Biography and Illustration Index
History of Ingham and
Eaton Counties, Michigan

by Samuel W. Durant
Published 1880
by D.W. Ensign & Co., Philadelphia


Full Test of Book

Name

Page

Occupation

Illustration
Ingham County Court House Link
City of Lansing
D. W. BUCK 140-141 Cabinet maker, Alderman ,Mayor
Buck's Opera House Link
Hon. James TURNER 181 Investment Agent, State Senate, one of the founders of the first Union School and the Michigan Female College Link
Orlando M. BARNES
Residence
181
Lawyer, J. S. & L. Railway Co., land commissioner
George E. RANNEY, M. D. 182 Surgeon of Michigan Second Cavalry Link
Henry CORTRITE
Residence & Works
188 Fanning Mills Link
Edwin BEMENT 188 Millwright, grist mill, manufacturer of agricultural implements Link
Lansing Township
William A. DRYER 202 Carriage builder and agent for Smith, Turner & Seymour Link
City of Mason
Ephraim B. DANFORTH 203 Grist mill, associate judge, State senate
Lewis LACEY 203 Saw Mill
Dr. Minos McROBERT 204 Second physician in Ingham County Link
William H. RAYNER
Residence
Alaiedon
Rodolphus TRYON
Residence
214-215 Magistrate of Alaiedon for 11 years Link
William P. ROBBINS 215 Alaiedon Board of Supervisors Link
Orlando B. STILLMAN
Residence
217 Assisted in organization of Alaiedon, first highway commissioner, town supervisor Link
Alexander DOBIE
Residence
218 Carpenter & joiner, farmer Link
Aurelius
Richard J. BULLEN
Residence
Son of Reuben R. Bullen Link
James T. BULLEN
Residence
Son of Reuben R. Bullen 222
Reuben R. BULLEN 224 Aurelius board of supervisors, justice of the peace, farmer Link
John M. FRENCH 224 Town supervisor, representative of the Legislature Link
George B. WEBB 225 Sailor, butcher, purchased land in Aurelius in 1837 Link
Bunker Hill
Garrett DuBOIS 229 Farmer Link
Abijah Lee CLARK 230 Farmer Link
Delhi
H. H. NORTH 232 Farmer, first supervisor of Delhi Link
Joseph WILSON 236 Farmer Link
William COOK
Residence
243 Farmer Link
John THORBURN
Residence
244 Farmer, blacksmith, stock raiser Link
244
Leroy
Albert T. HORTON
Residence
256 Farmer, supervisor of township for 6 years, clerk for 3 years, school director for 12 years 256
David GORSLINE 257 Farmer, town supervisor for 6 years Link
Leslie
Mahlon COVERT 268 Prominent citizen of Leslie Twp. Link
Lemuel A. ROYSTON
Residence
Son of James Royston 268
James ROYSTON 268 Leslie board of supervisors, justice of the peace Link
Ogden EDWARDS 269 Farmer Link
Meridian
George B. VANATTA
Residence
287 Leading farmer of Meridian Twp. Link
Alonzo PROCTOR 288 Farmer, tended the toll-gate fourteen years Link
James N. SMITH 289 Leading agriculturist, civil engineer & surveyor, teacher, county clerk, largest breeder of Galloway cattle, one of the organizers of the Central Michigan Agricultural Society Link
John SALTMARSH 290 Farmer Link
Onondaga
John HARWOOD 295 Prominent Farmer Link
Stockbridge
David ROGERS 303 Dry goods store Link
S. C. PROCTOR 303 Farmer Link
Abram H. FORCE
Residence
304 Farmer 304
Vevay
James FULLER 308 Farmer Link
Enos NORTHRUP 312 Enterprising farmer, prominent citizen Link
Col. George W. SHAFER 314 Pioneer merchant of Mason, farmer 314
Henry A. HAWLEY
Residence
315 Farmer 315
Almon Morris CHAPIN 316 Farmer, secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co.
Joseph L. HUNTINGTON 318 Tannery and shoe shop, sherrif, keeper of the first jail in the county, land commissioner, Ingham Co. Pioneer Society 318
John RAYNER 319 Dealer in tax lands 318-19
Mrs. John RAYNER 318-19
Wheatfield
George BEEMAN
Residence
325 Twin of Washington Beeman, brick maker, town supervisor, township treasurer, highway commissioner 324
White Oak
Abram HAYNER 330 Farmer, highway commisioner, town clerk, supervisor, secured mail route from Howell to Williamstown, county treasurer 331
George H. PROCTOR
Residence
331 Farmer, member of the methodist Episcopal Society, superintendent of Pleasant Street Sabbath-school, White Oak, county grange association 331
Daniel DUTCHER 332 Farmer 332
Ephraim W. WOODWARD
Residence
333 Farmer, justice of the peace, highway commissioner, town supervisor 332
Williamstown
Roseell SHAW
Residence
346
W. Z. SECORD
Residence
346