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Traverse
City - 1884 Village Directory
D - G
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;
2w = 2nd house west of Cass; Hse = House
ne s = North East Side of Front
and Bohemia
Cor Heading =
Corner ie: sw corner of Spruce nr Randolph
Regarding Streets: Names are street unless stated otherwise
Boardman, Lake, Elmwood, Grove, Jefferson = are Avenues
H. L. Co. = Hannah, Lay & Co.
H. L. M. Co. = Hannah, Lay
Mercantile & Co.
| Surname |
First |
M |
Occupation |
Cor |
Residence |
Employer |
| Daily |
Clarence |
W |
Carpenter |
ws |
Spruce bet
Randolph and Wayne |
|
| Daily |
Emery |
M |
Farmer |
|
8th and
Wadsworth |
|
| Daily |
James |
W |
Carpenter |
ws |
Spruce et
Randolph and Wayne |
|
| Daily |
Mary |
J |
Wid. James M. |
ws |
Spruce bet
Randolph and Wayne |
|
| Daggett |
Wm |
A |
Farmer |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Daly |
M |
|
Teamster |
|
|
|
| Davenport |
Don |
D |
Clerk |
bds |
G. F. Brownson |
|
| Davenport |
George |
R |
Clerk |
bds |
G. W.
Davenport |
|
| Davenport |
George |
W |
Medicine Mnfr |
|
8th and Union |
|
| Davis |
Charles |
H |
Carpenter |
ss |
9th 2 w of
Pine |
|
| Davis |
Harry |
C |
Pratt, Hatch
& Davis |
bds |
Park Place |
|
| Davis |
Wm |
|
Shugart &
Davis |
bds |
T. C. Shugart |
|
| Daw |
Homer |
P |
Foreman |
ss |
8th nr Union |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Dawson |
J |
|
Stonecutter |
bds |
G. F. Brownson |
|
| Day |
Eri |
H |
Rev. M. E.
Church |
ns |
State bet
Wellington and Boardman |
|
| Day |
Sybil, Miss |
A |
Cashier |
bds |
E. S. Pratt |
Hamilton &
Milliken |
| Decker |
James |
H |
Restaurant, ss
Front bet Union and Cass |
|
|
|
| Decker |
Thomas |
O |
|
bds |
J. H. Decker |
|
| Dempsey |
James |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Peter Dugal |
|
| Dempsey |
Peter |
|
Plasterer |
bds |
Eagle House |
|
| Denio |
Charles |
|
Laborer |
ss |
Randolph 2 w
of Division |
|
| Desormier |
Moses |
|
Laborer |
ss |
Randolph nr
Maple |
|
| Despres |
Arthur |
C |
Tinner |
ss |
8th w of Union |
Despres &
Montague |
| Despres |
S Charles |
|
Despres &
Montague |
we |
Union bet 8th
and 9th |
|
| Depres &
Montague |
Business |
|
Hardware,
Stoves, Tinware, Plumbers, Gas Fitters, ad pg 404 |
ns |
Front bet Cass
and Union |
Despres &
Montague |
| Devendorf |
John |
|
Carpenter |
|
|
A. W. Wait |
| Devendorf |
unknown |
|
Painter |
ss |
Front 2 e of
Boardman |
|
| Dexter |
Wm |
|
Traveling
Agent |
bds |
A. H. Brown |
A. H. Brown |
| De Zoete |
Cornelius |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Nicholas De
Zoete |
|
| De Zoete |
Lawrence |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Nicholas De
Zoete |
|
| De Zoete |
Nicholas |
|
|
ns |
State nr Cass |
|
| Dibble |
George |
W |
Shoemaker |
ss |
Front Street |
|
| Dill |
Luther |
C |
Agent GR&IRR |
bds |
J. A. Perry |
|
| Dipley |
Charles |
|
Farmer |
ss |
Webster 3 w of
Wellington |
|
| Divish |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
n |
of Randolph nr
Cedar |
|
| Dlouhy |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
ws |
Elmwood nr
Randolph |
|
| Dobson |
Ashley |
S |
Carpenter |
|
7th and Union |
|
| Donnelly |
Frank |
|
Mason |
ws |
Cedar nr Bay |
|
| Donnelly |
George |
B |
Carpenter |
sw |
8th and Cass |
|
| Doris |
James |
|
Laborer |
ws |
Union nr
bridge (not street) |
|
| Dormeisen |
Albert |
|
Laborer |
ne |
Wayne and
Cedar |
|
| Douglass |
John |
H |
Mason |
ss |
8th bet Pine
and Bohemia |
|
| Drake |
Emery |
E |
Foreman |
bds |
Front Street
Hse |
John Dunn |
| Drew |
Henry |
|
Molder |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Duffek |
Andrew |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Bay House |
|
| Dugal |
Joseph |
|
Porter |
|
|
Park Place
Hotel |
| Dugal |
Peter |
|
Dockmaster |
ss |
2nd nr Oak |
|
| Dunn |
James |
J |
Clerk |
ss |
Front nr Park |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Dunn |
John |
|
Livery, Sale
and Exchange Stable ns State opposite Park Place, ad pg 398 |
1 e |
of Park Place |
Sheriff |
| Dunn |
Patrick |
|
Blacksmith |
bds |
T. W. Ford |
Caldwell &
Loudon |
| Dutton |
George |
|
Laborer |
|
Oak and 2nd |
|
| Dvosik |
Martin |
|
Tailor |
ns |
9th 1 e of
Cass |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Eagleton |
James |
|
Laborer |
es |
Boardman nr
Webster |
|
| Easthun |
Peter |
|
Laborer |
es |
RR track nr
Bay |
|
| Ebercouser |
Emerson |
|
Packer |
|
Boardman and
7th |
H. L. Co. |
| Edgerton |
John |
|
Farmer |
ws |
Cedar nr Bay |
|
| Edmonds |
Wm |
H |
Blacksmith, ss
alley bet Cass and Park Place |
|
Front nr
Boardman |
|
| Edwards |
Bella, Miss |
|
Dressmaker |
bds |
J. M. Craig |
|
| Edwards |
Mary A |
|
Wid. Charles |
ss |
2nd nr Oak |
|
| Edwards |
Wm |
E |
|
bds |
W. H. Edwards |
|
| Edwards |
Wm |
H |
Carpenter |
ss |
8th 2 w of
Wadsworth |
|
| Ehrenfried |
John |
|
Watchmaker |
bds |
Eagle House |
|
| Eldred |
Frank |
|
Clerk |
ss |
Randolph |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Eller |
George |
W |
Porter |
bds |
Jacob Eller |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Eller |
Jacob |
|
Porter |
|
Boardman |
|
| Eller |
Samuel |
|
Clerk |
|
|
Park Place
Hotel |
| To
me there appears to be an error in this book. Page 410 ends with
Eller but page 411 starts with Foebeng. So where is the then end
alpha order of E's and the beginning of F's ??? I don't know! |
| Foebeng |
Rudolf |
|
Laborer |
ns |
8th nr Cass |
|
| Foote |
Alice, Miss |
|
Dressmaker |
bds |
A. E. Waterloo |
|
| Foote |
Sarah, Miss |
|
Dressmaker |
bds |
A. E. Waterloo |
|
| Ford |
Thomas |
W |
Carpenter |
ss |
Front bet
Union and Cass |
|
| Fordham |
Watson |
|
Clerk |
ss |
State nr
Boardman |
J. G. Johnson
& Co. |
| Forester |
George |
|
Mason |
|
|
|
| Foster |
Wm |
H |
Student |
bds |
Hannah |
Evans |
| Fountain |
Peter |
|
Laborer |
es |
Cedar nr
Randolph |
|
| Fowle |
Jabez |
|
Farmer |
ne |
Boardman and
Webster |
|
| Fowle |
John |
|
Foreman |
es |
Boardman nr
Washington |
H. L. M. Co. |
| Fowle |
Wm |
|
Propr. Bay
House, Bay n of H. L. Co. Store |
|
assume his
residence |
|
| Fox |
Edwin |
|
Janitor |
es |
railroad track
nr Bay |
|
| Freeman |
Charles |
K |
Traveling
Agent |
ss |
8th bet Pine
and Wadsworth |
A. H. Brown |
| Freese |
Henderson |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| French |
Charles |
R |
Mason |
nw |
Elwood and
Jefferson |
|
| French |
Frank |
|
Laborer |
es |
Spruce nr
Randolph |
|
| French |
Levi |
|
Notions, ns
Front bet Park Place & Cass |
ns |
Front bet Park
Place & Cass |
|
| Friedrich |
Alfred |
V |
Clerk |
bds |
Frank
Friedrich |
Friedrich,
Boots & Shoes |
| Freidrich |
Frank |
|
Boots &
Shoes Business same as res, ad pg 381 |
ss |
Front bet
Union & Cass |
|
| Friedrich |
Mary |
|
Wid. Frank |
ns |
8th 2 w of
Cass |
|
| Front Street
House |
Business |
|
Propr: Rowen
& Clune |
ss |
Front w of
Park Place |
Front Street
House |
| Fuller |
John |
L |
Bartender |
bds |
Note 1: Enock
Kratochvil |
|
| Fuller |
Loren |
G |
Trav Agt |
ns |
8th 2 e of
Pine |
|
| Furtsch |
Ferdinand |
|
Grocer, ss
Randolph bet Oak & Maple, ad pg 402 |
ss |
Randolph bet
Oak & Maple |
Furtsch
Grocery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gage |
Lovell |
H |
Lawyer, Front
and Park Place |
|
Washington and
Boardman |
|
| Gagnon |
Abraham |
|
Laborer |
|
|
H. L. Co. |
| Gagon |
Elzeard |
|
Laborer |
ss |
2nd nr Maple |
|
| Gannett |
Willard |
C |
Milk Dairy |
ns |
Jefferson nr
Monroe |
|
| Garant |
Nazaire |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Gardner |
Charles |
F |
|
res |
Elmwood, MI |
M S Chamberlin
& Co |
| Gardner |
Chester |
B |
|
ss |
Front bet
Wellington and Boardman |
M S Chamberlin
& Co |
| Gardner |
Freeborn |
|
Grocer, es
Union bet 8th and 9th |
es |
Union bet 8th
and 9th |
|
| Gardner |
James |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mansion House |
M S Chamberlin
& Co. |
| Gardner |
Joseph |
|
Laborer |
bds |
Mansion House |
|
| Gardner |
Mary, Mrs |
|
Mistress of
Sanitarium |
res |
Elmwood, MI |
Sanitarium
& Dispensary |
| Garland |
James |
|
Lumber
Contractor |
ns |
8th 2 w of
Bohemia |
|
| Garland |
Samuel |
|
Teller |
bds |
Park Place
Hotel |
H. L. Co. |
| Garn |
James |
A |
Bartender |
bds |
Charles
Cummings |
Charles
Cummings |
| Garnett |
Christopher |
J |
Carpenter |
ns |
Washington 2 w
of Franklin |
|
| Garison |
George |
|
Printer |
es |
Uinon bet 8th
and 9th |
|
| Garwick |
Peter |
|
Laborer |
ns |
Randolph nr
Cedar |
|
| Garwick |
R Bruce |
|
Printer |
bds |
Peter Garwick |
|
| Germaine |
Cuyler |
|
Foreman |
ss |
2nd nr Union |
H. L. Co. |
| Germaine |
Wm |
D |
Timekeeper |
bds |
Cuyler
Germaine |
H. L. Co. |
| Getchell |
Charles |
F |
Livery, ss Bay
nr Oak |
ns |
Bay nr Oak |
|
| Gibson |
Charles |
|
Laborer |
sw |
9th and Pine |
|
| Gifford |
Oscar |
J |
Laborer |
ns |
State nr Cass |
|
| Gilbert |
George |
W |
Laborer |
bds |
E. S. Pratt |
E. S. Pratt |
| Gillis |
John |
|
Foreman |
ss |
State 2 e of
Cass |
|
| Gillispie |
James |
|
Jailer |
bds |
Elsie Stetson |
Jail Work |
| Ginter |
Charles |
|
Laborer
|
ne s |
Bay nr Maple |
|
| Girard |
Joseph |
|
Teamster |
ns |
10th bet Union
and Cass |
|
| Glasier |
John |
|
Waiter |
bds |
Charles
Cummings |
Charles
Cummings |
| Godfred |
Frank |
|
Clerk |
|
|
D. H. Woodhams |
| Godfrey |
Norton, Mrs |
B |
|
se |
Front and Park |
|
| Godfrey |
Wm |
N |
Clerk |
bds |
N. B. Godfrey |
|
| Goldman |
Solomon |
|
Clerk |
bds |
H. Whiting |
H. Whiting
(hotel) |
| Goodale |
Charles |
A |
Lumber
Inspector |
ns |
State 4 2 of
Wellington |
|
| Goode |
John |
|
Bookkeeper |
bds |
L. L. Ensign |
|
| Goodrich |
Reuben |
|
Real Estate,
Lumber Dealer, ad pg 401 |
ws |
Elmwood nr
Randolph |
|
| Gorball |
Wilbur |
W |
Fruit Trees |
|
9th nr Pine |
|
| Gowdy |
John |
R |
Propr |
ss |
Front |
Occidental
Hotel |
| Graham |
Deliah |
|
Propr |
ns |
Front w of
Park Place |
H. & D
Graham |
| Graham |
George |
|
Clerk |
ns |
Front w of
Park Place |
H. & D.
Graham |
| Graham |
Harriet |
|
Propr |
ns |
Front w of
Park Place |
H. & D.
Graham |
| Grand Traverse
Herald |
Newspaper |
|
Propr., Thomas
T. Bates |
|
Cass and Front |
Grand Traverse
Herald |
| Grant |
Maria |
|
Wid. John F. |
ns |
7th 4 w of
Pine |
|
| Grant |
Wm |
|
Teamster |
|
|
|
| Gray |
Rodrick |
|
Sexton |
|
7th &
Bohemia |
Oakwood Cem? |
| Grayson |
Allan |
|
Fireman |
ss |
7th 2 e of
Pine |
|
| Green |
Charles |
|
Stone Mason |
bds |
J. T. Reed |
|
| Green |
Frank |
A |
Laborer |
ne s |
Bay nr
Randolph |
|
| Green |
Henry |
|
Carpenter |
ns |
Washington 4 e
of Park |
|
| Greene |
Charles |
E |
Separating
Clerk |
|
rooms in
Postoffice Bld |
Post Office |
| Greensted |
Harriett |
|
Wid. Joseph |
ne |
Boardman and
Webster |
|
| Greilick Bros |
Business |
|
Lumber Mnfrs
(Anthony, John, Edward) |
|
2 miles n |
|
| Greilick |
Joseph |
E |
Note 3. Ad. pg
396 |
|
Bay and
Ramsdell Road |
|
| Greilick |
Wm |
M |
Glazier |
bds |
Bay House |
J. E. Greilick |
| Gridley |
Julius |
C |
Carpenter |
ns |
7th 3 w of
Bohemia |
|
| Griffin |
Wolcott |
F |
Real Estate |
|
Fernwood |
|
| Griffith |
Benjamin |
|
Mason |
bds |
C. H. Peterson |
|
| Griffith |
H |
|
Bricklayer |
bds |
Boardman River
House |
|
| Griffith |
Joseph |
M |
Painter |
ns |
7th 3 w of
Bohemia |
|
| Griffith |
M |
H |
Barber |
bds |
H. Ziegler |
H. Ziegler
Barber |
| Griffith |
Mary, Mrs |
A |
Dressmaker |
bds |
W. R. Seaver |
|
| Grinberg |
Abraham |
|
Notions Store |
|
|
A. Grinberg
& Sons |
| Grinberg |
A & Sons |
|
Abraham,
Benjamin, Philip & Jacob |
ns |
Front bet Cass
and Union |
A. Grinberg
& Sons |
| Grinberg |
Philip |
A |
|
bds |
ns Front bet
Park Place & Cass |
A. Grinberg
& Sons |
| Grinberg |
Wm |
|
Clerk |
bds |
ns Front bet
Park Place and Cass |
Does he work
for family? Does not say. |
| Gulfob |
Moses |
|
[Pedler] |
es |
railroad track
nr Bay |
|
| Gustine |
Wm |
F |
Bookkeeper |
ss |
7th nr Pine |
J. E. Greilick |
| Guthrie |
George |
G |
Saloon, bus
same as res. |
ss |
Front bet Cass
and Union |
Saloon |
Note 1: Enoch
did not spell his name with a K.
Note 2: Greilick, Joseph E., Planing
Mill, Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc. cor of Bay and Division
@Grand Traverse Region
Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore
8Sept2005-3Oct2005
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