The true northerner., 1898-07-20

ship from Geneseo, N. Y. He traded his
farm there with James Wadsworth for
twelve 80 acre lots in town three south
OF range l3 west, afterwards to be called
Antwerp. Harman Van Antwerp, father
OF Daniel Van Antwerp, lived with his
daughter, Mrs. James Ferguson, until
his death in lS49. Daniel Van Antwerp
died on his farm in 1875. His daughter
Ann, who taught Antwerp's first school,
is Mrs. William Lyle, and lives in Paw
Paw township.
Andrew Longstreet, who came to
Michigan from Lyons, N. Y, with his
family, in 1888, located in Jackson county
and in 1886 entered l20 acres of land
Just north of the present village of Law
ton. In 1897 he was chosen sheriff of
Van Buren county. In lS4l he married
the widow of James Ferguson and in
ls43 he re-settled in Antwerp and in 1850,
moving to the newly started village of
Lawton, opened shoe shop and in 1851
was appointed the first postmaster. In
1853 he moved out of the township and,
remaining away five years, returned to
Lawton in 1858 where he lived until his
death in 1871.
Jacob Plantz located in 1897, north of
what is now Mattawan, whence he soon
passed for the west. Near there, in 1888,
settled James Murray. He is still resi-
dent of Van Buren county.
Philip Williams located upon section
ten in 1886 and there lived until his
death. 1t was at Mr. Williams house
that the first town meeting was held.
Solomon Phillips located a farm or sec
tions four and nine, early in 1885, but
did not occupy it until some years after
wards. He moved some years later to
section twenty-five, where he and his
brother, Benjamin, built, in 1858, the
first grist mill in Antwerp. He died a
a resident of the township.
Peter Hinckley, a son of Elder Jonathan
Hinckley, located on section in 1885,
traded his farm in 1888 with f.. b. Dyck-
man, who lived near Syracuse, NY, who
proceeding westward, joined the noble
band of Antwerp settlers. After remain
ing few years in Antwerp he moved to
ago. Philip Hinckley came to Michigan
with Mr.. Dyckman, settled on section 4
where he died. p n. Smith, who came
to Michigan with Mr.. Dyckman, married
one of Daniel Van Antwerp's daughters
and lived on portion of the old Van
Antwerp farm until he died
Oliver Warner, who settled on section
6, in 1886. lived there until his death in
1879
A. NJ. Lane came west in 1896. \ few
years after he bought land on section
and became one of Antwerp's settlers
and lived there until a few years ago
when he sold out and moved away.
One of the earliest settlers in the
southern part of the township was Levi
Savage, who settled in 1880, on section
So but, selling his place soon after to
Samuel Lull, he moved to a farm east OF
Daniel Van Antwerp. In 1912 he remov-
ed with his family to the far west and 10
Gated eventually at Salt Lake City.
John Cooper of Ohio, who located up
on section 36, in 1886, moved out of the
township few years afterward. Daniel
Bird settled on section a during the
same year. He moved to Prairie Ronde
where he died. Nicholas Thompson, who
also lived on section u about that time
went afterwards to Lawton, where he
died. On section a, J. B. Wildey was
an early settler. He died a resident o
Lawton.
j. X. Bingham, who built a saw mil
on section u, in 1887, moved to Kalama
700, where he died.
A Mr.. Whittet settled on section 20 il
the fall of 1887 and died in 1888. His
family returned to the state of New York
The Markle family, consisting of the
widow and her four sons, Jacob, Benja
min, Elias and David, located on section
twenty-five, in the spring of 1881 Elias
still resides in Antwerp.
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