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

by the huntsman, in Ingham county as well as in old countries
like Egypt and Asia.
The city of Ingham is one of these. Once the capital of what is
now, at least, a great and prosperous county. Now it constitutes the site of several farms.
The Territorial law authorized the Governor to appoint a commission to locate county seat sites. In the winter of 1835 and
1836, three commissioners were appointed under this law to locate the county site of this county. They were Washington
Wing, of Washtenaw, Mr. Brown, of Detroit, and Mr. Crawford,
of Livingston. In company with Mr. Charles Thayer, long a
worthy citizen of this county, the commissioners and two or three
of their friends visited the county in March. The snow was quite
deep. After visiting the place where Mason now is, and some
other points, they established the site, as I have said, at the
quarter post between sections 1 and 12 in Vevay. Of course
there was no house there at that time, nor until years after. Yet
the legal site remained at this point until 1840, though no legal
business was done there. In 1840 the site was removed to Mason
by act of the Legislature.
1837.
By act of March 3, the town of Aurelius, comprising the west
half of the county, was organized, the first meeting to be held at
the house of Elijah Woodworth.
By the same act, Ingham, containing towns 2 and 3 north,
range 1 east, and 2 and 3 north, range 2 east, was organized.
The first meeting was held at Caleb Carr's.
The first town meeting ever held in the county took place this
year in the town of Stockbridge, at David T. Comfort's, on April 3.
Orrin Gregory was elected supervisor; Peter Lowe, clerk; David
Rogers, Ira, Wood Royal Stevens, and Heman Iowe, justices of
the peace; Eron B. Webster, treasurer.
Leslie was organized by act of December 30. The first town
meeting was held at Henry Tusk's.
1838.
Onondaga was organized this year by act of March 6. The
first meeting was held at the home of Barney Johnson.