History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . pon which it was located. The portion in Athensreceived the first arrivals, and quite a cluster of farmshad been improved ere little of the .surrounding land wasentered, or the cabins of other pioneers erected. Conse-quently Dry Prairie was familiar to those who settledlater, and after the name of Athens was adopted the loca-tion of that particular township was for some time unknownto many living in adjoining townships, who had grown mostfamiliar with the name Dry Prairi
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . pon which it was located. The portion in Athensreceived the first arrivals, and quite a cluster of farmshad been improved ere little of the .surrounding land wasentered, or the cabins of other pioneers erected. Conse-quently Dry Prairie was familiar to those who settledlater, and after the name of Athens was adopted the loca-tion of that particular township was for some time unknownto many living in adjoining townships, who had grown mostfamiliar with the name Dry Prairie, and as such knew it. The following persons, with their families, were living onthe portion of the prairie embraced in Athens in 1832,viz. : Warren Nichols, Hiram Doubleday, Benjamin , Alfred Holcomb, Isaac Crossett, Lot Whitcomb,and Ambrose Nichols. In the month of July, 1832, thecholera made its appearance in the settlement, aud numer-ous families were caused to mourn the loss of loved Nichols, his wife, and three children, and LsaacCrossett were buried within six days. a^i^m^lt-^^S^W^^^-^^^^^-^.
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