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EARLY SETTLERS IN PROVISO TOWNSHIP

Among early settlers in Proviso township were the following:

In 1837:

• Thomas Covell on Section 28

• John Bohlander and P. H. Fippinger on Section 7

• J. S. Sackett on Section 18

• James Ostrander on Section 31

• Reuben Whaples on Section 6

• A. B. Kellogg on Section 36

In 1838:

• John Walters on Section 32

In 1840:

• Samuel Giles on Section 8

• Nathan Dodson on Section 31

• Mr. Noyes on Section 11

• Henry Mesenbrink on Section 19

• Peter Miner on Section 11

• P. Granger on Section 28

• S. Y. Bruce on Section 31

• E. W. Thomas on Section 11

In 1841:

• Peter Bohlander on Section 7

In 1842:

• Augustine Porter, George Darmstadt and C. Limberger on Section 18

In 1845:

• C. G. Puscheck on Section 28

• D. F. Deibert and H. F. Deibert on Section 7

• Charles Longgood about the same time on Section 6

In 1848:

• John Pfeifer on Section 7

• Solomon Buck on Section 18

In 1849

• Stephen Pennoyer on Section 17

Taken from "History of Proviso"

Last Modified:  12/08/2003