Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Younger, Henrietta E. (Ellison) 1902
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Belding Banner, 23 Jan 1902

Was the First White Woman to Sleep In Town of Ronald.

Henrietta E. Younger, who was laid to rest last Friday in Highland Park 
cemetery, was one of the few remaining pioneers who enjoyed the distinction of 
being among the first settlers of Ionia county.

She came to Ionia in 1836 when there were only three houses here, and went with 
her husband to Ronald being the first white woman to sleep in that township.  
It was one of the joys of her life for this good old woman to relate the 
experience of her pioneer days of mingled hardships and happiness in the times 
when the Indians were her neighbors.  During her first nights in Ronald she had 
to sleep under wagon boxes, until her husband could build a house for their 
occupancy.

Mrs. Younger was born in 1815 in New York state, where she married George A. 
Younger, a native of Scotland.  They came to Ionia in 1836.  The husband died 
in 1859 on the farm they settled, and her last days were spent on the farm 
adjoining.  Her maiden name was Henrietta Elizabeth Ellison.  There were born 
to Mr. and Mrs. Younger six children.  The eldest, Jane died years ago.  Harry 
is now a resident of Belding, Charles E. and William E. lived on the farm.


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