Contributed by Jody Doran & B.J. Kemme |
BEARINGER TOWNSHIP
Bearinger Township originally included Ocqueoc Township but in 1918 the two separated. It included three post offices: Hammond Bay,
which was a Coast Guard station, Grace, and Grace Harbor.
BEARINGER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
1894-1987
1894 – Denton G. Finlayson
1896 – George Banne
1897 – Charles Bryton
1909 – John W. Lewis
1910 – Arthur McArthur
1911 – Ed. E. Garden
1916 – Charles Roberts
1919 – Samuel E. Werner
1920 – Thomas Le Tourneau
1921 – Charles Roberts
1923 – Charles Schell, Sr.
1925 – George Spiekhout
1953 – Lawrence Mitchell
1969 – Byron W. Dailey
1974 – Raymond Schack
1978 – Harold DeHart, Jr.
1980 – Joyce Nolde
1984 – Vernon Wilson
BEARINGER TOWNSHIP CLERKS
1895-1988
1895 – John Geddent
1897 - John Ferguson
1899 – B. Kelly
1902 – Arthur McArthur
1904 – Fred McIntyre
1906 – John W. Lewis
1909 – George Reph
1910 – Jacob Erb
1912 – John Fuller
1913 – Thomas Hodgett
1914- John W. Lewis
1918 – Albert Domke, Sr.
1920 – Godfrey Garden
1922 – George Spiekhout
1923 – Claude Tenny
1923 – Henry Hanson
1925 – August Herrick
1926 – Merle Dymond
1928 – Charles Cole
1930 – Edith Parkes
1934 - Grettis VanZant
1941- John Spiekhout
1942 – Jennie Koss
1942 – Caroline Freeman
1944 – Oda Roberts
1947 – Ralph Winn
1953 – John Muetzner
1956 – Charles Schell, Jr.
1972 – Tony Gahs
1974 – Patricia Bosley
1980 – Ruth Chimer
1982 – Darlene Tucker
BLACK FOREST – CHIEF FORESTER
1922 – 1923 Wm. Everingham
1923 – 1924 Sid Godin
1926 – 1940 Dave Green & Ida Green
1942 – 1975 Andy Braidwood
Some early names from Bearinger Township
The Coles
John Fuller & family (moved to Canada)
Ed Garden
Godfrey Garden
Edward Goupell
Delena Goupell Peacock
Joseph Goupell & Bertha Goupell
Ike Grady
Thomas LeTourneaus – from Alpena
John Lewis
Charles Roberts
Charles Schell Sr. Barbara Schell & 5 children: Chas Jr., Joe, Frank, Elizabeth, & William
George Spiekhout
John Temple
Ted Thorne
This material came from an article by Charles Schell, Jr. & Claire Walter