History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . gfield, Windsor Co., Vt., but subsequently returnedto Peterborough, N. H., where he died. He left his son,David A. Holmes, in charge of his interest in the saw-millproperty in Bronson upon his return to New Holmes is yet living on the old place, and hasbeen a man of much prominence in the township. Whenhe came to the farm but 2 acres had been cleared upon nearest neighbor on the north was Amos Slatteson,E]sq., on the west shore of Matteson Lake, i
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . gfield, Windsor Co., Vt., but subsequently returnedto Peterborough, N. H., where he died. He left his son,David A. Holmes, in charge of his interest in the saw-millproperty in Bronson upon his return to New Holmes is yet living on the old place, and hasbeen a man of much prominence in the township. Whenhe came to the farm but 2 acres had been cleared upon nearest neighbor on the north was Amos Slatteson,E]sq., on the west shore of Matteson Lake, in the townshipof the same name. Between him (Mr. Holmes) and BurrOak not a house had been erected, and the forest was herein its virgin beauty. The nearest house south or south-west was that of Wales Adams, near the spot where theChicago turnpike crossed Prairie River. The first persons to settle between Holmes mill andftlattcson Lake were Robert Smith and a man named Cor-nell, who located on the north line of the township about1837. Smith died many years ago, and his place is now ;^^y^^?^!i!:imlmsmfs^^!^^^mm^]Mi^:^^. HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 223 occupuHl liy Cliristopher Sliaffuiaster. Cornell moved outof the township. Tlie to locato iiearci- tlie mill wasRobert Thonipson, who :^ettU(l three-fourths of a mile northabout 1 844, ami afterward removed from the township. Considerable parties of Indians were wont to encamp onthe banks of Swan Creek, near the mill, and hunt and fishfor a number of days in the neighborhood. They werealways peaceable and friendly, and upon their removal, in1840, were greatly missed by the settlers. Solomon Haight settled one and a half miles west of thevilla^e of Bronson in 1S42, and for several years ownedpart of the old French farm and hotel. William Lamoreux came to Detroit in 1828, and while aresident of that county (Wayne) was a portion of the timedeputy-sheritt and constable. He removed to BranchCounty in 1844. The records of P
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