Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Dec 1934, p. 17

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case of Kenwood, Chicago, .Mrs. LIind and Dr. Case being. with her at the time of ber death. chuId Of Picmen Florence Baxter Case was the cbild -of pioneers from Dorchester ColIony Days Ancient Windsor, Conn., the fisttown 'i Connectiïcut, where family lands, the "ýtowne lots," the "farmfe lots," and'-tbe "woode lots" of Thomas Orton, from whom she was directly.descended in the seventh generation, from ber mother, Elisa- beth Orton, ýwere, recorded. in 1640. The exact location of these holdings are ail recorded on, the maps i Stilcs' "Ancient ý Windsor." Thomas Orton, bis son,:and bis grandson were .original settiers in Ancent Windsor, Farmington, Litchfield, and Litchfield Farms, the first towns opened in Contnecticult. Het, fatter carne over- land in Prairie Schooners with a large family years before ber birth in 1840, at White Pigeon, Micb. Fatiier Was Great Leader Her father, the Honorable Levi Baxter of Jonesville, Hillsdale Coun- tyi )Àich., might be called, "The father of the Republican. Party," for be named and called into being the committee ýwhich called the- original JOSIPHIS. DAVIS STREET SHOP QUE.EN QUALITY SALE * e of Connecticut, but came west instead witb the "Great Trek." He buit the first tbree flour milis in Michigan outside Detroit, at Tecumseh, White Pigeon, and Jonesville. He helped form the first legisiature. and sat witli it for years. Hewas.greatly interest- ed in the "underground railroad" for escapinig slaves a'nd maintained a sta- tion concealed in the center of a woodbouse to which slaves crept in the night, lay for one day, and went on l*t food and dirctinse the fnllnw-ý -eLAEDO On upw. »M&àN "Two.5am T.eWop'wdth " »mom b or due $6 hQUE'Eý to. $8.50 Y 11< repeated service and nonor. MrE Case remained in active club worl untïl failing sight andeh.aring madi

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