TitleJean Baptiste Parrisien Date1900 SubjectParrisien, Jean Baptiste, 1812-1912 DescriptionJean Baptiste Parrisien, 1812-1912, a voyageur, arrived in Grand Haven with Louis Campau and Richard... View Details
TitleCharles R. Shupe Date 1920 SubjectShupe, Charles R., 1866-1927 DescriptionCharles R. Shupe, 1866-1927, came to Grand Haven when Challenge Machinery Company moved from Chicago... View Details
TitleRev. L.M.S. Smith Date1850 SubjectSmith, Le Moyne Seth, 1808-1894 DescriptionRev. Le Moyne Seth Smith, 1808-1894, arrived in Ottawa County in 1947 as a Presbysterian minister. ... View Details
TitleRobert Stuart Date1835 SubjectStuart, Robert, 1785-1848 DescriptionIn 1810, along with John Jacob Astor, Robert Stuart organized the Pacific Fur Company. Stuart suppl... View Details
TitleHunter Savidge Date1860 SubjectSavidge, Hunter, 1828-1881 DescriptionHunter Savidge came to Spring Lake in 1856 to manufacture lumber as an associate of Young and Montag... View Details
TitleNathaniel Volney Slayton Date1875 SubjectSlayton, Nathaniel Volney, 1838-1889 DescriptionIn 1873, Nathaniel Volney Slayton opened a grocery store in the Cutler House block. He was one of t... View Details
TitleHenry Pennoyer Date1850 SubjectPennoyer, Henry, 1809-1886 DescriptionIn 1838, Henry Pennoyer was elected Ottawa County's first Sheriff. From 1838 to 1856, Pennoyer mana... View Details
TitleLora A. Smith Date1877 SubjectSmith, Lora A. DescriptionMiss Lora A. Smith was a much-revered high school teacher and principal from 1877-1894. View Details
TitleGeorge Parks Date1867 SubjectParks, George, 1817-1880 DescriptionGeorge Parks, the first mayor of Grand Haven, elected 1867, settled in Grand Haven in 1844. Captain... View Details
TitleMartha Huntington Duncan Date1890 SubjectDuncan, Martha Huntington, 1852-1918 DescriptionMartha Huntington Duncan was the wife of Robert Duncan, Mayor of Grand Haven from 1868-1869. Martha... View Details
TitleStephen Munroe Date1873 SubjectMunroe, Stephen DescriptionDr. Stephen Munroe came to Grand Haven in 1850. Although a busy physician, he also was an entrepren... View Details
TitlePermelia Wattles Parks Date1867 SubjectParks, Permelia Wattles, 1819-1891 DescriptionPermelia Wattles Parks was the wife of Grand Haven's first mayor, George Parks. View Details
TitleEdward Payson Ferry Date1877 SubjectFerry, Edward Payson, 1837-1917 DescriptionEdward Ferry was the son of William Montague and Amanda White Ferry. He engaged in lumbering, acqui... View Details
TitleGeorge E. Hubbard Date1883 SubjectHubbard, George E., 1833-1891 DescriptionGeorge Hubbard came to Grand Haven from Chicago in 1856 and opened the first tin and hardware store.... View Details
TitlePierre C. Duvernay Date1834 SubjectDuvernay, Pierre C., 1790-1862 DescriptionDuvernay, a French-Canadian, accompanied Ferry on his journey from Detroit to Grand Haven. They arr... View Details
TitleWilliam Montague Ferry Date1858 SubjectFerry, William Montague, 1796-1867 DescriptionReverend Ferry had been a missionary on Mackinac Island, who in the summer of 1834, made a circuit o... View Details
TitleRobert W. Duncan Date1894 SubjectDuncan, Robert W., 1824-1903 DescriptionDuncan came to Grand Haven in 1851 and opened a law practice. He was representative to the Michigan... View Details
TitleElizabeth Hatton Date1915 SubjectHatton, Elizabeth, d. 1918? DescriptionElizabeth was the first wife of William Hatton, president of Eagle Ottawa Leather Works. When Elizab... View Details
TitleCurtis W. Gray Date1860 SubjectGray, Curtis W., 1802-1893 DescriptionFrom 1855 to 1863, Curtis W. Gray was Ottawa County Sheriff and later Deputy U.S. Marshall and serve... View Details
TitleFarr, George A. Date1900 SubjectFarr, George A., 1842-1914 DescriptionIn 1876 George A. Farr opened his own law office in Grand Haven. He was City Attorney, member of the... View Details
TitleGriffin, Henry Date1885 SubjectGriffin, Henry, 1807-1891 DescriptionHenry Griffin became Ottawa County's second Sheriff from 1844 to 1850. His jurisdiction covered the ... View Details
TitleHofma, Dr. Edward Date1900 SubjectHofma, Edward, 1859-1936 DescriptionDr. Edward Hofma practiced in Spring Lake and Grand Haven. He was granted his request to join Walter... View Details
TitleHofma, Dr. Elizabeth Date1920 SubjectHofma, Elizabeth, DescriptionElizabeth Hofma was certified to be an elementary teacher in 1882 in the Spring Lake School system. ... View Details
TitleJones, Hamilton Date1850 SubjectJones, Hamilton, 1807-1888 DescriptionHamilton Jones built a steam mill in Grand Haven on the Grand River near the west end of Fulton Stre... View Details
TitleKendrick, Dr. Fred Date1878 SubjectKendrick, Frederick, 1845-1918 DescriptionFrederick Kendrick, master of the government harbor tug at Ludington, was awarded a Congressional go... View Details
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