Person:Elisabeth King (6)

According to the 1870 census, Eliza could read, but could not write.

The Vermont Cemetery is at Jerusalem and Chelsea-Manchester/M52 Rds., Chelsea, MI 48118.

From History of Washtenaw Co, MI

Vermont CemeteryThis, the oldest burial-place in Sylvan tp. originated as follows: In 1835 Mrs. Jesse Smith died, her death being the first in the township... It is the resting place of nearly all the pioneers of Sylvan as well as many of their descendants.

From Margery Webb

No I don't think our lines cross. Mine came from Shoreditch, London England in 1833 and settled in Washtenaw, MI. Most of the men were named George, Edward, Charles or John.

From the Michigan GenWeb page

Washtenaw County was formed in 1826 from Wayne and Oakland Counties and at the time contained a portion of Livingston, Eaton and Jackson Counties with Ann Arbor as the county seat. There are many legends concerning the name Washtenaw. Some people think it was the name of an Indian who lived near the mouth of the river.

Other people think it was the Potawatamie word for large stream or river. Emerson Greenman, a former curator of the museum of anthropology at the University of Michigan, wrote that Washtenaw derived from the Algonquin and meant 'Far Country' with Detroit as the point of reference.

1. ↑ History of Washtenaw Co, MI. (Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881 Chicago)
   Vermont Cemetery.