Elsie Allen was a young teenager when she first arrived in Midland County. The Robert G. Allen family moved from New York to Midland after 1855, settling on a farm in Midland Township. By 1860, 17-year-old Elsie had married, had a child, and settled in to a home next door to her parents. Elsie Allen … More Elsie Ann (Allen) Gardner, 1844-1918
Nancy Conway was 103 years old when she passed away in Midland Township on June 8, 1901. Official documents such as vital records and census data list her race as Black or Mulatto. Her father is identified on her death certificate as a German man named Joseph Hill and Nancy’s mother as Susan Minnie of … More Nancy (Hill) Conway 1797-1901
Michigan’s tenth volunteer infantry regiment organized at Flint, Michigan and was ready for service by February of 1862. After leaving Michigan in April of 1862, the Tenth was assigned to the Second Brigade in Tennessee and immediately began seeing action in various battles and skirmishes. This regiment was also active with building trenches, roads, and … More Company B, Michigan Tenth Infantry
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