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  • Charles W. Barber, Howell, Michigan

    This is a portrait of Charles W. Barber, Howell, Livington, Michigan.  Mr. Barber was born in 1830 in Washington, New York.  He came with his family to Green Oak Township in 1836.   Mr. Barber died at his residence in Howell in 1901.

    Charles W. Barber married Janette Peebles, daughter of J. Peebles in 1860.

    As an adult, he carried the mail for many years.  For the last 14 years of his life, he was the Proprietor of the Barber Hotel which was also known as the Howell Hotel.   The Barber Hotel was located near the Pere Marquette Depot in Howell.
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  • Claudine Jackson, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    A portrait of Claudine Burkhart Jackson, year unknown.

    Claudine and her husband Andrew were farmers in Howell township, and wrote a column for the Livingston County Press entitled "Farm Folks".
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  • Charles E. Holkins, Howell, Michigan

    This is a portrait of Charles E. Holkins.  He was born in Leslie Michigan in 1916, and died in Overland Park, Kansas in 1990.

    Mr. Holkins was proprietor of C. N. Holkins & Sons, of Howell, Michigan.  He was past president and chairman of First National Bank.  He was also past member of the board of Citizens Insurance Company of America.
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  • Louis Parmenter, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    This is a portrait of Louis Adams Parmenter.  He was born in 1907 in Philadelphia, Pa., and died in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Mr. Parmenter was the owner and proprietor for 35 years of the  National Hotel, which was later known as the Livingston Hotel.  He was also a realtor, and a member of the Livingston County Board of Realtors.
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  • Patricia Bush, Howell, Michigan

    This is a portrait of Patricia Bush, 1946.

    Patricia was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush of Howell Michigan.  She was born in 1924, graduated from Howell High School in 1942, married Keith Ray in 1947, and died in 1992.
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  • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson

    A portrait of Andrew and Claudine (Burkhart) Jackson, Howell, Livingston, Michigan.

    Date unknown
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  • Duane Meyer, Auctioneer, Howell, Michigan

    A portrait of Duane E. Meyer, Auctioneer, Howell, Livingston, Michigan,  1947.
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  • Joe Brown, 100th Birthday, 5-15-1955, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    A photo of Joe Brown as he turns 100 years old on 5-15-1955.

    Joe S. Brown, in this photo, was a patient at Mevis Convalescent Home, on East Sibley Street, Howell Michigan.  

    Mr. Brown formerly lived at 3342 Oak Grove Road, Howell, as a boy.  He married Mary Staley on 2/23/1893.

    Left to Right: Joe Brown, unknown
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  • Loretta Schafer, Owner, Schafer's House of Music , Howell, Michigan,  1976

    This is a portrait of Loretta Schafer, owner,  Schafer's House of Music, Howell, Livingston, Michigan,  1976
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  • Snow Storm, Howell, Michigan - March 24, 1947

    Snow Storm, Howell, Michigan - March 24, 1947

    Car on Grand River Ave., Howell, Michigan. People stayed for several days. Hotel was full. Slept on floor. Cars, trucks, busses lined up from Lansing, Michigan to Howell, Michigan.

    Read the March 26, 1947 Livingston County Press for information about storm.
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