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Goodrich, Chauncey S., ne qr and e h se qr. Hastings, Eurotus P., w h nw qr. Arnold, Sarah, e h nw qr.
SECTION 2.
Loomis, Jerome, jr., e h se qr.
Dexter, Samuel W., ne qr.
Osterhout, Cornelius, e h nw qr.
Richards, William, e h sw qr. Wightman, William, w h nw qr.
Waite, Phebe, w h sw qr.
Halsey, Peter, w h se qr.
SECTION 3.
Shaw, Isaac W., w h sw qr.
Williams, Asa, e h se qr.
Dexter, Samuel W., w h se qr.
Gardner, Francis, e h sw qr and se qr of nw frac qr.
Wightman, William, se qr of ne frac qr. Cooper, William, sw qr of nw frac qr. Gardner, Ira, nw qr of nw frac qr.
Boyd, Lewis, sw qr of ne frac qr.
Goodrich, Harrison P., ne qr of ne frac qr. Caldwell, Marvin, nw qr of ne frac qr. Roby, Joseph, ne qr of nw frac qr.
SECTION 4.
Lemmon, William C. and Ann C., e h ne qr and e h se qr.
Warner, William, w h se qr and sw qr of sw qr. Geddes, Robert, w h ne qr.
Warner, Frederick, se qr of sw qr and nw qr of sw qr.
Rabbit, Michael, sw qr of nw frac qr and nw frac pt of nw frac qr. Andrews, Nathan, ne qr of se qr.
SECTION 5.
Fabrique, John, w h sw qr. Lemmon, William, e h se qr and e h ne frac qr. Pierce, Darius, w h se qrand e h sw qr and w h nw qr.
Willsey, Jacob, se qr of nw frac qr. Kellogg, Enoch S., ne qr of nw frac qr and nw qr of ne frac qr.
Warner, Frederick, sw frac qr of ne frac qr.
SECTION 6.
Gardiner, John, sw qr.
Downer, Joshua, se qr and se qr of ne qr. Congdon, Elisha, ne qr of nw frac qr.
Willsey, Jacob, n h ne frac qr.
Williams, Asa, sw qr of n frac qr.
Clements, Lambert, se qr of nw frac qr. Hurd, Sarah, nw qr of nw frac qr.
SECTION 7.
Huxford, George, ne qr.
Huxford, Samuel, ne qr of nw qr. Fletcher, Freeborn O., nw qr of nw qr. Armstrong, Peleg, e hf sw frac qr and se qr of nw frac qr. Seymour, George, sw qr of se qr.
Wilcox, Erastus M., wh sw frac qr. Turner, Winslow B., e h se qr.
Billingham, William, nw qr of se qr. Roby, Joseph, sw pt of nw frac qr.
SECTION 8.
Fabrique, John, w h nw qr.
Bothwell, John A., e h ne qr.
Pierce, Darius, w h ne qr and eh nw qr
Mills, James, e h se qr.
Downer, Joshua, ne qr of sw qr.
Ketchum, Stephen, n h se qr.
Backus, Charles, nw qr of sw qr. Comstock, Horace H., s h sw qr.
SECTION 9.
De Pew, Aldrich, w h se qr.
Warner, Henry, w h nw qr.
Lemmon, William, ne qr.
Rowley, Myron H., e h se qr.
Warner, William, e hnw qr.
Walker, Artemus, e h sw qr and nw qr of sw qr. Mills, James, sw qr of sw qr. SECTION 10.
Shaw, Isaac W., w hf nw qr. Dexter, Samuel W., w h ne qr. Cooper, Lester, e h ne qr.
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Rowley, Myron H., w h sw qr. Gardiner, Thomas, e h nw qr. Sears, Roxanna, w h se qr. Cooper, Thomas, e h se qr. Sill, Thomas S., ne qr of sw qr. Kellogg, Nathan, se qr of sw qr.
SECTION 11.
Darrow, Jared, e h ne qr. Cooper, Lester, w h nw qr.
Halsey, Peter, w h ne qr.
Warren Spaulding and Rufus Cross- man, w h se qr.
Cooper, Samuel, e h se qr.
Cooper, Thomas, w h sw qr.
White, Thomas B., e h sw qr.
Goodrich, Ashbel, jr., ne qr of nw qr.
Woods, James H., se qr nw qr.
SECTION 12.
Goodrich, Chauncey S., ne qr and e h nw qr.
Blood, Rufus, e h se qr.
Cooper, Samuel, w h sw qr.
Doan, John D., e h sw qr.
Cooper, Elijah, sw qr of se qr.
Warner, Horace, nw qr of se qr.
Bonton, Enoch, sw qr of nw qr.
Bates, Vrelon, nw qr of nw qr.
SECTION 13.
Dexter, Samuel W., se qr.
Warner. Horace, n h.
Warner, Dennis, e h sw qr.
Lovejoy, Alatheah, w h sw qr.
SECTION 14.
Harford, John, w h w qr. Andrews, Amasa B., w h se qr.
Winchell, Amaziah, e h ne qr and nw of ne qr. Easton, Paul D., sw qr of ne qr and ne qr of nw qr. Easton, Seth, e h se qr.
Easton, Paul, se qrof nw qr.
SECTION 15.
Harford, John, ne qr and w h sw qr.
Loring, David R., w h se qr.
Davis, John, e h se qr.
Stocking, Hiram, e h sw qr.
Bale, Nicholas, e h nw qr and sw qr of nw qr. Bartley, Thomas, nw qr of nw qr. SECTION 17.
Bushnell, Asa, se qr. Hurd, Curtis, sw qr.
Bennett, Arannah, e h ne qr.
Comstock, Horace H., nw qr and w h ne qr.
SECTION 18. Comstock, Horace E., e h nw qr and e h sw qr.
Garlick, Nathan, w h nw qr and w h sw qr.
Cooper, Oliver L., ne qr.
Randall, Zadok, se qr.
SECTION 19.
Cooper, Elbridge, nw qr.
Freeman, Silas C., w h ne qr.
Beal, Emery, se qr.
Hurd, Curtis, e h ne qr.
Hurd, Higbee, sw qr.
SECTION 20.
Davis, Sarah, sw qr.
Ackley, Rodney, w h nw qr.
Bennett, Arannah, e h nw qr.
Chipman, Lemuel F., ne qr.
Beal, Emery, sw qr of se qr.
Harford, John, nw qr of se qr and se qr of se qr. Boyd, Lewis, ne qr of se qr. SECTION 21.
Williams, Asa, ne qr.
Comstock, John S., e h nw qr.
Easton, Paul D., e h se qr.
Peter Van Alstyne and John J. Van Volkinsburgh, sw qr and w h nw qr and w h se qr. SECTION 22.
Harford, John, w h nw qr.
Riggs, Joseph P., w h ne qr.
Rice, Jane, e h nw qr.
Davis, John, se qr and e h ne qr and e h sw qr. Easton, Elias, w h sw qr. SECTION 23.
McLaren, Daniel, sw qr and se qr of nw qr.
Vose, Joachim F. L., se qr.
Caldwell, Marvin, e h ne qr.
Davis, John, w h sw qr.
Andrews, Amasa B., w h ne qr.
McLaren, Duncan, e h sw qr.
Gregory, Harmon, ne qr of nw qr.
Fisk, John, nw qr of nw qr.
SECTION 24.
Clements, Samuel, ne qr and se qr and e h nw qr and e h sw qr. Cowing, John P., w h nw qr.
Dougherty, Francis, w h sw qr.
SECTION 25.
Clements, Samuel, e h nw qr and w h ne qr.
Harrington, Ira, e h ne qr.
Mitchell, Thomas, w h nw qr.
Simmons, James, se qr. Smith, Richard, sw qr. SECTION 26.
Mitchell, James, e h ne qr. Street, Samuel H., nw qr and w h ne qr.
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Pauls Pince
Deed May 19-1887 Age 85.8.17 y 210
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Clements, Samuel, e h se qr.
James Dancer and James Simmons, w h se qr. Mitchell, John, nw qrof sw qr.
Dancer, William, e h sw qr and sw qr of sw qr.
SECTION 27.
Pardon Keys and Joseph Sanderson, sw qr.
Bliss, Russell, se qr and e h ne qr.
Johnson, Henry, e h nw qr.
Gage, Horace, w h nw qr.
Davis, Stephen B., w h ne qr.
SECTION 28.
Hammond, James, sw qr of sw qr. Winslow, Calvin, e h sw qr and e h nw qr.
Bingham, John K., w h se qr.
Mitchell, John, ne qr.
Trowbridge, Charles C., w h nw qr.
Chipman, Calvin, nw qr of sw qr.
Peter Van Alstyne and John J. Van Volkinburgh, e h se qr.
SECTION 29.
Bingham, John K., nw qr and e h sw qr and w h se qr.
Nordman, Gotlob, e h se qr.
Willitts, Deacon G., w h ne qr.
Scott, Lemuel S., w h sw qr.
Chipman, Calvin, e h ne qr.
SECTION 30.
Twitchell, Jonas, e h sw qr.
Bartley, Casper, se qr.
Burden, Azel M., e h ne qr.
Bugbee, Caleb, e h nw qr.
Bugbee, Eli and John, w h nw qr.
Bacon, John, w h sw qr.
Burden, Truman R., wh ne qr. SECTION 31.
Walker, Lewis, sw qr.
Shelden, Frederick S., ne qr.
Walker, Henry L., se qr.
Chase, Stephen, jr., e h nw qr and sw qr of nw qr.
Bacon, John, nw qr of nw qr.
SECTION 32.
Haffey, Thomas, e h sw qr.
Hammond, James, e h ne qr.
Scott, Lemuel S., nw qr.
Page, George C., w h se qr.
Elsey, James, e h se qr.
Bond, James, w h sw qr.
Bowen, Alvah, w h ne qr.
SECTION 33.
Jencks, Harvey, nw qr.
Jertice, William, w h ne qr.
White, Olive, e h se qr.
Grandy, Thomas, sw qr of sw qr.
Bowen, Alvah, nw qr of se qr.
Hafey, James, se qr of ne qr.
Whipple, Almon M .. e h sw qr.
Scott, Lemuel S., nw qr of sw qr.
Turner, Stiles, ne qr of ne qr. Johnson, Susan, sw qr of se qr.
SECTION 34.
Pardon Keys and Joseph Sanderson, nw qr.
White, Jacob and Myron, sw qr.
Baxter, William, ne qr of ne qr.
Davis, Stephen B,, se qr of ne qr.
Bortree, Thomas, nw qr of ne qr.
Whipple, Almon M., sw qr of se qrand sw qr of ne qr.
Dancer, William, nw qr of se qr.
Cross, William, ne qr of se qr.
Winslow, Calvin, se qr of se qr.
SECTION 35.
Knight, Rufus, w h se qr.
Smith, Richard, ne qr and s h nw qr.
Slatford, Job, e h se qr and e h sw qr.
Sutherland, Seth, w h sw qr.
Stockford, John, n h nw qr.
SECTION 36.
Dancer, James, ne qr.
Clements, Samuel, nw qr.
Waggoner, Henry, w h sw qr.
Stabler, Frederick, se qr of sw qr.
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Luick, David, w h seqr.]
Charloner, Thomas, ne qr of se qr.
Luick, Henry, se qr of se qr.
Knight, Lyman, ne qr of sw qr.
HISTORICAL REMINISCENCES.
The following is an extract from a paper on Lima township, prepared specially for this work at the request of the general com- mittee, by Morrell Goodrich, Vice-President of the Pioneer Society: William C. Lemmon purchased his land from the general Govern- ment May 19, 1825, but did not settle thereon until 1830.
Samuel Clements arrived about the same period, purchased 640 acres of land, on which he, with his family, settled Aug. 11, 1825.
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HISTORY OF WASHTENAW COUNTY.
Jerome Loomis settled in June, 1825; married Margaret Con- way in 1832; Russell Parker in 1826, married Hannah Cowan in 1830, and died Nov. 4, 1880, aged 84 years. William Wightman settled in 1826; William Boucher in 1827, married Jennette Simons in 1831; Hezekiah Riggs settled in 1829; Marvin Cadwell, Francis Dougherty, Elias Eastern, John Done, James and Thomas Mitchell came in 1830, and made their locations. John Davis, Calvin Winslow, Jacob White, Thomas Haffey, Lemuel Scott, William Nordman, Gaudeloupe Nordman, Hiram Gregory, Curtis Hurd, Ananna Bennett, Darius Pierce, Hiram Andrews, R. Snell, Samuel Cooper and John Hartford came in 1831.
The first frame honse built in the township was that by Jason Caldwell in 1830. He sold the farm to David Dickson, which now belongs to B. C. Whittaker, who came to Michigan in 1835. The house was painted red, then yellow, from which fact it was called the " Yellow Tavern." James and Thomas Mitchell commenced building Samuel Clements' large frame house in the year 1830. It is now occupied by the widow of Charles Clements. This is the oldest house now occupied in the township.
Garleck built the house that is now owned by Hiram Pierce in 1831. It is located a few rods west of the town line in Sylvan. Hezekiah Riggs, noticed in reference to the first blacksmith, traded a span of horses with Samuel Clements in the year 1829, for the west half of the north quarter of section 25. Rufus Crossman was the first merchant opening a store at the Center, as early as _832. Reeves had a store at the Center in 1840, which, after some years, he sold out, and moved into the township of Pinckney. There he established a flouring mill, and subsequently a distillery, which won for the property the title of the "Devil's Half Acre."
The first tavern that was opened at Lima Center was a large log house kept by John Harford, in 1830. The first frame building that was occupied as a tavern stands there still. The barn that is attached to this house is an old dilapidated building, and is the second building at the east end of the village. Curtis Hurd opened a log-tavern one and one-half miles west of the Center in 1831, and afterward built a large frame house and barn. This was the prin- cipal tavern of the district for many years.
There was a saw-mill built by Shaw and Arnold at the Center as early as 1834. It has long since passed away like the once flourish- ing village of Lima Center.
New Jerusalem was platted by John K. Bingham. IIe built a saw-mill there in 1832, on the south branch of Mill creek. Palmer Westfall erected a grist-mill about 1860, which is now operated by John G. Mockle. This mill does all the custom work for the farmers of southern Lima, Freedom and the north part of Sharon and Bridgewater. The little village comprises 15 buildings, a blacksmith shop, a cooper shop and one store.
This is a small unincorporated village, and was laid ont in 1838 by W. A. Shaw, J. E. Freer and Abram Arnold. Some time pre-
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vious a settlement had grown up here, and between the years 1833 and 1841 it was quite a thriving place, having at one time two hotels, three stores, and other business in proportion. The first store was opened by Rufus and William A. Crossman. The next was by John Bacon. On the completion of the railroad to Jack- son, through the village of Dexter, the village of Lima began to decline. It now has about 15 buildings and less than 100 inhabi- tants.
POSTOFFICE
The first postoffice, established in 1832, was called Mill Creek, the name by which the village of Lima was known before it was platted. Asa Williams was the first postmaster. Its present post- master is William Covert.
RELIGIOUS.
The first religious services in the town were held by Elder Car- penter, a Baptist minister, and Elder Baughman, Methodist Epis- copal; but the first organized society was that of the Presbyterians, who at a very early date erected a church on land donated by John Harford and Asa Williams. Among the members of this Church were the Mitchells, Easterns, Davises, Whitakers, Wards, Coopers, Freers, Boyds, and others. The Church and society, after years of labor in the cause, were compelled to mortgage the house to raise means to defray expenses. The mortgage was not redeemed and the house finally passed into the possession of the town, and is now used for town purposes.
At Lima Center the Methodist Episcopal organization have a church, which was erected about the year 1848. The following have been regular appointees to this charge: Revs. Benjamin H. Hedges, 1853; R. McConnell, 1861; Joseph W. Hall, Lima and North Lake, 1864; P. O. Johnson, 1865; Shier and Van Auken, 1866; Newell Newton, 1867-8; E. Vanorman, 1869; E. E. Peaman, 1870; W. M. Triggs, 1871; L. J. Whitcomb, 1873-'5; J. Diverty, 1876; J. C. Wortley, 1877; L. P. Davis, 1878; John W. Shank, 1879; J. M. Shank, 1880.
SCHOOLS.
There are in this township six whole and three fractional School Districts.
District No. 1 comprises sections 12, 13, and parts of 2, 11, 14, 23. It has a frame school-house valued at $600. J. V. N. Greg- ory, Director.
District No. 2 comprises sections 3, 10, and parts of 2, 4, 9, 11. The school-house is of frame on section 3, and valued at $500. Daniel Heminger, Director.
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HISTORY OF WASHTENAW COUNTY.
District No. 3 comprises section 5, and parts of 4, 8, 9, 16, 17. It has a frame school-house, valued at $800. H. Baldwin is the present Director.
District No. 4 is comprised of sections 15, 21, and parts of 14, 16, 17, 20, 22. It has a good brick school-house on section 18, valued at $1,500. W. H. Dancer, Director.
District No. 7 comprises sections 27, 34, and parts of 22, 23, 26, 28, 33, 35. It has a frame school-house valued at $500 on section 15. James McLaren, Director
Fractional District No. 4 comprises section 18, and parts of 7, 8, 17, 19, 20. It has a frame school-house on section 18, valued at $500. W. O. Wines, Director.
Fractional District No. 8 comprises section 24, and part of 25. It has a frame school-house on section 24, valued at $1,000. A. Y. Case, Director.
Fractional District No. 10 comprises parts of sections 19, 20, 29, 30. Its school-house is of stone, on section 19, and is valued at $200. Peter Fletcher, Director.
District No. 8 comprises sections 31, 32, and parts of 28, 29, 30, 33. It has a frame school-house, valued at $200. Frederick Wede- meyer, Directo
FIRST THINGS.
The first school-house was built at Lima Center, in 1835.
The first blacksmith at Lima Center, was Calvin Chipman, who built a shop in 1832.
The first merchant was Rufus Crossman.
The first postmaster was Asa Williams.
The first physician was Dr. Hiram Downer, in 1832.
The first tavern at Lima Center was kept by John Harford, in 1830.
The first blacksmith in the township was Hezekiah Ri ggs in 1829.
The first preacher was Elder Carpenter.
The first shoemaker was James Hammond.
The first log house was built by Samuel Clements.
The first barn was raised by Samuel Clements, in 1827.
Loomis, Caldwell and Wightman built frame houses previous to 1831.
Russell Parker was the first Justice of the Peace.
The first birth was that of Susan Clements, in 1826. The lady married Richard Goodwin. Elizabeth Wightman was born the same year.
The first marriage was that contracted by Thomas Nobles and Caroline Lee. The ceremony was performed by Justice Rufus Crossman about 1828.
The first death which occurred in the township was that of the son of Samuel Clements, -Charles H. Clements, in 1827.
The first school established in Lima was taught by Abram Yeo- man, in the addition to Clements' house in 1831.
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The first suicide is said to have been perpetrated in November, 1846, by Elizabeth Linn, who drowned herself in Four-Mile lake. It is however, stated that a similar case occurred previously.
A RAISING WITHOUT WHISKY.
William C. Lemmon, when erecting his house in June, 1830, carried out the principle of temperance so far as to state that whisky would not be supplied to his neighbors who assisted in raising the building. The men who aided in its erection brought the walls up to the first floor, when they demandedthe customary, drink. This Mr. Lemmon refused, presenting a substitute in the shape of water, which was not accepted; the men retired, and it was not until the subsequent week that the house was finished, and only then at the solicitation of Gen. Asa Williams, who explained to the people that Mr. Lemmon's family should not suffer on account of the parent's temperance fanaticism.
The oldest settler now residing in Lima is Morrell Goodrich, who arrived here in September, 1827.
A committee furnishes this volume with the following account of the
LIMA GRANGE:
"Lafayette Grange No. 92, of the township of Lima, was organ, ized and officers installed by Deputy C. L. Whitney, of Muskegon- after giving an able address in behalf of the P. of H., Oct. 16 1873. The following names constituted the charter members: Mast., E. A. Nordman; Overseer, Robt. Buchanan; Lect., Dr. H. A. Carr; Stew., John E. Cooley; Asst., S. W. Westfall; Sec., G. H. Mitchell; Chap., Rev. Wm. Whitcomb; Treas., Chas. Clements; G. K., D. D. Dixon; Ceres., Mrs. Dr. H. A. Carr; Pomona, Mrs. G. R. Williams: Flora, Mrs. R. Buchanan; L. A. S., Mrs. E. H. Kergs: Mrs. Chas. Clements, Mrs. Westfall, Mrs. D. D. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. L. Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whitaker, G. R. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Williams, Mrs. J. Cooley, E. II. Kergs, Mrs. E. A. Nordman,-all of which were charter members with the exception of Rev. Mr. Whitcomb, num- bering 27 in all.
"The following have been the principal officers: in 1874- Master, W. W. Williams; Overseer, Robt. Buchanan; Sec., G. N. Mitchell; 1875 -- Master, Robt. Buchanan; Over., G. N. Mitch- ell, Sec., Chas. F. Hammond; 1876-Mast., E. A. Nordman; Over., R. Buchanan; Lect., John E. Cooley; Sec., Dr. H. A. Carr; 1877- Mast., E. A. Nordman; Over., D. D. Dixon; Lect., W. Westfall; Sec., Dr. H. A. Carr; 1878-Mast., E. A. Nordman; Over., C. W. Brown; Lect., Robt Buchanan; Sec., Dr. H. A. Carr; 1879-Mast. E. A. Nordman; Over., C. W. Brown; Lect., R. Buchanan Sec., F. H. Ward; 1880-Mast., C. W. Brown; Over., E. A. Nordman; Lect., Dr. H. A. Carr; Sec., F. H. Ward.
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"The officers for the year 1881 in full are as follows: Mast., E. A. Nordman; Over., D. D. Dixon; Lect., C. W. Brown; Stew., J. E. Cooley; Asst. S., J. J. Wood; Chap., R. Buchanan; Treas., E. H. Kergs; Sec., F. H. Ward; G. K. M. Whipple; Ceres, Mrs. A. Beach; Pom .. Miss F. Cooley; Flora, Mrs. W. Covert; L. A. S., Mrs. J. J. Wood.
" The membership of the grange at present numbers 42.
" As a grange we reap the advantages of the order, which was formed for the purpose of benefiting individual members; pro- mote the social element of our natures; inculcate charity, purity and refinement as well as the noble sentiment of fraternity. Farm- ers' sons and daughters are educated in relation to general business, laws of trade, causes and influence governing the market, finance, laws and customs of interest, commission business and the appli- cation of such knowledge of the farm and its produce, etc. Another important element in our order is the knowledge of parliamentary tactics in our deliberations, latent talent is brought forth, diffidence and embarrassment all lessened, the rough statue in its nativity gives away to a more polished mode of exchanging thought, writing, speaking and lecturing. Untold advantages are being reaped from our order. In this direction the members of Lafayette Grange are storing knowledge for the present and future.
"By Order of Committee,
DR. H. A. CARR, F. II. WARD."
The following have served Lima township in an official capacity:
SUPERVISORS.
Russell Parker 1834-6
Rodney Ackley. 1837-40
Russell Whipple. .1841
Darius Pierce. 1842-3
John L. Clements 1844
George S. Freer. 1868-70
William Warner 1845-7
Darius Pierce 1848
William Warner 1849
Darius Pierce. 1850
Philip Staring. 1851-3
Morris Thompson. 1854
William Warner. 1855
Finley B. Whitaker 1879
Walter H. Dancer.
1880
CLERKS.
John K. Bingham. 1834
William A. Crosman
1835-6
William S. Martin
1837
Alvin P. Crosman 1838-9
Abram Arnold. 1840
Beriah King. 1841
Henry M. Townsend 1842
Alfred C. Holt 1843
George S. Freer.
1864-5
Elisha Freer. 1866-7
Uriah II. Townsend. 1867
William Covert. 1868
Godfrey Luick. 1869
Charles H. Lemmon
1870-4
William Dowlman
1850
Barnum Arnold. 1851
Asa Williams. . 1852
James Davis. 1853
Barnum Arnold. 1854-6
Harvey B. Muscott.
1857
Henry A. Carr
1858-62
Edward (). Kelley 1863
Benjamin F. Bradley .1844
Alonzo D. Ward. 1845-6
Ember Bullard. 1847
James Green. . 1848
William W. Perry 1849
Darius Pierce. 1856
Morris Thompson
1857-8
Darius Pierce. 1859
Russell Whipple 1860
Morris Thompson. 1861-5
Russell Whipple 1866-7
Chauncey B. Steadman 1870
Ebenezer Smith. 1871
Nathan Pierce. 1872-3
Byron C. Whitaker. 1874
Nathan Pierce. 1875-6
Charles Whitaker. .1877-9
William Covert.
1874-80
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LIMA TOWNSHIP.
TREASURERS.
Elias Easton. . 1834
Lyman Williams. 1835-6
Byron C. Whitaker. 1859
Chester C. Palmer 1837
Calvin Z. Chipman. 1860
Albert Steadman. 1838
Byron C. Whitaker. .1861
Alvin P. Crosman. .1839
Godfrey Luick 1862
William A. S. Shaw 1840
Elisha Freer. 1863
A. Bennett. . 1841
Asa Williams.
1842-3
Jehiel H. Baker.
1844
Robert Buchanan. 1866
Ashael S. Morris.
1845-6
Uzziel Stephens 1867
Charles Whitaker 1847
Jacob A. Dancer. 1868
William Doyle. 1848
Charles Steinback 1869
Ira Cushman, jr. 1849
A. Mortimer Freer. 1870
David K. Dixon. 1850
George H. Mitchell.
1871
Joseph K. Taylor. .1851
Anthony L. Holden. 1872
James M. Bowen .1852
Daniel Heininger 1873
Lester L. Warner 1853
Leander Easton. . 1874
Jones Freer. 1854
Theodore F. Covert. 1875
William Taylor
1855
Finley B. Whitaker. 1876
Robert Boyd. .1856
Eugene B. Freer. 1877-8
Edward A. Nordman. 1857
Jerome L. Parker. 1879-80
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Russell Parker. 1834
Shelden Ide. 1857
Darius Pierce.
1835
Chauncey B. Steadman .1858
Harvey C. Boyd. 1836
Chester C. Palmer. 1858
Samuel B. Bradley.
1836
Thomas Jewett 1858
Peleg Armstrong. .1836
Harvet B. Muscott. 1858
Calvin Chipman 1836
James McLaren .. 1859
Alfred Cadwell. 1837
Edward A. Nordman. 1859
Adolphus Gulley 1837
Morris Thompson.
1860
Henry Markell .1840
1841
Ebenezer Smith.
.1863
Rodney Ackley. 1842
Charles Webb
1864
Deacon G. Willits.
1843
Samson Parker.
1865
Russell Parker. 1844
Chauncey B. Steadman.
1866
Abram Storms
1844
William Warner
1866
Richard Snell.
1845
Ebenezer Smith. .1867
Horace Warner
1845
William Warner .1868
Rodney Ackley 1846
Samson Parker .1869
James Dancer. . 1846
Caleb W. Brown. 1870
Chester C. Palmer 1847
Isaac P. Savery. 1871
James Dancer.
1848
Wesley Westfall.
1872
Daniel F. Muscott
1848
Charles Whitcher
1850
Morris Thompson 1850
Isaac P. Savery. 1875
William F. Tracy. 1851
Robert Buchanan 1876
Gardiner W. McMillen. 1852
George R. Williams. 1877
William Dancer 1853
Gardiner W. McMillan.
1878
Rodney Ackley 1854
Isaac P. Savery 1879
Lester L. Warner
1855
Robert Buchanan 1880
Orrin Townsend.
1856
Ebenezer Smith. 1873
Chauncey B. Steadman. 1874
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
In the following pages are given sketches of many of those men who made Lima their home and raised it from its primitive condi- tion to the rank of one of the first municipal divisions of the county.
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Chauncey B. Steadman 1862
William Whiteman.
Charles M. Bowen. 1858
David Webb. 1864
Darwin Dobner. 1865
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HISTORY OF WASHTENAW COUNTY.
Abner Beach, farmer, sec. 15, Lima tp .; P. O., Lima Center; came from New York to Michigan with his parents in 1835, stopping for about six months at De- troit, and in 1838 to Lima tp. His father, William G Beach, was a well-known citizen of this tp., and died in 1862. His mother, Polly Beach, died in 1875. Both were buried at Lima Center. Abner was born in March, 1832, and has passed the greater part of his life in this vicinity. He was married in November, 1862, to Cynthia Dixon, born in Lima tp. in 1839, daughter of David K. and Zilla Dixon, who were among the early settlers of Lima tp. They have 1 child-Edward, born in 1868. Mr. B. is one of the leading farmers in the section of county where he resides.
Henry A. Carr. physician, Lima Center, was born at New Lebanon, N. Y., June 26, 1822. In this place he grew to manhood, and believing he could make the practice of medicine the labor of his life, he entered Castleton Medical Col- lege, in Vermont, graduating in the spring of 1845. Shortly after this he was married to Harriet Sluyter, born in New York, in May, 1821, daughter of William and Martha Sluyter. They had 3 children, all of whom died when young. In the spring of 1846 Mr. Carr came to Michigan, and located in Napoleon, where he practiced his profession for about a year. IIe then removed to Rowland, Lenawee county, and in 1848 to Manchester, Washtenaw county. In 1850 he went to Lima Center, where he still resides. During the summer of 1880 he went to Renewa, Wisconsin, and opened a drug store, but his health failed him and he returned to Lima Center. Mr. Carr is one of the leading physicians in Washtenaw county, and a member of the Masonic fraternity, and connected with the Chelsea lodge. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Pioneer Society of Washtenaw County.
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