GLADWIN COUNTY
Gladwin County has been “settled” for over 160 years. The census listed 14 souls occupying the area that would later become Gladwin County on July 20, 1860. One of those noted was William H. Brayton. Many have heard the story that the first permanent settler was Marvil Secord, but we have evidence that Mr. Brayton was here first, and that he remained here except for a short time when…