Court records from Justice of the Peace for Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, Michigan.

Name/Title

Court records from Justice of the Peace for Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, Michigan.

Entry/Object ID

2018.14.02

Scope and Content

Two record books (a. and b.) from the estate of Justice of the Peace, Leslie Junkerman recording traffic fines and criminal fines. Hearings range from 1940-1959. Topics include driving violations, truancy, disturbing the peace, failure to support children and many others. Index of names at front of each volume.

Context

The index from the smaller book B. names defendants Glenn Fremont Arnold, Cleo Arndt, Even E. Anderson, Richard Bush, Birle Bird, Robert Edward Bethel, Frank Bransberg, Edward F. Brown, William A. Buss, Paul Bult, Avery Blackwood, Phillip Black, Clerence Cranmer, Clifton Engineering Co., John Jos. Courtney, Robert Thomas Cavera, Wilfred J. Carroll, Jack Conanly, Bernard M. Crow, Edward Cole, Walter Deitz, Richard Deitz, D&H Supply Co., Robert T. Daniels, Phillip Dotto, Florence DeGeatona, Dogette Concrete Pro Co., Marvin Ende, Easterly V.O., Thomas A. Gutherio, Roselie Gorhman, Larry K. Geisel, Birthon N. Gray, C.J. Hoggard, Hobeck Construction Co., Ester I. Hacklander, D. Densmore Hart, Richard I. Hutchins, Gordon Holtgreet, Bert Holtgreet, Robert Hijicek, John Heidema, Industrial Fuel and Ashpath Co., Edward Jaarda, William Frank Jorgerson, Andrew H. Jager, Wilbert Harold Kendall, Albert Kasbolm, John Kouw, Claud William King, H. Colon Kelley, Daniel Keane, Gerald A. Kirchoff, Granville Dan Lyons, Rocco A. Laterzo, Raymond Lungren, Leo Mathews, Thomas Gene MIller, Walter J. Marshall, Clarles Milner, Thomas E. Moore, Donald W. Martin, James Marron, Hushel Martin, Mokma Movers & Riggers, Leo Mathews, Eileen F. Mathewson, Vincent McHale, David McShann, Daniel McDonald, Gerald Nyhoff, Edward Nixon, Theodore C. Neilson, Joseph Orzehoski (2), Kimball Owen-Ames, Overisel Food & Supply, Paul Peterson, Frank Polinski, Donald Paddick, Padons Iron & Metal, Martin J. Potosky, Lewis P. Quade, Ronald I. Riddle, Robert Richardson, James J. Rammacher, Charles Roberts, Reit Riley Asphalt Paving, Hershel Seymore, Charles Alexander Schmid, Charles Sulivan, Myrle Stanley, Herbert Saukko, Sandra Scruppi, C.W. Sproul, Lawrence Scruggs, James Shoulders, Leroy Richard Stapleton, Ardith Jean Stowers, Stokley-VanCamp, Robert G. Swank, Ter I Snider, Wilbur Francis Snyder, Somerville Const. Co., Harrison J. Tieglaar, Tanis Cold Storage, Clifford J. Terhaar, Jack N. Tupler, Richard Dale Teske, Clifford Terhaar, Steven Paul Thompson, Tri-City Ashpath Paving, Taylor Produce & Storage, Richard Todd, Roger Villwock, Robert VanVoohees, William J. VanLeeuween, Fred Vanderneer, Douglas Vial, Marvin VanVoorst, Glenn Voorhorst, Harold Voss, Van Concrete Products, Richard E. Warner, Edward Walker, Robert Wieronga, Vernon Woodwyk, Donald Woodwyk, Gerald A. Weber, Frank Yorkman, Young & Greenualt, and Lewis Felix Zuelow. The ledgers came from the 1890 house at 748 Holland street, on the SW corner of Holland and Lucy. The justice of the peace, Leslie L. Junkerman, lived there.

Collection

Police, sheriff and law enforcement

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2018.14

Source or Donor

Lord, Bob

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Court records, Legal history, Social history, Saugatuck, Michigan, Douglas, Michigan, Saugatuck Township, Justice of the Peace, Criminal Justic System

Archive Details

Creator

Junkerman, Leslie (?-1965)

Date(s) of Creation

1940 - 1959

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1940-1959 Archivist: Eric Gollannek

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Large binder of court documents for each hearing measuring 10" by 16.5" by 5" (a) and second bound book measuring 11" by 8" by 1.5" (b)

Location

Building

2nd floor archives

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Cloth covers need cleaning, have heavy layer of dust.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Junkerman, Leslie (?-1965), Arndt, Cleo Leui 1911-1974, Hacklander, Esther 1901-1998, Jager, Andrew H. 1921-1992, Quade, Louis Edward 1907-1975, Villwock, Roger, 748 Holland/Jeffery Lodge/1894 House, Boyce, James "Jim" III 1930-2008

General Notes

Note

1948 - 1963

Create Date

June 11, 2018

Update Date

June 10, 2026