The William and Alice (Setchfield) Holmes and Carlos E. Hait Families in Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, 1840-1992


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William Holmes (bp. 1806, d. 1885), son of Francis and Alice Brown Holmes, married Alice Setchfield (1806-1880), daughter of William and Anna Loomes Setchfield, in 1827 at St. Andrew's in Whittlesey. They spent the first forty-three years of their life in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1848 William Holmes and his 20-year old son, William Francis, left England for America. The rest of his family followed in 1850. They settled in Oceola Township, Livingston Co., Michigan. Carlos Emory Hait (1828-1893) was born at Clyde, Wayne Co. N.Y. He lived in Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee and died in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. He married (1) Jerusha Tuttle (1833-1857), born in Wysox, Pa.; (2) Elizabeth Bennett (Elizabeth Bennett Richardson), a widow, in 1868.




The Researcher


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Colorado Heritage


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History of Colorado


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Centennial


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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story of Colorado—the Centennial State—is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies; Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country; the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. In Centennial, trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West—and the entire country. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Centennial “A hell of a book . . . While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times “An engrossing book . . . imaginative and intricate . . . teeming with people and giving a marvelous sense of the land.”—The Plain Dealer “Michener is America’s best writer, and he proves it once again in Centennial. . . . If you’re a Michener fan, this book is a must. And if you’re not a Michener fan, Centennial will make you one.”—The Pittsburgh Press “An absorbing work . . . Michener is a superb storyteller.”—BusinessWeek




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Weld County Towns


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Alphabetical listings with histories and photographs of numerous living and extinct towns in Weld County, Colorado.




History of Kane County, Ill


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The first volume highlights communities and history of numerous villages, cities and townships of Kane County. The second volume contains biographies of many Kane County residents.