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Sebewa Recollector
THE
SEBEWA RECOLLECTOR, Bulletin of the The Sebewa Center Association, Bulletin
of The
Sebewa
Center Association, June 1974, Volume 9, Number 6
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Annual
Meeting of the Sebewa Center Association will be held at Sebewa Center Saturday,
June 8, 1974 with a potluck dinner at noon.
A short business
meeting and a program will follow.
The terms of office of Mabel Ralston as secretary-treasurer and Richard Droste
as board member expire and the offices are to be filled by election for the
three-year terms. A nominating
committee will present a slate of nominations and other nominations may be made
from the floor at the meeting. If
you wish to make a nomination, please make sure that your candidate will accept
the office if elected.
THIS DATE BEGINS THE TENTH
YEAR OF THE SEBEWA CENTER ASSOCIATION.
During the past year (June to June) we reached a membership of 360
persons. Membership is attained by
payment of the dues of $1.00 per person for the year.
Some have already paid for the 1974-75 year.
If you pay by mail before the meeting, you may send dues to Miss Mabel
Ralston, secretary-treasurer, at R 2, Lake Odessa, MI
48849. You will be advised of
the name and address of the new secretary-treasurer in the August issue of this
bulletin. The higher postage rates
make it more important than ever that the Mr. & Mrs. Dues of $1.00 each be paid
because postage alone now costs us 60 cents a year for each bulletin mailed.
THE SEBEWA CENTER SCHOOL
REUNION
This, the second
Saturday in June, in conjunction with the annual meeting is the 51st
anniversary of the Sebewa School Reunion.
All former pupils and teachers of the school and friends of the community
are invited.
IT TOOK 100 YEARS
A short time back
the Williams-Steeger Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was enacted into
law by Congress. Directives giving
the rules for employers (including farmers hiring help) in safety and health
precautions for their employees are beginning to come from the OSHA
Administration. Copies of the act
may be obtained by writing the Department of Labor, Washington, D. C.
The tragedy related below from the PORTLAND ADVERTISER of February 22,
1870 could well have been prevented, had the safety regulations prevailed at
that time.
ACCIDENT.
February 22, 1870. Many of
our citizens remember Mr. J. C. Mannery, who, two or three years ago, was the
owner of the grist mill in Sebewa known as the Friend Mill.
After leaving Sebewa, Mr. Mannery went to Charlotte in Eaton County.
On the 9th inst. While engaged in work in what is known as the
Jerusalem Mills, his clothing caught on a shaft and after being whirled over
several times, he was carried by the belt to the top of the building.
He was found with his body mangled and his bones broken in several
places. Accidents of this kind are
of frequent occurrence and persons standing around moving machinery cannot be
too careful in keeping their clothing clear of revolving machinery.
We have often noticed the carelessness of visitors in the mills and other
places of that nature and have expected before this to have been called upon to
record accidents of this kind occurring here.
THE SEBEWA OTTER
From the
hand-me-down stories of the old timers, nobody seems to remember hearing one to
indicate the otter as an animal native to Sebewa.
When a dead otter was found last March “between the headwaters of Libhart
and Tupper creeks on Shilton Road”, as was told in the Ionia Sentinel, it was a
surprise to many to learn the location was a half mile north of Sebewa Center.
Wilbur Gierman found the otter in his
corn field in a good state of preservation near the half mile line about
300 feet west of the road.
Conservation officer, Bob Green, suggested he would see that the pelt would
reach the taxidermist and the skeleton would become a part of the Lakewood
collection.
SOME PROPERTY CHANGES
HANDS
Howard Cross has
moved to a mobile home at Sebewa Corners after selling his farm to Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Phillips. The farm had been
in the Cross family since 1879.
Dennis and Ida
Petrie have sold their house and ten acres to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Showerman.
By this move, Ralph returns to the homestead of his grandfather, Ernest
Showerman and great grandfather, Orlando Showerman.
Dennis and Ida plan to move to a house they have purchased in Lake
Odessa.
DEATHS OF THE PERIOD JUST
PASSED
Deaths of
interest to the Sebewa community of late have been Eva (Mrs. Dan) Austin, Iril
Shilton, Orilla (Shilton) Raison, Charles Cook, Walter Warner and Glenn Fender.
THE NASHVILLE FESTIVAL
June 7, 8, and 9
are gala days for Nashville with parade, horse shoe pitching tournament, ice
cream social, flea market, baked goods sale and art show as the attractions.
All are welcome.
THE 1880 CENSUS
It was with some
hesitation that I started to include the 1880 Sebewa Census in this collection
of historical information—mostly because of its bulk.
1880 was about the peak year for population in Sebewa with around 1600
people. Later this figure dropped
below 1,000. Westward emigration
accounted for some of the loss. Most
of the 1600 depended on agriculture for their support and many families were
“getting by” farming 20 acres or less.
Many of the larger farms used hired day labor as can be seen in the
census record and often there was a maid or “hired girl”.
Each grouping of
names indicated a dwelling unit. The
census is more than a list of names for, with a little imagination, it becomes a
series of family pictures. The
abbreviations used in the columns after the age column indicate the state or
country of birth, place of birth of father, and place of birth of mother.
The state abbreviations are standard for Zip Code.
C is Canada; E, England; S. Scotland or Switzerland; I, Ireland; and G
for Germany. If you know a few
family locations you can follow census taker, John Friend, on his travels about
the township.
A little more
than one third of the 1600 names appear in this installment.
The remainder will appear in later issue.
If you did not
see the 1880 census here and have it available for reference, the probability is
good that you never would see it.
UNITED STATES
CENSUS, SEBEWA TOWNSHIP, IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
1880: Note:
In the census list, only the Luscher family were of SWISS origin.
The other “S” abbreviations indicate Scotland.
Name
FERGUSON,
A. L., age 44, b. Ohio, parent’s bpl. NY
Wife MARY A., 45, bpl C,
pbpl NY.
Children:
George W., 20, MI, pbpl
OH, C C
Biron T., 13, MI OH C
Lillian A., 6, MI OH C
(father) Byce, 79, NY NY
NY
FENWICK, Prudence, 77, NY
CT NY
MERCHANT, Watson, 38, NY
NY NY
ANNA C., 35, MI NY NY,
(s-in-law) Louis McVay, 37, MI NY NY
BAKER, Milo, 26, NY NY OH
STIFLER, Geo. 18, MI OH OH
MAXIM, John, 70 NY NY NY
MARY, 71 NY RI RI
NORTHRUP, Phidelia, MI NY
NY
NORTHRUP, Adelbert, 13 MI
NY MI
YOUNGS, Geo. 48, NY CT CT
ELIZABETH, 42, MI NY NY
Roxa M. 17, MI NY MI
Hattie J. 15, MI NY MI
Armenia, 12, MI NY MI
Hannah A. 9, MI NY MI
John A. 6, MI NY MI
YOUNGS, Cont:
OLIVE B., 4, MI NY MI
George W. 10/12, MI NY MI
STERLING, Edgerton, 20 C C
C
URI, John, 52, E E E
MATILDA J. 36, OH E OH
Mary Ettie, 16, MI E OH
Albert J., 13, MI E OH
Franklin P., 12 MI E OH
Chester B., 9 MI E OH
Burton J., 4 MI E OH
AYERS, Geo. C., 59 NY C NY
LELETIA M., 48 NY MA MA
Archibald, 21, NY NY NY
Myrtle A., 21, MI NY NY
Burton J.
6/12 MI NY MI
SMITH, James O.
36, NY NY MA
NELLA E. 34, MI C NY
Anita E. 11, MI NY MI
Coral A. 9, KS, NY MI
OLMSTEAD, Allen, 27, NY NY
NY
ALVIRA S. 23, MI NY VT
Milla M.
2/12, MI NY MI
GILBERT, Mary A. 23, NY NY
NY
GILBERT, Edw. M. 28, NY NY
NY
Eda, 2, MI NY NY
AMES, Edger, 6, MI MI OH
AMES, Adelade M., 10, MI
MI OH
STONE, Charles, 46, NY NY
NY
SARAH J. , 46, NY PA PA
Luellla M., 20 MI NY NY
May F. 18, MI NY NY
Charles W. 16, MI NY NY
OATLEY, Charles, 46, NY NY
NY
Sarah, 20, MI PA OH
Charles, 2, MI MI OH
Alonzo 1, MI MI OH
OATLEY, Chester 28, MI OH
NY
MARY E. 31, OH OH OH
FRANKS, Andrew, 39, OH PA
PA
JULIA E. 35, OH OH PA
Laura J. 15, OH OH OH
Mary E. 13, OH OH OH
John A., 12, OH OH OH
Clara H. 9, OH OH OH
Orrin W. 2, MI OH OH
SHANNON, John, 30, OH OH
NY
PERKINS, Roger, 37 C C C
CORDELIA, 29
MI NY VT
Horace D., 8 MI C MI
Willie A., 5 MI C MI
Lila J., 5 MI C MI
Albert C., 1 MI C MI
MILLER, BENJAMIN, 51 OH PA
PA
MARY A. 47, OH PA PA
Rosa A., 18
OH OH OH
SIMONS, John 22, PA PA PA
MILLER, Dora L. 7, MI OH OH
Clarence B., 3, MI OH OH
HAIR, HENRY, 26 PA NY OH
SARAH M., 16, MI MI MI
Verona D. 11/12, MI PA MI
CROWELL, JOSIAH 39, OH OH
OH
Elizabeth 38, OH E OH
Albert 11, MI OH OH
Artie E. 6, MI OH OH
URI, George, 28, OH E IL
LOUISA C. 22, OH OH OH
Estella M.
3/12, MI OH OH
AMES, LORENZO, 45 MI MI MI
SARAH J. 36, OH OH OH
John E. 14, MI MI OH
Matie F. 11, MI MI OH
PICKENS, THOS. 29, OH OH
PA
EMILY S. 28, C C C
Wm. B. 7, OH OH C
Freddie P. 5, OH OH C
Almond A. 2, MI OH C
Mary E. 3/12, MI OH C
SANDBORN, COLUMBUS 32, NY
NY MA
SARAH J. 36, OH PA NY
Chester 19, MI NY OH
Helen M. 17, MI NY OH
Albert R. 14, MI NY OH
Carson L. 11, MI NY OH
Mary B. 9, MI NY OH
BETSIE A. (mother) MA MA MA
JOSLIN, EMORY A. 34, MI NY
NY
FRANCES A. 27, NY NY NY
Cora A. 10, MI MI NY
Audrey 8, MI MI NY
Clarence A. 6, MI MI NY
FISHEL, EMORY A.
30, OH OH OH
HENRIETTA 23, OH OH OH
Erbert 1, MI OH OH
COON, SIMON 39, NY NY NY
Albert 9, MI NY NY
Oren 7, MI NY NY
GIBBS, Marian
(mother-in-law), ?, ? ?, CT
SARGEANT, SILAS 58, VT VT
VT
ANN, 59, E E E
Silas H. 28, MI VT E
Eugene 26, MI VT E
GIBBS, NORMAN 32, PA PA VT
MARY E. 27, OH MI F
Martha B. 8, MI PA OH
Norman B. 5, MI PA OH
Eliza A. 1, MI NY MI
MUNK, Mina, (help), E E E
SMITH, JAMES 60, I I I
SARAH 55, NY NY NY
MAPES, DELIA A. 41, NY NY
NY
Charlotte, 11, NY NY NY
BRASSINGTON, THOS. 26, E E
E
BERTIE A. 21, MI C MI
James D. 2, MI E MI
Lena M. 7/12, MI E MI
EVANS, Sophia L.
(Mother-in-law) MI C E
LUSCHER, WILLIAM 22, MI S
S
ANNA (mother) 64,
SSS
MARY (sister), SSS
MAPES, WALTER, 25 NY NY NY
HATTIE L.
18, MI C C
LUNGER, MICHAEL M. 55, PA
PA PA
CAROLINE M. 51, NY NY
NY
Perry J. 7, MI PA NY
BROWN, Morris 14, MI C
C
MILLER, CONRAD J. 45, OH
PA PA
ELIZABETH 42, OH PA PA
Mary A. 20, OH OH OH
John W., 18, OH OH OH
Rebecca J., 16, OH OH OH
Alvin 14, OH OH OH
Leander 12, OH OH OH
Loria 8, MI OH OH
Jacob C. 5, MI OH OH
GOTT, WILLIAM
55, NY NH VT
MARY J. 45, NY VT NY
Flora
22, MI NY NY
Hiram. C. 16, MI NY NY
Frank 14, MI NY NY
Harriet 12, MI NY NY
Sophia 10, MI NY NY
Estella L. 2, MI NY NY
CAMPBELL, E. R.
49, C I I
SENITH 28, C NY C
John A. 3, MI C C
Frank A., MI C C
HELMER, FRANCIS A.
49 OH PA PA
Allen W.
26, OH OH OH
Fremont W 24, OH OH OH
Cassius B.
19, IN OH OH
Grant C. L. 17, IN OH OH
Mercedes F. 15, IN OH OH
Justie
13, IN OH OH
Ulaia D. 10, MI OH OH
OLMSTEAD, WM. B.
25, NY NY NY
JANET 24, MI OH IN
Ai 3, MI NY MI
Carley 2, MI NY MI
Adeline 1/12, MI NY MI
BURHANS, FRED W. 38, MI NY
MA
ELIZA A. 32, OH PA NY
George W. 11, MI MI OH
Nellie M. 9, MI MI OH
Levi A. 7, MI MI OH
POWELL, MICHAEL 71, MD MD
MD
Minnie A.
8, MI MD MI
HEATON, JEROME B.
39, MI NY NY
MARY F. 32, MI E NY
Amey 13, MI MI MI
Burton M.
11, MI MI MI
Lucien J. 9, MI MI MI
Mary 7, MI MI MI
Joseph, MI MI MI
BARRY, JAMES
35, MI I C
JENNIE
36, OH MI PA
Archibald R., 6 MI MI OH
AMES, TRUMAN
46, NY NY CT
NANCY J.
49, MI C C
Ancil
16, MI NY MI
OSTRANDER, Truman 4 MI MI M
(Grandson)
GIBBS, BYRON
29 PA PA NY
NELLIE P.
20 NY NY NY
Albert B.
11/12 MI PA NY
WALLER, ORLANDO
55, NY NY NY
KELLY, ROBERT
43, I I I
LAURA
37, NY PA MA
Ellie G.
11, MI I NY
TRAVIS, ANDREW
66, NY NY NY
TEMPERANCE
59, OH MD MD
Clara A.
10, MI NY OH
TREECE, HIRAM
47, OH PA PA
TEMPERANCE
59, OH MD MD
Orphie M.
14, MI OH MI
Sara L.
13, MI OH MI
Henry H. 10, MI OH MI
Heby J.
8, MI OH MI
WARD, JAMES
54, I I I
HELEN
53, I I I
Peter J. 25,
NY I I
Mary C.
19 CA C E
WASHBURN, WM.
32, OH MI F
HARRIET
42 C C E
Elziore S.
22, MI C NY
Chas. E.
2, MI OH C
WASHBURN, ALEXANDER
69, MI C MI
Christina
64, F F F
John
43, O MI F
ALLEN, AGNES
69, S S S
Mary
33, C S S
YORK, LYLE
24, MI S S
MCNEIL, HARVEY
23, MI NY E
Sarah
66, E E E
ADAMY, PETER
75 NY NY NY
SOPHIA
63, NY NY PA
Thos. J.
34, OH NY NY
CREIGHTON, JAMES H.
-, NY NY MA
ELMIRA, J.
32, PA PA PA
Daniel A.
12, MI NY PA
Charles H.
6, MI NY PA
Robert M.
5, MI NY PA
Not named 1/12, MI NY PA
Readington, Mary C.
11, MI OH OH
KNOLL, MATTHEW
36, OH PA C
ISABELL
29, NY NY CT
Clara J.
9, MI NY OH
Mary J.
7, MI NY OH
Curtis W.
3, MI NY OH
Jennie L. 4/12, MI NY OH
OSTRANDER, Daniel
20, OH NY NY
PERRY, Hannah
21, MI NY NY
KNOLL, ARCELLUS
47, NY NY NY
LUCINDA B.
37, OH NY C
Julia E.
17, MI OH NY
Eritta S. 10, MI OH NY
GOODEMOOT, JOHN
66, NY NY NY
MARY J.
56, MA MA CT
George A.
19, NY NY MA
Anna
15, MI NY MA
Russell
W. 11, MI NY MA
COOK, JOHN
57, NY NY E
PERMELIA
52, NY NY CT
Luke W.
27, NY NY NY
Wm. A.
17, MI NY NY
FELL, WM.
56, E E E
WINNYFORD
47, I I I
Emma C.
11, MI E I
Mary F.
9, MI E I
John E.
6, MI E I
Lally B.
4, MI E I
LADORE, FRANCIS
45, C C C
ELIZA (Mother)
87, C C C
Cushman, Vina
15, MI PA MI
LALONGE, LUKE J.
29, MI C C
FLORENCE L.
25, IN OH OH
Elvatus
6, MI MI IN
Downing, Sarah
45, OH SC SC
Barry, Alphretta
23, IN OH OH
Olive S.
11/12, MI MI IN
Downing, Samuel M.
20, IN OH OH
Downing, Ezekiel
19, IN OH OH
VAN ORMAN, BERT
24, MI S NY
SARAH, 24, NY NY NY
Milo W. 4, MI NY NY
Alice R.
2, MI NY NY
PEACOCK, BENJAMIN
31, IN IN OH
KATHRYN B.
30, IN NC PA
Thomas L.
11, MI IN IN
Jesse W.
6, MI IN IN
Harlan J.
1 MI IN IN
(with B. Peacock
family—mother-in-law)
DOWNING, ELIZABETH
71, PA PA PA
Whittier, George
10, MI NY PA
DOWNING, SAMUEL
22, IN SC PA
ELIZABETH A.
25, MI NY NY
Ida L.
6, MI IN MI
Lillian G.
3, MI IN MI
Elmer C.
1, MI IN MI
WILLIAMS, JOSIAH
54, OH DE –-
SARAH
48, OH SC OH
Laura A.
16, IN OH OH
Anna J.
12, MI OH OH
Harriet D.
9, MI OH OH
Lydia E.
6, MI OH OH
Williams, John
24, IN OH OH
Sarah
22, NY I E
HOSEY, PATSY
68, I I I
JULIA
54, I I I
Nicholas
19, MI I I
Alfred
16, MI I I
Phillip
14, MI I I
PALMER, PATRICK
45, I I I
Cathreen
45, I I I
Celia A.
18, MI I I
Martin K.
15, MI I I
HAIR, GEORGE H.
36, OH PA NY
JANE
35, IN NY NY
Frankie
13, MI IN OH
Willis H.
9, MI IN OH
Gertrude M.
6, MI IN OH
John E.
4, MI IN OH
HAIR, CHARLES
34, OH PA NY
MAGGIE
27, S S S
Ethel M.
6, MI OH S
Ella
3, MI OH S
Estella
1, MI OH S
TEACHOUT ELIJAH
32, NY NY NY
Frances E.
30, NY NY NY
George A.
7, MI NY NY
SWEET, WM. H.
44, NY NY NY
AMELIA
32, PA NY PA
Estelle G.
11, MI PA NY
ARNOLD, J. J., MI MA OH
Mary A.
18, OH PA OH
ADAMS, JACOB
37, PA PA PA
SUSAN
40, PA PA PA
John
11, MI PA PA
Albert W.
9, MI PA PA
Joseph
7, MI PA PA
George W.
4, MI PA PA
YOUNGS, HENRY
27, OH OH OH
MARIA
26, MI NY E
Marion T.
3, MI OH MI
Deuell, Carleton
19, MI NY OH
HOWE, AIF
28, MI NY OH
MARCIA A.
25, MI OH MI
Allen D.
1, MI NY MI
MILLER, PETER W.
26, OH OH OH
METTIE M.
19, OH OH OH
Charles B.
1, MI OH OH
HOWE, FRANKLIN D.
- , MI NY NY
MARY S.
16, OH OH OH
Florence
1, MI MI OH
SPENCER, W. A.
58, VT VT CT
RHODA O.
51, OH E PA
Aaron W.
14, MI VT OH
Job
6, MI VT OH
OLMSTEAD, ANDREW J.
52, NY NY NY
ELIZA
53, NY NY NY
BAILEY, JOSEPH
55, NY NY NY
LYDIA ANN
55, NY C C
THORP, GEORGE
37, OH OH CT
ANDIE
26, MI MI MI
Nettie
10, MI OH CT
Charles
8, MI OH MI
Minnie
5, MI OH MI
Chase, Charles
8, MI OH MI
OATLEY, SIMEON
55, OH VT PA
MARY E.
49, NY NY NY
Henry J.
20, MI NY MI
Barney
16, MI NY MI
John M.
14, MI NY MI
SMITH, Emory
12, MI NY OH
LINEBAUGH, Matta
9, OH OH OH
SMITH, Betsey
67, OH VT PA
OATLEY, Jesse W. 23,
MA
HITCHCOCK, THOS.
45, NY NY RI
GEORGIA H.
27, PA NY NY
Alice E.
3, MI NY PA
Nelson J.
1, MI NY PA
YORK, STEPHEN
28, MI NY NY
CHRISTINA
25, PA G G
Harry L.
3, MI MI PA
Maud 10/12, MI MI PA
SMITH, LUMAN C.
49, OH NY NY
JEANETTE
45, S S S
Wm. A.
15, MI OH S
Margaret E.
12, MI OH S
Elizabeth B.
10 MI OH S
KENYON, MARVIN E.
33, NY NY NY
LUCIA P.
28, PA G G
Florian L.
5, MI NY PA
Jennie A.
3, MI NY PA
Ella M.
1, MI NY PA
KENYON, CHRISTOPHER
59, NY RI NY
Edgar A.
31, NY NY NY
Lionel E.
15 NY NY NY
George H.
11, MI NY NY
SHILTON, SAMUEL
26, MI E C
ABBIE M.
22, MI OH E
Lauydell (adopted)
2 MI MI MI
VAN WYCK, Doras
22, MI NY NY
HASTINGS, CHARLES
38, OH – OH
LUCY A.
37, PA PA PA
Web W.
- MI OH PA
Minnie L.
9, MI OH PA
Ida L.
7, MI OH PA
Emma
4, MI OH PA
Nathan
1, MI OH PA
BEERS, PETER
19, MI MI NY
STEPHENS, JAMES R.
56 VT MA MA
Nancy M.
55, NY VT VT
RUZEY, WM. L.
36, NY S S
HARRIET L.
19, MI NY VT
HIAR, ROYAL B.
40, NY NY VT
SARAH A.
34, NY VT NY
Wm. H.
12, NY NY NY
Azorae
4, MI NY NY
CROSS, JOHN H.
- , OH E PA
EMMA
33, NY NH NH
Leonard 12, MI OH NY
Frank
6, MI OH NY
TRANN, Matthew 22, C E OH
HARDY, DAVID
71, NY MA MA
HANNAH
- , NH NH NH
ARNOLD, JOHN
44, ME ME ME
Mary
16, MI ME OH
McCAUSEY, GEORGE
31, NY NY NY
ALICE M.
18, MI NY NY
KENYON, DAVID
37, NY NY NY
LENA E.
27, NY NY NY
HANDY, CHAS. A.
23, OH MI OH
JENNIE B.
27, NY NY NY
DRUM, Stephen A.
38, NY NY NY
STAPLES, LOREN
58, MA MA MA
MARY A.
54, MA C C
Judson E.
20, IN VT OH
Alden J.
18 MI VT OH
George W.
16, MI VT OH
Elizabeth
12, MI VT OH
BROWN, PETER J.
33, IL OH NY
REBECCA E.
26, IN OH IN
Arthur M.
3, MI IL IN
Asher C.
1, MI IL IN
LITTLE, THOS. H.
36, NY NY S
MAGGIE
24, C G C
Anne
3, MI C C
BROWNFIELD, JAMES
69, PA PA PA
JANE
59, OH PA PA
William P.
27, OH PA OH
James H.
22, OH PA OH
John S.
20, OH PA OH
George G.
15, OH PA OH
BATES, HOSEA
47, NY NY NY
CHARLOTTE
39, C NY I
AC
9, MI NY C
DICKERSON, BENJAMIN
49, OH NC NC
MARTHA
47, OH NC NC
Malvina
21, IN OH OH
John b.
7 MI OH OH
WARING, GEORGE
24, NY NY NY
JULIE E.
21, NY NY CT
Charles R.
9/12, MI NY NY
REBEDUE, JOHN
42, MI C C
MARY A.
44, RI I I
George A.
16, MI MI RI
Della
8, MI MI RI
John E.
5, MI MI RI
PRESTON, CLARK A.
47, NY VT VT
SARAH A.
46, NY NY NY
Hassie H.
20, NI(?) NY
Thede H.
7, MI NY NY
Mina
10, MI NY NY
FELL, Thos.
22, MI E I
HOLMES, Robert
27, PA IN PA
ADAMY, GEORGE
34, OH NY NY
CLARA
28, NY NY NY
Alb
3, MI NY NY
PERRY, JAMES H.
55, NJ NJ NJ
MARY E.
52, NJ NY NY
Mary E.
11, MI NJ NJ
CARTER, WM. W.
30, OH OH –
Mary J.
22, NY VT CT
Henrietta M.
2, IL OH NY
Joseph D.
11/12, MI OH NY
THORP, GILES
32, OH CT MA
HARRIET 26, NY NY NY
Freeman
7, MI OH NY
Giles
5, MI OH NY
George
3, MI OH MY
UETELL, ROBERT
62, C C C
MARY
62, C C C
GRADER, JOHN
44, C C C
ELIZABETH 39, C C C
Elizabeth
12, MI C C
Isabel
3, C C C
Salania
1, C C C
SECKSTONE, HENRY
52, E E E
MARY E.
46, NY NY NY
Sarah
21, MI E NY
Oscar B.
18, MI E NY
Ida M.
8, MI E NY
DINGWELL, WILLIAM
29, NY S S
LEDA M.
23, NY NY NY
Maud B.
5, MI NY NY
John R.
3, MI NY NY
Elmer E.
1, VT NY NY
FIETCHER, GEORGE
35, VT VT MA
MARY A.
35, NY VT MA
Loren
23, PA VT MA
SIMONS, ELI T.
49, PA PA NJ
SUSAN
43, PA PA NJ
Mary
18, PA PA PA
Kitty S. 12, PA PA PA
Levi S.
8, PA PA PA
Elsie 6, MI PA PA
WALLACE, NATHAN
29, NY NY NY
SARAH
23, MI NY NY
Sadie P.
3, MI NY MI
Nellie
3/12, MI NY MI
CARTER, Abbie
13, MI OH OH
COLTROW, Frank
20, C I C
CAREY, EDWIN
28, MI VT OH
LENA C.
23, NY NY NY
DEATSMAN, SAMUEL
22, OH G PA
LINDLEY, STEPHEN E.
43, OH OH E
AMARILA P.
39, NY VT NY
Stephen A.
19, MI OH NY
J.
14, MI OH NY
Eunice E.
8, MI OH NY
Anna W.
8, MI OH NY
Gratia A.
2, MI OH NY
STOUT, ADAM
43, OH OH PA
MARY J.
35, OH NY OH
Mason J.
17, OH OH OH
Oscar W.
12, OH OH OH
Hester A.
11, OH OH OH
Martin L.
9, OH OH OH
Ruth A.
7, MI OH OH
Frederick A.
4, MI OH OH
Barter, Lucia
23, OH NJ OH
REBEDUE, ANSON
36, MI C C
FANNIE M.
23, NY E E
Maryette
5, MI MI NY
Wm. A.
-, MI MI NY
Minnie J.
1, MI MI NY
Mab (Father)
73, C C F
DANIELS, OREN W.
41 NY VT NY
SARAH
38, MI OH NY
Cora E.
14, MI NY MI
Sylvester
11, MI NY MI
Andrus W.
9, MI NY MI
Jay B.
7, MI NY MI
Tillison O.
5, MI NY MI
Carrie B.
3, MI NY MI
Ada S.
2, MI NY MI
Preston O.
8/12, MI NY MI
GLAZIER, LOUIS A.
55, NY NY NY
MARGARET
50, NY NJ NJ
Adelbert, 27
NY NY NY
Rollin P.
25 MI NY NY
KESLER, ANDREW
49, PA PA PA
Elizabeth
40, OH E OH
HIGH, JOHN
41, PA E E
JOSEPHINE
38, NY CT PA
George
18, NY PA NY
Sarah
18, PA PA NY
CULP, John
24, OH OH OH
SMITH, Loren
72, CT E E
DRUM, FREEMAN
63, NY NY NY
SARAH
68, NY NY NY
FOSTER, Harriet
42, MI NY NY
FOSTER, Harriet
1, OR MI MI
Sarah
10, MI MI MI
ROBERTS, Sophia
20, MI NY NY
SMITH, JACOB
52, PA PA PA
PHIDELIA
34, MI NY NY
FRANK, Mary A.
10, MI OH MI
SMITH, Harlow
5, MI PA MI
SMITH, Milo B.
2, MI PA MI
KELLY, CHARLES
29, MI I NY
ELSIE A. 26, MI NY NY
Nettie M.
6, MI MI MI
MEYERS, ALBERT W.
27, MI PA OH
LYDIA
23, MI PA VT
Nellie E.
6/12, MI MI MI
In the census list, only
the Luscher family were of SWISS origin.
The other “S” abbreviations indicate Scotland.
DITCH CLEANING
Initial steps
have been taken to let a contract for cleaning the drainage ditches of the
central part of Sebewa Township known as the Gunn-Ramsey, Gunn-Luscher and
Gunn-Ralston drains. The ditches
were last cleaned of silt in 1937.
Cleaning should bring some soggy land back into production and enable farmers to
work the ground earlier in the spring without crushing the underlying clay into
adobe. Some sizeable cottonwood
trees, willows and others have grown along the banks since the 1937 job.
Elem Tran
credited the original digging of these ditches with horse drawn shovels and
scrapers with introducing quack grass into this area.
Hay, shipped in for the workmen horses, brought the seed for the quack
and soon it was on its way to everywhere it went.
I recall my grandfather, Charles Gierman, working with a shovel and rake
to collect all the roots from little patches of quack grass, to keep it from
spreading further in the fields.
Also I remember my grandmother, Lydia Meyers, being critical of Ben Lowe for
being careless about dragging through a quack grass patch and spreading the
quack to the rest of the field when he worked her farm on shares.
WHERE WENT THE ENERGY
CRISIS?
The emphasis
seems to change with the season.
Michigan’s great tourist industry must be fed with whatever gasoline is needed.
With a wink at the speed limit, traffic has begun to speed up with the
rising spring temperatures. Are we
heading for another winter where we are told we do not live right if we have not
shivered a good part of each day? Do
you recall the fable of the Ant and the Grasshopper?
THE SEBEWA RECOLLECTOR
Last update October 20, 2021 |
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