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Mary was born 9 February 1833, in , Cayuga, New York and married 5 April 1855, in , Ingham, Michigan, Josiah FOWLER. He was born 12 March 1832, in , , New York and died 20 August 1898. Mary died 28 August 1861, in Cassopoliss, Cass, Michigan.
Mar Marr Name Spouse County Date Josiah Fowler, Mary Elizabeth Barnes, Ingham, 05 Apr 1855
1840 Census Index BARNES JOHN Aurelius Ingham County MI 098
Under 5; 5 to 10; 15 to 20; 40 to 50; 50 to 60
Males: 2 ------- 1 -------- 1
Females: 1 2 1 1 --------
1850 Census Index BARNES John Arelius Ingham County MI 139
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Born
BARNES John 60 M Farmer $ 3,500 New York
" Anna 56 F ---------- -------- New York
" John A. 23 M Farmer -------- New York
" Emma 19 F ---------- -------- England
" Anna H. Jr. 19 F ---------- -------- New York
" Mary F. 17 F ---------- -------- New York
" Martha 11 F ---------- -------- New York
1850 Census Index FOWLER JOSIAH Lansing Ingham County MI 134
1860 Census Index FOWLER JOSIAH Vermontville Eaton County MI 851
1870 Census FOWLER Josiah Cassopolis Village, Cass, Michigan. Page 13
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Value Born
FOWLER Josiah 38 M Minister -------- $ 0,400 New York
" Elizabeth 31 F Keep House -------- -------- New York
" Charles E. 11 M ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
" George W. 6 M ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
" Arthur E. 4 M ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
St. Johns
A large and important incorporated village, the seat of justice of Clinton county, in the township of Bingham, on the line of the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad, 100 miles north-west from Detroit. Fare $2 95. It is also connected by daily stage with Lansing, Maple Rapids, Ithica, St. Louis, and Greenbush. The village now contains a population of upwards of 1,000, where nine years ago it was an unbroken wilderness. The soil in the vicinity is a rich vegetable mould, with a mixture of clay, sand and gravel. The timber consists of oak, beech, maple, basswood, ash, and hickory. There are no marshes, ponds or swamps to create miasma, and the location has always been regarded as particularly healthy. The surrounding country is remarkably fertile, and is rapidly filling up with an industrious population, who are concentrating at this village a valuable and rapidly increasing trade. The village contains four hotels, two weekly newspapers, one steam saw mill, one steam flour mill, one iron foundry and machine shop, one private banking house, two carriage shops, and about thirty stores and shops of various kinds. During the past year upwards of 100,000 lbs. of wool, and 100,000 bushels of wheat were bought here. The first settlements were made here in 1854-5 by a company originated in Detroit, consisting of Messrs. Orville B. Clark, Robert Higham, Porter Kibbee, B. C. Whittemore, and John Swegles. Coal of excellent quality exists in the neighborhood, but has never been worked to any extent.
Congregational Church--Clinton Hall; Rev. William P. Esler, pastor.
Methodist Church--Rev. Josiah Fowler, pastor.
Presbyterian Church--Plumstead Hall; Rev. Lewis Mills, pastor.
Roman Catholic Church--Mead street.
CHILDREN of Mary Elizabeth BARNES and Josiah FOWLER:
1. Charles Edward b: 12 Oct 1858; , Ingham, Michigan.
md: Aft 1980; , , .
Lucille MAYBE
div: ; , , .
d: Abt 1950; , , .
2. Son b: Abt 1856; , , .
d: Abt 1862; , , .
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