Lett Reunion 2008

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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. In the 1860's most of the land in Remus was owned by the Old Settlers.

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The Original Letts

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Othias B. Lett

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Samuel Lett

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Aquilla McClelland Lett

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Lett Families

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Reunion 2005

Reunion 2006

Reunion 2007

Reunion 2008

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Lett Cemetery

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Lett Settlement Map

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Othia Lett Farm

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Lett Family Poem

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Lett Log House

2008

Lett Settlement Reunion

July 18, 19, 20 - Marietta, OH

Pictures taken by Peter Byrd, Irita Goins-Candy &

Marsha Todd-Stewart

The Theme for 2008 was The

Underground Railroad

Scenic Ohio River

Marietta, OH looking at Williamstown, WV

Levee House Cafe - Friday Night

Meet & Greet

Frederick Douglass was

again in attendance

Frederick Douglass & Robert Lett

Ohio Harper Cousins

Dianda Johnson & Phyllis Harper-Dixon

Phyllis Harper-Dixon, Henry Burke

Paul Myers, Marvin Lett

Saturday Night Wrap Up


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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.