How To Do Things
The Farm Journal
Tuscola County, 1919
Elkland, A - B

Many thanks to Jeanne Congdon for transcribing these pages. Additionally, thank you to both Jeanne and her mother, Illa M. (McCool) Congdon, for sharing this great work with researchers.

List of Residents of ELKLAND TOWNSHIP

ABBREVIATI0NS

a, means acres; bds, boards; B tel, Bell telephone; w, wife; ch, children; H&L, house and lot; 57, Township Road No. 57; 0, owns; R1, Rural Route No. 1; ret, retired; T, tenant; 4h, 4 horses; 2c, 2 cattle.

Names in CAPITALS are those of Farm Journal subscribers always the most intelligent and progressive people in any county. No Tumbledowns, for no farmer can keep on reading the F. J. and being a Tumbledown, too. Many have tried, but all have to quit one or the other.

 

ACKERMAN, Geo.

Clara

Beatrice

laborer

T

H&L

 -

 - Cass City

57

Allen, Charles

Nellie

Leslie

-

-

J. C.

farmer

0

 -

80a

R1

Cass City

13

Ind tel.

ALLEN, Guy C.

Helen M

Lucille A.

-

-

Jessie A.

farmer

0

 -

66a

R2

Cass City

52

Ind tel.

Anten, Delbert

Hattie

Kenneth

 -

-

Alma

 -

-

Lester

 -

-

Verneta

farmer

T

 -

66a

R2

Cass City

30

Ind tel.

Ball, John W.

Marguerite

Grant

sexton

0

H&L

 -

R5

Cass City

59

Ind tel.

BARDWEII, FRANK

Hallie

Jean

farmer

T

 -

140a

 -

Cass City

73

Ind tel.

Bardwell, Fred

Nancy

Edna

 -

-

Frank

ret

0

H&L

 -

-

Cass City

57

Bartle, George A.

Clara

 -

farmer

0

 -

120a

R5

Cass City

62

Ind tel.

BATTEL, DUNCAN

Anna

Leila

 -

-

Lavern

 -

-

Helen

 -

-

Lester

farmer

0

 -

96a

R2

Cass City

57

Ind tel.

Battel, John W.

Bessie

Arthur

 -

-

Lillian

farmer

T

 -

200a

R5

Cass City

20

Ind tel.

Bearss, John L

Lettie

Grace

 -

-

Emma

 -

-

Wilford

farmer

0

 

175a

R2

Cass City

51

Ind tel.

BEARSS, Ross

Avis

G. Elmer

-

 - Emma

 -

Wilford

 -

0

 -

175a

R2

Cass City

51

Ind tel.

BECKETT, M. R.

Fannie

Clare

 -

-

Franklin

 -

-

Charles

farmer

0

 -

140a

 

Gagetown

30

Ind tel.

BENINGER, JOHN J.

Anna M.,

Clara

 -

-

Abbie

 -

-

 

 

George

 -

-

Charlie

 -

-

Victor

 -

-

Donald

farmer

T

 -

40a

R2

Cass City

47

Ind tel.

BENKELMAN, JOSEPH A.

Esther

Fern

farmer

0

 -

l00a

R5

Cass City

60

Ind tel.

BIRD, Mrs. ANNA E.

-

Vern

 -

-

Gina

 -

-

Hazel

 -

-

Gladys

 -

-

John

farmer

0

 -

80a

R1

Cass City

13

Ind tel.

BIRD, JOHN W.

 -

-

farmer

 -

-

-

R1

Cass City

13

Ind tel.

BLADES, HENRY

Mary

Samuel

 -

-

Esther

 -

-

Elizabeth

farmer

0

 -

120a

R1

Cass City

35

Ind tel.

Blades, S. W.

Maude

J. C.

 -

-

Howard

 -

-

Leland

-

T

 -

110a

R1

Cass City

25

Ind tel.

BOULTON, CLARENCE E. 

Lola P.

Loyal

 -

-

Floyd

 -

-

Fern

 -

-

Clarence, Jr.

farmer

0

 -

160a

R1

Cass City

25

Ind tel.

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