Lake County MI

Biography of Marion Knox Case

MARION KNOX CASE – The family name of Case is found as far back as the book of the Hundred Rolls in the thirteenth century. It is supposed to have been derived from the Latin word cass, meaning house or cottage. The Case family has a long record of good work and accomplishment both in England and America. Marion Knox Case has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers, and is a thorough-going business man, who has made a success of his undertakings. The founder of the Case family in America was John Case, who emigrated from England in 1635 … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Lake County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Chase Township – Robert E. Bigbee, Erastus Haines, George M. Short, David J. Randall, Spencer Fradenberg, Benjamin L. Johnson, Jesse Ackerman, William Young, Edward Pommeray, Henry Hissong, Elias Griffiths, Jeremiah C. Allen, Charles A. Randall, Philip Dillingham, William B. Laughlin, John Pence, Thomas A. Ball, Jesse Ball, William H. Remington, Edward Stevens, David J. Zook, William Berzley, Frank King, Joseph G. Rogers, Thomas McCraney, Frank Berzley, George Priceler, Martin F. Mostella, J. J. Tanner. Village of Chase – … Read more