Wind, translation of Kanotin, 465. Windmill, built by McDougall, 80, 82. Wing, 461 see Alcona county.
Wing, Austin E., 480, 506, 559, 562, 563, 566, 567, 573, 574; delegate to Congress, 93; nativity, 573; took up first land Lenawee county, 478.
Wing, Franklin M., Mrs., (Eulalie Julia Marsac) 65.
Wing or Little Wing, Chippewa chief, 461. Wing, Evans & Brown, 479.
Wingate, H., justice peace, 251. Winnebagos, (Puans) called Ounipegon, 440; trouble with in Wisconsin, 625. Winns, Eaton pioneers, 677. Winslow, Erasmus, signed document, 100. Winslow, George C., 29, 30, 37, 39; member society, 52; vote of thanks to, 41. Winter, E. C., promoted railroad, 493; sketch, 497.
Winthrop, John (Gov. Mass.), fleet came to America 1630, 737.
Wisconsin, admitted to statehood, 626; ap- pointed Horner Secretary of territory, 625; comparison historical work with Michigan, 42, 152; Michigan boundary line, 686.
Wisner, Charles S., judge and wife, Flint, 12. Witherell, B. F. H., quoted, 477.
Withey, Solomon L., Mrs., Grand Rapids, 64. Woll, Andrew, pioneer Howell, 192. Woll, Peter, jr., pioneer Howell, 192. Wolves, frightened settlers, 437. Women, Indian work of, 320; name Indian god, 285; student, first at U. of M., 172. Women's Christian Temperance Union, organized in Howell, 185.
Women's Clubs, see Adrian, Clinton, Isa-
bella, Kalamazoo, Marine City, Three Rivers.
Wona, Mackinac Indian maid, 453. Wood, Edwin O., 16; member historical committee, 4.
Wood, Julia, gift to museum, 54. Wood, Sarel, Mr. and Mrs., 68.
Wood, Stephen, runaway slave, 282, 283. Wood, Susan, gift to museum, 54. Woodard, David of Clinton, describes early
Woodward, Augustus Brevoort, judge, 632; educational work of, 237; letter to U. S. Sec. treasury cited, 632; opinion on slavery in Michigan, 127, 128. Woodworth, Ben., hotel Detroit, 198, 446. Woolcott, Isaac Nelson, member society, 7. Woolson, John O., death reported, 8. Worthington, Sophia Beckwith, authoress sampler of displayed, 352.
Wright,, Mrs., (Therese Grant) 340. Wright, D. A., pay for dictionary, 55. Wright, C. T., imprisoned and pardoned, 316; rented mill, 315; troubles with set- tlers, 315, 316.
Wright, E. J., gave account of chairs for society, 1, 2, 322-324.
Wyandotte county, disappeared, 477. Wyandotte, location, 563. Wyandotte, (Wendat,
Indian tribe, origin of name, 463; Indian tradition cited, 453.
Wyckoff, Isaac C., Rev., sketch, 207. Wyckoff, Jane K., Mrs., death reported, 207. Wyckoff, Theodore F., 207. Wyndham, Charles, Lord or Earl of Egre- mont, British secretary state, 134. Wyoming, massacre horrors of, 343.
Yale, Elihu, endowed Yale college, 234. Yale, George W., Mrs., (Mary Sophia Hyde) 347.
Yankee Lewis, 95 see William Lewis. Yankee Springs, metropolis Barry county,
652; site should be marked, 672. Yankee Springs hotel, 37; described, 38. Yankee Point, origin of name, 586. Yates, C., 130.
Yelland, Charles, pioneer Howell, 194. Yeomans, Erastus, sketch cited, 98. Yerkes, Samuel M., pioneer Howell, 191. Yonkers, George, licensed to preach, 309; style preaching, 310.
Young, J. H., made map Mich., 634. Young, James, Tecumseh pioneer, 478. Young, William J., made compass for Burt, 115.
Young Boys, Minnesota desperadoes, 720. Youngs, John, built first brick house Three Rivers, 428, 430. Youngs, William, 649.
Zee bwa gan, 464 see Cheboygan. Zeeland, settlement of, 208.
Zeisberger, David, Rev., in charge Mora- vain settlement, 446.
Ziegler, G., Rev., at Traverse City, 515. Zimmerman, Fannie, Mrs., gifts to society, 23.
Zorn, P. S., Rev., Father at Harbor Springs, 515, 516.
Zug, Samuel, aided runaway slaves, 282.
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