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 137

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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Charles S. Field, farmer on sec. 26, was born in 1835, in Tompkins Co., N. Y. He is son of Gayler and Wealthy Field, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of New York. They came to this county in 1851 and are still living, aged respectively 76 and 71 years. Mr. Field has been all his life a farmer, with the exception of about 10 years, when he was engaged in a saw-mill in this State and in Clark Co., Ind. He set out in life unaided, to make his way and fortune, and at first engaged in a saw-mill at 75 cents a day and after received $1.25, earning eventually $40 a month. With the money he saved he made land purchases, and now owns 180 acres of land, worth $30 per acre. He has held the offices of School Treasurer and Highway Commissioner. He was married in Kent county in 1861, to Elizabeth Compton, a native of Oakland county, born in 1839. They have two children-Mary W., born May 1, 1862, and Shelby C., July 1, 1863. P. O., Englishville.

Albert Finch, retired farmer, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1811. He went from his native State to Ohio, and 22 years after came to this county. He was married in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1832, to Rachel E. Thompson, born in Massa- chusetts in 1809; they have five children-Sallie M., wife of Anthony W. Brown ; Lucinda, Mrs. A. J. Boorbm ; Alfred B., Franklin and Albert H. Mr. Finch owns 811/2 acres on sec. 33; he has cleared upward of 75 acres "from the stump," in this county. He accumulated his property by his own exertions, and is passing down the evening of life in tranquil ease. He is a Republican, and has been Notary Public for about 20 years, and Justice of the Peace 13 years. Mr. Finch first settled on sec. 5, this tp., in 1855.

William H. Fisk, blacksmith, was born in Canada in 1844. He was occupied on a farm until 18 years of age, when he turned his attention to blacksmithing. He settled at Sparta Center in 1865; was married in 1867 in Canada, to Margaret Ross, born in 1843. They have four children-Arthur, William, Hugh and George. Mr. and Mrs. Fisk are members of the M. E. Church. He is also con- nected with the order of Masons. His shop is located on Mill st., and his busi- ness includes all branches of wagon, carriage and sleigh manufacturing. He is School Director and President of the School Board.

A. J. Gilson, farmer and stock-breeder, was born in Huron Co., O., Aug. 31, 1819; is son of Asa and Nabby (Ormes) Gilson, also natives of Ohio. In 1854 he purchased 160 acres on sec. 32, with but 20 acres cleared, and now has 130 acres improved, with a handsome residence, built at an expenditure of $4,000. He values his farm at $80 per acre. He was married in Huron Co., O., Dec. 2, 1847, to Jane, daughter of John and Thankful J. Manly, born in New York in 1828. Of five children born to them, four are living-Keziah, Asa, Charlie, Bell; Hat- tie, third child, is deceased. Mr. Gilson has established himself in life by his own efforts; is a Republican, and has been School Director. P. O., Lisbon.

John Gillam, farmer on sec. 27, was born in Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y., June 2, 1818. His parents, Benjamin and Margaret (Headley) Gillam, were natives of New Jersey. Mr. Gillam was bred to the occupation of farmer, and settled in this county in 1845, purchasing 80 acres of wild land of the Government and afterward adding 40 more. He has cleared 100 acres of land " from the stump." He built a log house, where he now resides, in 1848, 18x24 feet, in which he lived 20) years, and in 1868 built a fine farm residence at a cost of $3,000. He was mar- ried in 1841 in Genesee Co., N. Y., to Rozilla Taggart, a native of the same county, born in 1819. They have had three children-Lydia L. (died Aug. 30, 1881), Mary V. (Mrs. Andrew J. Stebbins) and Alfred B., of this tp. Mr. Gillam has been Highway Commissioner three years. P. O., Sparta Center.

Elwood Graham, son of Thomas and Hannah (Wilson) Graham, was born in Niagara Co., Can., in 1823. He learned the trade of a carpenter at 18, and built a large steam saw-mill, and sash, door and blind factory in Sparta, Elgin Co., Can., which was destroyed by fire six years later, involving a loss of $12.000, without insurance. After discharging his liabilities, he had about $300, with which he went to St. Peters, Nicolet Co., Minn., and bought several lots. He built a resi- dence and operated as a contractor and builder for four years, when he bought 160 acres of prairie land and lived on it nine years, during which he passed through three Indian raids, and was each time driven from his home. On the third repetition of the little recreation of the Indians, 1,700 whites were massa- cred and the whole population of Western Minnesota fled Mr. Graham's prop- erty was three miles from Ft. Ridgely, and, as their horses happened to be harnessed, they loaded on all domestic fixtures that were handiest and abandoned

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their home. The damazes by the "noble" red men were assessed and partial com- pensation made. Mr. Graham had the satisfaction of helping to capture and of witnessing the hanging of 39 Indians and one negro at Mankato. He is of the opinion that the only good Indian is a dead one. He visited Grand Rapids and found the place so much to his liking that he decided to locate a new home, and to that end engaged as a pattern-maker for Leitelt Bros. He came in October, 1864. In the spring he returned to Minnesota, and sold his farm and stock, and the following fall bought 50 acres in Walker, on sec. 27, West Bridge st. His place is known as the Bridge St. Market Garden, where he carries on the busi- ness of gardening on an extensive scale ; has about 25 acres in fruits and vegeta- bles. He was married in Sparta Center Jan. 1, 1850 to Anna M., daughter of Jesse and Eliza Kipp, born in Yarmouth, Elgin Co., in 1832. Four of their six chil- dren are living-Isabella, Robert D., Eliza K. and Thomas E.

J. S. Hanford was born in 1835 in Seneca, Co., O. His parents, Edward and Charlotte Hanford, were natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts. He was bred to the vocation of farmer and has followed it thus far through life with rea- sonably satisfactory results. He started in life with little or no assistance, and owes his prosperous condition solely to his own thrift and energy. He owns 80 acres in sec. 33, where he settled in 1865. He was married in Huron Co., O., in 1855, to Lois Bloomer, born in that county in 1836. They have 11 children- Stella (Mrs. Youngs, Seneca Co., O.), Charles B., Carrie, George, Emma, Sey- mour, Abel, Artemas, Sarah, Mattie and Fred. Mr. Hanford is a Republican, and enlisted in the civil war in 1864, in Co. G., 164th Ohio Vol. Inf. After four months' service he was mustered out at Cleveland, O. He is connected with the Masonic order. P. O., Englishville.

C. C. Hinman, farmer, was born May 13, 1830, in the State of New York, in Madison Co .; is son of Noble and Priscilla (Smith) Hinman. In 1852 he settled on sec. 32, buying 80 acres of land with what means he had, and involved in debt to the extent of $300; now has 160 acres cleared and improved. His land is of first-class quality and has yielded 47 bushels to the acre; he raises sheep, horses and hogs. He was married in Kent county in 1855 to Julia E. Jacobs, born in Vermont, Sept. 11, 1836. They have had four children; three are living-Della M. (wife of Charles S. Holmes), Arthur E. and Rolfe E .. Mr. Hin- man has been Supervisor of the tp. about 15 years, also School Director; is a member of the Masonic fraternity and Grangers. The name of the deceased child was Ernest.

Spencer D. Hinman, physician and surgeon, Sparta Center, was born in Kent county, Sept. 16, 1850; is son of Charles D. and Sophia (Hutchins) Hinman, natives of Madison Co., N. Y., of English lineage. They came to this county Sept. 4, 1848, and settled at Sparta, and six years after returned to New York. Dr. Hinman attended Cazenovia Seminary, and afterward taught school four years. He began to read medicine in August, 1871, with Dr. H. S. Hutchins, of Batavia, N. Y., and afterward attended the Homeopathic College in New York four years, -in 1874, '75, "76, '77. He practiced one year longer with Dr. Hutchins, then settled in the village of Corfu. After two and a half years he went to Attica, Wyoming Co., N. Y., and one year later came to Sparta Center. He was mar- ried Feb. 27, 1878, in Genesee Co., N. Y., to Emma, daughter of Nathaniel and Melissa J. (Luce) Moulton, born Sept. 6, 1856, in Troy, Pa., and died July 21, 1881. Dr. Hinman is a member of the Masonic order, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Corfu Lodge, No. 120, and of Wyoming Lodge, No. 1, Empire Order of Mutual Aid; also is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Zebulon M. Hinman, retired farmer, was born in Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 12, 1822. He is son of Noble and Priscilla Hinman, the former born in New York, the latter in Massachusetts, of English descent. He was raised to the vocation of farmer, and in 1846 came to this county and bought 309 acres on secs. 9 and 4 in Sparta, and built a temporary cabin of logs, 16 by 24 feet, in which he lived one winter and summer, and built a log house, 18 by 24 feet. Not a stick of timber had been cut before he pitched his tent, and he cleared a passage to the nearest settlement. The nearest trading-post was Grand Rapids. He has lived a useful and successful life, and has witnessed the wonderful growth and unrivaled prosperity of his town and county within a period so brief that it seems like a story of the " Arabian Nights." He retains 25 acres of his old farm, and owns three acres in Sparta village. He was married in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1848, to Martha Hotchkiss, a native of that county, born in 1826. They had two children

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-Genie (Mrs. A. B. Cheney, of Sparta Center), and a child that died in infancy. He has been Highway Commissioner, is a member of the Masonic order, a Deacon · of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and in politics a Republican. Mrs. Hinman be- longs to the Free-Will Baptist Church.

Hugh P. Hitchcock, blacksmith, wagon and carriage builder, was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1832. His father, Aaron A. Hitchcock, was a native of Connecticut; his mother, Martha Hitchcock, was born in New York. Mr. Hitchcock commenced to work at his present business at the age of 14. He was engaged about 21 years in carpentry and operating a shingle and saw mill, and, eight years ago, resumed his former business, which he established at Sparta Center in 1877. He was married in 1858, in Lapeer county, to Sarah Steward, born in Canada in 1834. They have had two children-Elizabeth A. and Martha, the latter deceased. Mr. Hitchcock has been Road Commissioner one year, and belongs to the Odd Fellows. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. . Allen E. Johnson, proprietor of Sparta cheese factory, was born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., Nov. 15, 1846. His parents, Norman and Laura Johnson, were natives of Massachusetts. He came to this county in 1867, and has followed the business of farming, to which he was bred. He was married in 1868 to Helen Murray, daughter of Hon. Lyman and Mary Murray, born in this county in 1851. They have two children-Clarence L. and Myrta. The manufacture of cheese was first established by L. E. Paige, in 1875, who ran the works one year, and the next, in 1876, its management was begun by Mr. Johnson. Two hands are em- ployed, and 500 pounds of cheese made daily, for which ready market is found at Grand Rapids.

Andrew E. Johnson, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements, resides on sec. 17, where, jointly with his brothers, Charles and John, he owns 140 acres of land, valued at $60 an acre. He was born in Sweden in 1849, is son of John and Anna (Carlson) Johnson. They came from Sweden, with their children, to this. county, where they still reside, in 1865. Mr. Johnson was married in this county in 1879 to Ida M. Johnson, born March 30, 1857, in Sweden. They have one child- Anna A., born Sept. 29, 1880. Mr. Johnson's opportunities for an education were limited, and he has made his own way in the world. He is engaged in the sale of all kinds of agricultural implements, and keeps on hand a general stock at Sparta Center; is established on Main st., east of the postoffice; is agent for Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon and Newaygo counties. He and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. P. O., Sparta Center.

William E. Kinsman, photographer, Sparta Center, was born in Darien, N. Y., in 1844. He is son of Elisha and Lydia Kinsman, and came to this county in 1870, and the following year established his business here. He was brought up on a farm until he enlisted, in August, 1861, in Co. D, 8th Mich Inf., and was discharged in 1862 for disability. He re-enlisted in September, 1863, in Co. L, 1st Mich. Reg. of Artillery, and served until October, 1865. He was mustered out at Detroit, and in 1867 enlisted again in Co. A, 43d V. R. C., and served three years. On his discharge, he came to Grand Rapids. He was married in Kent county, March 3, 1872, to Kate Chapman, daughter of Abram and Lavinia Chapman, born in Pennsylvania in 1852. They have two children-Emory and Charles. He has earned his home, a tidy house and lot at Sparta Center, by the pursuit of his business of photographing.

Richard Longcore, farmer, was born in Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1821. He came to this county in 1864; was married in 1842 in Allegany county, to Naomi Downing, born in that county in 1821. They have five children-Sarah, wife of Geo. McConnel ; Ettie, Mrs. Benjamin Rhodes; Fred, Lillie and Estella. Mr. Longcore has a farm of 60 acres.

Charles H. Loomis, druggist, Sparta Center, was born in Franklin Co., Vt, April 25, 1853. His parents, Henry and Ann M. (Blair) Loomis, were natives of Vermont, and came to Newaygo Co., Mich., where his father embarked in lum- bering. His advantages for education were good, and he studied for a practical druggist. In 1875 he established his business at Sparta Center, where he has a stock of $5,000 worth of drugs and articles usually included in similar enterprises and suitable to a country trade. He was married in Lamoille Co., Vt., in 1876, to Mary A., daughter of Madison and Amanda Heath, born in Vermont in 1857. They have one child-Henry M., born Aug. 22, 1877.

Joseph Lown was born in Canada, Oct. 22, 1823, and is son of Jacob and Mary A. (Tenney) Lown, the former a native of New York, the latter of New Jersey. In 1852 he came to this county, and settled where he now resides on sec. 12. He

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owns 200 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. He first purchased 50 acres of unbroken wilderness, and built a log-house 18 by 24 feet, and occupied it five or six years, when he bought another farm and built a frame house. His farm is in an advanced state of improvement, and, like so many of his compeers in this county, he has the satisfaction of reviewing the marvelous transformation wrought within its borders during the past 25 years. He has been School Direc- tor and Highway Commissioner, and is at present Justice of the Peace, an office to which he has been previously elected, but for which he refused to qualify. He is a member of the Masonic order, Lodge 334, Sparta Center. He was mar- ried in 1856, to Clarissa, daughter of William and Polly (Vosburg) Smith, born in New York in 1829. They have two children -Smith R., born Sept. 15, 1857, and Eva M., born May 25, 1860. P. O., Sparta Center.

Jacob F. Mann, boot and shoe dealer, was born in Erie Co., N. Y., August 12, 1832; is son of Jacob and Rebecca Mann, natives of Germany. At the age of 18 he learned the details of his present business, and in 1856 he located at Lisbon. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. H, Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and served nearly three years, acting as saddler in the company. He was married in this county in 1859, to Hannah M., daughter of Daniel Thurston, born in New York in 1840; they have one child-Lavancha L. Mr. Mann is an Odd Fellow. In 1865 he com- manced his present business enterprise ; he carries a stock of about $1,000, and is meeting with good success.

R. A. Maynard was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1853. His father, Rev. J. H. Maynard, is a native of New York, of English descent. He is a minister of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and Pastor of the society at Sparta Center. His mother, Mary (Williams) Maynard, is of Holland parentage. Mr. Maynard at- tended a literary course of study at Hillsdale, and in 1879 entered the law department at Ann Arbor. He was admitted to the bar in 1880, and had previ- ously practiced about two years. He is located at Sparta Center, where he has beld the office of Justice of the Peace, and in the spring of 1881 was elected Supervisor; is also a member of the District Representative Committee, and a member of the Masonic order. He was married in Washtenaw county, in 1875, to Mary H., daughter of Lyman and Hannah Loveland, pioneers of Washtenaw county, and natives of New York : she was born in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. M. have one child-Grace, born Jan. 25, 1876.

F. Miller, blacksmith, was born in this county in 1855. His parents, John and Elizabeth Miller, were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and were pioneers of Kent county. Mr. Miller was bred on a farm east of Lisbon until the age of 13, when he went to learn his trade, which he has pursued since. He was married in this county in 1874, to Alice Hinman, born in New York in 1845. They have three children-Myrtie, Mattie and Myrtha. Mr. Miller's shop is situated at the east end of Main street, adjoining his house and lot, where he has been established since 1878. He is also engaged in the manufacture of wagons and carriages, and does a profitable business.

Hon. Lyman Murray, retired farmer, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Nov. 13, 1818. He is son of Benjamin and Lucinda (Whiting) Murray, the former, a native of New York, died 25 years ago; the latter, born in Vermont, died in 1877; both were of English ancestry. They early removed to Seneca Co., O., and to Kent county in 1847. Mr. Murray's advantages for education were of the pioneer sort, a kind that has made Kent county prominent in Michigan in point of wealth and representative men, proving that the best training school for a man of energy is the practice necessity affords. He purchased a half section of land in Sparta, and after a residence of two years sold, and bought a farm in Alpine, where he lived until 1879, when he settled at Sparta Center. In 1867 he was elected to the lower house of the Legislature, served two successive terms, and in 1875 was elected Senator of his district, and served one term. He officiated several years as Super- visor of Alpine. He is an adherent of the Republican party, and belongs to the order of Masons. He was married in Seneca Co., Ohio, in 1845, to Mary, daugh- ter of David and Jane Thompson, of English parentage. Mrs. Murray was born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1827. They have 10 children-Malvina (wife of Albert Betterly), Effie (Mrs. Arthur Place), Helen (Mrs. Allen Johnson, of Sparta) Diantha (wife of L. E. Paige, of Sparta Center). Hubert, John (lives in Alpine), Jane (wife of Charles Place, of Newaygo county), Lucinda (Mrs. Frank Dole, of Alpine), William and Henry. Mr. Murray owns 168 acres of choice land in Alpine and his residence in Sparta Center. His father was a soldier of 1812, and his maternal grandfather was a patriot of the Revolution.

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Henry Myers, farmer, sec. 4, was born in Kent county, March 16, 1848. His parents were natives of Canada. He has spent his life on a farm with the excep- tion of the past 10 years, which he has devoted to lumbering. He was married in Kent county to Betsey Robinson, born in New York. They have five chil- dren-Mary, Nettie, Tina, Myrtie and Belle. Mr. Myers is a member of the Odd Fellows order.

Jonathan E. Nash, one of the most prominent and well known of the early settlers of Kent county, traces his ancestry back to the date of the settlement of Connecticut. Thomas Nash, an Englishman, sailed for America in the ship " Hector," and landed at Boston July 26, 1637. The passengers were mostly Lon- don merchants with ample means, with the Rev. John Davenport as their pastor. He settled in New Haven in 1638; was a gun-smith by occupation, and was ad- mitted as a member of the General Court in 1640. The annals of those days speak of him as a religious and God-fearing man. His youngest son, Timothy, was a Lieutenant in the militia, and lived at Hadley, Mass. Thomas, third child of Timothy, settled in Greenfield, Mass. Sylvanus, third child of Thomas, set- tled in Greenfield, and died in 1813; Quartus, third son of Sylvanus, was born July 21, 1778, and settled in Greenfield; he married Mary Wills, and had a fam- ily of five children, of whom Jonathan E. Nash, of this sketch, is the youngest, and was born May 28, 1820. He was brought up on a farm ; his father died when he was but five years of age, but the family affairs were managed by his mother, with whom Mr. Nash remained until 26 years of age. In 1846 he came to the portion of Kent county now known as Sparta Center, then a wilderness compar- atively unknown to the white man, and located 200 acres on secs. 23 and 14. He cut the first tree where Sparta Center now stands, and his first abode was a log house, where he kept bachelor's hall for a number of years and improved his land. In 1848 he built a saw-mill on "Nash's Creek," on sec. 14, the first saw- mill in the tp., and located near the present site of Mr. Olmsted's steam mill. Mr. Nash sold the mill in 1865, and since then has de- voted himself to clearing and managing his farm, which now in- cludes 160 acres adjoining Sparta Center. He was married in 1855 to Augusta Waite, born in 1840 in New York, and died Jan. 17, 1872. Their children are-Edmund, Elvin, Warren and Worthy. Mr. Nash was married a second time, in December, 1873, to Lita Gardner, born May 1, 1849, in Cayuga Co., N. Y. They have three children-Mary, Harry and Guy. Both grand- sires of Mr. Nash were patriots of the Revolution. He owns several lots at Sparta Center; belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and has been Supervisor 11 years, Highway Commissioner several terms, and has held most of the minor tp. offices. He is a Democrat in politics, and has been nominated by his District three times for Representative, and received a full party vote. Mr. Nash's por- trait appears on another page.

M. B. Nash, Postmaster and merchant at Sparta Center, was born in Onon- daga Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1834. He is son of Joel and Lovina Nash. His father was born in Massachusetts and his mother in Connecticut. They came to this county in 1852, and fixed their residence in this tp., where they remained until death ; the former died in 1873, aged 90; the latter in 1876, at the age of 88. Mr. Nash was brought up and educated in the city of Syracuse, N. Y., where his early advantages for education were of the best character. He learned the de- tails of the trade of carpenter and joiner, and has performed the duties of an engineer. He has taught 15 winter terms of school, and first introduced book- keeping as a branch of study into the common schools of Sparta. In 1852 he located in the south part of this tp., and in 1870 established his business at Sparta Center. His stock includes every sort of merchandise demanded by country trade. He has been School Inspector three years, Town Clerk four years, Post- master since 1870, Notary Public 10 years, and was Census Enumerator for 1880. He enlisted three different times, and was as often rejected, and finally entered the service at St. Louis in the Quartermaster's Department .. He was married in Ottawa county, May 18, 1861, to Lucy A. Emmons, born in Canada in 1841. They had three children -- Henry H., Frank E. and Theodore L. He was a second time married in 1874, to Laura S. Berry, born in New Hampshire in 1840. They have two children-Lovina L. and Edney L. Mr. Nash is connected with the orders of Masonry, Odd Fellows and Good Templars.

Wilber E. Noble, farmer, was born in Wayne county in 1851; his parents, David and Mary Noble, were natives respectively of Ohio and Michigan. The

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former died in 1864, the latter is still an occupant of the " old homestead." They were pioneers of Kent county, coming here in 1855. Mr. Noble was married in Kent county in 1875 to Encic Johnson, born in Ohio in 1851. They have two children-Clara E, and Bertha M. Mr. Noble owns 120 acres on sec. 17, valued at $50 an acre.

Rev. E. W. Norton was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., Sept. 9, 1819. He is a son of John and Naomi (Short) Norton, the former a native of New Hampshire, the latter of Massachusetts. He was reared a farmer, and has continued the pursuit of agriculture more or less during his life. He was converted to Christianity at 12 years of age, and commenced preparing for the ministry at the age of 21. He was ordained Elder at 24, and has been engaged in building up Churches with substantial results as the reward of the labor to which he has devoted his life. He came to this county in 1850 and settled in Grand Rapids. He now owns and resides on a farm of 220 acres on sec. 3, this tp. He was married in 1839 in Oakland Co., Mich., to Minerva Gardner, born in New York in 1815, and died in 1852. They had five children-George (who died in the army), John, Naomi (wife of DeWitt Henry, of Muskegon),; Olive (wife of John Van Orden), Ella (Mrs. J. Stoddard). Mr. Norton was again married in 1852 to Laura A., daughter of James and Susan Compton, natives of New York. She was born in 1836 in Oakland county. They have six children-Albert, Jennie, Ada, George, Aululah and Leona A. Mr. Norton is a Republican.

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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 137

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