Biographical sketches that appeared in The Lake County Star

during the year 1879 in an article called

“Progress in Lake County.”

 

 

 

 

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Surname Index:

(By clicking on the first Letter of the Surname you are searching for, you will be taken to a more complete listing of Surnames.)

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C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

 

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P

Q

R

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T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

 

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A

 

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(Note:  Listed Alphabetically By Surname.)

 

 

 

B

 

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(Note:  Listed Alphabetically By Surname.)

 

Baker, Dillman

Bemiss, A. H. & I. E.

Bolyen, Levi W.

Brown, Robert

Baker, John

Berkman, Henry

Bonney, Nathaniel

Bull, Chas. H.

Baker, Wm.

Bigbee, John

Bonney, Wm.

Burdick, A. D.

Baldwin, Horatio

Bigbee, Rob’t E.

Bradford, Jesse

Burley, Barkos

Ballinger, John

Bilfers, C. & A.

Brink, --

Burley, Noah

Ballinger, John *

Blanchard, A. A.

Bray, Henry A.

Burley, Geo. H.

Barret, Benj.

Blair, James

Brockway, S. C.

Burt, George

Barrows, Abner

Blood, Norman B.

Brown, Isaac

Bush, Sam’l

Bartlett, Francis

Blood, Zachary

Brown, James C.

Byam, Harlow

Batcheldor, John T.

Bluhm, Frederick

Brown, Richard

Byam, Wm.

Beebe, O. S.

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

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(Note:  Listed Alphabetically By Surname.)

 

Campbell, Alex.

Church, Daniel

Coe, Geo. F.

Cooper, Wm.

Campbell, W. H.

Clemenshaw, Thos.

Coe, Chas.

Cornell, D. A.

Carpenter, Laban A.

Clement, Geo. C.

Colby, Frank M.

Craig, Alex.

Carr, Chas. T.

Clement, Joseph

Collier, Geo. W.

Craig, Andrew

Caster, Geo. W.

Closs, E. D.

Collar, Luther

Crum, Andrew

Calkins, Mrs. E.

Closs, W. H.

Cone, Wilson

Crum, Wm.

Charlesworth, Wm.

Cobb, Lee S.

Coolidge, Henry

Cutler, Deiler

Chase, Mark T.

Cobb, N. A.

Cooper, J. A.

Cutler, Homer

 

 

D

 

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Dadles, C.

Deming, John C.

Donovan, Daniel

Dunning, Elisha

Danberry, L. C.

Derschel, M.

Dragoo, Hamilton

Dwyer, Thos.

Davis, James R.

Deshew, John

Dragoo, John

Dyer, John

Day, Wm. F.

Dickens, Stephen E.

Drake, Martin L.

 

Decker, E.

Dickerson, H. L.

Dubois, Andrew

 

Decker, Wm.

Dillingham, P.

Dunham, S.

 

 

 

E

 

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Eaton, Wm.

Eichenburger, H.

Eldred, Amos

Eldredge, Harry *

Eerton, Harvey

Eichenburger, Jacob

Eldredge, Harry

Ellinwood, Isaac

 

 

F

 

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Fiandt, A.

Forman, Wm.

Fradenburgh, Jacob

Fuller, C. W.

Finton, saml

Foss, Jacob

Fradenburgh, Spencer

Fuller, S. G.

Finch, John

Foster, Clarence

Fradenburgh, Stephen Jr.

 

Fisher, James M.

Foster, Jas. M.

Fradenburgh, Stephen Sr.

 

Forman, Jas.

Fowler, Seymour

Frisbee, Warner

 

 

 

G

 

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Gable, George

Gee, S. R.

Gingrich, J. Y.

Griffiths, Elias

Gadkin, H.

Gibbs, Abel M.

Goodenow, Chas. E.

Guard, Samuel A.

Gamble, Robert

Gifford, A.

Grant, Isaac

Guild, J. E.

Garner, Geo. W.

Gingrich, C. Y.

Grice, John

 

Garner, Isaac

Gingrich, D. Y.

Griffes, E. P.

 

 

 

H

 

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Haines, Erastus

Haynes, Edmond

Holcomb, W. J.

Hoover, John

Haines, Mrs. A.

Hazen, Harley

Holford, Edward

Hoover, John

Hall, Henry

Helms, G. W.

Holford, Frank

Hoskin, Nicholas

Hanese, J. J.

Higgins, Samuel

Holford, Nathan

Howe, I. W.

Harley, Geo.

Hill, Alva

Holford, Mrs. W. D.

Howell, Joshua J.

Hatch, Nathan

Hill, E. P.

Hoover, Alex

 

Hayes, Samuel

Hissong, Henry

Hoover, Henry

 

 

 

I

 

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Isbell, Henry H.

 

 

 

 

 

J

 

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Jackson, J. L.

Jenks, Luther J.

Jennings, John

Johnson, John

Jenks, Horatio N.

Jenneman, John

Johnson, H.

Jones, George N.

Jenks, H. S.

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

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Kabe, Peter D.

Kellogg, W. C.

King, Milton C.

Kinney, Peter

Kadwell, Geo.

Killmer, E.

King, Orville

Knapp, W. W.

Keech, Wm. G.

Kilmer, G.

Kinne, A. B.

Knight Place

Keech, Wm.

Kilmer, J.

Kinne, Elliott B.

Knuth, Chas.

Keller, John

Kimball, A.

Kinne, Newton I.

Knuth, Harmon

Keller, Louis

King, Geo.

Kinney, Abram

Kuhns, Isaiah

 

 

L

 

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Langridge, Thos. S.

Lincoln, O. A.

Little, Latham M.

Lucas, Nathan

Lamunyan, Henry

Lincoln, O. A. *

Livingston, Mrs. L. A.

Luce, Sylvester

Lark, B. C.

Linderman, Samuel

Lockwood, Phebe

Ludwick, Wm.

Lathrop, David A.

Ling, John & Chas.

Loree, David

 

Lefler, John

Little, Herbert

Lucas, Nathan

 

 

 

M

 

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Mahollow, Patrick

McLaughlin, E. J.

Miller, Peter

Moriart, John

Mann, John R.

McLaughlin, J.

Millis, Hirum

Morsis, Stephen

Mathias, John

McLaughlin, P.

Mills, Geo. W.

Moses, I. B.

Mathias, John *

McMasters, Enos

Misner, Mrs. C.

Munson, Wm.

McCabe, J. Goodson

McWane, James

Misner, M.

Murphy, Jas. M.

McCluskey, Edward

Messenger, Linus

Mitchell, Henry

Murray, M. M.

McKee, N. H.

Messenger, Wm.

Moore Place

Myers, F. F.

McLaughlin, A. J.

Miller, Ferdinand

Moran, John

 

McLaughlin, David

Miller, L.

Morgan, Eugene

 

 

 

N

 

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Nelson, John A.

Newell, W.

Nichoson, Ernest

Nickerson, W. M.

Newell, A. J.

Newton, Isaac

Nichoson, Luther

North, Judson

 

 

O

 

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Oliver, Albert

Ottinger, E. R.

Oviatt, George

Ozmun, A.

O’Brien, David

O’Neil, C.

 

 

 

 

P

 

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Q

 

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Quick, John V.

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

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S

 

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(Note:  Listed Alphabetically By Surname.)

 

Sage, Chas.

Sandborn, Morrison

Slayton, F. M.

Stanley, I. W.

Samis, E.

Saunders, Henry

Slater, Abraham

St. Clair, James

Samis, E. B.

Sawyer, A. J.

Smeed, Samuel

Still, F. M.

Samis, Henry

Sawyer, Harry

Smith, A. U.

Stone, Chas.

Samis, James

Sawyer, H. S.

Smith, Chas.

Sutton, Jas. H.

Samis, John

Schultz, Wm.

Smith, C. H.

Swain, C. A.

Samis, J. N.

Scott, L. R.

Smith, J.

Swain, C. A. *

Samis, Norman

Seabring, Jesse

Smith, Washington

Swain, Morris L.

Samis, Norman W.

Shaw, Chas.

Smith, W. E.

Swift, John W.

Sandborn, Irvin

Skinner, Frank

Sprague, Jay A.

Switzer, G. H.

 

 

T

 

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U

 

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V

 

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W

 

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X

 

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Y

 

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Young, Mrs. A. D.

Young, Hiram F.

Youngs, Peter

 

 

 

Z

 

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Page Notes:

All of these sketches are typed as they appeared in the newspaper

(spelling and so on).

 

* = Correction/Addition Article.

Name Initials and their Meanings

S. R. Gee is Sylvester R. Gee. (1880 U.S. Census – Lake Co., MI)

 

 

 

 

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