Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Clark, Cranson 1844 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:56 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) CRANSON CLARK. Grand Blanc Township, Genesee County, counts among its agriculturists no one who is more conversant with the farming interests of the county than he of whom we now write. His residence is on section 19, and his birthplace in Mundy Township, where he first saw the light, September 6, 1844. He is a son of William and Julia (Cranson) Clark, the father being a native of New York as was also the mother. They migrated in 1843 to Mundy Township, and here became early settlers. Erecting a log house, they undertook the clearing and cultivation of eighty acres of land, but being without much means they suffered great privations and hardships. The father died a few years after coming hither, leaving two children: Lois, wife of William Fletcher, and our subject. The mother survived until 1873, when she also passed away. Cranson Clark was reared to manhood in this county, which has been his home throughout life. He received his education in the district school and ever regretted that he did not have better advantages in that line, but has endeavored to keep himself in touch with the public movements of the times through reading and observation. The marriage of our subject to Miss Hattie Robinson took place October 16, 1865. She was born in New York and is now the mother of three children, all of whom are still beneath the parental roof. William D. was born September 6, 1866; Ernest B., September 6, 1869; and Minnie L., May 25, 1873. For several years after his marriage Mr. Clark resided in Mundy Township, where he began his farming operations on eighty acres, but he gradually acquired more until he now owns three hundred and twenty acres of land under good cultivation. In the spring of 1872 he removed to his present farm in Grand Blanc Township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clark are earnest and active members of the Baptist Church, in which Mr. Clark is serving as Deacon and Trustee and where he has been prominent as Sunday-school Superintendent. He is identified with the social order of the Maccabees and is a Republican in politics. Of a peculiarly conservative nature Mr. Clark is nevertheless well known for his good business abilities and his public-spirited interests in all that concerns the welfare of others. He is the owner of one of the finest improved farms in Grand Blanc Township, which cannot fail in its exterior to attract the eye and command the admiration of every passing stranger. He farms not only with brawn but with brain as well, and follows true scientific principles, hence has met with flattering success. A view of his residence and the rural surroundings on his farm is presented elsewhere in this volume. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/clark966gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb

Genesee-Macomb-Montcalm County MI Archives Biographies.....Jacox, Elias 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:54 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ELIAS JACOX. This progressive and enterprising gentleman owns the excellent farm located on section 17, Flint Township, Genesee County. He is a native of the Wolverine State, having been born in Sterling, Macomb County, May 17, 1837. His parents, David and Huldah (Spaulding) Jacox, were natives of New York. The father was brought to Michigan by his parents in 1813, when eight years of age and was reared in Wayne County, becoming one of the very early settlers in Macomb County. He died in Kent County, Mich., when eighty-five years of age. He and his wife were the parents of three children, of whom our subject is the second. He came with his father to Clayton Township, Genesee County, when he was four years of age and here grew to manhood. He has ever since resided in Clayton and Flint Townships, with the exception of two years spent in Greenville, Montcalm County, and having been reared on a farm has always followed agricultural pursuits. April 2, 1863, Mr. Jacox was married in Flint Township, to Miss Adelaide Bump, who was born July 29, 1843, in Flushing, this State. She is descended from sturdy, patriotic ancestry. Her great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, was taken prisoner by Gen. Burgoyne who, however, showed him especial favor on account of assistance he had given the General's sister. The parents of Mrs. Jacox were Elias J., and Nancy (Stewart) Bump, natives of Oneida County, N. Y., and old settlers in Flint Township. The father engaged in the mercantile business in Flushing and also operated an ashery. Farming, however, was his chief business and at one time he was the owner of four hundred acres of land. He died in Flint, January 8, 1884, while his wife passed away in the same city, November 30, 1890, aged seventy-two years and two months. The names of the six children which comprise the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jacox are as follows: Albert L., Leon H., William G., Howard E., Adelaide L. and Stanley F. The farm which Mr. Jacox owns and operates comprises one hundred and ninety acres, which are carefully cultivated and made very productive. A good class of buildings has been erected on the estate, suitable for the storage of grain and shelter of stock, while the family residence, a view of which is shown in another portion of this volume, is an attractive abode, reflecting in its interior the taste of the inmates. Mr. Jacox is an adherent of the Democratic party, and believes in the soverignty of individual power. He has served as School Director and is greatly interested in educational matters. Mrs. Jacox is a model matron, having the cares of her household uppermost in her mind, but in her the interests at large find an appreciative and ready co-worker. An intelligent and amiable lady, she is a worthy representative of an excellent family and is well fitted to be the life companion of a man of such sterling qualities as our subject. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/jacox965gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Sayre, Ira T. 1859 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:49 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) IRA T. SAYRE, the genial President of the village and able attorney-at-law, who is located at Flushing, Genesee County, is he whose name appears above. He was born in North Hector, Schuyler County, N. Y., March 6, 1859, and is a son of Augustus and Sarah E. (Terry) Sayre, natives of the Empire State. Our subject's father was engaged in farming in his native State. He came to Michigan in 1849 and settled on section 23, in this township, in the northeastern portion of this village, where he, with his brother, Thomas A., took up one hundred and sixty acres of land. He remained here until 1854 and then returned to New York, where he was married, and in 1864, with his family returned to Michigan and settled on his farm with his wife and two children. Our subject's father remained on his farm until 1890, when he retired from his active proprietorship of the fame, and moved to Flushing, where he has since made his home. His father was David H. and his mother Mary (Ashton) Sayre. The former was a native of Long Island and the latter of Ireland, They were married in New York and settled on a farm about 1820. Our subject's great grandsire was Caleb Sayre, and his wife Elizabeth (Halsey) Sayre. The former was in early life a sailor, and spent his latter years as a retired farmer. His parents were both natives of France, who came to America sometime in the seventeenth century and settled on Long Island. Our subject's grandparents on the maternal side were Nathaniel and Sarah (Coleman) Terry, natives of Morristown, N. J. They came to Michigan in 1868, and located in the township of Flushing on section 14. The father lived until 1879, his wife having preceded him to the after world in 1875. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and both he and his family were conscientious Christian people. Our subject's parents had three children, Ira T., Franklin P. and Julia M. Ira Sayre was educated at Flushing and later attended the Agricultural College of Lansing, Mich. He then became a student of the State University at Ann Arbor. He commenced the practice of law at Flushing in 1881. Prior to his entering upon the studying of his profession, he was engaged to teach here, at Clayton and Mt. Morris. He has been Township Clerk for seven years, also Village Clerk for the same length of time, and Justice of the Peace for the last four years. He has served as President of the village for one year, and a member of the School Board for three years. He deals quite extensively in Chicago real estate, and has some valuable property in this township. Our subject is a Republican in politics. Socially he is a Mason, having attained the Thirty-second degree. He is besides a Knight Templar and an Odd Fellow. Our subject was married in 1884 to Miss Julia E. Niles, the daughter of Franklin A. and Mary (Turner) Niles, natives of New York and Michigan respectively. The former came to Michigan and settled in Flushing where he was married in 1865. Our subject is the father of one daughter, Helen L., who was born May 13, 1891. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/sayre964gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Montague, Charles G. 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:45 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) CHARLES G. MONTAGUE. There are few of the older residents of Genesee County who are unfamiliar with the name of the gentleman who forms the subject of this biographical notice. It is that of a man self-made in the broadest sense of that much-abused term—one who in his young manhood resolved to make life a success if it could be accomplished by industry and wise management. Many men who are successful perhaps do not so fully realize the fact as those about them who have been less so, but the present standing of Mr. Montague, socially and financially, should be a source of pleasure to him. A native of this county, he has been identified with its growth, has assisted in the development of the soil, and in the building up of the community. He possesses those substantial traits of character which have been handed down to him by a sturdy line of ancestors, and his conduct in the various relations of life is such as to inspire the trust of those with whom he comes in contact. Mr. Montague has passed almost his entire life in this county, where he was born in Vienna Township December 5, 1848. His father, Daniel M., was a native of Massachusetts, and his mother, Mary (Pierce) Montague, was born in New York State. Daniel M. Montague, who followed the occupation of farming, was married in 1839 in New York, and here he and his estimable wife still reside. They were enabled to give their son Charles G., only a common-school education, as his services were needed almost constantly on the farm, and the educational facilities offered by the schools of the neighborhood were meager. When ready to start out in life for himself he went to work in this county, being at that time twenty-two years old, and was occupied eight years in farming, milling, and lumbering. In 1873 Mr. Montague purchased his present property which was then partly improved. When he began he had no capital except a pair of willing hands and a capable brain, but he has worked his way to a competency and now owns two farms of eighty acres each, besides considerable live stock. Agriculture has been his life occupation and he has a thorough, practical knowledge of the best way of conducting a farm, the proper rotation of crops, and the kind of grain best adapted to the soil. So fully is his time occupied with the various details of his work that he has never been able to serve in public capacities and takes no greater interest in politics than to cast a Republican ballot at every election. The Farmer's Alliance have in him an active and energetic member, and the various methods adopted to advance the interests of the community always receive his hearty co-operation. On December 25, 1885, Mr. Montague was united in marriage with Miss Lucia G. Bray, and three children have come to bless the home: Arthur C., Bertha M. and Charles Ralph. A native of this couuty, Mrs. Montague has passed her life mostly in this State and is highly esteemed in the community where she makes her home. Mr. and Mrs. Montague have a cozy residence to which their friends are wont to resort, and find within the walls the happiness of a true home. The house is commodious and tastily furnished, while without are the substantial structures which are demanded by first-class agriculture of modern times. The place is universally conceded to be one of the best farms in the township and stands as a monument of what can be accomplished by energy wisely directed. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/montague963gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

Genesee-Wayne County MI Archives Biographies.....McNeil, John L. 1813 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:39 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) HON. JOHN L. McNEIL. Among the prominent and representative farmers and leading citizens of Genesee County, who have attained their position by superior mental qualities and owe nothing whatever, to the accidents of birth or ancestral position, is he whose name appears above. He was born in Chittenden County, Vt., October 10, 1813, and is a son of Charles and Jerusha (Lyman) McNeil, natives of Vermont. The name McNeil indicates that the family is of Scotch ancestry and indeed it is one of those clans that took so important a part in the border warfares. Of the representatives of the family in this country, our subject's grand uncle, McNeil, served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and his maternal grandsire, Maj. Jesse Lyman, held an official position in the Vermont militia and gave up his life for his country in the battle of Plattsburg in the War of 1812. Mr. John L. McNeil was one of a family of fourteen children. He was reared to manhood in his native State, his life being that of a farmer boy until he reached his majority. He received a good common-school education, laying a foundation for that broader knowledge that has since come to him. In 1836 he left his native State and May 1, of that year started for Ohio, driving from Vermont to Buffalo and at the last-named place took a boat, also shipping his horse and light covered wagon and intended to stop at Toledo, but owing to the bad condition of the port he went on to Detroit and later came to Genesee County, Mich., and purchased three hundred find twenty acres of land on section 11, Atlas Township, paying $1.25 per acre to the Government. Our subject put up a shanty, upon his new purchase, which was seven feet square and not more than four or five feet high. It was covered outside with bark and that served as his place of residence for about one year and then he built a good log house, which proved to be his home for another year. Later on in life he built a good frame house, in which he resided until he moved to the village of Goodrich in the spring of 1890, where he now lives. During the first winter spent in this State our subject served as a laborer in a gravel pit belonging to the Hon. Enos Goodrich and also assisted in the building of a dam, where there were mills to be erected, receiving fifty cents per day for his work. Had there not been the most urgent necessity for hard labor, Mr. Neil would probably have been very lonely and perhaps his heart would have failed him at times, for at night the stillness of the woods in which he lived was broken only by the screech of the wild animals, and the gun stood always ready, for bears and deer were plentiful. There were also many Indians, and he learned to make some queer shifts in living. He chopped most of the timber from his own land and employed three yoke of oxen in breaking up the land. Pontiac was their nearest point at which to get the staple provisions and the journey thither, with the slow but safe ox-team was painfully tedious. The original of our sketch was married October 26, 1837. His bride was Miss Sylvia Davison, a daughter of Judge Norman Davison, formerly a prominent citizen of Atlas Township. The lady was born in Monroe County, N. Y. Mr. McNeil had a tedious journey to Lapeer in order to get the license. By this union there were three children, two of whom are living—Mary J. and Lyman, the deceased child being Charles. His wife, who was his devoted helpmate and counselor throughout the early and trying years of pioneer experience, departed this life May 26, 1884. She was in the truest sense a model wife and mother and her loss was deeply felt, not only in the family, but in the community at large. Her advent into Atlas Township was made in 1831, her family being among the first pioneers to settle here. The Hon. John McNeil served at an early day as Justice of the Peace and held numerous other local offices. In the session of 1849 he served in the Michigan State Legislature and his constituents felt that they were represented with the greatest credit. He has always been extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising, paying particular attention to raising fine Merino sheep and generally having upon his place between two hundred and three hundred head of such stock. He also raises a superior grade of cattle and horses. Both by precept and example he has been one of the helpful and enterprising citizens of Atlas Township, and indeed one of the cornerstones of the social life of the community. Politically he is a stanch Democrat. While not a church member, he has deep respect for all consistent religious creeds and has been a generous contributor to the support of the various churches in the locality. The fine property which he possesses attests the success which his industry and intelligent management have brought him and it is with pleasure that we recall the comfortable condition which he maintains in life. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/mcneil962gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....McGlinchey, William 1819 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:35 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) WILLIAM McGLINCHEY. The gentleman whose name is given above and who came into the State in 1849, now resides at No. 419 S. Second Street, in Flint. After an enterprising life he has retired from business of an active nature and interests himself in such social and business projects as do not exact a great deal of time or attention. Mr. McGlinchey was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 8, 1819. He came to this country in 1838 and on first landing located in New York City, where he remained until 1849. For the first few years he was variously employed for a gentleman in New York City. In 1849 he came to this county and settled on an unimproved farm. He had previously married Mrs. Jane Philip, of New York City. She was born in New York. After coming to this State our subject was engaged in farming in Clayton Township for twenty years. Our subject finally secured one hundred acres of good land. In the spring of 1870 he sold out and came to Flint, where he has since lived. He employs himself looking after his own private busi ness. He is engaged also in lending money. He has here a fine home where it would seem that he must thoroughly enjoy life. While in Clayton Township, dating from 1852, he was for four years Justice of the Peace. He has never in any sense been a politician and did not seek election. Mr. McGlinchey has been a member of the Masonic order for many years. He now belongs to the Flint Lodge, No. 23. In his religious connection he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church that is located on Court Street. To our subject and his wife was born only one child, who is deceased. Mrs. McGlinchey passed away from this life April 17, 1887; she was born in 1823. She was a woman of marked characteristics, and was much loved by all who knew her. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. McGlinchey later married Miss Lilly Burren, of Flint. The lady is a native of this place and a daughter of James Burren, of Mundy Township. He divides his time between his home in Mundy Township and this city. Mr. Burren was born in Devonshire, England, in 1823, and when twenty-five years of age came to America and settled in Wayne County, N. Y., where he married Miss Hannah Mercer. He was a farmer by occupation and remained in that locality until coming to Michigan in 1858-59. His two elder children— Naomi and William—were born in the Empire State. He purchased a farm at Mt. Morris and then in Mundy Township, where he lived until the time of his death, which occurred in March, 1889. His widow still lives on a farm, They had a family of six children. Mrs. McGlinchey, Julia, Frank, Charles, Naomi and William. Mr. Barren was a member of the Baptist Church. Hugh McGlinchey, our subject's brother, and the only one in this country, followed his brother to Michigan and began farming in Flint Township, where he still lives on one of the old farms there. While in New York City our subject was appointed one of the first municipal police of the city by an act of the Legislature. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/mcglinch961gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Ries, Myron 1842 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:31 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) MYRON RIES. One of the most successful farmers of this locality is he whose name appears above. He devotes himself to general farming, paying special attention to stock-raising. His place is on sections 21 and 22, Atlas Township, Genesee County, of which he is also a native, having been born here July 31, 1842. He is a son of Andrew and Mary (Liscomb) Ries. His parents were natives of New York State. Our subject's father came with his family to this State and locality in 1836, settling first south of Goodrich in the woods that were an almost impenetrable wilderness. Their first home was a log cabin, and there the family lived for a number of years. He was the father of seven children, four of whom are living at the present time. They are Perry, Henry, Myron and Drew. The head of the family was a Republican in politics. His decease occurred June 9, 1890. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a public-spirited and enterprising settler of that early day. His wife and our subject's mother was called away several years before him. In their death the township lost one of its earliest pioneer settlers. Myron Ries, our subject, has been reared to manhood amid scenes of typical pioneer life. It was not an unusual thing for him to plow up the new ground with two, three and even four yoke of cattle, and the work of hewing and burning out stumps occupied all spare days that could possibly be made. He received his education in the district schools of Atlas Township, but has supplemented his limited early advantages by much independent effort in study and reading. Our subject was first married December 20, 1868, to Miss Lucinda F. Parker, a native of Michigan. This lady bore him three children, two of whom are living—Carrie L. and Ray M. His wife died April 4, 1876. He married his present wife September 2, 1879. She was Miss Mary M. Ward, a native of Jefferson County, N. Y., and was born December 25, 1852. She is a daughter of William and Elizabeth A. Ward, the former of whom is deceased; the latter makes her residence with her daughter and our subject. Mrs. Ries' father was a native of England and the mother of Canada. The father emigrated to America when twenty-three years of age, and lived in Canada for a number of years. He subsequently removed to Jefferson County, N. Y., and finally settled in Tuscola County, Mich., during the late Civil War, and there died July 18, 1882. Mrs. Ries' parents had eight children, four of whom survive. They are John who lives in Tuscola County; the wife of our subject, and William R., also a resident of Tuscola County, and James E. By their union Mr. and Mrs. Ries have become the parents of two sons—Drew W. and Ward H. Our subject remained at home until twenty-six years of age when he struck out for himself and purchased a farm upon which he is at present located. Here he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, which has been put in shape by himself. In their church relations Mrs. Ries is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church, and botli are active and elevating members of society. He is a Republican in politics and a man who has a great desire to see a purer state of Government and society. He is a member of the Board of Review of Atlas Township. Socially he is identified with the Knights of the Maccabees, as is also his wife. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/ries960gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb

Genesee-Saginaw-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Lake, Warner 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:29 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JUDGE WARNER LAKE. Our subject is one whose residence in Flint dates from 1837, before Michigan had taken on her dignity as a State. He is one of the honored pioneers whose industry, enterprise and honesty have done much for this city. He is an ex-Judge of the Probate Court in which he served eight years. Judge Lake was born in Delaware County, N. Y., October 4, 1809. He was reared in his native place until six years of age. He is a son of Warner and Betsey (Williams) Lake, the former a native of Connecticut and whose father was of English descent. Our subject's father was reared and educated in Connecticut, thence became a farmer in Cayuga County, N. Y. From that point he moved to Mt. Morris, Livingston County, and was an early settler in Delaware County. In connection with his agricultural labors he served in the capacity of minister of the Baptist Church. In his early days it was not unusual for him to travel a distance of fifty miles to preach to isolated settlers. He was one of the six Baptist ministers west of Albany that founded the Otsego Baptist Association. His decease occurred when in his eighty-third year. Our subject's mother, who was born in Washington County, N. Y., died at the age of seventy years. Of nine children born to the parents he of whom we write is the youngest. There are only two living, his only surviving brother being eighty-six years of age. In his youth Judge Lake attended the district school and became an expert speller by much practice in the spelling "bees." He remained at home in Mt. Morris Township until twenty-one years of age and then purchased the farm and operated the one hundred and fifty acres until 1836, when he sold it and came to Michigan. He finally purchased four hundred and eighty acres of land in Bridgeport Township, Saginaw County, but in the spring of 1837 came to Flint, having sold his other land. The original of our sketch was engaged as an hotel-keeper and ran a stage, also carried the mail to Pontiac. This business he sold, however, and located on his farm in Genesee Township, which comprised two hundred and ten acres of wild land. Returning to Flint and resuming his hotel business, and again going on a farm in Groveland Township, Oakland County, he finally located permanently in Flint in 1850, and here became engaged in the ashery and merchandise business. In 1852 our subject was elected Judge of the Probate Court on the Whig ticket and held the office for four years. In 1854 he allied himself with the Republicans and in 1856 was elected Judge of the Probate Court on the Republican ticket. On the breaking out of the war Judge Lake was appointed draft commissioner for Genesee County b}T( Gov. Blair and later became Deputy Marshal under Mr. Strickland and served as such throughout the war, during which time he was called upon to punish many a deserter. About 1866 he was appointed Assistant Deputy Internal Assessor for Genesee County and held the office for four years and on completing that term of service became manager at Flint of the Singer Sewing Machine Company and since then has been engaged in the insurance business. His office is located on Saginaw Street and he insures in two companies—the Phoenix and German-American. Judge Lake was married in Greece, Monroe County, N. Y, April 4, 1833, to Miss Eliza Butler. She died in 1872, leaving her husband three children—Martin W., Ora E. and Charles E. Our subject has been School Director and has held other offices. He is a generous supporter of the Baptist Church, in which he was reared. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/lake959gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb

Genesee-Berrien-Van Buren County MI Archives Biographies.....Aldrich, Almon L. 1833 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:25 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ALMON L. ALDRICH. The capable editor of the Flint tri-weekly Globe, is he whose name appears above, and who has done excellent work. Mr. Aldrich was born in Springwater, Livingston County, N. Y., March 10, 1833. He is the son of Alvin B. and Elizabeth (Dunn) Aldrich. The former was a native of Wayne County, N. Y., and was born in 1810. Our subject's grandsire, Leonard Aldrich, was a native of Massachusetts, and a descendant of George Aldrich, an English gentleman who settled in Braintree, the old Bay State, in 1648, and he was the originator of the Aldrich family in America. A native of Massachusetts, our subject's paternal grandfather was an early settler in Wayne County, N. Y., and there died. In that place also was our subject's immediate progenitor born, and later located in Springwater Township, Livingston County, in the same State where he began farming. On the failure of his health, however, he returned to his native place and there died in 1841. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Dunn, and who was born in Manlius, Onondaga County, was the daughter of Jacob Dunn, an early settler in that county, but a native of New Jersey. He served in the War of 1812, and later resided in Wayne County, and then in Allegany County, where his decease occurred. He was of Irish ancestry. The mother of our subject died in Allegany County, N. Y., in 1871. She reared her children in the religious faith of the family, which was that of the Presbyterians. There were four little ones and of these our subject is the second eldest. He was reared in Livingston County, N. Y. until the spring of 1841; he then returned to Wayne County, and later was engaged on a farm in Rush-ford, Allegany County, where he remained until nineteen years of age. During that time he had the advantages offered by a district school and two terms at Rushford Academy. On finishing his course he began teaching in order to accumulate enough money to take him through the academy in preparation for the University of Michigan. During his academical course Mr. Aldrich associated with men who have since distinguished themselves in various lines. He was a classmate of Lieut.-Gov. Pond, of Wisconsin, and also of Senator H. M. Teller, of Colorado. He had a four-years' course at Rushford and taught for one year in the academy. He was one of the first three persons graduating from Rushford in 1855. The following year he was employed as Principal of the Cuba (N. Y.) schools, and in the fall of the same year came to Berrien Springs, Mich., and served as Principal of the High School for one year. In the fall of 1857 he entered the Sophomore class of the University of Michigan, devoting himself to the scientific course. On graduating, in 1860, he received the degree of Bachelor of Science, and in 1869 the degree of Master of Science was added to his honors. After graduation he taught for one year at St. Joe, and then located on a farm in Hamilton Township, Van Buren County. Engaged at the same time in teaching and farming, Mr. Aldrich was also proprietor and editor of the St. Joe traveler. He continued its publication until June, 1869, when he sold it, and coming to Flint, purchased the Globe, to which he has since given his time and attention. The first copy of the Globe appeared in 1866, its projectors being Robert and Charles Smith and Henry Hilton. It was a large folio, issued as a weekly, which our subject continued until 1886, when he changed it to a tri-weekly. It is now a seven-column folio, devoted to the interests of the community and county. It is Republican in politics, and voices truthfully the predominant sentiments of the party which it represents. Aside from the publication of this journal he has the leading job printing trade in the city. The work is carried on and the offices are located in a substantial brick block on Kearsley Street. The presses are run by water-power. Mr. Aldrich has a beautiful home located on Court Street, No. 606. The residence was built at a cost of $10,000. The home is pleasingly presided over by Mrs. Aldrich, who is a lady of striking attractions and pleasing manners. They were married June 28, 1860, at Battle Creek, the lady being in her maiden days Miss Deney A. Abbott. She was born at Cuba, Allegany County, N. Y., and is a daughter of Solomon S. Abbott, a prominent farmer of that place, who now resides in Van Buren County, this State. Mrs. Aldrich was educated in part in Lima College and was graduated from Rushford Academy the same year as her husband; she is an intelligent and well-informed lady. Three children have come to them: Fred A., a member of the Flint Road Cart Company of this city; Ralph L., who was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, and is now an Attorney of Flint, but has recently been appointed Attorney of a large corporation in Detroit, and will remove there January 1, 1892; and Maude E., who is an artist, having enjoyed the best advantages at Cooper Institute, N. Y., and also studied under excellent artists at Memphis, Tenn. Our subject served for a time as Trustee of the Michigan School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, his term extending from 1873 to 1881. During his term the blind school was established at Lansing. While in St. Joe he served as Alderman for two years, and at Decatur was School Inspector. He and his wife are members of the Episcopal Church. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and influential in the ranks of his party. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/aldrich958gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Begole, Frederick A. 1817 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:19 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) FREDERICK A. BEGOLE. The gentleman whose name appears above is the owner of a fine farm located on section 31, Flint Township, Genesee County. He is a native of New York State, having been born in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, March 11, 1817. He is a son of William and Eleanor (Bowles) Begole, the former having been born in Hagerstown, Md., in 1786, and the latter in Fredericksburg of the same State. The mother died in Ypsilanti, Mich., while making her home with her son-in-law, Mr. Hezekiah Brinkerhoff. Her husband died in Livingston County, N. Y. They were the parents of ten children, of whom our subject is the second in order of birth. He was reared in his native place and remained there until the fall of 1838, when he came to Flint, Mich., being at the time unmarried. Our subject began to improve the land upon which he now lives and which was purchased by his father in 1836, and deeded to our subject in 1838. He devoted himself to agriculture but a short time, then was engaged as a carpenter for six months in Flint. After being employed for another six months he returned to New York on a visit, but came back to Genesee County and was engaged in work for his brother Josiah (the ex-Governor) for several months. He again made a trip to New York, remaining until 1842, when he brought back with him his wife and child and settled on the land on which he had begun to make improvements on first coming to the State, and it has been his home ever since, so that he is now one of the oldest settlers in Genesee County. Mr. Begole has erected a nice series of buildings on his farm which comprises two hundred and forty acres of good and fertile land. His marriage took place February 28, 1841, in Mt. Morris, N. Y., to Miss Angelina Chapman, a daughter of James and Elinor (Scank) Chapman. She was born in Allegany County, N. Y., March 9, 1820. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Begole has been blessed by the advent of three living children: Frances E., James A. and William M. Frances is the wife of Peter Gordon, Jr.; James married Elizabeth Silsby; William married Miss Lilty Begole. Two other children, Philo and Cornelia died in infancy. In local politics Mr. Begole has always been much interested. He is a Republican of the most pronounced type and never afraid to stand for the principles of his party. For twenty-six years he has held the office of Justice of the Peace, and has filled school and other minor offices. He has also been greatly interested in the educational matters of the vicinity, realizing how much the advancement of the locality depends upon this important consideration. He and his wife also take an active part in religious work. A genial and whole-souled man with whom it is a pleasure to meet, our subject possesses many of the qualities which have contributed to the popularity and success of his brother Josiah W., formerly Governor of Michigan. His place is characterized by the neatness with which everything about it is kept, while his buildings are in excellent condition and show taste as well as thrift. The attention of the reader is invited to the lithographic portraits of Mr. Begole and his estimable wife, which appears in connection with this biographical notice. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/begole957gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Pierson, Herman L. 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:17 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) HERMAN L. PIERSON, President of the Thread Flouring Mill Company, which is one of the largest in the State, and also one of the Directors of the First National Bank of Flint, was born in Livingston County, N. Y., in 1837, on the 16th of August, and is a son of William S., a native of the same place. The grandfather, Col. Benjamin Pierson, was a native of Connecticut and both an hotel keeper and a farmer. At the age of fourteen he took his brother's place in the Revolutionary Army and although barefooted, cold and almost starved he drove a team across the mountains and served as a soldier through the remainder of the conflict. He became an early settler in Western New York, assisted in building a mill at Honeoye Falls and afterward settled in Avon, where he helped to survey the Genesee Valley and finally turned his attention to hotel-keeping. He took part also in the War of 1812 and was raised to the rank of Colonel. He was a strong member of the Baptist Church and died at the age of seventy-five. The family is of English descent and the first representative in this country was Abraham Pierson, who came from Yorkshire about the year 1642 and was the father of Abraham Jr., who became the first President of Yale College. The father of our subject married Miss Fanny Ladd, a native of Avon, N. Y., and in 1840 came to Genesee County, Mich., settling in Genesee Township, which was his home until his death in 1878. He was one of the most prominent men in his neighborhood and influential in everyway, and an active member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother of our subject died in Genesee Township at the age of seventy-two. Herman Pierson was the eldest in a family of six children and had his early training in this county. His boyhood was enlivened by hunting and pioneer sports and his intercourse with the Indians gave him quite an understanding of their language. His education was received in the district schools and at the age of twenty-one he came into possession of one hundred and twenty acres in Mt. Morris Township, which in 1874 he sold to his brother. In 1873 Mr. Pierson came to Flint and engaged in the milling business, buying a half interest in the Thread Mills and going into partnership with J. P. Burroughs. They have improved the mill from time to time introducing better methods but in June 1879 they met with a great disaster in its destruction by fire. They at once re-built putting in better machinery and improvements in every way. The Thread Mills were incorporated under the laws of the State in 1886 and two years later our subject became the President of the company. The mills are located on the Thread River and are situated on one hundred and twenty acres of land, half of which is within the corporation and the other half in Burton Township. Their elevator has a capacity of thirty-five thousand bushels and the capacity of the mill is three hundred and fifty barrels a day. A track connects the mill with the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad and they ship to Philadelphia and Baltimore besides disposing of one hundred barrels a day in the State. Their cooper shops which are rented to the Soper Manufacturing Company are also on the same tract of land. Besides their fine water-power they have a two hundred horse-power steam engine. The fine farm of our subject comprises three hundred acres in Genesee Township, and upon it are raised fine crops of grain and a superior grade of stock and all is under the supervision of its owner. He was married in 1867 to Miss Adaline S. Jenks, of Mendon, N. Y., by whom he had one child, William J. Mrs. Pierson departed this life June 5, 1871. He was married the second time in Leroy, Genesee County, N. Y., in 1875, to Miss Mary E. Calvert, a native of that place. Their two children are Carrie C. and Floyd G., and their beautiful home is at the corner of Church and Eighth Streets. The family is connected with the First Presbyterian Church and this gentleman was one of the Building Committee and is a trustee and has been on the Board of Elders. He is a Democrat but not radical in his views and he belongs to the Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch Masons and the Royal Arcanum. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/pierson956gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Gazlay, Harlan Page 1850 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:13 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) HARLAN PAGE GAZLAY is a harnessmaker located at No. 1100 South Saginaw street, Flint. He is a native of this place, his father Ward Gazlay, having come here in 1837. The latter was born in Onondaga Hollow, Onondaga County, N. Y., January 24, 1813. His wife, the mother of our subject, was known m her maidenhood as Miss Louisa B. Hood, and was also a native of New York, having been born September 21, 1851, [sic] at Knowlesville. The parents were married August 18, 1840. Ward Gazlay was educated in his native county and for a time before coming West acted as captain of a canal-boat. In 1837, the date of his coming to Michigan, he purchased property on the corner of First and Saginaw Streets, south, in Flint and also located one hundred and sixty acres in Gaines Township, Genesee County and made a purchase in Flint Township, besides owning land in Mt. Morris Township. After locating his property he returned to New York and was married, after which he brought his bride to the Wolverine State. Our subject's father owned the first harness shop in Genesee County, his first location being on Saginaw street, south, occupying the same building with Benjamin Cochran. He then purchased the old Presbyterian Church which he moved to the location of his old shop and by his ingenuity and energy remodeled it and besides having a convenient harness sh >p rented a portion to three tenants. This building did good service for twenty-six years, until the big fire in that place. The business success which he afterward attained is illustrated in the fact that immediately after the fire he went to Detroit and restocked his shop and the next day was ready for business. Soon after he made arrangements to erect a brick block which still bears his name. In dimensions it is 44x80 feet and three stories in height. Mr. Gazlay, Sr., occupied the second story as his place of business until his death, April 7, 1886, having been engaged in successful 'business here for half a century. He did not meddle in public affairs, but gave his entire attention to his business and at the time of his death owned considerable property. In religious matters he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, holding the office of Trustee in that body. At the time of his death he left a family of six children—Elizabeth, Mrs. Brooks; Sarah, Mrs. Withey; Harlan Page, our subject; Helen C; Alice J., Mrs. Clark, and Otis F. The mother of our subject died December 29, 1882. Harlan P. Gazlay, our subject, was born in Flint, August 25, 1850. He received a common-school education in his native place and afterward learned the trade of harness-making from his father, and March 1, 1882, established in business for himself. He later purchased the property at the corner of Saginaw and Sixth Streets, South where he opened his shop and had his residence located in the same block. They have continued in this location ever since. Our subject served for eleven years as a member of the Hook and Ladder company during the volunteer service. He of whom we write was married April 14, 1877, to Miss Margaretta Houghtaling, of Lapeer County, and to them have been born one son—J. Harlan. Otis F. Gazlay, the brother of our subject, was born December 29, 1864, and after receiving a fair education, also learned the trade of a harness-maker under the tutilage of his father, continuing in his employ until the death of Mr. Gazlay. He has resided most of the time with our subject. He has an interest in the estate left by his father. Our subject is one of the well-known and successful business men of Flint. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/gazlay955gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Clapp, William F. 1858 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:08 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) WILLIAM F. CLAPP. Genesee County is favored with a numerous population of intelligent and progressive farmers, who are interested not only in what concerns themselves and their own prosperity, but are willing to place themselves in line with all who are working for the welfare of the community. Such an one is Mr. Clapp, who was born in Genesee Township, this county, May.17, 1858, and who makes his home in Montrose Township. His father, Volney T. Clapp, and his mother, Joanna A. (Todd) Clapp, had a family of five children who lived to grow to to man's and woman's estate, and of this number our subject is the eldest. The early training and education of Mr. Clapp was received upon his father's farm and in the district school until he reached the age of fourteen, at which time the family removed to Flint and made their home there for five years, during which time the lad had the advantage of the Flint High School, and at the end of that time they returned to the farm, where the young man remained until he was twenty-two years old. Elsie W. Todd was the maiden name of the lady who became the wife of our subject, September 11, 1878, and she also is a native of Genesee Township. After marriage, the young man rented his father's farm for two years and then came to Montrose Township, and purchased eighty acres on section 15, which lie has since made his home. Seventy acres of this land is now in an improved condition and produces excellent and varied crops. Two bright and interesting children have crowned this union—Earl C. and Edith D. Mr. Clapp has held the office of Township Clerk for four years and School Treasurer one term. He is ever active and earnest in his advocacy of the merits of Democratic principles and the Democratic party and believes that in its doctrines is to be found the true philosophy of Government. He takes an interest in all that pertains to the prosperity of the commonwealth and especially in that portion of the community where he makes his home. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/clapp954gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb

Genesee-Shiawassee County MI Archives Biographies.....McKercher, John M. 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:05 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JOHN M. McKERCHER. Retired from active business, our subject is at present County Superintendent of the Poor. He is also Secretary of the School Board, having occupied that position for three years. Mr. McKercher was born in Livingston County, N. Y., January 14, 1840, and is the son of Daniel and Florence (McCandlish) McKercher, the father being a farmer. When but four years old. our subject was brought to Flint by his parents, the senior Mr. McKercher having located one hundred and sixty acres of land south-west of the city of Flint. The land was in its primitive state, there not even being roads cut through and our subject well remembers the trying times of that period. The father remained on this place for thirty years; the mother died when our subject was but twelve years old. Daniel McKercher was Clerk of Flint Township and was respected wherever known. Our subject was given the advantages of a very good education, which, with the training he received on the farm, enabled him to make a good start for himself. He apprenticed himself to learn the trade of a carpenter and joiner and was very successful in his work in this county. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. McKercher enlisted in Company B, First Michigan Engineers, and was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, but afterward was changed to the Army of the Tennessee. He saw much active fighting, having participated in the battles of LaVergne, Tenn., Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and many others and after a brave and loyal service of three years was discharged. After his return from the army Mr. McKercher again located in Flint and followed his trade a few years when he entered the carpentry department of the deaf institution, remaining there for a term. In 1883 he opened a general merchandise store in New Lothrop, Shiawassee County, conducting the same for two years, when he again returned to Flint and engaged in the same business for two years more. Our subject was then elected City Treasurer and having a good opportunity to dispose of his business he did so and served his city two terms in the above-named office, giving satisfaction to all. Previous to this time he acted as Supervisor of his Ward for two years. Socially he is identified with the Genesee Commandery, K. T., No. 15, is the present Master of Flint Lodge, No. 23, High Priest of Washington Chapter, No. 15, and thrice Illustrious Master of Flint Council, No. 56. John M. McKercher was married January 11, 1867, to Miss Matilda E. Atkin, daughter of the Hon. R. P. Atkin. Mrs. McKercher was born in Flint Township, December 21, 1847. They have become the parents of one child, a daughter, Grace I. Both our subject and his wife are prominent members of the Episcopal Church and are most highly respected residents of Flint. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/mckerche953gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Seeley, Orin 1811 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:03 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ORIN SEELEY is a member of a family that has done much for this vicinity, both as loyal citizens in the infant days of its Government and as industrious and enterprising workers who have developed the material resources. He is the third member of the family who is still living, and was born in Edinburg Township, Saratoga County, N. Y., April 25, 1811. He is a son of Lewis Seeley, who was born in the town of Trumbull, Conn., seven miles from old Bridgeport. (For a fuller sketch of our subject's parents see biography of Lewis Seeley on another page of this book.) The parents died in Genesee Township, this State, the father being sixty-three years of age and the mother eighty-nine years. They were the parents of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, but of whom three only are now living—Daniel H., Fayette and Orin. The gentleman whose life history it is our privilege to give in outline, was the third son and fourth child of his parents' family. He lived in his native place until eleven years old, thence removing with his parents to Onondaga County, N. Y. He there remained until about seventeen years old, and thence went to Orleans County. His home was made under the paternal roof until reaching his majority, and then he worked out by the month as a farm laborer, receiving $11 per month as equivalent for his labor. Our subject was first married September 7, 1828, to Miss Salina Andrews, a native of New York. By this union there were nine children, all of whom grew to maturity. They are by name Martilla, Harriet, Anna Orin, Edwin, Daniel, William, Julia and Jane. The eldest is the widow of Baily Clapp; Harriet is the wife of Edward Clapp and resides in Flint; Orin lives in Flint; Edwin lives in Sethford Township, Genesee County; Daniel lives near Mt. Morris, in New York, while William makes his home on the farm and assists his father with the farm work. The mother of these children died April 9, 1869, and was interred in the Hitchcock Cemetery in Genesee Township. In November, 1869, our subject married a second time, his wife being Mary DeWitt, the widow of Abel Marshal. She was born in New York, May 15, 1817. By her first marriage she became the mother of five children, all of whom lived to reach years of maturity. They are: Francis, Sarah, George, Philip and Eliza. Mrs. Seeley was reared in her native place and was there married. She came to Michigan in 1846, and Mr. Seeley came with his parents in 1836. He returned however, to his native place and remained for four years, but in 1840 he returned to Genesee County, Mich., and located on the place where he now resides. There were no other improvements on the place excepting a log shanty. He first purchased forty acres and added to it as his means would allow until he is now the owner of one hundred acres of well-improved land. He has erected all the buildings and has a good house and barn. Politically our subject is a Democrat. He, with his wife and family, are adherents of the Congregational Church. He can boast of never having had a mortgage upon his .place, which in these days of encumbered property is something to be proud of. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/seeley952gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Hitchcock, Lyman J. 1832 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:00 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) LYMAN J. HITCHCOCK. This prominent old settler who is now filling the office of Superintendent of the Poor of Genesee County, has been on the Board for live terms of three years each. He makes his home at Flint and is one of the directors of the First National Bank. He owns a fine property in Genesee Township, comprising three hundred and forty acres in all. Mr. Hitchcock was born at Henrietta, Genesee County, N. Y., then known as Monroe County, August 23, 1832. His father was Lyman and his grandfather Bethuel Hitchcock and the latter was a soldier in the War of 1812. Four of his sons joined him in the army, leaving at home to carry on the farm only two small lads of eight and ten years. The father never returned but the sons came back. The father of our subject farmed on the old place in Henrietta and in 1833 removed to Chautauqua County, N. Y., where he engaged in farming. In 1850 he sold his property and went back to Alabama, Genesee County, where he carried on farming until his death, which occurred in November 1890. In his politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah Cabot and she was born in Fairfield, N. Y. Her father was from Connecticut and at an early day removed to Herkimer and then to Monroe County, N. Y. This family traces its descent from one of the famous brothers John and Sebastian Cabot, the explorers. The mother of Lyman Hitchcock died in New York, in 1884, at the age of eighty years. She had ten children, eight of whom grew to maturity and four of them are now living. Lyman J. Hitchcock was reared upon his native farm in Chautauqua County until he reached the age of eighteen years and attended the district schools with regularity until he was fourteen years old, after which he had their benefit only in the winters. At the age of eighteen he returned to Genesee County and helped his father during two winters in clearing fifty acres of new land, and in the summers he worked out for neighboring farmers, receiving from $14 to $16 a month, the highest wages then paid. After reaching his majority this young man undertook various jobs, one of which netted him $500 in the course of the year. He put one-half of this sum in the bank and the other half into his pocket and in 1854 started on a western trip. He visited Dubuque, Iowa, which was as far as the railroad went in those days, and then started out on foot, and walked about a thousand miles through Minnesota and Wisconsin. At LaCrosse he found his pocket-book empty and began work as a stage driver and afterward as a dealer in horses but returned home in December of the same year. The young man now rented some land and began dealing in stock and lands, and shipped cattle and hogs by shiploads to the New York market, and in seven years he had accumulated $3,500, with which he bought a house and lot in Smithville, N. Y. In 1865 Mr. Hitchcock sold his Eastern property and came to Michigan, locating in Grand Blanc Township, where he bought property and located in 1866. While living on this place he was several times elected to office but declined to qualify. Removing to Grand Blanc he undertook the grain business and built the first elevator there, and carried on this business for over seven years. In 1872 Mr. Hitchcock bought a farm in Genesee Township, and there combined dealing in stock and grain with his farming operations, making Flint his headquarters and removing to that city in 1878. He entered the firm of Hitchcock, Kline & Co., which continued until the fall of 1889, and had the reputation of being the heaviest dealer in grain, hay and farm produce in that region. Our subject has since 1889 paid his whole attention to his farm of two hundred and sixty acres. Here he has a fine grade of stock and an excellent orchard. During the Civil War he furnished hundreds of horses to the Government. For years he was one of the Directors of the Genesee County Agricultural Society. This gentleman was married March 5, 1855, to Mrs. Matilda P. Hitchcock, daughter of Alvin Bam, a New Yorker who had become a farmer in Alabama Township, and died here at the age of fifty-eight. Mrs. Bam's maiden name was Annie Sample and her father Hugh Sample, who was of Scotch descent, was the first settler at Sample Hill in Cattaraugus County, N. Y. The two children of our subject are Martha J. who died at the age of seventeen years, and Effie who is a graduate of the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Michigan, and of the Washington Heights Deaf Mute Institute and is now Mrs. William Gibney, of Chicago. Mr. Hitchcock is a true blue Republican and is a frequent delegate to conventions. In 1878 he was appointed Superintendent of the Poor and under his administration matters have been greatly improved. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/hitchcoc951gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb

Tuscola County MI Archives Biographies.....Disbrow, Remos 1822 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 12:55 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) REMOS DISBROW. In mentioning the prominent farmers of Tuscola County, the attention is directed to Mr. Disbrow, who owns and occupies a fine estate on section 10, Vassar Township. He is a large landholder, owning about five hundred acres, a considerable portion of which has been cleared and brought to a high state of cultivation. A resident of this county for more than twenty years, he has become closely connected with its growth, and especially with the development of Vassar Township. Of late years he has dealt quite extensively in lumber, and in 1874 erected a saw mill which was burned in 1881, causing a loss of over $1,000. He rebuilt the mill in company with A. F. Cline in 1883, and it was again burnt in 1890. Before giving the important events in the life of Mr. Disbrow the reader will doubtless be interested in learning of his ancestry. He is descended from Thomas Disbrow, one of two brothers who emigrated to this country from England, and located in Fairfield County, Conn. The other brother, John, settled in Rye, N. Y. From Thomas was descended Jabez, who married Abigail Meeker, and Nathan, who chose for his wife Watie Scribner. After Jabez came his son, Asahel, who was born March 23, 1746, and died, in 1813 at Windham, N. Y. November 20,1775, he married Abigail Disbrow, his cousin, the daughter of Nathan Disbrow, and after they resided in Connecticut twenty-four years, they removed to Windham, Greene County, N. Y„ where they died. In the Revolutionary War Asahel Disbrow served as a Minute Man, ready at a moment's notice to go in defense of the coast when a ship-of-war hove in sight. He was a slaveholder in the Empire State, but his slaves all secured their freedom in some way except one desirable female body servant of his wife's, who was urged .to give the slave her freedom but refused because she wanted a slave to wait upon her as long as she lived. However she survived the slave. There were ten children in the family of Asahel and Abigail Disbrow, namely: Meeker, who was born in 1777; Thomas Scribner, in 1778; Watie, in 1779; Abigail, in 1780; Asahel in 1782; George, in 1784; Ezra, in 1785; Anna and Deborah (twins), in 1787; and Polly, in 1789. Meeker married, became the father of eleven children, removed to Erie County, Ohio, and died aged seventy-two. Thomas, who also married, had a family of eleven children, and died in Prattsville, N. Y., in 1850. Watie, who became the wife of Mr. Beers, was left a widow writh eight children and died at the residence of her son Asahel in Indiana, aged seventy-five. Abigail married Mr. Abbot, settled in Ohio near Sciota and died leaving eight children. Asahel, who married and became the father of twelve children, died in Alden, Ill., in 1854. George died in Fairfield, Conn., in 1796, and Ezra passed away in Prattsville, N. Y., August 25, 1855. Deborah married and settled in Durham, N. Y.; Anna, with her husband, located in Prattsville, N. Y.; and Polly, who became Mrs. Benjamin West, emigrated to Canada, where she died when comparatively young. The father of our subject was Asahel Disbrow, who was born in Connecticut, June 17, 1782, and there passed his youth. In Connecticut he married Miss Esther Bates, likewise a native of that State, and born April 13, 1787. To them were born twelve children, as follows: Pameha, born December 14, 1806; Elias, January, 9, 1808; Sarah, September 27, 1809; Ezra, May 12, 1811; William, February 1, 1813; Esther, Aprill5, 1814; Nathan, February 21,1816; Julia, December 25,1817; Orrin, December 2, 1819; Remos, August 4, 1822; Sidney, February 20, 1825; and Lucas, November 16,1827. From this record it will be seen that our subject was among the younger children. He was born in Prattsville, Greene County, N. Y., whither his parents had removed from Connecticut. He remained in that county with his parents until 1838, when he accompanied them to McHenry County, Ill., and there remained until 1870. Meantime his parents died in 1854. They were both Methodists in their religious persuasion and were highly esteemed among their neighbors in McHenry County. Their son Remos stayed at home until he was of age, when he purchased a farm in McHenry County and commenced to improve the one hundred and sixty acres of which it consisted. Prior to his removal to Michigan Mr. Disbrow was married in 1849 to Miss Esther, a daughter of Stephen G. and Sarah (Atwater) Virgil. Mr. Virgil was born September 6, 1784, in Otsego County, N. Y., while his wife was a native of Massachusetts. He died in 1830, and Mrs. Virgil survived him six years, passing away November 30, 1836. Unto our subject and his wife were born seven children—Phila A., Byron M., Harriet A., Armista, Mary A., George B. and Jane Elizabeth. Only two of these are now living, Harriet and Jane Elizabeth. After a residence of many years in McHenry County, Ill., our subject sold his place in 1870, and came to Tusola County, where he has since resided. His first location was upon section 14, Vassar Township, but he now makes his home on section 10. Politically, Mr. Disbrow is a Republican and invariably casts his ballot for the candidates of that party. He has been Justice of the Peace and filled other positions of a local nature. Upon his estate may be noticed tine stock, to which he devotes considerable attention and he makes a specialty of Jersey cattle. He raises the various cereals. and has his farm divided into fields and pastures as suits his convenience. A good class of out buildings has been erected, and a neat residence, whose interior indicates the refined tastes of the inmates. Mr. Disbrow is a pleasant conversationalist, and having added to his fund of knowledge gained in the common schools of New York and at Rock River Seminary in Mt. Morris, Ill., by systematic reading and careful study of the public issues of the day, he is a well-informed man and an influential citizen. While at Rock River Seminary he addressed the young men's Lyceum in his maiden speech, which reflected credit upon the institution and himself. Since then he has delivered quite a number of addresses and lectures, is an able debater, and has done considerable pleading in the lower courts of Illinois and Michigan as well as in the higher courts. In public meetings he is often called upon for a speech and responds with evident pleasure. He attended the first Northwestern Anti-slavery Convention held in Chicago, and always labored zealously in the anti-slavery cause. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/tuscola/bios/disbrow950gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 7.4 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Haynes, Eunice Buckingham ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 12:49 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) MRS. EUNICE BUCKINGHAM HAYNES, widow of the late Dr. Haynes, is one of the prominent ladies of the city of Flint, and a woman whose intelligence is evident in every good work that is undertaken in this place. She is a daughter of Lewis Buckingham, who was born in New Jersey and was reared at Mt. Morris, Livingston County, N. Y., becoming a farmer. He became quite a well-known politician and was Sheriff at one time of Livingston County. About 1834 he came to Genesee County, and purchased some Government land. Mr. Buckingham located in the woods that were overawing in their grandeur and darkness. They were not unaccustomed to the howl of the wolf at night and gruesome call of the screech owl, Later he located in Flint and became landlord of the Red Tavern, on the banks of the Flint River, where the Wolverine Citizen is now located. He was the first Sheriff of Genesee County, holding the office for three terms. He located on a farm of eighty acres in Flint Township. This he improved and lived upon until he retired from active business, making his home in Flint, where he died at the age of eighty-three years. He was an ardent Republican and with his wife, whose maiden name was Anna Berry, was a devoted member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Hayne's mother was a native of Salem, Mass., and a daughter of William Berry, who was a shoemaker by trade, and who in early days removed to New York, and from there to Flint, dying here. Mrs. Haynes' mother died in 1881, at at the age of eighty years. She reared eight children, of whom the two youngest were born in Flint. The lady of whom we write was educated in the Union Schools of this city, and in 1861 she entered Oberlin College, Ohio, and there remained two years. At the age of eighteen she began teaching, and continued her work in both district and city schools for a period of nine years. August 25, 1864, our subject was married to Dr. C. H. Haynes, a native of Ohio and a son of Elisha Haynes, a farmer of the Buckeye State. He was a graduate of Oberlin College, where he pursued the classical course and took the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. In 1864, after their marriage, the young couple went to Topeka, Kan., which at that time had one thousand inhabitants. He there became Superintendent of the public schools. In 1874 he resigned his position and came to Flint, in order to follow out the long-desired project of his life. Dr. Haynes entered and graduated from the Chicago Medical College, taking his degree as Doctor of Medicine in 1877. He began practice immediately after coming to Flint, and continued here until his decease, October 3, 1884. He was a prominent member of the Homeopathic State Medical Society and in political matters was a pronounced Republican. Mrs. Haynes still resides in this city; she is the mother of three children, whose names are Anna, Harry and Helen. The eldest daughter is a teacher in the city High School; Harry is in the Bay City Telephone office, and Helen will graduate from the Flint High School in the Class of '93. Mrs. Haynes belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps, being united with Crapo Lodge, No. 23, and is Senior Vice President. She is a strong believer in woman suffrage and looks forward to the day when she whom God made to be man's helpmate and companion in every sense of the word shall not be denied the privileges that he enjoys. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/haynes949gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Stiff, Henry H. 1832 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 12:46 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) HENRY H. STIFF. Among the successful citizens of Genesee County is this gentleman, who makes his home in Argentine Township. A native of Warren County, N. J., he was born May 1, 1832. His father, John Stiff, also a native of New Jersey, was a weaver by trade throughout life, and died here about the year 1876. He had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. The mother, who died several years prior to the decease of her husband, was formerly Mary Kutzler, a native of New Jersey and of German extraction. Five of her six children are now living. The eldest son and third child in his parents household, Henry H. Stiff received the best advantages which could be secured in the village schools up to the age of twelve years. Then he became an employe in a large woolen factory at Walden, N. Y., his first work being the feeding of a picking machine, and he continued in that position until he was promoted to be the feeder of a spinning machine. Subsequently he worked for about two years in the city of New York and during most of that time operated, a scouring machine. The coming of this good citizen to the State of Michigan was in 1852, and he located-with his parents in the township of Independence, Oakland County. There he worked by the month for several years, after which he rented land for five years. Somewhat later he came to Genesee County, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of property on section 1, Argentine Township. Upon the land the improvements consisted of a little clearing where stood a log house with neither windows nor doors, while, the remainder of the land was covered with heavy timber. Mr. Stiff has brought it to a high state of cultivation and has made several additions from time to time until he now has two hundred acres upon section 1. Mr. Stiff has been twice married. His first wife, Cordelia Smith, to whom he was united in 1855, died, in 1886, leaving eight children—Gilbert, Andrew, Mary, Thomas, John, Jeanette, Henry and Ada. To all of these Mr. Stiff has given good opportunities of education and Thomas is now a teacher. The second marriage of our subject, which took place in 1887, united him with Sally Whitehead, a native of this township, whose three children are, Clyde, Blanch and Lola May. The doctrines of the Republican party have ever commended themselves to the understanding of this intelligent gentleman, and, while he is not a politician, he has been placed in a number of local offices of trust and responsibility. He has been a member of the Masonic order for nearly twenty-five years and he and his good wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is Steward. He started in life empty handed and has attained the possession of a handsome farm where he carries on mixed farming and raises all kinds of stock. A view of this homestead is presented elsewhere in this RECORD. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/stiff948gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Holtslander, John 1809 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 12:24 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JOHN HOLTSLANDER. This venerable, yet active farmer whose property lies in Clayton Township, Genesee County, is a native of Mt. Morris, Livingston County, N. Y., where he was born August 29, 1809. He is a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Scicia) Holtslander, both of whom were natives of Orange County, N. Y. The father was a farmer and came to Michigan about the year 1841, settling in Mt. Morris Township, this county, and here engaged in farming. He bought land which was then entirely untouched and after clearing it and putting it in condition for cultivation, he sold and bought again in Mundy Township, this county, and there remained until he was called hence by death. Twelve children gathered about this pioneer home and six of them are now living, namely: Henry, Adam, James, John, Elizabeth and Ann. Both parents were earnestly active in Christian work, being members of the Methodist Church, and Adam Holtslander was in his political views a Democrat. The subject of this sketch received his education in Mt. Morris, N. Y., and had the usual training of a farmer's boy, remaining at home until he was twenty-four years of age, after which he engaged extensively in farming in Mt. Morris. He came to Michigan about the year 1860, settling on the Cold water Road in Mt. Morris Township, this county, where he carried on farming on a large scale. He kept a flock of one thousand sheep and a large number of cattle, selling sometimes as much as $1,300 worth of cattle at a time. John Holtslander came to the place where he now resides in 1880, and for the last thirty years has engaged extensively in buying and selling cattle. He is well known throughout all this region, and has always been a business man, closely associated with business men. His home, a view of which appears in this volume, is beautiful and well furnished, and the best live stock is to be found upon his farm. He is called one of the best farmers in Clayton Township, and his home farm consists of one hundred and twenty acres while he has other valuable land in Saginaw County. He always deposits what money he does not need for immediate use in the banks and has assisted a number of Eastern banks to start. Our subject was married in 1833 to Miss Adeline, daughter of Nicholas Holtslander. She was born in Orange County, N. Y., and lived with her husband in harmony and domestic happiness for fifty-seven years. Her death proved in this home an irreparable loss. Two children now survive, Sarah and James. The latter married Gertrude Mirtenis, daughter of the Rev. Stephen and Mary (Holtslander) Mirtenis, and four children have gathered about the fireside, namely: Lillie, Lula, May, and Nellie. The subject of this sketch is a Democrat in his political views and has held the office of Superintendent of the Poor as well as other positions of trust and responsibility. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church as are also, all his family. He united with the church in 1833 and has ever since been a consistent member, serving as Class-Leader and holding other official positions. Social life is his delight and no one is turned ungraciously from his door, while for the poor he feels a brotherly interest and ever holds toward them a helping hand. In matters, social, religious and business, he is one of the most prominent men in the township. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/holtslan947gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb