Canvas Book, Pennfield Township, 1900

 

The Calhoun County Genealogical Society was given a voters canvas book for Pennfield Township, dated 1900.  Becky Hetchler of Warren, MI sent the canvas book along with other items pertaining to Calhoun County. Judy Groat has transcribed the book and the information appears below.

The booklet is in excellent condition for its age, but the handwriting made  transcribing a challenge.  It was very difficult, for example, to distinguish between the letter "n" from "r", "u" and "s," so check for variant spellings.

 

Definitions (see the scanned image for further details)

Rep - Republican Party
Dem - Democratic Party; (G.D. - Gold Democrat)
F.P. - Fusion Populist; S.P. - Straight Out Populist
Pro. - if Prohibition
Dt. - doubtful about party

The tally for the township was 150 Republicans, 78 Democrats, and 33 "Doubtfuls."  Some individuals are listed as both Republican and Democrat.  The canvas taker misspelled Bellevue as "Belleview" and "Belleviue" and Bedford was misspelled "Beadford."  These are the only changes in spelling we have made.

Image of Instruction Page Image of Sample Page
 


A
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Abby                  Pennfield           X
Abell, Dewit C.                     X
Adams, Guy C.                       X     X
Adams, John G.                      X
Adams, William K.                   X     X
Ashley, Seymore L.                             X
Austin, Frank                       X
Austin, Jessie                      X
B
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Ba__, Thomas                        X
Badger, David                             X
Badger, Ed                          X
Badger, Edward Jr.    Bellevue            X
Badger, Edward Sr.    Bellevue            X
Badger, Johny                       X
Badger, Nallael                           X
Badger, Ned           Bellevue      X
Badger, Rob                         X
Badger, Will                        X
Badger, William       Pennfield                       X
Bailey, Frank         Battle Creek  X                             R
Beardsley, Chas                           X                       R
Beardsley, Ransom                         X                       R
Beardsley, Samual                         X
Benton, Albert *SP    Battle Creek              X
Bietsy, Nicholas      Battle Creek  X
Bird                                X                             R
Bird, Arther                                    X
Bird, Edwin                                     X
Bird, Richard W.      Battle Creek  X
Blackbrough, John     Battle Creek  X
Blackbrough, Spencer  Battle Creek  X
Bogett                Battle Creek  X
Bolo, Peater          Battle Creek  X                             R
Bolo, William         Battle Creek  X
Bowins, Philip        Battle Creek  X
Brown, Edwin Z.                     X
Brown, Edwin M.       Battle Creek  X                             R
Burleigh, Anson       Battle Creek                    X
Burleigh, Orin W.     Battle Creek        X
Burleigh, Orin S.     Battle Creek        X
Burrows, William      Bellevue      X
Busbee, Hanory B.     Battle Creek        X
Busbee, Samuel        Battle Creek  X                             D
Buttler, Edwin        Battle Creek  X
Buttler, Thomas       Battle Creek  X
C
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Calahan, John         Battle Creek  X
Calahan, William      Battle Creek  X
Calahan, Jerry        Battle Creek  X
Cannon, Elexander     Battle Creek        X
Cannon, Marvin        Battle Creek        X                       D
Carons, Arthur        Battle Creek        X
Cashmore, Amos                      X
Cashmore, Rob                       X
Cashmore, Thomas                    X
Clark, George         Battle Creek        X
Clevaland, J. E.      Bellevue            X                       R
Clough, Zadock        Battle Creek  X
Colles, Ealon         Bedford       X
Collier, Chas         Battle Creek  X
Collier, Earl         Battle Creek  X
Convis, B. C.         Battle Creek        X           X           D
Convis, Carl          Battle Creek        X
Convis, S. A.         Battle Creek        X
Coss, Burr	        Battle Creek  X
Coss, Herbert         Battle Creek        X
Crauey, Adelbert      Battle Creek                    X
Crocker, Clarence     Battle Creek                    X
Cross                 Battle Creek
Crouch, Andrew        Battle Creek                    X
Crouch, Geor.         Battle Creek        X
Crouch, Joseph        Battle Creek  X                             R
D - F
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Davidson, Frank                                       X
Davidson, Henry                                       X
Davidson, Walter                                      X
Davis, Emerson                      X
Demott, Ed                                            X
Demott, William       Battle Creek                    X           R
Eaton, Edward         Bedford       X
Eaton, James M.       Battle Creek  X
Eatson, Chas H.       Battle Creek  X
Eatson, Dennis        Battle Creek  X
Ellis, Bert           Battle Creek  X
Evans, Edward                       X
Flint, James          Battle Creek                    X
Foss, Henry           Battle Creek        X
Foss, Enoc            Battle Creek        X
Francis, Anthony                    X
Frasier, Francis                    X
Fredenburg, O.J.                    X
French, B.            Battle Creek  X                 X
G
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Garrett, Caleb        Battle Creek        X
Garrett, Frank B      Battle Creek        X
Gay                   Battle Creek  X
Gees, John S.         Battle Creek        X
Gibbs, Clare          Bellevue      X
Gibbs, Eugene         Bellevue      X
Gibbs, George C.                    X
Gibbs, Julus C.       Bellevue      X
Gordon, Edward G                          X
Gorsline, Albert H.   Battle Creek  X
Gorsline, William H.  Battle Creek  X
Gould, Chauncey       Battle Creek        X
Gould, Grant          Battle Creek        X
Granger, Bert                       X
Green, Arthur         Battle Creek                                R
Green, Levi           Battle Creek        X
Greenman, David                     X
Greenman, Oscar                     X
H - I
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Hackett, George                     X
Hackett, Willard                    X
Haddock, William      Battle Creek                    X
Hamilton, Wm          Battle Creek  X
Harding, Chas         Battle Creek  X
Harding, Henry        Battle Creek  X
Harding, John         Battle Creek  X
Haress, Frank         Battle Creek  X
Harris, John          Battle Creek  X
Herod, France         Battle Creek  X                             R
Hewett, Charles                     X
Hicks, Byron          Battle Creek  X
Hicks, Epham H.       Battle Creek  X
Hicks, Geor. C.       Battle Creek  X
Hicks, J. Victor      Battle Creek  X
Hicks, John L.        Battle Creek        X
Hicks, Luther         Battle Creek  X
Hickson, Orlando C.   Battle Creek  X
Hoag, Irva                          X                             R
Hoag, John            Battle Creek        X
Hoff, Henry           Battle Creek        X
Holester, John        Battle Creek                    R
Hookway, John         Battle Creek                    X
Hopaker                             X
Huggett, Harvey J.    Bellevue      X
Hunt, Walter          Battle Creek        X
Inman, Otes           Bellevue            X                       R
J - K
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Jackson, Chas E.      Battle Creek  X
Jennings, Henry       Battle Creek  X
Jinks, Albert                       X
Johnson, Jacob                      X                             R
Keeler, Richard       Battle Creek  X
Kellier,              Pennfield     X
Kellogg, Alonzo                                 X
Kellogg, Lorenzo D.                             X
Killian, John                             X
King, John N.                       X
Knowles, Claud G.     Battle Creek  X
Knowles, Georg M.     Battle Creek  X
Knowles, Stanley J.   Battle Creek  X
Knowles, William H.   Battle Creek  X                             R
Lawton, Chas.                                   X                 D
Lawton, Sydua W.      Battle Creek  X
Lee, Allison M.       Battle Creek        X
Lewis, John           Battle Creek  X
Linch, Thomas         Battle Creek              X
Long, Albert          Bellevue      X
Long, Edwon           Bellevue      X
Low, Peater                               X
Lunt, Chester         Battle Creek        X
Lusk, Jacob H.                      X                             R
M - P
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Markham, Franz S.     Battle Creek  X
Markham, Herbert      Ceresco             X
Martin, Frank         Battle Creek  X
Martin, Robert        Battle Creek  X
Mayo, James                               X
McCollum, Georg Jr.   Battle Creek  X
McCollum, Georg Sen.  Battle Creek                    X
McAllester, Dennis                        X
McArdel, John                             X
McDermid, Chas C      Battle Creek  X
McDermid, William     Battle Creek  X
McKinzey, Georg       Battle Creek        X
Merchant, Chas H                                      X           R
Miller, Cayton        Battle Creek  X                             R
Miller, Howard        Battle Creek  X                             R
Moor, George          Battle Creek  X
Mulvaney, Thomas      Bellevue            X
Newel, George         Battle Creek        X
Newton, Erastus R     Battle Creek        X                       R
Newton, Fred L        Battle Creek        X                       R
O'Rork, Barnard       Battle Creek        X                       R
O'Tool, Edward        Battle Creek        X
O'Tool, John          Battle Creek        X
Palmerton, John B     Battle Creek        X
Palmerton, John C     Battle Creek        X
Palmerton, William    Battle Creek  X
Parker, Frank         Battle Creek  X
Parks, Fred                               X
Parks, James M        Battle Creek  X
Parks, Rhuben B                     X
Parrott, Geor.        Battle Creek                          X
Parrott, George       Battle Creek                    X
Perry, Guy            Battle Creek        X
Perry, James E        Battle Creek        X
Phelps
Poorman, Chancey      Battle Creek        X
Poorman, Frank        Battle Creek  X
Potter, Allic J       Battle Creek  X
Preston, Claud        Battle Creek  X
Preston, William      Battle Creek        X
Pritchard, Theron                   X
Puffer, Ellsworth H   Battle Creek  X
R - T
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Raymor, Samual                                              X
Raymor, William                                             X
Rodges, William D                         X
Rogers, John          Bellevue            X
Root, Lyman           Battle Creek  X                             D
Rouch, William                                              X
Salsbury, Stephan D                             X
Savage, John                        X
Shafe, Henry          Bellevue            X
Sharpsteen, Alphonse                X
Sharpsteen, Mortemer  Battle Creek                          X     R
Shaw, Joe                           X
Smith, Benjaman                     X
Smith, Edward J                     X
Smith, John A?        Bellevue            X
Smith, Ralph				  X
Stodard, Madison      Battle Creek  X
Strewin, Adolphus     Battle Creek  X
Strewin, August       Battle Creek  X
Strewin, Frank        Battle Creek        X
Swartz, Frank         Bellevue      X
Swartz, Fredrict      Bellevue      X
Thompson, O M         Battle Creek  X
Tool, Patrick         Battle Creek        X
Tools, Soloman                      X
Traut, William        Battle Creek  X                             D
Traut, Willson        Battle Creek  X
Traynor, John                             X
Tuttle, George                      X
Tuttle, John                        X
U - Y
NAME                  Post Office  Rep   Dem  Pro.   Dt. Nativity Remarks
Upton, James                        X
Vanvalkengburg, Jacob               X
Vedder, Charles                                       X           R
Walkinshaw, Chas C    Bellevue      X
Walkinshaw, Claud     Bellevue      X
Walton, Alva          Battle Creek  X
Watts, Ed             Battle Creek  X
Watts, Edward         Battle Creek  X
Watts, Robert         Battle Creek  X
Webb, Albert          Battle Creek  X
Webb, Johnathan       Battle Creek  X
Webb, Joshaway                                        X
Webb, Thomas          Battle Creek  X
Wethrow, Chas                                         X
White, C P            Battle Creek  X
White, Calvin         Battle Creek  X
Wiggins, Joseph       Battle Creek  X
Wiggins, Philip                     X
Wilever, Chas         Battle Creek        X
Wilever, Samual       Battle Creek        X
Willbur, Irvin        Battle Creek  X
Willbur, Lous Z       Battle Creek  X
Williams, Isaac C     Battle Creek  X
Williams, Orbin       Battle Creek  X
Williams, Roluce      Battle Creek  X
Willis, Thomas        Battle Creek        X
Willison, John M      Battle Creek        X
Willison, Mert                                        X
Wing, Frank A         Battle Creek  X
Wing, Fred A          Battle Creek  X
Woodworth, Carles     Battle Creek        X
Woodworth, Silas E    Battle Creek        X
Young, Andrew                       X

 

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