The following is a brief history/timeline of the Township of Dalton; it is not a complete list.

Multiple sources, some differing from others, have been used to
compile this list. Any additional information, dates, and persons are welcome and can be emailed to deptreas@daltontownship.org. Dalton Township thanks you. If you would like to know more or cannot find the information that you are interested in, please contact our deputy clerks office at (231)332-6704 or by email at: deputyclerk@daltontownship.org

Requesting Information On:

  • Dates and Names for all elected officials.
  • A. Clug, in ???, established the Township's first sawmill at Dalton Station (1).
  • Further details on the early settlers listed above.

INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS IN PROGRESS.

Compiled Information

Historical Timeline

???? - Gale Nichols, first white man, in section 3, made no land improvements. He kept a tavern and traded with the Indians (1) (2).

1856 - A. B. Buel was the first permanent resident of the Twin Lake territory. Buel platted the village of Twin Lake (1).

April 18, 1859 - The Town of Dalton was organized. The then town included the current area of Dalton Township and lands now located within Fruitland, Whitehall, Blue Lake, Holton, and Cedar Creek Townships.

1862 - B.F. Dow was considered the first permanent settler; he developed a fruit farm in section 30 (1) (2).

1863 - William Maltby was the first settler of the southeast section of the Township (1).

1865 - W. A. Hanchett settled near B.R. Junction (1).

1865 - A.B. Buel arrived and platted the Village of Twin Lake (1) (2). **see differing date above.

1866 - A. Clug settled in the Township; owner of the first saw mill, located at Dalton Station (1) (2).

1867 - Charles Buzzell settled in Section 1 (1).

1867 - Fox Lake School was the first school erected; later renamed the Knapp School. Miss Etta Odion was the first teacher.

1867 - Campbell & Armstrong built a second sawmill in the Township, the first at Twin Lake. Locally the sawmill was known as "Old Reliable" (1) (2).

1869 - Henry Lyman settled near Twin Lake (1). Henry was later elected Dalton Township Clerk in 1881. He passed away in 1934 and is buried in Dalton's Twin Lake Cemetery, he is recorded as a US Veteran.

1869 - H. Thompson settled (1).

1881 - E.R. Ford's steam saw mill was built on Twin Lake in the fall. Both I.E. Latimer's and Ford's steam saw mills were the only mills remaining at Twin Lake in 1882 (2).

1882 - Mr. Putnam was in charge of the railway station. Telegraph operator and deputy postmaster at this time was also Mr. Putnam. Warren Odion was the postmaster (2). Warren later passed in 1934 and is buried in Dalton's Twin Lake Cemetery, he is recorded as a US Veteran.

1882 - Mr. N. R. Dreyer, Clerk of Holton Township at the time, was in charge of the school (2).
Additional Early Settlers: William Moore, James H. Gardner, William Steinburg, Alonzo Yager, Charles Nord, William F. Stone, James Gardner, James Armstrong, and Asahel Fowler (1) (2). *more information on these persons requested*

Township Owned Properties:

?: Previous Township Hall located on the corner of Staple and Riley Thompson; now a privately owned residence.

1945 Previous Fire Station #1 was located in Lakewood Club, the building is now used by the Village of Lakewood Club's Department of Public Works.

Previous Fire Station #2 was located in Twin Lake.

1952: The Twin Lake Cemetery Association Deeded the Twin Lake Rural Cemetery to Dalton Township. It is now referred to as the Twin Lake Cemetery.

1978: The current Township Hall was built at 1616 E. Riley Thompson Rd.

1995: The current Fire Station was built at 1650 E. Riley Thompson Rd.

Clerks, Supervisors, Treasurers

1859-1860

Clerk: Moses Hall
Supervisor: P. Dalton
Treasurer:

1861

Clerk: O. F. Pear
Supervisor: P. Dalton
Treasurer:

1862-1863

Clerk: A. Mears
Supervisor: S. C. Hall
Treasurer:

1864

Clerk: J. D. Sturtevant
Supervisor: S. C. Hall
Treasurer:

1865

Clerk: A. B. Speed
Supervisor: Hiram Stearns
Treasurer:

1866

Clerk: R. N. Poulson
Supervisor: H. S. Tyler
Treasurer:

1867

Clerk: G. W. Cowen
Supervisor: H. S. Tyler
Treasurer

1868

Clerk: G. W. Cowen
Supervisor: H. S. Tyler
Treasurer

1869

Clerk: G. W. Cowen
Supervisor: H. S. Tyler
Treasurer:

1870-1872

Clerk: G. W. Cowen
Supervisor: B. F. Dow
Treasurer:

1873

Clerk: G. W. Cowen
Supervisor: Ira D. Trumbull
Treasurer:

1874

Clerk: Geo. McMillan
Supervisor: B. F. Dow
Treasurer:

1875-1880

Clerk: C. L. Buzzell
Supervisor: Geo. McMillan
Treasurer:

1881

Clerk: Henry Lyman
Supervisor: C. L. Buzzell
Treasurer:

1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968

Clerk: Harvey Lund
Supervisor:
Treasurer:

1972

Clerk: Edith Simpson
Supervisor:
Treasurer:

1978

Clerk: Clarence Furman
Supervisor: Bud Hovey, resigned
Willaim Humphrey, appointed
Treasurer: Ruth A. Buell

1980

Clerk: Ronace Zielinski
Supervisor: Robert Anderson
Treasurer: Florence Bowman

1986

Clerk:
Supervisor: Merle Hittle
Treasurer: Bob Frain

Nov. 2004 Election

Clerk: Mary Ellen Sherwood
Supervisor: Scott Hldaki
Treasurer: Rosemary Rinella

Nov. 2008 Election

Clerk: Mary Ellen Sherwood, resigned
Tracy L DeMarse, appointed
Supervisor: Chris Hall
Treasurer: Elizabeth Jenkins

Nov. 2012 Election

Clerk: Tracy L. DeMarse, resigned
Mary Ann Wallace, appointed
Supervisor: Chris Hall, resigned
Jerry McIntyre, appointed.
Treasurer: Elizabeth Jenkins

Nov. 2016 Election

Clerk: Mary Ann Wallace, resigned
Lori Hayes, appointed.
Supervisor: Tony Barnes
Treasurer: Elizabeth Jenkins, resigned
Tammy Stephenson, appointed.

Nov. 2020 Election

Clerk: Lori Hayes-resigned
Tracy L. DeMarse, appointed
Supervisor: Jeffrey Alexander Martin
Treasurer: Gerold Flater-resigned
Kelly Mazurkiewicz, appointed-resigned
Kristy Miles, appointed