bought and settled the east 1/2 of the northeast 1/4 section 3, in July 1830. He was a hard working, economical man and by his energy soon brought his farm into a state of cultivation. The territorial road, known to us as the Detroit and Ann Arbor road, ran twenty rods, less or more, south of his land, which no road touched. After a few years he bought of Abraham Perrin, a piece of land between his land and the road, built a framed house on the road and kept a tavern therein. In the summer of 1843, he fell a victim to the malarial climate and died at the age of 42 years. Two years after, his wife, formerly Miss Mary Westfall, married.
Roswell Barnes He was a miller by trade and his business called him from home much of the time. She did the business for the estate and looked after the interests of the farm.
Mary Barnes was a person of energy and business ability. She was rigidly honest in deal but a woman of great irascibility of temper. She made a success of business, and made such provision for the future of her children as her limited means would allow. Her impulsive disposition brought her into frequent collision with her neighbors, and few, if any, who had business relations with her, escaped the lashings of her tongue. But her enmities were not lasting, and she soon appeared, with a disposition to perform the kindly officers of a good neighbor. She died in 1887, at over 80 years of age. Wm. Kipp and "Bert" Barner are her only children now residing in the township.
John D. Corey settled on the east 1/2 of northeast 1/4 of section 2, in 1833. His wife died, I think, within the first year. He subsequently married Miss Roxy, daughter of James Ferguson. He was a professional school teacher, which business he followed winters till old age, whenever he could get employment. And he was a pretty good teacher, after the methods of those days. He was also a brick mason and plasterer. Occasionally he also played the violin at country dances; these in addition to working his farm. About the year 1855 he sold his farm to William Sanderson, an Englishman, and removed to Delhi, Ingham county. After residing there a few years he removed to Iabella county, where he died a few years ago.
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