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Letchfield, 11 .. 248.
MeDonald, T. E., 257.
McDowell, Ebenezer. 436
McDowell, F. 11., 432.
Mace Day lake. 5.
AleGaffey. Daniel A., 648.
McGee. Clinton, 140.
MeGee, Thomas II., 543.
Mckinney. A. D., 257.
Mckinney. J. W .. 247. Mckinnon, George W. 258.
Mckinstry. David C., 35. 190, 429
Mclaren, Charles M. 733.
McLaren, James W., 703.
MeLaughlin brothers, 474.
McOmber, Philip. 493.
Me Whorter, John J., 804.
Mack, Almon, 76. 77. 272, 288. 280. 405.
Mack. C. W., 257.
Mack, Conmant & Sibley, 287.
Mack, John M .. 77. 406. Mack, Lovina, 288.
Nack, Stephen. 29. 31, 33. 39. 75. 76. 96, 189, 102, 216, 272, 286, 287. 320.
Mack, S .. 221. 320. Mackinnon, G. W .. 247.
Macomb, Alex., 190.
Macomber. Phillip A .. 168.
Mactrott. Fred S .. 518.
Main street, Holly (view ). 395.
Mair, William, 887.
Maitrott, Elmer E .. 865.
Makelv. Peter. 423.
Makely, Peter D., 418.
Malcolm, Frank J., 624.
Malcolm. Robert W .. 503.
Maloy, Peter, 312.
Maltby. Sara E., 472.
Manly, Ora. 257. Manning. Randolph, 129. 166, 181, 218
Mansfield. Samuel. 453. 454
Marcero. J. 1 .. , 369.
Marjison, William, 285.
Marlin, Ira, 212. Marsh, Elisha. 393.
Marsh. Elmer. 303.
Marshall, John D .. 334.
Martin, Joseph W., 308.
Martin, William W .. 211. Mary D. Hlive No. 393. 1 .. O. T. N. M ... 3.8%). Mason. Stevens T .. 441. Masonic Temple Association. 367. Mather, Asher F .. 274. Mathews. E. R .. 246.
Mathews. George B., 321.
Mathews, John B., 140.
Mathews, Lucy J., 367. Mathews mill. 320. Mathews, Solomon S .. 315.
Lester. William. 29. 287.
Letts, Albert E., 632.
Levamseler. L. J .. 433.
Lewis, George, 755.
Lewless, Alexander, 433.
Licenses, 299. Lillis, Michael F., 125.
Linabury, Joseph. 324. Linn, Charles M., 278. Little creek. 388.
"Little Dick." 5. Livermore, John S., 218.
Lockwood. D. M., 474.
Lockwood, Floyd W., 258.
Lodge, Edward A., 257.
Look. Henry M., 123. 138.
Look, (Mrs. ) H. M., 10Q.
Loomis, Delos P .. 565.
Loomis, 1 .. C .. 283.
Loomis, Oscar D .. 556.
Loop, Jacob. 303. 364.
Losee. J. W .. 257.
Loughman, Edmund, 437. Loun bury, Robert 1 .. 140. 145. 239, 262. 3310. 312. Lovejoy. Charles E., 595.
Lovejoy, Earl A., 140. Luce. George A. C .. 121. 169.
Ludwig. William, 560.
Lull, Alba .A., 245, 301, 303. 321.
Lul, Augustus .1 .. 518.
Lumby. L. R., 257. Luther. L., 35, 429.
Lynch, James H., 125. 140, 154. 202. 333. 360.
Lyon, G. M., 472. Lyon First Presbyterian church, 451. Lyon township-Mention. 194. 195. 198, 100. 200, 201. 207: first settlers, 449; New Hudson and Kensington, 450: village of South Lyon. 450; schools and churches. 451: South Lyon indus- tries. 452. Lyons. D. B .. 248. Lyons. W. W .. 247.
Mabley, Thomas, 312. Me. Alvey, John, 440. McArthur. Abigail 11 .. 03. McBride. James, 377 MeCabe. James, 123.
MeCarroll, Sarah. 333. McCarroll, William, 255. 256, 257. McCaules. William, 564. McClaren. (J. D.), Company. 452. McConnell. B. B .. 255. McConnell. Joseph, 275
McConnell, Willard M. 212, 218, 274. 292. 325. 341. 342. McConnell school, 338. McCook, R. W. 451. McCord, Don C., 330.
AcCracken, S. B. OL.
MeCracken, William J., 808.
MeDace, George, 350.
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Mathews, ( Mrs. ) S. S., 267.
Mathews. S. S., 309. Matthews, A. B., 295, 321, 324, 367.
Matthews, Charles, 1440. Matthews. Charles S., 125.
Matthews, Edward, 374.
Matthews, S. S., 245. Matthews, Salmon J., 212. Matthews. Salmon S., 870.
Maybee, John, 071.
Mead, Amos, 193, 445.
Mead, llenry, 212.
Mead, John H., 879.
Mead, Polly A., 458.
"Mechanies and Engineers," 282.
Medical profession-Pioneer conditions. 249; primitive state and medical prac- tice, 250; physicians of Oakland county prior to 1837, 251: Dr. Will- iam Thompson, 251; Dr. Ezra S. Parke, 252; Dr. Cyrus Chipman, 252; Dr. Ebenezer Raynale, 252; Drs. Lamb, Lamond and Alger, 253: Dr. John C. Emery, 253: the old county medical society, 253; the Northeast Distriet medical societies, 253 ; allopathie prac- titioners from 1837 to 1866, 254; three early-time homeopaths, 255; present County Medical Society, 255; Pontiac Medical Society, 256; present prac- titioners, 256.
Meigs, Margaret, 204.
Merrell. Caleb B., 86, 96.
Mellen-Wright Lumber Company, 434. Merrell, John J., 471.
Me-nah-sa-gor-ning (Apple island ), 21. Men's rest room, 101.
Merrill, R. T., 374-
Merrill, Roswell T., 381.
Merritt, John A., 433. Merz, Julius, 315.
Mexican war, 273. Michigan Air Line, 239.
Michigan Bass Hatehery, 486.
Michigan Central Railroad, 240.
Michigan Light Artillery, 283.
Michigan Manufacturing & Lumber Company, 397.
Michigan Military Academy, 338, 479. Michigan Pressed Brick Company, 426. Michigan State Medical Society, Branch No. 5, 256. Michigan State Telephone Company, 308.
Miles. Johnson, 237. Milford, 474.
Milford Milling Company. 447.
Milford Presbyterian church, 448.
Milford township-Mention, 195. 198,
199, 200, 201, 207; formed, 445; rea- son for names, 445; the Ruggle Broth- ers, 445; pioneer mills, 445; societies, 448; the present village, 447; churches, 447.
Milford village, 201, 202, 445-448 ( see Milford township ).
Military matters -- Oakland county sol- diers of the War of 1812, 271; Na- poleonic soldiers, 272; early military organizations, 272; the Mexican war, 273; the War of the Rebellion, 274; the First Michigan Infantry, 275; the Second Michigan Infantry, 275; the Third Infantry. 277; the Fifth Infan- try, 277; the Seventh Infantry, 278; the Eighth and Ninth Infantry reg- iments, 278; the Tenth Infantry, 278; the Fourteenth Infantry, 279; the Fif- teenth and the Sixteenth, 280; the Twenty-second Infantry, 280; Moses Wisner, 281: Twenty-ninth Infantry, 281; Thirtieth Infantry and "Mechan- ics and Engineers," 282; Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 282; the Eighth Cavalry, 282; Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments, 283: Michigan Light Artillery, 283: One Ilundred and Second U. S. Colored Troops, 284; military matters of late, 284. Millard, Nathaniel, 119, 191.
Mill pond nuisance, 203. Miller, David, 674.
Miller, Darwin, 708.
Miller, Edward J., 800.
Miller, Henry, 409.
Miller, J. ... 258.
Miller, John, 33.
Miller, L. P., 405.
Millerd, Nathaniel, 405.
Milligan, J. R. J., 351.
Milliman, George MI., 258.
Mills, 403, 445, 453.
Mills, Ada P., 803.
Mills, ( Mrs. ) Fred MI., 264.
Mills, Joseph E., 207, 263.
Miner, Clement E., 140.
Minnock, Daniel, 393.
Minnock, Michael, 393.
Mitchell, David, 392. 393. 774.
Mitchell, George, 392.
Mitchell, George H., 244.
Mitchell, James G., 394
Mitchell, L. T .. 413.
Mivels, George. 437.
Mock, F. E., 475.
Monroe, H. G., 300.
Monroe, Heetor L., 309.
Monroe, R. F., 312.
Monroe Body Company, 331.
Montieth, John, 31.
Montgomery, John, 581.
Moore, Andrew L., 140, 155, 202, 218. 300. Moore, ( Mrs. ) A. L., 261, 267.
Moore, Joseph B., 123, 178, 180, 202.
Morrell, K. N., 425.
Morell, George, 121, 123.
Morris, Benjamin B., 218.
Morris, Benjamin, 326.
Morris, C. D., 257.
Morris, William, 162, 362, 374
Morrish, J. J .. 451. Morrison. J. S. 258.
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Morrison, ( Mrs. ) L. L., 270. Morrison, Thomas W., 535.
Mormons ( 1832), 07. Morse, J., 255, 250. Mosey, Emma, 472.
Mosher. Abraham, 730.
Mosher, C. W., 399. Moseley, William F., 119, 123, 127, 191, 210, 221.
Moss, R. F .. , 257.
Mother Hur Court, No. 17, 399.
Mothersill, ( Mrs.) J. W., 392.
Mow, John C., 433.
Mount Judah, 443.
Mowry, Zebina M., 218.
Moyer, Douglas B., 725.
Mullet, John, 197. Munson, Samuel C., 320, 324, 351 352, 440, 486.
Munger, Charles A., 701.
Murphy, Anne, 261, 203.
Murphy, Edwin M., 203, 328, 706.
Murphy, James J., 257.
Murphy, Mary, 707.
Mutual Fire Prevention Bureau, 427. Myers, J., 33.
Nall, James, 430.
Napoleonic soldiers, 272.
Narrin, William, 537.
Nash, William 1., 563.
National banks, 243.
Neal, John 1., 140. Neal & Wieland, 443.
Needham, John F., 437.
Nelson, Albert A , 602.
Nelson, J. C., 745.
Nesbett, William P., 312.
Newberry, A. F., 246.
Newberry, ( Mrs.) A. F., 97, 265.
Newberry, James, 212.
Newberry, Seneca, 218, 219, 237. 105 New Canadiagua ( Orion ), 441.
New Hudson, 450. Newell, E. M .. 247.
Newkirk, Chauncey F., 125.
Newman, Ezra, 30.
Newton. F. 11 .. 366.
Newton, Gilbert M .. 438.
Newton, Isaac. 558. Newton, J. G., 365.
Niles, Johnson, 488. Niles, Joseph, Jr., 237.
Niles, Samuel, 88. 96.
Ninth Michigan Cavalry, 283.
Ninth Michigan Infantry, 278.
Nixon, Volney, 2.44.
Noble, Donald F., 140, 888.
Norris, Caroline, 394.
North Farmington, 400.
North, Oscar F., 120, 320.
North, William F., 140, 275.
Northeast District Medical & Scientific Association, 253. Norton, Gad, 33, 400
Norton, John D., 245, 301, 303. Norton, John M., 58.
Norton, Lewis, 170.
Norton, Samuel 11., 299, 312. Norton sawmill, 408.
Norvell, Freeman, 282. Nott, Stephen, 840.
Novi, .A. F., 258. Novi Corners (Novi), 483.
Novi (postoffice ), 483.
Novi township-Mention, 194, 195, 198, 199, 200, 201, 207; the name Novi, 482; the colony of 1825-26, 482; Novi Cor- ners, or Novi, 483. Nushanmer, George, 369.
"Oakland Advertiser," 397. Oakland Avenue M. E. church, Pontiac, 345. Oakland Chapter No. 5. R. A. M., 366. "Oakland Chronicle," 312. "Oakland Gazette," 312. Oakland Lodge, No. 343. A. F. & A. M., 302.
Oakland Motor Car Company, 328. "Oakland Whig." 312.
Oakland county in state politics-Ques- tion of land titles, 215; Governor Cass brings stability, 215; champions of public improvements, 216; the state constitutions, 216; Oakland county's part in constitution making, 218; Doc- tor Raynale, delegate to 1835 conven- tion, 210: Lysander Woodward, dele- gate to 1873 convention, 220; state of- ficials, elected and appointed, 221; ter- ritorial council representatives, 221 ; speakers and clerk of the house, 221 ; Michigan legislators from Oakland county, 222; state representatives, 222; disturbances of war issues, 225. Oakland county court
house (view), 203.
Oakland county's first legal writ ( fac- simile ). 116.
Oakland County Home, 210.
Oakland County Medical Society, 250, 253. 255.
Oakland County Pioneer Society - Founded, 99; the supervisors' "pic- nics," 100; better preservation of rec- ords, 100; society incorporated. 101; pioneer women, 101 ; officers of the so- ciety, 101; pioneer relics in the col- lection of the society, 102. Oakland County Savings Bank. 245.
Oakland County Telephone Company. 308. Oakland township. 100, 195. 198, 199. 200. 201, 207, 313, 489. "Oakview." 417. Oakwood, 464. ()'Connor, T. J., 360
Odell, Bert A., 680. Ogden. Mary. 472. Old Hodges house (view ), 326. Old Union school, 335. Old Mathews mill. 320. Olds, Ira MI., 451.
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Oliver, Dwight 1., 667. Oliver, John, 272. Olmstead, Harley, 33. "One-horse" court, 112. One Hundred and Second U. S. Col- ored troops, 284. On the Shiawassee river ( view), 477. On the shores of Pine lake (view), 478. On the shores of Stony lake (view), 421.
Orchard lake, 2, 19, 21.
Orchard Lake ( postoffice ), 479. Orchard Lake Military Academy, 2. Orchards, 7.
Orion,
Orion Congregational church, 444. Orion M. E. church, 444. Orion Park Association, 5.
"Orion Review," 443.
Orion township-Mention, 35, 194, 195, 198, 199, 200, 201, 207; first settlers and events, 440; a township of lakes, 441 ; Orion village, 443; Orion churches, 444; other stations, 445. Orion State Bank, 247.
Orion village, 201, 202, 443, 444 (see Orion township ).
O'Riley, James A., 716. Orr, Eleanor J., 835. Orr, James W., 834 Orton, Amos, 464.
Orton, Elsworth, 257, 312. Ortonville village, 200, 201, 202, 443, 444, 464, 465.
Osman, Mortimer F., 211.
Osmun, Charlotte M., 97.
Osmun, Israel, 486.
Osmun, John, 486.
Osmtin, William H., 310, 526.
Ostrander, Charles J., 125. Otis, Amos, 457, 573.
Owen, Asa, 36. Owen, George W., 432.
Oxford Agricultural works, 426.
Oxford Baptist church, 424.
Oxford carriage factory, 426.
Oxford creamery, 427.
Oxford Institute, 421. Oxford machine works, 426. Oxford M. E. church, 422.
Oxford township-Mention, 35, 194, 195; 198, 199, 200, 201, 207; civilly organ- ized, 418; first settlers, 418; first roads and railroad, 420; Thomas, 420; lakes, 420; Oxford village incorporated, 421 ; schools, 421; Oxford churches, 422; the Methodists, 422; the Baptists, 424; newspapers and societies, 425; Ox- ford industries, 425; Michigan Pressed Brick Company, 426; C. L. Randall & Company, 427. Oxford steam planing mills, 426. Oxford Union school ( view ), 422. Oxford valley mills, 426.
Oxford village, 201, 202, 421-427 (see Oxford township).
Paddack, Daniel, 123. Paddack, David, 123, 322. Paddack's mills, 322. Paint creek, 441, 489. Palmer, ( Mrs. ) B. A., 205.
Palmer, Charles H., 221.
Palmer, R. A., 540. Palmer, William C., 294. Parke, Ezra L., 250, 253.
Parke, Ezra S., 43, 252, 372, 385.
Parke, Hervey, 37-55, 120, 287, 290, 372. Parke, John H., 43.
Parker, Ezra, 83, 96.
Parker, Henry, 392. Parker, John D, 392.
Parker. Philip M., 220.
Parker, Ralzemond A., 634
Parker, William, 798.
Parker. W. H., 465.
Parks, Calvin C., 124.
Parks, Robert, 452.
Parmalee, Edward W., 720.
Partridge, Lemuel M., 372.
Patrick, Pierce, 294, 295.
Patrick, William, 218.
Patten, George, 212.
Patterson, E. & F., 397.
Patterson, Fred, 397.
Patterson, James, 393.
Patterson, James K. 123, 124.
Patterson, James W., 397.
Patterson, John H1., 140, 153, 202.
Patterson, John 11., (portrait), 153.
Patterson, John W., 835. Patterson, Samuel J., 140.
Patterson, Thomas L., 102, 120, 140, 392, 393, 513. Patterson, Thomas L. (portrait), 126.
Patterson, ( Mrs.) T. L., 392.
Patterson, William F., 393, 514.
Patterson Manufacturing Company, 397.
Pauli, Henry, 284, 623.
Payne, Gennette II., 367.
Peabody, Lyman B., 383.
Pearce, Samuel, 275.
Pearsall, Sherman, 334.
Pearson, E. F. 11., 315.
Pearsons brothers, 323.
Peck, Edward W., IOI.
Pelton, Carl HI .. 123, 140, 523.
Pelton, Homer J., 897.
Pepper. William H., 703. Pere Marquette Railroad 240.
Perkins, Thomas V., 397.
Perrin, David. 362. Perrin, Jonathan, 362.
11, 110, 123, 140, 148, Perry, Aaron, 182, 204, 263. Perry, Aaron (portrait ), 147.
Perry ( Mrs. ) Aaron, 201, 266, 267.
Perry, Gleason F., 247.
Perry, John, 443.
Perry, John G., 463.
Perry. Jonathan, 486. Peters, William C., 607. Pettibone creek, 445, 473. Pettibone, Levi, 445.
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Pettibone mills, 447
Petty, Jacob, 93.
Phelps, Benjamin, 237.
Phelps, Edwin, 102. Phelps. Guy, 488.
Phelps. Joel, 87. Phelos, William W., 124 Phelps, Zenas, 473.
Phoney, Sylvester, 140.
Phillips, Archibald, 30, 31.
Phillips, Theodore S., 803.
Physical features-Surface and eleva- tions, 9; surface geology, IL.
Physicians (see medical profession ).
Pickering, Effie G, 820.
Pickering. George 11., 825.
Pierce, A. K., 451.
Pierce, Benjamin 11., 30, 372.
Pierce, Delavan J., 802.
Piety Hill ( Birmingham ). 340, 373. 374. 375.
Pilcher, E. H., 343. Pilcher, Leander W .. 337.
Pine Knob. 466.
Pine lake, 2. Pine lake ( postoffice ). 479
Pinkerton, Thomas, 483. Pioncer records, 100.
Pioneer relics, 102.
Pioneer times-Hervey Parke comes to Oakland county. 37: Bloomfield and Royal Oak in 1821, 38; infant village of Pontiac, 39; Governor Wisner and his "mullet" story, 39; becomes Horatio Ball's assistant, 40; Joseph Wamp- ler's assigned territory, 40; a sur- veyor's hardships, 41 ; returns with his family, 42; birthplace of John H. Parke. 43; homestead at last, 44; sur- veys from Pontiac, 45; running lines under difficulties, 45: fresh trails of the Black Hawk war, 48; between Saginaw bay and Lake Huron, 50: surveys in the Black Hawk reserva- tion, lowa, 52; another Jowa con- tract. 53: Captain Parke's recapitula- tion, 53; recollections of Benjamin (). Williams, 55: dear old Oakland. the best of all, 57: a picture of mem- ory, 58; advent of the pioneer, 59: railroad as a fun maker, Go; the life bequeathed by the pioneer, 61: fifty years ago and now, Of: contrasts of life, 01; "Granny" MeCracken, 64; Father and Mother MeCracken, 66: the schools of fifty years ago, 67; Mormon visitation of 1832: 07: Au- burn the young pioneers, 69; social and industrial revolution. 70 Pittman. C. C., 301 Plummer, Ada. 394. Poc. O MI .. 276. Polish Catholic Sommary. Orchard lake. 470. 481.
Pontiac Academy. 228, 334
Pontiac. & Paint Creek Turnpike Com pany, 236.
Pontiac & Orchard Lake Railroad Com-
pany, 230
Pontiac & Sylvan Lake electric road, 6. Pontiac armory, 284.
"Pontiac Bill Poster," 312. Pontiac Board of Water Commission- ers, 301. Pontiac branch State University, 228. 3,33.
Pontiac breweries, 323. 331.
Pontiac Buggy Company, 328.
Pontiac Chapter No. 228, O. E. S, 367. Pontiac ( chief ), 19. 21. 24.
Pontiac churches - Earliest Methodist
preachers, 340; first Methodist church in county, 341 ; pastors from 1826 10 the present, 342; Mrs. Shattuck's re- miniscences, 342; Central Methodist Episcopal church, 345: the First Bap- tist church, 347: First Presbyterian church, 349; how the first church was built, 351 : first Congregational church. 352; third Congregational church in the state, 353: new Congregational church. 354; St. Vincent de Paul's church, 355: All Saints Episcopal church, 350; St. Trinitatis Lutheran church, 358; the African M. E. church, 358: Young Men's Christian Association. 359: Red Ribbon Club of Pontiac, 360.
Pontiac city-Mention. 198. 200, 201. 202, 207 ; population by wards, 207; chartered, 206: first election, 297: city police department born, 297 ; first city hall, 207; value of property in 1876, 208; John P. Foster No. 2, 208; smallpox epidemics of 1881-82. 200: newspaper sensation, 200: in vestigating light and water systems. 300; resignation of Chief Engineer Foster, 300; city finances in 1886, 301: Board and Water Commission- ers created, 301 ; the new Fifth ward. 301; original system of waterworks. 302: electric lighting and telephone systems, 304: first Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph. 304: municipal government in 1894. 304: first three years of water service, 306: lighting and telephone service again, 306; sew - crage system inaugurated, 307; ex- tension of waterworks, 307: telephone service up-to date, 308; commission government adopted. 300: increased efficiency of fire department. 311; the present city hall. 311 ; mayors of Pon- tiac, 312: the city press, 312: Oak Hill Cemetery, 313; gas lighting and electric power. 314: postoffice and postmasters. 315; the Pontiac State Hospital. 316.
Pontiac city hall. 311.
Pontiac City Hospital, 261, 262 (view ) Pontiac City mills, 322. Pomiac Commandery No. 2. K. T .. 360 Pontiac Commercial Association. 332.
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Pontiac Company, 75, 70, 103, 189, 286. Pontiac Council No. 3. R. & S. M., 305. "Pontiac Courier," 312.
Pontiac Drop Forge Company, 329.
Pontiac Educational Society, 335.
Pontiac electric lighting, 304. 306.
Pontiac English and Classical school, 334.
Pontiac Fire Company No. 1. 294
Pontiac fire department, 298, 390, 311.
Pontiac Foundry Company, 330.
Pontiac's fraternal societies-Masonry in Pontiac, 362; third lodge in terri- tory, 302: Pontiac Lodge No. 21, 364; Pontiac Council No. 3. R. & S. M., 365: Oakland Chapter No. 5. R. A. M., 366; Pontiac Commandery No. 2, K. T., 365: Pontiac Chapter No. 228, O. E. S., 367; Masonic Temple As- sociation, 367: Canton Pontiac No. 3. I. O. O. F., 368; Pythian Knights and Sisters, 368: Dick Richardson Post, G. A. R., 369; Knights of Col- umbus, 369; Royal Neighbors of America, 369. Order of Elks, 369; other lodges, 370.
Pontiac gas works. 315.
"Pontiac Herald," 312.
Pontiac lligh School, 335. 336 (view ).
Pontiac indebtedness, 310.
Pontiac's industries, 320.
"Pontiac Jacksonian," 312.
Pontiac Knitting Works, 320.
Pontiac Land Company, 29.
Pontiac Light Company. 314.
Pontiac Literary Society, 334.
Pontiac Lodge No. 21, A. F. & A. M., 364
Pontiac Lodge No. 19. K. of P., 368.
Pontiac Medical Society, 250.
Pontiac mills, 321.
Pontiac Motor Cycle Company, 329.
Pontiac municipal government. 304.
Pontiac Oxford & Northern railroad, 238, 239
Pontiac police department, 207.
Pontiac postoffice, 315, 316 (view ).
Pontiac Power Company, 314.
"Pontiac Press-Gazette," 8, 201.
Pontiac public library, 264.
Pontiac Savings Bank, 244, 245. Pontiac schools - Sarah McCarroll's sketch, 333: the old Pontiac Acad- emy, 334; first common schools, 334; public system organized. 334; the "Old Union," 335: high school building of 1871, 336: school superintendents and high school principals, 337; the new high school, 337; public system and list of schools, 337; Michigan Mili- tary Academy, 338. Pontiac sewerage system, 307. Pontiac State Ilospital, 316.
Pontiac State Hospital, main building (view ), 317; chapel (view ), 318.
Pontiac telephone systems. 304, 306, 308.
Pontiac township, 32. 195, 198, 199, 200, 201, 207.
Pontiac (village )-In 1821, 39; Colonel Mack's Company, 286 first Pontiac settlers, 287; settlers of 1822, 288; county seat and court house, 289; township organization, 289; the vi !- lage of Auburn (Amy), 200; Pontiac village incorporated, 291 ; early trus- tee meetings, 291; real estate item, 292; the mill pond nuisance, 293; the fire of 1840, 293; early bridges, 293; "common council," the governing body, 293; the village fire department, 294; gas works inaugurated, 294; heads of the village government, 294. Pontiac water works, 300, 302, 300, 307. Pontiac's conspiracy, 20.
Pontiac's early business men, 325.
Pontiac's industries, 320.
Poppleton, O., 22, 20, 30. 102, 374 Population, 200.
Porter, Daniel L., 250, 253.
Porter, Moses, 96.
Portion of dormitory and power house and "Castle," Polish seminary, Or- chard lake (view ), 480. Portraits-Thomas L. Patterson, 126; Aaron Perry, 147; John Il. Patterson, 153. Post, ( Miss ) V., 200.
Postal, George, 33, 400, 488.
Potter, Lemuel, 92.
Potter, Lydia B., 92, 196.
Potts, Henry .A., 805.
Powell, Joseph C., 120, 000.
Powell, ( Mrs. ) J. S., 266.
Powell, Sybil Maria, 690.
Powell. William 11., 423.
Power, Arthur, 452, 453, 454. 455.
Power, D. H., 245.
Power, Jared, 452.
Power, John, 452, 453.
Power, Nathan, 458.
Power, Samuel, 454.
Powers, Pliny, 254. Power's settlement ( Farmington ), 455.
Prall, J. R., 263, 354.
Pratt. Caleb, 91.
Pratt, William A., 221.
Precipitation, 10.
Predmore, J. C., 247.
Predmore, John H., 783. Press-Pontiac newspapers, 312: IIolly newspapers, 397: Rochester news-
papers, 412: Oxford newspapers,
425.
"Press Gazette," 312.
Price, Rov F., 709.
Price, William, 211, 212.
Prince. Fri. 385. Probate courts. 114, 118, 119.
Probate judges, 119, 191. Prosecuting attorneys, 123.
Public lands, 215. Purdy. Robert. 449.
Pythian Sisters. Pontiac, 308.
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Quakertown ( Farmington ), 452.
Quick, C. F., 438.
Quick, C. P., 393. Quick, Charles 1., 393, 432. Quick, John, 393.
Quick. William, 393.
Quill, James, 465.
Ramsey, C. E., 457.
Randall, C. L., 427.
Randall, C. L., & Company, 427.
Randall, Leon, 427.
Ransford, Byron L., 124.
Rapid Motor Vehicle Company, 329.
Raynale, C. M., 257.
Raynale, Ebenezer, 218, 219, 252, 491.
Raynale, George P., 258.
Raynor. John T., 123, 168.
Red Ribbon Club. Pontiac, 300.
Redway, Joel, 450. Reed, William, 427. Reese. Joseph, 670.
Reeves, George, 300.
Reeves, Stephen. 120, 191, 212, 856. Registers of deeds, 196.
Reul, Wilson, 489.
Religious history-Pontiac church, 340; Holly churches, 398; Rochester churches, 412; Oxford churches, 422: Royal Oak churches,
435: Orion churches, 444; Milford churches, 447 ; Farmington churches, 459.
Reservoir under construction, Roches- ter (view ), 410.
Revolutionary graves marked. 90.
Revolutionary soldiers and "daughters" -County's first settler, a Revolution- ary soldier, 72; the Graham family, 73: Nathaniel Baldwin, 74; George Horton, 74: Stephen Mack, 75; Col- onel Mack's family. 76: Joseph Todd and party, 77; Ithamar Smith, 78; William Nathan Terry, 79; Joshua Chamberlin and Enoch Hotchkiss. 80; Elijah Drake, 80; Ezra Parker, 83; Jeremiah Clarke. 84: Benjamin Grace, 85; Caleb Barker Merrell, 80; Levi Green, 86: Joel Phelps, 87; Elias Cady, 87; Samuel Niles, 88; Silas Sprague, 88; Esbon Gregory, 89; Zadock Wellman, 80; Caleb Carr. 80; Hooper Bishop, 90; Derrick Hulick, 91; Caleb Pratt, 91: Solomon Jones, 91; Lydia Barnes Potter, 92: James Harrington, 03: Jacob Petty. 93; John Blanchard, 03: Altramont Donaldson, 93; Joseph Van Netter, 93; Benj. Bulson. 94: Nathan Landon, 94; Gen- eral Richardson Chapter, D. A. R., 95; the Revolutionary graves marked, 96; tribute to General Richardson, 97; Membership of the Daughters, 97. Rewold. Ilenry, 400. Reynolds, Asa. 786. Rhodes, John, 494. Rice. Judson E., 692. Rice, Panl, 443.
Rice. Zeba, 373.
Richards. Daniel, 450.
Richards, George R., 312. Richardson, George B., 041.
Richardson, Hosea S .. 400. .
Richardson, Israel B., 97, 274, 275, 276.
Richardson, John P., 169.
Richardson, Origen D., 123, 128, 164, 221, 291, 292. Richardson, Peter, 479.
Riggs, Jeremiah, 218. Riker, John D., 257, 312.
Roads ( see transportation).
Robb, S. B .. 258.
Robert. Philip R .. 533.
Roberts. H. S 275.
Roberts, Ira. 33.
Roberts, William, 34.
Robertson, G., 212.
Robertson. William. 326.
Robinson. John C., 275. Rochester, 200, 405-416 (see Avon township ). Rochester Baptist church, 412. Rochester Chapter No. 317, R. A. M., 415.
"Rochester Clarion," 412.
Rochester Congregational church, 412. Rochester Creamery Company, 409. "Rochester Era." 24, 412. Rochester industries. 408.
Rochester Lodge No. 68, 1. O. O. F., 416.
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