pray, number of acres, 40; value of land, $120; total value, $120; tax, 67 cents, paid.
William Potts, number of acres, 220 ; value of land, $660; total value, $660; tax, $3.69, paid.
Moses Hodgman, number of acres, 40 ; value of land, $120; number of cows, 1; value of cow, $25; total value, $145; tax, 78 cents, paid.
Frederic Sager, number of acres, 440; value of land, $1320; number of horses, 2; value of horses, $120; number of oxen, 2; value of oxen, $70; number of cows, 2; value of cows, $50; number of two-year-olds, 2; value of two-year-olds, $20; total value, $1580; tax, $8.65, paid.
Nelson Eldred, number of acres, 20; value of land, $60; total value, $60; tax, 34 cents, paid.
Alexander Harrison, number of acres, 80; value of land, $240; total value, $240; tax, $1.34, paid.
Aaron Souls, number of acres, 40; value of land, $120; total value, $120; tax, 67 cents, paid.
Erastus Pease, number of acres, 160; value of land, $480; total value, $480; tax, $2.68, paid.
Attached to the foregoing tax-roll is a warrant for its col- lection, of which the following is a copy :
"COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO, STATE OF MICHIGAN. $8 .
"To Nehemiah Elwell, Collector for the Township of Climax, you are hereby commanded to collect from the several persons named in the annexed assessment-roll, the several sums mentioned in the last column thereof, opposite their respective names, and you are hereby further directed, after deducting the compensation to which you are entitled, to pay first to the Treasurer of the Town of Climax, the sum of $212.76. Second, to pay to the Treasurer of the County of Kala- mazoo the residue of the sum by you to be collected; and in case any person named in the assessment-roll shall refuse or neglect to pay his tax, you are hereby authorized to levy the same by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such person; and you are hereby re- quired to make all payments herein specified, on or before the 1st day of February, A.D. 1839.
"SAMUEL HOOKER [L.S. ].
"J. RAMSDELL [L.s.].
" C. SMART [L.S.].
" E. L. BROWN [L.s.]. ". THOMAS S. BUNKER [L.S.].
" Kalamazoo, Oct. 5, 1838."
" E. M. CLAPP [L.s.].
"S. C. HALL [L.s. ].
"JOHN S. PORTER [L.s.].
" C. V. HILL [L.S.].
The non-resident land is omitted from the copy of the tax-roll. The total assessed valuation on this first tax-roll was as follows : Non-resident lands, $35,352 ; resident lands and personal property, $38,444 ; making a total valuation of $73,796; on which was levied a tax of $405.58.
This assessment probably shows about the true cash value of the real and personal property in the township at the time. But the property very soon depreciated greatly, or else the assessors fell from grace and failed to assess the
property according to law, for we find in 1843 that the chairman of the board of supervisors, H. H. Comstock, cer- tifies " the aggregate amount of the real and personal prop- erty of the township of Climax to be $41,491," a decrease of over one half. In 1879 the total assessed valuation of the township is $780,543, while its true cash value is prob- ably nearer $1,000,000.
In 1838 the number of votes cast was 61, which was probably about 8 more than had a residence in town at the time. In 1879 the number of registered voters living in town is something over 400.
The following is a list of the principal officers of the township down to the present time in the order of their election :
SUPERVISORS.
1838, Willard Lovell; 1839, Caleb Eldred ; 1840-42, Isaac Pierce; 1843, Truman C. Dewey ; 1844, George W. Lovell ; 1845, Stephen Eldred; 1846, William E. Bellows; 1847, Isaac Pierce; 1848,- William E. Bellows; 1849, George W. Lovell; 1850, Stephen Eldred ; 1851-52, George W. Lovell; 1853, Lafayette W. Lovell ; 1854, Andries N. Lefever; 1855-58, L. W. Lovell ; 1859, Stephen Eldred; 1860, L. W. Lovell ; 1861, Nelson Eldred ; 1862, L. W. Lovell; 1863-67, Enos T. Lovell; 1868, Isaac Pierce; 1869-74, Enos T. Lovell; 1875-79, L. W. Lovell.
TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
1838, William E. Sawyer; 1839, Daniel B. Eldred; 1840, Friend C. Bird; 1841-43, William Richards; 1844, William E. Bellows; 1845-47, William Richards ; 1848, Paul Geddes; 1849-52, Wil- liam Richards; 1853, Walter Parish ; 1854-62, William Richards ; 1863, Moses Hodgman ; 1864-65, L. W. Lovell; 1866-67, Wil- liam Richards; 1868, Eugene M. Eldred; 1869, William Rich- ards; 1870-73, James Powers; 1874-76, Clement B. Guchess ; 1877, Henry L. Brown ; 1878-79, Homer N. Elwell.
TREASURERS.
1839, Daniel Lawrence; 1840-42, Johannes N. Lefever; 1843, Wm. E. Bellows ; 1844, Andries N. Lefever ; 1845-46, Holland Gilson; 1847, Joseph E. Riddle; 1848, Isaiah J. Babcock ; 1849, Joseph E. Riddle; 1850, Myron L. Coe; 1851, Nelson Eldred; 1852, John Holden; 1853, Erastus Pease; 1854-56, Charles B. Coe; 1857, Charles Moulton; 1858, John Holden ; 1859, Walter Parish ; 1860, John R. Milliman ; 1861, Charles Moulton ; 1862-65, John Brimmer; 1866, C. B. Guchess; 1867, Andries A. Lefever; 1868, Stephen Eldred ; 1869-71, John T. Retalick ; 1872-74, Caleb V. Lawrence; 1875-77, Homer N. Elwell; 1877-79, Holland Sim- mons.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1838, Isaac Pierce, John C. Beach, Isaac Davis, David Freer; 1839, David Waters; 1840, Moses Hodgman, Jolin Carney ;# 1841, Stephen Eldred, Nathan Jaquish ;# 1842, Isaac Pierce, Friend C. Bird;# 1843, Nathan Jaquish ; 1844, John Carney ; 1845, Truman C. Dewey; 1846, Isaac Pierce; 1847, Nathan Jaquish; 1848, John Holden, Charles Moulton ;# 1849, Charles Moulton, Thomas B. Eldred ;# 1850, Isaac Pierce, William Pray ;# 1851, Myron S.
Coe; 1852, Moses Hodgman, Leman Stuart;# 1853, Charles Moulton, L. W. Lovell;# 1854, David Woodin, Jarvis D. Adams ;# 1855, Nathan Jaquish, Walter Parish ;# 1856, Charles Brown ; 1857, Isaac Pierce, James Van de Bogart ;# 1858, John Holden, Vestus Chapin ;# 1859, Walter Parish, Leman Stuart; 1860, James Foster ; 1861, Moses S. Bowen ; 1862, John Holden ; 1863, Clement B. Guchess, Jacob Van Middlesworth; 1864, J. Van Middlesworth, Horace H. Pierce ; 1865, Isaac Pierce, John R. Coe; 1866, John Holden ; 1867, Jacob Van Middlesworth, Stephen P. Averill ; 1868, Thomas B. Eldred, Stephen T. Averill, John Silburn ;# 1869, Clement B. Guchess, J. Van Middlesworth ;# 1870, Isaac Pierce, Hollis Gilson ;# 1871, Stephen T. Averill; 1872, Thomas F. Husted ; 1873, C. B. Guchess, C. V. Lawrence ;# 1874, T. F. Husted; 1875, H. H. Pierce; 1876, C. V. Lawrence, S. T. Averill;# 1877, T. B. Eldred, Henry Day ; 1878, C. B. Guchess, Adam Haas ; 1879, S. T. Averill.
* To fill a vacancy.
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HISTORY OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.
1838, N. Elwell, H. Gilson, Jas. D. Pierce; 1839, Larned Gore, Isaac Pierce, Jas. D. Pierce ; 1840, Eli Whitford, Silas Carney, Jas. D. Pierce; 1841, N. Elwell, Calvin Johnson, William Pray ; 1842, E. T. Lovell, Calvin Johnson, William Pray; 1843, Jas. D. Pierce, N. Elwell, Daniel Steward ; 1844, R. Wheeler, S. Eldred, W. O. Towsley ; 1845, T. B. Eldred, I. Davis, Gilbert Stannard; 1846, C. Moulton, I. Davis, William Potts; 1847, C. Moulton, I. Davis, Walter Farman ; 1848, Myron S. Coe; 1849, Charles Moulton ; 1850, Isaac Davis; 1851, Myron S. Coe; 1852, John Holden ; 1853, Daniel C. Powers, Wmn. C. Mitchell ;# 1854, Warren Bow- ker; 1855, - --; 1856, Nelson Eldred; 1858, Isaac V. Law- rence ; 1859, Hollis Gilson, Eli Johnson ;# 1860, Enos T. Lovell; 1861, Nathan Phelps : 1862, A. N. Lefever, Jos. W. Johnson ;# 1863, Jonas Schramlin ; 1864, Henry Labbitt; 1865, John R. Milliman; 1866, Jay C. Cadwell; 1867, L. W. Lovell; 1868, Lucius R. Cooley, William Tobey ;# 1869, Jay C. Cadwell, Daniel C. Powers ;# 1870, Hollis Gilson ; 1871, John R. Milliman, Jas. Powers ; 1872, John Silburn ; 1873, Jas. Powers; 1874-78, Wm. Tobey ; 1879, Harley Seeley.
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