Bay County past and present . naw Bay Company did fail, and their partin the company was taken over by Mr. Fraser, James G. Birney, H. Fitzhugh and a few others. Judge Miller moved here for a fewmonths, but then abandoned his mill and went up the river on a farm,returning several years later (1848) to make this his permanent resi-dence. (3) The original Lower Saginaw plat is still on file in the Court House. It wasdrawn by James G. Birney.) SETTLEMENT—THE FIRST SETTLERS. 79 But in spite of these conditions between 1837 and 1847, some ofthe best of our pioneers took up their residences he
Bay County past and present . naw Bay Company did fail, and their partin the company was taken over by Mr. Fraser, James G. Birney, H. Fitzhugh and a few others. Judge Miller moved here for a fewmonths, but then abandoned his mill and went up the river on a farm,returning several years later (1848) to make this his permanent resi-dence. (3) The original Lower Saginaw plat is still on file in the Court House. It wasdrawn by James G. Birney.) SETTLEMENT—THE FIRST SETTLERS. 79 But in spite of these conditions between 1837 and 1847, some ofthe best of our pioneers took up their residences here during thatdecade. In 1841 Judge Albert Miller sold his mill to a hardy pioneerwho had previously owned property between here and Detroit (JamesMcCormick) who also purchased the Tromble house, which becamethe old McCormick homestead. Joseph and Mader Tromble had lost heavily in the PortsmouthVillage project of Judge Millers, but soon purchased other bought near the original tract and erected a large house near. Mader Tromble Homestead. One of the first private homes was built by Mader Tromble on the bank ofthe Saginaw River at the foot of Thirty-fourth street—(1845.) This photograph of the house was taken some 45 years ago. My father,as well as his three brothers and sisters, were born in this house, and my fatherhas seen on many a cold night, 20 or 30 Indians and squaws sleeping on thekitchen —Frances Tromble. Cass avenue, on the river bank, long noted as the Mader TrombleHomestead. In 1844 Joseph bought 3,000 acres nearer the mouth of the river,on the west side, and built his home there, engaging in trading andfishing. Meanwhile, Thomas Rogers and wife (1837) located in Ports-mouth, and Sidney S. Campbell (1837), Captain Joseph F. Marsac(1838), Captain J. S. Wilson (1840), Captain Benjamin F. Pierce(1840), and James G. Birney (1842) located at Lower Saginaw. Each 80 BAY COUNTY, PAST AND PRESENT. r^ J^
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