Our County Patriarchs
July 9, 1889
Below we give the names of the oldest persons in the respective townships and wards of Mecosta County, with the age of each:
Aetna - Mrs. Ann Feehan, 82
Austin - Mrs. Nancy Carers, 101
Big Rapids - Mrs. Rosella Pierce, 79
First Ward - Mrs. Sarah Griffin, 86
Second Ward - Wm. Sanders, 83
Third Ward - James Carolan, 85
Fourth Ward - Mrs. Betsey Willoughby, 82
Chippewa - Mrs. Harriet Hill, 81
Colfax - Wm. Sullivan, 74, Samuel Ellis, 74, Joshua Pease, 74
Deerfield - John Haist, 83
Fork - Simeon Lee, 76
Grant - John Rogers, 76
Green - Harvey Graves, 84
Hinton - Ambrose Wetmore, 74
Martiny - Chas. Sterzik, 85
Mecosta - Geo. Drain, 75, Mrs. Mary Drain, 75, Robert McFarlane, 75, Mrs. Jane McFarlane, 75, Alva A Shepard, 75
Millbrook - Benj. P. Wolcott, 78
Morton - Wm. Cross, 79, Matthew J. Stewart,79
Sheridan - John Vashaw, 79
Wheatland - Abner Meeker, 98
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