History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 135

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434

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Jacob W. Post, son of Jacob and Mary (Jackson) Post, pioneers of this county, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 29, 1798. His father was a Commissary in the Revolutionary war. He came to this county in 1844, where he settled on a farm now owned by his son John. He was one of the legion of pioneers who- built his cabin in the deep forest and contested territory with the wolves and bears, and has lived to see Kent county rank with the fairest and best lands under

the sun. Mr. Post has been active in every public movement for the general good, and will be long remembered in connection with the progress of the county. Mr. Post has 10 children, viz .: Rachel, William, Isaac, Samuel, Christopher, Maria, Philip, Jacob, Elansing and John.

John Post, son of Jacob Post, was born in this county in 1845. He was edu- cated at the common school and has, by his own efforts, placed himself in the position of a leading citizen of his tp .; has been Town Clerk and is now officiat- ing as Town Treasurer. He was married in 1863 to Caroline Tracy, of Trumbull Co., O., a daughter of one of the early settlers of this county.

Lansing Post, brother of the preceding, was born in Allegany Co., N. Y .; came to Grattan with his parents and settled on sec. 8, where he has since engaged in farming. He was married June 13, 1866, to Mary L., daughter of Willis and Mary Covell, natives of New York, who settled in this tp. in 1853; the former is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Post have two children-George W. and Orpha J. He enlisted in the war for the Union in March, 1861,in Co. E, 2d Mich. Cav.,and served three years; saw service in the battles of Perryville, Chattanooga and Stone river. Mr. Post owns about 80 acres on sec. 8, where he is engaged in agriculture ; makes a specialty of raising hops; has generally four acres. P. O., Belmont.

Samuel Post, brother of the preceding, was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1826. His early life was spent in his native county, and he came to Kent county with his parents, where he bought a farm of 160 acres in 1852. He has cleared and improved his property and brought it to a state comparin? well with other farms in the county. He was married in 1849 to Fannie, daughter of Thomas and Betsey (Eldred) Cranston (see sketch), among the oldest pioneers of Plainfield. They have three children-Thomas, Fannie and Gardiner.

Nathaniel Rice was born in Canada in 1846; is son of William and Mary (Gregg) Rice, natives of Ireland, who settled in Plainfield in 1866. Mr. Rice is engaged in farming. P. O., Alpine.

Norman Richardson was born in Oakland county in 1836, where his parents were pioneers. His father, Peter Richardson, was a native of Otsego Co., N. Y., and his mother, Permelia Richardson, was born in Orange Co., N. Y. The school life of Mr. R. was passed at Pontiac in the Union school,and he had determined upon pursuing a collegiate course, when he was summoned, by the death of his father, to assume charge of home affairs, which at once put an end to his plans. In 1860 he bought 80 acres of land in this tp. and has since purchased a tract of 132 acres additional. His farm is in the best possible condition. He was married in 1863 to Margaret Young, of Brantford, Canada, a native of New Jersey. They have two children -Cora and De Witt.

David G. Smith, son of James B. and Phebe Smith, was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1820. Both his grandsires were patriots in the Revolutionary war. Mr.

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Smith began life with only his hands and determination, and though liis life has been attended with difficulties that would have discouraged almost any other spirit, he lias struggled through all until he is deservedly classed among the solid men of the tp.

John B. Smith (deceased) was born in Belgium in 1811. He early emigrated to America, and after a brief stay in several localities he eventually reached Grand Rapids in 1856, and worked as a farm hand five years before purchasing the place where his family resides. He was married in 1842 to Lavina Doant, a native of Belgium. They had five children-Augustus, George Eva, Charlie and Mary, all married except the latter, who remains with her mother. Augustus, the eldest, was a soldier throughout the civil war. In 1864 Mr. Smith died and his widow married John Dutmer, a respected farmer of this tp.

Joseph S. Solomon was born in Orange Co., N. Y., in 1820. His father, Wm. C. Solomon, was a soldier of 1812. His mother, Anna Sayer Solomon, was born in Warwick, Orange Co., and died in 1836. She lies in the family burial ground of Stephen Munson, in Tyre, Seneca Co., N. Y., and lier memory as a kind and unselfish mother is still sacredly cherished. . Her place was filled by Amanda Bessie, who proved a valuable and considerate friend to the desola e children. Soon after this marriage the family removed to Gaines, where the father died. The early school-days of Mr. Solomon, of this sketch, were passed at Harrison Academy, Jackson county. He made his first purchase of land at Ada, and after arranging preliminaries, he went to Marshall and worked on the railroad to earn money to pay for it. In 1844 he returned to Kent county to cast his first vote for President,and did so successfully for James K. Polk. In 1846 he bought 80 acres in Plainfield, where he resides, and which he has placed under good improve- ments. having added 45 acres. In July, 1847, lie was married to Marium, daugliter of James and Catharine Clark, belonging to one of the oldest and most prominent families in the tp. He moved into his pioneer cabin and entered upon the busi- ness of clearing and improving his land. His success can be understood and ap- preciated only by personal examination. His farm is on the west half of the southwest quarter of sec 13. He has five children-Albert F., of Grand Rapids ; Anna V. (Mrs. H. Shoemaker); Ada M. (wife of H, Spaulding); Wilbur J. and Edward C.

Eldridge G. Stowe was born in Conway, Franklin Co., Mass., in 1821. His parents were Josepli and Hannah (Stebbins) Stowe, both natives of Massachu- setts. The former dying when his son was a child, he was bound out to a Mr. Colton, with whom he remained until he was 23 years of age. Desirous of own- ing a home he came to Kent county in the fall of 1844, and found employment as lumberman and farmer, and eventually purchased a farm upon which he had previously fixed as most desirable. He made his purchase in 1848 and secured his present home, though he endured much privation and toil before final success crowned his efforts. He found no disgrace in the labor which he was often obliged to perform to secure food, and no bread was ever sweeter to his taste than that made from flour earned by splitting rails for his neighbors. In 1854 he was married to Elizabeth Morton, daughter of one of the most esteemed citizens of Plainfield. They have four children-Mary (Mrs. Rice), Elbridge, Hattie and Myra.

Mrs. Lydia Watkins, formerly Mrs. William Lewis, came to the Grand River country in 1838 and settled in Clinton county, and in 1844 moved to Plainfield on the State road. With health, resources and friends at hand, pioneer life has its attractive features ; but there is another side to the picture which was not al- ways hidden from the early settlers of Kent county, and Mrs. Watkins' expe- riences were made heavy by all the the adverse circumstances which befell her. She came from a home of ease to the wild forests of Michigan, where her humble cabin was surrounded by wild animals; her children were sick in a section re- mote from neighbors, with only men to aid and comfort, and food in limited quan- tities ; these were some of the privations which darkened those years, but she is now enjoying a hale old age, healthy and active, with mind wholly unimpaired and as keenly alive to all the affairs of this world as a person in life's prime.

Chester Wilson was born in Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1815. His parents, Chester and Anna (Holdrich) Wilson, were natives of Connecticut. They came to this county in 1845 and located the homestead where Mr. Wilson now lives. His father was a musician of some note in his native State. He had become fa- iniliar with most of the territory in this part of the State, having been previously en-

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gaged in threshing for several successive falls. In 1840 he lost an arm, a circumstance which stirred his ambition unremittingly to make all possible exertions to secure himself against an old age of privation, and he has accomplished a success, com- paring fairly with that of men in full physical perfection. He owns 160 acres in a fine farming region, and his circumstances are such that he can rest secure in his advancing age. His character of integrity and probity has given him a wide and permanent influence, and secured for him positions of trust among his fellow citizens. He was married in Michigan to Electa, daughter of Calvin and Emily Wilson, natives of Vermont, who settled in Kent county in 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have three children-Louisa (Mrs. J. N. Cranmer), Charles H. (married Carrie Kellogg), and Ida J. (Mrs. E. Stone).

Simeon R. Wright, son of Geo. and Sarah (Starkey) Wright, was born in Knox Co., O., in 1831. His parents were natives of Greene Co., Pa. Mr. Wright came, to this county in 1854 and has followed lumbering winters and engaged in farm- ing and shingle-making summers. He has rtin the Rouge river 17 springs, and his hardy constitution is beginning to show the effects of a long period of toil and exposure. He was married in May, 1855, to Emily Bouton, of Erie Co., O. They have the following children : Parmelia A. (Mrs. J. F. Culver) ; Wm. A. and Cora May reside at home; Geo. F. (deceased).

SPARTA TOWNSHIP.

Sparta formed a portion of the town of Walker until 1846, when at a meeting held at the house of Clark Brown it was organized as a town by itself, April 6. At this meeting 23 persons were present and voted, of whom the following were elected to fill the town offices: Lewis W. Purdy, Supervisor; John M. Balcom, Clerk; Myron H. Balcom, Treasurer; Wm. Rodgers, Charles B. Hatch, Edward H. Wylie, Elihu Rice, Justices.

The following is a list of voters then in the town, which included Tyrone, with some who are known to have come in the next year: Caleb Amadan, Benj. Blackall, Clark Brown, John M. Balcom, Win. Blackall, Myron H. Balcom, Wyman M. Bartlett, Newel Barker, Myron H. Bird, Jacob A. Bradford, Anthony Chapman, Joel French, James Huff, Charles B. Hatch, Jacob Hiles, Minor Letts, David B. Martindale. Benj. Myers, Jno. E. Nash, Parsly Otis, Berry D. Pearl, Lewis W. Purdy, Elihu Rice, Wm. Rodgers, John A. Simmons, Jacob Spangenberg, James V. Simmons, Geo. Spangenberg, Philip Slaght, Lyman Smith, Luther Van Horn, Harvey Van Horn, Edward H. Wylie.

In 1848 39 voters were present and voted, and in 1849 the poll list was 100, indicating a rapid settlement.

The records of the township were destroyed by fire March 18, 1876, when Edwin Bradford's.store, wherein Town Clerk Taylor kept the records, was burned. In 1876 a town hall was built, and a set of town books purchased; for the years preceding 1876, the record given here must be credited to the memory of Jonathan E. Nash and other early settlers.

SUPERVISORS.

Lewis W. Purdy 1846-47

J. E. Nash .. .1848

Lewis Purdy 1849-52

Caleb Amidon. 1853

Jonathan E. Nash 1854-56

Ira Blanchard .. 1857

Jacob Spangenberg 1858

Sydney McNitt.

1859-61

Rufus Payne 1862

Chris. C. Hinman. . 1863-64

Volney W. Caukin. 1865-71

Chris. C. Hinman. 1872-73

Jonathan E. Nash. 1874-76

John Manchester. 1877

Jonathan E. Nash. 1878

Chris. C. Hinman .. 1879-80

Rezin A. Maynard 1881

CLERKS.

John M. Balcom. 1846-47

Clark Brown. 1848

John M. Balcom. 1849

Jacob Spangenberg 1850-55

Richard F. Roach. 1856-57

John Symes. 1858-59

Erwin J. Emmons 1870

Charles C. Eddy. 1871-72

James B. Taylor. 1873-76

Rezin A. Maynard. 1877

Michael Van Wittenberg. 1878

Fletcher G. Richards .. 1879-81

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TREASURERS.

Charles C. Eddy. 1875

Andrew Anderson .1879-80

Benj. F. Everett.

1876-77

Sydney McNitt.

1878

Leslie A. Paige. 1881

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

The general surface of Sparta is high and rolling, and it contains but little waste land. There are several small swamps in various parts of the township, but none of much account except in the north and northwest parts. On sections 2 and 3 is a swamp of some extent, requiring the services of the drain commissioners. Also a series nearly or quite connected, extending west across sec- tions 4 or 5, and passing off into the south part of Tyrone. There are two quite extensive swamps which commence on the west part of section 6, and run west into Chester. Between them is the ridge, well known to those accustomed to travel the Grand Rapids and Newaygo State road, as the Hog-back Hill. The highest hills and deepest valleys are in the northwest; still it contains some as nice farming lands as are to be found in the township.

The timber is mostly beech and sugar-maple, with some pine in the northeast and southeast parts. There is some hemlock inter- spersed with the pine in the northeast. The soil is generally a rich loam, suited to the production of wheat, corn, oats, grass, potatoes, etc. Nearly all kinds of fruit which can be raised in the county, do well here.

Rouge river is the principal stream of Sparta, entering it on sec- tion 1, from Tyrone, and passing south and southeast through the east tier of sections; thence out into Algoma, from the east part of section 25. Ball creek, which has also been considerably used for logging, enters Sparta from Tyrone, near the central part of the line, and flows in a southeasterly direction across sections 3, 2 and 11, into Rouge river, of which it is the principal branch from this township. Nash creek, formed by several small branches from the west, flows through the central part, and empties into Rouge river on the southeast corner of section 14. Symes creek, the River Jordan and a few other small streams, are known in the town- ship.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

The lands of Sparta were selected by John Ball as " State Lands," with the exception of sections 3, 5, 12 and 13. The purchasers of such lands, composed in these sections, were: Rodney D. Hast- ings, section 3, May 7, 1849; William Campbell, section 3, Oct. 27, 1851; Eli Whitney, section 5, July 5, 1848; Jonathan E. Nash, section 12, July 27, 1849; Henry Shangles, section 13, Feb. 17, 1848.

Among the earliest settlers in the north half of Sparta were three brothers, Henry C., Edward H. and William M. Wylie, from

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Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y. In November, 1845, Edward H. and William M. explored "Town 9, Range 12" (now Sparta), and selected 320 acres of land on sections 3 and 10, in the interest of the three brothers. The same lands are now owned principally by V. W. Caukin, Mr. Brace, Ephraim Bradford and Mr. Walcott.

The purchase of the land was completed Jan. 7, 1846, and in the latter part of February, 1846, E. H. entered upon the land and began cleaning.

William having returned East, came back late in the fall of 1846, with Henry and his family, wife and three boys, Henry H., George P. and William D., ages from four years down to, say, two months.

The family of Henry C. Wylie was the first family that settled in that part of the township. The clearing (before named) begun by E. H. Wylie, and another near to it begun a few days earlier by Myron H. Burd, were the adventures of lone-handed men in " batchelors' camp." At the time of those beginnings, Anthony Chapman and family, three miles southward, were the nearest in- habitants.

Of those above named, Edward H. Wylie, after a residence of nearly four years in Sparta, went to Muskegon, Mich., where he yet lives. William M. Wylie remained in or near Sparta till the spring of 1879. He is now helping to subdue another forest land in Antrim Co., Mich. Henry C. Wylie spent his life in the vicinity of his first settlement-the last 15 years or over living about five miles from the township of Tyrone; he died there in 1878 (?), leaving behind him a large family.

In the summer of 1846 came Myron H. Balcom, just turned 21, with his bride of 18 years at his side, and located just north of the creek, where the ambitious village is now spreading her northern extension. Myron " went West" some years ago. Soon after Myron's advent, came his brother, John M. Balcom, and located next north of Myron's " holding." John, being less restive than his brother, still holds the acres of his original purchase, but lives in the village, where he and the wife of his youth are known to all who travel thereaway as the genial host and hostess of the Balcom House.

During the year 1845 came Lyman Smith, a lumberman, who is said to have been the first resident of the township. He operated among the pines on section 36. A few years later he went to the Grand Traverse region.

Next came Lewis W. Purdy, the first farmer settler, who re- mained a few years, and then left for other fields. Soon followed Mr. Kinyon, who, after a few years, went back East; Clark Brown, who yet remains; Messrs. Huff, Barker and William Rogers, the latter of whom, after three or four years, removed to Ravenna, Muskegon Co., Mich., where he yet lives; William Blackall, then an old man, who died several years later; Lyman Manny, who soon removed to the adjoining town of Alpine, but has lately re- turned; two brothers, Simons; Nathan and Owen Whitney, who

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soon passed a few miles farther, to Casnovia, Muskegon Co., and there remain. Elihu Rice, John Simons and David B. Martindale, were pioneers of 1845; also the Myers family, at the river crossing, east of the Center. In 1846, from Green- field, Mass., came Jonathan E. Nash, who settled where is now the village of Sparta Center.

In the biographical sketch of this early settler, reference is made to Sparta in its early days.

Hiram H. Myers, who located on section 24, William Blackall, Lyman Murray, R. D. Hastings, Ira Blanchard, Jacob Spangen- berg, George Spangenberg, C. C. Hinman, together with all who are named in the voter's list of 1846, were the pioneers of Sparta. To them must be credited the great advances made by the town- ship in the past and present. The beautiful fields which have taken the place of the wildwood were cultivated by them. At their suggestion villages sprang into existence. The settlement once begun, progress continued, until the wilderness disappeared to give place to civilization and industry. Sparta is now a flour- ishing township, containing several villages and a population of 2,103.

FIRST EVENTS.

The first settler was Lyman Smith, in 1844.

The first white woman who settled in the township was Mrs. Lewis Purdy.

The first log hut was built by Lyman Smith, and the first log house by Lewis Purdy, in 1844.

The first town meeting was held at the house of Clark Brown, April 6, 1846.

The first marriage was performed by Edward Wylie, now Regis- ter of Probate of Muskegon county.

The first death was that of Mrs. Woodward, in 1848. This lady died at her home on section 19.

The first saw-mill was built in 1849 by Jonathan E. Nash. He

sold it to Olmsted, De Guerre and Smith, in 1865, who intro- duced two-run of stone, and operated it a's a saw and grist mill.

The second saw-mill was built by Nathan Earle in 1858.

The first flour-mill was erected in 1878 by Porter Vinton.

The M. E. Church, of Lisbon, was the first house of worship erected in the township, being built in 1864.

The Swedenborgians erected their house of worship in 1870.

The Union church, three miles south of Sparta Center, was built in 1872.

The Disciples' church at Englishville was erected in 1880, and the church of the United Brethren in 1881.

The Free-will Baptists organized a society here at an early day, and built a substantial house of worship.

SCHOOLS OF SPARTA.

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respectable place among the schools of the county. This encour- aging fact bears in itself a very high testimonial to the character of the inhabitants. There are 568 school children in this township, taught by 15 teachers, in eight school-houses, two of which are brick and the rest frame. Value of school property, $8,600 ; total salary of teachers for the year ending June 30, 1881, $2,068, and total expenditures, $4,233.01.

SPARTA CENTER.

This village may claim its first settlement in 1845, though J. E. Nash did not become a permanent resident there until 1846, when he called the place "Nashville." It is located on the G. R., N. & L. S. R. R., 15 miles north of Grand Rapids and 22 miles south of Newaygo, and contains a population, according to the last cen- sus, of 550. It has three churches-Moravian, Free-will Baptist and Methodist, each having good houses of worship, two built in 1866. It has a lodge of Good Templars, whose influence for good has been felt and acknowledged. Quite an impulse has been given to the growth of the village by the Newaygo railroad, now the G. R., N. & L. S. R. R.

The village was first platted for Jonathan E. Nash Oct. 1, 1867, by John B. Colton. The additions made since that time are as follows: Corydon Smith's, Oct. 25, 1872, by V. W. Caukin; Jona- than E. Nash's, May 3, 1872, by Volney W. Caukin ; Jackson E. Hinman's, Feb. 26, 1874, by Amherst B. Cheeney ; Amherst B. Cheney's and Charles H. Loomis' by V. W. Caukin ; Israel Smith's, March 5, 1878, by V. W. Caukin ; Israel Smith's, Feb. 3, 1880, by V. W. Caukin; Gorman Anderson, Chas. H. Loomis, William H. Anderson and Lawson A. Paine's, May 7, 1881, by V. W. Caukin.

The manufacturing industries of the village comprise Edwin Bradford's flour-mill ; Z. V. Cheney's saw and planing mills ; W. G. Hastings' saw-mill (four miles northeast); Allen E. Johnson, cheese manufactory ; William I. Ohnsted's flour, lumber and ax- handle factories ; Vinton Porter's flour-mill ; Maynard, Clifford & Tuxbury's fruit evaporator, and Van Wittenburg, Walcott & Dresser's saw-mills: The professions are represented. by Benj. F. Babcock, Ervin J. Emmons, C. E. Patterson and David I. Wal- lace, physicians ; Rezin A. Maynard, lawyer. The mercantile circle embraces C. Boyce, Edwin and John L. Bradford, Mrs. Mary G. Cole, Mrs. L. Cummings, Miss Mary Ireland, M. B. Nash, Charles H. Loomis, George W. Nichols, William I. ()lm- sted, Leslie E. Paige, F. G. Richards, Mrs. L. Shriner. Mrs. F. Emmons and Russell H. Woodin. The Sparta Sentinel is a four- page weekly newspaper published by J. W. Hallock. The trades are well represented in the village. The Balcom Hotel and the Betterly House are good village hotels. Mr. Balcom, the proprie- tor of the former house, is a pioneer of the township.

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LISBON VILLAGE.

Lisbon, lying partly in Sparta and partly in Chester, Ottawa Co., was chartered in 1869. Its first settler and first Postmaster was John Pintler, who located in 1846, when the place was called "Pintler's Corner's." In 1848 Pintler was appointed Postmaster. In 1859 the postoffice was named Lisbon, and the name was after- ward adopted by the village. The village is pleasantly situated on elevated ground. The inhabitants justly merit their reputation for good order and general intelligence, their graded school and homelike associations. The Good Templars have for many years kept up an effective working lodge, which is educating the young people into sound principles and the social virtues. The village is 16 miles northwest of Grand Rapids, and five miles southwest of Sparta Center. The manufacturing industries comprise G. M. Miller's flour-mill and Joseph Bodine's saw-mill and steam-thresher works. The store-keepers are J. R. Harrison, R. Hawkins, Charles G. Heath and F. G. Thurston. C. E. & S. J. Koon are druggists and physicians. H. B. Irish and A. E. Johnson deal in hardware and farm implements respectively ; the hotel is operated by George Chubb. J. D. Coleman and J. J. Smith are harness- makers ; F. Kirchner and J. F. Mann, shoemakers ; John Blom- strom, Frick & Herbert, and Whitsell & Wilbur, wagon manufact- urers; A. S. Acker is the blacksmith and machinist of the place ; James Partridge, carpenter and insurance agent, and C. E. Koon, Postmaster. The population, according to the last census, is 200.

PERSONAL SKETCHES.

The history of Sparta is well told in the following biographical notices. Throughout the pages devoted to this section of the township history there is a mine of instructive subject matter, pointing out closely the men who built up the town to its present position, and the means by which they reached success.

William H. Anderson, farmer and general dealer in stock, was born at Plymouth, Mich., in 1853. His father, Garum Anderson, is a Swede by birth and is still living; his mother, Maria L. Earl, was born in New York, and died in 1874. They came to this county in 1856. Mr. Anderson was married in Kent county in 1871, to Ellen Rogers, born in 1854. Her parents, George W. and S. A. Rogers, were natives of New York and Canada, and belong to the early pioneers of Kent county. His political views are in accordance with the principles of the Republican party. His range of stock includes cattle and sheep. He owns a fine farm on sec. 34, including 80 acres, with 30 acres devoted to peaches and apples. P. O., Englishville.

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History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 135

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co. Number of Pages: 1434

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434