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The History of Oceana County, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

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           JAMES BROOKER was born in Tioga County, N. Y., February 15,
	 1825. Settled at Detroit in 1830, and in Pentwater in 1855, 
	 being one of its first settlers. He kept the boarding house 
	 for CHARLES MEARS till 1857, when he engaged in farming in 
	 Hart Township. Has made at least three farms in the county, 
	 and built the Elliott Hotel, Pentwater, in 1863. Now resides 
	 in the village of Pentwater, leading somewhat of a retired 
	 life, owning several houses. Married, June 15, 1843, ANNA 
	 ROCOLE, who was born in Germany, 1824.
	 
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