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Procuring a couple of ponies and an outfit, they set off upon their journey, following the principal traveled road to Ann Arbor; from there, by the " Washtenaw Trail," to Jackson ; thence to Marshall, Kalamazoo and White Pigeon. At the latter place was the Western Land Office. The little Town was filled with strangers, looking for land or making entries at the office. Jackson then contained only a few cabins. Kalamazoo consisted of a single log house ; at Ann Arbor the first fouring mill was in process of erection.
Mr. Collins found at Jackson William R. Thompson, whom he had formerly known as
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the Sheriff of Genesee County, New York, who had removed from Batavia the year before and was now, with his father-in-law, one of the proprietors of the Town site. Pleased with the prospect at Jackson, Mr. Collins concluded to settle there, and accordingly returned to White Pigeon and entered a quarter-section of land situated in what is now the heart of the City, and paid $100 to secure an interest in other Town property, which, had he retained it, would have been an ample fortunc. He re- gards the purchase of that property as the best investment he ever made, and the parting with it as his great financial mistake, although cir- cumstanees which he could not then control determined his course.
Owing to the decision of his brother to return to the State of New York, Mr. Collins left Jack- son and returned to Detroit and entered the employ of Lewis Godard, before referred to. In connection with an arrangement just then completed between Major Stickney, of Port Lawrence Township, and Samuel Allen and Otis Hathaway, of Lockport, New York, to plat a part of the Major's farm for Town pur- poses, and make certain improvements thereon, Mr. Godard made an arrangement with Major Stickney for certain portions of the land so platted, by which he (Mr. Godard) was to send a stock of goods to the prospective Town. The goods were sent from Detroit in December, 1831, with Mr. Collins as Agent, and placed in an old Block-house, located near what is now the cor- ner of Summit and Jefferson Streets (and then surrounded by a second growth of timber of considerable size). This was the first stock of goods opened for sale in connection with the efforts to build up the Towns of Vistula and Port Lawrence, now the City of Toledo. This Block-house was cotemporary with the old log Warehouse so closely connected with the early history of Toledo, and was, with others, built in 1817, by what was afterwards called the "Old Port Lawrence Company," in an effort to build up a Town at this point, which proved to be a premature undertaking.
In the Spring or early Summer of 1832 Mr. Godard formed a copartnership with Elkanah Briggs, of Kinderhook, New York, a man of large means, and sold him an undivided half of his Vistula property (the name given to the platted portion of Major Stickney's farm, and which is still known as the Vistula Division of the City of Toledo). He instrueted Mr. Collins to build a store on the Southeast corner of La- grange and Summit Streets, to be occupied when completed, by Mr. Briggs, under the firm name of Briggs & Godard. When the build- ing was nearly completed it was found neces- sary to have hair for the plastering, when Mr. Collins sent to Detroit, by the little Steamer General Gratiot, Captain Arthur Edwards, but no hair was to be had in that market. He finally heard of some at a small Tannery at
Waterville, and on going there found the hair, of which he obtained six bushels, purchased factory sheeting, had it made into a sack, into which he put the hair, and with assistance placed it on the horse and started for Vistula, he walking and holding the sack on the horse until he reached Manmee, where he found a boat which took the hair to Vistula, where it was used in plastering the first store and the first and only frame building of any kind erected there during the year 1832, except a small frame house built by James Maddocks and C. G. Shaw.
The store was completed and ready for use in October, 1832, and a stock of goods pur- chased in New York by Mr. Godard for Briggs & Godard, were soon expected. Mr. Briggs and his family were to occupy the upper part of the new store, which had been finished for that purpose. Mr. Collins then disposed of the remainder of the stock in the old Block- house to Captain John Baldwin, and went into the new store, where he opened the new stock then received. He remained with Mr. Briggs, as the agent of Mr. Godard, untilabout the 1st of February, 1833, when under instruc- tions from Mr. Godard, he sold the latter's en- tire interest in Vistula, both in goods and real estate, to Mr. Briggs, and returned to Detroit. He came back to Vistula, February 22, 1833, to look after Indian claims, and be present at the treaty with the Ottawas, held at Maumee at that time with Governor Porter of Michigan Territory, in which treaty the reservation of the Ottawas on both sides of the Maumee River, was ceded to the Government (large portions of which are now included in the City of To- ledo), and securing acknowledgment by the Chiefs as to the correctness of the claims. These claims were left with General Hunt, of Maumee, for final adjustment, and Mr. Collins returned to Detroit.
In the Fall of 1832, Mr. Collins, in connection with Stephen B. Comstock, purchased the lands at Tremainesville, known as the " Burgess tract." Mr. Comstock soon soll his interest to Lewis Godard. On Godard and Collins be- coming the joint ow ners, it was decided to build a store at Tremainesville, then considered a good point for selling goods, one small store being already there. For that purpose Mr. Collins went to Tremainesville, July 1, 1833, and contracted for the store, which was com- pleted during the Summer, together with a small dwelling adjoining to be occupied by himself. In September he went, ria Pittsburg and Philadelphia, to New York for goods. The stock was shipped to Buffalo by the Erie Canal, and thence by Lake on the Schooner Eagle, Captain David Wilkison. The sale of goods commenced in November, 1833. In 1834. his brothers, John W. and Morgan L., became associated with Mr. Collins, under the firm name of S. L. Collins & Company, whe con-
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tinued the business until 1837, when it was dis- posed of to Horace Thacher and Michael T. Whitney.
During this time, as well as subsequently, Mr. Collins carried on farming quite exten- sively, in connection with his brother, John W. Collins, and devoted much of his time to the general improvement of his estate and of the neighborhood.
Mr. Collins was Postmaster at Tremaines- ville from 1834 to 1842. He was among the most energetic and active of the pioneers in promoting the development, not only of the section in which he resided, but of the County at large, and particularly in the improvement of roads leading into the country in various directions. When Lueas County was organized he was chosen its first Treasurer, and was sub- sequently re-elected to that office. In 1840 he participated in the formation and organization of Washington Township, and was chosen at vari- ous times to fill several of the Township offices, as Clerk, Trustee and Justice of the Peace, the latter for nine years in succession. His example and influence have always been on the side of the moral welfare of the community, and he has especially looked upon Free Masonry as a val- nable aid in that direction. Appreciating the moral principles and beautiful symbolic teaeh- ings of that order, soon after his majority he became a member in the Village of Gaines, New York, in 1826, and was early among the active Masons in this section of Ohio. He was one of the early members of Fort Meigs Chap- ter and Toledo Commandery, and was Eminent Commander of the latter from 1857 to 1869 -- only relinquishing the active duties of the or- der on account of the misfortune of impaired hearing, which has afflicted bim these late years. He still, however, retains his respect and veneration for the institution, believing its moral principles to be unsurpassed by those of any other organization of the day.
He was married in January, 1834, with Har- riet Whitney, daughter of Noah A. Whitney, who settled on what is now Collingwood Ave- nue, in 1824. His marriage has been blessed with four children, of whom one son and one daughter are living, each with families, bringing grand- children and great-grandchildren into their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Collins are among the oldest and most highly esteemed of the pioneers of Toledo. For more than half a century they have been contemporary with the growth of the City, living for most of that time in the house which is still their residence, on Detroit Avenue. They saw laid the foundations of To- ledo, in mud and malaria. They have lived to see it grow up, with beautiful adornings and paved streets, spreading about so as to include their home and sending its Street-ears past their door. Collingwood Avenue, lying along the Eastern boundary of Mr. Collins's original pur-
chase, is becoming the most beautiful residence portion of Toledo.
Mr. Collins's chief occupation for many years has been that of cultivating his lands in and near the City, and looking after his improved City property. Although in the 83d year of his life, he is hale and vigorous, and with his usual eare and activity, it is hoped he may be spared yet many years to enjoy the friendship, love and esteem which are accorded him in so large a degree by all who know him.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNSHIP.
The first meeting for the election of officers for Washington Township was held at the house of Benjamin Mallett, Tremainesville, June 27, 1840, The following officers were elected : Clerk-Sanford L. Collins ; Trustees -Alvin Evans, John Lambert, Lyman Hangh- ton ; Treasurer-John Knaggs; Overseers of the Poor-James Brown, Henry Mersercau ; Constable-Thomas Wilkinson; Fence View- ers -- William Wilkinson, Erastus Williams, Charles Evans.
At a meeting of the Township Board held July 1, 1840, Road Districts were laid out and their respective Supervisors appointed as fol- lows: No. 1, Adolphus Majors; 2, George Dixon; 3, William Lavernor; 4, John W. Col- lins; 5, Erastus Williams ; 6, Lyman Hangh- ton ; 7, Daniel Brown; 8, Alvin Evans ; 9, Noah A. Whitney ; 10, Eli Charter; 11, Jasper Goodrich.
The Township offices named have been filled as follows :
Clerk-S. L. Collins, 1840; Horace Thacher, 1841- 44; Stephen Haughton, 1844; Horace Thacher, 1845-48; Lewis Lambert, 1848-50; Julius N. Marsh, 1850-52; S. L. Collins, 1852-55; L. P. Wing, 1855-61; Anson Trowbridge, 1861-66; John Bladon, 1866-68; Albert R. Martin, 1868-70; Daniel H. Nye, 1870-73 ; Peter Cranker, 1873-88.
Treasurer-John Knaggs, 1840-47 ; Stephen Haugh- ton, 1847-51 ; Blakesley H. Bush, 1851 ; Benjamin Mallett, Jr., 1852-56 ; Blakesley H. Bush, 1856 ; Ben- jamin Mallett, 1857-74 : Albert R. Martin, 1875-87.
Justices of the Peace-Lyman Hanghton, Horace Thaeher, elected 1845; Lyman Haughton, Lewis Lambert, 1851 ; S. L. Collins, 1856; Josiah Cham- bers, Thomas Secor, 1857; S. L. Collins, 1859; Lyman Haughton, Josiah Chambers, 1860; Paul Kunkle, 1862; Gersham Crabb, Lyman Haughton, 1863; Josiah Chambers, Paul Kunkle, 1865 ; Peter C. Lewis, 1868; Josiah Chambers, Alonzo Colgrove, 1869 ; Peter C. Lewis, Josiah Chambers, 1871; Charles W. Ferguson, 1872; Peter C. Lewis, 1874; Alvin Evans, G. W. Stoddard, 1875 ; George S. Dickson, A. Fahne- stock, 1880; A. H. Evans, 1881; A. J. Groynn, Stephen Kappers, 1882; Charles V. Lincoln, 1884; Charles F. Yesline, 1885; C. V. Lincoln, James W. Allen, 1887.
PORT LAWRENCE TAX-PAYERS IN 1838.
Following is a list of persons taxed on per- sonal property within the Township of Port Lawrence in the year 1837. The list is so di-
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vided as to show (as nearly as may be) in what portions of that Township the several tax- payers resided, after the same was divided and the City of Toledo, and Townships of Wash- ington and Manhattan formed.
TOLEDO-HORSES AND CATTLE.
Baldwin, Marcus. Ilibbard, A. S.
*Baldwin, Tibbals.
Hollenbeck, Mathew.
$Baldwin, John.
Jones, Granville.
Bidwell & Co.
Johnson, Daniel.
Bodette Job.
Kellogg, Henderson,
Butman, A. P.
Lawrence & Eggleston.
Bissell, Edward.
*Moore, Samnel.
Beebe, Alex.
Mowrie, B. W.
Carner, Lewis.
Mott, Richard.
Calkins, James.
*Newcomb, IJ. A. W.
Cheney, Roswell.
Nicholas, Charles.
Clum, Alex.
Osgood, Fred.
Carr, Thomas.
Peters, Daniel P.
Corlett, Thomas.
Stowe, Roswell.
Daniels, J. J.
*Segur, Daniel.
Eddy, Samuel.
*Stickney, B. F.
Erie ~ Kal. R. R. Co.
Smith, Benjamin. Scott & Bean.
Flagg, Junins. Turner, Manly.
Green & Hulburt. *Whitney, James M.
Henderson, John B.
Walbridge, Heman.
Henderson, llenry, Walbridge, Chester.
llibbard, A. G. & Co. Whitney Michael F.
Wadsworth, Decius.
MERCHANTS' CAPITAL AND MONEY,
Bidwell & Co., $200.
Brintnall & Co., $1,500.
Marsh, Stephen, $300. McCarty, Patrick, $200. Peckham & Co., $500.
Brent, Daniel, $25.
Cheney & Hall, $400. Porter & Kaufman, $100.
Clark, Wm. W., $200.
Clark, Geo. P., $100.
Douglas, Abram, $200.
Dodd, E. S. & Co., $1,500. Roberts, J. C.& Co., $100. Daly, M., $100. Ritter, Win. H., $300.
Goettel, Ilenry W., $100. Scott & Richardson, $2,000. Gardner & Bissell, $500.
Hicks & Olney, $300.
Haskins, Wm., $400.
#Trowbridge & Knox, $100.
Hoisington, J. A., $500.
Uht, A. W., $50.
Hoyt, Wm. R., $300.
Jones, John F., $100.
Voglesang, John J., $700. Wilson, James, $50.
LAWYERS.
Allen, Edson. Morton, Daniel O. Cooke, Richard. Fitch, John. Lownsbury, L. S. Osborn, John R. Potter, Emery D. Tilden, Myron H. Way, George B.
PHYSICIANS.
Ackley, H. A. Lewis, Urich C.
Mosher, John. Perkins, George R. Wheeler, James,
WASHINGTON-HOGS AND CATTLE.
Allen, Samuel.
Andrews, Jairus D.
Keeler, Coleman I. Knaggs, James W.
Lyman, Whitten,
Laskey, George.
Leybourne, John, heirs of. Leybourne, Anthony. Lewis, Peter. Lewis, David. May, Edward.
Major. Adolphus. Mickens, Peter. Marsh, Joel. Mallett, Benjamin.
Bush, Jonathan.
Merritt, Nancy.
Bush, B. Il.
Phillips, Henry.
C'ranker, Peter.
Phillips, 1.
Quisins, Basil.
Corneau, Peter.
Showler, James.
Cowell, Moses.
Smith, John. Southard, James.
Charter, Eli. Cone, Erastus.
Cochran, F. D.
Collins, S. L. & Co.
Dolby, Robert.
Thomas, Hiram.
Dushalter, John.
Thomas, Levi, heirs of.
Evans, Alvin,
Tucker, Caleb.
Evans, Charles.
Thacher & Whitney.
Fisher, Cyrus.
Glenn, Nathaniel.
Greenwood & Brockbark, Southard, James, Jr,
Gurno, Lewis.
Van Guenten, Christian.
Gardiner, John A.
Vilair, Francis.
Gunn, Christopher.
Whitney, Thomas P.
Gee, Jolın.
Whitten, Alonzo.
Haughton, Stephen.
Whitney, Noah A.
Haughton, Marvin. Worden, Isaac B.
Haughton, Cyrus.
Wilkison, William.
Haughton, Lyman.
Wilkison, John.
Hallet, John.
Williams, Asa.
Hoskins, William. Wing, Thomas.
Hayden, Elisha. Wing. Lorenzo.
Kunkel, Conrad. Whitney, James S.
Kellogg, F.
Whitney, Michael F.
Knaggs, John.
Worden, Nancy.
Whitney, Milton D.
MERCHANT'S CAPITAL AND MONEY.
Collins, J. W. & Co., $700. Durlett, A. F., $100.
MANHATTAN-HORSES AND CATTLE.
Card, Platt. Card, Platt & Co.
Crane, William. Knopp, Ezra.
Guion, Panlo. Schneider, George.
MERCHANT'S CAPITAL AND MONEY.
Chase, Sill & Co .. $300. Crane. William, $500.
Mooney, David B. Swift & Co., $300.
LAWYERS.
Wheeler, Charles.
OREGON-HORSES AND CATTLE.
Fox, Merseno.
Prentice. Joseph.
Stevens, Oliver.
Ward, Eleazer.
Whitmore, Leander. Wyant, Martin.
MERCHANT'S CAPITAL AND MONEY.
Street, Isaac, $300.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
There are 11 School Districts in the Town- ship, and 14 Schools. Of these three are at the Milburn Wagon Works, and two at West To. ledo. The School-houses of the Township are all of brick. Number of persons of School age, 1,006-males, 526; females, 480 (9 colored); There are 14 teachers, three of whom are males.
The Township Board of Education for 1887 was constituted as follows : Sub- District No I, T. R. Chambers; No. 2, James Jackman; No. 3, Gershom Crabb; No. 4, J. M. Schuck; No. 5, John Bladon; No. 6, A. Jewett; No. 7, John Ley; No. S, F. M. Rakestraw; No. 9, John W. Baldwin ; No. 10, C. F. Yesfin ; No. 11, Joseph Droessler. John Bladon was President and Peter Cranker, Clerk.
Sullivan, Daniel.
Stillwell, Elisha.
Tavernor, William.
Thacher, Horace.
Teliney, Charles.
Easton, Almon.
Pontius & Roop, $300. Porter & Rich, $700. Roys & Phelps, $600.
Storrs, E. A., $200. Shepard, H. D., $1,500.
Mclean, Charles.
Andrews, Angustus. Amsdale, John. Archer, Vorhees. Bishop, Amasa. Berdan, John. Brown, Sylvester. Brown, Orlando. Brown, James.
Brock, William. Bellows, Samuel. Bernor, Lewis.
Courson, George.
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WEST TOLEDO.
The first plat made in what is now West Toledo was known as the " Phillips Farm." It consisted of lots of eight and ten acres each, lying on both sides of the Plank Road from Detroit Avenue on the East, to the corner where Wilkinson's store and the Postoffice now stand. This plat was made by Philip I. Phillips, in 1854. Humboldt Addition was laid out in April, 1873, by Frederick Gradolph, C. Lenk and others of the Lenk Wine Company. Morris and Phillips Addition was laid out in 1874 by Philip I. Phillips and Adam Welker, and con- tains 200 lots. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and Canada Southern Railroads pass through the center of the plat. West Toledo Addition was laid out by George Douglass and Henry G. Clark in December, 1874.
West Toledo Postoffice was established in 1879, with J. M. Lycan for Postmaster. Mr. Lycan held the office until May, 1881, keeping it in his (then) grocery store, now occupied by L. Il. Wilkinson. John L. Henry succeeded as Postmaster in 1881, and was succeeded by L. II. Wilkinson in 1885.
The Toledo Plow Works at West Toledo, were established by N. Burch, and the buildings erected in 1875. Mr. Burch is the inventor and patentee of the Burch Plow, and formerly had his mannfactory at North Fairfield, Ohio. The Toledo Plow Company, consisting of N. Burch, F. D. Suydam, John C. Clark, Robert Suydam and HI. M. Wright, was incorporated and succeeded to the business of Mr. Burch in 1884. The product of the shops in 1887, was 3,500 plows.
The Slaughter-House and Wholesale Meat business form a large and important interest at West Toledo. The Refrigerator buildings and facilities for shipping by Railroad, are con- venient. Among the principal men engaged in this business are Jacob Kurtz, Jacob Folger, W. K. Hadley, M. Mallett, S. Leybourne, Henry Clayton, C. Brogle, and others.
One of the principal Agricultural pursuits about West Toledo, is Dairy-Farming and sup- plying Milk for the City.
WEST TOLEDO M. E. CHURCH.
The first preaching of Methodism in the vicinity of this Church, was by Rev. John A. Banghman, of the Monroe Circuit, in 1825. In that year Mr. Baughman, or his associate, Mr. Manier, formed a class at Ten- Mile Creek, and this was the starting point of all the Methodist Societies in this section of country. Mr. Amasa Bishop, who was here and partici- pated in the movements, said that two Classes were formed here in 1825 or 1826-one of women exclusively, of which Mrs Franees M. Whitney was leader, and a mixed Class (men and women), led by William Wilkinson. Mr. Bishop's recollection was, that the Wilkinson
Class was formed first, and soon after that of Mrs. Whitney. Rev. Mr. Manier was probably here and assisted in forming Mrs. Whitney's Class, as the class-book in the hands of Rev. E. C. Gavitt, bearing that date, is in Mr. Manier's hand-writing.
The circumstances of the first meeting at Tremainesville, as related by Mr. Bishop, are given on page 584.
As the settlements increased and it became more convenient for those residing in the vi- cinity of the Milburn Wagon Works to meet in their own immediate neighborhood, the Classes were divided and and part of them formed the nucleus of Monroe Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The preachers who officiated at Tre- mainsville, Maumee, Perrysburg and Water- ville from 1825 to 1832 were the following:
1826. Monroe Circuit-Zerah Costin, Presiding Elder ; John A. Baughman, Pastor. 1827. Monroe Circuit-Zerah Costin, Presiding Elder ; George W. Walker, Pastor. 1828. Monroe Circuit-Zerah Cos- tin, Presiding Elder ; George W. Walker, Pastor. 1829. Monroe Circuit-Curtis Goddard, Presiding Elder ; Jacob Hill, Pastor. 1830. Monroe Circuit- Curtis Goddard, Presiding Eller ; James W. Finley, Pastor. 1831. Curtis Goddard, Presiding Elder ; James W. Finley, Pastor.
The following named served both Tremains- ville and Monroe Street Churches for the years named until they became separate charges :
E. IJ. Pilcher and E. C. Gavitt, 1832 ; E. H. Pileber and William Sprague, 1833; William Sprague and Sylvester F. Southard, 1834; Cyrus Brooks and Rob- ert Triggs, 1835; Ira Chase, 1836-7; Wesley Brock and Andrew M. Fitch, 1838; Austin Coleman and Samuel B. Giberson, 1839; John Tibbals, 1840; Eben R. Hill, F. C. Paine and Ralph Wilcox, 1841; T. H. Alderman and S. L. Yourtee, 1842-3; Luke S. John- son, 1844; Martin Welch, 1845; William Thacher, 1846; Luke L. Johnson and Thomas Pope, 1847; Oc- tavus Waters and James M. Wilcox, 1848; Alanson Foster and Alfred H. Waters, 1849; James Evans and John Crabb, 1850; John Crabb and George G. Lyon, 1851; David W. Ocker and George G. Lyon, 1852; David W. Ocker and John A. Shannon, 1853; Lo- renzo D. Rogers, and Abram B. Poe, 1854; Ambrose Hollington and A. B. Poe, 1855; Henry Warner, 1856; Edmund B. Morrison and John K. Colgan, 1857; William Thacher, 1858-9; Oliver Kennedy, 1860; E. C. Gavitt, 1861-2; L. M. Albright, 1862-3; J. W. Al- derman, 1863-4; J. F. Burkholder, 1865-6; Silas B. Maltbie, 1867-8. (The Conference minutes show no further appointments at Tremainesville).
The old edifice which had been built on the property now owned by the Wine Company, was abandoned and sold to that corporation ; and the West Toledo Church held services in the School-honse until the present edifice was completed in 1873. Since then we find the following list of appointments at West Toledo :
John H. Wilson, 1877-8; Ambrose Hollington, 1878-81; Thomas W. Gregory, 1881-2; Parker P. Pope, 1882-5; Jonathan Zook, 1884-6; Jolin Poucher, 1886-8.
The Parsonage of this Church was built in 1879.
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The old Cemetery in the rear of this Church consisted at first of one acre of ground deeded to the Township by Henry Phillips. In 1854, when P. I. Phillips made a plat of his farm, he reserved lot No. 5, including the one nere above mentioned, for a public burying ground. The first interment in the old ground was that of the body of Mrs. Amelia Keeler, wife of Major Coleman I. Keeler. Her death occurred in the old log Warehouse at the mouth of Swan Creek, and Major Keeler went out in search of a burial place and selected this spot on the farm of Captain Henry Phillips. Many of the old set- tlers of Washington lie buried here. Among the carly graves are those of Moody Mills, John Holmes, Levi Thomas, John Leybourne and William Lewis.
There is another old Cemetery in the Haugh- ton neighborhood containing many graves of old settlers.
MASONRY .- Collingwood Lodge, No. 451, F. and A. M., West Toledo, was instituted July 1, 1871, with the following charter members : Samuel Blanchard, John Bladon, S. L. Collins, Jasper P. Collins, W. K. Hadley, Carl Lenk, J. P. Lewis, John G. Norton, George W. Rey- nolds, Edwin Upton, William Littlefield, P. I. Phillips and Henry Bennett. Original officers : John G. Norton, W. M .; Samuel Blanchard, S. W .; W. K. Hadley, J. W .; John Baldwin, Sec- retary; S. L. Collins, Treasurer ; J. P. Collins, S. D .; George W. Reynolds, Tiler. Officers, 1887 : G. S. Dixon, W. M .; Thomas Russell, S. W .; S. Blanchard, J. W .; J. L. Henry, Treas- urer; James Van Wormer, Secretary; W. H. Sonthard, S. D .; J. W. Vance, J. D .; S. D. Kies, Tiler.
AUBURNDALE.
That portion of Washington Township now known as Auburndale, was platted by Amasa Bishop in October, 1873. It lies just outside Toledo limits, West of the Detroit and Toledo Railroad, South of Monroe and North of Ban- croft Streets. The plat contained 171 lots. Within a few years Auburndale became a hand- some suburban settlement.
In 1874 Auburndale extension was laid out South of Monroe Street and West of Auburn Avenue, by Messrs. Frank J. Scott, A. E. Ma- comber and others.
GERSHOM CRABB wasborn in the County of Cornwell, England, May 8, 1818. Ilis father, Edward Crabb, was a native of the same County. His mother, Hannah (Taver- nor) Crabb was born in the County of Devon. 'The father dying when the son was eight years old, the latter went to live with William Tavernor, an uncle In 1831, Mr. Tavernor and Mrs. Crabb decided to remove to the United States. The emigrating party beside these, embraced the nine children of
Mrs. Crabb, and her mother. They took the Brig Susan at Torquay, March 31, 1831, and after a stormy passage reached St. All- drews, New Brunswick, May 3d. At that point. the party separated, all except Mr. Tavernor, Gershom and an annt, going to Boston. Mrs. Crabb finally settled in Rhode Island, where she died. Mr. Tavernor and party soon left St. Andrews for New York, and thence went to Chittenango, New York, expecting to settle there; but soon hearing about the wonderful advantages of the West, they came on by Canal and Lake Steamer to Detroit. From that point, by the little Steamboat Gratiot, they came to Port Lawrence, landing near the foot of Monroe Street, at the house of John Baldwin. A little back of that was a small shanty occupied by Mr. Crane. Still further out, and near the cor- ner of Jefferson and Fourteenth Streets, was another small honse and shanty combined, owned by John Bartlett. These were all the families then living near the River. Still far. ther back were four or five families, near the Major Keeler farm. The old block-house (un- occupied) stood on the bluff between Monroe and Jefferson Streets. Mr. Tavernor soon de- cided to locate on the Northeast quarter of Sec- tion 11, Town 9, South of 7 East, and purchased the same of the Government. In the Spring of 1832 the party moved into a log-house built on the place during the preceding Winter. Mr. Tavernor was the first purchaser, as he was the first settler, of that Section, and with the excep- tion of Dr. Worden, there were no settlers West of him, all being an unbroken wilderness, in- habited only by wild animals, deer being very plenty. Thus settled, the next step was the preparation of the forest for crops, which was a slow and most arduous job, especially for those wholly unused to such experience. Ad- ded to all this were fever and ague, bilious fever, diseases incident to the locality and entirely new to them. On the other hand, there was nothing of a social nature, as an offset and en- conragement-no Schools. no Church, no neigh- bors -- a contrast with their former condition most keenly felt. In due time, however, these conditions were gradually changed. More set- tlers came -- slowly at first, but rapidly ere long, whose presence and co-operation soon greatly mitigated the severity of pioneer life, and fully reconciled the first comers to their American home. Mr. Crabb's School privileges after coming to this country, were limited to seven months, but these were well improved, and greatly aided him through subsequent life. Mr. Tavernor lived on the farm for 19 years, dying February 3, 1851, aged 67 years, his wife having died September 15, 1850, aged 60 years. Mr. Tavernor, by will, gave to Mr. Crabb the farm home, which the latter still occupies. Politically, Mr. Crabb was at the outset a Whig, voting for General Harrison for President, in 1840; and has acted with the
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