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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where Mr. Fuger now lives. The next of the DuBois' to come was
Garret. Hearing glowing accounts of Michigan from his brothers
already located here, he concluded to join them. He arrived
here some time in the spring of 1838 and settled on section 35.
He cleared about ninety acres of this land. In the year 1842 he
built the barn, said to be the first frame barn built in the town,
and in 1845 he built the house and these buildings are still standing.
In 1859 he sold this farm to John Every, of Jackson, and it is now
owned by his daughters Addie and Ella Every of Mason. In
1840 Conrad DuBois settled on section 24 and lived there until
1844 when he sold to Rudolphus Tyron, of Washtenaw county.
Mrs. Ella Cooper, a daughter of Mr. Tyron, now owns this farm.
Another of the DuBois's who settled here was Stephen, who settled on section 24, right across the road from where the school
house now stands. He came in 1838.
Of all the early settlers the DuBois's were the most prominent
and noted family in the town. They are descendents of Geoffrie
DuBois, a knight banneret and companion to Duke William in the
conquest of England in the year 1066. Martin DuBois, a brother
of John, one of the early settlers here, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and is buried in the Fitchburg Cemetery in Bunkerhill Township. His grave was the first Revolutionary soldier's
grave to be located and marked in Ingham county. It is from
this family that District No. 3 got its name "DuBois," and it is
better known by that than the number.
Other early settlers were Sylvanus Jermaine, who settled on
section 26, on Feb. 28, 1836. Chas. Collar now owns the farm.
D. Coleman and Geo. Cooper the same year settled on this section. David Finch settled on a part of section 35 in 1840. He was
the local minister and was one of the first to be buried in the cemetery in this district. His coffin was made by Mr. Tryon in Garret
DuBois' door yard. In 1865 James Steinhoff settled 80 acres on
section 26 and this was his home until last year when he sold the
farm and moved to Mason. The rest of this district was located
by John Rayner, as near as can be learned.
The first school meeting in the district was held in Martin
DuBois' house on Nov. 11, 1841. At this meeting Jacob DuBois
was elected moderator, Garret DuBois director, and Stephen
DuBois assessor for the following year. At this meeting it was