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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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGIIAM COUNTY

BURYING GROUNDS.
The minutes of but two burying ground associations were recorded.
Ingham Center, May 15, 1850, Two O'clock, P. M.
On motion of D. T. Weston the meeting was called to order by
appointing Samuel Crossman chairman pro tem, and upon motion of J. C. Granger, D. T. Weston was appointed clerk pro tem.
Whereas the meeting proceeded to elect a president, clerk and
three trustees, treasurer and sexton.
Voted that S. Crossman be president; D. T. Weston, clerk;
H. D. Granger, Wm. R. Whipple and M. Geer, trustees; H. L.
Strong, treasurer; J. S. Crossman, sexton.
On motion of J. S. Crossman the constitution was adopted as
now drafted. Voted that the officers should meet on the twentyfifth day of May at five o'clock P. M. for the purpose of letting the
job of building the fence around the Ingham Center Burying
Ground.
Voted that the clerk should have twenty-five cents for giving
notice of each meeting.
Voted that the clerk should have twenty-five cents for selling
each lot and recording the purchasers name, the same to come
out of the purchase money.
Voted that the officers have one dollar per day for acting in an
official capacity, except the treasurer and sexton.
The treasurer is to have ten cents for receiving and receipting
the purchase money for each lot, the ten cents to come out of the
purchase money.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
The following described land to wit: Situated in the town of
Ingham, County of Ingham, State of Michigan.
Described as follows: Beginning at a stake and stone standing
on the north line of section twenty-three, Four two North, range
one east.
Ten chains and thirty-five links east of the northwest corner of
said section, thence running south three chains and twenty-five
links, thence west one chain and twenty-five links, thence south
three chains and twenty-five links, thence east three chains and