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A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Branch County, Michigan, Rev. Henry P. Collin, M. A., Author and Editor Illustrated. The Lewis Publishing Company, New York :: Chicago, 1906.
Index A through Q
Adams, Wales.--quoted, 42 ; sawmill, 43 ; 210.
Adolph, Willard.--828.
Agriculture.--108-113 ; effects of drainage,
.20 et seq. Agricultural Society.--Branch county, 115.
Air Line R. R.--132; 78; 98.
Aldrich, Abram.--75; 80.
Aldrich, Abram J.--141; 143; 186; 674.
Algansee township.--39; settlement of, 87-88;
.officials of, 300. Alger, Isaac P.--94; 223.
Allen, Alonzo B.--374.
Allen, D. C. & Co.--96.
Alumni--of Coldwater High School, 160-164;
.of Quincy High School, 165-167, of
.Union City High School, 169-171; of
.Bronson High School, 172-173; of
.Sherwood High School, 174.
Ancient Order of United Workmen--228;
.230.
Anderson, J. H.--829.
Anderson, Mrs. Hattie.--516.
Andrews, William L.--188.
Andrus, Nelson H.--512.
Ann Arbor convention.--13.
Arnold, Samuel--73; Arnold's Corners, 73.
Art--Activity in, 184.
Austin, Edmund.--473.
Automobiles.--136.
Bailey, H. F.--141.
Bailey, Willis C.--143; 144; 186.
Baker, Joshua.--85.
Baldwin, Newton.--224.
Ball Bros.--96.
Banford, J. J.--852.
Banking and Finance.--124-128.
Baptist churches--196 et seq.; at Coldwater,
.196; Quincy, 197; Algansee, 198;
.Union City, 198; Bronson, 198; Girard,
.199; Kinderhook, 199.
Bar Association of Branch County.--220.
Barber, Julius S.--94; 125; 335.
Barlow, Henry H.--218; 579.
Barnes, Walton J.--714.
Barnhart, Martin.--75.
Bassett, John.--41; 47.
Bassett, L. M. & Son.--96.
Batavia township.--39; early settlement, 46;
.population in 1837, 46; topography, 47;
.first officials, 48; officials of, 301.
Bater, Samuel.--471,
Bates, Edwin R.--331.
Bates, Julius M.--455.
Battery A.--284-286.
Beech, John H.--223; 450.
Beardsley, Ezra E.--771.
Beers, Calvin.--476.
Belote, John S.--37.
Bennett, Charles W.--145; 187; 390.
Bennett, Hiram.--121.
Bennett, Ida D.--187.
Bennett, Isaac--464.
Bennett, Isaiah W.--79.
Bennett, James K.--83.
Bennie, James.--46; 72; 73.
Benton, C. P.--214; 186; 210.
Berry, Enos G.--67; 101; 221.
Berry, Ezra.--67 ; 218.
Berry, Joseph.--67 ; 101.
Berry, Samuel H.--37; 67.
Bethel township.--40; early settlement, 44;
.early roads, 44; topography, 45; pop-
.ulation in 1837, 45; Snow Prairie set-
.tlement, 45; first officials, 46; officials
.of, 303.
Bidelman, Horatio N.--640.
Black Hawk Mill.--51; 53.
Blackman, Edson.--224; 603.
Blackman, J. Morehouse.--626.
Blackwell, George W.--535.
Blake, John R.--491.
Bicycles.--136.
Bingham, Lemuel, blacksmith.--50.
Bolton, A. F.--50; 54.
Booth, family of Gilead.--72.
Bostwick, E. E.--688.
Boundaries--Of Branch county, 1; southern
.boundary, history of, 11 following;
.northern boundary of Indiana, 11;
.northern boundary of Ohio, 12; south-
.ern boundary delays statehood for
.Michigan, 13; survey of southern
.boundary, when begun, 14; latitude of
.southern boundary, 14; Harris line,
.13; Hendricks line, 14.
Bowen, Jerome.--217.
Bowen, Jerome K.--146.
Bowen, M. S.--218.
Bowen, Willard J.--141; 217.
Bowers, L. M.--625.
Boynton, Stanley W.--458.
Bradley, Howard.--86.
Brainard, E. S. E.--87.
Branch County--Subject of history, 1; creat-
.ed and bounded, 1; population, 2; 28-
.32; objects of history of, 4; creation
.and survey of, 6-15; Territorial Act
.creating, 1, 8; topography, 16-20;
.drainage, 20-23; Indians of, 24-27.
Branch County Savings Bank.--126.
Branch, J. B.--96; 559.
Branch village--History of, 51-54; laid out
.by Elisha Warren, 52.
Bray, Byron W.--505.
Brinton, Albert N.--447.
Bronson, Jabe.--3; first settler, 41; 103; 108.
Bronson, original name of Kalamazoo.--103.
Bronson Prairie.--41; settlers in 1830, 42.
Bronson township.--40; first settlement, 41;
.population in 1837, 44; first schools,
.151.
Bronson village.--Nucleus of, 42; history of,
.103-106; manufacturing, 116 et seq.;
.schools, 171 et seq; library, 181;
.churches, 190 et seq.; officials of, 304.
Brooks, Loren R.--500.
Broughton, John.--68; 101.
Brown, Alvarado.--37.
Brown, Asahel.--87; 432.
Brown, Elisha J.--533.
Brown, J. Wesley.--434.
Buell family--In Union township, 80.
Buell, Geo. W.--101.
Buell, Martin F.--101; 486.
Buell, Ferry J.--850.
Burdick, Geo. E.--179; 586.
Burdick, James M.--37; 68.
Burlingame, Joel and Anson--52.
Burnett, Charles L.--766.
Burnett, Leander S.--548.
Burrows, Arthur.--748.
Burton, George A.--582.
Bushnell, William B.--624.
Business.--Firms at Coldwater, 95-97; at
.Union City, 100-101; at Quincy, 103;
.at Bronson, 106.
Butler township.--40; settlement of, 76-77;
.pioneers, 77; officials, 305.
California township--39; settlement of, 90-
.92; officials of, 306.
California village.--91-92.
Calkins B. H. & Son. Co.--117.
Calkins, Thomas N.--139.
Campbell, Hugh.--54.
Campbell, Milo D.--56; 219; 386.
Campbell, Oliver C.--212; 844.
Campbell, William J.--706.
Canals--At Union City, 98 (see Erie Canal).
Carey Mission.--25.
Carpenter, Charles F.--328.
Carter, George.--588.
Cary, Samuel H.--48.
Case. Almeron W.--85.
Cement-Manufacturers of, 120-123.
Census Records.--28-32; analysis of census
.of 1880, 31.
Chain Lake Channel Co.--22.
Champion, Charles U.--822.
Champion, John R.--218; 821.
Chandler, Albert.--94; 96; 140; 184.
Chanute Cement & Clay Product Co., Bron-
.son.--123.
Chapman, Charles W.--811.
Chase, Bishop Philander.--69 et seq.; site of
.home, 71; 84; 109; 151.
Chase, Enoch.--222.
Chase, H. H.--100.
Chauncey, M. E.--223.
Cherdavoine, Robert.--785.
Chicago .Road.--34-36; 129; early condition
.of, 42; in Coldwater township, 50; and
.village of Branch, 53; Quincy town-
.ship, 65.
Chiesman, W. B.--746.
Church, Edwin B.--410.
Churches.--190-209; (see Religion).
Circuit Court Commissioners--List of, 298-
.299.
Circuit Courts.--214.
Circuit Judges--List of, 297.
Civil War--Soldiers from Branch county in,
.255-296.
Clark family--In Bronson, 106.
Clark, Israel W.--79.
Clark, Leonard C.--105.
Clark, Leonard D.--442.
Clark, Oliver J.--676.
Clarke, Edwin R.--Store, 95; library, 95, 183,
.735.
Clawson, John.--79.
Clerks--Township, lists of, 300-321.
Clerks--Village, lists of, 321-326.
Cleveland, Augustus A.--875.
C'leveland, George. W.--496.
Clizbe, S. H.--224.
Clubs--Woman's, of Coldwater, 188; Twen-
.tieth Century, of Coldwater, 188;
.Fortnightly Musical, 188; New Cen-
.tury, Quincy, 235; Columbian, Quincy.
.236; Nika, Quincy, 236; Chautauqua
.Circle, 236; Woman's, Bronson, 236;
.Tuesday, Union City, 237.
Coddington, Frederick M.--781.
Coldwater--History of, 93-97; origin of, 54
.et seq.; first house, 55; platted by Tib-
.bits and Hanchett, 55; Dr. W. B.
.Sprague's History of, 56; citizens of
.1835, 57; incorporated, 57; contests for
.county seat, 60 et seq.; schools, 151
.et seq.; library, 182-184; churches, 190
.et seq.; lawyers, 214-220; physicians,
.221-226.
Coldwater Bank.--124.
Coldwater Lake.--16; as a summer resort,
.87.
Coldwater Light Guard.--256.
Coldwater National Bank.--125.
Coldwater Prairie.--Why not first settled,
49; early settlers, 54; 109.
Coldwater Portland Cement Co.--123.
Coldwater Public Library.--182-184.
Coldwater River.--18-19.
Coldwater Township.--39; early settlement
.and growth, 49 et Seq.
Cole, Archie W.--541.
Cole. George H.--437.
Collin, Henry P.--878.
"Company A."--257.
Compulsory Education.--156.
Conant, Sarah E.--56; 452.
Congregational Churches.--202 et seq.; at
.Union City, 202; Algansee, 203; Gil-
.ead, 204; Bronson, 204. Conklin, Charles P.--456.
Conklin, Fred J.--526.
Conover, Charles A.--96, 547.
Conover Engraving & Printing Co.--118.
Conover, Jefferson S.--186, 545.
Conover, William N.--551 .
Coombs.--Mills at Coldwater, 59.
Coombs, William A.--621.
Coon Pen.-Name of building used for coun-
.ty and public purposes, 62.
Copeland, Arthur G.--503.
Corbin, Horace A.--100.
Corbus, Family.--In Girard, 74.
Corbus, James G.--36; 65.
Cornish, John.--First settler of Quincy vil-
.lage, 66; his tavern, 67.
Cornwell, Charles T.--414.
Coroners--List of, 299.
Corson, John.--83.
Corwin, L. J.--445.
County Clerks--List of, 297.
County Courts.--214.
County School Commissioners--List of, 298.
County Seat.--First located, 51; at Mason-
.ville, 51; at Branch, 52; history of
.contest, 54; 60-62.
County Treasurers--List of, 298.
Courier, The Coldwater.--141.
Court House.--First in county, 52; located
.at Coldwater, 61; history of, 62-64;
.names of building committee, 63.
Courts and Lawyers.--214-220.
Cox, Frank L.--575.
Crater, Andrew.--88.
Crater, Morris.--88.
Crippen, L. D.--37; 94; 124.
Crissy, Hiram.--838.
Cross, Robert J.--54.
Cross, William H.--76.
Culp, John W.--511.
Culver, Abiathar.--83.
Culver, Oliver B.--567.
Cunningham, Daniel S.--224.
Cutter, S. S.--222-223.
Dall, Benedict.--599.
Daniels. Frank M.--577.
Davis, Eber J.--764.
Davis, J. Harlan.--830.
Denham, Horace.--438.
Dexter, Thomas.--799.
Dickey, James E.--711.
Dickey. James R.--382.
Dimond, Isaac M.--79.
Doolittle, Fred W.--330.
Dorrance, Albert A.--96; 426.
Dorrance, A. J.--430.
Doubleday, Hiram.--82.
Doubleday, Harvey M.--356.
Douglas, Charles H.--568.
Douglas, Jenny C.--568.
Drainage System--20-23; value of, 20; early
.methods, 20; officials, 21; in different
.townships, 21-23; in Butler, 76.
Draper, Olney W.--678.
Driggs, Alfred L.--43; builds sawmill, 43.
Dry Prairie.--81.
Dufur, Ira.--796.
Dunkards.--207.
Dunks, F. J.--430.
Dunlap, John.--580.
Dunn, Polly A.--650.
"Dutch Settlement."--89.
East Gilead.--73.
Easton, D. J.--140; 146; 186.
Eaton, Franklin.--474.
Eddy, Mary A.--184.
Education--History of, 148-174. (See
.Schools.)
Eldred, Joseph G.--858.
Electric Railroads.--133.
Elizabeth Township.--40; changed to Bethel,
.40. Elting, Theron.--637.
Engel, Eugene.--837.
Ensley, Homer.--563.
Ensley, Jacob.--562.
Erie Canal.--When built, 33; importance to
.Branch County settlement, 33 et pas-
.sim; 34.
Erie and Kalamazoo R. R.--129.
Etheridge, A. Munson.-622
Etheridge, Kirkland B.--372.
Evangelical Lutheran Churches.--205.
Evans, John S.--143; 144; 186; 869.
Evans, Thomas P.--367.
Ewers, Dr. H. F.--132.
Exchange Bank, Bronson.--128.
Exchange Bank of Crippen and Fisk.--124.
Factories. (See Manufacturing.)
Fairs.--115.
Farmers' Institute Society, Branch County.--
.114-115.
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co.--128.
Farmers' National Bank of Union City.--127.
Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Sherwood.
.--128.
Farming. (See Agriculture.)
Farrand, Joseph P.-753
Fellows, Burt M.--804.
Fenner, Charles C.--406.
Fenner, Corydon M.--498.
Ferguson, Benjamin R.-873
Field Notes, Surveyors'.--7; First of Branch
.County, 7-9; original, where kept, 9;
.described, 10; copy of, 11.
First National Bank of Quincy.--127.
Fisk, A. C.--37.
Fisk, Clinton B.--124.
Fisk, Samuel.--873.
Flandermeyer, Herman H.--96; 814.
Follett, Thaddeus.--463.
Foote, Burnley.--760.
Foresters, Independent Order of.--231.
Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw R. R.--
.132,
Foster. J. N.--141.
Fox, Aaron O.--594.
Fox, David.--798.
Fox, John P.--620.
Fraser, Robert.--461.
Fraternities and Clubs.--227-237,
Frederick, H. E.--566.
Freeman, Isaac.--45.
Free Methodist Churches.--195.
Free Public Library of Bronson.--181.
Free-Will or Free Baptist Churches-199
.et seq.
Friedrich, William H., Co.--119.
Fry, Fred P.--425.
Fuller, E. G.--139; 215.
Gamble. E. F--459.
Gardner, Amos M.--524.
Gardner Family, in Matteson--83.
Gardner, Samuel.--361.
Gas Light and Fuel Co., Coldwater.--119.
Gattschalk, William H.--846.
Gazette, The Branch County.--140.
Germans, in Branch County.--31.
Gilbert, H. C.--140.
Gilead Township.--40; Bishop Chase and,
.69; early history, 69-73; population in
.1837, 73; first schools, 151; officials
.of, 398.
Gillam, George F.--104.
Girard Prairie.--74.
Girard Township.--39; early history, 73-76;
.pioneers of, 76; officials of, 309.
Globensky Bros.--120.
Gloyd, Cynthia.--151.
Goodwin, Justus.--79.
Goodwinsville.--79.
Gorman, Benjamin B.--591.
Graduates. (See Alumni.)
Grand Army Posts.--233-235.
Grange, The-History of, 113-114.
Granger, Adeline.--514.
Graves, Henry A.--103, 388.
Gray, Burr D.--73.
Gray, Charles W.--600.
Gray, John H.--186.
Gray, J. M.--466.
Gray, Perry D.--521.
Green, B. F.--647.
Green, David N.--94; 239.
Green, Mrs. David N.--151.
Greenamyer, John A.--552.
Green Township.--38, 39.
Greenwood, George.--368.
Grove, Elijah.--337.
Grove, Theron,--604.
Grube, Howard A.--660.
Gruner, Anton.--847.
Gruner, Starr W.--531.
Gruner, Ward C.--386.
Gunsaullus, Pyrl H.--703.
Hall, Charles H.--832.
Hall, Clark M.--834.
Hall. Willis.--661.
Hall's Corners.--91.
Halsted, L. D.--37; 56; 239; 589.
Hamilton, Charles.--417.
Hamman, Henry.--730.
Hammond Family.--80.
Hanchett, Edward S.--75; 76.
Hanchett Family, in Algansee.--88.
Hanchett, Joseph.--54.
Hanchett, William.--222.
Hardenbrook, John.--444.
Harris, Charles J.--703.
Harris Line.~13.
Harvesting (see Agriculture).--Pioneer har-
.vesting machinery, 110.
Hawks, Joseph S.--85.
Hawley, Hiram B.--762.
Hawley, Willard S.--487.
Haynes Harvey.--37, 152, 177.
Hazen, Earl.--492.
Hazen, E. F.--107.
Hazenville.--107.
Hendricks, E. P., surveyor of southern
.boundary of Branch County.--14.
Hendricks' Line.--14.
Henry, Warren.--196; 480.
Herald, Bronson.--144.
Herald, The Quincy.--144.
Hewelt, J. B.--462.
Hickory Corners.--89.
Highway Commissioners--Lists of, 300-321.
Hildebrand, Frederick.--454.
Hildebrand, Louie F.--455.
Hilton, Thomas A.--96; 610.
Himebaugh Family.--in Noble, 89; Emanuel,
.212.
Hodunk.--76; 78; 80.
Holbrook, Arthur G.--823.
Holbrook, David L.--557.
Holbrook, Silas A.--56; 215.
Hollenbeck, Russell B.--642.
Holmes, Cicero J.--853.
Holmes, Florence M.--184.
Holmes, Jonathan and Samuel.--44; build
.grist mill, 44.
Holmes, Thomas.--43; 70.
Hotels, Early.--New York House, 46, 47;
.Rose House, 42; Taylor House, 47;
.Batavia House, 47; Dudley Tavern,
.48; Morse Tavern, 50; Eagle House
.in Coldwater, 57; Corbus House in
.Quincy, 65; Cornish's Hotel, 67; Berry
.House in Quincy, 67; Judson House
.in Bronson, 69; Union City House,
.79; "log tavern" in Sherwood, 81; in
.California township, 90; Quincy, 101;
.in Bronson, 105.
Houghtaling Family, at Quincy.--103.
Hughes, Edwin W.--682.
Hulse, John.--656.
Humphrey, Leonard F.--523.
Hungerford, Virgil U.--435.
Hurd Family, at Union City.--79.
Hurd, Mrs. C. E.--558.
Hurd, Theodore C., William P., Henry S.--
.221; William P., 223.
Immigration.-Variations in, 30; routes of
.33-37; influenced by Erie canal,
.sources of, 36; beginning of, 41; by
.Marshall road, 75; to Butler, 77; to
.Branch County at present, 112.
Indians of Branch County.--24-27; treaties
.with, 25; villages, 26; trails in Branch
.County, 26; on Coldwater prairie, 49;
.on Girard prairie, 74; Indian trail in
.Sherwood, 81; Indian trail in Mat-
.teson. 82; in Kinderhook, 84.
Infirmary, Branch County--History of, 179-
.180.
Jail, at Branch.--52; destroyed, 61; jails at
.Coldwater, 61, 62.
James, Lemander.--650.
Jardon, E. M.--457.
Johnson, Adison P.--396.
Johnson Cooperage Co.--119.
Johnson, Ezra.--720.
Johnson, Ira D.--363.
Johnson, John.--333.
Johnson, Jonathan.--848.
Johnson, Leon A.--168; 831.
Johnson, Prosper C.--439.
Johnson, Rollin A.--346.
Jones, Clarence C.--428.
Joseph, Lucas.--101.
Journal, The Branch County.--140.
Journal, The Bronson.--145.
Judd, Alfonso C.--595.
Kellor, Frances A.--187.
Kellsy, Ira.--583.
Kelso, Robert.--488.
Kempster, Stephen W.--350.
Kent. William A.--43; 215.
Kilbourn, Samuel L.--448.
Kinderhook Postoffice.--85.
Kinderhook Township.--40; settlement of.
.84-85; pioneers, 84; officials of, 311.
King, Hawkins A.--224.
King, Seth.--792.
Kinter, George.--574.
Kitchel, Horace.--380.
Kitchel, Simon B.--142; 186; 218; 380.
Klock, Geo. W.--188.
Knapp, Frank E.--165; 470.
Knapp, Thomas C.--756.
Knapp, Wells.--106.
Knauss, Henry D.--735.
Knauss, Samuel.--651.
Knect, John.--482.
Knights of Pythias.--232.
Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees.--228-.
.229; 230; 231; 232; 233.
Ladies' Library Association of Quincy.--182;
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. R.--
.130.
Lakes of Branch County.--16; outlets, 18.
Lampman, Ambrose.--856.
Lampman, Henry S.--77.
Lampson, Boaz.--85.
Lancaster, Columbia.--151; 215.
Larzelere, Daniel.--747.
Lawrence, James H.--90.
Lawyer, Justin--214; 216.
Lawyers of Branch County.--215-220; roll:
.of in 1875, 216; in 1895, 219; in 1906,
.220.
Leckner, Wesley.--484.
Legg, Charles N.--218; history of Coldwater
.schools, 151, 157; 804.
L.eonard, D. P.--779.
Lewis Art Gallery.--184; 188.
Lewis, Ed E.--842.
Lewis, Henry C.--451.
Libraries.--181-184.
Lime Lake.--120.
Lincoln Family, in Union township.--80.
Literature--Activity in, 184.
Littlefield, Darwin.--222.
Locke, A. LeRoy.--565.
Lockerby, William H.--667.
Lockwood, Edward C.--418.
Lockwood, George.--77.
Lockwood Family, in Ovid.--86.
Lockwood, Herbert B.--612.
Long, James M.--223.
Loomis Battery.--284-286.
Loring, Mrs. George E.--783.
Loveridge, H. C.--820.
Loveridge, Noah P.--217; 818.
Lowry, Jefferson.--833.
Lowry, William T.--584.
Luce, Cyrus G.--212, 327.
Lyons.--First name of Coldwater, 55.
Lytle, A. L.--103.
Mack, 'I'homas W.--395.
Mack, Truman C.--452.
Mallow Family, in Noble.--89.
Mallow, George W.--732.
Mallow. William.--336.
Mann, Jacob W.--741.
Mann, Mark H.--672.
Mansell, George.--96; Edwin, 97.
Mansfield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan
.R. R.--133.
Mansfield, Pizarro.--855.
Manufacturing.--Union City Iron Co., 98;
.in Branch County, 110-123; Cement in-
.dustry, 120-123.
Marl.--120.
Marquart, William.--478.
Marsh Family.--45.
Marsh, Francis E.--103; 224.
Marsh, Franklin D.--94.
Marsh, Lansing C.--224.
Marsh, Loren.--26.
Marshall and Coldwater R. R.--133.
Marshall Road.--75.
Martin, George.--598.
Martin, Ira A.--556.
Martin, John G.--597.
Martin, Peter.--56; his sawmill, 58.
Masonic Organizations.--227-228 ; 229; 230.
Masonville--History of, 51.
Matteson, Amos.--83.
Matteson Township.--40; settlement of, 82-
.84; pioneers of, 84; officials of, 312.
McCarger, A. T.--147.
McCarty, William.--56; his house the oldest
.in Coldwater, 56.
McCausey, Joseph W.--371.
McCrary, Alexander C.--643.
McCrarv, Clay.--649.
McCrary, Mrs. Alexander C.--646.
McCrary, Roy.--648.
McGowan, Jonas H.--140; 186; 217; 212.
McKenzie Cereal Food and Milling Co.--
.120,
McIntyre, Alexander.--616.
McIntyre, John F.--716.
McLane, John H.--701.
McLean, Hector.--419.
McNall, Irving.--867.
McMurray, Hugh.--519.
Medical Profession--History of, 221-226.
Medical Society, The Branch County.--226.
Mennonites.--89 ; 206.
Meridian, for survey of Branch County.--8.
Merrifield, Marc A.--218, 635.
Merrill, Js.--632.
Methodist Episcopal Churches.--190 et seq.;
.at Coldwater, 190; Quincy, 191; Bron-
.son, 192; Sherwood, 193; Girard, 193;
.Union City, 194; other churches, 194.
Michigan State Telephone Co--135.
Military History.--256-296,
Miller, Harvey D.--769.
Miller, Joseph--494.
Miller, Willis A.--752.
Mills.--Adams' sawmill, 43; Driggs', 43;
.Holmes' grist mill, 44; Woodard mill,
.47; Black Hawk, 51, 53; first at Cold-
.water, 58; Coombs' mills, 59; Bishop
.Chase at Adams' mills, 69; Gilead
.mill, 71; first in Girard, 75; Hodunk,
.76, 80; Union City, 79; Crater's in
.Algansee, 88; Wakeman's in Algansee,
.88; in California, 92; at Coldwater,
.93; Quincy, 102. (See Manufactur-
.ing.)
Milnes, Alfred.--212; 681.
Milnes Supply Company.--96.
Mintling, James B.--666.
Mockridge, Robert F.--94.
Modern Woodmen.--232.
Monlux, George.--91.
Monroe, George.--727.
Montague, J. H.--717.
Moore, Bradley O.--638.
Moore, W. G.--141; 186.
Morgan, F. E.--218.
Morrill, Oliver.--426.
Morrison, Paschal P.--778.
Morse, John.--50; 54.
Moseley, Augustus C.--728.
Mosher, J. D.--765.
Mowry, Henry P.--224; 671.
Music.-Activity in, 184.
Mystic Workers of the World.--230.
Nationalities in Branch County.--31.
Neal, John N.--813.
Nesbitt, John S.--354.
Nettleton, V. L. and Company.--96.
Newberry, Frank D.--538.
Newberry, Mrs. Fannie E.--187; 540.
Newberry, Peter M.--37.
Newell, Charles H.--141; 483.
Newman, Stephen.--592.
News, The Quincy.--145.
Newspapers--History of, in Branch County,
.138-147. New York House--41.
Nicholls, Ansell.--37.
Nichols, P. P.--140; 141; 186.
Noble Township.--40; settlement of, 89-90;
.officials of, 313.
.Northwest Territory.-Ordinance of 1787
.for government of, 12.
Norton, William P.--506.
Noyes, Orlando G.--500.
Observer, The Coldwater.--139.
Odd Fellows Organization.--228; 232.
Odren, Alex.--91.
Officials of Branch County and Townships
.and Villages.--297-326.
Ogden, James S.--403.
Ohio.--Boundaries, source of trouble, 13.
Olds, Clarence L.--689.
Olds, Fred.--422.
Olds, Martin.--47 ; 36.
Olmstead, Benjamin.--48.
Olmstead, Moses.--45.
Olney, Henry.--786.
Orangeville.--80.
Order of Eastern Star.--231; 233.
Ordinance of 1787.--quoted, 12.
Ordinance Line.--12, 13.
Osborn, Zelotes G.--211; 802.
Outwater, John E.--663.
Ovid Township.--39; settlement of, 85-87;
.officials of, 314.
Owen, Charles W.--141, 144, 145, 186, 774.
Palmer, Elmer E.--212, 710.
Paradine, Mrs. E. R. G.--460.
Parker, Marcellus H.--64, 189, 413.
Parker, Richmond F.--722.
Parkhurst, John G.--218; 212; 339.
Parks, John D.--854.
Parley's Corners.--87.
Parrish, Kimble.--499.
Parsoris, Alfred.--344.
Patrons of Husbandry (see Grange).
Paul, James B.--508.
Paul, Wilson S.--697.
Pearce, Edwin K.--585.
Peerless Portland Cement Co.--121.
Phillips, John F.--393.
Physicians.--221-226; list of, 225.
Piatt, Nathaniel.--684.
Pierce, Charles.--860.
Pierce, Oren L.--563.
Pierson, Clara D.--187.
Pioneer Society--History of, 238-239.
Pioneers, Alphabetical Record.--239-255.
Pitcher, David.--871.
Pixley, Augustus.--105.
Polish People of Branch County.--20, 32,
.105.
Political History of Branch County.--210-
.213; see sketch of Isaac Bennett.
Pollock, Samuel.--820.
Pomona Grange.--114.
Pond, C. V. R.--144, 186.
Pond, Elihu B.--140, 186.
Pond, Jared.--210.
Population.--In Branch County, increase and
.distribution of, 28-32; influence of
.Black Hawk war on, 29; nationalities,
.31; sources of, 36; attracted to Girard
.prairie, 74; of Bronson village, 105.
Porter, Philo.--48.
Postal Service.--134 (see Postoffices).
Postoffices.--Bronson, 42; Prairie River, 43;
.Quincy, 67; Goodwinsville, 79; Mat-
.teson, 83; Kinderhook, 85; Parleys
.Corners, 87; Algansee, 88; Hickory
.Corners, 89; Union City, 100; Rural
.Delivery, 114; 134-135.
Potawatomi Indians.--24; treaties with, 25;
..villages, 26; on Coldwater prairie, 49;
.on Girard prairie, 74. (See Indians.)
Powers, D. C.--223.
Powers, Randall D. and Charles.--106.
Prairie River Township.--39, 40.
Pratt Manufacturing Co.--l18.
Presbyterian Churches.--200 et seq.; Cold-
.water, 200; Quincy, 201; California,
.201 .
Presidents.--Village, lists of, 321-326.
Pridgeon, John, Jr.--362.
Primary School Fund.--148.
Probate Judges--List of, 297.
Prosecuting Attorneys--List of, 297.
Protestant Episcopal Churches--207-208.
Purdy, Fred.--772.
Purdy, Horace.--87.
Quick, Edmund W.--408.
Quincy Independent Telephone Co--136.
Quincy State Bank.--127.
Quincy Township.--39; early settlement, 65
.et seq.; first officers, 68; officials of,
.316.
Quincy- Village.--66; history of, 101-103;
.manufacturing, 117 et seq.; library,
.182; schools, 164 et seq.; churches,
.190-209.
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