Ionia and Lansing Railroad Ionia and Lansing Railroad The Ionia and Lansing Rail Road is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan in the 1860s and 1870s. The company incorporated on November 13, 1865; the investors hailed primarily from Lansing, Ionia and Portland. The original charter called for a from Ionia to Lansing; on January 13, 1869 this was amended with a much grander vision: a line from Lansing to the mouth of the Pentwater River at Pentwater, on the shores of Lake Michigan. In late 1869 the I&L opened a line between Lansing and Ionia; the first trains ran in
Abraham G. Lansing 358 North Market Street, in Albany. Together, they had fourteen children, including: Lansing died on May 15, 1834, in Albany, New York. He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York. Through his son Christopher, he was the grandfather of Abraham Lansing (1835–1899), acting New York State Treasurer and a member of the New York State Senate from 1882 to 1883. Abraham G. Lansing Abraham Gerritse Lansing (December 12, 1756 Albany, New York – May 15, 1834 Albany, New York) was an American politician. Lansing was born on December 12, 1756, in Albany, New York. He was