Historic Village of Cash, MI

Supplemental Material and Images

Watertown Township,

Sanilac County T. 11 N. – R. 14E.

From the 1894 Atlas of

Sanilac County, showing the

position of Cash at the

borders of sections 26, 27,

34, and 35

Early Land DeedsIssued in 1853 granting Edwin Cash the SW ¼

of the NE ¼ of Section 35Record of the sale of the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ of

section 26 to Edward Cash issued 1858

Deed issued in 1859 for the sale of the SW ¼ of the

SW ¼ of section 26 & the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of

section 35 to Edward Cash.

Land patent for the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 27

sold to Selah Reeve 1853.

Recorded in 1852 granting

the land at the E ½ of the NE

¼ in section 34 to Wellington

Davis.

These land sales included

much of the area that

would be important in the

formation of the

Village, including Edward

Cash’s first homestead and

the schoolhouse in section

35. The general store, post

office and churches would

be located in the land in the

SE corner of section 27 and

NE of section 34

Cash in the Michigan State Gazetteer and

Business Directory

Beginning in the 1887 edition

the village of Cash had a

listing in the directory, often

with a brief summary and list

of local businesses.

Directory listing in the 1889-1890 edition showing a growth in the size of

the community.

Comparison of the listings from 1893 and 1901 show a population decline

in effect. From 100 in 1891 to 50 in 1893 down to only 20 in the 1901

directory. Offset however by the expansion of listed businesses and

occupations in the 1901 edition.

The 1905 listing on the left is the last to include the post office in the

village, which was closed later that year. Following directories merely

descripted Cash as a “discontinued post office” like the example of the

right thru to the 1923 edition.

Maps from the 1906 Atlas of Sanilac County. Including

Watertown Township & property ownership in Cash, also

the location of the church and schoolhouse. Highlights

the importance of the Cash family to the region.

U.S. Census 1850

Port Huron census with

Edwin Cash listed as a

resident before acquiring

and moving to land in

section 35 of Watertown

Township.

U.S. Census 1870

The Watertown Township

census showing the Cash

and Codington families. As

well as the school teacher

Sophia Wilson.

Historic photographs of Cash from the Township’s website. Image of

the general store on the left is circa 1920, no known date for the aerial

view on the right.

Current Photographs of Cash