Zephania W. Bunce
In 1817, Zephania W. Bunce sailed up the St. Clair River and settled at the mouth of Baby's Creek. The area was, at that time virtually uninhabited and virgin pine forests stretched from Pine River to the Strait of Mackinac. Bunce was a lumberman, owning a sawmill with his two sons, Mumford and Lefferts. Over the years Zephania would wear many hats. In addition to being a merchant, he served as postmaster for Desmond and became a member of the Michigan legislature, where he served for sixty-five years.
 

Meldrum & Park
Meldrum & Park erected a sawmill in 1792 at the location now known as Carleton Creek (located at the present day Riverview Golf Course). 
 

Colonel Andrew Mack
A prominent Detroit man, Colonel Mack purchased the mill begun by Meldrum & Park and constructed a home at that location. A model of this house may still be seen on the lawn of Marysville Historical Museum in Marysville Park. The tombstone of Mack and his wife, Amelia, still remains standing on the north bank of Carleton Creek in the Riverview Golf Course.
 

C. Harold Wills
C. Harold Wills was chief engineer for Ford Motor Corporation from its inception in 1903.  Wills designed every vehicle manufactured by Ford Motor Corporation from 1903 to 1919 when he resigned. Wills moved to Marysville in 1919 at which time he built C. H. Wills & Company.  In 1921 the first overhead-cam, V-8 Wills Ste. Claire was produced.  This was the first vehicle to have back-up lights.  Next hydraulic brakes, balloon tires and a six cylinder engine were added.  C. H. Wills & Company closed in 1926 after making some 14,000 vehicles.  The property, just south of Marysville Historical Museum was sold to Chrysler in 1935 and is now houses its Mopar division.  There is a historical marker where the old Wills Ste. Clair Company was. Michigan Historical Marker, Registered Site L1100, Erected 1983  
 

Edward P. Vickery
Purchased land from Cummings Sanborn and erected a sawmill  near the foot of the street now known as Huron Boulevard, at the point where Mud Creek (in Marysville Park) flowed into the St. Clair River. He named the operation Vickery's Landing and the settlement surrounding it eventually became known as Vicksburg. Vickery sold his mill in 1852 to Lewis Brockway and Horace E. Bunce.
 

Isaac Hubbard
Built a tavern, blacksmith shop and store at the corner of Bartlett Road (present day Huron Boulevard), and Gratiot Turnpike. This establishment was known as Hubbard's Corners. Hubbard married Edward Vickery's daughter Mary.
 

Myron Williams
From 1853 - 1870, Williams built ships that played an important role in Marysville's past. In 1854, he became part owner of the lumber mill that had previously been known as Vickery's Landing, along with Nathan Reeves and Nelson Mills.