. Old settlers; a historical and chronological record, together with personal experiences and reminiscences of members of the Old settlers of the Grand Traverse region ... MRS. JOSEPHINE (GAY) MORRISON Born May 5. First white female eliiltl bornin Traverse City. i:i)\VARl) K. MILLER lioneerlDru},kist Horn at OKI .Mission November 26, 1847. 64 OLD SETTLERS OF THE LUCIUS \V. CASE Was born February 12th, 1815. in Gustavus, Trumbull County, he grew to manhood, was married to Emeline K. Fitts in 1854, andreared a large family of children. On April 25, 18(30, Mr. Case left Gustavus


. Old settlers; a historical and chronological record, together with personal experiences and reminiscences of members of the Old settlers of the Grand Traverse region ... MRS. JOSEPHINE (GAY) MORRISON Born May 5. First white female eliiltl bornin Traverse City. i:i)\VARl) K. MILLER lioneerlDru},kist Horn at OKI .Mission November 26, 1847. 64 OLD SETTLERS OF THE LUCIUS \V. CASE Was born February 12th, 1815. in Gustavus, Trumbull County, he grew to manhood, was married to Emeline K. Fitts in 1854, andreared a large family of children. On April 25, 18(30, Mr. Case left Gustavus for their new -Michigan home inBenzonia, going by rail to Cleveland. At Cleveland they boarded the pro-peller Dakota bound for Frankfort. The propeller arrived of[ Frankfort the following Sunday morning but thelake was very rough and the captain would not run in to make a landing at thepier. The goods and the family were loaded into scows nearly a mile fromshore and towed to land. Among the possessions was a splendid pair ofpowerful young oxen, great long horned Buck and Brin. Surely theycould not be loaded into the scow with the family, so they were led to the ope


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