ANN ARBOR BUSINESS MEN OF FOURTY YEARS AGO.

ANN ARBOR BUSINESS MEN OF FORTY YEARS AGO.

BY JUDGE NOAH W. CHEEVER.

The following is a list of business men in Ann Arbor in 1863, taken from the State Gazetteer for that year, may be of interest to many of our older citizens. It has been prepared by Judge Noah W. Cheever:

Abel, Sylvestter, lawyer, Huron.

Allaby, William, boots and shoes, Main.

Ambrose, George W., lawyer, court house.

Ames, Albert W., agent American Express Co. and periodicals, Ann.

Aray, James W. (colored), barber, Huron.

Arksey, Nicholas, carriages, Detorit.

Bach & Pierson (Phillip Bach, Isaac S. Pierson), dry goods and groceries, corner of Main and Huron.

Banfield, Henry, boot and shoemaker, Ann.

Barstow, Hiram T., proprietor Franklin House, corner of Main and Huron.

Batchelder, Don C., marble worker, Huron.

Beaks, Hiram J., lawyer, Huron.

Bell, Angrew, grocer, corner Main and Washington.

Behr, Charles, grocer, Main.

Benham, Nelson, proprietor Washtenaw House, lower town.

Beismer, W. H. & Bro. (William H. and Anson, Jr.), saloon, Fourth.

Binder, G. Henry, saloon, Main.

Bliss, C. D. & Co. (calvin D. Bliss, .. .. Humphrey), watchmakers and jewelers, Main.

Bodwell, A. M. agricultural implements, No 3 Buchoz block.

Boylan, M. M. livery stable, Huron.

Bross, Frederick, wagonmaker. Washington.

Brown, John, livery stable, Ann.

Brown, William S., lawyer, Franklin House.

Buchoz, Louis R., lumber dealer, corner Detroit and Fifth.

Buell, George, match manufacturer, lower town.

Buell, Jacob W., lumber dealer, foot of Lawrence.

Burleson, John H., insurance agent, southeast corner Ann and Fourth.

Burnett, Asa, wagonmaker,, Main, corner Catherine.

Carroll, John, grocer, lower town.

Chapin, Wood & Co., (Norman Chapin, A. B. Wood, Volney Chapin, Charles A. Chapin), paper manufacturers, lower town.

Christman, Paul, stoves and tinware, Main.

Clancy, John, general store, Huron.

Clark, Martin, grocer and baker, Main.

Clark, The Misses, (Mary H. and Chloe A.), young ladies' school, corner Fourth and North.

Clark, Wiltsie & Holmes, (Charles G. Clark, jr., Wendell D. Wiltsie, David C. Holmes), editors and proprietors Peninsular Courier, Huron.

Collier, Oren, boot and shoemaker, Ann.

Cook, Solon, proprietor Cook's Hotel, Huron.

Corkins, Abner A., proprietor Exchange hotel and billiard saloon, Main.

Coyle, Luke, grocer, Ann.

Dalton, Matthew, wagon maker, Detroit.

Dalton & Gauss, (M. Dalton and John Gauss), carriage manufacturers, Detroit.

Danforth, Geo., lawyer, corner Ann and Fifth.

Davis, Lorenzo, editor and proprietor State News, City Hall. (adv.)

Dean & Co., (James Clemens, Sedgwick Dean), crockery and house furnishing goods, Hangsterfer's block, Main.

DeForrest, Andrew, grocery and crockery, Main.

DeForest, David, lumber and lime dealer, Detroit (See adv.)

Dennie, Hamilton J., lawyer, Fourth.

Devany, Michael, cigar maker, Huron.

Donelly, Patrick & Joseph, general store, Huron.

Donovan Patrick, general store, lower town.

Doty, Alonzo M., boot and shoe maker, lower town.

Earl, Edward, saloon, Ann.

Earl, Thomas, general store, Main.

Eberbach, C & Co., (Christian Eberbach, Emanuel Mann,) druggists, Main.

Fantle, Charles, dry goods, Main.

Fantle, Charles, dry goods, Main.

Felch, Hon. Alpheus, lawyer, Huron, cor. Fourth.

Felch, Sabin, shoemaker, lower town

Fischer, George, meat market, Huron

Fohey, William, grocer, Fourth.

Freeman, John A., barber, Main.

Freeman, Thomas B., (col'd), barber, Main.

Fritz, Louis, meat market, Huron.

Gates, David L., carriage maker, Detroit.

Gauss, John, blacksmith, Liberty.

Godfrey, Henion & Gott, (David Godfrey, S. Newell Henion, James B. Gott), dry goods, cor. Main and Huron.

Goodrich, Cornelius D., stoves and tinware, Main.

Gott James B., lawyer, (and of Godfrey, Henion, & Gott), Huron.

Gott, John N., lawyer, Huron, cor. Fourth.

Granger, Hon. Bradley F., Rep. U. S. Congress, Huron.

Green, Byron, livery stable, rear Franklin House.

Gregory, Edgar M., prop'r Monitor Hotel, Huron.

Greenville & Fuller, (George Greenville and John T. Fuller), druggists, Main.

Guiterman, M. & Co., (M. Guiterman and S. Sondheim) clothing, Main.

Gwinner, Jacob F., machinist, Washington.

Gwinner F. & Co., (Frederick and Charles G.) meat market, Washington.

Haarer, John, daguerrean artist, cor. Main and Liberty.

Hale, Benjamin F., (botanic) physician, cor. Ann and Fourth.

Hale, L.D. broker, Main.

Hale, Ruben, grocer and baker, Main.

Hangsterfer, Jacob, confectioner, cor Main and Washington.

Hartwell, John W., hardware, Main.

Hauser, Gottlieb, city brewery, First.

Haviland & Rhodes (Tertellus A. Haviland and Lewis F. Rhodes), blacksmiths and mechinists, lower town.

Hawkins, Olney, lawyer, Fourth.

Henning, David, cooper, corner Detroit and Fifth.

Herz, August, grocer, lower town.

Hesse, Bernhard, physician, corner Main and Liberty.

Herbert, Miss Mary A., millinery, Main, corner Ann.

Hill, George D., Surveyor General, Dacota Territory; office, Main.

Holmes, William D., carpenter, Fayette.

Hooper, Richard & Son (Frederick), Ann Arbor brewery, State.

Hulme, George, iron founder, lower town.

Hunt, John W., hardware, Main.

Huss, George, shoemaker, Main.

Huston, James T., blacksmith, Main.

Hutzel & Co. (Adolph Hutzel, Christian Eberbach, Emanuel, Mann), grocers and dealers in paints and oils, Main.

Hyland, Charles, grocer, Main.

Irish, Thos., physician (Eclectic), lower town.

Jacckle, Joseph, watchmaker and jeweler, Huron.

Jedele, Martin, shoemaker, Washingon.

Kayser & Co. (Christopher Kayser, Anton Shaparle), harness makers, Main.

Keenan, John, grocer, lower town.

Kelley, John C., tailor, lower town.

Kettner, John, lumber dealer, south side Ann between Division and Fifth.

Kingsley, George, lawyer, east side public square.

Kingsley & Morgan (James Kingsley, Elijah W. Morgan), lawyers, east side public square.

Krause, Henry, leather and hides, Main.

Kruger, Albert, cigars and tobacco, Main.

Lawson & Wurster, (Joseph W. Lawson and Frederick Wurster), carriage makers, Fourth.

Lender, Irwin G., architect, Buchoz block.

Loeb, A. & C., (Alexander and Cauffman), clothing, Huron.

Leonhard, Chester, shoemaker, cor. Fifth and Liberty.

Lewitt, Dr. William, Division.

Loomis & Tripp, (William L. Loomis, Charles Tripp), machinists and iron founders, Huron.

Lutz, George F., saloon, Main.

McCreery, William, leather and shoe findings, Main.

McIntyre, Donald, banker, cor. Ann and Fourth.

McMahon & Hall, (James McMahon, Edmond F. Hall, (James McMahon, Edmond F. Hall), groceries and provisions, cor. Ann and Main.

Mack & Schmid, (Christian Mack, Frederick Schmid), general store, cor. Main and Liberty.

Maile, Louis, shoemaker, Liberty.

Mann, Solomon, agent, tailor, Main.

Martin, Oliver M. furniture, Main.

Matthews, Roger, meat market, Ann.

Maynard, John H., general store, Main.

Maynard, John W., late merchant, Main.

Maynard, William S., late merchant, real estate dealer, Main, cor. Ann.

Millen, C.H. & Co., (Chauncey H. Millen, Chas. B. Thompson), dry goods and groceries, Main.

Miller, Davis & Webster, (John F. Miller, Gilbert F. Davis, of New York, Stephen M. Webster), bankers, Main.

Mills, Addison P., general store, Huron.

Moore & Loomis, (Alanson Moore, George L. Loomis), boots and shoes, Main.

Mowrey, Israel, cooper, opposite M. C. R. R. depot.

Mull, Lucius F., carriage maker, Main, lower town.

Muehlig, Florian, cabinet maker, Main.

Nootz, William, meat market, lower town.

North, George W., dentist, Main.

Nye, Nelson B., livery stable, Main, cor. Catherine.

O'Brien, Martin, grocer, Ann.

O'Hara, William, clothing, Main.

O'Neal, James, grocer, Detroit.

Pack, Clarkson L., boots and shoes, Main.

Parker, Franklin L., lawyer, Main.

Phelpa, Harriet N., millinery, Main.

Pitkin & Wiltsie, (Edward P. Pitkin, Wendell D. Wiltsie), lawyers, Exchange block, Main.

Pond, Elihu B., editor and publisher Michigan Argus, Huron.

Porter, Charles B. dentist, Huron.

Prudden, N. A., cooper, Detroit near Fifth.

Quinn, Patrick W. trailor, Fourth.

Reinhart, John M., shoe maker, Main.

Rettich, Frederick, saloon, Washington.

Reyer & Brehm, (John Reyer, Peter Brehm), Great Western Brewery, West Fourth.

Risdon & Henderson, (Louis C. Risdon, John S. Henderson), hardware and stoves, Main.

Rogers, Moses, dealer in and manufacturer of agricultural implements, "Agricultural Hall," cor. Fourth and Detroit.

Roller & Rupp, (John Roller, David Rupp), cabinet makers, Huron.

Root, Charles M., hats and caps, Main.

Root, Erastus, boot and shoe maker, Huron.

Rose, John, grocer, Ann.

Ruoff, Frederick, proprietor Bavarian Brewery, on railroad.

Saunders, William W., groceries, lower town.

Schairer, John G., shoe maker, Second.

Schlitter, Frederick, painter, Washington.

Schlotterbeck, Herman, confectioner, Main.

Schneider, John, wagon maker and blacksmith, Second.

Schoff & Miller, (Nelson M. Schoff, John F. Miller), books and stationary, Main.

Schumacher, Christian, blacksmith, Second.

Schuyler, R., general agent M. C. R. R.

Scott, John M., daguerrean artist, Main.

Seaman & Cole, (Ezra C. Seaman, James M. Cole), propr. Ann Arbor Journal, Huron.

Seaman & Root, (Ezra C. Seaman, Tracy W. Root), lawyers, Huron.

Sinclair & Swathel, (william M. Sinclair, John T. Swathel), merchant millers and dealers in grain, lower town.

Sipfle, J. Frederick, meat market, Main.

Slawson & Geer (Luman R. Slawson, John R. Geer), groceries, Huron cor. Fourth.

Smith, Mrs. Ann R., dressmaker, Main cor. Ann.

Smith, George W., boot and shoe maker, Main.

Smith, Mrs. Louis, fancy goods, cor. Main and Washington.

Smith, Wellington D., boots and shoes, Huron.

Smith, Willard B., physician. Main.

Sorg, Frederick, painter, Washington.

Spalding & Fleming, (Ephraim H. Spalding, Edward Fleming), stoves and tinware, Main.

Sperry, George F., grocer, Main.

Sperry & Flynn, (Lyman Sperry, James Flynn), blacksmiths, Catherine.

Spoor, Charles, saddlery and harness maker, Main.

Stebbins & Wilson, (Frank L. Stebbins, Uriah B. Wilson), general store, cor. Main and Ann.

Storms, Hiram, grocer and woolen manufacturer, lower town.

Stubbs, Laurence, cigar maker, Main.

Sutherland, Andrew J., (Sutherland & Wilmot), gunsmith, Huron.

Sutherland, S. G. & Son, (Samuel G. and Charles G.), grocers, Main.

Sutherland & Wilmot, (Andrew J. Sutherland, Charles T. Wilmot), sewing machines, Huron.

Swift, F. proprietor Ann Arbor City Mills.

Taylor, Joseph C., justice of the peace, lower town.

Teats, Hermann, barber, Main.

Thompson, John I., postmaster, office cor. Ann and Fourth. Thompson & Son, (John and Clement R.), provisions and groceries, Huron.

Tooker, T. Daniel, photographer, Main.

Taver, A. jr., proprietor Traver Mills.

Truait, J. L. & A. J. (John L. and Andrew J.), dauerrean artists, cor. Ann and Fourth.

Twitchell & Frazer, (Daniel S. Twitchell, Robert E. Frazer), lawyers, court house.

Vandercook, Daniel H., sashes and blinds, lower town.

Vandawarker, Jacob, boots and shoes, Main.

Volland, Jacob, harness maker and lime dealer, Huron.

Wagner, William, tailor, Main.

Wall, Patrick, grocer, Ann.

Ward, Alfred G., physician, lower town.

Ward, Thomas O., manufacturer agricultural implements, Main cor. Catherine.

Watts, J. C. & Brother, (Joseph C. and Benjamin F.), watchmakers and jewelers, Main.

Webster, James R., book store and paper hangers, Huron, opposite Franklin House.

Weil J. & Brothers, (Jacob, Marcus, Moses, Leopold and Solomon), 53 Ferry, New York, 20 Market, Chicago, aid Huron, Ann Arbor, dealers in wool, hides, and furs, and manufacturers of leather and morocco.

Wells, Ebenezer, physician, Main.

West, John, boots and shoes, hats and caps, Main.

Wheeler, Goodall & Henley, (Munson Wheeler, Norman C. Goodall and John Henley) grocers and bankers, Washington.

Wheeler, John M., lawyer, Huron.

Wheeler & Moore, (M. Wheeler, Charles J. Moore), bankers and confectioners, Washington.

Windenmann, Augustus, hardware and coal, cor. Washington and Main.

Wildt, Emanuel G., saloon, Huron.

Wines & Co., (William W. Wines, Daniel Hiscock), general store, Main.

Wines, Hallock & Douglas, (Daniel E. Wines, John T. Hallock, Levi H. Douglas), steam planning mill, Fifth.

Wood, D. L. & Co., (Daniel D. Wood, William G. Foster), dry goods, Main.

Woodruff, Dr. F., (homeo.), Division.

Woodruff, Thomas M., tailor, Main.

Zeeb, Jacob, baker, Second.

Ziegler, Frederick, wagon maker, Second.