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Gratiot County Michigan Gratiot County
This village was platted by Mr. Ely, and at first called Elyton, but as he early erected a mill on the river at that place it was more familiarly known as Ely's Mills. Mr. Ely was the first settler in what is now known as the township of Arcada (11 north, 3 west).
In February of this year two men, Russell Deven and Rodney Way, became the first settlers of Washington township (9 north, 2 west). Soon after James Richmond made the first settlement in Newark (10 north, 3 west), and in the May following H. T. Barnaby and Peter Hoffman made the first settlement in North Star (10 north, 2 west). In the fall of the same year Mr. Wm. Huntington, Mr. Hickman and Mr. Strayer commenced a settlement in Sumner (11 north, 4 west); Joseph Burnet, in New Haven (10 north, 4 west); E. Curtis and Wm. Barton, in Hamilton (10 north, 1 west); Mr. S. Groom, Mr. Clapp and others in Pine River (12 north, 3 west); O. A. Erndon, M. Pettit, Dr. J. A. Guthrie and others in Emerson (11 north, 2 west); Mr. Malory, James Shults and others in Seville (12 north, 4 west); Elba (9 north, 1 west), contained some settlers before the expiration of this year.
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