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Doraville Whitney was the
first Black settler in Isabella County in 1860. The first documentation of
an African-American settler in Mecosta County Michigan was James Guy.
His deed was signed by Abraham Lincoln. He obtained 160 acres in Wheatland
Township on May 30, 1861. Lloyd & Margaret Guy were the first
Black settlers in Montcalm County in 1861. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed each
settler 160 acres in Michigan. By 1873 African-Americans owned
1,392 acres in the three counties of Isabella, Mecosta and Montcalm.
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Norman-Allen-Crawford Families
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Brandi Norman
Daughter of
Alvin & Helen Norman |
Harris Family
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Kim Harris |
Kim Harris just received her Master's
Degree.
She is the daughter of Charles (Chucky) Harris and the
Granddaughter of Reva Cook and
Howard Harris.
Cummings Family
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Caleb, Joshua & Naomi Gatling
Children of
Margo Cummings-Gatling
&
Sterling Gatlin |
Green Family
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Demetrius (Eli) Walker
Son of Alford & Tera Green |
Morgan Green
Daughter of
William & Sara Green |
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Kayla Green
Daughter of Deonna
(Todd)
& Grant Green |
Kayla Green
Daughter of Deonna
(Todd)
& Grant Green |
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Chris Penix &
Kayla Green |
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Justus, Tevin, Tomarrah
&
Janessa Green
Children of Victoria and Gary Green |
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Tevin & Tomarrah Green
Children of Victoria and Gary Green |
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Liberty, Janessa,
Justus, and Tyler
Green
Children of Victoria and Gary Green |
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Janessa, Tomarrah &
Liberty Green
Children of Victoria and Gary Green |
Goings Family
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Levin & Todd (Toddy) Murphy |
Guy Family (Mecosta County)
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Gerald Edward & Kenneth Marshall, Jr.
These are the sons of
Kenneth Marshall.
Grandsons of Marguerite Guy DeLyons |
Flowers Family
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Corey A.
Flowers |
Lett Family
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Jessica Robin Lett
Class of 2007
Bachelor of Science
Keene State College
Daughter of Fred Lett
Granddaughter of
Victor and Beulah Lett |
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Philip Christopher Lett
Sherrill
Phyllis Lett-Sherrill |
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Philip Christopher Lett
Sherrill
Son of Philip & Charlotte Sherrill
Grandparents: Dr. & Mrs. Richard Sherrill
(Phyllis Lett-Sherrill)
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Philip,
Charlotte and Philip Sherrill |
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Philip Christopher Lett
Sherrill decides
to give himself a hair cut,
and
Grandma Phyllis Lett-Sherrill
in the background. |
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Steven Street |
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Ariel Lett |
Porter/Maki/Rice Family
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Sondra LaSalle, Kimberly Maki
Deontray Maki |
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Jchon (Shawn) - 15 Frank
Samantha - 13 Jackie
Isaac - 6
Langston - 3 Noah - 2
The Hughes Family
Children of Patricia (Maki) Walker |
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John Johnson
Son of
Patricia (Maki) Walker |
Todd Family
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Houssam & Amira Salloum
Children of Sam &
Jillian-Stewart Salloum |
Haywood Family
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John & Jammie Haywood
Married June 5, 2004 |
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There are "Old Settlers"
who came from Canada via "The Underground Railroad." It was the
most dramatic nonviolent protest against slavery in the United States
that began in the Colonial Era and reached its peak between 1830 and
1865. An estimated 30,000 to 100,000 slaves
used the "railroad" to get to Canada; many others escaped to Mexico,
the Caribbean, and Europe.
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