Sparrow Bounty, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1901
Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
Persons living in Wright Township were paid for killing sparrows
due to the number of birds.
In 1892 and 1893, they were paid $ .03 per sparrow
and for the years 1900 and 1901, they were paid $ .02 per sparrow.
NAME |
NUMBER |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
Baranoski, Ernie |
17 |
$.51 |
8/27/1892 |
Bargewell, Fred |
20 |
$.60 |
3/13/1893 |
Bauman, John |
34 |
$1.02 |
6/28/1892 |
Bauman, John |
13 |
$.39 |
7/30/1892 |
Bauman, Willie |
28 |
$.84 |
6/04/1892 |
Bean, Don A. |
38 |
$1.14 |
11/16/1893 |
Bean, Fred |
47 |
$1.41 |
2/08/1893 |
Brittain, Clyde |
36 |
$1.08 |
7/23/1892 |
Brittain, Clyde |
46 |
$1.28 |
7/01/1892 |
Brittain, Clyde |
33 |
$.99 |
5/31/1892 |
Brittain, Ward |
23 |
$.69 |
8/27/1892 |
Brown, Albert |
31 |
$.93 |
7/26/1892 |
Brown, Albert |
21 |
$.63 |
6/27/1892 |
Brown, Albert |
59 |
$1.77 |
6/13/1892 |
Brown, Albert |
31 |
$.93 |
8/15/1892 |
Brown, Edward |
47 |
$.94 |
6/23/1900 |
Brown, Frank |
54 |
$1.08 |
5/30/1901 |
Brown, Frankie |
18 |
$.36 |
3/30/1901 |
Buck, Morris |
22 |
$.44 |
6/20/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
10 |
$.20 |
1/12/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
26 |
$.52 |
5/28/1900 |
Buck, Ross |
22 |
$.44 |
6/06/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
21 |
$.42 |
5/27/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
30 |
$.60 |
5/08/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
28 |
$.56 |
6/08/1901 |
Buck, Ross |
18 |
$.36 |
6/22/1901 |
Burling, David |
51 |
$1.53 |
8/17/1892 |
Cole, Frank |
86 |
$2.58 |
7/05/1892 |
Cole, Frank |
42 |
$1.26 |
7/06/1893 |
Cole, Frank |
60 |
$1.80 |
8/22/1892 |
Cole, Frank |
69 |
$2.07 |
7/29/1892 |
Cole, Frank |
48 |
$1.44 |
6/06/1892 |
Cole, Frank |
67 |
$2.01 |
7/25/1892 |
Dressander, Al |
10 |
$.30 |
7/01/1893 |
Dressander, Al |
39 |
$1.17 |
6/23/1892 |
Dressander, Al |
17 |
$.51 |
6/30/1893 |
Dressander, Al |
44 |
$1.32 |
6/28/1892 |
Dressander, Frank |
12 |
$.36 |
7/03/1893 |
Dressander, Frank |
12 |
$.36 |
8/29/1892 |
Dressander, Frank |
51 |
$1.53 |
3/25/1892 |
Dressander, Frank |
13 |
$.39 |
1/16/1893 |
Dressander, Frank |
84 |
$2.52 |
6/04/1892 |
Finkler, Charlie |
11 |
$.22 |
7/05/1900 |
Finkler, Chas |
32 |
$.64 |
7/11/1900 |
Finkler, Chas |
58 |
$1.16 |
2/09/1901 |
Finkler, Fred |
118 |
$.236 |
6/19/1901 |
Garter, Don |
23 |
$.46 |
8/01/1900 |
Garter, Don |
28 |
$.56 |
6/04/1900 |
Garter, John |
13 |
$.26 |
2/20/1901 |
Gillett, Millard |
69 |
$2.07 |
3/23/1892 |
Gillett, Millard |
64 |
$1.92 |
7/12/1892 |
Gillett, Millard |
19 |
$.57 |
7/26/1892 |
Gillett, Millard |
50 |
$1.50 |
6/08/1892 |
Gillett, Millard |
50 |
$1.50 |
6/22/1892 |
Gillett, Millard |
21 |
$.63 |
8/16/1892 |
Gillett, Willie |
16 |
$.48 |
6/23/1892 |
Haas, John |
14 |
$.42 |
6/21/1892 |
Herrington, Lloyd |
16 |
$.48 |
3/25/1892 |
Herrington, Lloyd |
40 |
$1.20 |
6/17/1892 |
Herrington, Lloyd |
17 |
$.51 |
6/18/1892 |
Higby, Philip |
14 |
$.28 |
3/23/1901 |
Host, Albert |
12 |
$.36 |
7/26/1892 |
Host, Albert |
34 |
$1.02 |
8/25/1892 |
Host, Albert |
22 |
$.66 |
8/19/1892 |
Host, Albert |
27 |
$.81 |
9/12/1892 |
Host, Albert |
33 |
$.99 |
8/13/1892 |
Kluting, Albert |
15 |
$.30 |
7/01/1901 |
Kluting, Albert |
10 |
$.20 |
8/01/1900 |
Kluting, Albert |
20 |
$.40 |
6/14/1900 |
Krupp, Frank |
22 |
$.66 |
3/21/1893 |
Krupp, Frank |
23 |
$.69 |
3/21/1892 |
Lawton, Burr |
19 |
$.57 |
7/25/1892 |
Lawton, Harvey |
84 |
$.168 |
2/01/1901 |
Lawton, Roy |
23 |
$.69 |
8/01/1892 |
Lawton, Roy |
39 |
$1.17 |
8/06/1892 |
Lawton, Roy |
23 |
$.69 |
7/25/1892 |
Lillie, Don |
46 |
$.92 |
8/24/1900 |
Lillie, John |
42 |
$.84 |
6/29/1900 |
Lillie, John |
36 |
$.72 |
7/21/1900 |
Lillie, John |
11 |
$.22 |
4/02/1901 |
Link, Don |
15 |
$.45 |
12/04/1893 |
Link, John, Jr. |
12 |
$.36 |
3/04/1893 |
Link, John, Jr. |
22 |
$.66 |
3/26/1893 |
Martin, Herbert |
17 |
$.51 |
7/13/1892 |
Matthews, A. |
115 |
$3.45 |
7/23/1892 |
Matthews, Elmer |
52 |
$1.56 |
9/14/1892 |
McClure, Burr |
30 |
$.90 |
8/09/1892 |
McKay, Lenard |
12 |
$.24 |
12/08/1900 |
Moorhead, Willie |
60 |
$1.20 |
7/09/1900 |
Moorhead, Willie |
20 |
$.40 |
2/04/1901 |
Moorhead, Willie |
26 |
$.52 |
9/15/1900 |
Nobles, Orrin |
33 |
$.99 |
8/01/1892 |
Park, Murray |
55 |
$1.65 |
6/12/1893 |
Rasch, George |
37 |
$1.56 |
8/05/1892 |
Rasch, George |
48 |
$1.44 |
1/07/1893 |
Salton, Flossie |
20 |
$.40 |
6/05/1900 |
Salton, Fossie |
11 |
$.22 |
6/02/1900 |
Schneider, Edwin |
21 |
$.63 |
6/18/1892 |
Schneider, Edwin |
14 |
$.42 |
8/05/1892 |
Schoenborn |
25 |
$.75 |
6/30/1893 |
Schoenborn, Aug. |
94 |
$2.82 |
8/01/1892 |
Schoenborn, Chas |
25 |
$.50 |
3/23/1901 |
Schoenborn, Chas |
29 |
$.58 |
7/29/1900 |
Schoenborn, Chas |
19 |
$.38 |
10/13/1900 |
Schoenborn, Chas |
12 |
$.24 |
6/09/1900 |
Schoenborn, Frank |
10 |
$.30 |
8/09/1892 |
Schoenborn, Frank |
34 |
$1.02 |
9/10/1892 |
Schoenborn, Fred |
35 |
$.70 |
2/02/1901 |
Schoenborn, Jos. |
37 |
$1.11 |
7/02/1892 |
Schoenborn, Jos. |
10 |
$.30 |
12/16/1892 |
Schoenborn, Marc |
37 |
$.74 |
3/31/1900 |
Schoenborn, Wm |
62 |
$1.86 |
9/12/1892 |
Sears, James |
24 |
$.48 |
2/11/1901 |
Sears, James |
28 |
$.56 |
5/16/1900 |
Sears, James |
30 |
$.60 |
11/27/1900 |
Sheldon, Church |
28 |
$.56 |
3/16/1901 |
Shoemaker, Chas |
14 |
$.28 |
6/16/1900 |
Shoemaker, Chas |
12 |
$.24 |
8/20/1900 |
Slaughter, Guy |
32 |
$.64 |
5/19/1900 |
Slaughter, Guy |
32 |
$.64 |
4/15/1901 |
Slaughter, Guy |
27 |
$.54 |
8/10/1900 |
Starks, Earl |
26 |
$.52 |
6/11/1900 |
Terwilliger, Chas |
14 |
$.42 |
8/10/1892 |
Thurketle, Wm |
38 |
$1.14 |
7/29/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
75 |
$2.25 |
6/29/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
69 |
$2.07 |
6/22/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
22 |
$.66 |
3/28/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
25 |
$.75 |
6/18/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
17 |
$.51 |
6/06/1892 |
Thurkettle, Harry |
30 |
$.90 |
6/17/1892 |
Thurkettle, Wm |
15 |
$.45 |
6/06/1892 |
Thurkettle, Wm |
100 |
$3.00 |
6/24/1892 |
Walcott, Horace |
30 |
$.90 |
8/09/1892 |
Walcott, Perly |
15 |
$.30 |
8/20/1900 |
Walcott, Perly |
28 |
$.56 |
6/13/1900 |
Wells, Ralph |
10 |
$.30 |
3/14/1893 |
Wilkerson, Willie |
44 |
$1.32 |
8/20/1892 |
Williams, Albert |
17 |
$.34 |
5/19/1900 |
Williams, Albert |
11 |
$.22 |
5/21/1900 |
Williams, Floyd |
11 |
$.22 |
7/21/1900 |
Wolverton, Orson |
24 |
$.72 |
6/02/1892 |
Woodman, Chas |
13 |
$.39 |
3/26/1893 |
Woodman, Chas |
37 |
$1.11 |
6/30/1893 |
Woodman, Chas |
52 |
$1.56 |
7/29/1892 |
Woodman, Chas |
19 |
$.57 |
12/09/1893 |
Woodman, Chas. |
86 |
$.258 |
9/01/1892 |
Zimmer, Edward |
28 |
$.56 |
3/03/1900 |
These records are from a Wright Township Records transcribed by
Loekie Boersma
Location: Grand Rapids Public Library
Created: 11 September 2003