INGHAM COUNTY DIRECTORY
1916 - 1921

ABBREVIATIONS-a, means acres; bds, boards; B tel, Bell telephone, 4 ch, 4 children; H&L, house and lot; Les 10, Leslie Township Road No. 10; 0, owns; R1, Rural Route No. 1; ret, retired; T, tenant; 4h, 4 horses; 2c, 2 cattle. Names in CAPITALS are those of Farm Journal subscribers.

The abbreviations used for the Townships of Ingham County are as follows:

Alaiedon, Ala. Leroy, Lry. Stockbridge, Skbg.
Aurelius, Aur. Leslie, Les. Vevay, Vev.
Bunker Hill, Br. Hl. Locke, Loc. Wheatfield, Wtfd.
Delhi, Del. Meridian, Mer. White Oak, Wh. Ok.
Lansing, Lan. Onondaga, Ono. Williamston, Wmsn.
Ingham, Ing.

BERGEN, W.C. (Della) 2ch well driller 0 17a 1h 1c R2 Lansing Lan 23 Ind tel Bird, Sumner D.(Nellie A.) 2ch farmer 0 150a 2h 8c Stockbridge Skbg 56 Ind tel
Berry, Ernest (Hattie) 2ch section hand T H&L R1 Holt Del 64 BISEL, J.P. (Ella) 1ch machinist 0 8 1/2a 1h 1c R2 Lansing Lan 18 Ind tel
Berry, Lloyd (Sarah) 2ch farmer T H&L 1c R2 Lansing Lan 23 Bishop, C.A. farming 0 100a 2h 10c R1 Leslie Ono 78 Ind tel
Berry, Thomas (Margaret) 6ch farmer and stock buyer 0 100a 4h R2 Stockbridge Skbg 58 Ind tel BISHOP, G.L. (Mary) farmer T 240a 9h 6c R5 Williamston Lry 3 Ind tel
BETTIS, GEO. (Anna) farmer 0 78a 5h 5c R1 Holt Del 64 Ind tel Black, Abraham 5ch ret 0 1a RD Holt Del 97
Betz, Clarence 0 H&L 1h RD Okemos Mer 23 Black, A.J. 2ch grocery 0 H&L RD Holt Del 97 B tel
BEVIER, GEO. J.  R5 Box 13 Lansing BLACK, MENZO (Clara) 1ch farming T 5a R4 Leslie Br Hl 19
Bibbitt, Louis (Verna) 2ch farmer 0 80a 3h 10c R2 Williamston Wmsn 38 Ind tel Blackmoore, Charles (Eba) 2ch farming 0 40a 4h 5c R5 Leslie Les 53 Ind tel
BICKETT, W.H. (Emma) 1ch farmer 0 70a 3h 11c R1 Holt Del 63 B tel Blackmore, Adelbert (Charity) 2ch farming 0 80a 8h 8c R4 Leslie Les 79 Ind tel
BICKFORD, BERT (Ida) 3ch farmer 0 80a 8h 4c R4 Williamston Loc 41 B tel BLACKMORE, CHAS.  R5  Leslie
Bickford, Chas. farmer 0 42a 4h 1c R1 Shaftsburg Wmsn 33 BLACKMORE, JOHN (Harriet) ret farmer 0 80a 3c R4 Leslie Les 87 Ind tel
BICKFORD, MRS. H.B.  R4 Williamston Blackmore, Loyd (Margaret) 2ch farmer 0 90a 9h 11c R5 Leslie Les 29 Ind tel
Bickford, Job farmer 0 42a 4h 1c R1 Shaftsburg Wmsn 33 BLACKMORE, R.C.  R5  Leslie
Biebersheimer, Adam (Clara) farmer 0 80a 3h 14c R4 Mason Ala 32 Ind tel Blackmore, Thomas  ret S Main St Leslie
Biebersheimer, Phillip farmer 0 160a 8h 17c R2 Mason Del 88 B tel Blackmore, Wm. A. 3ch farmer 0 190a 9h 45c R5 Leslie Les 15 Ind tel
BIEBERSHEIMER, P. (Emma P.) 3ch farmer 0 174a 9h 20c R7 Lansing Mer 9 B tel Blaich, M.E. farmer 0 120a 1h 8c R2 Dansville Wh Ok 19 Ind tel
Bigelow, A.H. (Helen F.) 2ch general repair shop 0 1/2a 1h RD Okemos Mer 44 B tel Blaich, S.J. farmer 0 120a 1h 8c R2 Dansville Wh Ok 19 Ind tel
BIGELOW, J.O.  Box 230 Williamston Blair, Mrs. James ret Bellevue St Leslie
Bigg, Arthur H. (Carrie L.) farmer T 1a 1h 1c R2 Leslie Les 36 BLAISDELL, FRANK jeweler S Main St Box 27 Leslie
Biggs, Edward G. (Lillie B.) 7ch farmer 0 70a 2h 5c R1 Eaton Rapids Ono 7 BLAKELEY, E.J. (Minnie) telephone exchange 0 H&L Dansville
Biggs, Frank (Libbie) 1ch farmer 0 140a 5h 7c R2 Dansville Wtfd 45 B tel BLAKELEY, FRANK (Lois) 3ch farming T 140a 3h 15c R3 Leslie Br Hl 6
Binding, James (Kate) 1ch farmer 0 80a 3h 2c R4 Stockbridge Skbg 38 Ind tel Blakeslee, L. (Jennie) 2ch farming 0 80a 7h 14c R1 Holt Del 19
Binding, Willis  ret  Stockbridge BLAKESLEE, O.B. (Mary C.) 1ch farmer 0 63a 2h 10c R5 Mason Vev 62 B tel
Binkley, Chas. (Fannie) farmer 0 160a 6h 15c R1 Holt Del 80 Blanchard, Frank (Nellie) 1ch farming 0 90a 4h R1 Dansville Wtfd 18
BINKLEY, CLARENCE (Mina) 2ch farmer T 33a 6h 12c R1 Holt Del 80 Blanchard, John (Angeline) laborer 0 H&L 1h R3 Mason Ala 16
BINKLEY, WM. (Kate) 7ch farmer 0 90a 6h 18c R1 Holt Del 77 Blanchard, Robt. (Edith) farming T 75a 2h R3 Williamston Wtfd 36
Bird, A.A. (Lavinia) 1ch farming 0 120a 6h 30c R1 Williamston Wtfd 23 Blanchard, William (Nina) 2ch farming T 119a 3h 10c R4 Mason Ala 67
Blasdell, William (Huldah) farming T 101a 4h 2c R4 Leslie Les 87 Ind tel
Blatt, C. (Nora) farmer 0 22 1/2a 1h 8c R1 Lansing Lan 5 Ind tel

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ABBREVIATIONS-a, means acres; bds, boards; B tel, Bell telephone, 4 ch, 4 children; H&L, house and lot; Les 10, Leslie Township Road No. 10; 0, owns; R1, Rural Route No. 1; ret, retired; T, tenant; 4h, 4 horses; 2c, 2 cattle. Names in CAPITALS are those of Farm Journal subscribers.

Blinn, Peter (Bertha) 3ch farmer 0 40a 3h 7c R4 Mason Mer 31 BOND, J.C. Jr. (Mabelle) farming 0 83a 1c R1 Onondaga Aur 59 Ind tel
BLOCK, JOSEPH (Caroline) farmer 0 50a 4c R3 Perry Loc 74 Bond, J.P. ret farmer Bellevue St Leslie
BLOOD, E.A. (Zadah) 1ch farmer T 240a 5h 25c R3 Stockbridge Skbg 26 Ind tel Bond, L.B. ret Armstrong St Leslie
BLOOD, ISRAEL (Julia A.) 3ch farmer 0 40a 4h 12c R3 Williamston Wmsn 64 Ind tel Bonnett, Henry (Gertrude) 2ch laborer 0 H&L Dansville
Blood, Mark (Vine) 2ch farmer 0 25a 2h 1c R5 Mason Vev 70 Bontell, Geo. (Bertha) 3ch farmer T 88a 4h 25c R2 Perry Loc 61 Ind tel
BLOSSEY, WM. H. (Amelia) 2ch farmer 0 160a 7h 13c R2 Williamston Wmsn 18 Ind tel BONTWELL, A.H. (Eva) 2ch farming 0 40a 2h 6c R5 Williamston Wtfd 58
BOARDMAN, F.E. (Carrie) 1ch farmer 100a 1h 17c R3 Webberville Loc 92 Ind tel Bontwell, L.R. (Glen. B.) 1ch farmer 120a R5 Williamston Lry 13 Ind tel
Boardway, Arnold (Lellah) 3ch farmer 0 81a 4h 6c R2 Perry Loc 48 Ind tel Boomer, Mary C. 2ch housekeeper 0 1a RD Mason Vev 39
Bogar, W.F. (Carrie) farmer T 90a R1 Okemos Mer 46 Boscert, Rosco (Gertrude) 2ch farming 0 40a R1 Holt Del 12 1/2
Bogardus, Mrs. Kate farming 0 80a 4c R3 Stockbridge Br Hl 67 BOSTWICK, C.W. (Ella) 1ch farmer & blacksmith 0 20a 2h 2c R6 Mason Aur 35 Ind tel
Bohnett, Fred (Amelia) 5ch farmer 0 80a 3h 10c R2 Webberville Lry 67 Botchford, B.L. (Laura) 2ch farmer T R3 Williamston Loc 14
Bohnett, Herman (Martha) 1ch farmer T 100a 3h 8c R2 Dansville Wh Ok 43 Ind tel Bott, Edmund ret Stockbridge
Bohonnon, John R. (Ada) 1ch ret farmer 0 245a 1h 8c R1 Leslie Aur 87 Ind tel Bouclier, Edward laborer 0 H&L Onondaga Ind tel
BOLSTER, O.P. 3ch farmer 0 104a 2h 12c R6 Mason Aur 33 Bouts, Louie, Sr. (Pauline) 7ch farmer 0 142a R3 Lansing Del 75 B tel
BOLTON, C.J.  Leslie Bouts, Louie, Jr. (Ruth) farmer T H&L R3 Lansing Del 75
Bolton, Jerry real estate 0 H&L Main St Leslie Les Ind tel BOWDEN, GEORGE (Elizabeth A.) 1ch farmer 0 240a 9h 44c R5 Mason Vev 66
Bolton, Wm. (Aeris May) 5ch farmer 0 80a 3h 9c R1 Haslett Mer 57 Ind tel Bowdish, F.C. farmer 0 80a 3h 9c R4 Stockbridge Skbg 38 Ind tel
BOLZER, ADOLPH (Minnie) 4ch farmer 0 103a 3h 10c R1 Okemos Mer 58 BOWDISH, LUCIUS (Mary J.) 4ch farmer 0 160a 3h 9c R2 Stockbridge Skbg 42
BOMMER, JESSE (Rose) farm hand T H&L R2 Dansville Wtfd 44 Bowen, E.J. (Myrtie) 2ch farmer 0 1a 2h 1c R2 Webberville Wh Ok 74
BOND, J.C. Sr. (Emily) farming 0 40a 2h 2c R1 Onondaga Aur 59 Ind tel BOWEN, WM. (Rose) 5ch farmer 0 40a 1h 2c R5 Stockbridge Wh Ok 53 Ind tel
Bowen, Walter (Lillie) 2ch farmer T H&L R1 Eaton Rapids Ono 1 Ind tel
BOWER, ARCHIE (Hazel) craneman T H&L R3 Lansing Del 37 B tel

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