Note from Cass County Coordinator - Whether it is this history book or another county history book, please keep in mind the following. Normally when many of these books were written in the past, you would pay a prescription fee to have your name and history in the book. The exception to this would be your county or township histories and Veterans of various wars. Sometimes these same historical books are not 100% correct because various families (who had paid their prescription fees) would, to the best of their ability, state information i.e. birth places etc. Sometimes memories were not real sharp.
Copies of these books area available at Cass, Berrien and Van Burren libraries in Michigan. Also they can be purchased. Just do a search on Google and you will find where they are available at.Preface - Names mentioned in Preface
------ To mention the names of all of those whose courtesy and cordiality have been appreciated would be impossible, for their number is hundreds; be we cannot refrain from mentioning the names of a few of this class, whose positions have enabled them to be of especial service. And first we may perhaps place the name of the venerable Capt. Joseph Harper. The Hon. George B. Turner has also been a valued "guide, philosopher and friend," and the store of his information has been largely drawn from. Others in Cassopolis, to whom thanks should be returned for favors rendered in the preparation of the work, are Messrs. John Tietsort, Elias B. Sherman, S. T. Read, Hon. James M. Shepard, C. C. Allison, Judge Andrew J. Smith, Judge William p. Bennett and L. H. Glover, Esq. Elsewhere in the county, the following may be mentioned: La Grange -- Orlean Putnam, Hon. Jesse G. Beeson, Gamaliel Townsend, Isaac Shurte, Stephen D. Wright; Pokagon -- Robert J. Dickson, John Rodgers, Alexander Robertson, D. W. Hurd, Rev. John Byrnes; Penn -- John W. O'Dell, Daniel McIntosh, Dr. Leander Osborn, David M. Howell, W. E. Bogue, Hon. Amos Smith; Ontwa -- Joseph L. Jacks, George Redfield, Moses H. Lee, J. C. Olmstead, Hon. John B. Sweetland; Volinia -- M. J. Gard, Hon. George Newton, John Huff, Hon. A. B. Copley, H. S. Rogers; Marcellus -- W. O. Matthews, Abijah Huyck, George W. Jones, George Savage; Porter -- Hon. George Meacham, Hon. J. H. Hitchcox, F. C. Morton, Samuel Rinehart; Mason -- Henry Thompson, R. C. Ross, D. Bishop; Jefferson -- S. C. Tharp, Judge M. T. Garvey, Jonathan Colyar; Milton -- Wesley Smith, N. B. Dennis, Henry Aldrich; Howard -- Hon. E. C. Smith, Hon. James Shaw; Wayne -- Hon. H. B. Wells, Cyrus J. Gage, Lafayette Atwood: Dowagiac -- Francis J. Mosher, B. W. Schermerhorn, C. J. Greenleaf, Joel H. Smith, Gideon Gibbs, William K. Palmer, G. C. Jones, Dr. H. S. McMaster, George W. Jones; Newberg -- J. M. Chapman, E. H. Jones; Calvin -- Jefferson Osborn, Levi J. Reynolds, Col. George T. Shaffer. We desire to make especial mention of the valuable writings of the late Judge Nathaniel Bacon, of Niles, which have been quoted in the chapter upon Pokagon. Written communications have been received in answer to letters or circulars from many persons, resident and non-resident of the county. To all who have thus aided in the compilation of the history we also tender thanks.
1882 Cass County Michigan Biographies - off site link
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CONTENTS
| Chapter I. Introductory and Descriptive Chapter II. French Exploration and Occupation Chapter III. Contest For Possession Chapter IV. Outline of Civil History Chapter V. Land Title and Survey Chapter VI. The Pottawatomie Indians Chapter VII. The Pottawatomie Indians (continued) Chapter VIII. The Carey Mission Chapter IX. Advent of the White Man as a Settler Chapter X. Pioneer life |
Chapter XXI. Agricultural and Miscellaneous
Societies Chapter XXII. Statistics Chapter XXIII. Cassopolis Chapter XXIV. The city of Dowagiac Chapter XXV. Pokagon Chapter XXVI. La Grange Chapter XXVI. Penn Chapter XXVII. Ontwa Chapter XXIX. Volinia Chapter XXX. Porter |
| Chapter XI. Erection and Organization of Cass
County Chapter VII. Internal Improvements Chapter XIII. Religious and Educational Chapter XIV. The Bar of Cass County Chapter XV. The Medical Profession Chapter XVI. The Press Chapter XVII. The Underground Railroad and the Kentucky Raid Chapter XVIII. Cass County in the War of the Rebellion Chapter XIX. Cass County in the War of the Rebellion Chapter XX. The Pioneer Society |
Chapter XXXI. Wayne Chapter XXXII. Howard Chapter XXXIII. Milton Chapter XXX. Silver Creek Chapter XXXV. Jefferson Chapter XXXVI. Calvin Chapter XXXVII. Marcellus Chapter XXXVIII. Mason Chapter XXXIX. Newberg |
Biographical - Semi-alphabetical order
| Adams,John T | Adams, Thomas W | Aldrich, Dr. Levi | Aldrich, Henry |
| Allen, Dr. Jacob | Allison, C. C | Anderson, Samuel F | Andrews, G. W |
| Ashley, Rev. James | Atwell, Freeman J | ||
| Bacon, Hon. Cyrus | Banks, Chrales G | ||
| Beckwith, Philo D | Beebe, Abel | Beeb, Roswell R | Becraft, I. S. |
| Beeson,Hon. Jesse G (illus.) | Bennett, William P | Beauchamp, James H; Manlove C | |
| Bilderback, Wm (illus) | Bishop, Daniel; Elijah | ||
| Blackman, Daniel | Blakely, Dr. Thomas | Bloodgood, Dr. James | Bly, Henley W |
| Bock, Nicholas | Bogue, Stephen (illus) | Bonine, Dr. E. J. | Bowling, Shawther |
| Bradford, Vincent L | Brady, Mr. & Mrs. James T (illus) | Bradt, John C | Brayton, Dr. Thomas |
| Bronson, O. P. | Brown, Isaac | Bucklin, William P (illus) | Bugbee, Dr. Israel G |
| Byrnes, Rev. John | |||
| Carbine, Dr. H | Carr, John | Casterline, Thomas J | |
| Chapman, James M | Chase, Bishop | Chipman, Joseph M | Chipman, John S |
| ~~~ | Clark, Samuel | Clark, Dr. William | Clark, Joseph B |
| Clisbee, Charles W | Collins,"The Boy Preacher" | Condon, William | Coolidge, Henry H |
| Copley, Hon. Alexander B | Copley, Alexander | Curtis, Dr. Cyrus | Curtis, Dr. Eugene A |
| Daniel, Linus A | Davis, Dr. C. E | Dina Charles | Des Volgnes, L. R. |
| Dopp, Ransom | ~~~ | Dunning, Horace R | Dyer, J. M. |
| Easton, Dr. W. W. | Edwards, Lewis | Emerson, Mathew H | Engle, B. F. |
| Fiero, Abram & Charles | Field, Harvey K | Flora, Dr. William | Follett, Dr. Henry |
| Fowler, Dr. Henry H | |||
| Gage, Rev. Justus; John S. | Gard, Milton K | Garwood, Dr. Alonzo | Garvey, Judge M T |
| Gibbs, Gideon | Glenn, James | Glover, Lowell H | Goodwin, Dr. Fairfield |
| Griffin, Robert S | Graham, family | Gregg, Dr. Phineas | Green, John |
| Hadden, Charles D | Hamilton, Patrick | Haney, Charles | Hardenbrook, Adolphus |
| Harper, Joseph | Hicks. R. V | High, Oliver | Holland, Dr. Marion |
| Hollister, Noel B | Howard, Amos; George; ; L. C.William G | Howell, D. M. | Howell, Marshall L |
| Huff, Amos; John | Hull, Isaac | Huyek, Abijah | |
| Jacks, Joseph L | Jarvis,Norman | Jenkins, William Baldwin | Jewell, Elias |
| Jones, Azro; Henry; G. C.; George W.; Horace C.; William | |||
| Kelsey, Dr. William J. & Dr. W. J | Ketchum, George; Dr. W. J | Kingsbury, Asa; Charles | Kirkwood, James |
| Lee, Ishmael | Lockwood, Dr. Henry | Lofland, Joshua | Lybrook, Baltzer; Henley C. |
| Marsh, Austin C | Matthews, Warren O | McCool, Father | - |
| McIlvain, Moses | McMaster,Dr. Hamilton S | McOmber, Family | Meacham, Hon. George |
| Miller, Rev. Adam; George | Moor, Dr. Otis | Morgan, Dr. Charles A | Morse, Dr. C. W. |
| Morris, Samuel | Mosher, Family | Mulvane, Dr. P. | |
| Newton, Hon. George | Nixon, John | Norton, Levi D.; Pleasant | |
| Olds, Mills | Oren,James | Osborn, Charles; Dr. Leander | Orr, George B. |
| Palmer, Wm K. | Parsons, Benjamin | Peck, A. E.; William | Penwell, Dr. Enos |
| Phillips, Dr. H. H. | Pitcher, Silas A. | Price, Elder Jacob | Prindle, Dr. C. P. ; Dr. E. C. |
| Putnam, Hon. Uzziel Jr.; Uzziel | |||
| Raymond, Dr. L. R. | Redfield, Alexander H. | Reed, S. T. | Reshore, Frank H |
| Reynolds, Hon. Edwin W | Rickert, Charles | Rider, Horatio | Rinehart, Bros. |
| Ritter, George K. | Robertson; Dr. John | Robinson, Nathan | Rodgers, John; William A. |
| Root, Eber | Ross, Fred H. | Runkle, Cool | |
| Sampson, W. J. | Savage, John | Shanafelt, William H | Shanahan, |
| Shaw, James; John | Shepard, James M | Sherman, Elias B. | Shermerhorn, B. W. |
| Shurte, Isaac | Silver, Rev. Abiel; Orren | Simpson, Moses W | Smith, Hon. Amos; George; Joel; Joseph |
| Spencer, Joseph | Squier, Daniel C | Stebbins, Dr. Edward Sawyer | Stuart, Charles E |
| Sturr, Joseph L. | Sullivan, James | Sutton, Polemon | Sweetland, Dr. John B |
| Storey, Ozial | |||
| Talbot, John A. | Taylor, Dr. James D | Tice, Isaac T | Tietsort,John |
| Tharp, S. C. | Thomas, | Thompson, M. A. | Thorp, Dr. A. L. |
| Tompkins, Dr. L. D. | Townsend, Gamaliel; George J. | Treadwell, Dr. A. B. | Treat, Dr. John |
| Truitt, James M.; Peter | Turner, Hon. George B; S. A. | ||
| Van Riper, Jacob | |||
| Wells, Dr. Charles P; Hon. H. B.; Homer | Wheeler, Dr. J. H. | Whitbeck, George | Wooster, John |
| Wright, Stephen D. ;J. | |||
| Zimmerman, Jacob |
History of Cass County - 1825 to 1875 - Written by: Howard S. Rogers - Off Link Site
Portrait and Biographical Record of Berrien and Cass Counties,
Michigan - published 1893
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