Barry County Histories


Be sure to check the Books Online section for links to Barry County History Books.

First Settlers of Barry County:

Source: History of Barry County, [Michigan] by Hon. W. W. Potter.
  • Amasa S Parker, 1831, Prairieville Township
    • The first white settler to take title to land in Barry county.
  • Orville Barnes, 1833, Prairieville Township
  • Rev. Moses Lawrence, 1834, Barry Township
    • local Methodist preacher
  • Charles W. Spaulding, 1834, Prairieville Township
  • Calvin G. Hill, 1834, Thornapple Township
  • Henry Leonard, 1835, Thornapple Township
  • Joseph Blaisdell, 1836, Assyria Township
  • Samuel Wickham, 1836, Carlton Township
  • Mrs. Williard Hayes, October 1837, Hastings
    • one of the first white women to come to Barry county.
  • Slocum H. Bunker, Hastings Township
  • George Brown, Orangeville Township
  • Lorenzo Cooley, Rutland Township
  • Estes Rich, Rutland Township
  • Calvin Lewis, Yankee Springs Township
  • Albert E. Bull, Irving Township
  • Harlow Merrill, Johnstown Township
  • William P. Bristol, Johnstown Township
  • Benjamin Hoff, Barry Township


-Cheesebrough Wooden Rakes and Specialties (Museum) History     Map
in business since 1872 in Freeport, Michigan

-Leonard Family & Brickyard History (offline)

 
 

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