HISTORY OF TUSCOLA AND BAy Counties, Mich.

With

Illustrations and biographical sketches

Of some of their

Prominent men and pioneers.

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Chicago:

h. r. page & co.

1883

Contents:

History of Tuscola	9	Entries of Land	133	Banbury, Joseph	174
Situation and Resources	9	Civil History	135	Bancroft, John Orlando	25
Periods of History	10	Town Officers	136	Bates, Daniel T.	172
Civil History	10	Fair Grove Village	136	Battile, Ebenezer	194
The County Seat	11	Town of Columbia	140	Bauer, Lewis H.	64
County Officers	15	Entries of Land	141	Beach, Charles H.	129
County Societies	18	Early Settlement	142	Beach, William C	159
Judicial History	21	Town Officers	142	Beckwith, Joel	126
History of the M.W.Church	24	Unionville Village	143	Belknap, J. G.	65
Forest Fires	25	Unionville Churches	144	Belknap, Lyman	173
General Statistics	29	Village Officer	145	Belles, Andrew	173
Township and Village History	29	Town of Ellington	153	Belmer, Edward	102
Town of Tuscola	29	Entries of Land	153	Berry, Jonathan	196
Civil History	29	First Settlement	154	Berry, N. M.	180
Early History	29	Civil History	156	Bingham, James	200
Entries of Land	29	Town Officers	157	Black, Hon. Cyrenius P.	95
Village of Tuscola	34	Ellington Village	157	Black,Russell D	63
Church Societies	35	Town of Fremont	160	Blackmore, J. P	57
Town of Vassar	40	Entries of Land	161	Blackmore, S	57
Entries of Land	41	Early History	162	Blocher, Daniel N	126
Village of Vassar	43-46	Military History	163	Borland, E.A.	64
Church History	47-49	Village of Mayville	163	Borland James R.	63
Vassar Newspapers	50	Business Houses	165	Botsford, Simeon	103
Lodges and Societies	51-53	Town Officers	166	Bourns, Frederick	56
Vassar Industries	53	Town of Dayton	170	Brady William	150
Town of Juniata	58	Entries of Land	170	Bradley, Orrin	40
Entries of Land	58	Village of Hurd’s Corners	172	Brainerd, J.W.	56
Civil History	58	Town Officers	172	Briggs, J. W.	56
Village of Watrousville	61	Town of Watertown	174	Briggs, Thomas W	180
Town of Arbela	66	Entries of Land	175	Broderick, Aaron	131
Entries of Land	67	First Settlement	177	Brooker, James	158
Town Organization	69	Fostoria	177	Brooks, Eli	169
The New Country Song	70	Town of Elkland	181	Brower, A. C.	86
Town of Indian Fields	72	Civil History	183	Brown, George F.	99
Entries of Land	72	Great Fire of 1881