Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= USGenNet Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1884 [page 433] BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP THIS township was organized by the Board of Supervisors at their annual meeting, in 1867. The first election was held in April, 1868, at the residence of A. H. BURTON. ELIJAH THOMP- SON was honored with the first Supervisorship. This man is also claimed to be the first settler, he having come about the year 1865. Except the western portion, which is rolling, the land is generally flat; the soil, clay loam. There are some four sec- tions of swamp land. The timber consists of pine, hemlock, and the hard-woods. Shebahyonk Creek runs through the town- ship. Grain and other products have an average yield. For all kinds of fruit the township presents superior claims. There are four school-houses, which are located on [page 434] BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP sections 1, 13, 33 and 35. The Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin Railroad runs north and south through the township. The near- est depot is Gagetown, and the nearest port is Sebewaing. Since the completion of the railroad the land has materially advanced, and the township is being rapidly settled up by a good class of farmers. The fires of 1871, and also 1881, burned only into the south- east corner. This township's northern boundary is Winsor, its easter, Grant, the southern, Tuscola County, and the western, Sebewaing Township. It is numbered 15 north, of range 10 east. There are two saw- mills in the township, and one flouring-mill. The religious wants of the people are well attended to. The Methodist Church has a mission in the township. First service held in 1883. Rev. R. SAIGEON is Pastor. There is also a Luth- eran Church, and an Evangelical Association society. The Pres- byterian Relief Synod erected a neat edifice the past season, costing $1,500. SUPERVISORS The township has been represented by the following named Supervisors: ELIJAH THOMPSON--------1868 JACOB MALTER-----------1869-73 W. S. WILLSON----------1874 C. LINK----------------1875-7 W. S. WILLSON----------1878 C. LINK----------------1879 W. S. WILLSON----------1880-4 =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================