Whose Body Was Found In The Street

A correspondent of the Ann Arbor Courier, after contributing a few remarks on the first white child born in this county, takes up the question of the identity of the body found on State Street while digging the sewer. The letter is as follows: Dear Editor: - As there has been some doubt in the past as to who was the first white child born in Ann Arbor town, I will give you the following facts taken from the family record of the late George Rash, who settled on section 25 in September, 1825: Mary Rash was born in Ann Arbor on January 29th, 1825. And she died March i6th, 1831, aged six years. The next child born was E. W. Rumsey Smith, born November 24th, 1825. The third child born was J. S. Rowland, who was born June I3th, 1826. James G. Rash (brother of Mary) was born Nov. 19, 1827. He bas resided on the same premises up to the present time, 67 years. Now a word in regard to the remains found on State street recently. The correspondent of a Detroit paper claims it is one of the Mundys who lived on the premises at a very early date. I think he is mistaken, as John C. Mundy and Edward carne from Illinois in 1831, and lived on N. Fifth street a number of years. John C. Mundy married Minerva Rumsey in 1835, and lived over his store on Main street abcfut three years before he moved to State street. The body may be that of G. W. Noyes who was killed at the raising of Mr. Nowland's house in 1826, as his brother James Noyes lived on the premises at that time. Am Arbor, Jan. 29, 1895.