Illustrated historical atlas of the county of Kent, Michigan, Part 14

Author: H. Belden & Co; Charles Shober & Co
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Chicago : H. Belden & Co.
Number of Pages: 100


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J. W. FISK, one of the pioneers of Grand Rapids Township, was born in Connecticut in 1805 ; removed to Wayne County, Michigan, in 1835, to Ada in 1836, where he kept hotel in a block house for a year or more. He was married to Miss Filindi Farwell, of Rockford, N. Y., in 1833. Their children have . een four sons and three daughters, as follows : Maria J., now Mrs. G. D. Albright ; John P., Rugen .C., Harriet A., now Mrs. Wm. Laraway ; Gurdeon M., Whiting E .; and Mary Isabel Fisk, now Mrs. Alfred Crawford. Of these, John P. lives in Iowa, and Rugen C. in Big Rapids. The rest reside in Kent County. When Mr. Fisk settled near Fish Lake there were but three houses between the Rapids and Yankee Springs.


PORTER REED, was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., in 1812, and was married to Miss. Polly DeLong, of Lichfield, N. Y., in October, 1833, and removed to Grand Rapids Township in July, 1834. Children were born to them as follows: Julia Maria, August 22, 1838 ; Gibson D., July 31, 1840 ;. Thomas E., May 4, 1847; Ransom B., August 23, 1854 Julia was married to Daniel Devendorf. Mr. Porter Reed died in July, 1857, and Mrs. Devendorf in May, 1868. Thomas E. Reed married Mrs. Mary Walker, daughter of Hampton L. Walker in 1867, and Gibson D. Reed married Miss Emma Wait, of Kent County, in 1859. Mrs. Reed was mar- ried in April, 1861, to Mr. Horatio Randall, late of Herkimer County, N. Y. There were three of the Reed brothers, Lewis, Ezra and Porter, with their families, and Ezeki.1 Davis, known as Judge Davis, who came about the same time and were the first settlers in the township.


G. W. DICKINSON, of Grand Rapids Township, was born in Granby, Mass., in 1809. He was married to Miss Louisa Raynsford, of Massachusetts, in 1833, and removed to Tonia County in 1835, and to Kent County in 1851. Although living in Ionia, he bought the tract where he now resides in 1835, when there were but two frame houses in Grand Rapids. He built a saw and grist mill in Ionia, 15 miles from a settlement in 1837. While residing in Ionia he was town clerk for five years, and made justice at the first town meeting in Otisco Township, and was Supervisor of Grand Rapids Township in 1857. They have two sons and one daughter.


GOUVERNOUR B. RATHBUN, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1820, and came to Kent County at the instance of his uncle, A. D. Rathbun, who was then Postmaster at Grand Rapids, and with whom he engaged in mercantile pursuits for a number of years, and erected the first


good store building in the place. In 1844 his father, Chas. Rathbun, and family, came to Kent County, and securing a small frame building on Mon- roe Street, soon enlarged it into what is known as the Rathbun House of to-" day. Geo. B. Rathbun was married in 1859 to Miss Emily Tucker, of La- Grange, Indiana. They reside on a well improved farm a short way from the city limits and near Fish Lake. They have but one son, Amos M. Rathbun.


MARTIN S. TUBB, of Grand Rapids Township, was born in Chenango County, New York, in 1816, and came to Grand Rapids in June, 1837, and for three years was in the employ of George Young, and Lewis and Porter Reed. In 1840 he was married to Eliza Jane Kemp, by whom he had three children, Cornelia A. and two twins, who lived but a few days, when they and the mother both died, in March, 1843. In November, 1843, Mr. T. was married again to Elizabeth Wood, to whom was born as follows : Tunis C., November 3, 1844 ; Margaret S., January II, 1847; Jane S., December 17, 1848 ; Simeon D., May 19, 1851 ; Lysander D., March 23, 1854 ; William B., March 15, 1856; J. Francis, July 4, 1859. His second wife died August 26, 1866, and he was married the third time May 19. 1868, to Jane Morgridge. Upon marriage with his first wife. in 1840, Mr. T. moved upon the farm where he still resides, on section 22, in Grand Rapids Township. He has been. overseer of the poor for eleven consecutive years. and held other minor town offices.


ANTHONY BODEN, of Paris Township, was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1814 ; came to America with his parents in 1830, and settled in Wayne County, where his father died, in 1831, and in 1836 he came alone, following an Indian trail, to Kent County, living in Grand Rapids for about ten years, when he located his farm of two hundred and forty acres, in Paris Township. In 1837 he was married to Miss Honora McMann, of Grand Rapids, to whom was born the following children : Catharine E., Margaret A., Joseph L., Ann, Mary, and Elizabeth Boden. Margaret A., Joseph L., and Ann, are married and living in Kent County, while the others have deceased.


PHILLIP F. COVELL, of Walker Township, was born in Cal- bott. Vermont, December 12, 1811, and was married May 26, 1839, to Miss Maria Abbott, of Ogden, New York, and moved to Kent County in 1845. The r children were : Addie M. Covell (now Mrs. Elliott C. Anderson, of Illinois), Emma H. Covell, Mattie E. (now Mrs. Alva Loackes, of Walker Township), Lottie A. (now Mrs. John Ream, of Grand Rapids), and Frank Covell. Mrs. Covell died in November, 1857, and Mr. C. was married a second time to Sarah Hogadone, by whom one child, Chester Covell, was born. Mr. C. first came to the county in 1836, and r mained about one year, when he returned for a wife. He first settled in and help d organize the Town of Alpine. He was collector for the town half a dozen years, lived for some time in the City of Grand Rapids, and about eighteen years since he removed beyond the city limits into Walker Township, where he has been pursuing the avocation of a farmer very successfully. A view of his fine premises will be seen in another place.


L. D'OOGE was born in the Province of Zealand, February 14, 1816, where he learned the trade of painter. In 1838 he married Johanna Quintus, and in the year 1847 emigrated to America, arriving in New York, October I. At this time, being unable to speak English, and knowing but little of the customs of the country, he was unsuccessful in business for three or four years, losing what mone he brought from Zealand. He moved west in 1849, and settled in Ravenna Township, Michigan, where he . wned eighty acres o wild land. He erected a log hut, and remained there two years. Mr. D'Ooge and P. J. G. Hodenpyl owned and worked the first mill in Ravenna Township, which was not a success, owing to the newness of the country. This left Mr. D'Ooge without money, and he was obliged to accept the posi- tion of United States mail carrier from Grand Rapids to Muskegon, a dis- tance of fifty miles, going on foot, and receiving for his services $2.50 per week. In 1851, Mr. D'Ooge was met on the road by Rev. DeKeunick, Catholic priest, of Grand Rapids, who induced him to remove his family to the city, and paint the new Catholic church, on Monroe Street. He continued to work at his trade until 1852, when he engaged in the mercantile business on a small scale in a frame building built by himself, on the corner of Monroe and Division Streets ; also built a small residence, and afterwards two stores. He leased the large plat of ground for ten years, at $75 per year, and by thus improving it attracted business to that part of the town. During the crash of 1857, Mr. D'Ooge made an assignment, in order to pay his creditors dol- lar for dollar. He resumed business, and retired in 1869, and his time is now employed looking after his rents, etc. Mr. D'Ooge has five children living, viz. : Martin L., Nellie, Maria J., Jennie C., and Benjamin L. The former is now Professor of Greek in the Ann Arbor University, and well known in Michigan. A view of Mr. D'Ooge's residence can be seen on another page of this Atlas.


HENRY McARTHUR, of Oakfield Township, was born in Sum- mit County, Ohio, in 1816, and married to Rosanna Harper in October, 1837, and removed to Oakfield Township, Kent County, n October, 1846, and settled on the land where he now resides, and has opened and made a fine farm. Mr. and Mrs. McArthur have had four children born to them, as follows : Almira, January 31, 1839 ; Orange, August 12, 1842 ; Clinton H., January 5, 1852, and Ella A., October 20, 1854, all living except Clinton A., who died in infancy. Mr. McArthur has filled several offices of trust in the town, and is the present Supervisor. In early days he was engaged in school teaching, and many persons in this and adjacent towns owe much of their advancement to his early instruction.


SILAS D. HORTON, of Oakfield, was born in Orange County, New York, in 1828, and came to his present home in 1849, and was married to Miss Phoebe Rowley, January 1, 1856. They have had the following children : Willis E., born October 24, 1856 ; Ella, December 15, 1860 Edwin, December 6, 1862 ; Mary S., December 29, 1865 ; John B., August I, 1868, and Jennie Horton, born March 2, 1870. Mrs. Horton died of con- sumption, June 19, 1874. A view of Mr. H.'s residence will be found else- where.


HENRY C. HOGADONE, of Walker Township, was born in Canada, in 1823, and removed to Walker Township, Kent County, in 1839. Mrs. Hogadone, formerly Miss Phoebe J. Phillips, was born in 1827, and came to Kent County in 1844, and was married in 1851. They have the fol- lowing children, to wit : James H., Edward D., Nella L., Rena P., and John B. Hogadone. Mr. H. was one of the pioneers, and found but little in his neighborhood except wolves and Indians, but he has lived to see the savage wilderness transformed to fruitful fields all around him.


PATRONS' DIRECTORY OF KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN.


GRAND RAPIDS CITY.


GRAND RAPIDS CITY-Continued.


NAME,


LOCATION.


BUSINESS.


NATIVITY.


Set- tled


NAME.


LOCATION.


BUSINESS.


NATIVITY.


Set- tled in Co.


Andrain, Robert


Jobber . Commercial Agent.


Arkansas New York


1849 1853


Gildersleeve Bros ..


-- 37 Ionia St.


Cigar Manufacturers


New York


1875


Antrim, A __. Antisdel, A. R.


Cor. Monroe & Wa-


terloo ..


Propr. Rathbun House.


Jackson Co., Mich. Saratoga Co, N. Y.


1869


Livery and Sale Stable.


New York


IR55


Ashley, Wm ...


Aldrich Block


Attorney


Ontario Co., N. Y .. 185I


1857


Green, Wm. B


82 Monre St ..


Piano Tuner ..


Canada .


1837


60 Waterloo.


Livery and Sale Stable


New York


1873


Grove, James F Grove, Wm. E


7o Canal St. I05 Ottawa St.


Attorney _ _


Inspector, " Wonderly Lumber Co."


Kent Co., Mich ..


1874


Baars, J. Frederick Beckwith, Wm. G Brown, C. P.


Physician and Surgeon __


Chenango Co., N. Y. Lenawee Co., Mich_ Oakland Co., Mich. Windham Co., Conn Prussia ..


1861


Hoadly, John F


22 Monroe St .:


Restaurant


Pennsylvania _


1875


Burlingame, E. A. Bremer, Henry Ball & Rogers. Barns, Jacob


57 Canal St.


Attorneys .


Firm A. X. Cary & Co.) Valley City Mills. Wagon and Blacksmith Shops.


Canada


1873


Hardman, S. T Harlan, B. A.


Cherry St


Saloon and Restaurant.


Hamilton, Canada.


1868


Burbank, E. W.


239 Jeff. Ave. 112 Second Ave. 670 Cherry St. 301 Jeff. Ave ..


General Store.


New York


1849


Hausser, W. C.


140 Bridge St. W.


Grocer _ Sheriff of Kent County Carpenter and Joiner.


Michigan


1852


Boorhem, Martin


45 Monroe St,.


Saloon Keeper.


New York


1865


New York


1875


Hinsdill, H. M. Holden, E. G. D


29 Pearl St


Blank Book Manfr .. Paper and Stationery .. Attorney and General Insurance Agent. Judge Supreme Court


Ohio


1845 I828


Botsford, A. H


18 Monroe.


Physician


Brandt, Geo.


87 S. Division


Union Brewery


Germany


1857


Horton, E. J.


Grocer ....


Oakland Co., Mich.


1865


Bailey, Adam H Messmore Block


Physician and Surgeon. Centennial Restaurant


Ireland


1874


Horne, Samuel -B. Hovey, Wm_ _. Houseman, Julius. Howard, H. I.


4 Monroe St. 9 S. Division


Attorney at Law, Bounty and Pension Agent Ireland _ Agent Grand Rapids Plaster Company_ Ontario (Houseman & May) Manfr. & DIrs. in Clothing Harness Maker


Middlesex Co., Mass.


1856


Carpenter, Judd & Co_ 15 Canal St .. Calkins, Chas. R. 194 Bridge St.


General Hardware, Wholesale and Retail .:. Groceries and Provisions


New York. New York


1855 I854


Howe Sewing Machine Company


85 Monroe


R. Vanness, Agent.


1860


Campau, A. S.


585 S. Division St __


Grand Rapids, Mich New Hampshire. 1871


Hunt, Simeon.


Front St


Hotel


Saloon Keeper


Editors and Proprietors Democrat.


New York


Hulburt, D. K.


18 Pearl St.


Wholesale Dealer in Wool and Grain. Michigan Whole'e & Retail Dlr in P. rk, Hams, Lard, etc Erie Co., N. Y


Erie Co., N. Y. 1856


Civil Engineers and Surveyors


Horton, L. H.


Carpenter and Joiner.


New York.


1870


Real Estate Agt. and Commissioner for Mass Boston, Mass. 1871


Hatch & Hayden


97 Lagrave .. 127. Monroe & 7 Div. Sts


Dealers in Fancy Groceries


Michigan


1875


Courtney, Jas. H ..


Real Estate Agent


New York. 1875


Immin, F


84 Monroe St.


Carpets, Oil Cloths, Paper Hangings and Window Shades ..


Germany


1870


Cowlishan, Edward. 260 Jeff. Ave


New Jersey ..


1874 1865


Innis, Wm. P.


Fire Insurance.


New York.


1845


Colyer, J. A ..


Attorney at Law ... (Colyer & Clemons) Real Estate & Iusurance New York Colyer & Clemons) Real Estate & Insurance Canada Wholesale and Retail Grocers


1843


Johnson, Geo. S


Cigar Store.


New York


1872


Crawford Bros.


21 Monroe St .. "Morton House" Blk Oyster and Coffee House. I & 2 Lovett's Block Insurance and Real Estate.


Michigan 1845


Tudd, Geo. E


Groceries and Provisions.


Massachusetts Germany.


1853


Dapper, Emil A_


Attorney at Law


New York City- Kent Co., Mich 1838


186g


Kinney & Mitchell,


Blacksmiths, Horse-shoeing a Specialty. Real Estate, Coal and Wood.


Enfield, Conn.


1844


Denison, W. C .. 90 S. Division St_


Gen. Dir. in Farm Implements & Machinery Michigan I843


Kusterer, C.


Bridge St .:


Brewer of Ales and Beer_


Germany


1847


DeRuyter, John .


Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors Irving House.


New York


1850


Kennedy, J. M.


Livery and Sale Stable_


New York


1847


De Vries, H


Grocer


Holland


1845


Kutsche, Oswald


Cor. East & Lake Sts Real Estate Dealer and Farmer.


Europe


I853


Dewey, H. E.


Insurance Agent


Kane Co., Il


I865


Lambrix, Joseph.


222 Bridge St., W __ Grocery and Saloon.


Canada


I867


Dikeman, Ed. B.


44 Canal St


Jeweler


Michigan


Lapierre, Joseph.


185 Jeff. Ave.


Professor of French, Latin and Greek. Valley City Iron Works .


France


1874


Leitelt, H., Bros. & Co 5 Erie St.


18 Canal St.


Toys and Fancy Goods.


Pennsylvania


1868


D'Ooge, L ..


Real Estate Dealer and Notary Public. The Mercantile Agency.


Zealand


I849


Loomis, R. B .. 34 Canal St.


Dealer in Boots and Shoes.


Maine


1866


Dun, R. G. & Co. Dunn, Wm.


240 S. Division St __


Grocery Store __


New York


I872


Lyon & Johnson.


Opera House Block Civil Engineers and Surveyors.


Bristol, R. I. Hampshire, Mass. Bavaria


1874


Douglas, Alex Eaton, Elon G.


76 Ottawa St No. 7 Sweet's Hotel Block _. 693 Cherry St ..


Jeweler


1865


Mattison, F


66 Canal St.


Manfr. & Dealer in Saddles, Harness and . Horse Furnishing Goods.


Vermont


185I


Edie & Carroll


Proprietors of the " Half Way House"


England


1852


Eldridge, Charles Eddy, L. P.


Attorney at Law ..


Clergyman, Rector St. Mark's Episcopal C'h England 1870 -


Wayne Co., Mich ...


Macfarland, A


Waterloo St .:


Barnard House.


Vermont


1875


Foster, Stevens & Co. Foster Brothers Foster, Frank W.


72 Monroe St


Great New York City Store.


Mckay, J. A Front St


Grocery and Saloon


The Commercial Agency.


Ireland ..


1865


Freeman, Hawkins&Co 12 & 14 Lyon St.


Wholesale Grocers


Bankers and Brokers Attorney at Law


Livingston Co., N. Y Ohio


1873 Miller, H. L Michigan Barrel Works Canal BOI Jeff. Ave


D. H. Waters, Pres .; Geo. G. Briggs, Treas. Wagon Maker.


Germany


1866


Ganoe, W. H.


Gibson, O. B 49 & 51 Lewis St.


1867 Mills & Lacey. 8 Canal St.


Druggists


Gilbert, Thos. D


Proprietor " Eagle " Barn, Boarding Stable .. President City National Bank.


Vermont Franklin .Co., Mass. 1835 ||Mohl, Schneider & Co. 13 Canal.


Cigar Manufacturers and Tobacco Dealers ..


New York Detroit, Mich


1853


Brewer, A. R


43 Monroe St 33 Monroe St.


(Brewer & Palmer) Ready-made Clothing. Prosecuting Attorney, Kent Co. Treasurer, Kent Co


1839


Hackinson, C.


Blacksmith


Barber and Hair Dresser.


Maine


1871


E. Side Union Depot Proprietor Central Hotel


Denmark


I869


Brown, L. G.


75 Waterloo St.


Dealer in Harness, Trunk, Whips and Bags Groceries and Provisions


New York


1855


69 Spring St.


335 Bridge St., W __ Groceries and Provisions.


Canada.


1874 1841


Brayton, A. B


Cor. Oak & S.Div.Sts


465 S. Division St __ Meat Market.


Michigan


185


Booth, Mathew


South Division.


Kalamazoo House,


Ohio.


New York


185


Holt, Arthur J


Bookkeeper.


England ..


1868


Baker, Thos. F. P. O. Basement.


Hillsdale, N. Y ___ I860


Cady, W. R


47 to 51 Ottawa St.


Caulfield, John.


85 & 87 Canal St __


Wholesale Grocer


Fur Dealer.


Cor. Canal & Bridge Proprietor " Rasch's Hotel"


48 Canal St


Michigan


Hughes, D. Darwin .:


Aldrich Block


Solicitor G. R. & I. R. R. Co ...


186


Clark, M. H. & Co.


Comstock, C. C __.


33I & 333 Canal St. Manufacturer of Lumber, Sash, Doors and Blinds, and Dealer in Real Estate.


New Hampshire_


1853


Huntly, Geo. W


Retired Manufacturer ..


Cook, George Comstock, D. E. 21 Plainfield Ave_ Church, T. B. Prospect St.


Province of Quebec_ Michigan


1857


Ives, Colvin L


65 & 67 Kent St ___


Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable


Virginia.


1860


Clemons, J. F


1868


Johnson, J. K.


Lewis & Waterloo St Proprietor Eagle Hotel.


New York


1867


Crosby, M. M


Colyer & Clemons.


"Ledyard Block ".


Real Estate Dealer


Kingsbury, S. O.


Holland


I86g


Kusterer, Philip.


Groceries and Provisions.


Germany


1848


Dillenback, J. D. Dishur an, S. O .. Dodge, A.


IOI, Third St 85 Monroe St


New York


1875 1872


Loettgert, Frederick_ Long, John S.


Luther & Sumner 55 Canal St.


Agricultural Implements and Hardware


1847


Dishman & Wheeler .. IOI Third St.


Manufacturers of and Dealers in "Excelsior" Dealer in Hair Goods


Canada


1869


Leonard, Wm


21 Kellogg St.


Carpenter & Joiner ..


Dry Goods and Cloths, Hats and Caps.


Oakland, Mich.


I872


Michigan 1867 Seneca Co., N. Y .. 1870


Maris, C. M_


115 Monroe St.


Hardware, Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron. Furniture _


Holland


1852


Earp, Samuel Fairfield, J. A. Fallass & Gleason


Office, Rood's Block. Attorney at Law Attorneys


Vermont .1848


Tennessee


I866


McCool, Chas. 520 Front St


McDonell, David 74 Calder St


Mason .


New York


1868 1870


Fox, Geo-


(Foster, Stevens & Co.) Hardware .. Canvasser __.


Michigan Kentucky


1874


McManus, Rev. P. J.


Bostwick St.


Attorney at Law


Chenango Co., N. Y. 1873


Fralick & Woodruff __


123 Canal City Nat. Bank Bldg State Agt. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co Jefferson Co., N. Y. Coal, Wood, Lime, Cement, Fire Brick and Fire Clay.


Michigan : I873 Messmore, I. E Messmore Block.


Attorney at Law


Detroit, Mich


867


Merritt, Wm. T. Morton House.


Fuller, E. P. & S. L __ 54 Canal St.


1868 Meyers, Ferdinand. 28 Fountain St.


Manufacturer and Dealer in Cigars.


Germany


1865


Fitzgerald, J. C .. 13 Pearl St


McCollum, E McConnell, Wm. H. 50 & 52 Monroe


Hardware and Dry Goods Meat Market


England


1845


Pennsylvania


I870


10 & 12 Monroe St_ General Hardware.


1849


McKillop, John & Co_ 80 Canal St.


Fox, P. V.


McNamara, John ... McSkimin, Jas. 9I Canal St _.


Enterprise Coffee and Spice Mills.


New York


1875


Clay, J. H


Lawyer


New Hampshire


Husband, Levi


Circuit Judge, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Register of Deeds, Kent County


Orleans Co., N. Y ._ ChautauquaCo., N.Y. Orange Co., Vt. Canada


1844 1864


Coffenberry & Skeels_ 105 Ottawa St Converse, Jas. W., Jr_ 16 Monroe St. Cody & Olney __. 13 & 15 Pearl St ..


Wholesale Grocers


1857


Meat Market.


Groceries and Provisions


Bristol, Mass.


1843


Jaxon, John_ Jefferds, M. R.


13 Bridge St


19 McReynolds Bl'k President G. R. & A. R. R. Co ..


Oswego Co., N. Y ... 1870


1857


Kappler, Hugo


32 S. Division St_ __ 195 Ottawa ..


Ireland


1867


De Vries, Jacob.


88 Ionia St. IIO Summit St.


Directory Publisher ..


Grand Isle Co., Vt_ Virginia


1847


Luther, Sylvester.


(Luther & Sumner).


1870 1855


Eggleston & Kleinhans McReynolds Block_ Attorneys at Law


Martin, Joseph HE 21 Canal St.


Matteson, E. S.


Agent Estey Organs


New York


I868


March, W. S. II S. Division.


Salesman with Foster Brothers


New York 1848


Fitch, Geo. C. 45 & 47 N. Div. St_ Carriage Manufacturer. Foot, Geo. S 440 S. Division St __ Printer, Eagle Office


Martin, Lewis


15 Bridge St., W.


Broker and Capitalist


Kent Co., Mich


Grand Rapids.


1858 1866


Bos Brothers


Window Shade Manufacturers


Holland


1873


Haynes, Isaac. Hendricks, John.


Boss, Peter ..


95 S. Division St.


Holland


1865


Hembling, Wm. D. Hilton, Chas. A


25 Canal St


'1875 Holmes, John T


New York


I869


Livery, Feed & Sale Stable


1864


1836 Hoyt, Birney. 21 Paris Ave.


1857


Clay, Samuel D. Clancy, John:


186g 1873


Huntly, E. R.


39 & 41 N. Div. St.


Hardware and House Furnishing Goods _. Real Estate Dealer


66 Pearl St.


Dlrs. in all kinds of Wood & Iron Machinery Wagon Makers.


Holland


1850


Sweden


1865


Hampson, T. P. S. Hansen, N.


Vermont


I836


Maine


1858


Atty., Counselor at Law & Judge of Probate Harford Co., Md ...


Germany


I851


Barclay, Charles.


Monroe St.


West Side'


Dealer in , Pumps


1867


Grinnell, Henry.


Medical Doctor_


Seneca Co., N. Y ...


1856


Bailey, S. S.


Collector Internal Revenue. Cashier City National Bank.


Michigan


1842


Niagara Co., N. Y .. 1846


1845


1874


Green, F. W. & Co. Gelock & Bro.


1848


Lewis St __


Groceries and Produce. Feed Stable_


Canada _


1855


Avery, Edwin Aldrich, M. V Aldrich, Henry Allen, J. M Bailey, S. J.


Monroe St.


(Firm of Spring & Avery) Dry Goods & Carpets Cayuga Co., N. Y. Banker


1855


Griggs, G. W Cor. Canal & Lyon_ Real Estate and Farmer


New Jersey


New York


Ontario Co., N. Y.


1857


Green, Harkness. Gunn, W. S. & Co _. Gunnison, Delong


47 & 49 Monroe. 6 Canal St


Real Estate and Loan Office.


Detroit, Mich.


1838


Wholesale and Retail Hardware ..


1857


Aiken, Nathan J. Atwater, L. R __


4 Canal


Insurance and Real Estate


Burlington, Vt_ ___. 1837


Graham, Philip_ Grant, J-


Granger, G. W. & Co. 42 & 44 Lewis St .. 477 S. Division St .. I Waterloo St ...


Real Estate and Insurance.


45 Monroe St


Physician and Surgeon_


I863


Godfroy, John F ____ . 98 Monroe St ...


Goodrich; P. M. & Co. 63 & 65 Canal St Goldsmith & Balch __ Canal St_


Michigan .. 1872


New York : Michigan


Deputy United States Marshal


I845


Real Estate.


41 Hastings St .. 32 Monroe St.


98 Monroe 29 Canal St.


Builder ..


Byers, C. E


32 Center St


Michigan


1850


146 Kent St. 64 Canal


120 Canal St.


Lumber Manufacturer.


1863 1866


(Dishman & Wheeler) "Excelsior " Manfrs.


1843


(85)


New York I86I


Catholic Priest


Canada


I862


Baker, Sims_


England


1874


Davis, Luther.


235 Ionia St.


in Co.


86


PATRONS' DIRECTORY OF KENT COUNTY-CONTINUED


GRAND RAPIDS CITY-Continued.


GRAND RAPIDS CITY-Concluded.


NAME.


LOCATION.


BUSINESS.


NATIVITY.


Set- tled in Co.


NAME.


LOCATION.


BUSINESS.


NATIVITY.


Set- tled in Co.


Moore, M. M.


20 Opera House Bl'k Attorney at Law and Justice of the Peace. Forest City House. Carpenter and Joiner.


City Engineer.


Fall River, Mass _. 1867


Van Tongeren, H 431 Jeff. Ave.


Wagon Maker_


Holland


1870 1873


Mooter, Jacob ... Muenscher, E. W Mullett, W. R ... McBride, James E.


Io Canal.


Insurance Agent


Pennsylvania 1875


1872


Wheeler, John.


IOI Third St_ Cor. Almond & Wil-


Miller, Henry_ Nester, Thomas


Cor. Ionia & Cold-


brook Sts ..


Grocer


Ireland


1864


Walker, Jesse.


Morton House. 66 Pearl_


Tonsorial Artist. Real Estate Dealers.


Madison Co., O.


1861 1864


Nelson, Matter & Co- 33 & 35 Canal St ___ Furniture, Mfrs. & Dlrs., Wholesale & Retail


Nichols & Co .. Norris, Blair & Stone. Norris & Uhl


99 Ottawa St. 537 S. Division.


Groceries and Provisions, Notary Public and Real Estate.


Ireland


1870


Warner, Richard


Withey, A. B.


229 S. Division


Owen, Geo. F.


3I Monroe St


Palace Music Store, Estey Organs & Chicker- ing Pianos.


New Jersey ..


1844


Wolcott, L. W.


Orford, Edward


677 Front St


Hotel Keeper.


Canada .


I868


Weirich, Henry


104 Monroe.


Attorney at Law Botanic Physician.


Saratoga Springs. Farmington, Ct.


1855 1860


Otte, P. & Son_


9 N. Division St ..


Cigar & Tobacco Store.


Holland .


1868 Withey, L. H. & Co.


Watson, I. M.


Wilson, Wm. L


Wadzak, L.


61 Waterloo.


Tailor


Bohemia


1868


Pierce, Geo. R


36 W. Bridge St. 21 Pearl St


Gun Maker.


Salesman with Spring & Avery.


Mfrs. of Lumber, Lath and Shingle


Rochester, N. Y.


Wright, Daniel


Restaurant


New York.


1875


Wartrous, H. S


Plainfield Ave


Lumberman ..


New York.


1846


Weirich, Peter_


296 Bridge St.


Ale and Lager Beer Brewer.


Germany-


1853


Williams, S. Quincy __ Cor. Monroe & Ionia Sts Ale and Porter House.


GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP.


NAME.


POST OFFICE.


Sec. BUSINESS.


NATIVITY.


Set- tled in Co.


Bacan S. S ..


Grand Rapids


17 Farmer_


Wayne Co., N. Y.


1855


Beckwith, Peter.


22| Farmer.


Otsego Co., N. Y.


1845


Boynton, Levi S.


29 Farmer.


Jackson Co., Mich.


1848


Prontus, L.


IT S. Division St. Cor. Wealthy Ave. &


Ionia- St.


Mfr. of Doors, Sash, Blinds & Mouldings, and


Dickinson, G. W.


-22 Farmer and Stock Dealer.


Hampshire Co., Mass.


1835


Ewing, James Fisk, J. W ..


28 Farmer and Hotel Keeper.


Monroe.


1836


Hand, C. M ._


-- 20 Farmer and Carpenter


Ohio


1852


Paddock, Aug.


Lake Ave ..


Lumberman


New York.


1854


Havens, H. H.


-- 16 Farmer


New York


1870


Hoag, E. A. __


2 Farmer


New York


1868


Houghtaling, W. O.


16 Farmer and Fruit Grower


Wayne Co., N. Y.


1825


Jipson, A. _ _.


15 Farmer


Madison Co., N. Y ... Columbia Co., N. Y.


1837 1851


Laraway, Wm.


28 Dealer in Monuments, Grave Stones and Furniture Marble, Lake Ave.


Wayne Co., Mich.


1837


Lyon, Sanford W


28 Gardener


Ontario Co., N. Y ..


1861.




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