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

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about the town. The proprietors of the Democrat sent on other
material and concluded the advertising.
"Soon after this Mr. Stillman withdrew from the Herald and
with the assistance of Judge Danforth and Dr. McRobert purchased the Democrat office and continued the publication of the
paper until October, 1847. The names of E. B. Danforth and
Minos McRobert appeared as proprietors. Mr. Child continued
the publication of the Herald for a year or more after Mr. Stillman
withdrew."
The secretary of the County Pioneer Society states that "of
my own knowledge I know the truthfulness of almost every statement in the above article."
INGHAM COUNTY.
Written by Peter Linderman, in 1860, and published in the Ingham
County News in May, 1874.
The first meeting of the townships of the county was in the
spring of 1838. The county was a dense wilderness, and had less
than 100 inhabitants.
The first meeting of the board of supervisors was in October,
1838, at the home of Hiram Parker, Esq., about four miles east of
Mason. The act organizing the county required that the board
should meet at the house nearest the county seat site, which had
been located by commissioners appointed by the Governor, at
the quarter posts of sections 12 and 1, town 2 north, range 1 west.
There was no building, improvements or inhabitants nearer this
than Mr. Parker's home. At this meeting seven townships were
represented by supervisors as follows:
Vevay-Peter Linderman.
Leslie-Benjamin Davis.
Aurelius-John Barnes.
Phelpstown-Henry Lee.
Stockbridge-Orrin Gregory.
Onondaga-Amos E. Steele.
Alaiedon-Wm. Lewis.