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Afterward, their daughters Ruby and Iva remained on the farm. [4] The Fuerst sisters sold their 160 acres of land to the city of Novi in the 1970s for a token amount, retaining a life lease on this five-acre farmstead parcel. The Fuerst sisters both died in 1991. [5] The farm was demolished in 2008 [2] and the property redeveloped into Fuerst ...
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In 1826, Joseph Yerkes, his sons William and John, and members of their family moved from Romulus, New York to Michigan and purchased land around Novi and Northville. One of those family members was Joseph D. Yerkes, the eldest son of William Yerkes. Joseph D. Yerkes was born in New York in 1819, and helped his father farm upon coming to Michigan.
Novi was organized as a township in 1832, on land taken from Farmington Township. The name Novi was offered by resident Dr. J. C. Emery, at the suggestion of his wife. Residents were reportedly looking for a shorter name than Farmington. [5] A local account has said that it was named after the sixth toll gate (No. VI) on the Grand River Road ...
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The following are restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Guernsey County Health Department from July 1-19.. July 2. Angi's Roadside Diner, 3394 Glenn Highway, Cambridge.
The farmhouse was enlarged again in 1888. When he died in 1899, William P. Groves left the farm to his son, Albert, and his brother, Edwin W. Groves. Edwin died in 1915 and Albert's son William T. Groves purchased his share of the farm. In 1907 the Groves family moved to Ann Arbor and leased the farm to Martin Wurster, a German immigrant. A ...
The following are restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Guernsey County Health Department from Feb. 5 to 9.. Feb. 6. St. Benedict Church and School, 220 N. Seventh ...