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

REPORTS OF PIONEER HISTORICAL MEETINGS

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Secretary of Navy-John Branch, North Carolina.
Attorney General-John M. Berrian, Georgia.
Postmaster General-Wm. T. Barry, Kentucky.
So Ingham county was named after President Jackson's Secretary of the Treasury.
1832.
The first entry or purchase of land in the county was made on
the 9th of November, 1832. On that day Eri Price, who subsequently resided at Farmington, Oakland county, entered the
west fractional of southeast quarter of section 21, in Meridian.
It is within the village of Okemos, and was a part of the old Indian farm of Chief Okemos. You are on the land immediately
after crossing the Cedar river on the road from Mason to Okemos.
December 7th, 1832, DeGanno Janes, of Wayne county, Mich.,
entered the northeast fractional quarter of section 25, Meridian,
now known as J. H. Mullett's farm.
1833.
In the spring of 1833, May 13, Sanford Marsh entered the
south fractional quarter of southeast quarter of section 21,
Meridian.
May 21, 1833, Henry Whitney, of Detroit, entered the west
half of northwest quarter of section 5, in Leroy.
June 24, 1833, Cyrus Jackson, of Wayne county, Mich., entered
south half of section 1, and south half of section 13, in Stockbridge, now the McKenzie farm.
May 15, Henry Whitney entered east one-half of northwest quarter of section 29 and north fractional quarter of section 33, and
north fractional quarter of southwest quarter of section 36,
Williamston.
December 9, Joseph B. Putnam, of Washtenaw county, entered
the north fractional quarter of southwest quarter of section 36,
Williamston.
At the same time Hiram Putnam entered north fractional of
southeast quarter of section 35, both in the present village of
Williamston.