History Barry Township was the original township, with boundaries co-extensive with Barry County, from which all the townships of the county were partitioned. On 23 March 1836, a legislative act provided for the organization of the township of Barry. The first township meeting was held at the house of Nicholas Campbell in Barry Township (in what is now Prairieville Township) on 4 April 1836.History of Barry County, (Michigan) by Hon. W. W. Potter. With biographical sketches of prominent men by Ford Hicks and Edward Butler. Potter, William W., 1869–1940., Hicks, Ford., Butler, Edward. Page 17. Accessed 17 September 2022.
History Barry Township was the original township, with boundaries co-extensive with Barry County, fro.m which all the townships of the county were partitioned. On 23 March 1836, a legislative act provided for the organization of the township of Barry. The first township meeting was held at the house of Nicholas Campbell in Barry Township (in what is now Prairieville Township) on 4 April 1836.H,istory of Barry County (Michigan) by Hon. W W. Potter. With biographical sketches of prominent men by Ford Hicks and Edward Butler. Potter, William W., 1869–1940., Hicks, Ford, Butler, Edward. Page 17. Accessed 17 September 2022.