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The Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad passes along the south border of the township, and has a station at Delta, adjacent to the southern line of the township, in the adjoining county, and another at Ingersoll's, in Watertown. The surface of Watertown is varied in character. Much level land is found, though a sufficient undulation appears to relieve the monotony. Its rolling aspect greatly en- hances the attractiveness of the landscape, and many striking views are enjoyed along the river-banks and else- where in the township.
Tho soil of Watertown compares favorably with that of other portions of the county. In quality it may be de- scribed as a sandy loau with clay subsoil. In localities there is, however, some slight variation from this rule. Wheat and corn are the staple products, and the average crop of each is a flattering testimonial to the strength and productiveness of the soil. The census of 1873 gives the number of acres of the former harvested as two hundred and thirty-five, which produced thirty-nine thousand two hundred and cleven bushels; and nine hundred and four acres of corn yichled twenty-five thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight bushels. Of other grains more than thirty thousand bushels were harvested, while farm products of various kinds made an ample return for the labor of their cultivation.
The prevailing woods are ash, maple, oak, basswood, and walnut. Comparatively little tamarack is found, and no pine. The various fruits peculiar to the climate are sue- cessfully raised in the township.
LAND-ENTRIES.
The lands composing the township of Watertown were purchased from the United States government by the fol- lowing-named persons :
SECTION 1.
Acres.
D. L. Smith, 1836.
Richard P. Hart, 1836 240
C. Buckley, 1836 160.14
Munson Wheeler, 1836. 83.06
Henry Whipple, 1836 SO
SECTION 2.
A. M. Roberts, 1836. 40
R. P. 1Iart, 1836. 280
Selah Farris, 1836. 84.02
Sarah E. Turner, 1836 80
Henry Whipple, 1836. 164.34
SECTION 3.
Olney and Wolcott, 1836 320
William Mosher, 1836. 163.18
Charles Goodwin, 1836. 163.66
SECTION 4.
Richard P. Ilart, 1836. 320
Leander Ferguson, 1836. 164.62
Ilenry Whipple, 1836. 80
J. Wordman, 1838 84.38
SECTION 5.
L. D. Owen, 1836. 40
R. P. Ilart, 1836. 280
Seth M. Root, 1851 160
James J. Foreman, 1854 84.63
Thomas Wilson, 1854
86.19
SECTION 6.
L. Hunt, 1836,
R. P. Hart, 1836. 80
Acres.
William Reynolds, 1836 150.68
S. P. Potter, 1851 43.44
M. Culoo, 1851 40
Samuel Ilitcheoek, 1851 43.44
C. P. Cole, 1851 157.77
David Eddy, 1851
40
SECTION 7.
Elias Daniells 80
Clark Beardsley SO
Abram Sloan. 160
J. R. Morris, 1836 148.92
Richard Leavis, 1838 40
C. R. and J. II. Spieer, 1838 69.92
J. H. Bissell, 1848, 40
SECTION S.
Thomas Emerson 85.57
Park and llunt 124.46
Elias Daniells, 91.11
T. Osborne.
160
Elias Daniells
160
Nelson Sage.
80
SECTION 9.
. Benjamin Gooch, 160 William Thompson. ... . 320
Thomas Osborne. 160
SECTION 10.
William Thompson. 160
Almey and Wolcott. 320
Thomas Osborne 160
SECTION 11.
Henry Weston, 1836. SO
Samuel Forman, 1836. 320 Almey and Woleott, 1836 80
R. P. Hart, 1836. 160
SECTION 12.
Calvin Marvin, 1835 320
R. B. Hart, 1836 160
D. M. Aspenwall, 1836.
Ed. Butterfield, 1836.
SECTION 13.
Joseph Yerkes, 1835. 72.82
Horace Butler, 1836 143.61
Calvin Ball, 1836 87.29
William Thompson, 1836 82.38
Elias Daniells, 1836 48,90
Thomas Woodward, 1836.
83.80
Alanson Sumner, 1836 106.34
SECTION 14.
Isaac Hovett, 1835. 80
Elias DaDiells, 1836. 43,52
Horace Butler, 1836. 99.50
William Thompson, 1836. 79.96
Clark Beardsley, 1836 130.45
William Packard, 1836 106.55
S. M. Pearsall, 1836 80
SECTION 15.
William H. Townsend, 1835. 307.24
Benjamin Gooch, 1835 149.80
Stephen Hill, 1836. 160
SECTION 16.
Sehool lands.
SECTION 17.
R. S. Parks. 36.42
Emmor llawley. 2.34
Elias Daniells. SO
P. A. Selover 315.70
L. H. Trask. 113.48
Richard Leavis, 1839 40
Grofton Webber, 1839 40
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WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.
SECTION 18.
Acres.
Willam Diets, 1836 128 30
E. Niles, 1836 78.38 George Goodman, 1836 109,85
1. Il. Trask, 1836. 59.96
Elias Daniells, 1836.
125.72
George Parks, 1836.
SU
SECTION 19.
Charles Armstrong. 1835 and1 '36. 320
Horace Butler, 1536. 160
D. B. Niles, 1836. 132.68
SECTION 20.
John Roseborne, 1836. 160
llenry Amuman, 1836. 160
William Packar I, 1836. 160
A. A. Webber, 1841 40
Andrew Shaddnek, 1848
120
SECTION 21.
E. Frary, 1836. 560
Elias DanielIs, 1836. SO
SECTION 22.
Benjamin Welsh, 1836 200
E. Frary, 1836.
4.10
SECTION 23.
Horace Butler, 1836 80
William Packard, 1836 240
Anson Roland, 1836
Elihu P. Ingersoll, 1837. So
SECTION 24.
William Packard. 1836. 80
Russell Cushman, 1836 160
Anson Boland, 1836.
Elibn P. Iogersoll, 1837
320
SECTION 25.
B. B. Kercheval, 1836 160
ES. Daniels, 1836 210
Samnet Chadwick 160
C. J. Fox and O. C. Fall, 1855.
SECTION 26.
Nathan Daniells, 1836 320
Thomas II. Perkins, 1836 320
SECTION 27.
John Fowler, 1836. 80
A. P. Selover, 1836. 1GO
S. B. Noyes, 1836
SU
William Packard, 1836
240
S. G. Scars, 1826.
80
SECTION 28.
William Thompson, 1836 160
Harvey Arnold, 1836 Su
S. H. Sears, 1836 .. 400
SECTION 29.
E. Frary, 1836. 160
James Hutchins, 1836
Ilarvey Arnold, 1836 .. 160
Alfred Williams, 1836
240
SECTION 30.
Hiram Barton, 1836. 320 D. B. Niles, 1836 226.10
S. G. Sears, 1836 6G.IS
SECTION 31.
T. II. Perkins, 1836 146.6.1
Amos Hall, 1836 80
A. and R. J. Woodruff, 1836.
Josiah Lowell, Jr., 1851 80
A. Burrell, 1851. SO
Fletcher Jamison, 1851 -10
Henry Garlock, 1851
William C. Gordon, 1853. 67.28
SECTION 32. Acros.
James Hutchins, 1836 240
Nathan Daniells, 1836
T. II. Perkins, 1836. 320
SECTION 33.
HI. H. Comstock, 1836. 80
William Thompson, 1836 160 Nathan Daniels, 1836 160
T. Il, Perkins, 1836 210
SECTION 34.
11. IF. Comstock, 1836 SO
Phineas Davis, 1836. 3220 William Thompson, 1836
Elihu P. Ingersoll, 1836 SO
SECTION 35.
JI. II. Comstock, 1836
SO
Phineas Davis, 1830.
Leland Greene, 1836
160
Nathan Daniels, 1836.
T. II. Perkins, 1836
80
Erastus Ingersoll, 1836.
SECTION 36.
Nathan I. DanielIs, 1836
480
Erastus Ingersoll, 1837.
Su
FIRST AND OTHER EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
The earliest settler who broke ground within the limits of the present township of Watertown was unquestionably Calvin Marvin, more familiarly known to the townspeople as Deacon Marvin. He entered, in the year 1835, three hundred and twenty acres of land on section 12, and the same year removed with his family from Oakland County, and became a settler upon his possessions. With Deacon Marvin came three sons, all of whom are provided with farms immediately near the paternal home. As no settlers had taken land in the immediate vicinity, these early pio- neers to Watertown were obliged to provide a shelter of such material as was at hand, and construeted a rude camp, which afforded them a covering until a cabiu was built. Mr. Marvin and his sons at ouce began the work of chop- ping, and had during the first year made extensive inroads upon the forests. Settlers gradually surrounded them, and the wilderness of 1835 was at a later day the most produc- tive of the broad acres of Clinton County. Deacon Mar- vin was the earliest supervisor of the township, and a man of marked personal influence in the community, not less for the mental energy displayed by him than for his many genial qualities of heart.
Dr. Seth P. Marvin settled early iu Watertown, on land given him by his father, upon which he erected a house, and began the practice of medicine, being the first physician in the township. Ile later removed to De Witt, and was the sceond representative of his profession in that township. Asel R., another son, also removed to De Witt, and after- wards from the county. A third son, Eleazer, while at the East for the purpose of removing a family to Clinton County, was attacked by a severe illness that terminated fatally. At his house occurred the earliest death in the township,-that of his child.
Samuel Foreman was the second arrival in Watertown. Ile emigrated from Wayne County in the fall of 1836, and entered three hundred and twenty acres on section 11 in
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IHISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
the same year. IIe became a settler and began the process of improvement, but afterwards exchanged his residence and became a citizen of De Witt. Stephen Hill, another Wayne County pioncer, located upon the northeast quarter of section 15. In 1837 he removed with Samuel Foreman to land on section 11 while building, or rather completing, a cabin which had been begun the year previous by him. He accomplished but a small clearing the first year, but devoted much of the spring to the making of maple-sugar, of which the maple-trees in the vicinity yielded a bountiful supply. Mr. Foreman and Deacon Marvin were the only settlers. Flour and other supplies had been brought from Wayne County, which enabled the family to subsist for a long period without replenishing their larder. Mr. Hill still resides upon the land he entered, where he has a well- cultivated farm and a spacious and elegant residence.
Edward Butterfield entered in 1836 eighty acres on section 12, and came to the township soon after to reside, but did not settle upon his purchase until 1838, having found employment in various portions of the township. lle first built a log house, and later secured a wife and removed to his land. The farm was unimproved, but rap- idly changed and made productive by his industry. Mr. Butterfield resided upon the place until his death, when it passed into the hands of its present occupant, George Ward.
Selah Ferris, formerly of Tioga Co., N. Y., purchased one hundred and twenty acres on sections 2 and 3 in 1837, upon which he settled the following year. The land was entered at the land-office in Ionia, Mr. Ferris having fol- lowed the path known as the Dexter trail, and spent the night in the woods after having traveled all day to reach his destination. The demand for land was so great as to render a stop of four days at Fonia necessary before the business of the occasion was accomplished.
William Mosher had arrived in 1837, and entered one hundred and sixty-three acres on the same section, which was being rapidly cleared. With him Mr. Ferris found a welcome while erecting a cabin, to which he at once re- moved, and the first year had accomplished a clearing of eight acres. Indians occasionally paid the settlers visits, and were ever eager for an exchange of supplies or a "swap," as they termed it. Bears and wolves were also numerous, and so terrified the family as to effectually insure their presence within doors after darkness approached. There were no roads other than those cut by the settlers that were in condition to be made useful for purposes of travel, though many were surveyed during the year 1837 and awaiting improvement. Fu 1852, Mr. Ferris purchased the Mosher farm, upon which he at present resides, and on which a comfortable residence has been built. The earliest marriage recollected by Mr. Ferris occurred at the house of William Mosher, his daughter, Miss Lucy, having been united to Mr. Jackson Cronkhite. Early religious services were held at the houses of the settlers in 1839, and later the few families in the township were accustomed to repair to De Witt with ox-teams for worship.
Harvey Hunter and Benjamin Silsby were both from Steuben Co., N. Y., and came to the township carly. The latter, who came in 1838, devoted his time to moving set-
tlers from Detroit and adjacent points to their purchases in the county. He later found a congenial pursuit in the occupation of a peddler, having kept horses and wagons for the purpose. While making his customary rounds he en- countered Harvey Hunter, with whom he formed a copart- nership in business, and together they opened a store in Wacousta in 1840. The labors were divided-one having the store in charge, while the other followed an itinerant business. They exchanged goods for hides, wool, wheat, and other commodities, which were subsequently sold in Detroit. Mr. Silsby purchased a farm near Wacousta, and later removed to the township of Eagle, while Hunter se- cured in 1850, of Stephen T. Gooch, one hundred and sixty acres on section 9. It was partially improved on his removal to the place, upon which he remained until his death in 1880. Ilis widow still occupies the homestead.
William Diets, a former resident of Plymouth, Wayne Co., located in 1836 upon the northwest fractional quarter of section 18, embracing one hundred and twenty-three acres, which he reached by floating down the Looking- Glass River in a canoe. Mr. Diets built a cabin, after which he began the work of chopping. The farm ulti- mately, under the influence of the industry he evinced, be- came very productive and valuable. Ile lived upon the land during his lifetime, and built at different periods two frame houses upon it. His death occurred in 1880 at the age of eighty-four years, and the two hundred and eight acres of land owned by him were distributed among vari- ous heirs.
Ebenezer Smith came from Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1823, having settled early in Oakland County. In 1834 he en- tered land in the township of Watertown, and in 1837 made a permanent settlement on section 18, having the winter previous erected a cabin and removed a portion of his goods on an ox-sled. Pontiac was at this time the nearest milling-point, to which the settlers carried their grists. The Waterloo Joint Stock Company had begun_ their improvements, and William Chiedaman was the man- ager of the boarding-house erected for the convenience of the laborers employed. J. K. Morris also lived at Wa- cousta, and was completing his contract for the construc- tion of a dam on the river. James Sowle was at work upon the mill, and was the builder of the first frame house, while Mr. Smith boasted the earliest frame barn in the township. Mr. Smith resided upon the farm until his death in 1863. A portion of the land is occupied by Ran- som Brooks, and the remainder by his son, A. J. Smith, at present one of the township justices of the peace.
The earliest prayer-meeting in the township was con- vened at the house of Mr. Smith, and was no doubt the nucleus from which grew at a later period the various re- ligious organizations of Watertown.
Parker Webber, a former resident of Cazenovia, N. Y., came to the township in 1839, in the capacity of miller for the company at Wacousta, and ground the first grist, which consisted of a bushel of corn. He was the miller for many years, and ultimately purchased a mill at De Witt, where he died. John Andrews, brother-in-law of Mr. Webber, settled in 1839 upon eighty acres on section 7. This land was uncleared until improved by him and made
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productive. He remained upon it and continued to labor until his death in 1860.
Sidney J. Loomis moved to Watertown from Orleans Co., N. Y., in 1839, and selected a farm of forty acres upon section 21. He found a wide field for improvement open to him, and devoted himself with carnestness to the work. Mr. Loomis has not relaxed his energy, but still devotes his time to the enltivation of his carly purchase. Joseph Sanborn came at the same time, and bought land also on section 21. He afterwards moved to the township of Eagle and secured a home in that township.
George West did not follow agricultural pursuits for many years after his arrival in the township. The Water- loo Joint Stock Company were engaged, in 1837, in per- fecting arrangements for the various mercantile enterprises then projected, and Mr. West sought employment with them. He remained in Wacousta until 1857, when a farm was purchased by him embracing forty aeres on section 16, formerly owned by Curtis Ilart, npon which a small im- provement had been made and a frame house erected. Mr. West is one of the oldest residents in Watertown, and still actively employed in the cultivation of his land.
Elder William Wood left the exciting life he had for- merly enjoyed in New York City for a home in the wilder- ness of Michigan, and purchased forty acres on section 17. He was a Baptist preacher, and combined with his sacred office the calling of an agriculturist. Elder Wood was withal a very popular man, and one who commanded the respect of his neighbors, both for his intelligence and his sincerity. He led a consistent life, professed what he preached, and was never known to engage in a horse-trade during the intervals between service, as were many others of his clerical brethren. IFe is still a resident of the town- ship, and one of its few venerable pioncers who survive the lapse of years.
Francis Hart, another Oakland County settler of 1840, purchased forty acres on section 16, which he found unim- proved. Mr. Hart erected a house upon this land and at once began elcaring. A decided change in its condition was effeeted ere many years had elapsed, and ultimately it attained a high state of cultivation. Mr. Hart died at the house of his son, who occupied the farm, in 1859. Har- vey Weston preceded Mr. Hart by two years, and settled on scetion 11. The first winter of his residence was spent with the family of Stephen Hill, during which time he erected a cabin and then returned to the East for a wife. Ile remained for several years a resident of the township, but ultimately removed.
The following list embraces the tax-list of township 5 north, of' 3 west, for 1841, giving the names of only those tax-payers who were then residing in the township, viz. :
Acres.
Calvin Marvin, section 12. 40
Seth P. Marvin, section 12.
120
R. Marvin, section 12. 120
E. Butterfield, Jr., section 12. 80
- Warren, section 11
- Weston, section 11 80
Stephen Ilill, section 15 160
Samuel Foremnan, section 11. 220
- Roberts, section 2 40
-- Goodwin, section 3. 160
William Mosier, section 3 160
Selah Ferris, section 2 S.I
Acres.
Peter Briggs, section 22
200
Elihu Lewis, section 35
21
Billings and Haydon, section 35 ... 60
A. Adams, section 25 40
Charles Prouton, section 31 SU
J. Smith, section 29 160
J. Lowell, section 21 .. 40
J. S. Loomis, section 21 SO
J. Sanborn.
E. Smith, sections 7-11 218
J. J. Spicer, section 7 70
G. II. Andrews, section 7 69
J. K. Morris, section 7 80
William Diels, section 18 284
Parker Webber, scetion 18 65
E. F. Thompson
Israel Carpenter,
William J. King
G. W. Brooks
D. C. Moore, section 17. 36
W. Hubbell, sections 7-8, 17-18. 391
E. F. Thompson, section 21.
E. P. Danietis, section 17.
R. C. Sisson, section 17. 10
JI. W. West, section 17
30
William Lewis, section 17
20
- King, section 17
20
F. Hart, section 19
SO
Joseph Lowell came from New York State in 1843, and located upon forty acres of land purchased by him of E. Frary on section 21. In the midst of the wilderness which enveloped it he cleared a tract sufficiently large upon which to erect a log house, dwelling meanwhile in a cabin built for temporary occupation. At the raising of the house set- tlers assisted who came a distance of many miles, each anxious to welcome the presence of another pioneer to their little band. Mr. Lowell improved this land, and resided upou it until his death. Four sous-Cassin, G. W., John H., and Othman W .- are all residents of the township, as are also five daughters. The homestead is occupied by Ben- jamin F. King.
Daniel Sherman came as early as 1832 from Massachu- setts to the township of Farmington, Oakland Co., where he remained until 1843, after which one hundred and sixty acres was purchased on section 27. Not a tree had yet been felled on this land, and the only settlers near were Lowell, Sanborn, and Loomis. Twenty voters gathered at the polls the year of his arrival. No party lines existed at this time. A candidate was nominated, all voting for or against him, and the day was ended with frequent draughts of very bad whisky. A number of roads had been sur- veyed, but were as yet little traveled. Indians were numerons, and did much in the way of traffic with the whites. Mr. Sherman in 1863 disposed of his farm to Joseph Timmerman, and has since that time resided in Wacousta, having been for years proprietor of the hotel at that place.
N. Badger came from Ohio in 1848 and located upon au uncleared farmu on section 13. Hle experienced all the hardships of the pioneer, and remained upon this land until his death.
Ray G. Tifft, another emigrant from the Buckeye State, came to the county in 1846, and in 1850 purchased eighty acres on section 11. A log house had been creeted upon it and a small tract cleared by a settler named Weston. Mr. Tifft made rapid progress in the improvement of this farm and afterwards erected a substantial residence, which was occupied by him at the time of his death in 1877. ITis widow and sons are the present owners of the estate.
WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP.
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George W. Kinney, from Oakland County, located in 1847 upon seetion 8, when a small chopping had been made and a log cabin erccted upon one hundred and sixty acres he purchased. This cabin Mr. Kinney shared with a family until a log house of more spacious propor- tions was erected. He cleared the first year ten acres, and continued to improve the land until 1852, when his present home on section 3 was purchased. In 1870 his residence was burned, and six years later the present house was erected.
Ira Ide, formerly of Livingston County, came to the township in 1855 and located upon eighty acres on section 11. While building a house on this uncleared land he remained with Edson Smith, and had soon accomplished a considerable clearing. lle still resides upon the farm.
Nelson Hunt came from Oakland County in 1856 and located upon eighty acres on section 15. He had originally two hundred and twenty aeres, a portion of which was given to his sons. The land was purchased of a speculator named Townsend, Mr. Hunt having come soon after and erected a house upon it. The following spring he became a settler. He found all the experiences of a pioneer await- ing him, but labor and perseverance conquered every obsta- cle, and ultimately enabled him to become the owner of a well-improved farm of one hundred and forty acres, upon which in 1870 he ereeted a comfortable residence.
Robert G. Mason came from Detroit in 1856 and located upon seventy acres on section 17. This was uncleared, but Mr. Mason inaugurated a system of improvements, and soon after sold to C. N. Derbyshire and removed to De Witt. On his return from the army in 1864 he purchased again on section 11, and erected a substantial residence upon the land, which he still occupies. The farm is cleared and highly cultivated.
Among other early settlers in Watertown who contrib- uted to its development were A. Adams, on section 25 ; Elihu Lewis, on section 35; Charles Prouton, who pur- chased eighty acres on section 31 ; J. II. Spicer, who set- tled upon seventy acres on section 7; Parker Webber, who owned sixty-five acres on section 18; D. C. Moore, on sec- tion 16; E. F. Thompson, on section 21; and Peter Briggs, who owned two hundred acres on section 22.
EARLY HIGHWAYS.
The earliest road through the township is that known as the Grand River turnpike, which was authorized by act of Congress of 1832. It was projected from Detroit to Grand Ilaven as a military road. The survey and subsequent construction of the road was begun at Detroit, though its progress was not rapid. The date of its completion to Watertown, where it entered the township at section 36 and made its exit at section 31, is not a matter of reeord.
" At a meeting of the highway commissioners of the township of Watertown, on the Tuesday preceding the an- nual township-meeting, it was ordered that the said town- ship be divided into the following-described districts, viz. :
" District number I to be composed of sections number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the north half of sections number 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and the northwest quarter of section 12, in township number 5 north, of range 3 west.
" District number 2 to be composed of the south half of sections number 10, 11, 12 and the northeast quarter of section 12; also seetions number 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24 in said township.
" District number 3 to be composed of seetions number 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36 ; and
" District number 4 to be composed of the south half of sections number 7, 8, 9 and all of sections number 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, all in township number 5 north, of range 3 west.
" Given under our hands at Watertown, this 27th day of March, 1838.
" WILLIAM DIETS, " JOSEPH EDDY,
" SAMUEL FOREMAN, " Highway Commissioners."
The above commissioners as early as May, 1837, laid ont the following road : Commencing at the corners of see- tions 10, 11, 14, and 15, in town 5 north, of range 3 west ; thence north on the section-line to the corners of sections 14, 15, 22, 23, in township 6 north, of range 3 west.
Also in July of the same year a highway commencing at the quarter stake on the west line of section 18, township 5 north, of range 3 west ; thenee north four degrees west three chains ; thence west sixty-six degrees north forty-four chains ; thence west ten degrees north twenty chains ; thence west eighteen degrees south sixty chains; thence north twenty-four degrees west thirty chains; thence north twenty-two degrees west twenty chains; thence west four degrees north sixty chains ; thence west four degrees north ninety chains ; thence four degrees west fifty-three chains eighty-seven links.
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