The Nankin Township Historical Society

Detroit Free Press , February 4, 1859 So maybe my idea for this sort of Historical Society isn't so far afield. It seems that our suburban forebears of the county Wayne in 1859 tried to form their own county named Washington. It was to be comprised of the townships of Livonia, Taylor, Dearborn, Nankin, Brownstown, Redford, Plymouth, Canton, Sumpter, Huron and Van Buren. According to the article below the townships included were all part of the Third District in Wayne County elections. They met at the J. L. Robert's Hotel in Wayne in September of 1852. Detroit Free Press , September 7, 1852 Originally, they proposed some parts of east Washtenaw as well but those inhabitants weren't having any of it. The bill easily passed the Senate but stalled somewhere because I could find no further hits.  Within the new by-laws was the provision that all paupers and persons residing in the County House and in jail who were not residence of the new Washington County would be returned t...

I bought this 1909 postcard today from a Nellie to Mrs. G. W. Moore of Romulus. Who, I am guessing, is a daughter-in-law of George Washington Moore of Romulus or a relative since the family was prominent in the area. I assumed that it was Mrs. George William Moore but his wife's name was Katherine (De Mill) and it couldn't have been George Washington Moore's wife, who was named Mary, since she was deceased by 1909. G. W. Moore, the elder was a farmer and also a keeper of the Wayne County House from 1853-1855. The other names mentioned are Carrie, Mrs. J. Moore and Mrs. Johnson along with the writer of the card Nellie. There is a Nellie Moore buried in the Romulus Cemetery where the two G. W. Moores mentioned above are also buried. There were two siblings of George William Moore with the initial J., Jasper and James, who may or may not be related to this Mary Moore of Romulus. No matter to the who she is let her and the card be entered into the record. Detroit Free Press ...