Genesee-Oakland-Shiawassee County MI Archives Biographies.....Brown, Daniel 1821 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 2:55 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) DANIEL BROWN. This public-spirited and enterprising farmer of Gaines Township, Genesee County, has a fine farm located on section 7, which shows every mark of thrift and enterprise. The buildings are first-class, and the fences and fields are marked by order and good management. He was born in Macedon, Wayne County, N. Y., August 4, 1829, and was there reared to the age of sixteen, when he came to Oakland County, Mich., and lived in the township of Lyons for five years. Subsequently he removed to Barry County, this State which was his home for two years, and he then came to Gaines Township, this county. He has always been engaged in farming pursuits with the exception of five years, when he lived in Vernon, Shiawassee County, and there carried on the sale of agricultural implements. In April, 1889, Mr. Brown returned to Gaines Township and resumed farming. He has two hundred acres of excellent and well-drained land which yield him fine crops, and the buildings to be seen on this estate have been placed here by this gentleman. The marriage of Daniel Brown with Sarah E. Gage took place in Rose Township, Oakland County, Mich., March 4, 1850. She is a native of Wayne County, N. Y., and is the happy mother of five children, namely: William M., Harriet E. (Mrs. Edgar J. Post), Carrie, Minda, and Fred (who married Jessie Ackley). The office of Justice of the Peace has been filled by Mr. Brown for twenty-three years in this township and in Vernon Township, Shiawassee County, he was Justice for four years. He was also Highway Commissioner for eight years and has ever taken an active part in politics, being a stanch Republican. Religious matters have in him an earnest helper and he and his excellent wife are active and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he has filled the offices of Steward and Class-leader. He is also a member of the Grange, being deeply interested in all movements which promise advance either socially or industrially for the farming community. 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/brown918gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb

Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Abner C. 1821 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 2:39 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ABNER C. JOHNSON, who is well known among lawyers and is recognized as a man of great legal ability, settled in this county in Mundy Township, Genesee County in 1839. He was born in Montgomery County, N.Y., at Canajoharie, August 2, 1821. The father, Thomas Johnson, was a hatter by trade, who came to Michigan in 1828 with his family. He was the son of Capt. John Johnson, who was one of the Revolutionary heroes and of English descent. Buying Government land, this pioneer set up housekeeping in a log house, and with the aid of his children began felling the trees and improving the land. In 1836 he located in Independence Township, Oakland County, where for thirty-five years he was Justice of the Peace, and was known far and wide as Esquire Johnson. The father of our subject had brought with him on coming West some $300, with which he had designed to pay for his land, but he unfortunately had endorsed for a friend in the East to the amount of $500, and upon this friend failing he was called upon to make good the loss, which seriously crippled him for years, but he overcame all his difficulties, and when he died in 1880, at the age of seventy-eight, years he was a man of wealth. He was a true-blue Republican ever after leaving the Whig party, to which he first belonged, and an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church to which his wife, Charlotte, also belonged. Her father was a captain in the Revolutionary War and a large landed proprietor, owning some one thousand acres. She died in Oakland County, having been the mother of the following children: Timothy, Abner C., Jane and David (deceased), Ransom, Maria and Permelia. After spending his boyhood in Montgomery County, our subject at the age of eight, removed to Bloomfield—subsequently to Independence, Mich., but after a while removed to New York, and attended school at Green, Chenango County, for a year. In his youth he was known far and wide as an athlete, and could out run and out jump any contestant, even an Indian. In 1839 he came to Genesee County and brought land in Mundy Township. Here he put up a log shanty which he occupied at once, and which seemed to him a paradise of a home under the shade of the beautiful trees. It was built of beach and maple logs with black walnut planks for flooring, and a blanket hung in the doorway. His first crop of buckwheat was the largest ever grown in the township. He had great success in hunting, killing hundreds of deer. He once shot a big stag in a cedar swamp, and has often brought down as many as seven full-grown deer in a day. Mr. Johnson began his law studies when only a boy with George W. Wisner, brother of ex-Gov. Wisner, and after the death of this gentleman, the Governor and our subject began to do business together, and have purchased hundreds of thousands of acres. He has one hundred and sixty-five acres on the home farm, and one hundred and eighty in Grand Blanc Township, and with his son R. C. Johnson, he owns eighty acres in Gaines Township, besides land in other parts of the State. Since 1864 he has carried on the real-estate business and the practice of law in Flint, and for years has been Notary Public and Supervisor. Mundy Township was the scene of the marriage of our subject in September 27, 1845, writh Amanda Pearsall, a New Yorker by birth, daughter of Joseph and Sally (Mowry) Pearsall. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812. Their three children are: Charles H., and Ransom C., who are lawyers in Flint, and James D., who carries on his father's farm in Grand Blanc, besides owning farms in Grand Blanc, Mundy and Fenton Townships. Several social orders claim this gentleman as one of their members, and he is active in politics. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Sons of Malta. In early times he belonged to the party of Know Nothings, and is now a stanch and earnest Republican. He is also a worker in the County Agricultural Society, and his good wife is useful in her connection with the Episcopal Church, of which she has long been a member. 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/johnson917gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Bickford, Lewis G. 1816 - 1884 ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 2:34 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) LEWIS G. BICKFORD. To record events of interest in the lives of those who have aided in the development of any given section of country, affords the biographer rare delight. Many of the courageous pioneers of Flint have passed to their final rest, but they still live in the hearts of their descendants to whom they furnish an example worthy of emulation. A number of years have come and gone since Mr. Bickford departed this life, but his influence has not ceased. He was born June 26, 1816, in Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., and was the son of Dearborn and Roxana Bickford, natives of Massachusetts. Young Lewis was educated in the East and became a merchant of Manlius. In 1836 he purchased a stock of goods, which he brought to Saginaw and opened up a general merchandise business, later carrying it on in partnership with Robert Page. This partnership was, however, unfortunate, and after their dissolution Mr. Bickford became Registrar of Deeds, serving for three terms, and then became Justice of the Peace, which office he kept until his decease, a period of over twenty-five years. Squire Bickford, as he was familiarly called, died September 18, 1884. Socially he was a Master Mason and was a charter member of the Presbyterian Church. Originally he was a Whig, and later became as ardent a Republican. May 9, 1839, Mr. Bickford was married to Miss Maria Gale, at the residence of the bride's aunt, the Rev. Mr. Beach, a prominent Presbyterian divine, performing the ceremony. Mrs. Bickford was born in Salisbury, Rutland County, Vt., December 6, 1818, and is a daughter of Leonard and Lavina (Cummings) Gale, both natives of Vermont. Leonard Gale served in the Revolutionary War. He was a hotel man, who in 1821 located at Warsaw, N. Y., running a line of stages between that city and Batavia, and Warsaw and Buffalo. In 1830 Mrs. Bickford's father removed to Westfield, Chautauqua County, and had a stage route between Westfield and Erie, and also between Westfield and Buffalo. Successful in life and having accumulated enough to make him comfortable during his last years, he died at the age of seventy-three 3Tears. Mrs. Bickford's maternal grandsire, Ephraim Cummings, also served in the Revolutionary War. He died at Westfield, as did also Mrs. Bickford's mother, in 1888, at the age of ninety-three years. Of five children born of the marriage of Mrs. Bickford's parents, three are living, and of these Mrs. Bickford is the eldest. Following her are Frances M. and Chauncy. Mrs. Bickford was reared in Warsaw until twelve years of age, then went to Westfield, where she was a student in the academy. In 1838 she came to Michigan with an aunt, Mrs. Harriet Disbrow, and located in Flint, on the Saginaw River. There were at that time only a half-dozen buildings on Saginaw Street. They came by steamer to Detroit and by horse to Pontiac, and thence by stage to Flint. There were many of the Chippewa Indians still camped about the place and of those old Mabin was chief, and so frequent was their dealing with the Indians that Mrs. Bickford learned a little of the language, which enabled her to be understood. It was not unusual to see deer and wolves in the streets. Mrs. Bickford has proved herself to be a capable business woman, for since her husband's death she has carried on every branch of his business. She owns two farms in Burton Township, Genesee County, aggregating two hundred and thirty acres. They bear excellent buildings and are well stocked. She now rents the places on shares. Her residence is at No. 633 Kearsley Street. She is one of the oldest settlers of the city. She has been the mother of five children, whose names are Julia, Mrs. Nathan Cash, who is deceased; Addison, who died at the age of sixteen years; Frank, who died at the age of twenty-nine and whose two sons, Harry and Arthur, live with Mrs. Bickford; Ella, Mrs. Gedley, who died in Flint; and Mary, who died at the age of eighteen months. Mrs. Bickford is an ardent member of the Presbyterian Church. 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/bickford916gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Wolverton, Thomas O. 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 7, 2007, 2:29 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) THOMAS O. WOLVERTON. He who presides over the incoming and outgoing mails of Grand Blanc and distributes the same, and a man who is not only a prominent citizen but one who is thoroughly companionable in every way, is he whose name appears above. He is a native of Monroe County, N. Y., and was born January 15, 1848. His parents were Dennis and Susan (Dunham) Wolverton, both natives of the Empire State. The former came with his family to Genesee County, this State, in 1854, and settled on a farm in Grand Blanc Township on section 4. That place he made his home as long as he lived, his decease occurring March 14, 1883. Our subject's father had taken a prominent stand in the local affairs of the township, having served several terms as Supervisor and also as Justice of the Peace. He was an ardent Republican in his political creed. Of the large family born to the parents five now survive. They are Mrs. John Dayton, William G., Mrs. David Schram, Thomas O., and Mrs. C. Jenney. The father of this family took an active interest in local politics. He was a public-spirited man and a prominent member of the Baptist Church. His wife died December 23, 1871. Thomas O. Wolverton has been reared to manhood in this county and from early youth has engaged principally in agricultural pursuits. He received his education in the common schools of the county and is a wide-awake, well-read man, having a large stock of good common sense. Our subject was married November 20, 1872, to Miss Anna Turner, a daughter of Robert Turner, deceased, and a resident of Grand Blanc Township. Our subject and his wife have two children— Susie E., who was born 29, 1876, and Dayton J., whose birthday was July 4, 1887. For four years Mr. Wolverton served as Overseer of the County Poor Farm and for many years he was engaged in farming in Grand Blanc Township. In 1889 he was appointed Postmaster of Grand Blanc. He is a Republican in politics and was elected to his present position by virtue of loyalty to his party. For some time he was identified with the order of the Knights of the Maccabees. Our subject is the owner of eighty acres of excellent land which is under a high state of cultivation. For one term he served as Township Treasurer and discharged the duties of his office to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Any measure that looks to the improvement of the state of commercial or social life in this vicinity receives the support and recognition of 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/wolverto915gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb

Genesee-Livingston County MI Archives Biographies.....Handy, John W. 1852 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 2:03 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JOHN W. HANDY, M. D. There is probably no physician in Genesee County more worthy of the name than the one of whom we now write, and he is at the same time thoroughly worthy of the title of gentleman, and is a man of great practical experience and ability. His father, John H. Handy, was born in Connecticut in 1817, and his grandfather, James H., was a native of the same State. It was during his lifetime that the family name was changed by custom from Hendee to Handy. The great-grandfather, Cyrenus, was born in Connecticut and served in the Revolutionary War, and his father, Barzilla, was a native of England, and established the Hendee family in Connecticut. The grandfather was a pioneer near Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y., and about the year 1829 he brought the family to Hartland, Livingston County, Mich., where he resided throughout the remainder of his life, which carried him over more than ninety-nine years. One of his brothers, Leman, was the famous showman, and owned the first caravan in which a man entered the cage of lions in the United States. The father of our subject carried on the home farm in Hartland, until 1859, when he removed to Steuben County, Ind., and died there in 1879. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was honored and respected by all, having not an enemy in the world. Dorothy Hancock was the maiden name of the mother of our subject and she was born in Ireland and married there for her first husband Thomas Walsh, and emigrated with him to America, where Mr. Walsh was book-keeper for the millionaire A. T. Stewart, his old playmate and schoolmate in England. He died of consumption a few years after their migration to Livingston County, Mich., where he came for his health, and she here became the wife of John H. Handy, and the mother of our subject. By her first marriage she had three sons and two daughters. The three, sons are; Frank, Thomas and Alexander. The two last named served in the Civil War, and Alexander is the author of the "Mary, the Queen of the House of David." Our subject is the only child of his mother's second marriage, and was born in Hartland, Livingston County, October 5, 1852. His educational advantages were indeed limited, and he paid his tuition for his first term in a graded school by selling the pelts of musk rats, which he had caught, and all through his school days he worked early and late to keep in school at all. At the age of eighteen this young man began teaching, and saved the money thus earned to pay for further schooling. During the spring and summer of each year he was employed upon the farm, Attending a fall term of graded school and teaching every winter until he reached the age of twenty-six, after which he was obliged to take charge of the farm until after the death of that parent. He early evinced great love for the study of physiology and anatomy and before long became an authority on these subjects in his neighborhood, and thus gradually drifted into the study of medicine. After studying at home for some time he entered the University of Michigan in the department of medicine and surgery, and worked his own way through. He graduated in 1884, taking his degree, and began practicing in Hartland, Livingston County, remaining there until the fall of 1885. At this time the young Doctor decided to come to Flint, where he located for two years and entered into partnership with Dr. Cogshall for a short time, since which he has carried on his practice independently. His marriage in Indiana in 1876 brought to his home a wife in the person of Miss Elizabeth Robbins, a native of that State. He is a member of the Saginaw Valley Medical Association, a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Odd Fellows, the Foresters and the Maccabees. 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/handy914gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Fikes, James 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 7, 2007, 1:57 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JAMES M. FIKES. Our subject is a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., and was born September 20, 1840. He is the son of John Fikes of New York, who was born in 1817, and devoted himself throughout life to the calling of agriculture. He came to Michigan and settled in Fenton, in 1876, and now lives retired from active business. Our subject's mother was, as a young lady, Miss Melitta Hicks, and is a native of the Empire State being born in 1819. She and her husband are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have been the parents of two children; the younger, Morris, married and became the father of one son and died in 1870. The original of this sketch was reared on the home farm and attended the district school. He later went to select school for three or four winters, working upon the farm during the summer seasons. Like many ambitious young men he began his career as a teacher, commencing that work when sixteen years of age and pursuing it five successive terms during the winters. Mr. Fikes began life for himself on reaching his majority, working on a farm on shares for seven years. He came to Michigan in 1870 and located in Tyrone Township, Livingston County, where he purchased ninety-six acres of land and devoted himself to its cultivation for seven years. In 1877 our subject sold his farm and removed to Fenton where he became engaged in the mercantile business, in 1878, as a partner with George E. Damon, with whom he remained for three years. He then sold out his interest to his partner and purchased a stock of goods, engaging in business for himself for nine years. His stock comprised groceries, crockery and general merchandise. He finally sold his stock, rented his store and has since retired from active employment. On the 6th of November, 1861, Mr. Fikes was married to Miss Annie A. Gifford, who was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., and is a daughter of William Gifford. Our subject's union with this lady has been blessed by the advent of one child, a daughter named Minnie M., who is now the wife of Dr. E. V. Riker and lives at Parma. She is the mother of two children. He of whom we write affiliates with believers in the Republican party. While a resident of Tyrone Township he served as Clerk for three years and was Supervisor for one year. Since coming here he has been Village Assessor for one year and has held other minor offices. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he is a Stewarcl. He has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school for over two years. Mr. Fikes is the owner of ten acres within the village limits. He has besides one acre in another portion of the place and a two-story brick business block which he himself built on the main street. While engaged in trade he did an extensive business that aggregated from $18,000 to $22,000 per year. He owns besides his fine residence in the village, two houses and lots. Prior to coming to Michigan our subject manufactured cheese in Herkimer County, for eight years. In starting out in life for himself he was obliged to borrow money to begin on. 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/fikes913gbs.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.....Averill, James W. 1841 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 1:54 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JAMES W. AVERILL. The farming interests of Genesee County are well represented by the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, and who operates and owns a fine farm of two hundred and nine acres in Forest Township. He is a go-ahead, pushing man, in fact a fair type of the American farmer, quick to turn every feature of nature to its own advantage. His success in business has been attained by his close application to his calling, of whose minutia he is a complete master. As a citizen he is reliable, in social life he is agreeable, and in his own home he is thoughtful and considerate. His farm is well supplied with a commodious residence, as well as good buildings for the shelter of his stock. The fields are well tilled and the place presents an appearance which indicates the thrift and enterprise of the owner. A native of Orange County, Vt., Mr. Averill was born July 7, 1841, and is the son of Weston Averill, a farmer whose native place was in Vermont and Mercy (Wilson) Averill, who was born in New Hampshire. Our subject has no recollection of the home of his birth, for when he was only one year old he was taken by his parents to Washington County, Vt., and there he grew to a sturdy, stalwart manhood amid the picturesque scenery of the Green Mountains. The educational facilities which were offered him were good, and after he had completed the course of study in the common school of his district he attended the academy at Barre, Vt. At the age of twenty-six, in 1867, Mr. Averill came West to Michigan and located in Genesee County, where he purchased a farm on sections 18 and 19, Forest Township. Prior to this, however, he enlisted in December, 1863, in Company E, Eighth Vermont Infantry, and was with the Army of the Gulf under Gen. Banks. In July, 1864, he was ordered to Washington, D. C., and was under Gen. Sheridan. In the battle of Opoquon Creek on September 19, 1864, he was wounded and the injury was so severe that his right limb had to be amputated. Unable to continue with the regiment he was sent to Baltimore, whence one month later he went to the State Hospital at Montpelier, Vt. After remaining there one year he was discharged and returned home. When Mr. Averill came West to locate in Michigan he was accompanied by his bride, with whom he was united in marriage March 4, 1867. She bore the maiden name of Emma Trow, and was a native of Washington County, Vt., having been born in the city of Barre. She is the daughter of Dexter and Mary (Chandler) Trow, both natives of the Green Mountain State. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Averill, viz.: Mary M., Weston H., Nellie J., Bertha B., Morton E. and Gracie L. Milton T. died in infancy. The two youngest children still remain under the parental roof but the others have gone forth into the world, to responsible positions for which they have been fitted by the wise counsel and good examples of their parents. At the time of the purchase of the farm, Mr. Averill found only seventeen acres improved, and he has now about one-half of the two hundred and nine acres in splendid cultivation. He raises a variety of crops, and also has considerable live stock, although he does not make a specialty of raising them. His political sympathies are with the Republican party and he has served as Township Treasurer for nine terms, besides other offices of local importance. He belongs to the order known as the United Friends. In his quiet home happiness prevails and the lives of its occupants are good examples of the best kind of country 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/averill912gbs.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.....Dysinger, Jesse H. 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 7, 2007, 1:49 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JESSE H. DYSINGER is a farmer on section 27, Flushing Township, Genesee County, where he has a tract comprising one hundred and seven acres of fine land. He came to the Wolverine State in 1883 and settled on the place where he now lives. He was born in Royalton Township, Niagara County, N. Y., February 1, 1840, and is a son of John D. and Margaret (Robinson) Dysinger, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was a farmer and removed to Niagara County, where he pursued his calling. He came West with his son and died in 1885; the mother still survives and makes her home with her son, our subject, who is the only child born to his parents. Our subject's grandparents on the paternal side were David and Catherine (Ernest) Dysinger, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was in his younger days a distiller and they removed to Niagara County where he died in 1852. The wife survived until February 10, 1871. David was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was born August 3, 1791. His father and our subject's great-grandfather was Nicholas Dysinger, a native of Holland. He with his wife, Eve, settled in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg. Our subject's mother, Margaret Robinson, is a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Carson) Robinson, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father was a weaver hy trade, and she has in her possession some fine towels, the linen thread for which she spun and the father wove. They are still as strong, apparently, as when new and good for another generation. She is now eighty-seven years old and has all her faculties and is a bright and interesting woman. The original of this sketch was educated in Gasport Academy and in the Lockport Union schools. He was engaged as a farmer until twenty-one years old, then spent two years on a railroad in Pennsylvania, and then went into the threshing and clover huller business, running these machines for twenty-one years in succession. Mr. Dysinger was married February 15, 1866, to Miss Mary Long, of Clarence, Erie County, N. Y. She was a daughter of William and Isabel (Calvin) Long, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father was a native of Ireland and came to this country when young. Our subject has a family of four children —Elmer, Belle, Seymour and Mattie. Like his father, Mr. Dysinger is a Democrat. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance and is Vice-President of the association here. Socially he is a Mason and belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is one of the prominent men of 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/dysinger911gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Mathewson, Stephen 1831 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 1:47 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) STEPHEN MATHEWSON, Supervisor of the Second Ward of the city of Flint, and a land surveyor and civil engineer by profession, was born in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, N. Y., February 28, 1831. His father, John C., was a native of Sherburne, Chenango County, N. Y., whence he removed at an early day to Cattaraugus County and operated as a farmer. There he was married to Miss Caroline McClure, and the young couple settled on a farm in that county. In 1848 they came to Michigan, settling in Mundy, Genesee County, on a new farm which bore few improvements. Our subject was a youth of seventeen years when he accompanied his parents to this State and he remained under the parental roof until 1853. The parents had a family of eight children, viz: our subject; Grice, who still remains on the old homestead; Harriet L., deceased; Viola, the wife of Myron Bunnel; Angeline, deceased, who became Mrs. Arthur Johnson, and lived in Chesaning, Saginaw County; Caroline, deceased; John, a resident of Mundy, and Orion, deceased. The father remained on the farm which he improved in this county until his death which occurred in the winter of 1885-86. The mother passed from earth in 1856. They are remembered with affection not only by their immediate descendants but by those who knew of their noble characters and worthy lives. As one of the pioneers of this section of country the name of John C. Mathewson will be held in reverence so long as patriotism burns within the hearts of our countrymen. The education which our subject gleaned from the old fashioned text books, was partly gained in a little red school house in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., and completed in the High School of Flint. After leaving home in 1853 he engaged in surveying and civil engineering, which he had learned by observation and study. For some time he continued thus engaged during the summer, and in the winter season followed the profession of a teacher. He taught three winters after his marriage which was solemnized in March, 1858. The bride on this important occasion was Miss Louisa Bishop, of Grand Blanc, Genesee County, and the daughter of Julian Bishop, now deceased. After his marriage Mr. Mathewson made his home on a farm in Mundy Township, which he owned and operated, but in 1872 he removed to Flint to engage in surveying county land. In that line of business he has remained since engaged, not only doing all the city work, but surveying for private parties. As a dealer in and contractor for sewer pipe and drain tile he does an extensive business, having been occupied in this way for many years. In the spring of 1875 he was first elected Supervisor and has since served with credit to himself and acceptably to the people. During a portion of his term of service he has been Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. Between 1860 and 1870 he served as County Surveyor, and was Drain Commissioner for the county two years. While he resided in Mundy Township he served in various official capacities, among them being School Inspector and Township Clerk. In his social relations Mr. Mathewson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, to which he has belonged since 1855, and is identified with Flint Lodge, No. 23; Washington Chapter, No. 15; Flint Council and Genesee Valley Commandery No. 15. He owns and resides in a pleasant home at No. 524 Harrison Street, where the visitor is sure of a cordial reception from the host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Mathewson have a family of four children, viz: Fred G., now with a firm of contractors at Duluth, Minn.; John J., who married Miss Margaret Rhodes, and has by that union one child, Louisa; he lives on a farm belonging to his father in Mundy Township; Edward C., who is in the employ of the Duluth Tribune Company, at Duluth, Minn.; and Emma May, who remains under the parental roof. These children received the advantages of the Flint schools and are occupying responsible positions as members of the business and social world. Mr. Mathewson, with his estimable wife and their children hold membership in the Congregational Church, and contribute liberally to the various benevolent enterprises which appeal to them for aid. 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/mathewso910gbs.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.....Skinner, Edward B. 1857 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 1:39 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) EDWARD B. SKINNER, who is engaged as a carriage manufacturer and blacksmith at No. 813-15 S. Saginaw Street, is one of the most influential business men of Flint. He occupies a fine two-story brick building devoted to his business, in which, until 1889, he made a specialty of the trade of a blacksmith, but since then has devoted his attention almost exclusively to the manufacture of carriages. He turns out custom work principally and keeps in his employ during the entire year an average of ten men. Mr. Skinner is a native of England and was born in Devonshire, December 19, 1857. He spent his boyhood amid the scenes of Devonshire and in 1872 accompanied his parents to the United States. After landing they proceeded directly to Michigan, locating in Flint Township, Genesee County, where the father operated as a farmer. After residing there two years he removed to Thetford Township, this county, where he now makes his home. About two weeks after his arrival in this county Mr. Skinner engaged to work on a farm, at which he continued employed for some time. In 1877 he located permanently in this city, whither he came with the intention of learning the trade of a blacksmith. He first established himself alone in business in 1883, the scene of his activity being a rude and small wooden building upon the site of his present establishment. His success was such as to warrant the erection of a double-brick, two-story structure, 80x60 feet in dimensions, which was put up in 1887. His business has been growing constantly and he now has one of the largest custom manufactories in this section of the country. This splendid result has been attained b^ his unaided exertions and furnishes a good example to those just starting out in life with no capital save willing hands and energetic disposition. During the past fourteen years he has worked to the front in his business and now the name "Skinner" on work is a guarantee of its superiority. On August 25, 1886, Mr. Skinner was married to Miss Margaret Radzs, a resident of Flint. Mrs. Skinner was born in Canada and is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Radzs. Socially she occupies a prominent position in Flint and is a lady of many benevolent and kindly impulses. Mr. Skinner is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Order of Maccabees. During the past ten years he has been foreman and assistant chief of the Flint Fire Department, having been fifteen years altogether in the department. A man of marked ability, Mr. Skinner would make a success of anything to which he devoted his attention. For two years he worked as a millwright and at bridge building, assisting to erect the bridges on the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway. He also worked for six months as a butcher in Flint, for one year in lumbering, in a sawmill, besides engaging in log driving on the river, etc. After he started out in business he was sick for about eight months, and during that time not only expended all his earnings but at the time of his recovery was $900 in debt. As soon as he regained his health he started out with renewed energy and determination, and during the past four years has not only paid off his entire indebtedness, but has gained a solid reputation as a reliable business man, in the possession of a comfortable competency acquired by his own efforts. On an accompanying page will be found a lithographic portrait of Mr. Skinner. 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/skinner909gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

Genesee-Oakland-Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Fox, David S. 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 7, 2007, 1:25 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) DAVID S. FOX. One of the strongest men financially of the city of Flint, is he of whom we write. Our subject is also personally esteemed for his numerous excellent qualities, which have besides led to his success in various directions. He is well known as a man of sterling integrity and worth. He is President of the First National Bank, also of the Flint Wagon Works and of the Glenwood Cemetery Association, which position has been accorded him willingly by his co-workers in recognition of his enterprise and ability. Mr. Fox was born in Broken Straw, Warren County, now Sugar Grove, Pa., November 28, 1817. He is a son of David and Matilda (French) Fox. His father was a New Englander, born in Connecticut, as was his grandfather, who was a soldier in Revolutionary War. The latter died at a very advanced age, and his wife survived until 1831, being then ninety-seven years of age. They were of English descent. Our subject's father was the youngest of seven brothers. After serving in the War of 1812, he was married at Otisco, Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1816. Subsequently he became a pioneer in Warren County, Pa., being one of the first of three or four families to locate there. He cleared one hundred and sixty acres of heavy timber land, rearing a family of children in the log house. He died when over eighty years of age. He was a Whig in his political predeliction, and in his religious creed a Presbyterian. Our subject's mother was a native of Northampton, Mass., and a daughter of an old Revolutionary soidier. She lived to be eighty years of age, her decease occurring in Pennsylvania. David S. Fox was next to the youngest of five children. He was reared to the pioneer duties of farming and made that his business for some time. He then worked at manufacturing shingles, and was engaged in lumbering, rafting, and sending his lumber down the Ohio to Cincinnati. He received limited school advantages, but acquired enough to start him in the right intellectual direction, and has since acquired by observation and reading what he now knows. On leaving his home farm at the age of seventeen, he went to New York and became an apprentice to learn the trade of a carpenter and joiner. He was married in Barre, Orleans County, N. Y., February 17, 1840, to Miss Phebe A. Randall, a daughter of William Randall. In the spring of 1846 the young couple came West to Michigan. Mr. Fox rented a shop in Birmingham, Oakland County, and engaged in the manufacture of the Roger's Patent Steel-Tooth Cultivators. He continued in this for three or four years, and then engaged in general merchandise. In the fall of 1856 he came to Flint and purchasing a store put in a new stock of goods. In the fall of 1865 he started in the lumber business with Messrs. Walker & Begole as partners. They purchased and improved a mill, and were extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber and shingles. They also speculated in timber lands. They purchased large tracts of pine lands in Lapeer County, and getting the lumber out themselves, floated it down the river. During the last three years of their lumber business their lumber supply was brought by rail chiefly from Claire County, and the company which carries on the business is that of Begole, Fox & Co., one of the largest manufacturing firms here. These timber lands, however, have been cleared away and are now settled by farmers. Mr. Fox was one of the organizers of the First National Bank in this city, and for the last twelve years has been its President. The Flint Wagon Works, of which he is also presiding officer, has greatly increased in size and importance, and now has a capital stock of $100,000 being one of the largest and most important factories here. Our subject has a very lovely home on Grand Travis Street, No. 606. His success in life has been due to the energy and hard work he has brought to bear. He has also made it a rule to lay by some money every year. By his first marriage he has been the father of three children: Charles A., who is engaged in the merchandise business in Oxford, Ohio; Mary M., Mrs. John M. Hall, of Flint; and Herman D., who died in his ninth year. Mr. Fox has held various positions in the municipal government of Flint. He has been Alderman for four years and was Mayor two terms, and School Director of the First Ward for many years. Mrs. Phebe Fox died March 1887, and two years later, October 16, 1889, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Florence S. Tracy, a daughter of Fitch R. and Charlotte W. Tracy. Mrs. Fox's father was one of the pioneers of Genesee County, and was killed while engaged in milling at Goodrich. He served as Registrar of Deeds in this county. In his political career our subject was a Whig, and since 1854 he has been a Republican, and has frequently served as delegate to county and State conventions. 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/fox908gbs.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.....Goodrich, Nelson 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 7, 2007, 1:18 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) NELSON GOODRICH. Among the prominent and representative pioneer families of Genesee County, none are more worthy to be presented to the notice of our readers than the Goodrich family. Nelson Goodrich, who is the present head of the family, resides on section 29, Atlas Township. He is a native of this county and was born July 23, 1844. He is a son of Moses and Hannah (Anderson) Goodrich, both natives of New York. Moses Goodrich, father of our subject, was born in the Empire State in 1802 and was there reared to manhood. He had rather a limited education which he acquired by home training, his father having been a school teacher of fine reputation. The first wife of Moses Goodrich died in her native State and in 1836 our subject's father with his brother, Levi Goodrich, emigrated to Genesee County, Mich., coming the entire distance with two yoke of oxen through Canada; they were seventeen days en route. All surviving members of his family were brought with him. There were six Goodrich brothers and among them they purchased one thousand acres of land. Moses Goodrich settled on section 29, Atlas Township, on the farm now owned by his son and our subject. The place was very new at the time of the early settlement of the family here and their home was made in the woods. Moses Goodrich was twice married and of the children born to him the following survive: George, Eugene and Nelson. He held some of the minor offices of his township during his life here, his decease occurring September 10, 1887. His second wife died March 31, 1885. He has been successful in life and was one of the representative pioneers of the township. He was a Democrat in politics and sanctioned all measures that promised to be to the advantage of the district in which he lived. The original of this sketch was reared to manhood in this county and knows what it is to get up in the morning and after taking care of the oxen, follow the plow from morning till night, and in the winter make the woods resound with the swinging blows of his ax. He used the first pair of horses, and broke them too, that his father ever owned. He received his education in the district schools of the township. He was first married December 1,1866, his bride being Miss Emeline Swart, a native of Lapeer County, and a daughter of Jacob and Nancy Swart, early settlers of that county. By this union there was born one daughter—Mary A. Mrs. Emeline Goodrich died December 23, 1881. Mr. Goodrich was again married December 29, 1883, the lady of his choice being Mrs. Emily Goodrich, widow of the late Joseph Goodrich, and daughter of Jonathan and Olive (Cobb) Frost, the parents having been early settlers in Genesee County and coming to Atlas Township in 1836. She was born June 23, 1847. Her parents are both deceased. Her father by his first marriage had six children, of whom four are living. They are Ettie, now the widow of C. I. Horton; Rhoda, Mrs. W. H. Putnam; the wife of our subject, and Jenny, Mrs. Dr. J. B. Bradley. In his political affiliation Mr. Goodrich is a Democrat. He is now serving as the Deputy Oil Inspector of the Eleventh District. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. His farm comprises two hundred and eighty acres of well-tilled and productive land. He makes a specialty of breeding good horses. The thriving village of Goodrich was appropriately named in honor of the family to which our subject belongs, they having been among the earliest and most enterprising settlers. His fine farm and comfortable rural home are among the best in Atlas Township and command the admiring attention of the most casual observer. 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/goodrich907gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb

Genesee-Saint Clair-Calhoun County MI Archives Biographies.....Dowker, Harry F. ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 1:13 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) HARRY F. DOWKER. The genial agent for the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad and he who attends to all the business of the road at Flint, is the gentleman whose name appears above. He was born at Park Hill, Middlesex County, Canada, June 2, 1856, and is a son of William and Nancy (Fairbanks) Dowker, the former a native of Yorkshire, England, and the latter of New York State. William Dowker came to America when young, his parents making the change and settling at Kingston, Canada, where they were farmers. In 1876 he came to Tuscola County and located at Fair Grove and is now a prominent farmer of that locality. Mr. Dowker is one of a family of nine children, seven of these are living at the present time and our subject is the youngest. He was reared in Canada until fourteen years of age. He learned telegraphy at that time. While in Park Hill he was a clerk in the post-office and when sixteen years of age was appointed night operator for the Grand Trunk Road in Smith's Creek, Mich., and the next year became the agent at Emmet, for the Chicago & Lake Huron, but now the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad. He held this position for three and a half years and afterward became station agent at Copack and then went to Stillwell, Ind., after which he was train dispatcher at Battle Creek for one year, thence went to Valparaiso as agent for four years. In 1886 our subject came to Flint, there being a large business doing here between Port Huron and Chicago. Twenty-three men are in the employ under him. He was married in London, Canada, September 17, 1878, to Miss Amy Tremaine, who was born in Quebec, Canada, and is a daughter of J. E. Tremaine, of Cornwall, England, and who was an employe of the Grand Trunk Road. Mr. Dowker is a Mason, belonging to the Valparaiso Lodge; he is also a Forester. Both he and his wife belong to the Episcopal Church, while politically he is a Republican of the most pronounced type. 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/dowker906gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb

Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Ingalls, Alfred 1841 - ************************************************ 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 7, 2007, 1:06 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ALFRED INGALLS is the proprietor of a meat market in the city of Flint. The market is run under the firm name of A. Ingalls & Son, and is located at Nos. 1019-1023 South Saginaw Street. He is also the contractor for a large amount of paving. Mr. Ingalls is an old resident of the city, having been here for eighteen years and during twelve years he has been engaged in work for the city. Our subject was born in Genesee County, May 19, 1841, on a farm in Burton Township, four miles southeast of Flint, the place being known as the old Ingalls farm. His father, James Ingalls, was one of the first settlers of two or three who originally came here. James Ingalls was born in Genesee County, N. Y. He there married Miss Melinda Snow and entered a wild farm upon which no improvement had been made. There he lived until his death, which occurred in 1861. He was then aged sixty-two years. He was the father of seven sons and two daughters; they are Lydia, Mrs. M. S. Goodrich; Horace, deceased; Benjamin; James; an infant who is deceased; William; our subject; and Henry, who is deceased; Ira and Mary. Our subject's mother died about 1868. Alfred Ingalls acquired a good education at the district schools and in April 13, 1862, he married Miss Tryphene Lamberton of the same township as himself. She is a daughter of Alonzo Lamberton, one of the early farmers of this section. Our subject began farming for himself and pursued it until twenty years ago, when, because of ill health, he went into the butcher business, which he has followed ever since with the exception of the time in which he has been employed by the city. He added a grocery, which he ran for four or five years, but finally closed. He has spent most of his time as a contractor of street work for the city and for the past twelve summers has been engaged in paving, grading, graveling, etc. He employs in this work about eighteen men and five teams and now gives his whole attention to it. Mr. Ingalls was elected Alderman for the term of 1880-90, representing the second ward on the Democratic ticket. He was elected to the position with a majority of one hundred and seventy against him and has been the only Democrat on the municipal force for some time, with one exception. Six years previous to that election he served as Street Commissioner for six years in succession. Socially our subject belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the Knights of Pythias. He is the father of four children—Horace J., Nettie, (Mrs. Charles Stewart) Blanche D. and Harry L. Freddie A., their eldest son, was accidentally killed by the discharge of a gun at the age of nine years, ten months and twenty-eight days. 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/ingalls905gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb

Kent County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bobekowsky, William 1918 ************************************************ 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 6, 2007, 10:41 pm Officers and Enlisted Men... 1920 BOBEKOWSKY, WILLIAM, seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force. Enlisted: Grand Rapids, Mich., July 14, 1917. Died: U. S. A. C. T. Ticonderoga, September 30, 1918. Cause: Lost his life in sinking of vessel. Next of kin: Mother, Bertha Bobekowsky, 352 Rumsey Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Additional Comments: Extracted from: OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE WORLD WAR, FROM APRIL 6, 1917 TO NOVEMBER 11, 1918 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1920 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/kent/obits/b/bobekows2612gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb

Oakland-Wayne County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chytry, Marie Massolia November 26, 2007 ************************************************ 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: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com December 6, 2007, 9:25 pm Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 2007 CHYTRY, MARIE MASSOLIA: Was born on November 24, 1934 and passed away on November 26, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, 2 grandchildren, and 3 siblings. Her parents and husband preceded her in death. The Griffin Funeral Home of Westland is handling all arrangements. Interment will be at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/c/chytry2611gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Oakland County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mester, Katherine Lynne 2007 ************************************************ 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: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com December 6, 2007, 9:15 pm Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 2007 MESTER, KATHERINE LYNNE: Katherine was born on October 10, 1970 and died in Rhinebeck, New York in a fatal car accident. Her daughter was born following the accident. Survivers include her husband, parents, and 3 siblings. Katherine was involved in the preforming arts for many years. She had appeared on the stage in New York, Michigan, Washington, and Maine. William Sullivan and Son Funeral Home in Royal Oak is handling funeral arrangements. There will be visitation Thursday at the funeral home. Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak on Friday morning. The family suggests donations to the Katherine and Isabel Mester Educational Fund. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/m/mester2610gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Oakland-Genesee County MI Archives Obituaries.....Greenacre, Donald V. December 2, 2007 ************************************************ 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: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com December 6, 2007, 8:56 pm Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 2007 GREENACRE, DONALD V. An Orion Township resident, passed away on December 2, 2007. He was 83 years of age. Donald is survived by 2 children, 3 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 1 brother, and many dear friends. He was preceded in death by his wife. Funeral services will be on Thursday afternoon from the Lynch and Sons Funeral Chapel in Oxford. There will be visitation earlier at the Chapel. Interment will be in the Christian Memorial Cultural Center. Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of Genesee County. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/g/greenacr2609gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Oakland County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gottis Jr., John November 30, 2007 ************************************************ 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: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com December 6, 2007, 8:42 pm Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 2007 GOTTIS, JOHN JR. A Farmington resident, passed away on November 30, 2007. He was 80 years of age. Funeral details are being handled by the Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/g/gottisjr2608gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Oakland-Wayne County MI Archives Obituaries.....Peever, Barbara Ann November 29, 2007 ************************************************ 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: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com December 6, 2007, 8:38 pm Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 2007 PEEVER, BARBARA ANN: Passed away at age 65 on November 29, 2007. She is survived by her husband, mother, and one grandchild. Visitation will be on Saturday and Sunday with an afternoon Rosary at the John N. Santeiu and Son Funeral Home on Inkster Road. A funeral Mass will be held on Monday morning at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church on Palmer Road. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/p/peever2607gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb