1 8 3 0 ), ▁W irt ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 1 ), ▁K atherine ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 3 ), ▁Hann ah ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 4 ), ▁Julia ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 7 ), ▁Charlotte ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 9 ), ▁Isabel la ▁( born ▁ 1 8 4 1 ) ▁and ▁Marshall ▁( born ▁ 1 8 5 8 ). ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁lived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁D ex ter ▁pl atted ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁surrounding ▁his ▁house ; ▁he ▁named ▁it ▁" D ex ter " ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁also ▁obtained ▁land ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Michigan ; ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁establish ing ▁S ag ina w , ▁By ron , ▁and ▁D ex ter , ▁he ▁pl atted ▁I onia , ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁owned ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Was ht en aw ▁County ▁alone . ▁D ex ter ▁was ▁a ▁vocal ▁supp orter ▁of ▁rail ro ads ▁( and , ▁indeed , ▁is ▁generally ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁public ly ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁trans cont inental ▁rail road , ▁in ▁an ▁editor ial ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁de eded ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁construct ing ▁a ▁rail