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 140

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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CASNOVIA.

This village was settled by Lot Ferguson in 1850, who erected a log cabin that year, and opened it as a village inn. The first plat of the village was made July 13, 1862, by J. H. Sanford, surveyor, for R. D. Merritt, John More, B. S. Treadway, R. H. Topping, S. Topping, Richard Hawkins and Harmon Hamilton. The first addi- tion was surveyed by John B. Colton Nov. 21, 1871, for Mrs. Sarah Kies. As early as 1853 a postoffice was established here, with Daniel Bennett as Postmaster. The first store in the village was that opened in May, 1862, by H. Hamilton.

The village is now incorporated. It is located on section 19 of Tyrone, extending into Muskegon county, on the G. R., N. & L. S. R. R., 21 miles north of Grand Rapids, and 179 miles west of Detroit. The manufacturing industries of the place comprise the Grand Rapids Stave Manufacturing Co.'s stave-mill, Robert P. Hanna's cider-mill and pump factory, Edward Hayward's fruit evaporator, Geo. Householder's cooperage, Hugh J. Kelly's wagon- shop, and Peter Tupper's cabinet shop. David Bartrand's saw and shingle mill is within three.miles of the village; and I. H. Neff's saw and planing mill the same distance, both being west of the village. A grist-mill with the stores of A. C. Ayres, Benedict & Brome, Milon L. Squier, and Robert H. Topping, go to make up the principal business interests of the place. Edward Farnham and David Meeker are the village druggists; B. B. Bradish and Syl- vester E. Hicks, hotel proprietors; Charles L. Doty, jeweler; Alex- ander Hanna, hardware store; Warren F. Houghton, Chauncey E. Koon, and Bion Whelan, physicians; T. P. Hawley, dentist; Wes- ley Hanna and E. B. Kinsley, blacksmiths; B. S. Treadway, A. Norris and Adam Heizer, carpenters; Rev. A. Hunsberger, Meth- odist preacher; John Miller, shoemaker; Alfred Puddefoot, harness- maker; Alfred A. Stonehouse, saloon; Hiram Mizner, livery; J.

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E. Mathews, H. Blackall and A. Norris, butchers; Sewell S. Hess - eltine, furniture store; A. Davids, mason; also, La Preza, restaura- teur; Daniel Minogue, R. R. agent.

The population of the village in June, 1880, was .420. M. L. Squier was Postmaster.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

The following personal notices form an integral portion of the history of Tyrone. Without personal history such a work as this is would have lost half its value, and could only lay claim to a rep- etition of dry details, uninteresting to many readers and instructive only to those who would make it a study.

Nelson F. Albee, farmer, was born in Danby. Rutland Co., Vt., June 28, 1822 ; is son of Zattu and Mary Albee, natives of Vermont. They went to Ohio in 1827; were among the first settlers in Cleveland, where they died. Mr Albee engaged in clerking at an early age, continued in the same employ nine years, and acted in the capacity of hotel clerk nine years, when he went into business on his own account. He opened a store in Nottingham, O., and was appointed Postmaster. Seven years after, in 1864, he settled on his present farm on sec. 28. He pur- chased 160 acres of wild land, and now owns 140 acres, with 100 cleared and improved in the best manner ; has 1,060 peach trees coming into fruit next year, 400 apple, 100 pear, and 100 cherry trees. He was Postmaster 13 years, and three times elected Justice of the Peace, but declined to qualify. In 1861 he made an overland trip to California with an ox team, and took his family ; while there was engaged in a foundry and machine shop three years. He was married in Montgomery Co., O. in 1842, to Ann M. Shunk, born in Pennsylvania in 1826. They have had eight children-Almira (Mrs. Charles H. Goodwin), Victoria (Mrs. John H. Thomas), Arthur M., Aun (Mrs. James S. Tozer), Kittie (wife of D. Thompson, jr.), Hattie and Nelson F. One child is deceased. Mr. Albee bought his time of his father at 18, and afterwards made him as comfortable as possible through a long struggle with that most awful disease, cancer. He platted Kent City, built all the first houses, and gave the village its name.

William N. Batterson, proprietor of cabinet shop, Kent City, was born in this county Sept. 22, 1857; is son of Willianı W. and Susan H Batterson, the former a native of New York, the latter of this State. His father moved to Muskegon county in 1850, and in 1857, soon after the death of her husband, his mother came to Kent county. Mr. Batterson was married in 1879 to Georgie, daughter of Thompson and Mary J. Thompson, born in New York, in 1858. Left fatherless at an early age, and thus thrown upon his own resources, he had little time to devote to study, but experience among men and the necessity for making the best possible appli- cation of his energies, lave, as in so many other instances recorded in this volume, proved practically a discipline of equivalent value. In May, 1881, Mr. Batterson established the furniture business at Kent City.

Rodolphus Blush, physician, was born in Switzerland, in 1822; is son of Christ- ian and Elizabeth Blush. They came to this country in 1867, and the father died in Kent county in 1870. Dr. Blush studied for his profession with eminent phy- sicians, and has been a practitioner since 1859; has had an extensive and prosper- ous business. He was married in Canada in 1850, to Elizabeth Yager, born in Canada, and died in 1868. They had nine children, four of whom are living- Amos, Calvin, Margaret J. and David. He purchased 80 acres on sec. 20, in an unbroken and forest-covered country, and has cleared 20 acres himself. P. O., Kent City.

Uriah Chubb, retired farmer, was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1806; is son of Ira and Mercy Chubb, natives of New York. He came to this county from Lenawee county in 1849, and settled at Lisbon, this tp., in 1855. He was married in New York in 1829 to Jane Jolinson, born in Steuben county, in 1812, and died in 1829. Ten children were born to them, six of whom are living-Samuel, Henrietta, Sarah, Miles, Elward and Lorenzo. Mr. 'Chubb was married a second time in this county in 1853, to Abigail Shriner, born in New York in 1821, and

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died in 1878, leaving four children-Mary, Daniel, Christina and Innis. Mr. Chubb married again in 1879, to Sarah J. Trask. He was Justice of the Peace 24 years in Tyrone tp., and four years in Ottawa county, and was the first Supervisor in Tyrone tp .; has been School Inspector and Highway Commissioner; also is a member of the Masonic order. Mr. Chubb resides on his farm of. 114 acres on sec. 30.

Asa Ulark was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1820; is son of Harry and Sally Clark, natives of New York. His father is still living in this county, aged 86; his mother died in 1836 in her native State. Mr. Clark was bred a farmer, and. settled in Cascade in 1848, moving to this tp. in 1855. He purchased 116 acres on sec. 36, unbroken wilderness, of which he has cleared 55 acres. He had suffi- cient means to pay for his land, and has wrought out the rest himself. He was for some time the only male citizen in this portion of the tp .; was married in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1848, to Anna S. Niles, born in that county in 1829, and died in 1876. They had six children, four of whom are now living-Dwight, Belle L. (Mrs. A. Alby), Carrie L. and Victor E. The deceased are Aberette and Franky. Mr. Clark enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, but soon returned home on account of sickness. He was married in this county in July, 1879, to Hattie L. Bailey, born in New York in 1842.

George Hemsley, farmer, was born in West Kent, England, in 1841; is son of William and Sophia Hemsley; the former died in this county in 1872. Mr. Hemsley came to Michigan October, 1865, and settled in Casnovia, where he worked by the month for Edward Hayward in a saw-mill, continuing in the same employ nearly three years. He was married in New York in 1869, to Lucinda H. Aiken, born in Tompkins Co .. N. Y., in 1844. They have one child-George E. Mrs. Hemsley's parents were John and Deborah Ann Aiken. Mr. Hemsley has served in the offices of Highway Commissioner and Town Treasurer three years each, and as Town Clerk two years; has been Supervisor three years, and also School Inspector. He belongs to the order of Masons, Lisbon Lodge, No. 229 ; owns 160 acres of land on sec. 31, held at $50 per acre. He began without aid, and has succeeded by his own thrift and hard labor. P. O., Kent City.

George Herendeen, Notary Public, Collector and Constable, was born July 8, 1828, in Farmington, N.Y. ; is son of Caleb and Nancy Herendeen, natives of New York. They came to this State in 1836 and settled in Wayne county. In 1848 they went to Salem, Washtenaw Co. Mr. Herendeen was brought up on a farm until 16, and subsequently pursued blacksmithing. He was married in Lyons, Oakland Co., Oct. 31, 1850, to Ann Jones, a native of Lyons, born in 1831. They have had seven children, five of whom are living-Henry H., Judson M., Scott, Frank and Maud L. Mr. Herendeen has held, the position of Constable three years, and is serving his fourth term as Notary Public; in 1852 he went to Maple Rapids, Clinton Co., where he operated as a blacksmith 25 years ; sold out in 1877 and formed a partnership with his son under the style of A. & H. Herendeen, and established their business at Kent city. Mr. Herenden has been a member of the Masonic order 12 years. 1

Benjamin Holben, proprietor of livery and feed stables, was born in Stark Co., Ohio, April 25, 1846 ; is son of Daniel and Catherine Holben, natives of Pennsyl- vania. Mr Holben came to Kent county in 1866, and settled in Tyrone. He was reared on a farm until 15 years old, and at 19 enlisted in the 138th Indiana Infan- try and served 90 days; re-enlisted in the 130th Ind. Reg. Vol. Inf., and served one year ; participated in the battles of Franklin, Nashville and several skirmishes. He was married in this county, in 1868, to Louisa, daughter of Frederick and Lydia Bail, born in Wisconsin in 1850. They have four children-Lydia, Fred, Clarence and Edith. Mr. Holben is a member of the Odd Fellows' Lodge, No. 349. He located here in 1881, and is engag. d in farming and operating a threshing machine. P. O., Kent City.

William I .. Koon, farmer, was born in Steuben Co., N. Y , in 1836; is son of William and Mary Koon, natives of New York, the former of German, the latter of French and English descent. At 12 years old he went to work in a saw-mill, and at 20 engaged in farming. He came to Michigan May 3, 1856, and settled in Muskegon county, where he remained until March 19, 1860. He enlisted in 1864 in the First Reg. Light Artillery, Battery G, and served 11 months; was in the battle of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. He was married June 12, 1858, to Ozellah Clute, born in Ohio in 1841. They have two children-Harley A. and Iva. Mr. Koon resides on sec. 19, where he purchased 70 acres of wild land, and has cleared and improved 60 acres. P. O., Casnovia.

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L. B. Lull, merchant, was born June 4, 1827, in Windsor Co., Vt .; is son of Lyman and Harriet (Patrick) Lull, natives of Vermont. In 1844 they settled in Vergennes tp., where his father died in 1872, and his mother in 1851. Mr. Lull followed the profession of farmer until within 15 years. He became a member of a firm in Lowell known as the Edge Tool Company, and a year and a half after engaged in the sale of groceries in Lowell, continuing from 1871 to 1875. After a trip to Iowa he settled in Kent City, in 1876, and opened a store of general mer- chandise, consisting of dry goods, crockery, groceries, boots, shoes, etc. His stock amounts to about $5,000, with annual sales aggregating $25,000. He was married in this county to Lucina, daughter of Jacob and Fanny Francisco, born in New York, in 1827. Her parents were natives of New York, of French descent and among the earliest pioneers of Kent county, coming here in 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Lull have had three children-but one living-Francis C. His opportuni- ties for education were limited by the schools of his native county, and he had no assistance but his own sense of urgency and energy. He owns a house in Grand Rapids, and his store and dwelling in Kent City. Three years ago he was appointed Postmaster; has served as Township Treasurer, and is present Tieas- urer.

Eugene Smith, farmer, was born in New York, in 1852; is son of Leander and Mary Smith, natives of the Empire State. They settled in Tyrone in 1854, where his father bought 160 acres of wild land: improved nearly 100 acres, and died in 1878, aged 55 years; the mother died in 1879, aged 54. They had twochildren, of whom Mr. Smith of this sketch is the eldest. He was bred a farmer, and still re- sides on the home place. He was married in this county, in 1869, to Mary, daughter of Henry and Sarah Barrett, born in New York in 1850. They have one child-Chester. P. O., Kent City.

George Snyder, farmer, was born in 1845, in Sandusky Co., Ohio; is son of Geo. and Susanah Snyder, the former a native of Germany, the latter from Pennsylva- nia. The father died when Mr. Snyder of this sketch was but three weeks old; the mother is yet living. He was married in Ionia Co., Jan. 1, 1867, to Mary J. Rubedew, born in Washtenaw county. They have two children-William G. and Adella. Mr. Snyder resides on sec. 32, where he owns 60 acres; has held the office of Highway Commissioner three years, and is present Supervisor, is a member of the Lisbon Lodge of Masons P. O., Kent City.

Milon L. Squier, merchant, Casnovia, was born near Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1835; is son of Lebbeus and Marsha Squier, natives of Tompkins Co., N. Y. They settled in Calhoun county in 1833, and afterward went to Hillsdale county, where his father died in 1881, aged 73, and his mother in 1845. Mr. Squier is the oldest of four children, and was bred a farmer. At the age of 25 he went to Kalamazoo and worked for a stage company two years, and, in partnership with a man named O. C. Willard, purchased the line between Grand Rapids and Croton, by way of Newaygo. They operated the route until 1862, and during the war was in the southern part of the State in a boot and shoe store. He re- moved from this county in 1852 and returned in 1856, built a store and embarked in the sale of general merchandise; in 1867 was appointed Postmaster. He has held the office of Supervisor one term; was married in Muskegon county, July 1, 1861. to Rachel E. Johnson, born in Lucas Co, O., in 1843. She is daughter of David M. and Chloe (Munson) Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Squier have three children-Effie M., Kittie A., and Franklin L. In addition to his general stock Mr. Squier keeps a full line of agricultural implements.

James S. Tozer, attorney at law, was born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 12, 1844; is son of A. H. and Sarah E. Tozer, natives of New York, of English descent. Mr. Tozer was brought up a farmer's boy until 17, when he engaged in a store in Factoryville, N. Y., and two years after went to Troy, Pa., and two years later re- turned to Factoryville, and began business there in the sale of groceries and crockery. In six months he went to Pit Hole, Pa. In 1866 he went to Waverly, N. Y., and entered the law office of Judge A. G. Allen and read with him about a year. The next year he acted as cashier in a wholesale store, and re-entered the office of Judge Allen to complete his studies. He was admitted to the bar in November, 1868, and at once commenced practice. He was married in New York in 1870 to Jennette Carnochan, born in Pennsylvania in 1850, and died July 12. 1872. They had one child, which is not living. He came to Kent county in 1874, and the next year was married to Ann M. Albee, born in Cali- fornia in 1855. She is the daughter of Nelson F. and Ann M. Albee. He taught

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school one winter. He has been Tp. Clerk and County Superintendent of Schools; has been in some official position ever since coming to this county.

H. H. Wylie, farmer, is a native of New York; son of Henry C. and Mary L. Wylie, natives of New York, of Scotch descent. In 1846 they settled in Sparta, and in 1859 they came to Tyrone, where the father died in 1877. Mr. Wylie has pursued farming most of his life, and is at present engaged in breeding cattle and sheep-short-horns and thoroughbreds. He owns a farm of 156 acres on sec. 28, worth $60 an acre. Mr. Wylie was married in this county in 1862 to Susan M., daughter of Hon: William H. and Ursula Taylor, born in Eaton county in 1843. The same year of his marriage he made the purchase of his land, which was in a per- fectly wild state, and has cleared 130 acres; had nothing to begin with and now owns a beautiful home. He enlisted in the civil war in 1864 in Battery A, 1st Mich. Light Artillery, and,served 11 months; was mustered out at Jackson; has held the position of Supervisor three years. Mr. Wylie spends the autumn hunt- ing seasons in the northern woods, where he has killed hundreds of deer. P. O., Kent City.

VERGENNES TOWNSHIP.

Vergennes is one of the eastern tier of towns, lying on the north side of the Grand river, its center being about 15 miles from Grand Rapids. It is bounded on the north by Grattan township, with Ionia county on the east, Lowell township on the south, and Ada township to the west. It is a land of oak openings, beautiful in its diversity of surface and soil, and one of the most prosperous of the townships of Kent. The surface in the eastern and south- eastern portion is very rolling or broken. The timber is mostly of the character known as oak openings, with a few sections of heavy timber, a few tamarack swamps and a small quantity of pine. The soil is mostly heavy, and for general farming seems well adapted.

This town has but a few small lakes, and is watered by Flat river, which enters the town near its northeastern corner, and meandering back and forth crossing the line several times, pursues a very serpentine course the length of the township, and crosses the south line about one and a half miles from the southeast corner. This stream, with numerous small tributaries, drains nearly the entire town. Eagle creek, the largest stream in the town emptying into Flat river, rises in, or at least furnishes an outlet for Eagle or Nagle lake, which projects into the town a small distance on the north side. This stream is a valuable little mill stream.

The growth of this section of the county may be learned from the fact that in 1838 there were not over 19 families. In 1860 it held its greatest population at 1,344; a decade later this number fell to 1,342. Within the last 10 years a large number of people settled in other districts of the county, or in the Western States, so that now the actual population does not exceed 1,148.

EARLY SETTLERS.

Sylvester Hodges is accredited with being the first settler within this town, during the year 1836, although it is reported that he first settled in that year in Lowell township, planting the first apple-trees, and helping to build the first house in that village.

James S. Fox, Alex. Rogers, Emery Foster, John Brannagan, Wm. P. Perrin, Thompson I. Daniels and Lucas Robinson settled in the township in the fall of 1836, and the spring of 1837 Frank- lin ;Kenney, Micah Mudge, Silas S. Fallass, Newcomb Godfrey, J. Wesley Fallass, Elias Walker, Morgan Lyon, Amos Hodges. Chris. Misner. Alfred Van Deusen and Benj. Fairchild came early in the winter of 1837-'S. About February of that year Rodney

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Robinson, John M. Fox, P. W. Fox, A. D. Smith, O. H. Jones, J. Wells and Geo. Brown came to settle.

The township was detached from Kent, and organized under a separate town government in 1838, when there were only 19 families in the township. For several years the farmers had to carry their grists to Ionia, to Grandville or to Kalamazoo to be ground. At this time the township was comparatively an unbroken wilderness. Grand Rapids could boast of but half a score of poorly furnished houses and only two stores, those of Louis Campau and Mr. Watson. The record of this township is similar to that of the others. Its settlers had all the hardships of pioneer life, but in due time these difficulties gave way under the pressing pro- gress of civilization and commerce. The wilderness was soon converted into fine farms, and mills were erected on the several streams; school-houses were erected, villages incorporated and commerce encouraged.

Gideon A. Hendricks settled in Vergennes, on section 33, in 1843. He returned to New York State, where he resided until 1860, when he revisited Michigan, and settled on section 2, Vergen- nes, in 1866. He died in April, 1878.

Among the first purchasers of the township lands, as acquired by the United States in 1836, and placed in the market in 1839, were the following: Eliza Andrews, sec. 2, Aug. 19, 1839; John Lloyd, sec. 4,. Aug. 8, 1839; Newcomb Godfrey, sec. 11, Aug. 8, 1839; Amos Wood, sec. 12, Aug. 8, 1839; Silas S. Fallass, sec. 13, Aug. 8, 1839; Benjamin W. Towe, sec. 15, Feb. 11, 1840; Ira Bassett, sec. 20, Aug. 8, 1839; Caleb D. Page, sec. 23, July 17, 1839; John J. Devendorf, sec. 26, Aug. 8, 1839; Calvin Kelsey, sec. 29, Aug. 8, 1839; Anthony Yerkes, sec. 32, Dec. 9, 1840; George Brown, sec. 34, Aug. 3, 1839. James Montague, Benj. Toles, Jared Wayles, and a few others made settlements.

In speaking of Vergennes in early times, it must be borne in mind that its center was Lowell; that its settlers were mainly there, or in that part of Vergennes which is contiguous. A few pushed up Flat river. The two towns Vergennes and Lowell lived lovingly together as one for 10 years, not following the example of many sister towns, of setting up independent as soon as they had a dozen voters. There was good reason why the two townships should keep together. They were, in sub-tance, one settlement, which the township line about equally divided. This settlement, near the mouth of the Flat river, was the place; the scattered settlers around seemed to be its dependencies. They had lived together as a community; they did not choose to divide; and they did not until both towns were well supplied with inhabitants.

ORGANIC.

Vergennes was one of the towns earliest organized. By. act of the Legislature in 1838, four townships, 5, 6, 7, 8, north, range 9 west, Bowne, Lowell, Vergennes and Grattan, were set off from

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Kent, and made a town. The first settlement was in what is now · Lowell, and the south part of the present town of Vergennes. . Its early history is mainly that of Lowell. In 1840, Caledonia was organized; and township 5 north, range 9 west (Bowne), was de- tached from Vergennes, and temporarily united with Caledonia. In 1846, Grattan, township 8 north, 9 west, was made a town and detached from Vergennes; and in 1848, Lowell (township 6 north, range 9 west) was organized, leaving Vergennes (township 7 north, range 9 west) with the modest limits of a single town- ship.

The first meeting was held at the house of Lewis Robinson, April 2, 1838, when the following Inspectors of Election were ap- pointed: Rodney Robinson, John M. Fox, Thompson I. Daniels; and C. A. Lathrop and Matthew Patrick, Clerks.

The election by ballot resulted as follows: Rodney Robinson, Supervisor; Matthew Patrick, Clerk; Lewis Robinson, T. I. Daniels and J. M. Fox, Assessors; Porter Rolph, Collector; Everett Wilson, Lewis Robinson and George Brown, School Inspectors; Everett Wilson and Charles Newton, Directors of the Poor; Lucas Rob- inson, Henry Daines, Philip W. Fox. Commissioners of High- ways; Rodney Robinson, Charles A. Lathrop, George Brown, Lucas Robinson, Justices of the Peace; Porter Rolph, A. D. Smith, O. H. Jones and J. S. Fox, Constables; Jacob Francisco, Sylvester Hodges, Fence Viewers.

The first general election was held at the house of Louis Robin- son Nov. 5 and 6, 1838, when a vote of 44 was polled, with M. Patrick, Lucas Robinson, Rodney Robinson and Charles A. Lathrop, Inspectors of Election. The principal township officers from 1838 to the present time are named in the following list:

SUPERVISORS.

Rodney Robinson 1838

Morgan Lyon. 1850

John M. Fox ..

1839

Lucas Robinson .. 1851-52

John J. Devendorf. 1840

Alan-on K. Shaw. 1841

Philip W. Fox 1856

Thompson I. Daniels 1842-44

Thompson I. Daniels 1857-58

Arba Richards. .

1845

Silas A. Yerkes . . 1859-60

Henry M. Brown.

1846-47

Alex. McLean. 1861-62

John B. Shear.

1848

J. W. Walker 1863-81

CLERKS.

Matthew Patrick.

1838

Henry M. Brown. .1849-50

Philander Tracy.

1839

John L. Covert. 1851

George Brown.

. 1840

John J Devendorf.

.1841

Jacob W. Walker ... 1853-56

Eliab Walker. . 1842

Thomas J. Devendorf. 1857-60

John J. Devendorf. 1843

Jacob W. Walker 1861

Eliab Walker. 1844

Alanson K. Shaw. 1862-63

Alex. McLean.

1845-46

John L. Covert. .

1864-80

Silas S. Fallass.

1847

D. Millard Hendrick 1881

Alanson K. Shaw

1848

Thompson I. Daniels

1849

Orlando J. ()'Dell. 1853-55

Orlando J. ()'Dell 1852

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TREASURERS.

Porter Rolph 1838

Abram Krum. 1857

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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 140

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