Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

PREFACE.

This volume on the history of the Pioneers of Ingham County
contains much matter written by the pioneers themselves. They
relate what they did and saw. Much of the material in this work
is of inestimable value; it would be impossible to reproduce it.
The work of compiling it has been done by Mrs. Franc L. Adams,
of Mason, Michigan. For years she has been secretary of the
Ingham County Pioneer Society. She has toiled long and diligently to gather from all sources the material included in this
work. It has been a labor of love. It is as authentic as it is
possible to make it. The committee in charge of its publication
believe it will awaken new interest in pioneer life. This generation and all future generations will be benefited by it.
The Supervisors of the County of Ingham have shown their
interest in the publication of this book, by making three annual
appropriations from the county funds, as provided by the laws of
Michigan, to be used in aiding its publication.
We commit this to print, believing that it will constitute a lasting and becoming monument to those whose labors in the past
have made Ingham County what it is today.
REV.. B. HARTZOG, Ph.D.
V. J. BROWN.
W. A. MELTON.
COL. L. H. IVES.
C. E. BEMENT.
G. K. STIMSON.
A. C. CARTON.
E. A. CALKINS.
April 21, 1923. Publishing Committee.