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Traverse
City - 1884 Village Directory
A - C
from Directory of 1884 Big Rapids
City, Mecosta County, MI
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES
A-C |
D-G | H-Mac | M-R* | S-Z* |
Village History
*not transcribed
___________________________ Terms of city directory - ss = south side ws = west
side; ne = northeast corner; 2w = 2nd
house west of Cass;
ne s Front and Bohemia =
northeast side of Front and Bohemia; Hse - House
Regarding: Names are street unless stated otherwise
Boardman, Lake, Elmwood, Grove = are Avenues
H. L. Co. = Hannah, Lay & Co.
H. L. M. Co. = Hannah, Lay
Mercantile & Co.
| Surname |
Given |
M |
Occupation |
|
Residence |
Employer |
| Adney |
Wm |
H |
Carpenter |
ss |
Front nr Boardman |
|
| Adsit |
Arnold |
|
Laborer |
ne |
Cedar & Wayne |
|
| Adsit |
Benjamin |
|
Laborer |
ne |
East & Wellington |
|
| Adsit |
James |
R |
Lawyer, bus: Front & Park |
|
State & Cass |
|
| Adsit |
Katie, Miss |
A |
Teacher |
bds |
Benjamin Adsit |
|
| Adsit |
Nelson |
W |
Bookkeeper |
ws |
State, 2w of Cass |
Broadfoot & Carrier |
| Adsley |
Elijah |
|
Mason |
ns |
Washington, 3e Park |
|
| Alexander |
Mathew |
|
Watchman |
es |
Spruce nr Randolph |
J. E. Greilick |
| Alexander |
Wm. |
|
Laborer |
|
west side of town |
J. E. Greilick |
| Allan |
Charles |
|
Laborer |
bds |
E. S. Pratt |
E. S. Pratt |
| Allen |
Alphonso |
T |
Painter |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Alverson |
Lewis |
|
Shoemaker |
|
Bay (House) |
J. F. Smith |
| Anderson |
Andrew |
|
Laborer |
|
|
Hannah Lay & Co. |
| Anderson |
Axel |
|
Butcher |
bds |
Front Street House |
|
| Anderson |
Charles |
|
Laborer |
sw |
Franklin & State |
|
| Anderson |
Harry |
|
Bartender |
ns |
State nr Wellington |
O. H. Ellis |
| Anderson |
Jennie, Ms |
|
Teacher |
bds |
Samuel Anderson |
|
| Anderson |
Samuel |
|
Funeral Director |
|
7th & Bohemia |
Furnisher Bohemia nr 6th St. p397 |
| Anderson |
Wm. |
H |
Clerk |
bds |
J. C. Yergen |
H. & L. M Co. |
| Anderson |
Wm |
S |
Carriage+Wagonmaker, ss alley
bet Park Place and Cass ad p400 |
ss |
7th nr Union |
|
| Aniskopfsky |
Frank |
|
Laborer |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Anstrum |
Peter |
|
Laborer |
es |
railroad track nr Bay |
|
| Arend |
Henry |
|
Sewing Machine Agt |
ws |
Bay nr Maple |
|
| Armstrong |
George |
|
Hostler |
ss |
Union |
B. O. Morgan |
| Armstrong |
John |
|
Stonecutter |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Arnold |
Lucy |
M |
Wid. Leonard |
bds |
C. A. Crawford |
|
| Ashton |
Benjamin |
D |
Engineer |
ss |
State bet Cass & Park Place |
Ashton & Kneeland |
| Ashton |
C. |
W |
Clerk |
|
Madison & Jefferson |
Hannah & Lay Mnfg |
| Ashton & Kneeland |
Business |
|
Physicians and
Surgeons |
ne |
Front and Cass |
Ashton & Kneeland |
| Atwood |
Charles |
B |
Foreman |
|
Elmwood Ave & Randolph |
H. & L. M. Co. |
| Avery |
Chauncey |
P |
Seed Peas Grower |
bds |
Park Place Hotel |
|
| Avery |
James |
C |
Carpenter |
es |
Spruce nr Randolph |
|
| Ayers |
Emma |
|
Wid. Andrew J. |
|
bet Boardman & Wellington nr State |
|
| Ayers |
Miles |
L |
Laborer |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Ayers |
Obid |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Second Street Hse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Backer |
Julia, Miss |
|
Dressmaker |
bds |
W. J. Backer |
|
| Backer |
W. |
J |
Boots and Shoes, Business in
Steven Block |
ss |
Front e of Park |
|
| Baker |
James |
J |
Bartender |
bds |
J. V. L. Hensler |
J. V. L. Hensler |
| Baker |
Sarah |
|
Wid. James |
bds |
J. K. Elms |
|
| Balch |
Herbert |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mrs. Chandler |
J. E. Greilick |
| Baldwin |
Henry |
M |
Laborer |
bds |
Bay House |
|
| Bame |
Frederick |
|
Laborer |
|
|
|
| Banks |
Henry |
|
Carpenter |
|
Randolph & Monroe |
|
| Bannister |
Silas |
|
Bookkeeper |
ws |
Union bet 8th and 9th |
|
| Barlow |
Julia |
|
Printer |
bds |
George Barlow |
|
| Barlow |
Ruth |
|
Asst. Cashier |
nr |
City limits |
H & L M Co. |
| Barnard |
James |
F |
Travel Agent |
ss |
Front bet Cass & Union |
|
| Barnes |
Jacob |
|
|
ss |
State 2e of Wellington |
|
| Barnes |
Peter |
|
Laborer |
es |
Madison nr Randolph |
|
| Barnes Smith |
|
|
Sec-Treas-Gen-Magr |
nw |
Wellington & State |
Hannah & Lay Merch |
| Barnhart |
Urban |
U |
Carpenter |
|
Ferwood |
|
| Barry |
John |
|
Agent |
bds: |
Park Place |
West Un/USEpr/USSig
|
| Bartak |
Anton W. |
|
|
|
Union bet 7th & 8th |
Wilhelm, Bartak & Co |
| Bartak |
Charles |
W |
Grocer |
|
|
|
| Barth |
James |
|
Stonecutter |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Bartlett |
Wm. |
N |
Painter |
se |
9th and Pine |
|
| Bates |
Bert |
|
Clerk |
bds |
Mrs. J. A. Perry |
|
| Bates |
George |
B |
Cashier |
ns |
Washington & Boardman Ave |
H. & L. M. Co. |
| Bates |
Thomas |
T |
Editor and
Postmaster |
ns |
Washington 2 e of Boardman Ave |
GT Herald cor Cass & Front |
| Bauer |
G. |
C |
Peddler |
bds |
Eugene Brown |
|
| Bauman |
August |
|
Teamster |
|
West Side |
J. E. Greilick |
| Bay House |
|
|
Wm. Fowle, propr. |
|
Bay n of Hannah, Lay & Co. |
|
| Beach |
Charles |
|
Teamster |
|
|
|
| Beadle |
John |
T |
Harnessmaker |
nw |
Front & Cass |
bus: Front & Cass |
| Beal |
Ransom |
|
Laborer |
bds |
C. R. French |
|
| Becker |
Jeremiah |
|
Laborer |
ss |
Randolph nr Spruce |
|
| Becler |
Peter |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Beechan |
Horace |
K |
|
ns |
State 3 e of Boardman Ave |
|
| Beedle |
George |
S |
Clerk |
|
|
Hamilton & Milliken |
| Beery |
Jacob |
D |
Travel Agent |
ns |
2nd nr Oak |
|
| Bell |
R. |
|
Laborer |
|
|
|
| Bell |
Charles |
W |
Baker-Mnfg
Confectioner |
ns |
Front 2 w of Cass |
bus: same ad, 401 |
| Bennett |
Elbert Rev |
R |
Pastor |
ns |
Washington nr Boardman Ave |
First Baptist |
| Bennett |
Elizabeth |
|
Wid. John W. |
ss |
Randolph bet Monroe and Elmwood Ave |
|
| Bennett |
Frank |
|
Laborer |
ns |
Randolph nr Spruce |
|
| Bennett |
Wm. |
R |
Physician |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Beranger |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Front bet Cass & Park Place |
|
| Berg |
Leon |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. & Co. |
| Berry |
Lewis |
W |
Painter |
es |
Union bet 8th
and 10th |
|
| Biladeau |
Anilercis |
|
Laborer |
ss |
Randolph nr Maple |
|
| Billings |
John |
D |
Manger |
|
|
Park Place Hotel |
| Bilski |
John |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Blackman |
James |
R |
Teamster |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Blakesley |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
bds |
P. W. Blakesley |
|
| Blink |
H. |
L |
Laborer |
bds |
Front Street House |
|
| Blue |
Andrew |
J |
Carpenter |
ns |
8th of Oak |
|
| Blue |
Philip |
|
Carpenter |
bds |
A. J. Blue |
|
| Boa |
Emma |
|
Domestic |
|
|
Eagle House |
| Boardman River House |
|
|
T. G. Shilson, Propr, Union
& 7ty |
|
|
Boardman River House |
| Bodle |
Arthur |
T |
|
bds |
Park Place |
Elms & Bodle |
| Boots |
James |
A |
Mason |
ss |
7th nr Union |
|
| Bordeau |
Ezan |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| Bordeau |
Joseph |
|
Teamster |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| Bos |
Nicholas |
|
Laborer |
es |
railroad track on
Front |
|
| Botten |
Wm |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Boudreau |
Joseph |
|
Teamster |
ss |
2nd nr Oak |
|
| Boudreau |
Thomas |
|
Laborer |
ss |
2nd nr Oak |
|
| Boudrou |
Peter |
|
Propr., bus and res same, ad pg
401 |
ns |
Front bet Cass and
Park Place |
Restaurant and
Fruits, etc. |
| Boughton |
J. Augustus |
|
Teamster |
ns |
8th 3e of Oak |
|
| Boum |
Charles |
|
Tinsmith |
ss |
Front bet Boardman
and Park |
|
| Bouman |
August |
|
Teamster |
ws |
Cedar bet 2rd and
3rd |
|
| Bouman |
George |
|
Teamster |
bds |
Loren Newbury |
|
| Bourke |
Albert |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Boyd |
Janet |
M. |
Wid. Frank |
ss |
Washingotn nr
Boardman |
|
| Boyd |
Robert |
|
Laborer |
ne |
Webster and
Wellington |
|
| Boyer |
David |
|
Teamster |
bds |
Eagle House |
|
| Boyington |
Asa |
C |
Laborer |
ss |
8th nr Lake |
|
| Boyington |
Frank |
|
Laborer |
bds |
T. W. Ford |
|
| Brazington |
Charles |
H |
Carpenter |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Brezina |
John |
|
Harnessmaker |
bds |
Charles Wilhelm |
|
| Briggs |
Frederick |
W |
Mason |
ws |
Cedar bet Wayne and
Randolph |
|
| Briggs |
Wm |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Brinkman |
Alonzo |
H |
Clerk |
ns |
9th 2 e of Union |
|
| Broadfoot |
John |
N |
Propr |
nw |
State and Cass |
Broadfoot &
Carrier |
| Broadfoot |
& Carrier |
|
John N. Broadfoot,
Ezra N. Carrier, Propr., Note 1: |
ns |
State bet Union and
Cass |
Broadfoot &
Carrier |
| Brookhauer |
Joseph |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Brookman |
August |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Brooks |
Lon |
|
Lineman |
bds |
Boardman River Hse |
|
| Brooks |
Sidney |
|
Mason |
es |
Elmwood nr 7th |
|
| Brosch |
Emma, Mrs |
|
Bookkeeper |
bds |
F. F. Brosch |
F. F. Brosch Meat
Market |
| Brosch |
Frank |
F. |
Meat Market, ss
Front St. bet Cass & Park Place |
res |
Grand Traverse Twp |
F. F. Brosch |
| Brotherton |
Dan |
|
Teamster |
ws |
Division bet 2nd
and Randolph |
|
| Brown |
Albert |
H |
ns Front bet
Cass and Union, Note 2: |
|
assume lives same
address |
|
| Brown |
Eugene |
|
Fisherman |
es |
railroad track nr
Bay |
|
| Brown |
Harlen |
|
Laborer |
ns |
railroad track nr
Bay |
|
| Brown |
Julia |
|
Wid. Wm |
es |
railroad track nr
Bay |
|
| Brown |
Marvin |
|
Laborer |
ns |
railroad track nr
Bay |
|
| Brown |
Maurice |
S |
Bookkeeper |
ss |
9th 4e of Union |
|
| Brown |
Samuel |
M |
Salesman |
ss |
9th bet Union and
Cass |
A. H. Brown |
| Brown |
Walter |
|
Fisherman |
ns |
railroad track nr
Bay |
|
| Browne |
Thomas |
W |
Attorney-at-Law and
Justice |
bds |
Park Place |
|
| Brownson |
George |
F |
Laborer |
sw |
8th and Union |
|
| Bruchmann |
August |
|
Mason |
es |
Elmwood nr 7th |
|
| Bryant |
Chauncey |
|
Clerk |
bds |
Front Street Hse |
|
| Buck |
Charles |
K |
Cashier |
ss |
8th e of
Wadsworth |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Buckingham |
Katie, Miss |
|
Dressmaker |
ns |
Washinton nr Park |
|
| Buffalo House |
|
|
Thomas Quinn, Propr.
ad pg 397 |
|
|
|
| Bullis |
Henry |
M |
Foreman |
bds |
Boardman River Hse |
J. E. Greilick |
| Burdick |
Noah |
W |
Harnessmaker |
ss |
7th nr Union |
|
| Burfriend |
Carsten |
|
|
ws |
Bay nr Cedar |
|
| Burkhead |
Samuel |
G |
Superintendent |
ss |
8th 3w of Pine |
Public School |
| Burkhead |
Samuel, Mrs |
G |
Teacher |
ss |
8th 3w of Pine |
|
| Burshaw |
Isaac |
|
Scaler |
bds |
Front Street House |
|
| Butler |
Frank |
|
Hostler |
bds |
Eagle House |
|
| Butler |
Michael |
|
Laborer |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Butter |
Patrick |
|
Laborer |
bds |
John T. Reed |
|
| Byers |
Henry |
|
Foreman |
bds |
Eagle House |
|
| Byers |
James |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Front St. House |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Caldwell |
Robert |
|
Propr |
ss |
8th st bet Cass and
Lake |
Caldwell &
Loudon |
| Caldwell |
& Loudon |
|
Business, Note 3: |
ns |
2nd nr Hannah, Lay
& Co's store |
Caldwell &
Loudon |
| Cameron |
Archibald |
J |
Clerk |
ns |
Washington nr
Boardman |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cameron |
Jessie, MIss |
|
Teacher |
bds |
A. J. Cameron |
|
| Campbell |
Alexander |
W |
Carriage Trimmer |
bds |
Occidental Hotel |
|
| Campbell |
Donald |
F |
Engineer |
bds |
H. D. Campbell |
|
| Campbell |
Henry |
D |
Judge of Probate,
Front and Park |
res |
Park and State |
|
| Campbell |
Richard |
|
Engineer |
bds |
H. D. Campbell |
Water Works |
| Campbell |
Silas |
|
Laborer |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Campeau |
Alfred |
|
Filer |
ns |
9th 5 e of Union |
|
| Carrick |
Wm |
|
Engineer |
ss |
Front 3 w of
Boardman |
|
| Carrier |
Ezra |
N |
Propr. |
ns |
State nr Park |
Broadfoot &
Carrier |
| Carter |
Dan |
E |
Jeweler, ss Front 2
w of Park Place |
res |
same as bus |
|
| Carter |
Emily |
A |
|
se |
Boardman and Front |
|
| Carver |
Oscar |
P |
County Clerk, Front
and Park Place |
res |
State |
|
| Carwhacker |
John |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mansion House |
|
| Case |
Sidney |
J |
Merchant |
ns |
Randolph nr Madison |
|
| Caufield |
James |
|
Drayman |
bds |
Bay House |
|
| Chahoc |
John |
|
Farmer |
ss |
2nd bet Division
and Cedar |
|
| Chamberlin |
Mark |
S |
Physician |
ss |
Front bet
Wellington and Boardman |
M. S. Chamberlin
& Co. |
| Chamberlin |
M S & Co |
|
Propr. Mark S.
Chamberlin, Charles F. Gardner, Chester B. Gardner |
ss |
Front bet
Wellington and Boardman |
Sanitarium and
Dispensary |
| Chandler |
Ada |
A |
Hiram |
ns |
Randolph nr Spruce |
|
| Chatterdon |
Nelson |
|
Harnessmaker |
ws |
Park Place 2 n of
Washington |
|
| Chipman |
DeWitt |
A |
Bookkeeper |
|
State and Franklin |
Steele & Titus |
| Churchill |
Frank |
N |
Foreman |
|
Wellington &
State |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cizek |
James |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. & Co. |
| Cizek |
Michael |
|
Laborer |
ws |
Cedar bet 2nd and
3rd |
|
| Clark |
Edward |
|
Laborer |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Clark |
Eliza |
|
Wid. James R.,
Dressmaker |
ss |
Front 2 e of
Boardman |
|
| Clark |
Ellsworth |
|
Clerk |
bds |
J. C. Yergin |
Roland & CO. |
| Clark |
Joseph |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Clark |
Mason |
D |
Drayman |
es |
Union 2 s of 8th |
|
| Clees |
Michael |
E |
Carpenter |
|
|
A. W. Wait |
| Clements |
John |
A |
Blacksmith |
ne |
Webster and
Wellington |
|
| Cleveland |
Lyndon |
K |
Carpenter |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Clintock |
James |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Clune |
John |
H |
Rowen & Clune |
|
Front Street Hse |
|
| Coates |
George |
|
Laborer |
|
|
Boardman River
House |
| Cobb |
George |
H |
Clerk |
|
9th and Wadsworth |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Coffield |
James |
|
Teamster |
bds |
Bay House |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cole |
Lewis |
B |
Teamster |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Conitsee |
Wemzel |
|
Laborer |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Conlon |
Patrick |
|
Farmer |
ws |
Boardman nr
Washington |
|
| Conlon |
Thomas |
|
|
bds |
Hannah Evans |
|
| Connine |
Eunice |
|
Fruits, Cigars,
Confectionery, ne Park Place and Front |
res, ss |
State |
|
| Convent of the Holy
Angels |
|
|
|
ss |
10th bet Union and
Cass |
|
| Cook |
Chester |
|
Laborer |
ss |
Randolph nr Madison |
|
| Cook |
Frank |
|
Painter |
|
Madison and
Randolph |
|
| Cook |
Herbert |
W |
Carpenter |
ws |
Spruce and 2nd |
|
| Cook |
John |
A |
Carpenter |
ws |
Elwood 2 n of
Randolph |
|
| Cook |
Minnie, Miss |
|
Clerk |
bds |
Lorenz Koch |
Hamilton &
Milliken |
| Copachak |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| Couer |
John |
|
Laborer |
|
2nd and Spruce |
|
| Coy |
Hiram |
|
Stage Driver |
nw |
9th and Bohemia |
|
| Coyne |
James |
|
Stonecutter |
bds |
G. F. Brownson |
|
| Craig |
James |
|
Craig & Timblin,
propr |
e |
Boardman bet State
and Front |
|
| Craig & Timblin |
Business |
|
Harness and Saddles |
ns |
Front bet Cass and
Union |
Craig & Timblin |
| Crandall |
Wm |
|
Carpenter |
ss |
Front bet Park and
Boardman |
|
| Crane |
Sylvester |
|
Carpenter |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Crater |
Alice |
E |
Laundry, nw Park
and Washington |
res |
same |
|
| Craw |
Adherbal |
L |
|
ss |
Washington 2 of
Park |
|
| Crawford |
Charles |
A |
Cash |
ss |
Washington 2 e of
Wellington |
H. L. Co. |
| Cross |
Jenny |
|
Wid. Hull, MIlliner |
ss |
8th 2 w of Cass |
|
| Culman |
Jacob |
|
bus. Baker and
Confectioner ns Front bet Cass and Park Place |
res |
same |
|
| Cummings |
Charles |
|
Restaurant Bus. ss
of Front w of Park Place |
ss |
State nr Park |
Sample Room and
Restaurant, ad pg 402 |
| Cummings |
James |
W |
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| Cummings |
Oliver |
|
Laborer |
|
Bay and Cedar |
|
| Curtiss |
Harvey |
J |
Teamster |
|
|
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cushman |
Herman |
|
Clerk |
|
Front & Union |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cutler |
George |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mansion House |
|
| Cutler |
John |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mansion House |
|
| Cutler |
John |
D |
Business Prop |
|
Front and Union |
Mansion House |
| Cutler |
Wm |
H |
Teamster |
|
Union and Front |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Cutter |
Asa |
C |
Foreman |
|
Bay nr Union |
H. L. Co. |
Note 1: Broadfoot & Carrier, Dealers in
Agricultural Implements, Mill Machinery, Carriages, Buggies, Sleighs, etc.
see ad pg 389
Note 2: Brown, Albert H., Agricultural Implements,
Mill Machinery, and Sewing Machines. see ad pg 390
Note 3: Caldwell & Loudon, General
Blacksmiths, Wagonmakers and Mnfs Big Wheels, see ad pg 391
@Grand Traverse Region
Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore
8Sept2005-3Oct2005
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