History of Barry County with Biographies, by Hon. W. W. Potter
1912, Illustrated
With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men, by Ford Hicks and Edward Butler
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History of Barry County, 5
Introduction, 5
Geology, 5
The First White Men, 6
Trading Posts, 7
Barry Ideal Indian Ground, 10
Slater's Mission and Noonday, 13
Indian Traits and Habits, 15
Formation of Barry County, 15
Early Settlers, 16
The Township of Barry, 16
Early Settlements, 19
Barry Still Attached to Kalamazoo, 19
The "Sickly" Season, 20
Organization of Barry County, 20
Townships Organized, 22
Early Road Making, 23
Early Agriculture, 26
Homes of the Pioneers, 28
The First School, 28
Free Schools, 29
Ague or Malarial Fever, 31
Plank Road Companies, 31
The Grand River Valley Railroad, 32
Court House and Jail, 32
The County Well, 33
Rebuilding the Court House, 34
A New Jail, 34
The Present Court House and Jail, 36
The Court Yard, 37
County Agricultural Society, 38
The County Farm, 39
Barry in the War, 40
Early Churches, 41
Barry County Newspapers, 43
Postoffices and the Mails, 44
Travelling in Early Days, 45
Grand River Road Completed, 47
History of Local Option, 48
Barry and Constitution, 48
Census Figures, 49
Sketch of City of Hastings, 49
Other Municipalities, 51
Special Articles, 53
When the Circus Came to Yankee Springs, by Chas. A. Weissert
Yankee Springs, 57

Biographies (eBook includes photos of nearly everyone in this list)
Nathan Barlow, 73
John Bessmer, 81
Dr. Charles S. Burton, 84
Charles F. Cock, 88
George E. Coleman, 92
Philip T. Colgrove, 95
David R. Cook, 99
Oscar L. Crook, 103
Len W. Feighner, 104
Charles F. Field, 111
Henry A. Goodyear, 112
Robert J. Grant, 119
Charles M. Hendershott, 124
Hicks Family, 128
Milton F. Jordan, 135
Alonzo E. Kenaston, 139
John C. Ketcham, 143
Loyal E. Knappen, 144
Archie McCoy, 148
Judge James B. Mills, 155
Ezra Morehouse, 156
J. W. Munton, 163
John Morse Nevins, 167
Olney-Bowne Family, 171
Ebenezer Pennock, 177
William W. Potter, 183
Lee H. Pryor, 184
Samuel C. and Harry S. Ritchie, 189
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Roberts, 195
Julius Russell, 196
Philo A. and Henry S. Sheldon, 199
Clement M. Smith, 204
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Smith, 211
William H. and Fred W. Stebbins, 211
William J. Stuart, 217
Thomas Sullivan, 222
Birge C. Swift, 227
W. L. Thorpe, 228
George S. Tomlinson, 233
Dr, William Upjohn, 234
Christopher H. Van Arman, 238
Luke Waters, 242
John Weissert, 245
Milo Thatcher Wheeler, 250
Henry Oscar Young, 253
The Hastings National Bank, 257
The Union Block And Loppenthien's, 262
Grand Rapids Bookcase And Chair Company, 263
The Hastings Table Company, 267

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