For a number of years after taking unto himself a wife, Mr. Valleau took contracts to build roads and bridges, devoting his leisure time the clearing of his land. In 1888 he moved from Waverly township to Pine Grove township, and there lived for two years on the large farm that he owned, and on which he made substantial improvements. Coming to Bloomingdale township in 1890, he purchased what was then known as the Beddo farm, and is now living here retired from active business, enjoying the fruits of early years of judicious toil. A man of real discrimination and ability, Mr. Valleau has acquired large property interests, at one time having owned upwards of eleven hundred acres of choice land, and has assisted each of his children to homes of their own. Mr. Valleau has been twice married. He married first, at the age of twenty-four years, Mary B. Luddington, who was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, a daughter of Archibald and Abby (Matterson) Luddington, natives of either New York state or Pennsylvania, and pioneer settlers of Portage township, Kalamazoo county, Michigan. She died in 1865, leaving six children, namely: Alice, Eber, Harmon, Merlain, Mina and Archie. Alice married James Scoville and has seven children, Archie, Roy, Robert, Myrtle, Marion, Benjamin T., and Earl. Eber died at the age of forty years. Harmon married first Alma Phillips, who bore him three children, Harley, Lulu and Gladys, and married (second) Maria Scoville, by whom he has three children also, Donald, Jack and Allie. Merlain, who married Stella Hanawald, has nine children, Erwin, Russell, Merle, Lawrence, Esther, Emilleo, Law, Antha and Asal B. Mina, wife of Clarence Brown, has six children, Effie, Ruby, Maude, Milton, Alice and Clare. Archie married Mary Bell and they have two children, Ethel and George. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .